Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan

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After a moment of silence, Itachi, still with his head down, moved the sleeping Sasuke to a better position.

"Yun, why do you think they are so hostile towards us?"

Yun paused for a moment and asked, "They mean civilian ninjas, and we mean Uchiha?"

After Itachi nodded, Yun thought for a moment and said, "Using the word 'hostility' is a bit of an exaggeration. Shouldn't it be 'opinion'? Your current teammate, that guy named Tenma?"

"Do you remember your graduation strength test? That Chunin was Tenma's brother. It's only natural that a Chunin would win against a Genin, but it would be a joke if he lost."

Itachi looked up and hurriedly explained, "But I didn't use my full strength..."

His voice trailed off, and with Yun's gentle reminder, the already intelligent man understood.

The important thing is not whether he used excessive force, but that a Chunin actually lost to a seven-year-old child.

For ordinary ninjas, this was a form of condescension from powerful clans.

"Itachi! We have a mission, and you're still playing around here."

The shouts came from Itachi's teammate, Tenma, who had been beaten up by the Cloud Shadow clone.

Itachi quickly got up, carrying Sasuke on his back, and replied, "I have to take my brother back first. We'll be there soon."

Tianma glanced at him, said "What a nuisance," and left.

Yun, standing beside him, chuckled, "Jealousy can sometimes completely change a person. The price of being a genius is now becoming apparent. Take care of your bonds, Itachi."

Itachi nodded in agreement and prepared to leave.

After thinking for a moment, Yun behind him said, "The crow that Shisui gave you isn't just for use as a substitute; it can also transmit certain information under the summoning technique. Remember this; it will benefit you."

……

"Brother, it hurts when you hit the back of my head like that!"

"Who told you not to learn your lesson?"

"When my brother finds a girlfriend in the future, I'll be a third wheel too."

"Girls and such will only slow down my sword-drawing speed."

"elder brother……"

"What?" →_→

"I want to tell my mother that the only man in our family wants to stay single for the rest of his life!"

"boom!"

Izumi, clutching the back of her head again, lowered her proud head. Why was there such a big difference in strength when they came out just a few minutes apart?

If it weren't for the fact that we simply couldn't win...

Yun glanced at the Hokage Building in the distance and recalled the story of the most miserable squad from her memory.

Itachi's team had only been established for less than a year when Tenma and the team leader, Jonin Mizuki, were killed. There are two versions of what happened to Shinko.

One was that he lost confidence and stopped being a ninja, and the other was that he was killed by Obito.

……

root.

Danzo, who was looking at the documents, asked, "Has Itachi's team been arranged?"

The figure in the darkness replied, "The instructor is Jonin Mizuki, and the captain and his two teammates are all civilian ninjas."

Danzo put down the documents in his hand: "Then let's make the arrangements, once the bond is formed. Remember, although there are no clan ninjas in the team, I don't want the Fourth Hokage to know anything that might give us away."

The dark figure bowed and retreated.

……

Chapter 32: The Secret Technique of Wood Release

Jiraiya, who had been channeling his spirit to Mount Myōboku, was now standing before the Great Toad Sage.

On the high platform, Gamamaru, as if just waking up, asked groggily, "Who are you...?"

The old toad, Fukasaku, quickly replied, "This is Jiraiya, little Jiraiya! You can't remember him again, old man."

Gamamaru pondered for a long time, and it looked like he was about to fall asleep again.

The female toad, Zhima, immediately shouted, "I just saw you a month ago, you senile old man, don't fall asleep again!"

Fukasaku quickly said, "Honey, how can you talk to the old man like that?"

Shima retorted, annoyed, "Am I wrong? What else could someone who can't remember things every day be but a senile old man?"

The shouts woke Gamamaru up. He reached for the sake bottle and gulped down a whole bottle of shochu: "Alright, alright, stop arguing. Even toad couples should get along."

After saying that, Gamamaru squinted and looked at Jiraiya again: "By the way, who are you... again?"

After Fukasaku's reminder and Jiraiya's eye roll, Gamamaru exclaimed, "So you've grown up, little Jiraiya."

"Regarding the person you asked here before, in the past month, I seem to have seen a different future in my occasional dreams."

A different future?

Jiraiya was stunned. Had the prophecy changed? What about the future of that prophesied child?

Gamamaru didn't give Jiraiya time to think further, but continued, "I see... many, many... many ninjas... farming."

"Farming?!"

A chorus of doubts arose.

Neither Fukasaku and Shima, those two toads, nor Jiraiya could understand the meaning of that sentence. If it meant literally, ninjas farming? How could that be possible?

Gamamaru continued, "After the great war, the vast majority of ninjas were engaged in farming. Earth Release turned the soil, Water Release irrigated the fields, Fire Release and Taijutsu forged iron, Lightning Release provided electricity, and Wind Release felled trees and cut through steel and boulders. Many, many things; each ninja performed their own duties..."

The sudden information left Jiraiya stunned. Let the ninjas handle production? How could that be?

Just as he was about to ask something else, Gamamaru said, "The future has become unpredictable, even the dreams of toads have been disturbed. Jiraiya, that's all I can tell you."

After finishing his sentence, Gamamaru, who had downed another bottle of shochu, fell asleep.

But the message it left behind left Jiraiya deeply disturbed. Was the future already unpredictable? What about the prophesied child who was guiding the world toward peace?

A massive war?

A large number of ninjas are farming?

A massive war is possible, as several Shinobi World Wars have proven. But the idea of a large number of shinobi farming seems utterly impossible; where would a majority of shinobi be engaged in farming?

"Little Jiraiya. The old man's dementia has gotten a bit worse lately, but don't worry too much about it."

After comforting her, Shima added, "And if all ninjas really do go farming in the future, that would be a good thing. At least you humans won't be fighting each other anymore."

These words enlightened Jiraiya. Shima was right; if all the ninjas went to farm, then the war would naturally cease.

From this perspective, it's a promising future.

Fukasaku jumped up and landed on Jiraiya's shoulder: "It's already noon, little Jiraiya. If you're not busy, why don't you stay and have lunch with us?"

For a split second, Jiraiya almost jumped up in fright. Eating at Mount Myōboku? That was a table full of insects!

We need to run quickly.

……

Within the Land of Rain.

Sora paused, stunned, when he saw the flamboyantly dressed person in front of him. Jiraiya? What is he doing in the Land of Rain at this time?

In my memory, this old lecher seemed unaware of the changes in Amegakure and his three disciples until his last battle.

Shouldn't he be returning to the Land of Rain to gather intelligence at this time?

After arriving in the Land of Rain, Jiraiya first went to the hut he used to live in, but there was nothing of any use there except for ruins.

After his hidden illness flared up, he naturally came to the town to 'gather' information at a brothel.

At this moment, Vortex Sora, who had instantly disappeared, hid in the shadows, wanting to see what would happen next.

The flapping of a butterfly's wings has already changed so much. It wouldn't be bad if Jiraiya fought Pain; at least the chances of him using a severed arm would be much higher.

As night fell, Jiraiya, having indulged in wine and women, began his nighttime exploration.

Outside the women's bathhouse, a sleazy old man with spiky white hair was peeping at someone, his buttocks sticking out and wiggling in a lewd manner.

In the shadows, Sora covered his forehead with one hand, thinking he shouldn't have believed that the old man would do anything serious; he might just be passing through the Land of Rain on a field trip.

That's absolutely ridiculous!

After pondering for a moment, Kong smiled and clasped his hands together to form the Si Mudra.

Wood Release: The World of Trees Descends.

In an instant, under Kong's control, a branch with a pointed tip emerged from the soil.

Then aim the tip at the center of the two halves of the target, damn it, can you please stop shaking!

"Shh!"

With the power activated, the enormous tree branch suddenly pierced out.

"puff."

In an instant, the chrysanthemums bloomed.

"what!!!"

With a scream, Jiraiya lunged forward, smashing through the wooden door and being thrown directly into the hot spring.

"what……!"