Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 365 The Strange Beasts of Iwagakure

The environment of Iwagakure is very monotonous, with mostly yellow earth as far as the eye can see.

Although there aren't sandstorms like in Sunagakure, where staying outside for too long can leave you covered in sand, staying outside Iwagakure for too long can still leave you covered in dust.

"Lord Hokage, this way please. Lord Tsuchikage has already arranged accommodations."

After the Iwa ninjas picked up Naruto and his group at the Raikiri Station, they took them inside the Iwagakure village. However, once they arrived, an Iwa ninja approached Uchiha Yoichi and asked, "Excuse me, are you Yoichi, the Onmyoji from Konoha, who was invited here?"

"I am an Onmyoji named Yangyi, but I am not from Konoha. I just live in Konoha."

Uchiha Yoichi corrected him, then took out the invitation letter from Iwagakure: "This is the invitation letter from your village."

After taking it and checking it to make sure it was correct, the Iwa ninja said to Uchiha Yoichi, "I apologize for the delay, but the Tsuchikage is in a meeting today. She plans to meet with you tomorrow, Yoichi. May I ask your name?"

"I have time, but you should know why I came to Iwagakure: it's for that monster from another world."

Uchiha Yang asked, "When can I go see the two strange beasts that Iwagakure killed, and what can I buy from them?"

"I'm sorry, I can't decide that until I've met with Lord Tsuchikage."

The Iwa ninja declined, but fearing that Uchiha Yoichi might leave in dissatisfaction, he followed Kurotsuchi's instructions and revealed beforehand, "This time we will not only bring out the corpses of two strange beasts, but also sell the treasures they brought. If you stay a little longer, Lord Yoichi, there will be opportunities."

The Iwa ninja used kind words to persuade Uchiha Yoichi to stop, which seemed rather naive. However, Uchiha Yoichi was somewhat surprised that the Iwa ninja was willing to sell the treasures brought by the strange beast.

However, upon further reflection, he began to understand. Although it was a treasure, it came from another world. Just like that storage ring, if Uchiha Yangyi hadn't come into contact with things from the Dou Qi Continent world, he wouldn't have recognized it, and it would have been a piece of junk to him.

The Iwa ninja may have studied it for a long time but had no clue, so they thought of selling the treasures brought by the strange beasts. However, it is also possible that the Iwa ninja wanted to deceive people and that the things they brought out were fake.

"Alright, please let me know as soon as possible if the Tsuchikage has time, I don't have much time."

After Uchiha Yang finished speaking, he was led by the Iwa ninja to a room to rest.

As for Kurotsuchi, the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, she really didn't have time right now. As soon as Naruto Uzumaki arrived in Iwagakure, he was called away to attend the Five Kage Summit, and Naruto was the last one to arrive.

Exchanging information about researching alien beasts was secondary; the Five Kage Summit was primarily about discussing matters that posed a danger to the ninja world.

When Naruto arrived at the room for the Five Kage Summit, he saw that the other four Kage were already in place, and said, "Sorry I'm late."

"It's alright, we just arrived too. Please take a seat, Hokage."

Mizukage Chojuro spoke first, and after he finished speaking, Naruto Uzumaki took his seat. Kurotsuchi, seeing that everyone had arrived, said, "Since everyone is here, let's begin the meeting. Recently, most of the events in the ninja world have been related to Konoha, so let's have the Hokage give us some information."

"Hey, something related to Konoha sounds weird."

Naruto chuckled, then his expression turned serious. He said, "The monster disaster from the alternate dimension should be over, but there are still five monsters that have appeared in the ninja world that haven't been found. Should we send out ninja teams to search for them?"

"Although Kirigakure really wants to search for those monsters in the sea, it's not possible right now. The only thing we can do is set up more guard posts near the Land of Water."

The entire Land of Water and Kirigakure hate the Sea Kings that nearly overwhelmed the Land of Water; however, there is nothing they can do, as even water-style ninjas cannot search the deep sea.

"It's best to set up defenses along our respective borders. Exploring beyond the ninja world is basically risking the lives of our subordinate ninjas. The Third Raikage did something like this, but even elite ninjas suffered casualties."

Upon hearing Darui's words, Kurotsuchi remembered something. She recalled that her grandfather, Onoki, had mentioned something before: the Third Raikage had suddenly appeared in the Land of Earth with an elite squad.

Kurotsuchi chimed in, "Iwagakure shares the same idea. Our priority right now is recovery; we simply can't afford to send out large numbers of ninjas."

"Since you've all decided, let's do it this way. But let's also set up a communication channel so that we can contact each other immediately if anything happens."

Naruto Uzumaki rested his chin on his hand and said, "The Land of Fire is basically surrounded by the other four great nations, so it's impossible for them to explore alone. There are people from Konoha who are exploring outside, like Sasuke Uchiha, but that's only because of his space-time eye technique."

"Hokage, is that Onmyoji still in Konoha? He's very valuable; I think he should be allowed to join the Five Great Nations," Darui said. "He can predict disasters, although not often, but he seems to be able to concoct many secret medicines. Hokage, we shouldn't just let him roam freely."

"Hahaha, Lord Raikage, this is a time of peace."

Naruto Uzumaki gave an awkward smile. Everyone present understood what Darui meant; it was nothing more than using various means to control Uchiha Yoichi. It was likely that, apart from Konoha and Sunagakure, the other three had the same idea.

Konoha has already shared the types and effects of the secret medicines with the other four ninja villages. Although the price is very high, the effects are quite tempting. However, the financial resources of the four ninja villages are not as good as Konoha's, and they simply cannot afford to buy a few.

Therefore, the Hidden Cloud Village is repeating its old mistakes. Moreover, Uchiha Yoichi is not a ninja. Darui believes that even without force, there are other ways to bind Uchiha Yoichi to the five great ninja villages, which would reduce the requirements for obtaining the secret medicine.

"Let's forget about other methods. That shop owner has a rather stubborn personality, and his abilities are quite unique."

Naruto Uzumaki spoke up to persuade him, having already learned from Sakura about the treasure ability that Uchiha Yoichi obtained after the first appearance of the alien beasts. This ability allowed him to transform himself into flames and was completely unafraid of physical abilities.

In addition to the mysterious abilities of Onmyoji, to be honest, he didn't want to become enemies with Uchiha Yoichi, and the current cooperative model was also quite good.

"Let's talk about something else. I think this is what we should be paying attention to. Konoha had its First Hokage Hashirama's cells stolen by a group of people. After investigating, we found out that their goal was to cultivate the Divine Tree."

Naruto Uzumaki spoke with a solemn expression. The other four Kage's expressions also changed drastically upon hearing about the Divine Tree. The tragedy of the Fourth Shinobi World War was something they could never forget, even after ten years.

Naruto then recounted the intelligence Konoha had gathered, and mentioned that Sai and Sasuke were currently investigating in the Valley of the Gods. He explained that the God Tree was related to Kaguya Otsutsuki and her enemies, and therefore it had to be taken seriously.

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A day later, a ninja approached Uchiha Yoichi and took him to see the Tsuchikage.

There's not much to see in Iwagakure. There aren't any amazing married women, and the food is just so-so. If the Iwagakure ninja don't come looking for him soon, Uchiha Yoichi is thinking of stealing things and taking them back to Konoha.

Upon arriving at the Tsuchikage's office, Uchiha Yoichi spoke first, "I thought you guys were going to drag this out for a long time. If it's going to be another two days, I'm already planning to go back."

"I'm sorry, there were many things to discuss, so it took a little longer."

Although the Iwa ninja beside her looked indignant, Kurotsuchi wasn't angry. Instead, she continued, "Have you been to Iwagakure before? If this is your first time, you should be able to discover quite a few interesting things."

"Lord Tsuchikage, there's no need to lie to me with these words. I also toured Iwagakure yesterday and didn't find anything." Uchiha Yoichi shook his head and then said, "Let's get down to business. When are you going to take me to see the strange beasts and their treasures? If Iwagakure is waiting for other wealthy merchants and nobles, there's no need for that, because I will definitely pay the most."

"Alright, I'll take you to see the strange beast that Iwagakure killed."

Kurotsuchi remained silent for a while before speaking, then got up to lead the way for Uchiha Yoichi.

After leaving the Tsuchikage's office, Kurotsuchi continued chatting with Uchiha Yoichi, but she only asked questions to extract information. Uchiha Yoichi's answers depended entirely on his mood; he might only answer one out of three questions.

Along the way, Uchiha Yoichi figured out Kurotsuchi's intentions: she wanted him to stay in Iwagakure.

Uchiha Yoichi scoffed inwardly, thinking that Kurotsuchi was overthinking things.

After they left Iwagakure and arrived at an underground passage, Kurotsuchi told Uchiha Yoichi about the strange beast: "After Iwagakure killed the strange beast, they created a sealed underground space to store its corpse. Otherwise, the toxins emanating from the beast's body would have affected Iwagakure."

After arriving underground, Uchiha Yoichi walked a short distance before reaching a room where he could see the corpse of a monster through the glass, as well as researchers in protective suits around it.

Uchiha Yoichi asked, "Is this the strange beast that Iwagakure killed?"

"This is just one of them, but it's the beast that caused the most casualties among the Iwa ninja. As for the treasure found near the beast, it should be that glowing thing."

Hei Tu pointed and said that twenty meters away from the monster's corpse, there was a huge sphere that was now flashing a white light.

This strange beast is also very peculiar, with many distinctive features. Even Uchiha Yoichi couldn't identify its origin, and he could probably only find clues from the glowing sphere.

After observing for a while, Uchiha Yoichi asked, "Name your price, Tsuchikage. I'd like to buy both the monster's corpse and that glowing sphere, as long as it's not too outrageous."

(End of this chapter)