Ninja Pot Shadow

At that moment, a ninja saw Shibuki and immediately shouted, "Shibuki, you idiot, what are you doing back here? Don't worry about us! Let's go! Go find Kaede to save us!"

The other injured ninjas also cursed and yelled, telling Shibuki to run away quickly.

Ino and Kurenai didn't seem to have much of a threat, so they were automatically ignored.

"Teacher Hong, I have a new technique that I'd like to test out in a bit," Ino said.

Kurenai had heard a lot about Ino from Asuma and knew that Ino's ninjutsu skills were extremely high. After thinking for a moment, she agreed: "Okay, you give it a try. If you can't do it, just call me."

With a Jonin in charge, Ino felt quite at ease.

The only one I'm worried about is Shemu.

Hong cast an illusion spell and vanished right before everyone's eyes.

"Hahahaha—Shibuki, my good disciple, you've finally returned!" A man with spiky hair and a yellow headband slowly walked out, followed by more than ten ninjas. Judging from their headbands, they should be from Amegakure.

Shibuki clenched his fist three times and then released it three times: "Mizuki! Takigakure has never mistreated you, why did you do such a despicable thing?!"

He pointed at the surrounding villagers: "Betraying the village, betraying these companions who trusted you, and bringing the people of Rain Village into the village, don't you feel any remorse?"

Shuiyan gave a cold smile: "Companion? Your father's lies were nothing but nice words. In this world, only power is eternal! Boy, hand over the Hero's Water to me! I'll leave immediately, how about it?"

Shibuki looked at Ino, meaning, "It's your turn to make a move, don't just stand there."

"Should we leave this guy alive?" Ino asked in a low voice, pointing to the hookah in the distance.

Shibuki was stunned. Are all the genin from Konoha this reckless these days? Mizuki is a jonin from Takigakure! And you're asking whether we need to keep her alive?

He thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth: "No need to hold back, kill him."

Ino then pointed to the ninjas wearing Amegakure headbands: "Where are those guys?"

Shemu had absolutely no goodwill towards the intruders: "Kill them all!"

It was only then that Mizuki and the Amegakure ninja behind him noticed Ino. They were taken aback at first, and then burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha—Shibuki, you're a bit smarter than I thought. You actually knew to go to Konoha to find reinforcements? But, hahahaha...you're really hilarious!"

When Shuiyan came out a little later, he didn't see Hong, and then he grinned menacingly, "You should at least have hired a Chunin, right? You only hired a child? Is this a Genin from Konoha?!"

Several Amegakure ninjas were laughing loudly, but the Takigakure ninjas and villagers didn't laugh. They had seen the red figure earlier and assumed that the Konoha ninja had used a young genin as bait while he ambushed from the shadows.

Amidst their laughter, a faint sound of air being pierced mingled with their laughter. The hissing sound was still distant when the water arrow, propelled by the pressure, was already in front of them.

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"

The water pipe was the first to be hit. This Jonin from Takigakure had no idea of ​​the water arrows and hadn't anticipated this attack. He simply followed his intuition, honed over many years, and rolled to the left just before the water blast arrived.

His intuition, honed through life-or-death experiences, saved his life; the water ripples on Ino's side cut off to his right.

The solidified water-style chakra, driven by high pressure, resembled an extremely sharp and swift sword.

A tall ninja wearing a headband from Amegakure was cut in half at the waist on the spot, a smile still on his lips, his upper body began to slowly lean backward, while his lower body remained standing straight in place.

The Water Severing Wave was incredibly fast, like a silver thread. Ino only needed to tilt her head slightly, and the silver thread pierced through the bodies of seven ninjas, either through their necks or lumbar vertebrae. In just an instant, all seven fell into pools of blood.

The stench of blood and the sight of the seven people being dismembered startled Shibuki so much that he tripped and fell to the ground. The villagers and ninjas from Takigakure and Amegakure were not as disheveled as he was, but several ninjas who had previously thought that Konoha genin were no match for him were now horrified and had no time to process what had happened. Half of their forces had been wiped out.

Mizuki, being a Jonin from Takigakure, was experienced enough not to erupt in hysterical rage. Instead, she hid behind a tree with a sinister expression, gripping a kunai in her hand and contemplating a solution.

He reacted quickly, unlike the other ninjas. These Amegakure ninjas had actually escaped from Pain's side and were terrified; they were practically like stray dogs.

When they encountered ninjutsu they had never seen before and could not understand, their first thought was of the legendary figures in their village.

These guys aren't good at fighting, but they're pretty good at escaping.

They scattered, making it difficult for Ino's Mizutsudanbo to chase and cut them down.

Chapter 114 Ino's Steam Explosion

Seeing them scatter and flee, Ino immediately activated her new technique.

The water clone was originally identical to Ino. Then, water-based chakra and oil-based chakra were added in sequence. With her exquisite ninjutsu control, Ino made the water-based chakra and oil-based chakra fit together closely. Even with a 10-point "ninjutsu" skill, this last step was barely completed, but fortunately, it was still successful.

Filled with water-based chakra and coated with oil-based chakra, Ino's water clone appeared chubby, looking twice as big.

"Hmm, not bad. Art is an explosion, let's go!"

Ino pulled Shibuki, who was crouching and covering his head in defense, and quickly retreated. Now that Kurenai was present, there was no need to use a summoning beast. She made a hand gesture, and Kurenai's illusion technique covered her and Shibuki as well, and the three of them hid in the distance.

Upon receiving the order, Fat Ino immediately rushed over to set off a hookah.

Suigan was also holding a Water Release ninjutsu in his hand. The appearance of Fat Ino puzzled him a bit. What was this thing? Water Clone Technique?

With her chubby figure and endearing face, Fat Ino has a touch of playfulness and cuteness.

Two seconds later, he stopped finding it cute. The chubby Ino ran faster and faster, as if she were being inflated. In the blink of an eye, she grew taller and fatter, her whole body steaming.

He didn't know what the effect of this ninjutsu was, but it was definitely not something to be used for cuteness!

As Fat Ino moved at high speed, the oily chakra on her body surface heated up rapidly, while the watery chakra inside evaporated, causing her body to grow larger and larger until it finally swelled to a height of five meters.

Shuiyan realized something was wrong and immediately formed a hand seal.

"Water Escape·Water..."

He had only completed half of the hand seals when the water vapor inside Fat Ino's body reached its limit and rushed towards him, causing the water clone to explode on the spot!

A deafening roar followed, the massive tremor shaking the entire Takigakure village. Steam billowed in all directions, houses collapsed, trees were uprooted, and scalding oil, carrying crimson flames, mercilessly engulfed the entire blast area.

The water pipe and two ninjas from Amegakure were blown to pieces on the spot. In less than a tenth of a second, their bodies were burned to ashes by the hot oil, leaving no trace. The cremation and ashes-scattering processes were no longer necessary.

The explosion of her water clones left Ino, who was hiding in the shadows, feeling weak. She calmed herself and formed hand seals again.

At this moment, with the explosion, a large amount of water vapor shot into the sky, liquefied upon encountering cold air, and then condensed with dust in the air to form hail. These hailstones still contained Ino's chakra, and as she formed hand seals, the water clones, which had shrunk by more than ten times, condensed again.

Then came the process of Fat Ino running, heating, exploding, and condensing.

After killing three Amegakure ninjas in a row, Ino discovered that her water clones could fly, and at a pretty fast speed.

To test the effectiveness of this technique, she deliberately held back, and ultimately, three minutes later, she killed the last two Amegakure ninjas.

Seeing the immense destructive power of the explosion, Hong was shocked. If she were to encounter such a technique unexpectedly, she would also be blown to death.

"Is this the S-rank ninjutsu you obtained in Kirigakure?"

"Yes, I just learned it, and I'm not proficient yet."

After the explosions subsided, the villagers cautiously peered in this direction. They saw no hookahs or Amegakure ninjas, only several large craters, each five or six meters in diameter.

"Hahahaha—I'm so sorry, sorry, I used too much force and blew all those guys up!" Ino laughed and scratched her head, ostensibly apologizing to Shibuki, but actually just throwing a tantrum.

This time, not only Shibuki, but even the ninjas from Takigakure didn't dare to utter a sound. Good heavens, is this a genin from Konoha? It feels like Ino alone could wipe out their entire village. Kakuzu's act of throwing shuriken at the First Hokage from 800 miles away was truly ingenious! If Konoha's genin are this strong, how powerful must the First Hokage have been?!

Ino didn't even need Kurenai to intervene; she resolved the rebellion in Takigakure with just two ninjutsu techniques.

She knew perfectly well that these two ninjutsu, one belonging to the Second Hokage and the other to the Second Mizukage, were top-tier ninjutsu in the current ninja world. But the people of Takigakure didn't know that; they thought they were just regular ninjutsu in Konoha...

Ino was too lazy to explain; she told them to think whatever they wanted.

The rebellion in Takigakure was successfully quelled. Mizuno, the hero of Shibuki, didn't care. What she cared about was Takigakure's attitude towards her. Whether it was the Yamanaka family or the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, it was ultimately not up to her to decide. If you wanted to cause trouble in the ninja world, you couldn't do it alone.

Takigakure, a ninja village that hides behind a waterfall and rarely ventures outside its gates, is a good fit. By establishing a good relationship, both sides can engage in more cooperation.

The following day, with everyone present as witnesses, Shibuki became the leader of Takigakure. His deceased father and Tsunade were good friends, and he also wanted to maintain his good personal relationship with Ino.

Everyone understands the principle of investing in advance. After careful consideration, Shibuki privately gifted Ino a B-rank Wind Release ninjutsu scroll, Wind Release: Pressure Damage, which is said to be a powerful ninjutsu with destructive power like a natural disaster.

In return, Ino shared some of her experience in practicing Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet with Shibuki.

It's too early to say anything now. The relationship between the two sides needs to be nurtured little by little. Seeing that Shibuki was extremely busy, Ino returned to Konoha with Kurenai after receiving the confirmation of mission completion.

……

Tsunade's whereabouts are unpredictable, and often she herself doesn't know where she's going. However, the Yamanaka family's intelligence network is exceptionally strong. Ino only went to the analysis class for a short while, and three days later, she found Tsunade again in the Land of Hot Springs.

This time, she didn't pretend to be a little girl to deceive people. When Ino entered, she was arm wrestling with a dark-skinned, light-yellow-haired, and extremely strong man.

Holy crap, Ino was startled. That's the Fourth Raikage!

Two ninjas wearing headbands from the Hidden Cloud Village assumed a defensive stance, while Shizune, holding her pet pig Tonton, waved to her, signaling her to stand beside them.

Ino stood quietly beside Shizune, watching Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage arm wrestle.

Both of them were incredibly powerful, and their chakra had reached the point of being able to project outwards. As they continued to increase their strength, it was clear that Tsunade's wrist was gradually overpowering the Fourth Raikage. If she could hold on, victory would surely be hers.

Suddenly, a loud explosion followed, and after the smoke cleared, it was discovered that the Fourth Raikage had already broken Tsunade's wrist and won the bet.

Shizune looked incredulous, while Tsunade calmly explained, "This guy suddenly relaxed his strength halfway through, creating a gap between our hands, and then instantly accelerated, pressing my hand back down. That speed is really fast."

She looked at the Fourth Raikage and said seriously, "Although you used a little trick, you did win. Accept your loss. Now, tell me, where is the patient you want me to treat?"

Chapter 115 Becoming Tsunade's Apprentice

It was only then that Tsunade noticed Ino and immediately pulled her into her arms. Their intimate posture made Ino feel flustered.

Tsunade asked, "Oh, Ino's back! She doesn't seem hurt? That's great, that's great. Did you take that idiot Shibuki back to Konoha?"

This matter involves Tsunade's test mission, so it must be explained clearly. Ino then recounted how she sent Shibuki back to Konoha and then followed him to Takigakure.

Tsunade didn't care about the rebellions or the suppression of them; she only cared about the last part. Her eyes gleamed with gold: "It's an A-rank mission? Only you and Kurenai are going on the mission? If you split the money equally, how much did you get? Is it 500,000 taels?"

Jingyin covered her face, feeling extremely embarrassed to be following this boss.

Ino dared to come to Tsunade, so she must have made thorough preparations.

She earned her money through hard work, how could she throw it into a puddle!

She complained bitterly, "Takigakure did pay the fee, but my money... all my money was borrowed by Asuma-sensei!"

"What?! He dares!" Tsunade was furious.

Little Asma dares to "steal" her money? Does she have a death wish?

Ino explained with a distressed expression, "Asuma-sensei is getting married to Kurenai-sensei soon, and I'm already short on money. Then the Third Hokage made him learn how to use multiplicative explosive tags, and the result is... sigh, all the little money I finally earned..."

Tsunade was certainly familiar with the Mutual Explosion Tags. She was still quite wary of this S-rank ninjutsu developed by her great-uncle; it was terrifying! And incredibly expensive!

She also harbored resentment towards the Sarutobi father and son. "You have so much money, why don't you go gamble? Why are you practicing multiplying explosive tags? Why are you so foolish?"

Although Tsunade expressed her dissatisfaction, she didn't really take it to heart. With Ino's side of the pot increasing by less than one-eighth, the matter was considered to have been smoothed over.

The Fourth Raikage was never a good-tempered person, but he wasn't stupid. He knew that Tsunade was using this opportunity to give him a hard time and retaliate for his trickery during the arm-wrestling match.