Chapter 371: Progress on Wind Release
Ishiro's casual announcement to the advisory council—that Han had become a perfect Jinchuriki with strength surpassing the Kage-level Ikura—left everyone utterly dumbfounded. And the fact that Ishiro, the Tsuchikage, had also suddenly become a perfect Jinchuriki made it even harder for them to know what expression to wear.
Bella pointed at the Gedo Statue fragment and asked, "Ishiro, is this the thing you got from Obito Uchiha last time? This Tailed Beast, Little Saiken, right? Does it... does it live in there?"
The little Saiken nodded and said, "Yes, I live in here."
Ishiro also nodded, confirming that what Bella said was correct.
Saka had also recovered, saying, "Ishiro, you didn't seal the Tailed Beast... Little Saiken... into your body, right? You can just use its power, correct?"
Ishiro nodded. "You're right too. That's the situation."
Saka and the others breathed a sigh of relief. In that case, there was no problem. Ishiro being able to use Tailed Beast chakra wasn't a big deal, but becoming a Jinchuriki was a different matter entirely. Regardless of whether it was a perfect Jinchuriki or not, a Jinchuriki was a Jinchuriki. The village couldn't truly order a Jinchuriki around like an ordinary ninja.
If Ishiro had directly become a Jinchuriki, then Saka and the others would have had to carefully analyze the pros and cons of the matter and prepare various contingency plans. But now, that wasn't necessary. Mastering the power of a Tailed Beast was like learning Sage Art; there was nothing unacceptable about it.
Ishiro said, "I plan to issue a forehead protector to both Little Saiken and Kokuō. From today onwards, they are official members of the village."
"Kokuō will go on missions with Han, and I will also take Little Saiken on missions. In the future, they will also earn contribution points and money through completing missions."
"Of course, their daily consumption in the village will also be paid for with money and contribution points."
Ikura and the others looked at each other, with only one thought in their minds: You really know how to play.
Of course, they knew that this was a good way to accelerate the integration of the two Tailed Beasts into the village.
"I agree to issuing ninja forehead protectors to Little Saiken and Kokuō," Megumi said first.
Then, the others also expressed their agreement one after another.
Seeing that no one had any objections, Ishiro took out two blank ninja registration cards and two forehead protectors from his desk. He placed one of the forehead protectors on the little Saiken's forehead, then wrote down its name (Little Saiken), ninja registration number, and information on its card.
After writing, Ishiro handed the registration card to the little Saiken. "Little Saiken, from now on, you have officially joined our Iwagakure. This is your proof of identity. Keep it safe."
"Mm," although the little Saiken didn't know the purpose of this thing, it still nodded obediently. It then took the registration card and burrowed into the Gedo Statue fragment, carefully storing it away.
Ishiro wrote out another registration card for Kokuō, preparing to give it to him later.
"Alright, Little Saiken, do you want to go out and play? I'll have Megumi take you," Ishiro said, pointing at Megumi.
The little Saiken looked at Megumi, who had just patted its head, and then nodded.
Watching Megumi lead the little Saiken away, the complex emotions in everyone's hearts still had not calmed down.
Is that really a Tailed Beast? How does it feel like a ninja beast... no, it should be a pet, right? Aren't Tailed Beasts supposed to be evil and bloodthirsty? What's with this adorably dumb look?
Ikura said, "Ishiro, what exactly is the deal with Little Saiken? Is it the Six-Tails?"
"You could say that. But it's not the complete Six-Tails. I killed the complete Six-Tails, and it will take at least three years to revive. This is just a part of the Six-Tails," Ishiro explained.
"I obtained some Six-Tails chakra before and kept it in the gourd at my waist. I forgot to tell you all last time. Just now, with the help of that thing I got from Obito Uchiha, I condensed the current Little Saiken."
"You don't have to worry about Kirigakure causing trouble for us. For the next two years, our alliance treaty with them will not be broken. No need to worry about them becoming hostile to us over this."
"In a few years, when the Six-Tails revives, no one will come looking for trouble with us. In fact, as long as we don't say anything, no one will know this is the Six-Tails."
"It's not like the ninja world doesn't have ninja beasts like slugs. Isn't Tsunade's summoning animal a slug? Normally, who would think in the direction of a Tailed Beast?"
Kitsuchi said, "Then should we change Little Saiken's name? Is it inappropriate to use the name Saiken directly?"
Ishiro said dismissively, "Don't worry, very few people in the entire ninja world know that the Tailed Beasts even have names. We just happen to have a Jinchuriki who can communicate with a Tailed Beast, which is why we know the Five-Tails is called Kokuō. Normally, who would know?"
"I'm afraid no one in Kirigakure even knows the Tailed Beasts have names, let alone making any associations from the name 'Little Saiken'."
Everyone thought about it and agreed. In the past, they had always referred to the Tailed Beasts by the number of their tails and had never thought they had names. So, they would leave it at that for now.
Seeing that everyone had completely accepted Little Saiken, Ishiro said again, "Han's three disciples have all become jonin. It's a bit of a waste to keep them in a team. In times of peace, there aren't that many high-difficulty missions that require the four of them to go together."
"I've discussed it with Yui Toda and the others. Squad Han is preparing to disband. After disbanding, they all plan to become teachers and take on disciples. What do you all think?"
Bella thought for a moment. "That's fine. If a perfect Jinchuriki really has the effect you mentioned before, and we no longer have to worry about the Tailed Beast rampaging, then it doesn't matter."
"However, neither Han nor Kokuō's bond with the village can be neglected. Let Han take on three new disciples. Also, is it possible to have Kokuō directly take on a disciple?"
Saka was stunned. "A Tailed Beast taking a ninja as a disciple? Can it be done like that?"
Ishiro thought for a moment. "I can go ask, but we won't force it. Let's see what Kokuō's mood is."
No one had any objections. This was just a suggestion; it didn't matter if it happened or not.
Kitsuchi interjected, "Ishiro, speaking of taking on disciples, Uchiha Sōkai is also in this graduating class. Who should we arrange to be his teacher?"
Ishiro thought. "His Sharingan cannot be made public for now. I hear he's the dead-last?"
Kitsuchi looked a bit embarrassed. "This child already trains very hard, but his talent is really too poor. His practical combat ability is at the bottom of the top class. As for his theoretical scores, they would probably be at the bottom even in a regular class."
Ishiro smiled. "This is a good thing. You don't understand the Uchiha. This actually proves that his talent is excellent. Forget it, I'll take Uchiha Sōkai."
The others looked at each other, not understanding what was so good about it.
Ishiro did not explain. The matter of the Uchiha was something that couldn't be explained clearly, because the growth of this clan's strength was not logical in the first place.
Ishiro changed the subject. "Haku and Neji Hyuga are also living at your house. How are the two of them doing?"
Speaking of these two, Kitsuchi became excited and immediately replied, "These two are true geniuses. They have extremely high talent in both theoretical knowledge and taijutsu practice."
"Especially Neji Hyuga. Although he is still young, the potential he has shown is far beyond my imagination. Ishiro, we need to pay more attention to the matter of the Caged Bird Seal. We can't let such a genius go to waste."
Ishiro nodded. He didn't really have a good solution for this matter either; he wasn't skilled in the spiritual domain. He couldn't figure out the progress of Orochimaru's research.
"I hear Kurotsuchi's talent is also quite good?" Bella suddenly said.
Kitsuchi grinned. "Yes, Kurotsuchi's talent is no less than Haku's, and not much worse than Neji's."
Saka sighed with emotion. "It's truly incredible. For the past few decades, not a single talented ninja has appeared in the village. The village could only rely on the Third to struggle on. I never thought that now the village has so many geniuses that I occasionally forget one or two."
Bella also remembered those most difficult years. At that time, they could only look at Konoha with envy, and then maintain decades of peace under Konoha's dominance. She lamented, "When the Third comes back, we can probably all retire in peace. With so many outstanding juniors in the village, we don't have to worry about anything."
Ishiro also smiled. "It's a good thing I was born early. If I were in the same period as these guys, I probably wouldn't have gotten any of your attention."
Bella immediately smiled back. "You can rest assured. Even if you grew up with these geniuses, our attention on you wouldn't have been any less. You were too much of a troublemaker. You were restless since you were a child. It would have been impossible for the high command not to pay attention to you."
Hahahaha. A burst of laughter erupted in the office.
After the meeting, Ishiro's excitement did not last long. The mention of Neji Hyuga and Kurotsuchi had suddenly made him realize that the main plot was about to begin. There was not much time left for him.
His Wind Release practice had to be accelerated.
After half a year of practice, Ishiro's Wind Release had improved greatly. The Sage Art theory that Shinya Matsutani had proposed before was indeed feasible. With the help of Sage Art, the speed of his Wind Release proficiency improvement was much faster than normal. But this rate of progress was far too slow compared to his previous progress with Lightning Release; his talent for the wind element was truly poor. Right now, his Wind Release proficiency had just barely reached the minimum threshold for developing a Kekkei Genkai. But from his experience in developing three Kekkei Genkai, he knew that this was still far from enough.
"The Seven-Tails... the Seven-Tails... I can't delay any longer. I must get the Seven-Tails as soon as possible," Ishiro muttered to himself.
A few days later, the Daimyo of the Land of Earth and Iwagakure suddenly sent a high-profile delegation to the Land of Waterfalls, proposing an alliance with Takigakure. The treaty Iwagakure proposed was similar to the one with Kirigakure: an alliance of mutual advancement and retreat.
The Daimyo of the Land of Waterfalls and the leaders of Takigakure showed opposite attitudes upon receiving the proposal. The Daimyo strongly supported the alliance. In his eyes, with this treaty, he could appropriately reduce the funds allocated to Takigakure. He could save on the defense costs on the border between the two countries and have Iwagakure protect his country. What was there not to like? Moreover, with Iwagakure's protection, the security might be even higher than with Takigakure's.
But the leaders of Takigakure had a different idea. Their Seven-Tails had been captured before and had then mysteriously appeared in Konoha. Takigakure suspected that Iwagakure was behind this. To be precise, they suspected it was the work of the Tsuchikage, Ishiro. They were very dissatisfied with Ishiro's practice of using them to deal with Konoha and dragging them into the mess.
Because of Ishiro, their Seven-Tails was still in Konoha's hands!
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