Naruto: I have an attribute panel

Chapter 494 The Unusual Fog Concealment

Raikage's office.

The scene was quiet as everyone processed the news Taiyi brought, their faces showing either surprise or resentment.

Taiyi watched the Cloud Village group with great interest, giving them ample time to think.

Finally, it was Mabui who broke the silence.

"With the Akatsuki organization appearing, Konoha sent Lord Taiichi, so they must have a plan to deal with it."

Taiyi calmly shook his head; he wouldn't take on such a huge burden.

"The Akatsuki organization has been able to roam freely under the noses of the major ninja villages for so many years, which is not something that can be dealt with by a simple plan."

My visit to Kumogakure is merely to give everyone a heads-up. With the Akatsuki temporarily active again, let's work together to see if we can deliver a fatal blow.

"Oh, so Taichi, you'll be going to other ninja villages later!"

The fourth generation Ai finally opened his eyes again, but his gaze toward Taichi still carried a hint of provocation.

"That's right." Taiyi wasn't afraid of revealing his whereabouts and admitted it directly. "After leaving Kumogakure, I will visit the three great hidden villages of Iwa, Suna, and Kirigakure one by one."

The Fourth Hokage, A, nodded, thinking to himself: It seems that at least regarding the Akatsuki's intelligence, Konoha hasn't misled us.

already.

"The Akatsuki are the common enemy of the ninja world. It is our duty to deal with them. I will soon issue an order to strengthen intelligence gathering on the Akatsuki. Once we encounter them, we will kill them without mercy."

Taiichi nodded in satisfaction, but that was not enough; no one understood the Akatsuki's troublesome nature better than him.

"Lord Raikage, we also hope that we can share information about the Akatsuki to a certain extent. This will not only help us capture Akatsuki members, but also provide an extra layer of protection for everyone's safety."

After listening for a long time in silence, the fourth generation Ai finally nodded in agreement.

Taiyi was also pleased, as the mission's objectives had been largely achieved.

Next, Taiyi discussed the specific details of the cooperation with the Cloud Village members, and the entire negotiation finally came to a complete end.

Just as Taiichi was about to take his leave, the Fourth Generation Ai stopped him. He picked up a document from the table, flicked his wrist, and the document flew straight towards him like an arrow.

Taiyi reached out and caught the document with ease, his movements smooth and effortless.

He glanced at the contents of the document with suspicion, then a knowing smile immediately appeared on his face.

"What? Lord Raikage believes this?"

Taiyi casually tossed the documents in his hand.

"You dare say this isn't true?"

"It's not entirely false, but there aren't many genuine cases."

Taiyi did not deny it; he readily admitted to part of it.

"I know Sage Mode, so it's only natural that I would research it. I don't believe that the Hidden Cloud Village doesn't have related research."

The fourth generation Ai remained silent, simply watching Taiichi quietly.

"It's a joke that Konoha has developed Sage Mode that can be widely used. I think the Raikage knows how difficult Sage Mode is. Since the founding of Konoha, you can count the number of people who know Sage Mode on one hand. It's not something we can develop just like that. At most, we've made some progress."

The Fourth A continued to look at Taichi, but this time Taichi stopped talking and quietly looked back at the Raikage. Sparks seemed to fly where their eyes met.

Suddenly, Raikage's face relaxed, revealing a hearty smile.

"Haha, Konoha has actually surpassed us in this aspect. Taichi, when you go back, you can suggest to the Fourth Hokage that Kumogakure is willing to collaborate with Konoha to develop Sage Mode, so that we can all make progress together."

Taiichi smiled broadly, gladly accepting the Raikage's offer.

"Rest assured, Lord Raikage, this is exactly what I wanted."

This time, Taiyi took his leave again, and finally no one tried to stop him.

As Taichi's figure completely disappeared, the fourth-generation Ai turned to look at his secretary.

Do you think what he said is credible?

Mabui lowered his head and pondered for a while before speaking, "Whether it's believable or not, what difference does it make to us? In any case, we can't do anything about him."

"Ha—you're right!"

On the other side, Taiichi could not linger any longer. After bidding farewell to the earthen platform that saw him off, Taiichi immediately flew into the sky and headed towards Iwagakure in the Land of Earth.

After a day's journey, Taiichi arrived at Iwagakure Village.

The process is similar to that of the Hidden Cloud Village: provocation, or rather, intimidation, followed by negotiations.

Onoki was much easier to talk to than the Fourth Raikage, and was extremely enthusiastic about it.

This may also be the reason why Iwagakure finally confirmed that their Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Roshi, was killed by the Akatsuki.

Two years have passed, and neither the living nor the dead have been found. Even the tailed beasts show no signs of revival, so Iwagakure has completely given up hope.

Taiichi's proposal regarding cooperation with the Akatsuki organization was exactly what Iwagakure wanted, and Onoki agreed without hesitation.

After leaving Iwagakure, Taiichi went straight to Sunagakure without stopping, following the same procedure and routine.

Sand hiding is even easier than rock hiding.

This doesn't mean that Sunagakure and Akatsuki have a grudge, but rather that Sunagakure suffered too many losses during the Third Shinobi World War, and they haven't even recovered half of their pre-war strength yet.

What's even more troublesome is that Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast of Sunagakure, was killed by Taichi once during the Third Shinobi World War, and only revived last year.

Sunagakure went to great lengths to mobilize manpower to retrieve the stolen goods.

Unfortunately, the mission failed.

In order to avoid causing greater losses, the Fourth Kazekage had to harden his heart and, with the help of many Sand Ninja, kill Shukaku again.

This has resulted in the current predicament of a vacancy among the Sand Village Jinchūriki.

Given the current strength of Sunagakure, they don't have the time to challenge Konoha. Of course, they'll just listen to whatever Konoha says.

At least they are still allies with Konoha, so they don't feel ashamed no matter what.

The four major ninja villages on the mainland have reached a consensus, leaving only one remaining: Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village) in the Land of Water.

Standing in the port city of the Land of Wind, Taiichi gazed across the sea towards the Land of Water.

To be honest, nobody knows the current situation of Kirigakure.

During the Wraith Crisis, Kirigakure was indeed led by the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, to participate in the battle.

At that time, Taiichi also made a special observation of Yagura's condition.

Unfortunately, Yagura had anticipated this and carried a specially made sealing technique that completely blocked Taichi's detection.

After the crisis of the demons subsided, the Hidden Mist Village basically severed all ties with the mainland, retreating into its own little territory and becoming self-sufficient.

Konoha could only deduce from the scattered intelligence that Kirigakure was currently in a state of great chaos.

A large two-masted sailing ship slowly docked at the harbor; this was Taiyi's means of transportation to the Land of Water.

The vast ocean is something even Taiyi doesn't want to challenge. It's not that he's afraid of storms or huge waves, but he's worried about getting lost on the sea, which would be ridiculous.

In just one day, the ship set sail. It was a cargo ship that had been traveling between the two countries of Shuifeng for many years, and it was a ship that Taiyi had specially chosen.

Taiyi only spent some money and successfully boarded the ship.

Once the ship was sailing steadily, the captain finally had some free time, and Taiyi leisurely walked over to chat with him.

They say money talks, and that applies here too.

Faced with Taiyi's generous spending, the captain also gave him face and chatted with him for a few more minutes.

"Captain, I see very few cargo ships heading to the Land of Water. I've been here for several days and have only seen your ship."

"Sigh, who can argue with that? There used to be a lot of ships there, but in recent years, the Land of Water has become increasingly chaotic, so many ships no longer dare to sail there."

Taiyi looked down at the old captain standing next to him on the ship's side. His dark face was full of wrinkles, and his voice was full of worry.

"Chaos? Doesn't the Daimyo of the Land of Water care? At the very least, shouldn't the ninjas of Kirigakure do something about it?"

Taiyi feigned a question, his tone tinged with worry.

"Ha, ninjas? Things might be better without them."

The old captain only touched on the subject briefly, not wanting to elaborate. He turned around, looked up at Taiyi, and warned him in a tone that was both envious and jealous.

"Young man, you'd better leave as soon as you've finished dealing with things in the Land of Water. They're especially unfriendly to outsiders there now. With your looks and demeanor, they can tell at a glance that you're not a local."

"Ah, thank you so much for the reminder, Captain. I will definitely be careful."

The ship sailed at sea for a full 10 days before finally docking at the port of the country of water.

Taiyi also bid farewell to the captain immediately.

As soon as they disembarked, a group of menacing officials rushed aboard, shouting things like, "Captain, pay your taxes!"

Taiyi shook his head inwardly. It seemed that the Water Kingdom was truly chaotic, with officials who didn't act like officials and bandits who didn't act like bandits.

After this incident, Taiichi was not in a hurry to go to Kirigakure. He used his transformation technique to become a local and wandered around the Land of Water to gather intelligence.

chaos!

This is the most authentic side of the Land of Water right now.

Throughout the city, soldiers were constantly coming and going, barely managing to maintain order.

However, these soldiers were not good people either, and their acts of extortion and bribery were commonplace.

Outside the city, in the wilderness, the beasts that were once the targets of C-level missions are now rampant.

Destroying crops and attacking villages have become their daily activities.

Further inside, the chaos not only did not decrease, but intensified.

If the outer perimeter is just chaos at the level of ordinary people, then inside it's a chaotic battle between ninjas.

The key point is that the ninjas in this battle often wear Kirigakure headbands.

The gleaming smooth headbands clearly indicated that neither side in this battle were rogue ninjas; both were legitimate ninjas from Kirigakure.

It seems the old captain was right; the chaos in the Land of Water was due to the ninja, specifically their own Hidden Mist Ninja.

Having learned about the situation in the Land of Water, Taiichi made his own judgment and decided not to waste any more time, heading straight for Kirigakure.

Unlike his missions to other ninja villages, Taiichi always descended from the sky to intimidate the village's leadership.

This time, Taiyi obediently went straight to the gate of Wuyin and handed over the official documents for his mission.

The gatekeeper initially paid no attention, but when he noticed that the newcomer was wearing a Konoha headband, his expression immediately changed.

Without thinking, he pressed the alarm button next to him.

"Ring ring ring ring"

A piercing alarm sounded from inside the gate, and in the blink of an eye, one Kirigakure ninja after another surrounded Taiichi.

"Lay down your weapons and surrender!"

"Hands up, kneel down!"

Angri shouts rang out continuously as the Mist Ninja who surrounded him roared repeatedly, forcing Taiichi in the middle to give up his resistance.

This scene, which unfolded in such a short time, surprised Taiyi. Were the guards of Wuyin too tense? They were practically seeing enemies everywhere.

He didn't make any rash moves, but the other side's reaction and the ninjas who quickly surrounded him clearly exceeded the standard of a village's daily vigilance.

"Hey, hey, you guys from Kirigakure, don't point your weapons at me, or you won't be able to handle the consequences."

Taiyi spread his hands to indicate that he had no weapon and no ill intentions, but his words were anything but polite.

"Damn it, where do you think this is?"

A young ninja holding a kunai cursed angrily and raised his foot to teach Tai a lesson.

But as soon as he took a step, someone grabbed his shoulder.

"Nakamura, stop."

Hearing his captain's urgent words, the ninja named Nakamura saw his captain take two steps forward and carefully examine the ninja they had surrounded.

But the next moment, as if he were startled, he unconsciously took a step back.

"You—you are Konoha's—Matsushita Taichi!"

"Oh, I didn't expect that after so much time, there would still be someone in Kirigakure who recognizes me?"

She smiled broadly, but the smile didn't reach her eyes; no one would be happy to be treated like that.

He reached into his ninja tool pouch, intending to retrieve the documents for this mission.

To everyone's surprise, this action provoked the group of Mist Ninjas once again. They jumped back like startled rabbits, putting distance between themselves and Taiichi.

Taiyi stared speechlessly at everything before him, the document in his hand hovering in mid-air.

"Hey, aren't you guys being a bit too nervous?" He handed the document forward and said to the Mist Ninja who had just recognized him, "I'm representing Konoha on this mission to Mist Village. Here's the document; please inform them immediately."

The Mist Village captain awkwardly returned, though his wariness remained quite evident.

"I'm sorry, Lord Taiyi, your reputation is really—"

Before the words were even finished, three scarlet signal flares rose from the Hidden Mist Village.

Immediately, although no sound came, all the ninjas present could clearly feel the vibrations coming from beneath their feet.

That's the kind of noise only a large-scale ninjutsu could produce.

Taiyi's expression was strange. The moment the signal flare went up, his senses had already covered the area, so he could see the place where the commotion was happening very clearly.

At the location of the Mizukage Building, two groups of Kirigakure ninja are engaged in a fierce battle.

He unleashed all sorts of ninjutsu, like Exploding Water Wave and Water Dragon Bullet, without using any chakra, at the opponent.

Completely oblivious to the fact that it was right in the center of the village, Taiyi couldn't help but click his tongue twice.

The group of Mist Ninja surrounding Taiichi clearly knew the reason behind it, and considering their recent actions, it's no wonder they were all so nervous.

"Hey, there's a rebellion over there, aren't you going to quell it?"

Taiyi pointed in the direction of the village, looking completely like a bystander watching a show.