The group returned to the Konoha camp and held a small banquet. "Yuying, Konoha is so fortunate to have you!" Tobirama Senju said with feeling. "Come back with me in a couple of days! The Rock Ninja have withdrawn too, because of the Five-Tails."
"Yes, teacher. I'll bring Tsunade and the others back then too." Tobirama Senju nodded. The war had temporarily come to an end, and staying there would not serve much purpose. "In a little while, we'll head to the border of the Land of Earth first and collect a little interest. Honestly, they take us far too lightly." Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō voiced their agreement beside him.
Meanwhile, in Cloud Shadow Village, the Raikage paced anxiously back and forth in his office. "Sigh... I thought far too highly of myself. We're both old hands at this game; why did I try to outfox him? Ah, Kumogakure is going to fall into turmoil again!" "Will Kinkaku and Ginkaku do anything that harms the village?" the future Third Raikage asked. "Yes, they're certain to make a move. I hope I can keep them in check. Thankfully, Konoha took those Six Paths Tools away. Otherwise, the best we could hope for would be mutual destruction."
"By the way, how is the investigation into that brat Itō Yuying coming along? His strength is outrageous. He could instantly transport a tailed beast into the village from so far away. How did he do it?" The future Third Raikage agreed. "Exactly! How old is he, anyway? He only looks about ten. The village is still undergoing repairs, so we haven't gathered much intelligence on Itō Yuying yet. All we know is that he's Tobirama Senju's disciple, and that he created a technique that surpasses chakra. He can release terrifying energy without using chakra. Almost all the techniques I saw him use were S-rank or higher, and he could fire them off repeatedly. Truly terrifying."
Just then, an Anbu entered the tent and spoke.
"Lord Raikage, we've finished gathering intelligence on Itō Yuying." "Oh, bring it here. Let me have a look." The Raikage took the scroll and examined it carefully. The more he read, the more astonished he became. "So we weren't alone. Iwagakure suffered a tailed beast attack just like we did, and the culprit was this Itō Yuying in both cases. We cannot let this boy live." The future Third Raikage was equally astonished after reading the intelligence. "It looks like his name will soon be known throughout the shinobi world." "Hmph... the tallest tree catches the fiercest wind."
Meanwhile, at Kinkaku and Ginkaku's residence, Ginkaku lay in bed, groaning. "Damn Konoha, damn Raikage! I won't let them get away with this. Ow... my arm!" "Raikage, this isn't over," Kinkaku said bitterly.
Just then, a ninja came in and handed Kinkaku a scroll. After reading it, Kinkaku fell silent. Only Ginkaku's groans could be heard in the room. "Big brother, what is it? Where did that brat come from?" Kinkaku pondered for a while before saying, "That brat is formidable. We must find a way to kill him. This shinobi world only needs one God of Shinobi." Then Kinkaku told Ginkaku the details of the scroll's contents. After listening, Ginkaku stopped groaning too. "We could try winning over the Rock Ninja and find a time to kill that brat Itō Yuying."
"Yes, that could work," Kinkaku replied.
The gathering lasted until midnight. Tobirama Senju said groggily, "Yuying, we'll leave tomorrow." "Yes, teacher," Itō Yuying replied.
The night passed uneventfully. The following day, Itō Yuying, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Shimura Danzō went to the Rock Shadow border together. Jiraiya was delighted to see Itō Yuying and the others. He quickly called their friends over and peppered him with questions, while Tobirama Senju and the others went to discuss matters with Nara Sano.
"Yuying, how was it? Was the Land of Lightning exciting?" Itō Yuying said, "Yes, very exciting. I feel like I've grown a lot. Kinkaku and Ginkaku over there were incredibly powerful. Neither Senior Brother Danzo nor Senior Brother Hiruzen could match them. I couldn't even touch them. They were too strong. In the end, I only took them down by using a secret technique. What was even worse was that their Raikage showed up and asked Senior Brother Sarutobi to let Kinkaku and Ginkaku go as a favor to him. Finally, I brought teacher over, and the Raikage instantly lost his nerve. You have no idea how impressive teacher looked then! His presence, that look in his eyes-the Kumo ninja didn't even dare raise their heads." Itō Yuying then chattered on for over an hour.
Everyone listened with their blood pumping, howling in excitement. Might Duy opened three gates and ran laps around the clearing. The shouts outside reached Tobirama Senju and the others in their meeting. Cries of "Lord Hokage is mighty!" and "Lord Hokage is so cool!" even made Tobirama Senju blush. "That Yuying tells them everything. I'll have to give him a proper punishment later." But the upturned corners of his mouth had already betrayed how he felt at that moment. He was extremely happy.
The friends went to the training ground together, where Itō Yuying checked the results of their training over the past few days. They exchanged blows in sparring matches, and Itō Yuying nodded in satisfaction, praising them repeatedly. "You've all improved a great deal. I'm very happy. Now, show me the results of your Flight Technique training."
Everyone, who had been basking happily in his praise, instantly fell silent. The training ground went quiet at once. Seeing their eyes darting about, Itō Yuying understood and gave a fake cough. "Then I'll call on you by name." Everyone lowered their heads, picked at their fingers, or touched their hair. "Come on, Jiraiya, come over and give it a try." Jiraiya stepped out and gave a demonstration. Then he watched Uchiha Hanyue, Hatake Sakumo, and Orochimaru demonstrate as well, and formed an assessment.
"All right, your Flight Technique training still has some way to go. You all need to keep working hard. Come, let me explain it to you again." Everyone gathered around to listen to Itō Yuying's explanation.
Just then, a figure appeared before Itō Yuying and said, "Itō Yuying, Lord Hokage requests your presence."
"All right." Then Itō Yuying vanished before everyone's eyes.
Tobirama Senju said, "Yuying! We're going to the Land of Earth. I want to have a proper talk with them." "All right," Itō Yuying replied. They called Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō over, and the four vanished from the Konoha camp.
Somewhere in the Land of Earth, the Second Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, and Roshi were waiting. Ōnoki said, "Teacher, according to the intelligence from the Land of Lightning, Cloud Shadow Village was also devastated by a tailed beast. Heh, that makes me feel a little better. That brat has already made a name for himself in the shinobi world. It seems Tobirama Senju doesn't plan to let him go out on missions for a while."
As they chatted, four figures appeared before the Second Tsuchikage and the others. "Hokage, we meet again." "Indeed! Tsuchikage, I heard you launched a surprise attack on our camp a while ago. Is that true?"
The Tsuchikage did not answer immediately. At that moment, Roshi said, "You in Konoha sent the Five-Tails into our village and caused us severe losses. How are we going to settle that?"
Shimura Danzō said disdainfully, "Shameless. If you hadn't attacked us first, would we have sent your tailed beast back? Besides, what does the damage he caused you have to do with us?"
"You, you, you..." Roshi was too angry to speak. Watching them argue back and forth for hours, Itō Yuying yawned and rubbed his eyes. "I'm so sleepy!"
"Tsuchikage, how about three thousand jin of chakra metal, five hundred million in compensation, and a withdrawal from the Land of Grass?" The Tsuchikage thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement. Konoha was not actually asking for much, far less than they had demanded from Kumogakure. He had heard they had even taken the Sage of Six Paths' ninja tools. Konoha, you really were ruthless.
Through friendly negotiations, both sides reached a settlement and shook hands cordially to make peace, in a thoroughly harmonious atmosphere. Once Tobirama Senju and the others had been seen off, the Tsuchikage flipped the table over. "Did you see that, Ōnoki? When you're weak, you get beaten, and you still have to smile through it. Before, we could use tailed beasts or exploit timing to keep Konoha too occupied with its own troubles. Ever since that brat Itō Yuying appeared, we've already lost. Haven't you noticed how Tobirama Senju has been growing more and more arrogant lately?"
"We must become stronger?" "Yes!" Ōnoki and Roshi replied.
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