Guidance

The Rinnegan is indeed amazing, or rather, Yin-Yang Release is indeed amazing.

When Yichen finished sealing, Deva Path Pain had already resealed the Seven-Tails.

Deva Path Pain spoke first, "Yichen, your Seven-Tails Chakra is too little. What can you do with that? With so little Seven-Tails Chakra, it probably won't last long."

Nagato knew that although Yichen's Chakra reserves weren't high in the past, this weakness had been gradually overcome over the years. Yichen's intention in taking the Seven-Tails -Seven-Tails wasn't based on its massive Chakra. Otherwise, Yichen would have simply taken the complete Seven-Tails directly; why go through all this trouble?

Yichen smiled and said, "Unlike you, I wasn't born with Five-Attribute. My talent for the Five-Attribute, Wind Release, is very poor. If I want to practice Wind Release, I need a cheat code. The Seven-Tails is a Wind Release user, and studying Seven-Tails Chakra will allow me to quickly master Wind Release."

Deva Path Pain nodded and said, "Understood. If you don't have enough Seven-Tails Chakra, just tell me, and I'll divide some more for you."

Yichen said, "That should be enough. By the way, I haven't seen any activity from your Dark Akatsuki Organization in a long time. What have you been doing all this time?" Deva Path Pain replied, "Yahiko is developing the economy of the Land of Rivers, and I'm restoring the lives of the common people in the Land of Rain."

Yichen asked curiously, "So? Any results?"

Deva Path Pain looked at Yichen said, "Yichen, in this respect, Yahiko and I are far inferior to you. We have done many things, and although they have all had some effect, we have analyzed them, and the biggest result actually comes from trade."

"We've done so much ourselves, yet it's not as profitable as trading with your Land of Earth. Have we made the wrong choice?"

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "Nagato, you can't just look at appearances. I know a bit about the trade between the Kingdom of River and Rain and our Land of Earth. Although the trade is mutually beneficial, our Land of Earth is the one that benefits."

"I wonder if you and Yahiko have carefully analyzed the content of our trade. We, the Land of Earth, mostly sell you high-quality products, while your two countries sell us raw materials and minerals."

"Have you ever considered that this kind of cooperation between us is unfair? Your raw materials will eventually run out. What will happen to the people of Kawa and Ame Countries then?"

"Moreover, in both the Land of Rivers and the Land of Rain, very few people have actually become wealthy directly through trade; it's just a small group of influential figures with capital."

"The reason why the lives of ordinary people in your two countries have improved is entirely due to the fact that the lives of the rich have improved, and in order to improve their quality of life, they have driven the development of many other industries. These industries have provided employment opportunities for the poor."

"This model is very good in the short term, but it has a drawback: the gap between the rich and the poor will become very large."

"Those rich people who own mines and land don't need to put in any effort; they just keep getting richer. But the poor people without property don't have this opportunity; they can never reach the level of the rich, and this creates a lot of conflict."

Deva Path Pain remained expressionless, but his words carried urgency. "Yichen, yes, Yahiko just mentioned encountering the same situation. He tried to persuade the rich to share some of their wealth with the poor, but without exception, they all refused. What should we do?"

Yichen smiled and said, "You need to develop your own national characteristics and not rely solely on resource exports. You can try developing the industries that our Iwagakure has, and compete with our Land of Earth by relying on the relatively low labor costs of your two countries. You can also look for cultural products unique to your two countries."

"Most importantly, you cannot rely too much on the Land of Earth. Right now, as the Tsuchikage, I have no problem. But if one day the Tsuchikage changes, and the new Tsuchikage and the Daimyo conspire to raise the price of goods sold to you while lowering the price of raw materials for your two countries, what can you do? If you have no way out, are you going to start a war over this?"

On the other end, Nagato, Yahiko, Konan fell into deep thought.

After a while, Deva Path Pain said, "Yichen, thank you. Otherwise, we would have taken another detour."

Yichen shook his head and said, "No, you haven't taken a wrong turn. What you are experiencing now is what you must go through. Without this experience, the common people of your two countries will not realize the drawbacks of your current model."

"Furthermore, if you take the path I just mentioned from the beginning, you will encounter many difficulties, and these difficulties will come precisely from our Land of Earth. Therefore, I will not directly help you. If you encounter setbacks in the early stages, the common people of your two countries will blame you."

"At that time, they would think that you made them give up a way to easily gain benefits. This feeling would be even stronger when they see other small countries living better lives by exporting resources."

"But if you had gone through this experience first, you would have faced much less resistance, and many wise people would appreciate your perseverance."

Deva Path Pain said, "Thank you, Yichen, you've given us confidence. We won't let you down. Now that we have a direction, Yahiko can't wait to carry it out."

Yichen smiled silently and said, "Yahiko is still the Yahiko."

On the other end, Konan covered her mouth and chuckled secretly after hearing Yichen's words.

After parting Six Paths of Pain, Yichen did not return directly to Iwagakure; he was eager to bring out the miniature Seven-Tails again.

Yichen brought with him the Outer Path Statue Fragment and the Little Rhino Dog. Therefore, the fusion of the Seven-Tails Chakra could be completed on the spot.

"Little Rhino Dog, I've found you a neighbor," Yichen said to the Outer Path Statue Fragment.

The Little Rhino Dog emerged from the Outer Path Statue Fragment, glanced at the Seven-Tails Chakra sealed in Yichen's hand, and asked, "Is that Chōmei?"

Yichen nodded and said, "Yes."

The Little Rhino Dog pointed to a spot on the Outer Path Statue Fragment and Yichen said, "Yichen, let Chōmei stay here, closer to me."

Yichen patted the Little Rhino Dog's head and said, "Okay."

Then Yichen repeated the process of sealing the Little Rhino Dog, and once again sealed the Seven-Tails Chakra into the Outer Path Statue Fragment.

After the Seven-Tails was sealed, its reaction was the same as that of the Little Rhino Dog: a certain energy from the Outer Path Statue Fragment was rapidly absorbed by the Seven-Tails.

However, unlike last time, this time the Seven-Tails took a long time to absorb the energy. Yichen could vaguely sense that the unknown energy in the Outer Path Statue Fragment was almost used up.

After a long while, once the suction force had completely disappeared, Yichen hurriedly entered the second Sealed Space, and the Little Rhino Dog wanted to follow him in.

However, the seal was still in place, preventing the Little Rhino Dog from entering and leaving it helplessly outside.

After entering the Sealed Space, Yichen indeed saw the fully formed Little Chōmei. Only then did Yichen breathe a sigh of relief; it had finally taken shape. However, it seemed impossible to add any more neighbors for the Little Rhino Dog in the future.

Yichen didn't chat with Little Chōmei; instead, he exited the Sealed Space directly. Now, Yichen no longer needed to brainwash himself; he had a better option.

After patting the Little Rhino Dog's head, Yichen released Little Chōmei from his seal and then entered the Sealed Space with the Little Rhino Dog.

When the Little Rhino Dog saw the green baby Chōmei, its eyes lit up and it immediately pounced on it.

Next, Yichen felt completely superfluous, as the Little Rhino Dog had perfectly completed the task of brainwashing Little Chōmei.

Half a day later, when Yichen left the Sealed Space again, he was covered in the Seven-Tails Chakra.

The Little Rhino Dog acted swiftly, helping Yichen persuade Little Chōmei to give his power to Yichen.

"What a sweet little darling, this child is worth raising." With the support of Little Chōmei 'Chakra, Yichen flew quickly towards Iwagakure, while thinking to himself whether he should buy something for the Little Rhino Dog as a reward.

Listening to the two little guys chattering away from the Outer Path Statue Fragment, Yichen felt very relaxed as he flew through the air.

"Wind Release: Wind Style: Wind Tornado." With the Chakra boost from Little Chōmei, Yichen unleashed a C-rank Wind Release.

Hmm, not bad. Little Chōmei's amplification of Wind Release is much greater than Little Rhino Dog's amplification of Yichen's Five-Attribute.

As expected, using Little Chōmei's Chakra to practice Wind Release is much more effective.

"It's decided. Before the new graduating class graduates, Yichen is determined not to leave the village. He must improve his Wind Release proficiency."

Just then, Yichen's heart stirred, and he turned his head to look to the side and below, where a figure was rapidly approaching.

That's: Ōnoki?

Yichen immediately descended and flew down.

The person who came was indeed Ōnoki. Ōnoki and his group happened to be in the Land of Grass recently. When they saw Yichen flying overhead, Ōnoki came up to greet Yichen.

"Third Generation, you're also in the Land of Grass?" Yichen said.

Ōnoki nodded, his expression somewhat grave. He looked at the Little Chōmei Chakra surrounding Yichen's body and asked, "Yichen, is this Tailed Beast Chakra? You've become Jinchuriki?"

Ōnoki had a headache. He wasn't even in the village, so what had Yichen gotten himself into this time? Had he turned him into Jinchuriki?

Yichen quickly explained, "This is indeed Tailed Beast Chakra, but I am not Jinchuriki."

After saying that, Yichen tapped the Outer Path Statue Fragment he was holding and said, "Little Rhino Dog, Little Chōmei, come out for a moment."

At the same time, Yichen used Porcelain Release to create a platform.

Then the Little Rhino Dog and Little Chōmei came out one after the other.

The white Little Rhino Dog was no longer so shy; it just looked curiously at Ōnoki, who was about the same height as it. The green Little Chōmei, however, was still a bit timid. It hid behind the Little Rhino Dog, only peeking out its small green head, also sizing up Ōnoki.