Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

Chapter 172 The Wild Four-Tailed Beast

"Yashamaru! I put you in charge of the mission to curry favor with the daimyo, and this is what you bring back?" Rasa's face darkened.

Yashamaru said cautiously, "Brother-in-law, the illusion technique released by the Blood Dragon Eye of the Blood Pond Clan is too strange. If it weren't for Lord Shikatoki saving us, we Sand Ninja would have suffered heavy losses."

boom!

Luo Sha slammed his hand on the table. "How many times have I told you? You have to use your job title when you're working!"

"And what's with calling him Lord Shikatoki? We only went on one mission together, and he's already here! Remember, you're a Sand Ninja, and he's a Konoha Ninja!"

"Shouldn't Nara Shikatoki be closely protecting the daimyo? Wasn't he punished?"

Upon hearing this, Yashamaru awkwardly recounted the specific details of the incident.

No wonder Nara Shikatoki is like that.

Shikatoki had just inspected the camp for safety, and in that short time, the people of Sunagakure and his shadow clones said everything was normal when he returned.

Then Sunagakure was manipulated by genjutsu, and they thought that Shika Tokikage's clone had exploded.

The people of Sunagakure have always ignored Shikatoki.

To put it bluntly, they're just ninjas from their own village, and they're so useless!

Luo Sha sighed helplessly.

"You should go back and rest first. I'll think of a way to ease the tension with the Daimyo."

On the other side, Konoha Village.

Lu Shicai was pulled into the office by Shuimen as soon as he returned.

"Hey Minato, I've been gone for so long, at least let me go back and take a shower!"

"You're already in Sage Mode all the time, why do you need to take a bath?" Minato said speechlessly.

"It's about the ritual! And I won't get dirty, but my clothes will!" Lu Shi said confidently.

Minato waved his hand. "Let's not talk about that. Why did you bring back another ninja clan member?"

"The Blood Pool Clan, how are they? Have they caused any trouble?"

"No, it's just that Tsunade said that this clansman is comparable to the Uchiha in terms of mental health and needs psychological counseling." Minato rubbed his temples. Every time Shikamaru goes out, he has to increase his workload.

"It's normal for him to be mentally unstable."

Lu Shi was not surprised at all.

It would be a miracle if a ninja clan could function normally while imprisoned in Hell Valley.

Of the entire Blood Pond clan, the most normal one should be Miya Ryūshin.

"So where were they placed?"

"Next to the Uchiha clan."

Minato's words made Shikato's expression turn somewhat strange. "You arranged this?"

"That's what they demanded."

"Goodness, being watched by the Uchiha clan a thousand years ago, and now choosing to stay by their side a thousand years later, isn't that pure masochism?" Shikatoshi retorted without any restraint.

Minato had no idea what the Blood Pond clan was thinking.

However, there weren't many ninja clans near the Uchiha clan, so assigning them to the Blood Pond clan wouldn't have made much difference.

"So you dragged me here just to say this?" Lu Shi asked, puzzled.

"That's just one of them. There's another one." Minato took a mission scroll out of the drawer. "This is a mission that Onoki of Iwagakure specifically requested you to carry out."

"No, buddy, I just got back."

Despite his words, Shikatoki obediently took the scroll, opened it, and after reading it once, he was speechless. "Onoki wants me to go to Iwagakure to teach Dust Release? I haven't even learned it myself! What am I supposed to teach? Shouldn't this mission be given to Orochimaru?"

Minato was also somewhat helpless. "I told Onoki, but he didn't believe me."

"Damn it!"

Lu Shi was speechless.

These days, some people still don't believe the truth!

"Can I not go?" Lu Shi asked timidly.

"Shikatoki! Onoki's reward is really generous!" Minato said with a smile. "You must do this for Konoha—"

"Stop! Let's get down to business."

"After this mission, I promise you a long vacation."

"make a deal."

Shika returned to the Senju clan, while Akane and Yekura remained in seclusion.

Tsunade, on the other hand, was training medical ninjas specializing in psychological counseling at Konoha Hospital, which conveniently included the problem children of the Blood Pond Clan!

After taking a quick shower and changing his clothes, Shikatoki left Konoha again.

Their target was Iwagakure Village.

"I want to see what that old bastard Onoki is up to."

After speeding all the way to Iwagakure, Onoki had already arranged for someone to greet them at the entrance; it was none other than the familiar face, Koto.

"Lu Shijun, this way please."

I'm not particularly familiar with Lu Shi and Huang Tu, but I have had some contact with them.

Lu Shi casually put his arm around Huang Tu's shoulder and said, "Huang Tu, can you give me some information? What does your dad want from me?"

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Huang Tu scratched his head sheepishly, "I don't know either!"

Lu Shi looked closely at Huang Tu, gazing into his bewildered eyes.

Okay, this guy probably really doesn't know.

The two entered the Tsuchikage's office.

"Shikatoki-kun, you've finally arrived! I've been waiting for you for a long time." Onoki walked over with a smile to greet him, making it seem to outsiders that the two were very close.

Shikatoki waved his hand helplessly, "Onoki, believe it or not, I really haven't mastered Dust Release. Asking me to teach Dust Release is a miscalculation."

"I know."

"You know that, yet you still insisted I come. Are you messing with me?" Lu Shi revealed a dangerous smile.

Onoki remained calm and instead took out two thick scrolls. "These two scrolls contain my and Master Mu's insights into Dust Release."

Lu Shi smiled instantly. "Please let me know if you need anything."

Looking at the deer's incredible change of expression, Onoki was speechless. "I knew you could succeed! Actually, finding you was very simple. It's about the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi."

"Jinchūriki? I remember that Rōshi got along well with the Four-Tails, didn't he? Your Iwagakure's sealing techniques are also pretty good, so there shouldn't be any problems, right?" Shikatoki was a little confused.

In the original work, Old Purple's storyline didn't have many ups and downs.

He simply said that he disagreed with Onoki's ideals, left the village to become a wandering ninja, and was eventually captured by the Akatsuki organization after being defeated by Kisame Hoshigaki, who extracted the Four-Tails and killed him.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be anything going on at this time.

"The seal itself is fine, but Old Purple has gone missing!"

Onoki's expression was somewhat gloomy.

It's important to know that Rōshi, as the Four-Tails Jinchūriki of Iwagakure, was not weak in himself. In fact, there might be many people in the ninja world who could defeat Rōshi, but very few who could defeat and kidnap him.

Upon hearing that the Jinchuriki had gone missing, Shikatoki's first thought was that Uchiha Shinnosuke and Black Zetsu were up to something.

After all, they knew when they wanted the Tailed Beast Deer.

But the question is, why start with Rōshi? Logically, shouldn't we start with Shukaku? Moreover, the sealing technique, Illusionary Dragon Nine Seals, has very high requirements.

We need strong individuals who meet the requirements.

Madara's Rinnegan also needs a new vessel to summon the Gedo Mazo.

Judging from their previous encounter with Kakuzu and Sasori, it's clear that Uchiha Shinnosuke's organization is still in its early stages.

"When did he disappear? Have you sent people to look for him? Don't let it turn out he just found a place to go into seclusion, and you're all here worrying about him." Lu Shi asked casually.

Onoki remained calm. "Shortly after the Third Shinobi World War ended, I had a big argument with Roshi, and he ran away."

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"I didn't pay much attention at the time. With his strength, even if he couldn't win, he should be able to escape. Besides, I had some information about him along the way."

"Just a month ago, I stopped receiving any messages from Lao Zi. I sent people out to look for him, but there was no information at all. It's like he suddenly disappeared. This is very strange."

"So, I hope you can find him. I have two requests: First, I want to find him alive or dead! Second, please don't spread this around."

Onoki explained the basic situation.

"What's so shameful about that? The Three-Tails of Kirigakure is gone too."

Shikatoki's words made Onoki's lips twitch slightly. "I gave you one more thing about Dust Release ninjutsu: don't steal our village's tailed beasts! And if Kumogakure finds out that Rōshi is missing, who knows what those barbarians will do!"

Now that you mention it, Lu Shi understands.

The hatred between Kumogakure and Iwagakure is irreconcilable.

The Hidden Stone Village gathered a large number of ninjas, who directly wore down the Third Raikage to death. The current Fourth Raikage is the son of the Third Raikage.

The two sides are in a situation where they start fighting as soon as they meet.

Even Onoki suspected that Rōshi's disappearance might be caused by Kūgakure Inui, but he lacked evidence.

The reverse is also true.

If Kumogakure knew that Rōshi was missing, they would definitely search for him more actively than Iwagakure.

Once found, Kumogakure will surely announce to the ninja world with great excitement: "Look, a wild Four-Tails! A Jinchuriki? I don't know! I've never seen one before!"