Contacting the Village

After reflecting on his actions, Yichen gained a clearer understanding of his own abilities. He then began to analyze how to improve his skills in a targeted manner.

First, Yichen needs to make the most of his strengths; otherwise, he will always remain Mu Qi at the Elite Jonin Yichen.

Yichen's only special skill from beginning to end was his mental strength.

With the support of his powerful mental strength, Yichen possesses Chakra Control abilities far exceeding those of others.

The greatest benefit of this ability is its speed in Hand Seals. Yichen plans to further expand his advantage in this area. This will be the focus of Yichen's future training.

Similarly, Yichen needs to accelerate his Earth Release training and must begin Chakra Fusion practice as soon as possible.

Therefore, Yichen revised his training plan: first, the unchanging physical training, scheduled for mornings and evenings; second, Hand Seals practice, scheduled for the mornings; and finally, Earth Release training, scheduled for the afternoons.

After making his own plans, Yichen began to pay attention to the ninjas in the camp. The ninjas in the camp were somewhat different from before.

Of the thousands of outpost ninjas that Yichen had gathered, most had never participated in war and had only heard about its cruelty. Therefore, they were all very uneasy about the upcoming war.

But after this attack, everyone felt much more at ease.

Firstly, the Eastern Army had won a battle, although this so-called victory might not even qualify as a war, but morale had indeed been greatly boosted.

Secondly, Yichen was very generous, giving each of the Jonin and Anbu Squad who participated in the mission an A-rank mission record in one go.

Everyone knows the rewards for A-rank mission, Yichen's actions unintentionally gave everyone the illusion that participating in wars would yield high returns.

Previously, everyone participated in the battle for the village; now, in addition to the village, there is another reason: for themselves.

In addition, Yichen also noticed a change in the mindset of his three disciples. After observing them for a while, Yichen finally guessed what they were thinking behind their complicated expressions.

First, like everyone else, these three disciples were no longer so afraid of war, but they also felt somewhat frustrated by their own powerlessness. Although Yichen had assigned them a task this time, it was merely to relay orders, a task that anyone could have done.

This disappointed the three disciples, and they also realized their own serious lack of strength; their teacher didn't even have the idea of taking them to the battlefield.

After thinking for a moment, Yichen walked up to the three disciples who were diligently cultivating and said to them, "Alright, come and rest for a while. I'll tell you in detail about our attack this time."

Yichen had already given a presentation to everyone before, but that presentation was clearly aimed at boosting morale and encouraging everyone to learn Combination Ninjutsu. So he didn't go into details, only giving a general overview of the battle record and the power and effects of Combination Ninjutsu.

Now Yichen explained to his three disciples in great detail, starting from when he discovered the enemy's tracks, and recounted the entire process of his thinking and planning.

He described the entire battle again, going into detail about every Ninjutsu Yichen witnessed. Yichen also emphasized the impact of the Gekko Seikuu sword technique on him.

After hearing Yichen's detailed description, the three disciples' disappointment and frustration finally disappeared, replaced by an exhilaration of having a clear goal.

Tomoko understood the importance of Sensory Ninjutsu, and Kajiyamari also learned about the various amazing uses of Ninjutsu from Yichen's description.

The one who benefited the most was Kawakita. After hearing Yichen's description, he kept imagining the process of slicing through a B-rank or C-rank Ninjutsu with a single strike under the Gekko Seikuu.

Yichen looked at this silly boy and was speechless. Could it be that he had started to admire the Konoha ninja? He shook his head. It was unlikely. However, if he had taken him to see the swordsmanship of the Starry Sky Sword Technique in person, perhaps he would have gained something from it.

With this in mind, Yichen had an idea. He planned to have the Anbu return to the village in the next couple of days to retrieve some B-rank Ninjutsu. These B-rank Ninjutsu were the ones that Yichen's dozen or so Jonin and some members of the Anbu had requested to exchange Ninjutsu.

This was also Yichen's task as the temporary commander: to do his best to provide logistical support for the ninjas on the front lines. However, the village only allowed frontline ninjas to exchange for B-rank and C-rank Ninjutsu.

It's not that the village is stingy, but rather that Ninjutsu of rank A and above requires Sealing Jutsu to be applied to the brain of the learner, otherwise there is a risk of the secret being leaked.

Furthermore, even if one wants to learn B-rank Ninjutsu, permission from the High-ranking officials is required. In fact, every application for B-rank Ninjutsu must correspond to a specific ninja. Whether or not the application is approved by the village depends on whether that ninja has made sufficient contributions.

Previously, the ninjas in the Eastern Army had no chance to obtain B-rank Ninjutsu, but this time they just killed an Elite Jonin Konoha. As long as they bring the body back to the village, and the village verifies it, there is a certain chance that the Eastern Army will be allowed to exchange it for some B-rank Ninjutsu.

Taking this opportunity, Yichen planned to create a B-rank Ninjutsu for Kawakita, or more precisely, a Genjutsu that could help Kawakita. Yichen intended to use the same Genjutsu that Itachi Uchiha used on Sasuke when he used Tsukuyomi on Kawakita.

Of course, with Yichen's Ninjutsu skills and the collection of Genjutsu in Iwagakure, it would be impossible to achieve something as domineering as Tsukuyomi.

However, the biggest obstacle to Yichen's Genjutsu technique against Kawakita is Kawakita's potential resistance. But since Yi Yichen is acting in Kawakita's best interests, Kawakita's resistance is unlikely. This makes Yichen's operation highly feasible.

In Yichen's memory, the village did not have a complete B-rank Genjutsu, but there was a related Secret Scroll. What Yichen wanted to exchange for was this secret treasure. Yichen had a good Genjutsu Talent and planned to develop this not-so-practical Genjutsu based on the secret treasure.

Of course, if it's too complicated, Yichen doesn't plan to develop it.

That's all in the future. Now that the camp is stable, Yichen needs to write a report for the village. After all, mobilizing nearly twenty Jonin is no small matter, and Yichen needs to give the village a satisfactory explanation.

Furthermore, Konoha dispatched Elite Jonin scout, and this intelligence had to be relayed back to the village, especially since one of the enemy scouts had escaped.

Yichen was unsure how much information the escaped person knew about the camp; this was a headache for the High-ranking officials.

The next day, Ben Anbu Squad Leader, and his team, who had rested overnight, were sent back to the village by Yichen to report on the situation.

The squad returned to the village as quickly as possible and was immediately received by Ōnoki.

With war looming, and Ben representing the frontline troops, it was hard to guarantee he might possess some important intelligence. Therefore, even though the higher-ups were in a meeting, they stopped what they were doing and met with Ben.

After meeting with Ōnoki and several other high-ranking officials, Ben handed over the scroll given to Ōnoki by Yichen and reported what he knew about the events that had transpired.

Since Ben was not in charge of the operation, and Yichen's report was very detailed, Ben left immediately after reporting the situation, leaving the higher-ups to continue the meeting.

Since Advisor Saka is the commander of the Eastern Front, although he hasn't been to the front lines yet, Yichen is theoretically under Saka's command. Therefore, Ōnoki directly asked Saka for his opinion first.

Saka thought for a moment and said, "The Sunagakure's war preparations are almost complete. Originally, I planned to send Owl and Kitsuchi to the eastern front after a while. Now it seems that it's not necessary for the time being. Yichen has done a good job, so let him continue to lead the Eastern Army."

Ōnoki nodded and said, "Alright, we don't need to worry about Yichen's overall perspective. We originally thought there would be all sorts of problems since it was his first time commanding over a thousand people, but it seems we were overthinking it."

The older male consultant said, "That's right. Most importantly, he knows how to reflect and correct his mistakes. He's still young, so making some mistakes now isn't a big deal. He'll be able to take over our responsibilities when he matures a bit more."

Ōnoki was taken aback and asked, "What's this?"

The elderly male advisor smiled and said, "We're old and our energy is waning. Let's give our positions to the younger generation after this war."

Another elderly advisor smiled and nodded.

Ōnoki and the two middle-aged consultants seemed to want to say something, but in the end, they remained silent.

The two senior colleagues are indeed getting old. Although I gave them a lot of guidance back then, their energy is not keeping up anymore, and it's time for them to retire and enjoy their later years.

Ōnoki thought for a moment and said, "Ikura has made rapid progress. I'm thinking of relinquishing the position of Tsuchikage after this war ends. What do you all think about this?"

"Forehead."

The others were also stunned by Ōnoki's words, not expecting Ōnoki to say such a thing.

Saka was the first to voice her concern. "Isn't it too hasty to let them take over at such a young age?"

Ōnoki shook his head and said, "We were just as young when we took over. We had two seniors to assist and guide us, so we can guide Ikura and the others in the future."

Ōnoki's words drew the four advisors back to the First Shinobi War. At that Land of Earth, the Second Tsuchikage Mu, Iwagakure leaderless. Ōnoki, as Mu's disciple, had reached the Kage Level at a young age. Therefore, he was appointed to the position of the new Tsuchikage in a time of crisis.

At that time, there was unease within Iwagakure. They were worried that Ōnoki was too young and inexperienced to be a good Tsuchikage, and that he would not be able to deter external enemies and bring stability to the Land of Earth Ōnoki.

Fortunately, things didn't turn out the worst. Under the leadership of Ōnoki, the Third Tsuchikage, the Land of Earth emerged from its most difficult period.

After a while, Ōnoki said, "We ninjas ultimately speak with strength. Like me, I rose to power when I was young, and stepped down when my body began to decline, making way for a new generation of geniuses. This way, the village will always be seen as prosperous by other countries, and no one will look down on us."

The advisors thought about it and agreed that it made sense. They weren't the Tsuchikage and couldn't feel the pressure that Ōnoki was under, but once Ōnoki explained it clearly, they could understand.