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

"..."

Kai scratched his head, unable to answer for a moment.

He felt that Chiba's logic was flawed, but couldn't find a specific way to refute it.

At once……

Something seems off.

He could only look to Tsunade, hoping the Hokage could refute Chiba's sophistry.

Tsunade's thinking is different from Guy's.

Chiba's true intention was that Konoha's losses wouldn't be too great, and that Kumogakure couldn't possibly close the gap with Konoha in that respect.

Training ninjas, to put it bluntly, is all about throwing money and resources at it.

It is an undeniable fact that the Land of Lightning's resources are inferior to those of the Land of Fire. In the past, there were certain conflicts between the nobles of Konoha and the Land of Fire, which prevented them from pooling their resources.

By working together as "life ninjas" and using some clever tricks, things will only get better in the future.

therefore……

For Konoha, given enough time, Kumogakure is not a problem at all.

in contrast.

There are many benefits to joining forces with Kumogakure.

One of them was naturally to intimidate Sunagakure.

Rasa never understood what it meant to be content with his lot. He always harbored the ambition to turn the tide for Sunagakure. Tsunade knew this very well and understood that Rasa would not give up even after his last defeat.

Winning over the Hidden Cloud Village could bring him a certain sense of crisis.

In addition, there is Iwagakure Village.

Onoki has been unusually quiet lately. With the cooperation with Kumogakure, some matters in the Land of Earth can be put on the agenda.

This is an advantage between villages.

Secondly, there's the exchange of ninjutsu that Chiba mentioned.

With Chiba there...

She wasn't worried at all that Konoha would suffer a loss.

Thinking of this, Tsunade smiled and said, "Since you're so confident, you can continue to be in charge of this matter."

"Well, that's fine too."

Chiba initially wanted to refuse, but then he realized that he was the one who needed the ninjutsu knowledge, and the Raikage seemed to have his eye on him as well, so there was no way he could escape this task.

It's better to accept it calmly.

"Lady Tsunade, Guy-sensei, in that case, I'll go back and think about how to make a deal with Kumogakure."

"it is good."

Tsunade nodded.

Chiba instantly disappeared, leaving only Guy and Tsunade in the office.

"Lady Tsunade, is this... appropriate?"

Kai was astonished, not expecting Tsunade to finalize the deal so quickly.

Tsunade waved her hand and said with a smile, "Kai, although Chiba isn't your subordinate, he did learn from you for a while. How come you're less confident than me?"

"what do you mean?"

"Chiba and I both know your concerns. Although the Hidden Cloud Village will indeed become very strong after obtaining those taijutsu, we have also obtained the Hidden Cloud Village's research on lightning armor."

Tsunade leaned back in her chair and said lazily, "With Chiba here, one piece of knowledge can be turned into two or even three, and we can do the same combination that Kumogakure can do."

"..."

Kai understood.

Tsunade believed that Chiba could double the profits from the transaction!

This……

That's putting too much trust in them.

Kai was dumbfounded, but after thinking about it carefully, it didn't seem like there was anything wrong with it.

Chiba's abilities are indeed abnormal.

Even a seemingly insignificant ability can be transformed into various ninjutsu in Chiba's hands.

No wonder Tsunade had Chiba oversee this transaction!

Kai's eyes shone even brighter as he nodded repeatedly: "I didn't expect that, indeed, indeed... But the Raikage is truly strong. Before, I never imagined that anyone could be this powerful!"

“Kai, don’t underestimate yourself. The Raikage is the strongest ninja in Kumogakure. The fact that you can threaten him means you’re already very strong in some ways.”

Tsunade encouraged, "If you can maintain your chakra armor while in the Seventh Gate state, your strength might reach an even higher level."

"If combined with respiratory activation techniques..."

“That’s a forbidden technique, Kai. Never use the Eight Gates and Breathing Technique at the same time unless absolutely necessary, especially if it exceeds six gates that you have mastered.”

Tsunade's expression was serious.

Although Mitek has achieved great success today with its six gates and first active, and has not suffered any backlash, it does not mean that there is no danger in either of them.

It may be lurking deeper, accumulating and erupting when Might Guy didn't expect it.

A particularly startling situation.

Even Might Guy couldn't perfectly control it using the Eight Gates alone, and adding the Breathing Revitalization Technique would be no different from suicide in Tsunade's eyes.

Kai hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly: "What about the second activity?"

In Chiba's version, the difference between the first and second activations is the mastery of techniques such as the overlimit state, as well as the inhalation of more oxygen.

In that state...

His entire body's muscles can be enhanced.

After pondering for a long time, Tsunade finally replied, "It is, after all, a forbidden technique. If you really want to develop this kind of technique, you must do so with the help of me and Chiba. I forbid you from practicing it alone."

"Alright, thank you, Lady Tsunade."

Kai was helpless, but he understood that Tsunade was thinking of him.

Developing ninjutsu is a dangerous process, and there are countless ninjas in Konoha and the ninja world who have failed in their training.

Tsunade was also thinking of him.

"Don't worry, the Raikage and the others are definitely more anxious than we are right now."

……

The Raikage was indeed more anxious than Tsunade and the others.

Back at their lodgings, the Raikage eagerly grabbed Atsui.

"Have you been training with Might Guy all this time?"

"Yes, yes!"

Atsi was so nervous that he stammered a little.

"How did he cultivate?"

"Uh, it's basically running around the village every day, setting challenges for myself, like running 500 laps around the village, if I can't do that, I'll run 100 laps while doing a handstand, and then do 500 push-ups, if I can't do that..."

Aziz knew them all like the back of his hand.

Samui frowned as he listened from the side.

What a terrifying number!

"Do they exercise like this every day?"

"Yes."

Aziz nodded.

Lei Ying sighed in exasperation upon hearing this.

No wonder...

With such dedication, one's physical skills are bound to be exceptional!

but.

What puzzled him was—

What's the point of this challenge?

"Well, how should I put it? At first, I also thought it was meaningless, but later I found that as long as I did what he said and persisted, my body would gradually become stronger."

"..."

Samui covered his face.

It's only natural that you'll become stronger if you work so hard every day. What's so surprising about that?

It's just that you couldn't persevere before.

but.

She did not interrupt Atsi.

Raikage fell into deep thought.

Azi's eyes lit up: "That's right, they often take me to eat Life Curry! Especially when I'm exhausted, a bowl of it makes me feel refreshed!"

"Life Curry?"

Raikage muttered to himself, "What kind?"

"Yes, it's a very spicy curry, but it's so refreshing. After eating it, I feel like I'm instantly revived!"

Azi replied.