Yuki Koru

A few days later, Yichen invited Yuki Koru to his office again, looking conflicted and hesitant.

Yuki Koru frowned, thinking, "What kind of scheme is the Tsuchikage to now?"

After hesitating for a long time, Yichen finally sighed and said, "There's something I need to discuss with Senior Ning."

Yichen carefully considered his words before saying, "Let's just pretend we didn't complete the task Senior Ning submitted last time."

"We won't accept any payment. However, please convey my message from last time to your village, Senior Ning. Our Iwagakure still hopes to cooperate with your village."

"We simply didn't complete this task, and we hope that our two sides can continue to cooperate in the future."

Upon hearing this, Yuki Koru frowned even more deeply. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Lord Tsuchikage, is it because the reward is insufficient?"

Yichen quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, although we lost a lot of manpower and suffered some losses in this operation, our Iwagakure will absolutely not try to raise prices."

"It's really, alas, we haven't found anything. Senior Ning, let's just let this matter go."

Feeling uncomfortable with Yichen's half-hearted Yuki Koru said, "Lord Tsuchikage, the Land of Earth and Land of Water are staunch allies."

"The Kirigakure and the Iwagakure have fought together against many enemies and are also allies who trust each other."

"Lord Tsuchikage, please don't hide anything, just speak plainly."

Yichen sighed heavily and said, "Since Senior Ning insists, then I will tell you. We have indeed found the hiding place of that mysterious Uchiha."

"But... but we can't go to that place, and we can't go to your village either."

Yuki Koru urged, "Where is it? As long as the information is accurate, I will pay you immediately."

Yichen had been waiting for these words, so he pretended to sigh and said, "In the Land of Iron!"

"Unfortunately, none of the ninjas from our Six Great Ninja Villages are allowed to enter the Land of Iron, so we regret to inform you that we are unsure of their exact location within the Land of Iron."

Yuki Koru and thought for a moment, then felt that the information was somewhat credible.

So he said, "Lord Tsuchikage, rest assured, the promised reward will be delivered later. However, please keep this a secret for now."

Yichen shook his head and said, "Our investigation has been discovered by the other side. I'm not sure if they will leave the Land of Iron."

After listening, Yuki Koru said, "I'll return to the village now. I've troubled Lord Tsuchikage during this time."

Yichen said, "Senior Ning has important matters to attend to, so I won't keep you any longer."

After deceiving Yuki Koru, Yichen began to carefully study the four scrolls given by White Zetsu clone.

"Wood Release, it's all Wood Release," Yichen muttered to himself.

Wood Release is undoubtedly a very advanced technique, but Obito Uchiha was also certain that Yichen could not possibly have learned Wood Release.

Yichen was able to develop one Kekkei Genkai another with a talent that Obito Uchiha couldn't understand, but Obito Uchiha absolutely did not believe that Yichen could develop Wood Release.

Having received a transplant of the First Hokage's Cells and possessing Wood Release, Obito Uchiha is undoubtedly the most qualified to speak on this matter.

The wonder of the First Hokage's Cells was beyond the level of ordinary people; it almost reached the level of Sage.

Obito Uchiha didn't know how Madara Uchiha managed to fuse with the First Hokage's Cells, but he believed that Yichen Obito Uchiha n't have done it.

So he confidently offered these insights, which were useless to Yichen, as rent.

Obito Uchiha even thought that it would be best if Yichen, out of greed, went to research Wood Release and the First Hokage's Cells. Yichen might not have had time to improve his strength for several years or even decades.

As Obito Uchiha, Yichen indeed could not have learned Wood Release.

Wood Release is a special bloodline that includes the Yang Release; it's acceptable to say that Wood Release is Kekkei Tōta.

Yichen's Yang Release was simply no match for it.

Yichen, however, never considered learning Wood Release.

Wood Style Experience only useful for learning Wood Release? This is the kind of thinking that a ninja of Xian'er's level would have.

Since Yichen was able to find a way to improve his proficiency in Porcelain Release from the insights he gained from Madara Uchiha Storm Release and other Kekkei Genkai.

Yichen naturally also hoped to find a way to improve his Light Release from the Wood Style Experience.

I remember once when I was collecting rent, I also received a Wood Style Experience.

Yichen took out the scroll, unfolded all five Wood Style Experience, thought for a moment, and then ran to Obito Uchiha's base.

"Xian'er, Xian'er, come out!" Yichen shouted at the ground.

A White Zetsu clone quickly appeared.

All the White Zetsu clone looked the same, so Yichen couldn't tell them apart. He asked, "Are you the one who told me about Xian'er's location during our chat?"

White Zetsu clone: ...

"Who told you Obito's location? You tricked me into revealing it yourself."

The White Zetsu clone thought this to itself, but offered no explanation. It simply said, "It's me."

Yichen said, "You all look the same. Do you have a name? If not, I'll give you one. You know Earth Release, and I'm the Tsuchikage. We're so destined to be together, how about you be called A-Tu?"

White Zetsu clone: ...

Yichen said, "A-Tu, I've looked at the scroll you gave me. One of them was given to me by Xian'er last time. Can you give me a different one?"

As he spoke, Yichen threw down a scroll that had already been copied.

A-Tu was still debating whether to refuse the name when he heard Yichen's words. He quickly retorted, "The master said that these scrolls are all new and cannot be duplicates."

Yichen said, "A-Tu, don't you know what level of intelligence Xian'er? Do you think he can understand such profound things?"

"He's pretending to know what he's talking about. Listen to me, get me a new one."

A-Tu: I really want to argue, but why does it feel like what he said makes so much sense?

In the end, after some deliberation, A-Tu still tossed a scroll to Yichen.

It wasn't because it agreed with Yichen's assessment of Obito Uchiha, but because Obito Uchiha had said that Wood Release had been given Yichen, it wouldn't have been of Yichen.

Yichen took the scroll, glanced at it, and saw it was still Wood Release. He pretended to be very upset and disappointed, then said goodbye to A-Tu and flew away.

Seeing A-Tu, Atu breathed a sigh of relief and sank back underground.

After returning to Iwagakure, Yichen put the new scroll together with the previous five.

Yes, six. That's an auspicious number; I like it.

Of course, it would be even more auspicious to have seven, eight, or nine; the more, the better.

Yichen began to carefully study these Wood Style Experience.

Compared to the insights gained from bloodline limit reduction techniques, Wood Release appears far more obscure and difficult to understand.

Madara Uchiha did indeed record his understanding of Wood Release in detail: the three attributes of Wood Release —Water, Earth, and Yang—are indeed similar to Kekkei Tōta.

However, due to the special nature of the Yang Release, Wood Release differs from the traditional understanding of Kekkei Tōta.

In Ōnoki's Dust Release and Yichen's Light Release, the three attributes are roughly equal in importance. However, Wood Release is different; Yang Release Wood Release.

Water and earth are merely auxiliary elements; to put it more dramatically, water and earth are simply one manifestation of Yang Release a form of escape in Feng Shui).

The combination of water and earth to form wood provides an outlet for the immense life force within the Yang Release (a type of escape technique).

However, these were not the focus of Yichen's research; Yichen mainly focused his energy on harmonizing the three attributes.

"Wow, that's amazing! I wonder how many years Madara Uchiha has mastered Wood Release, to be able to analyze it so thoroughly," Yichen exclaimed.

"Given Madara Uchiha of Ninjutsu skill, if he were to obtain the training method for Dust Release, he should be able to master Dust Release very quickly."

"However, Madara Uchiha probably wouldn't have been interested in Dust Release. Madara Uchiha should have already had the Rinnegan by then, and even Kekkei Tōta is difficult to absorb, so the Uchiha naturally wouldn't waste time on Dust Release."

"It seems my understanding of the Rinnegan was too superficial. The Rinnegan represents much more than just power."

"The Rinnegan also represents a level of mastery, a level beyond that of ordinary ninjas."

"I thought Nagato, having mastered Limbo: Border Jail, would be comparable to Madara Uchiha. Now it seems I Madara Uchiha."

"No, no, no. I made a mistake!"

"Battle of the Valley of the End, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were definitely at the Super Kage-level."

"But Madara Uchiha's peak was probably not at that time. At least, his peak in terms of knowledge and power was probably before his death."

"After Madara Uchiha fused with the Rinnegan, his strength might have been affected by the decay of his body, but his understanding of Chakra was definitely constantly improving."

"Perhaps the insights I'm reading now aren't those of a Super Kage-level expert, but rather the insights of a ninja who is close to Sage, or even who may have already reached the Sage in terms of their cultivation."

Pulling himself back to his senses, Yichen turned his gaze back to the six scrolls in front of him, deciding to read them a few more times.

Studying the Wood Style Experience was slower than expected; several days had passed and Yichen was still only at the theoretical stage.

But Yichen had other things to attend to at that moment.

Team Six is disbanding, Sokai and the other two have finally become Chunin in the Chunin Selection recently held in Iwagakure.

It's worth mentioning that Chiga also became a Chunin thanks to her combat skills.

Because this Chunin Ninja Exams Iwagakure is the first since the war, and the village lost some manpower and expanded its territory during the war, the selection requirements for Chunin Iwagakure have been lowered considerably.

Moreover, the number of graduating freshmen this year far exceeds that of previous years, and the village needs more Chunin Captain to lead them.

Chiga seized the opportunity to pass the selection. She was very excited, as she had already prepared herself to pursue the path of a support-type ninja.

Yichen did not participate in the Chunin his three disciples, but Yichen still had to worry about their assignments after they became Chunin.

Not only the three members of Team Six, but also many newly promoted Chunin with good talent need Yichen's personal arrangements.

Yichen plans to send Chiga to the Land of Bears, which has just been incorporated into the Iwagakure and has many missing-nin and wandering ninjas that need to be eliminated.

This would be a good opportunity for Chiga to practice her sensory abilities.

So Yichen arranged for Chiga to join the Anbu and sent her Anbu Squad to the Land of Bears Branch to hunt down missing-nin and wandering ninjas.

In Yichen's post-war plan, the Sunagakure will lose its influence over all the small and medium-sized countries in the northern part of the Land of Wind.

During this period of peace, Yichen will clean up all the missing-nin and wandering ninjas in this area.

Yichen intends to incorporate all these territories into the sphere of influence of Iwagakure. Even without establishing branches, Iwa ninja will still seize the mission share from these small and medium-sized national ninja villages.

They are constantly shrinking the living space of these small and medium-sized ninja villages.

Not only Chiga, but even Sasagawa Ayumi, who chose to be the Chunin Captain, would lead a team to this place to carry out missions.

This is also the choice of many newly Chunin. Without large-scale wars, these actions are a rare opportunity for everyone to hone their skills.

The arrangement for Sokai is rather awkward. He is strong enough to lead a team on missions, but his identity is problematic. If he openly carries out missions, his identity will be exposed, which will attract the attention of Konoha or Obito Uchiha.

Yichen didn't want Sokai to take such a risk, so he had Sokai join the Anbu while concealing his identity.

Yichen planned to let him get used to the procedures of the Anbu as a team member first, and then let him become Anbu Squad Leader after a while.

Furthermore, Sokai's intelligence is not yet sufficient for the position of Anbu Squad Leader.

It took Yichen several days to finish processing the documents related to the newly Chunin.

At this moment, Yichen had another matter that required his attention.

That was the new round of apprentice recruitment that had already generated anticipation among all the students at the Ninja Academy.