Tsuchigumo Forbidden Art, Ambitions for Senjutsu

Feng: "..."

When people are speechless, they really are speechless.

This was the first time he had ever heard that his family had such intentions, but the key point was that it was for his own good, leaving him unable to speak ill of those people.

"Hahaha." Mei Terumi, standing to the side, was amused again, finding it incredibly fun to be around Feng.

"Hmph!" Feng rolled his eyes at the other person, then took a deep breath to calm himself down.

After thinking for a moment, he looked at Quan and said:

"Quan, you should train more from now on. When you have something to do, you can be busy. When you don't have anything to do, you can rest, play, and do what you want to do."

As for the matter that the clan needs to handle, I will discuss it with Elder Shana and the Setsuna later. You don't need to worry about it anymore."

"Oh, okay."

Quan casually agreed upon hearing this, her expression remaining unchanged, making it impossible to discern her true attitude towards the matter.

Feng had no feelings for Quan, so naturally he wouldn't ask if Quan had any other ideas.

"As for you, Ming."

Now that Izumi is back, you, my personal bodyguard, can step down."

Feng then turned to look at Mei Terumi, who was still laughing, and solemnly gave the order.

He spoke with particular clenched teeth when he mentioned the word "close-fitting".

Hearing this, Mei Terumi's smile remained unchanged; she merely raised an eyebrow slightly.

Then he stepped forward, bent down, and approached Feng:

"Is that so? But I still want to continue being your 'personal' bodyguard."

"Lord Feng, don't be so heartless. I can help with whatever your family asks Captain Quan to do."

Because Mei Terumi was standing so close, her breath was blowing directly onto Feng's face as she spoke.

"Don't get so close." But Feng didn't hesitate and directly raised his hand and pressed it on the other person's head, pushing the other person back a bit.

This wasn't the first time he'd done this, nor was it the first time Mei Terumi done it.

But Mei Terumi did it frequently and enjoyed it immensely. At first, Feng felt a little shy and embarrassed, but now... he was completely unfazed.

"Forget about being a personal bodyguard. With your Tenten of never doing anything productive, you'll only inconvenience others."

However, you can continue with the administrative work you did before if you're interested."

Clearly, he intended to have the other person serve as his full-time secretary in order to hone their political skills.

Feng currently has quite a few capable fighters under his command, but very few who are both intelligent and capable of managing affairs.

Mei Terumi's future role as Mizukage, and her relatively successful performance in it, demonstrates her talent for leadership.

The current focus is on nurturing them. If they perform well, coupled with their Kage Level strength, sending them out to govern a region in the future could save Feng a lot of trouble.

This would bring him one step closer to his goal of becoming the First Emperor, a man who idles away his days and does nothing.

"Handling government affairs?"

Oh, it's that job that man always talks about: when there's work, the secretary does it; when there's nothing to do, well... hehe.

I'd love to.

Upon Mei Terumi replied with a teasing laugh.

However, this time I didn't say much, just touched on the subject.

She clearly knew her limits; an occasional flirtatious remark or two, but if she kept it up all the time, she would be considered wanton and immoral.

"Yes, if you're willing, that's fine."

From now on, you should review everything that others report first.

You can handle the small things yourself, but everything must be approved by Quan's signature.

"After you've reviewed the important matters, please provide your opinion, and then submit everything to me for processing every Monday."

Feng nodded, then explained what he needed to do for Mei Terumi.

However, in order to prevent the other party from becoming too powerful and losing control, he still arranged for Quan to check and supervise him.

"Quan, from now on you will be responsible for two things: leading the Royal Guard and reviewing the matters she handles."

To prevent Quan from taking it lightly, Feng specifically gave Quan orders.

"Hmm, I see. He really is a cold and stingy man."

"Yes, Lord Feng."

Mei Terumi and Izumi both agreed to this.

"Well then, Secretary Terumi, here comes your first task."

"Send word to everyone: we've been out there for too long. Prepare today, and set sail back to Kirigakure tomorrow."

Three days later, Feng, who had been away from the village for more than half a month, finally finished his work and returned to Kirigakure.

"Lord Feng." xN

"Yes, please sit down."

"By the way, have the Tsuchigumo Clan members arrived?"

Not long after he sat down, the Fifth Mizukage, Genji Yuki Rō, Genji, the Yashiro Uchiha, and others came to see Feng.

Many days ago, when Feng heard the news that the Tsuchigumo Clan could use Natural Energy and were originally from Kirigakure, he had already sent someone to summon them in the name of the Daimyo.

Now, more than ten days have passed, and he is eager to see the other party, hoping that the other party will not be ungrateful.

After all, he was determined to obtain the Immortal Technique. Even before he knew about Senjutsu Tsuchigumo Clan, he had already planned to destroy Mount Myōboku, just so that if the Toad refused to lend him the Toad Oil that could help them quickly sense Natural Energy and the stick that could release Natural Energy from their bodies, he could forcibly take it from them.

After all, with those two items, even without the help of the Toad of Mount Myōboku, learning Senjutsu Mode wouldn't be too difficult; at most, it would just take more time and result in less proficiency.

"My lord, the Tsuchigumo Clan sent people several days ago. Would you like to summon them now?"

Oh, they've arrived!

"What are we waiting for? Bring them over here right now!"

Feng was overjoyed and began to look forward to the Tsuchigumo Forbidden Art, hoping that they would allow him to control Natural Energy and learn Senjutsu.

Before long, two members of the Tsuchigumo Clan were brought before Feng.

"Gentlemen, this is Lord Huo Feng, the head of the Daimyo's Guardian Ninja, and also the Daimyo's special envoy to Kirigakure. He has the authority to handle all affairs of Kirigakure."

"It is this lord who seeks out your Tsuchigumo Clan and understands your clan's forbidden techniques."

Lang stepped forward and introduced Feng's identity to the two of them.

However, since the Tsuchigumo Clan was imprisoned outside Kirigakure by the Fourth Mizukage in their early years, no one knows what their true intentions are now. Therefore, when Lang introduced Feng, he naturally concealed Feng's true identity to avoid the other party revealing Feng's identity if the negotiation failed.

"Lord Huo Feng!" Upon hearing this, the two bowed respectfully to Feng, then stood there silently, waiting for him to continue.

"My lord, this is Yi Zhixingzhe, the En no Gyōja of the Tsuchigumo Clan, and this is Yaku Daibu, En no Gyōja's son, who is also the current master of the Tsuchigumo Clan's forbidden techniques."

them..."

Lang spoke again, introducing the two men to Feng.

But before he could finish speaking, Feng impatiently Teuchi Lang.

"Alright, we'll talk about the rest later."

"Which of you two can tell me about the forbidden techniques of your clan?"

"This..."

Upon hearing En no Gyōja and Yaku Daibu were immediately stunned, and then hesitated.

Their orders before they came were that they were summoned by the daimyo, but there was no mention that anyone wanted to learn about their family's forbidden techniques.

Since it's been declared a family secret, how could it possibly be revealed to outsiders so easily?

"Can't you say?"

I have a few questions related to this, and I hope you can answer them for me.

Of course, you can choose not to answer.

But if I do that, I'll have to take it myself, and I don't know if the Tsuchigumo Clan will even survive then.

"But if you answer voluntarily, I will give you a good reward regardless of whether I am satisfied with the answer."

Seeing that the two were unwilling to speak, Feng resorted to direct coercion and enticement.

As I said before, he was determined to obtain the immortal Senjutsu.

Upon hearing this, En no Gyōja and Yaku Daibu were immediately shocked, their expressions changing repeatedly.

After a long pause, the white-haired En no Gyōja made the first decision, stepping forward respectfully and saying:

"Lord Huo Feng, please ask. I will do my best to answer your question."

"Alright, firstly, I've heard that your clan's forbidden techniques are triggered by absorbing Natural Energy. Is that true?"

Feng didn't stand on ceremony and immediately began asking questions.

"Yes, our clan's forbidden techniques only absorb Natural Energy from the free world; they have no effect on Chakra."

"I've also heard that you can control the inhalation and exhalation of this technique."

"Of course, as a family-inherited forbidden technique, it naturally has corresponding control methods."

"Haha! Alright, then as far as I know, absorbing even a little too much Natural Energy will petrify the absorber. Can your forbidden technique solve this problem, or is it that you haven't solved it at all, and that forbidden technique is a suicidal technique?"

"This... I guess it's resolved."

"What do you mean by 'consider it'? I need a clear answer."

"Lord Huo Feng, our clan's forbidden technique is somewhat special. It is passed down from generation to generation, and the entire clan can only have one successor at a time."

The petrification problem will not occur at all for those who inherit forbidden techniques.

However, for those who haven't inherited forbidden techniques, our clan can't solve the petrification problem on its own.

However, our clan has researched and found that if someone in our clan is a disciple of a forbidden technique and has absorbed too much Natural Energy, they can save that person by absorbing all the Natural Energy from them.

However, Natural Energy is too dangerous; if this method is even slightly slow, it may be too late to save the patient.

"Oh?! It can be solved?! But there are risks involved, similar to the cultivation methods of Senjutsu at Mount Myōboku."

Hehe, interesting. Okay, one last question.

I need to fully master this forbidden technique of your family. I'm willing to pay a high price. What will it take for you to agree?

Upon hearing that it could solve the petrification problem, Feng wanted it even more and made no attempt to hide it, demanding it on the spot.