Land of Rain and Hiruko are undergoing their first actual combat training after Chimera Technique.
It was Xin who was sparring with him. At this time, he had unlocked the second door of Eight Gates. His speed was greatly improved.
But he still can't keep up with Hiruko's movements. But he has Sharingan's dynamic vision, coupled with strong physical fitness and recovery ability. It can also kill Hiruko.
If Wood Release is used with all its strength without concealment, Hiruko and Swift Release at this level are still not enough.
As the name suggests, Swift Release is a high-speed moving escape technique. This is the first Kekkei Genkai sample requested by Hiruko himself.
Hiruko's talent is mediocre. But this so-called mediocre refers to comparison with Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.
In fact, Hiruko itself has the strength of Jonin. Otherwise, it would not have been possible for him to defect for so many years.
He is not a person with connections like Orochimaru, and ANBU will not hold back when he is tracking him. This guy can avoid Konoha's pursuit for so many years, so he definitely has some strength.
It's just that he is too ambitious and always wants to compete with Orochimaru and the others.
Ninja is a profession that extremely requires talent. If talent is not enough, hard work is not impossible. But the difficulty rises straight up. It also requires a considerable degree of opportunity and special methods.
Among other things, most people are born with only one or two chakra attributes. The transformation of attributes can be cultivated day after day.
But look at the entire Shinobi World. How many ninjas can achieve all five attributes?
In fact, except for a few ninjas in Konoha, most of the ninjas in the ninja village are only proficient in one or two attributes. This is true for the Kage in each village, let alone other ninjas.
But look at Konoha, Third Hokage, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Kakashi. They are all ninjas with all five attributes.
Although it is not clearly stated, it should be the same for Second Hokage. Otherwise, various complex research cannot be carried out.
Aoba Before mastering the transformation of Yang Release and Yin Release Chakra, it is also very difficult to research Hashirama Cells.
Master all the five elements of chakra and be able to use it flexibly. The upper limit is definitely Kage Level.
This is a path that anyone can theoretically do, but in practice, it is almost impossible.
Ninja training requires money and time. But most ninjas have no time. Tasks, battles, rest, and family, these things will consume all the energy of a civilian ninja.
Most people don't have the time and energy to complete this complicated practice. What can be achieved in the end depends on talent.
This world is never fair. Because some people can master it just by practicing casually. And they can develop it more deeply and find their own way.
The three generations are named here. The three generations of governance can be called a mess. However, as a Kekkei Genkai, who does not use secret techniques, Hokage.
His path is actually the hope of an ordinary civilian ninja.
Of course, most civilian ninjas didn't notice. Although Hiruzen Sarutobi seems to have no secret skills and no Kekkei Genkai, they are actually not civilians. Sarutobi Clan is the top wealthy family of Konoha.
However, when Hiruzen Sarutobi was in power, he intentionally controlled Sarutobi Clan's information. So much so that most people knew about the Sarutobi Clan, but they just thought that the other party was a little ninja.
Sarutobi Clan is also very low-key. The number of ninjas registered in the village is only a moderate number of ninjas.
However, Aoba knows the background of the Sarutobi Clan. Although this clan does not have secret techniques and Kekkei Genkai, Sarutobi, as Hokage, naturally uses various ninjutsu resources at will.
In fact, the current Sarutobi Clan has developed into a large-scale ninja clan dominated by Fire Release Ninjutsu. The number of real ninjas within it far exceeds the traditional Konoha wealthy clans such as Hyuga and Ino-Shika-Cho.
Such a huge power hidden in a family is a huge waste of resources. The key is that your family grew up by absorbing the blood of Konoha. Isn't it natural to contribute to Konoha?
Aoba had decided on the plan for the Sarutobi Clan very early. However, Tsunade held on. She had some concerns about it. After all, she had just taken office and targeting the family of the previous Hokage would inevitably have a blow to her reputation.
Aoba also agreed to postpone it for a while. But soon, Tsunade raised the matter himself.
Aoba was also confused when he received the news and went to the meeting.
"I thought you would wait a little longer."
"Theoretically, that's the case. But the current Konoha doesn't have enough manpower. I need more manpower."
"Not enough? Are there so many tasks in the village recently?" Aoba was also shocked, not noticing how many tasks Konoha had before. He is Hokage's assistant. If there is such a phenomenon, it is impossible for him not to know about it.
"... It's not about the mission. It's... the shipping business that Gato cooperated with us delivered its first income three days ago."
"A lot?" Aoba began to realize something.
"Well, there are a full twenty million taels."
Twenty million taels is actually not much for Aoba. You must know that Kado Group is controlled by him from behind, although he has not directly intervened.
But there is Zabuza watching over there. At the same time, he is owned by Mangekyō. A large number of senior executives of companies around Gato are under the control of Aoba. Therefore, he is very clear about the entire size of Kado Group.
For Kado Group now, a business of 20 million taels is actually not a big deal.
His original estimate was at least 40 million taels. It seems that Tsunade was conservative before.
"So, Lord Hokage wants to strengthen cooperation?"
"That's right. The village is too short of money. The destruction of the previous war, as well as the introduction of various new policies and new benefits, all require large amounts of expenditure. Relying on the daimyo's allocation alone is far from enough. We need more input.
But Gato needs a lot of manpower. If I allocate a large number of manpower to his side, the tasks in the village will be affected. This will cause a certain blow to the reputation of Konoha.
Therefore, I need to take care of both sides at the same time. In this way, a large number of manpower is needed. And it is a manpower that is elite enough."
"This is not a big problem. Each major ninja clan has its own manpower. There are already more than one ninja clan willing to move closer to us.
As long as we give out some benefits, we can get their support, and there won't be a big problem in terms of manpower. But Sarutobi Clan has always kept a low profile. I guess they won't say anything."
"I know. But how should I put it? Sarutobi Clan is just keeping a low profile on the surface. These days, I have collected some information about the Sarutobi Clan. Take a look."
Tsunade said and handed a stack of information to Aoba.
Aoba opened the information and glanced at it a few times, with a surprised expression on his face.