Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage

Chapter 76 Born a Sage? Talented! Join Konoha!

A moment later, Minato Namikaze arrived.

He went further ahead, exploring another area, before reaching this region.

Seeing that they were all safe and sound, Minato immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"What happened?"

"That's how it is..."

Jingyan explained the situation.

Kakashi had already summoned a ninja dog, and the group talked as they walked.

suddenly.

"The smell of blood is so strong!"

Andrei sniffed, then suddenly looked up at the upwind side.

It was on the mountainside, and the wind was blowing from the valley entrance on the side.

Climbing up, all that could be seen was a small village. Now, all the houses had collapsed, and blood was splattered everywhere, staining the entire village red. But strangely...

There were no bodies.

Where is the body?

"Follow me!"

Andrei sprinted forward.

Inside a cave, there were corpses everywhere, many of them torn to pieces.

Before they even entered, a strong stench of blood wafted out, and apart from Minato Namikaze and Andrei, who were veterans of many battles, the faces of the others all looked rather grim.

It's too strong!

Inside the cave, many bloodstains had dried, and in the dark corners, the severed limbs and broken bones were particularly horrifying, making it a veritable hell on earth.

"vomit!"

Matt Kai, who had only "participated" in the murders until now, couldn't hold on any longer.

He gagged to the side.

Fortunately, everyone had been eating soldier's rations these past few days and hadn't eaten any real food. He only vomited some acidic fluid, nothing else, so he wasn't in too much of a mess.

The entire cave was filled with rotting corpses and flesh.

Go further in.

"Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer! I don't want to kill you! I don't want to!"

"Ah! I've killed someone!"

"No, I didn't kill him..."

A low murmur came from inside; the voice was incoherent and sounded completely irrational.

Minato Namikaze frowned slightly and made a wary gesture.

Weird!

Jingyan was certain that the other party was likely a naturally born immortal body similar to Jugo, but it was still unclear whether the surrounding corpses were killed by the other party.

"kill!"

"kill!"

Suddenly, the atmosphere changed abruptly.

Immediately, a terrifying surge of chakra erupted from the cave, followed by a strange, fleshy hand that grew wildly and burst out with a "whoosh".

Namikaze Minato Rasengan gets started.

but.

Despite the Rasengan attacks, which tore flesh and blood from the opponent's hands, the Rasengan continued to grow and regenerate, its offensive relentless.

What a madman!

"Walk!"

Everyone quickly retreated from the cave. Strangely, after they left, a mournful wail came from inside the cave.

The man did not chase after them.

This……

"Senior, it seems he's not the type to indiscriminately kill innocent people. He might not have killed the villagers."

Jingyan said in a low voice.

Kai looked at him in surprise and asked, "Why?"

He admitted that the other party did not chase after him, which seemed to suggest that they still had some sense of reason, but if they went completely mad, they might not be able to control themselves.

"Trajectory of movements?"

"There are also corpses. Although I only caught a glimpse of them, some of the flesh and bones in the cave are missing. If he killed someone, where did all the bones and flesh go? Were they all eaten?"

Jingyan explained his reasons.

of course.

It may also be used in the cell-attracting technique for "immortal bodies".

just.

He couldn't possibly know such information at the moment, so "eating" is the most reasonable deduction.

Might Guy was utterly shocked, but what surprised him most was not Kyohiko's reasoning, but rather...

"Can you tell the amount of meat and bones?"

"Don't be so surprised, these are just basic common sense about the human body."

"That's utterly lacking in common sense!"

Kakashi said coldly.

Not only him, but also Minato Namikaze and Kakashi were shocked, as if they were looking at a superman or a monster.

Can you tell that thing at a glance?

Even Minato Namikaze, a veteran of many battles, had never heard of such an ability.

After the initial shock subsided, Minato Namikaze came to his senses.

Jingyan studied medical ninjutsu and must have researched it, so it's not impossible that he knows about it.

but.

While human body shape and skeletal structure are indeed relatively basic medical knowledge, it's still quite abnormal to be able to spot problems at a glance!

"The question is, what should we do?"

Kakashi looked at the two Jonin.

Minato composed himself and asked, "Kyohiko, what do you think?"

"We need to lure him out so we can gather more information and then deal with him strategically. Ideally, we should subdue him and see what's going on... Should we use the Palm Healing Technique then?"

"No need. I know a little about sealing techniques. You guys can create an opportunity for me, and I'll seal him."

After finishing his sentence, Minato Namikaze immediately headed into the cave.

The next moment, a roar erupted from inside.

Immediately following, Minato Namikaze's figure flashed like a yellow lightning bolt, rushing out of the cave, followed by a strangely shaped figure with fierce eyes.

His hands grew to enormous size, looking like two hammers.

Bang!

A muffled thud.

The ground was cracked by a single punch, which looked quite powerful.

Minato Namikaze retreated.

Jingyan immediately took over, forming a hand seal with one hand, and then spitting out a stream of water from his mouth.

The water gathered together, forming a stream.

The water is turbulent!

but.

This Water Rumble Wave incorporates a compression property, ejecting the water stream at a certain high pressure. Although it is not as powerful as Tobirama Senju's Water Break Wave, its impact is still much stronger than that of an ordinary Water Rumble Wave.

laugh!

The water flow cuts through the skin, causing blood to trickle out, while simultaneously, the water rushes towards the other person's face.

The monster roared, and one of its hands grew wildly to enormous size, blocking the flow of water.

Kakashi was surprised.

Jingyan's ninjutsu was unrestrained, with each move aimed at a fatal blow, not at all like someone trying to capture their opponent alive.

Since that's the case, I won't hold back anymore!

Kakashi charged forward quickly.

At the last second, he drew his sword and slashed out.

The white blade trembled slightly, and the hand was instantly severed. But the next moment, the opponent roared, and Kakashi was shocked to see the opponent's other hand transform into a claw, grabbing him directly.

At the same time.

Might Guy quickly changed position and rushed in front of Kakashi, kicking the giant claw with a powerful kick.

Seeing that the other party remained unmoved...

He immediately opened the "door," pulled out two kunai, and used all his strength to chop at the opponent's claws, the kunai piercing deep inside.

The strange man immediately released Kakashi from the pain.

Kakashi was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Without Kai Huoli's help,

At the same time, Kyohiko instantly moved forward, already behind him, and placed his hands on the other's head, continuously pouring in the palm technique chakra.

Seeing that the other party was drowsy, the chaotic and terrifying chakra erupted once again!

"Aww!"

A roar.

Just as he was about to go berserk, Minato Namikaze had already completed the hand seals.

The Four Symbols Seal!

The mark was placed on the other person, and the next moment, the terrifying monster slowly shrank, turning into the appearance of an ordinary human, who was not very old, looking to be about twenty years old.

The other person looked dazed, and then an expression of extreme pain appeared on their face.

"Don't rush to go crazy."

Jingyan maintained the Palm Healing Technique, but had moved it away from the opponent's head and returned it to the opponent's hand—

His hand was severed when he grew to gigantic size, but after it regenerated, it only had a deep wound.

The kunai was still stuck in his hand.

Pulling it out, there were two more bloody holes.

He recovered quickly after being treated with the Palm Healing Technique.

"What's your name?"

"Kurokawa, my name is Kurokawa."

The other party was a little confused by Jingyan, but still answered truthfully.

Jingyan continued, "In that state just now, were you able to control yourself? Or, do you have any memory of what happened after you went crazy?"

"I remember, but... some things I don't remember very clearly."

Kurokawa answered painfully.

Kyohiko nodded, his gaze sweeping over the clothes on Kyohiko's body before turning to Minato Namikaze.

"Senior, his clothes are clean, and there's no blood on his face. I don't think it's that kind of situation..."

"Okay, you ask."

Minato Namikaze originally had the idea of ​​asking, but seeing that Kyohiko was methodical and not flustered at all, he was happy to let the other do it.

Jingyan nodded, then turned and asked, "Do you have the ability to absorb flesh and blood?"

"Absorb flesh and blood?"

Kurokawa thought for a long time, then shook his head blankly. "I don't think so. What's wrong?"

"Then there's no need for you to rush to take the blame upon yourself. First, your memory is incomplete, and second, the cave lacks a lot of flesh and bones. Unless you have the ability to absorb flesh and blood, it's unrealistic to eat so much in just a few days."

Jingyan remained calm and composed.

Even Minato Namikaze remained silent at this moment, refraining from interrupting.

That's so professional!

Having no medical background, they were completely bewildered, unable to get a word in edgewise.

"But they..."

Kurokawa was bewildered.

Didn't he kill himself?

How come all the villagers are dead!

"What I mean is, it's not certain yet. Don't rush to act rashly. Otherwise, if someone else did it and you take the blame, it will actually hinder our efforts to find the culprit."

Jingyan walked into the cave.

The cave was in chaos.

Rotting flesh, decaying bones, and...

An intact corpse.

Jingyan glanced at it and found it hard to look directly at.

That's horrible!

This is nothing short of hell on earth; one can only imagine what kind of experiments were conducted here.

He became increasingly convinced.

Sasori of the Red Sand must have stayed here for a while.

"Kakashi."

"it is good."

Needless to say, Kakashi had already summoned Andre, asking this ninja dog to help search for clues.

The strong smell of blood almost made it faint.

but.

"Andrei, take a sniff. Is there any medicine or ninja scent here?"

"good!"

The ninja dog quickly got to work.

Minato Namikaze glanced around, then said thoughtfully, "You suspect it was done by ninjas?"

"It might be a scorpion."

Jingyan, on the other hand, was more certain.

"scorpion."

Minato Namikaze frowned, his eyes flashing with anger.

If it really was Sasori of the Red Sand who did it, he would definitely catch and kill the other party!

A few seconds later, Andrei sniffed around in the corner, then turned back: "There's a peculiar herbal scent here, probably some kind of poison, but I don't know exactly what it is."

"Ah!"

Suddenly, a scream came from another corner.

Everyone rushed over immediately.

Matt Kai was lying on the ground. In the small stone cave in front of him, a girl was standing motionless, but her body looked alive and did not appear to be decayed.

Jingyan walked over, observed for a while, and then sighed: "She must have used medication to keep her body the same."

Then, he mentioned it.

It's very light.

"It's empty, what's the point of this?"

"If it's a scorpion, it might be puppetry, using people as puppets. But these are just ordinary people!"

Minato Namikaze gritted his teeth.

He only wanted to complete the mission, and even the Third Hokage said that it wasn't necessary to complete it, as long as he did his best.

but now……

"Sasori of the Red Sand, I must kill him!"

Scorpion's actions were truly excessive in angering such a kind person.

"If it's a puppet technique, is it possible that his attack on Hizashi-senpai was for his bloodline limit?"

Kyohiko steered the conversation toward "bloodline limit".

Minato Namikaze said, "That's possible. He might be researching human puppets that retain their bloodline limits. No, if that's the case, why would Sasori..."

He suddenly looked at Kurokawa.

For this special physique?!

Minato Namikaze realized that Sasori must have heard some information from somewhere, which was why he came to this village.

Kurokawa stared blankly at the girl, his eyes filled with blood and tears, his aura chaotic, showing a faint tendency to break the seal and go berserk again.

"Little sister! Little sister!"

"Calm down! Otherwise, you might lose your sister's health."

"I, I..."

He calmed down a bit and rushed over to hug the girl.

Jingyan was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's go out first and let them stay a little longer."

"Um."

Minato Namikaze responded with a low voice.

Guy and Kakashi were also not in high spirits, especially Guy, whose face was now pale, clearly frightened by what had just happened.

The girl suddenly floated out...

He thought it was a ghost!

Once outside, Minato's face looked terrible; the usually cheerful man couldn't manage a smile at all.

Sasori of the Red Sand.

Human puppet research!

That's outrageous! We must kill this guy!

"Captain, judging from the situation here, he should have only been gone a few days ago."

"Um."

Minato's gaze darkened. "Catch up and kill them!"

After a long while, the weeping man silently emerged from the cave.

He looked at Minato Namikaze, then at Kyohiko, Guy, and Kakashi.

"I remember now, I remember everything!"

"The people who killed the villagers were a terrible bunch! No, that's not right, it seems like it was just one person..."

Kurokawa was rambling incoherently.

He said this while clutching his hair in anguish.

"I didn't see him, I don't know."

"That's the puppet technique of Sunagakure. By combining certain ninjutsu, the puppets can be made to look like humans, and ordinary people can't tell the difference."

Jingyan stepped forward. "Furthermore, we suspect that the other party is Sasori of the Red Sand. The killing of people from your village might be due to their research into puppetry. Does your sister have a similar condition?"

"special?"

"They're prone to going crazy."

Minato Namikaze said.

Kurokawa shook his head: "No, my sister doesn't, but I... I don't know what's wrong with me. I do it sometimes, but before, if I couldn't help it, I would run out of the village and go to places that the villagers don't go."

No wonder he wasn't arrested!

Everyone immediately understood.

Sasori came all the way here, but unexpectedly found no one there. With Konoha ninjas wandering around, he had no choice but to leave.

"Please help me get revenge! I want revenge! Untie me..."

Kurokawa's eyes were filled with pleading.

This is the only power he can rely on.

Minato Namikaze said, "You can't control this power, and Sasori of the Red Sand is skilled in poison and puppetry, so your abilities won't be of much use to him."

"We are Konoha ninjas, and we were already tracking Sasori of the Red Sand, which is why we discovered you by chance."

Kyohiko explained.

Kurokawa froze, then couldn't help but shed tears.

"You'll help me get revenge?"

"right."

Jingyan nodded.

Kurokawa knelt down with a thud and kowtowed repeatedly in gratitude.

"Get up, get up!"

Minato immediately helped him up.

"I'm from the Land of Rivers. Is it possible for me to become a ninja of Konoha? I want power to protect those I want to protect and to kill the ninjas of Sunagakure!"

Kurokawa's eyes revealed a deep hatred.

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze hesitated for a moment.

Seeing this, Jingyan immediately replied, "Your situation is special, and you should be aware of that yourself."

"Yes, I understand..."

Kurokawa's eyes darkened.

He is prone to outbursts of madness.

In such a situation, staying in a village would be like being a ticking time bomb.

Jingyan laughed and said, "Don't worry, although your power is very strong, it's not necessarily without a way to break it. Look at how you're sealed right now, aren't you?"

"So... does that mean I can go?"

Kurokawa's tone was agitated.

Minato Namikaze nodded: "Given your situation, we can consider taking you back to the village, but we can't guarantee whether you can become a ninja, and you might not even gain your freedom."

"It's alright, this is for the best. I don't want to hurt innocent people. At least if I go to Konoha, you will have the ability to lock me up."

Kurokawa's tone was full of remorse.

Obviously.

Over the past two decades, he has not been as harmless as he claims, and may have hurt others as well.

"Well then, Konoha welcomes you!"

Minato Namikaze reached out his hand.

Kurokawa paused for a second, then grabbed Minato's hand and stood up.

At that moment, Kyohiko heard a notification.

He glanced at it without making a sound.

Under your guidance, a special elite who was born with the ability to "transform into a sage" has volunteered to join Konoha.

[Reward: Auditory Enhancement]

Ok?

Auditory reinforcement?

However, Jingyan did not experience any improvement in his hearing; it seemed to be much the same as before.

and many more!

Jingyan examines his memories.

really.

A new chakra technique appeared in his mind—

Enhance your hearing with chakra!

According to my memory, this ability requires extremely precise chakra control; otherwise, one can only be born with Sage Mode like Kurokawa and use the power of Sage Mode to directly enhance their ears.

Precise chakra control...

That should be enough!

A thought struck him, and he secretly refined his chakra, carefully controlling and gathering it in his ear area. Then, he gradually heard more and clearer sounds in his ears.

Jingyan even seemed to hear the sounds of birds and beasts.

Although I don't understand the meaning, I can still discern the emotions from the voice.

Is this also part of hearing enhancement?

If the amount of chakra is increased...

Forget it!

The head area is a place where a small change can have far-reaching consequences, and Jingyan dared not do anything reckless.

This ability should be a byproduct of becoming a celestial being.

but.

Since he hasn't achieved Sage Mode, he needs extremely high chakra control.

fine……

Jingyan manipulated his hearing and felt as if a new world had suddenly opened up to him after his hearing was enhanced.

magical!

On the other side, Kurokawa buried the villagers, with only his sister, who was in good physical condition, having a tombstone.

His eyes dimmed.

Minato Namikaze glanced down at the village below and asked, "Do you want to go back and take a look?"

"No need, let's go."

Kurokawa gritted his teeth and looked away.

If we don't take revenge, all the villagers died in vain; there's no point in going back to the village!

"Let's go then."

Minato Namikaze nodded.

Although Kurokawa did not know Sasori's whereabouts, he knew where people were around. If Sasori wanted to continue his research on human puppets, he would definitely target ninjas.

and so.

Go wherever there are many ninjas!

Having a local friend makes things much easier.

In the meantime, Jingyan tried listening to the sound many times and finally mastered the use of this hearing enhancement method, understanding its limits.

Simply using chakra to enhance hearing only expands the range of hearing and allows one to hear animal emotions, but it does not allow one to understand the meaning of those animal sounds.

That ability might require a cursed seal to master.

If you lean against a tree or the ground, you can hear sounds from a greater distance.

Even so, with the help of enhanced hearing...

On the third day, on a mountain by a lake in the northern part of the Land of Rivers, adjacent to the Land of Rain, Kyohiko heard unusual sounds.

"We hear sounds of fighting over there, should we go check it out?"

Jingyan pressed himself against the tree trunk, then pointed to the mountain in the northwest.

Minato Namikaze glanced into the distance, then exclaimed in shock, "You could hear us from that far away?"

"I used a little trick to improve my hearing."

Jingyan nodded.

Minato Namikaze blinked and said, "Use chakra? Are you crazy! That's dangerous; you could easily go deaf!"

"It's considered a success so far, and it's also greatly helped the investigation. By the way, have you notified Shikaku-senpai and the others yet?"

Jingyan smiled and changed the subject.

"We've notified them. They're not far from us; they should be able to catch up in a few minutes at most."

"Should we go that way first?"

"Alright, if it's Sasori... just kill him! Anyway, he's a rogue ninja from Sunagakure, so Sunagakure can't say anything if he's killed."

Minami Namikaze.

Jingyan suddenly said, "Shouldn't he thank us?"

"A rogue ninja like Sasori is of a pretty high rank..."

Sorry, this chapter is late.

(End of this chapter)