The original work never mentioned Troy's specific cause of death.
However, Nikai's death was clearly explained.
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This unlucky kid didn't die in the Third Shinobi World War. Instead, while heading to the Land of Cedar with the Fourth Raikage A to seize a Ninjutsu Scroll, he impulsively got killed by the Xuanyuan Group's Burst Insect.
"It should be him."
After a moment's thought, Yamanaka Kei knew that the person whose fate had been altered must be Nikai.
As a veteran ninja, Troy had been through many hardships in the shinobi world and was long accustomed to farewells.
Even if a teammate sacrificed themself to save him, he would at most be sad for a while.
Only a young man like Nikai, who had just become a Jonin and lacked experience, would have their mindset changed by the death of a teammate, thereby altering their fate.
"Better than nothing, I suppose."
Yamanaka Kei clicked his tongue and used the Water Transformation Technique to stealthily move underwater.
He quickly approached the area where he had sensed the Blood Dragon Eye ninja.
In a house on the edge of the island's port.
A young man with blood-red sclera and a pinkish-purple horizontal bar in his dark red pupils sat calmly on the sofa.
He held a cup of hot tea in his hand, sipping it leisurely.
The fierce battle that had just taken place at the pier seemed to have had no effect on him.
Oshiro En?
Yamanaka Kei pushed open the half-closed door.
Looking at Oshiro En, who bore some resemblance to his image in the original work but was noticeably younger, he felt even more puzzled.
Wasn't this guy supposed to have slaughtered his entire clan after his wife was forced to death by their own people, and then become a merchant with his daughter Chino?
Why would he be here?
"Hidden Mist ninjas are truly useless. They actually failed to kill you. However, finding this place, should I say you're lucky, or unlucky?"
Oshiro En looked at the middle-aged ninja standing at the door.
A contemptuous smile curled on the corner of his lips, and his Blood Dragon Eyes met Yamanaka Kei's, directly activating the Blood Dragon Eye Genjutsu!
Buzz~
Invisible Yin Release energy spread throughout the small house.
The viscous, dark, and foul-smelling Yin Release aura made Yamanaka Kei frown slightly.
The desire to experience the Blood Dragon Eye Genjutsu vanished instantly.
Too lazy to waste words with the other party, he casually used Demonic Illusion: Mirror Heaven and Earth Change to reflect the Blood Dragon Eye Genjutsu.
He looked at Oshiro En, who was sitting blankly on the sofa.
Yamanaka Kei took out a glass bottle, no bigger than half his palm, from the Sealing Scroll.
After enveloping the surroundings with Water Release: Water Ball Technique to prevent leaving any traces,
he walked straight up to his target, raised his hand, and extracted the eyes.
"Ah!"
A shrill scream echoed from the small house.
Yamanaka Kei calmly washed his blood-stained hand in the pale blue water sphere surrounding Oshiro En.
Looking at the crystal-clear Blood Dragon Eyes in the glass bottle, he nodded in satisfaction.
"My eyes! I can't see! I..."
Oshiro En, in his agony, barely managed to break free from his own Genjutsu.
Before he could even wail a few times,
Yamanaka Kei delivered another self-created A-Rank Genjutsu, Demonic Illusion: Heavenly Paradise.
Having lost his Blood Dragon Eyes, Oshiro En instantly fell into the Genjutsu.
Although his expression constantly shifted between pleasure and pain, he was utterly unable to escape the bonds of Heavenly Paradise.
As the Genjutsu eroded him, his face gradually returned to calm.
Yamanaka Kei grabbed the other man's belt with one hand.
He tossed the blood-stained Water Ball Technique into the sea, erasing all traces.
After using the Summoning Technique to summon the Hawk Falcon Pidgeot, he flew straight towards the southwest of the island.
Looking back at the direction Troy and the others had fled,
Yamanaka Kei exhaled a long breath.
At his cheap son Musai's place, the planned Breeding House was basically completed before he left, with livestock, feed, workers, and everything else arranged.
With the remaining savings on the desk, he should be able to keep it running somehow.
Cloud Village loses a ninja, Konoha loses an opponent.
You're good, I'm good, everyone's good!
Perfect!
As for Yugito, in addition to the contingency plan left behind on the day the Two Tails Matatabi went berserk, he had made many other arrangements during the week she spent recovering in the hospital.
As long as the news of 'his' sacrifice is sent back,
under the conditions for activation, the information that was temporarily sealed would be gradually unsealed.
When the little loli grows up, she shouldn't repeat the same mistakes and get caught by the Undead Duo, right?
Cloud Village loses a usable Jinchuriki, Konoha loses a potential threat.
Black Zetsu's rescue-mother plan becomes more difficult +1.
"Yes, also perfect!"
"Come, come, let me see why you're messing with my little loli."
Yamanaka Kei placed a hand on Oshiro En's head, using his memory reading technique to quickly scan the other's memories.
He had always been suspicious of the force that assassinated Yugito.
According to the timeline.
When he assassinated the Cloud Village high-ranking officials, Madara Uchiha had just died, and the Hidden Mist was in a state of disarray.
It was impossible for them to have the energy to cause trouble in Cloud Village.
But the results of the Anbu interrogation of the surviving members also pointed to the Hidden Mist!
Now Oshiro En was indeed mixed up with the Hidden Mist Ninja.
Could it really be an order given by Madara Uchiha before his death?
"...Ohnoki, you're something else!"
Yamanaka Kei finished reading Oshiro En's memories from the past year, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
Unlike in the original story, where he slaughtered his entire clan and left Hell Valley with his daughter.
Oshiro En had only been married for a short time.
Because the living environment of the Chinoike Clan was extremely harsh, in order to earn supplies for his wife and clan to live on.
More than a year ago, he began to frequently take on tasks at the Underground Exchange.
After working for a few months, because of his outstanding strength and good reputation, he was quickly spotted by a major client.
He was often able to receive some high-paying tasks issued by the major client.
There were many ninja like him in the Underground Exchange.
Because of a chance encounter, someone vaguely saw the Hidden Mist Ninja forehead protector 'unintentionally' revealed by the major client.
Therefore, they all thought that their employer was actually the Mist Village.
If it weren't for this time, the task of 'assisting Hidden Mist Ninja in attacking Cloud Village' would have been impossible to hide.
Oshiro En was afraid that he wouldn't have known.
Their major client had always been Iwagakure!
In the original story, the Raikage had accused Ohnoki of often hiring bounty ninja to do things.
In the war where all means were used.
Such behavior was also understandable.
But...
"Has Iwagakure already allied with the Hidden Mist?"
Yamanaka Kei retracted his hand from Oshiro En's head.
He temporarily dismissed the idea of silencing the other party directly.
In the original story, during the Third Shinobi World War, Iwagakure and Hidden Mist were indeed allies.
If Iwagakure hadn't gone crazy after the Third War, suddenly turning against Cloud Village during their cooperation, the Green Gorge tragedy wouldn't have happened.
Considering their geographical locations,
this alliance might have lasted until the Fourth War.
"I wonder what the bandage man and the mustache would look like if they knew."
Yamanaka Kei kept complaining in his heart.
The Second Tsuchikage Mu and the Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki directly fought to the death during the First Shinobi World War.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Iwagakure and Hidden Mist were sworn enemies.
How many years had passed before the two ninja villages formed an alliance?
In the original story, it was understandable for Madara Uchiha to do this, after all, he had no connection whatsoever with the Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki.
Alliance or not depended entirely on interests.
Yamanaka Kei had always thought that it was during the Third Shinobi World War when the Third Raikage A led his people to suddenly attack Iwagakure's rear that Iwagakure was forced to ally with Hidden Mist.
But now it seemed that these two ninja villages had been colluding for a long time!
"No eternal enemies, only eternal interests?"
Yamanaka Kei chuckled.
He shook his head, too lazy to criticize anything.
After all, the bottom line of Konoha's higher-ups was much lower than that of Iwagakure and Hidden Mist.
The Hawk Falcon Pidgeot flew quickly through the sky.
With the added burden,
it took a full two days, and the exhausted Pidgeot carried Yamanaka Kei to the coast of the Land of Fire.
Releasing the Summoning Technique, he let Pidgeot return to the Breeding House in Konoha to rest first.
Yamanaka Kei carried Oshiro En and continued towards Konoha.
He began to consider in his heart.
Whether he should have Yuhi Kurenai sign a Summoning Contract with Clam in the future.
His little disciple had a great talent for Genjutsu, and also had a natural affinity for Water Release Chakra, but she had never properly developed it in the past.
With hard work, even if she couldn't become the second Gengetsu Hozuki, she could still draw inferences and greatly improve her upper limit.
Most importantly, after someone could summon Clam,
he wouldn't have to carry a prisoner back every time from thousands of miles away.
Carrying people on the road was too much suffering!
[Ding! A major change in the fate trajectory of an important supporting character has occurred, and the development of the world line has shifted, granting: Fate-type Attribute Extraction Opportunity ×1, Random Green Attribute Upgrade Opportunity ×1, Attribute Gifting Opportunity ×1.]
"Looks like the news of my death has reached Cloud Village!"
During a break on the road.
The system's notification sound rang again in Yamanaka Kei's mind.
His bad mood from dragging a burden along the road completely turned around the moment he saw the rewards.
Fate-type attributes!
Minato's [Strong Luck], Jiraiya's [Teacher of Destiny].
He also wants to be a darling loved by the world's will!
"System, come, come, let's draw directly!"
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