Chapter 240: 233. End of Problem
'A seed of chakra fruit, huh!... I thought only ten-tails act as the seed of the chakra tree and transform into a Shinju after feeding upon an Otsutsuki.
Maybe there is more to it than meets the eye.'
Izuna turns to Kozue and asks him.
"Will this tree turn into a Shinju in the future?"
'If it can turn in a Shinju, then I can put most of my plans into action.'
"No" Kozue shakes his head.
"This tree can't turn into a Shinju Tree. It contains only a fragment of the power of the Shinju tree. Still, this fruit can bring a person back from death."
"What?!"
Izuna's eyes widen in surprise.
'If it can bring a person from the dead, then it is as good as the outer path of Rinnegan.'
"This tree has absorbed an immense amount of Nature energy and Vitality from this Giant turtle and grew these chakra fruits. These fruits were meant as an offering to the Lord Kishin.
This turtle will die once all three fruits ripen."
Hmm...
Izuna inspects the chakra of the turtle.
'Indeed... the vitality of this turtle is rapidly draining.'
"So, do you have any way to remove this tree without killing the Giant turtle in the process?"
Izuna asks him.
"I can give it a try."
Kozue nods his head and walks towards the giant tree.
Shoom...
Kozue infuses large amounts of chakra in his arm as they turns into a large green vine.
Swoosh...
He slowly inserts the vine into the tree and merges with the tree.
'So that's the Kekkei Genkai of the Shinrin Clan.'
Izuna examines the process.
'He has fused with the giant tree and is now almost non-recognizable from the natural energy of the tree.
His intel-gathering capabilities will be quite useful for the team.'
Whoosh... Swoosh...
The roots of the Giant tree retract slowly as the veins of the Giant turtle turn normal.
After an hour,
Swoosh... whoosh...
The roots of the tree disappear completely and the giant tree shrinks.
Swish...
Kozue jumps out of the trunk of the tree.
Huff... huff...
He breathes heavily with a small chakra seed in his palm.
"I did it."
He takes a deep breath and falls to the ground.
Whoosh...
Izuna flickers near him.
"Are you ok?"
He supports Kozue.
Swoosh...
Izuna infuses a small amount of Nature energy into Kozue's body.
Haah...
Kozue slowly sits up and takes support against a boulder.
"I am alright. I am just mentally and physically exhausted."
Roar...
A giant roar interrupts them.
Kimimaro walks towards them and conveys the message of the Giant turtle.
"The Giant turtle is no longer in pain."
"Well... that's good to hear." Izuna nods his head.
He turns towards the rest of the villagers, who are slowly recuperating from the incident.
"There won't be any Shangri-La Village after this incident. Since most of you are rogue ninjas with huge bounties on their head; it would be difficult for the likes of you all to live peacefully in the outside world."
The expression of Fusao and the rest of the villagers turns ugly as Fusao had earlier recounted the details to them.
Gulp...
One of the middle-aged men gulps his saliva and asks him.
"Then... then where should we go? What should we do?"
Hmm...
Izuna scrutinizes them as he ponders.
'Though I don't have any special connection with this group of people and I would even suffer a huge loss by not handing them over to bounty office.
But what most of them have done has nothing to do with me; so, I am a bit conflicted.'
"Izuna-kun... why don't you send them to one of the smaller villages in the Land of Fire?! These small villages are under the protection of Konoha since Konoha is paid by the Daimyo to secure his land."
Minato suggests him.
"This way... the village can monitor them and even employ them in the future."
"Well... that's not a bad idea."
Izuna nods his head.
Ahem...
Izuna clears his throat to get their attention.
"Since you people have nowhere to stay and live"
After half an hour,
After dealing with the villagers, Izuna turns his attention to Kozue and Kimimaro.
"So, what about you, Kozue? What would you do after this?"
"I... I"
Kozue holds his head as he is lost in thoughts.
"I will visit the remains of my village and after that, I will roam the world to search for a meaning in my life."
He shakes his head as he reminisces about his village.
"I see... If you are fed up with your travels in the future; then you can always come and seek me for a job in the future."
Swoosh...
Izuna takes out a scroll from his pocket and passes it to Kozue.
"Just visit Konoha and hand over this scroll to the guards. Somebody will lead you in."
"Thank you."
Kozue accepts the scroll and slowly walks out of the remains of the village.
'Konan has also left. I had no choice but to manipulate her thoughts. Let's see how things will play out with both of them.'
"Kimimaro! Let's say goodbye to this giant turtle."
Both of them flicker out of the cavern together with the villagers.
Roar...
"You have my gratitude, human."
The Giant turtle thanks him.
"In the future, if you have any need for me. You can just summon me."
The giant turtle spits out a summoning contract in front of Izuna.
'Er... I don't think I will need this turtle in any sort of fight.'
"Kimimaro... since you can understand this turtle. Why don't you sign a contract with the turtles? Also, their defensive abilities pair well with your Taijutsu and Kekkei Genkai."
Izuna nudges the summoning scroll to Kimimaro.
"Yes!" Kimimaro nods his head and bit his thumb to sign the summoning contract.
"This trip wasn't the kind I was looking for, but still I got something useful out of it."
Izuna stares at the chakra fruits in his hand. There are two small fruits and one large fruit in his hands.
"With this out of the way, let's return to the village."
Izuna grabs Kimimaro's shoulder and teleports to the village.
Whoosh...
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Inside Konohagakure,
Sigh...
Tsunade takes a deep breath as she rests against the Hokage chair.
"Finally, all the paperwork is over. Shizune... let's visit the hot spring tonight. We will bring Mizukage Mei with us to ease her mood."
"Yes... Tsunade-sama."
Shizune massages Tsunade's shoulders and nods.
Swish...
Tsunade takes out a scroll from the drawer.
"This seal by Izuna is quite handy."
Tsunade opens the scroll.
There is a summoning seal on the scroll with the sealing formula of Flying Thunder God Technique engraved on it.
"This seal can allow a person to summon another person from far away, albeit the summon has to agree and infuse the chakra in his version of seal to teleport here."
"Yes, Tsunade-sama."
Shizune nods her head.
"The Flying Thunder God Technique is quite hard to master. Besides, the Fourth Hokage, his Raijin Squad, and Izuna; nobody has managed to learn this technique."
"This seal can prove very vital during a war where the information exchange is quite crucial."
Tsunade nods her head.
Sigh...
Tsunade takes another deep breath and gazes out of the window.
Multiple ninja academy students appear in her vision as the kid's practices their Shurikenjutsu skills on targets.
"Konoha suffered a little loss during the attack from Suna and Orochimaru. The future of Konoha is safe for now and I hope Konoha will flourish in the future."
Haah... Haaah...
A small girl with black hairs with a blue tint on end appears in her vision. Her hairs are tied in a ponytail with bangs framing her face. The girl has black eyes. She wears a long-sleeved, high-collared black shirt with the Uchiha clan symbol on the back. Her baggy blue pants flutter in the air as the girl has a serious expression on her face.
There are five shurikens held between her fingers.
Haah...
The girl aims the shurikens at the target and launches them simultaneously.
Whoosh... whoosh.... Whoosh...
Clank... clank... clank...
All the shurikens hit the target right in the dead center.
"Amazing! That's quite impressive Ayaka-chan."
The chunnin instructor praises her.
"It's nothing compared to Onii-san, Iruka-sensei."
Ayaka shakes her head and picks up another batch of shurikens.
Sigh...
Iruka sighs helplessly and turns towards the rest of the group.
'Izuna-san is a genius. I was in the same class as him during the academy, yet he graduated just in six months. I am sure he didn't even remember my name.'
Iruka takes another deep breath and instructs another student.
"Tsunade-sama, don't you think it is too early for Ayaka-Chan to enter the academy. It is the era of peace, so the village isn't in a dire need of Ninjas." Shizune questions Tsunade.
"No. it is alright."
Tsunade closes her eyes as Izuna's warning echoes in her ears.
'Tsunade! The Fourth Shinobi War is on the horizon. It will require the collective strength of all nations to deal with the enemy.'
"Ayaka is also a rare genius, like her brother. So, it is not that big of a deal to enroll her in the ninja academy."
Sigh...
"Now I really miss Naruto. It has been a week since that brat left for his mission in the Land of Waves."
Sigh...
"I just want to ditch all this work and drink some booze and gamble."
"…"
Chapter 241: 234. Sparring Session
Whoosh…
Izuna and Kimimaro teleport on top of the Hokage Office. Izuna jumps down and enters the office through the window.
Eek…
Tsunade is startled to see him jump in front of her.
Ora…
She clenches her fist to punch him.
"Wait… wait!"
Izuna dodges her punch.
"I have something urgent to report."
He dodges another punch from Tsunade.
Humph…
"It better be something urgent. I was taking my beauty nap, and you disrupted it."
"…"
'Sleeping during work! She is slacking as usual.'
Izuna clears his throat and signals Kimimaro.
Swoosh…
Kimimaro jumps down and enters the office.
"Kimimaro… she is the current Hokage of Konoha."
Izuna introduces Tsunade.
"It's nice to meet you Hokage-sama."
Kimimaro respectfully bows in front of Tsunade.
"He is…?" Tsunade tilts her head in confusion.
"He is a war orphan of Kaguya clan… the last survivor of his clan after the massacre. I met him during the Kiri infiltration mission. After that, I just trained him a little."
Hmm…
Tsunade nods her head. Tsunade and Shizune curiously inspect Kimimaro.
'His skin is so pale. He looks a little anemic.'
Both of them turn towards Izuna and Tsunade glares at him.
"What?!… It is true. I trained him in Taijutsu and Ninjutsu. After which I left him in Ryuchi cave where he mastered Sage Mode in one and half years. He is the second youngest Sage after me."
Izuna proudly announces to them.
"What?!"
Tsunade and Shizune looks at Kimimaro with a dumbfounded expression.
"As I thought, everyone around this guy is unusual."
Tsunade shakes her head and stares out of the window. Her gaze stops at the Academy training grounds.
Izuna follows her gaze and notices Ayaka sparring against someone.
Inside the Academy Training grounds,
Iruka leads a batch of academy students in the training ground.
"Today we will learn about the hand-to-hand combat of shinobi. It is a tradition carried out by even the previous Hokage and those before him. They participated in such drills and became stronger through sparring."
"Yes, Iruka Sensei!"
The academy students have stars in their eyes at the mention of the Hokage.
"I will become a strong Kunoichi, just like Tsunade-sama."
One of the girls with two large orange pigtails clenches her fist and raises them in the air.
"Hu… hu…"
Iruka nods his head.
"So… let's start today's sparring session. The first spar would be between Ayaka Uchiha vs…"
"Yes, Sensei!"
Ayaka walks inside the ring and prepares to face her opponent.
A short girl with shoulder-length dark-brown hairs and white eyes walks in front of Ayaka.
"Before you start your spar, both of you make a seal of confrontation to relay your intention to fight. It is a shinobi tradition."
Iruka instructs them.
"Yes, Sensei!"
Ayaka and the Hyuga girl nods their head and make the seal of confrontation.
"Ready…"
Iruka places his arm between them as he signals the start.
"Begin!"
"Haah…"
The Hyuga girl instantly takes a stance and launches a palm attack towards Ayaka.
Whoosh…
Ayaka easily dodges the palm attack and disappears from the Hyuga girl's vision.
"Where is she?"
The Hyuga girl warily searches for Ayaka.
"Behind you…"
Ayaka whispers in her ears and swings her hand.
Ah!…
The Hyuga girl turns around but a palm attack greets her.
"Stop!"
Iruka signals them to stop.
Whoosh…
Ayaka's palm stops in front of Hyuga's face as the Hyuga girl topples on the ground.
"I lost."
The Hyuga girl depressingly drops her head.
"Here!"
Ayaka stretches her arm towards the girl.
Haah…
The Hyuga girl grabs her arm and stands up.
"It was a good match. Both of you fought well."
Iruka's eyebrows twitches slightly as he speak these words.
"Now Ayaka… Hanabi… make the seal of Reconciliation to end the spar."
"Yes, Sensei!"
Both of the girls make the hand seal.
"You are quite good, Hanabi!"
Ayaka praises her.
"If not for my speed, I would have lost the match."
Hmm…
"I won't give up easily. Next time, I will defeat you for sure."
Hanabi resolutely clenches her fists.
"You are my rival. I won't lose easily." Hanabi has a resolute expression as her fighting spirit soars.
Hu… hu…
Iruka nods his head.
"This is the kind of fighting spirit and resolution a shinobi should have to progress further."
He turns to Hanabi to console her.
"Don't worry Hanabi, I am sure you will get stronger till your next spar."
"Yes, Sensei!" Hanabi nods her head, but there is a hint of sadness in her eyes.
'I have been training with my father since I was three years old. How could I lose to her?'
She turns towards Ayaka and questions her.
"Ayaka… how long have you been training in Taijutsu?"
"Oh!"
Ayaka turns around and faces her.
"How long?!"
Ayaka cutely places a finger around her chin as she enters in her thinking pose.
"Hmm… I think it has been almost a month since I started my Taijutsu training. Yes, it has been a month. Before that brother only taught me Shurikenjutsu and some basic Ninjutsu techniques."
"Ah!"
Iruka almost trips on the floor at the mention of basic Ninjutsu.
'This girl can easily use a chunnin level technique without exhausting her chakra reserve and she thinks it is basic Ninjutsu training.'
Iruka gets flashbacks of the Ninjutsu Training where he asked the students to perform any Ninjutsu they might have learned from their parents or clan.
At that time, Ayaka almost burned down the inner training ground with her massive fireball jutsu.
"One… one month?!"
Hanabi suffers a huge blow to her confidence as Ayaka's words echoes in her mind.
'She is so strong after training in Taijutsu for only a month. Father lied to me. He told our Hyuga Taijutsu techniques are one of the elite techniques of the village.'
Sniff… sniff…
Hanabi's eyes tear up as she suffers a blow to her confidence.
"Well…"
Iruka is caught in a weird situation as he can't find any words to console Hanabi.
Sigh…
He sighs and takes a deep breath.
"How should I report this situation to Principal-sama? The Hyuga clan broke their clan custom and allowed the clan heiress to enter the academy to get some experience with the kids of the other clans. But now…"
Sigh…
'Even Izuna san's little sister is a genius like him.'
Iruka could only helplessly shake his head as tries to think of a solution for the current problem.
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"That's my girl!"
Izuna nods his head as he praises Ayaka.
"Today I will take her to her favorite restaurant in Kirigakure."
"…"
Tsunade and Shizune silently stare at him.
'He is spoiling her too much. That's a sis-con for you.'
Hmm…
Izuna notices their expression and immediately shakes his head.
"No… I am not a sis-con. Look how cute Ayaka is! How can I as a big brother not reward her for her efforts?"
"…"
Tsunade and Shizune silently nod their head.
"Anyway… let's forget about that."
Izuna tries to change the subject. He looks around the village and turns to Tsunade.
"Where are Kakashi and team? I can't see them around. Are they out on a mission or something?"
"Yes! That brat Naruto was pestering me for a C-rank mission as the previous mission to deal with mountain thugs was too easy for him.
So, I assigned an escort mission to him in the Land of Waves."
Tsunade lazily yawns and stretches her back.
"It is so calm without that noisy brat."
"Wait… Land of Waves… escort mission…"
Izuna's expression changes as the memory of Naruto's first mission enters his mind.
"Was the person who issued the mission named Tazuna?"
Hmm…
Tsunade straightens up as she notices the strange expression of Izuna.
"Yes… why?! Is something wrong with him?"
"Fuck! I almost missed it."
Izuna curses loudly as he makes a one-hand sign.
Whoosh…
He disappears from the room as his parting words echo in the Hokage Office.
"I have some urgent work in Land of Waves. I will leave this boy Kimimaro to you."
"Damnit!"
Tsunade bangs the table. The table breaks from the force.
"He is ditching his troubles on me again."
Tsunade angrily turns towards Kimimaro.
Brr…
Kimimaro shivers under Tsunade's angry gaze.
"Fine! Your name is Kimimaro, right?"
"Yes!" Kimimaro weakly nods his head.
"I will arrange a place for you to stay."
Swoosh…
Tsunade signals a nearby anbu to handle Kimimaro's matter.
"Tsunade-sama! The paperwork!"
Shizune points towards the papers spread on the floor. There is a layer of ink spilled over them.
"Damnit! Shizune… Cut it out from his next mission pay."
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A/N:- So, I am planning to edit almost all of initial chapters. I have improved quite a lot during these days and the initial chapters just doesn't fulfill the quality I am looking for. I will make some minor changes to the plot (Nothing major to change the plot) to make the forced situation look a bit more Natural. One of the example is of Izuna's Mangekyo Awakening and some other stuff. I will edit them at a slow pace, maybe two to three chapters per day.
Also, at this point of the story, it's better to tag it as AU ( Alternate Universe) since I have heavily changed the plot and the power scaling. If you don't want to nerf your MC just make the enemies stronger, Lol! Anyways, the power scaling won't be DBZ level but the level will reach at planet buster for most of the upcoming 'Alien' villains (not shinobi) and the most powerful being of them all will be at Galaxy buster level.
I will also introduce various new abilities in future. Well, Actually, I have lost count of how many OG jutsu and chakra releseas I have created. (If anyone can compile then he will do God's job for me :) But almost 80 percent of jutsus in this novel are my Original creation except for Signature techniques. ( Can be a kapp since two people can have same ideas but I am sure of myself I did create them on my own.)
I hope you stay tuned for the story.
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