Becoming the Tsuchikage in the Naruto World

Chapter 303: Entering Konoha Again

Ishiro had missed the best time to abduct Kakashi Hatake. Now, he didn't want to miss out on Neji Hyuga.

Among the Konoha 12 from the original story, all were children of ninja clans. Even Sakura Haruno was possibly a descendant of the Senju clan.

Neji was no exception. He was a child of Konoha's number one clan. Theoretically, it shouldn't be surprising that Neji had the strength he did in the original story. But Ishiro knew it couldn't be viewed that way, because from a young age, Neji had no one to guide him.

There was no doubt about this point, because when Neji used the Hyuga clan's unique skills like the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms and Rotation, even the clan head, Hiashi Hyuga, did not know.

If Neji had been guided by a clansman, then it would be impossible for Hiashi, who had absolute control over the Hyuga clan, not to know.

But no one had told Hiashi, and in all those flashbacks, there was no mention of Neji having any close Hyuga clan seniors.

Therefore, Neji's ability to graduate first in his class and possess Jonin-level strength a year after graduation was all thanks to himself.

This point was truly remarkable.

At that age, it was no exaggeration to say that Ishiro was socially adept. He had brazenly sought guidance from many people. The most outrageous time was seeking guidance from Ōnoki.

In addition, Ishiro had the soul of an adult and had seen the original story. His understanding of this world, of chakra, and of ninjutsu was not comparable to a real child like Neji.

Neji, who had no one to guide him from a young age, learned the secret techniques of the Hyuga main family solely through his talent. This was a true foundational genius.

So, if someone guided him, would Neji surpass Kakashi, who became a Chunin at six and a Jonin at eleven?

If someone guided him, and Neji no longer dwelled on the issues of the Hyuga clan, no longer only learned the Gentle Fist like in the original story, but learned ninjutsu like a conventional ninja, then what level would Neji ultimately reach?

Ishiro was very curious.

The only difficult part was the Caged Bird Seal. The Caged Bird's restriction on the Byakugan was actually not great, but it placed the lives of the branch family completely in the hands of the main family. The main family could even remotely kill any branch family ninja who had been branded with the Caged Bird.

If Ishiro wanted to abduct Neji, then he had to find a way to solve the threat of the Caged Bird.

As for whether there was a way to solve the Caged Bird? Ishiro felt there was.

The method Ishiro thought of was not to break the Caged Bird. With his level of Yin Release, he was far from being able to research the soul. Breaking the Caged Bird was not something that could be done just by relying on sealing jutsu.

But Ishiro felt there was another way to solve the Caged Bird, and that was to kill Hiashi Hyuga.

Ishiro wasn't clear on the activation principle of the Caged Bird, but it was obvious that a branch family ninja who had been branded with it, even if they obtained the curse seal formula, could not possibly use it on a fellow branch family member.

And now, the Hyuga clan only had two main family members. One was Hiashi, and the other was his daughter, the crown princess of the original story, Hinata Hyuga.

If Ishiro's guess was correct, then after killing Hiashi, for a certain period, no one would be able to activate the Caged Bird.

And all the children, including Neji (except for Hinata), had been branded with the Caged Bird. This also meant that before Hinata grew up, or before the newborn children of other branch family members grew up, no one would be able to activate the Caged Bird.

This period would be the key time for Neji's growth. If he could grow to the extent of truly resisting or even breaking the Caged Bird, then Ishiro would have profited greatly. If not, at most, that small investment would yield no return; the loss was not great.

Moreover, with Ishiro's understanding of Hinata's personality, even if she really became the new head of the main family, she would not necessarily activate the Caged Bird to kill Neji.

After comprehensive consideration, Ishiro concluded that entering Konoha to snatch Neji was very worthwhile.

And Neji, having been branded with the Caged Bird, would not be paid too much attention by the Konoha higher-ups or the Hyuga clan under any circumstances. The probability of success was not small.

Most importantly, Ishiro had an ally: Orochimaru. Although Orochimaru did not know that Ishiro was also going to Konoha, Ishiro knew that Orochimaru would definitely make a move against Hiashi.

It would be best if Orochimaru killed Hiashi directly. If not, then Ishiro would help him, help him deal with Hiashi.

Having figured this out, Ishiro prepared to discuss it with the advisory council. Persuading them would not be easy. Ōnoki and the others would allow Ishiro to run around, but they still had a natural fear of Konoha Village, always feeling that place was extremely dangerous.

At the high-level meeting, Ishiro said, "Last time I traded with Orochimaru, I mentioned some secrets about the Hyuga clan's Byakugan to him. He should have become interested in the Byakugan. This time, the Cloud suddenly sending a delegation to Konoha, I think it's also related to this matter."

"I estimate that the Cloud and Orochimaru are in contact. They might be preparing to make a move on Hiashi together, or one party might be using the other. I plan to take this opportunity to see if there are any advantages to be gained."

Ōnoki directly objected, "No way. Konoha has three Kage-level individuals. Even if you have Sage Mode, once you enter Konoha and are discovered, it will be very difficult to get out alive. What's more, your Sage Mode still needs time to prepare. In Konoha, where would you have time to enter Sage Mode?"

"Don't think you're so great just because you infiltrated Konoha once when you abducted Chūkō. If I had known you were going to Konoha that time, I would have definitely locked you up in the village."

The other advisors also had the same attitude as Ōnoki, including his two disciples.

Ishiro said, "How about this? Let Ikura visit the Land of Grass. When Konoha receives the news, they might send a Kage-level to the border for a standoff. This way, I will be much safer."

"Orochimaru is also a Konoha rogue-nin. If I'm exposed, he can also help me tie down some Konoha ninjas. As long as I fly into the sky, without preparation, Konoha won't be able to keep me there."

Mei asked, "Then how do you plan to infiltrate Konoha? The method you used last time, depleting all your chakra, was too risky. Once discovered, you would have no ability to fight back."

Ishiro thought for a moment and said, "I plan to force my way in."

Just as Ōnoki was about to refute, Ishiro spoke first, "Don't worry, I won't kill my way in. I'll just find a suitable time, break through Konoha's barrier, and mix into the village. Even if the sensory barrier detects me, I'll just hide after I get in."

"I don't believe it. With the Cloud delegation in the village, can Konoha keep the village on lockdown indefinitely?"

Ōnoki frowned. In that case, he wasn't very worried. Even if Konoha were to conduct a large-scale search within the village, with Ishiro's strength, he wouldn't be afraid. Even if he was discovered, as Ishiro had said before, at worst he could just fly away.

At this time, Ikura thought of a method and said, "Let's also send a delegation to Konoha to muddy the waters. If Ishiro really has nowhere to hide, he can also hide within the delegation."

Ōnoki said, "Alright then. But I'm not at ease with you going alone. I'll go with you."

Ishiro was stunned, "If you and I both go to Konoha, and Ikura goes to the Land of Grass, what about the village's defense?"

Ōnoki glared at Ishiro and said, "So you do know the importance of the village's defense. Ikura will stay behind. We'll announce to the outside world that we're sending Ikura to the Land of Grass; we just need to find someone to impersonate him. To prevent Konoha from not taking it seriously, we will secretly dispatch a ninja army to the border of the Land of Grass, and then deliberately leak the information."

Ishiro thought about it and felt it was feasible, saying, "Ikura, Senior Han and the Five-Tails are getting along very well. If anything happens, you can ask for Senior Han's help."

Ikura nodded and said, "You be careful. Don't worry about things here in the village."

The group discussed for a while longer, and then Ishiro and Ōnoki set out for Konoha.

Both of them used the Light/Heavy Rock Jutsu and Camouflage Jutsu to fly in the air at extremely high speed.

Although the Cloud delegation had already gone to Konoha, Ishiro knew that negotiations between two countries would not have results so quickly, so he wasn't worried about being late.

In addition, Ishiro had actually made a prediction about the timing of the Cloud's move. Going to Konoha at this time was just right.

In mid-air, Ishiro and Ōnoki flew while chatting.

"Ishiro, your flight speed has become so much faster. Using the same Light/Heavy Rock Jutsu, your speed has already surpassed mine," Ōnoki said.

Ishiro replied, "This is all because of the significant gains from that gravity space in Uzushiogakure last time. Lord Third, you can also go and try it."

Ōnoki originally didn't care much about that so-called gravity space, but now he began to take it seriously.

After thinking for a moment, Ōnoki said, "Alright, let's both use the Light/Heavy Rock Jutsu and fly at our fastest speed to see how much of a speed difference there is between us."

"Alright," Ishiro agreed.

Then, the two accelerated at the same time, both flying forward at their fastest speed.

After flying for about ten kilometers, Ishiro slowed down and began to wait for Ōnoki.

Not long after, Ōnoki also caught up. He pounded his lower back and said, "I'm really getting old. I can't take flying at full speed for such a short distance. I just checked, your speed is about twenty percent faster than mine. It seems that gravity space is indeed magical. I really need to go and experience it."

Hearing that Ōnoki was willing to go, Ishiro quickly introduced some precautions, such as it being best to enter Sage Mode first before trying that gravity space.

"Ishiro, do you have any guesses about the origin of that space? Why would such a space exist?" Ōnoki asked.

Ishiro shook his head. He really didn't know. In the original story, this gravity space had only appeared once when Squad 7 fought the final boss. He wasn't clear on what that gravity space was about.

The matter of space-time was a blind spot in his knowledge.

"Sigh, sometimes, I feel the ninja world is so small. We five hidden villages have to launch wars time and again just for living space. Sometimes, I feel the ninja world is so large, with so many things unknown to us." Flying along, Ōnoki looked at the land of the Land of Fire below, and for some reason, spoke with great emotion.

"If not for seeing the power of Madara Uchiha back then in my youth, with my decades of experience as Tsuchikage, I might have thought that was the upper limit of a ninja. Perhaps I would have thought that chakra was nothing special."

"Ishiro, if only you had been born a few decades earlier. Born in my era, if I had known Sage Jutsu back then, I would have led people to attack Konoha long ago."

Ishiro thought for a moment and said, "The ninja world is indeed very large. I feel the magic of chakra is far beyond our imagination. I have always believed that some myths and legends are not necessarily fictional. Perhaps the Sage of Six Paths really did exist."

"For example, the fusion of two chakras is called a Kekkei Genkai, and the fusion of three is called a Kekkei Tōta. Then what about four? What about five? What about the fusion of Yin and Yang attribute chakra? What about the fusion of all seven chakra attributes?"

"I speculate that if the Sage of Six Paths really existed, he was perhaps a powerhouse who had fused five types of chakra, or fused the two attributes of yin and yang, or even fused all seven attributes of chakra."

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