Hoshigakure

The Hoshigakure, located within the Land of Bears, was considered a very mysterious ninja village by Uchiha Yue. [sgu,60, ss search | free download]{}

Originally, the Land of Bears was in a rather awkward position, situated precisely between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth. Therefore, during the Ninja War, the Land of Bears was an ally that both the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth needed to win over. If either the Land of Fire or the Land of Earth could secure the Land of Bears as an ally, then the ninjas of Konoha and Iwagakure could be stationed within the Land of Land of Bears to defend against attacks from enemy ninjas.

However, during both Shinobi World Wars, the Land of Bears failed to gain the allegiance of the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth. In fact, the Hoshigakure, located within the Land of Bears, seemed to have vanished from the Land of Bears's borders. No matter how much the Hidden Konoha and the Iwagakure tried to contact each other, they couldn't form an alliance with the Hoshigakure ninjas. As a result, the Hoshigakure became shrouded in mystery in the eyes of countless ninja villages and nations. The Hidden Hoshigakure gave the impression of being a secluded paradise; as long as war didn't reach their doorstep, the Hoshigakure ninjas would remain hidden within.

Therefore, even the intelligence that Uchiha Fugaku gave to Uchiha Yue contained very little information about Hoshigakure.

However, Uchiha Yue, who was familiar with the original plot, knew very well that the reason why Hoshigakure kept such a low profile in the Shinobi World was mainly because of a meteorite from outside!

A hundred years ago, a meteorite fell from the sky near the Hoshigakure, which led to the Hoshigakure's establishment within the Land of Bears.

All ninjas of the Hoshigakure rely on that extraterrestrial meteorite for their training. This meteorite, known as "Star" by the Hoshigakure ninjas, is a sacred object of the Hoshigakure. In order to study "Star," the Hoshigakure ninjas hide within the Land of Land of Bears, and have not even participated in the Ninja War. Moreover, because the Hoshigakure is surrounded by a poisonous fog barrier, it is quite difficult for ninjas from other villages to break into it.

As for the sacred object of the Hoshigakure, the effect of the "Star" is that it can greatly increase the amount of chakra in a ninja's body.

The ninjas of the Hoshigakure who train using "Stars" all possess a pale purple chakra color. Furthermore, almost all of them possess chakra comparable to that of the Uzumaki Clan. Some Hoshigakure ninjas even have more chakra cultivated using "Stars" than the Uzumaki Clan. Relying on their vast chakra reserves, these Hoshigakure ninjas have created a secret technique called the Mysterious Peacock Method, which alters the form of chakra to attack enemy ninjas!

However, using "stars" for cultivation also comes with terrifying side effects.

The "stars" of the Hoshigakure originate from meteorites, which may contain radiation harmful to the human body. While the Hoshigakure ninjas use these "stars" for training, they also suffer from this radiation damage. Gradually, those Hoshigakure ninjas who use "stars" for training will feel their bodies becoming increasingly weak. If they do not stop training in time, these Hoshigakure ninjas may even lose their lives due to using "stars" for training.

Uchiha Yue never considered using "Star" to increase his chakra reserves because he was afraid he wouldn't be able to withstand the radiation from "Star".

However, not everyone is aware of the dangers of "stars"!

At least in Uchiha Yue's view, the ninjas from Hoshigakure and the Akatsuki members who went to Land of Bears were unaware of the dangers of using "Star" for training. Therefore, Uchiha Yue deduced that the Akatsuki member he was tracking had obtained information about "Star" and was preparing to go to Hoshigakure in Land of Bears to steal the Hoshigakure's sacred object, "Star," in order to strengthen the Akatsuki members.

Then, after Uchiha Yue deduced the Akatsuki member's intentions, he felt that following him was pointless. He could have simply gone to Uchiha Yue and waited for the Uchiha Yue member to appear. However, fearing his Uchiha Yue might be wrong, he continued to follow the Akatsuki member after initially analyzing his purpose, hoping to see if he was indeed heading to Hoshigakure steal the "Star."

Immediately afterwards...

Following the Akatsuki member, Uchiha Yue arrived in the Land of Land of Bears.

Hoshigakure of the Land of Bears, had always remained secluded within its village, leaving the borders of the Land of Bears completely unguarded. This made it incredibly easy for Uchiha Yue to infiltrate. He then followed the Uchiha Yue member, gradually penetrating deeper into the Land of Land of Bears. Soon after, according to Uchiha Yue's intelligence, the Akatsuki member was indeed heading towards Hoshigakure. Uchiha Yue then sent an intelligence scroll to Shikaku Nara, informing him of the Shikaku Nara member's purpose.

After Uchiha Yue finished doing these things, he prepared to follow the Akatsuki member to infiltrate Hoshigakure.

As for Uchiha Yue's purpose in infiltrating Hoshigakure, it was naturally not the sacred object "Star" of Hoshigakure, but rather the ninjas of Hoshigakure.

The Underground Exchange's roster lists several bounty missions targeting ninjas from Hoshigakure. Therefore, Uchiha Yue plans to take advantage of the Akatsuki member's theft of the "Star" to kill the ninjas hiding within Hoshigakure, thus completing the Underground Exchange's bounty missions. If Uchiha Yue wipe out all the bounty-bearing Hoshigakure, he will successfully advance from a Rank 1 member to a Rank B member.

Therefore, in order to become a B-rank member of the Underground Exchange, Uchiha Yue was prepared to risk venturing into Hoshigakure.

The Akatsuki member covered a distance of eight miles in just three.

Uchiha Yue, who was following the Akatsuki member, felt that the member was acting like a madman, recklessly rushing forward. Finally, when Uchiha Yue and the Akatsuki member reached the outskirts of Hoshigakure, the Akatsuki member stopped, giving Uchiha Yue some time to rest. However, the Akatsuki member's stop wasn't for rest; rather, it was because the member had failed to overcome the poisonous fog barrier and was trapped outside Hoshigakure.

"Sigh, if only all the Akatsuki members in the future were as idiotic as that guy in front of me!"

"Since you intend to steal the 'Star' from the Hoshigakure, you'd better be prepared!"

"You're stumped by a mere poisonous fog? I'm truly disappointed in the Akatsuki!"

Using his Purple Eye to perceive the problem encountered by the Akatsuki member, Uchiha Yue couldn't help but mentally complain.

After all, the Akatsuki members became so powerful that the Akatsuki member in front of Uchiha Yue seemed rather incompetent.

However, just as Uchiha Yue was pondering whether or not he should help that Akatsuki member...

Suddenly, two figures appeared from the poisonous fog in front of Hoshigakure!

As for the owners of those two figures, they must be ninjas from the Hoshigakure! Hint: How to quickly search for the book you're looking for.

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