Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 277 Weakness

January 3rd, Konoha Year 38, early morning, at the main gate of Konoha Village.

When Akaishi arrived, Yakushi Nonou and a blond, square-faced ninja who looked to be in his thirties were already waiting at the door.

"Captain Akaishi."

Upon seeing Akaishi arrive, the two greeted him, and Akaishi nodded reservedly.

Nonou: ————

Then Akaishi glanced at the blond, square-faced ninja a few more times—he didn't recognize him, but he figured it must be the "elephant" from the Anbu, only he wasn't wearing a mask because it wasn't an Anbu mission right now.

"This is my ninja certificate—you can call me Guan Ze." Guan Ze took the initiative to speak.

Akaishi checked his documents and confirmed his identity.

Although his ninja ID only bears the code name "Elephant" because he joined the Anbu, and his mission records are hidden, his identity can indeed be confirmed by the anti-counterfeiting seal on the ID.

This "Guan Ze" is definitely not his real name; it's just the name "Xiang," a code name used within the secret service. He also uses an alias when carrying out other missions.

"Guan Ze—let's talk as we go." Akashi said, leading Guan Ze and Nonou westward.

The Hidden Void Village is currently located within the Land of Wind. It normally takes seven days to travel there, while the mission in Konoha has a ten-day time limit. Of course, being a little earlier or later doesn't really matter.

Because I was reporting to Clan Chief Jiancheng.

"Guan Ze, let me test you." Akaishi immediately adopted a captain's demeanor: "Do you know what Nonou and I are good at?"

If it were a collaboration with ordinary ninjas, Akaishi's question would be a bit presumptuous, but—

As a member of the secret service, Akaishi believed he must know!

"Captain Akaishi graduated from the Ninja Academy at the age of twelve, became a Chunin in the same year, and a Jonin the following year. He has led three A-rank missions and served as an A-rank main force member eleven times. He is skilled in the combination of the five elemental ninjutsu and Sharingan genjutsu. He can summon ninja beasts that are good at sealing, as well as ninja beasts that can heal external injuries."

Guan Ze then revealed the basic information about Chi Shi.

As for "Susanoo" —

The Leaf Village doesn't know much about it either; at most, they have guesses. This kind of information isn't something ordinary Anbu would know.

As for Yakushi Nonou, Guan Ze knew her very well, and even listed in detail the medical ninjutsu that Yakushi Nonou knew.

"Hmm, not bad, Nonou, let me test you too—do you know Jonin Kanzawa?" Akaishi then asked Nonou.

"Jonin Kanzawa comes from the Yamanaka clan. He is skilled at collecting and analyzing intelligence, and—he possesses a wealth of knowledge, allowing him to quickly analyze the enemy's capabilities," Nonou said calmly.

really----

Akaishi glanced at Guan Ze's blond-haired boy—he was indeed from a mountain tribe.

It is said that the Yamanaka clan possesses a secret technique to aid memory, allowing users to record a large amount of information. However, not all clan members can learn it. — Since Nono said so, Akaishi guesses that Kanzawa is a Yamanaka clan member who has learned this secret technique.

From this perspective, Hiruzen Sarutobi's assignment of Guan Ze to assist the Uchiha's actions was also based on practical considerations. The biggest "reliance" of Kujou-gakure right now is that Konoha doesn't understand it.

This small ninja village that suddenly rose to prominence is full of mysteries, and its methods are also very strange.

Having a "know-it-all" at this point would definitely be helpful for the mission.

"Hmm, it seems you know a lot about the Anbu, Nonou!" Akaishi nodded approvingly and looked at Kanze.

Nonou: ————

"Kanze, you know Root very well too!" Akaishi said to Nonou.

Guan Ze: ————

"Seeing that you two understand each other so well on your first collaboration puts my mind at ease," Akaishi said earnestly.

Nonou, Kanzawa: ————

Why does that sound so awkward?

It's as if we're deliberately gathering information about each other!

That's true, but you shouldn't say it like that.

After that, Akaishi continued his forced march as usual.

Nonou was fine; she was used to Akaishi's extra-hurried pace when leading the team. Moreover, as a Root member, she was naturally good at this kind of grueling travel. In the past, her endurance training was more than ten times that of other ninja academy students of the same age, and those who could not meet the standards were "eliminated"!

However, Guan Ze suffered more.

Although the Yamanaka clan is a rare ninja clan with dual talents in both Yin and Yang Release, and many Chunin and Jonin in the clan possess both Yin and Yang Release talents, Guan Ze only has the Yin Release talent and is somewhat weak in physical strength. So, rushing around for a whole day is a bit too much for him.

That evening, when they finally got to rest, Guan Ze suggested, "Captain Chishi, if we travel this far and are attacked by the enemy, we might not be able to hold out—"

"Our comrades at the front are all eagerly awaiting our return. Let's try to reduce the seven-day journey to five days. The Hokage said he would take down the Hidden Void Village within a month, so let's take it down in ten days!" Akashi encouraged.

Guan Ze: ————

After hesitating for a long time, Nono U hesitated before finally speaking up to remind him, "Captain Akaishi, actually, many Konoha ninjas have said in private that when the Uchiha clan members are in charge, they always squeeze everyone's rest time to rack up battle records when it comes to things like traveling."

Nono heard about this from Danzo-sama, since Nono had only ever worked with one Uchiha, Akaishi.

When Danzo mentioned this, he instructed them to take every opportunity to deepen everyone's impression of the Uchiha clan—but not as members of Root!

Therefore, Nono hesitated for a moment before reminding Akaishi—since Lord Danzo said not to act as a Root member—and since both Kanzawa and Akaishi know my identity, I certainly can't "deepen the Uchiha's bad image." So—Lord Danzo didn't say that I shouldn't remind the Uchiha at this time, right?

Upon hearing Nonou's words, Akaishi immediately fell into thought.

The saying goes, "I examine myself three times a day."

"Who is slandering our Uchiha clan like this? What are their motives? Is someone behind this?" Akaishi said angrily.

Then Akaishi looked at Nonou with an expression that said, "Do you think so too?"

Nonou: ————

"Jonin Guan Ze, I hereby appoint you as vice-captain!" Akashi said with a wave of his hand.

Guan Ze, Nonou: ————

Faced with Akaishi's shallow "suppression," not only was Nono speechless, but Guanze couldn't hold back either—three people, and just a temporary team on the way before reporting for duty, and you still have a vice-captain? Just to manage one team member, is that it?

Nonou also realized that it was precisely because some of the Uchiha's flaws were irreversible that these were their "weaknesses" —

If the Uchiha clan didn't have these "weaknesses," there would have been no Root organization, and the Senju clan wouldn't even exist!

"Don't worry about guarding against the enemy. I'll take care of the night watch. You all get some rest. This journey is nothing to me," Akaishi said matter-of-factly.

After hearing what Captain Akaishi said, Guan Ze didn't know what else to say.

On January 8th, Konoha Year 38, at noon, Akaishi arrived at the temporary base of the "Special Countermeasures Unit" composed of the Uchiha clan after six and a half days.

It wasn't that Akashi was traveling slowly, but rather—Clan Chief Kenjo and his group were tracking the floating location of the Void Hidden Village in real time. Therefore, their final destination, compared to the location where they accepted the mission, was far off from where Akashi had imagined. Looking at the Void Hidden Village section—

They've been running around for quite a while, probably trying to shake off the Uchiha's pursuit!

"Akashi, you've finally arrived—we've been waiting for your sealing technique!" Jiancheng looked at Akashi and glanced at the two people behind him.

It's not that the Uchiha clan doesn't have other people who know sealing techniques, but firstly, there's the issue of strength, and secondly—Kenzen suspects that the Sage of Six Paths' seal has broken again. If that's the case, it's necessary to wait for Akaishi, who possesses the "Rashomon," to arrive. However, of course, he can't say that in front of outsiders.

"Clan leader, this is someone sent by the Hokage to assist us in our operation," Akashi said, trying to introduce him to Kensei.

"Yes, I've heard the Hokage mention it." Jian Cheng nodded somewhat insincerely—in front of outsiders, he still addressed him properly as "Hokage."

"Clan leader, the fortress of Hidden Void Village—that's it?" Akashi said, looking at a mountain peak in the distance.

At the top of the mountain, there were clearly man-made structures. At the same time, several Uchiha clansmen were taking turns keeping watch over the "mountain top". Combined with what he had heard about the "Hidden Void Village", Akaishi naturally had some guesses.

"That's right, it's parked over there." Jian Cheng nodded.

Konoha's current approach to dealing with this thing is to closely monitor it, issue timely warnings, and intercept any ninjas that fly out!

Previously, "Hidden Void Village" was just an obscure little ninja village with few skilled ninjas. Now, it was those flying ninja tools that were causing them headaches.

"Those flying ninja tools aren't actually flying. It's just that most other ninjas don't have methods to target high-altitude objects, which is why Konoha is always at a disadvantage when facing aerial ninja attacks!" Kensei said, becoming somewhat arrogant.

Indeed, since Kensuke emphasizes "other ninjas" so much, the Uchiha clan naturally has countermeasures.

It was precisely for this reason that when Kensuke proposed forming a special countermeasures unit composed of Uchiha, both the frontline commander Hatake Sakumo and the Hokage's office in the village immediately offered their support.

"Lord Kensuke, where are the Hyuga clan ninjas?" Guan Ze asked, looking at the setup.

As far as he knew, it was true that the special countermeasures unit was formed by the Uchiha clan, but there should also be Jonin from the Hyuga clan involved—after all, the Byakugan could track people from a distance, which was very convenient.

No matter how much the Uchiha clan denies it, the Sharingan is inferior to the Byakugan in terms of static vision.

but----

"The Hyuga ninjas were too arrogant and have already left," Kensuke said matter-of-factly.

Akaishi understood immediately upon hearing this.

The clan leader must have deliberately angered them and sent them away!

After all, it might involve the Sage of Six Paths' reward, so Clan Chief Kensuke certainly didn't want other ninjas, especially ninja clans that claimed to be descendants of the Ninja Cult, to get involved.

As for the Hyuga clan?

So many Hinata jokes, just a few lines and you're gone—

As for popularity?

Just think of me as an Uchiha, I've never had those kinds of things!

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