Becoming the Tsuchikage in the Naruto World

Chapter 259: Wariness

After Ishiro took out the four swords, he explained their origin in detail.

After listening to Ishiro's description, Saka breathed a sigh of relief, then said with great regret, "So, Konoha's crisis has been resolved?"

After Saka finished, Mei added, "The Sand ninjas have retreated. Their army in the Land of Rain was suddenly attacked by a large number of poison insects. Our intelligence personnel speculate it was Konoha's Parasitic Destruction Insects."

Ishiro was stunned; he didn't know this news yet. He asked, "Parasitic Destruction Insects? Poison insects? What were the Sand's casualties?"

Saka shook his head and said, "The news is ambiguous. Specific intelligence can't get out. The situation of our intelligence personnel may not be good either."

Ishiro didn't ask further. He thought of an Aburame clan forbidden jutsu from the original story that was stopped by Shino Aburame during the Fourth War: the Pot of Poison Technique.

"The Sand is really unlucky," Ishiro thought to himself.

At this moment, Saka said, "Our ninjas scouting in the Land of Grass sent back a piece of intelligence. A large number of ninjas have died in the Land of Grass, and their bodies were piled in a pit as feed for some kind of poison insects."

"That team of ninjas also discovered traces of the poison insects migrating from the Land of Grass to the Land of Rain. Afterwards, fearing trouble, they didn't venture deep and just sent the intelligence back."

Ishiro was stunned, "There's such a thing? I didn't hear about it when I was at the front."

Ōnoki explained, "It was discovered by the Anbu. It was just transmitted back urgently through a special channel."

Ishiro nodded, no longer dwelling on these details, and then said, "Senior Saka, do you mean that Konoha originally intended to use these poison insects against us? It was only because we suddenly contracted our defensive line that they had to switch targets?"

Saka nodded and said, "This possibility is very high. If Konoha wanted to deal with the Sand, they shouldn't have been cultivating the Parasitic Destruction Insects in the Land of Grass, but should have set up the experimental site in the Land of Rain."

"Moreover, Sand puppet masters are skilled in using poison. They are better at dealing with poison insects than we are. This move would have been more effective if used on us."

Ishiro thought for a moment and said, "That makes sense. But for Konoha to use Grass ninjas as feed for Parasitic Destruction Insects... if this news gets out, Konoha's reputation will probably be ruined. Minato Namikaze shouldn't do something like this."

As soon as these words were spoken, a name popped into the minds of everyone in the room, including the three Tsuchikage's Assistants: Danzō Shimura.

After thinking of Danzō, this topic naturally ended. In this ninja world, there was nothing that man didn't dare to do, no blame he couldn't carry.

After a while, Ōnoki turned his gaze back to the four swords and said, "Let's discuss how to handle these four swords."

Ishiro said, "Ikura and I have already taken out the explosive tags from the Blastsword Shibuki. There are hundreds of thousands of them, all left at the front line."

Mei was delighted to hear this and asked for confirmation, "Really, hundreds of thousands?"

This was good news. During wartime, finances were tight. This could save the village a huge expense.

Ishiro nodded, didn't continue on this topic, and went on, "The four swords themselves are not of much help to the village. Not many ninjas in our village are skilled in sword techniques, and these seven swords of the Mist are too special. We don't have the matching sword techniques, so we basically can't use them."

"However, these swords all have summoning jutsu on them. This is worth studying carefully. We currently don't have a summoning jutsu that can summon objects. If this jutsu can be researched, its usefulness will not be small."

"For example, with this kind of summoning jutsu, the safety of the Byakugan will be guaranteed."

In fact, this was what Ishiro valued the most. The seven swords could only enhance the strength of seven ninjas, but if they could learn the Mist's summoning jutsu through the seven swords, then Iwagakure could use the Byakugan boldly and without worry.

The strategic value of the Byakugan was far beyond what the seven swords could compare to.

Hearing this, Ōnoki and the others' eyes lit up. That's right! By using a summoning jutsu to add a layer of protection to the Byakugan, the village would no longer have to worry about the Byakugan being lost.

"Let's hand this matter over to the Barrier Team. After the research is complete, we'll sell the four swords back to Kirigakure through the black market," Ōnoki made a direct decision.

After discussing how to handle the four swords, Ishiro took out Might Duy's body.

Pointing at Might Duy's charred-like corpse, Ishiro said, "This Konoha Genin trained in a forbidden jutsu with extremely terrifying burst power. At that time, I heard him shout before activating this jutsu: 'Eight Inner Gates Formation, Eighth Gate of Death, Open!'"

Ishiro didn't know if Might Duy had shouted before opening the Eight Gates; anyway, he hadn't heard it. He said this just to inform the people in the conference room.

Ishiro continued to narrate, "I speculate that this forbidden jutsu should be called the Eight Inner Gates Formation, and that so-called Gate of Death should be the strongest move of the Eight Inner Gates. And from the name 'Gate of Death,' one can guess that the price of opening the final gate of the Eight Inner Gates should be death."

"This Genin died after exhausting all his life force. If the other members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had run a little slower, had blocked one more time, probably at least two fewer would have died."

"It's just that I didn't notice this Genin's strength at first. I only know that after he used the forbidden jutsu, the strength that burst forth was above mine. If I had been on the ground at that time and he had targeted me, I might not have been able to come back."

"Hiss~~" Ōnoki and the others all gasped in cold air.

Mei couldn't help but ask, "Is it really that powerful? Is this person really just a Genin?"

Ishiro shook his head, "I'm not sure if he's a Genin either, but one thing is certain: his original strength was definitely not high."

"Because although the power he unleashed after using the forbidden jutsu was unimaginable, his technique was not high. From some of his attack methods, it can be seen that apart from his physical qualities, his other ninja fundamentals were not good."

As Ishiro said this, the expressions of Ōnoki and the others became even more solemn. From what Ishiro meant, this forbidden jutsu of Konoha didn't seem to have high requirements for talent. This was too terrifying.

If this forbidden jutsu could be popularized...

Thinking of this possibility, everyone in the office could no longer sit still.

If Konoha dispatched a hundred Genin like Might Duy, that would be enough to take down Iwagakure.

Ishiro naturally knew what they were thinking, waved his hand, and said, "Lord Tsuchikage, don't worry. Let's take a look at this body."

Ishiro lifted one of Might Duy's arms and explained, "Although the life force of this corpse has been completely exhausted, it can still be seen that this Konoha Genin's physical strength in life was extremely terrifying."

"I don't know how he trained, but from analyzing the strength of his whole body, this ninja, without using chakra, just his physical strength alone, was already incredible."

"Perhaps this forbidden jutsu doesn't have high requirements for a ninja's ninjutsu or taijutsu talent, but it must have extremely terrifying requirements for physical strength."

Ōnoki came to Might Duy's body, examined it carefully, and then said with a sigh of relief, "Indeed. This Genin's physical strength far exceeds that of any ninja I have ever seen."

As he spoke, Ōnoki pinched one of Might Duy's legs and explained, "The bone in this leg is broken. It should be because the body couldn't withstand such powerful force. This shows how high the physical requirements of this forbidden jutsu are."

Ishiro added, "So I speculate that the requirement of this forbidden jutsu for its user should be extraordinary physical strength. For an ordinary person to reach this level, it would probably require unimaginable arduous training."

"And this level of training is not something that can be persisted through strong willpower alone; it must require a unique physical talent."

Saka and the others felt some relief upon hearing this.

Everyone sat down again.

Ōnoki pondered for a moment and said, "Relay the intelligence on this Konoha Genin to the Jonin level of the village. Keep an eye out for Konoha ninjas with special talents in physical strength. If there's a chance, eliminate them early."

Saka nodded and said, "I understand. I will increase the corresponding contribution points for this type of mission."

Seeing that the matter of Might Duy was settled, Ishiro thought of the Konoha ninja he had captured and said, "This time, while breaking deep into the Land of Fire with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, I also captured a Konoha ninja, a genjutsu user."

"Although this person only has the strength of a Chunin, he managed to deceive one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Jūzō Biwa, through interference like visual illusions."

"I had previously developed some simple visual interference-type genjutsu with Katsumata, so I noticed some abnormalities. I speculate this person is from Konoha's genjutsu-inheriting clan: the Kurama clan."

Ōnoki was overjoyed and said, "Captured alive?"

"Yes, the person is in the interrogation department. I have instructed the people there to be careful," Ishiro knew what Ōnoki was thinking.

Sure enough, Ōnoki immediately said, "Saka, immediately arrange for the genjutsu research team to interrogate this person. We must obtain the Kurama clan's related ninjutsu."

After speaking, Ōnoki looked at Ishiro again, thought for a moment, and said, "Call your disciple Katsumata back. Let him also participate in the interrogation. Since he can develop visual interference genjutsu, perhaps he can learn some of the Kurama clan's five-senses-type genjutsu."

Ishiro nodded without saying much. Katsumata was indeed the best candidate to lead this matter, but his seniority and strength were not enough. For now, he could only be a participant.

Mei at this time asked with some uncertainty, "The Kurama clan's control over the five senses should also be a Kekkei Genkai. Can the interrogation department get anything useful out of him?"

Ishiro thought for a moment and said, "There should be some gains. At the very least, the application of five-senses ninjutsu can be used as a reference. Moreover, although the Kurama clan is a Kekkei Genkai clan, the number of ninjas in their clan who have awakened the Kekkei Genkai is not large. Their unawakened members also know genjutsu. This shows that besides the Kekkei Genkai, they have other genjutsu inheritances."

Hearing Ishiro say this, Mei didn't object. Iwagakure's foundation in genjutsu was indeed too poor. She just added worriedly, "The Kurama clan also has a considerable reputation in the ninja world. There should also be seals in their minds. It probably won't be easy to obtain their genjutsu."

This didn't need Ishiro's answer. Saka directly said, "This is simple. We'll create an opportunity for him to escape and have the researchers observe him in secret. Don't we have the Byakugan? We're not afraid of him getting away."

Ishiro also thought so. With the cooperation of the Byakugan, it would be much more convenient to learn ninjutsu by observation.

After dealing with the various spoils Ishiro brought back, Ōnoki said, "Alright, let's discuss the upcoming situation."

At this point, the joy from earlier immediately faded a lot.

In this turn of events, although Iwagakure had not lost anything, Konoha was the biggest winner.

Previously, Konoha faced attacks from four sides, and the situation was precarious. But in the blink of an eye, the Mist was defeated, the Sand retreated, and Konoha went from a one-vs-four situation to a one-vs-two.

Most importantly, Konoha had easily defeated two great nations with little loss to themselves. Apart from the beginning, when Hiruzen launched two strong attacks against the Mist's main force in the Land of Whirlpools and lost some ninjas, there were almost no losses after that.

Konoha easily defeating two great nations made the other two countries much more wary of Konoha. If nothing else, Ishiro could feel that in the Tsuchikage's office at this moment, no one wanted to launch an attack on Konoha again in the short term.

Barring any accidents, the current Cloud Village's perception of Konoha would not be much better than Iwagakure's.

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