"Please sit down, Mr. Shikamon."
In the room, Irori stretched out his hand to ask Shikamon to sit down.
Between the two of them, Irori had already placed a tea table with freshly brewed tea on it.
"You're welcome, General."
Shikamon sat down politely and with a very respectful attitude.
As the chief think tank of Konoha, he naturally knew what kind of terrifying existence this young girl in front of him, who looked less than twenty years old, was.
Ice Princess, General of Cyborg, General of Winter, Ice Fairy and other titles, all describe this extremely young 'girl'.
Her earliest well-known achievement was freezing an island and killing hundreds of wandering ninjas in an instant.
Then there was the battle with Konoha, freezing Nine-Tails, which was also included in Konoha's intelligence system.
In the previous war with Hidden Cloud Village, her firepower alone was able to suppress Hidden Cloud Village's Lightning Release and Storm Release troops.
All the records show that this is a powerful monster that is extremely difficult to mess with.
She herself is also the general agent of Land of Night, and she is truly a person who is inferior to ten thousand people.
There are also some rumors that I don't know where they came from. It is rumored that she and her two sisters are immortal life forms that can live forever like Tailed Beasts.
From Shikamon's point of view, there are too many weird and mysterious things in Land of Night.
There is no need for an army of puppets controlled by Chakra.
Snow Moon Flower Three Sisters, which is suspected to have the same origin as Tailed Beasts.
Kakuzu, the undead ninja who has displayed inhuman characteristics on the battlefield.
A general who can completely heal and resurrect an injured person as long as he or she is still breathing.
These are all abnormal abilities... If Land of Night is his opponent, Shikamon feels that his brain may not be enough.
Especially now that the predecessor Hokage has died in the line of duty, Konoha has become even more passive when faced with the situation of Land of Night.
"Your Excellency General, the purpose of coming down today is to discuss with you the next cooperation matters between Konoha and Land of Night. When Second was alive, there were many cooperative businesses with Land of Night that he presided over. Now that he has unfortunately passed away, some cooperation may need some adjustments before it can continue."
Shikamon Straight to the point, facing the girl in front of him, he didn't think it would be a good thing to go around the bush.
According to the information retained by the late Second Hokage, there is no need to do anything frivolous when discussing cooperation with General of the Land of Night.
Although the girl in front of him is just an agent of the general, she is still a general with real power.
"That's it, I understand."
Irori nodded calmly, then she changed the topic and asked:
"There is no problem on my side, but Mr. Shikamon, have you got the approval of Mr. Hokage?"
"Of course, before coming here, I had already submitted an application to Lord Hokage, and Lord Hokage also agreed."
Shikamon responded calmly.
Irori was a little surprised, she thought Shikamon came under the order of Mito Uzumaki.
However, it is also possible that Shikamon is lying and does not want her to know the specific internal truth of Konoha.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the current internal atmosphere within Konoha is not very harmonious. The problem of the Uchiha Clan is the first problem that the new Hokage must solve.
After attending the funeral, the diplomatic missions from many countries did not choose to leave immediately. Like Irori, they all used various excuses to delay and stayed to quietly observe the situation of Konoha.
The same goes for Hidden Cloud Village. After many countries attended the funeral of Raikage, they tried every means to test the truth of Kumogakure.
Once Konoha and Hidden Cloud Village show their weak posture, many countries and ninja villages will not mind rushing in and taking a bite.
Before Shikamon came, many people from other countries and Ninja Villages came to visit her, hoping that all parties would unite and take a bite out of Konoha.
It's just that Irori didn't agree. After all, the most dangerous time for a beast is when it is injured.
Konoha is like this now. Once someone attacks it, Konoha will definitely attack it with a more brutal and brutal attitude to establish its prestige.
The first one to charge will not only get no benefit, but will also cause a lot of trouble.
The discussion with Shikamon did not last long. Irori only modified some of the contents of past cooperation, but the main content remained unchanged.
However, the main body of the cooperation Konoha has been changed, that is, from Tobirama Senju to Hiruzen Sarutobi, signaling the end of an era.
During the negotiation, Irori was also using words to test Shikamon's reaction, hoping to learn more about Konoha's inside story from him.
It's just that the other party is too cautious, and any words he says will be fooled by his understatement.
"What a troublesome man..."
After Shikamon left, Irori made a judgment on the ability of the Nara Clan patriarch.
Fortunately, this trouble is limited to the mind.
In the world of ninjas, wisdom alone is far from enough for many things.
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During Irori's visit to Konoha, Yayoi was not idle all the time.
Six Paths Ninja Tools Red Gourd brought back by Komurasaki before, as well as brothers Kinkaku Ginkaku, these things are all waiting for him to explore and dismantle them one by one.
Especially Kinkaku Ginkaku brothers, Yayoi has been coveting the secrets in their bodies for a long time.
The physiques of these two brothers are too special. If you eat Chakra Flesh from Nine-Tails, why can you keep making Nine-Tails Chakra? You can also use Half-Tailed-Beast Transformation from Jinchūriki to release mini Tailed-Beast Bomb?
The most important thing is that they haven't gone berserk because of this, and their bodies have completely adapted to this special change.
However, Yayoi is not in a hurry to dismantle the secret, because before dismantling the secret, there is still one task to be done - resurrecting Ginkaku.
Yes, that's what it means literally.
Yayoi wants to reverse the death state of Ginkaku.
Of course, Ginkaku cannot actually be called a complete dead person. He is now in a state between life and death, and there is still life left in his body, hanging on to his last breath.
Generally speaking, such a breath is not enough to keep Ginkaku alive for so long.
It was only that Komurasaki brought Ginkaku back in time, and Yayoi transmitted his Chakra to Ginkaku, that allowed him to maintain this state.
What Yayoi has to do is to first ensure that Ginkaku's body does not die, and then find a way to figure out the real cause of his 'death' and solve this problem.
This is not only because Ginkaku is alive and can, like Kinkaku, provide him with a large amount of Tailed-Beast Chakra for long-term stability, but the more important reason is that this wonderful state of Ginkaku is too rare.
This extremely rare example will undoubtedly make Yayoi, who is Medical Ninja, feel sincerely happy.
The more bizarre and bizarre the disease is, the more interesting Yayoi is.
"Sure enough, there is something wrong with his spirit... or soul. If we want to wake him up, we may not be able to recover him simply from the physical level."
After many days of inspection with Nene, Yayoi determined the real problem.
During this time, he and Nene have been using various Medical Ninjutsu and secret medicines to stimulate the vitality in Ginkaku's body, expecting him to wake up.
However, no matter how much life force is injected into Ginkaku's body, it can only make his body rejuvenate.
The best time was when Ginkaku's finger twitched.
After that, Ginkaku fell into a deeper sleep and never moved any part of his body again.
If Ginkaku hadn't been panting through his nostrils, Yayoi would have thought that Ginkaku was tortured to death by him and Nene.
"We can't pour any more medicine into his body. His body's vitality is a bit too strong. If he continues to drink more medicine, he may die."
Nene took the inspection instrument from Ginkaku and was shocked when he saw the value displayed on it.
To be honest, Ginkaku's physical condition at this time is healthier than anyone else's. This kind of vitality is so strong that it begins to flow out unnaturally, just like the specially cultivated Chakra Tree. The body is almost no longer human.
Nene feels that if we bury Ginkaku in the soil now and pour some water on it, some strange trees might grow out of the soil in ten or several decades.
Yayoi nodded, agreeing with this point of view.
Ginkaku's physical aspect has actually completely recovered, even surpassing that of his heyday during his lifetime.
The crux of the problem lies in the fact that his spirit and soul have been severely damaged by some kind of magic, leaving him now living like a living dead.
When Yayoi thought of exchanging some research information on Ninjutsu with Tobirama in the past, Tobirama had done in-depth research on the soul level.
Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu is most likely one of the research results of Tobirama on the soul.
Combining soul-level techniques with Summoning Jutsu, the dead can be channeled out of the underworld.
As for the technique to deal with Ginkaku, it may be another danger of Tobirama involving the soul Forbidden Jutsu.
"Soul... To be honest, I know very little about research in this area. I don't know if it can be repaired with Yin-Yang Release..."
Yayoi frowned and muttered unsurely.
Although Irori, Yaya and Komurasaki are intelligent, in fact, their essence is Chakra. There is no distinction between body and soul at all. It is just the Chakra that constructs them, which has the characteristics of yin and yang.
"Let's go find Hisana."
Seeing Yayoi deep in thought, Nene suddenly spoke.
"Huh?"
Yayoi turned his head, a look of confusion appeared on his face.
"Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Jutsu system contains techniques involving the soul level, which may be able to find a breakthrough for us."
After Nene's reminder, Yayoi seemed to have thought of something. Among the Sealing Jutsu mastered by Hisana, there are indeed some techniques involving the soul.
One of them, Sealing Jutsu, Yayoi, is so familiar that I can't be more familiar with it--
Reaper Death Seal!