Chapter 113: Intelligence and the Mission to be Executed

Uchiha Feiyu pushed open the door and walked into Pakura's home; as the Kazekage of Sunagakure, Pakura's house was quite large.

However, at this moment, besides Pakura, there was another melancholy-looking beauty with short hair in the room, who was none other than Karura.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Karura, who had already been somewhat restless, stood up abruptly and looked up at Uchiha Feiyu, who was opening the door.

Upon seeing Uchiha Feiyu, Karura looked as if she had been scalded, immediately averting her gaze, while her entire face instantly turned bright red.

"Feiyu, you're back."

The voice, containing a hint of surprise and tenderness, came from Pakura, who was sitting on the sofa with a smile; at this moment, she was holding a little girl over a year old in one arm, while her other hand reached out to pull Karura.

"This is Sister Karura; you should have met her before. How is it? Are you satisfied?"

Before Uchiha Feiyu could speak, Karura's body shuddered, and she suddenly shook off Pakura's arm.

"Lord Kazekage... I have thought about it... let's just forget it... I truly cannot accept improving my strength in this way..."

Taking a bite of fruit, a look of contemplation appeared on Uchiha Feiyu's face as he placed the intelligence back on the table.

Karura knew very well that if the other party was truly determined to make her daughter a jinchuriki, then in the face of the will of all Sunagakure, there was no way she could stop it regardless.

After speaking, Pakura dragged Karura along and walked into the room together with Uchiha Feiyu.

"It is precisely because she is young that it is suitable; a jinchuriki must be cultivated from childhood, and only upon reaching adulthood can one truly adapt to the chakra of a Tailed Beast. Although Temari's chances of success are not high, she is already the most suitable candidate."

"Didn't Rasa once harbor such thoughts back then?"

Although Karura already had a child and lacked the bonus of the first Dual Cultivation, her natural talent and aptitude still allowed Uchiha Feiyu to make some progress.

"Let's go... rest assured, it will only take a few days... it will pass very quickly."

Karura glanced at the intelligence with some curiosity, seeing names such as the Land of Snow, Loulan, the Land of Demons, and the Land of Bears written on it.

Pakura's smile gradually faded, and the slightly cold expression made Karura's body tremble slightly, after which she spoke softly:

"Is that so? So that's how it is... That is also fine, but since you are unwilling, then in order to improve the high-level Power Level of the ninja village, we can only restart the jinchuriki plan."

Pakura let go of Temari's hand, slowly walked up to Karura, supported her shoulders, and then looked up at Uchiha Feiyu, revealing a triumphant look.

In particular, Uchiha Feiyu himself possessed multiple Magnet Release Bloodline Limits, and under the condition of mutual reinforcement from the same source, her Magnet Release power also increased greatly.

But the one who showed the greatest progress was actually Karura; as a ninja whose strength had just entered the Shadow-level, Dual Cultivation with a powerhouse like Uchiha Feiyu directly increased her chakra by nearly fifty percent.

"Hehe, wouldn't it have been better to do this sooner?"

These seem to be some obscure small countries in the Ninja World; why would he want to inquire about this intelligence?

The expression on Pakura's face remained smiling, yet Karura collapsed in an instant, directly kneeling on the ground and speaking:

"No, let Temari go... I will do it, I will do it, I am willing to do anything, no matter what it is, I will do it!"

A few days passed in the blink of an eye; Karura, who had once only thought about enduring until it passed, completely surrendered in just seven or eight days, likewise turning into a Cauldron who was completely obedient to Uchiha Feiyu.

As soon as the five words "jinchuriki plan" were uttered, Karura's face turned deathly pale, and she said with a look of despair:

"No... Temari is still young..."

Nearby, Karura looked at Uchiha Feiyu with infatuated eyes, holding a plate of sliced fruit and offering it to his mouth with a toothpick.

In the Kazekage Office, Uchiha Feiyu sat on the sofa, legs crossed, reading the intelligence in his hands.

I'm sorry, Rasa; for the sake of our daughter, I can only do this...

Although she had some doubts in her heart, Karura did not ask a single word about it, only using a toothpick to spear another piece of fruit and offering it to him.

In fact, Karura naturally did not know that these place names were all locations where the Hokage theatrical versions took place, and through the intelligence agency of Sunagakure, Uchiha Feiyu also confirmed that this world indeed contained some theatrical version content, though some existed and some did not.

For example, the Loulan Dragon Vein that Uchiha Feiyu cared about most simply did not exist.

The Land of Wind did indeed have a place called Loulan, but it was not a country; it was a city belonging to the Land of Wind, and there was no Dragon Vein there, just a large oasis.

The Land of Demons also existed, and there were indeed priestesses with special abilities, but there was absolutely no such thing as demons or monsters.

The Land of Snow did indeed exist, and the Daimyo of the country was indeed surnamed Kazahana; the Snow Ninja Village and the special Ice Release all existed, looking almost the same as in the theatrical version, but it was still early, and whether the story of the theatrical version would happen remained unknown.

Additionally, the Ninja World had never had a Sky Ninja Village, nor were there any fortresses capable of flying in the sky; at the same time, although the Ninja World was extremely vast and far more than just the Five Great Nations, there were no other continents overseas, and the plot of the Stone of Gelel certainly did not exist.

Only the place known as the Star Ninja Village in the Land of Bears did indeed exist, including the secret treasure of the Star Ninja Village, the star that could allow people to practice the Kongque Mysterious Method, which also existed.

The Kongque Mysterious Method could be considered a very clever Secret Technique, but because those who practiced this Secret Technique almost never lived very long, the Star Ninja Village was not very famous in the Ninja World.

Sunagakure also had intelligence on the Kongque Mysterious Method and was even quite covetous of this set of Secret Techniques, but only after learning of the flaws of the Kongque Mysterious Method did they refrain from taking action against the Star Ninja Village.

Or rather, it was precisely because it possessed such flaws that a small ninja village like the Star Ninja Village was able to preserve the inheritance of the Kongque Mysterious Method.

Uchiha Feiyu had no interest in the Kongque Mysterious Method, but was instead very interested in the so-called star; that star possessed a certain strange radioactive energy that could directly change the nature of chakra within the human body, and it was definitely not something ordinary.

If the star was an item within the chakra system, then it was very likely an item related to the Otsutsuki and the God Tree; if the star had nothing to do with the chakra system, then its value was even higher, because this represented a brand-new type of energy.

Taking a bite of the fruit offered to his mouth, Uchiha Feiyu pulled out the intelligence regarding the Star Ninja Village and handed it to Karura:

"Take a few ninja and help me bring the star back."

Hearing the mission, Karura's eyes focused; she quickly regained her composure, took the intelligence in her hand, read it once, and then nodded:

"No problem; as for a mere Star Ninja Village, I believe they do not have the courage to resist us."

Karura was now an out-and-out Shadow-level Ninja; because of the Dual Cultivation, she was not at the bottom among Shadow-level Ninjas, and was even slightly stronger than her late husband, the Fourth Kazekage. It was indeed difficult for ordinary small ninja villages to resist, not to mention that she had Sunagakure behind her.

The trickiest part of the Kongque Mysterious Method was that it also possessed a certain degree of flight capability, but Magnet Release was also a Bloodline Limit capable of flight; facing Karura, even those ninjas from the Star Ninja Village could not escape even if they wanted to.

As for Uchiha Feiyu himself... he still had to help Sunagakure do one last thing—to deal with the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

Within the system of the Five Great Nations and the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the Daimyo of the country and the Shadow of the ninja village were often referred to as the "Double Jade"; the Daimyo held control over finance, the economy, and the governance and rule of ordinary people, while the ninja village held control over war and ultimate violence.

Generally speaking, the ninja village that controlled the violence held the upper hand; for example, in the Land of Fire, even the 12 Guardian Shinobi under the Daimyo had a struggle between the "Double Jade."

One must know that the Guardian Shinobi were theoretically supposed to be absolutely loyal to the Daimyo; such a dispute was just like the Shadow Guard of the Hokage considering whether they should be loyal to the Hokage or the Daimyo—as long as such thoughts existed, it proved that the Daimyo had already completely fallen into a disadvantageous position.

In reality, among the Five Great Nations, three of the Daimyo were mere mascots; there was no need to mention the Land of Fire, and Onoki of the Land of Earth was also a hardliner who had been in charge of Iwagakure for many years—the Daimyo of the Land of Earth basically had no ability to interfere with Iwagakure; the most miserable was the Daimyo of the Land of Water, as the chaotic Mist Ninja Village had produced quite a few rogue ninjas who had killed their Daimyo as a sacrifice.

The remaining Daimyo of the Land of Lightning and the Raikage of the Land of Lightning had always had a harmonious relationship, working together as one with tacit understanding, and there was no distinction between superior and inferior, so the only ninja village suppressed by its Daimyo was Sunagakure.

And the current Uchiha Feiyu was preparing to solve this problem; the first choice was naturally to use Genjutsu to control the Daimyo, and if that failed to solve the problem, solving the person who created the problem would also work.

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind could rise up among the group of Daimyo as the only national leader who suppressed a ninja village, naturally not because of some bullshit awe of ninjas toward the Daimyo.

Ordinary Genin and Chunin might still harbor some awe toward the Daimyo due to their education; the Ninja World, originating from the real-world Land of Sun, is indeed clearly stratified.

However, do not forget that besides these strict hierarchies, the traditional arts of the Land of Sun also include the "subordinate overthrowing the superior."

Ninjas, whose great power belongs to themselves, often rebel even against the Shadow of their own Ninja Village; a large portion of the Shadows in various villages met their end by being killed by rebellious ninjas from their own village, let alone a national Daimyo.

If the Daimyo of various countries did not have their own Guardian Shinobi, they would truly have no confidence when facing ninjas; even a common Genin, relying on the Three Body Technique, has a high chance of assassinating a Daimyo.

As for the Daimyo of the Land of Wind daring to continuously cut the funding for Sunagakure without being killed by the angry Sand Ninja, the only explanation is that he holds power in his hands sufficient to make Sunagakure wary.

After reading the intelligence on Sunagakure, Uchiha Feiyu confirmed this point: the Daimyo of the Land of Wind is not a fool; his single-minded reduction of Sunagakure's mission funding is simply because he has better options compared to Sunagakure.

The land area of the Land of Wind can be considered the largest among the Five Great Nations, but the boundless Gobi desert makes transportation here blocked, and there are a large number of separatist forces.

Even after the establishment of Sunagakure, there are still a large number of small ninja strongholds within the Land of Wind; it can be said that the number of rogue ninjas within the Land of Wind is almost the highest in the Ninja World.

Besides this, just as the Land of Fire possesses the Fire Temple—which is not a ninja organization, but rather a user of chakra consisting of monks—the Land of Wind also possesses its own unique temples and powerful monks.

Even the Tailed Beast Shukaku from back then was captured by these Land of Wind Monks; one can imagine the strength of these monks to be able to possess the power to capture a Tailed Beast.

Compared to Sunagakure, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind clearly trusts these Land of Wind Monks more, and has invested more funding into these Land of Wind Monks, as well as the hiring of rogue ninjas.

It is precisely by relying on these two trump cards that the Daimyo of the Land of Wind dares to straighten his back and speak loudly to Sunagakure.

Otherwise, if there were a legitimate reason, ninjas might not care about a slight reduction in the Ninja Village's funding, but to directly cut the Ninja Village's appropriations on a large scale, even to the extent of affecting the normal operation of the Ninja Village—did he really think the Sand Ninja hadn't considered using Genjutsu on him, or simply replacing the Daimyo?

It is just that the Sand Ninja cannot do it; the exploration of the spiritual realm by the Land of Wind Monks even exceeds that of ordinary ninjas, and Genjutsu would basically be seen through by them at a glance.

Furthermore, the Sealing Technique level of these monks is also much higher than that of the Sand Ninja; the original Shukaku was always sealed by these monks, and at that time, Shukaku never caused any trouble.

Unless Sunagakure directly launched a rebellion with open blades and guns, it would be impossible to assassinate or control the Daimyo of the Land of Wind through ninja means, and even if they did launch a rebellion, Sunagakure would be severely damaged even if they could win.

This has also led to Sunagakure only being able to endure the Daimyo of the Land of Wind's "soft knife cutting meat"; the reason why the Sand Ninja are always the first Ninja Village to start a war in the Ninja World War is also partly due to the attitude of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

However, Uchiha Feiyu is quite confident in himself; his Genjutsu is not something that the ninjas of Sunagakure can compare to; Mangekyo-level Genjutsu is very difficult for even that group of monks to see through.

Not to mention...

"It's been a long time since I've had Sand Ninja; it's just the right time to replenish my sacrificial Black Qi. The temples of the Land of Wind possess over 2,000 monks who have practiced chakra; furthermore, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind has also hired a large number of rogue ninjas, and even wants to cultivate a ninja army... It seems that this time, I can have a big harvest!"

Seeing this concept of a ninja army controlled personally by the Daimyo, Uchiha Feiyu also quite admired this Daimyo, but unfortunately, "different professions are like mountains apart"; ninjas themselves are elites of special warfare, and forcibly cultivating an army into ninjas is actually a phenomenon that is completely thankless.

But for Uchiha Feiyu, these armies possessing chakra are undoubtedly a huge temptation.

(End of this chapter)