N-A-A Chapter 133 Report, Extraction
Chapter 133 Report, Extraction
Chapter 124 Report, Extraction
Konoha Village, Hokage Building.
The ninja dog, with a handsome face, ran quickly to the front of the building, only to be stopped by the ANBU guards on duty.
"I'm here to deliver information to the Hokage," the handsome man said calmly, his voice steady, "from Lord Hatake Sakumo."
The ANBU on duty were surprised to see a ninja dog delivering a message alone for the first time, but they dared not neglect it.
"Please wait a moment, I'll report right away." One of the ANBU left his comrades to guard the area and turned to head towards the Hokage's office.
It was past 9 p.m., and Hiruzen Sarutobi was still working overtime in the Hokage's office. He anticipated that news from the Land of Rivers might arrive that night.
Upon hearing the report from the ANBU, he nodded, allowing the ninja dogs to go upstairs.
This wasn't the first time Sakumo had used his own ninja dogs to deliver intelligence; it was indeed convenient.
Unfortunately, although the psychic spell is a C-rank spell, it involves spatial and temporal talents and is not available to everyone.
Its handsome face seemed familiar with the place, showing no stage fright whatsoever. Its round body was incredibly agile, leaping five steps at a time and quickly arriving at the Hokage's office.
"Is it... called Shinpachi?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, recalling the past.
"Lord Hokage, my name is now Handsome Face," the ninja dog corrected earnestly.
"Alright, handsome. Where's Sakumo's report?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat helpless. Sakumo was a ninja dog with a unique temperament, while his own Enma was much more stable and less troublesome.
"It's in my scarf pocket, please take it." The handsome man raised his front paw to indicate.
Shinnosuke, who was accompanying his father to work overtime, appeared, squatted down, took out a folded letter from the soft pouch around his neck, and handed it to his father with both hands.
The Hokage's office was brightly lit.
Hiruzen Sarutobi unfolded the letter and read it carefully.
"Ebizo himself made a move—another Magnet Release ninja? Around twenty years old, yet he's comparable to Sakumo?" He pondered as he read. "Did they negotiate? —The two sides are evenly matched, so a peace talk is probably for the best."
After reading the report, he put down the letter, picked up his pipe, and fell into deep thought.
"Morimoto no Morioka's life is nearing its end. After Wataru succeeds him, he will likely continue his father's balancing strategy. However, given this act of support, at least he won't side with Sunagakure."
"The land of the river forms alliances with both sides at the same time, giving up most of the interests of local forces—Minamoto no Mori is quite the schemer."
"Fortunately, we sent Chisaku and Tsunade along this time, otherwise Sakumo and the others might not have been able to go so smoothly."
Having calmed his thoughts, he looked at the ninja dog who was still sitting upright and said in a deep voice, "Handsome face, thank you for your hard work. If Sakumo summons you again, tell him that I agree with his decision. The Covenant Scroll will be sent over as soon as possible."
"Yes, Lord Hokage," the handsome man replied.
Then it spoke without any hesitation: "Lord Hokage, do you have anything good to eat here? My wife is pregnant, and I'll get nagged if I go back empty-handed."
"Hahaha—" Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed and shook his head, "Your wife is pregnant? Congratulations!"
He looked around but couldn't find anything suitable as a gift, so he could only look at Shinnosuke beside him.
Wearing the ape-face mask, Shinnosuke had no choice but to take out a scroll, form hand seals, and summon a lunchbox—instantly, the aroma of meat filled the air.
This was an extra portion he had prepared when he returned home in the evening to bring his father food, intending to save it for a late-night snack.
Upon opening the box, the aroma of the grilled sausages became even stronger, filling the entire room.
"Is it grilled sausage? It smells delicious." The handsome man sniffed it. "Just give me one."
Shinnosuke used the chopsticks provided in the box to pick up a sausage and handed it to the short, chubby pug with a face full of wrinkles.
Without any hesitation, the handsome man bit down hard and mumbled, "Thanks, sir. Please open the door."
Shinnosuke pushed open the door, a sausage dangling from his lips, and skipped away down the corridor.
As Shinnosuke closed the door and was about to put away his lunchbox, his father said, "Since you've brought it out, let's eat it together. Your mother's grilled sausages are really delicious."
Shinnosuke handed over the lunchbox and asked, "Father, has the mission in the Land of Rivers been completed?"
"Yes, it's resolved. Minamoto no Moriaki's life is nearing its end, and he will pass the throne to Minamoto no Wataru. The Land of Rivers will simultaneously form alliances with Konoha and Sunagakure."
Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up a grilled sausage and ate it while talking.
"At the same time, you're allied with Sunagakure?" Shinnosuke asked, somewhat puzzled.
"This is the shrewdness of Minamoto no Mori. He swallowed his anger and gave Sunagakure some benefits, turning the tables and paving the way for his son."
Shinnosuke nodded as if he understood but not quite.
"Shinnosuke, you and Sho will set off first thing tomorrow morning to deliver the alliance scroll to Sakumo." Hiruzen Sarutobi paused briefly, then added, "We also need to prepare a backup gift for the soon-to-be successor, Wataru Minamoto—just write a calligraphy scroll."
The inscription personally written by the Third Hokage was a respectable gift for a daimyo of a small country.
Roots, secret chamber.
Almost at the same time that Jun-lian sent the message, Shimura Danzo also received a report from the land of rivers.
The content, however, greatly displeased him.
"Tsunade's hemophobia—has it really been cured?" Danzo frowned to himself.
"As a direct descendant of the Senju clan, Tsunade has no interest in the Hokage position, but her previous lover, Kato Dan, is quite ambitious, and now that Hoshigen Senju's strength is increasing day by day—it's hard to guarantee that he won't start to covet the Hokage position."
Tsunade, Senju, Sakumo, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Minato Namikaze —
The faces of these people flashed through his mind one by one, and with each additional face, his irritation grew.
With Hiruzen blocking his way in front and younger generations chasing after him from behind, he was caught in the middle, seemingly unable to ever reach that position.
Age—the same age as Hiruzen—became his deepest anxiety.
Danzo took a deep breath, suppressed his agitation, and forced himself to continue reading.
"Peace talks? Hmph—a bunch of cowards, actually going to negotiate with Ebizo?"
He suddenly stood up, wanting to confront Hiruzen, but then slumped back down.
"Sakumo Hatake's actions are probably exactly what Hiruzen wanted—he must have already agreed."
Danzo quickly realized what was happening and abandoned the idea of arguing.
The report mentions that Sakumo Hatake held separate negotiations with Ebizo and Wataru Gen'gaoka, but did not disclose the contents to the Root members.
Danzo was somewhat annoyed, but after a little thought, he could guess that it was probably just that Genjuku Wataru was trying to please both sides and not offend either of them.
He casually tossed the report aside, knowing that he wouldn't gain anything from this incident in the land of Kawano.
"If it weren't for the fact that Senju and Tsunade went together, the mission would likely have failed on Hatake Sakumo alone—what a pity."
Danzo sat alone in the dark, secret room and let out a long sigh.
Sunagakure Village, Kazekage's office.
After reading the report sent back by Ebizo, Liao hope, the third-generation Fengying, gently shook his head.
"Ebizo actually negotiates with Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo —"
In the last war, Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law were killed by Sakumo Hatake, and Chiyo has always wanted revenge.
Now, her own brother has made peace with his enemy during a mission.
"As expected of Ebizo, he remains so calm throughout." Liao hope thought to himself, "Sakumo Hatake, Tsunade, and Senju Hoshino—three elite Jonin. There's really no need to let Rasa and Pakura fight head-on in this mission."
"What Sunagakure needs most right now is to recuperate and rebuild, wait for Rasa, Pakura and their generation to grow, and wait for suitable new Jinchūriki."
He recalled being summoned to the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Wind a few days ago, where he was told that the Sunagakure's funding would be cut starting next year.
Sunagakure performed poorly in the last war and should have increased its efforts in training ninjas, but now its funding has been cut, making its finances even more difficult.
In this situation, Rasa's Magnet Release: Gold Sand Technique becomes especially valuable.
"Signing agreements with Sunagakure, Konoha, and the Land of Rivers simultaneously—this is a brilliant move. It eases tensions with Konoha without provoking strong opposition from the radical faction within the village, and it doesn't affect future war decisions."
Liao Xi pondered for a moment, then picked up his pen and wrote his reply.
The current situation in the ninja world is delicate. All the major ninja villages are accumulating strength, but dare not easily break the balance.
Alliances can be torn up at any time, and enemies can join forces.
Between cooperation and confrontation, the five major powers have created a lose-lose situation where "the disadvantages outweigh the advantages."
Unless a powerful external force breaks this deadlock, confrontation and war will remain the main theme of relations among the five major powers for a long time to come.
Kawa no Kuni, guest room.
Xingyuan Qianshuo lay in Tsunade's arms, his body and mind completely relaxed, feeling as if he had ascended to heaven.
Peace in the ninja world, the importance of the mission, gains and losses—all of these were thrown to the back of their minds at this moment.
This is the essence of life.
"Okay—I can't breathe under your weight." Tsunade gently patted his shoulder, pulling him back from his cloud of dreams.
He had no choice but to get up, lean against the pillow, and then pull Tsunade into his arms.
Only then did he have the mind to open the system and check the rewards he had previously obtained.
One of the things that pleased him the most was Magnet Release: Gold Sand from Rasa.
It should be noted that Rasa single-handedly supported the entire Sunagakure village's finances with this technique, maintaining its status as one of the five great ninja villages.
Luo Sha can support an entire village, so supporting Tsunade shouldn't be a problem for him either.
However, this ability must never be revealed to Tsunade. Otherwise, if she gambles recklessly, I might not be able to support her. I can't just do nothing all day and spend my time panning for gold.
Xingyuan Qianshuo extracted the rewards from Magnet Release and Scorching Release, and accepted the related experience and memories.
Magnet Release is a fusion of wind and earth chakra nature transformations.
However, the various Magnet Release techniques that have appeared in the Naruto world exhibit different characteristics: Rasa's manipulation of gold dust, the Third Kazekage's manipulation of iron sand, and the magnetized ninja tools of the Cloud Village Troy—
This is not difficult to understand; the ratio of wind to earth in a fusion can naturally vary. A similar situation exists with the fusion of fire and earth in the Lava Release technique.
His own existing ability to penetrate is likely one of the variations of the fusion of local customs and traditions.
While the other technique, Scorching Release, is powerful, it offers limited improvement to his own strength. Unlike Magnet Release: Gold Dust, which can be used for gold panning, offense, defense, and even flight.
However, as a product of the fusion of wind and fire, its experience remains valuable.
Xingyuan Qianshuo does not intend to publicly use these two bloodline limits for the time being, but he can use this experience to try to integrate Feng Shui and Earth and Water elements.
That is, Ice Release and Wood Release.
Wind and water are the two nature transformations he has already demonstrated, but the Wood Release, which combines earth and water, is his true goal.
After extracting two bloodlines, he also received the "Wind Body Flicker Technique" and "20% Increase in Nerve Reaction" from Sakumo Hatake.
The former is a high-level Body Flicker Technique used by Sakumo, which greatly reduces air resistance during the body flicker by using wind-style chakra.
It should be noted that the faster the speed, the more exponentially the air resistance increases.
The Wind Instantaneous Movement Technique can achieve near-zero resistance, thus greatly increasing the speed of the instantaneous movement.
At the same time, this technique can reduce the air fluctuations caused by teleportation, making it almost silent and greatly reducing the enemy's vigilance.
The latter's improved neural reflexes were like a timely rain, further enhancing his combat effectiveness when using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Xingyuan Qianshuo accepted the rewards with satisfaction, and then extracted the following three items one by one: "Puppet Technique: Bone-Splitting Centipede (Proficient), Chakra +50", "Secret Technique: Puppet Imitation Technique (Proficient), Chakra +40", and "Government Affairs Experience Scroll *1, Mental Strength Increased by 5%".
The Puppet Imitation Technique is similar to the Mind Transfer Technique of the Mountain Clan, which allows one's spirit to invade another's body, provided that a sample of the other's hair is obtained.
Of the three, the most practical is the 5% increase in mental strength. Naturally, the stronger the basic attributes, the better.
As for the scroll of political experience, the experiences about rules, unspoken rules, reciprocity, and balancing power flowed into my mind like a stream.
"Is this paving the way for my future path as a supporter of the Hokage?" Hoshigen Chisaku wondered to himself.
He subconsciously pulled Tsunade, who was lying peacefully in his arms, closer.
This is the Fourth Hokage in his future plans.
Although he was merely an assistant to the Hokage, he was still "the Hokage's man".