Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 200 Forbidden Exchange Technique
"Sasuke, you've done a great job this time, even capturing the Iwagakure army commander, Higashi no Shijin. What reward do you want?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was smoking his pipe, in a very good mood.

Having just arrived at the front lines of the Land of Grass, under his brilliant leadership, they won their first battle, and it was an unprecedented and resounding victory. How could he not be overjoyed?

"Where the leaves dance, the fire will never die. For the future of Konoha, this is what I should do. I do not ask for any reward, but only to assist the Hokage and make Konoha the number one ninja village in the ninja world forever."

Sasuke Umino seems to emanate a fiery will to sacrifice himself, which makes people take notice.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded with satisfaction and asked with concern, "Sasuke, the intelligence team said you just attempted to assassinate Onoki. Were you injured?"

"Lord Hokage, I only tried because I saw that you had beaten Onoki to a pulp and he had lost most of his fighting strength. I didn't expect him to be so powerful, so I didn't succeed."

Sasuke Umino recounted to Hiruzen Sarutobi the details of how he used Shadow Clone Jutsu in conjunction with the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport and carry out the assassination, praising Onoki's prowess and stating that he himself was far inferior, thus indirectly highlighting Hiruzen Sarutobi's strength.

"Hahaha! Don't be discouraged. Having the courage to assassinate Onoki is already quite impressive."

Hiruzen Sarutobi patted Sasuke Unno on the shoulder to show his approval. He knew that Sasuke Unno was extremely skilled at manipulating mechanisms, especially his Mutual Explosion Tags technique, which he had used to achieve great success many times. After obtaining the Explosion Release: Splash Blade, he was even more powerful.

Unfortunately, due to his humble origins as a first-generation commoner ninja, his talent and potential were limited. If he hadn't received the chakra replenishment from Samehada, he would probably have been limited to Jonin. Now, he possesses the combat power of an elite Jonin, which can be considered as breaking through the physical limitations by manipulating mechanical devices and reaching the ceiling that an ordinary first-generation commoner ninja can achieve.

"Sasuke, this is a cursed talisman detonation technique. It allows you to control explosive tags and secretly attach them to the enemy. It's perfect for you. In addition, given your achievements, we can also select an S-rank forbidden technique from the seal as a reward."

Hiruzen Sarutobi handed a small scroll that he had prepared beforehand to Sasuke Umino, and then summoned a sealing scroll, allowing him to choose a ninjutsu from it.

Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi reminded him, "Don't pick any ninjutsu randomly this time. Last time you chose the Flying Thunder God Technique. If you hadn't developed Shadow Clone Jutsu to cooperate with the Flying Thunder God Technique, you would have wasted a rare opportunity."

"Yeah." Umino Sasuke remained noncommittal.

This time, Hiruzen Sarutobi was surprisingly generous, much better than last time. The sealing scroll contained many forbidden techniques, and even the Impure World Reincarnation was marked on it.

Sasuke Umino initially wanted to exchange for the Impure World Reincarnation, but considering Hiruzen Sarutobi's fox-like nature, he felt there must be an element of testing involved. He decided to wait until later to trade with Orochimaru for the Impure World Reincarnation.

"Lord Hokage, I choose the Spirit Transformation Technique."

Umino Sasuke carefully studied the descriptions of some forbidden techniques to broaden his knowledge, and ultimately chose the Spirit Transformation Technique. Kato Dan's performance on the battlefield this time can be described as quite formidable.

Kato Dan was only at the Quasi-Kage level, but by using this Spirit Transformation Technique, he was able to unleash the combat power of a Weak Kage level. If he hadn't held off the Explosion Release Hunter, the Umino troops would not have been able to defeat the Iwa Ninja Explosion Release troops so easily.

Considering that the improvement in strength from Wind Breathing and the activation of Yang Release throughout the body requires accumulation over time to achieve results, if one wants to quickly improve their strength and reach the Kage level, in addition to developing a bloodline limit, they can also cultivate Spirit Transformation Technique as a backup plan.

Given his transmigrator status and his talent in the soul realm, he should possess the conditions to cultivate the Spirit Transformation Technique. Once he masters this powerful ninjutsu, he will most likely be able to enter the Kage-level ranks. Although he is a weak Kage, a weak Kage is still a Kage. Moreover, unlike Kato Dan, who has the weakness of needing others to protect him, he can effectively avoid this flaw.

He could easily create automated mecha puppets to enhance his own defense. At the same time, he could have Samehada, Byakuya, and Umibozu protect his physical body. This was much more reliable than Kato Dan entrusting his fate to people's hearts.

In critical moments, he can even use the pre-designed Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport his physical body away and escape.

With the added advantage of the superior perception provided by infrasound radar, its safety level far surpasses that of Kato Dan.

"Sasuke, the Ino-Shika-Cho clans also tried to exchange for this Spirit Transformation Technique, but none of them succeeded in mastering it. Why don't you reconsider?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi explained the difficulty of the Spirit Transformation Technique, trying to dispel Sasuke Umino's unreliable idea. As the Konoha ninja clan of the Hokage lineage, he still hoped that Sasuke Umino could improve his strength and develop the Umino clan.

He played a significant role in the alliance between the Umino, Teku, and Inuzuka clans. Without his support, given the hostile stance between Umino Sasuke and the Uchiha clan, the Inuzuka and Teku clans might not have dared to ally with the Umino clan.

Of course, his push for the alliance of the Umino, Teku, and Inuzuka clans was not only to strengthen their forces against the Uchiha, but also had another deeper meaning: to balance the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

Since he became the Third Hokage, the Ino-Shika-Cho clan has developed rapidly. With the combined strength of the three clans, they are even comparable to the Uchiha clan. Although the Ino-Shika-Cho clan is very loyal to him, as a qualified politician, he still needs to be wary of them.

If he could cultivate the three clans of fish, bird, dog, ninja, and beast, and balance the three clans of ino, shika, and cho, his Hokage power structure would undoubtedly be more stable.

"Lord Hokage, even if you can't learn the Spirit Transformation Technique, it would be good to use it to enhance your mental strength and improve your resistance to genjutsu."

Sasuke Umino was determined to obtain this ninjutsu and would never give it up.

"Enhance resistance to illusions?"

After listening, Hiruzen Sarutobi thought for a moment and then suddenly realized that it was true. It seemed that he really wanted to fight the Uchiha to the end, and almost all of his ninjutsu was aimed at the Uchiha.

As expected of Tobirama's successor, his wariness of the Uchiha clan is indeed inherited.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was also worried that the Umino clan would suffer before they had fully grown, so he advised, "Sasuke, the Uchiha are also members of the village. For the sake of internal unity, we should be tolerant when necessary."

"Huh?" Umino Sasuke was taken aback for a moment, then realized that he had been misunderstood. He didn't really have much ill will towards the Uchiha; on the contrary, he somewhat admired these arrogant guys.

Compared to the darkness of the ninja world, these arrogant guys are like fireflies in the night, they are the epitome of ninja morality. At least they are proud enough and they are unlikely to bully the weak.

(End of this chapter)