Hanyu didn't care how Kumogakure would deal with the Two-Tails next, but if they happened to have a backup Jinchūriki of similar quality, they could seal the tailed beast into its body when it was extremely weak.
Even if there are no suitable ninjas, you can just grab a few substitutes and give it a try. You might succeed right away.
Anyway, the Jinchūriki test is being conducted on Kumogakure's own territory, and Kumogakure has killed many unqualified Jinchūriki reserve ninjas so far, so they don't have any psychological barriers to those cruel experiments... It should be said that no village leader will oppose those cruel but necessary research or experiments, including the Third Hokage.
For a ninja village, sometimes the death of a few ninjas is a big deal, but sometimes the death of a few ninjas is a common occurrence.
If the human experiments that Orochimaru conducted later were not illegal private experiments, but "national experiments" specially approved by Konoha, he would definitely not have gone to the point of defecting, so why didn't he apply for the project properly?
Maybe this is a mistake made by youth.
Or perhaps Orochimaru's experiment was too extreme, and reporting it to his superiors would be tantamount to incriminating himself and walking into a trap.
Hanyu sealed the money boxes into the scroll. Although he was not good at sealing techniques, the sealing scroll made by the Uzumaki clan could actually be considered a "finished product". All he needed to do was to inject chakra into the scroll and start the ritual, and then a large lump of stuff would be sealed into a portable scroll.
This kind of sealing technique will become more and more commonly used in the future. It is actually an application of space ninjutsu.
"Are we going back to Konoha next? In fact, everyone can divide the money, and then find a place to hide their identities, and live happily from then on." Hanyu put away the scroll and said jokingly to everyone.
The two Hyuga ninjas were obviously not used to Hanyu's way of thinking, so this statement caused them to be shocked... The Hyuga gave people the impression of being serious, earnest and solemn people. In fact, influenced by traditional family traditions, most Hyuga were indeed like this.
So they don't necessarily understand humor, let alone Hanyu's humor.
Sakumo's personality is not much different from this, but because he has been with Hanyu for a long time, he has long been accustomed to this way of speaking, and he even has a certain ability to complain, "If that's the case, then why do we have to divide it equally? Why not just fight, whoever wins and survives to the end gets the money, wouldn't that be better?"
"…That makes sense." This made so much sense that Hanyu was speechless.
But this further made the Hyuga ninja start to think - should he take the initiative and deal with these two "rebel ninjas"? Or should he return to the village to report the news first?
Hanyu and Sakumo were chatting as they walked some distance side by side. Then they noticed that the two Hyuga ninjas were still standing there with a somewhat uncertain look on their faces.
"You two, we should go back to the village. The mission is over. Do you still want to stay in the Land of Lightning?"
Hanyu couldn't understand why these two elite ninjas from the Hyuga clan were just stunned.
"Ah? Oh."
The Hyuga ninja came to his senses, then subconsciously followed Hanyu's orders and followed.
After they had been following Hanyu for five minutes, they finally reacted. One of them said to Hanyu, "Mr. Hanyu... were you kidding just now?"
"just?"
It took Hanyu a moment to realize that he was talking about "sharing the money", and now it was his turn to be shocked.
"Of course I'm joking. What else? Are you really going to become a rebel ninja just for this money? What does a ninja need so much money for? It's useless."
This may sound righteous at first, but it doesn't seem to be the case if you think about it carefully... Does it mean that if money is useful to ninjas, then they can defect? You know, this is the village's asset.
"…"
The Hyuga ninjas looked at each other in bewilderment. After enduring for a long time, they finally couldn't help themselves. "Master Hanyu, we don't think this kind of joke is funny. It's best to avoid it if possible. If you can avoid it, it's best not to do it."
Damn it, everyone isn't particularly familiar with each other, and this kind of "joke" could easily lead to an internal conflict, the kind that could result in bloodshed.
Hanyu scratched his head and asked Hatake Sakumo innocently, "Isn't this joke funny?"
"I think it's OK."
Hatake Sakumo's support made Hanyu immediately reply to the two Hyuga ninjas with an expression that said "Look, you just didn't get the joke."
"…"
The two Hyuga ninjas are now a little confused as to whether there is a problem with them or with Hanyu and the other two.
It is said that a person is most easily influenced by others between the ages of ten and fifteen, so what is the point of Hanyu asking for the opinion of someone who is very strongly influenced by him, even if he gets the approval?
The normal people in this world simply would not understand his so-called humor.
…
Due to the recent invasion of the Iron Country by the Hidden Cloud Village, the world is currently very sensitive to such matters, so the Hanyu team almost returned to the Fire Country via the original route from the Lightning Country, and they would never pass through the nearest Iron Country.
There is no need to jump into the crater, and there is no need to further stimulate the warriors of the Iron Kingdom.
There would be no problem in returning by the original route. After all, the most likely time for an accident to occur in this mission is when the tailed beasts are handed over. Now that the handover is complete, there shouldn't be any problems during the team's return.
However, when Hanyu and his companions arrived at the central part of the Land of Rice, problems occurred. They suddenly found that a thick fog had covered the entire forest in front of them.
The fog was suppressed under the towering forest canopy, and the leaves faintly visible in the distance appeared a withered yellow color, as if there had just been a highly corrosive acid rain - when they passed by here before, the forest was still a normal green color. Could it be that after just a few hours, these woody plants have prematurely aged?
Hanyu waved his hand, signaling the team to stop.
He narrowed his eyes, then said, "It's an enemy attack. This thing looks familiar. Can the White Eyes see what's going on inside the clear mist?"
"Yes, Lord Hanyu. Although the chakra in the fog caused some interference, but... it's not a big problem. There are three ninja teams blocking our way. Lord Hanyu, it seems that our whereabouts have been exposed." The Hyuga ninja first used his Byakugan to carefully investigate the situation in the fog, and then reported the general situation to Hanyu.
"That's obviously the case, but the question is how our whereabouts were exposed."
The fog in front of him was more than just familiar to Hanyu, so he subconsciously put the blame on Danzo for exposing their whereabouts. After all, Danzo later had contact with the attackers, but now it is impossible to judge whether this connection has been established or to what extent.
However, he quickly denied this "habitual thinking". Even if Danzo was crazy, there was no need for him to notify outsiders to intercept Konoha's funds, unless he informed the enemy of the team's whereabouts just to get rid of Hanyu... But so far, Danzo had no reason to show murderous intent towards Hanyu.
What's more, losing 550 million taels while dealing with Hanyu would be too much of a loss. Danzo is not a rich man.
Therefore, the person who is most likely to do such a thing is indeed Konoha's good ally, Kumogakure. Now Hanyu feels that he praised Kumogakure for being sensible in the previous chapter in vain... It is obvious that although Kumogakure obediently paid for the Two-Tails, they did not want Konoha to take the money back.
I have to say that from the perspective of Kumogakure, this move of killing with a borrowed knife was quite beautiful. Anyway, they just spread the news that "a Konoha team will return to the Land of Fire from a certain direction with a large amount of funds". Using this as bait, someone will naturally take action. If they succeed, Kumogakure will be happy, and if they fail, it will not suffer any loss.
Harming others without benefiting oneself? No, it should be considered as harming others and benefiting oneself. If the money goes to Konoha, it will only increase Konoha's strength, which is not good for Kumogakure. So under the premise that they have no way to take the funds back, it is better for other third parties to take it away than for Konoha to take it away.
Judging from this preemptive deployment, the enemy was clearly well prepared. Although the surrounding fog would make the enemy's attack less sudden, if the enemy knew that there was a Byakugan ninja in the team...
Thinking of this, Hanyu asked Hinata again, "Didn't you investigate the situation here before? "
"Master Hanyu, no, we have been on high alert, but we didn't realize there were any enemies hiding here before."
The enemy had used some method to hide before, or the attackers had just arrived here and happened to bump into each other... The haste in time and action made the enemy's appearance seem more reasonable.
"Lord Hanyu, do you know the identity of the attacker?" asked the Hyuga ninja. He noticed this from Hanyu's tone.
Hanyu nodded and said, "You didn't participate in the Yuyin offensive at the end of the war, otherwise you would definitely remember this poisonous fog... You know, the poorer you are, the more irritable you are. When you find that your income level is just the standard of extreme poverty, even if you are the ruler of a country, you will definitely not mind playing the role of a robber occasionally."
So the question is, which country is the poorest around the Fire Nation now?
Naturally, it was the Rain Country that had been washed clean by Konoha before.
Every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor, so now they are standing in front of Hanyu.
If someone wants to rob the "Shadow Lord", that would be the real "robbery" and robbery at the same time.
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