Naruto: We Uchiha only want to make money.

Chapter 20: She's the cousin of the priestess of the Land of Demons, trying to win over the pri

"What do you mean by that?" Princess Liuli asked, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes upon hearing Shenyue's words.

"This place is strange!" Shingetsu slowly sheathed his sword, but his Sharingan remained activated. "The real princess claims to be ill and stays home, yet secretly she practices medicine and saves lives in the slums, while also gathering intelligence?"

"And his name is also very strange!"

Princess Liuli's expression froze upon hearing Shenyue's words.

She took a deep breath, her slender, pale fingers tucking a stray strand of purple hair behind her ear, her eyes regaining their composure: "You broke into my bedchamber in the dead of night and spouted nonsense right in front of me. Aren't you afraid I'll call for help?"

"Your Highness, you don't want people to know that you left the palace in secret, do you?" Shenyue was completely unfazed by Liuli's threat and instead made a threat in return.

Upon hearing this, Princess Liuli's expression changed instantly.

"Just as I thought, he's scared!" Shingetsu's Sharingan accurately captured Ruri's reaction.

"It seems I was right." Shen Yue felt even more emboldened now.

He took a half step back, spread his hands to indicate that he had no hostile intentions: "Don't worry, I'm not here to expose you, but to join forces with you."

"Join forces?" Princess Liuli frowned slightly, her purple eyes filled with vigilance. "Now that the real culprit, Black Charcoal, who stole the vault, has been publicly killed by you, and some of the valuables have been recovered. The case is closed. What need is there for joining forces?"

"As expected, you still don't trust me!" Shen Yue chuckled upon hearing Liu Li's words. "Hei Tan is just a scapegoat."

"There's someone else behind it all!"

He paused, his gaze fixed intently on Liuli: "Furthermore, you weren't sick at all, yet you lied and claimed to have caught a cold, staying secluded and secretly leaving the manor. This can only mean one thing: you sensed something was amiss in Daming Prefecture long ago, but lacked the power to uncover the truth, let alone confront the situation, so you chose to investigate in secret!"

"Furthermore, you also took some money to provide relief to the disaster victims!"

Princess Liuli fell silent upon hearing Shenyue's words.

The candlelight flickered on her face, illuminating her delicate yet weary, pale features.

After a long while, she finally let out a soft sigh, a sigh that carried both relief and deep helplessness.

"You're right." She no longer pretended, her voice soft yet clear: "I have indeed noticed that Father has been acting very strangely lately."

"Explain in detail!" This was exactly what Shen Yue had been waiting for.

"It started about a month ago!" Liuli recalled, her eyes somewhat unfocused. "My father was like a different person. Although he wasn't exactly a man of great talent and ambition, he was at least considerate of the people's plight and understood their hardships. He would often personally inspect the river channels and granaries, and even meet with some ordinary people."

"But ever since he caught a cold and was bedridden for three days, he's completely changed. He's become irritable and easily angered, only listening to the slander of a few close advisors like Heitan. What's even stranger is..."

She raised her eyes and looked at Shenyue: "He began to increase taxes under various pretexts, extorting money, most of which was transferred into the treasury. But then, the treasury was robbed one after another. After the first theft, he was furious and increased the number of guards; after the second theft, he replaced all the accountants and treasury managers; after the third theft, he invited you all!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yue stroked her chin and analyzed, "You mean, he's deliberately depositing money into the vault and then making it disappear?"

"I don't know." Liuli shook her head, her eyes filled with pain and confusion. "I secretly checked my father's food and belongings, and even observed him closely, but I found no trace of being controlled by illusions or influenced by drugs. He was like a completely different person who had suddenly become, yet he showed no signs of any problems!"

"So, you suspect he's not your father at all?" Shen Yue said softly.

Upon hearing Shen Yue's words, Liu Li's delicate body trembled slightly, and she lowered her head without replying.

She hesitated for a moment, then continued, "My strength is limited, and I cannot conduct an in-depth investigation, nor do I dare to alert the enemy. I could only sneak out under the pretense of recuperating, partly to gather information from the common people, and partly to quietly enter the vault and exchange the money that had spilled out for food and medicine. I saved that Utagawa Nobunaga by chance. He is agile and skilled in stealth, so I asked him to help me gather information and deliver supplies. Stealing your money pouch was purely accidental; he is not a bad person."

"I understand." Shen Yue's eyes lit up.

"Your father may not be the person he was."

"Hiss, what did you say?" Even though she had already guessed, she still couldn't help but gasp when she heard Shen Yue's words.

"I have some guesses, but I need to confirm them." Kamizuki didn't mention Obito and White Zetsu's names; it wasn't the right time yet.

"Right now, we must first find out who is behind this."

He extended his right hand: "Would you like to cooperate, Your Highness?"

"Okay!" Princess Liuli nodded in agreement.

"But before that, I have a question: how did you break my illusion?" Shen Yue was completely puzzled.

Hearing what Shingetsu said.

Princess Liuli hesitated slightly, but still spoke frankly.

"My mother comes from the Land of Demons, and my cousin is the priestess of the Land of Demons, Shion!"

"When I was born, there was also a magical power within me, and it was that power that broke your illusion!"

"However, that priestess has already exhausted her power. Your illusion technique is truly remarkable ninjutsu!" Ruri said, somewhat surprised by Shingetsu's illusion attack.

"So that's how it is! You scared me to death!" Shen Yue breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Liu Li's words.

He thought his illusion was so fragile that it could be easily broken.

"If that's the case, then it's simple!"

"We'll find a chance to get rid of this imposter and rescue your father!"

"Get rid of that fake name? How is that possible? No one will believe me just by my words!" Liuli shook her head.

"That's none of your business, I have my own plans!" Shen Yue didn't reveal too much to her.

He had already guessed in his heart that this fake name was definitely Bai Jue.

The reason for changing the daimyo must have been Obito's idea.

As for money?

That definitely means Xiao wants to cause trouble and needs a huge amount of money.

Didn't you see that the Akatsuki's rogue ninjas in the early stages just kept taking orders and making money?

Where did Xiao Nan get those 600 billion explosive tags?

They're all lackeys of the Akatsuki organization, earning their money through missions, one by one.

In the end, I didn't spend any of the coins; I used them all on Tu Zi Ge!

"Keep pretending to be sick and wait for my news!" Shen Yue said.

"Mm!" Liuli nodded.

Shen Yue turned around and disappeared into the darkness.

He needs to go back and make some further plans.

Meanwhile.

On the other side, powerful figures also arrived at Qing Shui and Tie Shu's place.