Kumogakure

To Yichen's surprise, Darui, who stayed behind in Kumogakure, did not panic and immediately impose a state of emergency on the entire village. Instead, he acted as if nothing had happened and maintained the village's peace.

The original work provides very little description of the Kumogakure, but the Iwa ninja Kumogakure also had a considerable number of intelligence ninjas planted within it.

While important classified information couldn't be obtained, basic information was still available.

The archives of the Iwa ninja still contain records of what the various organizations in the Kumogakure do and where they are located.

Yichen had already memorized it.

After enjoying a delicious meal at the Izakaya, Yichen headed straight for his destination.

Yichen originally thought that if the Cloud ninja searched for the White Zetsu clone, he could clear his name by eating and drinking.

Now it seems all that effort was in vain.

Yichen's target was a tall building located on the outskirts of Kumogakure.

The style of this high-rise building is out of place with other buildings, reminiscent of the modern architecture of Yichen's previous life.

That's right, this is the Cloud ninja's Science and Technology Museum.

In this science and technology museum, Cloud ninja has been conducting research on modern technologies.

In Yichen's previous life, the Naruto World was filled with brutes and musclemen, Cloud ninja were all a bunch of reckless brutes.

These are the impressions left on Yichen by the Third Raikage, the Fourth Raikage, Killer B, Darui, and the Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

But the reality is: Kumogakure is the place with the most advanced mechanical technology in the entire Ninja World.

The mechanical technologies commonly used in the Ninja World, such as cameras and televisions, were all developed by the Kumogakure.

Although this research lab didn't bring much combat power to the Cloud ninja, the wealth it brought them was unimaginable.

Moreover, Yichen knew that in the future, this laboratory would also develop high-tech weapons: the Chakra Diffusion Cannon.

This is what Yichen is after.

Yichen was extremely envious of the economic benefits that this laboratory would bring to the Cloud ninja.

However, Yichen also knew that obtaining these things wouldn't be of much use.

As long as the Iwa ninja cannot replicate and surpass the Cloud ninja's technology in a short period of time, the Iwa ninja will be unable to compete with the Cloud ninja for the market for mechanical products.

Of course, if the Iwa ninja really succeeds in developing the technology and becomes self-sufficient, they can save some costs and reduce the profits for the Kumogakure.

Therefore, Yichen's main goal was not the technology of these mechanical products; what Yichen needed was the Kumogakure's understanding of Lightning Release.

Of course, it would be best if one could obtain the Cloud ninja's Scroll of Seals and learn the training method for Lightning Release Chakra Mode from it.

However, Yichen knew that the training method for Lightning Release Chakra Mode was definitely a top secret, and might even be kept by Darui himself right now.

Although Yichen was not afraid of Darui, there was no need for him to do so. As the Tsuchikage, Yichen took advantage of the Raikage's absence to infiltrate the Kumogakure and forcibly steal their Scroll of Seals.

This is a declaration of war.

This forces the Cloud ninja to immediately start a war with him.

Yichen didn't want to make enemies unnecessarily, as war would shake Iwagakure's dominant position.

Yichen did not want Iwagakure to lose its dominant position after repeated wars, just like Konoha.

Unless Yichen can obtain the Lightning Release Chakra Mode without revealing his identity—for example, without showing his face or using his signature Ninjutsu —he won't forcibly take it.

Yichen did the same thing in Konoha before. Konoha knew that Yichen had infiltrated their village and was causing trouble, but they had no evidence.

However, Yichen couldn't do it this time. Darui was clearly on guard. If Yichen tried to use force again, he would inevitably be exposed.

Therefore, Yichen, as a second choice, opted for the Cloud ninja's research on the Chakra Diffusion Cannon.

Yichen looked at the science museum building with the eyes of a modern person, and then revealed a bright smile.

In fact, the science museum now has more defenses than usual.

However, Yichen didn't care.

Yichen first entered Sage Mode, and then waited until night fell. With the help of Camouflage Jutsu, he arrived near the science museum.

With Yichen's understanding of Sealing Jutsu, he could naturally see that the entire science museum was shrouded in a Defense Barrier.

The only way other Chakra could enter the entire Defense Barrier without immediately attracting attention was at the main entrance. However, two Jonin, making it very difficult to sneak in silently.

Yichen didn't go to the main gate; his approach was very direct.

The Defense Barrier can block conventional Sensory Ninjutsu, but it cannot completely conceal Yichen's Mind's Eye Sensory Ninjutsu that reaches Super S-rank under the enhancement of Sage Mode.

He had already roughly understood the structure of the science museum through his Mind's Eye.

Then, Yichen used a Body Flicker Technique to rush into the barrier and arrive directly at the outer wall of the science museum.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yichen slammed his right hand, which had long been filled with a large amount of Storm Release Chakra, onto the outer wall of the science museum.

Then Yichen controlled his Storm Release and dashed towards the sensed target location at an extremely fast speed.

The main material of the science museum is metal, so Yichen's Storm Release was transmitted very smoothly. Even if there were a few parts that were not metal structures, it didn't matter, it just delayed the time a little.

Soon, the Storm Release traversed half of the science museum, striking two ninjas in a room on the second floor.

These two were ninjas responsible for sensory perception, one Chunin and the other Jonin.

The two sensed the anomaly the moment Yichen entered the Sensory Barrier.

However, instead of immediately calling the police, they instinctively tried to determine the direction of the unusual activity and what the situation was.

And it was precisely because of this delay that Yichen's Storm Release hit them.

The Chunin died instantly, while the Jonin's consciousness lingered for two more seconds.

But in those two seconds, he could only feel the increasing amount of Storm Release spreading into his body, but he was unable to make any movements due to the paralysis of his entire body, including opening his mouth to call for help.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Yichen's operation seemed simple, but in fact, no one else in the Ninja World could have done it.

First, being able to sense the arrangements inside the barrier from outside requires exceptional Sensory Ninjutsu. There are very few people in the entire Ninja World who possess this ability.

Then there's the Storm Release Bloodline Limit. Both of those Sensory Ninja are from the Cloud ninja and can perform Lightning Release Nature Transformation, giving them some resistance to Lightning Release. So, Lightning Release alone doesn't have such a noticeable effect.

There aren't many ninjas in the Ninja World who possess bloodlines related to Lightning Release.

Finally, there's Chakra control —the Storm Release to precisely strike enemies separated by so many buildings without the Ninjutsu scattering and affecting others.

Only a handful of people can achieve this.

Taking all three factors into account, only Yichen in the entire Ninja World could accomplish this.

It's not that the Cloud ninja's defense is too weak, it's that the enemy is too strong!

After dealing with the Sensory Ninja, Yichen didn't linger. He drew his longsword, dug a large hole in a non-metallic outer wall, and then vanished into the hole in a flash.

Upon entering the science museum, Yichen rushed toward the target he had detected with his Mind's Eye as quickly as possible.

Yichen's target was the third floor. With his Mind's Eye and Global Vision, Yichen easily avoided the passing ninjas and reached the third floor.

Yichen's destination was the archives room on the third floor, just around the corner, where a complete Cloud ninja Anbu Squad was guarding it.

Four Anbu, one Jonin, and three Chunin – standard setup.

The Jonin Captain and one of his subordinates were in the shadows, while the other two were in the open, standing directly at the entrance to the data room.

Yichen Hand Seals and created four Shadow Clones.

One stayed by the main body's side, while three others simultaneously darted out from around the corner and pounced on their chosen opponents.

Three Shadow Clone Chunin without making a sound.

Yichen then used his Spirit Transformation Jutsu to deal with the Jonin.

After entering the body of that Jonin, Yichen effortlessly obliterated the other's soul.

The entire process was silent and without any disturbance.

The soul returned to the main body. Yichen stepped forward and quickly opened the door to the data room. Then, the main body's four Shadow Clone entered one after another, separated, and began packing the data in the data room.

Yichen and his Shadow Clone worked quickly and finished packing in no time.

Subsequently, Yichen sealed these materials one by one into the scroll.

Having done all this, Yichen smiled slightly; his goal for the day was accomplished.

Refocusing my attention on the Mind's Eye, hmm, the two people on the other side of the Sensory Barrier haven't moved yet, it seems no one has gone in.

Then, turning his attention to the entire Kumogakure, he saw a scene of peace and tranquility that even Yichen couldn't bear to disturb.

Yichen stepped out of the data room, and just as he was about to leave, a violent fluctuation of Chakra suddenly came from the direction of the Raikage Building.

"Have we been discovered?" Yichen exclaimed in surprise.

But then he realized something was wrong. The Chakra wasn't moving towards Yichen; instead, he gradually calmed down.

That's the Fourth Raikage? Is this Heavenly Transfer Technique?

I didn't expect the Fourth Raikage to have such a trick up his sleeve.

Kindness?

The next moment, Yichen clearly felt that a new barrier suddenly rose around the outer perimeter of the Kumogakure.

Is this Defense Barrier? Or is it for internal use?

"I'm trapped?" Yichen asked in astonishment.

What a clever Raikage! He thought my diversionary tactic had worked.

Little did I know, this was a trap set for me by Raikage.

You seem to have gotten a bit arrogant lately. First you fell for Obito Uchiha's trick, and now you've been tricked by the Raikage.

I recall that neither of these two were known for their scheming.

While Yichen was still lost in thought, a dozen or so aircraft suddenly took off.

Yichen clearly sensed that there were at least three Jonin on each aircraft.

Their methods are truly comprehensive; they've even taken precautions against their own Light-Weight Rock Technique.

All their methods were aimed at themselves; the Cloud ninja probably had a contingency plan for their invasion, and may have even practiced it.

It seems difficult to escape.

Taking advantage of the fact that the other party was unaware of his location, Yichen began to analyze the current situation.

Originally, Darui was the only quasi-Kage in the Kumogakure, and perhaps he already possessed Kage Level combat power.

Later, Darui summoned Killer B, but Yichen hadn't paid attention to it before.

Now the Fourth Raikage has returned.

There are three individuals with the strength of the Kage Level.

Whew~

Yichen let out a long sigh and quickly left the science museum, this time using the main entrance.

Yichen's commotion quickly attracted the attention of the two guards. They were taken aback when Yichen came out from inside, and just as they were about to make a move, Yichen's Porcelain Release attack arrived.

The Raikage has already put on this kind of show of force; there's no way he can leave without revealing his identity.

So Yichen stopped hiding his true form and used his signature Ninjutsu.

Those two gatekeepers were quite strong even among Jonin. Although they were riddled with holes by Porcelain Kunai, they still managed to send out the signal.

Soon the Raikage, Killer B, Darui arrived.