Chapter 343: Flipping the Table

[Name: Hanhu Bingfeng]

[Chakra:]

[Skills: Water Nature Chakra Transformation, Wind Nature Chakra Transformation, Water Style: Black Dragon Blizzard, Water Style: One-Horned White Whale, Water Style: Wolf Fang Avalanche, Water Style: Swallow Blizzard...]

After reading Hanhu Bingfeng's stats, Muyue could only say that having courage was a good thing.

Chakra volume was Muyue's weakness, but even this weakness easily crushed Hanhu Bingfeng, because Muyue's chakra was now close to eighty thousand, almost twice that of Hanhu Bingfeng.

As for skills, there was no need to mention them; not only were they overwhelming in quantity, but they also crushed in quality.

Although the enemy was someone he could easily beat, Muyue still felt this reconnaissance was very valuable.

Hanhu Bingfeng might not be able to defeat him, but he was an enemy that Kakashi, Obito, and the others couldn't handle at the moment.

For caution, Muyue decided to send two shadow clones to protect his disciples from then on—one shadow clone would protect them openly, and the other would act covertly depending on the situation.

"Since Kazahana Souyuki might have discovered it, we need to change the plan. I'll prepare the test in the next few days; once confirmed, we'll launch the coup immediately." Kazahana Dotō said, taking a sip of hot tea.

Since the Snow Ninja couldn't find the mole, he would go directly to test Kazahana Souyuki by testing Muyue, and as soon as he found anything suspicious, he would launch the coup.

Originally, Kazahana Dotō wanted to gradually win the officials over to his side before staging the coup, so as to minimize losses to the Snow Country, but it seemed there was no time for that.

"Mm, I'll arrange a few reliable Snow Ninja Village jonin to stay by your side." Hanhu Bingfeng nodded.

The core figure of this coup was Kazahana Dotō, because he was the daimyō's younger brother and had sufficient status.

Muyue kept his Byakugan on watch until Kazahana Dotō left the office, then he used his Byakugan to scout the Snow Ninja Village in search of the so-called chakra armor.

He had to admit that the Byakugan was indeed a very convenient ability—it could see through objects and had a long observation range, making it too easy to search for special locations. He quickly found the underground laboratory.

However, the security there was a bit less than Muyue had imagined, probably because the Snow Country was too remote and had rarely experienced wars between ninja.

But security didn't mean much to Muyue—if there were many people, he could force his way in; if few, he could just walk in. The outcome wasn't much different.

Muyue only found one set of chakra armor used for research in the laboratory; he guessed that the completed chakra armor had already reached the hands of the Snow Ninja high-ranking officials.

Muyue didn't take the chakra armor from the laboratory; instead, he took out a camera and recorded the Snow Ninja's research data one by one.

Since the Snow Ninja could create chakra armor, the materials must be in the Snow Country. As long as he had the technology, getting chakra armor wouldn't be a problem.

After recording everything, Muyue quietly left. He sincerely hoped that the Snow Ninja would make breakthrough progress in a short time, because then he could freeload again.

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"Father, why are all the seasons in our country the same? In spring, there are no flowers blooming, and in summer, it's not hot." After dinner, Kazahana Koyuki asked with a puzzled look.

When Muyue explained the seasons to her, he said the Snow Country was in a special location, but she didn't understand what that meant.

"Because our country is located at the northernmost tip of the ninja world, and the climate is too cold." Kazahana Souyuki rubbed Kazahana Koyuki's head and said with a chuckle.

Although Kazahana Souyuki was a daimyō, he was more interested in various kinds of knowledge, especially modern science and technology, than in the art of rulership.

Before becoming daimyō, Kazahana Souyuki had once visited the Land of Fire, and he had never forgotten the beauty of spring there.

But although the Land of Fire was beautiful, it wasn't his country after all. The Kazahana family was the royal family of the Snow Country; travel expenses meant nothing to them, but many citizens of the Snow Country couldn't afford to travel to other countries and couldn't see the beautiful spring scenery of blooming flowers.

So before becoming daimyō, Kazahana Souyuki had resolved to change the Snow Country's environment through technology, allowing all the people of the Snow Country to see the beautiful sight of spring flowers in bloom.

Therefore, Kazahana Souyuki cut the Snow Ninja Village's budget, reducing military spending to increase investment in civilian technology development.

He had also visited some small countries without ninja villages, and they existed just fine, so he thought the Snow Country didn't really need the Snow Ninja.

"Then can't we move a little south?" Kazahana Koyuki still didn't quite understand.

"Hahaha, our country isn't a small stone." Kazahana Souyuki was amused by his adorable daughter.

"Then does that mean our country can never welcome spring?" Kazahana Koyuki's voice carried deep disappointment.

Not knowing what made spring special compared to other seasons was one thing, but after learning about it, discovering that her own country only had winter made Kazahana Koyuki very unhappy.

A rude guy like Obito could live in spring, while she, obedient and cute, had to spend her entire life in winter.

"Of course not. As long as you firmly believe in your heart that spring will come, the Snow Country will soon welcome its spring too." Kazahana Souyuki replied seriously.

The budget he had cut was not in vain. The Snow Country had a rare mineral, and Kazahana Souyuki discovered that this mineral contained mysterious energy. By adding just a little bit of this mineral to heating equipment, its efficiency could be dramatically improved.

The Snow Ninja called it chakra ore, but Kazahana Souyuki preferred to call it spring-warm ore. It was the hope of bringing spring to the Snow Country.

Fūka Sōsetsu planned to build a massive heating system covering the Land of Snow to combat the extreme cold.

"Really?" Kazahana Koyuki looked at Fūka Sōsetsu with eager anticipation.

"Of course it's real. How could I ever lie to the adorable little Princess Yuki?" Fūka Sōsetsu pinched Kazahana Koyuki's round cheek and laughed.

Carrying beautiful fantasies, Kazahana Koyuki returned to her room and fell asleep. In her dream, she saw the spring flower fields described by Muyue, and watched the harsh winter of the Land of Snow give way to spring.

Just as Kazahana Koyuki was about to pick a flower and look at it closely, a voice woke her from her dream.

"Lady Yuki, it's time to get up and eat."

After waking, Kazahana Koyuki recognized from the voice that it was the maid who took care of her daily life.

Kazahana Koyuki felt a little annoyed, because she had just been about to carefully examine those beautiful flowers, and then the wonderful scene instantly vanished.

However, as a kind and righteous princess, Kazahana Koyuki certainly would not scold the maid; she just puffed her cheeks to show her displeasure.

"Lady Yuki, I'm sorry. Did I disturb your wonderful dream?" The maid, who understood Kazahana Koyuki well, immediately apologized upon seeing that familiar expression.

Kazahana Koyuki completely let go of her anger and happily finished breakfast.

"Big brother Muyue, can you continue telling me the story of the Land of Fire today? I still want to hear it." After eating, Kazahana Koyuki found Muyue and spoke in a cute manner.

"I also have stories of the Land of Fire. Do you want to hear them?" Obito suddenly thought of a very interesting idea.

"?" Kazahana Koyuki grabbed Muyue's sleeve with her hand and looked at Obito with eyes full of doubt.

"Don't underestimate me. In Konoha, I'm called the Story King of the Land of Fire." Obito lied to a child without his face turning red or his heart racing.

Muyue quietly watched Obito, curious about what trick he was going to pull.

"Really? Tell one and let me hear." Kazahana Koyuki still didn't quite trust Obito.

"Ahem, well then listen carefully." Obito cleared his throat twice and began his performance.

"During the Warring States Period, there were two powerful shinobi clans: the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan. They were originally mortal enemies who fought each other, but the heirs of these two clans formed a deep friendship in childhood, and so the situation took a turn…"

Obito narrated the history he had heard from Muyue, imitating Muyue's manner. Although Obito's imitation was average, the history was indeed so twisty and legendary that Kazahana Koyuki became completely engrossed.

"Based on the material above, predict whether the two clans can successfully unite and provide your explanation; analyze the impact of the era on the unification…" Just as the story was about to reach its climax, Obito fired off a string of questions.

Kazahana Koyuki, who had been listening to Obito intently, subconsciously started thinking about those questions. In an instant, she felt her brain couldn't keep up. Her eyes grew dizzy. She recognized every single word, but when put together, she had no idea what they meant.

"Obito, you…" Obito's actions left Rin Nohara struggling to comment.

Even Kakashi couldn't hold back. The kid asks you to tell a story, and you switch it to a history quiz halfway through. How much grudge do you have?

"This—this isn't a story at all!" After her mind cleared, Kazahana Koyuki immediately protested Obito's shameful behavior.

Kazahana Koyuki marked Obito as her number one enemy. She had never met such a cunning person.

"What story do you need to hear, as a princess? You're going to inherit the throne and become queen. You should be studying, or else how will you govern the country in the future?" Obito assumed a serious expression and criticized Kazahana Koyuki.

Every time he said he wanted to become Hokage, Kakashi always mocked him. Now at last those words were his to say to someone else.

Kazahana Koyuki was left speechless, not knowing how to retort. She felt that what Obito said seemed quite reasonable.

Kazahana Koyuki grew flustered, her small face turning red. She vaguely sensed that Obito didn't mean well, so she wanted to fight back, but the problem was she really didn't know how.

"Yuki, can you take me to meet your father?" Muyue tapped Obito on the head with two fingers and asked Kazahana Koyuki.

"No problem. It's not yet my father's work time. Actually, I think my father doesn't have to work today." Kazahana Koyuki's mood improved greatly as she watched Obito holding his forehead.

"Then please take me there. I have something very important to discuss with your father." Muyue patted Kazahana Koyuki's head and said.

Kazahana Dotō still wanted to probe? He would flip the table directly.

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