Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage!

Chapter 107: The Thunder Shadow: A Strong Body, But a Weak Head
"What we want to study is the Lightning Release Armor, not why the Raikage and Ai are so powerful."

Jing Yan said, "Considering only the ninjutsu itself, this technique can be roughly regarded as an extension of the physical activation of lightning chakra."

He felt that in studying ninjutsu, one must first identify the core and similarities.

Kakashi thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

"You can think in that direction. If that's the case..."

"Lightning Chakra stimulates the activity of the body and strengthens the body's muscles. In this mode, not only can defense be improved, but also speed and physical strength can be improved."

Jingyan thought about it in his mind and immediately came to a conclusion.

According to medical and basic physical knowledge, human speed and strength are related to muscle strength. If muscles are stimulated through lightning chakra, a similar effect should be achieved.

Kakashi didn't know anything about medicine, but he had studied body activation and had done research in this area, so he nodded in agreement.

Namikaze Minato thought for a moment: "So, it is a ninjutsu, which requires the combination of ninjutsu and taijutsu to exert its greatest power."

"I think so. The real Lightning Armor is definitely not as simple as we speculated, but we can simplify the complex problem first and find the end of the ball of thread first."

Jingyan expressed his own views.

Kakashi nodded, "I understand!"

If you can master...

Do not!
Even if the defense effect is only 30% to 40%, it is still a good improvement for him, and it may save his life in battle.

"The most important thing for innovation in ninjutsu is the idea. Just like the Rasengan, I got the inspiration from the Tailed Beast Ball..."

Minato Namikaze talks about his creative process.

Kakashi's eyes were opened.

Then, he realized—

What Kyouhiko and Minato meant was to first find the beginning of the thread, then sort out the subsequent changes in the ninjutsu, and finally create their own "Lightning Release Armor".

Kai was not without envy.

However, he knew that ninjutsu was not suitable for him, but Kakashi was very talented in it, and this ninjutsu was suitable for Kakashi, so everyone encouraged him to think and ponder.

Research, crack, learn.

This happens frequently in the ninja world, and as long as it's not stealing knowledge or scrolls, the other ninja villages generally cannot condemn Konoha.

Summon a toad to ensure that Myobokusan can be contacted at any time.

After that, everyone went to bed peacefully.

……

Outside, the Anbu ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village were monitoring the surroundings.

In the distance, Tutai didn't dare to rest at all. He stood on the rooftop, staring at this side in a daze.

"Senior, can't you sleep?"

"Sleeping? That's difficult!"

Dodai sighed and looked at the place where the Konoha ninjas were staying in the distance. "If we are not careful, it may lead to the outbreak of war. Although we are not afraid..."

Ai frowned, and then wondered, "They are so calm that they can fall asleep easily. Aren't they afraid that we will kill them?"

"It may be that there is a reconnaissance ability that we cannot detect. Konoha is very good at this kind of technique, especially the child named Jingyan. He is young, but seems to be related to the Senju clan."

Dodai thought about the boy's ninjutsu.

The extraordinary strength and special water-based techniques are all related to the Senju clan.

Who would have thought that this child had other tricks up his sleeve?

Ai thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Indeed, that guy has already given him enough "surprises", and one more may not be impossible, otherwise he really couldn't understand why the four people from Konoha were so bold.

Dodai was silent for a few seconds, then he sighed in the darkness, "What will the situation of Konoha be like in a few years?"

"Practice hard, and then defeat them!"

Ai rapped his hands on the railing.

He smiled.

"I can't just think of assassinating him because he's a genius, right? Wouldn't that completely eliminate my chance of winning back?"

After saying that, Ai turned around with a smile and said, "I'm going to continue my practice."

"Well, remember to rest early."

Tutai Road.

Ai didn't answer, just waved gently.

……

The next day, everyone got up early.

but.

While in the Hidden Cloud Village, even Might Guy, who has always been hard-working and diligent, did not go out to exercise, but instead exercised in his temporary residence.

After washing up in the morning, Minato pushed the door open and came in——

Their residence was an independent room with a small courtyard. To ensure each other's safety, no one's bedroom door was completely closed last night.

Seeing Jing Yan getting up, he asked with concern: "Do you want to cancel the clone and rest for a while?"

"No, I have a relatively fast recovery ability now, so this level of fatigue is not a big problem."

Jingyan released the shadow clone outside.

A huge amount of information instantly flooded into my mind...

Fortunately, there is a lot of mixed and repetitive information, and only a few are truly useful.

"Someone was watching last night."

"As expected, they are also afraid that we will cause trouble, especially after we know the identity of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."

Minato Namikaze has no objection to being monitored.

Appropriate scope of monitoring can give both parties peace of mind.

“There’s no surveillance now, right?”

"Ah."

Jingyan nodded.

After getting the correct answer, Minato took out the scroll.

"Let's have a good discussion about how to cooperate later. I don't have much experience in this area..."

Minato Namikaze was a little embarrassed.

He is ten years older than Jingyan. Logically, he should be the captain and leader of the team, but in fact, he is not sure about many issues. Instead, Jingyan is more experienced than him.

Jingyan is used to it.

After all, Jiraiya, as a teacher, had often done this before, the difference being that the teacher was more experienced and only needed a little reminder to know what to do.

Minato is a little immature in this area, so he needs everyone to discuss and brainstorm together.

Tsunade's instructions were simple.

Determine the attitude of the Hidden Cloud Village, strengthen cooperation between the two parties, and avoid the breakdown of the alliance.

Just one sentence.

However, Minato had no idea at the moment and had no idea how to do it.

Jing Yan said, "For the first item, we have roughly determined it now."

Namikaze Minato thought without hesitation: "The Hidden Cloud Village tried to abduct Kushina before, but for now, the Raikage probably doesn't intend to tear his face off, and his attitude is a little wavering."

"Yes, we need to consider strengthening the interests of our village and the Hidden Cloud Village, so that both will prosper together, so that the Raikage will be inclined to continue to ally with us."

Jingyan said his thoughts.

Namikaze Minato thought about it and said thoughtfully: "Just like the previous agreement with the Land of Waves?"

Naturally, he had heard about what happened in the Land of Waves.

Interests Bundled...

As he understood it, it was this kind of agreement.

"The Wave Country is a geopolitical consensus among multilateral countries. Even if we become enemies with the Hidden Cloud Village, it will not affect us. In fact, it is not really a bond of interest."

Jingyan said, pausing for a second or two.

He is thinking...

In what ways can Konoha and Kumogakure complement each other's interests and achieve a win-win situation?

Medical treatment and medicinal materials.

The Hidden Cloud Village was built on a high mountain, and the Land of Lightning is also mountainous. There are many medicinal herbs that Konoha does not have, but there are also many medicinal herbs that cannot be found in the Hidden Cloud Village and are unique to Konoha.

For example, the deer antlers of the Nara clan.

As for medical care.

Because of Tsunade's contribution, Konoha's medical system is the most complete in the entire ninja world, and its technology is also the highest among the current five major villages. The Hidden Cloud Village has no reason to refuse.

"First of all, it's about trade, medicinal materials, military ration pills, etc..."

Jingyan enumerated possible areas of cooperation.

"can."

Minato thought about it and nodded in approval.

These two things are Konoha's strengths. After years of research, the cost of Bingliangwan has become relatively low, and the effect is still very good. It should have an advantage over other villages.

As for medicinal herbs, he also thought that there were some special medicinal herbs in the Land of Thunder that could be purchased as supplements.

"Also, I have an idea. Let's see if we can make it a rule to have regular ninja school exchanges every year."

Kyouhiko said. Namikaze Minato sat up straight: "What is the Ninja School Exchange?"

"That is, the students and teachers of both ninja schools are learning and exchanging ideas with each other. Students are learning from each other's fighting abilities, and teachers are exchanging their teaching experiences."

In fact, he first thought of the exchange student rules in his previous life.

but.

First of all, Konoha has finally implemented education grading, so wouldn’t it be a waste of time to just have exchange students?
Secondly, it is impossible for the two parties to trust each other and cooperation is difficult to achieve.

It would be better to have a friendly exchange, which would benefit both parties and allow the people in the village to see the effect of Konoha's education reform.

Kill two birds with one stone.

After that, you never know, they will come to you for “exchange” again.

Who would cherish something that is delivered to your door?

After hearing this, Minato Namikaze's eyes lit up.

Ninja school exchange.

This is unprecedented, but it does help bring the two sides closer together and is beneficial to both sides.

"Okay, is there any more?"

"That's enough. We have to wait for the teacher's situation to continue. The situation on the teacher's side is not favorable. It's useless for us to try harder. Instead, we have to consider escaping."

As soon as Jingyan finished speaking, a toad appeared.

It brought news of Jiraiya.

"Great! The teacher is wise!"

……

Half an hour later, everyone finished washing up and came to the Raikage Building.

The buildings of the Hidden Cloud Village are built on the cliffs of a high mountain. It looks like the houses are embedded in the mountain peak. In the morning, there is mist all around, which is magnificent and mysterious.

"The four of Konoha, did you have a good rest yesterday? We are in the mountains here, there may be frequent thunder, I hope you will not be disturbed."

Tutai continued enthusiastically.

"That's good. As a ninja, I'm used to these noises."

Namikaze Minato smiled.

Then, he looked at the platform and said, "Is the Raikage free today? We want to talk to him about cooperation between the two sides."

Real communication?

Tutai was secretly surprised.

He discussed this with the Raikage and felt that Konoha's visit was more to spy on their attitude rather than to have any deeper intention of cooperation.

However, Minato Namikaze's attitude does not seem to be like this.

He didn't hesitate: "Of course!"

Ushered into the office, Minato Namikaze stated the purpose of his visit, which was "communication".

"Last time in Yugakure Village, we took the lead with your village to achieve peace around the Land of Waves. The Hokage thought that the relationship between us should be strengthened, so he sent us here to see if there is anything we can cooperate on."

Namikaze water gate.

The Third Raikage had a smile on his face.

"We in the Hidden Cloud Village certainly welcome cooperation. After all, we don't want to send ninjas to the battlefield if we can avoid war. But, what kind of cooperation do you want?"

"For example, in terms of medicinal herbs, you have a lot of high mountain herbs, and we have Nara's deer antlers and so on. We can discuss whether we can open up and complement each other."

Namikaze Minato gave an example, and then immediately explained, "Of course, we can't decide. We just come to see and talk about which areas we can deepen cooperation."

The Third Raikage understood it in his heart.

Come to explore the way!

However, they do have some needs for medicinal materials. In previous years, they have been secretly purchasing them from the black market and the Fire Nation at high prices. If they can reach an official cooperation with Konoha, they can indeed save a lot of expenses.

It's mutually beneficial.

He thought for a moment and nodded, "Not a bad idea. If we can finalize the mutual sale of medicinal materials, we can discuss it in depth."

Minato Namikaze secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As Jingyan expected, the demand for medicinal herbs in the Hidden Cloud Village is very high and they will not refuse this proposal.

He was confident: "Second, the teachers and students of our two ninja schools will have regular exchanges every year."

"Exchange between teachers and students at the ninja school?"

The Third Raikage was confused.

Never heard of it!

What conspiracy does Konoha have?
He was secretly alert, but the Third Raikage was very powerful but not good at scheming, so he could only respond to changes by remaining unchanged.

"How do you communicate?"

"It's very simple. Teachers exchange teaching experiences and students learn from each other in practice. We will definitely discuss the details later."

Minato simply stated his thoughts.

Anyway, what we are talking about now are just outlines and it is impossible to finalize them immediately.

but.

As long as the other party is willing to cooperate, the relationship between Konoha and the Hidden Cloud Village will not be bad in the short term. When the interests are more and more intertwined in the future, the Hidden Cloud Village will have to weigh the losses if it wants to take action again.

The Third Raikage thought for a moment and said, "We can discuss this."

"Well, can we take a tour of your ninja school?"

Namikaze Minato asked.

Then, he smiled and said, "You can be shown around by a teacher from your school."

"can."

It just so happens that he also needs to discuss this with Tutai.

After seeing off Konoha's group, the Third Raikage immediately called Dodai over and told him the purpose of Konoha's trip.

Tutai was surprised at first when he heard this.

"Minato Namikaze's proposal is very constructive and doesn't seem to be a spur-of-the-moment idea. It seems that Konoha really wants to deepen its relationship with us."

"Could it be that Konoha is weak right now and is worried about being besieged from multiple sides, so they sent people to stabilize us under the guise of cooperation? According to the news from the Anbu, Iwagakure and Sunagakure are about to take action."

The Third Raikage said.

Tu Tai thought about it and nodded: "It's possible!"

Just as he was about to speak, he heard hurried footsteps outside, and soon, an Anbu ninja entered.

"Lord Raikage, information about the Land of Grass."

"The Land of Grass? Ohnoki has taken action?"

The Third Raikage was overjoyed and immediately stood up to get the information, but soon his expression changed from joy to shock, and finally he suppressed his emotions and handed it to Dodai.

"Look at it."

The Third Raikage had a complicated expression.

The above news is really not good, and it is even a bit unbelievable.

Tutai took it, read it carefully, his face was also stunned and shocked, and he was speechless for a long time.

Two people.

Is Konoha so powerful?
He was stunned for a while.

"No, these two people were definitely not picked randomly. They must be the only ones in Konoha who possess such terrifying abilities, and they are not just any jutsu!"

"That's for sure, but..."

The Third Raikage took back the intelligence scroll, weighed it, and felt that the scroll was as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Every word carries a thousand pounds!
He was silent for a while.

"Let the Anbu continue their investigation and make sure to get the complete picture of the battle between Konoha and Kusagakure!"

"Yes!"

The Anbu ninja left.

In the office, only the Raikage and Dodai were left.

The Third Raikage sat down and said, "The key is not how many people know how to do it, but that Konoha has such ability. Anyone who wants to attack them must consider whether they can withstand such a ninjutsu."

He couldn't help but admire.

"Jiraiya, this move is brilliant! Ohnoki must be stunned!"

"That……"

Tutai thought of their previous collaboration.

If Konoha showed any weakness, they would naturally not agree to cooperate.

Now that the situation has changed drastically, things are naturally different.

"Cooperation, we must cooperate!"

The Third Raikage slapped his thigh and made a decision in his heart, "We know too little about Konoha. Instead of fighting them, why not join forces to fight Ōnoki!"

There is development both south and west, so why do you have to be so stubborn and pick a tough nut to crack?
The Third Raikage was very strong and believed that he could withstand a blow that would destroy half of the Kusoku ninjas, but the other ninjas in the Hidden Cloud Village were not so strong.

If you work hard, won't that make others take advantage of you?

The Third Raikage immediately said, "Dodai, you should go to the Ninja School and receive them in person. Let them see the strength of our children!"

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)