Wood Style Experience Trade

Yichen said, "We still have time, Tsuruhime. You should recover your Chakra first and take good care of these two Little Bee."

"Once you've used them to cultivate a large number of Little Bee, try putting them into the Dragon Vein and see if there are any further effects."

As he spoke, Yichen handed her a few Ration Pills.

Kamizuru Tsuruhime nodded vigorously, ate the Ration Pills, and began to raise the Little Bee.

Yichen then looked at Bai and Fujii Kusaka and said, "Since you're here, you two should also try channeling your Chakra into the Dragon Vein and see if it has any effect."

Yichen held little hope for Bai and Fujii Kusaka; even his own Senjutsu hadn't elicited a reaction from the Dragon Vein, let alone these two.

The reason why the Little Bee of the Kamizuru Tsuruhime are effective is because Little Bee are very close to nature.

Moreover, only two out of more than a dozen Little Bee survived by sheer luck. If this probability were applied to a human, Yichen shook his head and didn't think any further.

Even knowing that doing so would increase his strength, Tsuchikage Yichen would never allow his subordinates to attempt such a thing.

As expected, neither of their Chakra aroused the interest of the Dragon Vein, even though Haku had infused his Ice Release Bloodline Limit.

However, Yichen, who had not held out much hope, was surprised to sense that the Spirit of the Dragon Vein seemed to have a slightly different feeling towards Fujii Kusaka Chakra's chakra.

This feeling was fleeting and very vague; Yichen himself wasn't quite sure.

After thinking for a moment, Yichen, still willing to give it a try, said to Fujii Kusaka, "Kusaka, try putting your special flame into the Dragon Vein, slowly, don't stimulate it."

Fujii Kusaka nodded and did as she was told. She used a C-rank Fire Style Jutsu, then separated a small wisp of it and sent it into the Dragon Vein.

While observing with his using Mind's Eye, Yichen prepared for the Dragon Vein to attack them.

However, he noticed that when Fujii Kusaka's flames entered the Dragon Vein, the Spirit of the Dragon Vein seemed somewhat curious.

Yichen carefully discerned the feeling; the Spirit of the Dragon Vein seemed to be recalling something. It might have seen this thing before, but something unexpected might have happened afterward, causing its memory to seem to be distorted.

The sense of memories conveyed by the Spirit of the Dragon Vein grew stronger and stronger, to the point that the entire Dragon Vein began to fluctuate.

Yichen frowned. He used his Porcelain Release to protect his three disciples, ready to deal with any unexpected situation at any time.

Fortunately, the Dragon Vein only fluctuated more and more violently, but never conveyed any intention to attack.

Yichen then stopped calling out to Fujii Kusaka.

After a while, the Dragon Vein stopped pulsating; it seemed as if it couldn't remember the feeling anymore, and it gave up.

However, the now-calm dragon Dragon Vein showed unusual interest in Fujii Kusaka's flames.

Yichen sensed it carefully again and felt that his judgment was correct, so he turned to Fujii Kusaka and said, "Put more flames in; it seems to be saying, 'It's not enough.'"

Fujii Kusaka nodded and slowly channeled more and more flames into the Dragon Vein.

Yichen, while sensing the surroundings, said, "Not enough, not enough, still not enough."

Urged on by Yichen, Fujii Kusaka channeled more and more flames into the Dragon Vein. First, it was a wisp of flame, then small bursts.

Then came the entire Fire Release. Then Fujii Kusaka unleashed a series of Fire Release.

When she had used seven Fire Release, which was the limit of her skill, she couldn't help but look at Yichen.

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "Abandon control and use Fire Release as much as possible."

Fujii Kusaka nodded, took a deep breath, and quickly Hand Seals. A moment later, she shouted, "Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

This is the only A-rank Fire Style Jutsu Fujii Kusaka has barely mastered.

Fujii Kusaka struggled to execute this A-rank Fire Style Jutsu.

Not only does it require a lot of time to Hand Seals, but even when it is unleashed, it is not as powerful as a true Great Fire Annihilation.

However, it is still very difficult to achieve this. It must be said that Fujii Kusaka is also a talented genius. Although she received support from the daimyo and help from Yichen during her growth, her talent accounted for the majority of her success.

Apart from Bai, none of Yichen's disciples at the Fujii Kusaka stage could use A-rank Ninjutsu.

Yichen was also somewhat moved. He was used to teaching disciples with mediocre talent, and suddenly encountering two such geniuses was quite a challenge.

Fujii Kusaka Chakra exhausted all her chakra to unleash a weakened version of A-rank Fire Style Jutsu, and then barely managed to control the enormous flames as they entered the Dragon Vein.

Fujii Kusaka was completely unable to control the Great Fire Annihilation; in the end, it was the Dragon Vein that actively pulled all the flames into it.

Yichen found this scene somewhat amusing.

However, Fujii Kusaka's flames are indeed unique.

Fujii Kusaka used Fire Release. Although all the steps were the same as normal Fire Release, her Fire Release could separate and merge like Shadow Imitation Jutsu. It felt like Yin Release disguised as Fire Release.

However, Yichen didn't pay attention to this, because soon, the entire flames that Great Fire Annihilation were swallowed up by the Dragon Vein.

Yichen could clearly sense that after the Dragon Vein swallowed the Great Fire Annihilation, it directly broke the Great Fire Annihilation into smaller parts, much smaller than the wisp that Fujii Kusaka had initially separated.

If Yichen hadn't possessed such powerful perception, he would have almost thought that the Spirit of the Dragon Vein had decomposed and absorbed the flames.

The Dragon Vein dispersed these flames throughout its body, as if trying to merge with the flames.

Yichen thought for a moment, and then understood what the Spirit of the Dragon Vein was doing. It was using its own Chakra to contact the Chakra in the flames; it was using Chakra to sense things.

It might be hoping to use the sensation of Chakra to help it recall memories.

Yichen's eyes lit up. This Dragon Vein must have an extraordinary origin. Yichen felt that only Madara Uchiha, who had awakened the Rinnegan in his later years and reached the level of Kōten Taisai, would have this ability.

Yichen stopped thinking about anything else and focused all his attention on sensing the condition of the Dragon Vein.

The Spirit of the Dragon Vein is now like a teacher, conducting an experiment that Yichen cannot understand, much less perform.

Yichen is trying his best to remember every move of the Dragon Vein, even if he can't do it now, he might be able to in the future.

After an unknown amount of time, Yichen finally came to his senses as the Dragon Vein began to gather flames again.

As soon as he came to his senses, Yichen was shocked by the Dragon Vein's move; the Dragon Vein was actually reversing and reorganizing the Great Fire Annihilation.

"This? This is the Tenseigan's ability to absorb the enemy's Ninjutsu and retaliate, isn't it?" Yichen was shocked.

"Could this Dragon Vein be of the Sage-level?"

"It seems the Uchiha Gunbai also has this ability. I remember I got this Gunbai from Obito Uchiha, it's somewhere in the village, but where did I put it again?"

As Yichen reconstructed his Ninjutsu from the Dragon Vein, he recalled the Tenseigan Uchiha Gunbai he had stolen from Obito Uchiha's base.

However, Yichen's thoughts were quickly drawn back to the scene before him.

The current situation is that the Spirit of the Dragon Vein controls a huge flame, and it is waiting for Fujii Kusaka to Great Fire Annihilation and take it back.

Yichen sensed from the emotions of the Spirit of the Dragon Vein that it was wondering why Fujii Kusaka had not yet retrieved the Great Fire Annihilation.

The Dragon Vein directly mistook Fujii Kusaka's flames for something like Kamizuru Tsuruhime's Little Bee.

Yichen's heart skipped a beat, and he said to the bewildered Fujii Kusaka, "Reach out and try."

Yichen was somewhat flustered when he said this.

However, Yichen knew that Fujii Kusaka was immune to his own flames, and in addition, the Dragon Vein did not show any malice, so Yichen decided to give it a try.

Following Yichen's instructions, Fujii Kusaka reached out and touched the enormous flame.

However, the flames did not react, and Fujii Kusaka looked at Yichen in confusion.

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "Wait a little longer, it should be able to help you."

Sure enough, after a while, the Dragon Vein actively decomposed the flames and returned them to Fujii Kusaka's body.

Fujii Kusaka stared blankly as the flames dwindled while her Chakra increased.

Only after the entire Great Fire Annihilation and returned to Fujii Kusaka's body did she subconsciously withdraw her hand.

After waiting a while longer, the underground space was completely quiet, nothing happened, and Fujii Kusaka was unharmed.

Yichen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Kusaka, do you feel anything unusual?"

Fujii Kusaka felt it for a moment and said, "I don't feel anything, it's the same as before."

After thinking for a moment, Yichen said, "Try your Fire Release and see if there are any changes."

Fujii Kusaka nodded, forming hand Hand Seals as she said, "Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu."

When Fujii Kusaka unleashed her Fire Release again, Yichen's eyes lit up immediately, and he exclaimed, "The Yin Release within the flames is even stronger!"

Yichen Fujii Kusaka did not possess such powerful perception, and was able to detect that the Yin Release aura within the flames had become even stronger.

But she said happily, "Teacher Yichen, I feel it's easier to control the flames now."

Yichen nodded and said cheerfully, "Okay, it's good that you've learned something. Let's practice again when we get back."

The four rested for a while, and then, following Yichen's instructions, Kamizuru Tsuruhime separated a portion of the newly cultivated Little Bee and reintroduced them into the Dragon Vein.

However, this time it didn't work; the Dragon Vein directly repelled the Little Bee.

Seeing the somewhat disappointed Kamizuru Tsuruhime, Yichen patted her head and said with a smile, "Alright, you've already gained a lot this time."

"Go back and organize everything properly, conduct a systematic test of the new Little Bee's abilities, and then report the detailed data to me."

Kamizuru Tsuruhime nodded obediently; she was even more eager than Yichen to figure out the changes in the Little Bee.

Although no tests have been conducted yet, as the owner, she has already noticed changes in the Little Bee.

After looking around and having done everything he could, Yichen conveyed his intention to leave to the Spirit of the Dragon Vein, and then flew out of the underground space with his three disciples.

Yichen was very satisfied with the trip to Rōran; all three disciples had gained something from it.

Even Yichen himself felt that he had learned something during the process of the Dragon Vein dispersing and reorganizing the flames.

In the underground training room of Root in Konoha, Sasuke Uchiha came directly there after school at the Ninja Academy.

He skillfully picked up the ninja tools from the Training Ground and began his training.

The Kunai-Throwing Technique and Fire Style Ninjutsu of the Uchiha Clan were the main focus of Sasuke Uchiha's training.

Sasuke Uchiha had stopped training in these two areas because all his clansmen had died and there was no one to guide him.

However, after Danzo summoned Sasuke Uchiha to Root, Sasuke Uchiha began training again under Danzo's personal guidance.

Sasuke Uchiha progressed rapidly; among his peers in Konoha, he was truly a genius.

Even though his contemporaries, Shikamaru Nara, were far stronger than their contemporaries in the original story due to the strict requirements of their family elders.

However, compared to Sasuke Uchiha, who had Danzo's guidance, they were still nothing.

Compared to teaching the clueless Naruto Uzumaki, instructing a genius like Sasuke is undoubtedly much, much easier.

However, Danzo was not happy at all about guiding such a genius.

Because Sasuke Uchiha's Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal failed again.

Just like on Naruto Uzumaki, the timing of the weakening and disappearance of the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal was exactly the same.

This made Danzo feel very insecure, always feeling that he was guiding an ungrateful person, and that Sasuke Uchiha would turn against him in the future.

After all, Danzo was fully aware of the truth Uchiha Clan Annihilated, and he played a significant role in it.

So every time Danzo saw Sasuke Uchiha training desperately because of hatred, he felt a chill run down his Danzo.

Therefore, Danzo did not teach Sasuke Uchiha develop his second nature; he simply guided Sasuke Uchiha learn Fire Release and Kunai-Throwing Technique.

Standing in the shadows, Danzo quietly watched Sasuke Uchiha practice for a while.

Watching Sasuke Uchiha improve day by Tenten, Danzo tightened his grip on the Wood Style Experience Release techniques he had obtained from the Iwa ninja, Danzo in his wide sleeves.

Danzo had already read this Wood Style Experience Danzo, and read it many times.

It must be said that Madara Uchiha's understanding of Ninjutsu far surpasses that of ordinary Kage Level ninjas.

From this scroll, Danzo not only accelerated the development of the Wood Release contained in his right arm, but also sensed the possibility of transplanting the First Hokage's Cells.

To transplant the First Hokage's Cells, the Sharingan is not enough; he also needs more Wood Style Experience.

Once I master Wood Release like the First, what is there to fear from a mere Sasuke Uchiha?

Thinking of Wood Release, the pressure from Sasuke Uchiha lessened considerably.

Danzo did not appear; he disappeared into the darkness once more.

Danzo left the training room, saying to a Root member as he walked, "Go and trade with the Tsuchikage; I need more Wood Style Experience."

"Yes." A Root member responsible for contacting the Iwa ninja responded quickly and then went to carry out the task.

When the Iwa ninja received Danzo's message, Yichen was still in Rōran. As soon as Yichen returned to the village, an assistant came to his door.

After reading the information handed to him by the assistant, Yichen's lips curled up slightly.

Yichen had his own agenda in giving Danzo a copy of his Wood Style Experience; this was the day Yichen had been waiting for.

Yichen didn't intend to make money from the first Wood Style Scroll. He was playing the long game, waiting for Danzo to come to him for business.

Yichen still possesses many scrolls containing Madara Uchiha's insights on Wood Release. Yichen cannot convince himself otherwise without extracting a piece of information from Danzo or Konoha.

Yichen had no intention of being polite to Danzo, and directly quoted an outrageous price, then quietly waited for Danzo to bargain.

Furthermore, Yichen stated that he only traded one scroll at a time, and the process of obtaining these scrolls was extremely arduous, almost a matter of life and death.

To Yichen's surprise, Danzo agreed to the deal without even haggling over the price.

When Yichen received the items he had traded from Danzo, he felt as if he were in a dream.

This offer from Yichen is almost equivalent to the military expenditure received from a medium-sized country for an entire year after its conquest.

For example, the Land of Snow, the Land of Demons, the Land of Bears, the Land of the Falls of Waterfalls, and the Land of Hot Water —these medium-sized countries controlled by Iwa ninja and with which they have established branches—have to pay Iwa ninja a large sum of money for military expenses every year.

These military expenditures are the foundation for Yichen's continuous expansion of its military and the constant establishment of new branches.

When Yichen presented the money at the High-Level Meeting, everyone in the leadership went wild.

Ming screamed, repeatedly asking Yichen, "Yichen, did you really only trade a scroll?"

Yichen nodded and said, "I've explained this many times already. I only traded a scroll Wood Style Experience..."

"Either Konoha's wealth exceeds our imagination, or Danzo's ambition exceeds our imagination."

"My original intention was to wait for Danzo to bargain, but who would have thought he would agree without even thinking about it."

Ming hurriedly asked, "Yichen, how many more Wood Style Experience scrolls do we have left?"

Yichen said, "A dozen or so, I didn't count carefully."

Ming gasped again, her voice trembling as she said, "So, we can get ten times the wealth?"

Yichen thought for a moment and said seriously, "Logically speaking, Danzo doesn't need that many Wood Style Experience. I estimate that trading seven or eight would be the most he could get."

"Danzo probably wanted to seriously learn Wood Release and then transplant the First Hokage's cells."

"However, since Danzo didn't even try to bargain, it means that the Wood Style Experience is worth more than this in Danzo's mind."

"Before, poverty limited our imagination, but we can't let that happen again. Prices still need to be raised."

Ming's eyes gleamed, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Yichen, how much are you planning to offer?"

Yichen said, "Let's double the price. Raising the price too much at once would be disrespectful to Danzo."

Everyone:...

A few days later, Danzo indeed proposed a deal again.

But when he heard Yichen unilaterally demand that the price double, he was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table.

Danzo feigned strong opposition and threatened to halt the transaction.

However, Yichen had already guessed Danzo's intentions, so he directly rejected Danzo's request for a price reduction.

Yichen's insistence infuriated Danzo, but he ultimately agreed.

The second transaction was successful, followed by the third transaction.

Yichen is a man of integrity. Following the pattern of the first and second times, Yichen doubled the price again, reaching four times the price of the first time.

Danzo was truly overwhelmed; who knew how many more transactions would be required? Konoha's finances couldn't withstand such a massive deficit.

By lowering the rewards for village ninjas on missions and transferring many ninjas to Root, the money saved was not enough.

Root ninjas do not receive mission rewards, and the more Root ninjas there are, the less the village's expenses will be.

"Yichen, you brat, you've gone too far!" In the Hokage's Office, Danzo, imitating the Fourth Raikage, smashed the desk with a single blow.

After all, he wasn't Taijutsu Ninja, and he wasn't using his right hand, which had been transplanted with White Zetsu clone. Although the office was smashed, his left hand, which he used to smash the table, still hurt a bit.

The pain calmed Danzo down.

"We can't let the Tsuchikage do this recklessly. Doesn't he want secret techniques like the Flying Thunder God Technique? Let's trade for that," Danzo thought to himself.

Danzo sent his subordinates to convey his request for a barter system.

No sooner had the Root subordinate left than a toy Kunai was thrown in through the open window, landing in the shards on the desk. Then a stumbling figure climbed in through the window.

Naruto Uzumaki tripped and fell while climbing through the window, awkwardly exclaimed, "Grandpa Hokage, I admit defeat this time, but next time..."

Naruto Uzumaki was only halfway through his sentence when he noticed the desk had been reduced to a pile of shards. He then stood up, put his hands on his hips, and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, Grandpa Hokage, you've felt the power of the Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki, haven't you?"

"My attack missed this time, only hitting the desk. You won't be so lucky next time."

Danzo:...

Danzo's face was so red it looked like it was about to bleed.

Just then, Iruka's voice calling for Naruto Uzumaki could be heard downstairs.

Naruto Uzumaki shrank back, and this time instead of climbing out the window, he broke down the door and left.

Danzo, on the verge of exploding in rage, remained in the Hokage's Office.

After a long while, Danzo finally regained his composure.

Just then, the Root's communication with the Iwa ninja yielded results. Danzo's loyal subordinate returned to report, "Lord Hokage, the Tsuchikage said that this time the transaction will proceed at the price he proposed, but next time he can accept other items for trade."

Danzo raised his hand and unleashed a Wind Release without hand seals, sending his loyal subordinate flying.

The Sixth Hokage was in a bad mood, and the Fourth Kazekage wasn't in a good mood either.

When Rasa received the Mist ninja's surprise attack on Rōran, he couldn't believe his ears.

The Mist ninja are just being nosy, coming all this way, practically crossing the entire Ninja World, to cause me trouble.

Besides the Tsuchikage, who else in the Ninja World could do something like this?

Sometimes, Rasa couldn't understand: didn't the Tsuchikage have official duties to perform?

Think about myself, I'm either mining or processing documents, I don't even have time to spend with my family.

My youngest son is drifting further and further away from me.

Rasa still doubted the authenticity of the information brought by his first subordinate.

Then the second and third Sunagakure who escaped from Rōran arrived, and their accounts were very consistent: the Ice Release Mist ninja of the Yuki Clan of the Mist Ninja had ambushed them.

In the past, Rasa would have led his men to attack Rōran without hesitation.

After all, it was a major event involving the deaths of dozens of Sunagakure. The Sunagakure's elitist policy is becoming increasingly severe, and the loss of dozens of ninjas is enough to Rasa grieve for a long time.

However, Rasa dared not take the risk now; his fate was tied to the entire Sunagakure, and he couldn't afford to take any more.

The Sunagakure is already struggling to maintain its status as Great Ninja Village; if something else happens to me, the Sunagakure will be completely finished.

At that point, the Iwa ninja, Konoha, and Akatsuki Organization will likely divide up the Sunagakure.

After much hesitation, Rasa only sent an Anbu Squad to Rōran for reconnaissance.

Fortunately, this Anbu Squad encountered no mishaps. By the time they arrived in Rōran, Yichen had already returned. They brought back information that Rōran was still intact and that there were no unusual occurrences in the Dragon Vein.

That Mist ninja, who was probably at the Kage Level, seemed to have genuinely only brought three disciples along for training.