In the Raikage's office, A held a scroll that was remarkably small compared to his palm, looking at the intelligence recorded within it.
The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Mito, wife of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama… Ever since the Nine-Tailed was sealed within her, it has never gone berserk.
Is this the power of the Uzumaki Clan? Not just their Sealing Technique, but also their abundant vitality. Is it the combination of these two that gives a Jinchuriki the ability to completely suppress the Nine-Tailed?
A put down the scroll, resting his cheek on his fisted right hand, contemplating the possibility of plundering the Sealing Technique from the Whirlpool Hidden Village. The Eight-Tails' repeated rampages had caused immense damage to the Village.
He thought of the Village's Sealing Technique used to seal Tailed Beasts, which was not particularly sophisticated, or even complete.
It had no comparison whatsoever to the perfect Sealing Technique of the Uzumaki Clan.
A picked up the scroll from the table, lightning flickering in his hand. The scroll burned to ashes in his grasp.
This intelligence… its source is too strange.
A recalled the Village's recent failed attempt to seal the Eight-Tails into a Jinchuriki and felt that this intelligence was suspiciously timed.
But this was intelligence brought back by the Village's intelligence Ninja, risking their lives… One could only say that the timing of this intelligence's appearance was too coincidental.
A did not rashly decide to go to the Whirlpool Hidden Village to seize the Sealing Technique. The entire Ninja World knew about the friendly alliance between the Whirlpool Hidden Village and Konoha. If they were to attack the Whirlpool Hidden Village, Konoha would definitely send Ninja to support them.
Currently, Kumogakure, A was confident in his own invincibility in battle, but Kumogakure's overall strength was far inferior to the combined forces of Konoha and the Whirlpool Hidden Village.
Most importantly, Konoha not only had Hiruzen Sarutobi, but also Danzo Shimura, Utatane Koharu, Homura Mitokado, as well as the Uchiha Clan, the three clans known as Ino–Shika–Chō, and the troublesome Byakugan clan.
For a moment, A couldn't think of how Kumogakure could seize the Sealing Technique from Konoha and the Whirlpool Hidden Village. He could only wait for the right opportunity.
Land of Water, Hidden Mist Village.
Like Kumogakure, Hidden Mist also encountered trouble in creating Jinchuriki. Hidden Mist's Sealing Technique was unable to seal Tailed Beasts into Jinchuriki, and many people had already died just from Jinchuriki research.
The Third Mizukage held a scroll, looking at the intelligence on it.
Land of Whirlpools, Uzushiogakure, the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Technique… The Third Mizukage tapped his finger on the desk. No wonder Konoha's Nine-Tailed had never gone berserk; it was because the Nine-Tailed was sealed within Uzumaki Mito.
The Uzumaki Clan possessed the Sealing Technique capable of sealing Tailed Beasts. If Uzushiogakure and Konoha allied… The Third Mizukage abruptly stood up from his chair, his narrowed eyes slightly opening.
Konoha was no longer in the era of Senju Hashirama. It was Senju Hashirama who had distributed the Tailed Beasts to them.
If the current Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, were to ever conceive the idea of taking Hidden Mist's Tailed Beasts, allied with the Uzumaki Clan… With the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Technique, Hidden Mist would have no way to protect the Three-Tails and Six-Tails.
It seems he needs to find a way to make Konoha lose Uzushiogakure as a powerful ally.
What would happen if Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure received this intelligence?
The Third Mizukage looked at the scroll in his hand, a plan forming in his mind. Since Hidden Mist couldn't eliminate Uzushiogakure, they would drag other Various Ninja Villages into it.
He didn't believe other Various Ninja Villages wouldn't be wary once they knew that the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Technique could perfectly seal Tailed Beasts.
Land of Earth, Iwagakure.
Ōnoki looked gravely at the scroll on the table. Knowing that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was Uzumaki Mito and that the Uzumaki Clan possessed a Sealing Technique capable of perfectly sealing Jinchuriki gave him a sense of crisis, but he didn't believe that attacking Uzushiogakure was a good choice.
With Iwagakure's strength, facing Uzushiogakure and Konoha simultaneously, even if they could destroy or even eliminate most of the Uzumaki Clan, how would Iwagakure's losses be accounted for?
Once Iwagakure engaged in battle with Uzushiogakure and Konoha, the other Various Ninja Villages would likely not miss this opportunity.
Sunagakure had withdrawn early in the previous war, preserving its strength, and the Kazekage had not died in the war. What if, while Iwagakure attacked Uzushiogakure, Iwagakure and Kumogakure chose to attack Iwagakure at that time… Moreover, the source of this intelligence was too suspicious. It seemed as if someone knew Iwagakure was conducting Jinchuriki research and deliberately sent the intelligence over. Rash action would only put Iwagakure in a disadvantageous position.
Land of Wind, Hidden Sand Village.
"Intelligence of no value."
The Third Kazekage casually tossed the scroll, which contained important intelligence, into the air. Black iron sand instantly shredded it.
Sunagakure had already successfully created the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
Regarding Jinchuriki research, the Second Kazekage, Shamon, had already begun before the First Shinobi World War.
After the failed first attack on Konoha, Sunagakure did not participate in the subsequent wars. This was not only to preserve its strength but also to devote time and energy to researching Puppet Ninjutsu and developing Ninjutsu to control sand through the study of Ichibi Shukaku.
His Ninjutsu for controlling iron sand was developed from the sand control Ninjutsu developed by the Second Kazekage, Lord Shamon.
Now, with the appearance of this intelligence, the Third Kazekage realized that someone had deliberately leaked the intelligence to Sunagakure's intelligence Ninja, and their purpose was self-evident.
"Such important intelligence, just destroyed like that?"
Chiyo, with her arms crossed, looked at the scroll shredded by the iron sand, feeling a bit regretful. She extended her hands, Chakra threads falling onto each fragment. Her hands waved continuously, moving as fast as lightning, creating countless afterimages. The scroll, shredded by the iron sand, was restored in the blink of an eye.
"As expected of Chiyo, who inherited Monzaemon's mantle."
The Third Kazekage saw Chiyo's movements. Piecing together the scroll shredded by iron sand required not only control over Chakra threads but also a test of memory.
"However, this intelligence is not as important as you think."
"Perhaps we can use this intelligence."
Chiyo looked at the scroll in her hand. If not for her Chakra acting as an adhesive, the scroll would instantly revert to fragments.
"It's clear someone wants to use Sunagakure. In the last war, only Sunagakure withdrew early and preserved its strength. What the situation is now, Chiyo, you wouldn't not know. And Lord Shamon's death—there's a strong scent of conspiracy here."
A cold smile appeared on the Third Kazekage's face. He had already seen through the purpose of the person who deliberately allowed the intelligence Ninja to obtain the intelligence. He even suspected whether Lord Shamon's death was related to that mysterious entity.
In the last war of the Five Kage, only Sunagakure's Kazekage was still alive. However, Lord Shamon died mysteriously soon after.
How could Sunagakure not investigate the death of the important Second Kazekage?
Lord Shamon did not die from poisoning, nor did he experience battle before his death.
Although he was reluctant to admit it, the person who killed Lord Shamon succeeded without being discovered.
"Lord Shamon…"
Chiyo fell silent. Lord Shamon's death was more like a taboo in Sunagakure, a taboo no one was willing to mention. Some even rumored that Lord Shamon's death was related to Shukaku's curse.
Of course, the person who spread that rumor disappeared forever on a dark and windy night, becoming a missing person who has yet to be found.
The Third Kazekage was well aware of Sunagakure's disadvantages compared to other Various Ninja Villages.
Among the Five Great Ninja Villages, Sunagakure's environment was the harshest, and its population was the smallest.
Because of this, if Sunagakure Village wanted to gain an advantage among the Various Ninja Villages, it could not act rashly. Every action had to be exceptionally careful, achieving the greatest results with the smallest cost.
This was also why, when other Various Ninja Villages sent Ninja to assassinate Orochimaru, Sunagakure only tried once and then stopped sending Ninja for assassination. It simply couldn't afford the cost.
Looking at the losses of the various Various Ninja Villages, one could see how wise his decision was.
Land of Fire, Konoha.
In the open space near Orochimaru's house, a hurricane swept through, carrying away the deep white snow covering the ground.
"Jiraiya, you have a Wind Release foundation. Learning Wind Release: Swift Wind Wall won't be difficult. The essence of Wind Release: Swift Wind Wall is the nature transformation and shape transformation of Chakra."
Orochimaru tossed a shuriken into the air, formed the Seal of Confrontation with her hands, and the wind formed by Wind Release Chakra enveloped the shuriken. Under her control, the shuriken spun around her.
"Amazing!"
Jiraiya's eyes sparkled, his face full of excitement as he clenched his fists, watching the shuriken revolve around Orochimaru. He became even more determined to master this Ninjutsu.
"Just like this. Once you have a certain grasp of Chakra's nature transformation and shape transformation, you can do it too."
Orochimaru took out a scroll and threw it to Jiraiya. It was the scroll containing the Wind Release: Swift Wind Wall.
"I understand!"
Jiraiya caught the scroll, eager to open it.
"Wind Release's characteristic is cutting. Wind Release: Swift Wind Wall can not only manipulate Ninja tools, but also reinforce them."
Orochimaru formed the Chen hand seal again. Wind Release Chakra condensed on a shuriken, forming a Wind Release saw disc with a diameter of over one meter. Under Orochimaru's control, it flew forward, sawing a large tree in half from bottom to top.
"That's amazing!"
Jiraiya looked at the tree sawn in half. He hadn't expected the Ninjutsu could be used this way. He opened the scroll and read it carefully.
"The same Ninjutsu, when used by different people, will have different effects. Everyone's understanding of Ninjutsu is different, which will also lead to corresponding changes."
This was not Orochimaru speaking nonsense. Taking Great Fireball Technique as an example, even when performed by members of the Uchiha Clan, there would be slight differences. This difference was reflected in the caster's mastery of nature transformation and shape transformation.
"Orochimaru, I want to learn that move of yours!"
Tsunade ran to Orochimaru's side. Seeing that she was really teaching Jiraiya Wind Release: Swift Wind Wall, she wanted to learn how to use Yang Release Chakra to reinforce her body.
"Isn't your monstrous strength enough?"
Orochimaru thought Tsunade's physique was already abnormal. The Senju Clan's inherited monstrous strength had become her instinct; she could even use it while sleeping, which was truly deadly.
"I want to learn, are you going to teach me or not?"
Tsunade's cheeks puffed out slightly, and her bright brown eyes stared at Orochimaru with dissatisfaction.
"Actually, there's not much to teach. You already have experience developing Lightning Release: Lightning Stimulation. It's not difficult to use Yang Release Chakra to stimulate body cells to achieve body reinforcement."
Orochimaru rolled up her sleeve, exposing her pale white arm to the cold air, from which white steam emanated. She used Yang Release Chakra to stimulate the cells in her arm to expand. Her arm instantly swelled a circle, and veins bulged. Then, she punched the ground.
Bang—!
The frozen, hardened ground violently shook, caved in, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared.
Jiraiya's hand trembled, and the scroll in his hand almost fell to the ground. Imagining himself being punched by Orochimaru, he couldn't help but shiver. He was very glad that Orochimaru was a quiet and lovely girl, and not a terrifyingly violent woman like Tsunade.
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