Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

Tsunade's voice stopped abruptly. She looked at the ANBU ninjas who had rushed over, and then at Ino.

This kid...

Tsunade took a deep breath.

This little girl's heart is completely with Chiba.

Since his grandfather Hashirama Senju, this thing has been the most overpowered.

A figure appeared in the office in an instant.

"Akatsuki members are immortal; their bodies are in the Forest of Death, and they will not die as long as there is culture medium."

Unfortunately, there was no evidence for these claims; they were all just her personal speculations, and it was impossible for her to launch an attack against Luo Sha based on them.

Ino paused, taken aback.

Given Chiba's ability to conceal his presence and senses, it would have been too easy for him to avoid encountering the Akatsuki. The fact that this situation occurred can only mean that Chiba did it on purpose.

Ino asked cautiously.

Ino understood immediately, nodded slightly, and turned to leave.

Tsunade looked at Yugao Uzuki.

"what's up?"

"A letter has arrived from the direction of Kumogakure."

"Cloud Hidden Village?"

Tsunade looked somewhat bewildered.

What do the Hidden Cloud Village want with them?

She took it, and then her face gradually darkened.

A few seconds passed.

A loud roar came from inside the office.

The ninjas downstairs shuddered, then silently went about their business.

This isn't the first time something like this has happened.

I vaguely remember that the last time was when some creditors came to collect debts, which should have been just a few days ago.

In short.

The office desks might be getting replaced again.

Everyone was thinking the same thing, without saying a word.

……

"Lord Chiba."

"I'm going back to Konoha soon. Please make a list of the most capable people in Otogakure for me, especially those who have improved or created my ninjutsu."

"Yes!"

Honglian nodded.

Chiba won't be able to stay in Otogakure for more than a few days.

Based on my observations over the past two days, the Sound Village is still relatively intact. As for the absence of the Ninja Academy, it's simply because Orochimaru never intended to properly manage it before.

and.

Another important reason is—

No money.

Therefore, Chiba thought for a moment and said, "During this time, you should get the Ninja Academy up and running. I will have someone bring the money over later. Also, you should develop your own unique characteristics in trade and other areas."

"Yes."

"We should strive to formalize the business as soon as possible. Although the old one-off transactions are convenient, they are not a long-term solution."

Chiba knew what was wrong with Guren.

Previously, the Sound Village mostly engaged in one-off transactions, robbing people and money. After a period of reform, their habit of killing has been corrected, but...

Their only source of income is the land of fields.

But the land of fields is not a large country.

With that meager subsidy, the village simply cannot grow stronger.

We still have to do business.

Chiba offered some ideas, and Guren nodded in agreement.

She didn't understand much of what Chiba was saying, but during this time, she didn't feel any aversion to spending time with those children; in fact, she felt...

very happy.

The children are well-behaved and adorable, and there's no need to worry about them being killed tomorrow.

When she heard that Chiba was going to set up a ninja academy, her first reaction was "happy".

Happy from the bottom of my heart.

After leaving the office, Honglian stood at the building's entrance for a long time, lost in thought.

do not know why.

She feels...

Orochimaru is getting further and further away from me.

Unlike before, when Orochimaru chose to send her away, creating a considerable distance between them, now it's different—

She increasingly disapproved of Orochimaru.

She even harbored a slight resentment and didn't want Orochimaru to return.

This feeling is very subtle.

Honglian herself couldn't explain it clearly, and she deliberately avoided thinking about it, but just now she felt a genuine joy and happiness...

"Never mind that for now, let's get this good news to Yukimaru and the others."

Honglian muttered to herself in a low voice.

She walked away.

Chiba perceived all of this, and Kurama was also watching from the window.

"This girl doesn't seem too bad."

"..."

Chiba gave Nine-Tailed Fox a strange look.

Heaven is my witness.

He's been rarely influencing Kurama (the Nine-Tails) through ninjutsu lately, but this guy is becoming less and less like his original form—

of course.

The Nine-Tails clone itself may not have been aware of it at all.

Its changes are somewhat like the slow boiling of a frog; if not noticed at the beginning, or if there is external intervention, it is difficult for it to perceive the change in its personality.

well.

The experiment was successful.

Chiba thought to himself.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing, I just feel like you care a lot about who she is."

"Pah! Who cares?"

Nine-tailed fox tilted its head.

Chiba smiled without saying a word and continued reading.

Orochimaru had a considerable collection of books and materials, all of which were quite good and offered him some small inspirations.

He was pondering this when suddenly...

A strange feeling arose in my mind.

Chiba immediately visualized the Bodhi seed and then discovered a strange pattern on the leaf of the Bodhi seed.

This is……

New pattern?

He paused for a moment, then sensed its source.

After a few seconds, Chiba roughly pinpointed its source.

Improved stealth techniques.

One part comes from the combination of toad oil and fire-style ninjutsu, while the other part is an improvement on the water-style oil-transforming technique.

Both were ideas Chiba gave to the Anbu, not finished products, and now it seems...

Konoha has completed the semi-finished product processing.

Chiba then began to test its effects.

Body?

It does not seem.

Chakra……

no change.

Chiba frowned. The appearance of a pattern couldn't possibly go completely unnoticed. He had sensed a power just now, so there was no mistake.

Could it be?