Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage

Chapter 125 If things had been like this earlier, would the Grass Ninja Village have betrayed them?

"Sigh, not much to show for it!"

Jiraiya sighed.

"Our losses are minimal, so we're not at a loss."

Jingyan smiled.

In this battle, they committed all their elites to the fight from the very beginning, while the opposing side, although having many Jonin and Chunin, lacked top-tier elite ninjas.

Like Onoki and Huangtu, none of them are here.

Post-battle inventory revealed that almost none of the ninjas died; most were injured in the process, the most serious injuries being those caused by explosions, but none were life-threatening.

In comparison, Iwagakure suffered considerable losses.

The ninjas of Iwagakure had no good solution against top-tier speed-type ninjas who had mastered Lightning Release.

"That's true."

Jiraiya nodded with a smile.

Their losses were indeed not significant.

also……

He couldn't help but look at the water gate.

"I didn't expect you to have secretly learned Kakashi's techniques."

Minato Namikaze chuckled but offered no explanation.

Kakashi, on the other hand, said, "It wasn't stealing, it was exchanging knowledge. The captain also taught me a lot of tips on Body Flicker Technique and Rasengan."

"Only when everyone improves together can the team and the village become stronger."

Kakashi said, glancing at Kyohiko beside him.

This is Kyohiko's philosophy.

One person's strength is unlikely to have a significant impact; only through mutual exchange and improvement can the benefits of developed skills be maximized.

For example, Rasengan and Eight Gates.

While they may not be able to fully unleash their ninjutsu, it is certainly wrong to hoard their secrets.

Kakashi explained to Minato, and Jiraiya paused for a moment, then patted his hair, his voice becoming much softer.

"I know, I was just joking."

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly—

More than two years ago, when he first met Kakashi, the boy was a young Chunin who had become withdrawn and difficult to be accepted by others because of the death of White Fang.

But now, he has grown into a mature ninja who understands teamwork and cooperation and is willing to accept others.

however.

Ironically, as the "teacher," he himself didn't play much of a role. It was mostly Kyohiko's mediation and influence that helped Kakashi emerge from his past gloom.

Jiraiya sighed inwardly.

"Take a break."

"I'll go help with the treatment; at least I can treat some of the basic injuries."

……

Return to the outpost on the edge of the Land of Earth.

Onoki leaned against the wall, carefully examining the intelligence report in his hand.

Iwagakure has spies in the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers, but not every piece of intelligence can be gathered in detail, and many ANBU ninjas may miss some clues.

He carefully examined each intelligence scroll.

After looking at it for a long time, Onoki felt heavy-hearted.

"Father, how is it?"

The loess soil moved with utmost care.

The old man glanced at him and said, "Can't you use your brain and take a look for yourself?"

Huang Tu chuckled.

He couldn't understand these intricacies and could only be a listener or a henchman at best, which was what Onoki was most dissatisfied with about him.

To some extent, the fact that Onoki is still the third Tsuchikage is largely due to the lack of successors in the village.

He sighed softly.

"Huang Tu, you... never mind, take a look at this one."

Onoki threw the scroll to Huangtu.

Huang Tu took it and looked at it several times, then scratched his head: "Orochimaru's work?"

"If Orochimaru were here, would the Third Kazekage have rushed over like this? Also, the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release allows him to fly, so if he wanted to leave Konoha, no one could stop him."

Ohnoki understood the advantages of flying very well.

like him.

If you can't fly, being surrounded by a force like Konoha's would result in more than just a sprained back.

"Does Konoha have a way to counter Magnet Release?"

Huang Tu quickly realized the key point.

As long as it doesn't involve too many twists and turns, and he just focuses on ninjutsu and combat, he can grasp it quickly.

Onoki nodded.

His guess was the same.

Konoha used the Third Kazekage's most prized Magnet Release technique as bait, luring him into a trap that ultimately led to his tragic death on the border of the Land of Fire.

How similar they are!

Onoki frowned: "The person who designed the Third Kazekage must have come to our side!"

"Then it's unlikely to be Orochimaru."

The loess answered directly.

Onoki paused slightly, then looked at him: "Why?"

"Who's going to clean up the mess in Sunagakure after he leaves? The Third Kazekage died, but not all the ninja were wiped out. They can't just abandon it, can they?"

The loess replied in a strange tone.

This principle should be very simple!

Onoki was stunned.

This line of thinking is simple, but it does make some sense.

He couldn't refute it.

"So, Orochimaru really didn't come, and someone else was the one who plotted against the Third Kazekage."

Onoki clutched his lower back and carefully sat down.

After a long period of contemplation, he connected the events with the people in his mind.

The affairs of the Land of Grass.

The war in the Land of Wind.

And now, they have been attacked.

The common point is not Orochimaru or Jiraiya, but that they are in the same squad as Minato Namikaze.

According to intelligence, their entire team was involved.

"Minato Namikaze?"

Onoki tossed the scroll aside and pondered deeply.

He had met Minato Namikaze once. The guy had brought a corpse to his door; he was powerful, had a tough attitude, and was also intelligent.

Then, he couldn't help but mutter curses under his breath.

"Jiraiya, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually taught such a treacherous disciple!"

……

"Jiraiya, you didn't even tell me about this attack?"

Wuwei was very dissatisfied.

"Wuwei, don't misunderstand. I acted on a whim, which is why I suddenly made my move."

Jiraiya explains.

Then, he laughed and said, "The harvest is not bad. Onoki was hit by a Rasengan, I don't know how badly he was injured, but we killed dozens of Jonin and Chunin."

"War... I never expected that you, Jiraiya, would initiate a war."

Wuwei laughed.

Based on his understanding of Jiraiya, Jiraiya was closer to Hiruzen Sarutobi, prioritizing stability and peace as much as possible.

Previously, Jiraiya's actions had always been in line with the concept of non-action.

But today...

This was truly unexpected.

Jiraiya chuckled: "This is a plan!"

No one will be wary of an honest person.

Wuwei shook his head.

plan?

"Jiraiya, I've been dealing with you for years. You're only fooling yourself with that."

"Someone reminded me."

Jiraiya knew he couldn't hide it from them.

In his early years, Wuwei was stationed in Hozuki Castle and often dealt with ninjas from various countries. He had some contact with him and although they couldn't be called friends, they knew each other quite well.

"My teacher already tried to achieve peace through compromise, and what was the result? Even Asano Yu is now jumping in to join the fight against Konoha!"

Jiraiya's gaze was icy.

Although Muwei was the leader of Kusagakure, he had to admit that Jiraiya was right.

Those in the Grass Village who advocated for war believed that, given Hiruzen Sarutobi's personality, even if their cooperation with the Hidden Stone Village failed, as long as they admitted their mistake, the Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi would still accept them back.

This is equivalent to having an extra escape route.

Why wouldn't you do something that's guaranteed to make a profit?

As it turned out, Konoha changed its flag, and everything changed.

"Furthermore, the sooner we resolve this, the sooner we can withdraw from the Land of Grass, so we won't keep bothering you with our tasks."

Jiraiya said with a smile at the end.

Wuwei nodded.

"Thank you, I understand."

Upon leaving the Konoha ninja base and returning to the village, Wuwei was immediately surrounded by elders and Jonin who came to inquire about his whereabouts.

They were all eager to know Konoha's attitude.

Konoha is truly different now!

"Don't worry, Jiraiya launched the attack to end things as soon as possible so that we can get back on track."

Wuwei glanced around, forcing a smile, "Don't worry, everyone go and train."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave.

Wuwei sighed softly.

If Konoha had acted this way earlier, Kusagakure probably wouldn't have had so many fools willing to follow Asano Yu's path to their doom.

And now.

Reviving the Grass Village will be much more difficult.

……

After treating many of the medical team's internal injuries, Jingyan lay down to rest and recover his energy, and took a look at the system.

Under your leadership and planning, Konoha demonstrated its strength, killing dozens of times more enemies at minimal cost, effectively deterring the ninjas of Kusagakure.

[Reward: Water Release: Water Chaos Wave upgrade]

The notification had already appeared before.

However, at that time, Jingyan was busy running away and checking the casualties on his own side, so he didn't have time to look at the reward.

"Water waves."

The next level up is the "Grandmaster" level.

Jingyan integrates his memories and examines them carefully.

Grandmaster level...

Upon reaching the Grandmaster level, the Water Chaos Wave technique can highly concentrate water flow and, based on Water Release and High Pressure, incorporate chakra of other attributes to achieve different nature transformations.

for example--

By incorporating wind manipulation, the water ripples can become faster and sharper.

This is also the prototype of water wave breaking.

To master water wave breaking, one must thoroughly study water wave turbulence.

However, Kyohiko has very few techniques related to "Wind Release," so the effect of this water turbulence is not good and falls far short of the level of water-breaking waves.

It's mainly another kind—

Based on the original "water", it is transformed into a special liquid that is close to viscous fluid, and while maintaining a high degree of cohesion and compression, it retains the powerful effect of lightning release.

The principle is simple.

The sugar syrup is quite viscous, allowing it to deform and possessing strong adhesion.

That's the principle behind water syrup.

Jingyan had previously tried to study this, but without success. The direction of the "Grandmaster" level water turbulence changes combined the two.

"Give it a try."

He formed a hand seal and then spat out a thin, special jet of water.

Snapped!

The high-speed jet of water adhered directly to the tree trunk, instantly enveloping it.

Jingyan frowned slightly.

It's still the same as always, not quite what he imagined.

Perhaps I'm using it incorrectly!

I didn't incorporate the nature transformation of Lightning Release just now.

He thought for a moment and tried forming the hand seal again.

This time, he increased the chakra input, making the liquid more viscous.

After being spat out, the water stream almost transformed into a whip, while high-frequency vibrating lightning chakra spread forward along the viscous water column.

The next moment—

Snapped!

With a sudden flick of the water whip, it left a deep welt on the tree.

The power is not small.

Jingyan's eyes lit up, and he continued to try, increasing the dosage.

Three times, four times...

After trying it more than ten times, he gradually gained some experience.

It spewed out again.

The viscous liquid, carrying high-frequency vibrations and concentrated lightning chakra, lashed out at the distant tree trunk in an instant.

At the same time, the highly concentrated chakra explodes instantly using techniques derived from "superhuman strength".

Even Jingyan had to try many times before he gradually mastered this method.

Kara!

With a cracking sound, the tree broke and the upper half fell over.

Jingyan nodded in satisfaction.

Not bad!

Unfortunately, this simple fusion is far from comparable to Storm Release; even after incorporating numerous techniques, it only reaches a level of considerable power.

of course.

This technique seems more useful than ordinary water-style techniques for dealing with enemies that can fly.

in particular.

The only difference between the ordinary Water Chaos Wave and the Water Candy version of Water Chaos Wave is a hand seal; one hand seal can be used to change its properties.

but.

His attack attracted the attention of a nearby squad.

Inuzuka Gaku and Akimichi Tou looked at the scene, then turned to Kyohiko.

"Are they experimenting with ninjutsu?"

They didn't have much interaction with Kyohiko, but through their former teammate Minato Namikaze, they knew a little about him and were aware that Kyohiko was an extremely intelligent genius.

The fact that the opponent can master Wood Release is a testament to this.

They looked at the viscous liquid remaining on the tree trunk and wondered—

A new ninjutsu?

They breathed a sigh of relief.

"Be mindful of safety and potential impact."

"Yes, I'll take care of cleaning it up."

Jingyan nodded.

Then, he went over and used his chakra to break down the sugar.

The two nodded and led their men to continue patrolling, but they kept talking as they walked.

"Tang Dong, did you see clearly?"

"It looks like a water escape technique, but I couldn't see it clearly, so I'm not entirely sure."

Akimichi-do Higashi answered.

Inuzuka Jaw nodded: "It's a special kind of water-style technique, very viscous. I have a feeling that Kyohiko-kun might be conducting research specifically to deal with Onoki?"

"Possibly."

Akimichi-do nodded.

Then, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Kyohiko's style is so different from Jiraiya-sama's. I initially thought he might be a bit reckless, but after today, I think he's not reckless, but rather... how should I put it?"

"Prepared?"

The others added their comments.

"Yes, yes!"

The four of them walked along, whispering to each other.

They kept their voices down, but Kyohiko had good hearing and could still hear them even from a distance.

He smiled only after the patrol had gone far away and could no longer hear them.

The preparations are definitely complete.

If you rush in without making adequate preparations, what's the difference between that and suicide?

but.

Jingyan was still very happy that they wouldn't see him as a brute.

He is preparing to continue experimenting and researching.

Beside her, Kurenai leaned against a tree, smiling, and said, "How does it feel to hear others praising you?"

How did you know I was listening to them?

Jingyan chuckled to himself.

Kurenai said, "Because you didn't even notice that I was already here."

Then, she instantly appeared next to Kyohiko.

After observing for a while, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Kyohiko, do you know what I admire most about you?"

"It's definitely not my talent."

Kyohiko replied.

Kurenai Yuhi shook her head and said, "Even though you are already very strong and powerful, you are still tirelessly motivated to become stronger, and there is no end to it."

"This is because I can still see room for improvement. If I reach a point where I can no longer see room for improvement, my mindset might change."

Jingyan sighed.

Kurenai Yuhi shook her head—

She couldn't understand that kind of mentality.

For her, learning what she's currently learning already takes up a lot of her time.

"By the way, I came to you because I wanted you to review this outline and see if it's appropriate to give it to Tsunade-sensei."

"Because you also know medical ninjutsu, therefore..."

(End of this chapter)