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Muzan and Kurenai, boosted by the Wind Escape, quickly flew thousands of meters high and hid above the clouds to avoid everyone's sight.
After all, the purple chakra was too conspicuous. Flying at low altitudes would easily expose them, and if that happened, their whereabouts would be completely in the hands of others.
After calming down, Muzan had a new idea. Combining it with his Rinnegan's Wind Escape, he constructed a vacuum barrier in front of him.
The barrier pushed away the air in front, forming a vacuum area. Without air resistance, their speed instantly broke the sound barrier!
And because the barrier pushed away the air, there was no sonic boom during the process of breaking the sound barrier. The two's movements were extremely covert.
After several hours of secretive flight, when the sky was already bright, the two arrived near Konoha.
They found an uninhabited spot to land, then slightly disguised themselves and suppressed their chakra reactions to blend in with the common people and enter Konoha.
Speaking of Konoha's perception barrier, it had been set up for many years. Basically, all ninjas who defected from Konoha knew the opening code for this barrier. And for a long time in the future, Konoha didn't change it. It wasn't until the time of Boruto that they, with Orochimaru's help, combined science and ninjutsu to construct a new type of perception barrier.
Heh heh, they even dared to speak of Orochimaru. One really wonders what they were thinking.
After making some simple preparations in Konoha, the two walked towards the Yūhi clan's compound.
...
Kurenai Yūhi sat in a chair, wearily rubbing her brow.
The Great Ninja War was imminent, and there was no one else in the village who could procure supplies from the Fire Nation Daimyō. So, most of the allocation and distribution work was concentrated in her hands.
Therefore, even in such an early morning, she had already been working for two or three hours.
However, the increase in work didn't just bring her fatigue; it also brought immense power and status.
These things she had never experienced before drove her to immerse herself in them tirelessly, suffering and enjoying.
Knock, knock.
A knock on the door came. Kurenai Yūhi responded. After a moment, a female ninja entered and placed a report on her table. "Captain Kurenai, this is a material application report from the frontline unit."
Kurenai Yūhi picked up the report, quickly scanned it, then lightly tapped the back of her hand on the report a couple of times. "If I'm not mistaken, this fellow was someone who had always supported Danzō in meetings before. Since he's Danzō's lackey, how can he be in a captain's position now?"
Kurenai Yūhi's gaze narrowed. She continued, "Tell him that the entire front line is now setting up new barriers for defense. The supplies he needs simply aren't enough. And why does he need so many supplies for a rear position? Send someone from Anbu to investigate the flow of those supplies before. Perhaps they all ended up in Danzō's pockets."
"Right, and next time you're transporting supplies, reduce his share by another 30%. Anyway, there won't be any battles in that kind of place. Just send the excess supplies to... no, send them to our people."
The kunoichi quickly took notes of Kurenai Yūhi's words, then left with the revised report.
Kurenai Yūhi's face flushed slightly. Her emotions were not calm. She found that simply saying a few words could decide someone else's fate.
She quickly threw Asuma to the side of her mind. Following the increasing workload, Asuma's figure rarely appeared in her thoughts anymore.
Kurenai Yūhi walked to the window and looked towards the distant Hokage Rock, which was being rebuilt again.
Konoha's legendary kunoichi, she was a natural genius, and the girls also worshipped her as a legendary kunoichi.
Kurenai Yūhi was the most famous kunoichi in Konoha because of this. After she 'stood up,' she gained the support of many female ninjas, and many of these female ninjas were working in logistics and political affairs departments.
She re-gathered these people around her, and quickly managed Konoha in a well-organized manner. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her the unsung hero behind Konoha.
But the problem is, an unsung hero cannot compare to a true...
...war hero!
Someone who can only stay in the office has no way. She needs to achieve real merits to have a chance to carve her head onto that giant Hokage Rock.
But she also knew that with her current strength, she had no way to gallop freely on the battlefield like previous Hokage.
Thinking of this, Kurenai Yūhi silently sighed.
Just then.
A voice suddenly sounded behind her, "Did you encounter something difficult to solve? If you don't mind, tell me about it. Maybe I can help you."
The voice that frequently appeared in her dreams suddenly sounded. Kurenai Yūhi spun around, and at a glance, she saw Muzan and Kurenai sitting on the sofa, watching her.
"You!?" Kurenai Yūhi immediately pulled down the window blinds and quickly asked, "How did you two get in here! Did anyone see you enter?"
Muzan's lips curled slightly, then he said, "Heh heh, I thought you'd immediately send people to arrest us."
Muzan's words made Kurenai Yūhi somewhat embarrassed, but after she truly gained power, she had already experienced various harsh scenarios. So she no longer looked like a little girl, provoked by a few words.
Kurenai Yūhi took a deep breath to calm herself, then said indifferently, "It seems your luck is still good. You still don't know that the village sent out elite ninja squads to hunt you down a few days ago."
Muzan and his group came too fast. Kurenai Yūhi thought it was because he and Kakashi's routes had diverged.
But since they diverged, it was best not to meet again.
That's why she brought up the matter of the village sending out squads; she hoped Muzan and his group would also take the initiative to avoid Kakashi and the others.
But clearly, she thought wrong.
Muzan said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern, but you don't need to worry. Kakashi and his squad only returned one person, and the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki was captured by Akatsuki's Kakuzu. However, before I left, Jiraiya had already caught up to Kakuzu. Perhaps Naruto has already been rescued."
Kurenai Yūhi was stunned for a moment, looking at Muzan, then she lowered her head and pouted.
Before Kakashi and the others set out, she had a premonition that this operation might not go smoothly. She just didn't expect her premonition to come true so quickly.
"What are you doing here? Are you here to make me suffer, or are you going to harm Konoha again?" Kurenai Yūhi's eyes were somewhat unfriendly, but she herself didn't realize that her attitude was becoming softer in front of Muzan.
Muzan keenly noticed this change. His lips curled slightly, then he said, "No, I don't mean that. This time, I'm here to ask for your help."
"Help?" This indeed surprised Kurenai Yūhi. But she immediately said cautiously, "Don't think of making me harm the village!"
Conversely, does that mean anything else is fine?
Muzan said, "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. All I need is the Four Violet Flames Formation. With your current position, it shouldn't be difficult."
The defensive effect of the Four Violet Flames Formation was very good. Orochimaru used it to trap the Third Hokage, and it didn't collapse even under the attacks of the First and Second Hokage. And the ones who cast this barrier ninjutsu were only ninjas of the level of the Sound Four.
However, precisely because of its effectiveness, Konoha did not let it spread outside, and Muzan had never managed to get his hands on this ninjutsu either.
Hearing this, Kurenai Yūhi's brow furrowed slightly. "The Four Violet Flames Formation? What do you want to do with that thing? I can give you twenty to thirty scrolls at most. If you want to set up a giant barrier to cover all defense points, it might take me several days to procure the necessary materials and supplies. And as you know, Konoha's frontline strongholds are all being fortified. It's not easy to corrupt these things past others."
Because all strongholds were setting up defensive barriers, and the Four Violet Flames Formation was one of the most prominent ones, it was naturally also on the list for material clearance. And most of them were scrolls that could be directly injected with chakra.
"???"
Muzan fell silent upon hearing Kurenai Yūhi's words, then slowly said, "No, you don't need to be corrupt... I just need to record the learning scroll for this ninjutsu."
And why do you seem so familiar with it?
"..." Kurenai Yūhi's face flushed slightly, then, as if nothing had happened, she looked away and said, "Is that so? Then I can give it to you in half an hour. Do you have anything else?"
Muzan nodded, "Since we're talking about it, tell me the secret for bypassing the perception barrier too. It's also troublesome to suppress the chakra reaction in my body every time."
Then don't come anymore!
Kurenai Yūhi paused for a moment. She ultimately explained the method for bypassing the barrier. After all, the other party already had other ways to bypass the perception barrier, so her not giving it to him would actually have no effect, right?
After Kurenai Yūhi left, after about ten minutes, she came back with a scroll and handed it to Muzan. "This is the scroll you need. If there's nothing else, hurry up and leave. The village's security is very tight right now."
Muzan took the scroll, quickly scanned it, and confirmed that it was the Four Violet Flames Formation he needed. Then he stood up and said to Kurenai Yūhi, "Thank you for your concern. If you're interested in becoming a war hero, you can direct a large amount of 'grass' towards Hokage Village once the Great Ninja War begins. I'll hand them over to you for harvesting."
Kurenai Yūhi, who was originally about to refute with "I'm not interested," fell silent upon hearing this. After a moment, she looked up and asked, "How do I contact you?"
"That's true. I'll figure out a dedicated contact channel later. But for now, you just need to send someone to Hokage Village and say you want to see the long-haired elder of the Main Faction, and you should be able to find me."
After speaking, the two turned and left.
After parting ways with Kurenai Yūhi, Muzan and Kurenai circled Konoha twice to confirm no one was monitoring them, then walked towards the suburbs and arrived at an abandoned house.
Then Muzan placed the scroll on the ground, formed a hand seal, and with a "Whoosh," released himself.
As the shadow clone disappeared, Muzan and Kurenai emerged from the shadows. He picked up the scroll, put it in his pocket, and looked in Kurenai Yūhi's direction.
Perhaps, from now on, his support for her could be increased even further.
Thinking this, Muzan said to Kurenai, "Let's go. Mr. Orochimaru is still waiting for us."