Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 205 The quietly changing future, and another chapter quietly passing by.

"Lord Yahiko, this is slander!" A ninja sitting in the sixth seat was the first to jump out.

But it's clear that he wasn't the mastermind; the one really instigating things behind the scenes was the older man sitting in the fourth seat.

He was previously in charge of managing finances.

Changxin didn't say much, but simply laid out the evidence of his crimes one by one in front of everyone.

"Actually, these things are easy to find out if you investigate. You don't even try to hide anything. The reason you dare to be so presumptuous is entirely because Lord Yahiko trusts you too much."

Some people immediately tried to use fire-style techniques to destroy the evidence, but their strength was no match for Nagato.

Soon, Nagato collected all the evidence and presented it to Yahiko. Yahiko was heartbroken after reading it. He never imagined that someone who had sworn to follow him would commit such a heinous act.

"Sir, we were wrong." A group of ninjas knelt down with a thud. "We will immediately return the land we have seized, and we beg your forgiveness."

"Can you really do it? Can I trust you one more time?" Yahiko asked.

"Yes, sir!"

Their eyes were filled with sincerity, and their foreheads were bruised from kowtowing. Yahiko's heart softened again; as long as they were willing to change their ways, he was still willing to give them another chance.

Just as he was about to speak, Nagatobu suddenly interrupted: "Lord Yahiko, it is precisely because we are members of Akatsuki that we cannot be lenient. Otherwise, the organization's prestige will surely be shaken, and no one will abide by the rules anymore. From now on, Akatsuki members who break the law shall be punished the same as ordinary citizens."

Everyone hated Changxin. Just when things were about to be smoothed over, he insisted on jumping in to stop it.

At this moment, they stared at him with resentment and venom. If it weren't for the vast difference in strength, they would have rushed up and torn him to pieces immediately.

"But isn't this going too far? After all, they..."

"My lord, as I said before, merit is merit, and demerit is demerit. Some things cannot be left unresolved. Put yourself in the shoes of those who have been wronged. How would they feel? They are not saints; they will only hold grudges. Only severe punishment can quell their anger."

Yahiko closed his eyes, considered the situation from Yahiko's perspective for a moment, and finally nodded: "You're right. A mistake can't be forgiven with just an apology."

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"Sorry, Uncle Toyota. Men, remove his robe and take him to the quarry to work on bridges and roads. He's sentenced to five years."

"Lord Yahiko, you can't do this to me! Without me, who will manage the Akatsuki's finances?!"

The man panicked. He was only a low-ranking ninja, and his current position was solely due to managing the finances; he never expected it to be ruined so quickly. Why were these kids so hard to fool?!

"It's alright, I'll take your place. Go and serve in the military with peace of mind." Changxin walked up to the uncle, gently patted his shoulder, and then inserted a poisonous insect under his skin.

What a joke! How could anyone let someone like that live? Only the dead are safest.

While the others were still discussing how to compensate the people, they didn't notice his little gesture at all.

Three days later, Uncle Toyota died of exhaustion at the quarry. The other ninjas who had made mistakes also confessed to the money they had embezzled over the years and obediently went to serve at the quarry.

Changxin finally defeated his last opponent and successfully infiltrated the core of the Akatsuki organization.

After that, he controlled the finances, resource allocation, and recruitment of new recruits of the entire Dawn City.

While placing his own people in key positions throughout the city, he continuously sent intelligence back to Konoha, but the veracity of these messages was debatable.

"Brother Changxin!"

Just then, footsteps sounded behind them, and a boy of about ten years old ran up, his face beaming with excitement: "Lord Yahiko wants you to attend a meeting. He says it's to discuss matters concerning the Ninja Academy!"

Changxin turned around and casually patted the boy on the shoulder: "Let's go."

The boy was flattered and quickly followed.

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In the conference room, Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato were already seated.

As Nagatoshi entered, Yahiko smiled and waved, "Nagatoshi, come and sit down, we've been waiting for you."

Changxin bowed slightly and sat down at the last seat. After three months of getting to know these three people, he had figured out their personalities.

Yahiko is passionate yet naive, Konan is calm yet meticulous, and Nagato is silent yet sensitive.

Of the three, Konan is the hardest to deceive, Yahiko is the easiest, but the one most prone to unpredictability is Nagato, who speaks the least, because his Rinnegan always makes Nagato feel like he can see right through him.

"I've called everyone here today because there's something important to discuss."

Yahiko said seriously, "Our academy has selected 12 qualified individuals and decided to keep them. They are all promising talents, and I want to recruit them into the Akatsuki organization."

Xiao Nan nodded: "After what happened last time, we really don't have enough manpower..."

Yahiko looked at Naganobu: "Naganobu, what do you think?"

Changxin smiled and said, "Expansion is a good thing, but we need to pay attention to two things. First, the assessment must be strict, and we can't just hire anyone; second, the treatment of core members must keep up, otherwise we won't be able to retain them."

"treatment?"

Yahiko was somewhat puzzled: "Haven't we always been eating and living together?"

Changxin smiled and took out a piece of paper from his pocket: "This is my new plan. The rules we set before kept the city in good order. Now it's time to set a set of rules for the core members as well. Rules are the foundation of cohesion, and rewards and punishments are the foundation of loyalty."

Yahiko stared blankly at the densely packed clauses on the paper.

Xiao Nan took the paper, read it carefully, and looked up at Chang Xin: "This plan... is so comprehensive."

Changxin laughed and lied, "That's right, because it originated from Konoha."

"You've been to Konoha!" Konan asked in surprise.

"Of course not. This was obtained through interrogation of a Konoha spy. I found it to be very advanced and useful, so I used it."

This sounded like a lie, but none of the three people present doubted it, because they had actually caught spies before.

However, that person was essentially exposing himself, just to make it easier for Changxin to explain the source of future policies.

Anyway, as long as we investigate the Konoha spies later, we'll have everything we need.

"I think it's a good idea. In that case, let's proceed accordingly."

Yahiko and his two companions didn't feel much aversion to Konoha's teachings, after all, their teachers came from Konoha.

With the implementation of the new plan, the city began to change again.

Originally, Hanzo the Salamander thought they were about to be defeated.

Just as they were preparing to take them in, the dilapidated city was transformed in less than a few months.

This change took him by surprise, and he thought to himself, "As expected of Jiraiya's disciple."

Although I felt some regret, I soon stopped paying close attention to it.

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye, 42 has ended and 43 has begun.

Some major events are quietly taking place in the ninja world: Itachi Uchiha, the eldest son of Fugaku Uchiha, has been born!