Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage

"Information sent back by Minato-senpai?"

"Um."

The Dark Division, Kyohiko, unusually showed up for work.

because--

Minato delivered the intelligence directly to him.

Kakashi and Genma Shiranui quickly searched for information, but Kyohiko soon spread the documents out and threw them on the table.

I glanced at them and quickly picked one out.

"this."

"This one, that one..."

The reels were quickly selected one by one.

Kakashi and Genma Shiranui stared wide-eyed, their shock still evident despite wearing masks and veils.

"this……"

They swallowed hard, reflecting on their work efficiency, and suddenly began to question their existence.

These documents...

It would take Genma Shiranui a long time to process the information and extract the key details.

Kakashi is better, but only slightly better; compared to Kyohiko's efficiency, there's still a gap.

"How did you do that?"

"Dynamic vision and memory ability; being able to remember the main keywords at a glance is not a special skill."

Jingyan gestured for them to carefully examine the selected sections, and then continued to filter the information within.

Kakashi looked at a few pictures.

It's all information about Kumogakure and Iwagakure.

Hidden Cloud Village?

As he observed the movements of the Cloud Ninja, he suddenly noticed that the Land of Lightning had recently increased the intensity of ninja patrols at sea.

Especially this large bay between the Land of Earth and the Land of the Earth.

"Once Xiu Zuo has some free time, he can find someone to set up these intelligence coordination and screening tasks, and then it won't be so tiring."

Jingyan finished selecting from a table full of dishes.

Then, he set aside the unimportant parts and selected the more important ones.

The maritime movements of Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure.

Then, he couldn't help but sneer and handed Kakashi and the others a few scrolls.

"look."

"What?"

Kakashi took it, and then his expression gradually became serious.

This intelligence...

It wasn't any important intelligence; it was just that pirates had appeared in a certain area of ​​the sea and were robbing passing ships.

but.

When put together, they look quite different.

"Were pirates in the past not this frequent?"

Genma Shiranui frowned.

Kakashi nodded: "Of course, after the Land of Waves incident, maritime trade actually went through a very harmonious period, but now it seems..."

"That's normal."

Kyohiko was not surprised.

The trade situation is bound to change with the relations between countries. If the Hidden Cloud Village dared to block even the ships of the Leaf Village ninjas, let alone others.

He wasn't surprised.

but.

Currently, the actions between the three countries are too frequent. If we don't retaliate, the Hidden Cloud Village might think it can easily manipulate them.

"If they do it, we can do it in our own waters too!"

Kakashi frowned.

Jingyan nodded: "That's possible, but we shouldn't do that."

Why?

Shiranui Genma was confused.

Jingyan looked at the two of them.

"Why loot and vandalize your own home? If you're going to rob, go rob other people's waters and plunder ships from three different countries in their waters."

Disrupting one's own shipping lanes—isn't that something only a fool would do?

Genma Shiranui was speechless.

Kakashi pondered for a moment, then said, "Like Raiga Kurosuki, but who will do it?"

While the Ibri clan excels at infiltration and reconnaissance, they are very poor at combat. They are good enough to plunder ordinary merchant ships, but not ninja ships...

Then forget it.

To establish prestige and inflict pain on the enemy, one must send out a powerful adversary.

Who to send?

Jingyan laughed and said, "Bring up our ANBU's combat personnel who are skilled in water escape techniques. I'll teach them the Mist Concealment Technique and the Silent Assassination Technique, and we'll go raid the waters off Kumogakure."

"Well……"

Kakashi was momentarily stunned.

Isn't this something Danzo often does?

Jingyan laughed and said, "Danzo's methods are dirty, but they are indeed effective. This time, they started with dirty tricks, so we can't blame them for using such methods."

"yes!"

Kakashi nodded, preparing to leave with the orders.

Kyohiko suddenly called out, "Genma, go and make the arrangements. I have other plans for Kakashi."

"yes!"

Genma Shiranui rose to take his leave.

He previously thought that Kyohiko was somewhat of a hands-off manager, believing that he was just being lazy and dumping all the work on Kakashi.

Looking back now, dealing with these matters was not difficult for Kyohiko at all.

This is truly giving them a chance to grow!

Genma Shiranui sighed inwardly, feeling a surge of emotion.

no doubt.

If they hadn't had a good relationship with Kyohiko, and if they weren't capable and hardworking enough, they would never have gotten these jobs.

This is an opportunity!

Genma Shiranui quickly left.

Kakashi watched them leave before saying, "Is there an even more important mission?"

"Yeah, you could say that."

Kyohiko created a shadow clone, and with a resentful look in the clone's eyes, he took Kakashi and left.

"I'll use my shadow clone to handle the work over there. This time the situation is a bit different, and I need to deal with it myself."

"I'm going to let you try a new training method today and see how it goes."

"What method?"

Kakashi was puzzled.

Suddenly, a pressure came from his body, and then he felt as if his body had become several times heavier.

"Practice it."

Jingyan stopped.

With his level of skill in using the technique of increasing rock weight, ordinary effects don't require much hand seal formation.

Kakashi drew his sword, and quickly realized—

It's not an illusion!

He really has gained weight.

This is the Heavy Rock Technique from Iwagakure.

"You actually researched the Iwagakure's Weighted Rock Technique, that Light-Weighted Rock..."

"We still have no clue."

Jingyan shook his head.

Actually, if we study it, we might be able to find some clues, but right now they don't rely on the Light and Heavy Rock Technique that much.

In terms of speed, if you can learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, it's better than any other technique like Light, Heavy, or Rock.

If you can't learn it...

The nature of light and heavy rocks is often mysterious.

Kakashi has great talent, but he can't control his speed. He can't even fully utilize the speed of his Lightning Release Chakra state, let alone the Light-Weight Rock Technique.

and so.

Kyohiko looked at Kakashi and asked, "Are you interested in this technique?"

"certainly!"

Kakashi nodded emphatically.

but.

After a moment, he shook his head.

"Right now, it's more important for me to study the Four-Piercing Hand Technique and the Lightning Release Armor. If I can understand these two techniques and adapt them to my own situation, my strength will definitely reach a new level."

Kakashi understands his own path very well.

Although he can perform many nature transformations, his greatest strengths are lightning release, speed, and swordsmanship.

As for earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used for escape and defense), it is mostly used for defense and escape.

The Heavy Rock Technique is primarily for attack.

He has no shortage of means in these areas.

Jingyan nodded in approval: "Don't bite off more than you can chew. Your choice was right."

"Um."

Kakashi was already used to this method.

Now that Jiraiya is in the north, Kyohiko and Minato have almost become his other "teachers," and he usually learns many techniques from them.

He wasn't upset at all.

Kyohiko and Minato are indeed powerful; within Konoha Village, there are countless people willing to come and take them on as disciples.

Kakashi already benefited greatly from receiving guidance.

Just ...

That's a bit beneath one's seniority.

He practiced diligently, but the sword he could easily wield under normal circumstances became slightly more difficult to swing now.

"How many times is that?"

"It should be ten times, but I'll add a little more for you."

As Jingyan spoke, he placed his hand on him.

Not long after.

A stronger gravity was applied to Kakashi.

Kakashi gritted his teeth and persevered.

The increased weight was somewhat easier than carrying heavy loads, but after being ten times stronger, he gradually began to feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"I seem to be getting used to it a little."

"Well, it's not four times as comfortable, but it's bearable."

Kakashi's movements were somewhat distorted, but he tried his best to correct them to avoid his swordsmanship going astray.

Jingyan took out a pen and paper and quickly made a note.

Four to eight times.

This is the level that suits Kakashi and his group.

"I'll add a little more, feel it, but remember to use chakra to protect your body first and make yourself strong enough."

"good!"

Kakashi gritted his teeth and persevered, following Kyohiko's method to fill his entire body with chakra—

This technique is similar to the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, except that it doesn't incorporate the Lightning Release techniques, so he was very familiar with it.

soon.

Even greater pressure is coming.

His feet sank into the ground instantly, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter, no longer within his grasp.

too heavy!

but.

With the help of chakra, he quickly resumed normal functioning, even more smoothly than before.

"With chakra, I can move twelve times more freely..."

Try again and again, record again and again.

Keep increasing it up to sixteen times.

In just a moment, Kakashi almost collapsed, but he gritted his teeth and persevered. Suddenly, he felt as if some kind of restriction had been broken.

Then--

He will then be able to control his body.

Jingyan's expression was strange.

Kakashi's breakthrough wasn't due to a physical physical breakthrough, but rather because he opened the "Opening Gate" of the Eight Gates, allowing him to unleash his full physical power.

A few seconds later, the "opening" effect ended, and Kakashi nearly collapsed to the ground.

In that instant, he made a rapid response.

but.

We are powerless!

In an instant, the door to "Xiu" opened.

New forces are emerging.

Kakashi maintained this state once again.

but.

A few seconds later, Kyohiko voluntarily released the ninjutsu.

In another second, Kakashi's "Gate of Rest" state should also be over.

really.

The next second, Kakashi collapsed to the ground, feeling weak and powerless all over.

He was speechless for a long time.

"Sixteen times is still too much, but it is more suitable for cultivation in the 'open' state. Combining them should make the results twice as good with half the effort."

He recorded the results.

Kakashi was sweating profusely.

It was only a few minutes, but it felt like an eternity to him, more tiring than running hundreds of laps in one go.

In that state, he felt like his body was about to give out.

And in fact...

After only a short while, his chakra was almost depleted.

If we persist any longer, we might have to die here.

Train to death?

This is not impossible.

"Your chakra is too low and your strength is not enough, so you can't last longer. If it were Guy, he could probably last 20 times longer."

"Kyohiko said."

When imbued with chakra, a ninja's power differs greatly from that of an ordinary person.

In Sage Mode, a ninja can even lift a boulder as large as a small mountain.

Kakashi remained silent.

His physical strength is indeed insufficient.

Jingyan said, "Practice more in the future."

"What...could it be?"

Kakashi looked surprised and incredulous. "You're going to maintain and enhance my Weight Rock Technique from now on?"

"Of course not."

Jingyan chuckled and put away the booklet. "I'm recording the gravity ranges suitable for ninja training. I'll make a few gravity training armors for you to try out first."

"Thank you so much!"

Kakashi was overjoyed and had no intention of refusing.

This kind of gravity training is many times more advanced than Kai's kind of hard training and running.

but.

His expression changed drastically very quickly.

"This must be for ninjas who practice the Eight Gates Formation, right?"

Just now……

Twenty times the gravity was enough to put him in a desperate situation, prompting him to quickly open the "Open" and "Rest" gates of the Eight Gates Formation.

If Kai were given the opportunity to train, he could definitely reach the sixth or seventh level as soon as possible.

That's the greatest significance!

Kakashi understood this perfectly, so...

Kyohiko smiled and said, "That's true, but the main purpose of a ninja tool is to cultivate combat power, not to cultivate a special kind of person."

He patted Kakashi on the shoulder.

"Don't overthink it, go and rest, then record the changes in your body and see if there's any progress."

This experiment should continue for some time.

It doesn't consume much chakra anyway.

He escorted Kakashi back, and after receiving a report from his clone, he used Flying Thunder God Technique to head to Tsunade's side.

……

In the north, the Third Raikage returned to the ship, and the group became much more obedient.

Because Minato Namikaze truly possessed the ability to harm the Third Raikage, and also the ability to slaughter an entire shipload of people.

Today's Minato Namikaze, in some ways, can truly rival Tobirama Senju in his prime, making them very wary.

but.

after that.

"Shikaku."

One after another, figures emerged from the forest, accompanied by a team of a thousand people.

Are they all ninjas?

The Third Raikage's eyelid twitched.

Leading the way were two other members of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, and behind them, a group of ninjas of equally high quality filled the entire forest.

A thousand people isn't a lot, but it depends on the situation.

It's not wartime now, but Konoha has stockpiled so many ninjas on the border, clearly indicating that they are prepared to go to war at any time.

It all depends on who wants to make a move.

The scariest thing is——

They had not been aware of this unit before.

"Could it be that he's using shadow clones to put on a show?"

Ai asked in a low voice.

They also use the Shadow Clone Technique to make the number of people appear as large as possible.

The Third Raikage squinted and shook his head: "It doesn't seem like it. The aura is different. It looks real."

"Where did it come from?"

Ai found it hard to believe.

Their intelligence agencies couldn't find this team at all—

According to their intelligence, Konoha only left a few hundred people at the border.

The Third Raikage remained silent.

He pondered for a long time, and suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him.

"Guardian Ninja".

"what?"

Ai paused for a moment, not understanding what he meant.

The Third Raikage said, "This place is not far from major towns. I've heard that Konoha has set up a small number of guardian ninja in areas where many nobles gather."

"Guardian Ninja..."

Upon hearing this, Ai became even more wary of Konoha.

These ninjas may not be very strong, only at the genin level, but in war, the majority of people are at the genin and chunin level.

Throwing an explosive tag at your opponent can also kill them.

Konoha's method is equivalent to temporarily conjuring up a large number of ninja units! (End of Chapter)