In the dense forest of the Kingdom of Fire.
Kumogakure Jōnin hid behind a big tree and tried his best to suppress his breathing. A shuriken pierced his abdomen near the heart. The sharp blade on the edge was nearly halfway in. The thunder and lightning entangled above gradually dissipated, and at the same time, the numbness gradually slowed down. It flowed to his limbs. If he hadn't been a master of Thunder Release as a cloud ninja, he would probably have lost the ability to move now.
There was almost deathly silence all around, so the noise of animals escaping was extremely harsh. In the quiet atmosphere, a dense sound of breaking through the air suddenly sounded, and more than twenty shurikens tied with detonating talismans attacked, and the talisman was about to burn out.
This kind of explosive talisman paper is common in the ninja world and has excellent power. The problem is that it is expensive. However, under the leadership of Danzo, the logistics situation is quite strong.
The expression on Kumogakure's face changed, and just when he was about to move, the numbness from his leg muscles caused his body to pause significantly. He immediately turned to the seal, and a phantom seemed to appear between his hands, and the thunder attribute chakra penetrated the body surface. Condensed, it turned into a pair of armor and was worn outside.
The explosion sounded, but the sound was slightly different from normal. Kumogakure Jonin folded his arms in front of him. A moment later, the lightning armor shattered unexpectedly. The impact and burning came, and the surrounding trees broke. This The power of the explosion was obviously abnormal.
Suddenly, the tree trunk behind him was pierced, and an extended thunder blade penetrated the back of Kumogakure Jonin, accurately cutting off the spine and attached nerves, causing the prey to completely lose the ability to escape, but cleverly Avoided internal organs.
The thunder blade penetrated the front and back of the chest, and countless slender blue snakes seemed to grow from the tip of the blade. These snakes desperately penetrated into the prey's body, thunder and lightning were released, and the forest suddenly burst into bright light.
Jiang Yuan pulled out the knife, and Kumogakure Jonin lost his balance and fell forward and fell into a coma. The explosion and high temperature even destroyed the sleeveless steel armor on the opponent. He used his control to finely adjust the spatial distribution and explosion time of the detonating talisman, and finally achieved the goal. The phenomenon of continuous resonance of super explosions can further enhance the damage effect. This method is similar to the principle of cluster bombs, but the cost is to use up shurikens and detonating charms.
At sunset, after Jiang Yuan completed emergency treatment for the prey, he tied it tightly with the iron chain in the ninja bag, and then threw it into the deep pit he had just dug, which was covered with wooden pieces cut by extreme knife skills. Spikes, these spikes are so small individually that they are difficult to see clearly with the naked eye. Due to the limitations of the venue and tools, the interrogation intensity has been greatly reduced.
The faint stinging pain woke up the Kumogakure jounin. As he struggled instinctively, more spikes pierced the body surface, and the tragic wailing echoed in the forest.
The severe sharp pain almost broke through the sanity in an instant. As an elite person responsible for assassinations and intelligence all year round, Kumogakure Jounin tightly restrained his actions. The more he struggled, the more pain he felt, and the pain would prompt the prey to move further. Struggle, and finally take the initiative to die.
Blood continued to seep out from the body surface, and the wooden spikes pierced his left eye, causing him to lose half of his vision. Jiang Yuan casually threw the kunai towards the prey's eyebrows. Kumogakure Jōnin did not want to die, so he turned his head to avoid it. It was a wail.
"Concentrate." Jiang Yuan reminded him while sitting by the pit.
The kunai continued to leave his hand, and howls resounded around him one after another until the sound gradually faded. When the kunai was used up, the simple stones also made the other party react instinctively. At this moment, he was already blurred. He had been unconscious since the first time. Once the dodge started, the Kumogakure jounin had no time to think about suicide. Generally speaking, even if he could do it, it would take a process to make up his mind to end his own life.
Jiang Yuan grabbed the tail of the chain and pulled it up, and then began to ask about the knowledge of Thunder Release Ninjutsu. Every time he answered, part of the spikes on the surface of Kumogakure Jōnin's body would be pulled out, and the wooden spikes penetrated. The relief-like feedback that comes with the constant pain behind your skin acts as a reward and makes Q&A very easy very quickly.
"Hell Thrust·Four Books..."
As expected, when the interrogation involved A-level ninjutsu, Kumogakure Jonin's eyes suddenly turned red, blood gushed out from his mouth and nose, and he immediately lost his vital signs. Kumogakure Village also has restraints to prevent internal top secrets It has been leaked that Ninjutsu above A level is taught by specialized instructors, and each jounin masters at least one A level Ninjutsu as a reward for promotion.
Jiang Yuan pinched the seal with one hand, and the Thunder Release and Heavy Flowing Storm that originally required complicated operations were shortened to only two, namely Zi and Chou. In his case, the Zi seal represented the activation of chakra, and the Chou seal represented the overflow of chakra. Wait until After using the corresponding ninjutsu several times, just clap your hands together.
Although there was only a brief description and some training points, the thunder armor was still successfully condensed. The thunder and lightning stimulated the activity of cells in the body, and the reaction ability and speed were greatly improved.
In the end, Jiang Yuan destroyed the corpse of Kumogakure Jōnin after the search, then returned to Nagasaki to treat the corpse of Captain Nebu in the same way, waiting for all traces to be completely cleaned up. The inside story of the incident was unknown and could be fabricated at will.
"Walk along the water source to reach the town, and then follow the caravan back to the village." Jiang Yuan made a temporary decision. There was a map of the Fire Country in the basic information, but he could not determine his position at the moment. The experienced ninja had a wide area Knowing the geography well is actually a considerable asset.
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The full name of the root is "Anbu Training Course", and the ANBU refers to the direct guard of the Hokage, which usually plays multiple functions such as protection, assassination, intelligence detection, etc. The root, under the leadership of Danzo, has rapidly grown into a private Force is equivalent to an independent organization to some extent.
In the forest outside Konoha Village, there is no normal road open here. Jiang Yuan entered the interior from the cliff. A dozen eyes were cast in the dark. At the end of the tunnel, two jounin sat behind a stone table until they came. Only when a person shows the seal of the Tongue's evil can he put away the surging chakra.
There is no obstacle at the end of the tunnel. When you get closer, your eyes suddenly become very spacious. A huge stone pillar connects the training ground and the dome at the bottom. The accommodation rooms dug along the stone wall surround each other and are located at the same place as the training ground. The room at the bottom is a ninja tool warehouse, with countless consumable materials such as shurikens, detonating charms, sleeveless steel armor, kunai, and short knives.
The place is filled with coldness and darkness without seeing the sun. Every root ninja does not say hello to each other when passing by each other. Before officially joining the job, everyone will receive the training of "elimination of self" and be given a restraint spell. Seal, relying on this extremely solid internal control, Danzo once sent an entire formation composed of jounin to assassinate Sarutobi Hiruzen just after the Nine-Tails Rebellion.
In the end, it failed due to Hatake Kakashi's defection, and Danzo was taken away by the Third Hokage of all sources of funds. However, for the Dark Ninja World, the existence of many rich businessmen's handles means a steady stream of money.
The topmost layer of the root base has been completely dug out, and dozens of stone pillars play a load-bearing role. The old man with a white cloth wrapped around his right eye and forehead is leaning on crutches. Next to him are Shanfeng Feng and Aburame Takegen, both of whom are standing on the left and right respectively. An outstanding ninja from the Konoha family.
Jiang Yuan handed the information scroll to the Aburame who came over to take the root, and then stood aside. The root was a relatively complete shadow tissue. Objectively speaking, it was developing very well, so it would be very convenient to use once it was taken directly.
Danzo opened the scroll, and after browsing for a few seconds, his pupils shrank. Tailed beasts are a strategic threat to the ninja world. Previously, the telepathy between the eight-tailed jinchuriki and the tailed beasts in Kumogakure Village was shocking. Now, the two-tailed jinchuriki has mastered the tailed beasts proficiently. The power is equivalent to at least one more shadow-level combat power in the potential enemy.
The sound of fingers tapping lightly on the seat was heard. Aburame Tune and Yamafaze lowered their heads slightly in tacit understanding. According to their understanding of Danzo-sama, this was a sign that the other party was irritated beyond a certain level. It seemed that this piece of information was important. Sex is no small matter.
"We encountered an obstruction on the way back?" Danzo asked indifferently. The response team was in vain, and the jounin who performed the mission was nowhere to be seen. Coupled with this level of intelligence, some things could be guessed even without asking.
"The assassination team of Yunyin Village, the captain killed the enemy leader before he died, and asked me to return with the information." Jiang Yuan answered.
Danzo nodded, with a little more appreciation in his eyes. The enemy, cause, and result were reported quite concisely. In fact, he only cared about these three points. The detailed content was not the job of the root leader. He needed to What is grasped is the overall trend.
"File according to the two A-level missions." Danzo hesitated for a long time after finishing speaking. The two jinchūriki of Kumoyin Village have become real-time combat forces, but his nine-tailed jinchūriki is still only able to attract attention by causing trouble. Boy, some layouts should be started early.
He had some impression of the chuunin in front of him. Basically, he only recruits people with special talents and dark hearts. The Senju clan members undoubtedly fit the previous rule. The point is that this guy is only twelve years old.
Under normal circumstances, Sarutobi would definitely not allow himself to place people around the jinchuriki. In view of the Nine-Tails Rebellion, this is an act even worse than assassination. And for the same reason, the nine-tailed jinchuriki graduated from the ninja school. The next jounin teacher had actually already decided that it was Hatake Kakashi who had betrayed his roots, and he was the only one worthy of absolute trust.
But if it is a member of the Senju clan, or a descendant who has a relatively close legal relationship with the clan, the possibility of successful placement is much higher. At most, it is equivalent to a bright card. The root ninja is not in Konoha's information files, that is to say After leaving the root, Senju Okra is not even a genin. It is reasonable to transfer to another class according to his age. It is no problem to catch up with graduation and be in the same class as the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki. Sarutobi must at least give a reason for his refusal, but everything is just Coincidentally, regardless of face, he had to consider his disciple Tsunade's thoughts. This was a qualified move.
"You leave the roots from now on." Danzo made up his mind. The child named Sai was originally prepared to implement this plan, but it would have to be after Sarutobi Hiruzen expired, which was too slow.
Jiang Yuan answered aloud, "Danzo-sama, I don't want to leave my roots."
Someone said this sincerely. He really has his eye on the future of the roots. Once he is far away from the center of power, it will be much more difficult to win the inheritance.
Shanfeng blinked his eyes, and then coughed twice. Although he did not activate the ninjutsu, simple emotional identification is not difficult for the Yamanaka clan who study their souls carefully. This kid actually really doesn't want to leave.
Danzo was not surprised after getting the hint. A ninja should be so loyal, but his tone was obviously much gentler. This child is worth training.
"It's just a temporary departure. It doesn't mean that we have no contact with the roots from now on. You still have to carry out the tasks assigned by me and maintain the peace of Konoha from the dark. What I asked you to do is extremely difficult. You need to get close to Uzumaki Naruto. Information will be reported weekly. once."
"Nine-tailed demon fox?" Jiang Yuan asked appropriately.
Danzo choked. He knew that Kyuubi had the ability to sense malice, so he did not want Senju Okra to be too prejudiced against the jinchūriki. After all, no one knew the specific situation in Uzumaki Naruto's body.
"The Jinchuuriki is under pressure that we can't imagine. He is just a naughty child at most." Danzo directly broke the news in order to change the chess piece's concept, "And he is also the son of the Fourth Hokage. In the third During the Ninja World War, Namikaze Minato turned the tide many times and had a reputation of golden sparkle."
Yamafaze and Aburame Takene looked at each other secretly. It seems that Danzo-sama's dietary safety needs to be strengthened. Although the chance of poisoning is almost non-existent, the structure and proportion of the diet must be rearranged. It is not ruled out that the combination may affect the mental state. possibility.
"I don't like the nine-tailed demon fox." Jiang Yuan said according to his original identity, but he really didn't like the fox. He ignored all aliens except the dragon clan equally.
"Senju Okra's parents died in the Nine-Tails Rebellion." Shanfeng reminded in a low voice, his brain recording the detailed information of all the ninjas in the root.
Danzo: "..."
If you say something like this earlier next time, wouldn't he become a clown?
After a brief silence, Danzo said: "I hope you can abandon your personal prejudices during the mission and never arouse the vigilance of the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki. I know this is a bit overwhelming. You can use the chakra-conducting metal weapons in the ninja arsenal. You can choose any one."
Shanfeng sighed secretly. With this, Danzo-sama is probably planning to lift the Tongue-Bane-Eradication Seal imposed on Senju Okra. This kind of curse seal is not a completely invisible thing. You can't have such a big intention during the mission. Otherwise, it would be equivalent to giving the Third Hokage a sufficient reason to reject it in vain. Without the restraint of the curse seal, it would be necessary to use both kindness and power.
"Yes." Jiang Yuan replied.
Danzo stretched out his bandaged right arm, which contained the "wealth" left by Uchiha Itachi's betrayal. After the curse seal was lifted, the arm covered with Sharingan retracted again.
"do not let me down."
Late at night, Aburame took Jiang Yuan to the deepest level of the Ninja Tool Library. As the name suggests, chakra conductive metal is a metal with extremely strong conductivity, which can enhance the strength and ductility of chakra adhesion. The metal is very tough. , quite sharp when shaped into a weapon.
On one side of the weapon rack in the deepest weapons warehouse, kunai, daggers, daggers, daggers, etc. are arranged neatly, but they are not large in size because chakra conductive metal is extremely rare.
Seeing Jiang Yuan's hand reaching for the short knife, a look of pain flashed across Aburame's face. Danzo-sama never cared much about weapons that were not beneficial to him, but these were real funds, and his superiors could just say it for a quarter. In order to predict the income, he has to work conscientiously.
"Just this one."
(End of chapter)
