radicalducati Chapter 75 Zhang Village
Chapter 75 Zhang Village
"So what are they doing in the Land of Whirlpools this time..." Akaishi wondered what exactly the group of Karatachi was up to.
"Genkura Karatachi is not only powerful, but also a ninja tool blacksmith. He hopes to forge a powerful set of ninja swords. The reason why the Hidden Mist Village went to the Land of Whirlpools to collect materials is precisely for this purpose..."
"When we first discovered this information, Akimichi-sensei and Jonin Jiraiya were also startled. Thankfully, you guys are alright." Yamanaka said with emotion, looking at Team 7 in front of him.
This mission...
The newly graduated Class 7 seems to have achieved even greater results than the Ino-Shika-Cho trio!
"Forging a ninja sword? This... is important?" Akaishi didn't quite understand this line of thought.
"Well, it's said that this guy, Goji, greatly admires the First Hokage and wants to emulate the way he divided up the ninja beasts. After forging a batch of powerful ninja swords, he plans to bestow them upon geniuses among the ninja clans and commoners, making them a force to mend the divisions in Kirigakure," Yamanaka said with an air of seriousness.
Akaishi:……
Look, who said the First Hokage was useless? The First Hokage is so great... Doesn't this just lead the enemy astray?
Having understood everything Akaishi wanted to ask, Lanwu asked curiously, "Brother Haiyi, what happened to you guys this time?"
Speaking of this, the boys Ino-Shika-Cho cheered up a bit—they did a good job too!
Not only did he arrive in Nara at a young age and already serve as a strategist, discovering a trap along the way and analyzing the situation for Jiraiya and Akimichi, thus facilitating the negotiation, but his special sensory abilities in the mountains and his ability to search and control the memories of targets gave the team an immediate intelligence advantage after breaking the ambush.
Choza Akimichi is no simpleton either...
Just as they realized there was a trap, Akimichi Choza showed his strength—he secretly ate all the food in the cabin, forcing the ship to stop at a small island in the land of seabirds to resupply, giving the team more time to prepare!
Akaishi:……
Akaishi patted Akimichi Choza on the shoulder.
"What are you doing?" Ding asked, looking at him in confusion.
"It's nothing..." Akaishi chuckled awkwardly—he had just tried to use [Big Red Mouth] on Choza, but failed.
……
After a two-week journey, the Akimichi Torifu and Jiraiya joint team returned to Konoha Village.
Upon returning, Akimichi and Jiraiya led everyone directly to the Hokage Building to report on the mission...
"I see... I didn't realize something like this could happen." The Third Hokage said calmly, then took a puff of his cigarette.
However, judging from the intermittent smoke coming out of his nostrils, the Third Generation was not at peace.
Before the Third Hokage could speak, Shimura's assistant frowned and said, "Since an agreement has been reached with the Mizukage, why are you still withholding the ore and Kirigakure's ninja tools?"
"Because at the time, we didn't know that the Mist Ninja was injured..."
Jiraiya had barely opened his mouth when Shimura interrupted, "Is that kind of thing important?"
Before Jiraiya could say anything, Akimichi spoke up, "Suke Shimura, I think it's in Konoha's best interest to show toughness now, especially since... these are still items from Genkura Karatachi. The Mizukage might be happy to see this happen, and we can just put them on the negotiating table later."
Upon hearing Akimichi Torifu's rebuttal, Shimura, though still displeased as ever, said nothing more.
Although Jiraiya and Akimichi Torifu are about the same age, Akimichi was a Jonin who served as Hokage's bodyguard alongside Shimura.
Akimichi Torifu and Uchiha Kagami didn't end up as "Hokage's assistants," but they still had more influence than the average elite Jonin.
The Third Hokage then spoke up: "Yes, you did a great job. After you finish, Akaishi, go to the medical ward and see Tsunade... Also, a major unexpected event occurred during this mission, but you not only completed it successfully, but also achieved unexpected diplomatic results... Therefore, the mission level is upgraded to A-rank, and the village will provide additional subsidies!"
Clearly, the Third Hokage was extremely satisfied with being able to reach a consensus directly with the Mizukage.
Although the newly expanded mission area of Konoha is not very large, "with the Land of Waves as the boundary", since there are only people on the island, its symbolic significance is very important!
In the past six months, various countries have speculated that Konoha is outwardly strong but inwardly weak, and that the external situation is deteriorating...
This sudden expansion of territory undoubtedly demonstrates that Konoha's power remains undiminished.
The previous mission to the small Land of Waves involved two elite Jonin, and that was the reason for that.
After three generations of approval, the nature of this mission was finalized.
As for whether to send more people from Kirigakure to reach a proper agreement, that's something the Hokage and the others need to consider.
After leaving the Hokage Building, Akaishi originally intended to go home and rest for a while, but Jiraiya specifically instructed Ranma to take him directly to Konoha Hospital—Tsunade would earn some extra money at Konoha Hospital when she wasn't on a mission.
……
In the clinic at Konoha Hospital, Tsunade placed one hand on Akaishi's left eye. Green chakra, symbolizing the Yang Release healing style, appeared on Tsunade's hand, and after a moment...
"Hiss..." After the treatment, Akaishi was able to open his eyes.
Sharingan - Awaken!
The marks on the skin appeared, but Akaishi's eyes showed no additional discomfort.
"Don't open your eyes for the next three days. Any potential damage needs rest to heal," Tsunade reminded her.
"Thank you, Lady Tsunade," Akaishi said gratefully.
Akashi originally intended to address Tsunade as "Junior Instructor," but since she was so close, he simply called her "Lady Tsunade."
"No need. You were injured while saving Lanwu, right? I won't charge you this time," Tsunade said, waving her hand.
Seeing that Tsunade and Ranma must have other matters to attend to, Akaishi tactfully left.
"Tsunade-neechan." Lan Wu suddenly looked at Tsunade seriously.
"Eh? You're not going to say that you two have something else going on, are you?" Tsunade teased deliberately.
"Huh? What else could it be? A personal grudge?" Lan Wu immediately snapped out of her "serious" state and said, "I... I've realized my shortcomings and hope to learn from Tsunade-nee!"
"Well... it's mainly about talent." Tsunade said, crossing her arms and giving Lan Wu a slap in the eye.
"I know I have a talent for this... but I'm not talking about this!" Lan Wu said irritably.
"Haha, going on a mission really makes a difference. I told you to study properly before, but you always thought it was a waste of time," Tsunade said with a laugh.
That's right, Tsunade did it on purpose.
She knew Lan Wu was referring to medical ninjutsu...
Lan Wu was also provoked this time.
Minato, who previously served as a sensory ninja, played a significant role on the battlefield in the Land of Whirlpools, a fact that is evident to all.
Without Minato's sensory ninjutsu, the best outcome for the three of them would be to escape after discovering the enemy.
The same applies to sealing ninjas...
This time, it's in the ruins of the Uzumaki clan. Akashi can use the seal here, which seems a bit like taking a shortcut. But if there were no such external conditions, Akashi could just find a cave and set up a barrier himself (with the help of the raccoon dog), which wouldn't be a bad way to deal with it!
Lan Wu was thinking at the time, if only she knew medical ninjutsu. If there had been another healing ninja at that time, who could have quickly restored her and her teammates' condition, even if Jiraiya and the others hadn't arrived, Kirigakure would have been worn down by Team 7!