Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 78 [The Devil's Passport]

Kentaro Tanikawa could no longer be a ninja. After his emotions stabilized, his face remained ashen. He planned to return to the village and submit his retirement application.

The straight woman tried to persuade him twice, but to no avail.

Speaking of which, Kentaro Tanikawa can be considered a talent. He has some talent in barrier technology. When conducting reconnaissance outside, he can set up barriers to hide traces and scents. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to join Naoto Aburame's squad.

Even if he left the reconnaissance team, he could still apply to join the barrier team, but now that Kentaro Tanikawa doesn't even want to be a ninja anymore, it's impossible for him to join the barrier team.

"The Uchiha clan is really difficult to get along with; those words were really a bit too much."

Jiraiya shook his head during his casual conversation with Nara Shikaku, saying that he knew Tanikawa Kentaro had some talent in barrier techniques, but Uchiha Yoichi's words had made him lose all interest in being a ninja.

"After all, he was said those things, and Uchiha Yoichi is a young genius, so it's normal that he couldn't stand it."

"Back in Konoha, this kid apparently attacked his comrades at the Hokage Building because of this incident. Although he has good talent, he has a bad temper."

Jiraiya then thought of his disciple, Minato, who would surely be better able to handle this situation.

Nara Shikaku sighed. Although Tanikawa Kentaro was somewhat disappointed, he really shouldn't have said those things, especially to Uchiha Yoichi, who had completed the mission.

A single person completed an S-rank mission in a month, and the difficulty of an S-rank mission was not small. This gave them a significant advantage in their subsequent negotiations with Sunagakure. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them heroes of Konoha.

Saying that Uchiha Yoichi killed his teammate is unacceptable, even if it was an act of anger over the teammate's death. If that were allowed, anyone could use that excuse to attack others in the future.

Nara Shikaku felt that Tanikawa Kentaro was more at fault, but he was the weaker party, and people always subconsciously sympathize with the weak while ignoring right and wrong.

"Lord Jiraiya, let's discuss how to negotiate with Sunagakure next. While we can't completely expel Sunagakure from the Land of Rivers, we can still seize a share of the missions."

Nara Shikaku then brought up the matter of negotiations, since that was their mission, and Tanikawa Kentaro was just an insignificant interlude.

The two then began to discuss negotiations with the Sand Village. News also came back from Konoha that they could use the Third Kazekage's information to put pressure on the Sand Village.

The Konoha leadership also discussed and analyzed this intelligence. They believed that the disappearance of the Third Kazekage would not only weaken the strength of the Sand Village, but also greatly reduce its morale.

Moreover, the assassination of the Third Kazekage was carried out by one of their own people from Sunagakure, which could very likely trigger internal strife.

Under these circumstances, it would be good enough if Sunagakure could pacify its own village; how could it dare to provoke Konoha?

Then, the third round of negotiations began, and this time both Jiraiya and Nara Shikaku were very confident.

However, this has little to do with Uchiha Yoichi. He wasn't part of the negotiation team, and after completing his mission, he only needed to wait for Jiraiya and Nara Shikaku to finish their mission before returning to Konoha together.

Now, besides scratching a lottery ticket once a day, Uchiha Yoichi also spends a little time cultivating.

He wouldn't train himself to exhaustion. This is the Land of Rivers, and he still needs to maintain his fighting strength. Although the chances are slim, there's still a one in ten thousand chance that the Sand Village will be forced into a corner and turn against him.

Five prizes were awarded in the past few days, four of which were useless items, but the fifth one gave Uchiha Yoichi a big surprise.

【Devil Passport (Limited to Three Uses)】: Using this item on other people will hypnotize them, allowing them to be forgiven for any bad deeds they commit.

[PS: The other person will have a sudden realization before dying.]

Uchiha Yoichi remembers this very clearly; it's an item from Doraemon. No matter what you do, you'll be forgiven as long as you show this passport.

This thing must be kept safe. Uchiha Yoichi decided that the first thing he would do after returning to the village was to steal the Book of Seals.

It's a pity it can only be used three times. If it could be used continuously, then Uchiha Yoichi would have directly ruled the world.

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"Everyone, the mission is complete. We can head back to the village the day after tomorrow."

Jiraiya announced the news to the people who had gone out of the village on their mission with a smile. Although he didn't say the specifics, you could tell from his expression that they had done a good job.

Nara Shikaku, who was standing nearby, said, "Although the mission is complete, we cannot let our guard down yet. A replacement team will be available the day after tomorrow. Until then, everyone must remain vigilant and continue with the patrol duties as previously arranged."

Everyone nodded to indicate that they understood. Then, Nara Shikaku and Jiraiya gave them a couple more instructions before letting them leave.

They left one of the squads ahead of time to escort the Finance Minister of the Land of Fire away from the Land of Rivers.

The newly appointed Daimyo of the Land of Rivers was not as attached to his country's ninja villages as his father, but he was also worried about his own death, so he asked Konoha to hire an elite ninja squad to protect the Daimyo's residence.

He also made the same request to Amegakure, but the new daimyo ignored Sunagakure.

After all, rumors still circulate within the Daimyo's residence about how the previous Daimyo died at the hands of the Sand Ninja. Although the Sand Ninja vehemently denies this, those who say such things are, after all, members of the Daimyo's own household in the Land of Rivers, and his aunt also says so.

Having listened to so much gossip, the daimyo of the Land of Rivers naturally no longer trusted the Sand Village.

Two days later, the border outpost was completed, and the ninja squad sent to the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Rivers was in place. Uchiha Yoichi then returned to Konoha Village with the troops.

This Jonin Exam mission wasn't particularly difficult. The main problem was that Uchiha Yoichi knew that the Third Kazekage might be dead. If he were sent alone to gather information about the Third Raikage, the Uchiha clan would have to declare the mission a failure.

After returning to the village, Uchiha Yoichi followed Jiraiya and the others to the Hokage Building to report on the mission.

He didn't hear about the negotiation mission; only Jiraiya and Nara Shikaku went in to report. After waiting for several hours, the Third Hokage finally allowed Uchiha Yoichi and six others to go in.

Apart from Uchiha Yoichi, the remaining six were all squad leaders who carried out reconnaissance missions.

The Third Hokage smiled and said to the seven of them, "I have heard the details from Jiraiya. You all did a great job this time, especially Yoichi. Unexpectedly, he found the most important information, which greatly helped the negotiation succeed."

"Uchiha Yoichi, you have successfully completed your Jonin Exam mission. From this day forward, you are a Konoha Jonin."

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