Although there are not many people who have dealt with the "Akatsuki" organization, there are not just one or two who know about it.
The information sent by Itachi Uchiha is very likely to be true.
Even so, it needs to be confirmed through other circumstantial evidence.
Gushan Bu Shui once took action and captured Deidara and the Red Sand Scorpion, and later released them in exchange for a lot of practical benefits.
"So, it's possible that the Sand Ninja and Iwa Ninja know some truth?"
Mito Menyan reacted quickly,
"The Gushan family, who have been through it all, probably already understood it."
After turning to bed, Xiaochun added uneasily:
"The key is whether this man named Fangtu is a spy they deliberately let go, just like Uchiha Itachi..."
It's hard to say.
Several years ago, the rebellious Kazuma was killed in full public view.
There has long been no place for him in the ninja world.
"Ryoto, this person didn't jump out of the cracks in the rocks! When he first appeared under the Gushan family, he was known as the guard of the Kingdom of Whirlpool. At that time, Li Hema died, It’s been nearly half a year.”
Sarutobi Hiruzen recalled with some uncertainty.
Super wealthy families like the Gushan family have many talents that suddenly emerge.
For example, Katsura Haruki, who has been in Konoha Village for a long time and has handled a lot of money, is also a managerial talent who appears without warning.
In fact, there is no need to make a fuss about this. Every member of the Anbu of Konoha Village is the best among the best. After taking off their masks and joining the regular ninja army, every one of them is outstanding.
It is impossible for a person without background to suspect that he is a character who faked his death and came back again.
Just like Uchiha Madara, even if it appears now, no one believes it is true. It goes against common sense.
"Even if it's true, they can evade ignorance."
Xiaochun turned to bed and sarcastically said with some dissatisfaction,
"In such a big family, managing millions of people, how can the big shots care about whether a guard leader is someone with ulterior motives?"
What's more, Jiangtu is also a villain considered defected by the Gushan family and a big shot on the underground bounty list.
At least on the surface, it is indeed watertight, and there is no trace of Gu Shan Bu Shui's personal manipulation.
However, for some things, you don’t actually need to look at the evidence. As long as you extrapolate from the results, you can get some truth.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed:
"They... are actually not afraid of being suspected. As long as they are cleaned up, the truth will always be buried. The assassination of the daimyo was definitely not a fake, nor was it using the life of the boss as bait. Asuma was present at the time. Personally participated in the suppression of Kazuma's rebellion. At least in this matter, the Furusugi family and Kazuma are definitely not on the same side, but..."
Whether or not the ready-made emergency layout is used is another matter.
"Also, this... Samsara Eye!"
The worried look on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face became even stronger.
He had some understanding of the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage of Mt. Myoboku, and also knew that Jiraiya once taught three children in the Land of Rain, one of whom had the Reincarnation Eye.
"Did the Immortal Eyes appear so easily? There is always a very ominous premonition. Is something big going to happen in the ninja world?"
The death of the five-tailed Jinchuuriki Han and the loss of the tailed beast's power is also very important.
Once the ownership of this strategic weapon changes, the structure that the ninja world has maintained for decades is likely to change accordingly.
If the balance of combat power cannot be maintained, a big fight is inevitable.
"What are you going to do, Jiraiya?"
Mito Monoyan asked,
"Why doesn't he come back right away?"
"We still need to observe what happened in Sand Hidden Village. If that organization intends to attack, snatch one tail, and rescue the Red Sand Scorpion, then things will develop in a bad direction. As allies of Sand Ninja, we must You can't turn a blind eye. Also, Kyuubi..."
When this matter was mentioned, Sarutobi Hiruzen became a little anxious.
If the target of that mysterious organization is the tailed beast, the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki of Konoha Village are too immature now and can easily become a target for robbery.
If Uzumaki Naruto cannot grow up as soon as possible, he may become the next victim.
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In the Sound Ninja Village, Orochimaru pulled out the needles and sensors from Lao Zi's body.
It's been a while since I caught this old guy.
Orochimaru, who was experimenting on a jinchuriki for the first time, didn't have much experience and used a lot of heavy experimental techniques, and Lao Zi suffered a lot because of it.
Fortunately, there are differences in the strength and qualifications of Jinchūriki. The only thing they have in common is their large amount of chakra and strong vitality.
After discovering that Lao Zi could withstand the torture, Orochimaru's methods became more radical.
"The tailed beast's mental fluctuations are so violent and uncontrollable. As far as I know, not even the Nine-Tails hate humans so much. What's going on with the Four-Tails in your body? Is it because you, an old man, have a bad temper? It..."
Lao Zi, who was silent and glaring at Orochimaru, wanted to spit out, but found that he was too weak to even do this simple action.
"It's very strange that not even one Jinchūriki in the ninja world has died. Princess Mito was too old and weak to a certain extent. She took the initiative to peel off the Nine-Tails and sealed it into Uzumaki Kushina, ending herself early. Of course, it is also possible that the Nine-Tails cannot be suppressed and they are afraid of something happening, so they take the initiative to let younger clan members take over."
In general, the one-village-one-country order was established in too short a time, with too few samples, and the statistical data has little reference value.
Judging from Lao Zi's current performance, he is quite sensitive to the matter of extracting the tailed beast's chakra.
The life force of tailed beasts and jinchūriki are closely related, but they are not inseparable.
A few days ago, Orochimaru conducted a very dangerous experiment. After extracting the four tails from Lao Zi's body, the walking monk soon fell into a dying state and was about to die. Seeing this, Orochimaru sealed the four tails again. When he returned, he came back to life without any side effects.
The same thing was done again yesterday, but this time, after pulling out the four tails, he did not seal it back immediately, but "backfilled" it with the tailed beast chakra cultivated from the fragments of the eight tails he had obtained in his early years.
This time, Lao Zi did not die immediately and was barely alive. However, he was still slowly losing his vitality. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before his soul returned to the pure land.
In view of this, Orochimaru pulled out the eight-tailed chakra and sealed the four-tailed chakra back. Not long after Lao Zi passed, he immediately became energetic.
"Tailed beast chakra, although they cannot completely replace each other, there is a connection between them. "Backfilling" the eight-tailed chakra cannot completely save the life of the Jinchuriki who has had his tailed beast taken away, but it can alleviate the symptoms. Is it possible that the quantity is insufficient, or that the subject consciousness has been lost and it is not enough to replace it? 』
The more he studied it, the more he felt that there might be a huge secret hidden in it. Orochimaru couldn't help but think of the story that happened to Kyuubi when he was still in Konoha Village.
For what reason did Uzumaki Mito create the Jinchuuriki sealing method?
Tailed beasts don't seem to be treated as giant inhuman monsters and strategic weapons, and some of their behaviors don't seem to make sense.
"It seems that we need to investigate carefully. If this thing is not handled well, it will cause a huge disturbance."
Why is the ultimate goal of the "Akatsuki" organization to collect and seal tailed beasts?
For peace in the ninja world?
Do not be silly!
Behind many high-sounding reasons, there are often chilling truths hidden.
Just as Orochimaru was thinking, there was a knock on the door of the laboratory.
"It's Lan, what's the matter?"
"Sora is back."
"Oh? This is good news. God knows, have you brought it back?"
"There's only one Sora!"
"What did you say?"
Orochimaru couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.
"Is it really him?"
Although the story of the mermaid clan and Ryugu Castle was only circulated in a small area, it was normal for Orochimaru's intelligence ability to detect the truth in it.
Almost the moment he knew it, Orochimaru thought of Tenchi who was far away in the country of the sea.
There is no need to speculate too much. Showing this name blatantly proves that its origin is probably not unexpected.
"I didn't expect that!"
Originally thought to be a mere existence, a guy who was not even qualified to be cannon fodder could actually create such a big momentum.
Thousands of amphibious ninjas landed ashore, and probably not enough to kill any one of the five great ninja villages, but on the vast sea, they were a decisive force.
Moreover, it is not known whether the power revealed is all there is.
"Relying on the power of the laboratory, it is absolutely impossible to create so many amphibious ninjas, unless he has solved the problem of stable inheritance of the traits of synthetic amphibious ninjas, and used their amazing fecundity to rapidly expand the scale."
This is terrible.
The human sea tactic has little technical content, but it will never go out of style.
The active space of amphibious ninjas is destined to be on the sea. This is an area that is almost impossible for humans who are accustomed to being down-to-earth to completely conquer.
If the vast ocean becomes a pasture for amphibious ninjas to roam freely, then the problem will be serious.
This will become another decisive force in addition to the five major countries and the five major ninja villages.
Even if the Ninja World War restarts, their attitude will have to be considered.
"Does the Gushan family have anything to say?"
"No indication whatsoever."
"That means they are at least informed! So that's it!"
The situation would be slightly better if it was just the Gushan family that had a surge in power, instead of a mysterious "player" suddenly appearing.
Of course, in the long run, one has to think carefully about which one is easier to deal with, a new force with no foundation or one of the old-school powers.
"In the current ninja world, all kinds of demons and ghosts are really rampant. Even guys like Tianzhi can bring unexpected surprises to people. Should I pay attention to these ready-made manpower?"
"But by command, Orochimaru-sama!"
"Let's go to the Kingdom of Wind again. I'm becoming more and more interested in the human puppet technique in the hands of the Red Sand Scorpion. If I can get it, it might be helpful to my research."
As he spoke, he swiped Orochimaru away from Fuma Lan and came to another room in the underground corridor. There, Sora had gone out for a long trip, and Sora, who had just returned, was still waiting for Orochimaru's instructions.
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In late August, the Chunin Examination was suspended for a month and the competition for the third trial began.
Gushan Bushui, who comes to watch almost every year, is sitting in the VIP stand with a smile on his face. He is talking to his cousin Zhiji next to him while watching the competition off the court.
In the first match of the third trial, Yayoi came on the stage and lost to a Suna ninja who struck very sharply and viciously.
In terms of absolute strength, Yayoi is weaker and has less combat experience. Being able to advance to the third trial already reflects her level.
If you change to a slightly weaker one, you might be able to go further.
Pity!
Of course, based on Yayoi's performance and Konoha Village's current thirst for ninjas, it is very likely that the ninjas who have entered the third trial and performed relatively well will be given the Chunin Exam.
This year, it’s a big bonus for those who qualify!
I missed the opportunity and don’t know when the next time will be.
In addition to her, Bai, who was much more powerful, was almost too dominant. He even made it to the finals without using all his strength.
The third test of this year's Chuunin Examination is progressing extremely fast, and it may not be over until noon.
"Don't worry about anyone finding something wrong with you. Your family is fine."
Gui Zhiji believed what Gushan Bu Shui said, but he was inevitably a little worried.
"I'm not afraid that something will happen to me, but... Mikoto and her two children don't want them to be disturbed too much. It's only been a few years since we've had a hard-won comfortable life? Some people can't bear the loneliness..."
"With Ranmaru and Kimimaro here, no one will disturb the peace of the Kosugi clan without permission."
"They... and those who came out of the shadows, I can trust them. The problem is... money and silk are so attractive!"
Gui Zhiji handles too much money every day, and there are definitely not just one or two people who get jealous when they see money.
In the past two years, people have been taken away almost every month because they secretly reached out and took money they shouldn't have.
Since the eldest daughter Chinatsu was arranged to enter the ancestral hall of the Kosugi family and be trained as the royal shrine maiden of Shikangami, some people who were ready to plot Katsura Haruki's position have also stopped.
Gu Shan Bu Shui does not exclude his subordinates from being ambitious. Proper competition can also improve work efficiency.
However, too much internal friction also has negative effects.
At present, Gui Zhiji's position cannot be easily touched. Only he understands the true purpose of Gushan's water divination and the prepared operation methods.
"When this 'harvest' comes to an end, I want to go back and stay for a while to spend some time with Mikoto and the two children."
"Then... by the way, why don't you go to Inaba Academy and be the dean of students for a few years? Come back when Chinatsu and Ikki go to school! I'm still a little worried about Konoha Village without my cousin at the helm..."
"Fine!"
How to accurately control the height and frequency of swinging the sickle still has to be done by yourself.
