Naruto: Talent entry, starting with Otsutsuki bloodline

Chapter 130 Brothers meet
"What kind of look is that?!"

Seeing Izayoi looking at them with a strange gaze, Sasuke Uchiha immediately became displeased.

"You guys were also urgently summoned?" Izayoi asked.

"An emergency call-up? What emergency call-up?!"

Team 7 was slightly taken aback, then Naruto pointed at Tsunade and loudly questioned, "Grandma Tsunade, is there some big mission again? You urgently summoned Izayoi and the others, but not us. Are you looking down on us? Ouch, ouch..."

Naruto Uzumaki had barely finished speaking when he clutched his head and cried out in pain.

Kakashi Hatake flicked him on the forehead and scolded, "Idiot, you're not allowed to talk to the Hokage like that."

Tsunade didn't mind at all; on the contrary, she felt very close to her.

Naruto Uzumaki, who hadn't grown up yet, was practically a bearded version of Nawaki; they were so similar in both appearance and personality.

"Here is your mission scroll. Go and negotiate with the client yourselves."

Tsunade first tossed a scroll to Kakashi Hatake, then said to Naruto Uzumaki in an annoyed tone, "It's obvious that you were at the bottom of the class in academics at the Ninja Academy. Each team has different specialties; some are well-rounded, some excel in taijutsu, and some specialize in genjutsu or sensory perception."

"Izayoi's Team 8 is currently the strongest sensory team in Konoha. I'm urgently summoning the sensory team because this mission definitely needs their sensory assistance. What are you Team 7 doing getting involved? Do you even know how to use your sensory abilities?"

"With Izayoi's strength, what kind of sensory ninja are you?" Naruto Uzumaki couldn't help but complain.

"You're going on a mission? Be careful on the road," Izayoi kindly reminded him.

"why?"

Class 7 looked over in confusion.

"Based on your previous mission experiences, I've come to a conclusion," Izayoi said with a smirk. "Eight or nine out of ten missions you've undertaken have resulted in unexpected events. This mission might also be an exceptional one."

Class 7 was instantly speechless, their faces filled with black lines.

Even more fatally, they don't receive higher-level rewards for each exceptional mission, as their performance record isn't counted.

"Crow's Mouth!"

Tsunade rolled her eyes at Izayoi, then waved for Team 7 to leave.

Not long after Team 7 left, Hinata and Shino Aburame arrived at the Hokage's office.

Tsunade crossed her arms and said seriously, "I have urgently summoned you all because I have an assistance mission to assign you."

"Just yesterday, a mysterious army suddenly attacked the port city of the Land of Wind. This mysterious army possesses very advanced steel behemoths, and its soldiers are all well-equipped armored men who can unleash powers similar to ninjutsu."

"Because their giant ships are extremely fast, and they always attack the cities of the Land of Wind at night and in the early morning, and because they have no chakra in their bodies, the sensory ninjas of Sunagakure cannot find their traces at all, and can only ask our allies for help."

Tsunade took a scroll from the drawer and tossed it to Izayoi, instructing him, "Your mission is to help Sunagakure locate the enemy; ignore everything else."

"Yes!"

Team 8 nodded in agreement and then left the Hokage's office.

Izayoi went to get her exit permit, while Hinata and Shino Aburame went back to pack their things.

Not long after, the three met at the village entrance.

Coincidentally, they ran into Class 7 again.

"Hey! Are you guys going to the Land of Wind too?"

Upon learning the location of Team 8's mission, Naruto was slightly surprised, then excitedly invited, "Why don't we go together? We can keep each other company on the way."

"Although I'd love to come with you, we're in a hurry, so we'll have to go first, Kana~~" Izayoi smiled and waved in refusal, and then the three of them disappeared in a blur.

Watching Team 8 fly away, Kakashi Hatake and Sasuke Uchiha seemed lost in thought.

Meanwhile, in Obito Uchiha's Kamui dimension.

Using Earth Release to piece together rock pillars into a platform, and in front of a round table made with Wood Release, sat ten figures—the clones of all the Akatsuki members.

"Wow, Fei, I didn't know you had this ability."

Deidara surveyed the dark Kamui dimension and praised Obito Uchiha, who was sitting not far away.

"Hahaha... Not at all, Deidara-senpai, you flatter me." Obito Uchiha scratched his head, laughing modestly in Tobi's voice, looking embarrassed.

However, apart from Deidara and Hidan, who were both idiots, everyone else took Uchiha Obito seriously.

"Space-time ninjutsu... I didn't expect our Akatsuki organization to have someone like that," Kakuzu said in a deep voice. "Under that mask, could it be a familiar face from the black market?"

"Such powerful abilities, yet you're still just an intern. It's truly shameful," Kisame Hoshigaki chuckled.

Itachi Uchiha activated his three-tomoe Sharingan and sized up Obito Uchiha.

Upon seeing that the other party was also a clone, he withdrew his gaze.

"Why hold a meeting in this way on purpose?" Sasori asked in a low voice. "Have you found Otsutsuki Toneri and are preparing to launch a counterattack?"

“All future meetings will be conducted in this manner,” Pain said expressionlessly. “Otsutsuki Toneri’s Tenseigan possesses a level of perception that surpasses the Rinnegan. I suspect that his ability to summon meteorites is due to his ability to sense, or even see, meteorites in outer space. Only in this way can we prove that he is so well-informed about our intelligence and can summon meteor showers with such precision without restraint.”

Upon hearing this, the Akatsuki members' expressions changed slightly.

"If we can really see it, doesn't that mean his Tenseigan is actually an enhanced version of the Byakugan?" Kakuzu asked in shock.

You were absolutely right!
Black Zetsu thought to himself.

The Akatsuki members felt a chill run down their spines at the thought that the enemy was watching them silently from a place they couldn't see or sense.

Pain did not answer, but instead stated the theme of the meeting: "Last night and early this morning, my main body sensed a very large and peculiar energy fluctuation in the direction of the Land of Rivers, which disappeared in a flash."

"During that time, the Land of Wind was attacked by a mysterious army. The port city by the sea was bombed, and half of the city was reduced to ruins."

"However, that army did not use ninjutsu and explosive tags, but rather the cannonballs of steel behemoths, as well as an energy similar to chakra, and the soldiers were all well-equipped armored men."

"Furthermore, Jue also discovered that their main base was not overseas, but a mobile fortress capable of flying."

"Armored men? Mobile fortresses?!" Sasori of the Red Sand exclaimed, instantly intrigued. "Has the technology of the ninja world advanced to this level?"

Bai Jue laughed and said, "According to the eavesdropping of my clone, although they attacked the Land of Wind under the banner of establishing an ideal country, they were actually looking for a mineral called Grell Stone."

"Grell's Stone, what is that?" Deidara asked in confusion.

"I don't know, but it should be related to the energy they use," Bai Jue said, shaking his head.

“The main body is very interested in that kind of energy and the technology of mobile fortresses,” Pain said indifferently. “Sasori, Deidara, Itachi, and Kisame, you are closest to the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers. Go and bring back those guys who can use special energy and their mobile fortresses.”

“Understood.” Kisame Hoshigaki grinned, looking at the art duo and asking, “Shall we work together or split up?”

“I’m more interested in those armored men, and I’m quite familiar with the Land of Wind. I’ve also planted spies in Sunagakure. Leave the Land of Wind to me,” Sasori of the Red Sand said.

“In that case, let’s leave the mobile fortress to Mr. Itachi and me.” Kisame Hoshigaki nodded.

"Zetsu's clones will assist you. If you encounter any difficulties, you can summon the Six Paths of Pain," Pain said, rising to his feet. "Meeting adjourned!"

Without using the Flying Thunder God Technique, it took Team 8 three days to reach Sunagakure in the Land of Wind.

"The eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan's main branch, a genius of the Aburame clan, and a Wood Release ninja..."

In the Kazekage's office, Chiyo looked at Team 8 in front of her and sighed slightly, "I didn't expect Tsunade to send you here. She's really thoughtful."

"We have been ordered to come to the aid of the Land of Wind." Izayoi said without any formalities, her expression serious. "I need more detailed information. Please send someone to take us to the place where the incident recently occurred to see if there is any lingering smell."

"Although I would very much like to extend my hospitality as a host, the situation in the Land of Wind is currently dire, so I will not stand on ceremony with you."

Chiyo clapped her hands, and then a familiar figure pushed open the door and entered.

"Temari, take Lord Izayoi and the others to the location where the incident recently occurred," Chiyo instructed, reminding Temari to be more courteous with the honorific title.

"Yes, Lady Chiyo." Temari nodded respectfully in response.

As they walked out of the Kazekage Building, Izayoi looked at the somewhat hesitant and reluctant girl and couldn't help but smile, "Long time no see."

"Hmm...long time no see."

Seeing that Izayoi had taken the initiative to break the atmosphere, Temari breathed a sigh of relief, then bowed slightly to Izayoi and said gratefully, "Lord Izayoi, thank you for showing mercy to Gaara last time."

Izayoi paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "No need for thanks. Your Sunagakure village must have paid a considerable price as well."

"Even so, I still thank you for sparing Gaara's life," Temari said solemnly.

Upon learning that Izayoi was a Wood Release ninja, and that the think tank had analyzed that he had already awakened Wood Release, Temari felt a wave of fear and gratitude.

Given Izayoi's strength at the time, his ultimate ninjutsu, which combined the three nature transformations, was definitely not his strongest technique.

According to the village's records of Wood Release techniques, Izayoi was fully capable of killing Gaara and extracting and sealing the One-Tailed Beast.

Moreover, the official stage of the third Chunin Exam is absolutely the perfect occasion to reveal Wood Release and become a hero of Konoha.

But Izayoi did not do that; instead, she spared Gaara's life.

Temari will always remember this kindness.

Especially after Gaara returned, the huge changes that occurred that year made Temari even more grateful to Izayoi.

“I accept your thanks, but let’s carry out the mission first.” Izayoi raised her hand to shield her forehead, looked up at the huge fireball in the sky, and changed the subject, “The weather in your Land of Wind is so hot, I feel like I’ll turn black in a few days.”

"That's because you're not wearing cloaks. I'll take you to buy cloaks and fresh water first," Temari said with a smile.

After buying the cloaks and fresh water, Temari led Team 8 away from Sunagakure and headed to the location where the incident had recently occurred.

On the way, Temari racked her brains to find topics to awkwardly chat with Hinata so as not to neglect the guests and helpers who had come from afar.

Izayoi, on the other hand, had been keeping an eye on the wood clones in the Land of Wind for the past few days to see if they had made any progress.

While the Tenseigan can monitor the ninja world, it is not omnipotent and has many flaws.

Firstly, it's impossible to eavesdrop, and Izayoi can't read lips.

Secondly, it only offers two perspectives: God's-eye view and first-person view, making it impossible to monitor multiple locations simultaneously with a single eye.

Third, if the target is an ordinary person who is hiding, it will be difficult for Izayoi to find their location if she doesn't know their location beforehand.

Because they don't have chakra, their energy fluctuations are the same as ordinary people.

If they had chakra, even in the deepest mountains and forests, from Izayoi's God-like perspective with his Tenseigan, they would be as conspicuous as fireflies at night.

However, during the three days of their journey, Izayoi and her wooden clone had already searched the entire Land of Wind.

He had already discovered the army's whereabouts. Just as Tsunade had described, the soldiers were well-equipped armored figures who had no chakra.

The journey involved not only traveling on a giant steel ship, a rarity in this era, but also being amphibious. After the attack, it didn't run away at all, but instead hid in the desert.

Since none of the giant ships had returned and there was no chakra, Izayoi was also unable to find the army's headquarters.

However, Izayoi was quite certain that this was either a plot she hadn't seen in her previous life, or a butterfly effect she had caused.

After all, an army without chakra, and the grand scale of Sunagakure, even with a terrible plot, would still be deeply ingrained in people's minds.

"Ok?"

Just then, Izayoi suddenly frowned, her expression a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

Noticing the change in his expression, Shino Aburame couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just remembered something." Izayoi shook his head dismissively, but he almost couldn't help but slap his head, thinking to himself, "It seems that relying too much on the Tenseigan isn't a good thing. My brain is too lazy to even work."

Two wooden clones transmitted two images back in real time.

One viewpoint is like that of God, revealing two powerful chakra streams. Upon zooming in, they are revealed to be Sasori of the Red Sand and Deidara, who have found a massive steel ship hidden in the desert.

The other image depicts Naruto Uzumaki's disappearance and Team 7, tracked down by their ninja dog Pakkun, finding a fortress hidden in the mountains.

Inside that fortress, Izayoi also saw a large number of armored men.

Without a doubt, this was the army's headquarters.

And the location of this fortress is none other than... the Land of Rivers!

Izayoi had seen the Land of Rivers before, after all, they had traveled through the Land of Rivers to reach the Land of Wind.

However, Izayoi only glanced at the Land of Rivers from a god-like perspective, and after seeing that there was no powerful chakra, she withdrew her gaze.

Normal reconnaissance is handled by Hinata and Shino Aburame.

Little did he know that the army's headquarters was hidden in the land of rivers they passed through, disguised as a large mountain.

However, the appearance of Sasori and Deidara piqued Izayoi's curiosity.

Are these two guys interested in the armored figures on the giant steel ship and the cannonballs that bombard the Land of Wind, or are they here on orders?

If it's the latter, did Nagato discover something, which led to that secret meeting?
At that moment, another image flashed into Izayoi's mind: a real-time message from the wooden clone responsible for monitoring Class 7 to see if they would encounter any unexpected events.

Upon seeing this scene, a flash of inspiration struck Izayoi, giving rise to a wildly imaginative idea.

If his idea comes to fruition, the increased difficulty that Nagato just gave him will instantly disappear.

So, Izayoi immediately gave the wooden clone the order.

Meanwhile, inside the fortress of the Land of Rivers, Team 7, who were searching for Naruto Uzumaki by following his scent, encountered another group along the way.

"Uchiha Itachi!!!"

Upon seeing one of the members of the group, Sasuke Uchiha's face instantly contorted into a ferocious expression. His killing intent and hatred seemed to materialize into black gas, causing Sakura Haruno, who was standing next to him, to turn pale with fright.

(End of this chapter)