Naruto: Uchiha is not Raikage!

"Please come over here."

Shibuki's expression showed a hint of surprise upon seeing the hookah.

Shuiyan used to be an excellent ninja in the village, but ultimately betrayed the village for power.

Kiyoshi nodded slightly and followed Sheki.

Takigakure was once quite strong, but after several Shinobi World Wars, it has declined to the point where it is even struggling to produce some Jonin.

However, relying on the "Hero's Water," at every crucial moment, outstanding ninjas would choose to sacrifice their lives to become heroes and protect the village.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been allocated the Seven-Tails in the first place.

The two passed through many waterfalls and passages, finally arriving at the interior of Takigakure Village.

In the quiet room, a ninja from Takigakure served Kiyoshi a cup of tea.

"This is a specialty of our Takigakure Village. Please, Hokage, have a taste."

Shemu adopted a very humble posture.

Kiyoshi looked at the very young Shibuki, took the teacup and took a small sip.

Shibuki first appeared in "Naruto OVA 2: Battle at the Hidden Waterfall, I Am a Hero".

Although he inherited the position of leader of Takigakure Village from his father, he was timid and cowardly.

Finally, persuaded by Naruto's persuasive words, he drank the "Hero's Water" to protect the village and fight against the invading enemy. In the end, he and Naruto defeated the enemy and saved the entire village.

As for the Jinchuriki, they did not appear during that period.

Kiyoshi guessed that Suigan took advantage of the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki's absence and joined forces with a group of Jonin-level rogue ninja to raid Takigakure's home.

"good."

Kiyoshi said casually.

When Shibuki heard Kiyoshi say that, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He always felt that Kiyoshi had a very strong aura that made people unconsciously lower their posture.

That's the kind of aura that only the strongest, those who have fought their way through countless battles, possess.

"These are some trade opportunities that our Takigakure Village can offer."

Shemu produced a list.

Kiyoshi's reason for visiting Takigakure Village was to strengthen cooperation between the two villages and promote their common development.

The Third Shinobi World War was not spared from Takigakure, which faced the challenge of post-war reconstruction.

Kiyoshi made no move and quietly put down his teacup.

"This is a collaboration between Konoha and us."

Standing behind Kiyoshi, Shizune took out a list belonging to Konoha.

Jingyin is a quiet and gentle girl, and she is also good at handling these kinds of things.

Remembering that Shizune had served as Tsunade's Hokage secretary in the original work, Kiyoshi specially brought Shizune along to assist her this time.

Shibuki took it and carefully looked at the terms.

As the young leader of Takigakure Village, he received training from the village's higher-ups.

The precautions that need to be taken into account have been known in advance.

To Shibuki's surprise, what Konoha offered was very practical, and accepting this cooperation would be entirely beneficial.

"We agree, Hokage."

After observing for about twenty minutes, Shibuki made his decision.

"very good."

Kiyoshi opened his eyes, a faint arc of electricity flashing within them.

While Shibuki was deep in thought, Kiyoshi closed his eyes and meditated, refining his chakra for training.

The bloodline limit of "Magnetic" Release originates from chakra, and can be considered a nature transformation of chakra.

Therefore, the magnetic force of "magnetic" escape also needs to be extracted through the heart, the largest meridian system.

This is an essential process for all Magnet Release ninjas, including the Third Kazekage and the Fourth Kazekage Rasa when using Magnet Release.

However, after these days of training, Kiyoshi's bioelectricity became increasingly powerful.

His electrical current drives the cells in his body, allowing him to discharge electricity directly from the cells.

Now, it can faintly emit magnetic force directly from the cells, allowing this magnetic force and electric current to work together to form a special magnetic field, which together tempers the cells.

That is to say... the magnetic field rotates.

However, Qing Si's development is not yet deep enough; at present, it can only be used as a means to accelerate physical training.

"Such powerful... chakra."

Shemu thought to himself.

He had just seen the flash of electricity in Kiyoshi's eyes and was greatly alarmed.

The secret passage truly lives up to its reputation as the shadow of a great power; its strength is indeed formidable.

"I have come here with two small requests."

Upon hearing this, Shemu immediately focused his attention.

Kiyoshi had previously mentioned outside that he wanted to discuss a few things with me.

Now it seems that this is referring to the current situation.

"Please speak, Hokage."

The wooden path.

"I've heard that your village has a magical liquid called 'Hero's Water.' Could you lend me some?"

Qingsi said calmly.

That's right, he was just borrowing some.

As for when it will be returned, that depends on the circumstances.

"This……"

Shemu's expression immediately changed.

"Lord Shibuki, we cannot grant his request!"

The speaker was a man.

He had short, blue-green hair and orange pupils.

He has dark skin and wears a ninja headband that identifies him as a Takigakure ninja.

Kiyoshi's gaze fell on the tube he was carrying on his back.

By focusing his vision slightly and using some of his pupil strength, he could see that there were many very fine powdery particles on the surface of the tube.

These scales probably leaked out unintentionally during storage. Unless observed using special methods like pupil magic, even the user probably wouldn't be able to detect them.

And his identity is obvious: the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki!

Only the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki can use the "Secret Technique: Scale Powder Concealment Technique".

These scales are the medium used to perform this technique.

In the original story, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki is a dark-skinned girl, about the same age as Naruto and his friends.

Judging from the current situation, this was the previous Jinchūriki of the Seven-Tails.

"The 'Hero's Water' is the sacred water of Takigakure Village; it cannot be given to outsiders!"

The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki appeared to be very aggressive.

"do not get excited."

Shibuki quickly calmed down the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, afraid of angering Kiyoshi.

After all, they are not among the five great nations. If Konoha and Takigakure were to go to war, their fate would be almost predictable.

"I'm just curious about how this thing works, not that I want to take it all...borrow it."

Kiyoshi continued.

The current reserves of "Hero's Water" should be equivalent to the amount in an ordinary gourd.

Only a small amount of this holy water can be collected from the giant tree every hundred years.

Kiyoshi speculated that this enormous tree, which could give birth to "Hero's Water," might be related to the divine tree.

It can enhance the user's chakra and also devour life force.

This is very similar to the characteristics of the divine tree.

The Uchiha clan has a divine artifact like the "Uchiha Fan" made from the Divine Tree, so there are likely still some other Divine Tree materials in the ninja world.

It's not impossible that a portion of the divine tree's power gave birth to this giant tree.

"Lord Hokage, the 'Water of Heroes' is far too precious. Could we exchange it for something else?"

Shibuki hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Hmm, how about this, let the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki spar with me. I'm very curious about how strong the only tailed beast that can fly is."

Kiyoshi looked at the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

If verbal negotiation fails, then the only option left is to show force.

If Takigakure Village still doesn't know what's good for them, Kiyoshi will hide his identity and come to take it himself.

He called it a discussion, but it was more like a notification.

This is the tragedy of the weak.

Unable to protect what they want to protect.

The still chaotic Land of Rain is a prime example of this.

The Akatsuki organization can only try its best to ensure peace within the country, but with the infiltration of various forces, unruly organizations emerge from time to time.

Even after their power expanded, some of Akatsuki's new members would collude with outsiders.

This is where Yahiko's limitation lies; not everyone has such a high level of awareness.

Many people are just short-sighted fools who only care about immediate gains.

In a place like the Land of Rain, where war rages on for years and most people have no opportunity to receive an education, ignorance prevails.

If it weren't for the numerous waterfalls that shield the land from the elements, the land of waterfalls would have ended up like the land of rain.

"Lord Shibuki, please let me do it."

The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki was full of confidence.

He wanted to see just how strong this man, who was rumored to be able to subdue tailed beasts, really was.

There are different levels of flying ninjutsu, and he didn't believe that Kiyoshi could catch up with his speed in the air.

The Seven-Tails' power allows it to grow butterfly wings on its back, making it incredibly fast, and the scales can blind its opponents.

According to the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, once the Uchiha clan loses their Sharingan, their strength will be greatly diminished.

Even if Kiyoshi has other bloodline limits, it is not a cause for concern.

"……it is good."

Shemu struggled to speak.

He understood the purpose behind Qing Si's actions.

However, facing the massive Konoha, the small Takigakure Village was completely at a disadvantage.

Moreover, he had only recently taken over as leader and lacked confidence in leading Takigakure Village back to its former glory.

"Kiyoshi, why don't we have someone else take over?"

Kurenai Yuhi pulled Seiji's sleeves.

She didn't want Kiyoshi to fight the Tailed Beasts.

Even if Kiyoshi's past strength proved that he could fight against the tailed beasts, what battle is without risk?

No ninja can say for sure that they will survive or be injured.

Even the legendary ninja god Hashirama Senju couldn't do that.

"What, are you worried about me?"

Kiyoshi turned around and grabbed Kurenai's hand.

I gently stroked her slender, white fingertips; the touch was warm and soft.

Young girls' hands are so delicate.

"do not do that."

Kurenai could sense Shizune's questioning gaze.

That gaze made her cheeks burn, and she wished she could cover them with her hands.

Unfortunately, her hand was being played with by Kiyoshi, and she couldn't pull it away.

"I'll be back as soon as I go."

After stroking her for a while, Kiyoshi tapped Kurenai's forehead with his finger and walked forward.

The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki snorted coldly and strode out.

Kurenai covered her forehead, looking at Kiyoshi's retreating figure with a hint of resentment.

"Let's go, mute!"

Kurenai spoke to Shizune, who was standing there stunned, her breath sweet as orchids.

"okay."

Mute came to her senses.

She inexplicably felt a little envious of the relaxed relationship between Kiyoshi and Kurenai.

Although she was nominally Kiyoshi's senior, Kiyoshi surpassed her in every aspect, including medical ninjutsu and social status.

Faced with such a genius, Shizune felt somewhat inferior, but also longed to get closer.

"what happened?"

Yuhi Kurenai asked.

"No...nothing."

The image of the first time she met Kiyoshi came to mind.

At that time, she was secretly observing Kiyoshi. Kiyoshi was very small and thin.

I never imagined he would grow up to be such a tall and handsome man.

Kurenai Yuhi had no idea what Shizune was thinking, only feeling a bit strange and suspicious. "Youth dancing with tailed beasts, huh? So exciting!"

Matt Kai excitedly went out, like a green whirlwind.

……

In front of a huge lake in Takigaku Village.

Surrounded by numerous waterfalls, Takigakure Village is like an isolated island floating on the water.

To avoid the battle between the two causing widespread damage to the land, the ninjas of Takigakure decided to hold the sparring match between Kiyoshi and the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki on a lake.

At this moment, Kiyoshi and the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki were standing in the center of the lake.

"Secret Technique: Scale Powder Concealment Technique!"

The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki spat out all the scales he had hidden in his mouth beforehand.

In an instant, countless golden powders fell from the sky, drifting across the lake with the wind.

"The battle has begun."

Kurenai Yuhi stared intently at Kiyoshi.

At the edge of the lake, many Takigakure ninjas formed hand seals to maintain the barrier.

This barrier completely enclosed the lake, preventing the battle inside from affecting the outside world.

In just a few seconds, the scales spread from the center to the edge of the barrier, where they were blocked.

"Such a fast spread rate."

Silent opening.

Even the central Qing Si was covered by these scales.

"That's right, it's indeed effective against ordinary Uchiha."

Kiyoshi made a casual comment.

"Secret Technique: Scale Powder Concealment Technique" can paralyze the opponent's movements and obstruct their vision; the scale powder even has the ability to track enemies.

Unfortunately, he ran into Kiyoshi, and none of these effects would work on him.

The moment the numbing scales penetrated the body through the skin, they were broken down by the electric current within Kiyoshi's body.

And it obstructs the view...

Even without activating "Perfect Sage Mode," Kiyoshi can sense the location of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki using Yang Release chakra.

boom!
Ripples were blown across the lake.

The tailed beast chakra within the bodies of the seven Jinchūriki continued to surge forth, covering their entire bodies in a dark red "tailed beast cloak".

Although the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki was confident, he wasn't stupid.

He immediately adopted his strongest stance when facing Kiyoshi.

He cannot achieve "complete tailed beast transformation," and his current "half-tailed beast transformation" is the strongest he can use.

Whoosh!
The sound of something cutting through the air rang out rapidly.

Dark red seven-tailed wings sprouted from the back of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, and he instantly flew from a distance to Kiyoshi.

"Insect bites!"

The seven dark red tails behind him attacked Kiyoshi together.

Kiyoshi raised his arm and steadily caught the blow.

Bang!
The resulting air currents created waves on the lake's surface.

"what!"

The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki felt his arms going numb.

Before he could marvel at Kiyoshi's immense strength, he quickly dodged to the right, avoiding Kiyoshi's whip kick.

In a short period of time, the two had already exchanged no less than dozens of blows.

The resulting shockwave caused a depression in the lake beneath our feet, and the fish inside fled frantically.

The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki acted decisively, quickly flying into the sky to avoid close combat with Kiyoshi.

At Kiyoshi's feet, water droplets floated up from the lake surface as he leaped up to catch up with the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

Just as the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki breathed a sigh of relief, he witnessed a scene that greatly shocked him.

In an instant, Kiyoshi caught up with him, who had flown away first, and the shadow of his fist grew larger and larger in front of him.

boom!
The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki was blasted away.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, relying on the terrifying regenerative power of the tailed beast to barely hold on and fight Kiyoshi.

The two fought their way up from underwater to high in the sky, until they were almost at the edge of the barrier.

The intense battle left the onlookers dazzled.

"This is youth."

Matt Kai was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes, and he wished he could go up and show off his skills too.

The expression on the face of Shibuki, the leader of Takigakure Village, grew increasingly grave.

He could tell that Kiyoshi wasn't using his full strength.

Kiyoshi did not use many of the legendary ninjutsu techniques.

It didn't feel like a battle; it felt more like observing the fighting style of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki and the Seven-Tails' abilities.

"The Art of Water Release and Hidden Mist..."

Qingsi exhaled a thick white fog, which covered the entire lake surface and the sky above.

This is a ninjutsu he obtained from Mei Terumi.

This isn't considered a bloodline limit; Kiyoshi mastered this technique, which most of the Jonin of Kirigakure knew, without much effort.

"Trying to block my view?"

The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki became alert.

"of course not."

Kiyoshi smiled as he listened to the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki's mutterings.

It didn't obstruct the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki's view, but rather the view of everyone else.

Kiyoshi patted the small ninja sword hanging at his waist, and the black scales immediately expanded.

After he gripped the hilt of the knife, he swung it forward with a single stroke.

The black-scaled blade continued to lengthen, and with a single slash, it severed three of the seven tails of the Seven-Tailed Fox.

On the blade, besides the flickering arcs of electricity, there was also a touch of pink light.

That was the chakra of the priestess that Kiyoshi had incorporated.

Initially, the priestess's chakra resided in a red gemstone, but now it has been integrated into the body of the black scales.

The priestess' chakra has the ability to suppress demons and tailed beasts.

With the help of Kiyoshi's chakra, the three tails were cut off as easily as cutting butter.

"!"

The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki's pupils contracted as he tried to unleash a wide-range Wind Release ninjutsu to disperse the dense fog.

Kiyoshi preemptively sealed the tail, then pressed down on the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki's face with one hand, shoving him from the sky into the lake.

Bang!
The lake surface was instantly shattered, causing the earth to shake and revealing the lakebed.

The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki let out a miserable cry, as if he were embedded in a rock at the bottom of a lake, unable to move.

If a Hyuga ninja were to use their Byakugan to look at the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, they would see that his internal organs had been pierced by broken ribs, and he was bleeding profusely inside his body.

"Who's winning?"

The Takigakure ninjas were all thinking about this question.

The barrier was shaken just now; what if that attack had hit them?

The Takigakure ninja who maintained the barrier felt a chill run down their spines.

Their only fate is...death.

"untie."

A young voice rang out.

The thick white fog quickly dissipated, leaving only Kiyoshi standing on the lake.

There are also lakes that are gradually recovering from the gaps and depressions in the water surface.

"Is this the Hokage of Konoha?"

The Takigakure ninjas were shocked, amazed by Kiyoshi's strength.

"Go and save people!"

Shemu shouted.

A team of medical ninjas from Takigakure quickly pulled the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki from the bottom of the lake and brought him ashore for treatment.

"The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki lives up to his name."

Kiyoshi's hand brushed across his robes, and his Fire Release chakra dried the damp fabric.

"You have learned a new entry: [Entry: Fierce Battle with the Seven-Tailed Fox (Blue)]".

[Entry: Fierce Battle with the Seven-Tails (Blue)]

[Requirement: Fight the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki and do not be instantly killed by it.]

Progress: (Completed)

[Effect: Increases the vitality of physical cells; increases the speed of flight-type techniques by 40%.]

【Note: You can advance later. 】

"It's still blue."

Kiyoshi thought to himself, and then closed the entry panel.

In his previous battles with the Tailed Beasts, even when he defeated them, he only received blue-level attributes.

Given the existence of tailed beasts, it's impossible that they only have blue attributes.

Kiyoshi had been wondering if it was also divided into stages.

Just like how he can obtain different levels of entries by defeating ninjas at different stages.

To obtain higher-level entries, we should wait until the Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki become more familiar with each other and unleash their full power.

"That's all."

Kiyoshi stopped thinking about these things.

Since it's all added as a percentage anyway, that's the ability of stacking boxes.

When the base value is low, it's not a big deal.

Once the snowball effect kicks in later on, even a 1% boost will be terrifying.

For example, even one percent of Kaguya Otsutsuki's chakra would far exceed that of a Jonin.

"Now that we have the Seven-Tails' chakra, the Five-Tails shouldn't be too difficult to obtain."

Kiyoshi thought to himself as he touched the object.

He once helped Iwagakure fight the rogue ninja Four-Tails Jinchuriki, and now that he has become Hokage, the two villages are still in a honeymoon period.

If he uses the excuse of sparring to fight Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, there shouldn't be any major setbacks.

"Lord Hokage?"

Having witnessed Kiyoshi's strength firsthand, Shibuki couldn't help but lower his stance once again.

After defeating the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, he noticed that Kiyoshi seemed to be standing there, lost in thought.

"I was thinking that my biggest wish this time was actually to see the 'Hero's Water.' Now that the sparring has been completed, it's a real pity that I didn't get to see it."

Kiyoshi slowly walked from the lake to the shore.

The barrier was removed the instant the battle ended.

"This... is no problem."

Shibuki looked pained.

He comforted himself, thinking that giving Kiyoshi some "Hero's Water" was nothing.

If Takigakure could win over Konoha as an ally, the benefits might be even greater.

Whether Konoha has "Hero's Water" to strengthen its power or not doesn't really make much difference to Takigakure.

Because Konoha's current strength is something that Takigakure cannot withstand.

"Please come with me, Hokage."

After thinking for a while, Shibuki spoke.

He forbade the other Takigakure ninja from following him.

Seeing this, Kiyoshi also asked Kurenai and the others to wait for him outside.

Not long after, he followed Shemu to a cave, which had many puddles.

These puddles are all connected to different secret passages. Unless you are a ninja familiar with this place, you will definitely get lost in the intricate environment.

After walking for another ten minutes, Kiyoshi finally saw a towering ancient tree.

There was a shrine under the ancient tree, and inside the shrine hung a semi-transparent gourd.

The liquid inside the gourd is "Hero's Water".

Kiyoshi took out the prepared container and poured in half of the "Hero's Water".

Shibuki's face showed even more pain.

This Uchiha Kiyoshi really doesn't know how to be polite; he took away Takigakure's savings of fifty years in one fell swoop.

"Do you mind if I take some more wood back to do some carving?"

Kiyoshi's container was also a gourd. He sealed the gourd behind the sealing scroll and looked at Shibuki.

Shibuki forced a smile and said:

"Please."

At this point, what else could he say?

Kiyoshi touched the towering tree, and just as he was pondering how much to cut down, the vocabulary panel reappeared before his eyes, indicating that he had comprehended a new vocabulary entry. (End of Chapter)