utz passed on the information which Akihiko probably already knew. Being a leader of such a huge number of residents utz refused to believe that Akihiko didn''t have any influence over the drill.


    But utz cannot lose hisposure here unless he wants to make matters worse.


    "Ha, don''t act smart. I am asking about your origins!"


    utz smirked.


    "Don''t you know that already?"


    utz replied a question with another question to properly gauge the seriousness of the situation. He wanted to lead the conversation at Akihiko''s own pace.


    utz didn''t have much information on Akihiko. Never met him, all he had heard of him were rumours and seen were his pictures. Ninjas sure can be mysterious.


    Turned out, before utz could even finish his ninja training Akihiko had already mysteriously died in his vige.


    The ninjas of Kishiogakure believed that the cause of the death was a natural one but the real cause was always a mystery.


    ''Maybe only the higher-ups knew of its cause.''


    But it was only his death and Lady Maemi''s ascension to the Kage of Mizukigakure that marked the beginning of the golden era of the ninjas! That was until the huge copse.


    "Just who the hell are you? You move like a ninja yet are not a ninja. Where the hell did you learn that footwork?"


    Akihiko knitted his brows. But contrary to one''s expectations, his words put utz at ease.


    ''Ah, so it was this!''


    If that was all to it, then utz didn''t need to worry that much. He had expected a much sticky situation. He could only thank his luck on this.


    utz had only heard rumours of how much of an obsessed Akihiko was of his culture. He had more or less figured out what Akihiko was thinking. Now all he had to do is put oil to the fire.


    "Why? Isn''t that obvious? I am a ninja!"


    Akihiko red up. His face reddened in anger as he couldn''t bear utz smirking at him.


    "Lies! I have thoroughly investigated Japan''s history and ninjas at my time when I was back on earth. The Iga and the Koga vige should have long been wiped out! I have even interviewed thest surviving n of the vige. Even they had given up on ninja hood due to its irrelevance in the modern world."


    utz smirked. Turns out Akihiko was much more obsessed with Japan and its history than utz had thought!


    Too much obsession can often lead to oblivion. His words almost seemed to being from his very soul... Maybe that''s why Lady Maebi needed to rece him for the betterment of the ninjas.


    ''And that''s why it is easy to make him furious.''


    utz beganughing. His madughter resounded in the room. He wiped the fake tears of joy that wereing out of his eyes.


    "If it was so easy for a simple historian like you to find the ninja viges they would have never been called ''hidden'' viges to begin with."


    utz shook his head, raising his shoulders as if he was annoyed by Akihiko''s stupidity.


    "That…" Akihiko had no words.


    He was stupefied.


    There wasn''t much to think about. Akihiko was misunderstanding utz as an earthly ninja with his origins from either the ''Iga'' or the ''Koga'' vige rather than a shinobi from hell. Rebirth was a phenomenon too brazen even considering hell''s standards.


    "But even if that were the case you are not a ninja," Akihiko red at utz as if he was damn confident of his statement.


    utz raised his brows. All of it was part of his act.


    "Then what do you think I am?"


    utz was still leading the conversation at Akihiko''s pace answering a question with another one of his own. He can''t help it when unknown variables pop up one after the other. This is why nothing can be urately predicted in hell.


    ''It sucks to ept this but he probably knows more about ninjas than I do.''


    Akihiko wasn''t the founder of Mizukigakure for nothing. He had built the vige from scratch.


    "You are just a cheap copy!" Akihiko red at utz. "A real ninja has the life of a tool. He would never have so many women around him. Not to mention you still have your genitals intact."


    utz knew this from beforehand but he would never regret it. utz had lived an entire life abstaining yet what happened at the end of it? Was he able to save humanity? Was he able to save even so as a single person? He couldn''t…


    He would rather have what he wants than pushing it away. But he would never let his debauchery weaken him in any way!


    "So you mean to say that I need to be a eunuch to be a good ninja?" utz raised his brows.


    He let it out as a challenge rather than a question. For he knew that Akihiko was too focused on the culture of the old ninjas than anything else.


    "Why of course!" Akihiko beamed.


    He nodded to himself as if confirming his im.


    utz shook his head.


    "Then you are right, I am not a ninja. Rather I work as a representative for the vige. And in the modern world, you would probably be more suspicious not having your little brother than having one."


    The head of the nodding Akihiko shook in its track. He turned his attention to utz as his pupils shook in curiosity. He hadn''t heard anything like this before!


    ''It is true that I know nothing about modern world ninjas. Hell! I didn''t even know that they existed,'' Akihiko thought.


    Every ninja vige no matter how much hidden they are needs ''representatives''. It needs to form a link with the foreign world. After all, how would they get any missions if they have no connection with the outside world?


    That is where ''Representatives''es to y. They are the bridging gap between the ninjas and the clients.


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