Ōnoki Leaves the Village

At High-Level Meeting in Iwagakure, Ōnoki proposed to leave the village.

Yichen knew that Ōnoki wanted to go to the Gravity Space near Uzushio Village, and agreed without hesitation.

But to everyone's surprise, Ōnoki said, "This time when I leave the village, I not only want to go to Uzushio Village, but I also want to travel around the Ninja World."

"I've stayed in the village all these years, except for things like fighting and meeting with powerful figures. I've basically never left the village. Every time I do leave, it's always in a rush."

"Now that there are young people like you in the village, I'd like to take this opportunity to go out and have a good look around."

Yichen was surprised that at his age, Ōnoki was still thinking, "The world is so big, I want to go out and see it."

"Third Generation, are you going out alone? Why don't we arrange for a guard?" Yichen said.

If Ōnoki is only going to Uzushio Village with a specific purpose, then he doesn't need any guards, because Ōnoki will be on high alert the whole time.

However, if Ōnoki intends to travel around the Ninja World and relax, then it's essential to arrange for guards. Ninjas are physically fragile, and if they lose their guard, a bandit might suddenly take their life.

Kitsuchi quickly said, "Father, let me go with you!"

Ōnoki glared at Kitsuchi and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? You have to stay in the village and look after the house. Besides, there are several children at home who need your care."

"I'll just bring my three disciples."

Yichen quickly said, "Captain Kurotsuchi doesn't have to come, but the guard team absolutely cannot be missing. Deidara and the other two are too young; they still need your care."

At this moment, Yichen suddenly understood the mindset of the other consultants and senior executives whenever he went out. Yichen was now very worried that something might happen to Ōnoki.

Ōnoki nodded and said, "Then let's arrange a guard squad. We'll select a squad composed of young people; I can give them some pointers when I have time."

Yichen nodded, thought for a moment, and then said, "Let Uchiyama Takuhiro go with you. You're going to Uzushio Village anyway, so see if you can bring him along to experience it too."

"Wada Akio is another one. He has good talent and needs to go out and broaden his horizons."

"The third one is Matsutani Shinya. This guy is getting lazier and lazier. Now he doesn't even want to do missions anymore. His Ninja Cat needs to lose weight. It's a good opportunity for him to go out for a walk."

"Let's take Natsuki for the last spot. The little girl thinks about going out to play all day long, but her teammates aren't very strong and rarely take on missions outside the Land of Earth. She's been cooped up for ages."

"A temporary team of four was formed, with Wada Akio as the team leader."

Ōnoki recalled the four people Yichen had mentioned and then said, "Okay, let's go with those four, plus my three disciples."

The meeting then discussed the division of labor among the Advisor Group after Ōnoki's departure.

The next day, at the entrance of Iwagakure, Yichen and the four members of his guard team carefully explained the precautions they would take for this trip out of the village.

"Alright, big brother, stop nagging, we need to get going." Natsuki looked impatient; she couldn't wait to leave the Land of Earth and see the wonderful world outside.

Helpless, Yichen had no choice but to stop nagging. Then he walked over to Ōnoki's side. Ōnoki's side, Mei, Saka, Ikura, Kitsuchi, and Purple Lightning, who was holding Kurotsuchi, were saying goodbye to him.

Upon seeing Yichen arrive, Ōnoki stopped teasing Kurotsuchi and Yichen said, "Yichen, the village is in your hands now. Be careful in everything you do."

Yichen nodded and said, "I understand."

Then Ōnoki led the seven people away from Iwagakure.

"Grandpa, where are we going first? Are we going straight to the Land of Whirlpools?" Natsuki asked, moving closer to the carriage that Ōnoki was riding in.

Ōnoki did not plan to use Chakra unless he encountered special circumstances, so he did not run like a ninja, but traveled by carriage like an official.

Ōnoki shook his head and said, "Let's go to the Land of Snow first."

"The Land of Snow?" Natsuki quickly took out a map of the Ninja World and looked it over, then said in confusion, "Third Hokage, the Land of Snow is in the exact opposite direction from the Land of Whirlpools."

Ōnoki said, "That's right, let's go to the Land of Snow first. There's no rush to go to the Land of Whirlpools."

Actually, Ōnoki's departure from the village this time wasn't entirely a spur-of-the-moment decision; he had had this idea for a long time. However, he couldn't leave because the village couldn't do without him in the past, and later because the Ninja World was in turmoil.

Now that the younger generation has grown up and the Ninja World has entered a rare period of rest, he finally has time to go out and travel.

But Ōnoki wasn't just wandering aimlessly; he had a goal.

He wanted to visit some of the ruins that the previous Tsuchikage had visited.

Because of the Rinnegan, and the subtle influence of Yichen, Ōnoki also felt that ancient mythological figures might exist.

He was also curious about the origins of the Ninjutsu stored in the Scroll of Seals of Iwagakure. According to Yichen's analysis, these Ninjutsu might be related to figures from ancient mythology.

Unfortunately, the Second Tsuchikage Mu died too suddenly, without leaving him with much to say.

He only discovered some suspicious points in recent years while sorting through the notes and belongings of the First and second generations.

Ōnoki planned to inspect these places to see if he could find any useful information.

His first stop was the Land of Snow.

Ōnoki's departure didn't actually have a significant impact on Iwagakure. After all, Ōnoki was no longer the Tsuchikage, and since his departure was kept quiet, everything in the village continued as usual, and most ninjas and villagers were unaware of it.

Yichen doesn't plan to go out and have fun for a while; he intends to give his three disciples some serious guidance and conduct a intensive training session.

To be honest, Yichen didn't care about these three disciples as much as he had for the previous generations, mainly because he was busy with other things.

Although Yichen, the Tsuchikage, is a hands-off manager, regular meetings are still unavoidable. Although he handles fewer documents, he still has to review a considerable amount of information.

Compared to his time as a consultant, Yichen is much busier now.

In addition, the various events, both big and small, that occurred in the Ninja World recently have left Yichen with no time to instruct his disciples.

Yichen had even neglected his own cultivation. It was indeed time to calm down and take stock of the changes within himself.

Yichen's mood has been fluctuating a lot recently, and his mental strength has improved considerably. Both his Chakra quantity and Chakra Level have increased.

These advancements require Yichen to experience and understand them; otherwise, problems will arise during major battles.

On the Training Ground, Yichen was studying the high-pressure water gun reel of Sasori of the Red Sands.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu... Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu..." Uzumaki Riori's shouts of practice could be heard intermittently from afar.

Ishinose Kiyoshi is learning new Water Release Ninjutsu, Atsumi Akino is researching Sealing Jutsu and analyzing Space-Time Ninjutsu through Sealing Jutsu.

Yichen rapidly Hand Seals with his fingers at a rate of about 6.5 seals per second. After nine seals, Yichen unleashed his original A-rank Water Style Jutsu Ninjutsu: Water Cutting Technique.

A stream of water swept across the Earth Style: Earth Flow Defense thirty meters away, easily slicing them in two.

"Huh!" This was Yichen's first attempt, and he didn't expect that the number of Hand Seals required for the A-rank Ninjutsu, Water Cutting Technique, would be reduced so much.

With this number and speed of Hand Seals, Yichen stated that it was already suitable for Kage Level battles. Previously, Yichen rarely used the Five-Attribute Ninjutsu in Kage Level battles because powerful Ninjutsu took too long to execute, while weaker ones were not very effective.

After thinking about it, Yichen felt that this was the result of a combination of factors. First, there was the progress brought about by Madara Uchiha's Ninjutsu experience, then the enhancement of mental strength brought about by two changes in mentality, and finally Sasori of the Red Sands's research on high-pressure water guns.

This change delighted Yichen, and he then practiced all the Ninjutsu he knew. He only stopped practicing after he had fully adapted to his new power.

After Yichen stopped, Ishinose Kiyoshi walked over and asked cautiously, "Teacher Yichen, may I take a look at this scroll?"

Yichen glanced at Ishinose Kiyoshi, then at the Water Release scroll of Sasori of the Red Sands. Since he already knew enough about the high-pressure water jets used in this scroll, giving it to Ishinose Kiyoshi wouldn't hurt, so he said, "It's yours."

Ishinose Kiyoshi accepted the scroll with a look of delight.

The Water Release scroll of Sasori of the Red Sands is quite peculiar; it differs from ordinary Ninjutsu Scroll.

As a sealing master, Yichen has created many scrolls, but these scrolls are all physical objects that require special paper and ink to make. Once used, the scrolls do not disappear; they simply become ordinary paper items without any special functions.

But Sasori of the Red Sands's scroll is different. This scroll doesn't seem to be a physical entity; it seems to be just an energy body, similar to Chakra.

However, Yichen had never seen anything that could solidify Chakra. The use of Chakra by ninjas is very simple: first, Chakra is generated in the body, and then it is used through Ninjutsu.

Even transferring one's own Chakra to others is something very few people can do.

Storing Chakra in objects is even more difficult. The most common method is sealing, but Chakra that can be sealed away from the body is very special, such as Tailed Beast or Dragon Vein.

Normally, a ninja's Chakra cannot be stored outside the body. Being able to store Chakra in the forehead using the Yin Seal, like Tsunade, is already quite remarkable.

Sasori of the Red Sands's scroll seems to be made of a special kind of Chakra. Even with Yichen's keen eyesight, he couldn't discern what this Chakra was.

Yichen Ishinose Kiyoshi interested in the scroll, so we let him work on it. This kid's sensitivity to Water Release is a bit different from normal people, and he might discover something from the scroll.

After taking the scroll, Ishinose Kiyoshi did not immediately unleash the high-pressure water gun like Yichen did. Instead, he held it in his hand and continuously explored it using his understanding of Water Release.

Yichen was curious and was about to ask him how he felt when...

Bang bang bang...

A continuous stream of smoke rose and fell.

Then Yichen turned around in astonishment and looked around.

In Yichen's sight, there was only one red-haired figure, and that was Uzumaki Riori.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Uzumaki Riori's innocent voice came from the crowd.

"Akino, Akino, there are so many clones! Did I succeed?"

Uzumaki Riori reached out and poked the nearest Shadow Clone, then pinched her cheek.

The Shadow Clone slapped Uzumaki Riori's hand away, angrily saying, "Don't touch me, I'm not your toy."

"That's right, we're not your toys, and your real self is really annoying."

"Yeah, yeah, the real body is so annoying."

Uzumaki Riori roared, "You're the ones who are annoying! You're the ones who are annoying!"

Then, in front of Yichen and the others, Uzumaki Riori and her Shadow Clone staged a battle where one fought against a hundred.