After leaving the Land of Water, Haruki's desire to cause trouble decreased significantly.
In the original story, apart from the Five Great Nations and their Five Great Villages, the small countries and ninja villages in between were in a difficult situation. Eventually, they could only become battlefields and be involved involuntarily.
The final outcome had little to do with them.
They couldn't gain any benefits but suffered a lot of drawbacks.
During the Second Great Ninja War, the Demi-God Hanzo and his Amegakure Village paid a price for this.
When he was young, Hanzo was a heroic figure. He had a broad mind whether dealing with the Konoha Sannin or the samurai chief Mifune.
But unfortunately, as he got older, his mindset was no longer the same. He cooperated with Tanzo Shimura and fought to the death against The Akatsuki Organization, ultimately ruining Amegakure Village.
It was the sea again.
But this time, Haruki and the others changed to a steamship.
On the deck, Kakashi and Obito were sparring.
According to Haruki's order, they couldn't use ninjutsu and were not allowed to damage any part of the ship.
Therefore, their fight seemed restricted, relying only on Taijutsu.
Kakashi knew Niten Ichi-ryu, and Obito had the Sharingan. For a while, it was hard to tell who would gain the upper hand between them.
Rin Nohara was the only spectator.
However, as a cheerleader, she cheered for both sides.
Whenever someone was at a disadvantage, she would shout out.
Kakashi was not affected, but Obito's mood fluctuated wildly.
Haruki took a look and knew that Obito was likely to lose.
But he didn't say anything because Rin's actions were at his instigation.
"The Land of Water launched a national treasure hunt, ransacking all the islands, but still couldn't find the so - called Chakra Fruit."
Kakuzu had become Haruki's intelligence agent.
His connections in the Land of Water were much wider than Haruki's.
He was completely convinced under Haruki's money offensive.
Half a month had passed since they left the Land of Water. Because of the example of Terumi Mei, no one doubted the authenticity of the story anymore.
"It seems the effect is good."
Haruki was lying on the deck. The awning blocked the sunlight, and there was a glass of watermelon juice beside him. He was very comfortable.
"But if they can't find the Chakra Fruit all the time, will they start to suspect?"
Kakuzu was sitting beside him, also holding a glass of watermelon juice.
Well, Kakashi cut the watermelon, and Obito squeezed the juice.
With his Sharingan, he could evenly squeeze the watermelon and pick out the seeds.
He claimed it was for training his Chakra Control ability.
Of course, Obito didn't believe it.
He just didn't expect that after Kakashi became a Fruit Ninja, he himself developed a new function: a juicer.
"No."
Haruki shook his head and said, "More than one ninja saw the scene that day, and they were almost the core forces of the major ninja clans, the ones who could speak up. Moreover, there has only been one case of Terumi Mei in all these years. They must have been mentally prepared."
"After a long - term fruitless effort, the effect may not be so good."
"Naturally."
Haruki took a sip of the watermelon juice. The cold and refreshing feeling made him feel happy.
"I only need them to stay enthusiastic for seven years."
"Seven years? Any special reason for that?"
Kakuzu asked doubtfully.
"Seven is a very magical number. What do you think the Land of Water will be like after seven years?" Haruki countered.
What's so magical about seven?
Kakuzu couldn't quite understand. He pondered for a moment and said, "Probably the same as before the treasure hunt."
"No, they'll decline to an unimaginable extent."
Haruki gave a faint smile, with an expression on his lips that Kakuzu couldn't decipher at all.
Seven years later, The Third Great Ninja War broke out.
With Haruki's interference, Konoha had undergone earth - shattering changes compared to the original work. He himself wasn't sure what the war would evolve into at that time.
"I don't understand," Kakuzu frowned.
"This is the force of the time - space rift," Haruki sighed.
"..."
Kakuzu was still at a loss. After thinking about it, he decided to let it go and continued sipping his watermelon juice.
Facing the sea, with spring flowers in bloom.
Isn't it great to be a happy and care - free person?
Haruki gave him a sidelong glance and always felt that he was becoming more and more of a laid - back person.
Thinking about the past half - month.
They had traveled around the various islands in the Land of Water and enjoyed different sceneries.
If the situation hadn't prohibited it, Haruki really would have liked to have a chat with the Third Mizukage about how to develop the Land of Water.
In his opinion, its development was too rough.
Although there were many resources, Kiri, like Sunagakure, had become one of the weakest ninja villages.
In the end, the previous Great Ninja World Wars in the original work were all about resources.
Of course, the Fourth Great Ninja World War was a bit different.
Their next destination was the Land of Craftsmen.
Strictly speaking, it was also a coastal country.
But how to put it, although it was called a country, its area was not large, equivalent to a medium - sized island in the Land of Fire.
If it weren't for the many craftsmen, probably no one would remember this country.
Haruki thought it was more like a ninja - ware manufacturer pretending to be a country.
In the original work, the Four Celestial Guardians had appeared. They planned to resurrect their ancestor Seimei to fight against the Five Great Nations.
Well, it was really a wild idea.
In the end, they ended up being just minor characters.
But the few ninja - wares they made were quite interesting.
There was an armor that could absorb Chakra.
A sword that could sense Chakra and transform into a dragon.
A pair of swords that could change the wind direction and use Wind Release.
A sword that could shoot out light.
It was a bit like the prototype of Ninja - Ware.
However, based on their ages, they should be kids now, or maybe not even born yet.
Naturally, Haruki wouldn't cause them any trouble.
He planned to go to the Land of Craftsmen and lure away a few ninja craftsmen with money.
...
In the dim underground cavity.
The figure of a White Zetsu appeared in front of the huge Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
"Oops, Lord Madara, something's wrong!"
The aged Madara Uchiha slowly raised his head when he heard this funny voice.
He frowned and asked, "Did something go wrong while you were monitoring Mikoto?"
"No, it's not that."
The White Zetsu ran up to him and took out a comic.
"What's this?"
Madara Uchiha's eyes showed a dangerous glint. He said coldly, "Don't waste my time."
"Ah, this isn't that kind of vulgar comic. I got it in the Land of Water. It's a story about One Piece, and it mentions the Chakra God Tree and the Chakra Fruit."
Madara Uchiha was slightly startled.
"How could other people know about it?"
He took the comic book and flipped through it quickly.
"And this."
White Zetsu took out a Scroll. "It contains records about the Fujiwara Treasure and how Terumi Mei obtained the Kekkei Genkai after eating the Chakra Fruit."
After Madara Uchiha finished reading, he fell into deep thought.
This didn't match the knowledge he got from Black Zetsu.
What One Piece of Roger? He was sure someone made it up.
But the Chakra God Tree and the Chakra Fruit did exist.
Apart from him and Zetsu, who else knew about them?
"Get a White Zetsu clone here."
Madara Uchiha planned to use the Katsugen no Jutsu to go there himself and check out the remaining maze.