Ninja Pot Shadow

With a plan in mind and the opponent caught off guard, a Wind Release ninjutsu, arguably the most powerful among B-rank ninjutsu, would have been enough to take her life.

As the wind blade subsided, Ino used her sensory abilities to investigate and was quite surprised to find that the female ninja, Bufeng, was still alive after being hit head-on by Wind Release: Pressure! Judging from her life force, she didn't seem to have suffered much damage.

Chapter 144 Making a Big Pot

"Wind Release: Sky Bullet!" The female ninja's head emerged from the mud, and she spat out several wind-style chakra balls in Ino's direction.

Oh? This guy can use Wind Release too? Was he hiding underground using Earth Release before?

Ino quickly formed hand seals and used Wind Release: Pressure Damage again.

The opponent used the technique first, but their hand seals were noticeably slower than hers, and they unleashed two Wind Release ninjutsu simultaneously.

Ninjutsu of the same attribute can cancel each other out. Kakashi's Lightning Blade canceled Kakuzu's Lightning Release: False Darkness, but the ninjutsu level and the user's level must be similar.

Ino used a B-rank Wind Release technique, while Fufu used a C-rank Wind Release technique. The pressure instantly shredded the air bullets and then slashed down at the muddy ground where Fufu was hiding. The wind blades raged for more than ten seconds, and then she manipulated her wind-attribute chakra to create a whirlwind, slashing down two more times clockwise.

The soil billowed high, stones flew everywhere, and blood and bits of flesh shot into the sky along with it.

Ino sensed it again and was surprised to find that the other party was still alive.

Holy crap?! Is this Hidan dressed as a woman?!

This little-known female ninja was a complete surprise to her.

Lacking sufficient intelligence, Ino immediately chose to retreat.

She used the Hidden Mist Technique to conceal her vision, then hid in the shadows, occasionally using C-rank ninjutsu and shuriken to probe Fufeng and gather information.

What followed was rather strange. After Wind Release: Sky Bullet, Bu Feng used Water Release: Evil Mouth, Earth Release: Rock Pillar Spear, Fire Release: Phoenix Flower, and Lightning Release: Earth Walk in succession.

Although the speed of casting the technique was not fast, and there was a noticeable transition time each time a new ninjutsu was used, Bufeng did indeed use ninjutsu of all five elements.

It's worth noting that Ino uses three chakra natures: water, earth, and wind, which has earned her the reputation of being a genius ninja of the younger generation in Konoha.

Because of the relationship between the elements, her fire and lightning chakra natures are very difficult to develop, which is the norm for many ninjas and is a normal phenomenon.

Many Kage-level powerhouses have developed four attributes.

Those who possess all five elemental attributes, like the Third Hokage, Orochimaru, and Kakashi, are extremely rare.

Is this woman also a super genius with five chakra natures?

As the battle dragged on, Ino gradually learned more about the woman.

She wasn't a genius of the five elements at all; rather, she had chakra stored in her body of all five elements, and she had to switch between them every time she used a new elemental ninjutsu.

Bu Feng's body is like mud, capable of transforming at will, but she still has a physical form.

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!" Ino quickly formed hand seals.

The silver waterline instantly sliced ​​through the woman's long hair, revealing a dense network of blood vessels beneath it—veins that could trigger trypophobia. These were her true form.

Bu Feng's body instantly aged drastically, then turned into a pile of mud. Only her hair and blood vessels continued to contract rapidly, attempting to save her life in this way.

The Scorpion Master and Brother Scorpion that Xiao Di mentioned transformed themselves into human puppets, retaining only a heart that uses chakra. This one is similar; no one knows what kind of secret technique it is, but she has managed to transform herself into something resembling a hair spirit.

Ino overturned her previous assumption that Hidan was dressed as a woman; this guy was clearly a scaled-down version of Kakuzu and Hidan combined and then dressed as a woman.

"How pathetic." Ino didn't have any fire-style ninjutsu, so she spat out a mouthful of oil, then lit it, burning the hair spirit Fubuki to death.

……

The Wind Release, Water Release, and later the Mist Concealment Technique alerted Tan He, who was in the distance.

The Grand Magistrate showed no intention of sending anyone to support Bufeng; he ordered his only remaining ninja to carry him and run quickly.

He hadn't run far when a kunai flew from behind and pierced his calf. Carrying Tanhe on his back, he tumbled down the mountainside like a gourd.

It took Tan He, who was bleeding from his head, a long time to regain his senses. A rather old voice said to him, "Lord Tan He, it's been a long time."

Tan He struggled to open his eyes and saw the people in front of him clearly, especially the old man in the lead. He was shocked and realized his own predicament.

"Danzo?! Are you insane?! You're going to betray your country!"

Danzo said expressionlessly, "Treason? You betrayed Konoha first, didn't you?"

Although he felt that this tone was a bit different from Danzo's usual tone, Tanho didn't pay much attention to such details in the face of life and death. He was a hawk of the daimyo faction, while Danzo was a hawk of the ninja faction. The radicals of the two factions hadn't spoken much.

"Do you want to start a full-scale war between ninjas and daimyo?" Tanhe seemed very confident, believing that the other side wouldn't dare to do anything to him.

Danzo smiled sinisterly: "There are no ninjas here. You were attacked by bandits. What a pity. The Grand Magistrate was killed by bandits. Konoha will definitely avenge you."

Realizing he was doomed, Tanhe steeled himself: "Konoha Village? You still remember you're a village? The land beneath your feet is the Land of Fire! It was the Daimyo of the Land of Fire who took in you bunch of stray dogs, freaks! The Daimyo is the true master; you are nothing but a group of lowly servants..."

Ino sensed intense hatred and numerous plans to overthrow Konoha from Tanhe's mind. The reason these plans were not implemented was simply because the two sides were not evenly matched in terms of military strength.

This guy hates ninjas; keeping him around will only cause endless trouble.

Ino had no intention of kneeling down to lick the daimyo's shoes, nor did she want to betray the ninja class. Since the conflict was irreconcilable, she could only deal with this person who embodied the conflict.

Danzo took matters into his own hands, not with a kunai, but like many bandits, he used a long sword to slit Tanho's neck.

The high-ranking official, dressed in fine clothes and eating sumptuous food, clutched his throat forcefully, his eyes filled with resentment, as if trying to memorize the face of his enemy.

Only after the Grand magistrate had completely passed away did Danzo turn and leave with his men.

The ninja who had been stabbed by the kunai in the distance was only knocked unconscious, not dead. He only managed to crawl out shakily after Danzo and the others left...

He was horrified when he saw Tan He's body.

If he failed in his duty as a guard and carried Tanhe's body back, he would certainly be severely punished. But if he escaped, wouldn't the blame fall on him? After much deliberation, the ninja decided to carry Tanhe's body back to the Land of Fire.

At the same time, he firmly remembered the name Danzo. As a ninja from a small village, he didn't know Danzo at all, nor had he ever heard of the name. But he overheard the conversation between Tango and "Danzo." He didn't know him, but surely Lord Tango wouldn't be mistaken? There was only one truth: the murderer was Danzo!

Meanwhile, Ino cleaned up the scene. The hair essence had been burned to ashes. The ninja who had been hit by the Mind Transfer Technique had his brain crushed by her. Even the Yamanaka family could no longer investigate.

Even so, she still used earth magic to search the entire scene.

Earth Release is an absolutely brilliant ninjutsu for destroying evidence. With a flip and a roll of the earth, you can easily cover up the truth, even if you tie Conan, Heiji, and Shuichi Akai together, you won't be able to find any clues.

Chapter 145 The King of Pots is Born

Ino returned to the prison and found that Buggy had escaped with a group of prisoners, so she followed the trail.

She didn't show herself for the first two days. It wasn't until the third day, when the prisoners were about to leave the Land of Fire, that she appeared before Buggy and Morinoida as if it were a chance encounter.

"Your face looks familiar. Have I seen you somewhere before?" Ino asked.

Morino Date glanced at Ino's Konoha headband but remained silent.

"The way you walk, the way you hold the kunai, all prove one thing: you are a ninja from Konoha, you are a rogue ninja!" Ino, transformed into a famous detective, said decisively.

"I didn't! I just..."

"But what?" Ino didn't expect to hear any answer. She couldn't catch a rogue ninja like Orochimaru, but this kind of small fry was easy to handle.

Without using any ninjutsu, she knocked Morino Ita to the ground in just two moves.

"Come back to the village with me, and let Morino Ibiyo interrogate you properly..."

Before she could finish speaking, someone on the other end exclaimed in surprise, "Big Brother is still alive?"

……

Meanwhile, in the capital of the Land of Fire.

The Third Hokage, accompanied by his bodyguards Kakashi and Shikaku, came to meet the Daimyo.

The man who had always acted like an idiot was now filled with anger, but even more so with fear.

Without saying much, he showed the three of them Tan He's body.

They are ninjas, not coroners. What can they possibly learn from this fatal stab wound?

The important thing is the ninja's testimony.

Tan He knew Danzo, but he didn't.

He could only describe the enemy's attire based on his observation from a distance, emphasizing the massive wind-style ninjutsu used on the scene. Finally, he said, "...Lord Tanhe recognized the enemy. He called him...Danzo. They only exchanged two sentences before Danzo killed Lord Tanhe."

The three from Konoha were all feeling incredibly overwhelmed.

They weren't worried about the daimyo ambushing them with 500 axemen. They wouldn't be afraid of even 5,000 ordinary people, let alone 500.

They just felt things were very difficult.

The Third Hokage immediately refuted this, saying that Konoha should not be blamed for this.

"This must be a clumsy setup, designed to sow discord between the daimyo and the ninja village. Danzo is... is innocent..."

When he said Danzo was innocent, he himself felt disgusted.

Suppressing his anger and fear, the daimyo tried his best to maintain his usual composure. He tapped the table in front of him with his folding fan: "Where is Danzo? Where is he? Why isn't he here?"

I wish I knew where Danzo was!

The Third Hokage reluctantly replied, "Danzo has encountered some problems with his ninjutsu training and is currently recuperating in the village."

He made up his mind that if the daimyo insisted on seeing the person, he would find someone to impersonate Danzo using transformation magic...

Da Ming remained silent, and the scene was unusually quiet.

The Third Hokage tried to get things back on track: "I can arrange for the Yamanaka clan's ninjas to examine the body. Often, the body doesn't lie."

The Yamanaka clan's ninjas? Aren't they just your village's ninjas? What can you possibly find out?

The Daimyo knew he wouldn't get any results today, and that Konoha would never admit it, so he had no choice but to back down. He had already backed down countless times over the years, and today was just another one.

"No need. Talking about it is like dying a violent death. Let's leave it at that." He got up and left.

The Third Hokage, Kakashi, and Shikaku stood there, their expressions somber, remaining silent for a long time.

They didn't talk to each other on the way back to the village. They called Mitokado En and Utatane Koharu, and the five of them discussed the matter.

Kakashi remained silent, pretending to be just a background figure and decoration.

Upon hearing that Danzo had killed Tango, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu's first reaction was... Oh? This guy finally couldn't hold back anymore?

It's no secret that he's trying to make peace with hostile ninjas; for a group of ninjas who spend their days gathering intelligence, his intentions are quite obvious.

When the two advisors heard that Danzo had spoken with them and they were about to take action, they were not surprised at all; on the contrary, they thought it was only natural.

The Third Hokage puffed on his cigarette without saying a word.