Naruto: I am regarded as a savior with villain template

Chapter 187: The First Ten-Year Plan and the Second Ninja World War Operations Meeting

The door of the conference room was pushed open, and several figures walked in from outside.

After a long absence, Shinnō walked out of the aerial fortress and stepped onto the ground in his original form. Dressed in a white robe, he glanced around the conference room.

There were some fruits and a vase with paper flowers on the conference table. Judging from the chairs in front of the conference table, there should be only nine people in this meeting?

Realizing this, Shinnō subconsciously glanced at the guy next to him, who made him feel the most dangerous. He was a strange man wearing a high-collared black coat with gold thread embroidered on the collar.

Kakuzu, with an expressionless face, also looked over, but in the face of Shinnō's slightly scrutinizing gaze, he just nodded slightly and greeted him, which made Shinnō a little surprised at his friendliness.

'Is this guy also a 'demon'? Like me, he didn't become an 'upper rank', but is in charge of an independent department?' Shinnō frowned, but soon relaxed.

Because he thought about the identity represented by this outfit.

The Minister of Finance?

Did Lord Kumokawa find such a strong guy to be the leader of that makeshift team?

'I feel that this guy has very weak emotions and desires.' Shinnō calculated in his mind, 'He should be a good person to talk to, right? In the future, I don't need to ask Lord Kumokawa for approval, it will be much more convenient.'

But Kakuzu's thoughts at this moment were not as "friendly" as Shinnō guessed or as it seemed.

Now, it has been more than a week since he officially became the Minister of Finance.

Although the City of Dawn's "account book" had already filled up an entire room, for Kakuzu, who had now obtained the hearts of Water and Wind and whose efficiency was comparable to that of three people, it only took him a little time to sort it out.

Now, he can confidently say that the income and expenditure of the City of Dawn since its establishment are all under his control.

While sorting out the "account book", a name left a deep impression on Kakuzu.

'Is this guy the head of the biological research and development department who doesn't treat money as money?'

Kakuzu glanced at Shinnō, who was still immersed in the beautiful life in the future, and thought to himself: 'Now that I'm here, your good days are over.'

Like Shinnō and Kakuzu, the others were also observing their "colleagues". After counting, they found that there were actually ten people coming.

This is, one more person?

"Grandpa Reyū is here, and Nagato-chan is here...Huh? Why are Konan and Nono-nee here too?"

Yahiko's eyes swept across those unfamiliar faces, but he was stunned when he saw two familiar figures in the distance. Then he winked at Konan and Nono, wondering if these two people might have come to the wrong place.

But Nono, with a smile on her face, ignored him. Only Konan glanced at him and frowned her delicate eyebrows, wondering why Yahiko was still stupid after so much time.

What Yahiko didn't know was that other people were also watching him and thinking the same thing as he was.

What's wrong with this kid? Why does he keep blinking? Could he have taken the wrong path?

But at this moment, a burst of crisp applause and laughter came into their ears.

"It looks like everyone is here."

Bang!

The moment the words fell, the door of the conference room moved without wind and closed with a loud bang.

"Take a seat." Kumokawa raised his hand and pointed at the nine signs on the conference table. "Find your corresponding position, name, and seat."

Hearing this, the atmosphere in the conference room relaxed a little, and several people went to find their seats in silence.

After a while, all eight seats were taken, and only one seat was left.

"Huh?"

Yahiko stood there in confusion, looking left and right to make sure his name and location were not there.

"With your current level, you still want to come to the table and talk?"

Nagato suddenly spoke up and sarcastically said, "Don't you think about whether you are worthy of it?"

Yahiko's face suddenly turned dark, and he looked at Kumokawa blankly, only to see that Konan was already standing behind Kumokawa, still looking at him with a speechless look.

"What are you standing there for?"

Seeing Yahiko doing stupid things from time to time, Kumokawa pointed behind himself and said, "You and Konan stand behind me. You are just listening to this meeting."

Hearing this, Yahiko subconsciously turned his head and looked at the Yakushi Nono who was sitting in a seat.

Noticing his gaze, Nono smiled gently and explained, "I'm here to attend the meeting on behalf of my mother."

Only then did Yahiko notice that the sign in front of her read "Medical Department·Director·Yakushi", not "Yakushi Nono".

Besides her, other people also hold corresponding positions.

Currently, there is no one to take up the position of Director of the Biological Research and Development Department. Shinnō, who is also the Head of the Sky Legion and the Director of the Biological Research and Development Department, and Nagato, who is currently the Head of "Akatsuki" and the Head of the Demon Legion.

There is also Aki, who is now the head of the Agricultural Research and Development Department, Tsuyu, who is the head of the Military Intelligence Department, Kakuzu, who is the head of the Finance Department, and Reyū, who transferred from the Kagero Village Research Institute to serve as the head of the Weapon Research and Development Department.

Kumokawa, Shinnō, Kakuzu, Nagato, Tsuyu, Aki, Nono, Reyū...

These eight people occupied eight seats. It seemed that Yahiko had no right to sit at the table and speak. The reason he was allowed to stand and listen was because Kumokawa saw that he had performed well during this period.

Yahiko scratched his head, speechless for a moment, then pointed to the empty seat and asked in confusion: "Isn't there an empty seat there?"

"That's..."

Konan, who was standing behind Kumokawa, glanced down and was about to say something but was interrupted by a lazy voice:

"That's my seat, meow."

Following the sound, he found that it was coming from Kumokawa's arms. Yahiko was stunned for a moment, and then he saw Kumokawa raise his hands under the table.

The next moment, Kumokawa pinched the armpits of a black cat's two front legs and lifted her up, and a cute cat face appeared in front of everyone.

The black cat opened its sleepy eyes, opened its mouth and yawned loudly.

"A cat?"

Yahiko looked at the sign on the seat that read "Administrative Department, Director, Ayumi", and then turned his eyes to look at the black cat with a look of astonishment: "Ayumi?"

As if noticing his surprise, the black cat glanced at him disdainfully.

"Ayumi is now my assistant and also the director of the administrative department."

Kumokawa raised one of Ayumi's paws and shook it, as if waving to the stunned people in front of him, and said with a helpless smile: "Originally, the seat was prepared for her, but she likes to stay in my arms, so the seat will be vacant for now."

Really.

After hearing Kumokawa's words, everyone present confirmed their guess.

The director of the administrative department, coupled with the special identity of "assistant", as well as Kumokawa's performance and attitude, are enough to show how much he values this "black cat".

If he's not around, the black cat can represent him and act as his proxy to give orders.

Hearing this, Yahiko came back to his senses and almost gnashed his teeth.

Damn it! People are worse than cats!

"So, Lord Kumokawa, what is the theme of this meeting?" Kakuzu leaned forward slightly and looked at Kumokawa at the end of the conference table.

Hearing Kakuzu bring up serious matters, the others also looked at Kumokawa.

No one cared whether Yahiko had a seat or not. Everyone present believed that their time was valuable, so there was no reason to waste it on such meaningless topics.

"This meeting is mainly for you to get to know each other better and adjust our current strategic goals and deployment."

Kumokawa placed the lazy Ayumi on his lap, cleared his throat, and said with a calm and indifferent tone: "You can call this meeting the First Ten-Year Plan and the Second Ninja World War Operations Meeting."

"That is to say, we have now switched from offense to defense."

(End of this chapter)