Chapter 237: Vanished
The "Bizarre Version" of Nagato left Masahiko speechless for a long time.
"Teacher, how was my singing?" Nagato looked expectant.
Masahiko sighed, fully activating his sensory abilities. For a moment, he thought the Nagato opposite him was Killer B in disguise.
"Killer B?" Thinking of this character, Masahiko suddenly realized something.
"Wandering singer, Cloud Village looking for something... You must be kidding me."
It wasn't surprising that Masahiko didn't think of it at first. Killer B running out to play wasn't unexpected given his personality; it happened many times in the original story. But Masahiko never imagined that as the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, he would dare come to the Land of Whirlpools. Wasn't he afraid Masahiko would confiscate the monstrous Eight-Tails?
"Wait, if the Eight-Tails appeared in the Land of Whirlpools, how could I not detect it?" Masahiko frowned. "Killer B shouldn't be the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki yet, but seeing the Cloud Village so nervous, it should be soon."
"Teacher, was my singing bad?" Seeing Masahiko not responding for a long time, Nagato asked.
"Sigh..." Masahiko let out a long sigh. "Your singing... was not bad, but you're not really suited for rap. Wait for Teacher to teach you something else."
Nagato nodded happily.
But Masahiko was worried inside.
Nagato's life trajectory was completely different from the original story. Without experiencing those two pains, he was still an innocent child at fourteen. How could Masahiko feel at ease letting him take over Yoriko's position? Comparatively, Konan was much stronger. Having lived as a street urchin for a year, she was much more mature than Nagato.
"Hmm, if there is a Third Great Ninja War, I'll let him and Konan go to Konoha for some training," Masahiko thought to himself.
"Come here, Teacher will teach you how to sing."
"Yo!"
"Yo your head!" Masahiko cursed inwardly. He couldn't tolerate this grudge.
In his past life, he liked the comical character Killer B, perhaps due to "like attracting like"... in terms of personality.
Because he "appreciated" the other party, Masahiko had thought that if the Fourth Raikage (A) brought him to the Land of Whirlpools for revenge, Masahiko would only beat him up and send him back.
But now, the disciple he had painstakingly trained had suddenly turned into a bizarre type and needed to be straightened out. It really made him uncomfortable.
Looking at the expectant Nagato in front of him, Masahiko smiled. "Wait a moment. I have something to discuss with your grand-aunt (Yoriko). I'll be back in a while. You train for ten minutes first."
After that, Masahiko returned to Yoriko with a "murderous aura."
"Teacher, you heard Nagato sing? If that wandering singer hadn't been driven out by the clansmen, I would have wanted to personally take revenge on him..." Unexpectedly, Yoriko had the same thought.
"I know that person. He isn't a wandering singer; he's from the Cloud Village. We need to be more thorough in checking people entering the Land of Whirlpools," Masahiko said first.
Yoriko was stunned, then nodded. "So the Cloud Village before...?"
"That's right, they were looking for him," Masahiko replied. "He is the partner of the Fourth Raikage of the Cloud Village, Killer B. And if nothing unexpected happens, he will be the next Eight-Tails Jinchūriki."
"So that's how it is." Yoriko showed an expression of understanding.
"Then what do we do?"
Masahiko pondered slightly. Although he wanted to take revenge to vent his anger, when it came down to it, he really didn't know what to do.
Thinking about the few people from the Cloud Village he had an impression of, especially that hot-tempered Fourth Raikage...
"Hmm, write down the details of this matter clearly, then send someone to deliver it to the Fourth Raikage. He will teach Killer B a lesson for us." Masahiko said with a smile.
Yoriko was startled. "Will that work?"
"No problem. I understand the Fourth Raikage."
Yoriko nodded, not asking where Masahiko got his understanding of the Fourth Raikage.
After instructing Yoriko, Masahiko felt a bit more comfortable in his heart. He returned to find Nagato with a worried face and began to reverse his "taste."
One week later.
"Nagato, have you learned it?"
"Yo! Learned it."
"Learned my ass." Masahiko looked helpless, while Konan snickered on the side.
"My cute disciple has been ruined by you. Killer B, just you wait!" Masahiko muttered. "Yoriko's letter should have arrived by now..."
Meanwhile, in the Cloud Village.
The Fourth Raikage had just received the letter from the Land of Whirlpools' messenger. After reading it, veins popped out on his face.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, he looked at the messenger opposite him. "I understand."
Once the messenger was far away, A shouted, "B! You bastard!"
At the same time, the desk in front of him was smashed to pieces with a punch.
"Lord Raikage." Outside, a middle-aged man with dark skin walked in. It was the current Raikage's secretary.
"Go call that bastard B over here. He didn't tell me he went to the Land of Whirlpools on this trip!"
"Went to the Land of Whirlpools?" The middle-aged man opposite also looked surprised, then hesitated. "Lord Raikage, B is currently with Lord Blue B (Fukai/Blue Bee)."
"Lord Blue B..." The Fourth Raikage paused, his expression softening. "Is it time?"
The middle-aged man opposite nodded heavily.
"I'll spare him this time."
...
Back with Masahiko, the correction training for Nagato lasted for nearly two months. It wasn't until nearly December that he was finally more or less straightened out.
During this time, Masahiko was also closely watching the situation in the Sand Village. To his disappointment, the Sand Village seemed to have chickened out; there hadn't been any movement for such a long time.
"Their confidentiality work is quite good." Up to now, no news of the Third Kazekage's disappearance had come out of the Sand Village.
"I'll continue practicing the Gentle Fist. almost max level!" Masahiko was somewhat expectant.
The next day, Masahiko was doing his final two rounds of Gentle Fist practice when an Uzumaki clansman suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Great Elder, urgent report from Konoha! Yesterday evening, a large number of Mist Village ninjas suddenly appeared in the south of the Land of Fire. Konoha was unprepared, and a large number of villages and towns in the Land of Fire were looted, causing heavy losses. Both sides should be engaging in battle now."
Masahiko frowned. "Mist Village?"
He really hadn't expected the Mist Village to suddenly launch an attack on Konoha.
"They followed our sea route... Did they bypass us? How dare they do that? But in this case, the Sand Village..." Masahiko muttered.
"I understand. I will take Nagato and Konan to Konoha." Masahiko instructed.
"Yes!" The Uzumaki clansman flickered away, likely to inform Yoriko.
"Teacher, are we going to Konoha? When are we leaving?" Aside, Nagato asked.
Masahiko glanced at his status bar.
Gentle Fist LV9 (9,999,985/10,000,000)
"We'll leave after Teacher practices the Gentle Fist one more time."
Nagato and Konan looked at each other in confusion.
For the final round of Gentle Fist, Masahiko performed it with extra seriousness, radiating the aura of a "Grandmaster."
Completing the final closing move, Masahiko slowly let out a breath, feeling like something was different somewhere.
Just as he wanted to check his stats, his expression suddenly changed, and he vanished completely.
Nagato and Konan rubbed their eyes simultaneously. Nagato spoke up: "Teacher, didn't you say you'd take us to Konoha?"
"Teacher?"
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