Konoha's Hextech Ninja

"Still no movement from Kirigakure?" Yagami Yoruichi asked.

"No." Hinata Hyuga shook her head and said, "Judging from the chakra reaction, there is no sign of the ninjas from Kirigakure gathering. They are still scattered throughout the Land of Water. There are less than three thousand ninjas in Kirigakure."

The Hidden Cloud Village only has three thousand ninjas because it was severely injured by Yoruichi Yagami once.

Sunagakure, focusing on elite troops, can muster seven thousand ninjas.

Although this is already the entire force that has been mobilized, and even the ninjas left behind in Sunagakure are less than a hundred, if they encounter a powerful enemy attack, they will only be able to have their 'Crystal Tower' stolen.

It's hard to say whether Kirigakure or Sunagakure is stronger, but due to their different strategies for training ninjas, Kirigakure has more ninjas than Sunagakure, with a scale of nearly 10,000.

The village has fewer than three thousand people, which is indeed a very small number.

The vast majority of ninjas are out on missions, which doesn't look like a war is about to break out.

"What are the Kirigakure ninja thinking? Didn't the previous intelligence say that after Mei Terumi became the Fifth Mizukage, she made a public statement announcing that she would retaliate against Konoha?"

Yoruichi Yagami was puzzled, unable to understand what had happened in Kirigakure.

However, Yoruichi Yagami didn't seem to care much.

Kirigakure is indeed stronger than Sunagakure, but it is not as strong as Iwagakure.

If Iwagakure couldn't withstand Yagami Yoruichi's attack, Kirigakure would have even less of a chance.

However, the Hidden Mist Village ninjas are scattered throughout the Land of Water, making it quite troublesome to wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

"Let's wait a while longer and take care of things at Mount Myoboku first."

Yagami Yoruichi said to Hinata Hyuga, "Continue to use the Giant Tenseigan to check every two hours or so. If there is any emergency, tell my clone. I'm leaving for a while."

"Okay, okay!" Hinata Hyuga quickly replied, "Don't worry, Yoruichi-nii-san, I'll definitely complete the mission! And I'll do my best to find that hidden Otsutsuki too!"

"Don't push yourself too hard, just make sure your chakra is replenished," Yagami Yoruichi said with a smile before teleporting away.

When it reappeared, it was in a small town near the coastline of the Land of Fire.

Minato Namikaze and his companions stood ready in this small town, awaiting a possible invasion from Kirigakure.

But after waiting all these days, nothing has happened.

"Minato." Yagami Yoruichi found Namikaze Minato and went straight to the point: "You are the contractor of Mount Myōboku. I wonder if you can still use Reverse Summoning Jutsu to bring people to Mount Myōboku under the Impure World Reincarnation technique?"

Summoning requires the blood of the caster, which is impossible for a body resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

But reverse psychic abilities are a different matter.

"Yes, yes... Is there anything we can do to help with?" Minato Namikaze asked, somewhat puzzled.

He was unaware that Yagami Yoruichi intended to destroy Mount Myōboku.

Yagami Yoruichi didn't hide anything and said directly, "Behind Mount Myōboku stands the Sage of Six Paths. The Sage of Six Paths has been secretly controlling the ninja world through Mount Myōboku. I want to sever this hand, destroy Mount Myōboku, and then go deep into the Netherworld to completely kill the Sage of Six Paths."

“Destroy…destroy Mount Myōboku?!” Minato Namikaze’s eyes widened.

His feelings for Mount Myōboku were not as deep as Jiraiya's.

However, Minato Namikaze and Gamabunta are close friends who have fought side by side for many years.

During his training in Sage Mode, he received much help from the two hermits of Mount Myōboku, Fukasaku and Shima.

Of course, Minato Namikaze was unwilling to participate in the destruction of Mount Myōboku.

"The ninja world is not just a world of the living; the underworld is also part of it. I want to unify the ninja world and will not allow that Sage of Six Paths to use the power of the dead to cause trouble. Mount Myōboku, which is on the side of the Sage of Six Paths, is also a target that I must destroy."

Yagami Yoruichi looked at Namikaze Minato and said directly without beating around the bush, "You are a Konoha ninja, and your son Uzumaki Naruto is also a Konoha ninja. Think carefully about which side you should stand on."

After a slight pause, Yagami Yoruichi continued, "If you assist me in destroying Mount Myōboku and make a great contribution, I can revive you and Kushina after I have eliminated all the hidden dangers in the ninja world."

Naruto Uzumaki!

And he can revive himself and Kushina!

Doesn't that mean that Kushina and I will be able to watch Naruto grow up, get married, and have children?

Although we missed Naruto's first decade or so, there's a long future ahead to make up for it...

But the price is the destruction of Mount Myoboku.

Minato Namikaze was immediately caught in a dilemma.

Chapter 282 Objective: Destroy Mount Myōboku!

Minato Namikaze didn't hesitate for long and quickly figured out a problem.

Yagami Yoruichi was determined to destroy Mount Myōboku, and he couldn't stop her at all!

Putting everything else aside, Yagami Yoruichi could have easily used the Impure World Reincarnation technique to forcibly control his consciousness and travel to Mount Myōboku using the Reverse Summoning Technique.

The only advantage of Mount Myōboku is that it is independent of the ninja world, and it is difficult to find without accurate spatial coordinates.

However, once Yagami Yoruichi pinpoints the location of Mount Myōboku, its destruction is inevitable.

In other words, unless Mount Myōboku breaks its contract with Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya and severs all ties with the ninja world before Yagami Yoruichi makes his move, it will be impossible to survive.

Otherwise, there's no way to stop Yoruichi Yagami's attack.

Even if contact is broken, it's just a delaying tactic.

After all, although the alternate dimension to which Mount Myōboku belongs is independent of the ninja world, it is still dependent on the ninja world for its existence.

There aren't many of these alternate dimensions. With Yagami Yoruichi's spatial abilities, searching for them one by one would just take a little more time.

However, Minato Namikaze still found it hard to accept. After hesitating for a while, he tentatively asked, "The matter you mentioned about the cooperation between Mount Myōboku and the Sage of Six Paths, shouldn't only be led by the Great Toad Sage? The other toads should be innocent. Could you please let them go..."

"Those toads on Mount Myōboku have done quite a lot for the Sage of Six Paths. Even if the ordinary toads below are unaware, they still did it."

Yagami Yoruichi shook his head and said, "Unless they are willing to atone for their sins, then, apart from those who have a direct connection with the Sage of Six Paths who must die, the others can live, but they must become vassals of the Leaf Village ninja."

"Make amends for one's crimes?" Minato Namikaze's eyes lit up, as if he had seen a glimmer of hope, and he quickly asked, "How exactly do we do that?"

"As long as they're willing to help me pinpoint the Sage of Six Paths' location, or lure him out," Yagami Yoruichi waved to Minato Namikaze and said, "You can go talk to them. Mount Myōboku has one day to make a choice. If they're not on my side after one day, then Mount Myōboku has no reason to continue existing."

“I understand.” Minato Namikaze had no doubt that Yoruichi Yagami could do it, and said seriously, “I’ll go to Mount Myōboku now, but if I leave, what will happen to the Land of Water…”

"You can leave things here to Kaori and Hikaru. You can go to Mount Myōboku with peace of mind," Yagami Yoruichi said. "Remember, you only have one day."

Yoruichi Yagami did not leave any 'coordinates' or anything like that on Minato Namikaze.

Using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, Yoruichi Yagami can easily obtain the corresponding 'coordinates' of any place that Minato Namikaze has been, without needing any additional methods.

Even without forcibly erasing Minato Namikaze's consciousness, Yoruichi Yagami was able to see and hear everything Minato saw and heard through the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

In other words, whenever Minato Namikaze went to Mount Myōboku, all his communication with the toads of Mount Myōboku was under the surveillance of Yoruichi Yagami.

If anything goes wrong, Yoruichi Yagami can teleport there immediately, bringing about the end of Mount Myōboku.

Minato Namikaze wasted no time and immediately contacted the toads of Mount Myōboku, using reverse summoning techniques to travel there and try to persuade the toads he cared about and was close to not 'go astray'.

Watching Minato Namikaze leave, Yoruichi Yagami muttered to herself, "Those toads from Mount Myōboku, they probably won't suddenly change their ways, right? It seems like Eien's trip was for nothing."

Yoruichi Yagami did not have high hopes that Minato Namikaze would be able to successfully persuade the toads of Mount Myōboku.

Although Yagami Yoichi only knew the general outline of events from a thousand years ago and was unaware of the details.

However, the fact that Gamamaru tricked Hagoromo Otsutsuki into turning against Kaguya Otsutsuki shows that the toads, who seemed to be extremely friendly to human ninjas, actually regarded all living beings in the ninja world as pawns and playthings with a superior attitude.

Having lived with this mentality for over a thousand years, how could the toads of Mount Myōboku possibly bow down to Yagami Yoruichi just because of a few words from Minato Namikaze?

Besides, Yagami Yoruichi never promised to let all the toads go.

Gamamaru, the most revered person on Mount Myōboku, also known as the Great Toad Sage, must die no matter what.

This alone is something that the other toads in Mount Myoboku cannot accept.

However, even if it wastes some time, it's worth it as long as it can make Minato Namikaze give up completely.

Once this ninja world is pacified, Yagami Yoruichi cannot stay here for long and will eventually have to return to her original world.

Even if you can travel between the two worlds using the 'plow', there will always be a considerable amount of time spent outside of this world.

This world inevitably needs a large group of people to manage it, and it is also necessary to ensure that they can carry out their will.

Not many people possess both sufficient management skills and a brilliant mind to understand Yagami Yoruichi's thoughts.

Minato Namikaze is undoubtedly one of them.

In Yagami Yoruichi's future plans, after reviving Namikaze Minato, he must also hold a high position and assume important responsibilities in the new ninja world.

It's absolutely worth spending a little time to let Minato Namikaze figure things out, see reality clearly, and stand firmly on my side.

Using the Impure World Reincarnation technique to sense Minato Namikaze, they 'monitored' the entire interaction between Minato and the toads of Mount Myōboku.

Yoruichi Yagami couldn't help but smile slightly.

Just as I guessed.

Those arrogant toads simply didn't believe that any ninja could destroy the entire Mount Myōboku. Some impulsive and irritable toads even clamored to eliminate Yagami Yoruichi, this "scourge," and bring the ninja world back to the "right track."

They even became hostile towards Minato Namikaze.

Apart from a few toads like Gamabunta who had a very good relationship with Minato Namikaze, many toads clamored to remove Minato Namikaze from his contract and expel him from Mount Myōboku.

Yoruichi Yagami wanted to immediately rush to Mount Myōboku and eliminate these scourges of the ninja world.

But thinking of his promise to Minato Namikaze, he shook his head and muttered to himself, "Forget it, as long as nothing serious happens, I'll wait until the agreed time comes. It's only a day anyway, it'll pass quickly."

"Yes, this attack on Mount Myōboku can also serve as an important opportunity for the Konoha ninjas to practice combat. We can leave the older veteran ninjas aside, and the new generation of ninjas don't have many people who have killed anyone, so we need to let them see blood."

With these thoughts in mind, Yagami Yoruichi teleported back to Konoha and found Shizune, who was staying in the village on behalf of Tsunade, and told her what she was thinking.

"Attack Mount Myōboku, isn't that dangerous?" Shizune asked with some concern. "Shion and Karin are strong enough, but isn't it too difficult for ordinary genin to participate in such a mission?"

"It's not about making them the main force, but about having them cooperate with the giant snake of Ryuchi Cave to defeat the weaker toads. As for the stronger ones, I can handle them," Yagami Yoruichi explained. "Also, my clones will keep an eye on things, so at least no one will die. Once the ninja world is unified, the ninja system will undergo a major reform, keeping only the most outstanding elites, while other ordinary ninjas will have to change careers. This attack on Mount Myōboku can be considered a test."

In Yagami Yoruichi's plan, in the future, ninjas will no longer need to carry out trivial tasks such as finding cats and dogs. The only task of the ninja forces will be to maintain the security and stability of the entire ninja world and deal with powerful enemies.

Once the unification of the ninja world is completed, there may be a lot of chaos and turmoil in the early stages, and the demand for ninjas will increase significantly in the short term.

However, once this phase passes and things stabilize, the environment will improve in terms of security and other aspects, and there will be less need for so many ninjas to maintain stability. At that time, reducing the number of ninjas will be almost inevitable.

The number of ninjas has decreased, and only the elite can remain.

The remaining people are not without a way out.

Even if a ninja with chakra doesn't know ninjutsu, their strength alone makes them countless times stronger than ordinary people, so they won't have to worry about income after changing careers.