Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Jiancheng and Lanyu then heard Chishi tell them about the Hidden Cloud Village.

Although they had known for some time that Akaishi hadn't returned, and thus had some vague suspicions about the "Eight-Tails Night" in Kumogakure eight days prior, Sarutobi hadn't officially informed the Uchiha clan, only saying that Akaishi had an important mission for the village. Therefore, they genuinely didn't know the specifics beforehand. "It really is Orochimaru..." Kensuke nodded after hearing this.

Kensuke also speculated that Orochimaru was the "mastermind".

The deduction was made based on the fact that Akaishi had "an important secret mission for more than two months," then "the Eight-Tails of Kumogakure went berserk," and "Orochimaru, who was extremely skilled in sealing techniques, had previously carried out the mission to the Land of Iron with Akaishi."

Now it's confirmed...

Immediately afterward, Jian Cheng exclaimed, "Did the Hidden Cloud Village suffer such heavy losses?"

Seeing this, Akaishi assumed that the clan leader had some friends in Kumogakure...

"Serves him right!"

"That's right, hahaha!"

Akaishi:……

Well, judging from the gloating of the clan chief and elders, it's clear that Akaishi was overthinking it.

"Ahem, Akashi, you've taken quite a few risks before. Get some rest today, and starting tomorrow... focus on your training!" Seeing that Akashi was still there, Kenji suppressed his gloating and gave him a serious warning.

"Hmm? Yes." Akashi was slightly puzzled—the first half of the sentence told him to rest well, so why did he then tell him not to slack off?

However, Akashi didn't mind, since he had originally planned to focus on his cultivation anyway...

"You've been in Kumogakure lately, so you probably don't know, right? Not only has your 'Wind Pressure Technique' been widely taught, but... in the last month, Tsunade has also successfully invented a new medical ninjutsu called 'Fine Ailment Extraction Technique,' which can effectively counteract the toxins of the Salamander. Moreover, its difficulty rating is only B, and now all the medical ninjas in the village are learning it!" Kensei reminded him.

"There's an antidote to the poison of the giant salamander?" Upon hearing this, Akaishi's heart skipped a beat, and he understood what this meant.

"Not only that, but this is Konoha... Iwagakure recently invented a brand new gas mask; Sunagakure even claimed to have developed an antidote specifically for the poison of the giant salamander, and declared war on Amegakure a few days ago," Lan Yu reminded him.

If Akaishi had been in Konoha before, he wouldn't be only finding out about these things now.

However, in Kumogakure, of course no one would specifically talk to Genta about these things. Moreover, for Kumogakure in the northeastern peninsula, the battlefield situation centered on the Land of Rain was not that important. An assistant to an outside doctor would naturally not hear any rumors.

Upon hearing this, Akaishi immediately realized…

A storm is brewing!

The three great nations have all developed methods to counter the poison of the salamander. In particular, Sunagakure, which is the most restless, has already begun to fight Amegakure. It is likely that Konoha will soon be officially drawn into the war.

In this situation, the three major powers would definitely want others to take the lead first. They would first instigate other smaller villages that were being oppressed by Amegakure to rebel, and then see which of them had the weakest strategic resolve...

The worst one has now appeared—Sunagakure Village, without a doubt.

After all, Sunagakure has been expanding its ninja training program in recent years in order to compete for supremacy... Now even the genin are struggling to make ends meet!

Even D-rank missions in Konoha are limited, let alone those in other hidden villages...

If the number of missions assigned is limited, training too many ninjas is not only a waste of effort but may also breed internal conflicts.

After all, even if one has just begun to learn how to refine chakra, their daily food intake is much larger than that of an ordinary person, and their nutritional needs are greater, requiring meat, eggs, and dairy products.

At this moment, Sunagakure realized that they had been waiting for him to enter first...

The Hidden Sand Village is now engaged in full-scale war with the Hidden Rain Village in the Land of Rain!

However, Konoha and Iwagakure wouldn't just stand by and watch Sunagakure completely defeat Amegakure. They were only letting Sunagakure launch an initial attack to wear down Amegakure, and they would definitely intervene afterward. Under these circumstances, Kenjo and Lanyu naturally had to remind Akashi not to let his guard down—once war broke out, every bit of strength gained meant a greater chance of survival!

"There's a special training session for Chunin tomorrow, and I'll be personally teaching it. Do you want to come?" Lan Yu asked.

Chi Shi shook his head and said, "Elder Lan Yu, I have to go to the Forest Street tomorrow."

"Forest Street? What are we going there for?" Lan Yu asked, frowning.

"Lan Wu said... her uncles and other relatives admire me and want to give me the opportunity to accept the 'Rashomon Contract'," Chi Shi said truthfully. Jian Cheng and Lan Yu: ???

"I admire you?"

"Rashomon?"

Both of them were shocked…

Those old fogies from the Senju clan actually want to make us, the descendants of the Uchiha clan, sign the Rashomon contract?

Although it was just an "opportunity," the two were still greatly shocked.

Of course, they also knew what "Rashomon" was...

"You...you must try your best, you must succeed!" Lan Yu said earnestly.

Chi Shi nodded emphatically and said, "Elder Lan Yu, rest assured! I will do everything in my power to take down Rashomon!"

Lan Yu: ...

"I mean..." Lan Yu said with exasperation.

"Ahem, Akashi, you should get some rest. The Rashomon test... it's said to be unrelated to strength, but it's incredibly difficult. In short, you need to face it with the best mental state!" Kensei interrupted, saying that it was best not to talk about such things.

Seeing that the clan leader said this, Lan Yu did not add anything, and Chi Shi naturally agreed.

11 month 23 day.

Akaishi took a long-awaited day off at home, but he didn't even immerse himself in the moment; he simply slept soundly all day.

The next day at noon, Chishi was full of energy... and went to collect the secret medicine for physical training.

"Huh? Akashi... well... if you don't have enough, I can give you an advance for next month, but... you should still use it wisely and not be too wasteful."

The clansmen in charge of distributing supplies looked at Chishi somewhat awkwardly.

Although it's not allowed in principle, knowing that Akaishi is currently riding high, he can of course make an exception, but he still has to give a few words of advice...

"Huh? Right, I already collected it a few days ago... I forgot!" Akaishi pretended to be forgetful and laughed it off. "It shouldn't have been someone from the Anbu who collected it... Was it Lanwu? I'll ask her later." Akaishi guessed that Lanwu had collected it for him. If it was someone from the Anbu who secretly collected it, then Akaishi would have to investigate further—the Anbu, who loved to take advantage of others... could obviously be bribed! But unfortunately, it was Lanwu who collected it...

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you... I collect the secret medicine for you every month, and then give it to Might Guy in your name. Is that okay?" Lan Wu only remembered when Akashi asked.

"Of course, no problem! Otherwise, two months would be wasted..." Akaishi said, adding that benefits should be received on time.

Giving it to Matt Damon would be even better, since it was originally intended to be used to "recharge a membership" with him anyway.

Moreover, Akashi has indeed been planning to practice his taijutsu more recently. He had previously thought his taijutsu was sufficient, but now... On one hand, Akashi was shocked by A's taijutsu. How could a lightning release ninjutsu be so strong?

On the other hand, when Akashi faced the Rain Ninja, he also gained some insights into the orthodox Uchiha fluid jutsu fan-type techniques, including the "kusarigama" part. According to legend, when Uchiha Madara used the Uchiha fan, he would connect a scythe to the fan handle with a chain.

Although it is different in specifications from the "kusarigama" used by Amegakure and Hanzo, it is still a similar weapon.

After the ninja village era, the use of long weapons decreased significantly. Not to mention long-handled sickles, even ninja swords were mostly short swords.

Akaishi had previously felt that this type of weapon was too niche, so he had never equipped himself with it.

However, after the battle with the Rain Ninja, Akaishi felt that he could also equip his replica fan with a scythe and a chain.

It's not enough to just equip him with weapons; the main thing is that Akaishi's physical skills need to keep up...

As for lunch, Lanwu eventually changed the ramen to grilled meat at Akaishi's strong suggestion.

At the barbecue restaurant, Akaishi and his two friends also ran into Shinnosuke and Ino-Shika-Cho, who were also there to eat barbecue.

"Huh? It's Class 7... Did you guys complete some big mission recently?" Shinnosuke asked upon seeing the three of them, then muttered to himself, "How come I remember you guys just left the village yesterday?"

Usually, they only celebrate with barbecue after completing a major mission. However, in other people's minds, Akaishi and his group only went out yesterday... and they're back today. It couldn't have been a major mission, right?

"I'm in a good mood, so I'll treat you," Lan Wu said, waving her hand.

Akaishi looked at them with regret...

If I had come back earlier, I would have heard them praising my "wind pressure technique".

Unfortunately, all those compliments are now being heard by the "stand-in"!

Otherwise, Akaishi's "Overturning" could have improved even further and he could have had a good "fun".

"Hmm? Is there some good news?" Haiyi asked curiously.

"Well... Chishi will pay the bill," Lan Wu said seriously after thinking for a moment.

Everyone: ...

You treat, Akaishi pays, so you're in a good mood and want to treat everyone? Isn't that just Akaishi treating?

Upon hearing this, Shinnosuke's eyes lit up and he said, "Ranmai, why don't you invite us too!"

Shinnosuke still remembers how many people Akaishi brought when he treated everyone to a meal and paid for it himself.

"Huh? Can I have five more plates of meat?" Ding asked, looking up with a naive expression.

"No problem!" Shinnosuke immediately replied—at least last time there was no Choza.

but……

"No way." Lanwu resolutely refused. Although Akaishi was paying, Akaishi's subsidies for the past few months were already in her possession! "Eh? Lanwu... are you trying to save money for Akaishi like this?" Shinnosuke said, looking at Lanwu suspiciously.

"W-what do you mean by saving him money? I mean... you wouldn't understand even if I told you!" Lan Wu blushed instantly.

Seeing this, Shinnosuke was about to start another fight, but just then...

"Where are Hizashi and Hiashi?" Akaishi asked in confusion—Akaishi had just been wondering, how come it's this group of four? Shinnosuke, what are you doing mixed in with Ino-Shika-Cho?

Upon hearing this, Shinnosuke's face immediately darkened. "You know perfectly well they've been training at home all this time..."

Akashi didn't ask any more questions. Akashi guessed that Hiashi wasn't coming out because of the tense situation. As the heir of the main family, he no longer left the village to carry out missions. As for Hizashi, he was probably not coming out because of what happened in the Chunin Exams, which made the Hyuga clan dissatisfied and they began to strip him of his identity as a Konoha ninja.

Furthermore, since the main branch heir, Hiashi, rarely goes out anymore, and if Hizashi is allowed to team up with the Hokage's son alone again, the Hyuga clan may have some other concerns.

Although Akaishi felt that the Hyuga clan's actions would only make the problem worse, it was beyond his control. "The barbecue is here!" The waiter then brought over five large platters of barbecue.

"Eh? Wait..." Shinnosuke was about to stop him when Choza had already laid the grilled meat on the charcoal fire.

Shinnosuke:......

Shinnosuke, who had initially thought he could get Akaishi to pay, was now on the verge of tears.

As Shinnosuke left, he glanced curiously towards Akaishi's table—why were they so excited? It was like they hadn't seen each other in ages… "Um… Mr. Uchiha over there said your table can't be charged to his account," the barbecue restaurant owner reminded him, noticing their behavior. Shinnosuke: …

"Tell him not to be so petty!" Shinnosuke said irritably.

After the three of them had a hearty meal, they parted ways. Minato headed towards the training grounds. Although he really wanted Akaishi to accompany him to find Kushina, since Akaishi had the excuse of "learning sealing techniques," Minato could visit Kushina more often. However, Minato also knew that Akaishi had something important to do today.

Akaishi and Ranmai returned to the Forest Town together...