Takigakure

The next day, as usual, Yichen brought the three new disciples from Team Five to the Training Ground and began introducing themselves.

Today, Yi Chen wasn't wearing the Tsuchikage's outfit, but rather the standard uniform of a Jonin from Iwagakure.

"Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Yichen. You can call me Teacher Yichen or just Teacher. I specialize in Ninjutsu, my favorite food is barbecue, and my least favorite thing is sitting in an office dealing with official business."

As he spoke, Yichen nervously glanced around, afraid that Ōnoki and the other advisors would discover that he was corrupting the children.

"My dream has been constantly changing. When I was a child, I hoped to become an excellent ninja. Later, that wish came true, so I changed my dream to becoming the Fourth Tsuchikage of the village."

"That dream came true not long ago, and now my new dream is to make the village stronger and more prosperous."

"Alright, it's your turn. Who wants to go first?" After saying that, Yichen looked at the three of them expectantly.

Uzumaki Riori was the first to speak, "Teacher Yichen, my name is Uzumaki Riori, and I am skilled in Taijutsu."

At this point, Uzumaki Riori's voice became a little soft. In fact, her Taijutsu wasn't very good. She just Chakra, a good physique, and was relatively resistant to beatings. Her combat skills were really just average.

However, if we disregard Taijutsu, she really has nothing else to offer.

Seeing that Yichen was still smiling at her, Uzumaki Riori continued, "What I like most is eating, not just barbecue, but also ramen, dumplings, and Anko. What I hate most is going to theory classes."

As she spoke, Uzumaki Riori lost confidence again. After all, the person in front of her was the Tsuchikage, and she wondered if he would be unhappy if she directly said that she hated going to theory classes.

After a pause, seeing that Yichen wasn't angry, Uzumaki Riori continued, "My dream is to become an excellent ninja, even the Tsuchikage. I want to restore the glory of the Uzumaki Clan in the village."

Yichen nodded and said, "It's a great dream, but it won't be easy. Little Riori, you have to work hard!"

"Yes, I will." Uzumaki Riori nodded vigorously.

The second to speak was Ishinose Kiyoshi, who was more composed than Uzumaki Riori: "Teacher Yichen, my name is Ishinose Kiyoshi. I am skilled in Water Release, but I have only just learned Water Release Transformation and have not yet learned Water Release Ninjutsu."

"I love swimming, and I don't seem to have any dislikes. My dream is to become a powerful Water Release ninja."

Yichen nodded and encouraged her, "Then Kiyoshi must also work hard."

Finally, it was Atsumi Akino. She lowered her head and said cautiously, "Teacher Yichen, my name is Atsumi Akino, and I don't have any special abilities."

At this point, Atsumi Akino, whose head was already bowed, lowered it even further. She didn't dare look at anyone else and continued, "I love reading, and I don't like seeing the disappointed looks on my family's faces. My dream is to become a ninja, even if it's just Genin."

Actually, Atsumi Akino is already considered Genin, but she's probably among the weakest Genin in the history of Iwagakure. She shouldn't have been qualified to graduate; she only got a fast track thanks to Yichen.

Yichen stood up, stepped forward, and ruffled Atsumi Akino's hair, saying with a smile, "Akino, have confidence. Your teacher has high hopes for your talent. Your teacher believes you can definitely become an excellent ninja."

Atsumi Akino was somewhat surprised and looked up at Yichen with a puzzled expression. She didn't see a trace of lying in Yichen's eyes, only expectation.

Atsumi Akino nodded emphatically and said, "Yes, Teacher Yichen, I will do my best."

Yichen chatted with the three new disciples for a while, and then took them to eat barbecue.

Next, Yichen trained three new disciples while leading them on missions.

The three were led by Ishinose Kiyoshi. Although in terms of strength, it should have been given to Uzumaki Riori, the girl's intelligence was a concern, so Yichen chose Ishinose Kiyoshi instead.

The initial training was very simple, mainly focusing on basic exercises. Since Uzumaki Riori had a very good physique, she was not Yichen's main training target.

However, Ishinose Kiyoshi and Atsumi Akino made Yichen feel uncomfortable. Their basic skills were too poor. Whether it was endurance, strength, speed, Kunai throwing, or Taijutsu skills, they were far from meeting the requirements of a Genin.

However, this is fine. Yichen is not in a hurry. He will first consolidate the foundation of the three of them. Yichen is not in a hurry. At worst, he can spend another year with them and three years with Team Five.

Aside from her good physical strength, Uzumaki Riori was terrible in every other aspect, so apart from adding more Weighted Training Gear to her physical training, her other training methods were the same as the other two.

After about a month of this peaceful life, Yichen finally made another unreasonable request to leave the village and go out for a while.

Seeing the helpless looks on Ōnoki's and the others' faces, Yichen felt very guilty. He was now the Tsuchikage, and had only been in office for a month, yet he was about to leave the village without a reason. More importantly, Yichen was leaving secretly and did not intend to make a fuss, and he didn't know how long he would be gone. This was not the behavior of the Kage of a village.

Although the presence or absence of Yichen in the village's defenses is not a major issue, the significance is different.

However, because Yichen is now the Tsuchikage, Ōnoki and the others were unable to stop him, and in the end, the Advisor Group granted Yichen's request.

Before leaving the village, Yichen assigned new training tasks to his three disciples.

Yichen demanded that Uzumaki Riori learn to Tree Climbing for training, provided that her existing basic training was not interrupted. This little girl's Chakra Control ability was almost zero, and Yichen had no idea how she had learned it at the Ninja Academy.

Ishinose Kiyoshi must master a C-rank Water Style Jutsu. He has already completed the Water Release Nature Transformation. He did not learn Ninjutsu before because he could not afford it and did not have family inheritance.

Finally, Atsumi Akino 'Yichen requirement was that she must read all the books on the basics of Sealing Jutsu in the village's collection.

The three did not object to Yi Chen's arrangements. Putting aside Yi Chen's status as the Earth Shadow, his reputation as a renowned teacher was enough to make them obey his every word. Moreover, this was the first time Yi Chen had devised different training tasks for the three members of Class 5.

The three guessed that Yichen was preparing to discover their special talents, so they were all very excited.

After instructing his three disciples, Yichen left Iwagakure alone.

Yichen's first stop on this trip was Takigakure. In the original story, because of Fu Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Yichen had a fairly good impression of Takigakure, even though Takigakure was a traitor from Kakuzu.

But this life feels different. During the Third Shinobi War, although Takigakure and Kusa Ninja were neutral, they were both biased towards Konoha. Although the two villages did not participate in the war, they did not welcome Iwa ninja into Land of the Falls and Land of Grass, but they turned a blind eye to Konoha ninja.

This action made Yichen feel no goodwill towards either of the two ninja villages.

Therefore, Yichen felt no psychological burden whatsoever when he came to Takigakure to cause trouble.

Due to its geographical location, Takigakure is relatively mysterious among the smaller ninja villages. Iwa ninja doesn't even have a single intelligence ninja who can infiltrate Takigakure. This is because it's too difficult for Takigakure to send messages out, making it uneconomical to plant intelligence ninjas.

However, Yichen can fly, so waterfalls and towering mountains are no obstacle for Yichen.

Using the Light-Weight Rock Technique in conjunction with the Camouflage Statement, he flew slowly through the air, fully activating his Sensory Ninjutsu and Mind's Eye, searching carefully. Soon, Yichen found the exact location of Takigakure.

Takigakure is located in a canyon, at the bottom of which is a huge cave-like depression, Takigakure sits in this depression.

The location was indeed well hidden; using Mind's Eye and extensive scanning, Yichen wouldn't be able to find this concealed ninja village with the naked eye alone.

Finding the location of Takigakure is only the first small step; the second step is to find the Jinchuriki.

That's right, Yichen's target this time is the Tailed Beast: the Seven-Tails, Chōmei.

Kushina Uzumaki is pregnant, Naruto the savior is about to be born, Nine-Tails' Rampage is about to begin. It seems out of character for Yichen, the main villain, not to get involved.

But Yichen is currently a shadow; openly causing destruction would be tantamount to declaring war.

After much thought, sending a Tailed Beast to Konoha seems like a good idea. The Nine-Tails has been sealed away for so long; it's time it met its companions.

The current Jinchuriki of Takigakure is naturally not Fu from the original story; Fu is probably still an infant at this point. Takigakure has always been very good at keeping secrets, and neither in the original story nor in this life does Yichen know who the current Jinchuriki of Takigakure is.

However, this was no problem for Yichen. There was no one in Takigakure who Yichen feared, including their so-called leader.

In Yi Yichen's eyes, the strongest person in Takigakure was just an Elite Jonin, not even a top-tier Elite Jonin combat power.

Yichen's only concern was the negative impact; he didn't want to start a war because of himself, even though what he did was similar to war.

Using Mind's Eye and Sensory Ninjutsu without restraint, Yichen scanned Takigakure again and again, finally confirming his destination.

Further into the cave from Takigakure, there is a small house covered with Sealing Runes, guarded by three Jonin. Yichen deduced that the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki should be in that small house.

Sensing the faint commotion emanating from within Takigakure, Yichen paid no attention; his earlier reconnaissance had undoubtedly been discovered.

Anyway, now that we've found our target, all we need to do is take the Seven-Tails away before the main force of the Takigakure army arrives.

Yichen used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to rush towards the hut at full speed.

"Porcelain Release - Kunai Rain".

Yichen Hand Seals, creating countless rocky Kunai that surged towards the hut.

The three Jonin outside the house were only considered elite Chunin in Iwagakure, but Yichen didn't even glance at them.

Sure enough, the continuous Kunai of kunai easily took the lives of the three. The only thing they did was send out a distress signal into the sky.

Yichen didn't care about any of that. After taking down the three Jonin, Kunai Rain didn't stop. He went straight into the hut. Or rather, Kunai Rain's goal was the hut, and taking down the three Jonin was just a side trip.

"You're courting death." A massive Chakra suddenly erupted from the hut, and in the blink of an eye, the hut exploded.

The enormous, crimson Chakra monster that surged out of the hut immediately caught Yichen's attention; it was indeed the Seven-Tails.

A massive Kunai Rain rained down on the Chakra monster from all directions.

"It's no use, you have no idea what you're facing." An aged voice came from within the Chakra monster.

Yichen's lips twitched. What kind of idiot was this? Didn't he even recognize his own Porcelain Release, the Fourth Tsuchikage's? Was Takigakure too isolated, or had this Jinchuriki been out of touch with the outside world for a long time?

These things have nothing to do with Yichen. Since this Jinchuriki courting death, that's great.

Yichen quickly Hand Seals, and the Porcelain Rock scattered around the Seven-Tails began to reassemble, instantly forming a cage that tightly enveloped the Seven-Tails.

Moreover, the cage was covered with Sealing Runes.

"Five Elements Sealing Jutsu, Seal!" Yichen shouted in a low voice.

"No, impossible." With that incredulous, aged voice, the Seven-Tails' Chakra rapidly receded and quickly disappeared, leaving only a humanoid object enveloped in Porcelain Release.

With a wave of his hand, Yichen sent the humanoid object flying up with him.

By the time the leader of Takigakure arrived with his main force, Yichen had already vanished without a trace.