How Can You Be Sure This Is Kyohiko's Limit?

Border of the Land of Fire.

After registering at Kikyo City, Kyohiko was planning to lead the three of them across the border towards the Land of Wind.

but.

"Quack!"

A Frog Song.

Then, a Toad hopped out of the space and landed on the rock in front of Kyohiko.

Kyohiko stopped in his tracks.

"Fukumaru, is the Teacher's news still from the Land of Birds?"

Such an outdated method...

Minato Namikaze can teleport directly using the Flying Thunder God Technique, without needing to use the Toad communication system.

The Toad shook its head and said, "A scroll from the Land of Birds."

Then, it spat out a small scroll from its mouth and remained where it was, waiting instead of leaving immediately.

Kyohiko opened it.

Land of Birds...

That's Nagato's side.

Generally speaking, Nagato is only used when delivering intelligence; otherwise, he is rarely contacted.

Is intelligence important?

He glanced at it, then understood. After a moment's thought, he said, "Fukumaru, please tell them that Konoha is very willing to help and will arrive within a day, barring any unforeseen circumstances."

"Good."

The Toad vanished without a trace.

A remote mountain village in the Land of Birds.

About a hundred ninjas were gradually recalled from outside and gathered in the mountain village.

The pieces of paper were combined to form the shape of Konan.

Yahiko asked, "Konan, are there any other friends outside?"

"That's all, everyone's here."

Konan answered.

Yahiko nodded. "Very well, let's wait here until Konoha responds. As for the Feudal Lord of the Land of Birds..."

"Since we're staying in the Land of Birds, we definitely need to help the Feudal Lord if he has any needs."

"Also, we definitely need to make contact with that wandering ninja squad. If they're a good fit, we'll recruit them; if not..."

Yahiko hesitated for a moment, looked at the more than one hundred ninjas behind him, and everyone's families, and said firmly, "If it's not appropriate, then expel them from the country."

The Land of Birds is not poor.

However, such a small country cannot accommodate too many ninjas, including Yahiko. They are basically self-sufficient and make a living by taking on small jobs.

"Um."

Konan's eyes were downcast, and she sighed softly.

Often, only those in charge realize the difficulties of being in charge, wanting to be considerate of everyone, even benefiting all the wandering ninjas...

This is too difficult!

She sighed.

"Yahiko, do you think our wish can still come true?"

"It definitely can!"

Yahiko stated firmly, "We are weak now only because we are still in the stage of development and becoming stronger. Once we have enough power and a strong enough voice, we can help the country change its current situation."

When he spoke of his vision, a look of high spirits appeared on his face.

Konan smiled smugly.

"Yes! We can definitely do it!"

As they were talking.

Nagato Body Flicker Technique.

"Yahiko, Konan, there's news from Konoha."

"Oh? Tell me quickly!"

"They said they'd get here within two hours and hoped we'd prepare intelligence in advance."

Nagato finished speaking, he looked at Yahiko with a puzzled expression.

Previously, Jiraiya had asked him to write his name on the contract scroll, but at the time he didn't think it would be of much use. He only accepted it after being told that he could contact Konoha.

As a result, Mount Myoboku did indeed help transport a lot of intelligence, bringing considerable benefits to Konoha and them.

Now it has even been a great help.

only...

How did they manage to get there in one day?

Yahiko looked confused.

Even if everyone were Jonin, it would still take two and a half days to travel from Konoha to the Land of Birds.

Is it flying over?

"In any case, let's gather intelligence on this first. Also, should we keep them informed of the movements in Sunagakure as well, so they aren't caught off guard?"

Konan looked at Yahiko.

Yahiko pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up. "Sunagakure? That's right! Could it be that Sunagakure launched a joint operation?"

With the current strength of Sunagakure, it is indeed possible to kill Sasori of the Red Sands, but the price to pay would probably be unacceptable to Sunagakure.

He just thought about it for a moment.

If I were Rasa, I would choose to ally with Konoha to minimize my losses.

so.

Kyohiko and the others must have come at the invitation of Sunagakure.

intelligence...

"Konan, could you please make this trip?"

"I know."

Konan said, just about to leave.

"Etc!"

Nagato shouted, then said, "These past few days, I've been researching how to help everyone, and I've finally developed an ability."

He Hand Seals with his hands.

Summoning Technique!

Birds appeared before my eyes, circling around me; there were at least a hundred of them. Although they were all transformed from ordinary wild animals,...

The Rinnegan gradually appeared in their eyes.

"This is..."

Yahiko's eyes widened.

The power of the Rinnegan!

Over the years, Nagato's Rinnegan has been getting stronger, with techniques like Shinra Tensei and Banshō Ten'in becoming too powerful for him to handle now.

but.

This is the first time such a situation has occurred.

A few seconds later, he recovered from his shock and asked, "This kind of summoned beast..."

"They can be my eyes; I can see any one of them. They were just scattered around the village."

"Very good!"

Konan looked excited.

More than a hundred birds, that's more than a hundred eyes.

Their Chakra consumption is much less than her Paper Origami Technique, allowing them to fly in the air and monitor the situation below extensively.

"Um."

Nagato spoke, with a thought, birds took flight and scattered in all directions.

"Kyohiko, what's going on?"

"One of my sources said they encountered Sasori of the Red Sands, but Sasori of the Red Sands seems to have run into some trouble and hastily left the temporary base."

Kyohiko gave a brief introduction.

Then, he smiled and said, "The three of you, we might need to hurry. If they escape, given Sasori of the Red Sands's abilities, finding them again won't be so easy."

"No problem."

Everyone readily agreed, including Kakashi Hatake.

He was the squad leader of the action team, and such urgent and rapid deployments were common in past missions.

The situation is simply a bit more urgent now.

Whoosh!

Four figures moved swiftly through the woods.

Half a day later, it was already dusk.

At the border of the Land of Birds, a bird circled overhead before quickly landing.

"Squeak!"

It cried out sharply, and then moved in a strange trajectory.

and?

Kyohiko nodded. "Lead the way."

Before long, Kyohiko was taken to the temporary base that had become ruins, and Shibi Aburame proactively released Kikaichū with anti-poison abilities.

A few minutes later, the Kikaichū returned.

Shibi Aburame: "It's all poison gas. There's not a single survivor. All information has been corroded by the poisonous fog; it's impossible to track them down."

Do you have any other clues?

Kyohiko looked at the bird.

but.

The bird just stood there listlessly, unable to move.

Obviously.

This bird is currently being controlled by Nagato.

Perhaps, they are already very close.

Kyohiko suddenly looked in one direction.

Hizashi instantly rolled his Byakugan, and then...

"Kyohiko, a ninja is approaching!"

My friend has arrived.

Kyohiko waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be nervous.

The next moment, Yahiko quickly arrived, while Nagato's Shadow Clone remained stationary behind him.

"Kyohiko!"

"Yahiko, Konan, are you alright?"

Kyohiko Teuchi.

A bright smile appeared on Yahiko's face.

"Fortunately, following your advice, we left the Land of Rain and settled here. Everyone is doing very well."

"I'm starting to miss the rain in the Land of Rain, hahaha!"

He scratched his head.

Then, he looked at Kakashi and forced a kind smile onto his face.

He then greeted Shibi Hizashi.

Compared to Nagato and Konan, Yahiko's interpersonal skills are indeed far superior.

What's the situation now?

"Simply put, based on the clues and our assessment, Sasori of the Red Sands has headed east and now appears to have entered the Land of Rain."

Yahiko said.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "If you want to hunt him down, and he escapes to the Land of Rain, things might get a bit complicated!"

Although the Land of Rain is a small country, Hanzo's strength and prestige are indeed unmatched by ordinary ninjas, making him one of the more powerful ninjas among the smaller villages.

Konoha and Sunagakure negotiate, there's a chance they'll grant permission to pass, but...

By then, they might have already vanished without a trace.

Kyohiko thought for a moment and said, "Can you confirm the direction?"

"All we can confirm is that he has escaped to the vicinity of Amegakure and seems to be heading east; we don't know anything else."

Yahiko shook his head.

Nagato's perception also has its limits.

Once the enemy enters the vicinity of Amegakure), they've reached the limit of their range; to investigate further, they'd have to enter the Land of Rain...

Then, he recounted the entire situation of the scorpion there.

After hearing this, Kyohiko already had a guess in his mind.

Sasori of the Red Sands left in a hurry.

Based on the traces at the scene, he could conclude that a small-scale battle had taken place.

Black Zetsu?

Did this guy get involved?

Kyohiko closed his eyes, releasing his Chakra as he sensed everything around him.

There was no trace of Sasori of the Red Sands within a ten-kilometer radius.

but.

He did sense Rasa's presence.

"Walk."

Where to go?

Kakashi asked.

Kyohiko said, "Let's go find Sunagakure first. We're here to help; we can't be the ones to take the lead in this."

"Wait for me here."

With that, Kyohiko vanished from the area in the Body Flicker Technique.

Yahiko and Konan wore expressions of disbelief.

The last time they met Kyohiko was a year or two ago. They had heard legends about Kyohiko over the years, but they didn't have a deep understanding of how powerful he really was.

but.

Just now, Kyohiko's Body Flicker Technique made it clear to them.

Powerful!

Extraordinarily powerful.

This kind of Body Flicker Technique is already close to the spatial teleportation of the Flying Thunder God Technique!

"In the past, the fastest Godspeed was the Second Hokage, but in this generation, there are already two ninjas whose speed rivals that of the Second Hokage..."

"That's amazing!"

Yahiko sighed.

Konan chuckled and said, "You've never even met the Second Hokage, yet you talk like you're from the same era as Second Hokage."

"I haven't seen it before, but I imagine the Second Hokage was probably around this level, right?"

Yahiko's gaze was fixed on Kyohiko's direction.

Hizashi laughed and said, "That's not necessarily true."

"Is it even stronger?"

Yahiko was surprised.

Kyohiko's speed was already the limit he could imagine; he couldn't fathom what a speed greater would exist.

Hizashi shook his head, a smile appearing on his face.

"What I mean is, Kyohiko is only twelve this year, he has an endless future ahead of him. How can you be sure that Kyohiko won't become even stronger in the future?"

"You... you're right."

twelve.

What an astonishing age!

If Kyohiko were given a few more years to grow, the future Shinobi World might see an era similar to that of Hashirama Senju.

One person intimidated the entire Shinobi World!

By then, perhaps we can enjoy several decades of peace.

Thinking of this, Yahiko couldn't help but sigh softly, his expression incredibly complex.

The idea that a temporary peace in the Shinobi World could be achieved through an incredibly powerful ninja actually contradicts his vision.

Can.

This is reality.

The border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Birds.

"Sir, this is the intelligence we've gathered."

"The Land of Birds."

Rasa looked north and frowned. "The number of ninjas residing in this country has reached such a scale!"

More than one hundred people.

Although it can't compare to Sunagakure, it's quite large for a small country, even stronger than many small ninja villages.

unconsciously.

They have grown to this size...

Should they be expelled?

Rasa pondered this in his heart.

After a moment's thought, he suddenly sensed a presence approaching.

It's very well concealed, but in the Body Flicker Technique, your presence will be briefly revealed.

and.

The opponent's speed is astonishing!

"Who?"

Rasa shouted sharply.

In an instant, Gold Dust appeared and transformed into spears all around.

The next moment, he no longer needed to ask.

The other person was already only ten steps away from him.

"Kazekage, don't be afraid. If I wanted to kill you, your spear wouldn't be of much use to me."

"Kyohiko Yoshimine?"

Rasa stared wide-eyed at the other person in disbelief.

This guy...

So fast?

He was still far away a moment ago, but now he's instantly in front of me. If I wanted to kill him, with that kind of speed, it wouldn't be too difficult.

He took a deep breath. "What do you want to do?"

"According to our intelligence, Sasori has already entered the Land of Rain. Kazekage, this operation is under your command. What are your plans?"

"What?"

Rasa was somewhat surprised. "I was told he was still in the Land of Birds. How did he suddenly go to the Land of Rain? And how did you know that?"

"I naturally have my own sources of information, and you should know that! What could possibly be hidden from you?"

Kyohiko smiled faintly.

Rasa's pupils suddenly contracted.

North.

Land of Birds?

When did Konoha begin its strategic deployment there?

Aren't these people ninjas from Amegakure?

Could it be that Konoha's intervention was the reason that a group of ninjas from Amegakure were able to leave and enter the Land of Birds?

in this way...

This could weaken Amegakure's strength, serve as a hidden force, and intimidate both them and Amegakure.

He licked his lips; his mouth was dry.

If that's the case, then this guy is terrifying!

Even more terrifying than Danzo!

"I didn't expect..."

He uttered one word, then fell silent.

This matter cannot be exposed.

Rasa paused for a moment, then changed the subject. "Sasori of the Red Sands must be captured or killed, otherwise the reputation of Sunagakure will be irreparably damaged..."

In the past, reputation didn't matter.

But now.

Sunagakure is inherently weak and in need of transformation, making its reputation crucial.

"We'll negotiate with Amegakure, and we also need your help to capture Sasori of the Red Sands first. Otherwise, if he escapes, it will be very difficult to find him again!"

"Yes, but... if a misunderstanding arises, we might suffer losses."

Kyohiko sighed.

Rasa knew that the other party was trying to raise the price, but he had no choice but to agree immediately.

"It's already a great blessing that your village is willing to help. We, the Sunagakure, will bear any losses incurred, and we will also explain away any misunderstandings with the Amegakure."

"Then I'm relieved."