Ninja Pot Shadow

Seeing Naruto's blank exam paper, he had a bad feeling. He immediately called Naruto to his office, set questions for him, and tested him on the spot.

"What kind of rubbish are these answers?!" Jiraiya exploded on the spot. He randomly asked ten questions, the simplest kind, and Naruto didn't get a single one right.

You're going to make him a ninja? Isn't that just harming him?

"I'm sorry! Hokage-sama, it's all my fault, I'm so sorry!" Iruka bravely took responsibility, bowing ninety degrees, believing that he had failed to teach Naruto well.

Jiraiya was at his wits' end. Naruto's theoretical knowledge was almost zero, making it really difficult for him to pass the Chunin appointment; he couldn't live with himself.

It's not that I'm disrespecting Minato, but you should just stick to being a junior ninja!

Ino is also facing some trouble. With Ino's strength, based on Kakashi's past example, she is more than capable of being a Jonin. When Kakashi was a Jonin, his strength was not as good as hers.

Ino's shortcoming was that she had completed too few missions. Jiraiya asked Tsunade to appease her and promote her to Chunin first. When she had completed a similar number of missions, he would promote her to Jonin.

Tsunade punched the newly minted Fifth Hokage into the wall with a single punch. My disciple is qualified to be Hokage, Chunin? Who are you kidding? But in the end, she still agreed to help deliver the message.

Ino didn't care about this at all; she just wanted Tsunade to leave the village as soon as possible so she could go out and cause trouble too.

She was extremely careful in deciphering the Fourth Kazekage's brain, and she didn't touch any of the secrets involved in the brain sealing techniques. Now she has only found one piece of information: she has found the location where the Fourth Kazekage buried the gold dust!

The global economic situation is not good, so gold cannot be sold all at once, otherwise the price of gold will be too low. The Fourth Kazekage often pans for gold in the desert, and over time, he has accumulated a considerable amount of gold.

The Fourth Kazekage did not tell anyone about this secret storage location.

There was a large amount of gold waiting for her deep in the desert. Ino was so anxious that she didn't care about being a Jonin or Chunin. It was just a few coins.

On the third day after Jiraiya became the Fifth Hokage, Ino, Shikamaru, Sasuke, Neji, and Shino were promoted to Chunin.

I changed the information on my ninja registration card and received my Chunin vest.

Ino took a picture with her Chunin vest and promotion certificate, and then put the bright green vest away.

You can wear these clothes or not; the village doesn't force you to.

Orochimaru, a man of his personality, had been wearing this disguise before betraying the village, hoping to leave a good impression on everyone. But then he heard, "What? Minato Namikaze is the Fourth Hokage? What the hell?!" He quit!

Ino was still wearing her crop top, Neji hadn't given up on his Chinese style either, and the Aburame clan, because their bodies were covered in insects, could only wear their clan's special clothes. Sasuke didn't seem to care much about the bright green clothes, and in the end, only Shikamaru changed into his Chunin vest.

Chapter 183 The Bewildered Pharmacist Kabuto

Otogakure is located in the Land of Rice Fields, with the sea to the north and the Land of Fire, the most powerful country in the world, to the south.

Orochimaru established a ninja village right on Konoha's doorstep and later became an ally of Konoha, and no one noticed anything unusual. It can only be said that the Yamanaka family, under Danzo's instructions, concealed this information.

The Land of Fields – just from the name, you can tell that this is a country that thrives on farming. While it's not entirely flat, the terrain is certainly not full of ravines and gullies.

News of Orochimaru's death and Danzo's elite force's attack on Otogakure spread quickly, with rumors flying everywhere.

Kidomaru and Tayuya may seem formidable, but they are actually only fourteen years old. They might be good at fighting, but they are not good at calming people down.

The two of them already had conflicts. When they were in a group of four, they could keep each other in check. Now that there are only two of them left, it's natural that neither of them would give in to the other.

When Kabuto Yakushi broke through the layers of blockade from Konoha and returned to Otogakure, things were in complete chaos on their side.

A ninja named Genyuumaru stepped forward to lead the village. He had a large clan and a strong personality. With some ability, he quickly recruited enough people. If Kabuto hadn't arrived in time, Genyuumaru might have burned Orochimaru's corpse.

Of the original four members of the Otogakure group, only Kidomaru and Tayuya remained. Adding the critically ill Kimimaro and Kimimaro's friend Jugo, there were barely four people left.

With his clansmen as the core, Genyumaru occupied Otogakure and prepared to challenge Danzo.

Kabuto Yakushi secretly entered the village and retrieved Orochimaru's body. Unwilling to stay there and wait to die, he immediately led a few others to escape. As the oldest, he became the leader, while Kidomaru and Tayuya continued to act as henchmen. Jugo carried the seriously ill Kimimaro on his back and also carried Orochimaru's body. The five of them quietly left Otogakure.

With too few people and in such a hurry, they lost a lot of important data and test subjects. Everyone, including Kabuto, seemed somewhat flustered; Orochimaru's death had a huge impact on them.

There's no time to worry about that now, let's run!

Like stray dogs, the five fled to Orochimaru's southern stronghold for temporary refuge.

Throughout the journey, they carried a certain expectation.

Jugo and Orochimaru had a lukewarm relationship. It was only because of Kimimaro's persuasion that he allowed Orochimaru to study his body. He had already planned that once Kimimaro died, he would go to Orochimaru's prison in the north, find the deepest cell, lock the door, and end his life there.

He didn't care about Orochimaru's life or death.

The other four thought that Orochimaru was not dead yet, and that maybe at any time, the corpse would open its mouth and a brand new Orochimaru would shed its skin and be reborn.

But expectations often fail to materialize. They waited for more than ten days, and Orochimaru's corpse was almost rotting, yet there was still no sign of him waking up.

Kabuto tried everything he could, but he didn't know how to save Orochimaru. He was too far from the battlefield, and the Reaper Death Seal was progressing too quickly. He didn't even know what had happened to Orochimaru.

"Wake up Lord Orochimaru, or I'll kill you!" Kimimaro, disregarding his serious illness, had a bone spur protruding from his wrist, pressed against Kabuto's throat. If the other party said no, he would definitely stab him.

Kabuto was five or six years older than him, but Kimimaro wasn't afraid of this slightly gloomy doctor at all. Within ten steps, no one could stop him! At least, that's what he thought.

Yakushi Kabuto extended two fingers and subtly pushed away his bone spur.

He is actually quite confused right now.

He had found meaning in his existence through Orochimaru, but now that his mentor was gone, what should he do? What meaning did his existence have left?

Kabuto Yakushi hasn't gone mad yet because Kimimaro is even mader than him. Kabuto often gets a sense of satisfaction from Kimimaro, thinking, "I'm unlucky, but this guy is even more unlucky than me."

But looking at Orochimaru's lifeless corpse, he couldn't hold back any longer and had to force himself to think.

The Reaper Death Seal is a top-secret ninjutsu in Konoha. The Grim Reaper comes and goes without a trace, and he had no idea about the twists and turns that had occurred. No matter how high his IQ was, he couldn't figure out the reason behind it.

He gestured for Kimimaro to step aside: "Let me see your Earth Seal, in the state of using Seal Two."

Kimimaro, who was nearly exhausted and suffering from blood disease, mobilized his chakra and entered the Cursed Seal II state without saying a word.

Ten minutes later, Kabuto shook his head. Both the Heavenly Curse Seal and the Earthly Curse Seal contained Orochimaru's chakra, or rather, Orochimaru's will. This was also a major reason why Kimimaro often said, "I and Lord Orochimaru are one."

The foundation of the cursed seal is Sage Mode, without a doubt. However, the technique that allowed Orochimaru to imprint the cursed seal with his personal mark is a very high-level clone technique.

The Shadow Clone Technique has the ability to replicate one's own consciousness. The shadow clones can think and make judgments based on the original body's situation. Orochimaru has gone further and become more bizarre in his use of the Shadow Clone Technique.

Theoretically speaking, as long as there is enough life energy, it is possible to draw out the consciousness of the clone within the cursed seal, allowing Orochimaru to be reborn as a clone.

But how to do it? For a moment, Dou really had no clue.

"Perhaps we could try using Lord Orochimaru's Impure World Reincarnation?" the female ninja, Tayuya, who was skilled in genjutsu, whispered.

Before he could finish speaking, Kimimaro, as if possessed, thrust his bone sword straight forward: "Lord Orochimaru is not dead!"

Seeing his intense killing intent, Jugo, standing to the side, threw a punch, deflecting his bone sword.

"Calm down!" Jugo pulled him back and whispered.

Kabuto Yakushi did not participate in their fight. Instead, he was deep in thought. He sat there without saying a word, motionless, and pondered all night.

He thought the Impure World Reincarnation technique might be a solution, but he didn't know how to use it. Orochimaru was already dead, and there was no way he would come out and teach him.

Even if Orochimaru is resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, what then? Will he be resurrected using the Sage's Eye? Or some other forbidden technique?

Kabuto couldn't help but think of his "vice president" lady, secretly rejoicing that the connection hadn't been severed and he could still go back and deceive her, hoping to get his hands on the Edo Tensei learning scroll.

He'll revive Orochimaru, and then revive his adoptive mother... But as a non-snake-like figure, he won't be as crazy as he is in the future; he'll mostly use a spy-like way of thinking.

Kabuto's resolve hardened instantly. He was afraid of doing things without direction, but having a general direction would make things much easier.

He looked at Kimimaro: "Whether you admit it or not, Lord Orochimaru is indeed dead. I need to return to Konoha to find information on the Impure World Reincarnation technique and also to check on the bearer of the Heavenly Curse Seal. You all stay here for now..."

Chapter 184 A New Look for Konoha Village

Danzo's raid on Otogakure was only halfway done. Genyuumaru thought he was very powerful, but in reality, he was nothing under the attack of Konoha's elite ninjas. His organized defenses were riddled with holes, and the ninja village was about to be destroyed when news of Jiraiya's succession as the Fifth Hokage was delivered by the Yamanaka clan's ninjas.

Danzo exploded on the spot.

Once he calmed down, he realized that when he tried to reason with the third generation, the other party talked about rules with him, but when he tried to talk about rules, the guy acted like a thug. What should he do next?

The elderly are generally stubborn and inflexible. This has its disadvantages, but it also has its advantages, namely that the elderly are unlikely to do anything rash.

The options of betraying the village or establishing his own independent forces with his confidants were not even within Danzo's considerations. If he was to die, he would die in Konoha.

He ransacked the Hidden Sound Village, obtaining a lot of Orochimaru's research materials and some secret ninjutsu. Afterwards, he immediately led his men out of the Land of Rice Fields and returned to the Hidden Leaf Village.

The Third Hokage's physical condition could only be described as good. Looking at the photo that seemed to be of Hiruzen Sarutobi at the age of sixty, he recalled their last conversation.

"Danzo, you'll regret this."

"Hiruzen, I am the Hokage!"

His words still echo in my ears, does he regret it?

Danzo's fighting spirit recovered quickly.

He was tricked this time, but it's okay. As long as he's alive, there's hope. He's already served as acting Hokage, even if it was only for two days. That's experience. Next time, when the Hokage position becomes vacant, he'll be the most qualified person to succeed him.

When Danzo returned to the village, he kept the gates tightly shut. When Jiraiya summoned him, he claimed to be seriously ill and refused to leave the house.

……

As the pollen that had permeated Konoha Village gradually subsided, Ino began to examine her harvest.

With such a wide impact and affecting so many people, the First Hokage took the blame very well. However, precisely because she was the First Hokage, many people harbored little resentment. Some said things like, "If it weren't for the First Hokage's Wood Release, Konoha would have been destroyed by Orochimaru," or "Pollen is better than flood." The First Hokage's image became increasingly wise and powerful, and the blame shrank, resulting in her only gaining four blame points. The Fourth Kazekage's corpse was a troublesome matter. The village took the blame for her, perhaps because Orochimaru killed him, and this corpse only gave her one blame point.

In any case, the Konoha Crush plan was another great success for her.

Following the First Hokage's teachings, she went to the river to practice diligently, skipping stones according to the techniques of "exerting force," "half-squatting," and "jumping," until her wrists ached, but she still couldn't master Flower Release or Wood Release.

Ino was furious. She decided to stop practicing and add more points!

A pot was thrown in, and the Flower Release, which is a combination of Water Release and Earth Release, was activated. Flower Release Lv1, which is already a bloodline limit.

Another pot was thrown in, Flower Escape lv2, and then it could never be upgraded again.

She tried them out and could use ninjutsu such as Six-Ring Flower Bloom, Twenty-Ring Flower Bloom, and Flower World Descent. In terms of power, it was definitely not as good as the First Hokage, after all, there was a considerable difference in chakra and ninjutsu levels. However, as a support method, or to be used unexpectedly in battle, the effect was still quite good.

The pollen incident in the village has just subsided; we absolutely cannot use these methods in the village now...

The remaining three pots are not enough to add enough "refined" ingredients.

Ino felt that she didn't lack chakra now.

The First Hokage thought Ino had too little chakra, but in reality, the First Hokage thought everyone had little chakra, so there was no comparison. At this stage, Ino's 9 points of "essence" was enough.

There was no need to hoard the three hot pots; she decided to continue working on addressing the weaknesses.

Add a dot to each of the characters “体”, “速”, and “印”.

Thanks to Tsunade's targeted training, previous battles, and the Ashura chakra given to her by the First Hokage, Ino's "power" automatically increased by a little.

It rose from 3 o'clock to 4 o'clock.