Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

Chapter 180: The Arrangement of a Two-Front Operation, and the New Characteristics of Water Turbulence: Ever-Changing Manifolds! (Three-in-One)

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, a collective gasp filled the conference room.

Cloud Village and Sand Village are not the same.

The latter is located in a place with sandstorms, harsh environment, and limited resources. Although it is called an elite system, the ninjas it trains are basically half a level lower than the ninjas of the same level in Konoha. Therefore, most Konoha people do not take them too seriously.

Take this time for example. Despite the fierce fighting in the southwestern battlefield over the past six months, Konoha has only used less than one-third of its regular military force. Moreover, after winning the two important battles, Konoha sent several batches of Chunin to train their troops and gain experience from the Sand Village forces.

In the two previous Shinobi World Wars, Sunagakure was the fastest to lose, mainly because of its weak and playful nature.

but----

The Hidden Clouds are different.

Among the five great ninja villages, Kumogakure is the only one that can rival Konoha in terms of high-end combat power. Not only does it possess a stable and inherited Lightning Release chakra mode and multiple bloodline limits, but it was also the first to realize the transformation of tailed beasts into weapons, and has long harbored the idea of ​​replacing Konoha.

Incidentally, although there is no definitive evidence, many signs indicate that the destruction of Uzushiogakure was closely related to Kumogakure and Kirigakure, with the former benefiting the most. This explains why they were able to quickly cultivate stable and controllable perfect Jinchūriki.

In terms of tailed beast weapons, Kumogakure has even surpassed Konoha in progress.

If the two sides were to engage in a full-scale war, under normal circumstances, Konoha's chances of winning would be around 60%. The two previous Shinobi World Wars have proven this point.

If we add Sunagakure (the Hidden Sand Village) to the mix, it becomes a two-on-one situation —

The pressure was immense.

"Wait, what is Iwagakure doing? What if they send Iwagakure to help restrain Sunagakure?"

Someone discovered the blind spot.

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his two advisors exchanged glances: "We have already sent a letter to Iwagakure, but judging from the current situation, they most likely intend to remain neutral. Many of the troops that Sunagakure has recently mobilized were drawn from the border areas between Kaze and Tu provinces."

Compared to the Land of Fire, the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth is longer, so both countries have deployed more troops along that line.

Now that Sunagakure has managed to free up manpower from there—

This can only mean that they have most likely reached some kind of agreement with Iwagakure, preparing to pool their resources and go all in for a big win. If they win, they'll be working as models at a nightclub; if they lose, they'll have to become models themselves.

Betting on the fate of a nation is something weak countries love to do. Anyway, the Wind Kingdom is poor in resources, and everyone is already eating dirt, so it doesn't matter if they get poorer.

"As expected, I knew that old geezer Onoki was unreliable. He's two-faced. He just participated in the Chunin Exams a few days ago, saying he wanted to get along well with Konoha, and now he's pulled this stunt—once we show weakness, Iwagakure will probably use it as an excuse to cause trouble!"

"Ugh, how could Iwagakure be so mean!"

"If we're talking about evil, the Hidden Cloud Village is the worst. They were the ones who framed the Second Hokage back then, and they haven't gotten revenge yet—"

"How about we try to stir up trouble in Kumogakure's backyard? Like, instigating Kirigakure to stab Kumogakure in the back?"

"I think we should involve Takigakure Village. After all, they received a favor from the First Hokage, so they should lend a hand at a time like this, right?"

The Konoha ninjas were all talking at once, discussing the matter animatedly.

A ninja was taking notes nearby.

Given the generally low level of education in the ninja world—even Jonin are just the best of the worst—most people are simply venting their emotions. Only the opinions of a few, such as those of the Nara and Yamanaka clans, seem to have any real value.

Of course, the pro-war and pro-peace factions could still tell the difference; in a sense, this was also a test of the prevailing sentiment within the village.

After a while.

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed, interrupting the discussion: "I have a general understanding of everyone's thoughts."

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"Judging from the current situation, it is a foregone conclusion that Sunagakure and Kumogakure will join forces. A large-scale offensive is expected to break out in the next week or two. The full escalation of the war is imminent. Konoha will likely need to fight on multiple fronts while defending against enemies from both sides."

"Therefore, in my capacity as the Third Hokage, I earnestly request that everyone work together to protect our shared home, Konoha. If there are no objections, I will issue another mobilization order to deploy troops to deal with this situation."

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An inexplicable pressure enveloped the entire conference room.

Faced with the looming threat of war, even seasoned Jonin looked rather grim.

After all, while Konoha is strong, it's not strong enough to easily defeat several villages. Fighting on multiple fronts means that the forces will be severely dispersed, and there will inevitably be more tragic casualties.

but----

Considering the nature of this war as an anti-aggression conflict, and the fact that every war is an opportunity to reshuffle the cards—the blood and sweat shed on the battlefield can be converted into corresponding resources in the future—most of the ninjas present had no objections and looked unanimously at Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others on the stage: "Hokage-sama, please give the order! The future of Konoha cannot be allowed to be touched by foreign enemies!"

"We will follow the Hokage and drive out all those enemies!"

"----good."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath and began issuing commands: "Minato!"

"exist!"

Minato Namikaze stood up.

"You must set off immediately, leading Shiguro and Jaw, to the eastern border to gather intelligence on Kumogakure's battle plans! If necessary, launch a preemptive strike to dampen Kumogakure's morale! I will have the Anbu and intelligence teams fully cooperate with you to ensure smooth communication!"

"Yes, Hokage-sama!"

Minato Namikaze nodded in agreement.

Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his gaze to the other side: "Shikayama, Torifu, and Shiki, you will each lead a force to the northeastern border immediately to strengthen the defenses there and prepare to meet any possible invasion!"

"Hiashi, take a group of Hyuga clan members to the western front to assist Jiraiya. I will later mobilize more ninjas to provide support."

Those whose names were called were mostly the heads or prospective heads of the major ninja clans of Konoha. They responded and noted down their tasks.

Only Fugaku Uchiha hesitated for a moment, wanting to volunteer for the battle, but feeling it wasn't quite appropriate.

Since Tobirama Senju took office and established the Uchiha clan's security forces, most members of the Uchiha clan have rarely seen combat. During the Second Shinobi World War, while the Five Great Nations fought tooth and nail, the Uchiha clan members remained obediently in their villages, serving as village officials.

Ordinary Uchiha with only one or two tomoe or even those who haven't awakened their Sharingan don't care about this, but Uchiha who love the thrill of battle have been itching for a fight for a long time.

Fugaku Uchiha himself was the type who enjoyed fighting, and putting aside Shisui who was still growing and Itachi who had just learned to walk, his strength was among the top in the Uchiha clan at that time. If he could be tempered on the battlefield, he might be able to awaken the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan.

However, given the current situation, Fugaku Uchiha ultimately did not get up to speak.

Mikami Yu remained silent.

After all, he was just an auditor; he had neither the right nor the reason to speak in this setting. Anyway, no one mentioned him, and if he could just stay in the village and do nothing, he wouldn't bother going out on missions.

"—All other units, immediately enter a state of high alert according to the pre-established defense plan! Medical teams, logistics departments, barrier teams, and the security forces under Fugaku's command, all mobilize! The village is placed under Level 1 martial law, in preparation for any possible impact!"

After making his troop deployment, Hiruzen Sarutobi paused, looked around, and solemnly said, "The survival of Konoha, and the peace of the Land of Fire, rest on your shoulders!"

"—Please rest assured, Hokage-sama, we will do our utmost!"

The echoes of responses reverberated throughout the meeting room.

Almost all the participating ninjas sensed the impending bloodshed.

After the gathering ended, the Jonin rose and hurried away, each carrying their own mission.

Minato Namikaze lingered a while longer and approached Yu Mikami, who was also in no hurry to leave: "Yu, you heard the deployment just now. The movements of Kumogakure and Sunagakure are happening faster than expected. My workload may increase significantly, so—I'll have to leave Obito and Rin to you."

"Huh? Me?"

Yu Mikami pointed to himself, his face showing astonishment.

Shouldn't this be Kakashi's responsibility?

"Kakashi is still a Chunin, not as high a rank as you, and—he's too independent, sometimes too insistent on his own opinions, which makes me a little worried."

Minato Namikaze looked at Yu Mikami and said seriously, "Of the four of you, I have the most faith in you. During my absence, you will temporarily assume the duties of captain of Minato's team. Before you are sent back to the battlefield, keep a close eye on Obito and the others—"

"----good."

Mikami hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

no way.

His performance lately has indeed stood out from the crowd, and it's unrealistic to expect him to hide his talents as he did before. So, although it's troublesome, he has no choice but to take on more responsibility.

certainly----

They also need to have more resources.

Minato Namikaze thought for a moment, then took out a scroll from his pocket and handed it over: "This is the 'Water Break Wave' that you asked the Third Hokage for last time. I originally wanted to study it with you, but I'm afraid there's no time now. Take it back and look at it for a couple of days, then return it to me."

"Also, regarding the Flying Thunder God Technique I promised you," I'll compile some basic information and training tips for you in the next couple of days. Study them for a while and try to understand the principles behind the technique's construction. When we meet again, I'll personally teach you its specific application."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Mr. Minato!"

This time, Yu Mikami agreed very readily.

"Water Severing Wave" and "Flying Thunder God Technique" are the only two S-rank ninjutsu he has come into contact with so far, with the latter being a top-secret forbidden technique. Being given the scroll of such a technique to him signifies immense trust and expectation; even Kakashi at this stage probably has never received such treatment.

Although Yu Mikami's "Summoning Jutsu" affinity is not high enough to directly learn "Flying Thunder God" by gifting him a skin, it's never a bad thing to research it first.

"Go ahead, I need to go back and prepare."

Minato Namikaze patted him on the shoulder, then turned and joined the other departing Jonin.

That night.

Yu Mikami's room was brightly lit.

He was copying the scroll of "Water Breaks Waves".

This process itself is also a form of learning.

But to be honest, the "Water Wave Breaking" technique is indeed quite complicated.

As a renowned master of forbidden techniques in the ninja world, Tobirama Senju's ninjutsu series are mostly characterized by their quick release. For example, the "Water Dragon Bullet," which requires 44 hand seals to use in the hands of others, only requires 4 in his hands. However, behind this simplification lies a complete reconstruction of the casting method.

To use a somewhat inappropriate analogy, if the average person uses Water Release techniques like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division—calculus—then Tobirama Senju used calculus. It was certainly faster, but—how many people can truly master calculus before the age of 14?

Yu Mikami had previously learned the Tobirama version of the Water Dragon Bullet and had personally used it many times, so he had some understanding of the latter's problem-solving approach.

But seeing the dense tadpole-like characters and complex meridian diagrams on the scroll of "Water Breaks Waves" still left me a little confused. While copying it, I even called out "Water Chaos Waves" and asked it for clarification.

[Water Dragon Bullet - Tobirama Version (Water Wave Technique): ————Isn't this obvious? It's easy to deduce the content of this page from the previous one.]

"—What's so easy about it, please tell me?"

Yu Mikami's lips twitched slightly, a feeling reminiscent of when he was in school in his past life, typing out phrases like "obvious and easily proven" or "by analogy." If all the omitted steps from Tobirama Senju's bathing ninjutsu were added, this scroll would probably be twice as thick as it is now.

When the bow.

All that could be heard was the scratching sound of the pen tip on the scroll, which rang out from time to time.

until late at night.

Mikami Yu's copying work was finally completed.

He let out a long sigh, tapped the copy in his hand that contained over a thousand more words than the original, and reviewed it from beginning to end. Then he took a deep breath and focused his mind on the hidden system in his brain.

[Gift included: Legendary Limited Edition Skin - Water Wave Break -> Water Wave Disorder]

The mind drives the loss.

This scroll, which embodies Yu Mikami's hard work and dedication, disappeared from the power of the Corner System and was then integrated into the virtual image representing "turbulent water waves".

[Water Ripples' affection for you +8! Current affection for you: 100/100 (Heart to Heart)]

(You have received stage rewards 4 times: Constitution +4, Trait: Hundred Porcelain Form: Your mastery of water forms has reached perfection, reducing the chakra consumption of all Water Release ninjutsu by 30-50%. The more perfect and artistic the form of the ninjutsu, the greater the reduction!)

In an instant, a cool and gentle feeling flooded into Mikami Yu's mind, making him feel as if he had gained a deeper understanding of the flow of water.

Meanwhile, Mikami Yuzai carefully checked out this newly unlocked feature.

"what?"

Has the max-level "Water Chaos Wave" finally extended its chakra reduction characteristic to all water-style techniques?

This is very good news.

After all, the biggest drawback of Water Release ninjutsu is that it is dependent on the environment and consumes a lot of chakra. Now that the chakra consumption of all ninjutsu has been reduced by 30% to 50%, it means that Mikami Yu's Water Release technique will be enhanced by about 100%, and his follow-up attack ability will also be greatly improved.

While he can't compare to freaks like Tobirama Senju or Kisame Hoshigaki, he should be able to reach the level of a typical Jonin in Water Release.

Considering the characteristics of "water wave breaking", if used properly, it may produce some unexpected effects.

"Speaking of which—"

"Water Rumble" doesn't have any special bathing events?

Yu Mikami is somewhat concerned about this.

After all, this is the first ninjutsu that has reached 100 affection points without any prior events.

Therefore, "special events" are not a standard feature of all ninjutsu. It may only be used by those with strong "personalities" or special techniques.

Furthermore, the ability of a spell that has activated a "special event" and has maxed out its affinity value will often receive a significant boost.

The "Water Chaos Wave" [Hundred Talents Form] is merely an optimization and expansion of the original energy. In essence, it still only reduces chakra. Compared to the extreme heat of "Great Fire Blindness" and the solar fist of "Phoenix Flower", it is somewhat inferior.

but----

That's enough.

Yu Mikami didn't dwell on it too much.

After all, it's impossible to expect every technique to be stolen and turned into a trump card.

Furthermore, based on past experience, he can utilize resources outside the La system to enhance existing ninjutsu. For example, the "Phoenix Flower" skill, even with maxed-out favorability, can still provide research materials on Scorch Release. Later, he could try to obtain some Water Release materials from Tobirama Senju through Tsunade.

Given that it was already late, Mikami Yu did not immediately attempt the full-duty Water Release technique. Instead, he carefully put away the original [Water Severing Wave] scroll, stretched, and felt a wave of fatigue wash over him.

Mikami Yu lifted the curtain and went to sleep fully clothed.

Silent all night.

The next day arrived in the blink of an eye.

In the morning, Mikami Yu went to Minato Namikaze's place and returned the scroll of "Water Breaks Waves" to him intact.

"Hey, Yu, you've already finished looking at this scroll?"

Minato Namikaze was packing his things when he knocked on Yu Mikami's door, which was a bit of a surprise.

"Gan Tian stayed up all night typing away, and felt that he had memorized everything, so he didn't need to use a reel anymore."

Mikami Yu said with a smile.

"Oh well."

Minato Namikaze, hearing his ridiculous words, didn't say anything more, but simply took the scroll: "I'm still organizing the data on 'Flying Thunder God Technique,' I'll bring it to you later. You should train hard these next few days, because once you leave the village, you won't have this kind of good opportunity anymore."

As they were talking, another female voice came from inside the door: "Minato, who's here? Oh, it's Yuu. How badly have you been learning sealing techniques lately? Should I give you another lesson sometime? I'll invite Rin along, I haven't seen her in ages."

As the voice spoke, Kushina Uzumaki, with her bright red hair, appeared in Yu Mikami's line of sight and smiled as she spoke to him.

"Kushina-nee."

Yu Mikami raised his hand in greeting, a smile on his face.

Nohara Rin and the others had indeed not seen Kushina for a while.

After all, as the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki of Konoha, the seated one's whereabouts are restricted. Mikami Yu himself had seen Kana Uzumaki once in the Hokage's office regarding Kana's situation, but Nohara Rin and Obito didn't have that opportunity, so they hadn't seen her yet.

And now—

Since the other party took the initiative to offer it, Mikami Yu readily agreed.

He did want to learn more about sealing techniques, and it would be even better if he could create some gifts to give to the "Sealing Seal." As for bringing Nohara Rin along, that was simple; he could just let her know later.

However, Kushina is currently helping Minato Namikaze pack for their departure from the village, so she obviously doesn't have time to teach.

Not wanting to be a third wheel, Mikami Yu quickly made an excuse and slipped away.

Before leaving, Minato Namikaze reminded him to hurry up and urge Daihiro and Rin Nohara to train.

After leaving the Shuimen family, they had a meal together.

Yu Mikami went to his family's workshop.

Hmm—that's where "Konoha-sensei Cola" is produced.

During this time, Mikami Tajima hired several more workers to help out at the workshop, some of whom were archery ninjas like Might Guy.

Ninjas of their rank would normally not be sent to the front lines and would only be able to do some of the simplest D-rank missions around the village. Now that they are working at the Coca-Cola factory, it is actually easier than taking on normal commissions, and they can also "produce Coca-Cola" as much as they want.

For some ninjas from relatively wealthy families, this latter condition was even more desirable than the salary; they wished they could jump directly into the bucket and drink it to their heart's content.

Yu Mikami didn't linger. He greeted his father, asked for two more cases of "Raw Cola" liquor, and then headed straight for the Uchiha clan's residence.

"Uncle Fugaku, we meet again!"

"Ah, it's Yu Mikami."

Inside the clan chief's residence.

Fugaku Uchiha, looking surprised, knocked on Yu Mikami's head: "You kid, why are you bringing things again? Really, you're too kind—wait, is it raw cola? Two whole cases? Oh dear, don't knock on me, this is so embarrassing."

During this time, "raw cola" has become a popular drink in Konoha, and is a common beverage for various ninja clans. Although the Uchiha clan is relatively independent, their taste buds are not much different from others, so they are equally enthusiastic about it.

However, the production of "raw Coca-Cola" is limited and the supply cannot meet the demand. Most stores limit the number of people that can buy each. Therefore, many people can only drink it sparingly, or even divide one bottle into several days, for fear that if they finish it in advance, there will be no more to drink at the banquet.

now.

The two boxes that Mikami brought were quite a generous gift, much more valuable than any milk.

"Xiao You, what's wrong—do you have something embarrassing that you need my help with?"

Fugaku Uchiha was in a good mood and asked.

Nothing special happened.

Mikami Yu smiled slightly and stated his purpose: "I have always admired the exquisite nature of the Uchiha-style swordsmanship and would like to learn a thing or two from Uncle Fugaku, or other noble elites who are skilled in this technique. I wonder if that would be possible?"

"Just this little thing? No problem!"

Fugaku Uchiha waved his hand, and Gan Zhaoli said decisively, "I'll take you to find Shisui and Inahi. They're both skilled swordsmen, and about your age. If we can't find them, I'll spar with you myself, no problem!"

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