Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village.

Almost instantly, Mei Terumi sensed the hostility from Yumi Uzumaki. She raised an eyebrow, a seductive smile curving her lips, and leaned slightly against Yoru, her body resting on the table.

Her slender waist and buttocks pressed against Ye's shoulders, causing Ye to pause.

"asshole!"

Yumi Uzumaki's eyebrows twitched wildly, and a surge of chakra welled up within her, causing her red hair to bounce, making her look like a cat with its fur standing on end.

Sensing Yumi's chakra, Yoru finally raised his head, grabbed Terumi Mei's slender waist, and slapped her pert buttocks hard amidst her gasp. At the same time, he stood up and handed the information in his hand to Yumi.

"Take a good look at this intelligence."

"Yes, Lord Ye."

Ye's actions made Yumi purse her red lips slightly, but she didn't say anything, focusing her attention on the scroll in her hand.

With just one glance, Yu Mei's expression changed, and she subconsciously raised her head to look at Ye.

"She's probably a little older than you," Ye said softly. "Do you...know her?"

“Hmm, Uzumaki…Kushina.”

Yumi softly uttered Kushina's name: "She was a genius in our Uzushio Village back then. Even the clan leader highly praised her talent for sealing techniques. However, because of her outstanding talent, she was sent to Konoha very early on. I have never met her."

"After the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed, I never heard from my clansmen again. I never imagined that she would become a Jonin in Konoha and the Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails... Well, the Uzumaki clan's special constitution is indeed the best vessel for tailed beasts."

"No one is a container."

Night gently pinched Yumi's little face: "With me here, you can't become a vessel."

Yumi, who was initially saddened by the memory of the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools and her own tragic childhood, blushed deeply, stammered, and even started to steam from her head.

This sight displeased Mei Terumi, who crossed her arms and let out a soft snort.

She was still feeling the spurt in her butt when this guy actually started flirting with a little girl right in front of her!

"According to intelligence, the Uzumaki clan's powerful sealing techniques have a tremendous suppressive effect on tailed beasts."

Mei Terumi suddenly spoke up: "If the Nine-Tails goes berserk, are you able to suppress her?"

ha?

Yoru looked at Mei Terumi with a bit of confusion.

Sister, are you kidding me? She's Uzumaki Yumi, not Otsutsuki Yumi. How is she supposed to suppress Kurama?

Yumi naturally understood the unusual meaning in Terumi Mei's words, but she looked at Yoru with utmost seriousness: "I don't know just how powerful the Nine-Tails is, but if Lord Yoru needs me, I will do my best!"

"Don't listen to her nonsense."

Night ruffled Yumi's red hair and smiled, "However, I do need your sealing technique. The Nine-Tails' power is too great. If we let her run rampant on the battlefield, even if we have a huge advantage, we will be reversed by her."

"Therefore, if I can severely injure her in the upcoming battle, you will need to perform a second sealing on her to ensure that the Nine-Tails remains inside the Jinchuriki and does not escape to affect the battle."

"In other words, in the upcoming battle, I may have to fight alongside you."

"Fight alongside... Lord Yoru..." There wasn't a trace of fear on Yumi's face; her large, blinking eyes were filled with excitement: "Really?!"

"There's no other way. Although it's very dangerous, I have no choice but to send you."

"No, it's not dangerous at all, I can do it!"

"what."

Looking at the beaming Yumi Uzumaki, Mei Terumi behind her let out a cold laugh at Yoru.

Scumbag!

There will be more at night

Chapter 48 Critical illness

Being able to fight alongside Yoru on the battlefield is the greatest affirmation for Yumi Uzumaki.

Yumi left the tent full of energy to continue treating the wounded in Kirigakure. Terumi Mei pouted sarcastically and said, "~With me here, you can't possibly become a vessel~ huh~"

"Snapped!"

Another slap landed on Mei Terumi's pert buttocks. Mei Terumi covered her buttocks and quickly moved aside, her face flushed as she looked at Yoru.

Night passed her and returned to her seat, then said with a serious expression, "Captain Terumi Mei, is there anything else? If not, I have to attend to official business."

"Ugh, you're so annoying!"

"Although the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is exceptionally powerful, Konoha cannot allow a Jinchuriki to appear alone on the front lines. They must have other contingency plans. Captain Mei Terumi, please keep a close eye on the battlefield intelligence."

"knew!"

Whether out of anger or embarrassment, Mei Terumi covered her buttocks and instantly left the Night's tent.

A slight smile appeared on Ye's face, but it quickly vanished, replaced by a serious expression.

Redemption interface is now open!

"With my current combat strength, I am completely outmatched against monsters like Jinchuriki who possess massive amounts of chakra and have extremely strong self-healing abilities."

"The limitations of Hyōrinmaru are negligible for Kurama. Although the power of the fully chanted Black Coffin is not bad, it will definitely not be able to kill Kushina instantly. On the contrary, it may even cause her to unleash more tails."

"To win this war, I need even greater power."

Ye's gaze fell directly on an item on the system exchange panel, which was near the front and was shimmering with a faint light.

[Zanpakutō Hyōrinmaru (Swastika)]

That's right, it's Bankai!

In the Shinigami power system, Bankai is the second stage of Zanpakuto's release, following the first stage of its release—Shikai, and is also the final form of Zanpakuto.

Bankai allows for a more thorough and comprehensive release and use of the Zanpakuto's abilities. After Bankai, all Shinigami experience a qualitative leap in their spiritual pressure and combat power. Depending on the individual, the combat power in Bankai state is generally about 5 to 10 times that in Shikai, and it also greatly enhances the abilities of Shikai!

If Yoru in his initial form possesses Kage-level combat power and can utilize the environmental boost from the 'water element' to defeat some veteran Kage-level powerhouses.

Therefore, once Yoru has Bankai, he will possess combat power comparable to those Kage-level powerhouses!

Putting everything else aside, if Yoru had Bankai when fighting Jiraiya, he would have dared to go head-to-head with Jiraiya. Forget about Sage Mode, he would have just activated Daiguren Hyōrinmaru and started slashing directly, instead of dodging and weaving like this.

Yoru really wanted to exchange for Hyōrinmaru's Bankai, but unfortunately, he didn't.

The reason is simple: not enough points!

[Zanpakutō Hyōrinmaru (Swastika)]

Item level: SS

Item Description: Obtain the full true name of 'Zanpakuto Hyōrinmaru' and complete the soul synchronization with 'Zanpakuto Hyōrinmaru'.

Price: One million points. (Half price)

The price of Hyōrinmaru's Bankai is half price, only 500,000 points are needed to redeem it, but Ye currently only has 410,000 points, which is far from enough.

In this war, both Kirigakure and Konoha suffered heavy losses. Kushina's Tailed Beast Ball directly annihilated countless Kirigakure ninjas. Of course, the same was true for Yoru's Ice Release earlier.

The massive deaths of Konoha ninjas brought Night nearly 200,000 points, and the defeat of Jiraiya gave Night a total of 260,000 points.

"What a pity, if I hadn't exchanged for Instantaneous Roar, it would have been almost done."

If he didn't exchange for Shun's Strike, Ye's points would be 460,000 right now, just 40,000 short of exchanging for Bankai.

But there was nothing Ye could do.

In that situation, without exchanging for Shun'ou, Yoru's power was simply no match for Sage Mode Jiraiya.

"In other words, I just need to accumulate 60,000 points on this battlefield."

Night pondered to herself, this was both difficult and easy, it mainly depended on Night's luck.

If Ye can kill a few characters who have appeared in the original work and trigger a few missions, then Ye can easily accumulate enough points. But if Ye kills characters who haven't appeared yet, then it might be a bit troublesome.

One Jonin costs 2,000 points, so 60,000 points would require a full 30 Jonin!

"Damn it, maybe we should just open the gift box!"

Each gift box is worth 1,000 points, so 410,000 points would be 410 gift boxes!

I have over four hundred boxes, how could I possibly not ship them?

Ye Zhen wanted to steel herself and open them all, but then she thought better of it.

It wasn't that Ye didn't believe in his luck; after all, he had opened the 90th Ghost Path Black Coffin and the 81st Binding Path Void-Severing Coffin—a true master of luck, earning him the nickname "Golden Finger." Ye was simply worried that the system might be playing dirty tricks, secretly altering the drop rates or something.

Gamblers can't win the house; they still need to play it safe...

Suppressing the urge to take a gamble, Ye Shen took a deep breath, closed the system interface, and began processing the files.

……

With the fall of Tsunan Town, a breach was created in the Fire Country's Hidden Mist defense line.

To prevent the Hidden Mist Village from advancing unimpeded, the Leaf Village had no choice but to tighten its defenses and focus its forces on the Misawa Bridge.

"Who would have thought that Mizuki Yoru would actually wield such power? I've never seen ice release of that level before!"

"The entire town of Jinnan was frozen in an instant; it was like a natural disaster, truly terrifying..."

"I've only ever heard of that level of technique in stories and legends. It's said that the First Hokage possessed power of that caliber. I never imagined that Mizuki Yoru also had it..."

"What First Hokage?! Mizuki Yoru is just a brat from Kirigakure. Does he even deserve to be compared to the First Hokage?!"

"But he killed Lord Jiraiya!"

A chattering sound came from inside the tent. Shisui, who only had one eye left, sat in the corner, silent and trying to adjust his state.

The battle in Jinan Town served as a stark warning to him. The difficulty of dealing with those Mist Shadows far exceeded any enemy he had encountered before, and he had to remain vigilant at all times.

Otherwise, next time he might lose not just his right eye, but his entire life.

"Zhi Shui, come out for a moment."

Suddenly, a soft call interrupted Shisui's meditation. Seeing that it was Fugaku calling him, Shisui followed without hesitation.

"What's wrong, Chieftain?"

Looking at Shisui's one eye, Fugaku sighed and said, "You... you don't need to participate in the next battle. Go back to the village."

Shisui frowned deeply: "Why, clan leader? I only lost one Sharingan, I wasn't seriously injured. Jiraiya-sama died protecting the village, I only lost one eye, how can I back down? I..."

"It's not about the Sharingan."

Fugaku interrupted Shisui and patted him on the shoulder, despite Shisui's puzzled look.

"News just came from the clan that your father's condition is... rather bad."

"what?!"

Chapter 49 Uchiha Hikaru

Shisui rushed towards Konoha at top speed and returned to Konoha before the sun had set.

sunset.

The entire village of Konoha was as lively as ever. The defeat at the front lines of Kirigakure and the death of the legendary Sannin, Jiraiya, did not seem to have been announced by the Konoha leadership yet.

The entire Hidden Leaf Village is still immersed in the joy of Sunagakure signing the surrender document and the great victory at the Battle of Kannabi Bridge.

The streets were bustling with people. The residents of Konoha were laughing and toasting in the restaurants and taverns. No one noticed that Uchiha Shisui, dressed in military uniform, was walking straight through the stairwells and heading quickly toward the Uchiha clan's territory.

Many people in the dark areas noticed the water stop.

According to the rules, ninjas returning from the front lines before the war is over should register immediately and report to the Third Hokage. Shisui's decision to rush directly to his own clan's territory was actually a violation of the rules.

But they seemed to know what had happened and did not stop Zhi Shui's actions.

When Uchiha Shisui returned to the Uchiha clan's territory, he found that the Uchiha clan was already in a somber atmosphere.

This situation made Zhishui's heart skip a beat, and he quickened his pace even more.

At the entrance of the Zhishui family mansion, a beautiful figure was waiting for something. Upon seeing Zhishui appear, the beautiful and gentle figure relaxed and called out, "Zhishui!"

"Mikoto-sister!"

Zhi Shui quickly stepped forward.

Mikoto Uchiha's gaze immediately fell on his right eye, which was wrapped in bandages, and her expression changed slightly: "Shisui, your eye."

"It's alright, Mikoto-nee, it's just a minor injury."