Pipa Mingnü: Anti-Otsutsuki Armor

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This outcome was completely beyond Toji's expectations.

Akatsuki Ninja Village had originally been a fallback he had reserved for himself, yet he never expected it to become Danzo's refuge in the end.

Danzo had fled from crisis-ridden Konoha, only to head straight for the even riskier Akatsuki Ninja Village.

"What happened?"

"Shimura Danzō struck a deal with one of Akatsuki Ninja Village's upper ranks. They've already hidden him away."

Toji gave the order. "Monitor him in secret. Don't alert him for now."

"I'll keep watch on him together with Mingnü."

"Mingnü..."

Toji remembered her.

Uchiha Yan had mentioned in an earlier work report that she had taken in a disciple—or rather, an adopted daughter—Mingnü.

Mingnü had been an orphan from the Land of Rice Fields. As a child, she had been corroded by unusual chakra, leaving her blind and homeless on the streets.

Moved by pity, Uchiha Yan had taken her in and cared for her.

Over time, she had unexpectedly discovered that the price of Mingnü's blindness was extraordinarily acute hearing, so exceptional it was practically a bloodline limit.

She lacked the Hyuga Clan's visual and long-range ocular techniques, but possessed a unique gift for hearing.

With hearing alone, Mingnü could pick up conversations from several streets away and construct a complete three-dimensional image in her mind. She could even judge whether someone was lying from the faint fluctuations of their heartbeat.

Uchiha Yan had not revealed her connection to Mingnü to the outside world. In private, she had allowed her to choose and study any of the sound-based secret techniques Akatsuki Ninja Village had collected and developed over the past decade.

In the end, Mingnü chose a biwa as her specialized weapon, using it as a medium to unleash sound-based secret techniques. Her strength was