Becoming the Tsuchikage in the Naruto World

Chapter 300: The Restless Higher-ups

Ōnoki and the others were not interested in Kitsuchi's second attribute; they were more concerned with the fact that Iwagakure was about to have its fifth Kage-level individual.

In fact, given Kitsuchi's foundation, although he became a Near-Kage a few months later than Kawakita, he would very likely become a full-fledged Kage-level a step ahead of him.

However, these were not important. What was important was that Kitsuchi's promotion had made the hearts of the higher-ups, including Ishiro, restless.

Five Kage-level individuals, and this wasn't even counting the Jinchuriki. Han, the Jinchuriki, was becoming more and more like a perfect Jinchuriki. The current Han not only had Kage-level burst power in the short term, but even his endurance was catching up to the Kage-level.

Iwagakure's comprehensive strength had reached an unprecedented height, while Konoha had once again fallen into a low valley.

On the surface, Konoha only had three Kage-level individuals: Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzō Shimura, and Tsunade Senju. Fugaku Uchiha's strength was not public. The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was still just a child.

Ishiro forcefully suppressed the impulse in his heart to immediately declare war on Konoha. He took a few deep breaths and said to Ōnoki and the others, "Lord Third, everyone, calm down. The ninja world doesn't just consist of Konoha and our village."

"The Sand has three Kage-level individuals, the Cloud also has two, and the Akatsuki has even more than us."

"Currently, it is not suitable for us to be the one to stick our neck out. It is very necessary to let Konoha stay at the forefront."

"At the very least, before Captain Kitsuchi and Kawakita become true Kage-level individuals, before they learn S-rank ninjutsu, we must keep it a secret from the outside world."

Ōnoki and the others all nodded. This was easy to handle. Kawakita was too young, and his journey had not been very stunning. He was only active for a while when he participated in the joint Chunin Exams hosted by Konoha. After that, in the eyes of others in the ninja world, he had once again faded into obscurity. No one in the entire ninja world would believe that Kawakita was already a Near-Kage.

As for that group of samurai from the Land of Iron, they did not wish to be involved in the disputes of the five great hidden villages and would not proactively publicize Kawakita's rank.

Then there was Kitsuchi. If not for the meteoric rise of Ishiro and Ikura, the main focus of the other hidden villages would indeed have been on him. But now, it seemed everyone had subconsciously overlooked this ninja who was already considered to be of the older generation.

Ishiro estimated that there was an important reason for this: everyone habitually thought that only Konoha could produce so many Kage-level individuals at the same time. Other hidden villages were not worthy.

"Alright, let's first discuss how to adjust Captain Kitsuchi's position," Ishiro said.

Hearing this, Kitsuchi awkwardly touched his own head and said, "I'm used to my current position."

Ikura chimed in, "In that case, Senior Kitsuchi's position will remain unchanged. We'll just formalize the Tsuchikage's Assistant agency and establish a Tsuchikage's Assistant Squad. Senior Kitsuchi will be the squad leader. The squad leader will have the right to speak at high-level meetings, with a status equal to that of an advisor."

Upon hearing this, Ōnoki, Ishiro, and the others' eyes all lit up.

This was much better than directly transferring Kitsuchi to the advisory council. The work of the advisory council had been adjusted after Kawakita and Chiko joined, and it had just gotten on the right track. It was not suitable for another adjustment.

Ikura's plan would not affect the work of the advisory council, nor would it require Kitsuchi to change his work habits. It killed two birds with one stone.

Thus, Iwagakure gained a new agency directly under the Tsuchikage: the Assistant Squad.

The number of people in the Assistant Squad was expanded once more, and their authority was further clarified.

After dealing with Kitsuchi's matter, Mei announced another piece of good news, "The ninja cat Dango has finally completed her Sage Jutsu training."

Hearing this, Ishiro's eyes lit up. "Really?"

Ishiro had been paying attention to Dango's Sage Jutsu training. As the ninja who had gone the furthest in Sage Mode in the current ninja world, Ishiro was considered Dango's teacher in her Sage Jutsu training.

How to control natural energy and fuse it with one's own physical and spiritual energy were all taught to Dango by Ishiro.

Now that Dango had finally completed Sage Mode, it made Ishiro very happy. The village's foundation had increased again.

With Dango's affinity for natural energy, she should have completed her Sage Jutsu training long ago. It was only because she had given birth to a litter of little ninja cats in the middle that she was delayed.

However, Dango's foundation was much weaker than Ishiro's when he had first mastered Sage Jutsu. The current Dango, in her normal state, was only a Jonin. Even after entering Sage Mode, her strength was only comparable to an Elite Jonin.

Dango's talent was still a bit lacking. It was unknown how far her several children could go in the future. Ishiro was considering whether to have Dango recuperate her body and then get pregnant with another litter.

But this matter could wait. Dango had just become able to enter Sage Mode. She could, like Ishiro, maintain Sage Mode every day to slowly improve her physique. The kittens born after her affinity with natural energy became even better would have greater potential.

However, Dango's children's foundations were still insufficient, and they were still far from being able to train in Sage Jutsu. Some of these kittens now had Chunin-level strength, while some had Genin-level strength. Since the kittens were all agility-types, they might have an advantage in speed, but their attack power was very average.

Ishiro looked at Ikura and said, "Ikura, Dango's Sage Jutsu training is on the right track. You're next. Are you ready?"

Ikura gave a bitter smile and said, "The balance training is complete, but I don't seem to have much talent for controlling multiple types of chakra."

Ikura leaned towards being a ninjutsu-type ninja, but compared to Ishiro, he was more like a well-rounded warrior. Many of his talents were outstanding, and his physical strength was much greater than Ishiro's.

But Ikura's talent for chakra control was not top-tier. Compared to a normal person, he was a genius in this aspect. But compared to ninjas like Ishiro and Ōnoki who could learn or develop Kekkei Tōta, Ikura was still a long way off.

Ishiro thought for a moment and said, "No matter how little talent you have, you have to learn. Even if it takes ten years to slowly grind it out, you have to learn. As long as you can reach Dango's current level, it's not a loss for us."

Spending ten years on one ninja, investing a large amount of resources every day to help him train in Sage Jutsu—this cost was indeed very high. But what Ishiro said was also right. As long as Ikura could also enter Sage Mode, then these investments were all worthwhile.

The current Dango could now enter Sage Mode on her own within the natural energy barrier with the help of liquid natural energy.

Although in a real battle, this was naturally not very useful, no one fought alone. With companions to provide cover, there was still hope of entering Sage Mode and increasing one's combat power. What's more, like the current Ishiro, who always entered Sage Mode in advance and then went out to have fun, this method was also quite good.

Someone as strong as Orochimaru had already researched natural energy very deeply. The Orochimaru from the original story had developed the Cursed Seal based on natural energy and could even help others master natural energy. But he himself just couldn't learn Sage Jutsu, and the Cursed Seal couldn't increase his own combat power.

After speaking, Ishiro looked at Kitsuchi and Kawakita again. It was very awkward; these two's talent for practicing Sage Jutsu was even worse than Ikura's.

Kawakita was a pure kenjutsu ninja. His ninjutsu, in the eyes of ninjas at Ishiro's level, was completely without talent. As for Kitsuchi, it seemed all his talent points were added to Earth Release. This kind of single-nature ninja was naturally fated to have no affinity with Sage Jutsu.

Of course, the protagonist of the original story was an exception; the protagonist had cheats.

In short, both of these matters were good things. Kitsuchi's promotion and Dango's mastery of Sage Mode were another double blessing for Iwagakure.

However, Mei then brought up another matter, and this matter gave Ishiro a headache.

"Fourth, that pure white humanoid monster you brought back from outside last time... we've been studying it for a long time without any gains, and it has seized opportunities to escape several times."

"This white monster, you should find a way to deal with it. Keeping it is too much of a waste of manpower. It requires at least three Anbu squads to watch it every day." It turned out the village's research on the White Zetsu clone had never stopped.

According to Ishiro's description of this White Zetsu's abilities, Mei had someone build a special prison.

The construction process of this prison was like this: first, dig a large pit, then use metal to forge the bottom of the prison. Then, put soil back on top to pretend there were no arrangements.

Then, build houses in this area, all made of metal. The second floor of the houses was the real place to imprison and interrogate the White Zetsu.

And in the place of imprisonment and interrogation, the White Zetsu was also separated by heavy obstacles, with metal cages and sealing jutsu. All this was to prevent the White Zetsu from escaping.

But the White Zetsu could always cause some trouble. Several times, it almost managed to escape.

Fortunately, Iwagakure was well-prepared. Many small-scale sensory barriers were set up. The metal layer at the bottom of the prison, which completely isolated the inside from the outside, directly restricted the White Zetsu's escape route.

"This monster's ability is too strange. It can absorb a ninja's chakra and can silently plant something called a 'spore' when a ninja is unaware."

"After absorbing a ninja's chakra, the thing can quickly grow into a new white monster. However, these new monsters don't seem to be as good as the original. Their techniques are not as many, and they are relatively easy to deal with."

"The most incredible thing is that the monster can transform into the appearance of other ninjas, with both the appearance and chakra fluctuation being exactly the same. Even a professional sensory ninja can't tell the difference."

Hearing this, Ōnoki and the others' faces all changed. "Even sensory ninjutsu can't tell the difference?"

This problem was too terrifying. This was the perfect spy! If Obito had dispatched thousands or tens of thousands of White Zetsu clones to slowly infiltrate the five great nations, then they would have been ruined by the White Zetsu long ago.

Ōnoki said with a grave expression, "Ishiro, does Obito Uchiha have many more of these monsters under him?"

Ishiro thought for a moment and said, "Many. The behemoth I saw back then was covered with this kind of thing. And I killed several of them on the spot, but Obito and the others didn't seem to mind at all."

"We must find a way to counter their transformation jutsu. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable. And it's also necessary to conduct a screening within the village now," Ikura said.

Ishiro thought for a moment, "There is a way. Although those monsters look like people, in my eyes, they are more like plants. They don't seem to eat, drink, or defecate. We can use this method to screen the ninjas in the village."

After speaking, Ishiro took out some food and distributed it to the others in the conference room, including the Tsuchikage's Assistants who were listening in and taking notes.

Everyone looked at each other, and then Chiko Tomoe said, "Teacher Ishiro, after eating this, do we still have to... defecate?"

Ishiro nodded and said, "Yes. This matter is too serious. Even I have to be checked. We'll check each other first, then check the Anbu. Finally, the Anbu will check the other ninjas."

"Remember, all ninjas who have been checked can no longer act alone."

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