Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 171 Collect some interest first

"Danzo and Sarutobi Shinnosuke, along with the Sarutobi clan, the Shimura clan, and 140 Jonin from Root, are heading to the Land of Rain to cooperate with Hanzo in wiping out the Akatsuki organization?"

Looking at the detailed figures on the document—81 members of the Sarutobi clan, 42 members of the Shimura clan, and 17 members of the Root clan plus Danzo—Ning Yuan felt somewhat pleased.

This has really pushed Hiruzen Sarutobi to his limit.

It's not surprising that Ning Yuan could produce 140 Jonin from these two clans plus Root.

It's true that Konoha has 150 registered Jonin, but that doesn't mean Konoha only has that many Jonin.

Konoha has many ninja clans, and each clan harbors a large number of private soldiers. The Uchiha, Hyuga, Ino-Shika-Cho, and other clans can all produce a large number of Jonin.

The Hyuga clan alone at this time could easily field 100 ninjas with Jonin-level strength!

It's quite normal that Danzo and Hanzo changed their strategy and decided to directly attack the Akatsuki instead of negotiating with them.

After all, the Akatsuki organization in the original work probably only had a few thousand members, with a fighting strength of one or two hundred. If it weren't for Danzo's strong encouragement, Hanzo probably wouldn't have bothered with it.

But now the Akatsuki organization has a fighting force of 3,000, a core membership of 50,000, and over a million civilians under its command, making it a veritable regional power.

As the saying goes, taking down a force of three to five hundred people is called cracking down on organized crime, while taking down a force of thirty to fifty thousand people is called suppressing a rebellion!

Since it's about suppressing a rebellion, the obvious course of action is to start a war directly.

Ning Yuan never expected that Hiruzen Sarutobi would be so bold as to send out 81 people, led by his own son!

This is a huge investment!

It's important to understand that training a Jonin is no easy feat. It involves 15 to 20 years of complete separation from work, with plenty of food, medicine, medical care, and learning resources provided.

Moreover, not everyone has the qualifications to become a Jonin. Training 80 Jonin may mean that there will be 800 Chunin who fail to be selected later, and there probably won't be many Genin.

With the resources provided by the Sarutobi clan, anyone who embarks on the path of a ninja should be guaranteed to become a Chunin.

Even though the Sarutobi clan has the funds provided by Konoha and doesn't consume much of their own resources, if these 81 people were to perish, the Sarutobi clan would still suffer a severe blow!

What? You're saying the Hyuga clan is more extravagant than the Sarutobi clan?

The accounts aren't really calculated that way.

The Sarutobi and Hyuga clans have different physical constitutions, which makes it significantly more difficult for members of the two clans to become Jonin.

As long as Hyuga clan ninjas eat three normal meals a day and undergo one hour of chakra extraction and one hour of Gentle Fist training daily, they can basically reach the combat strength of a Jonin by the age of 15 or 16.

Hinata is a prime example. Despite everyone saying she has great potential, the truth is she's the worst Hyuga character, and her potential has never materialized.

Even at 16, Hinata still managed to exchange blows with Pain using her Gentle Fist and Twin Lion Fists, demonstrating that her strength had already reached the level of a Jonin.

The Sarutobi clan, however, does not possess such talent; they consume more, expend more energy, and spend more money!

Just like the difference between an ordinary person and a genius on Earth.

Geniuses only need to follow the steps of nine years of compulsory education and finish high school to get into a 985 university.

For an ordinary person, after finishing school, they have to attend tutoring classes, then find a private tutor, eat meat and fish every day, drink Six Walnuts to boost their brainpower, buy all sorts of "smart drugs," and keep up with all kinds of learning machines and e-readers.

After more than ten years of hard work, I finally got into a 985 university.

Although both are students from 985 universities, the resources they need for growth are completely different, which is the difference between the Hyuga and Sarutobi clans.

This difference wasn't apparent when Hiruzen Sarutobi continued as Hokage. In any case, the Sarutobi clan had the funds to go all out, and even if my consumption was ten or a hundred times that of yours, I was determined to make up for it with high-end combat power.

But now that Hiruzen Sarutobi's position as Hokage is dwindling, will he still be able to so easily misappropriate funds after he steps down?

In particular, news has spread from the front lines that Minato Namikaze single-handedly took on an entire village.

A new star, even more dazzling than Sakumo Hatake, is rising!

Do you think Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't be anxious?

The annihilation of the Akatsuki organization was a sign of Hiruzen Sarutobi's desperation.

You said this is a civil war, but they didn't say they were going to attack you. Why did you have to get involved?

Isn't it because they think the Akatsuki are easy to bully, and they want their son to make a name for himself as soon as possible so he can become Hokage?

Anyway, the people of Konoha don't know what the Akatsuki organization is all about, so I can exaggerate a bit. I can say that the three leaders of the Akatsuki all have Kage-level combat power, and they also have 5,000 elite soldiers and 50,000 Genin, which is extremely terrifying.

"I'm happy when you're anxious!" Ning Yuan put down the documents; he hadn't forgotten how he grew up.

It's rare to be able to return to my childhood and have the advantage of my age to chat with Tsunade. But because Hiruzen Sarutobi is always looking at that crystal ball, I have to hide my talents and end up like a Wallfacer.

Even though Kurenai Yuhi is by my side, I still feel stifled!

I just wanted to be a simple and happy child, but I was forced to form alliances and become a great demon king who wanted to unify the world!

It's all your fault, Hiruzen Sarutobi!

Consider your 80 clansmen and your eldest son as my first wave of interest!

What?

You're saying Konohamaru is gone?

The Third Hokage was a brat; once he's gone, he's gone.

Senju Nawaki died too.

"Hong, let's go, let's go fight!" Ning Yuan called out.

"Can we go to the front lines?" Kurenai asked excitedly.

Because of her training in "Arcane Pen Palace," Kurenai Yuhi's mental strength increased significantly. Not only did her genjutsu almost surpass her father's, but "Phoenix Dance in the Nine Heavens" also improved her physical skills and physique. All of this combined led to an increase in her ninjutsu proficiency.

When you become powerful, you unconsciously want to find a place to use it.

It is only natural for a person to display their divine power in front of others!

However, because she was learning the art of Gou Dao from Ning Yuan, she also had to hide her strength.

Like Ning Yuan, she also felt aggrieved!

I've been wanting to find a place where I can really let loose and express myself without restraint for a long time!

"Not the front line, but it's pretty much the same!" Ning Yuan said.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Kurenai Yuhi said.

"good!"

Due to the war, Konoha was placed under military control, and people entering and leaving the village were subject to thorough checks. Even leaving the village was difficult, and entertainment businesses like Ningyuan were brought to a complete standstill.

However, this could not contain Ning Yuan, who had already mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Even the ninja world's courses are no problem; not only Ning Yuan knows Shadow Clone Technique and Paper Clone Technique, but Kurenai Yuhi can also use them.

They didn't do this before, simply because they didn't want to, and also to leave an impression of being a good boy for the third generation.

This impression has now worked successfully.

No one would suspect that the couple, who were still in class, were actually clones, and the Third Generation wouldn't bother to check.

Since Ning Yuan began to lie low, he hasn't paid attention to Ning Yuan for a long time.

From Konoha Village to the Land of Rain, Minato Namikaze's chakra allows for three teleportations.

Ning Yuan possesses strong mental power and high-quality chakra, yet he only needs to use it once.

As he emerged from a secret room, Yahiko was already waiting outside.

"The Akatsuki is doing quite well. I heard they've recruited 5,000 ninjas and 50,000 civilians?" Ning Yuan asked with a smile.

"It's all thanks to the leader's excellent methods!" Yahiko laughed. "I never expected that after we stopped talking about ideals and started paying these ninjas a salary, they would start joining us so enthusiastically!"

"That's normal!" Ning Yuan said. "These ninjas were developed by Hanzo for the sake of peace in the Land of Rain, which means that these ninjas have some peace-loving sentiments. They've turned to plundering simply because they can't survive. As long as they can live, who would want to be a bandit!"

Yahiko nodded: "Even so, we still executed many wicked ninjas!"

"That's perfectly normal!" Ning Yuan nodded. "You should be glad you acted early. If you had waited two more years, these ninjas would have gotten used to raiding and living the life of mountain bandits, losing all desire for peace. At that point, recruiting them like this would have been impossible; the only option would have been extermination!"

Yahiko nodded, feeling a strange sense of relief.

Thankfully, the leader warned them early, otherwise the Akatsuki would have truly become the sinners of the Land of Rain.

Actually, it's not the Akatsuki's fault at all, but Yahiko is a good person, and good people are used to looking for problems within themselves.

"What's the situation with Hanzo now?" Ning Yuan asked.

"Our sources have sent word that although Hanzo hasn't directly declared war, judging from the resource mobilization and the various orders he's issued, he's indeed preparing for war!" Yahiko said. "Furthermore, he's issued an order to recall all Amegakure ninja, ostensibly to restructure the Amegakure system and maintain peace in the Land of Rain. We're currently worried about this!"

This is indeed a very worrying matter, because your Akatsuki organization is calling for peace in the Land of Rain, and I, Hanzo, am now also calling for peace in the Land of Rain. Shouldn't you listen to me?

But if you listen to that, you'll fall for it. If you actually go to the meeting, he might actually detain you.

Not going is not an option, which contradicts what you advertised.

While the people under Akatsuki's rule will certainly trust Akatsuki, it's hard to say about the people in other places. It will definitely be much more difficult for Akatsuki to carry out its work in other places in the future.

This situation is somewhat like a high-ranking general on the frontier who commands a large army being recalled by an imperial edict.

If you go back, you risk being stripped of your military power and detained or killed on trumped-up charges.

If you don't go back, the court will accuse you of holding military power and plotting a rebellion.

This situation was indeed difficult to handle, but Yahiko was not flustered at all because the leader had arrived.

Yahiko has also started learning history, not only the history of the ninja world, but also the history of Earth.

After studying the history of both worlds, Yahiko discovered that his leader was truly an exceptionally intelligent person, so intelligent that few in both worlds could rival him.

How could someone like that not be able to figure out a way to deal with Hanzo's scheme?

Looking at Yahiko's expectant eyes, Ning Yuan felt helpless. Being too capable is also a problem, as it can easily make subordinates develop a dependency mentality.

Especially for someone like Yahiko, who is young and has little life experience, once he converts to Christianity, he is prone to fanatically worshipping himself, making himself seem like an omnipotent god.

"Nominally, Hanzo remains the leader of the Land of Rain, and our Akatsuki organization obeys his leadership!" Ning Yuan said. "So since he invited us, of course we should go!"

"But!" Yahiko said, "Wouldn't that be very dangerous? What if they've set up an ambush?"

Yahiko has become smarter; he's not as innocent as before!

"Don't forget, Hanzo recalled all the ninja of Amegakure!" Ning Yuan shrugged. "So, do you understand now?"

Yahiko was taken aback at first, then his eyes lit up.

Understood!

You didn't just summon the three of us, you summoned the entire Amegakure ninja.

We have three thousand Amegakure ninja under our Akatsuki command, bring them all!

If you want to take action, then just wipe us all out in one battle!

"This battle was inevitable. To prevent further damage to the Land of Rain, we must act swiftly!" Ning Yuan said calmly, "The first battle will be the decisive one, a battle that will decide the fate of the world!"

"Yes!" Yahiko nodded excitedly. After developing for so long, the time has finally come to unify the Land of Rain!

(End of this chapter)