"That's enough for today."
In the cave with a large training site inside, Lin shrank the released tailed beast chakra into her body, wiped the sweat from her face and said.
"As expected of Lin. If you keep going at this rate, it won't take long for you to master the secret of perfectly controlling the tailed beast."
Seeing that Lin had mastered the secret of the perfect Jinchuuriki, Obito felt proud of himself.
"Thanks to Obito for your help, I can't do this alone."
Lin smiled slightly, not taking all the credit.
Controlling a tailed beast is by no means a simple matter.
The hardships associated with it are unbearable for ordinary people.
But if you can't perfectly control the tailed beast in your body, then sooner or later, the power of the tailed beast will go wild due to various reasons.
If possible, Lin also hopes to open up to the Nanao in her body and become friends.
At present, this goal is almost achieved.
"Next..."
Before Lin could finish speaking, someone approached.
It's Uzumaki Kiriko.
The other party is Obito's superior and the person in charge of Lin's perfect Jinchuuriki training.
He is a military jounin from the Kingdom of Demons who is proficient in sealing techniques. He also has deep knowledge of barrier techniques and also has certain medical abilities.
"Obito, there is a task for you from above."
Wuzi just came in from outside, holding a scroll recording the contents of the mission.
"Task?"
Obito tilted his head.
In the past two years or so, he has carried out only a handful of missions, and most of the time he has been accompanying Lin to complete the training skills of tailed beast control.
Among the Uchiha ninjas in the Kingdom of Demons, he has the power of a handful of eyes. He can use the Mangekyou Sharingan to suppress the tailed beast's rampage in a short time in a single situation.
Coupled with the sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan, the tailed beast can be suppressed for a long time.
Kiriko didn't speak, but threw the mission scroll in his hand towards Obito and let him watch it by himself.
Obito caught the scroll and opened it, and Lin came over curiously from the side.
After seeing the content above, both Obito and Lin opened their mouths in surprise.
This is a top-secret escort mission.
Obito is asked to serve as a member of Chiba Kazuhime's escort and escort her safely to Konoha Village.
The mission level is A, and the reward is five hundred thousand taels. If you encounter any extremely difficult dangers during the escort, it can be turned into an S-level difficult mission at any time.
"Why is Kazuhime sent to Konoha? What does Shiraishi-sensei think?"
As a student of Shiraishi, it can be said that he has learned all about Shiraishi's true teachings. Whether it is medical ninjutsu or an enhanced version of spiritual transformation, Shiraishi taught Lin without reservation.
Based on this trust, Lin has visited Shiraishi's family more than once, and is considered to be relatively good friends with several of Shiraishi's children.
She couldn't understand Shiraishi's decision to send Kazuhime to Konoha.
This is so strange no matter how you look at it.
No matter how you look at it, it is impossible to send Kazuhime to Konoha because of insufficient education ability.
The ninja education system of the Kingdom of Ghosts is based on the system of Konoha Ninja School. It has been restructured in many ways. In many aspects, it is more complete than Konoha Ninja School.
The training process is also more humane and diversified than Konoha.
Whether it's ninja skills or other knowledge, you can learn more comprehensively here.
Theoretically, you can't learn any advanced knowledge by going to Konoha.
It was impossible for Konoha to let an outsider see their sealed book.
And if it's to continue planting spies in Konoha, that's not necessary.
Lin knew that Shiraishi had always trained Kazuki as the future military commander of the Demon Country. Sending such a talent to Konoha to serve as a spy, as his own daughter, was really not worth the gain, and it was just a waste of Kazuki's talent.
"I heard that this was Miss Ichiki's decision. She passed all the special examinations given to her by Master Shiraishi, so she agreed to this rather rude request. To put it simply, she wanted to increase her knowledge. "
Wuzi told some of the news he got.
"I still can't let it go, but if it were that child, he would always do all kinds of amazing things."
Among Shiraishi's three children, Lin always felt that Ichiki was the most abnormal one.
He has shown an unusual mind since he was a child. It is said that in the ninja school, it took him a very short time to master all the knowledge in the school and apply it skillfully.
The only thing missing is practice.
The reason why the ninja school was arranged in Konoha was probably because Kazuhime specially set up a 'practical examination' exam for herself.
The mind of a genius is always full of weirdness.
"But if I are allowed to go, what will Lin do?"
Obito spoke his mind.
"Don't worry about this. Lin's perfect Jinchuuriki training has come to an end. Even if there is an accident, I can fully cope with it. Besides, Konoha is your hometown, don't you want to go back and take a look?"
Kiriko asked rhetorically.
Obito choked, he indeed still had unfinished business in Konoha.
Those were his grandmother's ashes, still buried in Konoha.
In the past, his grandma was his most cherished relative, and she could be said to be his leader in helping others.
"I understand, but has the identity been concealed?"
Obito was worried about this.
Although Kazuhime's surname did not follow her mother's surname, to be honest, the surname Chiba was a bit too irritating to Konoha.
Based on what Shiraishi did in Konoha in the past, it is estimated that the higher-ups in Konoha have hated people with this surname all their lives, and they might be suspicious of Kazuhime.
"Don't worry, Miss Ichihime will be the adopted daughter of His Highness Maitreya and go to Konoha as the princess of the Demon Country to study in the ninja school. And her name is also tentatively named Mahiru Ichihime. She has Maitreya Miko as a cover. Konoha will check Nothing comes of it.”
Over the years, only Ayane has made an appearance outside. The information about Shiraishi in Konoha has not been updated for a long time while it is still in Konoha.
"Where are the escorts while in Konoha?"
Obito continued to ask.
He is only responsible for escorting and will not stay in Konoha for a long time.
After escorting Ichihime to Konoha, he will return to the Kingdom of Demons.
"Two miko will accompany you there, and the military will also dispatch a few innocent ninjas to go with you."
In addition, the top management of Konoha will not remain indifferent. When it comes to the princess of one country, it has become a diplomatic issue between the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Country of Fire. Anbu will definitely be sent to protect Kazuhime's safety.
With so many layers of protection, and the fact that the country of ghosts has nothing to do with the world and is a neutral country, no one would offend Yi Ji with such a short-sightedness.
"That's it."
Needless to say, the ninjas who accompanied him must all be elites in the military.
The two accompanying mikos were probably not simple things either.
In other countries, witches may just be a profession for ordinary women to support their families.
But the Kingdom of Ghosts is the place where mikos originate. Although most mikos here are ordinary people and do not have many special abilities, there are also some mikos who have acquired the orthodox power of mikos and embarked on a training slightly different from that of ninjas. system.
Although these shrine maidens also use chakra to fight, the form of the technique and their spiritual cultivation have destined them to gradually become disconnected from the word "human".
It can be said that it looks like a human but not human.
And these witches are now the direct subordinates of Maitreya maiden. They suppress the 'evil' in the world that humans cannot see in some important shrines in the Kingdom of Ghosts.
Sending these witches there means that Kazuki's identity forgery is flawless.
Maybe Konoha will treat her as the next miko leader of the Demon Country.
"Do you have any other questions?"
"No more. When are you leaving?"
Obito asked.
This escort mission is not difficult. Although it is designated as A-level, it is only because of the special nature of Yiji's identity, rather than the difficulty of the mission itself.
For tasks such as escorting princesses, state officials, and daimyo, due to the special status of the target, the minimum starting point is B level.
"tomorrow morning."
"It's really a rush."
Just thinking about not seeing Lin for a few days made Obito feel a little sad.
However, it seemed like he could see that stinky guy Kakashi... Obito began to look forward to it again.
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It took a total of five days on the way from the Kingdom of Ghosts to the Kingdom of Fire.
Kazuhime finally saw the famous Konoha Ninja Village.
Standing not far outside the Konoha Ninja Village, she saw the tall wall surrounding the entire village, as well as the huge door that was too wide, and the Hokage Rock on the cliff in the distance also fell into her eyes.
Although the shadow rock appears very small in Ikihime's eyes, due to the huge construction, it can still be barely distinguished.
These are very iconic buildings in Konoha.
For these, Yiji is both familiar and unfamiliar.
The Kingdom of Oni can be said to be the country with the most thorough research on Konoha Ninja Village.
Maybe he can see the true nature of this village better than Konoha himself.
Human geography, customs and ideas, including famous figures, are all vividly presented in the textbooks of the Ghost Country Ninja School.
It also includes the three ninja wars that Konoha experienced. During the wars, the various external and internal policies they adopted are important topics in the history classes of the Ninja School of Oni.
And these histories all happened within a few decades, and they are all bloody real historical events.
Therefore, Ichihime is completely familiar with the humanities and history of Konoha, perhaps better than most of the people inside Konoha.
Now it's just a matter of moving the things in the textbook into reality.
In this way, practical inspection is valuable.
Another point is that this was once the hometown of her parents, which is also one of the reasons why she is interested in Konoha.
Although very unpleasant things happened between her parents and Konoha, Kazuki had no intention of getting involved in the grudges of the previous generation.
Her purpose was just to inspect and verify the knowledge she had learned, and she did not intend to do anything unnecessary.
Moreover, her time in Konoha will not be long, Shiraishi only gave her two years.
But this does not mean that she has to stay here for two years. She has to return to the Kingdom of Ghosts regularly every quarter. During these two years, she is not completely studying in Konoha.
Thinking that the time for practical inspection in Konoha was only two short years, Ichiki felt that the burden on her body suddenly became heavier.
This is the only way to the throne of the overlord of the Ghost Kingdom.
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"Then I'll leave it to you, Hokage-sama, to take care of Her Highness Ichihime's various matters in Konoha. I'll take my leave."
Bowing slightly to Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, the diplomats from the Kingdom of Ghosts respectfully exited the Hokage's office.
After the diplomats from the Kingdom of Demons withdrew from the office, Hiruzen took a petition from the Kingdom of Demons. The general content was that he hoped that, as the Hokage, he would take care of some of the more rude requests of their princess from the Kingdom of Demons. .
For example, her living environment, her identity as a princess should not be revealed during school days, etc.
Although the diplomats of the Kingdom of Ghost said they were rude, in Hiruzen's view, these were just normal requests and did not make him, the Hokage, feel embarrassed.
Before that, he had arranged a relatively secluded place for the other party to live.
As for the escort, a four-person ANBU team was also selected.
These four ANBU ninjas are all rare elites among the ANBU, and they are worthy enough to be the princess of the other country.
It was just that the guards accompanying the Princess of the Demon Country actually had two miko placed there... This made Hiruzen hesitate a little. Could he be the next leader of the Miko of the Demon Country?
After all, the other party is the adopted daughter of the Maitreya Maitreya of the Demon Country. To be canonized as the Princess of the Demon Country, she must have a very special talent in suppressing monsters.
The Kingdom of Ghosts is different from many countries. The princesses in this country are not a group of mortals without special abilities.
Anyway, Hiruzen felt that he had to take it seriously.
Although she knew that a princess from a neutral country would not cause any enemies, it was inevitable that something unexpected would happen in Konoha.
Still can't relax and be careless.
Fortunately, the other party would only attend school in Konoha for two years, which greatly reduced the difficulty of Hiruzen's work.
Although Konoha's external troubles have disappeared at the moment, the internal turbulence is surging, so he doesn't have much energy to waste on it.
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Today is a rare day off.
As one of the most powerful fighters in the ANBU, Kakashi has already taken the position of captain of the ANBU.
Before, he was only the squad leader of a four-person team, while the squad leader managed four squads.
There are four squad leaders in ANBU, and Kakashi is one of them.
And he is the youngest ANBU captain in history.
After all, he is only seventeen or eighteen years old now. Compared with the seniors who became ANBU captains in their thirties and forties in the past, his existence is simply an anomaly.
His status in the ANBU is now second only to the Minister and Deputy Minister.
However, those two positions are currently occupied by people from the Sarutobi clan. From a correct perspective, Kakashi believes that he may not be able to sit in the position of deputy minister or minister of ANBU in his lifetime.
That position can only be obtained by relying on the Hokage's trust. And when it comes to trust, the Third Hokage trusts his eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law even more.
From the very beginning, Kakashi felt like he was being squeezed by this blood bond.
Kakashi won't be disappointed in this either.
Because I had never expected it, there was no such thing as disappointment from the beginning.
He just needs to do his current job.
Regularly conveying the information he knows to the Kingdom of Demons, to the Roots, and to Orochimaru.
But compared to the Ghost Country side, Nebe and Orochimaru were more eager and attached great importance to the information he provided.
The reason is that the root is being monitored by the ANBU at this time. Orochimaru, because he joined a mysterious organization, was jointly targeted by Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, and the ANBU.
As the captain of the ANBU at this time, Kakashi knew the movements of most members of the ANBU. As long as Orochimaru used this information, he could cleverly escape capture without the ANBU becoming suspicious.
If he seemed too relaxed, it would make the ANBU suspicious. There was an internal problem, and someone was colluding with Orochimaru.
Kakashi knew that as his status in the Anbu rose, Orochimaru appreciated him even more.
Not long ago, he was given a lot of research materials on ninjutsu, many of which involved advanced knowledge on forbidden jutsu.
Although Orochimaru's personality is unpleasant, his research achievements in ninjutsu are worthy of recognition, and the country of ghosts also attaches great importance to him.
For those over there, the knowledge in Orochimaru's mind is more worthy of attention than his strength.
After finishing the work matters, Kakashi didn't want to think about these troublesome things during his rest days.
Over the years, he has already compiled a work and rest schedule that suits him. He balances his time for cultivation, work, and rest.
There are many ways to rest, and reading is a habit he developed early on.
He habitually took out a book from his ninja bag.
——"Intimate Paradise".
The author is Jiraiya, one of the Sannin of Konoha.
The ninja with a legendary name.
He is a noble being respected by many gentlemen in the ninja world.
Because of the official publication of this book, a large number of loyal fans have accumulated in the ninja world.
Kakashi is one of them.
Just say that within Konoha, Kakashi also knows many like-minded 'companions'.
There were also a few people among the ANBU.
You can imagine how popular this book is.
The rich romance, delicate emotional lines... and the occasional gunshots can always make people feel youthful.
Kakashi couldn't help but sigh at Jiraiya's strength. He was truly worthy of being a legendary Sannin.
The first time I came into contact with "Intimate Paradise" was not this year.
A few years ago, Jiraiya gave him the first draft of "Intimate Love in Heaven". After polishing it for several years, Jiraiya officially published the book.
It can be said that this is the excellent work that Kakashi has been waiting for for a long time.
The first edition of the book didn't catch up, and he got the July edition.
He has read this book several times now, but he is still not satisfied. It is not an exaggeration to say that he never gets tired of it.
Reading "Make Out in Heaven" has become his favorite way to relax now.
Just taking off his coat, Kakashi lay on the bed, holding "Intimate Paradise" and started reading with relish.
No matter how many times you watch it, you won't get tired of it. It's like Jiraiya saw it with his own eyes, and the skills of the Sannin are evident.
Whether it's Orochimaru, Tsunade, or Jiraiya, Kakashi thinks they are geniuses in their respective fields.
Just when he was reading something wonderful, suddenly a burst of cold air flowed in from the window, interrupting Kakashi's reading.
murderous look!
Kakashi calmly closed the book and turned to look towards the window. A black shadow quickly sprang out from there, and a kunai that lit up with cold light stabbed towards his body.
Kakashi acted immediately, jumping up from the bed and nimbly dodging the kunai attack.
However, the opponent had no intention of giving up just yet. He picked up the kunai and approached at a very fast speed.
Even if you look at the Anbu of Konoha, there are only a few who have this kind of skill.
But this was still not enough for Kakashi.
Settling on the ground, he gently leaned down, waved his palm from bottom to top, and quickly hit the opponent's wrist.
The other party let out a cry of pain, immediately threw his arm upwards, released his palm, and the kunai flew out, piercing deeply into the ceiling above.
The opponent did not intend to stop yet, and then used Taijutsu to attack. His legs, feet, palms, and elbows all became his weapons to attack the enemy, briefly putting Kakashi in trouble.
Kakashi retreated, dodging the attacker's fierce attack, and obtained the White Fang dagger hanging next to the clothes hanger.
The moment Kakashi held the White Fang dagger, the blade immediately activated moon-white electricity, cutting through the air.
The kunai in the opponent's hand was cut off from the middle by a short sword with electric light.
Kakashi took this opportunity, quickly stepped forward and approached the attacker's body, and attacked him with the White Fang dagger.
A surprising scene happened.
Kakashi penetrated the attacker's body with his knife.
The ferocious wind of the punch struck the back of his head. Kakashi looked calm, turned sideways, and kicked backwards, forcing the opponent to retract his fist and take a few steps back.
"It seems that you have grown a lot in the past few years, Kakashi. Your skills are still as fast as ever."
The attacker stopped his attack, rubbed his wrist that was a little painful from Kakashi, and teased Kakashi with a smile on his face.
"I didn't expect that the original crane tail also had such skills."
Kakashi responded calmly and silently put the White Fang dagger behind his back.
His attacker was Obito.
The bad relationship between the two of them had probably been set during their time at the ninja school.
Later, they served together under the yellow flash wave Feng Shuimon, but as an incident happened, Obito and Lin were taken to the Kingdom of Demons and left Konoha.
Of the original Minato team, he was now the only one left to continue serving in Konoha.
"I'll treat you with admiration after three days of separation. Besides, I'm no longer the tail end of the crane."
Obito corrected the wrong part of Kakashi's words with slight dissatisfaction.
"Maybe." Kakashi shrugged, and then asked: "By the way, what's the reason for you to come to Konoha at this time?"
Obito waved his hand and said: "There is no special purpose, just because I happen to be among the escorts this time. But I am acting in secret, and Konoha does not know my information."
"That's it."
Kakashi nodded.
As one of the ANBU squad leaders, he also knew what Obito meant by 'escort mission'.
Although he didn't understand why Shiraishi would send his daughter to study here in Konoha, it wasn't something he should worry about.
Obito walked to the window at this time, put his hands on the window sill, and took a deep breath.
The somewhat hot summer wind blew in from outside and ruffled the hair on Obito's head, making him feel comfortable.
He looked out the window at the familiar scenery of Konoha Village, a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes, and he said with emotion:
"By the way, I want to pay my respects to Mr. Minato. This is something that Rin asked me to do before coming here. The three of us are now separated from Konoha, and we always feel a little sorry for Mr. Minato."
