Chapter 374: Guidance
The Rinnegan was truly magical, or rather, Yin-Yang Release was truly magical.
By the time Ishiro had finished his sealing, Tendo Pain's side had also re-sealed the Seven-Tails.
Tendo Pain was the first to speak. "Ishiro, that small amount of Seven-Tails chakra you have, what can you do with it? An amount that small will probably dissipate before long."
Nagato knew that although Ishiro's chakra reserves used to be small, this shortcoming had been slowly remedied over the years. Ishiro's interest in the Seven-Tails was certainly not for its vast amount of chakra. Otherwise, he would have just taken the complete Seven-Tails; why go through so much trouble?
Ishiro smiled. "Unlike you, who was born with five elemental natures, my talent for my fifth, the wind element, is very poor. To practice Wind Release, I need a cheat. The Seven-Tails is wind-natured. Studying its chakra will allow me to quickly master Wind Release."
Tendo Pain nodded. "Understood. If the Seven-Tails' chakra is not enough, let me know. I'll split some more for you."
Ishiro said, "It should be enough. By the way, I haven't seen any movement from your Dark Akatsuki for a long time. What have you been doing?"
Tendo Pain said, "Yahiko is developing the economy of the Land of Rivers, and I am restoring the lives of the civilians in the Land of Rain."
Ishiro was curious. "How is it going? Have you had any results?"
Tendo Pain looked at Ishiro. "Ishiro, in this aspect, Yahiko and I are far behind you. We have done many things, and while they have all had some effect, after analysis, we found that the greatest results have come from commerce."
"All the things we did ourselves were less beneficial than simply trading with your Land of Earth. Was our choice wrong?"
Ishiro thought for a moment. "Nagato, you can't just look at the surface. I know a little about the trade between the Land of Rivers, the Land of Rain, and our Land of Earth. Although the trade is mutually beneficial, our Land of Earth holds the advantage."
"I don't know if you and Yahiko have carefully analyzed the content of our trade. Most of what our Land of Earth sells to you are high-quality products, while what your two countries sell to us are raw materials and minerals."
"Have you ever thought that this kind of cooperation between us is unfair? Your raw materials will be depleted one day. When that happens, what will the people of your two countries do?"
"Moreover, whether it's the Land of Rivers or the Land of Rain, very few people have actually gotten rich directly from the trade. It's only a portion of the influential figures who possess the capital."
"The reason the lives of the common people in your two countries have been able to improve is entirely because the lives of the rich have gotten better. To improve their quality of life, they have spurred the creation of many other industries, which have given the poor employment opportunities."
"This model is very good in the short term, but it has a drawback: the gap between the rich and the poor will become very large."
"Those rich who occupy the mines and the fields will become richer and richer without having to put in much effort. But the poor who have no property will never have this opportunity. They will never be able to reach the level of the rich. This will accumulate conflict."
Tendo Pain's expression was blank, but his words carried a sense of urgency. "Ishiro, you're right. Just now, Yahiko also said he encountered this situation. He tried to persuade the rich to share a portion of their wealth with the poor, but he was refused without exception. What should we do?"
Ishiro smiled. "You need to develop your own countries' unique characteristics; you can't just rely on exporting resources. You can try to develop the industries we have in Iwagakure, relying on the lower labor costs in your two countries to compete with our Land of Earth. You can also look for unique cultural products from your two countries."
"Most importantly, you cannot become too dependent on the Land of Earth. Right now, with me as the Tsuchikage, there's no problem. But if one day there's a new Tsuchikage, and he discusses with the Daimyo to raise the price of goods sold to you and lower the price of your raw materials, what can you do? You can do nothing. Are you going to launch a war over this?"
On the other end, Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan fell into deep thought.
After a while, Tendo Pain said, "Ishiro, thank you. Otherwise, we would have taken a wrong turn again."
But Ishiro shook his head. "No, you have not taken a wrong turn. What you are experiencing now is what you must experience. Without this, the civilians of your two countries would not realize the drawbacks of your current model."
"Moreover, if you had taken the path I just mentioned from the beginning, you would have encountered many difficulties, and these difficulties would have come from our Land of Earth. So, I would not have helped you directly either. If you encountered setbacks in the early stages, the civilians of your two countries would blame you."
"At that time, they would think that you made them give up a path where they could easily obtain benefits, especially when they see other small countries' lives getting better by relying on resource exports. That feeling would be even deeper."
"But if you have this experience first, then the resistance you face will be much smaller, and many wise people will thank you for your persistence."
Tendo Pain said, "Thank you, Ishiro. You have given us confidence. We will not fail your expectations. Now that we have a direction, Yahiko can't wait to get started."
Ishiro smiled wryly. "Yahiko is still Yahiko."
On the other end, after hearing Ishiro's words, Konan covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
After parting with the Six Paths of Pain, Ishiro did not return directly to Iwagakure. He couldn't wait to create the mini Seven-Tails.
Ishiro had brought the Gedo Statue fragment and the little Saiken with him on this trip, so he could complete the fusion of the Seven-Tails' chakra on the spot.
"Little Saiken, I've found a neighbor for you," Ishiro said to the Gedo Statue fragment.
The little Saiken drilled out of the fragment, looked at the sealed Seven-Tails chakra in Ishiro's hand, and said, "Is that Chōmei?"
Ishiro nodded. "Yes."
The little Saiken pointed to a location on the Gedo Statue fragment. "Ishiro, let Chōmei live here, a little closer to me."
Ishiro patted the little Saiken's small head. "Okay."
Then, Ishiro repeated the process of sealing the little Saiken, once again sealing the Seven-Tails' chakra into the Gedo Statue fragment.
After the Seven-Tails was sealed, its reaction was the same as the little Saiken's. A certain energy within the Gedo Statue fragment was rapidly absorbed by the Seven-Tails. However, unlike last time, the absorption process was very long this time. Ishiro could vaguely feel that the unknown energy within the Gedo Statue fragment was almost used up.
A long time later, when the suction completely disappeared, Ishiro hurriedly entered the number two sealing space. Seeing this, the little Saiken also wanted to follow, but the seal's isolating function was still active. The little Saiken couldn't get in and could only wait anxiously outside.
After entering the sealing space, Ishiro indeed saw the already-formed Little Chōmei. Only then did Ishiro breathe a sigh of relief. It had finally formed. But it would probably be impossible to add more neighbors for Little Saiken in the future.
Ishiro did not chat with Little Chōmei but directly withdrew from the sealing space. This time, Ishiro didn't need to do the brainwashing himself; he had a better option.
Patting the little Saiken's head, Ishiro released the restraining seal on Little Chōmei, then entered the sealing space together with the little Saiken.
When the little Saiken saw the green, juvenile Chōmei, its eyes lit up, and it immediately pounced.
Next, Ishiro felt completely redundant. The little Saiken completed the task of brainwashing Little Chōmei perfectly.
Half a day later, when Ishiro left the sealing space again, he was already cloaked in the Seven-Tails' chakra. The little Saiken had gone straight to the point and helped persuade Little Chōmei to give its power to Ishiro.
"What a thoughtful little padded jacket. I didn't raise this child in vain." Boosted by Little Chōmei's chakra, Ishiro flew rapidly towards Iwagakure, thinking to himself whether he should buy something for the little Saiken as a reward.
Listening to the chirping chat of the two little ones in the Gedo Statue fragment as he flew through the air, Ishiro felt very relaxed.
"Wind Style: Wind Tornado." With the boost from Little Chōmei's chakra, Ishiro used a C-rank Wind Release jutsu.
Mm, the power is not bad. Little Chōmei's amplification of Wind Release was significantly greater than Little Saiken's amplification of Ishiro's five elements. Indeed, practicing Wind Release with Little Chōmei's chakra would be much more effective.
"It's decided. Before the new class of graduates, I'm not leaving the village," Ishiro resolved. "I must raise my Wind Release proficiency."
Just then, a thought struck Ishiro. He turned his head and looked down to his side. A figure was rapidly approaching.
Is that... Ōnoki?
Ishiro immediately lowered his altitude and flew down.
The person was indeed Ōnoki. His party had recently been in the Land of Grass. Seeing Ishiro fly overhead, Ōnoki had come up to greet him.
"Third, you're in the Land of Grass too?" Ishiro said.
Ōnoki nodded, his expression a bit grave. He looked at the Little Chōmei chakra outside Ishiro's body and asked, "Ishiro, is that Tailed Beast chakra? Have you become a Jinchuriki?"
Ōnoki had a headache. I'm not in the village, and what has Ishiro gotten himself into now? He's even turned himself into a Jinchuriki?
Ishiro hurriedly explained, "This is indeed Tailed Beast chakra, but I am not a Jinchuriki."
After speaking, Ishiro tapped the Gedo Statue fragment he was holding. "Little Saiken, Little Chōmei, come on out."
At the same time, Ishiro created a platform with his Porcelain Release. Then, Little Saiken and Little Chōmei came out one after the other.
The white Little Saiken was no longer so shy. It just looked curiously at Ōnoki, who was about the same height as itself. But the green Little Chōmei was still a bit timid. It hid its body behind Little Saiken, only revealing a small section of its green head, also sizing up Ōnoki.
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