Ninja Ice House

As the current Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen's considerations are very different from those of ordinary Konoha ninjas. He must not only balance the forces within the village, but also strive for the interests of the entire team externally.

Among them, the relationship with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is the most important, even surpassing the competition with other Great Ninja Villages.

As Konoha Village becomes more mature, its desire for external resources becomes more diversified, and it is no longer completely restricted by the support of the secular government.

When Konoha Village was first established, perhaps the ancestors would not have thought that Konoha ninjas would take on a large number of tasks such as planting land, pulling weeds, cleaning rivers, taking care of children, and searching for lost kittens.

From a cost-effective point of view, it is these low-level tasks that support half of the Leaf Village. Although the reward for a single task is small, the commissions for chuunin and genin are also low. If you add up the small amount, it will be a considerable income.

In contrast, high-level missions are not only unstable, but also require a large number of powerful Jonin to take risks. Once they fail, or even the ninjas who perform the mission die in battle, the losses will be considerable.

Gradually, Konoha ninjas also discovered that entrustments other than combat tasks were more cost-effective. Not only were they not life-threatening, they could also have the effect of training talents.

For example, if you hire a large number of engineers and laborers to rebuild the Leaf Village this time, it will take a lot of time and resources. Let some specialized ninjas do it, it will be faster, consume less energy, and save a lot of expenses.

It's no wonder that the few ninjas in Konoha Village are not necessarily top-notch in overall strength, but they are good at side businesses. The Nara clan's medicinal materials business is getting bigger and bigger; the Aburame clan's insects have developed a large number of luxury goods industries with their own specialties.

; The Inuzuka family's ninja dogs have become a well-known brand, and the Furusugi clan, the powerful people of the Fire Country, have come to seek cooperation; the Yamanaka family, who are proficient in spiritual arts, are relatively honest and live an honest life guarding the flower shop. Most of the clan members

Worked as an errand in Konoha Hospital and in the torture department.

The most exaggerated Kurama family is said to be in decline. It has prospered in the secular world and has become a wealthy businessman with amazing influence. It has bought land and real estate all over the Fire Country, and its foundation has gradually become stronger. Recently, it has also cooperated with the ancient family.

She is related to a wealthy and noble son like Shan Bushui.

In short, in the past few decades, the official relationship between Konoha Village and the Daimyos of the Land of Fire has gradually become distant, and people-to-people exchanges have become more frequent. As a result, the changes brought about are good and bad, although it can make Konoha Village's independence

He became stronger, but it also aroused the fear of the officials headed by the daimyo.

Whose bowl is served, whose rice is eaten, whose pot is smashed? You can't let the Leaf Village take all the benefits, and finally get rid of the daimyo and become your own entity, right?

It was based on such considerations that Hiruzen Sarutobi finally agreed to cooperation conditions that were obviously unfavorable to Konoha ninjas.

"In less important areas, you may suffer a small loss in order to earn back your capital and profits in the future."

The Hokage Sandaime comforted himself with the so-called long-term perspective, sighing helplessly and smoking his pipe until there was another knock on the door.

"Come in."

After he finished speaking, Asuma Sarutobi, who had been looking quite haggard recently, walked in.

"Sandaime, are you looking for me?"

Seeing his son like this, the Sandaime asked with some dissatisfaction:

"What did you do to make you look so distracted?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that the patrol mission was heavy, but the arrangement of Konoha Village was not unkind. Time should always be set aside for rest and recuperation, and the available combat power would not be used to death.

"Seeing the misfortune in the village, some people couldn't sleep."

Asuma Sarutobi responded sarcastically, saying, it's hard to admit that it's because of Kurenai Yuhi that he doesn't think about food and sleep, and he can't sleep at night.

"Forget it, don't mention these, I have an important task to give you."

The serious old man handed over a task book in his hand.

"The Kingdom of Whirlpool, which has been destroyed for many years, is being rebuilt under the auspices of the Kosugi clan. You are going to visit as an envoy of Konoha Village and assess the threat level of Kumo Ninja and Mist Ninja. You were unable to rescue this country in time back then.

An important ally, many old people and allies who follow Konoha Village are very dissatisfied. This is a good opportunity to reshape the image of Konoha ninja."

"oh?"

Asuma Sarutobi flipped through the mission sheet and understood.

When the Uzumaki Kingdom was destroyed by the enemy, Sarutobi Asuma was not yet born. In those years, the survivors of the Uzumaki Kingdom were scattered in all directions, and Uzumaki Kushina was also the inheritor who was sent out at the last moment.

Later, there were also some people who were suspected of being members of the Uzumaki tribe and asked for the asylum of Konoha ninjas. Konoha Village, which was trapped in the Ninja World War and could not extricate itself, did not pay much attention to them. Most of these real and fake "poor relatives" were raised by the Fusagi family along the coast.

The hospital took him in. Others didn't know it, but Hiruzen Sarutobi definitely knew a little bit about it.

Xiang Rin, who is currently studying in a ninja school, has an unclear identity. People who are interested only know that she is the illegitimate daughter of Gu Shan Bushui, and not many people care about her mother's identity.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who knows some secrets from the past, is not blind. He may not have realized it at first. After Xiang Rin showed his unusual talent, and then looked at the conspicuous red hair, he would naturally suspect that the bloodline he inherited might be very different.

Unusual.

Of course, this is just suspicion, no one has verified it or even tried to prove it.

What qualifications does the current Konoha Village have to claim control over the Uzumaki survivors? What's more, they are truly descendants of great nobles. If you want to rob such talents, you have to pay a price.

"Jiang Tu? Who is this person with so little information?"

As an important figure in rebuilding the Kingdom of Whirlpool, it is really rare that he does not have any important information, and almost nothing except his name.

"Maybe he is a talent secretly cultivated by the Fusagi family. He is also assisted by three very mysterious masters. He is even more powerful than the average jounin."

"This Gushan clan is too powerful."

Sarutobi Asuma scratched his messy hair with a headache and complained,

"The other great nobles have one or two jounin confidants who are worshiped as treasures. Why do they pick up so many masters at every turn? The four thunderbolts among the guardian ninja are already very powerful, and later they promoted Kazuma, and now

It is said that a steel fist master has emerged, who is even more powerful than Iwago last year."

Now, Fangtu and three Jonin followers suddenly appeared. Even the Konoha Village, which is full of geniuses, felt a little shocked.

Sarutobi Hiruzen answered clearly:

"Except for the five major ninja villages, they are the strongest force on the surface. They have not shown it in the past. If they really want to activate the war machine, several elders and I have calculated in private that they may be stronger than the fog ninja who has never been in charge. The top masters may

It’s not as good as it is, but when it comes to fighting, its resilience is far more solid than Kirigakure Village.”

"Is it... too overestimated?"

"I hope so, but... no one is willing to try their quality. At least the Mist Ninja gave in after being exposed to them."

Strictly speaking, Kirigakure Village is definitely not afraid of it, but conflicts that are useless should be avoided if possible.

A fight between the mist ninja who has taken root in the Kingdom of Water and the second-in-command of the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Fire would be pointless if he wins, and it would be even more embarrassing if he loses. After all, he is a big benefactor who is likely to patronize, so it would be foolish to easily enmity.

The Konoha Village has the same view. No matter whether the Furusugi family is strong or not, they cannot be enemies. In this case, making friends with them is the best choice.

"When to set off?"

"This weekend, when the village returns to basic order, you can do other things."

"good!"

Although Asuma Sarutobi was unwilling to leave at this time, as a ninja, he had to obey orders, especially the son of the current Hokage, and he had to set an example.

…

Just when Konoha Village was constantly adjusting its foreign policy in response to this major change and maintaining stability in its future development, Kosugi Bosui received news of Kong Ping'an on Yuqi Island.

That night, it was difficult to escape from the Leaf Village, and it was even more troublesome to escape the overt or covert pursuit of all parties. Even in the rich water network of the Fire Country, and a large group of mermaids were arranged to assist, the traces were still almost exposed, and they were almost even implicated.

What a powerful "Zhezhong" organization.

Fortunately, we got through the difficulty in the end without any danger.

The relieved Gusugi Fusui, accompanied by Hongye and the child born next year, suddenly received a special gift from a secret channel.

When he saw the severed arm and scarlet eyes in the petri dish in the laboratory, Fusugi Bosui knew that those were the benefits Uchiha Fugaku gave him before he died.

Not only to repay the last favor for fulfilling his little wish, but also to help Kosugi Bosui to help the surviving Uchiha clan members when he has spare strength.

Favors are things like you coming and going, and in the end the relationship becomes deeper and deeper.

It's a pity that the Uchiha family is gone. At least the only orphan left in Konoha Village is Uchiha Sasuke, who can't bear the title of "family" at all.

Turning his attention to the severed arm in front of him, the first-generation cells were transplanted into the severed arm. Its body was probably from the experimental subject Orochimaru found that could fuse all the cells. In addition to the first-generation cells, it was also inlaid with three three-magatama Sharingan.

"With these, can you help me make some decent goodies?"

Otsutsuki Kaguya, who had not appeared for a long time, appeared in front of her. With the help of Gusugi Bosui's perception, she understood the basic situation of the Mangekyō Sharingan and the broken arm.

"A shoddy patchwork product. Moreover, the child's technique of the Mangekyō Sharingan has been used, and the child's power is useless."

"Wait, you mean?"

Gushan Bu Shui was startled and immediately reacted,

"The most powerful genjutsu: Betsutenjin has actually been used by Shimura Danzo on someone?"

In an instant, possible targets came to mind one by one.

With such a precious opportunity, Kosugi Fusui believes that "The Darkness of the Ninja World" will not be wasted on him, at least it must be Sarutobi Hiruzen, Daimyo and "Sannin" level figures.

It is possible for Uchiha Fugaku, but judging from the subsequent development, it is not him and Uchiha Itachi does not need to be controlled in this way. This young man who values ​​emotions is easier to handle.

"Orochimaru...is that him?"

"I have never met that young man, but if he has the value you mentioned, it is worth wasting an opportunity. Not to mention now, even a thousand years ago, I would have looked at this kind of talent with suspicion."

A certain goddess responded calmly,

"A wise man with the ability to develop is the most valuable asset no matter where he is."

Furugi Bosui also agrees with this point, but...that's another god, can he control Orochimaru like that?

"That's right, Shimura Danzo actually doesn't have many chips in his hand. How to convince Orochimaru, who has become a rebellious ninja, to continue to serve him? Use a knife on yourself, change eyes and arms. If you make a slight mistake, you may be killed.

Calculation. Without using the most powerful genjutsu: Betsugami Control, how could Danzo Shimura agree to send himself to Orochimaru's operating table?"

So, is this all the truth?

The power of other gods is generally impossible to be cracked. Even if it is as powerful as Orochimaru, it is impossible to get rid of Shimura Danzo's control so easily.

but……

"There are loopholes, and other gods are not foolproof. For example, the forbidden technique: Reincarnation without Corpse..."

A forbidden technique developed for immortality. On the material level, it seizes other people's bodies as containers. On the spiritual level, it pursues soul devouring and annexation, development and growth, or assimilation and mutation.

Every time he casts the Forbidden Technique and Reincarnation, Orochimaru will be infected with the remnants of the soul of the container. His self-awareness may have dissipated, but his obsession will still deeply affect Orochimaru.

In other words, every time he changes his body, his soul core is a new individual with Orochimaru as the main body and other sacrifices as supplements. Even the power of the strongest illusion, Betsutenjin, is gradually wasted in the process of reincarnation.

.

"So, sooner or later, Orochimaru will completely get rid of the influence of other gods. Knowing that his best assistant, Danzo Shimura, has completely lost control, he will spare no effort to hunt him down. No wonder..."

More than ten years later, in order to hunt down the defected Uchiha Sasuke, the "Darkness of the Ninja World" did not hesitate to use the newly formed Team 7 as bait, even if it put the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki in danger, because at that time

Orochimaru has completely gone to the opposite side.

So is Orochimaru now a puppet controlled by Danzo Shimura's genjutsu?

"It's hard to say, that disgusting guy may not be very powerful in fighting, but his ability to save his life is top-notch. Once he finds an opportunity, no other gods can restrain him."

Furugi Fusui has thought of several possible ways to fight against other gods, and Orochimaru is an expert in this method, and he will capture them without any reason.

Putting aside these unverifiable things for the time being, Kosugi Fusui asked Otsutsuki Kaguya:

"How to replenish the consumed child energy? If it can only be used once every many years, then it will be of no use to me..."

"It cannot be directly supplemented, but it can be used to strengthen the power of Yang escape and adjust the balance of Yin and Yang to passively alleviate the deficit of Tongli. In this case, arms with special fusion abilities are used to buffer the cells containing rich Yang escape and balance the kaleidoscope.

The wheel eye is also a good method, although the efficiency is a bit too low."

"It seems that we still need to advance to the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to avoid defects..."

"There is no such thing as 'eternity' in the Mangekyō Sharingan. The Sage of Six Paths did not transplant his brother's child power and directly achieved the Samsara Eye. In essence, the bloodline is not pure enough, and the reserve child power is not enough to evolve the Mangekyō Sharingan.

To reach a complete state, it is necessary to transplant the child power of a close relative and complete it through rough means."

"That is to say, theoretically, every pair of Mangekyō Sharingan can be promoted to the Samsara Eye as long as it is trained to a high level and is not blind yet?"

"So it's just a theory. There is no Yang Dun to buffer the loss of Tongli, and there is no lifespan long enough for the Mangekyou Sharingan to grow and complete. All assumptions are false."

If you hold the power of Yin and Yang, you must live long enough to tap your own potential to synthesize Yin and Yang, and upgrade the Mangekyo Sharingan to the Samsara Eye.

"Forget it, I don't count on it anymore."

Gu Shan Bu Shui said disappointedly.

First practice regular water escape to extremely high depths, and then consider other things. What's more, Gushan Bu Shui doesn't intend to use these dangerous powers directly. He has to let others use them, see the side effects, and then use indirect methods to turn them into his own.

use.

Today's Furugi Bosui is not an ordinary ninja with nothing, and there is no need to risk his life for an amount that may not be needed.

With Sharingan, Red Eye, Ice Release and Illusion Type Blood Succession Limit in hand, we can try to integrate and cultivate a group of more practical combat talents.

While he was enjoying a bright future, the severed arm in the petri dish suddenly sprouted a green branch, which shocked Gu Shan Bu Shui and quickly strengthened the seal.

"This thing is very powerful, but it is also very dangerous!"