A beautiful young lady stepped onto the main stage. She wore showy clothes that were tight and revealing, leaving very little to the imagination. Her dress was cut low at the front and high at the sides, showing a lot of skin in a very vulgar way.
She moved with slow, confident steps, swinging her hips and smiling at the crowd as if she owned the entire room.
"Good evening everyone," the woman said in a sweet, silky voice. "I will be your host for the auction and I welcome you to it. We have got very special goods for the auction today."
She continued speaking while trying hard to highlight her features. She turned her body slightly from side to side, pushing her chest forward and running her hands lightly over her curves. It was clear she was using her looks to grab attention. "I hope you all spend your time enjoyably in the auction and well also spend big," she said with a big wink at the end.
'Classic seduction technique by the auction hostess,' Shota thought to himself. 'Now people would spend big just to impress her and get her to their beds. I can't see shinobi falling for it but nobles and merchants are a different case entirely.'
Shota watched the crowd carefully from their private VIP hall. Most of the shinobi in the room kept straight faces and stayed focused on the items. They were trained professionals and would not lose their heads over a pretty woman.
But the nobles and rich merchants were already leaning forward in their seats. Their eyes were glued to the hostess, and some were whispering excitedly to each other.
Shota could almost see the coins leaving their pockets already. The hostess knew exactly what she was doing. By acting flirty and showing off her body, she was making the rich guests want to bid higher.
They would compete with each other just to look good in front of her. It was a simple but very effective trick that worked on people who cared more about status and pleasure than actual value.
Shota could see that the bound young noble sitting next to them was already having a hard one just looking at the woman. Even though the boy was tied up tightly with binding cloth and his mouth was covered, his body was reacting strongly. His face was flushed red, and he kept shifting uncomfortably in his seat while staring at the stage.
'Fuck, is this guy into BDSM or something,' Shota thought with a mix of disbelief and amusement. 'These rich brats can't even control their libido.'
He shook his head slowly, trying not to laugh out loud. The noble was supposed to be from a powerful family in the Land of Earth, yet here he was, getting excited while being held captive in his own VIP room.
Shota imagined how funny it would be if the boy's father could see him right now. The proud noble lord reduced to a helpless, horny mess because of a woman on stage who did not even know he existed.
Shota shook his head one more time and turned his attention fully to the auction and the hostess. Not because of her showy boobs, but because she was now explaining the auction rules in detail.
"The auction rules are simple," the hostess said clearly so everyone could hear. "You can bid on anything you want. Your item would be given to you at the end of the auction. Pay will be collected after the auction ends and the item would be given to you. Your identity is safe unless you chose to reveal it yourself."
She paused for a moment and then had a wide smile on her face. "Of course, if you don't have money or refuse to pay the amount you bid for the item, there would be consequences."
As soon as she finished speaking, several Root shinobi in masks appeared on the stage. They were joined by many other shinobi who were hired mercenaries. It looked like a small army standing there, all armed and ready. Their presence sent a clear message to everyone in the hall. The auction was protected heavily, and anyone who tried to cause trouble or avoid payment would face serious problems.
'Well, they had to hire a small army at least,' Shota thought. 'Because just a couple of Root shinobi would not be enough to control a crowd this big and rich.'
Shota's sensor in the group had quietly reported earlier that there were various jonin level shinobi in different VIP rooms. That meant the big shinobi villages were really looking forward to this auction.
Otto leaned closer to Shota and spoke. "Captain, it seems that Root might have sent these villages a catalogue of what they were offering in this auction beforehand to have them interested."
Shota nodded slowly. "Hmm, which villages did you say were in the auction?"
Otto answered quickly. "There is Iwa, Kiri and Kumo along with several small villages including Amegakure."
He added more details. "Iwa though seems to have sent a larger contingent and I even saw Kitsuchi, Tsuchikage's son, leading them."
Shota could not help but laugh quietly. "Oh boy, this is so funny. Danzo had fallen so low to invite people whose leader took his arm away just some time ago."
Shota imagined Danzo gritting his teeth behind the scenes, forced to smile and welcome people who had cost him so much in the past. It was a clear sign that his power was slipping away.
The team stayed quiet for a moment, processing the information. Having major villages like Iwa, Kiri, and Kumo present meant the bidding would be intense. The smaller villages and nobles would also fight for the items, but the big players would drive the prices up even higher.
Operative Otto turned to Shota again and asked seriously, "Sir, the auction would thus be very fierce with so many rich nobles and great villages participating. How are we going to sabotage it?"
Shota had already laid a genjutsu on the young noble so that he could not hear their plans. The boy was still bound and gagged, but now he was also trapped in a mild illusion that kept him calm and unaware of the conversation.
"We would be participating in the auction of course," Shota said simply.
The other Anbu members turned their heads toward him in their samurai armor, clearly surprised by the answer. They had expected a plan involving stealth kills or sudden destruction, not joining the bidding like normal guests.
Shota noticed their confusion and decided to explain a little more. "We are going to sabotage the auction by participating in it of course. We would be bidding for the items that we want. And when they come to collect the payment and give the items, all hell will break loose."
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