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Chapter 135 Backstab! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

After testing the Fire Netherworld Lock sealing technique, Hoshinoichi shifted his attention to the Xuanbi Ancient God Seal.

Then, as Xingxia Xiu had a thought, a dazzling blue light immediately shone from between her brows and on her forehead.

Immediately afterwards, tadpole-like runes appeared, spreading from the blue light spot on the forehead to the entire body.

This is the original version of the Xuanbi Ancient God Seal. Once activated, it can draw natural energy from the natural world to amplify the power of Fire Release.

The current advanced version replicates the technique from the Kusanagi, possessing the ability to store natural energy.

Unfortunately, it can only amplify Fire Release techniques, but not the power of other ninjutsu.

However, Hoshino Shuichi believed that if he continued his research, he would definitely be able to develop a natural curse seal that could amplify other ninjutsu.

Now, he needs to modify the Xuanpi Ancient God Seal on his body.

This isn't difficult; talismans can be formed entirely from chakra.

Therefore, the runes and spells appearing on his body were rapidly writhing and changing, with new runes appearing and merging into the original spells.

Once the new spell was completed, the talisman immediately contracted and returned to the forehead, and the originally bright blue light also disappeared.

However, Hoshino Shuichi could sense that natural energy was continuously flowing into the cursed seal, and it only stopped when the natural energy inside reached the same level as his chakra, at a very fast speed.

"Compared to the power of nature, the strength of the human body is simply insignificant. No wonder the Otsutsuki clan plants trees everywhere."

With a sigh, Hoshino Shuichi put away the two scrolls and placed a seal on them.

"With the Fire Nether Lock, my abilities are more comprehensive, especially the means to subdue the tailed beasts."

"The new Xuanpi Ancient God Seal can increase my combat power ceiling."

For Hoshino Shuichi, his strongest ability right now is still Fire Release.

Especially during the development of the Fire Nether Lock, he was able to effectively integrate the power of Yin Release into Fire Release.

This not only enhances the power of Fire Release, but also takes the ability of Fire Release to a whole new level.

……

Konoha Year 44 passed quickly, and Konoha Year 45 followed.

This New Year, Pharmacist Nonou spent it at the orphanage with Hoshino Shuichi and Asuka.

While Hoshino Shuichi was playing ninja games with the children at the orphanage, in Sunagakure, Pakura, who had returned from the battlefield, was being hailed as a hero of the village and receiving cheers and praise from the entire population.

At this moment, he was blessed with supreme glory!

While Yekura was receiving cheers from the villagers, a high-level meeting was being held by the leaders of Sunagakure in the Kazekage Building.

"The Hidden Mist Village has made extremely unreasonable demands for a ceasefire and alliance; it is impossible to agree to them!"

"But now it's difficult for the village to withstand attacks from two villages simultaneously!"

"Why don't we ask Konoha for help?"

"No, Konoha will definitely demand the benefits of the Land of River, and we will become sinners against the village and the Land of Wind!"

"Then let's make peace with the Iwa ninja!"

"The Third Kazekage was killed by Iwa ninja; how can we negotiate peace with the murderer?"

"What's more, we're almost out of the Iwa ninja, then we can take advantage of that to invade the Land of Birds!"

The elderly Sand Village Jonin were arguing.

Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage, did not speak immediately.

However, the siblings Chiyo and Ebizo were not here at the moment, but were stationed at the front line to prevent a surprise attack by the Iwa ninja and Kirigakure ninja.

After a long and fruitless argument, the many Sand Village ninja were unable to reach a consensus, and the first meeting ended without any results.

……

April 12, Konoha Year 45.

Hoshita Shuichi, who was in his study working on improving the Spirit Transformation Technique, suddenly looked up. Sarutobi Shinnosuke appeared outside the window, removing his mask: "Shuichi, the Third Hokage summons you!"

"clear!"

Hoshita Hide nodded, then tidied himself up and followed Sarutobi Shinnosuke to the Hokage's office.

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi was not alone; there was also Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, and Jiraiya.

When Jiraiya saw Hoshino enter, he winked at him.

Ignoring the man whose mind was full of women, Hoshino Shuichi politely greeted his seniors.

Hiruzen Sarutobi then said, "Shuichi, based on the information you provided, as well as the information gathered by the Anbu from Sunagakure, it can be confirmed that Sunagakure is determined to negotiate peace with Kirigakure."

"Therefore, we need to know whether Sunagakure will join forces with Kirigakure to attack us."

"If they already have such a plan, then we can break their alliance and buy the village more time to prepare."

At this moment, Jiraiya said, "Leave the infiltration to me!"

"This is something I'm very good at."

Mitokado Homura said, "Jiraiya, you need to stay in Konoha to deal with any unforeseen circumstances."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Shuichi Hoshita and asked, "Shuichi, what do you think?"

Hoshita Shuichi thought for a moment and said, "Since Sunagakure is going to form an alliance with Kirigakure, they should take the initiative to send people to the Land of Water at this time, right?"

"In that case, let's do both tasks together."

"By capturing the envoy from Sunagakure, we can disrupt their alliance and learn about Sunagakure's next plan from the envoy."

Koharu Utatane said, "With such an alliance, the envoy must be no ordinary person. Their movements must be extremely secretive, making it difficult to intercept them along the way, right?"

Hoshino Hideichi laughed and said, "Senior, since that's the case, let's use a simpler method."

"Keep an eye on everyone who leaves Sunagakure!"

Koharu, who was turning over a new dorm room, was taken aback: "This... is it possible?"

She had barely finished speaking when the Hokage's office was almost completely filled with Hoshino Shuichi's shadow clones.

Immediately afterward, under the watchful eyes of several people, one of Hoshino Shuichi's shadow clones opened the window, and then, to the astonishment of Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, his shadow clones transformed into crows and eagles, flapping their wings and flying out of the Hokage's office.

However, Mitokado Homura quickly recovered and said to Sarutobi Hiruzen, "In that case, Hiruzen, I think Shuichi's suggestion is perfectly acceptable, and he is the most suitable candidate for this mission."

Koharu Utatane then said, "I heard that Shuichi is going to be promoted to Jonin, right?"

"After completing this mission, I think we can directly promote him to Jonin!"

Mitokado immediately nodded in agreement: "I think so too."

After listening, Hiruzen Sarutobi said to Shuichi Hoshita, "Shuichi, so this is your last mission before you become a Jonin!"

Hoshita Shuichi immediately replied solemnly, "Please rest assured, Hokage-sama, I will do my utmost to complete this mission!"

"Well then, I'll go get ready!"

Sarutobi no Hibiki chopped off his head.

Hoshino Shuichi immediately used Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

……

At home, Hoshino Shuichi was packing his things when Jiraiya suddenly appeared, leaning against the doorframe and saying, "You seem quite interested in this mission?"

Without turning his head, Hoshino replied, "If I become a Jonin before March, then I'll be an 11-year-old Jonin."

"Furthermore, to master the Flying Thunder God Technique, combat is indispensable."

Upon hearing Hoshinoichi mention the Flying Thunder God Technique, Jiraiya stroked his chin and said, "Speaking of which, shouldn't I continue researching the Flying Thunder God Technique? After all, my talent is quite good!"

Hoshita Shuichi couldn't help but turn around and smile: "Lord Jiraiya, there's no need to waste time. Some things you just can't learn. It's not something that can be solved by hard work; it's about your brain!"

Jiraiya's face immediately fell; "You brat, you really don't know how to talk back!"

Hoshita Shuichi continued packing: "Everyone has their strengths. If I were to write a book, I probably still wouldn't be as good as you, Jiraiya-sama!"

Jiraiya was immediately delighted upon hearing this and laughed loudly, "Looks like you have a good eye after all!"

Then, somewhat embarrassed, he said, "This task of yours will probably take quite a while. How about giving me some inspiration first?"

Hoshita Shuichi resisted the urge to roll his eyes: "Jiraiya-sama, be careful or I'll tell Tsunade-sama."

Jiraiya's expression immediately turned serious upon hearing this: "Actually, I came here on business!"

As he spoke, he untied the scroll from his back and spread it out on the ground: "Although your crow and that white tiger are well-trained, they are still not as good as those of the immortals of Mount Myōboku."

"Come and sign a contract with Mount Myōboku. Minato mentioned it to me when I just got back, but you know how time-consuming it is to collect materials."

Hoshino Shuichi never expected that he would have to sign a contract with Mount Myōboku.

Sign or not?

Of course I'll sign!

Even without the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku, this place is still well worth exploring.

After thanking him, Hoshinoichi skillfully left his chakra handprint and blood handprint on the scroll.

Jiraiya laughed and said, "Although you have the Flying Thunder God Technique, sometimes the Reverse Summoning Technique can be quite useful."

"Summon them whenever you need them, don't hesitate!"

After saying that, Jiraiya slung the scroll over his shoulder, waved, and left with a flourish.

After watching Jiraiya leave, Hoshino Shuichi left behind a shadow clone before disappearing with the scroll on his back.

……

On a mountain in the southeastern part of the Land of Rivers, Hoshino Shizuka suddenly appeared.

On a large rock nearby, there was a Flying Thunder God mark left by a shadow clone.

Sitting down on the rock, Hoshinoichi looked toward the direction of the Mist Ninja's front-line headquarters.

Although he told Koharu and the others that he would use a stupid method, he would not actually do it.

Two shadow clones will keep an eye on the Sand Village, and two more will keep an eye on the ports leading out to sea.

As long as Yekura appears, she cannot escape his senses.

Of course, things could change, and Pakura might not become a victim of Sunagakure.

But no matter who Sunagakure sends to negotiate, he can sense it.

For Hoshino Shuichi, who has a bit of a God's-eye view, this task is relatively easy, so he is in a relatively relaxed state of mind at the moment.

"We can leave it to the shadow clone for now..."

Hoshino Shuichi withdrew his gaze, then unrolled the scroll, took out one of the letters, opened it, and continued his research that had been interrupted.

February arrived in the blink of an eye.

Hoshino Shuichi only returned to Konoha once in between, and then came back to continue his stakeout.

With such dedication, it would be unreasonable not to promote him to Jonin.

"The youngest Jonin, but the entry tree hasn't shown any activity..."

Hoshino Shuichi felt a little regretful. He unrolled the scroll and sat down on the big rock, but a wave of memories surged into the sealed memory palace in his mind.

"It's finally here!"

Hoshino Shuichi suddenly stood up.

Scorching Release: Pakura has appeared!

With the scroll on his back, Hoshino Shizuka leaped into the air, transforming into a soaring eagle. He let out a long cry, flapped his wings, and soared into the sky, heading straight for a port in the southern part of the Land of Wind.

Once outside the port, Hoshino Shuichi deactivated his transformation jutsu and touched the ground with his finger to sense it again: "It is indeed Yekura, no doubt about it."

"It seems the wheels of fate have already come crashing down on this person!"

After stopping, Hoshino Shuichi changed his appearance and entered the port.

However, he did not approach Yecang. Instead, after Yecang hired a ship and set sail, he left the port, found another place, went to the beach, dispelled the other shadow clones, and then jumped into the water, immediately transforming into a fish and swimming rapidly.

Once they ventured deeper into the sea, Xingxia Xiu changed repeatedly, eventually transforming into a shark.

This time they were much more at ease and quickly caught up with the ship that Yekura was on.

Hanging at a distance all the way, what Hoshino Shuichi didn't expect was that Yekura changed three ships in succession, and it took three days in total to finally enter the island area under the absolute control of the Mist Ninja.

The journey began in the southeast of the Land of Wind, then proceeded eastward around the peninsula extending south of the Land of Fire before finally reaching the Land of Water.

After watching Yekura land on the island and the ship depart, Hoshino Shuichi finally went ashore, then took to the air and transformed into a seabird, flying into the misty island.

……

Mist swirled around them, and the mountains on both sides were steep. Yecang walked slowly.

"Lady Pakura, the master of Scorch Release!"

Suddenly, a clear voice rang out. Ye Cang stopped and stared intently. Then he saw a voice emerge from the mist ahead.

This was a young ninja dressed in the standard attire of the Mist Ninja, his face beaming with a gentle and cheerful smile: "I've come to welcome you!"

"It is a great honor to meet you!"

The young Mist Ninja walked step by step to Yekura's side and said with a smile, "No matter what, with such a thick fog, it's impossible to get by without someone to guide us."

Ye Cang said, "Thank you for your hard work!"

"But once we get through this canyon, we won't get lost anymore!"

The young ninja scratched the back of his head and chuckled, "That's true!"

As he spoke, he walked to Ye Cang's side and gestured, "Then, please go first!"

"Um."

Ye Cang nodded and immediately started walking forward.

puff!

Ye Cang suddenly stopped and opened his eyes wide.

Behind her, the young ninja's kunai pierced her back, and his gentle smile turned into a ferocious and cruel one.

"you……"

Ye Cang slowly turned her head: "What are you doing?"

"The pain of our comrades who were killed by Sunagakure..."

The young ninja shouted, "I'll let you have a taste too!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled out his kunai.

Yekura staggered forward, and then, on both sides of the canyon, one after another, mist ninjas appeared, and a large number of shuriken flew down, pinning Yekura to the ground.

However, just as the Mist Ninja was about to approach Yekura, a figure suddenly appeared beside Yekura.

"Watch out for the enemy!"

The mist ninja cried out in alarm.

But just as the Mist Ninja on both sides of the canyon were about to make their move, two Hoshinobi Shuichi, who had transformed into Sand Ninja, descended from the sky.

Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!

The incredibly sharp airflow swept towards the Mist Ninja on both sides.

Puff puff!

Ahh~~

Nearly flying everywhere, screams rang out one after another, and in the blink of an eye, severed limbs and broken pieces were scattered all over the ground.

"Damn it, Sunagakure has absolutely no sincerity!"

"Kill this guy!"

The several Mist Ninja who escaped using the Body Flicker Technique shouted.

However, Hoshino Shuichi had no intention of continuing the fight. He picked up Yekura with one hand and, in a flash, grabbed the young Mist Ninja who had backstabbed Yekura and was attempting to form hand seals to perform a ninjutsu with his left hand.

With a powerful swing of his arm, the young Mist Ninja was flung away, crashing into a stone wall and losing consciousness.

On his neck, the Flying Thunder God Technique seal quietly appeared, eventually settling on the back of his head as a lotus mark, hidden by his hair.

Hoshino Shuichi came quickly and left quickly.

Before the Mist Ninja could retaliate, they had already vanished without a trace, and even sensory ninjutsu could not detect them.

"hateful!"

"asshole!"

The remaining Mist Ninjas looked at the mangled corpses of their comrades scattered on the ground, their faces grim and filled with rage.

What was supposed to be a satisfying revenge turned into the deaths of so many comrades.

"That guy just now... he's probably not from Sunagakure."

Once the ninja calmed down, they quickly realized the seriousness of the situation.

"If it were Sunagakure, there would be no need for us to wait until we defeat Pakura before showing up."

"Is it possible that this was the work of someone from the Sand Village?"

"No matter what, this matter must be reported to the Mizukage immediately and left to him to decide!"

(End of this chapter)