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Troy covered his face with the magazine, trying to hide the emotions that might be revealed on his face.
Shirahoshi said no more about this.
......
In the blink of an eye.
Night fell, and countless ninjas thronged the streets of Kumogakure. Troy stood by the window, frowning. Shirahoshi, having woken from a lazy nap, stretched and walked over. Troy glanced at Shirahoshi, his eyes still filled with wariness.
"What happened? Is it over? Kumogakure is a great ninja village, there shouldn't be any enemies they can't defeat, right?" Shirahoshi could sense that it was indeed safe now, so she asked casually.
"I don't know." Even if Troy knew, he wouldn't give the answer. "I'll go get you something to eat."
Shirahoshi shrugged. Traveling in someone else's village right after the Eight-Tails' rampage was quite special.
Troy then discovered Shirahoshi's astonishing appetite. No matter how much he cooked, Shirahoshi ate it all. He thought that the Cloud Village ninjas, who all practiced taijutsu, had a large appetite, but he didn't expect Shirahoshi to have an even larger one!
For the rest of the time, Shirahoshi stayed indoors and didn't go out. Apart from Troy going out to buy groceries, neither Wuhua, Carly, nor even Troy's teacher Milie came over. It wasn't until noon on the third day that Troy went out dressed in black, like he was attending a funeral. Shirahoshi then understood the general situation.
Not long after, Milie came to visit, dressed in all black, as if she had just attended a funeral.
"I'm very sorry. The village is currently holding a funeral for what happened three days ago, so I apologize for the delay, Mr. Bai!"
Seeing Milie's bow and apology, Shirahoshi waved her hand and asked, "Can I go out today? I don't know what happened in your village, but you don't look too well."
Three days ago, Milie's face was full of energy, but now it was filled with haggardness.
Milie smiled helplessly: "Many of my companions in the village died because of this incident, including my friends..."
"I see." Bai Xing nodded slightly. "Please accept my condolences."
"Hmm." Milie responded and remained silent for a moment before inviting Shirahoshi to his home to check on his wife's health. Shirahoshi had no objection, after all, it had been three days since he arrived in Kumogakure, and he hadn't had a proper chance to explore the village, so going out was naturally the best option.
at the same time.
At the funeral, after the Third Raikage finished paying his respects, he hurriedly left and returned to the conference room, where he and a group of high-ranking members of the Hidden Cloud Village began the selection process for the new Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
"The village cannot be without Jinchuriki! Otherwise, we and Iwagakure will lose our equal rights." The Third Raikage was very clear about the power of Jinchuriki. As long as a Tailed Beast Ball was condensed in the rear, it would be enough to turn a large number of ninjas on the front line of the battlefield into cold corpses.
As such a powerful weapon, villages generally do not use it lightly.
However, if the Iwagakure ninja from the neighboring great power learns that Kumogakure has no Jinchuriki, then they are very likely to declare war on Kumogakure and start a new Shinobi World War.
They then deployed extremely destructive Jinchūriki to cover their arrival near Kumogakure, thereby threatening the safety of the entire village.
By then,
Yunyin would then be in a completely passive position.
The main purpose of Jinchuriki is to prevent opposing ninjas from fighting in front of the ninja village, at most fighting at the national border or within the territory of another country; Tailed Beasts are like nuclear weapons.
"Damn it! Brubi!" In the conference room, Ai's face was covered with tears, but what's done is done and she could only accept it.
Despite his sadness, Tsuchitai had no choice but to continue offering advice: "I heard that Konoha has gained the Uzumaki clan's support."
"And the Uzumaki clan is the best vessel to seal the tailed beasts."
"Then perhaps we can take this opportunity to infiltrate Konoha Village, capture a child from the Uzumaki clan, and seal him away."
"It's too dangerous. The defense force of Konoha Village is all composed of Uchiha clan ninjas!"
"If we get caught, won't our information about Kumogakure be leaked too?"
"be opposed to!"
"I object too!"
Tsuchitai's words drew opposition from many ninjas at the high-level meeting.
To this, Tsuchita smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I dare to make this suggestion, so naturally I have a way to get our people into Konoha Village."
Tsuchikage produced a rough map of the Land of Fire and pointed to a location next to Konoha Village:
"According to reliable sources, the construction of Uzuharaya has been completed, and it is probably located around this spot."
"So what? Do you think we can sneak in and rescue a Uzumaki clan child without alerting the Uzumaki ninja?"
“No—” Tsuchida shook his head and pointed to the road between Konoha Village and Uzuhara-ya:
"We just need to use this road."
"I've received information that one member of the Uzumaki clan studying at the Ninja Academy is about to apply for early graduation, and that child's talent is extraordinary; he might be a perfect Jinchuriki vessel."
"Oh?!" xN
"Then it's settled. You may all leave. A and Tsuchikage, stay here," said the Third Raikage.
"Yes!"xN
Once only three people remained in the room, the Third Raikage asked Tsuchikage, "What are your chances of success?"
"I wouldn't say 100%, but there's a 80-90% chance," Tsuchita said. "'Raipao' has been in Konoha for a long time, and he's now a Chunin. He also survived the last great war by sheer luck, so it's time to recall him."
"He alone isn't enough, is he?"
Konoha Village is far from the border of the Land of Lightning.
"I will arrange for two trustworthy Jonin to set off from the border. I believe this matter will be resolved soon."
"Father, why can't the Jinchūriki be someone from the village?" Ai asked, frowning.
“The people in the village aren’t strong enough, and there aren’t many trustworthy people willing to serve as Jinchūriki. Besides, we only need a temporary vessel. After the transition period, we can let that kid inherit it,” the Third Raikage said.
"I see." After hearing this, Ai didn't say anything more. Even though she had decided a little girl's future in just a few words, the ninja world was just that cruel.
As the discussion was about to end, the Third Raikage remembered what Milie had mentioned the day before: "By the way, I recently heard Milie say that he brought back a wandering ninja from a town in the Land of Lightning?! Tsuchitai, have you investigated the man's background?"
Tsuchitai shook his head: "There is too little information. Besides, even if a medical ninja is a spy, he can't cause any big trouble."
"That's true. Compared to enemy spies who have become Cloud Village ninjas, this kind of person is far too safe."
"From this moment on, Kumogakure is on high alert. Anyone leaving the village will be investigated in order to delay the leak of information about the Eight-Tails as much as possible!"
"Yes!" x2
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Soon after.
Kaori Uzumaki of Konoha Village applied for early graduation. After successfully graduating, she was about to return to Uzuharaya when she was blocked by a Kumogakure ninja who suddenly appeared. Even though Kaori Uzumaki was an outstanding graduate who graduated early, she quickly lost her ability to resist in front of the Kumogakure Jonin who had long been trained in taijutsu, as well as the effects of the drugs.
Meanwhile, on the trunk of a tree, Minato Namikaze, who was in the same class as Kaori Uzumaki and had been following her after learning she had returned to her clan's territory, discovered this and noticed something amiss: How did the Cloud Village ninja manage to enter the Konoha barrier?!
But Minato Namikaze still gave chase, pursuing her for an unknown amount of time. As darkness fell, while traversing a jungle, he caught a glimpse of beautiful long red hair. He stopped, turning back to see only the back of a Root uniform disappearing into the distance.
"Who is that?"
But he didn't think much of it; Kaori's safety was more important now, so he moved forward again.
however.
Three or four minutes later,
After running for so long and almost exhausting his chakra, he found three corpses of Cloud Village ninjas on the ground, and Kaori Uzumaki huddled under a tree, trembling.
—In order to help people escape across the border, the Cloud Village ninja initially ran at full speed, but their chakra and stamina were almost exhausted. In the end, they could only lead Kaori Uzumaki by the hand.
"Kaori, are you alright?!"
"Minato-kun!!!"
Under the moonlight, Minato Namikaze was as gentle as ever, and Kaori Uzumaki felt as if she had found a safe haven upon seeing this scene.
Then, the two embraced, creating an exceptionally sweet atmosphere.
On the tree trunk, a cold gaze stared at Kaori Uzumaki, whose eyes were brimming with tears, and Minato Namikaze's handsome, sunny face. The girl beneath the mask couldn't help but bite her red lips.
"What an enviable love story."
"Unfortunately, being in the darkness, I have no right to enjoy these things."
Bang!
The slight ripples from the dissipation of the shadow clones attracted Minato Namikaze's attention. The boy glanced in that direction, but finding nothing, he paid no further attention and continued to comfort Kaori Uzumaki.
Chapter 102 Taking on a Disciple, One Year Later
The failure of the Cloud Village's plan meant that Killer Bee had to inherit the Eight-Tails at this age and become the new generation's Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
the other side.
Bai Xing also taught Miss Ruixue some health preservation methods that she had collected and learned, and suggested that she do some exercises at home, which could relieve the anxiety of taking care of children and improve her physical fitness.
It's important to know that even a young Jonin like Karura experienced a difficult childbirth when she gave birth to her third child, Gaara: this is the downside of stopping ninja training and becoming a housewife.
"Big brother, how many countries have you been to?"
"Five."
Wow! There are five countries! Which five countries are they?
"The Land of Fire, the Land of Thunder, the Land of Iron, the Land of Hot Water, and the Land of Udon."
"Huh?! That's amazing!! I've never even heard of it except in the Land of Lightning!!"
On the street, Shirahoshi temporarily took on the job of babysitting. Since the employer was paying him, he figured he might as well make some money on the side. Miriyi's payment to him was quite substantial: 500,000 Thunder Coins for three months. One month had already passed.
Holding the petite Samui's hand, Bai Xingxin thought to herself that working while taking care of a child is not an easy thing, at least there are really a lot of problems with kids!
"Big brother, have you ever seen a ninja from the Land of Fire?"
"Big brother, big brother, is the Land of Udon a place that specializes in making udon noodles?!"
"Big brother, is the Land of Hot Water a place specifically for making soup...?"
"Big Brother——"
Bai Xing: "..." Five hundred thousand? Is that too little? He thought to himself that if he hadn't already received a deposit of one hundred thousand taels, he would have dumped that brat Samui in the riverbed under the bridge. He's such a damn nuisance!
Suppressing his impatience, Shirahoshi patiently explained a problem. As he walked to another street corner and prepared to cross it, a Cloud Village ninja appeared in front of him.
"Excuse me. The Ninja Academy entrance exam is being held ahead, please do not step over."
"Ninja Academy, assessment?" Shirahoshi looked up at the towering mountain peaks and the spiral walkway ahead, his lips twitching slightly. "A running race?"
The Cloud Village ninja remained silent for a moment, then nodded: "More or less."