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Chapter 96 The Wind Shadow Died Again

Time flies, and seven days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Long Er never got to see Hong.

While passing through the border of the Land of Rivers, she encountered Yekura, who was on a mission, and Yekura pulled her aside to help.

A group of unidentified individuals have also set their sights on Grell's Stone and are currently entangled with them in the Great Rift Valley.

Although the opponent also uses chakra, they have a power system that is clearly different from that of ninjas, and their physical characteristics are also different from those of people from different countries in the ninja world.

They are suspected to be people from the opposite mainland.

They seem to have information about Grell's Stone and are extremely familiar with the Great Rift.

Yecang's squad was ambushed as soon as they arrived at the Great Rift Valley. Coupled with their lack of understanding of the enemy's power structure, they suffered heavy losses in their first battle, with three out of ten squads being wiped out.

This can be described as a very serious loss.

Ryuji didn't pay much attention to this.

According to the message sent back by Kurenai, the strongest enemy was only at the level of an elite Jonin.

Yekura's initial defeat was entirely due to being ambushed and not understanding the enemy's capabilities. It's hard to say who will win when they meet again.

Now, with Red's help, the enemy can simply call GG as soon as they are discovered.

He is now more focused on the research he has on hand.

The Yin Seal was successfully deduced by the observation instrument last night.

However, Yin Xue cannot learn.

The principle behind this thing is to seal the chakra that is refined in daily life into a seal in the brain through precise manipulation of chakra.

This requires an extremely high level of chakra control.

Silver does not possess this level of chakra control ability, nor can he refine chakra on his own.

Therefore, Ryuji suspended the development of subsequent super-speed regeneration and the Hundred Healings Technique.

We plan to wait until the cactus cells are fully cultured and a new body is created for the silver before attempting this.

Now, he is fully devoted to the research of crystal necklaces.

The main focus is on the research of sealing techniques.

The sealing technique sealed within the necklace has an extremely strong inhibitory effect on chakra, capable of severing the connection between a person and chakra.

It's similar to the seal the Fourth Hokage used to separate Obito from the Nine-Tails in the original story.

But there are some differences.

The Fourth Hokage's seal severed the connection, but this seal completely seals away chakra, rendering it unusable.

If research could be conducted to expand and strengthen this seal, then perhaps he could develop the flawless tailed beast sealing technique he had been longing for.

Of course, Ryuji did not forget his purpose.

So I didn't stay in the studio doing research all the time; every morning I would go for a walk around the ninja school and the hospital.

Under the guise of inspecting the study abroad group's progress, their real purpose was to find suitable replacements for the Wood Release ninjas.

Several suitable candidates have been identified, but further investigation and screening are needed to confirm their suitability.

……

Time passes little by little.

The Third Shinobi World War intensified.

The Hidden Grass Village, Hidden Rock Village, and Hidden Cloud Village fought against the Leaf Village; the Hidden Rain Village fought against the Land of Iron; the Hidden Sand Village fought against the Hidden Rain Village; and the other small and medium-sized ninja villages, seeing that the major ninja villages were all caught up in the war and had no time to care about themselves, also joined their own wars.

Apart from Kirigakure, which seems to be embroiled in internal strife, the entire ninja world is engulfed in war.

However, among these battlefields, the most intense fighting was not between the largest coalition of the three ninja villages against Konoha, but between Amegakure and the Land of Iron.

The Land of Rain is connected to three major powers and is always at risk of invasion by other nations. Hanzo must end the war against the Land of Iron as soon as possible, so he immediately launched a full-scale offensive with all his might.

The Land of Iron was not intimidated either, and dispatched samurai to confront them head-on.

After Sunagakure launched its attack on Amegakure, Hanzo fought even more aggressively, wanting to end the war as soon as possible and return to his village to provide reinforcements.

As for the war between the Allied Forces and Konoha... the combined forces of Iwagakure and Kusagakure are still facing off against the Konoha garrison at the border of the Land of Grass. Small-scale battles occur occasionally, but overall, the situation remains peaceful.

Meanwhile, in the Land of Rice Fields, the battle lines between Kumogakure and Konoha... Although Kumogakure has been launching fierce attacks, wanting to engage in a decisive battle with Konoha.

But Danzo consistently avoided fighting.

He ordered his troops to use the forest and mountainous terrain to maneuver and guerrilla warfare against Kumogakure, constantly circling around them. Although battles frequently occurred, Konoha never lingered in combat; they would fight if they could eliminate their opponents quickly, and retreat if necessary, thus preventing any large-scale battles from breaking out.

but.

Due to their numerical disadvantage, Danzo's forces were being forced back at a visible but extremely slow pace, and it wouldn't be long before the battlefield shifted to the Land of Fire.

Due to the war, there were very few ninjas left in Konoha Village, and even a large number of Uchiha members belonging to the guard unit were deployed to the front lines.

Some of the lower-ranking ninjas who were supposed to be doing odd jobs were also reassigned to logistics.

Every day, a large number of wounded are sent back to Konoha. Even though Konoha has the best medical ninjas in the ninja world, there is still a shortage of manpower.

The Sand Village ninjas interning at the hospital became mere tools, often being pulled into major surgeries by the attending physicians as interns.

Even though I was just an assistant, I still learned a lot.

These interns, who were forced into the role, gradually became familiar with their duties as doctor's assistants after initially causing more than a dozen medical accidents.

After all, they are all puppeteers, proficient in human anatomy and pharmacology, and have a very precise control over chakra, so they can learn medical ninjutsu with ease.

……

"Finally done!"

Inside his personal space, Ryuji, with his messy hair and dark circles under his eyes, couldn't contain his excitement and waved his hand excitedly.

After two months, he finally thoroughly studied the sealing technique that the first generation had sealed in the crystal necklace, and expanded and strengthened it to develop a flawless tailed beast sealing technique.

He originally thought that with the help of the observation instrument, the task would be completed quickly, but when he actually understood the specific composition of the seal, he realized that its complexity was simply unbelievable.

While it can't compare to an artificial soul, it's about half as good.

It's no wonder that the entire ninja world has been researching for decades but has been unable to create a seal of the same level, and can only try to steal it from the Land of Whirlpools or Konoha.

If it weren't for the crystal necklace as a material that could be reverse-engineered and analyzed, and instead we had to start developing from scratch, it would have taken years or even decades to complete, even with the help of observation equipment.

All I can say is that it is indeed something passed down by the Sage of Six Paths.

"With this, we won't have to worry about Gaara's situation happening again. We'll also have a way to counterattack if we encounter attacks from other tailed beasts." Despite his fatigue, Ryuji saved the research data and then left his personal space.

"Master Xuanqi, Master Xianqi..."

I had just left my personal space when I heard a rapid knocking on the door, sounding very anxious.

What happened?

Long Er frowned slightly, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.

"Please come in."

Upon hearing the sound, the door was immediately opened.

A middle-aged ninja rushed in and knelt on one knee in front of Ryuji.

"Lady Ayaki, the Third Kazekage has unfortunately perished in battle."

(End of this chapter)