Son Goku's Choice

Yichen feigned surprise and said, "Son Goku, you're not Iwa ninja, how can you carry out a mission? Are you short of money? Do you want to buy something? Tell me, and I'll have someone arrange it for you."

Son Goku was very annoyed and didn't say a word. He went straight back into the Outer Path Statue Fragment, feeling that Yichen was deliberately trying to provoke him.

But he came out again soon, because just now, the two little guys discovered they had bought too much of something and gave it another one.

"Tsuchikage, how can one become Iwa ninja?" Son Goku asked sullenly, his face expressionless. He didn't look at Yichen, but instead looked down at the ground.

Yichen considered his options and felt it was about right, so he said, "Son Goku, you've been in Iwagakure for much longer than I have, you should understand the answer to this question."

"We haven't gotten along well for the past few decades. To get the other ninjas in the village to accept you, you have to convince us that you will no longer harm Iwagakure."

"I have no prejudice against Tailed Beast, so I believe your promise not to harm the villagers. But others won't believe it so easily. How am I supposed to convince them?"

Son Goku hesitated for a long time before saying, "Since I was split into two parts, I have no connection with my main body. What he does is irrelevant to me, and what I do is irrelevant to my main body. Does the Tsuchikage agree with this?"

Yichen suppressed a laugh, not exposing Son Goku's pretense. How could it be nothing? You're not some amnesiac split-off like Little Rhino Dog Little Chōmei; you're a part of the complete Son Goku who actively separated from him.

However, Yichen didn't say anything, just nodded seriously and hummed in agreement.

Although Son Goku didn't look at Yichen, he seemed to be able to guess what Yichen was thinking. He immediately stood up and walked towards the Outer Path Statue Fragment, saying in a deep voice, "Come on."

To convince the other Iwa ninja that Son Goku's clone wouldn't harm them, all it could do was hand over its power to one of the Iwa ninja.

Right now, his only choice is Yichen.

A moment later, Yichen emerged from the Outer Path Statue Fragment, draped in the Four-Tails Chakra Cloak.

Yichen was very satisfied with the result and said, "I'll take you to register tomorrow."

Son Goku thought for a moment and said, "Let's go now."

"Okay, let's go now." Yichen agreed readily, got up and took Son Goku to the Tsuchikage's Office Building.

As soon as Yichen and Son Goku left the room, Little Rhino Dog and Little Chōmei emerged from the Outer Path Statue Fragment. The two little guys were very happy and excitedly ran around the room.

Yichen and Son Goku, who had just left, naturally sensed it. Although it was Tailed Beast, Son Goku felt a burning sensation on his face.

After receiving his Ninja ID, Son Goku immediately went to accept a mission.

The staff at the mission office were surprised that a Ninja Beast would accept a mission alone. However, seeing that Son Goku's Ninja ID and Forehead Protector were in good condition and that Son Goku communicated normally with people, they still let him accept the simplest D-rank Mission.

Yichen explained the situation of the three Tailed Beasts in detail at the High-Level Meeting. Everyone listened and looked at each other in surprise. It turned out that dealing with a Tailed Beast was such a simple matter.

So what have the Iwa ninja, no, the entire Ninja World, been doing for the past few decades?

The topic didn't last long. Everyone was speechless at Yichen's decision, only silently criticizing each other in their hearts.

Tomoko asked, "Teacher Yichen, how are things in Kawakita and Kajiyamari?"

Yichen said, "Kawakita is good, but his S-rank Ninjutsu training isn't going well. Kajiyamari is already Elite Jonin, and I'm wondering if we should switch him back. Since Natsuki is back, let's choose two more people to serve as the Third Hokage's bodyguards."

"By the way, Wada Akio has also become Elite Jonin. Why don't we transfer him back and replace him?"

"What?" Saka exclaimed in surprise, "If I remember correctly, Wada Akio is four years younger than Tomoko, right?"

Yichen nodded and said, "That's right, he was the top student in his class, quite talented. He became Quasi-Jonin three years ago when he participated in the Chunin Ninja Exams."

Saka said, "Call him back. He's another genius; we need to nurture him properly."

Mei nodded and said, "That's right. It seems that Wada Akio's future achievements might reach even greater heights?"

Yichen shook his head and said, "That depends on his future opportunities. Becoming a quasi-Kage requires not only the Ninja Way but also a certain amount of luck."

Tomoko said, "Then why don't we call them all back, leaving Uchiyama Takuhiro, and add three more people? It would be best to add three with good talent."

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "The first spot will go to Takuya. Although his talent is average, he is still a semi-research genius. The close combat movement Movement Technique he developed is quite good, and the feedback from other ninjas who learned it has been very positive."

"The second spot goes to Haraguchi Hampei. Ever since he lost the competition for the Fourth Tsuchikage, he seems to have felt guilty. Let him go with Takuya to the Third Tsuchikage's side to broaden his horizons. Don't just focus on the village's affairs."

"Both of them have been stuck at the Jonin level for a long time, so it's good for them to go out and look for an opportunity to advance. But there's only one spot left, does anyone have a recommendation?"

After thinking for a long time, no one could come up with a suitable solution; there were simply too few geniuses in Iwagakure.

Mei said, "How about we wait until the Chunin Ninja Exams are over before sending Deidara back? He was originally Ōnoki's student."

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "Deidara's personality is too unstable. Sending him to the Anbu for two years is not a good thing for him, as staying with the Third Deidara isn't a good thing for him."

"Since there are no other candidates, why don't we keep Akio Wada Akio the captain for now?" said Tomoko. "He has a good relationship with Uchiyama Takuhiro, so it will be easy for them to work together."

Tomoko recalled the Chunin Ninja Exams three years ago, when the two of them both became Quasi-Jonin.

"Okay, it's settled then." Yichen made the decision.

"I heard that Natsuki has also become Quasi-Jonin?" Ming asked.

Yichen nodded and said, "This girl has finally found her talent, but her combat skills are still too weak. I've already asked Katsuya teach her a few Genjutsu."

Ming exclaimed, "You've been to Ōnoki, how come so many people have advanced?"

Yichen scratched his head and said, "Kajiyamari advanced a long time ago. However, two Chunin from the Anbu Squad that guarded Roshi did Chunin. We'll have to replace them with another Anbu Squad."

Everyone:...

Saka said, "Alright, you've had your fun, it's time to settle down. Because of your meddling, Takigakure and the Land of the Falls have agreed to sign an alliance treaty with us. All terms will be similar to those of Kirigakure and the Land of Water."

Yichen was somewhat surprised when he heard about this. "Really? This new leader of Takigakure does have some decisiveness, changing his stance so quickly. What's Konoha's reaction?"

Saka said, "When the Takigakure announced their agreement to ally with us, they openly claimed that the people of Konoha had ambushed their convoy transporting the Seven-Tails and intended to frame us, the Iwa ninja."

"This can be considered Takigakure's pledge of allegiance; Takigakure has now become a complete adversary of Konoha. However, Takigakure also made it clear to the Ninja World that the Seven-Tails had fallen into the hands of Akatsuki Organization. So although Konoha lost face, they didn't cause any trouble for Takigakure."

"Hehe, Takigakure's move Takigakure. They gained our favor without completely provoking Konoha's anger. Their methods were not bad. Let's ignore them. What kind of trouble can a small ninja village without Tailed Beast cause?" Yichen said with a smile.

"If they obey, let them exist for a few more years; if they don't, use them as cannon fodder next time."

"If we form an alliance with Takigakure, will the other villages react strongly?"

Saka shook his head and said, "The Takigakure were tricked by Konoha this time. They had no other choice but to join us, so the other parties didn't react strongly. Only the Fourth Raikage made a few noises."

Yichen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, fearing that taking too big a step might attract the combined attack of the other Great Ninja Village.

Ikura asked, "Yichen, is it alright that you gave the Seven-Tails to Akatsuki?"

Yichen said, "Don't worry, no matter what, the Seven-Tails is still just a Tailed Beast. Even if it can increase the strength of a village, there is still a risk of backlash."

"Even if we take in the Seven-Tails, it won't significantly increase our strength, and it will only arouse suspicion from the other Great Ninja Village. On the other hand, if the Seven-Tails falls into the hands of the Akatsuki Organization, Konoha's attention will be diverted."

"Takigakure's statement this time is practically tantamount to giving up ownership of the Seven-Tails. If Konoha can obtain the Seven-Tails from Akatsuki Organization, then the Seven-Tails will truly belong to Konoha."

"So the Konoha High-ranking officials's attention is probably currently focused on the Akatsuki Organization. Moreover, the Akatsuki Organization is from a neighboring country of Konoha, and they were already quite powerful. Now that they have the Tailed Beast, who knows if Konoha will be able to sleep soundly?"

"If a war breaks out, that would be ideal; we could take advantage of it. We're too powerful now, and we absolutely cannot become the culprit that starts a war, or we'll end up like Konoha before, attacked by everyone."

Saka and others nodded. They also wanted to play it safe. Three quasi-Kage from Iwa ninja were about to become true Kage Level, so they couldn't rush things and it wasn't a good time to join the war.

Seeing this, Yichen sighed. His thoughts were somewhat different from theirs. Although Yichen didn't want to be the first to stick his neck out, he did hope that something else would happen in the Ninja World. As long as he didn't make the first move, he could still reap some benefits from behind.

Right now, it's not just Iwa ninja seeking stability; all the Great Ninja Village are seeking stability. Everyone has talented juniors, and at this time, everyone wants to give them some time to grow.

At this point, if Yichen were to cause trouble, the various parties would actually exercise some restraint. However, Yichen knew that the High-ranking officials wouldn't agree; they didn't want to take the risk.

Since that's the case, then let's just focus on cultivating diligently.

After the meeting, Yichen passed on the upcoming Chunin Ninja Exams to Tomoko, and then began practicing Wind Release techniques with Little Chōmei.

I don't need to worry about Yichen's disciples participating in the Chunin Ninja Exams.

Of the three, Atsumi Akino has no hope of advancing through normal channels; her combat skills are too poor. However, she doesn't need to go through the normal process. With her mastery of Space-Time Ninjutsu, if it weren't for her young age and the fear of attracting the attention of other ninja villages, she would have already advanced to Jonin.

Unless she encounters Deidara, no one can withstand a single Uzumaki Riori of her Multiple Shadow Clones. If someone does, then two rounds will suffice.

Ishinose Kiyoshi possesses the Water Release Technique, so even if he loses, he can still advance directly. Moreover, Ishinose Kiyoshi has already mastered many Water Release Ninjutsu, making him quite formidable even among Chunin.