Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Yagami Yoruichi flipped through the reports sent back by the Anbu.

With billions of dollars in its hands, the power company naturally attracts many envious people.

In the past year alone, dozens of corrupt officials have been caught in the shadows for attempting to embezzle the power company's wealth.

However, Nishimura, as the company's 'general manager', always adhered to the bottom line and did not touch money that he shouldn't have.

Perhaps this is related to the fact that he has a Jonin older brother who knows how terrifying the Anbu are.

But in any case, actions speak louder than words.

Even if someone doesn't dare to be greedy because they're afraid of being caught by the secret service, as long as they haven't actually committed corruption, they deserve a reward.

In addition, given Nishimura's outstanding performance since taking office, a generous bonus and raise are definitely worthwhile.

"White Bird," Yagami Yoruichi called out.

The deputy head of the dark unit, codenamed 'White Bird,' immediately appeared.

"Give this task to 'Black Ape' and have him send two teams to assist Nishimura in completing the power company's merger and expansion." Yagami Yoruichi wrote down a task sheet and handed it to 'Shiratori', instructing, "Don't rush off yet. After I finish reading these documents, there may be other tasks. You can deliver them to them then."

'White Bird' took the document, stood still, and replied, 'Yes, sir.'

Yoruichi Yagami ignored him.

'Shiratori' is a very typical ANBU ninja, who prioritizes missions and pursues extreme efficiency, and is not good at complicated etiquette.

When you're with him, the best attitude is to be businesslike and not to overthink things.

After handing the mission documents to 'Shiratori', Yagami Yoruichi continued to review the intelligence sent by the Anbu.

A large amount of intelligence came from all over the ninja world.

Only information that has been verified as true or is of particular importance will be sent to Yoruichi Yagami after passing through a round of screening.

This also greatly reduced Yoruichi Yagami's workload.

However, besides the nobles and wealthy merchants involved in the power company's expansion plan, there was also a lot of other information.

There are movements from enemy ninja villages, special events occurring in a small country, and so on.

Most of them were minor matters that had little impact on Konoha, and there weren't many that Yagami Yoruichi should pay attention to.

However, there were a few pieces of information that Yagami Yoruichi was quite concerned about.

One of the letters was sent back by Jiraiya through the Anbu's channels. It mentioned the 'abnormalities' he discovered after meeting and talking with Yahiko and the other two, as well as the speculation that there might be a 'mastermind' behind it all.

However, Jiraiya investigated but found no clues about the so-called 'mastermind'. He could only write it as a guess in the letter, hoping that the Anbu could investigate.

Jiraiya was unaware of this matter, and no one in Konoha knew about it either.

But Yagami Yoruichi immediately understood upon seeing the contents that it was probably the work of Uchiha Madara.

Should we send the Anbu to investigate Madara Uchiha?

Let's not even talk about whether we can find it.

If they really find out, I'm afraid that as many as they go, many will die, and none of them will survive.

Unless Yagami Yoruichi personally intervenes, it's unlikely.

With Yagami Yoruichi's current strength, she is wary of facing the aging Uchiha Madara, but she is not so much lacking in courage as to not even have a chance to fight.

But Yoruichi Yagami had no interest in searching the entire ninja world for where Madara Uchiha was hiding.

The main issue is that this matter doesn't bring Yagami Yoruichi many substantial benefits.

Even if we kill Madara Uchiha, so what?

Madara Uchiha, the so-called 'mastermind', will not pose a threat to Konoha for at least several decades. Why bring forward the start of the war so much?

If I train for several more decades, who knows how much my strength will improve? At that time, I won't need to be afraid of a mere Uchiha Madara.

Moreover, Konoha also needs time to develop.

The Great Shinobi World War is inevitable, but the later it comes, the more advantageous it will be for Konoha.

After thinking for a while, Yagami Yoruichi put Jiraiya's letter aside, not wanting this matter to affect the Anbu's normal mission, and continued to look at other information.

There are two other pieces of information that Yagami Yoruichi is quite concerned about.

All of this is good news.

One is the core research personnel of the Kumogakure 'Super Weapon Project'. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Konoha spies, the identities of all the core research personnel have been confirmed. In addition, there are a few people who do not live in Kumogakure for many years, but instead complete their part of the project in the capital of the Land of Lightning.

If we send strong ninjas skilled in infiltration to kidnap these people, it is very likely that we can bring them to Konoha.

As for how to make them obediently serve Konoha after they've been kidnapped, we'll deal with that once they've brought them here.

Even the worst-case scenario would prevent them from further enhancing the strength of Yunyin Village, which is ultimately a good thing.

The last piece of good news is that the remnants of the Sky Village that Yagami Yoruichi had been longing for for so long have finally been found!

Following the clues, the Anbu have even confirmed the location of the 'Angkor Fortress' built by the Sky Ninja Village!

Chapter 213 The Sky Ninja Fortress is Acquired, Two Years Later

The Sky Village is very weak, so there's no need for Yoruichi Yagami to take action.

However, in order to take advantage of the system rewards, Yagami Yoruichi still sent a shadow clone to lead several ninja teams to capture Angkor Fortress and kill most of the remaining Sky Ninjas.

Only the researchers responsible for studying and maintaining the fortress's key facilities remained.

Shennong, who had not yet learned the Eight Gates Formation, was also surrounded and killed by several Konoha ninjas.

In this battle, Yagami Yoruichi didn't really make a move. She merely maintained her sensory ninjutsu and used her slug clones to perform healing ninjutsu on the Konoha ninjas, thus gaining some assists.

However, with the blessing of the [Gold Coin Rain], the reward is tens of thousands of gold coins, enough to exchange for the templates and complete skills of two more heroes.

As for which one to exchange for, there's no rush to decide at the moment.

The World Runes questline is not so easy to complete.

Aside from the simplest Brand dungeon, the rest are all quite challenging.

Even the simplest Ionia dungeon has at least three heroes of the God Messenger level, corresponding to the combat power of the Kage level in the Naruto world.

Considering the limitations of the dungeon, Yagami Yoruichi would only consider challenging this dungeon to obtain the [World Rune - Sorcery] after she had at least raised her strength to the point where she could still unleash peak Super Kage-level combat power under the dungeon's restrictions.

This is not something that can be achieved with just one or two hero templates.

Besides, Yoruichi Yagami has a lot to learn right now, so there's no need for her to rush into exchanging for a new hero template.

After bringing the prisoners and spoils back to Konoha, Yagami Yoruichi handed them all over to the Science Department and left them to Orochimaru to deal with.

"Yoruichi-kun, you've assigned me another new task."

Orochimaru complained, "This aerial fortress couldn't even defend against the insects from the Aburame family, could it? What's the point of researching this thing?"

"The fortress itself may not be strong, but there are many technologies that can be utilized within it. The magnetic levitation system, the weaponization of chakra, and even the Zero-Tails, which is still under development, are all valuable projects. I don't believe you can't see these, Orochimaru."

Yagami Yoruichi looked at Orochimaru and said, "I know you don't want to waste your time on projects you're not interested in, but the village has provided you with so much support, you have to produce enough results."

As she spoke, Yagami Yoruichi also felt that it was a waste to exploit Orochimaru's labor so much, and she loosened her grip slightly, saying, "There are quite a few researchers captured from the Sky Village. Although their overall level is not as good as yours, they are still much stronger than the others. I believe you have the ability to make them obedient. Just hand over those projects to them, and you only need to keep an eye on the general direction."

Yoruichi Yagami doesn't understand technology, but she can understand the report given after the evaluation by the Science Department.

The hundreds of researchers captured from the Hidden Ninja Village were generally more advanced in their technical research than the researchers from Konoha.

They are particularly adept at fields related to mechanics, power, electromagnetics, and the weaponization of chakra.

The only problem is how to get them to obey and serve Konoha.

In this regard, Yagami Yoruichi had full confidence in Orochimaru's extremely strong brainwashing abilities.

"Brainwashing is not an easy task, especially brainwashing adults..."

Orochimaru paused mid-sentence, then changed his mind, saying, "Never mind, just hand them over to me. By the way, if I accidentally kill a few, is that alright?"

"As long as it doesn't affect the project's progress, it's up to you," Yagami Yoruichi waved his hand dismissively.

Yoruichi Yagami has little sympathy for these prisoners.

Unless they completely abandon their original identities, identify as members of Konoha, and become 'Konoha people'.

Moreover, they must make sufficient contributions to atone for their previous battles.

Before that, as prisoners of war, what human rights could they possibly want?

As for the fact that the battle was initiated by Yagami Yoruichi, Yagami Yoruichi automatically ignored it.

Those who stand on your side are the righteous ones; as for the enemy, they are all evil and must be defeated.

As for how an enemy becomes an enemy, that's none of your business.

"Probably five to ten percent will die, but the most critical ones will survive. If they insist on refusing to give in, then use curse seals or illusions to control them."

Orochimaru explained his reasoning: "Although it will have some impact on the brain, it will definitely be usable."

"You can decide those things yourself. I just want the results." Yagami Yoruichi indicated that she didn't care what methods Orochimaru used.

But after considering Orochimaru's indifference to human life, Yagami Yoruichi still reminded him, "If it affects the progress of the project, then your own shadow clones will have to take over the work."

Orochimaru's face darkened upon hearing Yagami Yoruichi's words.

Scientific research is not like cultivation. Although it consumes less chakra, the information transmitted by the shadow clones is many times greater.

He creates a bunch of shadow clones every day for intensive research. After the shadow clones disband, the massive amount of information puts a very heavy burden on his brain.

Over time, it can even cause irreversible damage to the brain.

Orochimaru had already tried this kind of thing in the early stages of his human experimentation.

Unless it was a very important and urgent research project, Orochimaru would never want to experience the feeling of his brain being almost burned out by a massive amount of information again.

Faced with Yoruichi Yagami's veiled threat, Orochimaru remained silent for a moment before speaking, "Understood, Yoruichi-kun."

"A group of researchers from the Land of Lightning will be sent over in a while, and they will be handed over to you as well."

Yoruichi Yagami was referring to a participant in the Kumogakure 'Super Weapon' project.

Those inside Kumogakure are beyond help unless Yagami Yoruichi personally goes to Kumogakure.

However, even if the Hidden Cloud Village sends ninjas to protect those outside the village, Konoha only needs to send a stronger team skilled in infiltration to easily bring them back.

Bringing back dozens more research talents at that time shouldn't be a problem.

These people will also be handed over to Orochimaru for him to take over.

Whatever method is used, as long as we can squeeze out the knowledge and research capabilities from their brains and get them to contribute to Konoha's technological reforms, that's fine.

Having tasted success in kidnapping, Yoruichi Yagami even considered giving the Anbu a long-term mission.

If anyone with scientific talent is found anywhere in the ninja world, we will try to bring them to Konoha.

Whether it's enticement or coercion, as long as they can be made to serve Konoha and accelerate the progress of Konoha's technological reforms, that's fine.

……

After leaving Orochimaru, Yagami Yoruichi continued her daily training.

After obtaining the [World Rune - Enlightenment], Yoruichi Yagami shifted her focus back to training her hero skills.

In the blink of an eye, nearly two years have passed, and it has become Konoha Year 46.

Over the past two years, Yoruichi Yagami has maxed out the skills of three champions: Zyra, Aatrox, and Annie.

However, no more hero missions were triggered; instead, Yagami Yoruichi was given three special abilities.

Zyra's ability is called 'Sprout of Creation', which allows her to draw life force and condense it into a seed with immense vitality.

After taking it, you can absorb this life force.

According to the Science Department's tests, the life force contained in the 'Sprout of Creation' can quickly heal almost all injuries, and even some fatal injuries can be saved as long as there is enough life force.

But what Yagami Yoichi values ​​even more is that it can provide users with extra lifespan!

In other words, as long as they continuously use Zyra's Wood Release to absorb life force, Yoruichi Yagami and those around her can live forever!

As for the source of vitality, it does not necessarily have to be human.

All life forms, including animals, plants, and insects, that are captured and consumed by Zyra's Wood Release can become nutrients for condensing the 'Sprouting Creation'.

The consumption is not too large.

To extend the lifespan of an ordinary ninja by a year, it would probably only take killing a few dozen chickens.