An Unexpected Windfall

"Sensei, I want to collect some Nine-Tails Chakra." Kenichi Amamiya scratched his head, but honestly voiced his thoughts.

More precisely, he also wanted to take the opportunity to collect some experimental materials. Quite a few people had died on the night of the Nine-Tails Attack. Even with the entire Anbu deployed, many had still perished.

It might have been better if Root had been involved too, but so far, Kenichi Amamiya had only seen Anbu and no trace of any Root ninja.

They were probably at the Uchiha compound.

After all, the Mangekyō Sharingan in the eyes of that Giant Monster, the Nine-Tails, was extremely conspicuous.

And as everyone knew, only the Uchiha Clan possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan in the ninja world, so it was hardly strange for the Uchiha Clan to be placed under surveillance.

Since people would die if he did not collect them, he might as well gather more while he had the chance. Maybe he could even scavenge some experimental funding. That would be nice too.

"Nine-Tails Chakra? That idea is somewhat dangerous." Orochimaru glanced at the Monster rampaging madly through the village, as well as the ninja charging at it one after another only to be sent flying, and smiled.

The Nine-Tails, the strongest of all Tailed Beasts, was currently wreaking havoc in your beloved Konoha~

So where was the Third Hokage, the man who constantly claimed everything was for Konoha and that he could devote everything to Konoha?

But then Orochimaru's eyes turned cold. He spotted his teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, leading Anbu ninja in attacking the Nine-Tails, trying to lure it out of the Hidden Leaf Village.

That displeased him somewhat. In Orochimaru's view, the Third should have been Watching the Show and waiting for the Fourth to deal with it. He had not expected him to still be putting on a performance at the front lines.

"How hypocritical, Sensei. You alone should be enough, shouldn't you? Besides, aren't those Chunin just going up there to die?" Orochimaru had nothing but disdain for his teacher's pretenses. Would the renowned Ninja Professor truly be incapable of drawing the Nine-Tails' attention?

Wasn't he simply trying to put on a show and prove that he cared about Konoha?

"Sensei, should we take this chance to collect some materials? And some experimental funds too. No one has the time to worry about these things right now," Kenichi Amamiya could not help asking.

His teacher had been staring in the Nine-Tails' direction the entire time. Kenichi Amamiya had no idea what he wanted to do.

Kenichi Amamiya remembered that his teacher seemed to have had no role on the night of the Nine-Tails Attack. He definitely would not go up and attack the Nine-Tails, or he would have been mentioned at least somewhat.

".Fine." Orochimaru stopped paying attention to what was happening there. The Nine-Tails' appearance was dangerous, but it also brought opportunities. He could use this chance to collect many things, such as the Forbidden Jutsu Scroll in the Hokage Tower.

As for the Nine-Tails?

Orochimaru did not care. With the Third and Fourth around, a single Nine-Tails could not turn the world upside down.

Thus, Kenichi Amamiya was assigned to gather materials and scavenge funds. As for Orochimaru, according to him, he was going to collect something more important.

Kenichi Amamiya had been somewhat confused at first, but he immediately realized what his teacher intended to do.

After following his teacher for so long, Kenichi Amamiya knew very well that his teacher's ambition was to master every ninjutsu in this world. At a time like this, the Hokage Tower's defenses were extremely lax, if not entirely absent.

If his teacher made a move, he would definitely be able to obtain the Forbidden Jutsu Scroll and learn even more powerful ninjutsu from it.

That was also a good thing for Kenichi Amamiya.

So Kenichi Amamiya went to collect funds. Compared to experimental materials that were lively, could move around, cry, scream, and shout, money that could not talk, struggle, and was easy to store was far more suitable for collecting.

Just as Kenichi Amamiya was happily gathering money, he noticed an unknown mass wriggling nearby. The moment he looked at it, terror surged through his heart, as if he had seen the most evil thing in the world.

"Chakra energy?" Kenichi Amamiya frowned, then immediately became overjoyed. This was most likely Nine-Tails Chakra.

Only Tailed Beast Chakra could possibly remain for a time after separating from its main body. Without a second thought, he took out a Sealing Scroll and sealed the mass of Chakra inside.

Looking at the scroll in his hand, Kenichi Amamiya was thoroughly satisfied. This trip had truly been worthwhile. He had even obtained Nine-Tails Chakra.

Just as Kenichi Amamiya was rejoicing inwardly, he suddenly sensed a fluctuation of ninjutsu. Without hesitation, he instantly Body Flickered to the right, avoiding the water dragon attacking from behind.

At the same time, his hands rapidly formed Hand Seals.

"Fire Release! Dragon Fire Technique!" As a large amount of Chakra was gathered, a blast of flame surged toward the direction from which the water dragon had been released. But as the flames ignited the buildings there, Kenichi Amamiya saw no one.

Even the sounds had vanished, leaving only roaring flames and collapsing buildings.

Kenichi Amamiya remained cautiously on guard. The other party had launched a Sneak Attack without saying a word. They had come for his life.

But Kenichi Amamiya soon had to leave. He had no choice, because the burning flames were far too conspicuous in the night and had drawn the Anbu's attention. If he did not leave now, he would not be able to get away.

"An attack directly on me could have been Root, but it is more likely that guy who collected Nine-Tails Chakra on the night of the Nine-Tails Attack." Kenichi Amamiya pondered as he ran.

He felt it was most likely the latter. Root acted ruthlessly and would not stop until its mission was complete. If it had been Root, they would most likely have pursued him and continued attacking.

But he waited for a long time and no follow-up attack came, which could only mean that the other party was afraid of attracting the Anbu's attention.

Then the most likely culprit was that person who had collected Nine-Tails Chakra. Kenichi Amamiya could not remember his name, since he was not an important character.

Still, he had not expected the man to attack so brazenly just now, with no regard for the fact that this was Konoha or for the trouble it might cause afterward. He really was decisive.

"Looks like I'll need to have a proper talk with you later." Kenichi Amamiya's expression was unpleasant. If he had not reacted quickly this time, things might have gone badly.

Although Kenichi Amamiya did not know the man's exact name, he knew he was one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. When the time came, he just had to kill all of them except Asuma.

No, it seemed Asuma did not necessarily have to live either. He would decide that later.

At that moment, Kenichi Amamiya felt an enormous mass of energy gathering. He turned to look, and in the Nine-Tails' direction, the Giant Monster had opened its mouth. A mass of ominous energy was gathering within it.

It was a Tailed Beast Bomb.