Time flies and it is already the 51st year of Konoha.
Root base.
Hoshita Shuichi was holding the little one in his arms and learning the most basic cultural knowledge, while Ten'un, wearing Hoshita Shuichi's favorite cheongsam, was packing documents.
Looking at the two people, one big and one small, who looked like father and daughter, Ten'un's smile became more gentle.
After packing up, she asked, "Shuichi, next month is your birthday, have you thought about how to celebrate it?"
Hoshita Shuichi raised his head: "Plans cannot keep up with changes, so let's not plan anymore."
"Besides, having you here is enough."
Ten'un was full of charm: "Then sister will give you a surprise then."
Tenten looked up after hearing this and said, "I want to give Uncle Shuichi a gift, too."
Hoshita Shuichi laughed and said, "What gift are you going to give to uncle that day?"
Tenten twisted his body like a tapeworm and laughed, "Secret!"
Pinching his face with both hands, Hoshita Shuichi threatened: "Hehe, I will punish you by doubling your training time for the next half month."
Tenten was stunned for a moment.
Ten'un looked at her and couldn't help laughing so hard that her body shook.
At this time, footsteps sounded, and then Yamato appeared at the door: "Shuichi, the Fourth Hokage summons you!"
Upon hearing this, Hoshita Shuichi nodded, then stood up, put Tenten down, nodded to Ten'un, and disappeared.
Hokage's office.
Namikaze Minato , who lowered his head and had a solemn expression, felt the arrival of Hoshita Shuichi, so he looked up and said, "Shuichi, take a look at this."
Hoshita Shuichi stepped forward and took the document handed over by Namikaze Minato. He glanced at it and was immediately stunned: "This... The Amegakure is integrated into Konoha?"
"It seems that Nagato wants to strain the relationship between our five major ninja villages."
Namikaze Minato nodded: "Once the Amegakure is integrated into Konoha like the Kusagakure Village, the Iwagakure, the Kumogakure, and even the Sunagakure will feel a huge threat."
As for the Kirigakure, it won't happen.
After all, the current Fifth Mizukage is the woman of his own disciple.
"One more thing."
Namikaze Minato said: "It is possible that the Amegakure deliberately integrated into Konoha and made a breakthrough from within at a critical moment."
Hoshita Shuichi thought about it and shook his head: "Teacher, I am not worried about this."
"For Konoha, the power of the Amegakure is nothing and will not cause any big trouble."
"Nagato wants to take down the Ten-Tails and fight me. If he takes me down, Konoha will be easy for him to suppress. Besides, I made a bet with him."
"He is also trying to promote the unification of the ninja world. I'm afraid he thinks that my previous methods in the Kirigakure were too mild."
"Besides, maybe it's also to protect konan."
Namikaze Minato thought: "Indeed, for Nagato, the Ten-Tails is the key."
"We will unify the ninja world, and he can take down the Ten-Tails and defeat you. After all, at that level, no matter how many ordinary ninjas there are, they really can't participate."
"So, Shuichi, do you think we should eat up the Amegakure?"
Hoshita Shuichi looked at Namikaze Minato and said with a smile: "Teacher, you have made a decision, right?"
Namikaze Minato smiled and said, "Since you and Nagato have reached a certain understanding, then take over the Amegakure."
"No matter what, at least it will be helpful in the future."
"Besides, the more ninja villages are united now, the less resistance there will be in the future."
Hoshita Shuichi nodded: "Indeed."
"Then I'll leave it to you, teacher."
"If you can unify the five great ninja villages during your term, you will be the strongest Hokage in history!"
After hearing this, Namikaze Minato laughed and shook his head.
If he didn't have a disciple like Hoshita Shuichi, he wouldn't have the confidence to successively conquer the Kusagakure Village and the Amegakure.
"One more thing."
Namikaze Minato said with a strange expression: "That Mitarashi Anko wants to get into the roots and has applied several times."
Hoshita Shuichi was stunned for a moment: "Mitarashi Anko?"
"I remember she was still a genin?"
"What is she doing at the root?"
The function of the Root now is to train talents for the Anbu directly under the Hokage. What can a Genin like Mitarashi Anko do there?Those who go to special training are better than her.
He is not qualified to join the special training department or to go to Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
Namikaze Minato smiled and said, "Mitarashi Anko has worked very hard during this period and has already acquired the ability of a Chunin."
"Besides, she has your curse seal, and she was previously Orochimaru's disciple. The entire Konoha is best left to you."
So you want me to be a babysitter?But if someone is chosen by Orochimaru, his talent must not be too bad.
"Well, let her report to the headquarters."
Hoshita Shuichi agreed reluctantly.
After leaving the Hokage Building, Hoshita Shuichi did not go back to the Root in person. Instead, he sent a clone to take charge and then his real body came to the Forest of Death to continue his training.
Swallowing the Amegakure might trigger a series of unpredictable changes, which made him feel a little urgent.
It's enough to be lazy for half a morning.
…
At the same time, after Hoshita Shuichi left, Namikaze Minato thought about it for a while and then asked Genma Shiranui and the other two to notify people.
Nara Shikaku, this is the mastermind behind the trip to the Amegakure.
Uchiha Shisui, Yamato, and Might Gai temporarily formed a team as guards.
Namikaze Minato knew very well that once Konoha and the Amegakure came into close contact, other villages would quickly react and even take action.
Sending this lineup as guards should be foolproof enough.
Soon, Nara Shikaku and other four arrived one after another.
Namikaze Minato solemnly introduced the mission, and Nara Shikaku, Uchiha Shisui, and Yamato all showed surprise.
Uchiha Shisui was filled with joy after being shocked: "We are one step closer to our goal!"
Might Gai sounded a little confused, totally not understanding why the Amegakure suddenly wanted to join Konoha.
But it doesn't matter, this mission is very important, so he immediately stated: "Don't worry, Fourth Hokage, we are here, we will definitely be able to protect Shikaku and complete the mission."
Uchiha Shisui and Yamato nodded in unison.
Namikaze Minato fully trusts their abilities and nods with a smile: "Then I'll leave it to you."
After saying that, he looked at Nara Shikaku again and said, "Shikaku, the Amegakure is different from the Kusagakure Village. I'll leave the details to you."
"I grant you the power to make temporary decisions!"
Nara Shikaku nodded solemnly: "Understood!"
Namikaze Minato nodded slightly: "Thank you for your hard work, you can set off today!"
"yes!"
Nara Shikaku and the other three all obeyed the order.
Half an hour later, the four of them met at the entrance of the village and set off for the Amegakure.
The next day.
The Amegakure, the leader's office.
Hearing the assistant report that the people from Konoha had arrived, konan felt inexplicably regretful. He nodded and said, "Go and welcome them in."
"yes."
The assistant immediately took the order and turned away.
konan sorted out his thoughts, then stood up and walked to the door.
A moment later, Nara Shikaku and the other three were led in by their assistants.
"Lord Konan!"
Nara Shikaku and the other three were the first to salute.
No matter what happens in the future, Konan is now the leader of a village. Although he cannot be compared with the Kage of the five major ninja villages, in terms of two equal forces, their status is the same.
Especially since Hanzo was once known as a demigod.
"Welcome, please follow me!"
Konan turned around and brought Nara Shikaku and others to the meeting room.
However, what surprised Nara Shikaku was that Konan was the only one from the Amegakure who attended the meeting.
"Is it just the leader's personal intention?"
Nara Shikaku was a little worried, but he didn't show it.
Instead, he hinted at it when discussing the specific details with konan.
Konan understood and said, "Don't worry, Shikaku-jonin, there is no one in the village who objects."
Nara Shikaku, Uchiha Shisui and Yamato were all secretly shocked when they heard this.
There was no one who objected.
In other words, everyone who opposed it would die!
The communication continued, and things went so smoothly that Nara Shikaku even felt like it was a trap.
The demands from the Amegakure seem too simple on the surface.
One: Treat everyone equally!
Although Nara Shikaku knew that it would be difficult to do this in practice.
But from the overall perspective, such a condition is not only not excessive, but on the contrary is far below expectations.
It's even simpler than the last time in Kusagakure.
The next day, Nara Shikaku and the other three set off back to Konoha with the details agreed upon with Konan.
That night.
Hoshita Shuichi teleported from Konoha to the Amegakure after dinner.
It was a bit of a coincidence that when he arrived, konan happened to be in the bathroom.
Coming out of the bathroom, looking at Hoshita Shuichi sitting on the sofa, konan said coldly: "Don't you think it's very rude to break into someone else's home like this?"
Hoshita Shuichi's face was as thick as a wall: "There's no need to be so polite between us, right?"
konan went straight back to the bedroom, changed his clothes and came out, "Why did you come here at this time?"
Hoshita Shuichi smiled and said, "Come over to check your progress in practice."
"The Amegakure is integrating into Konoha. Regardless of your strength or your original status as the leader of the Amegakure, you will definitely not be treated as an ordinary jonin when you arrive in Konoha. This is not conducive to the integration of the former Amegakure ninjas into Konoha."
"So, you might become a member of the Konoha Elder Council like the Third Hokage, and one with real power."
"Although the Amegakure has been abolished, you will probably still be needed here for a while. It is even less likely that Konoha, the Land of Rain, will give up."
If Konoha wants the ninjas of the Amegakure to gradually integrate into Konoha, it must protect the Rain Country.
Konan naturally understood this, because this was also part of Nagato's plan.
Only in this way will Konoha make the Iwagakure and Kumogakure feel a great threat, making them unbearable, even with the threat of the Ninja God Hoshita Shuichi.
"I know."
Konan nodded seriously: "But it's too difficult to fuse into Wood Release."
"Besides, if it was that easy, the First Hokage wouldn't have been the only one who had accomplished it before you."
Hoshita Shuichi stood up and walked in front of konan, looking down into her eyes: "It's totally fine for you to say this without me."
"But I'm behind you, the God of Ninja!"
"To say that is to underestimate me."
Having said that, Hoshita Shuichi pulled konan's hand and walked into the bedroom without giving her a chance to react.
Sitting opposite each other on the bed, Hoshita Shuichi said seriously: "Don't resist."
konan was puzzled.
She has already gotten used to the spiritual practice methods in the world of the mind, so naturally she won't resist.
But the next moment, when she found herself in an unfamiliar environment, she reacted: "Isn't this the spiritual world... an illusion?"
Hoshita Shuichi smiled slightly: "Welcome to the illusion realm - the memory palace."
"This is a true illusion based on my memory."
konan was puzzled: "A real illusion?"
"What's the meaning?"
"Since it is an illusion, it is naturally false."
Hoshita Shuichi said: "The reason why I call it a real illusion is that practicing here, as long as it is within my ability, is equivalent to using a physical clone to practice, and the experience gained from practicing is completely usable."
konan's expression changed when he heard this: "What?"
"Same as the physical clone."
Hoshita Shuichi smiled and nodded: "Not bad."
"Moreover, this place is like a dream, and the thinking speed is extremely fast, which means that the time here is very different from the real time in the outside world."
"One night outside can be several years here."
"Of course, this will also put a lot of mental pressure on people."
"The only side effect is... if you stay here for too long, you might not be able to distinguish between reality and illusion."
"Because for most people, this is the real thing, unless their knowledge exceeds mine."
"Of course, I am also improving this illusion. By then, the formation of the illusion will be affected by the cognition of the person under the spell. In other words, the illusion will obtain information from the person under the spell."
It is difficult to achieve this before mastering the electroMagnetic Release technique.
But if you master electroMagnetic Release, it is possible.
After hearing this, konan was deeply shocked and thought for a moment, "Could it be that the Mugen no tsukuyomi of the Moon Eye Project is also such an illusion?"
Mugen no tsukuyomi...
Hoshita Shuichi thought for a moment and said, "It should be different. What you think about during the day, you will dream about at night, and you will achieve your wish in your dream."
"Okay, from now on, you will receive my special training in this illusion."
Even in Konoha, except for Asuka and the others, this kind of training method can only be enjoyed by those who enter the Root special training.
Hoshita Shuichi had never used it on Konan before.
And today, he officially regarded Konan as a member of Konoha.
…
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the sky gradually brightens.
konan slowly opened his eyes and glanced at the sky outside the window, his tired expression a little dazed: "Is this...reality now?"
Hoshita Shuichi nodded and said, "Of course."
"Have a good sleep!"
Having said that he stood up.
konan subconsciously asked, "Where are you going?"
Hoshita Shuichi chuckled: "Of course I'm going home. Why, you can't bear to leave me?"
After three years of living together day and night in the dream and communicating with each other spiritually, a lot has changed.
konan's face turned red and she scratched her toes because they were numb.
With a smile, Hoshita Shuichi disappeared.
After a long time, konan sighed with a complicated feeling, then got up to wash up.
…
In Konohagakure, back in the bedroom, Hoshita Shuichi, lying on the bed, was focusing on the talent tree.
talent: [PUA expert]
Obtaining conditions: PUA at least three people (completed / Pakura / Asuka / Konan)
talent effect: Increases word persuasion by 100% and mental willpower by 100%.
But Hoshita Shuichi felt that he was wronged.
He was just saving the lost, how could he say PUA?Looking at the talent leaves, he decisively lit up.
The effect of the talent took effect, and Hoshita Shuichi moved his mouth, but didn't feel anything.
On the contrary, I felt my spirit was elevated, my head felt slightly cool, and all the fatigue of the night disappeared in an instant.
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