He was in Konoha, and his domineering aura was overflowing.

His expression began to turn strange.

What Tsunade didn't know was that every time she deposited money into the casino, the money would be deposited into Isogen's pocket the very next day, sometimes in even larger amounts.

My thoughts took a turn; it no longer mattered when Igogaku and Tsunade had their match.

Given the adversarial relationship between Tsunade and Isogen, a fight was inevitable.

Clearly, the fifty strings have won.

Due to the sudden trouble, his temporarily confused mind regrouped. After much deliberation, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally agreed to Isogen's actions.

After all, based on his understanding of the Fifty Strings, whether he passed or not wouldn't affect his ability to leave the Hokage Building and then kick open the gates of Konoha Village and leave triumphantly.

Ultimately, it was a matter of strength that caused the trouble.

You're so strong at your age, what are you trying to do? What exactly are you trying to do!

Are you going to go to the sky to find the moon?

The operation has been approved; the next step is to select personnel.

Sakumo Hatake, who took the initiative to invite Igarashi to join the team as a non-ninja, should definitely be included. Moreover, he is strong enough to help Igarashi when problems arise.

followed by……

"Hyuga Mitsuki, Uzumaki Kushina, Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza, Yamanaka Haiichi, Hinata Hizashi..."

Looking at the list of talents handed over by Isogen, Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed the model pipe in his hand onto the table.

As for why the Hokage, a figure of great stature, is depicted as a pipe model... sigh...

"So many people going out together." Sarutobi Hiruzen rubbed his temples.

"I need to talk to their parents. I'll get back to you in half a day."

Generally speaking, the Hokage doesn't need to go through such complicated procedures when assigning tasks to the ninjas in the village, but apart from a few outstanding commoner geniuses, the rest of the list of ninjas on Ijūgen's list are all second-generation ninja clan members.

Compared to the unstable lives of commoners, ninja clans have stable traditions and suitable advancement paths. As long as one's talent isn't terribly lacking, with the accumulation of both resources and time, one can become a Jonin.

The people that Isogen summoned were not ordinary ninja clans, but rather their future clan heads, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Yes, Kushina counts too. The Uzumaki clan just scattered, they're not extinct.

To be honest, among the ninja clans here, only Hyuga Hizashi ended up doing the worst.

……

The result was obvious: the ninja clan heads were happy to let their children develop a good relationship with Isogen, provided there was sufficient security.

Even if things don't go well, there's still Sakumo Hatake there.

After the shocking technique that shook Konoha, their already good attitude towards Isogen became even better.

Would you be scared if you lived in a nuclear bomb that could live as long as heaven and earth?

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Minato Namikaze was completely bewildered.

After completing a B-level mission, he decided to stay in the village for a while longer to hone his skills and improve his strength.

But the arrival of the secret service caught him off guard.

Looking at the scene before him, a gathering of Konoha's future leaders, he hesitated, wanting to know from them what kind of mission this was.

It wasn't until Wuxian handed the pre-prepared list to everyone that the process continued.

"Gentlemen, those bloated nobles are actually betraying their own people, seducing the second sister-in-law, and selling out the hero. Tell me, can you tolerate this?!"

"cannot!!"

Isogen nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, very energetic!"

"Remember your mission: for the sake of the Fire Kingdom, eradicate the woodlice and protect nature. Remember, this is a mission that must be completed. Even if it means activating the extermination order, you must dig out the earthworms from these woodlice's house and chop them up vertically!"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Chapter 104 Fujiwara Osamu: I'm knocking!

The capital of the Land of Fire.

Fujiwara Osamu knelt in the serene and elegant courtyard, a small table in front of him with several small dishes and a pot of sake. He listened quietly to the geisha's gentle voice and melodious music.

Just then, a guard rushed in, interrupting the music. Fujiwara Osamu frowned but didn't reprimand him.

After all, there must be a reason why they would risk offending him to break in.

If this reasoning is not enough to satisfy him, then we can discuss punishment.

A letter was handed to me.

His calm eyes, tinged with displeasure, quickly scanned the words on the letter. A moment later...

Fujiwara Osamu stared blankly at the letter in his hand, as if it were a clay sculpture.

Seeing this from a distance, the guard cautiously called out, "My lord?"

This call pulled Fujiwara Osamu out of his daze.

call out!

Snapped!

He stood up, gripping the table tightly with both hands, his pupils trembling violently, and he cried out inwardly.

I'm so excited!

What are you doing?!

Even if you're not willing to risk your lives, this is an understatement! And if you're so desperate, can't you at least take it off for me?

Fujiwara Osamu's heart felt as if it had been violated by a hundred or so burly men from the Hidden Cloud Village, and his heart was pounding with joy.

As a noble family with a long-standing tradition, they naturally needed their own exclusive intelligence channels.

He already knew what had happened through his own channels.

A group of disgruntled nobles are plotting something that no one wants to see done.

That's not all, they also want to team up with outsiders to do it!

Fujiwara Shuu's entire body turned red from his neck down to his forehead.

Honestly, if these fools had just kept quiet within their own circles, they could have kept it a secret, but they just had to contact the outside world.

That's bad news.

The channels of the nobility were connected to some extent.

Even if they are not directly subordinates, they will still have a general understanding of the relationships between nobles.

In this respect, because it is necessary to avoid the ninja's intelligence channels, they are two different intelligence channels.

However, for the former, given some time, digging deep into the latter is by no means a problem.

One of the essential tasks of a ninja is intelligence gathering.

Playing intelligence wars with others? Isn't that just ridiculous?

The most crucial one is Yunyin.

There is always room for maneuver if you contact the Sand Hermit.

Konoha was a major ninja village that relentlessly pursued and attacked Konoha.

Konoha had always been wary of this powerful ninja village and had never relaxed its intelligence work.

He was certain that this intelligence was on its way to Konoha.

By the time Konoha reacted—no, it wasn't Konoha that reacted, it was that person.

The person who thought nobles were like Pokémon that spew money out with a single hit knew that a storm was brewing.

The target could be those individuals, or it could be an indiscriminate attack.

Depend on!

What are you trying to argue with a mentally ill person for?

Even if we're going to have a showdown, can't you at least write a statement first to clear my name and remove me from the picture so I can land safely?

Unlike fools who can't see the situation and think they're superior and that their noble bloodline will last forever, Fujiwara Osamu is very aware of the crisis.

If you look back through the family tree, the Fujiwara family was equally illustrious, but they also had no shortage of dead members.

The chaos of war didn't just affect ninjas and civilians; many nobles also perished or even their entire clans were wiped out during that era.

In his view, the nobility were like porcelain.

Noble and elegant, hidden in a secluded room, not easily shown to others.

Commoners are like roof tiles, ninjas are like swords.

It's foolish to try to break porcelain against tile, or to try and fight a knife.

That was a foolish thing that even the poor, pathetic people who ruined their ancestors' legacy would find absurd.

He could roughly guess why those people would suddenly do such a stupid thing.

Standing too high can make one lose sight of their true self.

The extravagance of the nobility far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.

He was surrounded by flatterers.

One day, suddenly, the ninjas who were treated as tools suddenly slashed them.

In his initial shock and anger, his survival instinct kicked in, and after investigating his background, he chose to swallow his anger.

The anger didn't disappear; it kept building up until it finally exploded not long ago.

Tolerable or unbearable!

Raise an army!

He didn't know what their reliance was. He only knew that if their reliance was really that strong, then Hashirama Senju used it when he suppressed the ninja world, making everyone feel suffocated.

After all, Hashirama Senju was a kind-hearted man, while his younger brother Tobirama Senju was the type of person who made even nobles afraid to raise their voices.

Upon returning to the capital, he dared not slacken his efforts and ordered his intelligence organization to gather information about Fifty Strings, so that he could roughly determine Fifty Strings' rank.

That's something most people can't handle.

If the secrets they revealed really did wipe out Fifty Strings Song, then how would the noblewoman who has lived in Konoha for a long time, rarely goes out, and whose legend still circulates in the ninja world, having lost too many loved ones and only having these people by her side, react?

Should we continue to uphold the foundation that everyone built together?

Or will they return with overwhelming power, to rewrite the legend?

Want to gamble?

Your bets are your own life.

Fujiwara Osamu paced back and forth.

He knew perfectly well that the fifty strings were not easy to appease, and given that the other party had provoked him first, indiscriminate attacks were almost inevitable for him.

It's not that he's cowardly.

The fact that the Fujiwara family was able to survive the turbulent times and now occupy a crucial position in the court of the Land of Fire is a testament to their wisdom.

After thinking it over and over, I suddenly slapped my forehead.

Indeed, we still have to trust the wisdom of our ancestors this time.

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A chaotic day for Sakumo Hatake.

The initial agreement was that I would only be a guest examiner and then call it a day.

But why am I on a carriage heading to the capital of the Land of Fire?