Konoha: Starting with a sign-in for Hashirama cells

If you think about it carefully, if Sakura really liked Naruto, and Naruto liked Sakura too, there wouldn't be any need for her, and Naruto wouldn't have agreed to the engagement.

Chapter 109 Long term plan

After Hinata and Hanabi left, Naruto lay on his back on the bed, holding an eyeball in his hand, examining it closely.

This is the only loot from killing Danzo.

Development funds were obtained directly from the two advisors, and all the profits generated by the organization, except for the fixed salaries distributed to subordinates, went back to the advisors.

In short, Danzo, who possessed the power to control a vast amount of Konoha's resources, was himself penniless.

This fits Danzo's character.

They value power more than money.

This is also one of the reasons why Danzo was able to gain the support of the two advisors.

"Kotoamatsukami is known as the strongest single-target genjutsu, even more terrifying than damage-dealing genjutsu like Tsukuyomi."

"Ignoring the subject's will, without the target's awareness or consciousness, their will is altered, making them a puppet of the caster."

"Generally speaking, after one use, it will enter a cooling-off period of up to ten years, but..."

"Possessing the chakra of the First Hashirama, yet able to shorten the cooldown time and use it again in a short period of time."

Naruto pondered for a moment, then gouged out his right eye and placed the Sharingan into his eye socket.

For those who are not Uchiha clan members, the consequence of implanting the Sharingan is that they cannot shut it down; the Sharingan remains constantly active, continuously consuming chakra.

Naruto, of course, was no exception.

When the vibrant chakra repairs the optic nerve, it allows the eyes to establish a direct connection with the body.

Then, chakra extraction became uncontrollable for Naruto, and his eyes began to actively extract and refine chakra.

His jet-black pupils instantly turned crimson, reflecting the three tomoe within.

Naruto silently increased his chakra consumption.

The three tomoe linked together formed a complete four-bladed shuriken pattern, and at the same time, the usage of Kotoamatsukami appeared in my mind.

"It's still cooling down," Naruto thought to himself.

This is not a problem.

His chakra contains life force comparable to that of the First Hokage, Hashirama. By increasing chakra consumption, he can shorten the cooldown period.

The problem lies with the pupil's power.

The power of a kaleidoscope is limited and cannot be replenished. It diminishes with each use, and when its power is exhausted, the kaleidoscope is rendered unusable.

It's no longer of any use.

"Judging from the remaining power of my eyes, I can probably use it three more times at most, or maybe even less."

Having reached this conclusion, Naruto regained his own eyes and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to send the Sharingan to a shadow clone, where he kept it safe.

How should one use the two, or at most three, opportunities to summon Kotoamatsukami?

The first person that comes to mind is Jiraiya.

The key to sealing the Nine-Tails is in Jiraiya's hands. Jiraiya is unwilling to accept it, so even if you kill him, you won't get the key.

Using Kotoamatsukami on Jiraiya will allow you to obtain the key ahead of time.

After the seal is broken, based on Kurama's words and actions, we will surely be able to successfully exchange blows and completely master Kurama's power.

The combination of Nine-Tails Mode and Immortal Mode constitutes the complete Immortal Fox Mode.

His combat power is almost at the Six Paths level.

In the later part of the story, when Naruto and Sasuke teamed up to fight against Obito, Naruto was in this state.

“Using it like this feels a bit wasteful,” Naruto shook his head.

Without needing to ask for permission, he was confident that by spending time with Jiraiya, he could obtain the key from him.

The main problem is that acquiring such powerful strength in advance seems pointless, especially since there's no imminent major enemy.

Compared to Jiraiya, who was originally on their side.

It would be better to use Kotoamatsukami in the enemy camp to control those powerful individuals with special skills who can bring him considerable benefits.

"Orochimaru."

After canceling Jiraiya's option, Naruto decided on Orochimaru without hesitation.

I believe no one would question Orochimaru's excellence.

Even setting aside Orochimaru's other merits, Naruto would still choose him for the sake of the half of the Nine-Tails inside the Shinigami's belly.

"As for the second candidate, my biggest difficulty right now is money."

I don't have enough money to feed Hinata, and it would be hard to explain to my father-in-law.

Hinata also said that she would have more energy after eating, but it's hard to say. Eating until full would not affect her Tenseigan.

Even if it means going hungry myself, I have to find a way to feed Hinata.

When it comes to money, one naturally thinks of a money-grubber, Kakuzu, who has lived for nearly a hundred years.

"Kakuzu claims to be in charge of the money in Akatsuki, but it seems he's just an employee and has no authority to take money."

Naruto frowned, abandoning the idea of ​​controlling Kakuzu.

As the apparent leader of Akatsuki, Nagato possesses the Rinnegan, a vast eye power far surpassing that of the Mangekyou Sharingan. Whether Kotoamatsukami will be effective remains a big question mark.

As the mastermind behind Akatsuki, Obito was elusive and difficult to control, making him no less so than Nagato.

After considering all the options, the only suitable candidate left is...

“Konan.” Naruto squinted.

The origin of the 600 billion explosive tags that Konan used to deal with Obito in the story is highly questionable.

It was bought with the money that Kakuzu worked hard to earn.

Konan herself knows how to make explosive tags.

Or perhaps it is the combination of these two reasons that created the staggering figure of 600 billion.

It is impossible to verify.

Regardless, as the manager of Amegakure and the only person Nagato trusted, Konan had the authority to use Akatsuki's money.

Controlling Konan is equivalent to controlling the Akatsuki's money, which could be a terrifying amount worth hundreds of billions of explosive tags.

"I need to think about this matter carefully."

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

Life in the prison cell was quite comfortable.

It's not much different from outside, but with Shuimu as my punching bag, I can get a good beating from time to time to relieve my boredom, and my mood is quite good.

Delicious.

That day, Naruto was exercising as usual when he suddenly heard footsteps approaching outside the door. The voices didn't sound like familiar people, so he looked over out of curiosity.

Outside the open cell door, a woman stood there, dumbfounded.

Seeing the Chunin vest he was wearing and the insulated food container he was carrying, Naruto instinctively assumed that he was a prison staff member who had come to deliver food.

"Shuimu!" ​​the woman screamed, dropping the insulated box and rushing to Shuimu, who was being hung up and used as a sandbag.

"Ouch!" Mizuki was awakened by the pain and thought that Naruto was going to start another fight. He was heartbroken, but when he saw who it was, he immediately shouted angrily.

"Damn it! Don't touch me! It hurts so much!"

"I can't untangle it! This vine is so hard!" the woman said anxiously.

"You stupid woman! I told you not to touch me! Can't you understand human language?!" Shui Mu twitched in pain, her anger intensifying.

Unfortunately, his arms and legs were completely bound by thorny vines, rendering him unable to move; otherwise, he would have loved to give this stupid woman a good beating.

"I feel like I've seen this somewhere before, it looks familiar." Naruto tilted his head and rubbed his face.

I care about Tsinghua University.

These two seem to know each other quite well.

Suddenly, a beam of light shot straight up to the top of his head.

"Ah! I remember now, isn't that so-and-so? I forgot her name, but I think she's Shuimu's fiancée."

Chapter 110 Naruto: I Don't Know Medical Ninjutsu

Hokage's office.

"Mizuki? Who is that?" Tsunade wondered, but didn't show it on her face. She glanced at Shizune.

It just so happens that Shizune had read through Mizuki's ninja files in the Anbu because of Naruto, so she knew Mizuki very well.

She leaned close to Tsunade's ear and whispered.

They learned that Mizuki was imprisoned for instigating Naruto to steal the Scroll of Seals.

Furthermore, during a previous mission to seize a scroll, he allegedly killed his companion in order to complete the mission.

Tsunade's eyes immediately turned cold.

How could she not know that for the secret service to use the word "suspected" in their record, they must have discovered some inescapable clues?

It's unclear why the Third Hokage didn't punish Mizuki, but instead placed him in the Ninja Academy.

"Because of Naruto?" Tsunade asked thoughtfully.

The Scroll of Seals was stolen at Mizuki's behest.

It's not hard to deduce why someone like Mizuki, whose character had been confirmed by the Anbu to be problematic, was able to work at the Ninja Academy.

Knowing the whole story, Tsunade stared straight ahead at the woman who, though lacking confidence, had mustered the courage to approach her for Mizuki's sake: "Chie Tsubaki."

"Yes, Lord Hokage." Chie Tsubaki stood at attention.