It was a pity that Ginkaku was already dead; if he were still alive, he could have been given to the Shinigami as a stake, but a dead person wouldn't have that effect.
Ino sent Ginkaku's soul to the Pure Land, put away the two treasured tools, and quickly erased the traces of soul summoning at the scene.
She could only bully the muscle-bound simpletons of Hidden Cloud Village, who had weaker sensory abilities; she couldn't pull such stunts in Ninja Villages like Konoha or Hidden Mist.
The effects of the seven-star sword and the Crimson Gourd could only be examined later; using these two treasured tools required a lot of Chakra, and using them rashly could easily alert Cloud Ninja.
She came to retrieve these two treasured tools mainly to prevent herself from being targeted by enemies; without the Rope of Shimmering Gold, the seven-star sword and the Crimson Gourd alone would be difficult to use effectively, and vice versa.
After clearing the traces at the scene, she used the Shadow Clone Technique to create a Shadow Clone to lie on the bed.
She herself quickly changed into the Akatsuki Organization's black robe with red clouds, put on an Obito-style spiral orange mask, and with a thought, a crimson Sharingan was revealed within the mask!
In the battle between Ino and Kashin Koji, she used her Sharingan to copy many of his Fire Release Ninjutsu; Kashin Koji's 'Ninja Art: Needle Jizo' and 'Ninja Art: Wild Lion's Mane Jutsu' were all copied.
If hair could be lengthened under the catalysis of Chakra, then it could naturally also be shortened.
She wasn't skilled enough with the Ninjutsu yet, but controlling her hair with Chakra to make it short and black was no problem.
To make it more convincing, she had even observed Konan's feet before departing, and then, in the style of the Akatsuki Organization, changed into white tights and applied toenail polish.
After changing, she followed the direction from which Ginkaku's soul had come.
She walked very cautiously along the way.
Carefully avoiding the Hidden Cloud Village's sensory Ninjutsu, she calculated the distance and felt that walking this way was too slow.
She needed to find a tool-person to lead the way.
A brown-skinned, white-haired young Ninja entered her sight.
"Karui is about to get married, sigh... I wonder if she'll be happy after marriage? Konoha Ninja are all pretty boys, you can know a person's face but not their heart. If she falls into the hands of a bad person, will Karui cry all day long? That guy is so stupid, I wonder if he can cook. What if the stove explodes while he's cooking? What if she's abused by her in-laws and angrily draws her sword, killing all the Ninja in her husband's family..."
The young Ninja said in a panic: "The Fourth Shinobi World War will definitely break out!"
Ino hid in the shadows and watched this guy muttering to himself like a madman.
No need to look for anyone else, you'll do!
She stepped out from the shade. Omoi, who had a lollipop in his mouth, was also a disciple of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer Bee. His individual strength was comparable to the Konoha 12, and his abilities in all aspects were not bad, but he encountered Ino, whose strength was severely off the charts.
"Who are you?!" He had just drawn his long sword when he found himself enveloped by a strange drowsiness.
Through the orange spiral mask, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan slowly rotated, and the hypnotic ability unique to the Sharingan activated.
The young Omoi's Dojutsu Power was invaded, and he instantly lost his personal consciousness. In the final moments, he only remembered seeing a red eye with tomoe.
Ino asked: "What's your name?"
Omoi answered dazedly: "...Omoi."
"Oh, so you're Omoi? Tsk tsk, you have an underworld girlfriend named Ameyuri Ringo? No, you don't know each other yet... Never mind, come and lead the way for me, then you can go back and rest."
It was almost dawn when Ino, led by Omoi, twisted and turned through Hidden Cloud Village until she found an unmarked solitary grave in a corner.
Inside the grave was only a thin coffin, containing Ginkaku's corpse.
The corpse's neck was almost completely severed by a Kunai, and there were many explosion marks on its chest, abdomen, arms, and legs.
"Second Hokage's Multiple Exploding Tags?" Ino had never learned such a lavish Ninjutsu. If "Kishimoto" was willing to sponsor it later, she might give it a try.
Ino was quite fond of these explosion Ninjutsu now.
"By the way, young Omoi, do you know where Kinkaku is buried?"
"...I don't know."
"Alright then, go back, get a good night's sleep, tomorrow is a brand new day." She waved her hand, sending Omoi away.
Ino bent down to examine the corpse.
It was clear that the Third Raikage and Fourth Raikage hated these so-called "Two Lights in the Clouds" to the extreme. The two deeply bonded brothers were not buried together after death, and their tombstone was bare, without a single word.
The surface of the corpse was densely covered with a large number of Sealing Technique formulas.
Hidden Cloud Village was not foolish; they strictly guarded the corpses of such major criminals.
They were also worried that outsiders would steal Ginkaku's corpse and then use some strange Ninjutsu to steal Hidden Cloud Village's Six Paths treasured tools.
Ino examined it repeatedly; she found it difficult to steal the corpse without touching the Sealing Technique formulas.
However, she desperately needed this corpse right now.
The need was even greater than for the Six Paths Ninja Tools.
Kimimaro's corpse had greatly helped her cultivate her Mangekyo Sharingan, but Kimimaro's own bloodline also had its limits. It was like farming; the "soil fertility" on Kimimaro's side was almost depleted, and the Dojutsu Power converted was getting less and less, so she had to find a fertile "land."
Ginkaku was very suitable!
His bloodline had regressed to the point of growing horns; helping cultivate two Mangekyo Sharingan should be an easy task, right?
With fertile "soil," Ino's speed in accumulating Dojutsu Power would become very fast, and her own Mangekyo Sharingan could also be activated sooner.
Unfortunately, she didn't know the location of Kinkaku's corpse, and this was something she couldn't ask about.
Ino memorized the location of the grave and returned to her residence.
When Danzo made his move to snatch the amber purifying pot, she would take the corpse amidst the chaos.
After a night, on the second morning, Karui, whose dark complexion didn't show much shyness, came to meet the three energetic young men.
Her family was to marry into a Konoha Ninja family, and being of average strength, she didn't have much say. Fortunately, it was a three-to-one choice, and the final decision was still in her hands.
Of course, she wanted to choose a man who seemed pleasing to the eye.
The Fourth Raikage had watched Karui grow up and also came to observe in a private capacity today.
"Don't mind me, you young people decide your own affairs!" He stood there like a wall. Ino was indifferent, but the three energetic young men were involuntarily pressured by the Fourth Raikage's aura. Akamaru even whimpered and trembled in Kiba's arms.
Then came Karui's teacher, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer Bee. Seemingly feeling that his disciple was getting married, this Ninja with a peculiar speaking style launched into another RAP about "little fool, little rascal, Konoha Village unlucky guy."
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