Flame Release Kekkei Genkai

After all the financial matters were settled, the meeting began in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere to move on to the next topic.

Yichen suggested that, taking advantage of the Mist ninja's favorable impression of the Iwa ninja, they should quickly strengthen the ties between the two villages, for example, by holding another Joint Chunin Exams.

The matter was quickly approved. The Ninja World had just experienced a period of turmoil, and holding the Joint Chunin Exams Iwagakure could also reassure the people and other ninja villages. It was a way of announcing to the entire Ninja World that we did not want war and that we loved peace.

Then Yichen added, "The ninja who provided intelligence on the Konoha army's movements is very important in this incident. Give him an S-rank mission record."

Nobody cared about this; compared to such a considerable income, the reward for an S-rank mission was nothing.

Yichen added, "After this incident, our relationship with some neighboring ninja villages has undergone subtle changes, which is worth analyzing."

"First, there's the Sunagakure. Our relationship with them has always been complicated, with frequent collaborations since the Third Shinobi War. Later, in order to enhance our Land of Earth's international standing, we deliberately emphasized and talked about our alliance with the Sunagakure."

"Although some outsiders know the inside story, most people still regard the Sunagakure as our half-brothers."

"But Rasa had actually been trying to get rid of our influence for a long time. He was used by us because of Pakura's situation, and he had to cooperate with us on the surface."

"We were lucky again this time. The Sunagakure didn't completely clash with the Akatsuki Organization; instead, they joined forces against Konoha. So for the time being, the outside world won't have too many doubts about our alliance."

"But the situation might change if it happens again. I think Rasa is probably already eager to cut ties with us, he just needs an opportunity. So we need to be mentally prepared, maybe tomorrow, the entire Ninja World will know that Sunagakure has turned against Iwa ninja."

"Fortunately, there's also good news. The addition of the Mist ninja can replace the Sunagakure's role. In the short term, the Mist ninja won't be too resentful of us being above them."

"At least for now, only we know that both of the Mist ninja's Tailed Beast are in the resurrection phase, and the Mist ninja definitely doesn't want to reveal this yet."

"Therefore, in terms of diplomacy, our future goal is to vigorously cultivate relations with Mist ninja. While Sunagakure hasn't completely broken free from us, we should quickly do more propaganda and gain more intangible benefits."

"For example, those small neighboring countries. I think it's time to send a large number of ninjas to help them suppress bandits."

"This is the peak of Iwagakure's international standing. After that, with the independence of Sunagakure, our status will definitely decline. So I suggest we take advantage of this time to conquer the surrounding small countries."

Yichen said so much, and at first everyone was confused, but in the end they understood what he meant: was he planning to expand?

The group exchanged bewildered glances. Expansion was certainly a good thing, but was this step too ambitious?

Saka swallowed hard and said, "Yichen, do you want to bring all the surrounding small countries under your control?"

Yichen shook his head and said, "I'm not stupid. Doing that would only provoke the unanimous hostility of other major powers. What I mean is, let's make a big show of it first to attract everyone's attention, and then quickly back down. In the end, we'll only expand into one or two small countries."

"Phew~" Everyone in the office breathed a sigh of relief. Ikura asked, "Have you found a target yet?"

Yichen smiled and said, "I've got it," and then took out a map and pointed to a certain location.

Everyone craned their necks to look.

"The Land of Demons?" Tomoko unconsciously uttered the name of the place Yichen was pointing to.

After thinking for a moment, Ikura said, "Leaving aside the truly small countries, among the medium-sized countries, the geographical location of this Land of Demons is indeed the most suitable."

"Other countries either border the Land of Fire or the Land of Wind directly, but the Land of Demons is separated from the Land of Wind by the Land of Bears. Although annexing the Land of Demons would raise suspicion in the Land of Wind, it would still be within a manageable range."

Mei nodded in agreement, saying, "That makes sense. Besides, the Land of Demons is a simple and honest people, without any ninja villages, making them easy to deal with."

Yichen shook his head and said, "The Land of Demons is no simple matter. Every generation of Miko in the Land of Demons has the mission of sealing away a demon called Moryo. Therefore, to take over the Land of Demons, we must help them get rid of Moryo."

"However, to put it another way, if we can help the Miko break free from the curse-like entanglement with the Moryo, it will be much easier to conquer the Land of Demons."

Saka nodded and said, "That's true Land of Demons doesn't have a daimyo, so the Miko is equivalent to one. The Land of Demons also doesn't have ninja villages, so the Miko's guards are equivalent to ninjas."

"The Miko holds the dual positions of daimyo and leader of the ninja village. As long as the Miko agrees, there will be no internal obstacles to annexing the Land of Demons."

After saying that, Saka looked at Yichen and asked, "Yichen, do you have any plans?"

Yichen shook his head and said, "Let's send someone to contact the current Miko of the Land of Demons first and see what her attitude is."

Kitsuchi and the others exchanged glances, each thinking to themselves, "Judging from your commanding presence just now, we thought you had a complete plan. Turns out you have no ideas at all, just spouting nonsense?"

"If you weren't the Tsuchikage, everyone would either spit in your face or change their surname to yours."

However, making contact with the Miko of the Land of Demons is not a big deal; it's easy, so no one objected.

Finally, Tomoko entrusted the task of contacting the Miko of the Land of Demons to Yichen. As Earth Shadow's disciple Tomoko an advisor to the Iwagakure, Chiko's status was equivalent to that of the Miko of the Land of Demons. Moreover, she was a woman, making communication between the two easier.

After the meeting, Yichen kept Tomoko behind, gave her some instructions, and then let her leave, looking at him with a strange expression.

Yichen originally wanted to go by himself, but at this moment, the most important thing for Yichen was to complete the development of Flame Release.

Originally, Yichen's plan was to start developing Flame Release after returning from the Land of Snow Branch with Sokai, Chiga, and Sasagawa Ayumi.

Unexpectedly, the incident in the Land of Rain happened midway, which delayed things for a while.

Now Yichen has no reason to delay any longer.

After leaving Sokai and the other two to be cared for by Ikura, Yichen began to fuse the Fenghuo and fire attributes.

This fusion was much simpler than the previous two. First, Yichen was familiar with the process; second, there was detailed information and insights left by the pioneer Ogura Saki; and third, Yichen's Chakra Control ability was now top-notch in the entire Ninja World.

Everything seemed to fall into place naturally, and the only trouble Yichen encountered was the tingling and itchy sensation during the body's transformation.

More than a month later, Yichen, who had been confined to his home and in seclusion, finally finished developing the Flame Release technique.

The process was simple, and Yichen and Ogura Saki had considered almost every possible unexpected event.

"Congratulations, Teacher Yichen. You've finally completed the development of the Flame Release Kekkei Genkai Ogura Saki who spoke.

When Yichen went into seclusion, as a pioneer of Flame Release Bloodline Limit, Ogura Saki was responsible for taking care of Yichen and recording Yichen condition.

"Hoo~" Yichen was a little tired. Although his body and mind were much stronger than before, the process of developing bloodline limit was still not easy.

"Ogura Saki, thank you so much. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to master Flame Release so quickly."

Ogura Saki smiled slightly and didn't reply. She felt that she was the one who should be thanking Yichen. Even without her, Yichen could have reached this point with more time. But without Yichen, she would definitely have missed out on Flame Release, and wouldn't have been able to become Elite Jonin or even Jonin at all.

However, Ogura Saki didn't say anything to express her gratitude. She had already said what needed to be said, and she would keep the rest in her heart.

Ogura Saki stood up, took a stack of documents, and handed them to Yichen, saying, "Teacher Yichen, these are documents that Lord Ikura asked me to give you. He said that they have taken care of everything that needed to be done, and these are things that you need to know."

Yichen nodded. This was what he had instructed before he went into seclusion. All decisions regarding village affairs, large and small, were to be made by the advisors and higher-ups. They only needed to inform him when he finished his cultivation.

As Yichen opened the documents and began to read, he asked, "Saki, how is Shinya's cultivation of immortal Senjutsu progressing?"

Ogura Saki and Matsutani Shinya classmates, Matsutani Shinya knew that Ogura Saki had returned to the village to practice Senjutsu. The two had also been in contact, so Yichen directly asked Ogura Saki about the situation.

Ogura Saki laughed, "Shinya's Senjutsu training is progressing very quickly. He has a high affinity with Natural Energy. Lord Ikura judges that it won't be long before he can attempt to enter the most basic Sage Mode."

Yichen was startled and blurted out, "So fast?"

Although I had anticipated that Matsutani Shinya highly talented, it's only been a little over a month, how could he have already mastered the basics?

Ogura Saki added, "There's something else. Kanako came to see you; it seems she's become Elite Jonin."

Yichen was delighted and asked, "Has her Paper Style Jutsu advanced further?"

Yichen had high hopes for Kanako. He had witnessed Konan's extravagance in the original work. If Kanako could do it too, no, even just one percent or one-thousandth of Konan's ability, Yichen would be Iwagakure.

Ogura Saki shook her head and said, "I don't know the specifics. She didn't mention it, and I didn't ask."

Yichen nodded, thinking, "I need to find an opportunity to properly understand Kanako's training progress. However, I didn't expect that among the six members of Team Three and Team Four, Kanako would be the first to become Elite Jonin."

Kanako's talent is probably the worst among the six. No, that girl has absolutely no talent. She's just interested in origami.

However, Kanako's progress could very well be a step forward for the entire Iwagakure, so even if Yichen is only in his capacity as the Tsuchikage, he still has to go and see for himself.

Seeing that Yichen was alright, Ogura Saki asked, "Teacher Yichen, are you planning to learn Flame Release Ninjutsu?"

Yichen shook his head. He developed Flame Release not to increase his combat power or enrich his combat methods. Therefore, Flame Release Ninjutsu was useless to Yichen.