Becoming the Tsuchikage in the Naruto World

Chapter 316: Inertia

After the Nine-Tails Rampage ended, according to the original story, the ninja world would have a relatively long period of peace.

Although the situation in this life was vastly different from the original, the fact that the ninja world had changed from a "one superpower, many strong powers" situation to a "contention of many powers" was still the same.

Therefore, Ishiro guessed that the ninja world would still have a period of peace. At the very least, under his leadership, he himself could decide the matters of war and peace for Iwagakure.

And what Konoha needed at this time was time to lick its wounds; they would not proactively start a war.

Although the Mist often made moves that defied common sense, after their strength was greatly damaged, they couldn't stir up much trouble either. Moreover, Orochimaru, who had set up his base in the Land of Grass in the original story, seemed to be quite fond of the Land of Whirlpools this time.

It was believed that with Orochimaru blocking the way, the Mist wouldn't be able to cause too much of a stir.

And with the Akatsuki pulling the Land of Rain into its sphere of influence (which is how outsiders viewed the Amegakure incident), the Sand's wariness of the Akatsuki deepened. Despite having the natural barrier of the desert, Rasa did not dare to completely ignore the Akatsuki and launch a war.

The only one left was the Fourth Raikage. His actions were equally uncontrollable. Ishiro expressed that he would make no predictions.

But no matter what, there would most likely be a relatively long period of peace in the ninja world. Ishiro planned to do something while taking advantage of this peace.

After Ogura Saki was promoted to Elite Jonin, Ishiro took Riori Uzumaki, Akino Atsumi, and Kiyoshi Ishizawa on a trip to the capital of the Land of Earth.

Ishiro planned to chat with the Daimyo. This was also considered the first formal visit of Ishiro as the Fourth Tsuchikage to the Daimyo.

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Ishiro's good mood didn't last long. The development of his Storm Release Kekkei Genkai also couldn't begin immediately because Ōnoki had sent an Anbu to notify him of a meeting.

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After his speech, having found his path, Ishiro's good mood was interrupted by a letter from the Fourth Raikage.

Ishiro opened it to see. He chuckled.

The Fourth Raikage invited Ishiro to jointly pressure Konoha, asking Iwagakure to help him obtain the Byakugan.

Ishiro immediately wrote back a letter stating: Iwagakure is willing to contribute. He will send Ikura to lead 2,000 elite ninjas to the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth. However, the Cloud must give Iwagakure's Jinchuriki a chance to experience the Waterfall of Truth. If this trip is successful, Ishiro stated that he would also personally go to the front line to pressure Konoha.

Originally, when Iwagakure was busy with its "cultural confidence" campaign, the Cloud, just like in the original story, had put pressure on Konoha. The Fourth Raikage, using war as a threat, demanded that Konoha hand over the culprit who killed the Cloud delegation: the head of the Hyuga clan.

However, unlike in the original story, the one in charge of Konoha this time was Tsunade, and she had no intention of compromising whatsoever. Although Hiruzen and the others had tried to persuade her, it was useless.

If not for the other hidden villages watching from the sidelines, the Fourth Raikage might have really started a war. But with the sea in between, and a monster like Iwagakure, which was no longer much weaker than Konoha, the Fourth Raikage was still relatively rational.

He did not choose to directly retaliate against Konoha but chose to win over Iwagakure.

Ishiro was just regretting not successfully abducting Neji Hyuga, and the Cloud had delivered a good opportunity to his doorstep. How could he miss it?

Even if the Cloud hadn't invited him, he would have wanted to help. Only by letting Hizashi Hyuga die as he did in the original story would Neji have the chance to "turn to the dark side" and possibly join him, the great villain.

After quickly writing a reply, Ishiro convened the higher-ups for another meeting. This meeting was very simple. It involved a Tailed Beast, and Iwagakure didn't need to pay anything, so the higher-ups quickly reached a consensus.

Although no one knew where Ishiro had learned about the Cloud's "Waterfall of Truth," they all tacitly did not ask.

No one even asked what specific function the Waterfall of Truth had.

Ishiro could only awkwardly take the initiative to explain, "This is a result of the Cloud's Jinchuriki research. This Waterfall of Truth allows a Jinchuriki to directly face their inner self. And a Jinchuriki who is open and candid, without any darkness, is more easily recognized by their Tailed Beast."

Everyone nodded with a blank expression, with a posture that said, "If you don't say it, we won't ask. If you say it, we'll just listen."

"Hehe, hehe, haha," Ishiro laughed awkwardly.

The Cloud's reply came quickly. The Fourth Raikage agreed to Ishiro's request but stated that the Waterfall of Truth was dangerous. If there was a problem with Iwagakure's Tailed Beast, the Cloud would not be responsible.

Ishiro naturally didn't care about this kind of thing. He arranged for Ikura to take a batch of elite ninjas directly to the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth.

As for himself, he took Han and their six disciples to the Land of Lightning.

He had been relatively busy recently, with matters in both Konoha and the village. Ishiro hadn't had much free time, so his three disciples had been training on their own during this period.

This time, he was in a hurry. Ishiro was afraid the Fourth Raikage would regret it, so he did not travel on foot like when he went to the Land of Whirlpools before.

Ishiro cast his Porcelain Release, took the seven of them, and flew all the way, heading towards a small island near the Land of Lightning at the fastest speed.

On the way, Riori Uzumaki excitedly told Ishiro that she had finally learned to walk on water. More important than completing the water-walking training was that her close-combat ability had improved a lot.

"Teacher Ishiro, the current me can fight five of my previous self!" Riori said with an excited face, gesturing with both hands in the air.

These days, with no missions and only training, she had been terribly bored. It was great to finally be able to leave the village this time.

Ishiro believed her words. Even without considering the bonus from her Shadow Clones, with her greatly improved chakra control, the improvement in Riori's practical combat ability was indeed not just a little bit.

Ishiro ruffled her head. It seemed it was time to learn the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, but the little girl was in a good mood now, so it was better not to add to her troubles.

Ishiro asked, "Little Riori, when you use the Shadow Clone Technique, do you feel anything when the clones disperse?"

Riori was dumbfounded, blinked her eyes, and said, "What feeling? Do I need to feel anything?"

Ishiro was speechless. The Shadow Clone was not a forbidden jutsu. With a ninja's will, one would naturally not be injured when a single clone dispersed, but there would still be a sense of fatigue and mental shock.

Ishiro was like this. It was just that when he learned the Shadow Clone Technique, he was already Kage-level, and he was originally a ninja whose advantage was his strong spiritual power. He could ignore this bit of impact.

But for a Genin like Riori to feel nothing at all, this was unacceptable.

Ishiro turned his gaze to Akino and Kiyoshi. These two disciples had also learned the Shadow Clone Technique.

Riori also quickly looked at the two, wanting to find out if she had made a mistake in her training.

Akino said, "When the Shadow Clone is dispelled, the mind will be impacted. But it's okay. As long as the Shadow Clone doesn't last for too long, it won't affect the battle."

Kiyoshi was a bit embarrassed. He said, "The impact on me is greater. When the Shadow Clone is dispelled, my memory gets a bit confused. My main body will have a moment of daze. If it's in a battle, it would be very dangerous."

Ishiro nodded. This was normal. If the Shadow Clone only consumed a lot of chakra, why didn't Sasuke use it when fighting Naruto?

Fighting a ninja with extremely poor combat skills like Naruto, if he used a Shadow Clone, Naruto would probably have to expend great effort just to deal with Sasuke's clone.

Hearing that the others all had this feeling, Riori panicked. "Did I practice it wrong?"

Akino couldn't bear it and said, "Riori, don't be afraid. This is a good thing. This is your advantage."

In fact, Akino was also breaking down inside. There were only two situations where one wouldn't feel the impact when a Shadow Clone dispersed: one was having a special physique, and the other was being simple-minded.

She estimated that Riori had both, especially the latter. Riori's Shadow Clones probably had no extra thoughts at all.

"Is that so? That's good then." Riori breathed a sigh of relief. She still trusted Akino very much; the other's IQ was probably infinitely many times her own.

Seeing this, the corner of Ishiro's mouth twitched. He suddenly didn't feel like talking much anymore. After a while, Ishiro said gently to Riori, "Little Riori, come. Teacher will teach you a new ninjutsu, called the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique."

Hearing this, Riori's body stiffened. Then she mechanically turned her head and looked at Ishiro in disbelief. Her good mood from leaving the village was gone in an instant.

Seeing Riori thwarted, Ishiro's mood suddenly improved a lot.

Then Ishiro asked Kiyoshi, "Kiyoshi, how is your Water Release learning progressing?"

Kiyoshi nodded very confidently and said, "Teacher, I've learned all the C-rank ninjutsu you gave me before."

Ishiro frowned. This was not necessarily a good thing. Because he had been busy, Ishiro had given Kiyoshi many C-rank Water Release jutsu.

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