Summoning Jutsu

After the battle, Yichen led his three disciples to clean up the battlefield and taught them how to dispose of the ninja corpses.

Yichen's method for dealing with corpses was simple: seal them into scrolls. However, his three disciples didn't know Sealing Jutsu, and they didn't have as many scrolls as Yichen could squander. Therefore, Yichen had to teach them some professional methods.

After finishing, the four of them returned to where the official had been.

Because of the battle, Yichen suggested resting for the night. The official naturally had no objection and readily agreed to Yichen's request, and quickly arranged for his entourage to set up a temporary camp.

Sitting by the temporary camp, Yichen began to instruct his three disciples.

"Xiao Sha performed well overall, especially with that final Wind Release, which saved Takuya's life."

Ogura Saki, somewhat embarrassed, quickly said, "I didn't do anything. It was mainly because Teacher Yichen moved those Exploding Tag far away. Otherwise, with my Wind Release, I wouldn't have been able to achieve this effect."

Yichen shook his head and said, "No matter what, your final performance was good, and the teacher is very satisfied."

Then Yichen turned to Matsutani Shinya and said, "Shinya performed the best. He showed significant improvement in both reconnaissance and the choice of Ninjutsu later on. Keep it up!"

Matsutani Shinya didn't say anything, just nodded. He wasn't actually satisfied with his performance in this First Shinobi War. Although he was the main force in the fight, he was actually the least threatening to that Chunin.

Ogura Saki powerful Wind Release capable of killing with a single blow, and Takuya's close-combat skills also made the Chunin quite wary. Therefore, the Chunin focused most of his attention on the two of them.

Matsutani Shinya could only distract the Chunin by constantly changing his Ninjutsu, creating opportunities for his two comrades.

Yichen understood his confusion and said with a smile, "You've done very well. This is often the awkward stage for Ninjutsu- based ninjas during their Genin and lower years. Your teacher went through the same thing back then. You still have a lot of potential, believe in yourself."

"Understood, Teacher Yichen." Although Matsutani Shinya was not completely relieved, he felt somewhat better.

Finally, Yichen looked at Takuya.

Takuya immediately lowered his head; he was the only one among the three who had made a serious mistake.

But Yichen didn't see it that way. He felt that Yichen's calm performance at the last moment meant that he probably gained the most among the three.

Without a doubt, the three of them are now truly qualified ninjas. But Takuya has experienced life-and-death trials, has clearly gone further.

So Yichen said, "Takuya, you should have gained the most. Now, what you need to do is not feel guilty, but summarize your experiences and lessons learned, and at the same time share your feelings about being on the brink of life and death with your companions."

Takuya nodded vigorously and said, "Teacher Yichen, I understand."

The three then began to discuss the gains and losses of the battle. Yichen did not participate in their discussion, only interjecting when the three had questions.

The next day, the three little ones, whose spirits were completely different from before, followed Yichen and headed towards the capital again.

Yichen then contacted the patrolling Anbu and relayed a message to the village.

In Iwagakure, after receiving information about Yichen, Ōnoki summoned several advisors who were busy with their own work.

After the three of them, including Ikura, finished reading the intelligence that Yichen had sent back, Mei spoke first, saying, "According to the information that Yichen obtained through Genjutsu Interrogation, those eight ninjas should be Konoha's Anbu. Isn't this judgment too hasty? Yichen also said that he didn't get any information about this from that Jonin."

"Although Konoha's victory is already assured, they probably wouldn't risk breaking their alliance with us by sending people deep into the Land of Earth at this point."

Saka nodded and said, "This doesn't make sense, but if it really involves a giant Summoning Beast, I think it's still possible. If we discovered news of a giant Summoning Beast within the Land of Fire, I think we would also risk sending people into the Land of Fire."

Ikura nodded and said, "I agree with Senior Saka's point of view, and judging from the personnel configuration, it's very much in line with Konoha's style."

"Going deep into enemy territory and sending Elite Jonin would be a risk none of the Five Great Nations would dare to take. But sending three Jonin would be worthwhile, and among the other four nations, only Konoha has the resources for such a large-scale operation."

After listening to Ikura's words, Mei also felt that they made sense, and said, "Indeed, three of the Jonin. Only Konoha has such terrifying combat power."

Jonin are considered high-level combatants in any major country. Generally, when a ninja becomes Jonin, the village will definitely appoint him as a captain to take charge of a task.

For example, Yichen was originally in the Purple Lightning Squad of the Anbu, but after becoming Jonin, he formed a new squad.

Only Konoha has this kind of configuration, putting two or even three Jonin in the same team, simply because their overall strength is unmatched.

The Iwagakure, Great Ninja Village nominally on par with the Konoha Village, only makes such temporary arrangements when carrying out special missions.

After listening to the three's analysis, Ōnoki nodded and said, "Konoha is the most likely location, but that's not the point. Let's discuss how to find this giant Summoning Beast."

Ikura frowned and said, "Let's send someone to examine those corpses first. Yichen's Genjutsu has yielded too little information. Let's figure out the whole story first."

Ōnoki nodded and said, "Yes, I've already sent the body to the Interrogation Department by the Anbu. We should have results soon."

Shortly after, the head of the Interrogation Department delivered a report.

Everyone was surprised after reading it.

It turned out that Yichen had managed to extract some information about the giant Summoning Beast from the only Jonin he had captured alive through Genjutsu Interrogation, but the Jonin was very determined, and Yichen did not obtain much information.

Knowing he couldn't handle it alone, Yichen brought the scroll sealing the corpse and the information he had obtained back to the village through the patrolling Anbu.

The Interrogation Department has obtained a rough result through the analysis of information extracted from the heads of these corpses. A caravan that entered Iwagakure) obtained a contract scroll for a giant Summoning Beast by chance.

That caravan probably didn't know the scroll's value; they were just trying their luck in the Land of Earth's capital. After all, the Land of Earth was currently the most prosperous trading nation in the entire Ninja World.

Especially now, with the war in the Land of Fire still raging, the capital of the Land of Earth is the economic center of the Ninja World.

However, the Interrogation Department didn't obtain much information, and they didn't even know which caravan it was. There was nothing they could do about it; it was already difficult for the Iwa ninja to glean information from corpses, let alone obtain complete intelligence.

It's important to know that in the original Konoha, only the head of the Yamanaka Clan could conduct a aimless search while expending a great deal of mental energy.

If Yichen hadn't obtained the six giants' relatively intact corpses, it's hard to say whether the Interrogation Department would have been able to piece together this ambiguous information.

But it doesn't matter, as long as they are within the Land of Earth, the Iwa ninja will definitely have the upper hand.

Ming was delighted after reading the intelligence and immediately said, "We must get this scroll; the village doesn't have a single giant Summoning Beast yet."

Ikura also said, "That's right. Yichen is going to the capital anyway, so why don't we let him go find the scroll?"

Ōnoki was also excited and said, "Okay, I will send three Anbu Squad to cooperate with Yichen."

Ōnoki was determined to get his hands on the scroll. After thinking for a moment, he added, "Have the intelligence agents in the capital cooperate with Yichen."

Saka nodded and said, "No problem."

The Anbu was very efficient; before Yichen even reached the capital, four Anbu Squad had already caught up with him.

Among the several Anbu Squad that arrived, one person surprised Yichen; this person was none other than Chuan Bei, Kawakita Yichen's former disciple.

Although Kawakita was wearing a mask, Yichen, as his teacher, recognized him immediately.

After carefully examining Kawakita for a while, Yichen nodded in satisfaction. Kawakita's current strength should be that of Chunin. Although he has not yet crossed the threshold to Jonin, his overall demeanor has already undergone a significant change.

They appear much more formidable than when the Team One disbanded; it seems the Anbu is a good fit for Kawakita.

This made Yichen wonder if it was his own mild-mannered personality that was limiting Kawakita's growth?

Yichen smiled and asked Kawakita, "What's your code name?"

Kawakita replied, "My name is Ganryu."

Yichen was speechless. Was he planning to create the Iwa Ninja Swordsmanship? Yichen shook his head, not asking any further questions, and simply nodded to Kawakita.

Upon arriving in the capital, everything went smoothly. Although Ōnoki sent four Anbu Squad to assist Yichen ultimately did not need to use these Anbu.

Because Yichen had met with the daimyo first, the daimyo had a very good impression of Yichen and made things very convenient for him.

Not only did they agree to Yichen's proposals to increase funding for Medical Ninjutsu development and to hold the Chunin Ninja Exams, but they also sent people to assist Yichen in finding the Summoning Scroll.

With the help of the daimyo, the search went smoothly, Yichen didn't have to spend a Yichen before the daimyo handed over the scroll to him.

After leaving the capital, Yichen handed the scroll to the Anbu, but left Kawakita behind.

Yichen was going to leave the Land of Earth to travel around, so he planned to invite Yichen Kawakita as well.

Yichen wasn't too concerned about what Ōnoki would do with the Summoning Scroll after obtaining it; he had to go to the Akatsuki Organization right now.

Intelligence indicates that core members of the Akatsuki Organization are active in the Land of Rivers.

The Akatsuki Organization originally operated in small countries without ninja villages, and those medium-sized countries didn't really respect the Akatsuki Organization.

However, taking advantage of the Third Shinobi World War, the Akatsuki Organization's influence suddenly surged. Even medium-sized countries like the Land of Bears and the Land of Birds greatly eased their relations with the organization.

Meanwhile, within the Land of Rivers, the national leadership, represented by the Daimyo, abandoned their original ninja villages and directly invited the Akatsuki Organization to enter the Land of Rivers to establish a new ninja village.

Originally, the ninja village of Kawachi was unable to protect itself in this great war between the Sunagakure and Konoha. Most of its ninjas were killed or wounded, and several of its leaders died in battle.

Therefore, Yichen is now heading to the Land of Rivers.

The site of the former ninja village in the Land of Rivers is currently being rebuilt, and the rebuilt ninja village will still be called River Ninja Village.

However, the rebuilt River Ninja Village is different from the previous ninja village. They are powerful and have Kage Level ninja in command. Both Konoha and Sunagakure have recently lost many elite personnel there.