章節 272: Chapter 272 Space-Time Ninja Tool
Late into the night, Naruto lay tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep. He reached into his seal space and pulled out the necklace, then stared at it for a long time. It was the key to the geothermal generator of the Land of Snow. With it, the Land of Snow could have spring-like weather all year round.
In other words, this was the source of the small nation's endless wealth.
He opened his mission panel, scrolled down a bit, and found the unfinished permanent mission for the Land of Snow. Probably because of the long journey, there was no time limit for the mission.
[Option 1: Protect Kazahana Koyuki and assist in overthrowing the tyrannical regime in the Land of Snow. Reward: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.]
[Option 2: Threaten Koyuki Kazahana to hand over control of the geothermal generator and impose taxes on the people of the Land of Snow. Reward: Full-level Flying Thunder God (Gift: x6 Flying Thunder God Kunai that only the host can see)]
These two options were unique in that they did not conflict with each other, meaning he could complete both at the same time. If not for the incident during the previous mission, he might already have both rewards in hand by now.
But that was then, and this was now. Naruto was no longer just the Jinchuriki of the Kyubi. In Konoha, he had established himself as a higher-up. He can be said to be the 'Crown Prince' of Konoha.
After thinking for a moment, Naruto called up the system rewards.
After staring at the description of the Jashin's Hymn for a long time, his furrowed brow finally relaxed. Jashin's Hymn could negate the effects of any Dojutsu once, even Izanagi couldn't escape its grasp.
There is no need to be afraid of that old pervert Danzo anymore. In fact, Naruto hoped Danzo would make a move, giving him the perfect reason to crush both the old bastard and his Root.
The mission to the Land of Snow had been delayed for too long, and it's partly due to Koyuki's disappearance. In this world, power was the ultimate authority, but doing things legitimately was still important.
Koyuki's uncle had usurped the Daimyo's position unlawfully, making his rule illegitimate. Koyuki, as the rightful princess, had the legitimate claim to the Daimyo's position. So it was fine for Naruto to help her regain control of the Land of Snow.
Helping Koyuki reclaim the Land of Snow was not only a matter of principle, but also provided a legal basis for Naruto to claim a stake in the country's wealth.
Having made up his mind, Naruto gripped the necklace tightly before tossing it back into the seal space. He sluggishly got out of bed, slid on his slippers, and opened the door to the kitchen for a drink.
The lights in the living room were still on, and surprisingly, Kurama wasn't asleep. He sat on the couch, fiddling with a bottle of alcohol.
"What are you doing?"
Naruto asked, leaning against the kitchen door while holding a glass filled with water.
"I'm studying how to brew alcohol." Kurama replied.
"What do you need to know that for?" Naruto took a sip of water, "Isn't there enough alcohol in the house for you to drink?"
"I'm not interested in that cheap stuff anymore." Kurama looked like a scumbag dog. It seems that the saying of the dog is like the owner is true.
"There's better booze out there."
"Out there?" Naruto frowned, "Who's been giving you alcohol?"
Kurama didn't intend to hide it, and showed a sly grin and said, "Your other owner."
"My other owner? Hinata?" Naruto was stunned for a moment, "You went to the Hyuga Clan's compound? She gave you alcohol? You're unbelievable, Kurama!"
"Haha, so what? I've been sealed for so long, don't I deserve some indulgence?" Kurama argued, showing no signs of guilt, "I'm tired of the cheap knockoffs you buy. My head's been hurting from them!"
"Complain all you want. Next time, just go drink gutter water." Naruto retorted unhappily, "Do whatever you want, just don't embarrass me."
As he said that, Naruto put down his glass and was about to return to his room.
Suddenly, Kurama stood up from the couch and called out, " Why don't you just stay with that owner of yours? Don't you humans have a term for this? Marrying into the wife's family?"
"Get lost." Naruto gave Kurama the middle finger before slamming the door shut.
'That damned fox.'
…
The next day.
Naruto stepped into the Hokage Tower, then pushed open the door to the Hokage's office on the top floor. He never had the habit of knocking on Tsunade's door, so he just pushed the door open and walked in.
"What do you want this time?" Tsunade supported herself on her elbows and looked at him boredly.
Before he could say a word, Tsunade suddenly waved her hand and said, "Let's talk about what you are doing later. Now, I have an official announcement to make."
"What is it?" Naruto was taken aback. It was the first time he had seen Tsunade had spoken to him in such a formal tone.
"It concerns your identity as the Kyubi's Jinchuriki," She said as she stood up, "Since Kyubi is no longer in your body, it means that you are no longer the Kyubi's Jinchuriki, and Konoha no longer has a Biju."
"The news has already been spread, and all sides will soon react."
"It's announced to the public?" Naruto asked, "When did it happen?"
"Yes, about an hour ago." Tsunade replied calmly, "This was Jiraiya's request. The higher-ups didn't approve, but I did."
"The truth will come out sooner or later. The situation in the Shinobi World has changed. Konoha has been losing ground, but the higher-ups never realized that the real issue lies within. Konoha should rely on and trust the strength of the younger generation, rather than suppressing it."
"You're very bold, Tsunade-sama." Naruto said with a smile.
Hearing this, Tsunade rolled her eyes at him, sat back down, and said with a sigh, "Enough about that. What do you need?"
Naruto then recounted the mission in the Land of Snow. When he mentioned Koyuki, he omitted some unnecessary details as much as possible.
"But you're still scheduled to go to the Land of Rain with Jiraiya for that investigation mission. The Land of Snow is far from Konoha. Are you planning to sail there?"
"Of course not." Naruto shook his head. "I hope to borrow the village's Space-Time Ninjutsu Tool. With it, the mission time can be significantly reduced."
"Space-Time Ninja Tool?" Tsunade instinctively frowned, "That thing hasn't been used for a long time. It was half-finished creation by the Nidaime Hokage. It might have already lost functionality by now."
"I can fix it." Naruto said confidently.
"What?" Tsunade looked at Naruto in surprise and said, "Are you serious? You're not joking, right?"
"I'm serious." He nodded. "I can fix it."
By 'fixing', Naruto meant inscribing imprint, similar to the Flying Thunder God Technique's imprints he had already mastered. The principles were the same. Though he wasn't completely certain, the only way to find out was by checking.
As for why he knew about the Space-Time Ninja Tool, Naruto was mostly guessing.
Naruto just felt that with the character of Nidaime Hokage, who even developed the Impure World Reincarnation, it didn't make sense for him to lose interest in Space-Time Ninjutsu after developing Flying Thunder God Technique halfway through.
After all, Nidaime Hokage was notorious for his cunningness, being the one who combined Impure World Reincarnation with Explosive Tags to create suicide bombers out of his reanimated enemies… He's a true legend of the Shinobi World.
Shodaime Hokage, Senju Hashirama: For the peace of the ninja world, I'll humbly bow to everyone.
Nidaime Hokage, Senju Tobirama: For the peace of the ninja world, everyone should bow to me.
If that kind of Ninja Tool really exists now, Naruto can try to use it after repairing it.
The Land of Snow was indeed far away, and the investigation mission to the Land of Rain was about to begin. If it wasn't for the added security it gave for the Land of Rain's mission, Naruto would have chosen to postpone the Land of Snow's mission.
After some thought, Tsunade nodded and said, "Okay."
After getting Tsunade's approval, Naruto was led by Shizune into a secret room where he saw a massive Space-Time Ninja Tool. It was old, and it seemed like it could only transport one or two people at most.
He carefully inspected it and discovered that it did indeed operate using imprints and Chakra. However, even if it could be repaired, the distance it could cover after being fixed would still leave a considerable gap to the Land of Snow.
After confirming that it could be repaired, Naruto obtained the key from Shizune and left the secret room first.
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章節 273: Chapter 273 Reactions From All Sides
On the roof opposite the hot springs.
"You said you were going to go on a mission first?" Jiraiya turned and asked, "How long?"
"Not long, around ten days." Naruto replied, "I also need to prepare a few things, that's why I came to notify you, Pervy Sage."
"Is that a notification?" Jiraiya felt a little amused, "More like a warning. You're worried I'll sneak off to investigate the Land of Rain first, right?"
"Even if you want to go, I can't stop you." Naruto didn't deny it, "I'll go there by myself anyway, so I don't mind if you insist on going there first."
Jiraiya was left speechless, thinking to himself, 'How come this brat's personality is even worse than Tsunade's?'
Naruto returned to the secret room and spent two days repairing the Ninja Tool. He then conducted the first experiment, curious to see what was on the other side of the imprint, which appeared to be somewhere near the border of the Land of Lightning.
…
Meanwhile, two days had passed since the news of Konoha losing the Kyubi had been made public.
The news came too suddenly, causing an uproar within the village. But soon, things settled down. The official statement from the Hokage Tower was that Naruto had never been the Kyubi's Jinchuriki.
"So, we blamed him wrongly all this time? But it's been so long. It's the fault of those in the Hokage Tower for only clarifying it now. If they knew the truth, why didn't they say so earlier?"
Some villagers felt guilty but were unwilling to admit they had been wrong.
"That's right, maybe the Kyubi had left Konoha long ago, and they let a child bear the burden for the village. It's terrifying when you think about it." Someone voiced such concerns.
The blame quickly shifted to the higher-ups, causing the pressure inside the Hokage Tower to soar, and a small number of people in the village began to express their dissatisfaction.
But others were indifferent.
"It's no big deal, right? It's not like anyone bullied him. Besides, isn't the more important issue that the village has lost the Kyubi? How are we supposed to compete with the other Great Shinobi Villages now?"
"The point is, the village has lost the Kyubi, so there won't be another war, will there?"
There is no memory in Konoha, and no one cares about matters unrelated to themselves.
The higher-ups were also worried about this and were always paying attention to the reactions of the four Great Shinobi Villages and other small countries around them. The one that was most affected was probably Sunagakure, which had just signed a new alliance agreement with Konoha.
"This is simply outrageous!" Homura exclaimed angrily, "How could this news be spread at a time like this? The village isn't prepared to deal with the consequences yet."
"Sunagakure has already sent their representatives to negotiate, so we should focus on handling that first." Danzo, sitting in his high seat, said coolly, "Allies can easily turn into enemies who stab you in the back. Konoha has experienced such thing many times."
"Godaime, what do you have to say for yourself?" Koharu glared at Tsunade and said unhappily, "There's news from the Anbu in Kumogakure that Raikage and their village's higher-ups are already discussing measures to take against Konoha."
At this moment, Tsunade sat at the head of the table, her brow furrowed in deep thought.
"The people from Sunagakure have already arrived. How are we supposed to explain this to them?" Danzo asked with a gloomy expression. "Does this mean that Konoha no longer has the qualifications to be an ally?"
"Konoha's status and value do not depend on the Kyubi." Tsunade tapped her finger on the table and emphasized, "Since when did the Kyubi become Konoha's strategic weapon?"
"My stance has never changed, not in the past nor now." She spoke loudly and firmly, her sharp gaze sweeping around the room, "The Kyubi has always been just a sealed Biju."
Under the pressure from Tsunade, the two Advisors and Danzo fell silent. As the granddaughter of the Shodaime Hokage, Tsunade commanded a certain authority. After all, her grandfather was the one who distributed the Biju back in the day.
They couldn't argue, so they decided to change the topic.
"What about Sunagakure?"
"What about it?" Tsunade stood up impatiently, leaving everyone with her back, "Do what needs to be done. If they break the alliance over a single Biju, then Konoha doesn't have much hope for them anyway."
With that, Tsunade left, her high heels clicking as she walked away.
…
"This imprint is strange." Naruto muttered as he worked on Tobirama's Space-Time Ninja Tool in the secret room. He had been at it for quite some time, "Is this a random teleportation device?"
"Damn it! If it's random, won't I have to do the experiment over and over again? The problem is, once I teleported, I can't get back!"
He scratched his head and felt frustrated.
Naruto had spent nearly two days in the secret room, barely leaving. He had promised Jiraiya that he would be ready in about ten days, but now two had passed, and he hadn't even departed yet.
If this drags on, his only option to reach the Land of Snow might be by ship.
"What kind of half-baked thing did Nidaime come up with? Why can't he make a better one?" Naruto complained and kicked the Ninja Tool. To his surprise, it made a loud clanging noise and began to move like an old tractor.
"No way!" Naruto's pupils widened slightly and he took two steps back.
Inside the secret room, the rattling noises continued for a while before finally dying down. After the clatter subsided, the now-repaired Flying Thunder God Technique's imprint began to glow faintly.
With a creak, the door opened and Shizune walked in quietly and asked, "How's it going? Did you fix it?"
"No." Naruto sighed and whispered, "It still needs some time, maybe another day or two."
"Then keep working on it. I'll come by every day. If you need anything, just let me know." Shizune smiled warmly, "No need to rush. Take your time."
"The mission to the Land of Rain can be postponed. Tsunade-sama will help speak to Jiraiya-sama for you."
"Hmm?" Naruto noticed something was wrong and asked with a frown, "Why the sudden change of heart? Did something happen?"
"It's nothing serious." Shizune said, "After Tsunade-sama announced that Konoha no longer has the Kyubi's Jinchuriki, there has been a lot of movement from all sides."
"Tsunade-sama believes it's Konoha's poor internal management and has nothing to do with you. If the Ninja Tool is repaired successfully, you can go to the Land of Snow to carry out the mission first."
This means that he should lay low for a while, which is a subtle suggestion.
Naruto thought about it for a while. While he wanted to do something for Tsunade, he realized that both the Land of Snow and, more importantly, the Land of Rain missions awaited him. Deciding to focus on those first, he nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
"Good. Then, I'll be leaving first." Shizune waved as she left.
The outside public opinion and the pressure faced by Konoha have nothing to do with him for the time being. Naruto knows very well that Tsunade and Jiraiya are more capable than him. And as long as the two are still in village, Konoha wouldn't fall apart.
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