Becoming the Tsuchikage in the Naruto World

Chapter 323: The Cloud Follows Suit

The arrangements for Neji went very smoothly. After being discharged from the hospital, he was taken away by Ōnoki. There, without needing much of Ishiro's concern, Neji's education in both ideology and training would be handled by Ōnoki and Kitsuchi.

At this time, the Cloud Village had also chosen to withdraw their troops, just like Iwagakure. After returning, the Fourth Raikage, who was preparing to study the Byakugan, discovered that the eye they had obtained was just an empty shell; its internal structure had long been destroyed by the Caged Bird Seal.

The暴躁 (bàozào - irritable/fierce) Raikage once again smashed his desk.

"Lord Raikage, we've figured it out. The body we obtained was actually that of the Hyuga branch family's Hizashi Hyuga. He is the biological younger brother of the Hyuga main family's Hiashi Hyuga. The two look exactly alike," an Anbu member in charge of intelligence told A the truth he had just investigated.

"Damn it! Tsunade is too cunning! And Iwagakure! Did the Fourth Tsuchikage, Ishiro, know this was fake?" A was first furious, then as if thinking of something, he suddenly asked about Ishiro.

"He should have known," the intelligence ninja said. "Because just as we were threatening Konoha, Iwagakure demanded Hizashi Hyuga's son from Konoha. Although we don't know the process, they definitely used us."

"Ishiro, damn it!" A raised his fist and wanted to smash the desk again but found that the desk was already gone.

"Did the Iwagakure Jinchuriki gain anything from the Waterfall of Truth?" A, with nothing to smash, had to change the subject.

"The Iwagakure Jinchuriki who entered the Waterfall of Truth this time should be the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, named Han. The other party stayed in the Waterfall of Truth for a very long time and finally walked out safely. It should have been a success."

"Damn it!" A was extremely angry. In this Byakugan incident, his performance was like that of a true reckless brute.

The thought that he had struggled for so long, sacrificed an entire delegation, lost all face, and even threatened Konoha with war, only for all the benefits to be obtained by Iwagakure, made A want to smash things.

"Get Killer Bee, Darui, and Yugito for me!" A knew that the current Iwagakure was not to be trifled with, perhaps even more difficult to deal with than Konoha. Because Konoha had at least lost its adult Jinchuriki, but both of Iwagakure's Jinchuriki were in their prime.

Not long after, a listless Darui and an energetic Yugito arrived at the Raikage's office.

A looked at Darui, first nodding in satisfaction, but then immediately became dissatisfied with Darui's vigor, "Darui, starting tomorrow, you will train in the Lightning Release Stimulation Method with me. You must learn it within a year, do you hear me?"

Darui looked茫然 (mángrán - blank/confused). What was this situation? Why was he suddenly given such a mission? Had the Fourth Raikage been stimulated in some way?

However, the Fourth Raikage clearly did not give him a chance to refuse or bargain. His tone was very certain; he was not discussing but giving an order.

Helplessly, Darui could only give a listless acknowledgment.

"Yugito, how have you and the Two-Tails been getting along recently?" A ignored Darui and turned directly to ask Yugito.

Hearing this, Yugito, whose body was originally eager to try, stiffened, and then said, "Lord Raikage, the Two-Tails has not yet fully acknowledged me."

A frowned and said, "From tomorrow on, you will train with Killer Bee. Let him teach you how to communicate with the Two-Tails."

After speaking, A looked around. "Where's Killer Bee? Why isn't he here yet?"

As soon as his voice fell, the sound of Killer Bee's rapping came from outside the door, "Big bro, big bro, I'm guiding the village's next generation, yo! Why in such a hurry, what's the situation?"

A said, "Starting tomorrow, you will guide Yugito's training in communicating with the Tailed Beast. Iwagakure's Jinchuriki has passed the trial of the Waterfall of Truth, and their strength has increased again. We cannot fall behind."

"Okay, big bro! Little Yugito, follow me, yo!" After speaking, Killer Bee was about to leave.

With a boom, A punched Killer Bee on the head and said, "I'm not finished talking yet."

"Big bro, take your time," Killer Bee was once again startled by his irascible older brother.

A turned and called for an Anbu, asking, "How has the research on Jiraiya's body been going all these years?"

That Anbu said, "Lord Raikage, the research on Jiraiya's body has been relatively smooth. A seal was placed in Jiraiya's mind, so we couldn't obtain most of his ninjutsu, but there have been gains. Through the slow analysis of the intelligence department, we have obtained Jiraiya's method of training in Mount Myoboku's Sage Jutsu."

"It's just that the Sage Jutsu training of Mount Myoboku requires sending people there; it cannot be achieved in our village."

A frowned and asked, "Then how did Iwagakure do it? Did they also train in Sage Jutsu through the three great Sage Regions?"

The Anbu said, "We are not clear about this either. But one thing can be confirmed: Iwagakure has not made contact with the three great Sage Regions. Their Sage Jutsu is not the same as the three great Sage Regions'."

A had just asked casually and didn't care too much about the source of Iwa's Sage Jutsu. Instead, he asked directly, "Do our people have a chance to train in Mount Myoboku's Sage Jutsu?"

That Anbu said, "We do. Although we have summoned the toads of Mount Myoboku using Jiraiya's blood, they are not willing to sign a summoning contract with us."

"However, they are not resistant to the matter of training in Sage Jutsu. The Mount Myoboku side said that since the Warring States period, outsiders have often gone to Mount Myoboku to train in Sage Jutsu."

"They also gave us the method to enter Mount Myoboku."

"It's just that the Sage Jutsu training of Mount Myoboku is dangerous. A single misstep could lead to turning into a stone toad. And we cannot determine what kind of person is suitable for training in Sage Jutsu, so we have not taken any action."

A thought for a moment and asked Killer Bee, "Bee, ask the Eight-Tails what kind of ninja is suitable for training in Sage Jutsu."

Killer Bee asked curiously, "Ask Little Eight?"

"That's right. The Eight-Tails has been alive for who knows how long. It might know some things," A said.

Killer Bee nodded and began to chat with the Eight-Tails in his heart.

After a while, Killer Bee spoke up, "Big bro, Little Eight said that it's not very clear about Sage Jutsu either, but it said that people with a simple mind might find it easier to master."

"Simple-minded?" A was somewhat skeptical. Currently, the only known person in the ninja world who knew Sage Jutsu was our protagonist. But in A's perception, Ishiro should not have the evaluation of being simple-minded, no matter what.

After a while, A gritted his teeth and said to that Anbu, "According to this condition, select ten people from the village's Jonin. In addition, select three complex-minded ninjas. Send them all on a trip to Mount Myoboku. Let's first find out what kind of person is suitable for training in Sage Jutsu."

"Yes." That Anbu acknowledged and left.

Although the Fourth Raikage had always presented himself as a reckless brute, his mind was actually very meticulous. He had seen from Ishiro arranging for Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, to enter the Waterfall of Truth that Ishiro probably had no plans to launch a war in the coming years but was placing his hopes a few years later. In these few years, Iwagakure's focus should be on cultivating elite ninjas.

Thus, the Fourth Raikage decisively chose to follow suit.

...

And after both the Cloud and Iwa had withdrawn their troops, Konoha also sent a message to Danzō at the front line, asking him to withdraw his troops and return to the village.

But Danzō was reluctant to return and found various excuses. The result was just stalling.

It turned out that in the recent turmoil in the ninja world, Danzō had not been idle. The ninjas who had followed him to the border this time were all elites, whom Danzō had coveted for a long time.

This batch of ninjas, along with those who were already at the border, totaled about 2,000. Excluding those with special status, or those who were particularly close to Hiruzen or Tsunade, and further excluding those with average talent whom Danzō looked down on, there were about seven or eight hundred left.

These past few days, Danzō had been constantly inciting these seven or eight hundred ninjas to join his Root. And believe it or not, some were actually persuaded by him.

All in all, at least two to three hundred ninjas had either directly joined Root or expressed their willingness to support Danzō.

Danzō felt that if he was given a little more time, he might be able to win over a few dozen or even a hundred more. So, when the order from Konoha Village came, Danzō kept suppressing it and not executing it.

It wasn't until Hiruzen couldn't stand it anymore, personally made a trip to the front line, and gave Danzō a good scolding, that the army was brought back.

As a result, when the two brought the army back to Konoha, Tsunade almost flew into a rage. Konoha had been unstable these years, and the number of ninjas was not abundant. The number of missions had always exceeded the number of ninjas available to perform them. But Danzō had been holding onto several thousand people without using them. And now that they were finally back, there were several hundred fewer.

How could Tsunade swallow this? She immediately convened a high-level meeting and pointed at Danzō's nose, giving him a furious roar.

However, Danzō had long anticipated this situation. If Tsunade had no reaction at all, then that would be worthy of his vigilance. He just waited for Tsunade to finish scolding, then lightly shifted the topic to the Uchiha and Hyuga clans.

And then Hiruzen had to stand up and speak for Danzō. He had no choice. When dealing with the powerful clans, he still needed Danzō's strength. At the very least, Danzō had to be the one to take the blame.

In the days Danzō was not around, he and Tsunade had cooperated, and he had been playing the role that Danzō used to play. This feeling of being the scapegoat was too uncomfortable. He was not a professional, after all!

After the meeting was dismissed, as Danzō walked out of the conference room with his back to the others, a cold smile appeared on his face, "Hmph, Hiruzen, you are still the same."

"However, my power is still not enough. With just these few people, it's not enough to seize power." Danzō began to think as he walked.

Soon, Danzō had an idea. This time, he had held off Iwagakure at the front line, and it was the several thousand Iwa elites led by the Fourth Tsuchikage Ishiro, Ikura, and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki. This was a fact that should be well-publicized.

In contrast, Hiruzen and Tsunade, who were in the village, had done nothing against the Cloud and ultimately had to let the biological younger brother of the Hyuga clan head commit suicide in exchange for peace. This kind of thing should be analyzed in comparison.

Konoha belonged to everyone. This kind of thing couldn't be hidden; it had to be well-publicized.

"I believe there will be no shortage of people who disagree with Tsunade's approach."

"It seems I can win over another batch of ninjas."

Having experienced multiple failures, Danzō had finally changed his strategy and was preparing to walk the path of seizing power.

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