Attack on the Land of Lightning

"Hayaiwa Sōsuke, "Hayakumo Sōma and repeated it aloud, then asked, "What year did you become Konoha Apprentice Jonin? You look very familiar to me."

Upon hearing this, Hayaiwa Sōsuke immediately nodded and said respectfully, "I became Konoha Apprentice Jonin last month because I learned the Ink Release Ninjutsu in the Ninjutsu Learning Room, and was therefore granted special permission to become Konoha Apprentice Jonin."

Looking at Kusaka's youthful face, Hayakumo Sōma said with a serious expression, "No wonder. I was wondering why I hadn't seen you among the Jonin of Konoha. So you're a newly promoted Konoha."

Upon hearing this, Hayaiwa Sōsuke said respectfully, "I also want to become Elite Jonin of Konoha, so I signed up for the war against Hidden Cloud Village. I haven't participated in a war before, so I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Upon Hayakumo Sōma nodded and said with a smile, "I saw your performance just now. You young ninjas will soon become the backbone of Konoha."

Hayaiwa Sōsuke is only fifteen years old this year, similar to ninjas like Teyano Hisashi —all commoner ninjas. Their opportunities to learn Ninjutsu are extremely limited. However, the Hokage built Ninjutsu Learning Room and made B-rank Ninjutsu publicly available. Any Ninjutsu Konoha Ninja who wants to learn can learn several techniques, including those they are skilled in, as long as they pass the assessment! This is tantamount to opening a new world for commoner ninjas.

That's why Hayaiwa Sōsuke had the opportunity to come into contact with the Ink Release Ninjutsu. These Ink Release Ninjutsu are actually the transformation of Water Release Chakra combined with Yang Release Chakra Chakra, which forms Ink Release Chakra.

The Ink Release Ninjutsu itself isn't difficult, but drawing is. Many Konoha Ninja have tried, but the results are all bizarre or downright ugly.

Ninjutsu using the Ink Release generally requires a drawing board. One first draws an animal or a person on the board, then infuses Chakra into the drawing board before performing the corresponding Ninjutsu.

Kusaka took out his easel and brushes, drew an inkwell on it, and then shouted, "Super Beast Imitating Drawing. Inkwell!"

The pattern on the drawing board turned into a black object and fell directly to the ground. The Konoha Ninja all looked serious as they stared at the large ink barrel that had appeared out of thin air. They all said, "What a convenient ability! It's a pity we can't learn it."

Hayakumo Sōma and said with a serious expression, "Go to a group of people and dye your faces black to play the roles of the dark-skinned Cloud Shinobi of Hidden Cloud Village."

Kusuke then said with a serious expression, "I adjusted the ink a bit, otherwise it would be too black and wouldn't look like the dark-skinned ninjas of Hidden Cloud Village."

Upon Hayakumo Sōma said with admiration, "Hayaiwa Sōsuke! You are indeed very thoughtful, and your considerations are absolutely correct. Continue to train diligently and strive to become stronger as soon as possible. Konoha needs talents like you."

Upon hearing such praise, Kosuke smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Captain Hayashiwa. This is what I should do. Being able to contribute to Konoha is the best way for me to repay the Hokage."

Immediately, a large number of Konoha Ninja took out ink and began to smear it on their faces and arms. Now they looked very much like the ninjas of Hidden Cloud Village. The group included dark-skinned ninjas, fair-skinned ninjas, and a large number of yellow-skinned ninjas.

Looking at the Teyano Hisashi of Ye Jiu in the Hayakumo Sōma said with a serious face, "You dyed your hands black too, to play the role of a dark-skinned Cloud Ninja. You look too much like Konoha Ninja, with a big and thick waist. If you go out, it will be hard for people to believe that you are not Konoha Ninja."

Upon hearing what Hayakumo Sōma, Teyano Hisashi replied with an embarrassed expression, "I understand, I'll go dye it black right away."

Hayakumo Sōma and then said, "Could you draw the Ink Release: Asuka? That way, we won't have to go all the way to the Land of Lightning. It's quite far. If we could just fly there, it would be much easier."

Hayakumo Sōma to spend more time on shady dealings. The daimyo of the Land of Lightning and those wealthy families were all too rich; the more they could plunder, the richer everyone would be, and they could even hand over some spoils to the village."

Upon hearing this, Hayaiwa Sōsuke immediately nodded, looking shy, and said, "Captain Hayashiwa! My Ink Release: Flying Bird Technique can't hold that many people. Otherwise, I could have managed to get everyone to the Land of Lightning. However, I probably won't be able to help with the battle that follows."

As Apprentice Jonin of Konoha, and being particularly young, Hayaiwa Sōsuke always spoke cautiously, afraid of leaving a bad impression on others.

Hayakumo Sōma waved his hand dismissively and said with a serious expression, "Just use the pseudo-beast painting! Send us over there. Don't worry when we get to the Land of Lightning; I'll share some of the profits with you."

Looking at the naive-looking Kusuke, Teyano Hisashi smiled and said, "Young man, you need to open your eyes and see the Shinobi World. We made a fortune back in Hidden Mist Village, don't worry! Captain Haya is very fair."

Hayaiwa Sōsuke looked at the group of Konoha Ninja and was a little overwhelmed. He thought to himself, "Isn't one of the Three Ninja Prohibitions against engaging in shady dealings? What's wrong with everyone? They get excited as soon as they hear there's something lucrative. What happened to the Three Ninja Prohibitions?"

Then, Hayaiwa Sōsuke took out his easel, drew a large flying bird on it, and shouted, "Super Beast Imitation Drawing. Giant Bird Technique!"

Then, a pool of black ink gushed from the drawing board. This ink transformed into a giant Ink Bird on the ground, somewhat resembling a black eagle, reaching a length of fifty meters. A large number of Konoha Ninja sat on the ink bird's back, while some, unable to fit on its back, sat on its legs.

Seeing that the giant bird was already full of people, Hayakumo Sōma said directly, "Let's take off! We're heading straight to the Land of Lightning."

Hayaiwa Sōsuke sat directly on the bird's head, channeling Chakra into it. The giant Ink Bird flapped its wings and flew towards the Land of Land of Lightning.