Promotion

After everyone's initial shock, Yichen began to explain, "Nagato had always covered his eyes with his long hair, so I didn't pay much attention, but now I'm basically certain. To prevent more forces from knowing this information, I even suggested that Nagato wear goggles to cover his Rinnegan."

Ōnoki and the others exchanged glances, Rinnegan, and said, "You did a good job. We'll keep the Rinnegan a secret for now, and reveal it to whoever we want to know when we need to."

Yichen understood that Ōnoki wanted to wait until the time was right before plotting against Konoha again.

"Furthermore, from my conversation with Yahiko and the other two, I learned that Jiraiya of Konoha had mentored them for a while before the Second Shinobi War was completely over. Later, Jiraiya was seriously injured in the Uzumaki Clan incident, but after recovering, he continued to mentor them for quite some time. He can be considered their teacher."

"Judging from the three's abilities, Jiraiya probably didn't teach them Ninjutsu, but only some basic knowledge of Ninjutsu and planned their paths as ninjas."

"Nagato should be a member of the Uzumaki Clan. Although I don't know why he was born in the Land of Rain, his enormous Chakra reserves are undeniable, and his red hair is exactly the same as Uzumaki Yumi's. In addition, with the help of the Rinnegan, he can use the Five Elements Ninjutsu. However, the Akatsuki Organization doesn't have many Ninjutsu, so Nagato mainly knows C-rank Ninjutsu, but the Rinnegan should have special abilities. I just don't know what those abilities are yet."

At this moment, an advisor interjected, "Yichen, be careful when you come into contact with the Rinnegan. It's the legendary eye of the Sage of Six Paths. If you don't know its abilities and it launches a sneak attack, you'll have a hard time dodging it."

Yichen nodded and said, "Thank you for your concern, Advisor. I will be careful." But in his heart, he thought that if Nagato wanted to deal with him, it wouldn't matter whether he was careful or not.

Yichen then gave another briefing on Yahiko and Konan, but Yahiko and Konan clearly didn't attract the attention of the higher-ups. They were just two Jonin, and although one of them had Kekkei Genkai, such ninjas were nothing in front of Great Ninja Village.

Yichen continued his report, "This time, Yahiko persuaded the Daimyo of the Land of Rain. This caravan that came to the Land of Earth was directly sent by the Daimyo of the Land of Rain. I estimate that the Daimyo of the Land of Rain is probably dissatisfied with Hanzo, perhaps he wants to switch his support to the Akatsuki Organization, or perhaps he wants to use this method to put Hanzo."

"Hanzo is already on alert. Perhaps he knows that Akatsuki Organization has both contacted the Daimyo and is getting so close to us, and he feels threatened. He has already sent his Anbu to investigate the transaction."

"However, I haven't detected any activity from Root this time, so I can't confirm whether Hanzo will contact Danzo to plot against Akatsuki Organization."

After reporting this intelligence, Yichen remained silent and waited for the higher-ups to process it.

After a while, the elderly male advisor said, "Ōnoki, since the Daimyo of the Land of Rain shows signs of supporting the Akatsuki Organization, we can manipulate things to have the Akatsuki Organization completely replace the Amegakure."

After saying that, he asked Yichen, "Does the Akatsuki Organization know about this? What has their reaction been?"

Yichen said, "I mentioned this to them, but they clearly didn't think much of it. The Akatsuki Organization are a group of idealists. In their eyes, Hanzo is still a hero. As long as Hanzo doesn't make a move, they won't believe that Hanzo would target them."

"Sigh..." The advisor sighed and fell silent. If the Akatsuki Organization didn't take the initiative to attack or contact the Iwa ninja, the Iwa ninja would have no reason to intervene in the Land of Rain. Great powers still have some sense of propriety; otherwise, if Konoha also intervened militarily, the Third Shinobi World War would probably break out much earlier.

At this moment, Ōnoki spoke up, "Yichen, from now on you are appointed as the person in charge of the trade route development. Your Team 7 will remain in place, but will be brought into the open. In addition, I will assign ten Chunin squad to assist you in the trade route development."

"Your mission is ostensibly to open up trade routes, but secretly to maintain contact with the Akatsuki Organization and gather intelligence on the Land of Rain. I will send someone to hand over the intelligence network within the Land of Rain to you later."

Yichen was a little puzzled. They had already put him in charge of so many ninjas, so why hadn't they promoted him as well? Logically, the commander of such a newly established department should be Jonin. Besides, his own strength had reached the Jonin standard. But since it was a promotion, Yichen was still very excited and quickly agreed.

Ōnoki continued, "Is there any other information?"

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "There's one more thing, I don't know if it's important."

After a pause, Yichen shared his conjecture about Nature Transformation that he had received from Nagato. Ōnoki and the other advisors frowned upon hearing this; Yichen's idea was rather strange. Previously, ninjas trained in Nature Transformation based on Yichen talent—where did this theoretical basis come from?

However, upon closer analysis, it seems that Yichen is right.

Finally, the middle-aged female consultant said, "There's no need to guess whether it's true or not. Just find someone to test it out. Does the village lack ninjas who are developing their second or third elemental attributes?"

After hearing this, Ōnoki stopped worrying and said, "Let's do it this way. This information won't count as your mission. I'll have someone send you a copy of the village's insights on Fire Release later."

"Yes." Yichen nodded.

Ōnoki said, "Alright, your Team 7 has done a good job this time. This counts as an A-rank mission for your squad. Also, the information you provided about the Rinnegan was very important, so that counts as an S-rank mission for you. Plus, you get one more chance to exchange for B-rank Ninjutsu."

Yichen was overjoyed. He had now finished his basic swordsmanship training, and with the help of the manual given to him by Ide, his swordsmanship practice would be much faster than before.

Now I have more time to spend on Ninjutsu. Although developing Fire Release will take up some time, it's time to plan my future main B-rank Ninjutsu.

Last time, Yichen had a chance to exchange for B-rank Ninjutsu, and with this one, that makes two B-rank Ninjutsu. It's just that his Contribution Points don't seem to be enough. The previous Contribution Points were only enough to exchange for one, and although the reward for this mission is high, it's still not enough to exchange for another one. But no worries, doing a few more missions should be enough.

Speaking of this, I still need to go to the Contribution Office to hand over the upgraded Group Water Style: Water Line Jutsu and Group Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu to the village. Perhaps I can get a lot of Contribution Points in return.

Thinking of this, Yichen could no longer hold back. After leaving the Tsuchikage's Office Building, he went straight to the Contribution Office.

When the staff saw Yichen demonstrate the two group Ninjutsu, they were all terrified. The Group Water Style: Water Line Jutsu Group Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu Ninjutsu Water Release Water Style: Water Line Jutsu with the previous Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu and was Ninjutsu with outstanding attack power among those of the same level.

This Ninjutsu is very valuable. Because its level is too high, the staff cannot make a decision on it. They told Yichen to go back and wait for news. They would report it up and notify Yichen when there is a result.

Yichen was very satisfied. Although he didn't know the final result, judging from the staff's level of attention, the reward should be substantial.

Since it couldn't be determined immediately, Yichen decided not to choose any B-rank Ninjutsu and would wait for the results before making a selection.

Upon returning to his lodgings, Yichen was waiting for him. The Anbu first gave him a scroll, presumably related to his understanding of Fire Release. The Anbu also informed Yichen to go to the Intelligence Department within three days to hand over intelligence, which was likely about the Land of Rain. Finally, the Anbu told Yichen to go to the Advisor's Office in the Tsuchikage's Office Building the next day to select ten Chunin squad.

Yichen was somewhat surprised; it turned out that he could choose his own ten Chunin squad —that was good news. He'd think about how to configure Chunin squad that night.

The next morning, Yichen arrived at the Advisor's Office. This was the Middle-aged Male Advisor, whose name was Yichen. He was one of the top elite Elite Jonin and was in charge of assigning ninja missions.

Upon seeing Yichen arrive, Saka handed Yichen a list and said, "Take a look. These are the suitable Chunin squad selected by the village. You can choose ten."

"Thank you, Advisor." After saying that, Yichen began to read the information. The information was not very detailed, only a general description, after all, ninja information had to be kept secret. For example, one Chunin squad was described as follows: Chunin Captain Shinohara, 12 years old, Taijutsu Ninja, the squad is good at close combat and charging.

Yichen chuckled upon seeing this. "Shinohara is here too. You still want to run away?" Yichen immediately formed a small team.

Then Yichen saw several familiar names, such as Mubuki, Taniya, Fujino, and Meikou. Without saying a word, Yichen checked off these four names. However, these people were young like himself, inexperienced, and prone to impulsiveness. He needed to choose some more stable middle-aged ninjas.

Yichen then selected five teams based on the descriptions in the list and handed the list to Ban.

Saka glanced at the ninjas Yichen had chosen. Unsurprisingly, these ninjas in Yichen's class were deliberately arranged by the higher-ups. The purpose was to have these ninjas, who hadn't been promoted to Chunin for long, join the new department and bring a fresh atmosphere to it.

"Your vacation will end in seven days. They will meet you at the village entrance. From then on, your team will be stationed permanently on the border of the Land of Rain. You will be in charge of arranging the rotations within the team."

"This is the authority of a team leader or higher-level official in the village. Take this back and have a look."

Yichen nodded and accepted it.

After leaving Saka's office, Yichen went to the Contribution Office. Upon Yichen arrival, the people Contribution Office were very welcoming and Yichen said, "Your two Ninjutsu have been appraised and both have been classified as B-rank. The village has decided that the first one, the Group Water Style: Water Line Jutsu, will be worth 2000 contribution points, and for the second one Group Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu, you can choose one B-rank Ninjutsu for free."

Yichen's eyes lit up instantly. This reward was much higher than he had imagined. He had originally thought that he would be lucky to get some Contribution Points, since exchanging for B-rank Ninjutsu required approval from higher-ups.

This means Yichen can now exchange for about three B-rank Ninjutsu. Just thinking about it makes his mouth water.

I've been having really good luck lately.

Yichen eagerly opened the Ninjutsu manual, ready to begin making his selections.

At this moment, the staff member Yichen said, "Don't rush, let's give your two Ninjutsu some normal names first."

Yichen was taken aback. He hadn't thought about naming these two Ninjutsu before. These two Ninjutsu were obviously upgraded versions of Water Style: Water Line Jutsu and Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu. Yichen was using them as the same Ninjutsu.

But after thinking about it, it makes sense. A nicer name would be better. "Let's call the Group Water Style: Water Line Jutsu 'Rain Style: Light Rain Jutsu.' And the Group Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu 'Rain Style: Heavy Rain Jutsu.'"

The staff member considered the characteristics of the two Ninjutsu, nodded, and decided not to disturb Yichen any further.