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Chapter 237 Darkness and Light! (Please Subscribe)

Seeing the whistling windball approaching, Hoshino Hideaki raised an eyebrow, raised his scythe, and cleaved the windball in two.

boom!

A powerful gust of air exploded out from both sides of Hoshino Shizuka, and a storm swept through, tearing apart numerous houses.

Kakuzu's pupils contracted slightly, somewhat surprised by the power of this madman.

But his hands didn't stop moving at all. He immediately used another ninjutsu. This time, as he opened his mouth, lightning condensed and then shot out, forming a blue beam of light. After piercing through a charging samurai, the beam of light moved and shredded everything in its path. Hoshino Shuichi was also within the range of the attack.

Hoshinoichi leaped into the air, watching the samurai charging towards Kakuzu from behind, and laughed, "Let me help you!"

He completed the three seals in an instant, opened his mouth and spat out a huge fireball that roared out towards the samurai, but Kakuzu was also within the attack range.

Since I'm immortal, it probably doesn't matter if I get hit.

Kakuzu snorted coldly and formed hand seals to unleash Water Release.

His hand seals were incredibly fast, but just as he got going, the incoming fireball suddenly split into a dense swarm of moths, which whizzed through the air. Kakuzu was so fast that he couldn't even finish his hand seals before being engulfed by the moths.

Moths to the fire!

Boom boom boom~~

The moths exploded, and the flames rolled in, instantly engulfing Kakuzu and the charging samurai.

"Let's give you a cold shower to cool you down!"

As soon as Xingxia Xiu landed, the hand seals were completed.

Water Release: Exploding Water Wave!

With a gulp, water surged forth, creating a massive wave that surged towards the sea of ​​fire ahead.

Xingxia Xiu's hands didn't stop; he made three more seals.

Water Serpent Bind!

In the surging water, a large number of water snakes gathered together, like a snake tide hidden beneath the waves.

The water waves collided with the flames, and water vapor immediately rose up.

The waves surged forward relentlessly, quickly extinguishing the sea of ​​fire, but the entire battlefield was shrouded in mist.

"Watch out underwater!"

"what!"

Shouts and screams came from the rising steam.

One by one, the samurai were suddenly entangled by water snakes that sprang up from the bottom of the water and pulled into the water. Soon after, the samurai, covered in dust, fainted and floated to the surface.

Soon, the steam dissipated, revealing a group of samurai floating on the water. In the center, Kakuzu's clothes were tattered, and his body was covered in charred marks.

At the same time, many black tentacles were visible.

His hardened skin makes him almost immune to most physical attacks, but he is not completely immune to explosive shockwave attacks like Fire Release.

Looking at the disheveled Kakuzu, Hoshino Hideichi laughed and said, "Oh dear, I'm very sorry, the newly developed Fire Release technique isn't very precise in its control."

Kakuzu looked at Hoshishita Shuichi with a grave expression: "It seems your methods are quite good, but be careful when you're on missions in the future, and don't get in my way!"

After saying that, Kakuzu turned and left.

Hoshino Hideichi smiled, picked up his sickle, and followed.

Be careful?

It'll burst your heart sooner or later!

……

In the study of Konoha Village, Hoshino Shizuka suddenly looked up.

The fake spirit clone of Xiao Lu Kuohai returned with its memories.

After digesting it, Hoshino Shuichi couldn't help but chuckle: "Kakuzu is quite interesting... Earth Grudge Fear can also be considered a method of achieving immortality."

Kakuzu is a figure from the same era as Hashirama Senju, and he is much older than Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Mizukage, and Onoki.

"Two consecutive missions targeting daimyo of small countries, that old stone Onoki is really restless."

With his attention diverted, Hoshino Hideichi snorted coldly, created a clone and went to the Hokage Building, then used the Spirit Clone Technique again.

This is an imposter, the White Zetsu, pretending to be Xiao Lu Kuohai; this cannot last.

The spirit separated from its body and headed towards the River Country at an extremely fast speed.

……

The Hokage's office.

After hearing the intelligence, Minato Namikaze frowned: "Iwagakure is planning to infiltrate these small countries through political means."

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "That's probably the case."

"They've already attacked the leader of Kusagakure once, and the war has just ended, so they won't dare to provoke us easily."

"But since they attacked the daimyo of the Land of Grass, and even did so through Akatsuki, we can't use similar methods again. Otherwise, we'll be caught in an endless cycle, plunging the Land of Grass into chaos."

"Of course, this is under normal circumstances."

Minato Namikaze knew immediately that his disciple had something on his mind, so he smiled helplessly and asked, "What's on your mind now?"

Hoshinobi Hideichi chuckled, "Iwagakure's plan is nothing more than the same as before: to support a daimyo who is biased towards them, and then use that daimyo to restrict Kusagakure while keeping them away from us."

"If that's the case, why can't we use the same method?"

"First, assassinate the daimyo they support, then have the daimyo of the Land of Fire send someone to the Land of Grass under the guise of an alliance to support a young... well, it would be best if the daimyo of the Land of Fire sent someone to marry the new daimyo of the Land of Grass, then the Land of Fire's interference in the affairs of the Land of Grass would be even more legitimate."

"When the time comes, the Daimyo of the Land of Grass can naturally hire our Konoha ninjas to protect him!"

Minato Namikaze was stunned: "You want the Land of Fire to take advantage of this and swallow the Land of Grass?"

Hoshino Hideichi shook his head: "You can't say swallowed it, you can only say controlled it."

"Now is not the time to swallow it up, lest we end up fighting Iwagakure."

"But we can lay the groundwork first."

As he spoke, he laughed: "For example, the marriage alliance I mentioned, at this stage, is to control the daimyo of the Land of Grass, maintain the interests of the original interest groups in the Land of Grass, and at the same time allow the nobles, ministers and merchants of the Land of Fire to erode them, and to continuously deepen the bond through cooperation."

"When the time is right, once the daimyo of the Land of Grass dies, his wife can succeed him as the daimyo of the Land of Grass. When the time is right again, this female daimyo will be able to lead the Land of Grass to integrate into the Land of Fire."

"Of course, in this process, we will need to join forces with the Grass Ninja Village to thwart those open and covert attacks."

"We must also be careful of the Grass Ninja Village, or we must not let the Grass Ninja Village know about the final step of this plan, because it conflicts with their interests."

With the Land of Grass gone, the Grass Village naturally ceases to exist as well.

Minato Namikaze repeatedly considered the plan and became increasingly convinced of its brilliance. Looking at Shuichi Hoshita, he couldn't help but laugh, "Kushina was right after all; you're more suited to be Hokage than I am!"

Hoshino Shuichi immediately waved his hand: "Teacher, you're only twenty-four years old, don't overthink it."

"Alright, as for the specifics, teacher, you should discuss it with the Third Hokage and Shikaku-senpai."

After saying that, it exploded into a cloud of smoke with a bang.

Minato Namikaze could only smile wryly, then after a moment's thought, he said, "Genma!"

Genma Shiranui immediately appeared.

Minato Namikaze instructed, "Please go and invite the Third Hokage and Shikaku over here!"

"clear!"

……

Before long, Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Shikaku Nara gathered in the meeting room.

After hearing Minato Namikaze's account, both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shikaku Nara were stunned.

"This plan..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, puffing on a cigarette, was momentarily at a loss for words.

Nara Shikaku said, "This plan doesn't sound like something a ninja would come up with."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded; this was also what he was thinking.

Because this isn't a consideration from Konoha's perspective, but rather from the perspective of the Fire Country's Daimyo, and even...

Minato Namikaze laughed and said, "This was Shuichi's idea."

"He was the one who brought back the intelligence."

"really."

Nara Shikaku said in a deep voice, "But I must say, this plan is amazing and very good."

"My suggestion is to adopt this plan. If necessary, I am willing to go to the daimyo's prefecture to persuade the daimyo and other ministers and nobles."

Although Minato Namikaze had already made up his mind, he still looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Third Hokage, what's your opinion?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "It can be done, but we should also be prepared for some necessary failures."

Minato Namikaze nodded, then said to Shikaku Nara, "Shikaku, I'm leaving the finalization of the plan to you."

"This is an S+ top-secret plan and mission."

"Once a more detailed plan is ready, you will need to make a trip to the Daimyo Prefecture, Shikaku."

"Well, you can explain to the Daimyo that this plan was proposed by Shuichi."

Nara Shikaku nodded solemnly: "I understand."

After the meeting, Minato Namikaze returned to the Hokage's office and immediately began making arrangements.

The details of the plan need to be perfected, but some work must be done in advance.

For example, we can gather information about the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Grass to see if, as Hoshino Shuichi said, the newly appointed Daimyo of the Land of Grass will side with Iwagakure.

If so, then the plan can begin.

Then they will assassinate the newly appointed daimyo of the Land of Grass.

Minato Namikaze did not intend to use the Akatsuki organization like Iwagakure did for this dirty work; instead, he planned to use the Anbu.

As he pondered his next steps, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but truly understand the reasons why the Third Hokage had previously allowed Danzo to go unchecked.

If Danzo's Root organization were still around, such dirty work could obviously be left to Root, and Danzo would have a convenient way out as Hokage.

For example, if the matter is exposed, then they can shirk responsibility.

"Darkness and light, this is the weight that the Hokage must bear!"

Minato Namikaze's gaze remained firm; he had no intention of restarting another Danzo Root organization.

Hoshino Shuichi risked his life to eliminate Danzo, allowing him to consolidate his power more easily after taking over. How could he possibly disappoint others just to avoid the darkness?

……

After giving out the intelligence and strategies, Hoshino Shuichi stopped paying attention to the matter.

He believed that Nara Shikaku and his team were better at refining the specific plans than he was.

He's very busy right now and doesn't have time to worry about these things; he's just keeping track of the progress.

Only because his physique is now comparable to that of a tailed beast can he create so many clones to keep him busy.

However, Hoshino Shuichi soon discovered that Kakuzu was a mission fanatic.

In addition to his missions with the Akatsuki, he also had to go out and do odd jobs to complete bounty missions.

With such a hardworking employee, even Hoshino Shuichi was a little jealous of Minami.

As the days passed and the New Year drew closer, another surgery for Moonlight Gale was scheduled.

October 28, Konoha 48.

In the study, Hoshino Hideichi reviewed his training over the past year before focusing his attention and mental speed to the maximum. He then activated the Star Seal and finally "A Flash of Inspiration".

The precious ten minutes are about to end.

Hoshino Shizuka lowered his eyes, his thoughts racing, causing his head temperature to rise sharply, and wisps of mist to rise from the top of his head.

Time passed second by second.

In a fast-paced mindset, ten minutes feels like a long time, but in reality, ten minutes is very short.

When the "flash of inspiration" effect wore off, Hoshino Shuichi sighed with a sense of loss, feeling as if he had gone from being a god to a fool.

Fortunately, this time the harvest was quite fruitful.

After drinking the prepared salt and sugar water in one gulp, Hoshino Shuichi began to write the incantation on the blank scroll.

Star Seal!

His first priority was still perfecting this curse seal, even though he had already mastered Sage Mode.

However, for Shuichi Hoshino, the Star Seal is still very important. It can replace Sage Mode and continuously nourish the cells with the power of Sage Arts, thus achieving the purpose of maintaining Sage Mode for a long time in a different way.

This is similar to how Tsunade maintains her beauty and youthful appearance with a small amount of chakra, as she actually consumes very little chakra in her daily life.

Furthermore, regarding the development of the Star Seal, Hoshino Shuuichi's goal is to enable him to absorb natural energy as sustenance and become a true immortal!

Because the Star Seal originates from the Tree of Words, it was one of the first abilities bestowed upon the Ame-no-Tsurugi.

Its inherent characteristic is that it absorbs natural energy.

While Hoshino Shuichi has improved his physique and undergone a qualitative change in chakra by absorbing the power of the tailed beasts, he has not yet gained the unique abilities of the tailed beasts.

That is, to absorb natural energy to replenish physical strength.

He now needs to transform into a tailed beast using the Transformation Technique in order to quickly recover his strength.

Complex techniques flowed from the tip of the pen, and this time the results far surpassed those before.

It took Hoshino Shuichi a full hour to complete the latest version of the Star Curse Seal Technique.

The previous Star Seal only had the amplification effects of Fire Release, Wind Release, Yang Release, and Yin Release.

This time, however, Hoshinoichi has further improved upon his previous work, achieving a comprehensive boost similar to Sage Mode.

That is, any ninja body illusion!

Moreover, this applies to Shuichi Hoshino.

If it were Yakushi Nonou and the others, since Hoshishita Shuichi was the one who planted the cursed seal, then the source of the cursed seal would be him. Yakushi Nonou, Shizune, and the others would also obtain Yang Release nature transformation at the same level as Hoshishita Shuichi.

This was also intentional on Hoshino Shuichi's part.

He didn't want to watch his beloved grow old little by little.

Furthermore, the Star Seal can also be separated.

For example, the previously used Fire Release technique, the Xuanbi Ancient God Seal, was used to enhance Kai's Life Seal, increasing the Yang Release and adding the Creation and Regeneration Technique.

The one that amplifies Lightning Release can be called Takemikazuchi Seal, the one that amplifies Water Release can be called Midorikawa Seal, the one that amplifies Wind Release can be called Shinatobi Seal, and the one that amplifies Earth Release can be called Kamijouyama Seal.

However, it is named after a deity.

And from now on, the Star Curse Seal under the Stars will not be easily passed on by Shuichi.

After carefully putting away the scroll and sealing it, Hoshino Shuichi shifted his attention to the term tree.

Another entry is now in an active state that can be activated.

(End of this chapter)