Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Akaishi's Lightning Release Chakra Transformation has reached 10% in six aspects. Among them, "Electro-Sensing" is the rarest transformation, which requires "Silence" to activate. Its effect is similar to the ability of "Electric Field".

Akaishi didn't really understand these things either...

All that is known is that in "The Sacred Spire", "Electro-Sensitive Cards" have effects such as electric fields and magnetic fields. Therefore, Akaishi is certain that "Magnetic Release" must include this change of Lightning Release and is based on it.

Although Akaishi does not have Magnet Release chakra, once his "Electro-Sensing" reaches the 10% threshold, he can still influence the magnetic field with chakra... If it were to confront Troy head-on, it would certainly be far from enough.

However, it's still possible to disrupt the magnetic force attached to Yakushi Nonou...

Amidst the magnetic field disturbance and the chaos caused by the several giant square shuriken, the Suzaku-shaped raccoon immediately broke out of the encirclement and left the Cloud Village area!

At this time, Kumogakure was still in chaos...

Although the Third Raikage was strong enough to suppress the Eight-Tails, he couldn't do anything about such a "huge amount of chakra" for the time being. After all, when facing a Tailed Beast, he didn't have the absolute suppressive power of Hashirama or Madara.

If the Eight-Tails were only fighting the Third Raikage, it might not have had much of an impact, but...

The Eight-Tails' power is already reflected in its near-limitless chakra and its ability to launch wide-range attacks with ease. Now, in its berserk state, its AoE is running rampant, causing massive casualties.

Therefore, the ninjas from Kumogakure did not pursue them at this time...

Given that the enemy has the ability to fly, even if we pursue them, it may not be effective. Moreover, with so many people in the village not yet having gone to the shelter, it is not advisable to divert our forces to pursue the enemy.

"It seems that Yunyin has no intention of pursuing us." After the Suzaku and the raccoon dog had flown a distance and there were still no pursuers, Akashi commanded the raccoon dog to land.

After all, summoning the raccoon dog was consuming Akaishi's chakra, and flying continuously would be detrimental to long-distance travel, plus it would make them easier to be spotted in the air. After landing, Yakushi Nonou hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Thank you."

"Huh? This isn't something teammates should say, is it?" Akaishi looked at her strangely.

As expected, all those words you said when we "made up" after Orochimaru's mediation were just empty promises, right? You're not going to keep up the act anymore, are you? Yakushi Nonou fell silent upon hearing this.

However, Akaishi didn't find anything strange about saving the pharmacist. Not only was it what a teammate should do at that time, but more importantly...

The pharmacist was actually near Akaishi at that time?

"Besides, didn't you come all this way to help me?" Akaishi said matter-of-factly.

Akaishi guessed that she followed him specifically because she was afraid he would fail in his assassination attempt on Killer Bee!

Pharmacist: ...

Although Akaishi understood that Yakushi Nonou was more worried about Killer Bee's survival, since she had come and had indeed assisted Akaishi when he was surrounded, Akaishi remembered her kindness and had just repaid it.

Of course, what Akaishi didn't see was that before Yakushi Nonou made her move, she had actually helped the other children from Kumogakure reunite with the team that had evacuated from the shelter...

Yakushi Nonou had no grounds to object to Akaishi's plan to kill Killer Bee, nor would she interfere.

After all, it's hard to call Killer Bee a "child"; his more important identity is that of a "Jinchūriki candidate"!

However, at Chirabi's preschool, there were many children around who were four or five years old.

Although they might become ninjas of Kumogakure in the future, it would be different from Killer Bee's situation, so Yakushi Nonou still helped them evacuate.

Therefore, at the beginning, none of the Cloud Ninja noticed anything wrong with Yakushi Nonou, or even who she was.

Yakushi Nonou witnessed Akaishi's attack on Killer Bee. Seeing him fail, she couldn't say whether she felt more relieved or disappointed, but...

Since they were already there, when Akaishi was surrounded and attacked, Yakushi Nonou immediately joined forces with Akaishi and suddenly attacked, severely injuring several careless Kumogakure Chunin.

Akaishi then took out a map and looked at it...

Orochimaru had not previously agreed on a meeting place with Akaishi or Yakushi Nono—as long as they escaped Kumogakure, they would each head towards Konoha.

Anyway, as long as luck isn't too bad, the danger is already very small after escaping from Kumogakure. There's no need for everyone to meet up to head back. On the contrary, if someone is captured alive and doesn't keep their mouth shut and reveals the meeting place, the other two will also be in danger. In Orochimaru's opinion, it's better not to meet up at all!

"I think it's safer to take the land route, passing through the Land of Iron and then returning to the Land of Fire," Akaishi said to Yakushi, looking at the map. Since they were traveling together, they naturally had to consider each other's opinions.

There is another way to evacuate...

That means going out to sea and taking the sea route back to Konoha.

The advantage is that once they enter the sea, even if the Hidden Cloud Village tries its best to capture them, they will not be able to catch them.

but……

"Yes, sea routes have their inconveniences. Ports are also more likely to be heavily searched by the Cloud Ninja. The two of us can't really pilot any large ships, and hiring someone could easily leak information. It's safer to take the land route." The pharmacist nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, Akaishi and Yakushi headed towards the southwestern border of the Land of Lightning. Before leaving the Land of Lightning, they weren't considered safe. After all, only a small portion of the Cloud Village ninja remained; the majority were on missions elsewhere!

While not all ninja squads that went out could immediately contact and learn of the changes in Kumogakure, some elite squads would certainly be able to quickly find out about it.

The chances of them running into Akaishi and his group by chance are slim, but we can't be careless...

Fortunately, the journey was uneventful. The two survived on soldier's rations for two nights and two days without sleep or rest, and finally left the Land of Thunder.

During that time, they only encountered the Cloud Ninja Team twice without knowing it, and both times they avoided them in advance, so as not to cause any trouble.

Only after entering the Land of Iron did the two dare to find a place to rest...

Five days later, the two returned to Konoha Village.

Knowing this in advance, Orochimaru deliberately met up with the two in the wilderness before they entered Konoha Village...

Judging from Orochimaru's composed demeanor, he had been back for quite some time!

Akaishi could see from afar that Ranma and Minato were also there...

Seeing that Akaishi had actually appeared, Lanwu and Minato breathed a sigh of relief. Five days ago, after Orochimaru returned, they heard that "Akaishi had escaped from Kumogakure and should be able to return safely." However, the Land of Lightning was currently in turmoil, and they were still worried until they saw him.

"Huh? Why did you come all the way to welcome us? Is there some kind of triumphant ceremony going on?" Akaishi asked in surprise when he saw them.

"On the contrary..." Orochimaru shook his head and said, "Konoha has decided to send you to Kumogakure."

Akaashi:? ? ?

"Hehehe, I was just kidding." Orochimaru said coldly, cracking a lame joke.

Akaishi:……

"Captain Orochimaru..." Minato looked at him speechlessly—was this something to joke about?

"However, it's quite the opposite..." Orochimaru paused before saying, "Forget about the triumphant ceremony. Everything after the Iron Country mission begins is top secret. Don't mention it to anyone... Those Cloud Ninja are going crazy picking on Sarutobi-sensei right now." Sure enough, after this is all over, Sarutobi Hiruzen will have to bear the pressure...

Sarutobi didn't complain much about this. After all, although Orochimaru made the decision on the spur of the moment, Sarutobi already knew about it after Jiraiya was able to contact him through Mount Myōboku, and... he also supported Orochimaru's plan!

Indeed, we can't let Kumogakure be too complacent at this time...

The results achieved this time were even greater than originally expected; the "Night of the Eight-Tails" brought huge casualties to the Hidden Cloud Village.

As for Orochimaru and his group, they certainly weren't there specifically to welcome Akaishi...

As Orochimaru just said, forget about the "triumphant ceremony" and instead keep a low profile.

The village's latest official statement is that Orochimaru, along with the four of them, carried out other missions after returning from the Land of Iron. During this time, they even had someone impersonate Akaishi and Yakushi to create an alibi within the village.

Whether the Hidden Cloud Village believes it or not, they have done it perfectly on the surface.

That's why they're going back to the village together now.

"Congratulations on completing the A-rank mission and returning safely," Orochimaru said calmly.

"Captain Orochimaru, the Hokage didn't give you a level up?" Akaishi's face fell when he heard this.

That's incredibly stingy!

It was previously said to be Rank A because it was a "village benefit mission" temporarily issued by Orochimaru—meaning that the elite Jonin temporarily judged that the mission would be beneficial to Konoha. The upper limit he could issue was Rank A.

"Although it's an A-rank mission, the mission objective is 'assist me in infiltrating Kumogakure,' which means the two of you are the main targets of the mission, and it has nothing to do with me..."

"If you're not satisfied, Akaishi-kun and Yakushi-san, I can ask my teacher to add you to my S-rank mission accomplice list, but this A-rank mission won't count," Orochimaru said matter-of-factly.

Upon hearing this, Akaishi immediately replied, "Then I still want an A-rank mission!"

This A-rank mission was assigned to Akaishi and Yakushi; they were the main force of the mission, and Akaishi was even the team leader. Orochimaru's actions would definitely be rated as an S-rank mission, but Akaishi and Yakushi were only there to make up the numbers; they weren't the main force, but rather just assistants.

Putting aside the money involved, when it comes to being promoted to Jonin in the future, the experience of being an A-rank mission leader is far more valuable than that of being an S-rank mission assistant...

"What do you think, Miss Pharmacist? Since you're only a genin, if you choose an A-rank mission, you can only have Akaishi-kun as the captain, so I think it's more worthwhile to be an S-rank assistant..." Orochimaru said deliberately.

If Yakushi Nonou really wants to take advantage of an S-rank mission, then Akaishi's A-rank mission won't work either.

"No, no, no, Yakushi, you're only a genin. Your experience as an S-rank mission assistant is practically useless. An A-rank main force is much better... Besides, we can split the accounts 70/30..." Akaishi quickly advised Yakushi.

Upon hearing Akaishi's words, the pharmacist couldn't help but smile slightly, but immediately composed himself and said, "Let's go with... an A-rank mission."

Lan Wu looked at the two of them suspiciously, feeling that... the atmosphere between them had become inexplicably more harmonious.