Are the Two Advisors Well?

Shinno watched helplessly as the Eightfold Light Wheel ever closer, passing through his body.

Thus, Shinno became Shennong.

But this is not the end.

On the broken cross-section of Shinno's body, countless tentacles danced and entangled in the air, forcefully pulling up the upper body that was about to fall to the ground and piecing it back together.

Such an abnormal physical regenerative ability left Kazashiro speechless.

If Might Guy could use this technology, wouldn't he have a much stronger advantage when facing the Ōtsutsuki?

It's important to know that Shinno didn't practice the Eight Gates for a long time. Instead, he relied on his own physical abilities combined with the Taijutsu recorded in the scroll to suppress Kazashiro's Shadow Clone.

If the person standing in front of him were Might Guy, who had been practicing Taijutsu for many years, he probably wouldn't even need to open the Gate of Death to disperse this Shadow Clone.

As Kazashiro pondered, the Katsuyu perched on his shoulder launched its second attack.

A large amount of acid was poured over Shinno, producing the sound characteristic of flesh corroding.

"You wretched brat!"

Feeling his energy draining away, Shinno could no longer sustain the strain of the Eight Gates. He knelt down on one knee, releasing the Eight Gates, and watched helplessly as ice crystals covered his entire body.

"Seal up!"

Take advantage of his illness to kill him.

Kazashiro naturally wouldn't give Shinno a chance to retaliate, and immediately used Sealing Jutsu to nip any possible comeback attempt in the bud.

While the Shadow Clone were battling Shinno, Kazashiro's main body had been working overtime for several days in a row.

The threat posed by the Ōtsutsuki is different from that of Madara Uchiha; they are extraterrestrial visitors. If we were to use porridge as an analogy, this level of enemy far surpasses giant beasts and can be equated with lumberjacks. It requires the cooperation of all the heroes of the Shinobi World to resist them.

This is no joke. When facing the fully-formed Isshiki, if it weren't for the opponent's poor health and the Nine-Tails' life-threatening attack, the Shinobi World would probably have been destroyed at that time.

"We should still increase funding for the Research Bureau."

The only thing the Shinobi World can do now is defeat their opponent using "science".

Of course, this "science" isn't actually very scientific.

Aside from major issues, there are also some minor matters that require Kazashiro's decisive action.

For example, two consultants who haven't had a good night's sleep for more than ten days.

"Are the two advisors still here?"

Seeing that the other side had colluded with a large number of elderly people from their generation, Kazashiro complained irritably, "Are these guys trying to challenge me?"

"Hard to say." Uchiha Hikari rolled his eyes. "Someone as autocratic and sarcastic as you should have been overthrown long ago."

Aburame Ryoma came to report the situation, watched helplessly as Uchiha Hikari Kazashiro without making a single move.

At this moment, he was pondering the meaning of Kazashiro's words.

The two consultants are still here... The two consultants have clearly been here the whole time.

Are all the people on the list under surveillance?

After exchanging a few words with Uchiha Hikari, Kazashiro steered the conversation back to the main topic.

"That's right. Most of them are retired Jonin from the village, and some are also members of the Senju Clan and Hyuga Clan."

"They've really done something terrible. The Senju Clan is already dwindling in numbers, and with them doing this, I'm afraid..." Kazashiro said, seemingly annoyed.

Aburame Ryoma remained silent.

"However, in the end, the two advisors were working hard for the village. Although their methods were a bit extreme, their intentions were good."

Kazashiro spoke, resting his chin on his hand, while Uchiha Hikari, standing to the side, objected.

Although she hated the Uzumaki Clan, Kushina had treated her fairly well. Now that Karin had been bullied, and Kazashiro wanted to let those two old bastards go, she couldn't accept it no matter what.

"You—"

"Here's what we'll do: go check if the two advisors are still alive, and then decide what to do next."

Kazashiro sensed the change in the aura behind him and hurriedly made arrangements before the other party could lash out.

He then explained how to deal with the remaining followers, "As for those who followed the two advisors, since they are loyal to the Daimyo, let's send them all to the Daimyo's Mansion's residence to serve. With a formidable enemy at hand, the Daimyo's safety still needs to be protected by us Konoha Ninja."

"Yes."

After listening, Aburame Ryoma nodded in agreement and then left the room.

Soon, there was a knock on the door of the advisor's residence.

After so many days of fright, the two of them no longer had the energy to be easily startled. In any case, as advisors, their lives were not in danger; otherwise, who would dare to serve Konoha?

Therefore, the two simply signaled to the guards waiting at the Anbu to open it, while they themselves leaned back in their chairs, greeting the guests in a languid manner.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Aburame Ryoma, the two advisors straightened up. "It's Ryoma. So, is the Fifth Generation back?"

"Yes, the Fifth Generation sent me to check on you two and see if you are well."

After stating his purpose frankly, Ryoma left the room without saying anything else.

"What kind of talk is this? What do you mean by 'checking if we're alright'?"

Mitokado Homura watched the other person come in and then leave, feeling quite annoyed.

Utatane Koharu, however, remained silent, her face grim.