Inabi Uchiha Stationing. Gato and the Land of Waves

"Lord Feng, what do we do next..."

After everyone else had left, Uchiha Izumi asked Feng about the next steps.

"Next?"

"Land of Water, and on the way, find an island in the Land of Water that is closest to the Land of Crafts, to serve as a new border post for the two kingdoms of Water and Lightning."

Feng casually gave the order.

After saying that, he turned to look at Uchiha Inabi and Kirisame Tomoshu beside him:

"Inabi Uchiha! Once we find a place, you will lead your Mobile Unit to garrison it."

As for your original mission to guard another country, I will arrange for other members of the clan to go later.

Tomoshu, you will lead a squad of ninja with Inabi Uchiha and cooperate with him.

However, from the outside, you are the nominal head of the new garrison, with Inabi Uchiha as the deputy, understand?

"Understood! (Yes!) My lord."

The two accepted the order without hesitation.

"Okay, let's go then, but this time we'll all leave by boat."

"Whether the tactic of massing troops and launching a surprise attack can be used to hide for a while longer."

Feng spoke again, making the final arrangements.

About half a day later, Feng and his party's fleet sailed away from the southernmost border of the Land of Crafts.

After crossing the border into the Land of Water, we sailed for about half an hour before finally seeing an island with a small town.

"Go and call Inabi Uchiha and Tomoshu."

Upon seeing this inhabited island, Feng casually gave an order.

"Yes, my lord."

Someone nearby should go and do it.

Before long, Uchiha Inabi and Kirisame Tomoshu arrived at Feng's side.

"My lord!" x2

"Alright, you'll be in charge of guarding this place from now on."

Two requirements: First, externally, Tomoshu is in charge; do not reveal the Uchiha's identity.

Second, don't provoke Kumogakure, but gather as much information as possible about the Land of Crafts and the Takumi Village.

Of course, don't be afraid of trouble. If anyone dares to cause us trouble, you can retaliate boldly, by any means necessary.

"Yes, my lord!" x2

Upon hearing this, the two bowed and acknowledged.

"Okay, go ahead and get busy."

Feng spoke again, waving his hand to dismiss the two, while he himself fell into deep thought.

Now that he has given up on fighting the Eight Gates to the death, he needs to think about what to do next to improve his strength to a level that can deal with the Otsutsuki who are destined to invade the Ninja World in the future.

"Senjutsu... Natural Energy..."

And without a doubt, the words he muttered to himself represented another power in the Ninja World besides Taijutsu that could definitely deal with the Otsutsuki.

"Natural Energy?"

Upon hearing this again, Genji, who was not far from Zhan Feng, couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Then he thought for a moment, stepped forward to Feng, and said:

"My lord, I heard you mention Natural Energy when we were at the psychic sites of those giant lizards."

I just overheard an adult muttering about this again.

"Is it important to adults?"

"Um!?"

Feng was taken aback when someone spoke up at this moment, but then immediately asked with delight:

"Yes, it's very important. Does Elder Genshi know anything about it?"

"Well... indeed, I've been fortunate enough to live so many more years, so I do know more than the average person."

Lord Feng, our Kirigakure once had a ninja clan called the Tsuchigumo Clan.

That family possesses a forbidden technique passed down through generations, known as ' Heavenly Raging Hair '.

The general effect is that those who know this forbidden technique can accumulate and absorb a large amount of Natural Energy, and then unleash it instantly to create an astonishing explosion.

Moreover, the practitioner can control this process.

Therefore, I think that if Lord Feng has any interest in Natural Energy, that forbidden technique might be able to help you."

"Huh!? It can absorb... it can explode... and it can even control itself?!"

Where is the Tsuchigumo Clan? Are there any members of that clan on the fleet?

Upon hearing Genji's words, Feng was overjoyed and even somewhat impatient.

"Um... I'm afraid you'll be disappointed, sir. There are no members of the Tsuchigumo Clan here, or even in Kirigakure."

The Tsuchigumo Forbidden Art were so powerful yet indiscriminate in their use against both friend and foe that they were imprisoned in Mount Katsuragi in the Land of Water by the Fourth Mizukage and the Third Hokage after the Third Shinobi World War.

If you want to find them, you'll have to go to Mount Katsuragi yourself.

Otherwise, without the joint orders of the Mizukage and Hokage, the Tsuchigumo Clan is not allowed to leave Mount Katsuragi."

"Hmm, the orders of the Mizukage and Hokage?"

Genji, do you think I would care about that stuff?!

Izumi sent a message to Uncle Yashiro, instructing him to issue a decree in the name of the daimyo to the Tsuchigumo Clan, ordering them to wait in Kirigakure.

"Hmph! If I don't find anyone who knows or understands that forbidden technique when I get back, then the Tsuchigumo Clan has no reason to exist."

Upon hearing this, Feng scoffed and then gave instructions to Quan.

"Yes, my lord!"

Izumi agreed without hesitation and began writing down the message word for word on a piece of paper in preparation for communicating with Yashiro Uchiha.

"This..., Lord Feng...!"

Genji was dumbfounded. He had only intended to recommend the Tsuchigumo Clan to Feng, but it seemed to have brought him annihilation.

You should know that he and the En no Gyōja the Tsuchigumo Clan, En no Kakeru, were once good friends, but from now on, he probably won't even dare to see him.

"Lord Feng, Inabi Uchiha and Kirisame Tomoshu have already landed on the island with their entire crew. What do we do next..."

At this moment, Tekka came over from a distance and asked Feng a question.

"They've all landed on the island? Good, give the order to detour to Kirigakure's base on the border between the Water and Fire Country."

"Yes, sir," Tekka replied.

Another day passed in the blink of an eye, and Feng and the others arrived in the Land of Waves.

As a small country situated between the two great nations of fire and water, it naturally became, like the Land of Crafts, a garrison for the border guards of the two nations.

Furthermore, lacking a power like the Takumi Village to balance national strength, the Land of Waves has always lived a rather miserable life.

However, the situation has improved in the last decade or so.

All of this was because Gato, who ran a shipping company, came to the Land of Waves. He knew how to spend money and where to spend it, and in the near future, he was able to become one of the wealthiest people in the entire Ninja World.

They secretly hired criminal organizations and ninjas to smuggle drugs and contraband, and used various underhanded tactics such as coercion and bribery to forcibly control the maritime traffic of the entire Land of Waves, and even wanted to invade the entire Land of Waves.

Based on these facts alone, he can be described as a ruthless and unscrupulous businessman who is capable of any evil deed.

On the other hand, it was precisely because of Gato's spending so much money over the years to bribe nobles in neighboring countries for protection that, while helping himself to successfully expand his business empire, he also incidentally provided the Land of Waves with some protection, shielding it from harm by neighboring countries.

Especially Third Shinobi World War, the neighboring Land of Whirlpools was reduced to ruins, while the Land of Waves remained completely unaffected and continued its peaceful and prosperous life.

Such skill in social maneuvering, being adept at handling all kinds of situations, and being able to get along with everyone is truly admirable.

The only downside is that this ability Gato only works when facing nobles or others of higher status, and when one feels a sense of awe towards them.

When faced with people from the lower classes, he loses all reverence; once the status is reversed, he becomes incredibly foolish.

In the future, they may even swell to the point where they regard wealth as power, acting recklessly and wantonly committing evil deeds without any scruples.

Leading a group of ordinary people to attack two Jonin (Kakashi and Zabuza) and three Genin (Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura) was an act of sheer stupidity that led to his own demise.