Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Yagami Yoruichi recalled that when she left Konoha, she did not see Orochimaru among the assembled troops.

It seems that this is because they set off in different teams for different missions.

Although Yagami Yoruichi wasn't entirely clear on the specific details of the incident, she learned from Uchiha Inahisa and Hatake Kakashi that there were two different teams heading towards the Land of Water alone.

It was expected that we would have two teams carrying out different missions.

In the Land of Water, Koharu Utatane led the Uchiha clan ninjas on a border defense mission, while Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze led an infiltration mission.

Is it the same on my side?

Mitokado Homura and Tsunade are in charge of border defense, while Orochimaru leads a team to infiltrate?

Yagami Yoruichi had this guess in her mind, and she asked it directly.

"This kid is quite perceptive."

Tsunade glanced at Yagami Yoruichi and said in a low voice, "I shouldn't be telling you this, but you guessed right. Orochimaru infiltrated the Land of Rivers, Sakumo Hatake infiltrated the Land of Wind, and we are responsible for border defense and backup should the infiltration fail."

To investigate in the Land of Wind?

The previous guess immediately came to mind when Yoruichi Yagami thought about it.

It seems that the Third Kazekage had already disappeared around this time!

Only this reason can explain why the commotion in the Land of Wind was so great that Sakumo Hatake had to risk infiltrating to investigate the village of Sunagakure.

But what happened in the Land of Rivers?

Or was it also Sunagakure that caused this commotion?

There was no one around at the moment, only himself and Tsunade, making it the perfect time to gather information.

Faced with Yagami Yoruichi's questioning, Tsunade hesitated only slightly before revealing the information she knew.

As for the 'secrecy regulations'? Tsunade doesn't care about those.

"The former daimyo of the Land of Rivers died suddenly; is Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) involved?"

When Yagami Yoruichi learned of the news about the Land of Rivers, she thought carefully for a moment and confirmed that the original work did not mention this matter.

However, the Land of Rivers is just an insignificant little country, and the events that occurred at this time are still far removed from the original storyline, so it's normal that they didn't appear in the original work.

Is it related to Iwagakure Village?

That's something worth paying attention to.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Iwagakure was also one of Konoha's enemies.

Or rather, in the first three Shinobi World Wars, Konoha basically fought one against four.

If the four great ninja villages hadn't attacked Konoha at staggered times, and hadn't attacked each other, Konoha would have been unable to withstand the onslaught long ago.

"The situation in the Land of Rivers is unclear, but in the Land of Wind, it's very likely that the Third Kazekage has gone missing, and Sunagakure is making a fuss because they're in a hurry to find him."

"How should I tell Uncle Sakumo this information? Based on the information I have, I shouldn't be able to know this. Will there be any trouble if I tell him?"

As Yagami Yoruichi was pondering this, she suddenly remembered something: "Wait, the Third Kazekage's disappearance was Sasori's doing. The Land of Rivers... could it be related to Sasori?!"

Sasori of the Red Sand killed the Third Kazekage and defected from Sunagakure.

It is entirely possible to secretly control a small country in order to collect materials or to raise funds to create a puppet.

He also has the ability to do this.

Sasori of the Red Sand may not be as skilled in puppetry as he is in the future, but he has most likely crossed the threshold of Kage level.

Will I run into Sasori of the Red Sand on this trip to the border of the Land of Rivers?

Yoruichi Yagami was secretly worried, especially after thinking about Tsunade's hemophobia, which made it impossible for her to fight against opponents of the same level.

However, Yagami Yoruichi could not tell Tsunade about these guesses and suspicions, and could only keep them to herself.

"No, we must synthesize the [Overlord Blood Armor] as soon as possible..."

Yagami Yoruichi opened the system interface and glanced at it. The gold coins and attributes from today's [red envelope] Hextech had arrived in her account.

I'm just over 700 gold coins short to craft the [Overlord Blood Armor] equipment.

"Six hundred gold coins is enough to kill a few wandering ninjas or twenty or thirty bandits."

"My current stats have reached the Kage level. Although I don't know many ninjutsu, my proficiency in them is all above the 'proficient' level. I also have a few 'master' level ninjutsu, which is more than enough. What I lack is combat experience."

"After synthesizing the [Overlord Blood Armor], even though the attribute growth cycle takes time to materialize, the basic attributes of the [Overlord Blood Armor] alone will be enough to boost my stats again. My overall combat power will be able to barely cross the threshold of the Shadow level without any problem."

"Even if we encounter a scorpion, we won't be completely powerless to fight back."

"The Overlord Blood Armor must be synthesized before reaching the border of the River Country."

With these thoughts in mind, Yagami Yoruichi followed behind Tsunade, using the Body Flicker Technique to travel without uttering a word.

At night, the group stopped advancing. Apart from a small number of ninjas who went to scout ahead, most of the ninjas went to find campsites to rest.

Despite the presence of large forces nearby, a night watch still needed to be arranged.

Yoruichi Yagami was in charge of the first half of the night. Taking advantage of Tsunade's sleep, she immediately began to use her [Wind Perception].

Chakra merged into the air and spread far away with the wind.

Some ninjas with exceptional sensory abilities detected Yagami Yoruichi's chakra, but after realizing it was one of their own, they made no move.

Having another means of perception would help with the vigilance and safety of the entire force, so naturally no one would stop Yagami Yoruichi.

Chakra spread with the wind, and Yoruichi Yagami's sensory range continued to expand.

"This is still a Konoha team, and this one is too..."

Yoruichi Yagami used her chakra properties to identify targets within her perception range who possessed chakra.

When they set off, Yagami Yoruichi had memorized the 'chakra aura' of everyone in the group, so she naturally wouldn't mistake anyone.

As time passed, Yoruichi Yagami's senses spread further and further, but because of the great distance, the accuracy of her senses also decreased.

Finally, at the limit of her perception, Yagami Yoruichi discovered an aura that did not belong to 'known chakra'.

"We've finally found it!"

Yagami Yoru glanced at the tent where Tsunade was sleeping, hesitated for a moment, then created two shadow clones and rushed towards the target.

……

"Someone's heading further away," a ninja on night watch suddenly spoke up, asking his companion, "Should we stop them?"

When such a large group travels, the most crucial element is the sensory ninja, who can not only detect the enemy's tracks but also monitor their own people.

After all, with such a large-scale operation involving hundreds of people, no one can guarantee that there aren't spies from enemy ninja villages infiltrating the group.

If the intelligence were leaked by spies, it could put Konoha at a disadvantage and cause great trouble.

This team of ninjas is specifically responsible for sensing and monitoring everyone.

"Who is it?" asked a Hyuga ninja with cataracts staring at him.

The sensory ninja immediately pointed in a direction and said, "This chakra aura... it's Yagami Yoruichi. In that direction, three kilometers away."

"Yagami Yoruichi? Tsunade-sama's student?" The Hyuga ninja, knowing Yagami Yoruichi's identity, hesitated for a moment.

If it were an ordinary ninja without any powerful backing, and he made such a move to separate from the main group, he would have already ordered the person to be arrested and interrogated as a spy.

However, Yagami Yoruichi's identity made him hesitate.

If Yoruichi Yagami is indeed a spy, then it's not a big deal.

But if the wrong person is arrested, it can be very troublesome.

The Hyuga clan is extremely conservative, especially for branch family ninjas like him, who strictly adhere to the principle of "never causing trouble for the clan," fearing punishment from the main family.

After a moment's thought, the Hyuga ninja finally chose the most conservative option: "I'll follow him and see. If he really intends to break away from the group and make contact with the enemy, I'll arrest him."

"Captain, those are two shadow clones. His real body is still with Lady Tsunade," the ninja who sensed Yagami Yoruichi quickly reminded him.

Normally, it is difficult to distinguish between a shadow clone and the original body.

However, the process of Yagami Yoruichi releasing her shadow clones was entirely under the surveillance of these sensory ninjas, so there was no way she would make a mistake.

"Understood. You guys continue to keep an eye on his main body. I'll go monitor his shadow clones," the Hyuga ninja said, and immediately disappeared in a flash.

A dozen minutes later, the Hyuga ninja returned.

"It's alright, all alert."

The Hyuga ninja remained expressionless, but a hint of doubt flickered in his eyes. He muttered to himself, "Sneaking out in the middle of the night to wipe out wandering ninjas? What grudge does he have against them? Killing people even when there's no mission... how strange..."

Chapter 107 [Overlord Blood Armor], Four Divine Armor

After killing several wandering ninjas, the system interface showed a balance of 3460 gold coins.

Yagami Yoruichi opened the shop and directly bought the [Overlord Blood Armor].

The gold coin balance instantly decreased by 3300, leaving only a meager 160 gold coins.

【霸王血铠：+30攻击力、550体质。‘专横’：获得相当于你2.5%体质属性的攻击力。‘报复’：基于你已损失的百分比生命值获得额外攻击力加成，最高12%（在30%生命值时达到最高）。】

With the [Overlord Blood Armor] equipment, the extra physical attack power gained based on the constitution attribute is converted into hundreds of points of spell power under the [Physical to Magic] Hextech enhancement.

With the passive effect of [Arcane Mastery], the maximum chakra also skyrockets, increasing by more than one-third.

While mana is increased, the three items [Seraph's Embrace], [Doomsday Winter], and [Mana Cutter], as well as the [Heart of the Mind] Hextech, all work together to convert maximum chakra into spell power, constitution, and physical attack power.

The attribute improvement cycle begins again.

This process will take a considerable amount of time.

But just the moment she equipped the [Overlord Blood Armor], Yagami Yoruichi's physical attributes soared to 18,000 points, and her chakra limit also soared to more than 28,000.

Although the increase in spell power was not as significant as that of physical attributes and chakra limit, it still added more than 700 points to spell power, bringing it to more than 2,600 points.

And this is just the beginning.

Based on past experience, with the support of various passive abilities, it takes time for the attribute growth cycle to materialize.

Once you reach your maximum potential, your attribute panel will receive a significant boost.

Yagami Yoruichi raised her hand, chakra gathered in her palm, and in the blink of an eye, a Rasengan took shape in her hand.

"With the same amount of chakra, the power increased by about 40%, and the control of chakra form and nature transformations became much smoother."