Chapter 23: Arrival
"That's all it takes to get here today."
In the cave with a large cultivation site built, Lin shrunk the released tailed beast chakra into his body, wiped the sweat on his face and said.
"It's really worthy of Lin, at this pace, it is estimated that it will not take long to master the trick of perfectly controlling the tailed beast."
Seeing that Lin had grasped the knack of the perfect human pillar power, Obito felt that he was also honored.
"Thanks to your help, I can't do it alone."
Lin smiled slightly, and did not take the credit alone.
Controlling the tailed beast is by no means a simple matter.
The hardships that accompany it are unbearable for ordinary people.
It's just that if you can't perfectly control the tailed beast in your body, then, sooner or later, the power of the tailed beast will also go berserk for various reasons.
If she can, Rin also wants to open up with the Nanao in her body and become friends.
At present, we are almost accomplishing this goal.
"Next ......"
Before Lynn could finish speaking, someone approached.
It's a whirlpool Kiriko.
The other party is Obitu's superior, and he is also the person in charge of Lin's cultivation of the Perfect Human Pillar Force.
It's a military shinobi who is proficient in sealing techniques.,He also has a deep knowledge of enchantment.,And also has a certain amount of medical ability.。
"Obito, there's a task for you."
Kiriko had just come in from outside, holding a scroll recording the contents of the mission.
"Mission?"
Obito tilted his head.
In the past two years or so, he has carried out only a handful of missions, and most of the time he has been accompanying Lin to complete the cultivation skills of tailed beast control.
Among the Uchiha ninjas in the country of ghosts, his pupil power is only a handful, and he can use the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye to suppress the tailed beast's rampage for a short time in a single person.
Combined with the Vortex Clan's sealing technique, it can suppress the Tailed Beast for a long time.
Kiriko didn't speak, but threw the task scroll in his hand towards Obito for him to watch for himself.
Obito caught the scroll and opened it, and Rin came over curiously from the side.
After seeing the above content, Obito and Rin both opened their mouths in surprise.
This is a top-secret escort mission.
Ask Obito to be a member of Chiba Kazuhime's bodyguard and escort him safely to Konoha Village.
The mission level is A, and the reward is 500,000 taels. If you encounter any super difficult dangers during the escort, you can turn it into an S-class difficult mission at any time.
"Why did Kazuhime send Konoha to it? What does Mr. Shiraishi think? ”
As a student of Shiraishi, it can be said that he has the true inheritance of Shiraishi, whether it is medical ninjutsu or an enhanced version of the spiritual art, Shiraishi has taught Rin without reservation.
Based on this trust, Lin has also visited Shiraishi's family more than once, and several of Shiraishi's children are also relatively good friends.
She couldn't understand Shiraishi's decision to send Kazuhime to Konoha.
It's weird to look at.
No matter how you look at it, it is impossible that it is because of the lack of educational ability that Ichihime was sent to Konoha.
The ninja education system of the country of ghosts, based on the system of the Konoha Ninja School, has been restructured a lot, and in many ways, it is more complete than the Konoha Ninja School.
The training process should also be more humane and diversified than Konoha.
Whether it's ninja skills, or the rest of the knowledge, you can learn more comprehensively here.
Theoretically, if you go to Konoha and you can't learn any advanced knowledge.
There's no way Konoha could put their book of seals on an outsider's side.
And if it's to continue to plant spies in Konoha, then it's not necessary.
Lin knew that Shiraishi had always cultivated Kazuhime as the future military commander of the Oni Country, and sending such a talent to Konoha as a spy or his own daughter was really worth the loss, and it was just a waste of Kazuhime's talent.
"I heard that this was a decision made by Miss Ichihime herself, and she passed all the special exams given to her by Lord Shiraishi, so she agreed to this rather rude request. To put it simply, I want to increase my knowledge. ”
Kiriko told some of the news she had gotten.
"It's still a little hard to let go, but if it's that kid, he's going to do all kinds of amazing things."
Of Shiraishi's three children, Rin has always felt that Kazuhime is the most abnormal one.
Since childhood, he has shown an unusual mind, and it is said that in the ninja school, it took a very short time to master all the knowledge in the school and apply it skillfully.
The only thing missing is practice.
The reason why it was arranged at the ninja school in Konoha was because of the 'practical inspection' exam that Kazuhime set up specifically for herself.
The mind of a genius is always full of strangeness.
"But what if I'm allowed to go, what will Lynn do?"
Obito spoke his mind.
"Don't worry about this, Lin's perfect human pillar power cultivation has come to an end, even if there is an accident, my side can completely deal with it. Besides, Konoha is your hometown, don't you want to go back and see it? ”
Kiriko asked rhetorically.
Obito choked for a moment, he did have something to do in Konoha that he hadn't finished.
It was his grandmother's ashes, still buried among the leaves.
In the past, his grandmother was his most cherished relative, and when it came to helping others, he could be said to be his guide.
"I see, but is the identity hidden?"
Obito is worried about this.
Although Kazuhime's surname is not a mother's surname, the surname Chiba, to be honest, is a little too irritating to Konoha.
As far as what Shiraishi did in Konoha in the past, it is estimated that the high-level leaders of Konoha have hated people with this surname all their lives, and they may suspect Kazuhime from this.
"Rest assured, Miss Ichihime will go to Konoha as the adopted daughter of His Royal Highness Maitreya as a princess of the Oni Country and study at the ninja school. And the name is also tentatively set to be Matsuri Ichihime, with Maitreya Witch as a cover, and nothing can be found on Konoha's side. ”
For so many years, only Ayane has appeared outside, and the information about Shiraishi, Konoha is still in Konoha and has not been updated for a long time.
"What about the guards during the Konoha period?"
Obito continued to ask.
He is only in charge of escorts and will not stay in Konoha for a long time.
After escorting Kazuhime to Konoha, he will return to the land of demons.
"There will be two shrine maidens accompanying them, and the military will also send a few innocent ninjas to go with them."
In addition, the high-level of Konoha will not be indifferent, involving the princess of a country, it seems to have become a diplomatic issue between the country of ghosts and the country of fire, and the dark department will definitely be sent to protect the safety of Ichihime.
With so many layers of protection, plus the country of ghosts has no quarrel with the world, it is a neutral country, and no one will provoke Yiji so unsightly.
"That's right."
Needless to say, the ninjas who accompanied him must be the elite of the military.
The two accompanying witches are probably not simple goods.
In other countries, shrine maidens may be just a profession for ordinary women to support their families.
But the country of ghosts is the place of origin of the shrine maiden, although most of the shrine maidens here are also ordinary people and do not have too many special abilities, but there are also some witches who have learned the orthodox power of the shrine maidens and embarked on a slightly different cultivation system from the ninjas.
Although these shrine maidens also use chakras to fight, the form of art and spiritual cultivation doom them to gradually lose touch with the word 'human'.
It can be said that it is inhuman.
And these shrine maidens are now Maitreya shrine maidens' direct subordinates, suppressing the 'evil' of the world that humans can't see in some important shrines in the country of ghosts.
Sending these shrine maidens over means that Kazuhime's identity is forged and flawless.
Maybe Konoha will also treat her as the next leader of the Oni no Kuni shrine maiden.
"Any questions?"
"No more. When to go? ”
Obito asked.
This escort mission is not difficult, although it is formulated as A-level, it is only because of the particularity of Kazuhime's identity, not the difficulty of the task itself.
Tasks such as escorting princesses, state officials, and daimyos, because of the special identity of the target, are at least B-level starts.
"Tomorrow morning."
"It's a rush."
It's just that the thought of not seeing Lin for a few days makes Obito's face a little stunned.
Still, it seems that Kakashi's stinky can be seen...... Obito began to look forward to it again.
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From the land of ghosts to the land of fire, it took a total of five days on the way.
Kazuhime finally met the famous Konoha Ninja Village.
Standing not far from the Konoha Ninja Village, she saw the tall walls surrounding the entire village, as well as the huge gate that was too wide, and the Hokage Shadow Rock on the cliff face also fell into her eyes.
Although the shadow rock is small in Kazuhime's eyes, it can still be barely distinguished due to the huge amount of work.
These are very iconic buildings in Konoha.
For these, Kazuhime is familiar and unfamiliar.
The country of ghosts can be said to be the most thorough country in the study of Konoha Ninja Village.
Maybe better than Konoha himself, he can see the essence of this village more clearly.
Human geography, customs and thoughts, including well-known figures, are all vividly presented in the textbooks of the Ninja School in the Land of Demons.
It also includes the three ninja wars that Konoha experienced, and the various policies they adopted during the war, which are all important topics in the history class of the Ninja School in the Oni Country.
And these histories all happened within a few decades, and they are all bloody real historical events.
Therefore, Kazuhime is no stranger to Konoha's humanistic history at all, and may know better than most of Konoha insiders.
Now it's just a matter of putting what was in the textbook into reality.
In this way, the practical investigation is valuable.
Another point is that this was once the homeland of her parents, which is one of the reasons why she is interested in Konoha.
Although something very unpleasant happened between her parents and Konoha, Kazuhime did not intend to get involved in the grievances of the previous generation.
Her purpose was just to come and inspect and verify what she had learned, and she didn't plan to do anything superfluous.
Moreover, she won't be in Konoha for long, and Shiraishi only gave her two years.
But that doesn't mean that she has to stay here for two years, she has to return to the country of ghosts once a quarter on a regular basis, and during these two years, she doesn't completely stay in Konoha for two years.
Thinking of the time spent on the practical investigation in Konoha was only two years, Kazuhime felt that the burden on her body suddenly became heavy.
This is the only way to the throne of the Overlord of the Oni Country.
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"Then, His Royal Highness Ichihime's various affairs in Konoha will be bothered by Hokage-sama to take care of one or two, and I will retire in the next."
With a slight bow to the three generations of Hokage, the diplomat of the Oni Country respectfully withdrew from the Hokage's office.
After the diplomats of the Oni Country withdrew from the office, Hizai took the petition from the Oni Country, and the general content was that he hoped that he, as the Hokage, would take care of some of the more rude requests of the princess of the Oni Country.
For example, the living environment, during school, do not reveal the identity of her princess, etc.
Although the diplomats of the Oni no Kuni said that it was rude, in Hizai's opinion, it was just some normal requests, and it did not embarrass him, the Hokage.
Before, he arranged a relatively secluded place to live and provided it to the other party.
In terms of guards, a four-member dark team was also selected.
These four ninjas in the shadows are all rare elites in the shadows, and they are worthy of the identity of the princess of the other country.
It's just that I saw the guards accompanying the princess in the country of ghosts, and even placed two witches...... This made Hizai hesitate a little, could the other party be the next shrine maiden leader of the Oni Country?
After all, the other party is the adopted daughter of Maitreya Witch of the Ghost Country, and if she can be canonized as the princess of the Ghost Country, she must have a very special talent in suppressing monsters.
The country of ghosts is different from many countries, and the princesses of this country are not a group of mortals without special abilities.
In short, Hizaki felt that he had to take it seriously.
Although she knows that the princess of a neutral country will not provoke any enemies, it is inevitable that something will happen to Konoha if she has an accident.
Still can't relax carelessly.
Fortunately, the other party will only study in Konoha for two years, which greatly reduces the difficulty of the work of the Japanese slash.
Although Konoha has disappeared from the external situation at this moment, the internal torrent is surging, so he doesn't have much energy to waste on it.
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Today is a rare day off.
As one of the most powerful combat power in the dark department, Kakashi has already sat in the position of the captain of the dark department.
Before that, he was only a squad leader of a four-person squad, and the detachment leader was in charge of four squads.
There are a total of four detachment leaders in the Shadows, and Kakashi is one of them.
And he is the youngest captain of the dark part ever.
After all, he was only seventeen or eighteen years old now, and his existence was simply an outlier compared to those predecessors who had only become the captain of the dark part in their thirties and forties.
The status of the dark ministry is now second only to the minister and the deputy minister.
However, those two positions were being occupied by the Sarufei clan, and from the perspective of correct thinking, Kakashi thought that he might not be able to sit in the position of deputy minister or minister in the dark for the rest of his life.
That position can be taken not just by relying on the Hokage's trust. And if you want to talk about trust, the three generations of Hokage believe in their eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law even more.
This kind of blood bond, from the very beginning, Kakashi felt that he was being crushed.
Kakashi won't be disappointed either.
Because I never expected it, there was no such thing as disappointment in the first place.
He just needs to do his job well.
Regularly deliver the information he knows to the country of ghosts, to the roots, to Orochimaru.
But compared to the side of the Oni Country, Root and Orochimaru are more eager, and they attach great importance to the information he provides.
The reason is that at this time, the root is being monitored by the dark department, and Orochimaru's side, because he joined a mysterious organization, was jointly targeted by one of the three ninjas, Jiraiya, and the dark department.
Kakashi, as the leader of the Dark Division at this time, knows the movements of most of the members of the Dark Division, and as long as Orochimaru makes full use of this information, he can skillfully escape the pursuit without suspicion in the Dark Division.
If it seems too relaxed, it will make the shadows suspicious, there is a problem inside, and someone is colluding with Orochimaru.
Kakashi knew that as his position in the shadows grew, Orochimaru admired him even more.
Not long ago, he was given a lot of research materials on ninjutsu, many of which involved advanced knowledge of forbidden arts.
Although Orochimaru's personality is unpleasant, the other party's research attainments in ninjutsu are worthy of recognition, and the country of ghosts also attaches great importance to it.
For that side, the knowledge in Orochimaru's mind is more worthy of attention than his strength.
With the work things out of the way, Kakashi didn't want to think about these troublesome things on his days off.
Over the years, he has already summed up a set of schedules that suit his own, and most of the time for cultivation, work, and rest will be balanced.
There are many ways to rest, and reading is a habit he developed early on.
He habitually took out a copy from his ninja bag.
- "Intimacy Paradise".
The author is Jiraiya, one of the three shinobi of Konoha.
The ninja with the legendary name.
It is a noble existence admired by many gentlemen in the ninja world.
Because of the official publication of this book, a large number of loyal fans have been accumulated in the ninja world.
Kakashi is one of those irons.
Speaking of which, within Konoha, Kakashi also knows a lot of like-minded 'companions'.
In the shadows, there are also a few people.
As you can imagine, how popular this one is.
Rich love, delicate emotional line...... and the clips that exist from time to time can always make people young and sprout.
Kakashi couldn't help but sigh at Jiraiya's strength, which really deserves to be the legendary Sannin.
The first time I came into contact with "Intimacy Paradise" was not this year.
As early as a few years ago, Zilai also gave him a first draft of "Intimate Paradise", and after polishing it for many years, Zilai also officially published the book.
It can be said that this is Kakashi's long-awaited excellent work.
The first edition of the book didn't catch up, and he got the July edition.
He has read this book several times now, but he is still not satisfied, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he never gets tired of reading it.
Reading "Intimacy Paradise" has also become his favorite way to relax now.
Just taking off his coat, Kakashi lay on the bed, holding "Intimacy Paradise" and began to read it with relish.
I won't get tired of watching it no matter how many times I see it, it's like seeing and hearing it with my own eyes, and the skills of the three forbearances can be seen.
Whether it's Orochimaru, Tsunade, or Jiraiya, Kakashi thinks they're geniuses in their respective fields.
Just as he was reading the highlights, suddenly a cold air flow flowed in from the window, interrupting Kakashi
Murderous!
Kakashi calmly closed the book and turned his head to look in the direction of the window, from where a dark shadow quickly sprang out, and the cold light of Kunai stabbed towards his body.
Kakashi was the first to act, his body jumping up from the bed, and he deftly dodged Kunai's attack.
But the other party didn't intend to withdraw his hand, and picked up the kunai and approached, and the speed was quite fast.
Even if you look at the dark part of Konoha leaves, there are not many people with this kind of skill.
But for Kakashi, it was still not enough.
Settle on the ground, gently lean down, swing your palm from the bottom up, and quickly hit the opponent's wrist.
The other party let out a painful sound, and immediately threw his arm upward, and the palm of his hand was released, and the kunai threw it out, stabbing deeply into the ceiling above.
The opponent didn't plan to stop, and then used physical attacks, legs, feet, palms, and elbows all became his weapons to attack the enemy, briefly putting Kakashi in a predicament.
Kakashi backed away, dodging the attacker's ferocious onslaught, and grabbed the whitefanged dagger hanging next to the hanger.
The moment Kakashi grasped the White Fang Short Knife, a moon-white electric bolt immediately erupted from the blade, slicing through the air.
The kunai in the opponent's hand was cut off by a short knife with electric light in the middle.
Kakashi took advantage of this opportunity and quickly approached the attacker's body and attacked him with a white fang dagger.
A startling scene happened.
Kakashi was armed with a knife and pierced through the inside of the attacker's body.
The ferocious fist struck the back of the head, and Kakashi's face was calm, and he turned sideways and kicked backwards, forcing his opponent to withdraw his fist and take a few steps back.
"Looks like you've grown a lot over the past few years, Kakashi. You're still as fast as ever. ”
The attacker stopped his attack and rubbed Kakashi's wrist, which was a little painful, and a smile spread across his face, joking Kakashi.
"I didn't expect the crane tail to have such skills."
Kakashi didn't respond lightly, silently placing the White Fang Blade behind his back.
The man who attacked him was Obito.
The fate between the two of them was probably settled when they were in ninja school.
After that, they served together under the Yellow Flash Wave Feng Shui Gate, but as an incident happened, Obito and Rin were taken to the country of ghosts and left from Konoha.
At the beginning, he was the only one left in the Watergate team to continue serving in Konoha.
"Don't be impressed by each other for three days, besides, I'm not the tail of the crane for a long time."
Obito corrected the wrong part of Kakashi's words with slight dissatisfaction.
"Maybe." Kakashi shrugged his shoulders and then asked, "Then again, what are you doing with coming to Konoha at this time?" ”
Obito waved his hand and said, "There is no special purpose, just because I happened to be among the escorts this time." But I'm acting in the shadows, and Konoha doesn't know my information. ”
"That's right."
Kakashi nodded.
As one of the sub-captains of the Dark Division, he also knew what Obitoguchi's 'escort mission' meant.
Although he didn't understand why Shiraishi put his daughter in Konoha to study, it wasn't something he should worry about.
Obito walked to the window at this time, put his hands on the edge of the window, and took a deep breath.
The hot summer breeze blew in from outside, and stirred the broken hair on his head, which made him feel comfortable.
He looked at the familiar scenery of Konoha Village outside the window, a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes, and he said with feeling:
"By the way, I would like to pay homage to Mr. Watergate, this is also what Lin asked me to do before I came. The three of us are now separated from Konoha and Detached, and I always feel a little sorry for Mr. Watergate. ”