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

Chapter 261 Clean Internet Campaign

After leaving Orochimaru's Laboratory No. 7, Sasuke Umino arrived at the underground Laboratory No. 0 and sealed away the tail of the Four-Tails Son Goku that he had finally obtained.

It must be said that the strength of Roshi, the Jinchuriki of the Four-Tails, is indeed extremely powerful.

Even though their strength is not as great as Mito Uzumaki or the monk Bunfuku, they should not be underestimated.

The reason why he was later captured by the Akatsuki was not because Roshi was not strong enough; it's just that Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki were more powerful.

Even with Old Purple's terrifying fighting power, combined with the combined strength of Umino Sasuke, Uchiha Shun, and Might Guy, plus the restraining effect of Samehada and Water Release, they could barely fight him to a standstill.

If it weren't for Might Guy unleashing his Seventh Gate at the crucial moment, temporarily holding off Roshi in his fully transformed Tailed Beast form, they might have been caught off guard and lost their lives.

With the help of Shun Uchiha's genjutsu and Might Guy's burst of power, Sasuke Umino was able to use the Water Severing Wave to obtain a tail. Then, taking advantage of the Four-Tails' rampage in its complete form and being held back by the Iwa ninja, he managed to escape by utilizing the complex terrain of the Land of Mountains.

Now, after the Five-Tails, Eight-Tails, and Nine-Tails, he has finally acquired the chakra of the Four-Tails, and it's even a whole tail of Son Goku.

Having obtained the Four-Tails' chakra, he did not use it to create a pseudo-Jinchūriki or cultivate more Four-Tails chakra.

He discovered that creating a pseudo-Jinchūriki was not simple; it required not only high-quality Tailed Beast chakra but also exceptional physical abilities from the pseudo-Jinchūriki.

The chakra of the Four-Tails and Five-Tails cannot be used to create pseudo-Jinchūriki due to quality issues. Even the Eight-Tails, although it can be used to create them, is not very effective.

The Nine-Tails, on the other hand, is extremely effective at creating pseudo-Jinchūriki, but it also places higher demands on the physical qualities of the pseudo-Jinchūriki.

Currently, he has only created three truly successful pseudo-Jinchūriki: one is Natsumi Hoshino, who is the Nine-Tails pseudo-Jinchūriki; the other two are Yataka and Shizō, who are both Eight-Tails pseudo-Jinchūriki. The other Star Ninja pseudo-Jinchūriki are all one-time test subjects and chakra harvesters. Only Natsumi Hoshino, Yataka, and Shizō are true pseudo-Jinchūriki.

As expected of a ninja seedling bought from the black market at a high price by the Star Ninja, its body cells have high activity levels. This is not only beneficial for training with meteorites, but also a good candidate for creating a pseudo-Jinchūriki.

Under Kakuzu's tutelage, the three of them have already achieved Genin-level combat strength in a short period of time. Given some time to develop, it's only a matter of time before they become elite Jonin.

That Xia Rixing, with the blessing of the Nine-Tails' chakra within her, even possessed the potential to grow into a Kage-level powerhouse, which could be considered an unexpected surprise.

Sasuke Umino had no intention of exploiting the three as mere pawns. Given the Nine-Tails' ability to infinitely reproduce its chakra, fusing with the smaller Ten-Tails wouldn't require Natsumi Hoshino's help. In the future, as long as he helped Kushina Uzumaki suppress the Nine-Tails a few more times, obtaining the Nine-Tails' chakra wouldn't be difficult.

As for the Eight-Tails' chakra, it depends on how well Night Hawk and Death Burial contribute. If they only have the Eight-Tails' chakra but their strength is not enough, then they can contribute it to the Ten-Tails. If their strength is good and they can reach the level of a near-Kage, then they can give up harvesting it and let Orochimaru use cloning technology to cultivate the Eight-Tails' horns as material for fusing with the Ten-Tails.

Currently, Kakuzu's training of ninja prodigies for the Land of Waves is not progressing well. Excellent ninja seedlings like Natsumi, Night Hawk, and Death Burial are rare in the ninja world. There are many with ordinary aptitude, but they are hard to catch Kakuzu's eye.

When Sasuke Umino used the Flying Thunder God Technique and arrived at Angkor Fortress, Kakuzu was counting money while instructing Xia Rixing and the other two on their training.

"Boss, training ninjas step by step like this is too slow. Now is the time of the Ninja War, a great time to make money. Why don't you let me go to the black market and recruit a batch of rogue ninjas?"

Kakuzu looked at the weak strength of Xia Rixing and his two companions, as well as the subpar ninjas he had recruited earlier, and felt that he was losing money every second.

"Forget about recruiting rogue ninjas, let's train them ourselves."

Sasuke Umino immediately rejected the suggestion. Seeing Kakuzu's disappointment, he took out a vial of medicine. "This is Life Star No. 1, developed by Hiruko. It can quickly produce ninjas. Although it can only train some Chunin cannon fodder, it is enough for our Land of Waves."

"Life Star One? Rapidly create ninjas!"

Kakuzu took the potion, a glint of light flashing in his emerald green eyes.

Sasuke Umino explained, "This is a cultivation elixir made primarily from meteorite powder and the flesh and blood of the Five-Tails, supplemented with various precious medicinal herbs. It is extremely valuable. Once consumed, it can fully unleash a ninja's potential, bringing it to fruition ahead of time. Currently, its maximum potential is that of a Chunin."

"Doesn't that mean that one tube of Life Star One can quickly create an elite ninja?!"

Kakuzu's emerald green eyes gleamed with golden light, as if gold coins were exploding. In his view, high-potential ninja seedlings like Natsumi were hard to find, but ninjas with Chunin potential were everywhere.

In this era of ninja war, as long as they have food to eat, they would be more than willing to become chunin, let alone sell themselves into slavery.

Once his Chunin potential is quickly unlocked, coupled with the aerial ninja's flying armor, becoming an elite Chunin-level fighter will be no problem at all.

Such combat strength would qualify them as Jonin even in a small ninja village, and they would be an absolute backbone force even in the Five Great Ninja Villages.

"Only ten doses of this Life Star No. 1 cultivation elixir can be provided every half month. You can decide how to use it. For now, don't let those ninjas with the potential to become Jonin use it. It won't be too late to use it when Life Star No. 1 is upgraded."

Sasuke Umino left behind ten tubes of Life Star No. 1, gave some instructions, and then went to the Angkor Fortress modification room.

After this period of modification, the nine mecha golems were basically assembled. The main components were the energy storage system and chakra cannon, which were directly disassembled from the Angkor Fortress, saving a lot of time.

"Let's test the defensive capabilities of the chakra shield first."

Sasuke Umino's eyes lit up as he stroked the mirrored armor on the surface of the mecha puppet, overjoyed.

"Spiral pills!"

Sasuke Umino conjured a Rasengan and unleashed it at the mecha puppet whose chest was glowing red.

Rumble!
A chakra shield appeared, easily blocking the Rasengan attack.

The mecha puppet even swayed slightly.

Originally over five meters tall, the mecha puppet, after modification, has grown to nearly eight meters, standing tall and immovable like a small mountain.

"In terms of energy defense, it can easily withstand A-rank ninjutsu. In terms of physical defense, the Mirror Puppet is reliable. Basically, this mecha puppet has maxed out its defense."

Sasuke Umino was quite satisfied with the upgraded mecha puppet's defense. As for its attack power, with the power of the chakra cannon, each strike was almost equivalent to a long-range Giant Rasengan, which was quite formidable.

The mecha golem is almost perfect, practically a work of art. Its only flaw is that it consumes a lot of energy.

If it weren't for the large number of "chakra minions" kept in the Angkor Fortress prison, they probably could only use one or two mechs in combat at most, and the rest would just be decorations.

Upon arriving at the Angkor Fortress dungeon, Samehada absorbed a portion of Jonin-level chakra before Umino Sasuke left and returned to the front lines in the Land of Rivers.

Upon returning to the front lines of the Land of Rivers, Umino Koharu brought good news: the explosive tag manufacturing technology obtained from Yangyan Village had finally led to a significant improvement in the printing of explosive tags for the explosive blade spray board. Previously, the printed temporary explosive tags could only last for an hour before expiring, and their quality was far inferior to those on the market. Now, with the enhancement of the explosive tag manufacturing technology from Yangyan Village, the printed temporary explosive tags have undergone a qualitative leap. Their shelf life has increased by more than tenfold, and their quality is indistinguishable from those on the market, even surpassing them in power.

With the addition of this explosive tag imprinting technology, the combat power of the Umino Unit did not increase directly, but its tactical capabilities reached a new level.

"Xiao Zhen, keep up the good work and strive to achieve genuine detonator printing technology, instead of printing counterfeit ones."

"Is this still not satisfactory, clan leader? You really know how to order people around."

Umino rolled her eyes in annoyance and began to talk at length about how hard she had worked and how difficult things had been for her lately.

"So, are you satisfied with the sealing technique of Iwagakure now?"

Sasuke Umino handed over a sealing scroll that he had prepared beforehand.

Wow! It's real!

Umino Koji didn't pay much attention at first, thinking the clan leader was just trying to fool people again. But after opening it, she was immediately stunned. This was top-secret information. In Konoha, only the core Jonin of the Sealing Team were qualified to study it. How could the clan leader have obtained such a precious thing?!

Seeing that Umino Koji was engrossed in it, Umino Sasuke did not disturb her. He left the place and went to the command post to begin his daily routine inspection work.

"Vice Commander!"

Nara Shikaku immediately stepped forward, his face grave, and handed over a scroll. "This is a report on supply losses at the front. There's another batch of logistical supplies at the rear transit station in Shinano River that doesn't match the quantity."

Sasuke Umino's eyes narrowed, a familiar yet nauseating scent rising in his mind.

"Ugh! That stench of decay again."

He snorted coldly, threw the scroll on the table with a dull thud, "I am neither Lord Toki nor Elder Danzo. Hmph, let our frontline mobile support force handle it instead of the Anbu. Let Yamashiro Midori take care of this, so that little guy Morino Ibiki can get some practice."

"Lord Sasuke, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Although Nara Shikaku was young, he had a good grasp of politics and became quite worried.

"What's wrong with that? We've discovered a Sand Ninja spy, can't we help the Anbu clean him up?"

Sasuke Unno insisted on his opinion and immediately issued the order, "The operation codename is 'Clean Network,' purge all spies on the River Country front!"

"Yes!" A glint flashed in Nara Shikaku's eyes. Using the pretext of arresting spies to purge internal corruption was indeed a good excuse.

A few days later, Umino Sasuke arrived at the supply storage area located on the edge of the camp, near the Shinano River, under the pretext of inspecting the logistics warehouse.

The warehouse was tall and somewhat dark, filled with all kinds of military equipment and supplies. He strolled around seemingly casually, but his fingertips were constantly tapping under his wide sleeves.

"Sound Release: Sonic Radar Technique!"

By combining low-frequency infrasound waves and spiritualization techniques, the Sound Release perception ability has once again achieved a qualitative leap. Not only has the perception become stronger, but it has also become even more silent.

Invisible ripples spread silently outwards, covering the entire warehouse and its surrounding area.

Finding Sand Village spies is both difficult and easy. All you need to do is alert them first, then secretly and silently use Sound Release: Sensing Technique to catch them almost instantly.

Once a spy is captured, the tactic of "beating the grass to alert the enemy" immediately becomes apparent. Any unusual movement by the remaining Sand Ninja spies will not escape the detection of the Sound Wave Release.

After the Sand Village spies were exposed one by one, the Konoha frontline ninjas were very supportive and cooperative with the Umino Unit's "Clean Network" operation.

Unexpectedly, as one Sand Ninja spy after another was exposed, a shocking case was revealed.

"Have you heard? The Mitokado clan has been involved in smuggling transactions with the Sunagakure ninja again."

"Last time, wasn't it said to be Mitomon Takashi's private matter? How did it involve the Mitomon clan?"

"What private matter? Like father, like son. You don't understand these ninja clans."

"Matsushita, we'll keep this to ourselves. Don't talk about it, or the Anbu will come looking for you."

Rumors immediately spread across the front lines of the River Country, with people launching a verbal attack on the Mitomon clan.

To avoid suspicion, Umino Sasuke immediately handed over the collected evidence to Akimichi Torifu for processing.

To prevent instability at the front, Akimichi Torifu acted swiftly and decisively, treating all those involved, regardless of their background, as wartime traitors. The remaining forces of the Mitomon clan on the front lines of the River Country were completely wiped out.

At the same time, the Sand Village's intelligence network on the Land of Rivers front also suffered a devastating blow.

However, taking advantage of this time difference, Umino Sasuke used the Face-Changing Technique to disguise himself as a smuggling team from the Mitomon clan and made a final deal with the Sunabuchi clan.

The scale of this transaction was quite large, and the Sandfall Clan also received some information, believing that the Mitomon Clan was conducting a large-scale transaction of explosive tags in order to raise funds.

The Sandfall Clan's smuggling team was overjoyed to receive the explosive tags. Unfortunately, before they could celebrate for long, they were berated by Ebizo, who had received the news, and asked to explain their smuggling dealings with Konoha.

The Sandfall Clan berated the Mitomon Clan for their careless methods, which had exposed them again. Helpless, they could only hand over this large batch of explosive tags, paying to avoid further trouble, and transported this batch of top-tier explosive tags to the Sand Village's front-line camp as quickly as possible.

"Elder! This batch of explosive tags is of superior quality and there's plenty of it. It's much better than what we used before!"

The Sand Village Jonin in charge of inspecting the goods reported excitedly.

Ebizo personally examined several explosive tags, feeling the abundant and stable chakra fluctuations within them. The gloom that had accumulated over the past few days was finally dispelled by ecstasy.

"Good! Great!"

Ebizo couldn't help but burst into laughter, his withered fingers gripping the explosive tag tightly, his knuckles turning white. "Heaven is on my side! White Blood Demon, you wait! This time, I will use the weapon your Leaf Village sent to blow you and your troops to smithereens! To avenge my disciples and my puppet army!"

(End of this chapter)