Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage

Chapter 180 Your father raised you with great difficulty, don't court death!

Bang!

On the other side, Ai and Minato Namikaze were locked in a fierce battle.

Ai understands perfectly.

He must defeat Minato Namikaze as soon as possible in order to have any chance of returning to Kumogakure; otherwise, once Yoshimine Kyohiko returns, he will definitely have no hope.

however.

Minato Namikaze is hardly a benevolent person.

Without the support of the Third Raikage and Killer Bee, A, alone, simply couldn't handle the Flying Thunder God Technique.

As for the Lightning Armor.

The Third Raikage's physique and Lightning Release Armor allowed him to withstand one Wind Release Rasengan, after which he would quickly recover his chakra and physique.

He can't do that.

One by one, the kunai scattered, and Minato Namikaze's figure flew like the wind, transforming into streaks of golden light.

Ai kept his eyes fixed on his surroundings, responding and retaliating immediately whenever there was a fluctuation in chakra, to avoid being put on the defensive.

At the same time, he fought and retreated simultaneously, never staying in one place.

However, another bitter knife silently appeared ahead.

That is……

Was it thrown by a shadow clone?

When?

Ai tensed up and immediately lunged forward, heading towards the kunai.

The next second, the burst of golden light stunned him.

Instead of Minato Namikaze, the Flying Thunder God Technique brought a flashbang, the blinding light instantly rendering A, who was rushing towards it, blind.

Ai immediately knew something was wrong.

however.

The next instant, his body felt a strong impact as the wind-style chakra broke through the lightning armor's defenses.

soon……

Bang!

With one blow, he was driven into the ground, a deep, bloody hole appearing on his shoulder.

Ai struggled to his feet, but in the next instant, Minato Namikaze's kunai was already pressed against his throat, with wind-style chakra condensed on it, enough to damage his throat.

"Don't move! I don't want to kill you."

Minato Namikaze said indifferently.

Then, he paused for a moment, and unconsciously chuckled softly.

Ai said, displeased, "What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing, I'm just laughing at myself."

Minato Namikaze sighed softly.

Ai could never understand his feelings, so he had neither the need nor the desire to speak.

The next moment, Hirayama Kyohiko arrived.

He simply released the kunai that was pressed against the other person's throat.

"I hope you'll cooperate and not ruin the relationship between our two families."

"..."

Ai Wuyan.

mutual affection?

At this point, what kind of affection can there still be?

Furthermore, given the existing relationship between Konoha and Kumogakure, achieving so-called peace is impossible.

He remained silent.

Jingyan said, "I hope Senior Ai will cooperate well for the next period of time. You probably don't want your father to bury his son, do you?"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"I suddenly feel that killing you isn't a bad option. Although it would lead to war with Kumogakure, Kumogakure would also lose an outstanding successor..."

"Do you think the Third Raikage has the ability to cultivate a new successor before he reaches the end of his life?"

Jingyan had a smile on his lips, but his expression and tone were very serious, which startled Ai.

And Minato Namikaze...

"Don't joke around. What if he gets scared and uses a suicide technique to kill himself and others? We'd be at a greater loss."

Minato Namikaze gave an awkward smile, then looked at Ai.

"Don't be afraid, that's not true. At most, you'll just be locked up for a while, and you can go back once your father comes over to discuss the matter and we get a result."

The man before you is the next generation successor of Kumogakure.

The Third Raikage even handed over his name.

If this happens, it won't be a minor diplomatic incident; it will definitely ignite a major war that will affect the entire ninja world.

In the end, the other ninja villages will be overjoyed, while Konoha will suffer the consequences.

Jingyan wouldn't do such a thing.

And that was indeed the case. Jingyan had only said it casually, but Ai, being in that situation, had clearly taken part of it to heart.

If he dies...

It is indeed difficult for Kumogakure to quickly cultivate a new successor in the short term.

Although his father is still very capable in combat, no one can predict what the next ten or twenty years will bring.

Ai's initial impulsive ideas were immediately put aside.

I can't die yet!

"Thank you for your cooperation, let's go."

Jingyan looked towards the Land of Fire, then glanced at the panel.

[You quelled an internal rebellion, prevented a serious leak of classified information, and safeguarded the safety of Konoha.]

[Reward: Self-Karmic Binding Seal (Mastery)]

[Reward: Wood Release upgrade]

Two rewards?

Jingyan glanced at it, but did not take it immediately. Instead, he escorted Ai southwards.

Not long after, Yu Nu Zhiwei arrived.

"Minato, Kyohiko, this one..."

He looked at Ai, somewhat surprised.

Isn't this Ai Yao from Kumogakure?

This guy is a big shot!

Although he is not the Raikage, in terms of ability, status and background, he is basically a shoo-in for the next Raikage.

Good guy!

Jingyan and Minato actually arrested him?

You Nu Zhiwei was initially surprised, but then her expression immediately turned serious, and she released a large number of parasitic insects.

"Don't worry, we fought the Third Raikage, so he won't be chasing us."

Jingyan stopped him from having too many ideas.

but.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "It's fine to disperse them, at least to ensure that no one around will ambush or injure Senior Ai. It would be bad if he got injured and we were extorted by the Hidden Cloud Village."

"..."

Ai's lips twitched slightly.

Although he is not as good as Minato Namikaze and Kyohiko, he is not that weak either, right?

This guy's true intentions...

It was clearly because they were afraid that the Hidden Cloud Village would create chaos and give him a chance to escape.

Ai sighed inwardly, realizing that this time there was really no escaping it.

This kid is watching very closely, taking all the possibilities into account, and even if all else fails, he can still take him away using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

In the end, it will all be for nothing, and you might even lose more.

"By the way, where's Aoba? Why didn't she come with you?"

Jingyan asked.

You Nuzhi explained, "He said he had found a clue and was going to search that village, so he asked me to come and help first."

"so……"

Jingyan frowned, not quite at ease.

Then, he formed a hand seal with one hand and touched the ground with the other. With his chakra perception, he could see everything within several miles around him.

next moment.

Elsewhere, the wooden clone responsible for maintaining Sage Mode suddenly disappeared.

The next second, wood appeared on his body, and a wooden clone split off again.

"Minato, I'll have my wood clone go with you. That should be enough to deal with him. You take him back to the Land of Fire first."

"it is good."

Minato Namikaze nodded slightly, understanding the importance of Ai.

but.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "You're not going back over there, are you?"

"No, I'm just going to check on Aoba. He seems to be in some trouble, so I'm going to take a look."

"Kyohiko said."

Minato Namikaze understood.

Yamashiro Aoba and Aburame Shimi's main purpose in coming to the country of Tano was to find Mami's daughter, whose fate was unknown.

If Yamashiro Aoba encounters any problems, it should indeed be taken seriously.

He nodded slightly.

The next instant, Hirayama Kyohiko vanished.

……

The land of fields, formerly a village.

Yamashiro Aoba formed a hand seal, while crows circled overhead, their eyes fixed on the dozen or so samurai and several children in front of him.

He took a deep breath.

"I'm here to find someone, I mean no harm, don't force me to take action!"

He shouted.

After a moment of silence, an old man stepped out from the crowd.

"Looking for someone? What person? You're clearly here to kidnap someone. The previous people were the same. We've seen plenty of people like you."

He drew his knife.

"Let's fight him! We wandering ninjas can never go back to the way things were!"

As he spoke, the old man shook his hands and leaped into the air.

Following closely behind—

The other party's shadow touched Yamashiro Aoba.

"Shadow Imitation Technique!"

Yamashiro Aoba discovered that she couldn't move!

He was astonished.

This is……

Shadow imitation technique?

Do not!

It is absolutely impossible.

The Shadow Imitation Technique is a secret art of the Nara clan, and it cannot be easily studied and learned by outsiders; otherwise, the Nara clan would not be able to maintain its current influence.

Furthermore, if these wandering ninjas truly possessed such abilities, they wouldn't have retreated to the Land of Rice Fields to become bandits.

There's definitely a problem.

He glanced up and saw crows cawing and scattering among the crowd, too afraid to come down.

They circled above the mountain city's green leaves, flapping their wings incessantly, hoping to help him out of his predicament in this way.

But obviously.

Given their capabilities and distance, they are not yet capable of achieving such a capability.

Yamashiro Aoba immediately understood.

"What you used wasn't Shadow Imitation Technique at all, but poison, chakra threads, and steel wire."

He exposed the other party's design.

The old man laughed heartily, then said sinisterly, "That's right, we don't have such a secret technique, so we can only wander around doing shady things, but your Konoha is already so powerful..."

"Yet they still want to take away the treasure that belongs to us!"

As he spoke, he raised his knife.

"Let's all work together and kill him, then we'll escape to the Land of Lightning or the Land of Water, somewhere Konoha can't find us!"

"Let's do it!"

A group of people shouted.

In an instant, more than a dozen people, including the children, raised their knives.

Their eyes were fierce and filled with ruthlessness.

In the instant he jumped over—

boom!

A terrifying burst of chakra energy erupted, and the crows tried to fly into the sky in terror, but just a second later, they gathered around Yamashiro Aoba again, attempting to take Aoba away.

pity……

Their power was still too weak; they could only help break the steel wires and chakra threads, but they couldn't help Yamashiro Aoba detoxify.

but.

Yamashiro Aoba knew, however, that she was safe!

Because Kyohiko came.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Shancheng Qingye said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I couldn't help you and I've only caused you trouble."

"It's nothing. As my subordinate, it's only right that I protect your safety."

Jingyan glanced around.

Those wandering ninjas were all forced back by his superhuman strength technique, and some were even killed directly by the impact of his chakra.

The rest of the people were terrified.

At that moment, crows were cawing loudly overhead.

Yamashiro Aoba hurriedly shouted, "Captain, don't let that old man get away!"

"it is good."

The next second, Jingyan vanished from his spot.

Then--

In the blink of an eye, he appeared beside the fleeing old man, the blade pressed against his throat.

"If you don't want to die, you'd better cooperate. Also, the same goes for your men. Believe me, I have the ability to kill you all."

Jingyan's tone was icy.

The old man's cheeks twitched.

Faced with this situation, he dared not move again. He immediately waved his hands repeatedly and shouted, "Don't move! Don't move! None of you should move either!"

He was terrified, fearing that his men would abandon him and leave him to die.

have to say.

He knows his subordinates all too well.

Although he shouted for everyone to stay still, unfortunately, no one paid any attention to him.

Some are planning to run away.

Some rushed toward Aoba Yamashiro, intending to kidnap him and use him to threaten his life.

however.

Jingyan stomped his foot.

Vines grew out and entwined them, and then his fingers formed a hand seal.

This single-handprint...

It is the one-handed hand seal of the "Naraku-sight Technique".

In the blink of an eye, the remaining people screamed in terror and fear, and the old man panicked even more and wet his pants.

"No, don't kill us! We'll release them, we'll release them!"

He spun around in terror.

Jingyan walked over to Yamashiro Aoba, examined him, and then fed him a basic antidote, saying, "It's the most common paralyzing poison, but you were really too careless."

"I will definitely be more vigilant next time."

Yamashiro Aoba was filled with shame.

Jingyan smiled and said, "The more missions you do and the more people you meet, the more you naturally know how to be vigilant."

Afterwards, he learned about the situation from Aoba Yamashiro.

Following the crow's guidance, Yamashiro Aoba found what appeared to be the girl's residence—

The small house not far ahead of him.

When he went to confront them, the group pretended to be his fellow villagers and refused to let him take the item away until he presented Mami's keepsake.

A painting that only Mami knows about.

Although it wasn't the original, it still stirred up the girl's memories, and she wanted to follow Yamashiro Aoba, and so everything changed.

Jingyan nodded slightly.

He walked past the dozen or so terrified, frantic people and reached the front of the small house behind them.

Push open the simple door.

Inside the house, several terrified women were holding an unconscious girl.

As Jingyan pushed open the door, a man wielding a short knife shouted fiercely, "Don't come any closer! If you do, I'll kill her! Nobody will get her!"

"Yeah?"

Jingyan smiled calmly.

Immediately—

He had already reached the other person.

He gripped the knife between his fingers and jerked it instantly.

Boom!

The short knife broke.

The girl was also grabbed by Jingyan.

Several women were terrified.

Although they ran around with the wandering ninjas, they had never seen such methods before, and none of them dared to scream and run away.

Jingyan didn't pursue them.

He pointed his finger, channeling chakra into her and slowly guiding the chakra within her body.

A few seconds later, she slowly opened her eyes.

"you……"

She looked around, her eyes filled with confusion and sorrow. "Everyone, why do you want to kill me?"

"..."

Jingyan found it difficult to answer.

He looked around and said, "I'll kill them for you."

"I... never mind."

The girl whispered, "They've been taking care of me all this time, I don't want to kill them."

"Then let's go, I'll take you to see your mother."

Jingyan put her down.

She was only drugged with a simple sedative, and her condition will improve after chakra activation; she doesn't need an antidote.

As for those who escaped, they were naturally brought under control by the restored Yamashiro Aoba.

Upon seeing Kyohiko, he looked ashamed.

"Kyohiko..."

"If Senior Zhiwei were here, he could definitely help you deal with them, so this time it's me who's affecting your mission. Fortunately, we've found them, let's go."

"yes!"

(End of this chapter)