Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 217 Xiao Di

"boom!!"

Rock fragments flew everywhere.

After destroying the rock pillar with his Rejuvenation Technique, Tokuma did not stop. From the perspective of his Byakugan, he could clearly see his opponent's chakra points.

And the distance has been shortened.

"Bang!"

With a single palm strike, there was no way to dodge; all of the opponent's attempts to evade were exactly what Tokuma had anticipated.

However, the next moment, a thick layer of rock suddenly rose up where the opponent had been hit.

Earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used in martial arts), petrification.

The power of the soft fist to sever the meridians is not enough to penetrate the rock covering the opponent at this moment.

The Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!

Within the realm of Bagua, the attack coverage of Dejian.

However, the body, which was not covered by rocks just now, is now protected.

until……

"Bang!"

Zhi Tu was hit by the final palm strike, but the spot where he was struck was still covered with rock.

But this time, Tokuma sensed something was different.

"Splash splash..."

The earth element disintegrated.

moment……

Earth Escape, Earth Prison Hall No More!

The rocks on the ground suddenly formed a semi-circular lid, directly enveloping Tokuma.

At this moment, Jido's true form also appeared, his hands pressing against the rocks, and chakra slowly flowing into him.

"Given the capabilities of those eyes and the force of that rapid rotation, being near or far seems to have little effect on you. So, trapped like this, how effective can your eyes be?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a loud bang came from the sealed rock strata.

"boom!!"

Chito smiled and said, "It's no use. If you can't break through the rock layer in one strike, your chakra will be continuously absorbed. Plus, with the chakra I'm injecting right now, the rock layer will keep regenerating."

"So... admit defeat!"

at the same time.

In the center of the stands, Onoki turned to Minato and said, "Hokage-sama, it seems Konoha has won this match again..."

Minato smiled and replied, "Lord Tsuchikage is too modest."

Uchiha Yun, standing behind him, then spoke up: "From the very beginning, this child from Iwagakure made a mistake. The Byakugan's ability is 360 degrees without blind spots plus X-ray vision. With such high concentration, Tokuma had already discovered the earth clone at the very beginning."

"While it's true that this kind of technique is rare in the Earth Prison Hall, and Tokuma probably didn't anticipate it at first, it's not enough if that's all..."

As soon as the words were spoken, a change occurred in the arena of the duel.

Chito, who was still placing his hands on the rock and persuading Tokuma inside to admit defeat, was completely unaware that a figure had appeared behind him.

Then, a set of Gentle Fist punches struck Chito, whose chakra meridians were hit, and he collapsed to the ground.

Then Tokuma, who had reappeared, spoke up: "I discovered your supposedly hidden earth clone from the very beginning, so my main body will not appear until your main body does."

With the referee's announcement, the winner of the first match in the top five to top three round was Hyuga Tokuma.

……

The second match then began.

This time, it seems that Inuzuka Hana got a bye, while Uchiha Izumi and Kirigakure's Muya were drawn into the match.

On the stands, Uchiha Yun smiled and said, "A remnant of the Hozuki clan? But if it's just the Water Transformation Technique, then it's truly a direct counter to Izumi."

Mei Terumi sighed and replied, "A one-on-one fight against an Uchiha with the three-tomoe Sharingan is a guaranteed loss. That wasn't the initial goal of this joint Chunin Exams."

"Let's finish this quickly. The information from this meeting is extremely important. After today's assessment, we need to get back to the village as soon as possible."

Minato nodded and said, "The information and significance brought by this Five Villages Meeting are indeed great. Perhaps in the future, we can hold Five Kage Meetings without having to use the Chunin Exams as a pretext."

"call……"

Onoki sighed: "If Akatsuki's ambitions are truly that great, then a meeting of the five great ninja villages might really be necessary in the future."

……

As expected, Izumi Uchiha won her battle at the venue.

The Sharingan genjutsu with three tomoe, combined with the lightning-attribute water transformation technique that naturally countered the opponent's, rendered the opponent unable to fight after only a few exchanges.

The internal competition among Team 10 concluded with Izumi finishing first, Tokuma second, and Hana third, bringing the third round of the Chunin Exams to a close.

After all, as a training ground for medical ninjas, the Inuzuka clan's straightforward attacks were too easy to avoid, whether against Izumi or Tokuma.

After the third joint Chunin Exams, the various nobles who had been staying in Konoha for more than a month left one after another.

The four major ninja villages, in particular, couldn't wait to leave Konoha with their respective genin.

……

Three days later, at the Hokage Building.

"Isn't this a bit too fast?"

Minato said with some helplessness, "Naruto is not even nine years old yet. If we seal half of the Nine-Tails into his body at this time, I'm afraid he won't be able to withstand the malice contained in the Nine-Tails' chakra."

Yun shook his head slightly, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Does Lord Hokage know what the Power of All Things is?"

Minato smiled and replied, "Yun didn't mention it at the previous meeting, so I naturally didn't ask. After all, it would be too impolite to casually inquire about such power."

Yun said, "I just didn't want them to know before. According to the inscription on that stone tablet, the power of all things in the universe is the combination of the power of Indra and Asura..."

???

Minato was stunned.

Indra and Asura...

Sasuke, and Naruto too?

"When will it start?"

"I asked in a deep voice," Minato asked.

Yun thought for a moment and replied, "About a week later, I will seal a part of the Nine-Tails into Naruto's body, and then I will let the little Nine-Tails communicate with its original body."

"Having witnessed the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails in the war with Kumogakure, I was able to realize that the Nine-Tails' power was incomparable to that of the other tailed beasts."

……

Meanwhile, in the surrounding areas of the Land of Earth.

Inside the temple, Deidara was still basking in the glory of the art performance he had just orchestrated.

At that moment, three figures stood in front of the temple. The appearance of the shadows made Deidara turn around and look at them.

"Who are you three...?"

"Sent by the old man?"

"Judging by this uniform, it doesn't look like it's from a village."

Uzumaki Sora said in a deep voice, "We are not ninjas from Iwagakure, nor were we sent by your teacher, Onoki, to capture you."

Deidara frowned and said, "Then who exactly are you? What do you want with me?"

Juzo Biwa smiled and said, "We are members of the Akatsuki organization, and we are here to invite you to join our organization."

"hehe……"

With a light laugh, Deidara said sarcastically, "Akatsuki? One of you is a Frankenstein's monster, another is a red-haired guy, and the third is wrapped in bandages... Does an organization like that have a future?"

"They have absolutely no artistic talent, yet they want me to join? No way!!"

These words offended all three of them at once.

Kakuzu then spoke up, saying, "With a personality like that, you don't seem like someone who'll live a long life. Sora, the red-haired guy he was talking about earlier, was he referring to you?"

Uzumaki Sora chuckled and replied, "No need to stir things up. Although this kid can be quite foul-mouthed at times, I think he's much more interesting than you."

"Whoosh."

With the executioner's sword removed, Juzo Biwa smiled and asked, "Should I teach him a lesson first? Young people don't know their place; they need to be taught a lesson before they can talk properly."

Sora raised his hand to stop Juzo: "As for you... I really don't know if you can win if you fight him. Don't be too confident, Juzo. Someone who can amuse me is no pushover."

At this time, Deidara, who had been overlooked, also became popular.

"You three have absolutely no artistic talent, you've been rambling on for ages, are you going to fight or not?"

Uzumaki Sora turned to Deidara: "Don't be angry. In fact, I think that to truly recruit you, we should respect your art. Am I right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a kaleidoscope suddenly appeared in his eyes.

In an instant, Deidara, under the illusion, began his series of artistic creations.

A moment later, Deidara, now fully awake, suddenly looked around.

"That was...an illusion!"

Kong nodded: "It is indeed an illusion, but within this illusion, all your explosive arts were unleashed, and my abilities blocked them one by one."

"You might think it's an illusion, or you might think it's a clear display of my abilities, but I just don't want to make too much of a fuss."

Deidara asked in a deep voice, "That blue chakra giant, and that last wooden golem that was a thousand meters tall with thousands of arms, were they really your power?!"

Uzumaki Sora nodded: "Your ultimate art might indeed reach the level of a single strike, but art shouldn't disappear after the explosion, don't you think?"

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, Sora's figure appeared instantly behind Deidara.

"I forgot to tell you, when you were dragged into the illusion, I had already inscribed the Flying Thunder God technique on your body."

"So... if you still refuse, then I have no choice but to ask you to die."

The warning from behind made Deidara's forehead bead with sweat; at that moment, he could clearly sense the killing intent emanating from behind him.

If I don't agree, I will definitely be killed in the next second.

And the terrifying power within illusions!

How is that possible?

How could a human possibly achieve that level?

"I... I agreed."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uzumaki Sora turned around with a smile: "The first new member is done. Next, let's go to the Land of Hot Springs to find the second one."

After leaving the temple, Deidara couldn't contain himself and tugged at the seemingly easy-going Juzo Biwa beside him: "What exactly does your organization do?"

Juzo frowned, thought for a moment, and replied, "For peace?"

???

Deidara was stunned. Was this answer meant to fool an idiot?

They'd grab someone, beat them up without a word, recruit them, and then leave with their followers. Then they'd claim the organization's purpose was peace? What a load of bull!

After thinking for a moment, Deidara asked again, "Is that guy very strong?"

Following his gaze, Juzo Biwa smirked and replied, "You've been involved in terrorist activities for the past two years, and you don't even know this kind of information? The Battle of the Sea of ​​the End was fought between Sora and Uchiha Kumo of Konoha."

The Sea of ​​Ending?

Deidara, who had been stunned for a moment, was instantly dumbfounded again.

He felt that he had been very brave just now. He was probably the only one who could survive after being called red-haired.

After thinking for a moment, Deidara tugged at Kakuzu's sleeve again: "By the way, I just heard you mention a partner? Who will be my partner in the organization?"

Kakuzu chuckled and turned to Deidara: "I don't think you'd want to be my partner, since I just killed my partner recently. Which one... do you want to be?"

Which one?

Has he killed several of his partners?

What kind of mental illness is this?

Unable to contain himself any longer, Deidara retorted sarcastically, "Even though I've only just joined the organization, if I were to team up with a senior like you, it's hard to say who would kill whom!"

At this moment, Sora, who was walking in front, turned around and said, "Don't worry, your partner won't be Kakuzu. Given that guy's penchant for killing his teammates, this time we've found him someone who can't be killed."

"Speaking of which, Deidara, your personality and abilities should get along quite well with that guy Tobi."

hooligan?

Deidara, seeing that Kong had replied, quickly stepped forward and asked, "Senior, who is Tobi? What's his personality like? Does he know anything about art?"

Kong held Deidara's face with one hand: "Anyway, you should get along quite well. As for art and stuff, at least he can plant landmines for you."

Deidara nodded, then asked, "Senior, someone with your fighting strength has joined this organization. Just how powerful must the leader of Akatsuki be?"

Kong chuckled and replied, "You'll find out once we find the second guy and go back. But I think you've got the potential to be a chatterbox..."

Juzo, standing to the side, chimed in, "Tobi is just as talkative. The two of them teaming up would definitely never be boring."

Kakuzu chuckled lightly: "A powerless guy teaming up with an apprentice is just something to avoid getting bored."

Once again mocked, a white centipede made of exploding clay suddenly coiled around Kakuzu.

Deidara said, "Frankenstein, if you talk like that again, I'll kill you right now! Don't think I won't kill you just because I just joined."

"Senior Kong can testify for me that you provoked me first..."

Kakuzu chuckled lightly: "Do you really think something like this can kill me? Or rather... do you think everyone in the organization is as useless as you?"

The sarcastic remark enraged Deidara, who immediately detonated the clay.

"drink!"

"boom!!!"

A sudden explosion rang out, and Kakuzu, who was covered in centipede clay, was instantly submerged.

However, when the dust settled, Kakuzu was still standing there unharmed.

"Looks like you really want to die!"

Kakuzu, equally enraged, was about to make a move when a voice rang out, instantly silencing him.

……

The debt keeps piling up; I owe eight chapters now.

(End of this chapter)