Konoha's lexicon of ninjas

Chapter 262 Delivered Meat (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

Time flew by and it was already the 51st year of Konoha.

root base.

While Hoshino was holding little Tian Tian and teaching her the most basic cultural knowledge, Tian Yun, dressed in Hoshino's favorite cheongsam, was tidying up documents.

Seeing the two people, one big and one small, looking like father and daughter, Tianyun's smile became even more gentle and tender.

After she finished tidying up, she asked, "Shuichi, next month is your coming-of-age birthday. Have you thought about how you're going to celebrate?"

Xingxia Xiu looked up and said, "Plans can't keep up with changes, so let's not make any plans."

"Besides, having you all here is enough."

Tianyun, her eyes brimming with charm, said, "Then I'll give you a surprise."

Tian Tian looked up and said, "I also want to give Uncle Xiuyi a gift."

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Hideichi laughed and asked, "What gift are you planning to give Uncle that day?"

Every day, it wriggled around like a worm, giggling, "It's a secret!"

Pinch his cheeks with both hands, Hoshino Shizuka threatened, "Hmph, after you're punished, your training time will be doubled for the next two weeks."

Tian Tian was instantly dumbfounded.

Tianyun couldn't help but laugh uncontrollably.

Footsteps sounded, and Yamato appeared in the doorway: "Shuichi, the Fourth Hokage summons you!"

Upon hearing this, Hoshino nods, then gets up, puts Tenten down, nods to Tenyun, and disappears.

The Hokage's office.

With his head down and a somber expression, Minato Namikaze sensed Shuichi Hoshita's arrival and looked up, saying, "Shuichi, take a look at this."

Hoshita Shuichi stepped forward and took the documents from Namikaze Minato. After glancing at them, he was immediately stunned: "This... Amegakure has merged into Konoha?"

"It seems Nagato wants to strain relations between the five great ninja villages."

Minato Namikaze nodded: "Once Amegakure merges into Konoha like Kusagakure, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and even Sunagakure will feel a huge threat."

As for Kirigakure, it won't happen.

After all, the current Fifth Mizukage is his disciple's woman.

"Another point."

Minato Namikaze said, "It cannot be ruled out that Amegakure deliberately infiltrated Konoha to break through from within at a crucial moment."

Hoshita Shuichi thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "Teacher, I'm not worried about that."

"To Konoha, the power of Amegakure is nothing and won't cause any major trouble."

"Nagato wants to take down the Ten-Tails and fight me. If he takes me down, Konoha will be easy to suppress for him, not to mention that I made a bet with him."

"He is also intentionally pushing for the unification of the ninja world, probably because he thinks my methods in Kirigakure were too mild."

"Also, it might be to protect Xiao Nan."

Minato Namikaze pondered, "Indeed, for Nagato, the Ten-Tails is the key."

"We'll unify the ninja world. He can take down the Ten-Tails and defeat you. After all, at that level, no matter how many ordinary ninjas there are, they really can't participate."

"So, Shuichi, do you think we should devour Amegakure?"

Hoshita Shuichi looked at Namikaze Minato and smiled, "Sensei, you've already made your decision, haven't you?"

Minato Namikaze smiled and said, "Now that you and Nagato have reached a certain level of understanding, let's take over Amegakure."

"No matter what, it's at least beneficial for the future."

"Moreover, the more ninja villages we unify now, the less resistance we will face in the future."

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "That's true."

"Then I'll leave it to you, teacher."

"If you can unify the five great ninja villages during your term, you will be the strongest Hokage in history!"

Minato Namikaze chuckled and shook his head upon hearing this.

Without Hoshinobi Shuichi as his disciple, he wouldn't have had the confidence to successively conquer both Kusagakure and Amegakure.

"There's one more thing."

Minato Namikaze said with a strange expression, "That red bean wants to go to the root, and has applied several times already."

Xingxia Xiu paused for a moment, then asked, "Red Bean?"

"I remember she was a genin, right?"

"What is she doing at the root?"

The current function of Root is basically just to train talents for the Hokage's direct ANBU. What can a genin like Anko do there?

Those who went for special training were all better than her.

He wasn't qualified to join the Special Training Department or to go to Sarutobi Shinnosuke's place.

Minato Namikaze smiled and said, "Anko has been working very hard lately and has already reached the level of a Chunin."

"Moreover, she has your curse mark, and she was Orochimaru's disciple before. You are the most suitable person to take over the entire Konoha."

So you're making me a babysitter?

However, those who can be noticed by Orochimaru must have some talent.

"Alright, let her report to the headquarters."

Hoshino Shuichi reluctantly agreed.

After leaving the Hokage Building, Hoshino Shuichi did not personally return to Root. Instead, he sent a clone to oversee the area while his main body went to the Forest of Death to continue his training.

The thought of consuming Amegakure might trigger a series of unpredictable changes, which gave him a sense of urgency.

Being lazy for half a morning is enough.

……

Meanwhile, after Hoshino Shuichi left, Namikaze Minato considered for a moment and then sent Genma Shiranui and the other two to inform the people.

Nara Shikaku is the mastermind behind the journey to Amegakure.

Uchiha Shisui, Yamato, and Might Guy temporarily formed a team as guards.

Minato Namikaze was well aware that once Konoha and Amegakure made close contact, other villages would quickly react and even take action.

Sending out this lineup as guards should be enough to ensure everything goes smoothly.

Soon, Nara Shikaku and his three companions arrived one after another.

Minato Namikaze solemnly introduced the mission, causing Shikaku Nara, Shisui Uchiha, and Yamato to show surprise.

After the initial shock, Uchiha Shisui was filled with joy: "I'm one step closer to my goal!"

Might Guy listened with some confusion, completely not understanding why Amegakure would suddenly join Konoha.

But it didn't matter. This mission was very important, so he immediately said, "Fourth Hokage, rest assured, with us here, we will definitely be able to protect Lord Shikaku and help him complete the mission."

Uchiha Shisui and Yamato nodded in unison.

Minato Namikaze, completely trusting their abilities, smiled and nodded: "Then I'll leave it to you."

After saying that, he looked at Nara Shikaku: "Shikaku, Amegakure and Kusagakure are different. I'll leave the details to you."

"I grant you the authority to make temporary decisions!"

Nara Shikaku nodded solemnly, "Understood!"

Minato Namikaze nodded slightly: "Thank you for your hard work. Let's set off today!"

"yes!"

Nara Shikaku and the other three accepted the order in unison.

Half an hour later, the four met at the village entrance and then set off for Amegakure.

The next day.

Amegakure Village, Chief's Office.

Upon hearing her assistant report that the people from Konoha had arrived, Konan felt a strange sense of regret. She nodded and said, "Go and welcome them in."

"Yes."

The assistant immediately obeyed and turned to leave.

Xiao Nan sorted out her thoughts, then got up and went to the door.

A moment later, Nara Shikaku and the other three were led in by an assistant.

"Lord Konan!"

Nara Shikaku and his three companions were the first to bow.

Regardless of what happens in the future, Konan is currently the leader of a village. Although she cannot be compared to the Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages, she is of equal status in terms of power.

In particular, Hanzo was once known as a demigod.

"Welcome! Please follow me!"

Konan turned around and led Nara Shikaku and the others to the conference room.

To Nara Shikaku's surprise, only Konan from Amegakure was present at this meeting.

"Is this merely the leader's personal preference?"

Nara Shikaku had some concerns, but he didn't show them.

Instead, he subtly hinted at it while discussing the specific details with Xiao Nan.

Konan understood and said, "Don't worry, Shikaku-jonin, there's no one in the village who objects anymore."

Nara Shikaku, Uchiha Shisui, and Yamato were all secretly startled upon hearing this.

There was no one who objected.

In other words, all those who opposed him are dead!

The communication continued, and things went so smoothly that Nara Shikaku had the unsettling feeling that it might be a trap.

On the surface, the request from Yuyin Village seems too simple.

One: Treat everyone equally!

Although Nara Shikaku knew that achieving this would be quite difficult in practice.

However, from an overall perspective, such a condition is not only not excessive, but far below expectations.

It was even simpler than the last time with the Grass Ninja Village.

The following day, Nara Shikaku and his three companions set off back to Konoha with the details they had agreed upon with Konan.

That night.

Hoshita Shuichi teleported from Konoha to Amegakure Village after dinner.

Somewhat coincidentally, Xiao Nan happened to be in the bathroom when he arrived.

Emerging from the bathroom, Konan looked at Hoshino Shuichi sitting on the sofa and said coldly, "Don't you think it's extremely impolite of you to barge into someone else's home like this?"

Hoshino, with a face as thick as a city wall, said, "There's no need for such formalities between us, is there?"

Xiao Nan went straight back to her bedroom, changed her clothes, and came out to ask, "Why did you come at this time?"

Hoshino Hideichi smiled and said, "Come over here to check your cultivation progress."

"If Amegakure were to integrate into Konoha, regardless of your strength or your original status as the leader of Amegakure, you certainly wouldn't be treated as an ordinary Jonin in Konoha. This would be detrimental to the integration of former Amegakure ninjas into Konoha."

"Therefore, you might become a member of the Konoha Elder Council, just like the Third Hokage, and even one with real power."

"Although Amegakure has been disbanded, we will probably still need you here for a while, and Konoha of the Land of Rain is even less likely to give up."

If Konoha wants the ninjas of Hidden Rain Village to gradually integrate into Konoha, they must protect the Kingdom of Rain.

Konan naturally understood this as well, because it was also one of Nagato's schemes.

This is why Konoha could make Iwagakure and Kumogakure feel extremely threatened, to the point that they could not tolerate it, even with the intimidation of Hoshinobi Shuichi, the god of ninja.

"I know."

Konan nodded seriously: "However, it's too difficult to fuse it into Wood Release."

"Furthermore, if it were that easy, the First Hokage wouldn't have been the only one to achieve it before you."

Hoshino stood up and walked up to Konan, looking down into her eyes: "You could say that without me, there's absolutely no problem with it."

"But behind you is me, the God of Ninjas!"

"To say such a thing is to underestimate me."

As he spoke, Hoshino Hideichi grabbed Minami's hand and led her into the bedroom without giving her a chance to react.

Sitting opposite each other on the bed, Hoshino Shizuka said earnestly, "Don't resist."

Xiao Nan was puzzled.

She was already accustomed to the methods of spiritual cultivation, so naturally she wouldn't resist.

But the next moment, when she found herself in an unfamiliar environment, she realized: "Isn't this the mental world... an illusion?"

Hoshita Shuichi smiled slightly: "Welcome to the Demon Realm - Memory Palace."

"This is a real illusion based on my memories."

Xiao Nan asked in confusion, "A real illusion?"

"What do you mean?"

"Since it's an illusion, it's naturally fake."

Xingxia Xiu said, "The reason it is called a real illusion is because cultivating here, as long as it is within my ability range, is equivalent to using a physical clone to cultivate, and the cultivation experience is completely usable."

Xiao Nan's expression changed upon hearing this: "What?"

"Just like a physical clone."

Hoshita Shuichi smiled and nodded: "Not bad."

"Moreover, this place is like a dream, with extremely fast thought processes, which means that the time here is very different from the real time outside."

"What happens overnight outside can be several years here."

"Of course, this can also put a lot of mental stress on people."

"The only side effect is... staying here for too long might make it hard to distinguish between reality and illusion."

"Because for most people, this is reality, unless their perception surpasses mine."

"Of course, I'm also improving this illusion technique. In the future, the formation of the illusion will also be influenced by the perception of the person under the spell. Or rather, the illusion will obtain information from the person under the spell."

Before mastering electromagnetic escape, it would be difficult to achieve this step.

However, if one masters electromagnetic escape techniques, then it is possible.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Nan was deeply shaken. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Could the Infinite Tsukuyomi in the Eye of the Moon Project also be such an illusion?"

Infinite Tsukuyomi...

Hoshino Shuichi thought for a moment and said, "It should be different. What you think about during the day, you dream about at night, and your wishes are fulfilled in your dreams."

"Alright, now you will begin your special training within this illusion."

This kind of practice, even in Konoha, except for Asuka and the others, can only be enjoyed by entering the root special training.

Hoshino Shuichi had never used this on Konan before.

Today, he officially considers Konan a member of Konoha.

……

Time flies, and before we knew it, dawn was breaking.

Xiao Nan slowly opened her eyes, glanced at the sky outside the window, and looked somewhat dazed and tired: "Is this... reality?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded and said, "Of course."

"Get a good night's sleep!"

As he spoke, he stood up.

Xiao Nan asked instinctively, "Where are you going?"

Hoshita Hideichi chuckled lightly: "Of course I'm going home. What, you can't bear to part with me?"

In my dream, we spent three years together, communicating on a spiritual level, which changed many things.

Xiao Nan blushed, and her toes went numb, causing her to start scratching.

Smiling, Hoshixia Xiuyi disappeared.

After a long while, Xiao Nan sighed deeply, then got up to wash up.

……

Back in his bedroom in Konoha Village, Hoshino Shuichi, lying on the bed, was focused on the Glossary Tree.

Entry: [PUA Expert]

Acquisition Requirements: At least three people involved in PUA (Completed/Yakura/Asuka/Konan)

Entry effect: 100% increase in verbal skills, 100% increase in mental fortitude.

But Hoshino Shuichi felt he was wronged.

He was just saving lost people, how can you call that PUA?

Looking at the leaf-shaped entry, he decisively lit it up.

The effect of the entry took effect, and Hoshino Shuichi moved his mouth slightly, but didn't feel anything.

On the contrary, I felt a sense of spiritual elevation, my head felt cool, and the fatigue of the night disappeared instantly.

(End of this chapter)