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Chapter 149 Undercurrents, Danzo's Big Black Pot (Please Subscribe and Vote)
In early September of Konoha Year 47, Genichi Kinoshita and Ina Uzumaki finally returned to Konoha.

Inside the Hokage's office, Genichi Kishita reported all the information he had gathered about the Tailed Beasts and their Jinchuriki.

Of course, this information will also be documented in writing, becoming top-secret intelligence that only a select few can access.

"Thank you for your hard work."

After finishing his report, Hiruzen Sarutobi changed the subject, saying, "Just two days ago, Iwagakure was completely expelled from the Land of Wind by Sunagakure, and the two sides are now facing off in the Land of Birds."

"According to Root's intelligence, there seem to be signs of peace talks between the two sides."

"Xuan Yi, do you think Sunagakure and Iwagakure will negotiate and form an alliance?"

In an instant, Genichi under the tree understood that forming an alliance was the key.

Or, to put it another way, will Sunagakure and Iwagakure form an alliance and agree to attack Konoha together, just like they did with Kirigakure before?
Genichi thought for a moment and said, "Lord Hokage, I think this possibility is quite high."

"However, given the current situation, if Iwagakure were to launch a large-scale attack against us, they would have to deal with Kumogakure at the earliest."

"According to the intelligence I obtained in Kumogakure, Iwagakure has mobilized a large number of troops to besiege the Kumogakure in the Land of Earth."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, and this information was also relayed back to Konoha by Root.

Danzo's assessment was that Iwagakure was unlikely to attack Konoha in the short term. Even if they did, Hanzo could hold them off for a while in the Land of Rain, giving them time to draw away their forces.

However, we cannot place any hope in Iwagakure. If Iwagakure were to wage war, it would not only attack from the Land of Rain.

After all, Konoha and Amegakure are currently in an alliance.

Therefore, the borders of the Land of Grass need necessary precautions, and it would be very necessary to set up even a small-scale border defense force for early warning purposes.

As for Kusagakure, this neutral village cannot serve as a shield for Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi already had a plan in mind: to send the Kōdō (a type of sword) to the border defense force to guard against a surprise attack from Iwagakure (another type of village) in the Land of Grass.

However, if things continue like this, Konoha will be in great danger.

So Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, "Genichi, how confident are you if you were to take on the Fourth Kazekage?"

He assassinated the Fourth Kazekage, then brought back the Scorching Release user, Pakura, to Sunagakure to become the Fifth Kazekage.

Genichi Shushita hinted at this point last time.

It is clear that Hiruzen Sarutobi wants to implement this plan to quickly eliminate Sunagakure and even share the burden with multiple allies.

Genichi Kishita didn't answer, but instead asked, "When does the Hokage plan to launch this attack?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "We need to wait until Sunagakure attacks and find a key point."

He knew very well that supporting the Kage of a powerful ninja village required careful consideration.

Genichi Shushita breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. It was fortunate that they weren't going to do it now. It seemed that Hiruzen Sarutobi was still very calm and knew about the timing.

So……

Genichi Kishita thought for a moment and said, "I witnessed the Fourth Kazekage's methods while gathering intelligence in Sunagakure. He was indeed quite capable, able to suppress the rampaging One-Tailed Shukaku single-handedly."

“But assassination is different from a direct confrontation. With enough patience and the right conditions, I am 70% confident that I can take him down.”

A 70% certainty is a rather cautious statement.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, already quite satisfied with 70%: "Then, Genichi, you'd better get ready!"

Shuxia Xuan nodded: "Understood!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi added, "Go back and rest first. I'm afraid you'll have to go to the Land of Earth and the Land of Birds to gather information on Sunagakure and Iwagakure next."

"Yes!"

Xuan Yi turned and left under the tree.

……

Upon returning home, the first thing Genichi Kishita did was soak in the bathtub.

I've been traveling around for more than two months, and it hasn't been easy.

Of course, the gains were also very significant.

He currently possesses the chakra of the five tailed beasts: the One-Tailed, Two-Tailed, Six-Tailed, Seven-Tailed, and Eight-Tailed.

Although there weren't many of each kind, it was enough for him to use for research.

During the past two months of traveling, some of my training inevitably had to stop, and I spent most of my time researching the tailed beast chakra within my body.

For example, the Six-Tails' chakra. Genichi Kishita previously thought that this tailed beast had the same Explosion Release as himself.

However, it was unexpected that the explosive foam used by Yutaka was not formed by wind release and water release, but by lava release.

Explosions, corrosive acids, and corrosive gases all possess the ability to dissolve and escape.

The One-Tailed Beast possesses Wind Release and Magnet Release abilities, with Magnet Release primarily used for sealing.

The Two-Tails' ability is Fire Release, and it excels in speed.

Genichi under the Seven-Tailed Tree has not yet figured out the specific bloodline limit and abilities.

For now, I only have a little information that I knew from my previous life.

The Eight-Tails is the tailed beast chakra that Genichi Koushi obtained the longest, but he didn't study it much. To this day, he still hasn't figured out the Eight-Tails' ability to sever its tail and use a substitute, as well as its ink sealing ability.

The main reason is that Genichi Kinoshita had not included researching the abilities of the Tailed Beasts in his plans before; he only regarded the power of the Tailed Beasts as a power source and a means to change one's physique.

Moreover, a person's energy is always limited.

"Luckily, I had a cheat code."

"Once I finish the projects I have on hand, I can start researching and analyzing the tailed beast chakra. Mastering all of these bloodline limits would be a huge boost to me."

With his eyes closed, Genichi Shushita planned: "Bloodline Limit, Bloodline Elimination, Truth-Seeking Ball, Bloodline Net... I'll grind them all out step by step sooner or later."

"Now I already have Ice Release, Heavenly Eye, Explosion Release, and if I add the Sharingan, that makes four types."

"The most likely scenario for bloodline elimination is that the Heavenly Eye will be further enhanced."

"Then came Ice Release..."

Wow!

Opening his eyes, Shuxia Xuan got up, dried himself, put on his clothes, and left the bathroom.

It was only a little past four in the afternoon.

After having a meal with Uzumaki Ina, the two went out together.

Uzumaki Ina went to see Uzumaki Kushina, while Kishita Genichi bought flowers and visited Uchiha Namikaze at the cemetery, then bought fruit to visit Uchiha Namikaze's mother.

However, I only had a cup of tea and chatted with them for a while before declining their invitation to dinner.

After leaving the Uchiha clan's territory, Genichi Shushita immediately teleported back home and began creating numerous shadow clones to keep the area busy.

take a vacation?

Why take a vacation at such a young age? Roll it up!
……

On the border of the Bird Kingdom, the moon and stars are few.

The Fourth Kazekage secretly appeared here with a guard squad.

After waiting for a moment, the Fourth Kazekage suddenly looked up at the sky, and under the moonlight, three figures could be seen flying over.

Swish swish!
The Wind Shadow's guard squad then realized what was happening and quickly blocked the way in front of the Wind Shadow, on high alert.

The Fourth Kazekage remained calm: "It is the Third Tsuchikage."

"Kazekage!"

Ōnoki did not cross the border, but he fell from the sky and hovered only two feet above the ground.

The Fourth Kazekage and the Third Tsuchikage stood facing each other across the border.

"Fengying, do you want to negotiate?"

Onoki stood with his hands behind his back.

Luo Sha crossed his arms and said calmly, "This is not a peace talk, but a cooperation."

"Iwagakure has already lost; there is no need for peace talks."

Onoki's expression was somewhat unpleasant: "The outcome is not yet completely decided!"

Rasa retorted firmly: "Does the Tsuchikage intend to continue fighting?"

"The situation within the Land of Earth isn't very good, is it?"

Onoki scoffed, "That's none of Kazekage's concern."

After a few words of banter, Rasa steered the conversation back on track: "Tsuchikage, how about we join forces to invade the Land of Rain?"

"Hanzo and Konoha joining forces is not a good thing."

Onoki was somewhat suspicious: "If Sunagakure wants to attack Konoha, wouldn't it be more suitable to attack from the Land of Rivers?"

Invade from the Land of Rain?

Isn't this just letting Iwagakure get away with it?

Onoki didn't believe that Rasa was being so kind.

Rasa said, "The Sunagakure army is currently in the north, and the closest distance is from the Land of Rain."

"Attack on Konoha is an agreement between our village and Kirigakure."

Luo Sha proactively revealed the information.

Onoki narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this, instinctively sensing that Rasa was harboring a conspiracy.

However, this plan is indeed beneficial to Iwagakure.

The problem is that his main target now is the Cloud Ninja within the Land of Earth; otherwise, the Sand Village wouldn't be able to win so easily.

However, Luo Sha had made ample preparations before coming, and continued, "Although Cloud Village is troublesome, is it necessary to tie up all our forces?"

"The forces in the Land of Birds can be fully deployed to the Land of Rain. Does the Tsuchikage intend to continue attacking the Land of Wind?"

"Don't forget Hanzo from the last Shinobi World War."

"And now, with the help of Konoha, Hanzo is almost able to regain control of the entire Land of Rain, isn't he?"

"Does the Tsuchikage intend to watch Konoha and Hanzo join forces?"

Ōnoki remained silent.

During the last Shinobi World War, Hanzo's Amegakure was indeed formidable, fighting almost all of the five great ninja villages and also giving the samurai of the Land of Iron a beating.

The fame of Hanzo, the demigod, spread throughout the ninja world.

The names of the three Konoha members also came from his mouth.

It would be a disgrace to bestow such a title upon anyone else.

But the demigod Hanzo was renowned throughout the ninja world at the time, and for Jiraiya and his comrades, that was glory.

Onoki acknowledged Hanzo's strength and was therefore wary of him.

The strength of Amegakure should not be underestimated.

For Iwagakure, the semi-abandoned Amegakure is a good neighbor.

This was actually a tacit understanding between Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure.

The chaos in the Land of Rain is mainly due to the three great ninja villages.

However, the outbreak of war changed this tacit understanding.

After a moment of contemplation, Onoki slowly nodded: "No problem, we can join forces to attack."

"However, if we were to invade the Land of Fire..."

Luo Sha immediately said, "Divide the troops."

"We will advance southeast."

The Land of Rivers?

Onoki immediately discerned Sunagakure's true purpose.

Destroying Konoha is impossible; invading the Land of Fire means taking a piece of flesh from both Konoha and the Land of Fire.

"no problem."

Onoki readily agreed.

at the same time.

The country of rain, the village hidden in the rain.

Danzo brought several corpses to see Hanzo.

These corpses included both Iwa ninja and Amegakure ninja.

The former were Iwa ninjas captured by Danzo, and this time they were put to good use.

As for the Rain Ninja, it was he who led the Root to hunt them down.

"Lord Hanzo, Iwagakure has not truly given up; they are still stirring up trouble and have already colluded with the Akatsuki organization."

"These corpses are the evidence!"

Danzo pinned the blame directly on the Akatsuki and Iwagakure.

(End of this chapter)