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They've already confirmed that the enemy comes from the future, so it's hard to say whether their use of ninjutsu or similar methods is a product of the future.

Now that Tobirama Senju has been resurrected, it's impossible for him to give up his development of ninjutsu.

Given Tobirama Senju's abilities, it wouldn't be impossible for him to simplify some powerful but difficult-to-learn ninjutsu.

Just like a water cannon with three seals, simplification is easier than creation from nothing.

“The problem now is that Konoha can’t completely prevent everyone from entering or leaving. This enemy can leave Konoha simply by possessing someone’s body,” Ai said.

Tsunade nodded. That was the truth; setting up the barrier was just a gamble.

Let's see if this guy will panic and act recklessly because of the pressure from Kitahara Kaede.

But Tsunade forgot that her luck with gambling has always been terrible.

This enemy never showed any panic; in fact, he always appeared confident and composed.

Setting up a barrier won't have much of an effect.

“Go tell Kitahara Kaede and see what his plans are,” Ai said.

Chapter 877 Arrangements

It is never shameful to seek help when you encounter problems that are beyond your ability to solve.

Even if a classified mission encounters difficulties, it is possible to request assistance.

All the ninja villages initially had this attitude. If it weren't for the bad precedent set by the Village of the Bloody Mist, there would be very few situations in the ninja world where a mission is more important than one's life.

The only difficulty in this situation is how to ask for help, but this difficulty does not exist now.

Kitahara Kaede is right in Konoha Village; all he needs to do to ask for help is send a message.

“We’ve been tricked by the enemy this time. I think we should send Orochimaru over to see what the enemy has gotten,” Tsunade said.

The enemy has said more than once that they have obtained what they wanted.

Orochimaru is the person most familiar with the research institute, so it is necessary to take stock of the items in the institute to deduce the enemy's plans.

“Let’s go. You need to take Hozuki Suigetsu with you, and you also need to leave a barrier at the research institute to prevent the enemy from returning,” Ai said.

Tsunade nodded, grabbed Hozuki Suigetsu by the neck, and treated him as she walked toward the Hokage's office.

Ai looked around the research institute from where he stood, then somewhat awkwardly released the seal.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Lockdown!" A used a somewhat rusty Lightning Release barrier technique.

This ninjutsu itself isn't very strong; it's just an A-rank ninjutsu.

However, ninjutsu is not necessarily stronger just because it is more difficult.

High-difficulty ninjutsu usually has specific applications.

The power of low-difficulty ninjutsu is basically determined by how much chakra the ninja uses.

Ai used a lot of energy when he used this move!

A burst of lightning completely enveloped the research institute, with countless arcs of electricity flashing continuously!

To enhance the blocking effect of this move, Ai even tripled the speed of these electric currents.

This is to ensure that anyone who comes into contact with this barrier cannot escape through a gap in the electric arc!

After completing these tasks, Ai returned directly to the Hokage's office.

……

"So this enemy used a spiritification technique to take over the body of the Hozuki family boy?" Tobirama Senju asked.

He still cares a lot about all of this.

After being resurrected, he was naturally happy to learn that the ninja world had begun to plan for the future of the universe.

Naturally, they wouldn't have any goodwill towards someone who stands on the opposite side of Kitahara Kaede and his group.

"The only truly valuable thing in the research institute is probably the blood of the bloodstain ninjas collected from the village," Orochimaru said.

Although he is now prohibited from conducting those cruel experiments, general research continues as normal.

Otherwise, Orochimaru wouldn't have created Mitsuki as a child.

"Perhaps their bodies really do have some kind of defect, and what among these things could compensate for their problem?" Orochimaru guessed.

“If you said these guys had no connection with Orochimaru, I don’t think anyone would believe it,” Kitahara Kaede chuckled.

He had originally planned to leave to attend the banquet, but returned here because of Ai and his team's defeat.

“Indeed, apart from Orochimaru, it seems that no one else in this world has gone very far in the field of human research.” Tobirama Senju nodded.

"The child created by Iwagakure can only use Dust Release, and I have already terminated this project," Onoki said.

He was trying his best to remove Iwagakure from the position of being suspected.

After all, he had previously stated that they had achieved something in the field of artificial humans.

“Don’t worry, the results of Iwagakure are actually quite similar to those of Konoha’s Yamato,” Orochimaru said.

It's not really a big deal that a ninja can use a certain type of ninjutsu.

Wood Release is not simply a bloodline limit; it should theoretically be a bloodline elimination technique like Dust Release.

Wood Release is stronger than Dust Release, not because it combines four types of chakra nature.

Instead, Wood Release is the elimination of bloodstains from the three attributes of Water, Earth, and Yang!

Yamato's ability to use Wood Release clearly indicates that he possesses this power, but the lack of Yang attribute life force results in a vastly different level of power.

"When I was alive, I did think about solving the problem of the range of the Spirit Transformation Technique, but I didn't have time to produce any results," Tobirama Senju said.

He clearly believed that the enemy was still lurking in Konoha.

"Let the Hyuga clan temporarily act as a security force to keep an eye on the situation in the village. They need to check on any areas that they can't observe," Kitahara Kaede said.

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This approach is somewhat rash and will bring many inconveniences.

However, this is also a method for finding hidden enemies within Konoha.

This is something that ordinary sensory ninjas cannot do.

Even considering the enemy's methods of shielding space and time, chakra perception might not be effective.

At this point, only Hyuga's Byakugan could locate the enemy to the greatest extent possible.

“We can’t turn them into a security force; instead, we should just issue them missions,” Kitahara Kaede said.

The Konoha Police Force itself belongs to the Uchiha clan.

... ...

This position was created to sow discord between the Uchiha clan and the villagers of Konoha.

However, this still needs to be reserved for the Uchiha clan.

The significance of this position is somewhat difficult to grasp.

The Uchiha clan, who had become part of the security force, were wiped out by Konoha. Sending the Hyuga clan to the front lines at this time would inevitably raise eyebrows.

"I almost forgot, it was all the monkeys' fault!" Tobirama Senju sighed.

"It's clearly you who caused this trouble," Kitahara Kaede retorted.

Most of the methods Konoha used to deal with the Uchiha clan came from Tobirama Senju!

Things like illusionary dark magic, or flying thunder god slash...

"I was just trying to suppress the Uchiha clan and make them understand the order of priority between the village and the clan. Who would have thought that the monkey and Danzo would go to such extremes?" Tobirama Senju defended himself.

"Alright, none of that matters," Kakashi said, trying to smooth things over.

"Hurry up and make the arrangements. There's still more than an hour until my appointment with my friend," Kitahara Kaede said impatiently.

Kitahara Kaede didn't care much about these enemies.

While the Sands of Time are indeed magical, they are consumables and will eventually run out!

At that point, these enemies won't even have a chance to escape!

In Kitahara Kaede's eyes, time is both a solemn and unshakeable existence, and a tool that can be manipulated at will.

An enemy is an enemy, but they'll always turn into a clown!

Chapter 878 Banquet

The resurrection work has been completed, although Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha are not among those resurrected yet; these two will be resurrected last.

The others who have been resurrected will be taken away by people they know, who will tell them about the changes that have taken place in the ninja world during this time.

Meanwhile, Kitahara Kaede had already headed to the location of the banquet.

"It's been a long time, Kitahara Kaede," Shikamaru said with a smile.

He has faced considerable pressure over the years, as he is somewhat different from the others.

People like Hyuga Neji and Aburame Shino are just elite Jonin.

In particular, they each have their own families, so even if they don't go on missions often, they won't have any financial pressure.

Although Shikamaru is the current head of the Nara clan, "Shichi-san-san," he also has the responsibility of assisting the Hokage.

Having a Hokage like Naruto means his workload will be immense.

Especially when Naruto was the Hokage, there wasn't a single dark figure in the ninja world who could help him with his work.

“It has indeed been many years. I wonder if you have missed me all these years?” Kitahara Kaede said with a smile.

The awkwardness between everyone vanished instantly with Kitahara Kaede's little joke.

“Back when you were in school, you weren’t like this at all,” Kiba Inuzuka said with a chuckle.

At this moment, he no longer seemed as sharp as he had when he was a child, but rather more composed.

However, his personality remained impulsive and rash.

"Woof woof~" Akamaru barked lazily twice.

“You guys don’t really look much like you used to be anymore, except for Akamaru, who’s still as cute as he was back then,” Kitahara Kaede said.

Akamaru took two steps to Kitahara Kaede's side and rubbed against Kitahara Kaede's palm as a gesture of goodwill.

"Really, it's been so many years since I've been back. Shikamaru and Naruto's kids have all grown up," Ino said with a smile.

“Indeed, we’ve encountered quite a few things in the universe over the years.” Kitahara Kaede smiled.

Indeed, there are many things in the universe that the ninja world cannot see, but Kitahara Kaede has spent the most time over the years not on broadening his horizons.

Instead, they spent a long time fighting a life-or-death battle against the god-king of the Otsutsuki clan.

The pressure of that battle was unlike anything I had ever experienced before.

What appears to be a decade or so outside is, for both sides in the battle, a century or more, given that both sides have gained some control over time.

Kitahara Kaede's victory was hard-won, but he had no intention of telling anyone about it.

"Kaze no Kaede Kitahara and Lady Tsunade must have a very good relationship, right?" Sakura asked.

“That’s really great. If nothing unexpected happens, we’ll get engaged after the First Hokage is resurrected.” Kitahara Kaede smiled.

These words caused a change in the expressions of the girls present.

"Ha, have you forgotten all these years? I heard from Shino that you met him first after you came back, but we had to wait until today to see you," Ino said with a hint of annoyance.

“How could that be? In harsh conditions, you need something to look forward to in order to persevere.” Kitahara Kaede still had a smile on his face. As he spoke, he shook his head, denying Ino’s statement.

"Alright, we've all managed to get together once in a while, so let's not talk about these tense things, shall we?" Naruto said somewhat helplessly.

He brought Boruto along, and Boruto was playing with his friends at another table.

Choji and Shikamaru also got married, but not in the original storyline.

Shikamaru found a woman who perfectly matched his ideal type, but her temperament was somewhat similar to Shikamaru's mother's. Choji, on the other hand, met a female ninja from Kumogakure during a mission.

These two guys definitely don't have much status at home.

If it weren't for Kitahara Kaede's invitation, they might have had some trouble even coming out.

"Honestly, we wanted to go to space with you back then too," Ino complained.