Tamura Hiroshi went to the bathhouse, entered a private bath, and paid for a back-scrubbing service. Before long, an ordinary-looking bathhouse attendant came in.
Tamura Hiroshi naturally stepped out of the water, lying face down on the wooden platform beside it to enjoy the massage service.
"Has Danzo's person approached you?"
Dodai, who used the Transformation Jutsu to disguise himself as the bathhouse attendant, asked in a low voice. This was what they had agreed upon beforehand: as long as Tamura Hiroshi came here, it meant there was movement from Danzo's side.
It was inconvenient for the two of them to meet openly, so they could only do it covertly like this to avoid being noticed by the other party's spies.
"He wants the village's blueprints for the upcoming war and the progress of the Tailed Beast utilization intelligence, and I proposed to acquire the Sword of the Thunder God."
Tamura Hiroshi stated simply. This kind of matter did not require excessive nonsense; with Dodai's intellect, he would definitely be able to understand completely.
Sure enough, Dodai fell into deep contemplation.
He was not surprised by Shimura Danzo's intentions, and had even anticipated them long ago. After all, even he wanted to know Konoha's plans for the upcoming war, which was something all the Five Great Ninja Villages wanted to know about each other.
"Given your current status and Fukai's position, you certainly cannot know too deeply. I'll give you some superficial, side-angle intelligence, enough for Shimura Danzo's side to analyze some things out of it..."
Pondering for a moment, Dodai doled out some scattered intelligence that could be investigated with Tamura Hiroshi's current identity.
After finishing, Dodai even began offering ideas to Tamura Hiroshi.
"You can give them the village's war plans first. As for the Tailed Beast intelligence, including the plot against the Land of Whirlpools, you can use them as a trump card to exchange for the Sword of the Thunder God.
However, as far as I know, to use the Sword of the Thunder God well requires massive chakra, so it won't be of much use to you."
He had heard of the Sword of the Thunder God. When used by the Second Hokage in conjunction with the Flying Thunder God Technique, it was quite fatal to any ninja. It was said that back then, Kinkaku and Ginkaku relied on the Tailed Beast Cloak to withstand it, otherwise they would have been beheaded by the Second Hokage long ago.
"I want to use the Sword of the Thunder God to assist in practicing the Lightning Release Nature Transformation, not for combat. Moreover, after I finish using it, I will hand the Sword of the Thunder God over to the village, to see if we can use it as a foundation to create large-scale ninja tools so that more people can borrow it to assist in Lightning Release practice. This should be a no small achievement, right?"
Tamura Hiroshi had more ideas about this. Although the Light Sword Form of the Sword of the Thunder God was very strong, it required powerful chakra to support it. Without enough chakra, the might of the Sword of the Thunder God could not be exerted, and it was smashed to pieces in the original plotline.
And what he lacked was chakra, so the Sword of the Thunder God was more for assisting his practice; Big Meow Small Meow were enough for combat.
That being the case, keeping the Sword of the Thunder God was useless, so it was better to hand it over to the village to obtain other resources.
"That's a good train of thought!"
Dodai was taken aback, then immediately pondered it and agreed with this proposal.
He suddenly thought of the Six Paths Ninja Tools that were sealed through summoning by Kinkaku and Ginkaku right before their deaths; there seemed to be a fan among them that could convert into five natures.
If they could dig that out, it could completely assist in practicing the Lightning Release Nature Transformation of the five elements.
Previously, he only thought of using such ninja tools for combat, completely overlooking that they could be borrowed to assist in practice.
"In the end, I'm not as quick-witted as you young people."
Dodai sighed with emotion, also feeling quite excited.
If this plan succeeded, their village could quickly gain a batch of jōnin.
One had to know that the change in chakra nature was a hallmark of promoting to jōnin, and the boost to strength was also enormous.
It was just that practicing nature transformation was much more difficult than shape transformation, and many people were stuck at this step.
"When you get your hands on the Sword of the Thunder God, it will count as an S-rank achievement for you. Added to the achievements from the previous two pieces of intelligence, that makes three. Is there anything you want?"
Dodai appeared very generous, and grew increasingly appreciative of this child.
He truly was a lucky star for their Kumogakure!
"Does the village have a Sharingan? I heard that the Sharingan can enhance the dynamic vision of the eyes. I want to follow the speed-type path in the future, and I really need to enhance dynamic vision to assist the burst of speed.
Another thing is the increase in chakra quantity; my aptitude in this aspect is too poor, which severely restricts the enhancement of my strength."
Tamura Hiroshi stated his request. He wanted to follow Uchiha Sasuke's future Chidori route, which required powerful dynamic vision support. Relying solely on acquired training was far from enough, and he needed to cheat!
Just like his previous spar with Fukai, Fukai could easily block his attacks, and no matter how tricky the sword techniques he used were, they were useless.
Facing Fukai's lightning-fast slashes, he had difficulty even seeing them clearly, let alone defending.
And that was far from Fukai's true strength; once blessed with Lightning Release Nintaijutsu, his burst speed would definitely increase further.
Facing such a powerhouse, he wouldn't even have the chance to react.
Therefore, enhancing dynamic vision was crucial, and the Sharingan had the strongest dynamic vision in the ninja world.
Given Kumogakure's style, they should have captured and collected Sharingan. The Uchiha Clan did not have the Caged Bird Seal to destroy the Sharingan before dying, so he could borrow one to study.
"The Sharingan does exist. We have some captured loot from previous battles with Uchiha Clan ninjas. Kekkei Genkai like the Sharingan can also be transplanted, but non-Uchiha who transplant a Sharingan cannot deactivate it, leading to a continuous consumption of chakra, making it unsuitable for you."
Dodai did not agree with the idea of transplanting a Sharingan; they had tried it before, but unfortunately, all attempts failed.
Even someone with the chakra quantity of Lord Third Raikage could not withstand that kind of continuous drain, and this child's chakra quantity was too pitiful, making it even less suitable.
"I don't want to transplant one, I just want to study the principle behind enhancing dynamic vision and try to get some inspiration from it."
Tamura Hiroshi knew the problem with transplanting a Sharingan. Even a genius like Hatake Kakashi, a twelve-year-old jōnin, was dragged down into a frail man, let alone his own small physique.
Dodai understood, then thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back and report to Lord Third, then take you to the Research Department. There is research on some Kekkei Genkai there, as well as research on the Eight-Tails Flesh. If you go over, you might be able to provide some insights."
He had to admit that this child's brain was truly useful, always able to think of key points ordinary people couldn't. Perhaps letting him go over could provide some good insights.
"Thank you, Lord Dodai!"
Tamura Hiroshi was thrilled. He was just wanting to go and study the Tailed Beast's flesh.
Others could not refine Tailed Beast flesh, but he possessed the Golden Finger, capable of obliterating even the imprints of those big shots within the chakra. Tailed Beast Chakra definitely wouldn't be a problem either.
If he could fuse with the power of the Tailed Beast, his chakra quantity would definitely increase rapidly.
He even had many ideas that required sufficient foundational resources to implement; entering Kumogakure's Research Department could not be better.
"Both Lord Third and I think very highly of you. In the future, after Lord Third steps down, you can come to take my place and assist the Fourth."
Dodai expressed his appreciation. They did not lack powerhouses in Kumogakure, but wise men were scarce.
This child was very wise and could become the right-hand man of the future Fourth.
"I will certainly not let Lord Dodai and Lord Raikage down."
Tamura Hiroshi quickly expressed his stance. At this moment, he could not show the slightest hesitation, and he indeed needed to elevate his status within Kumogakure.
Only the higher his status, the less likely he would become cannon fodder, and the more access he would have to more resources.
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