Six-Tails Jinchuriki

After dispelling his Water Clone, Yichen said to Feng, "Dispose of the spoils of war, then hang the corpses at the street corner."

After saying that, Yichen returned to his room without waiting for Feng to reply.

At this moment, everyone was still in shock. The battle between Yichen and Shinichi Ezaki was very short, and throughout the entire process, Yichen's main body did not move an inch.

Ignoring the Water Clone, Yichen only used one Clone Technique, one A-rank Water Style Jutsu, one A-rank Lightning Release, and one B-rank Lightning Release to defeat one Elite Jonin and two Jonin.

This is incredible. It means that Yichen's strength has definitely reached the peak of Elite Jonin. A dozen or so ninjas like this could hold off a Kage Level opponent for a short time.

After regaining their senses, Feng and the others looked back at the room, and their expressions changed. Although they had previously sided with Yichen, their primary motivation was to stick together for mutual support. They all needed a leader, and Yichen was the strongest, so they chose to ally with him.

But things are different now. Yichen's demonstrated strength is enough to make him worthy of everyone's allegiance, even in times of peace. In Kirigakure, a ninja village filled with numerous mountain strongholds, Yichen's strength is sufficient to establish a new force.

Moreover, the Hozuki Clan had produced a Second Mizukage, making them a legitimate clan within Kirigakure. Following a prominent figure from the Hozuki Clan would never be considered Betrayal of the Village.

This is precisely the message Yichen wanted to convey to these ninjas: don't doubt me because of my unknown origins.

Shaking his head, Feng instructed his three subordinates, "Quickly clean up the battlefield and also deal with the damaged houses around there."

Because Genji reacted so quickly, the people Yichen had released had barely returned to their places and reported the situation when Genji made the decision to have Shinichi Ezaki recruit Yichen. The other forces hadn't made any decisions yet. So, even after the battle on Yichen's side ended, no one came to disturb them.

While most people were still considering how to respond to Yichen's previous assertive stance, Yichen had already accomplished his goal of establishing his authority through murder.

Although they didn't witness the battle, the fact that Yichen easily killed an Elite Jonin and two other Jonin still left the Bloodline Ninja Clan ninjas, including Yuki, feeling a chill of fear.

Fortunately, there was a disagreement among the group, unlike the Genji's swift action. Otherwise, it would have been our side that suffered heavy losses.

Those who had previously boasted about personally going to meet Yichen were now swallowing hard. Thank goodness, someone had argued with them earlier, otherwise they might have been the ones in trouble. Thanks to Shinichi Ezaki.

After this incident, Yichen has managed to establish a foothold in Kirigakure.

Although his power is not taken seriously by any of the factions, and his strength is not enough to inspire fear in them, at least no one will dare to offend him without cause. Even if they were to come, it would be a large army or several Elite Jonin surround and kill him.

Regardless of the approach, such actions only benefit others. Moreover, they haven't even figured out Yichen's limits yet. What if the ninjas they send suffer heavy losses again?

Therefore, a small area in the western part of Kirigakure was tacitly designated as a restricted zone by all parties.

Because of Yichen's interference, the conflict between the Karatachi Yagura clan and the Bloodline Ninja Clan, which was on the verge of erupting into a large-scale conflict, unexpectedly calmed down.

A few days later, two more Anbu Squad and some regular mission squads composed of Civilian Ninja came to join them. By this time, Yichen had fully grasped the true balance of power among the various factions in Kirigakure.

"So Karatachi Yagura has completely lost control of Kirigakure, and he doesn't even have many loyal subordinates left?" Yichen thought with some surprise.

"In other words, Karatachi Yagura's current situation is not much better than when he was exposed as being under Genjutsu by Ao in the original story."

"In the original story, Karatachi Yagura was always the largest force in Kirigakure, and with the title of Mizukage, all opposition could only be voiced in the shadows."

"It wasn't until Ao exposed him, Karatachi Yagura's loyal subordinates also turned against him, that he was isolated by the entire Kirigakure. Only then did the Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi, set things right."

"As a result of Yichen's butterfly effect, the Bloody Mist Village, which had been going on for many years, was about to end after only a beginning. Karatachi Yagura was already effectively abandoned by everyone. The title of Mizukage was no longer worthy of the name."

"I almost misjudged the situation," Yichen thought to himself, relieved that it was a close call.

Originally, Karatachi Yagura thought that the Mist ninja had the upper hand, and that he should secretly help the Bloodline Ninja Clan to maintain the balance of power in the Kirigakure. But now the situation has been reversed.

Yichen estimated that if the Genji and the Bloodline Ninja Clan hadn't yet reached an agreement, Karatachi Yagura would have been overthrown long ago.

It seems we need to find a way to weaken the strength of the Genji and the Bloodline Ninja Clan.

Just as Yichen was racking his brains about how to maintain the balance of the Kirigakure and buy himself time to expand his power, Wu arrived near the base.

"Who goes there?" The Anbu agents patrolling the area stopped Wu from a distance of more than ten meters.

Wu, also dressed as a member of the Anbu, said, "I've come to deliver some intelligence to Lord Qing."

As he spoke, Wu made a set of hand gestures.

The patrolling team of Anbu had been told the meaning of these hand gestures by Yichen beforehand; they were one of their own.

So the patrolling team of Anbu led Wu directly to the door of the house where Yichen lived.

Upon hearing that Wu had arrived, Yichen immediately led him to his room.

"Lord Qing, here is the intelligence you requested." Wu handed Yichen the intelligence he had sifted out from the Sealing Scroll, along with the original Sealing Scroll.

Fearing that the walls might be overheard, Wu didn't say anything unnecessary.

Yichen took the intelligence recorded by Wu and carefully read through it. There wasn't much information recorded inside; apart from one item, there was almost nothing that Yichen needed. This was normal, as most of the information in the Anbu headquarters described reports of Anbu members' past missions.

These things, if viewed today, would only be considered stories.

Therefore, Yichen's focus in asking Wu to find useful information was very clear: information about the Tailed Beast, ancient legends, and the Third Mizukage.

And surprisingly, Ukraine actually discovered a piece of potentially useful intelligence.

The main character of the intelligence is Utakata, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki. Mist ninja was originally unaware of the identity of this current Six-Tails Jinchuriki in Kirigakure; it was Yichen who told him.

The current Six-Tails Jinchuriki, Utakata, was just a little boy when he became Jinchuriki during the later years of the Third Mizukage's reign.

After the Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura, took over, Utakata's teacher, fearing that the young Utakata would become a tool in the village's internal strife, took Utakata into hiding.

The intelligence report contained only a few snippets of information from Professor Utakata.

Utakata's teacher was a research-oriented ninja. His strength wasn't particularly high, but his intelligence was exceptional. In the original story, he later discovered and even found a way to extract the Tailed Beast from Jinchuriki's body without Jinchuriki's death.

Yichen still clearly remembered the appearance of Utakata's teacher in the original work, who wore round glasses and looked like a researcher. Therefore, Yichen had previously described this appearance to Wu in detail.

Based on this, Wu obtained some information from intelligence.

After reading the intelligence, Yichen smiled and said to Wu, "Wu, your intelligence came at just the right time; I needed it."

"The Intelligence Department very well this time. Here's another Sealing Scroll for you. As before, please help me filter out the useful information. Hmm, don't focus too much on the information related to the Tailed Beast this time."

"Yes," Wu replied crisply.

Yichen glanced outside the door, then sensed the surroundings again with his using Mind's Eye. He then set up a barrier to block detection before asking, "When will the Anbu arrive? Is there a specific time?"

Wu shook his head and said softly, "I can only send out information; receiving information is difficult. But if people come, they will come looking for me, and I will bring them here immediately."

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "Let them stay with you for now. I have to go out for a couple of days. I'll come to see you when I get back."

Wu took a new Sealing Scroll and left, not lingering at Yichen's place for long, as it wasn't convenient for him to process so much intelligence here.

After a while, Yichen also left the camp and went to the vicinity of Wu's residence. He carefully sensed the surroundings and, after confirming that no one was following or monitoring Wu, he left with peace of mind.

However, Yichen did not return to the camp immediately, but instead went to the vicinity of the Yuki Clan first. Yichen did not have time to play mind games with anyone and arrange a scene where a member of the Yuki Clan accidentally discovered the intelligence.

Yichen placed an intelligence scroll directly in the middle of a street near the Yuki Clan. It was very conspicuous and impossible to ignore, but it also made it clear that he had ill intentions.

Not long after Yichen left, the information containing the location of the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, Utakata, was obtained by a ninja from the Yuki Clan and handed over to their clan leader Yuki Koru.

Upon seeing this intelligence, Ning felt both excited and skeptical.

Having been in a standoff with Karatachi Yagura for so long, he had long known that the Mizukage's side Mizukage and no bite. However, considering Karatachi Yagura's fighting strength, he couldn't guarantee how much sacrifice would be required to take him down if a battle broke out.

It's important to know that Karatachi Yagura is a genuine Kage Level, and after becoming Kage Level, he also became the Three-Tails Jinchuriki. His Chakra reserves are backed by the Tailed Beast, so you can't wear him down by simply attrition.

If too many casualties are incurred in the effort to kill Karatachi Yagura, the result will only benefit that old bastard Genji.

However, if there is a top-tier fighter who can withstand Karatachi Yagura burst of power for a short period of time, or rather, who can block Karatachi Yagura's first few full-force attacks, then given the strength of the Bloodline Ninja Clan, there is still a good chance to keep the casualties within a very small range.

Originally Yuki Koru had no way to deal with this matter, and her only hope was that the younger generation of geniuses would grow up quickly. But unfortunately, her Yuki Clan did not have any geniuses. On the contrary, the Hozuki Clan had Hozuki Mangetsu, Terumi Clan had Mei Terumi.

Although everyone is in an alliance, I currently hold the dominant power in the alliance, giving me a relatively undisputed position. Once I gain control of the village, I will at least become a deputy Mizukage.

But if those two juniors grow up to be able to withstand Karatachi Yagura, will my status still be so superior?

The answer is obvious.

Previously, Yuki Koru had no choice, the position of Mizukage would have been better if it had fallen into the hands of the Terumi Clan or the Hozuki Clan than in the hands of Karatachi Yagura or Genji.

However, an opportunity has now presented itself. If he could obtain the Six-Tails, whether by having it participate directly in the battle or by becoming its Jinchuriki, it would be a way to confront Karatachi Yagura in a short period of time.

The only concern is that the source of this information is too suspicious. The ninja who delivered this information didn't even dare to show his face, so he probably didn't have any good intentions.

Yuki Koru was conflicted, but her hesitation was quickly dispelled by something.

"Clan Chief, someone saw that someone at Genji's place also found a scroll just like ours." A Jonin the Yuki Clan, who was in charge of intelligence, informed Yuki Koru of this terrible information.