"Oh, where did Minato and Nawaki go?"
Having awakened his Rinnegan, Kazuki felt much more confident, no longer needing to be as timid as before.
Madara was no longer a threat to Kazuki. Even if Madara regained his Rinnegan, Kazuki was confident he wouldn't lose, and might even be stronger than him.
And after activating his Rinnegan, Kazuki's understanding of Sage Mode and Yin-Yang Release also improved significantly.
Next, he planned to research the so-called Six Paths Senjutsu and Truth-Seeking Orbs.
"They went fishing. Ever since he got Samehada, Nawaki has been practicing Water Release more and more frequently. For some reason, he's been clamoring about wanting to sign a contract with the ocean recently. Then he took Minato diving in the sea." Mikoto said with a subtle expression.
"Sign a contract with the ocean?" Kazuki's expression became subtle.
He remembered a previous rumor that Tobirama had signed a contract with the ocean, which was why Tobirama was more like a Mizukage than the Mizukage himself.
Regarding this, Kazuki had asked Mito, as Mito was, after all, Tobirama's sister-in-law, and Tobirama held Mito in great respect.
But when Mito heard Kazuki's question, her expression became subtle, though she did not directly deny the possibility.
Perhaps even Mito herself didn't know if Tobirama had signed a contract with the ocean. Such a thing might be impossible for others, but if it happened to Tobirama, it was entirely possible.
He hadn't expected Nawaki to seemingly remember his teasing words and want to sign a contract with the ocean?
Of course, this planet actually has a consciousness. Kazuki believed this, just as the birth of Hagoromo and Hamura was also related to the planet's consciousness.
Kaguya couldn't possibly look favorably upon the natives of the planet. Hagoromo and Hamura were born from Kaguya through a blessing. Of course, it's also possible that it was an excess of the Chakra Fruit's energy, and Kaguya's digestive capacity was insufficient, so she separated the excess energy into the two brothers, Hagoromo and Hamura.
But if there was the planet's self-preservation involved, it doesn't seem incomprehensible.
Kazuki could vaguely sense the existence of some so-called planetary consciousness, but the other party remained unfathomable to Kazuki. He needed to study it thoroughly later.
"By the way, can this really be done?" Mikoto asked with great curiosity.
"I don't know, but theoretically, it should be possible. As for whether Nawaki can do it, I also don't know." Kazuki paused, then added, "There are also gods in this world."
Kazuki thought of his ocular technique, Takemikazuchi. With this technique, Kazuki could be considered the Thunder God of this planet.
So what did that make him? A man who signed a contract with lightning?
"Gods? Are they sages like the Slug Sage?" Rinka quickly thought of the Three Sage Regions.
"Probably not, but there's no big problem with Nawaki training in the sea. With Nawaki's talent, perhaps he has found a path suitable for him." Kazuki mused and spoke.
Originally, Kazuki thought Nawaki would follow the path of a miniature Tobirama, as his Water Release talent was excellent, and he had a good amount of Chakra.
It's just that his combat intelligence was far inferior to Tobirama's. Kazuki had fought Tobirama in his prime and clearly knew how troublesome he was.
When it came to annoying people and targeting the Uchiha, Kazuki would declare Tobirama the strongest.
Nawaki still had a gap between him and Tobirama. But Kisame was different. Kisame had excellent Water Release, and Nawaki would not be inferior to Kisame.
Kisame had vast Chakra, and Nawaki's Chakra was also considerable. With the help of Samehada, Nawaki's Chakra might not actually be less than Kisame's.
Water Release Master, Tailed Beast without a Tail—these titles could all be applied to Nawaki in the future. No one would think that Tobirama's Water Release inheritance would be worse than Kisame's, right?
"Be careful not to be caught up by Nawaki later." Kazuki then chuckled lightly, reminding them.
Mikoto and Rinka fell silent. They had witnessed Nawaki's recent growth, and he might truly be on the right path.
Not to mention Nawaki, even Minato's progress speed exceeded their imagination.
Indeed, some geniuses are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
After Minato solidified his foundation, his learning talent became apparent. Aside from Kazuki, Minato was the most outstanding in terms of learning.
Fortunately, his physical talent was somewhat inferior to theirs. Otherwise, in the future, they might actually be caught up by Minato.
...
Thus, Kazuki and his group, besides training, occasionally went out to gather intelligence, cause some trouble for Kirigakure, and disrupt the Land of Water's supplies. They were living quite well.
And their team caused huge trouble for Kirigakure, but Kirigakure had no way to deal with Kazuki's team.
If their numbers were small, they couldn't defeat Kazuki. If their numbers were large, Kazuki could take the others and leave using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Kazuki usually researched Yin-Yang Release, and indeed, the previously obscure Yin-Yang Release had become much simpler for the current Kazuki. At least, he could easily create those black rods, but creating Truth-Seeking Orbs was quite difficult.
Suddenly, Kazuki received a scroll from Katsuyu. When he saw the intelligence on it, his expression suddenly changed.
"What's wrong?" Mikoto instantly grasped Kazuki's emotions and quickly asked.
"Iwagakure has declared war on Konoha. It's no longer the minor skirmishes from before, they've dispatched an army of ten thousand towards the Land of Fire." Kazuki said with a heavy tone and a complex gaze.
"An army of ten thousand?" At this, both Mikoto and Rinka, among others, became anxious.
That was an army of ten thousand!
Konoha was already at war with Kirigakure and Sunagakure. Previously, Kirigakure had mobilized tens of thousands of personnel, which greatly consumed Konoha's active forces.
So, what about the Iwagakure battlefield?