Konoha's lexicon of ninjas

Chapter 159: Is the intelligence fake? (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Konoha Village, Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned as he looked at the intelligence sent from the front lines, feeling a throbbing pain in his temples.

That kid, Hoshino Shuichi, is so capable!

One person blocked the Fourth Kazekage's army of over a thousand ninjas, preventing the Sand Ninjas from receiving any reinforcements from Kikyo Mountain.

This is undoubtedly a very good thing.

However, having seized one of its tails and sealed it within his own body has become a huge problem.

This is not just about Sunagakure; there are also three other major ninja villages.

Hideaki Hoshino will become the target of everyone's criticism!

And return it...

Once the tailed beast is extracted, Hoshino Shuichi is doomed!

Putting down the intelligence report, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the map, his gaze falling on Mount Kikyo, which was circled in red.

We must win this war as soon as possible!

Hiruzen Sarutobi made the decision and immediately ordered Shinnosuke Sarutobi to send reinforcements to the Kikyō-yama area!

……

Land of Earth, Hidden Stone Village, Tsuchikage Building.

Three full days passed before the Iwa ninja confirmed the information and delivered it to Onoki.

Looking at the intelligence report, Onoki found it hard to believe: "That brat who defeated Ooshi, single-handedly kept the Kazekage trapped in the village and unable to leave?"

Although Huang Tu also found it hard to believe, the information had been repeatedly confirmed by his people, so he nodded helplessly: "That's indeed the case."

"The specific situation is still unknown, but Konoha's Blue Flash, Shuichi, is indeed outside Sunagakure."

"The Fourth Kazekage, who was originally going to lead his army south to directly defeat the enemy in the western part of Konoha, suddenly returned to the village."

"Most importantly... the One-Tailed Beast of Sunagakure has disappeared and has not reappeared on the battlefield."

Onoki frowned: "The One-Tailed Beast has disappeared... Is there something wrong with the Jinchuriki?"

"Could this be the Kazekage... No, even if the Kazekage doesn't leave the village, there's no reason why he wouldn't reinforce the front lines. Konoha has already mobilized its forces again."

"It seems it really is because of this Hoshita Shuichi... that brat..."

Onoki looked up at his son: "Do you have any more information about this brat?"

Huang Tu shook his head: "Aside from those few times, our people haven't fought him again. And back then, although he was already very strong, he wasn't as exaggerated as he is now."

"To obtain more specific information, we will probably need to get it from the Sand Village and the Mist Village."

Onoki immediately shouted, "Then we must do everything we can to get information about this brat. If necessary, we should negotiate directly with Sunagakure and Kirigakure to exchange some information."

Huang Tu nodded solemnly, then asked, "Now that Konoha has begun mobilizing troops to reinforce Kikyo Mountain, it's our best opportunity. Shouldn't we launch an attack?"

Onoki remained calm and said, "Get information about Hoshino Shuichi as soon as possible."

"The presence of such a person on the battlefield is enough to change the course of the battle."

"We must obtain intelligence about him in order to have a adequate response."

Huang Tu nodded: "I will get information about this guy as soon as possible."

……

Time flies by, and August arrives in the blink of an eye.

Hoshino Shuichi has practically settled outside Sunagakure, keeping an eye on things with his clones while he himself quietly trains and conducts research within the base.

Inside his body, the bored Shukaku argues and insults with the four-tailed Goku every day.

Hoshino Shuichi ignored them and silently focused on comprehending the power of Shukaku.

He has already touched the power of Magnet Release.

Furthermore, the research into the runes and patterns on Shukaku's body has become increasingly in-depth, which has gradually strengthened the sealing power of his Fire Nether Lock.

It's a pity that Monk Bunpuku died after extracting the tailed beasts; otherwise, he could have studied Bunpuku's sealing techniques thoroughly and made them his own.

"soul……"

Hoshita Shuichi frowned: "The research on the soul is still a bit lacking..."

"Where else can I find spiritual ninjutsu to practice?"

"I'll have to search for it carefully when I get back, see if it's mentioned in the Book of Seals. Or maybe I should study the Impure World Reincarnation technique... Summoning the souls of the dead from the Pure Land involves not only space and time, but also the soul itself."

Given his current achievements, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't very well refuse to grant him the forbidden technique of Impure World Reincarnation.

Moreover, his character has always been impeccable, and his research is always transparent.

While Hoshinobi Shuichi was still training, Rasa convened another meeting in Sunagakure.

The situation at Kikyo Mountain is critical.

As Konoha reinforcements arrived in waves, they were instead surrounded by Konoha ninjas.

In fact, this is the umpteenth high-level meeting we've held recently, all aimed at resolving that big problem outside.

Unfortunately, despite all the noise and commotion, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, didn't get any good advice.

"If only Yekura were here..."

Suddenly someone sighed.

Someone immediately felt uncomfortable: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Even Ye Cang couldn't possibly defeat that guy."

"Furthermore, according to information from the Mist Ninja, it is highly likely that Yekura was saved by that Hoshinobi Shuichi."

……

The meeting, which was supposed to be a pleasant one, quickly turned into a chaotic marketplace.

Rasa frowned and glanced at the silent Chiyo.

Chiyo, who had her eyes lowered, felt Rasa's gaze and opened them, saying, "The Kazekage had no choice but to compromise because of the village. In that case, let's cooperate with people outside the village!"

The meeting room fell silent. Then someone asked, "Does Chiyo mean to join forces with the Mist Ninja to ambush and kill Hoshino Shuichi?"

"But even for the Mist Ninja, it would probably require the Third Mizukage to come in person, wouldn't it?"

"The Hidden Mist Village does not have any Jinchūriki who can control the Tailed Beasts."

Another person said, "Moreover, we have no way to deal with Hoshino Shuichi's Instantaneous Movement Technique."

Chiyo said calmly, "It's not Kirigakure, it's Iwagakure."

"They traded information about Hoshinobi to the Iwa ninja... After waiting for so long, the Iwa ninja should be getting impatient by now."

"As long as the Iwa ninja can send troops, the pressure on Kikyo Mountain will be greatly reduced."

"Furthermore, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure is also capable of controlling the power of the Tailed Beast. Although it is said that he was once defeated by Hoshinobi Shuichi, Jinchuriki are still a huge threat to Konoha."

"In that case, Hoshino Shuichi will probably be transferred to deal with the Jinchuriki of Iwagakure."

Luo Sha glanced at the others and asked, "Is there a better way?"

Everyone fell silent, then Luo Sha immediately made the decision: "Then it's decided!"

"The Iwagakure ninja are our enemies, and now the Konoha are too, and even more so."

"Furthermore, sending Hoshinobi Shuichi to deal with the Iwa ninja can also weaken their strength."

"Letting them both suffer heavy losses is the best option."

These words made even the Sand Village high-ranking officials, who were initially somewhat uncomfortable, nod in agreement.

That night.

In the Tsuchikage's office, Onoki frowned as he looked at the information about Hoshino Shuichi.

A powerful combination of Wind Release and Fire Release ninjutsu, comparable to the Tailed Beast Ball.

Aerial mobility.

The Body Flicker Technique is inherited from the Yellow Flash of Konoha.

A powerful sealing technique!

Its powerful genjutsu even surpasses the Uchiha clan's three-tomoe Sharingan, enough to control both tailed beasts and jinchūriki for a period of time.

The melting escape blood continues the limit.

Extremely fast casting speed.

He is proficient in all of the following techniques: Wind Release, Lightning Release, Fire Release, Water Release, Earth Release, Genjutsu, and Medical Ninjutsu.

This...this information is fake, right?

Onoki looked up at his son, Koto, his eyes full of doubt: You're telling me this is 12 years old?

Isn't this a fusion of the Third Hokage and Minato Namikaze?

Huang Tu looked at his father with a helpless expression and said, "It's hard to believe, but it's true."

"The Sand Village now needs our troops to share the burden."

"Moreover, this guy actually stole the One-Tailed Beast from the Sand Village. Furthermore, the Sand Village revealed that their One-Tailed Jinchuriki is already fully capable of utilizing the power of the Tailed Beast."

"Father, you should know what this means. This is something even Old Purple couldn't do. He's probably just like that Eight-Tails Jinchuriki from Kumogakure—a perfect Jinchuriki!"

"Father, should we still send troops?"

Onoki's expression turned serious: "That brat..."

"It seems the Sand Village intends for us to deal with this troublesome fellow!"

"However... he is ultimately neither Hashirama Senju nor Madara Uchiha!"

Onoki's expression returned to normal, and he said, "Mobilize the troops!"

"However, Lao Zi wants to assign him a small team."

"We must have ninjas who are proficient in genjutsu!"

As one of the five great ninja villages, how could we be scared by a little brat?

Besides, that brat is still in Sunagakure!

Sunagakure wanted to use Iwagakure to lure away Hoshino-shita Shuichi, but Onoki knew very well the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's personality.

Having already gained the upper hand at Kikyoyama, it's impossible for them to fail at the last moment.

And this is their opportunity!

Even if Hoshino Shuichi is to be transferred away, it must wait until Sunagakure is completely defeated.

……

With Onoki's command, the war machine of Iwagakure began to operate at high speed that night, with orders being relayed layer by layer.

The Iwa ninja, who were already prepared, moved with astonishing speed.

That very night, troops were dispatched from the village to join forces with border troops.

This action was witnessed by the flying ninja beast that was transformed from Hoshino Shuichi's shadow clone.

In August of Konoha Year 45, the Iwa ninja finally made their move!

Outside Sunagakure, Hoshino Shizuka, upon receiving the memories from his clone, breathed a sigh of relief.

finally come!

He didn't remember when the war between Iwagakure and Obito began, but Kannabi Bridge was the year Kakashi became a Jonin and Obito finally became a Chunin.

But it must be after September of Konoha 45, because Kakashi's birthday is in September.

However, things have changed a lot since his arrival.

"But Kakashi should be close to becoming a Jonin by now, right?"

Hoshino Hideichi muttered to himself.

Teacher Minato Namikaze's team is currently still participating in various missions, especially exchanging information with various small ninja villages.

This is another aspect of the current war.

"Kannabi Bridge... Hehe!"

Hoshino Shizuka sneered.

Send troops!

I'll blow you up!

He opened his palm and pressed it to the ground, unfolding the spell, and a toad appeared.

It's not Gamabunta, but Messenger Gamabunta.

After giving the information to the messenger toad, Hoshino Shuichi created a shadow clone that transformed into a hawk and flew towards the Land of Grass.

He then gazed at Sunagakure under the night sky for a moment, before sending another clone toward the village.

As he approached, a sharp whistle rang out from within Sunagakure, followed by figures appearing on the rooftops, watching Hoshino Shizuka with extreme vigilance as he drew near.

Meanwhile, powerful crossbows were also brought out.

At that moment, Hoshino Shuichi felt like a major villain.

"Don't be so nervous, I'm just a clone."

Hoshino Shizuka stood in the air and chuckled softly.

A Sand Village Jonin frowned and said, "Hoshita Shuichi, what are you trying to do?"

Hoshino Shizuka said seriously, "I've come to have tea with your Kazekage. What, aren't you welcome?"

"Should I leave?"

"The cursed seal within Chiyo hasn't been lifted yet, has it?"

"If the cursed seal were to erupt, it would be incredibly spectacular."

"That's absolutely art."

"Boom! He exploded like a firework."

Seeing Hoshinoichi's appearance, many Sand Shinobi gritted their teeth in hatred.

This bastard talks about this so casually and comfortably, he's inhuman!

"You may all leave!"

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, has appeared.

Most of the Sand Ninja retreated, but a few Jonin remained.

Hoshino Hideichi chuckled, "Lord Kazekage, what I'm about to say is confidential; perhaps it's not appropriate to discuss it here?"

"Besides, this clone of mine shouldn't be able to do anything to Lord Fengying, right?"

Luo Sha's gaze sharpened, then he turned around: "Come with me!"

Several Sand Ninja Jonin were startled, but they had no choice but to follow.

Soon, Hoshino Shuichi and Rasa arrived at the Kazekage's office.

After looking around, Hoshino Shuichi sat down without any hesitation.

Luo Sha, on the other side, said, "Speak!"

Hoshinobi Shuichi casually remarked, "The Iwa ninja have deployed their forces. Does the Kazekage think I'll be transferred?"

Luo Sha remained expressionless.

Hoshita Shuichi continued, "Lord Kazekage doesn't seem to know much about the Third Hokage!"

"Although Shinobu's prowess is not what it once was, he is still the Third Hokage. For Konoha, the war against Sunagakure will soon be won; how can we give up?"

"As for the Iwa ninja, Lord Kazekage seems to have forgotten who my teacher was!"

Rasa listened and said calmly, "But at least, Konoha will be short of fighting power because of the Iwa ninja."

"Besides, if the Iwa ninjas make a move, the Kumo ninjas will definitely be unable to resist making one too."

"You already have the One-Tailed Beast, but the Four-Tailed Beast and the Eight-Tailed Beast are not."

"Moreover, I've heard that the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is a perfect Jinchuriki."

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "That's true."

"But this will not change the fate of Sunagakure."

"Lord Kazekage, if Sunagakure loses this battle, will the Daimyo of the Land of Wind be satisfied?"

"The situation in Sunagakure will probably become even more difficult, after all, they lost the interests of the Land of Rivers and caused damage to the Daimyo of the Land of Wind."

"In the past, Sunagakure was considered the second strongest of the five great ninja villages, but after this battle, starting with the Kazekage, it will become the weakest of the five great ninja villages."

"With reduced fiscal revenue and resources, we can't train more elite ninjas. Sunagakure will only get weaker and weaker, and the weaker it gets, the less support it will receive."

"Does Lord Kazekage truly wish for Sunagakure to become the worst village under his rule?"

"The worst typhoon manager in history?"

Rasa's eye twitched, and he suddenly asked, "You killed the Third Kazekage, didn't you?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "That's right."

"So, Fourth Kazekage, you still need to thank me."

Rasa was a little surprised that Hoshino Shuichi had directly admitted it.

Hoshino Hideichi laughed and said, "The Third Kazekage joined forces with Sasori of the Red Sand to kill Senior Sakumo. It is only natural for me to kill them to avenge Senior Sakumo."

"Just like Sasori of the Red Sand wanted to kill Sakumo-senpai and assassinate the Third Kazekage to avenge his parents."

Rasa was startled: "The Crimson Sand Scorpion..."

Hoshino nodded: "That day, Sasori of the Red Sand attempted to assassinate the Third Kazekage, but they were too weak, so I killed them."

Rasa stared at Hoshino Shuichi: "If you admit this, aren't you afraid that Sunagakure will continue to target Konoha in order to avenge the Third Hokage?"

Hoshita Shuichi chuckled and shook his head: "You're a fourth-generation, not a third-generation."

"The Third Kazekage is dead, and the time for revenge has passed. It's foolish to send thousands of people to die for the sake of the Third Kazekage alone."

"Unless someone from Sunagakure can kill me!"

"From the perspective of the situation in the ninja world, Sunagakure doesn't have many options."

"Now is an excellent opportunity to invade the Bird Country."

Hoshino Shuichi patiently guided him: "Fourth Kazekage, the River Country is only the achievement of the Third Kazekage, while the Bird Country will be your achievement."

After saying that, Hoshino Hideki got up and walked out, but then stopped and turned back meaningfully, saying, "The matter at Kikyo Mountain should be coming to an end soon."

"Your time is running out, Lord Fengying. Making a decision before and after the results are in will make a big difference."

"Furthermore, I suspect that the Cloud Ninja will also attack the Land of Earth, and the opportunity will be fleeting."

As Hoshino Shuichi left, Rasa fell into deep thought.

He wasn't sure if those words were Hoshino Shizuka's own or those of the Third Hokage.

Even if it's just the former, Hoshino Shuichi's combat strength plays a crucial role in Konoha Village.

Most importantly, the benefits that Hoshino Shuichi mentioned moved him!

(End of this chapter)