Given Danzo's current physical condition, he can no longer fight, so this "small mission" to seize the Byakugan can only be completed by his subordinates.
This is just like when he sent Yamato to assassinate the Third Hokage back then; as a leader, he trains his soldiers for a thousand days to use them for a moment. He doesn't need to consider the difficulty of the mission. The mission is assigned to you, so go execute it! My old self is only responsible for taking the blame. Whether the mission succeeds or not? I don't know!
Ino has been with Hinata and Hanabi these past few days.
Hinata often cooks porridge at home, then brings it to the training ground for her to drink. From time to time, she also checks her body to see if her eyesight is damaged or if her kidneys have any problems.
Ino drank it for half a month, and she had to admit, Hinata's porridge-making skills were far superior to her Gentle Fist.
She just felt that her body really liked drinking these porridges; her cells became very active. She went from initial resistance to now genuinely enjoying it, getting used to it in a short amount of time.
Anyway, there's no harm in drinking more, so she drank it.
Rino and Hinata jointly requested, or rather "hoped," that she would pause her Shadow Clone training for a while. Seeing their serious expressions, Ino estimated that this "hope" was equivalent to a "command." She hadn't used Shadow Clones for training recently. To be honest, who isn't tired training like that? Even Naruto felt tired, so if she could rest for a couple of days, she might as well take the opportunity.
Hinata would occasionally use excuses like bringing food, dishes, or a scarf to supervise her, preventing her from overtraining.
These past few days, the weather was fair, so she invited the Hinata sisters to the Sarutobi Clan to play with Asuma.
Many familiar faces gathered at the Sarutobi Clan: Kakashi, Ari, Yuhi, Shikamaru, Choji, Konohamaru, Ise Udon, Moegi, and a bunch of others were all there.
Hanabi and Konohamaru knew each other from the Ninja Academy. The rest were all beyond familiar. Hinata wasn't surprised to see her squad leader at the Sarutobi Clan and even whispered a few words to Yuhi.
The sound was too low. Ino pricked up her ears and only caught a few words like "Is sensei going to change her surname?"
Yuhi, her face flushed with shyness, gently patted Hinata's shoulder: "Hinata is a big girl now, daring to joke with sensei like that!"
Hinata was also startled. Yes, what was wrong with her? She used to be too shy to discuss topics involving romantic relationships. She would blush whenever it came up. Had her shamelessness thickened without her realizing it?
"Ino, come, try this move of mine!" Asuma called out from afar, then quickly formed hand signs.
Brother Asuma recently made huge progress in his relationship with Yuhi. His life and career had both reached their peak. He somehow managed to develop a new Fire Release Ninjutsu.
It was said that he even planned to make this Fire Release Ninjutsu a family Ninjutsu, to teach to his son or daughter later.
The name of this jutsu was a bit strange: "Fire Release: Fire Strike Yagura!"
Why would you, out of nowhere, strike Yagura? Ino worried there might be some strange grudges involved and dared not speak or ask.
It's strange to even say it. The Ninja in Konoha Village are either skilled in Wind Release or Water Release, or like Kakashi, skilled in Lightning Release. There are actually very few who use Fire Release. Apart from Jiraiya, the Fifth Hokage, among the remaining people, Asuma is considered the best at using Fire Release.
His Fire Release was quite powerful. To test the Ninjutsu's attack power on the spot, only Ino could assist.
Kakashi could also use Water Release, and quite well, but he had too little "blue" (Chakra). At this moment, he was only responsible for talking, leaving all the actual work of enduring attacks to Ino.
Ino had absorbed the essence of the Second Hokage and Second Mizukage's Ninjutsu, and her Water Release Ninjutsu was now renowned throughout the Ninja World.
She had been drinking porridge every day for some time, and one day she suddenly discovered that her Water Release had reached Lv5! She had never added points to Water Release; it was entirely honed through her and her Shadow Clones using tens of thousands of Water Release Ninjutsu.
Her Earth Release was also Lv5, but many Water Release Ninjutsu were smoother to use. She could now sacrifice some power to release advanced Water Release Ninjutsu with a single hand sign, which wasn't possible with Earth Release.
After Asuma completed his hand signs, she formed two signs with her left hand and directly released a B-rank Ninjutsu.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
"Fire Strike Yagura" was like a fiery giant, directly colliding with the "Water Formation Wall" and canceling each other out.
Asuma thought for a moment: "Again!"
"Okay!"
Many people present had Fire Release Chakra nature transformation. Asuma was a standard Fire and Wind dual-attribute user. Kakashi had all seven attributes. Ino, except for Lightning, possessed six Chakra attributes.
Shikamaru, Choji, and Hinata also had Fire Release Chakra affinity, but only Shikamaru had developed this attribute. The remaining two… the remaining two were more skilled in cooking.
Konohamaru also had the Fire attribute inherited from the Sarutobi Clan, but he was still far from participating in discussions about Ninjutsu.
Only Kakashi and Ino could offer some suggestions for Asuma's "Fire Release: Fire Strike Yagura" on the spot.
And they were just suggestions; neither of their Fire Release was as good as Asuma's.
Chakra attributes are more about body memory. Once the body is familiar with one Chakra attribute, it's difficult to use another.
There's no such thing as learning by analogy here. For example, if my Water Release is Lv5, and I practice Fire Release for a few days, will my Fire Release also reach Lv5? Impossible! The more prominent one attribute is, the harder it is for other attributes to catch up. If your body is familiar with Water Release, and you insist on using Fire Release, you must spend several times the amount of time to achieve it.
Only one person was skilled in all five attributes, and that was the Third Hokage.
"Let's try this move's defense again, Ino, attack me!" Asuma's "Fire Strike Yagura" combined both offense and defense, somewhat resembling a Fire Release Susanoo.
"Rasengan!" Ino gathered a Chakra vortex in her right hand and slammed it into the fiery giant's chest.
After using the Rasengan, she instinctively turned her head to the left.
She saw Kakashi's Sharingan rapidly spinning there.
Ino: "..."
Isn't it inappropriate for you to freeload every day?
"Haha, haha, I'm so sorry… It's a habit, a habit." Kakashi quickly raised his hands in apology.
Ino thought for a moment, smiling slyly: "Kakashi-sensei, come and see if you can copy this move, Big Ball Rasengan!"
Kakashi was dumbfounded by this move. The Big Ball Rasengan wasn't complicated; the Sharingan could definitely copy it, but he couldn't use it because he didn't have enough Chakra!
While they were practicing and researching Ninjutsu, Hinata and Choji were preparing lunch for them. Shikamaru was sleeping nearby, and the children were gathered, whispering to each other.
"Ino-neechan is the best!" Moegi Kazamatsuri's family was a branch of the Senju Clan. She and Ino had always had a good relationship. After Ino became Tsunade's disciple, their relationship was no longer just familial; it was even stronger than family.
Hanabi was very displeased: "She's my sister! Ino-neechan likes me the most!"
"Ino-neechan likes me!"
"Nonsense, she likes me!"
They bickered, and Konohamaru and Ise Udon were dizzy, not knowing who to help.
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