Chapter 301 Taking the Blame (Ch 729432259)

However, the transaction with Danzo was not over. A few days later, the two sides conducted another transaction at the border.

“Oh, sorry, sorry, I forgot to tell advisor Danzo that the Wood Release experiment subject is very fast and his Earth Release is very fast. We must be careful.” Ikura apologized to Danzo in a strange tone.

“How dare you, the Iwagakure ninja, tease us, Konoha. Aren’t you afraid that we, Konoha, will declare war on you?” Danzo gritted his teeth.

That’s right, according to Yichen’s request, Ikura deliberately did not tell Danzo about the strange abilities of the White Zetsu clone. As a result, not long after the Root studied it, the White Zetsu clone ran away.

What’s embarrassing is that Danzo doesn’t even know how the White Zetsu clone escaped.

“What are you talking about, Counselor Danzo? We, the Iwagakure and Konoha have always been very friendly. During the Fourth War, we, the Iwagakure, were the only ninja village that did not fight a major war with Konoha. Didn’t Counselor Danzo use the means he was going to use against us on the Sandgakure?”

“When you held the joint Chunin Exam a while ago, our Iwagakure even sent people to participate. This shows that our two villages have been friendly for generations. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it.”

After hearing what Ikura said, Danzo’s face became even gloomier.

“Well, since Lord Danzo lost an experimental subject, I will give you another one.” Having said that, Ikura was not vague and directly threw another experimental subject to Danzo.

After throwing it, Ikura turned around and was about to leave.

Danzo gritted his teeth and called him to a stop, asking: “I want all the information about this experimental subject.”

There was no way. White Zetsu’s clone’s ability was too strange, and Danzo was not sure he could prevent him from escaping.

“Oh, so Advisor Danzo wants to make other deals. Well, let’s do this. We’ll make it cheaper this time. We’ll only charge one S-rank ninjutsu.”

“However, this time we have to choose our own ninjutsu,” Ikura said.

Danzo took a deep breath and asked, “What does the Iwagakure want?”

“Eight Gates Ninjutsu!”

Although Danzo wondered where the Iwagakure got the name of Eight Gates Ninjutsu from, and although Danzo was very reluctant to hand over this forbidden technique, every time he saw the White Zetsu clone in the hands of his subordinates, Danzo’s heart, dominated by ambition, would still beat violently.

Eventually, Danzo gave in.

…

In the Sand Village, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, the Scorch Release Master Yegura, the new generation genius puppeteer Ryosuke, Rasa’s disciple and confidant Maki, and Chiyo who has not appeared for a long time are sitting together in the Kazekage’s office, discussing the matter of the White Zetsu clone.

Chiyo looked at the information about the White Zetsu clone in her hand and asked, “Wasn’t this Wood Release experiment developed by the Rock Ninja?”

Luo Sha nodded and said, “That’s right. If it was developed by the Iwagakure ninja, they wouldn’t tell us how to identify the White Zetsu.”

After receiving a positive answer, Chiyo said, “Let’s check the village according to the method provided by the Iwagakure.”

Luo Sha sighed and said, “We have to investigate, but I don’t think there will be any results. Just yesterday, seven ninjas who worked as clerical workers in the village disappeared.”

Ye Cang asked: “Are they all pretending to be these experimental subjects?”

Luo Sha nodded: “If nothing unexpected happens, yes, it should be that the Iwagakure used this method to find a batch of experimental subjects and alerted the enemy.”

Chiyo asked again: “Then, can we determine who the owners of these experimental subjects are?”

Maki interrupted, “It must be Konoha. Konoha has been studying the Wood Release of the First Hokage for a long time. Only Konoha has the ability and motivation.”

Luo Sha nodded and said, “Although there is no evidence, Konoha is indeed the most suspicious. Iwagakure and other ninja villages have made transactions, so we can take a look first. The ninja village that has not conducted a large-scale investigation will be the most suspicious.”

Chiyo had no objection. Seeing that the matter had been dealt with, he said to Luo Sha, “Fourth Generation, is there anything else you asked me to do besides this matter?”

Luo Sha said: “Ryosuke is already an elite jonin. There are not many ninjas in the village who can guide him. I hope Chiyo-senpai can take him out to broaden his horizons.”

Luo Sha’s idea was the same as Yi Chen’s. This was the situation in Kawakita at that time. In the peacetime of the ninja world, there were not many life-and-death crises, and it was difficult for ninjas to break through their limits.

It is also a good idea to go out and challenge some strong guys and see a different style from the village.

Chiyo thought about it carefully and finally agreed. Although she always said that she was old and retired, she was indeed the most suitable person to be Ryosuke’s guardian.

As a top expert of the same type, Chiyo can also give guidance when appropriate.

…

In the Mist Village, a group of advisory senior officials and the Fourth Mizukage Karotachi Yagura were looking at the White Zetsu clone that they had exchanged from the Rock Ninja.

“Okay, I will arrange people to study this Wood Release experiment subject. You all can go away.” Yagura Karuta, who looks like a baby, said to the consultants.

“Fourth generation…” Someone wanted to say something to Yagura Karuta, but only saw Yagura Karuta’s cold eyes.

“Alas,” the advisors sighed in their hearts. Ever since becoming the Jinchūriki, Karutagi Yagura’s personality has changed drastically.

The original wise and cheerful Karatachi Yagura disappeared, replaced by the dictatorial and crazy Fourth Mizukage in front of him.

After a while, an advisor said, “Yondaime, what about investigating the ninjas and civilians in the village?”

“You guys make the arrangements.” After saying that, Goju Yagura once again emphasized the need to adjourn the meeting.

Members of the advisory group can only leave.

After the advisors left, Karuju Yagura walked over to the White Zetsu clone, unsealed it, and asked, “What happened?”

The White Zetsu clone replied: “Obito, the Iwagakure have figured out our abilities and have captured all of our clones in the Iwagakure village.”

“Another Iwagakure? That Yichen again.” Yagura Karatachi, who was controlled by Obito, exuded a murderous aura and said with gritted teeth.

Obito didn’t care about losing a few White Zetsu clones, but Yi Chen traded the White Zetsu clones to several large ninja villages, which was almost exposing him to the public. How could he not hate him?

“Obito, withdraw the clones stationed in other ninja villages.” said the White Zetsu clone.

“After all of your clones in the Iwagakure lost contact, I withdrew the other clones.” Obito said lightly.

On the other side, many senior consultants left the Mizukage’s office and discussed the situation in the ninja world as they walked.

“The Iwagakure ninja provided a method of identification, so these things should not have been made by the Iwagakure ninja.”

So, there seems to be no need to guess who is the mastermind behind this?

“Konoha?” an advisor whispered.

…

Yi Chen made deals with the three nations of wind, water, and thunder, and successfully drew everyone’s attention to Konoha.

In addition, Yi Chen also wanted to make a deal with Orochimaru, but after joining the Akatsuki organization, Orochimaru’s whereabouts were uncertain, and Yi Chen had no contact channels, so this matter had to be put on hold for the time being.

But it doesn’t matter if there is no contact information. Yi Chen guessed that Orochimaru should return to Konoha at this time and cooperate with the Cloud Ninja to obtain the Byakugan.

Yi Chen also planned to go to Konoha to have a look. Whether he could meet Orochimaru and conduct a transaction was not the point, the point was the Hyuga clan.

Yi Chen is not interested in the Hyuga clan, but he is very interested in Hyuga Neji of the Hyuga clan.

For no other reason, because Hyuga Neji is a rare genius in the ninja world, a genius without any particularly strong cheats.

In fact, the ninja world has never lacked geniuses, especially Konoha. Among these many geniuses, Hyuga Neji is just an inconspicuous one. Logically speaking, Yichen should not value Hyuga Neji, but in Yichen’s eyes, Hyuga Neji’s talent is different from other Konoha geniuses.

Yi Chen divides geniuses into three categories: blood-inherited geniuses, specialized geniuses, and basic geniuses.

The most typical bloodline genius is Uchiha Obito. This loser is a loser in physical skills, ninjutsu, and combat intelligence, but he is the most suitable one in the Uchiha clan to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.

In addition to Obito, ninjas like Kaguya-kunmaro and Kurama Yakumo are also of this type. Their bloodline talents far exceed those of other ninjas of the same clan. For example, Kurama Yakumo’s body cannot even meet the lowest standard of Genin.

The second type of genius: geniuses with a partial focus on a particular subject. There are many geniuses of this type, such as Yichen himself. Yichen’s specialty is mental power. Since Rock Ninjas do not have mental secrets, Yichen has added his talent points to chakra control.

In addition to Yi Chen, there are countless such geniuses. For example, from Might Day to Might Guy to Rock Lee, they all have serious imbalances in their studies and are good at nothing except physical skills. However, their physical skills are far better than those of other ninjas in the ninja world.

Another example is Namikaze Minato. If Namikaze Minato didn’t have Flying Thunder God, he would still be a genius, but with Flying Thunder God, Namikaze Minato became a legend. However, according to Yi Chen’s classification, Namikaze Minato should be both a partial genius and a basic genius.

If the example of Minato Namikaze is inappropriate, then: the Second Hokage who is good at water escape, Haruno Sakura who is good at medical ninjutsu and super strength, and Yuhi Kurenai who is good at illusion, they all count.

Moreover, most of Yi Chen’s disciples are of this type, for example, Kawakita who is good at swordsmanship, Uchiyama Takudai who is good at gravity, Kawazoe Yuran who is good at sealing techniques, and so on.

But it is very difficult for this kind of ninja to reach the top. Similar to Kawakita, he can have Yichen to lay the foundation for him in the early stage, Hanzo to guide him in the middle stage, and a large number of similar masters to teach him in the later stage.

Moreover, during the competition, there is also the protection of Yi Chen, a shadow-level teacher who has the power of All Things Heavenly Guidance.

At the last moment, he also received careful guidance from Mifune, a top master of the same kind.

It is precisely because of these opportunities that Kawakita was able to achieve his current success at such a young age. But how could other ninjas have so many opportunities?

Except for Chuanbei, the other disciples of Yi Chen, if they do not have very special opportunities, can only become elite jonin at best in this life.

The third type of geniuses who really have a good chance of reaching the Kage level are the basic geniuses. These geniuses are considered true geniuses. They have no weaknesses in theory, actual combat, or basics. Their physical and ninjutsu talents are far beyond the reach of others.

There are such geniuses in the Iwagakure Village. Ikura can barely be considered one, and Wada Akio, who is in the same class as Uchiyama Takudai, can also barely be considered one, but neither of them is the top one.

For example, Ikura was the best in the entire Iwagakure Village in the early stage of comparison with his peers. But when Ikura went further and further until he reached the level of Kage, his comparison objects were no longer limited to his peers. At this time, his strength seemed ordinary.

Among the three Kage-level ninjas in the Iwagakure, Ōnoki can use Dust Release, Yoshichen can use Light Release and has Sage Mode, but Ikura’s only powerful output is Earth Release. Compared with ninjas of the same level, Ikura seems ordinary.

Hyuga Neji is such a genius, and he is a genius far beyond Ikura. Looking at the known ninjas in the entire ninja world, there is only one genius who has shown such talent since childhood and can surpass Hyuga Neji. This person is Hatake Kakashi.

If Yi Chen were a few years older, he might have set his sights on Hatake Kakashi.

Be it ninjutsu, genjutsu, taijutsu, long-range combat, close combat, strategy or tracking, Kakashi Hatake has no weaknesses.

Kakashi’s achievement was based on the premise that he had wasted the most important ten years of his growth.

If Kakashi had not wasted those crucial years, his performance in the Fourth War in the original work would have definitely surpassed the Five Kage.