Master, Please Become a Hokage

Maintaining the stance for performing the Ninja Body Technique, for a long time... a long time...

Pop~.

Sarutobi Ryo stepped back.

System notifications arrived together.

However, the progress aspect was a bit interesting.

[Maki: 30%]

In fact, many individuals don't need to reach 100% to receive the reward.

As for the remaining progress, it should be hints related to favorability, obedience, and the like.

"In any case, there's progress with the Magnet Release."

After confirming that Maki would have her body functions slowed down due to the Ice Release, meaning... even if she didn't eat or drink for several days, she would remain in a low-consumption state, Sarutobi Ryo directly left the suite.

Once he locked the door with the key, Sarutobi Ryo completely left the hotel.

This place had been rented for several days, and no one would disturb him during that time.

The corruption of the Sand Village elders had instead become the best cover for his actions. Wouldn't you say that's like lifting a rock to drop it on your own feet? Heh...

......

Before dawn arrived.

Sarutobi Ryo arrived at the entrance of the Sand Village.

Infiltrating the Sand Village was relatively difficult.

But through interrogating Maki, Sarutobi Ryo learned of the gaps in the Sand Village's several guard posts.

The Sand Village was surrounded by mountains on all sides, but that wasn't a problem.

Using Earth Release ninjutsu to infiltrate, and taking advantage of the guards' unpreparedness, Sarutobi Ryo successfully entered the Sand Village under the cover of darkness.

There weren't many pedestrians on the dark roads.

Following the shadows all the way, according to the address provided by Maki, he found Yakura's house.

After entering, he only found simple living furniture, which showed Yakura's simplicity in life.

In the innermost part of the room, he spotted a storage room with a sealing jutsu.

The sealing jutsu was personally set by Maki, which showed Yakura's trust in her disciple, as well as Maki's accomplishments in sealing jutsu.

Sarutobi Ryo, who already had the "key", easily broke the barrier, took out the scroll, glanced at it, confirmed it was the real deal, and then put it in his pocket and left directly.

From beginning to end, from infiltration to departure, Sarutobi Ryo didn't alarm anyone.

Because he didn't do anything extra, and only aimed to steal things, his actions were very smooth.

After Sarutobi Ryo left, the sun began to rise.

The residents of the Sand Village walked onto the streets, and a new day... began.

Chapter 34: Magnet Release Acquired!

Eastern border of the Land of Wind, the front line of the Sand Village.

This was the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers.

Because of the existence of the Land of Rivers, Konoha and Sand formed a buffer confrontation.

After the Third Shinobi World War broke out, greater friction continued to occur on the borders of various countries.

It could be said that the Shinobi World War had entered its first stage.

The widespread establishment of tents had become a wartime command base.

In the largest camp tent in the center.

Yakura sat cross-legged.

The action of clasping her hands together represented that she was extracting chakra.

As her cultivation progress increased, the surrounding air began to surge.

It was as if... wind was being produced.

But it was different from normal Wind Release chakra.

The surrounding air fluctuated up and down, and the speed of air movement in each place was different.

This was not a phenomenon that any Wind Release ninjutsu could cause.

"Yakura."

Soon, an Anbu member lifted the door curtain, allowing Chiyo to walk in.

It also brought in the light of dawn from outside.

After reading the Magnet Release insights of the past Kazekages, Yakura absorbed, sorted, and digested them, and finally her strength went a step further.

"Yes."

Yakura nodded expressionlessly.

"Going further on the road to success... Elder Chiyo, what happened?"

"It's like this..." Chiyo began to explain the situation.

Watching dawn arrive, but Maki's transport team had not appeared, Chiyo couldn't help but feel worried about this.

Until... the Anbu member who was sent out had a reply.

The supply team was attacked, and Maki was captured by the Black Reaper Sarutobi Ryo!

"!"

Yakura's eyes widened, and her heart sank.

In addition to worrying about her disciple's safety, she was also afraid that Maki would fall into the hands of the enemy, thereby leaking major secrets.

If others knew that the Third Kazekage was still alive, then things would be terrible.

"What about the others?" Yakura asked immediately.

"Lord Yakura, the remaining three are fine and were not injured..."

The Anbu member conveyed what the three had seen.

At that time, the three only saw the Black Reaper appear, and then everything went dark, and they didn't know anything.

When they woke up, they found that the three of them had been thrown back where they were, but Maki was missing.

Infiltrating behind enemy lines to destroy the enemy's supply lines was always the main theme.

But Yakura didn't expect the people of Konoha to act so quickly.

This was only the early stage of the war, and the battle hadn't fully started yet.

"Lord Yakura, the supplies are all there. It seems that the Black Reaper is targeting our intelligence..."

The Anbu member immediately explained that the supplies had not been robbed either, and that the other party was clearly after intelligence.

"No."

Yakura immediately realized something.

"The other party... is coming for me!"

Obviously, the Black Reaper knew that Maki was her disciple.

Not targeting the supplies, nor targeting other people, but only kidnapping Maki, was to lure her into a trap.

"Hmph..."

Yakura's face was a little ugly, but her mind was still stable.

It was common for ninjas to be captured, even her own disciple was no exception.

"Lord Yakura, what should we do next?" The Anbu member was very worried that Lord Yakura would step into the enemy's trap.

You must know.

At the moment when the Third Kazekage disappeared, Lord Yakura was the spiritual pillar of all Sand Village ninjas.

With her, morale could be high.

"Yakura, don't be impulsive." Chiyo originally planned to say this, but considering the defection of her grandson, she closed her mouth again.

"Sarutobi Ryo is the son of the Hokage. It is impossible for him to ignore his Konoha colleagues..."

Yakura's eyes flashed with dangerous light.

"If the enemy suddenly attacks our rear, then we will also go deep behind enemy lines..."

So-called an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!

"This idea is not bad."

Chiyo's eyes lit up, and she felt that this was what should be done.

"Yakura, you go. I will temporarily leave the battlefield here to this old woman..."

Her son and daughter-in-law were killed.

Her grandson defected.

Chiyo was already very disheartened.

However, considering the overall situation of the village, and the fact that there might be a chance to avenge herself and kill Konoha's White Fang in this war.

Chiyo was a little eager to try.

At least... after killing Konoha's White Fang, she would consider retiring.

"Then, Elder Chiyo, I will leave everyone here to you."

Yakura nodded and immediately led a small team of Anbu members out of the camp tent.

......

At the same time.

Yamanaka Ino and others had already returned to the front-line base on the western Land of Fire... on the Sand Village front.

And Sarutobi Ryo at this moment was still in the Crescent Oasis of the Great Sand Sea of the Land of Wind.

After getting the scroll, Sarutobi Ryo ran all the way and couldn't wait to return to the upscale hotel.

The first thing he did when he came back was to check all the contents inside.

Magnet Release.

It was the Bloodline Limit that the Second Kazekage invented based on the One-Tailed Shukaku's Magnet Release that could be used by human ninjas.

Strictly speaking, it belonged to a variation of Shukaku's Magnet Release.

After all, the power of humans and Tailed Beasts was different.

But even between humans, the same Bloodline Limit also had different manifestations.

This scroll contained the experiences of the Second and Third Kazekages.

The Third Kazekage was known as the Strongest Kazekage, and the Second Kazekage was the founder.

The preciousness of this scroll was self-evident.

In other words, as long as a person with qualifications read this scroll, they could learn the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit!