Ninja Pot Shadow

"Alright, alright, I'm in. Mind Transfer Jutsu!" With her hands forming hand seals and aimed at Tsunade, Ino's consciousness was enveloped by chakra and rushed into Tsunade's mental world in the next second.

Tsunade did not resist, but stepped aside and let her consciousness take over her body.

Ino took the lead, conversing with Tsunade in their mental world. The details of their family's secret techniques couldn't be discussed, but some of their external effects could be mentioned.

"What a peculiar technique. Does your Yamanaka family also... well, that's not important. To me, the Yamanaka family's secret technique is very similar to the Spirit Transformation Technique, but there are also fundamental differences. If my body is injured, will your body also be injured?"

Ino nodded: "Yes, it's because the secret technique connects the two. Teacher, your body is injured now, and my main body will also be injured. So the Yamanaka family can only be responsible for some intelligence gathering work. When fighting, we need the Ino-Shika-Cho trio to cooperate."

Tsunade thought about it seriously for a moment: "Alright, you can go out now. I need to redesign my ninjutsu strategy."

……

She spent two days redesigning it. With five days left until the Chunin Exams, minus the day Ino would take to return, she only had four days left.

The three people and the pig had just left the Land of Tea when they were stopped by a group of debt collectors.

They can retaliate against ninjas, but when facing ordinary people, Tsunade still adheres to some ancient rules, namely, not using ninjutsu on ordinary people.

They could only run.

"Don't let them get away! The one with the biggest boobs is Tsunade!"

Tsunade quickly wrapped her clothes around her chest twice.

"The one with the word 'gambling' on her clothes is Tsunade!"

Tsunade immediately put the clothes on Shizune.

"Grab them! That girl with the blonde ponytail is Tsunade!"

Tsunade instantly transformed into a little girl, and a whole bunch of debt collectors rushed towards Ino...

The three men and the pig scattered and fled, eventually reuniting in the mountains behind the town after shaking off the thugs.

Ton-ton let out a series of "puff puff" sounds from exhaustion. Ino also sat on a large rock nearby to catch her breath. "My god, it feels so exciting to run away from debts!"

Tsunade instructed her not to use ninjutsu or chakra, explaining that this was part of training her taijutsu. She could only run using her physical strength, and was currently exhausted.

The three men and the pig breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the thugs hadn't caught up.

Drinking, gambling, being chased, escaping, and discussing spiritual techniques in their spare time became their daily pastime for the last four days.

Tsunade and Shizune were too stubborn. Neither of them possessed Yin Release chakra, and the Spirit Transformation Technique required extremely high levels of Yin Release chakra and Yin Release abilities. For the past ten years or so, they could only wildly speculate about the Spirit Transformation Technique, but they were actually unable to practice it themselves. They couldn't even pass the first hurdle of getting started.

Ino's timely appearance made up for the shortcomings of the two in actual operation.

Not to mention her superb Yin Release level, Ino's high "Ninjutsu" level of 10 also gives her enough comprehension to participate in completing this secret technique.

The Spirit Transformation Technique is an S-rank soul ninjutsu that allows the soul to leave the body. However, the technique is currently missing a lot of information. One of the most critical issues is that once the user undergoes Spirit Transformation, they may become a pure soul, and the connection between the soul and the body will be directly severed, instantly turning them into a wandering ghost. After a few minutes or tens of minutes, the spirit will dissipate, and the person will die!

Chapter 150 The Corpse of the Fourth Kazekage

Tsunade and Shizune are doctors, not murderers. If every person who practices the Spirit Transformation Technique dies, they will go crazy.

Ino doesn't have this problem. The Yamanaka family's secret technique has the key to returning to the body. She can't tell Tsunade and Shizune how to practice the family's secret technique, but she can achieve a similar effect.

By borrowing the secret techniques of the Yamanaka family to supplement the missing parts of the Spirit Transformation Technique and successfully complete this procedure, she can also deduce the method for the soul to return in accordance with the Spirit Transformation Technique, at which point things will be simple.

The origins of ninjutsu can be traced back to the Ninjutsu school. The Ninjutsu schools of the Sage of Six Paths and Ashura were not meant for fighting and killing. It's normal for people to learn a little bit of each other's techniques and then copy each other.

Once the most dangerous hurdle is overcome, the rest becomes much easier.

The core of the Yamanaka family's secret techniques is the "communication" skill obtained from the Sage of Six Paths, which is now known as the Mind Transfer Technique. This technique forms the basis for a series of subsequent secret techniques.

Strictly speaking, this is a technique passed down by immortals, and its level is higher than the original spiritification technique.

However, the core of the Mind Transfer Technique lies in the word "transfer." This technique is not a ninjutsu used in battle, so if the recipient is injured, the user will also be injured. Ultimately, the Sage of Six Paths did not teach this technique to the Yamanaka family so that they would engage in bravery and violence.

The core of the Spirit Transformation Technique lies in the word "transformation," which allows one's chakra to transform into a soul, ignoring distance, to occupy and kill the enemy.

This technique exempts the Mind Transfer Technique from the flaw of causing injury to both the user and the recipient, truly transforming it into a ninjutsu that kills without leaving a trace.

Spiritualization, flying regardless of distance, and returning to the body are the three main steps.

When it comes to specific issues, such as how to mobilize chakra and how to form hand seals during practice, Tsunade, Shizune, and Ino are also researching. Later generations are not necessarily inferior to their predecessors, and the original Spirit Transformation Technique may not be 100% correct. They are constantly making adjustments.

According to the requirements of Kato's secret technique, the first spiritualization is very important. The body, mind, and external assistance all need to be perfect. Tsunade did not rest for three days and kept adjusting the secret medicine prescription she had completed.

Ino wasn't in a hurry. The Spirit Transformation Technique was rated as an S-rank ninjutsu, but it was still incomplete. She wouldn't rashly practice it; being cautious was more important than anything else.

Minato Namikaze's Rasengan was brought to its full potential by Naruto, and Kakashi's Lightning Blade was also a powerful killing move that was born from Chidori and was developed over more than ten years.

Ino wasn't in a hurry at all. Having mastered the Yang Seal, she was confident in dealing with the Grim Reaper.

She had a very fulfilling month.

Let's not talk about drinking and gambling.

Under Tsunade's tutelage, she solidified her foundation in ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu, sealing techniques, and medical ninjutsu. Since graduating, she has been adding attribute points to improve her skills, but her actual foundation is still what she learned at the Ninja Academy and Yamanaka Katekyo.

The Yamanaka family possesses a wealth of knowledge, but their limited perspective ultimately prevents them from surpassing a Kage-level powerhouse like Tsunade.

Tsunade's guidance transformed Ino from a high school student into a university student, broadening her horizons and elevating her perspective in a completely different way.

"Teacher, shall I head back to the village now?"

While studying the prescription, Tsunade waved her hand impatiently: "Go back, hurry up and leave. Next time you come, remember to bring me some sweet chestnut yokan."

Shizune raised a hand: "Me too! Me too!"

After getting to know the pretty senior, she also showed her goofy side, which left Ino speechless.

The pet pig Tun Tun next to it also made two happy "puyu puyu" sounds, meaning that it wanted a gift too!

Ino actually wanted to talk about how Tsunade succeeded the Third Hokage after his death.

Based on her observations, Tsunade absolutely did not want to be Hokage. What were the benefits of that position? Not only was it exhausting, but you also had to be at the forefront of battles.

If you do well, people will say you're the granddaughter of the First Hokage, which is only natural. If you don't do well, people will criticize you and say you've disgraced your ancestors.

Ino's own background is strong enough, so whether or not she has a teacher who became Hokage is not important to her.

On the contrary, if Tsunade becomes Hokage, she will focus too much hostility on Ino. "You are the Hokage's disciple, you should be at the forefront! If you send her to investigate the Akatsuki today, and to capture the masked man tomorrow, how can she survive?"

Tsunade treated her well, and she just wanted the other person to be happy.

The Hokage position is a hot potato. Rather than wasting time and effort, it's better to let Tsunade continue to enjoy her life.

However, these things haven't happened yet, so I don't even know where to begin.

After saying goodbye to Tsunade and Shizune, there were still two days left until the final Chunin Exams.

On the way, she hesitated, wondering whether to detour to Otogakure to create some chaos and then shift the blame to Danzo.

After careful consideration, she abandoned the plan.

too dangerous!

Even though Orochimaru had impersonated the Fourth Kazekage and gone to Konoha, the seriously ill Kimimaro was most likely at home.

Ino wanted to dominate the weak and didn't want to face a martial arts master who was always ready to fight to the death.

If someone like Kimimaro is single-mindedly focused on fighting, most people simply can't withstand it. Even Ino can't guarantee that she can do things flawlessly. This is completely different from dealing with ordinary people like Tan He.

If things go wrong and the blame is not shifted, it will backfire and cause trouble.

Taking away Orochimaru's experimental records and subjects would indeed yield enormous benefits, but Otogakure is too dangerous, so this option must be abandoned.

Ino traveled swiftly, patiently searching the land between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire, which was also the Land of Rivers where her Team 10 had fought against Raiga Kurosuki.

The Fourth Kazekage arrived in Konoha with his guards. This was a formal visit, not a sneak attack. After entering the Land of Fire, he would be escorted by Konoha ninjas, so he would certainly not take any remote or secluded paths.

Ino used her shadow clones to search along several main roads, asking around at shops along the way, and confirmed their route in the Land of Rivers. Later, they found the body of the Fourth Kazekage in a relatively remote valley.

Orochimaru didn't try to cover up the scene much; the bodies of the Fourth Kazekage and his two guards were clearly visible.

Judging from the traces at the scene, it was a close-range sneak attack. The Fourth Kazekage was almost immediately seriously injured and was killed by Orochimaru after only a few exchanges.

That shadow's death was so incredibly frustrating.

The Fourth Kazekage's heart was taken away; it's unknown whether it was kept in preparation for the Impure World Reincarnation.

His skin had completely disappeared, leaving his face a bloody mess with no facial features visible. His sacred robe and hat, which symbolized his status as the Kazekage, had also been taken away. His ring and other tokens of identity had also vanished. Judging solely from the corpse, it was hard to imagine that this was the Fourth Kazekage.

Chapter 151 Sending Money and Visiting

With Orochimaru's abilities, it wouldn't have been difficult for him to carry out this assassination flawlessly, but he was too reckless.

His immortality allows him to act as he pleases in many situations, having lost about 70-80% of the caution he displayed during his ninja days.

Just like many criminals who forge items like to leave their mark inside fake paintings and porcelain, Orochimaru is now showing a similar trend: I leave clues, and if you can't find them, that's because you're incompetent.

Leaving aside the Fourth Kazekage's bloodline limit "Magnetic Release," which could be used to create clones if scientists with expertise in this area were found in the future, his corpse alone is quite valuable.

Corpses can also speak. The ninjas of the Yamanaka clan are very good at reading information from the brains of the dead. Ino naturally has this ability as well. The information in the brains of the Fourth Kazekage, the Kage of a village, is even more important.

Secret accounts, village secrets, weapons and equipment, puppetry, ninjutsu—all these things are like a treasure trove hidden in the Fourth Kazekage's mind. Even with a special brain-sealing technique, slowly deciphering it will yield a wealth of secrets.

There's not much to say about Ino; she'll pack it up and take it with her to study later.

Orochimaru didn't try to hide anything, did he? It's alright, I'll help you.

If your Sunagakure village can't find the body later, that's Orochimaru's fault, what does it have to do with me?

Using Earth Release, Ino rolled over the scene twice, eliminating all traces, before leaving the Land of Rivers and returning to Konoha.

Upon returning home, Haiyi discovered that his daughter's mental energy had surged dramatically, now far surpassing that of her father.

Ino told Tsunade it was because of the family's secret techniques, but when she got home, she said it was because Tsunade taught her well.

Anyway, there's no way for the two of you to confront each other.

Haiyi gave Ino a few words of advice, telling her to rest well at home, not to wander around, and to focus on preparing for her final exam.

Fifteen minutes later, Inoichi secretly arrived at the Nara residence. Not long after, Akimichi Choza, the fat son of the Akimichi family, also arrived.

Shikaku got straight to the point: "I attended Tanhe's funeral. The daimyo privately sent someone to hint to me that he could support me to become Hokage, but I refused."

The three parties have been allied for so many years, and they all know the importance of this alliance. Shikaku spoke very frankly.

Inoichi had a lot of information: "The conflict between the Daimyo and the ninja village is already very sharp. The Daimyo is far more capable than he appears. He probably has more than just supporting you to become Hokage, right? He must have other tricks up his sleeve."

Shikaku nodded: "Yes, his people made a promise that the ninja clan members can serve in government in the future. After making meritorious contributions, they can also obtain their own territory like samurai. Then they can recruit their own vassals in the territory. If we want, we can even establish our own ninja village."