Konoha's Hextech Ninja

"Uncle Takuto is dead?!" Kaori Uzumaki was stunned, tears welled up in her eyes, and she couldn't help but burst into tears.

Yoruichi Yagami did not say anything.

Shadow clones have a lot of chakra, but they need to minimize its consumption in order to exist for a longer period of time.

After waiting for a long time, Kaori Uzumaki finally cried herself to sleep and then remembered that there was someone else in the room.

She looked timidly at Yoruichi Yagami and asked, "Who are you? What are you going to do with me here?"

"Don't look at me like that!" Yagami Yoruichi couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Looking at me like that, anyone who didn't know better would think I'm a pervert!

"Before he died, Uzumaki Takuto entrusted you to me..."

Yoruichi Yagami briefly explained her identity and the words Takuto Uzumaki said before his death, then said to Kaori Uzumaki, "These are just Takuto Uzumaki's last words. As for how you live your life afterward, that's up to you. If you want to go to Konoha to find Tsunade or Kushina, I can take you there. If you want to live a normal life, I will teach you basic survival skills and leave you enough money to live on for a while."

According to Yagami Yoruichi's speculation, Uzumaki Kaori is likely the mother of Uzumaki Karin in the original work.

If she could give birth to someone as gifted as Karin Uzumaki, then Karin's own talent must be quite good as well.

In fact, when she was being treated, Yagami Yoruichi secretly checked her body and found that her cell activity was amazing.

Although there were not many traces of chakra training, his cell activity alone surpassed that of most ninjas.

If one can awaken the bloodline limit of the Uzumaki clan, they can definitely become a good helper.

However, Yagami Yoruichi did not want to force the issue.

If she has no interest in becoming a ninja and only wants to live an ordinary life, Yagami Yoruichi will not force her.

In the ninja world, there is more than one member of the Uzumaki clan.

In the Land of Rain, there is an even more powerful one.

On a small island overseas, there seem to be descendants of the Whirlpool Clan, so it's not necessarily Whirlpool Kaori.

Upon hearing Yagami Yoruichi's words, Uzumaki Kaori fell into thought.

After a while, her gaze gradually became firm.

"I will follow Uncle Takuto's last words and will not go to Konoha."

Kaori Uzumaki looked at Yoruichi Yagami and said, "But I don't want to be someone who can't control their own destiny. So, sir, could you teach me?"

"I can teach you, but I need your loyalty!"

Yagami Yoruichi spoke up, "Since you're a member of my teacher's clan, I can find you a place to stay. But teaching you ninjutsu will cost you something else. Are you sure you want to learn from me?"

"If I learn from you, sir, can I avenge my parents, Uncle Tuodou, and the rest of my clan?" Kaori Uzumaki asked hopefully.

“Sure. Kusagakure isn’t that strong. If we don’t have to consider the reactions of the Five Great Ninja Villages, I could wipe out Kusagakure right now,” Yagami Yoru said expressionlessly.

Besides Kaori Uzumaki, a member of the Uzumaki clan, the Box of Paradise is also a valuable item in Kusagakure, which we need to obtain in the future.

This would lead to conflict with the Grass Ninja Village.

At that time, destroying the Grass Ninja Village wouldn't be out of the question.

"I am willing to offer my loyalty to you, my lord," she said solemnly, bowing deeply in the most traditional custom of the ninja world, pledging allegiance to Yagami Yoruichi. "I only ask that you teach me the art of revenge, and allow me to avenge the enemies who destroyed my home!"

“I can feel your determination.” Yagami Yoruichi nodded and said, “But there’s no rush to learn ninjutsu. You should focus on getting better first. I’m just a clone, so I can’t teach you. You’ll have to wait until my main body is done with its work and I come back to personally teach you.”

Chapter 142 Entering the Land of Earth

The incident involving the orphans of the vortex did not change the team's mission plan.

After leaving the Land of Grass, everyone kept quiet about the incident, as if it had never happened.

They all reached a tacit agreement that they would not report the matter after returning to the village.

Sakumo Hatake and Kosuke Maruboshi both held high positions in the village.

While Mokumo's swordsmanship is somewhat lacking, he maintains close ties with the radical high-ranking members of the Uchiha clan and also has his own intelligence channels.

During the Second Shinobi World War, the truth about the annihilation of the Uzumaki clan was something that the Konoha leadership tried their best to conceal, even putting on a show of regret.

Yoruichi Yagami also had her suspicions, and she confirmed them by reading Takuto Uzumaki's last words.

In the process of the Uzumaki clan's annihilation, the Konoha leadership definitely played a dishonorable role.

At the very least, it's ignoring the alliance and failing to provide assistance in a time of need.

Such a thing is absolutely taboo in the village nowadays.

Since Yagami Yoruichi has no intention of bringing Uzumaki Kaori back to Konoha, let's just pretend this never happened.

As for what Yagami Yoruichi plans to do...

As long as it doesn't harm the village, they'll just pretend they don't see it.

Even the most idealistic Sakumo Hatake understood the principle that sometimes you have to turn a blind eye.

"The danger level will increase once we enter the Land of Earth."

Hatake Sakumo suddenly spoke up: "Not far ahead, there is a relatively prosperous town. Let's change our disguises there and see if we can sneak into a caravan heading to Iwagakure Village."

"Understand".

"understand!"

The others all agreed.

For ninjas, impersonating others to carry out infiltration missions is commonplace.

These basic disguise techniques are essential skills that every ninja must master.

Of course, oddballs like Naruto Uzumaki and Might Guy are not included.

Upon entering the bustling town, the group split up to investigate.

It took a little over a day to select a caravan that planned to depart for Rock Hidden Village in three days.

He spent a day figuring out the background of all the members of the caravan and selected a few inconspicuous targets as replacement targets.

"You have to memorize all this information."

Hatake Sakumo handed stacks of documents to Shinjutsu, saying, "Use makeup and disguise, not transformation techniques. Iwagakure is a great ninja village, so they must have a barrier to check chakra."

“Um…” Yagami Yoruichi suddenly raised her hand and said, “I don’t have any techniques to conceal my own chakra.”

A ninja must conceal their chakra; it's not something that can be done simply by not releasing chakra.

The ninja world has too many methods to detect whether a person's body contains chakra.

For example, the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, and Yoruichi Yagami's sensory ninjutsu, "Wind Perception".

Or perhaps the barrier ninjutsu that every large ninja village must have, which includes sensory effects.

To infiltrate the Hidden Village of Rocks undetected, perfectly concealing one's chakra is an essential skill.

"The Chakra Concealment Technique is a very high-level sealing technique. If you try to learn it now, it might be too late."

Upon hearing Yagami Yoruichi's words, Hatake Sakumo frowned.

Normally, Jonin-level ninjas all master chakra concealment techniques. At most, the specific techniques may differ, but the effects are similar, allowing them to conceal their chakra from most detection methods.

Of course, this kind of concealment can usually only prevent detection by some relatively simple means of perception.

Advanced sensory techniques like the White Eye are difficult to avoid.

However, it is perfectly adequate for general infiltration missions.

Hatake Sakumo did not expect that Yagami Yoruichi did not know this type of ninjutsu.

However, thinking about Yoruichi Yagami's age, he felt relieved.

With age as a factor, even the most talented person cannot be completely without any weaknesses or be perfect in every aspect.

After a moment's thought, he said, "In that case, you don't need to come along when we infiltrate Yanyin Village this time. Just stay with Gongdao and provide support on the outer perimeter."

Infiltrating Rock Hidden Village while avoiding detection by the Rock Hidden Perception Barrier is a necessary prerequisite.

Since Yoruichi Yagami can't do it, he shouldn't go in at all and should just be responsible for providing support from the outside.

As for Mumu Gongdao, according to the original plan, he was not supposed to go inside Yanyin Village, but was to be responsible for the outer perimeter support.

"The rendezvous point is inside Rock Hidden Village."

Sakumo Hatake took out a map, pointed to several locations outside Iwagakure Village, and said, "You two are responsible for surveying these routes, finding the best evacuation routes, and preparing at least two backup routes. After the rendezvous is completed, if conditions permit, we will leave Iwagakure Village as soon as possible. I will then notify you of the rendezvous time and place through the ninja dogs."

"I understand." Yagami Yoruichi glanced at the map a few times and noted down his mission.

Although she doesn't need to enter Iwagakure Village, Yagami Yoruichi's mission is still not easy.

It is necessary to conduct site visits outside the village, survey routes, and select an evacuation plan.

We also need to develop different contingency plans for the two different scenarios: 'not being discovered' and 'being discovered by the Hidden Village'.

As Yagami Yoruichi pondered, a question suddenly occurred to her, and she asked, "Do we need to keep our identities secret for this mission?"

Some special missions that could lead to conflict or even war between ninja villages require 'identity secrecy'.

In other words, under no circumstances is it allowed to reveal one's identity as a 'Konoha ninja'.

Moreover, this restriction takes precedence over the success or failure of the mission.

If it's this type of mission, then certain special techniques that are only passed down in Konoha definitely cannot be used.

For example, Tsunade's superhuman strength, Tobirama Senju's version of Water Release, and so on.

Of course, anything that isn't unique to Konoha can be used.

This even includes Leaf Style Body Technique and Leaf Style Sword Technique.

Although these two techniques bear the name 'Konoha Style', they are so widely known that it is not uncommon for ninjas outside of Konoha to learn a move or two through stealing or other means. Therefore, they cannot be used as evidence to identify a Konoha ninja.

"There is no requirement in principle, but bringing back intelligence personnel is of higher priority."

Sakumo Hatake said, "But it's best not to reveal your identity if conditions allow."

After all, it's a mission to infiltrate Iwagakure. If Iwagakure discovers that it was Konoha that did it, the relationship between the two villages will definitely become tense.

Although mission success is the top priority, it's always better to avoid being exposed if possible.

Yagami Yoruichi nodded, without asking any further questions, indicating that he understood.

"Then it's decided. Senior Kosuke and I will infiltrate Iwagakure Village, make contact with the intelligence personnel, and try to bring him out."

Sakumo Hatake took out two small bottles of blood and handed them to Yoruichi Yagami and Kōtō Kō respectively: "This is my blood. You can use the Summoning Jutsu to summon 'Bisk'. If anything happens, contact me through 'Bisk'."

'Bisk' is the name of one of Sakumo Hatake's summoning beasts, a ninja dog.

Although Yoruichi Yagami did not sign any summoning contracts, she still knew basic ninjutsu such as summoning techniques.

This technique can not only summon ninja beasts, but also summon ninja tools that have been marked in advance. Yagami Yoruichi occasionally uses it as well.

Yagami Yoruichi did not sign a contract with Hatake Sakumo's ninja dogs, but Hatake Sakumo's blood could serve as a substitute for the contract.

"understood."

Yagami Yoruichi nodded, put away the blood vial, and confirmed again: "On the night of the 16th, you will meet with your informant and then inform us of the next plan through the ninja dogs."

"That's how it is for now, but anything can happen in Rock Hidden Village, so we may need to be flexible and adaptable."

Sakumo Hatake nodded and emphasized, "The most important thing is to ensure the safe evacuation of intelligence personnel; this is the top priority!"

"I have a feeling this mission is a bit strange, you guys need to be careful," Yagami Yoruichi warned.

They weren't bringing back intelligence, but rather the spies themselves.

Even before the meeting, they didn't know any information about the spies; they only had a fixed time and place for the meeting.

This bizarre mission content, coupled with the fact that in the original work, Sakumo Hatake was forced to commit suicide by public opinion due to mission failure, occurred on the eve of the Third Shinobi World War.

Moreover, Danzo Shimura was clearly behind that incident.

These factors combined gave Yoruichi Yagami a strange sense of unease.

It's not that I'm worried about my own safety.

After all, in the current ninja world, although Yagami Yoruichi is not invincible, there are few who can stop her from escaping.

Unless the Tsuchikage Onoki personally intervenes, Yoruichi Yagami has nothing to worry about.

Even if Onoki takes action himself, Yagami Yoruichi can use shadow clones to confuse him and run away separately, making it very unlikely that he will catch her true form.