Chapter 393: Paper Release: Explosive Tag
After Ogura Saki saw that Ishiro was not planning to learn Blaze Release ninjutsu, she said goodbye to Little Saiken and Little Chōmei and then left. The two Tailed Beasts were a little reluctant to see her go; they had grown fond of her over the past month.
Although Natsuki lived here, she was very busy researching Yin Release and spent relatively little time at home, sometimes not coming back to stay at all. So, Little Saiken and Little Chōmei had actually gotten along best with Ogura Saki.
The two Tailed Beasts saw Saki off, while Ishiro continued to read his documents.
Not long after Saki left, Han came over. Han knew that Ishiro was developing Blaze Release, so as a neighbor, he hadn't gone anywhere for the past month, in a way acting as Ishiro's guard. However, he had never disturbed him. Now, seeing Ogura Saki, who had been taking care of Ishiro, leave, Han knew that Ishiro had succeeded, so he came over to check.
When Ishiro saw Han enter, with Kokuō's chakra avatar following beside him, he smiled and sized Han up carefully.
Since becoming a perfect Jinchuriki, Han's spirit and energy had been constantly changing. Coupled with his growth from Quasi-Kage to Kage, the sense of pressure Han now gave off was getting stronger and stronger. However, after spending a long time with the Tailed Beasts, Han's personality had become more and more like a child's.
Ishiro said, "Han, have a seat for a while. I need to finish reading these documents first."
Han nodded, then, like a child, went to play with Kokuō, Little Saiken, and Little Chōmei.
The content of the documents was concise, but they were all major village affairs. For example: the host of the joint Chunin Exam proposed by Iwagakure had changed.
It was unknown if it was Hoshigaki Kisame's own idea, but he had sent a letter to Iwagakure, expressing his hope that Kirigakure would host the exam this time. The Mist needed to integrate into the ninja world and let the world know of their changes.
On Iwagakure's side, Ishiro had no time, so the advisors discussed it and finally agreed. This was a major event and had to be reported to Ishiro.
There weren't many documents. Ishiro finished reading them quickly and then said to Han, "Han, how is your mastery of the S-rank ninjutsu the village gave you?"
Han stood up from among the three Tailed Beasts, scratched his head, and said, "I haven't learned it yet. I might not be suited for that jutsu."
Ishiro nodded, glanced at Kokuō, and continued, "What about the Tailed Beast Bomb? Can you master it?"
Han nodded quickly. "I can do that."
Ishiro stepped forward and patted his shoulder. "Being able to use the Tailed Beast Bomb is enough. Don't get too hung up on S-rank ninjutsu. The village has too few S-rank jutsu; it's normal that there isn't one suitable for you."
Although Iwagakure had a considerable number of S-rank ninjutsu, they were really only suitable for a few people. Ishiro himself had felt quite conflicted when choosing one back then. The number of S-rank jutsu he knew now seemed large, such as the passive sensory jutsu Mind's Eye; gravity-type jutsu like Shinra Tensei, Banshō Ten'in, Super Light-Weight Rock Technique, and Super Added-Weight Rock Technique; and also some Kekkei-type jutsu, like Light Release: Primordial World Stripping Technique. There were also some jutsu in his Porcelain Release whose rank could not be determined.
Of all these S-rank jutsu, not a single one was a combat-type jutsu in the conventional sense. None of the village's combat-type jutsu were suitable for Ishiro.
So, it was normal that Han couldn't learn the village's S-rank ninjutsu. It had taken Ikura a very long time to learn his.
"Alright, let's go out. Let's go see Kanako. She's become an elite jonin. We'll go congratulate her," Ishiro said.
Han was very happy to hear this. "Really? So fast? Yui, Kimiyama, and Risan are all still just jonin."
Han knew the six disciples of Ishiro's third and fourth squads. When Ishiro went out to roam, he would often leave his disciples in Han's care. His impression of Kanako was still very deep; he remembered her as a little girl with very ordinary talent. He hadn't expected that Kanako would now be the one who had progressed the fastest among her peers. Although he understood Ishiro's hands-off teaching style, Han was still shocked by this.
"Could it be that what I saw wasn't the real situation? Does Lord Tsuchikage have other secrets to teaching his disciples?" Han began to doubt his own reality.
Kanako was in the village, so Ishiro didn't need to bring the Gedo Statue fragment. Together with Han, leading Kokuō, Little Saiken, and Little Chōmei, he went to find her. As for Son Gokū, he was on a mission, working hard to earn money.
Ishiro's group found Kanako at her home.
Kanako's parents were civilians and were probably at work, not at home. Because she had just been promoted, she was alone, familiarizing herself with the new ability of her Paper Release. This new ability was rather special and didn't require practice at a training ground; a relatively quiet environment was enough. So, Kanako was practicing at home.
Seeing the arrival of Ishiro and Han, Kanako was also very happy and hurriedly said, "Master Ishiro, Master Han, I can now directly create explosive tags with my chakra."
Saying that, Kanako led the two into the house to see her first batch of finished products.
Ishiro picked up a few explosive tags that Kanako had placed on the table. From their appearance, they were slightly different from conventional ones.
Ishiro asked, "Did you make these directly with Paper Release, and not by making paper first and then turning them into explosive tags like before?"
Kanako nodded. "Yes. The generation of this thing is similar to your Porcelain Release, Master Ishiro. Although I don't know the specific reason, I can just do it now."
The magic of chakra once again caused Ishiro to sigh with emotion.
Taking a deep breath, he said, "How is their power compared to normal explosive tags?"
Kanako replied, "The power is about the same as a normal explosive tag, because they are made according to the template of a normal one."
Ishiro was very satisfied and immediately stated, "On behalf of the village, I promise you that no matter how many you make, the village will buy them all, but the price will only be one-tenth of a normal explosive tag. In addition, for every certain amount of explosive tags you hand over, the village will record a certain amount of mission volume for you."
"Don't feel like you're losing out. The amount of explosive tags you make in the future will increase more and more. Apart from the village, there is no other place that can absorb them all. Moreover, when the amount you provide reaches a certain level, the contribution office will also lower the selling price to the other ninja in the village."
"Our goal is to improve the overall strength of the village. If the price of explosive tags in the village drops, then everyone will stock up more, which is equivalent to increasing everyone's combat power."
After thinking for a moment, Ishiro added, "Considering that you have also bought a lot of explosive tags from the village over the years, how about this: I'll make the decision. The first ten thousand tags will be bought back at the normal price."
Kanako was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.
"Is the production speed of these explosive tags fast?" Ishiro asked again.
This time, Kanako stuck out her tongue and said sheepishly, "The production speed is still very slow right now. At full effort, I can only make one in ten minutes."
Ishiro calculated in his head. This efficiency was indeed not high. But it was just the beginning; it was normal for the speed to be slow. It should get faster in the future.
So, Ishiro said, "No rush. The ninja world is at peace right now, and the village is not in urgent need of this. It's more important for you to improve your own strength first. Sharpening the axe won't delay the work of cutting wood. The more you improve your strength now, the faster you will be able to make explosive tags in the future."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Of course, making explosive tags is also a ninjutsu. To improve a jutsu, you need to practice more. How about this: on the condition that it does not conflict with your normal missions, make them for an hour a day. Just treat it as practicing ninjutsu."
"At most, no more than two hours. Kanako, remember one thing: never be deluded by the benefits brought by making explosive tags. To gain a foothold in the ninja world, strength is always the number one priority. Your Teacher Konan is now on the verge of becoming Kage-level, just like me. You can't bring shame to her."
Hearing this, Kanako first felt a little guilty. She had indeed been calculating the profits of making explosive tags before. It wasn't her fault; born a civilian, her family's financial situation had never been good. Later in her ninja life, because of the special nature of her combat style, the consumption was particularly huge, so her financial situation had always been poor. Now, suddenly hearing that she could get rich by making explosive tags, it was normal for her to think of taking a shortcut.
Sobered by Ishiro's words, Kanako quickly said with a determined expression, "Master Ishiro, rest assured, I understand."
Subsequently, Ishiro asked about some other details, such as the chakra consumption, mental consumption, and so on, of making the explosive tags. Finally, he said, "Let's go. We'll go to the training ground and test the power of these."
"Yes," Kanako replied cheerfully.
Kanako, who had been tormented by financial problems for several years, finally saw the dawn of getting rich.
On the way to the training ground, Ishiro did not speak. He was thinking, at what level of production would it be appropriate to lower the price of explosive tags in the village? After these were produced, should they be specially supplied to special combat personnel like the Anbu first, or should they be sold at a reduced price to all the ninja in the village?
Han, on the other hand, chatted with Kanako. Han had developed Boil Release with Kokuō's cooperation, and Kanako had developed Paper Release with Konan's help. The two of them had a common topic.
After arriving at the training ground, Ishiro took the explosive tags in his hand and conducted a test detonation.
He was very satisfied with the results. Whether it was the explosion range or the power, or even the pyrotechnic effect of the explosion, there was not much difference from a normal explosive tag.
Then, Ishiro had Kanako make a few more on the spot. She made six explosive tags, which took a full hour. Ishiro observed her production process. Perhaps because she was just starting, the current Kanako still needed to be fully focused and could not be distracted when making them.
Looking at the six explosive tags in his hand, Ishiro thought for a moment, then tested two more. After confirming there was no problem, he put the remaining four away.
"I'll hold on to these four for now, to see if there are any limitations on the shelf life of the ones you make with Paper Release," Ishiro explained.
"Alright, go back and get some rest. Don't make any more today. The ones we tested today will all be considered as bought by the village. I'll talk to the contribution office."
"Yes," Kanako replied cheerfully and then went home.
Han watched her walk away. "It seems Kanako was scared of being poor. With this stable source of income, she'll probably be happy for a long time."
Ishiro also smiled. "Yeah. I still remember how pitiful she looked when she had just become a chunin squad leader, sitting in a corner after a mission, calculating the expenses and the reward."
In fact, Kanako had been operating at a net loss all these years. She didn't even have extra contributions to redeem ninjutsu. If Ishiro hadn't obtained a large batch of explosive tags from one of the Seven Swordsmen, Gari of the Blast Sword, and casually given her five thousand, she would have given up long ago.
However, perhaps in a few years, after Kanako's production ramps up, she might just become the number one richest woman in all of Iwagakure.
(End of Chapter)
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