Red sand dust

The task assigned to Hyuga Neji was not very urgent, but there was still not much time left for him to prepare.

Ever since Danzo Shimura, the acting Hokage, took charge of the overall situation, Konoha ninjas generally felt that the style of "Darkness in the Ninja World" was too vigorous and resolute.

Whether it is the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen who is able to promote his ideas with ease, the sunny and handsome fourth generation Namikaze Minato, or the fifth generation Tsunade who quietly penetrates influence, none of them have shown such impatience that they want to do what they can. The attitude of arranging things as soon as possible.

Although Konoha Village suffered a lot of losses from the attack by the "Akatsuki" organization this time, the casualties were not too heavy. All the belongings outside the body were gone, so there was no need to be so nervous.

Even Sunagakure Village, which encountered the same thing, took the opportunity to stand up again and made a grand plan for revival. It has been implemented to this day and seems to have no problems.

Although the Konoha ninjas who are more confident have lost face, they will not really abandon the hegemony of the ninja world.

Shimura Danzo's performance was indeed too impatient, but Daimaru, who was behind the scenes, had no choice.

I don't know how long the vest of "Acting Hokage" can last. As long as there is a slight risk of exposure, Daimaru will quickly make a cut and clear all suspicions.

Don't treat the natives of the ninja world as fools. Less than three years have passed since the scandal of Yagura, the fourth generation of the Mizukage, being controlled by others, and the ninja world has not forgotten it so quickly.

Shimura Danzo is not an unknown person, but a big shot who is about to ascend to the position of the Sixth Hokage. The stage he is on is not comparable to Kirigakure Village, which is far away from the center of the ninja world. There are countless people watching overtly and covertly.

Once exposed, even without any evidence, just by screening out ninjas who might be able to do such a thing, Daimaru, who has been in and out of Konoha Village during this period, will become a target of suspicion.

There are only a handful of masters in the ninja world who can suppress Danzo Shimura and use him as a puppet. A high-profile person like "Red Dust" is an obvious suspect. He doesn't even know where to start if he wants to defend himself. Where to start.

"It turns out that the big shots who hold secrets just do these boring things every day..."

Kurama Yakumo, who had been acting as the Hokage's temporary secretary for a while, soon no longer wanted to deal with the piles of documents that were larger than the number of people.

If it weren't for watching Shimura Danzo up close and not letting him reveal his flaws, the eldest lady of the Kurama family would have no interest in wasting time in such a ghost place.

There are many secretive ninjas in Konoha Village who have mastered all kinds of strange abilities, not to mention the Yamanaka family who are very sensitive to illusions and spiritual secrets. Even the Byakugan of the Hyuga family has a good chance of seeing through Shimura Danzo. exception.

Byakugan, who is a blood successor, is too sensitive to changes in chakra. Although he is not capable of breaking illusions, it is still easy to detect "tricks".

A few years ago, Uchiha Obito's control of the fourth generation Mizukage Yagura was discovered because the Kirigakure Murakami jonin, Ao, discovered traces of genjutsu in his body with his Byakugan.

Fortunately, there is Kurama Yakumo's special ability of the Blood Succession Limit - the five magical senses and the true shielding of illusions. Otherwise, the abnormality in Shimura Danzo would have been noticed long ago.

After losing interest, Kurama Yakumo left the general affairs to the few confidants of the "Root" organization to handle, and focused on dealing with the problems in his body.

After the obsession clone of Kurama Tengu, which he didn't like very much and wasn't very easy to use, was separated and started cultivating a new Yin escape core according to his own wishes, Kurama Yakumo was surprised to find that the unique power originally obtained from the blood successor boundary did not Completely disappeared, but scattered in the depths of the spirit in a strange way, stimulating the boundless illusion space, giving birth to an unprecedented chakra, combined with the senjutsu chakra dissipated through the big pill absorbed by the little cypress. Together, a being similar to Idu was born, but even more abnormal.

So far, that strange spiritual larvae has not shown any harmful effects, except that it "grows" too quickly at the beginning. After stabilizing, it will exchange energy and interact with Kurama Yakumo, stimulating and improving each other.

This is different from how Daimaru and Miss Saya jointly established the "Cradle Garden" and cultivated "artificial elves" one by one.

The biggest difference from the various "artificial elves" with different personalities born from fantasy is that this thing is really "registered" and allowed to exist in the ninja world.

If I had to find something that was closest, it would undoubtedly be a pure chakra life form like the Nine Tailed Beasts.

Because the source of its power is Senjutsu Chakra, Kurama Yakumo can even feel some power of natural energy through this strange "little thing", but its power attribute is biased toward Yin Escape.

This kind of spiritual life form was born in the plan, but I didn't expect it to be so strange. It undoubtedly opened a door for Kurama Yakumo.

If we change the host, this unexpected spiritual life form will always be restrained in the sea of ​​spiritual consciousness, acting as a "charger" to replenish chakra, or a converter that connects with natural energy and absorbs it for its own use. It seems to be an auxiliary ability. Super, in fact, the upper limit has been strictly limited.

But Kurama Yakumo's abilities are extraordinary, and he is a special ninja who has a way to truly activate them.

In the exclusive lounge where no one was disturbed, Kurama Yakumo took off the forehead protector on his head, lifted up his smooth forehead that was covered by his hair, and revealed a strange, curse-like thing.

The lavender lines converge into a ring with a five-pointed star in the center. If you look closely, it seems to be vibrating with a strange rhythm. If you don't look carefully, you can't notice it. Even if you notice it, you will just think it is skin. The blood vessels underneath appear from time to time with the rise and fall of breathing.

If you stare at it for a long time, you will feel dizzy.

This mark appeared less than three days after Kurama Tengu's obsessive incarnation was removed. It was vague at first, but now it is obvious. Kurama Yakumo, who was confused at first, was still a little worried. Later, inexplicably, Driven by instinct, assistance became what it is now.

This mark looks somewhat similar to a curse seal, and its location is similar to that of the "Caged Bird". Its function is indeed somewhat similar. The "Caged Bird" is a prison of restraint, and this mark was named "The Seal of the Five Elements" by Kurama Yakumo. The strange curse seal is actually a door opened, allowing the spiritual life form in the body to absorb nutrients from the outside world and replenish itself.

Essentially, these are two curse seals with completely opposite purposes.

It is something that is given by God and is instinctive. This is why Kurama Yakumo's frail body can support the "little thing" in his body in a short period of time. If he really relies on himself to cultivate it, even ten meals a day will not be enough. Consumed.

"Illusion... is the power to act at will and make your wishes come true. Maybe in my subconscious, I want to have such a result. The power of illusion can make it come true! In this case, I hope you will in the future She is a smart and cute little girl. Don’t be like me, who knows too much and becomes too hard, and don’t be like Daimaru, who can’t help but want to be in the limelight..."

Life is endless and the tossing is endless! From Kurama Yakumo's point of view, if there was no Daimaru in the ninja world, I don't know how much trouble there would be!

The fun is sure, but the risks are also too great. If you are always dancing on the tightrope, you will miss one day sooner or later.

Just when Kurama Yakumo was smiling and talking to himself, there was a knock on the door. The girl who was interrupted from her thoughts put on a forehead protector, covered the abnormality with her hair, and let the visitor in.

The one who came to visit was Haruno Sakura, who had a fairly good relationship with her. As the busiest period of Konohagakure Hospital passed, the little girl with her temperament also began to contact her former friends. Because of her connection, Kurama Yakumo, Yamanaka Ino, and Hinata Hinata has also had some interactions, but is not very familiar with them yet.

"Why, Tsunade-sama has nothing to do today and drank too much?"

Haruno Sakura smiled awkwardly and replied:

"I just went to bed! When I was still in the position of Hokage, I was advised by Shizune-senpai and the advisors and elders. Now I have no restraints and I can completely let myself go..."

If it weren't for the fact that Konoha Village is in dire straits and various entertainment venues haven't been built yet, I'm afraid Tsunade would have been unable to suppress her instincts and went to major gambling houses to lose everything.

This performance made Jiraiya, who once fought against him, and his close disciple Haruno Sakura very ashamed.

The position of Hokage is indeed very hot, and it is not very comfortable to sit on it, especially now that the internal and external troubles have not subsided, I am really not willing to take over without an overly persistent ambition.

"Master's injury has almost healed. Now she doesn't drink very much. It's time to arrange something for her to do. Otherwise, we don't know how decadent she will be..."

The acting Hokage Shimura Danzo is too serious, and he didn't have much friendship with the Sandaime lineage in the past. It's too abrupt to come directly to ask for help. Maybe it can be done by asking Kurama Yakumo, who seems to be very appreciated recently, to speak on his behalf.

"There is a research project on standing medicines for tropical plagues, but there is still a shortage of manpower! In the southern border of the Fire Country, from the Bear Country, the Tea Country to the Sichuan Country, mosquitoes are rampant and diseases are rampant. Relying on medical ninjas for rescue is really a drop in the bucket. It must be developed Produce cheap special medicines in case of emergencies..."

Malaria, a disease mainly spread by mosquitoes, was not only a big headache in Daimaru's previous life, but also in the ninja world.

The number of ninjas is relatively small compared to civilians, and medical ninjas are a super rare resource. Compared with at least hundreds of thousands of civilians who die directly or indirectly from tropical plagues every year, they are really not worth mentioning.

"It's indeed possible to develop special medicines! It's not very troublesome, but it takes a lot of time!"

Various folk remedies have been available for a long time, but their versatility is not strong and the effect is difficult to guarantee. To systematically study the rules, it is indeed necessary to invest a lot of manpower and material resources to summarize and study them.

"As long as it works! I can help you ask, but Tsunade-sama also needs to be persuaded!"

"Leave this to me!"

When she thought about being a disciple and having to plan for her master, Haruno Sakura felt powerless in her heart.

"I didn't come here to visit just to have a cup of tea and worry about the master's motivation!"

"Um……"

Haruno Sakura, who indeed had other important matters, hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked,

"Now you have come into contact with many secrets in the village. I wonder if there is any news about Sasuke?"

As a disciple of the current Hokage, it was not difficult to obtain some relevant information, but now it is another group of people who hold the power. Apart from Kurama Yakumo, Haruno Sakura has found no other trustworthy channel.

"Uchiha Sasuke? It's indeed a problem! Ever since the news came that he was biting Orochimaru, some informants have seen him in Kawakuni, but they have not verified it. Judging from the latest unconfirmed intelligence, there has been The traces of the battle seem to be a battle between him and his brother Uchiha Itachi..."

"How is the result?"

Haruno Sakura, who didn't have much hope at first, heard the unexpected news and couldn't help but ask.

"The scene is very scary. According to the Anbu investigation, there should be dead and injured, but no bodies were seen, so it is still unclear who wins and who loses..."

"That's it!"

Haruno Sakura, whose eager heart suddenly cooled down, lowered her head in disappointment.

"I hope Sasuke is okay! If you have more accurate information and it doesn't violate the principles, please tell me, please!"

"This is not top-secret information in the first place, but irrelevant people will not deliberately inform it. If necessary, your seventh team may receive related tasks..."

Kurama Yakumo smiled, waved his hand, and responded politely,

"This is the official news, so I won't say more! In addition, as a friend, I will tell you a piece of news that I will not admit without leaving home. Uchiha Sasuke is indeed alive, but his matter is not over yet. If Class Seven wants to reunite, they need some opportunities..."

"Really? That's great!"

The thoughtful Haruno Sakura did not ask about the source of the information. As long as she knew that Uchiha Sasuke was still safe, this trip would not be in vain.

"I hope you won't be too happy! After all, he is still a rebel ninja, and the acting Hokage has no intention of lifting the wanted order!"

"That's enough! I, Naruto and Kakashi-sensei will definitely get him back!"

"That's right! At the Five Kage Conference in the near future, it stands to reason that we should find the most outstanding young rookies or heirs to make their presence felt. However, Uzumaki Naruto, as the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, is not easy to go out casually, and his personality is also very difficult. Not suitable for that kind of serious occasion! Originally, I was supposed to choose two people between Nara Shikamaru, Hyuga Neji and me, but Hyuga Neji was sent to Kawa no Kuni and he might not be able to come back soon. Nara Shikamaru There is also the important matter of the 'Rescue Team'. I can't get rid of it, so I have to choose someone else..."

After a pause, Kurama Yakumo looked at Haruno Sakura and said leisurely,

"You are also on the waiting list, so please be prepared to travel. If necessary, you have to follow..."

"I... can do that too?"

"No need to belittle yourself, the fifth generation of Hokage's direct disciples are also quite important. When the time comes, you might get some news that interests you..."