Planning

"So we can."

"What? Steal his secret techniques? Koharu, we still have time for Hawk Plan. Don't panic. Don't say such stupid things."

Koharu interrupted Danzo before she could finish speaking.

"If we could take it, would you need to tell me? Hmph! Let's not even talk about how we couldn't get Sakumo, do you think those families would even let us ask?"

"Alright, everyone stop for a moment. I've inquired about Hawk Plan with Shiro. For the time being, the cost can't be reduced, but he's currently researching this secret technique."

"But you've seen the intelligence we received a couple of days ago, haven't you? It's a waste of his talent to only have that kid do this kind of work. One top-tier expert is worth several Hawk Plan."

"Furthermore, with Sakumo's guidance, there's no concern that he might harm the village. Therefore, I believe the main issue right now is whether to delay Hawk Plan, rather than the distribution of profits."

"Indeed, that kid has good talent. He already showed combat strength no less than White Fang in close combat, and now he has shown such talent. By the way, Sarutobi, did you give him that technique?" Homura, who had witnessed Shiro's talent, also spoke up.

"Don't worry, I already gave it to them, that's why I'm only worrying about this now."

"Then let's just ask for his opinion. After all, we don't know as much as he does about his cultivation or that secret technique, and if we're really going to implement it, we'll need to show the specific data to each family."

"Homura is right. In any case, this plan should be put on the agenda. After all, we've been preparing for it for so long. In my opinion, we can slightly increase Emiya Shiro's benefits."

"To ensure his commitment to the plan and his sense of belonging to the village, any surplus can be allocated from the village or our families to compensate the other families."

"Hiss~ Huff~" After taking a drag of his cigarette, the Third Hokage made the decision, "Alright! Let's do as Danzo says! Each of our families will relinquish a portion of our existing interests, as well as some rights to allocate village resources."

"The cost is a bit high, but we must ensure that the village has complete control over Hawk Plan!"

"Go back and discuss the resources that need to be divided up, then bring the results to me. I will divide the Sarutobi Clan's interests based on the remaining resources in the village."

Upon hearing this, Danzo glanced at the Third Hokage but said nothing. Although he loved the village, his clan was not a place where he could make decisions alone, because most of the time he was on the side of the village.

Unlike the Third Hokage, who truly wielded considerable power within the family, the other two advisors were Danzo Third Hokage. However, upon becoming advisors, their power within the family diminished.

After all, the interests of the village and the family often conflict.

However, the Third Hokage's situation was a bit different. As the Hokage, he could still utilize the clan's power to the maximum extent, which is why he said those words.

After discussing the matter, the three went back to organize the materials and prepare for their verbal exchange with the Council of Elders.

Meanwhile, Shiro returned from the hospital. Just like Shiro's self-examination, there was nothing seriously wrong, just Magic Circuits.

Fortunately, Shiro had a similar experience before and had prepared the corresponding medicine to speed up his recovery; otherwise, he would have had to wait a long time.

Shiro discovers he's destined to be poor; he just filled a Magic Crest vault, and now he has to prepare to fill the Magecraft Workshop.

"Hissing~"

"What are you wailing about? Come in here!" Keiko, drawn by Shiro's wailing, said from the window.

"Oh, it's nothing, I'm coming."

Upon hearing this, Shiro touched his nose, pushed open the door, and went inside.

To be honest, Shiro is extremely grateful that the overload of his Magic Circuits is not outwardly apparent. In addition, after these days of rest, although he still cannot use Chakra, at least his spirits are much better, and it is not outwardly noticeable.

Otherwise, if Keiko sees this, she'll start nagging and worrying again.

"How was it? Did the mission go smoothly?"

"Yeah, everything went smoothly. By the way, Dad, why didn't you go to work?"

"You're off today. It seems your mission didn't go too smoothly; you even forgot about this."

"Hehe, remember to keep it a secret, Mom will nag again if she finds out."

"Haha, don't worry, but you need to be careful too, don't let anything happen to you."

"Yes, I will."

"Heh, what are you all talking about? Why are you having such a lively chat?"

"Nothing much, we just chatted about the mission. By the way, how's Shiro's Herb Garden?"

"Don't worry, everything is fine. With me here, how can you not feel at ease?"

"It's precisely because you're around that I feel uneasy, sigh~"

"What do you mean! I..."

Watching them joke around, Shiro was genuinely happy for them and cherished this moment.

That evening, Shiro finally had time to look at the Ninjutsu given to him by the Third Hokage. Although he didn't plan to learn it right away, Shiro still wanted to take a look first so he could make some arrangements.

But in fact, Shiro already had a general idea of what Ninjutsu the Third Hokage had prepared for him. Based on what he was showing so far, that jutsu was the most suitable for him.

Sure enough, when Shiro opened it, he found it was Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags.

The Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags is a forbidden technique developed by the Second Hokage. Its effect is to detonate the Explosive Tag attached to the enemy, and at the same time, summon more Explosive Tag.

Therefore, if you are well prepared, once you are stuck on it, you will be blown up to death and there is almost no way to get rid of it. However, its disadvantage is also obvious: it is easy to affect yourself and it depends heavily on the timing of its use.

Therefore, it was also listed as a forbidden technique. The Second Hokage's ideal use was to combine it with the Impure World Reincarnation, and he did achieve that, successfully being Impure World Reincarnation during the Fourth Shinobi World War and using this technique.

Overall, this Ninjutsu is quite suitable for Shiro, because he can roughly control the Explosive Tag and continuously Projection Explosive Tag when he has enough Chakra.

To maximize the effectiveness of this technique.

After a brief look, Shiro put it away and set it aside for the time being.

While this combination of technique and Projection is powerful, it still presents several challenges.

First, Shiro's Projection speed and Chakra reserves might not be able to keep up. And if they can't, he'll have to consume real Explosive Tag, burning through resources.

Secondly, although this technique has concentrated power, it doesn't detonate instantly as Shiro initially thought, but rather detonates continuously. In other words, it's far inferior to the Broken Phantasm technique.

Finally, this technique is quite difficult to learn, and Shiro doesn't have that much energy for it right now. Besides, this technique doesn't really help Shiro's combat system.

It's only good for showing off occasionally. But if Shiro had the energy to learn this, he might as well have developed the Magecraft he envisioned. That would have been even more impressive, and he could have studied Magecraft knowledge along the way.

The thought of that Magecraft filled Shiro with excitement, but it was no use; whether the Magecraft could actually be performed was still a question.

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