Naruto: I have an attribute panel

Chapter 491 Intelligence Leak

The strong wind whipped up the accumulated snow, blurring the entire landscape.

Only two people remained facing off on the hillside.

Feng Hua Nu Tao never imagined that a simple back-and-forth attack and defense would escalate to this point.

Was the enemy too powerful, or was I too ignorant?

Perhaps it's both.

Unfortunately, nothing matters anymore.

He tightened his grip on the long sword, raised it high above his head, and assumed an upper-attack stance.

In any case, we must not lose this last shred of dignity; it is the only remaining honor of Feng Hua Nu Tao.

Seeing the other party's posture, Taiyi's playful expression faded somewhat. After thinking for a moment, he still spoke up to persuade them.

"Surrender, your brother won't kill you."

"Surrender?" Feng Hua Nu Tao scoffed, his disdain evident. "Everything I've done is for the rise of the Snow Kingdom. Now all my plans have failed, and you want me to surrender? What's the point of living like this?"

With a roar, Feng Hua Nu Tao pushed off with his feet and charged towards Tai Yi.

With boundless rage, the longsword unleashed a powerful downward slash, determined to cleave Taiyi in two.

Taiyi's chakra blade suddenly shone brightly, becoming even more solid as if crystallized. He easily blocked the opponent's heavy slash with one hand.

The two exchanged blows, one powerful and heavy, the other relaxed and carefree. The sounds of swords clashing were incessant, and the resulting wind pressure scattered the snowflakes in the sky.

After more than ten minutes of this battle, Feng Hua Nu Tao finally realized that something was wrong.

Given Matsushita Taichi's fighting strength just now, it was completely impossible for him to hold out for so long.

Previously blinded by anger, now, as his physical strength wanes, reason has once again taken over his mind.

He carefully experienced the battle with Taiyi, and his heightened senses, enhanced by the chakra armor, made him acutely aware of being watched from all directions.

Immediately, Feng Hua Nu Tao's expression changed drastically. He immediately realized the reason behind Tai Yi's battle over the past ten minutes!

"You thief, you—you actually spied on the secrets of our Snow Kingdom?!"

"Oh, I found it!"

Taiyi smiled and suddenly exerted force with his arm, cleaving back Feng Hua Nu Tao's attack with a single stroke.

"How can this be considered spying? I'm learning openly and honestly. You've even used it to fight me, so how can you not..."

Can I take a closer look?

Taiyi twirled his sword and smiled at Feng Hua Nu Tao.

After such a long period of observation, he has gained a preliminary understanding of how the chakra armor works. As for the rest, taking back the armor pieces he broke to study and replicating them shouldn't be too difficult.

"mean!"

If the previous battles were the angry counterattacks of the dying, then this one is the fury of the desperate.

Feng Hua Nu Tao gripped his longsword tightly and launched a frenzied attack on Tai Yi, his offensive completely devoid of any strategy.

Faced with such an attack, Taiyi lost interest in continuing the fight. Having achieved his goal, he no longer held back.

With superhuman strength, each strike is a weight that ordinary people cannot withstand.

After only two or three strikes, the raging waves were shattered.

Another slash, and he staggered backward.

The final strike is aimed straight at the center.

The chakra blade pierced through the armor on Feng Hua Nu Tao's chest, its tip precisely resting on the skin of his chest.

Feng Hua Nu Tao looked at the light blade on his chest, smiled bitterly, then closed his eyes, thrust his body forward, and the light blade pierced through his chest.

Too.

Finally, he looked in the direction of Windflower Castle, muttered something under his breath, closed his eyes, and passed away.

Taiyi did not stop him; you cannot stop someone who is determined to die.

When Taiyi returned to Windflower Castle, it was already a scene of bustling activity, with servants everywhere cleaning up the traces of the battle.

In the council hall, Kazayuki Kazahana was holding her daughter and gently comforting her. The little girl was quite frightened today and hadn't recovered yet.

Tsunade stood by, keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings to prevent any from escaping and taking advantage of the chaos to seize the flag.

Taiyi's arrival immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Fuuka Sayami Taichi was carrying only a female ninja in his hand, his face showing both anticipation and worry.

But when Taiyi took out a scroll and unsealed two more corpses from it, the expectation on his face completely disappeared, leaving only a faint sadness.

"Taiyi, my younger brother—"

The poem about wind, flowers, and early snow was left unsaid, but Taiyi still understood what it meant.

"It was a kind of suicide, in the end, he deliberately ran into my blade."

Taiyi spoke frankly, and no one knew what Feng Hua Nu Tao was thinking in the end.

Feng Hua Zaoxue slowly walked to her younger brother's body, knelt down, and looked at her brother's tightly furrowed brows until his death. The last bit of hatred in her heart slowly dissipated.

After he stood up again, he became the daimyo of the Land of Snow once more.

"Men, take Feng Hua Nu Tao's body away, seal off his residence, and arrest the families of all those involved in the rebellion."

Taiichi watched quietly as Kazaka Sayasu exercised her power as daimyo. It was safe to say that after today, a large number of people in the Land of Snow would lose their heads, but that was none of Taiichi's business.

It wasn't until Kazaka Shoyuki finished dealing with the internal affairs that she turned her attention back to them.

"Tsunade, Taichi, thank you so much this time. If it weren't for you, my family would have already gone to the Pure Land by now."

"Don't thank me." Tsunade waved her hand casually, then pointed to Taichi beside her. "The thing is, Taichi found out, and he started the fight. If you want to thank someone, thank him!"

Kazeka Hayabusa looked at Taiichi again, her eyes filled with gratitude.

"Taiyi, the Fenghua family will forever remember your kindness. If you ever need my help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask, and I will not refuse."

When facing Tsunade, Kazahana Hayate was quite casual as a friend, but towards Taichi, even though he was Tsunade's apprentice, Kazahana Hayate...

They remained extremely serious and dared not be negligent in the slightest.

"You flatter me, Daimyo. You are a good friend of my teacher, so I will naturally help you with this. If you feel that you need to repay me, you might as well give Konoha more missions in the future."

Taiichi's words were quite polite. The Land of Snow is thousands of miles away from Konoha, and there are only a few missions a year. He was just being polite to them.

Feng Hua Zao Xue understood the reasoning behind it, but he still kept this kindness in his heart, waiting to repay it in the future.

With numerous post-war matters to attend to, Fuuka Hayase, as a daimyo, was quickly distracted by various trivialities.

Tsunade and Taichi weren't in the way, so they went back to rest with their attendants.

The next day, after Kazayuki had finished dealing with all the domestic affairs, Tsunade came to say goodbye with Taichi.

Kazayuki also knew that Tsunade and the other two had stayed until now to protect him for the last few days.

In response, Kazaka Hayate didn't mince words, waving her hand generously and saying, "Tsunade, I'll cover all your debts at the casinos in the Land of Snow."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade was taken aback at first, then grabbed Fuuka Hayate's hand and thanked her profusely. Without waiting for further farewells, she left Fuuka Castle with Taichi.

The two hurried along until they could no longer see the outline of the city, at which point they slowed down.

"Teacher, come on, it's not that serious. It's like you're running away. Are you afraid Da Ming will renege on his promise?"

Unexpectedly, Tsunade slapped Taichi on the head and said irritably, "What do you know? I don't even remember how much gambling debt I owe. I'll definitely regret what I said when Hayashi realizes what's going on."

Taiichi fell silent, even regretting bringing his teacher back to Konoha. He worried that Konoha would have to shoulder all the debts she had incurred.

The two strolled leisurely towards Konoha, neither in a hurry nor failing to investigate clues about the Akatsuki organization along the way.

On the way, Taichi also handed over Sage Mode 2.0 to Tsunade.

Unfortunately, after a month of intermittent training, Taiichi also confirmed a fact: Tsunade really didn't have much talent in training Sage Mode.

He is still far inferior to his three apprentices.

When Tsunade learned of this, she was furious. After all, she was one of the Legendary Sannin and a renowned medical expert in the ninja world, yet her talent for cultivation was so lacking.

This result infuriated Tsunade so much that she didn't touch a drop of alcohol for a whole week, devoting all her energy to practicing Sage Mode 3.0.

Fortunately, Tsunade's talent was not beyond redemption. With Taichi's full cooperation, after a month of training in version 3.0, she finally made it to the point where she could initially absorb natural energy into her body on her own.

At this moment, the two returned to the Land of Rain, and Konoha was now very close.

On the way back, Taichi kept searching for clues about the Akatsuki organization.

Unfortunately, the other party seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth, and even the person wearing a black robe with red clouds did not appear in the public eye.

This made Taiyi quite uneasy. Enemies in the open are not scary; what is scary are those who lurk in the shadows, especially when these people still have the ability to harm you.

So when Taiichi returned to the Land of Rain, he decided to let loose and act freely.

"What? You want to monitor the entire Land of Rain?"

When Tsunade heard about Taichi's plan, she wondered if her disciple had gone mad.

He actually thought he could scan the entire Land of Rain all by himself.

"Yes, my current chakra perception, when fully extended, can cover a radius of 10 kilometers. Combined with the terrain of the Land of Rain, that means that if I fly from east to west, I can explore the entire Land of Rain in about 20 round trips."

Taiichi spoke lightly, but to Tsunade, it sounded like a fantasy. It wasn't as simple as flying back and forth 20 times.

There's also the massive amount of data processing involved. Ordinary people simply can't accurately retrieve and perceive the data at that speed; doing so would either make them stupid or cause their brains to overheat.

But seeing the determined look in her disciple's eyes, Tsunade had no choice but to give in.

"Sigh, you're already a mature ninja. You know best what you're capable of. Since you want to do it, then go ahead. I'll wait for you here and practice Sage Mode while I'm at it."

So, five thousand meters above the sky, unnoticed by anyone in the Land of Rain, a figure was scanning the land below from east to west and then from west to east.

But only when you actually do it can you realize that it is much more difficult than you imagined.

Taiyi is currently flying at a high altitude, which is invisible to the naked eye, so there is no need to worry about being exposed.

At first, he could maintain a speed of 100 km/h while cruising in the sky, but gradually he couldn't keep up.

It's not that he can't fly; in fact, this speed isn't even half of his usual flying speed. It's just that his brain can't process the information he receives.

Helpless, Taiyi could only continuously reduce the speed of flight in order to alleviate the pressure on his brain.

Even so, after finishing his patrols each day, Taiyi was still drowsy and looked like he had overworked his brain.

This continued for five days, and Taiyi had flown over most of the Rain Kingdom's territory.

Unfortunately, not a single trace could be found.

By this time, Taiichi had a rough idea of ​​what was going on: the Akatsuki organization had probably completely abandoned its base in the Land of Rain.

Five more days and nights passed in an eternity. When Taiyi reappeared before Tsunade, she was startled.

"Why are you working so hard? So much time has passed, what's wrong with searching for a few more days?"

Tsunade grabbed Taiichi's hand, pulled him down to sit, poured him a glass of water, and handed it to him.

It wasn't that Tsunade was making a fuss, but Taiichi's pale face was really frightening.

From the time Tsunade met Taiichi until now, even during a major event like the Third Shinobi World War, she had never seen Taiichi with such an expression.

Taiyi took a sip of water to relieve the dizziness in his head, and then let out a long sigh.

"It's a pity we couldn't find them. It seems they've already left the Land of Rain, making it even harder to find them in the future."

"This isn't just your problem, so why blame yourself?"

Tsunade comforted her, saying, "So many intelligence agents in the ninja world haven't been able to find them, how could you possibly find them in just a few days?"

Taiichi rubbed his head. He naturally understood the reasoning behind Tsunade's words, and he wasn't in such a hurry to begin with.

But since completing Sage Mode 3.0, and especially during this period of time when I've been able to clear my mind and travel, I haven't had as many things to do.

Once the thought took hold of his mind, a vague sense of unease began to linger, as if something bad was about to happen.

It was this sense of unease that made him so eager to find the Akatsuki organization.

In today's ninja world, only they would create such a mess that is difficult for others to clean up.

"You're right. We were just trying to find it anyway. Since we can't find it, let's go back to Konoha!"

Taiyi stopped worrying about it. With a lighter heart, even his head felt less uncomfortable.

After packing up, the two decided not to linger in the Land of Rain any longer and continued their journey towards Konoha.

In the Land of Grass, in a valley not far from the border of the Land of Rain, lies a cave heavily surrounded by barriers.

This is the Akatsuki's newest headquarters.

This distance allowed Nagato to remotely control Amegakure without alerting the intelligence agents hidden in the Land of Rain.

It was supposed to be a very safe location, but how did the ninja world come up with someone like Matsushita Taichi who acts so unconventionally? Fortunately, this time God is on the side of the Akatsuki.

If Taiyi could fly an extra ten kilometers or so into the Land of Grass during his aerial patrols, he might be able to spot this base.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in life.

Deep within the base, the four core members of the Akatsuki organization are gathered together.

Black Zetsu looked travel-worn, his black robe with red cloud patterns full of wrinkles.

"I've uncovered some incredible information in Konoha; we probably can't stay hidden any longer."

At this moment, everyone could see Black Zetsu's seriousness; his features on his black and white face were almost contorted together.