Chapter 65
Chapter 65
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 2
Chapter Title: The Organization's Goal
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"So, Lady Vanilla, what exactly is the organization's goal?"
Half a month later, inside the newly rebuilt Star Kage Building in the Star Ninja Village, Night Star voiced his question.
He was currently in the office, handling administrative duties alongside Uzumaki Vanilla. Across from them, at another desk, Gato was reviewing the Star Ninja Village's financial reports, his expression so foul it looked like he wanted to devour Night Star, the former Third Star Kage.
On the sofa nearby, Little Xiangling sat obediently, studying a scroll of the Uzumaki clan's secret techniques while occasionally pouring a cup of tea for her mother.
Reflecting on the changes over this period, Night Star couldn't shake an inexplicable sense of strangeness.
This mysterious and powerful organization, after conquering their Star Ninja Village, had implemented policies like curfews and entry-exit controls but refrained from ruling the villagers with an iron fist.
On the contrary, Gato's merchant caravans shuttled between the Land of the Bear's capital and the village, gathering daily necessities for the villagers. They also bought up the herbs foraged from the forests, the game hunted by locals, and the village's homemade specialty goods before shipping them out for sale.
The more than 230 ninjas had been reorganized and drilled.
After strength assessments by Uchiha Hikari and Kakuzu, forty-five were rated as chunin, five as special jonin, and only Akahoshi, Night Hawk, Death Burial, and Night Star the four of them as jonin.
The remaining hundred and seventy-odd were all standard genin—some could barely manage two or three minor ninjutsu.
The Anbu, after downsizing, had only recruited seventeen chunin, two special jonin, and two jonin.
Then, under the new jonin squad leader Uchiha Hikari and Anbu captain Kakuzu, the entire ninja force of the Star Ninja Village underwent grueling training.
Meanwhile, Menma had contributed some D-rank, C-rank, and even B-rank ninjutsu to establish a ninjutsu library.
Ninjas who trained diligently and posted excellent results could exchange points and battle merits for access.
For the Star Ninja Village ninjas, who were mostly from civilian backgrounds, this was an irresistible temptation!
In just half a month, the village had undergone earth-shaking transformation.
Ninjas no longer needed to train in the Fallen Star Cultivation Chamber.
This was something Night Star had always wanted to change. He knew full well the side effects of the fallen stars—his own body still harbored trace remnants, and many of his peers from back then had long since succumbed to the cultivation's backlash.
Though they had been conquered...
The Star Ninja Village ninjas hadn't lost their drive to pursue power. On the contrary, knowing their trainers were the very powerhouses who had crushed them that fateful night, they felt awe and admiration.
The villagers, too, welcomed the improved quality of life and regarded their new rulers favorably.
The entire village had accepted the reality of being governed by a band of mysteriously appearing elite ninjas—some had even become fans.
So Night Star found it baffling. They were the conquered party, so why was Asura treating them so well... and what was their true aim?
"Our aim? To unify the shinobi world, of course."
Uzumaki Vanilla answered without looking up from her paperwork.
"Unify the shinobi world?!?!"
The little old man jumped in shock, his pen clattering to the floor.
His throat bobbed as he swallowed hard.
Though the Star Ninja Village had always touted itself as "second only to the villages of the five great nations," every successive Star Kage knew the truth: as a minor village, they couldn't stand against the five great nations—not even the Grass Ninja Village or Rain Ninja Village could be matched; those powers could crush them outright.
Were it not for the Hell Valley Great Chasm and the fact that most of the Land of the Bear was dense forest with sparse population—sandwiched between the Earth Country and Wind Country as a buffer...
They would've been invaded by other villages long ago.