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Chapter 149 Konoha Heroes! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

At the border of the Land of Fire, Koharu Utatane grinned from ear to ear after reading the information delivered by Shuichi Hoshino's shadow clone: ​​"As expected of one of the Legendary Sannin, and Shuichi, your contribution was also immense!"

Hoshita Shuichi smiled modestly and said, "It's thanks to Lord Koharu and Lord Orochimaru for their excellent command."

Koharu Utatane shook her head slightly: "No need to be modest, Shuichi, your contribution is number one, and all the Konoha ninjas have seen that."

She monitored the Sand Village and the Mist Village, almost single-handedly defeated the Mist Village, and almost single-handedly fought against the One-Tailed Beast of the Sand Village... These are all achievements that she cannot erase.

She dares to do this, and no one will respect her!

"Reinforcements are ready and can depart today."

"As for logistical supplies..."

Koharu Utatane pondered, "Some of these ninja tools have been recovered and will be transported with the reinforcements. I've already allocated the rest to the village."

"As for food, medical bandages, and other supplies, I will immediately go to the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Rivers to meet with the Daimyo and ask for his help."

"I don't think the daimyo of the Land of Rivers will refuse this."

How dare you refuse?

Although the daimyo of the Land of Rivers has his own ninja guards and samurai groups, he is no match for the ninjas of Konoha.

Now that the entire Land of Rivers is under the command of Konoha's forces, he has no choice but to cooperate.

Having covered the major aspects, Koharu Utatane made some smaller arrangements, and finally said, "That's all. Go report to Orochimaru!"

"clear!"

Xingxia Xiu nodded, and then his figure turned into a cloud of smoke.

……

In a small town in the Land of Rivers, Hoshino Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui emerged from a hot spring resort and stretched comfortably.

Uchiha Shisui also felt relaxed, but he laughed and said, "Shuichi, it's not a good look for us to come out like this."

Hoshino Shuichi said lazily, "I didn't delay the mission."

"Shuichi, when do you think the war will end?"

Uchiha Shisui suddenly asked.

Hoshino Hideyuki paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "This is not something we can decide, at least not right now."

Uchiha Shisui sighed upon hearing this, "Yes..."

But then he flashed a warm smile: "But if you try, you can definitely do it!"

"Just like you, Shuichi, you quickly repelled the Mist Ninja and Sand Ninja. Without you, many of our comrades would have died in this war."

Hoshino Shizuka patted Uchiha Shisui on the shoulder and laughed, "Different abilities mean different burdens."

"Besides, it may be true that I contributed the most to this war, but everyone has their own share of credit. I alone couldn't have stopped the Mist Ninja and the Sand Ninja."

With great power comes great responsibility!

The last sentence is a bit of a motivational quote; you can only say it to others, don't take it seriously yourself.

Hoshino Shuichi doesn't want to be a saint; that's too tiring.

Let's leave the task of becoming a sage to someone else!

However, Uchiha Shisui felt as if Hoshino Shiichi's words had struck a chord with him, and his eyes brightened considerably. He smiled and said, "Shuiichi, your words are always full of thought-provoking things."

"It's hard to believe you're younger than me."

Xingxia Xiu immediately declared, "Ambition knows no age!"

"A person must have ambition, otherwise they are no different from a salted fish."

"But the first step is to recognize oneself, to do what one is capable of, and never to lose oneself in one's own strength and think that one person can bear everything."

"But in reality, we are human beings, or rather, stronger ninjas. Our abilities have limitations."

Uchiha Shisui pondered, "Is this the meaning of a team?"

Hoshino nodded, saying meaningfully, "Don't take all the responsibility upon yourself. Do what you can, and that is the greatest contribution."

"Just like how I am skilled in illusion techniques, but not as proficient as you, Shisui, then the task of controlling Shukaku and the Jinchuriki should be left to you, instead of trying to do it yourself."

"I didn't do well enough before either."

Uchiha Shisui immediately shook his head upon hearing this: "Shuichi, you have done very well. You are not arrogant, not conceited, trust your comrades, and can even reflect on yourself."

"If I had your abilities, I'd think I could solve a lot of problems!"

Hoshino Hideichi shook his head inwardly upon hearing this.

He simply knows a little more and has a sense of awe.

But in reality, aren't we also viewing many people and things in this world from a God's-eye view, with a condescending attitude?

Changing the subject, Hoshino Shuichi asked, "Shisui, how was it feeling controlling both the One-Tailed Beast and its Jinchuriki at the same time?"

Uchiha Shisui's expression hardened, and he said, "The pressure is immense!"

"The power of the tailed beasts is too great, and that monk Bunpuku's abilities are also extremely strong."

"Especially since he and Shukaku are connected, their powers are linked together."

"However, next time, I'm confident I can control one of them through the other, and it will be faster. But once they understand the Sharingan's power, they'll be able to break free even faster."

"My eye power isn't strong enough..."

Xingxia Xiu's eyelids twitched.

Not strong enough?

That's already very strong!

Controlling both a tailed beast and its jinchūriki simultaneously with three tomoe Sharingan is something no Uchiha with three tomoe Sharingan could ever do.

Whether it was Obito Uchiha or Madara Uchiha, the "Dancing King," they were only able to do it after reaching the Mangekyou Sharingan state.

All I can say is that he truly lives up to his reputation as a genjutsu-type ninja.

At this moment, even Hoshino Shuichi couldn't help but put himself in Danzo's shoes.

If he were Danzo, he might have had designs on Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan after learning about it.

Those who live in the deepest darkness are most insecure and distrustful, especially since Danzo's ambitions swelled dramatically after the Fourth Hokage's death.

The ability to change a person's will—who, except for those who are extremely confident, wouldn't be afraid of such a thing?

……

Collecting his thoughts, Hoshino Hideichi put his arm around Uchiha Shisui's shoulder and laughed, "Shisui, your eye power is already very strong. You probably can't do the usual three-tomoe technique. It also has a lot to do with your genjutsu ability."

"Many Uchiha rely too much on the Sharingan's abilities, even though the Sharingan itself is very powerful."

Uchiha Shisui wholeheartedly agreed: "That is precisely why many clansmen are also limited by this."

"Perhaps, as you said, many members of the clan have become lost in the power of the Sharingan."

Hearing Uchiha Shisui's words, Hoshino Shuichi couldn't help but think of Sasuke, one of the Laughing Heroes, who always got beaten up whenever his strength and confidence surged.

"Hey, Shuichi, how's the illusion technique you mentioned developing coming along?"

"Uchiha Shisui asked."

Hoshino Hideichi chuckled, "It's still a bit short. I'll let you try it later."

Uchiha Shisui nodded seriously and smiled, "Then I'll remember that."

Just then, Asuka finally appeared, radiating youthful energy: "Sorry to keep you waiting."

Hoshino Hideichi chuckled, "We were having a great chat!"

"Let's go back first."

The three set off back to the front-line base camp, but before they even arrived, the shadow clones had already relayed their memories.

After returning to the camp, Hoshino Shuichi first went to report to Orochimaru, and then he, Asuka, and Uchiha Shisui found a valley some distance away from the camp to use as a temporary training ground.

Because transforming into the Four-Tails and relying on natural energy to restore chakra is not suitable in the barracks.

Secondly, Hoshino Shuichi also needs to study the chakra of the One-Tailed Shukaku.

He used Earth Release and Water Release to create a waterfall again, and then created shadow clones to work on the Spirit Transformation Technique before sitting down under the waterfall and transforming into a miniature Four-Tails.

Natural energy surged forth, was absorbed by the body to replenish its strength, but was then refined by Hoshino Shizuka into chakra and stored in the Yin Seal.

This is a much faster way to store chakra than binge eating and drinking.

While multitasking, Hoshino Hideichi's spiritual body appeared within the Bagua seal in his abdomen.

In addition to the Four-Tailed Beast, there is now a large lake here, which is the chakra of the One-Tailed Beast, Shukaku.

Unlike the Four-Tails, this chakra does not possess Shukaku's consciousness.

Because this was stolen by Hoshino Shuichi, just like the Nine-Tails' chakra that Naruto stole from the Nine-Tails during their tug-of-war.

However, these One-Tailed Chakra cannot be regenerated after being used, making them even more precious.

When the Four-Tails saw Hoshinoichi appear, it immediately opened its eyes and said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect that even that idiot Shukaku's chakra would be taken by you."

"Unfortunately, his body is made of sand, so you can't obtain his flesh and blood."

Xingxia Xiu didn't care: "These are enough."

The Four-Tails said, "Do you want to obtain the power of Magnet Release through Shukaku's chakra?"

Hoshino Hideichi laughed and said, "Shukaku's power is not only Magnet Release, but also the power of sealing."

The Four-Tails snorted softly, "Shukaku's seal is also primarily based on Magnet Release!"

"oh?"

Hoshino raised an eyebrow, then looked at Yotsuba with some surprise, not expecting this guy to reveal such important information.

Four-Tails met Hoshino's gaze and said, "Although I am sealed by you, I can still sense something from your chakra."

"You seem to be collecting the power of the Tailed Beasts with a specific purpose, and it's not just for studying our power, is it?"

Hoshino Hideichi was taken aback when he heard this.

As expected of a collection of chakra, its sensitivity to chakra is incredibly acute.

But this only strengthened Hoshino Shuichi's confidence. Malice perception is not unique to Kurama; as long as one has a sufficient grasp of the essence of chakra, one can achieve it.

Even further, one can sense the enemy's thoughts and consciousness from within their chakra... especially conscious physical clones like shadow clones.

However, looking at the four tails, Hoshino Hideichi smiled and said, "Son, are you going to help me?"

Yotsuba looked at Hoshino Shuichi: "I didn't mean that, I just want to know what your purpose is."

"I didn't sense any malice from you."

No malicious intent?

Hoshino Hideichi chuckled and shook his head, saying nothing more.

Now is not the time.

Stepping into the lake formed by the chakra of the One-Tailed Fox, Hoshino Shuichi focused intently on sensing the mysteries hidden within the chakra.

Before they knew it, it was the next day. Reinforcements from the border of the Land of Fire arrived one after another, and Koharu Utatane also demonstrated her abilities, arriving in the afternoon with a batch of supplies, which greatly boosted morale.

……

Leaf.

As news from the front lines arrived, the tense atmosphere vanished instantly, and the streets and alleys were filled with talk of Konoha's victory, with Hoshino Shuichi's name being mentioned most frequently.

The children playing ninja games were even vying to play the newly minted Konoha hero, "Shuichi Hoshino".

This was only the effect of half a day of spreading the news at Hiruzen Sarutobi's behest.

But the results were indeed too astonishing.

Because Koharu Utatane sent back the news of the victory over the Mist Ninja and the Sand Ninja at the same time.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was incredulous when he learned that the entire Kirigakure army had been wiped out.

After all, Konoha didn't have a numerical advantage in this battle.

It wasn't that he didn't want to send more people, but he had to be wary of the Iwa ninja, the Kumo ninja, and the Kirigakure ninja in the east. The Land of Fire was full of holes.

This is also why he had been unwilling to start a war before.

Because the Land of Fire, which occupies the richest land, is always coveted by other ninja villages.

……

Konoha Hospital.

"Nonou, you're amazing! You've nurtured someone as talented as Shuichi!"

"Nonou-senpai, when Jonin Shuichi returns, can I go with him?"

"Nono, I really envy you for having someone as amazing as Shuichi-kun!"

……

Colleagues, juniors... everyone who met Pharmacist Nonou mentioned Hoshino Shuichi to her, full of praise and envy.

Yakushi Nonou responded modestly with a smile, but deep down she had lingering worries.

Because in her view, the position that Hoshino Shuuichi was in looked incredibly crazy. He was a strongman, a genius, and a hero praised by everyone in the village, but he was also in the most dangerous situation.

"With Asuka here and the Flying Thunder God Technique, things shouldn't get too bad..."

Pharmacist Nonou silently comforted herself, while outwardly maintaining a cheerful and busy demeanor.

Because along with the news of victory came a group of wounded soldiers.

Inside the ward, the Konoha ninjas who saw Yakushi Nonou enter all greeted her respectfully, "Lord Nonou!"

"Thanks to you for nurturing Lord Hideaki!"

"yes!"

……

Research base.

Hearing the hurried footsteps outside, Tsunade, who was deep in thought, frowned and looked up. Then she saw Shizune rushing in and immediately scolded her impatiently, "Shizune, as a medical ninja, no matter what happens..."

Tsunade was interrupted by Shizune's voice before she could finish speaking: "News has arrived from the front lines!"

"Um?"

"What?"

Tsunade was taken aback.

Shizune said excitedly, "It's news from the front lines! Shuichi has become a hero of Konoha..."

Tsunade's heart pounded, her ears rang, and a bloodshot vision even appeared before her eyes: "You... Shuichi... he..."

Shizune, too excited to notice Tsunade's pale face, exclaimed repeatedly, "Shuichi single-handedly defeated the Mist Ninja and almost captured the Sand Ninja's tailed beast!"

"Everyone outside is praising Shuichi right now!"

"He's the biggest hero of this battle!"

Tsunade swallowed hard. Her hearing gradually returned, and the bloodstains in her eyes faded, but she couldn't help but stagger.

Shizune then noticed and quickly stepped forward to support Tsunade: "Lady Tsunade, what's wrong?"

Tsunade slowly recovered and shook her head: "It's nothing, I just sat for too long..."

(End of this chapter)