Chapter 46 When did this kid become so good at bragging?
Four ANBU ninjas approached Souji, and the squad leader, who was in charge, respectfully greeted him:
"Lord Mochizuki."
The smallest unit of Konoha's Anbu is a "squad" consisting of four people.
An ordinary Jonin can call up to two Anbu squads without making any reports.
If more are to be mobilized, permission from the Hokage is required, or consultation with the "squad leader" level personnel who command four squads in the Anbu is needed.
However, the tasks that the Souji needs do not require so many people.
Do you know any organization in the Land of Rain called 'Akatsuki'?
"I've heard a little about it; it should be a small mercenary organization of about twenty or thirty people."
"Yes, I need your help to locate the Akatsuki organization."
"Yes!"
The ANBU ninja accepted the order and left.
Although the main members of the Anbu are Chunin, they are relatively strong Chunin, so finding Akatsuki's location should not be difficult.
Akatsuki... The villainous organization in the original work, although it only has ten members, each of whom is at the Kage level, which can be described as incredibly powerful.
However, Akatsuki is not like that now. Its founder, Yahiko, is still alive and well.
For the time being, it is just a small force with twenty or thirty members.
They work as mercenaries to earn money and accumulate strength, striving for the goal of achieving peace through communication between people.
The three founders of Akatsuki—Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan—were all Jiraiya's students.
There were no unpleasant incidents when Jiraiya parted ways with them, but given their close relationship, why haven't they met now that Jiraiya is in the Land of Rain…
Perhaps because Jiraiya is now a general of Konoha, both sides are worried that if they meet, Akatsuki will have to completely align itself with Konoha, or even become a vassal force, which would conflict with the goals of Yahiko and the others.
Therefore, both sides have tacitly avoided meeting.
Although Yahiko died after meeting the corrupted Obito, which was at the very end of this Shinobi World War, a full three years later, he was still quite safe at that time.
The Akatsuki organization itself was nothing special at that point.
However, Yahiko and his two companions are very strong and have a considerable influence.
If they were to become the villainous organization from the original story, that would be a very bad thing.
Since we're already here, let's meet with them first and keep in touch so we can better time our involvement in their affairs.
As Souji thought this, he analyzed the toxins extracted from Jiraiya's body.
When Tsunade was still alive, she vigorously promoted the training and development of medical ninjas, so Konoha was far ahead of other hidden villages in terms of medical supplies and equipment.
With a well-developed device and his own expertise in poisons, this task was not difficult for the Souji.
Although Chiyo is a Kage-level puppet master, she is not a master of poisons; at least, her skill in using poison is not as high as her puppetry skills.
Previously, Tsunade had completely neutralized Chiyo's poison, and now, with the system's reward, Souji, whose skill level is no less than Tsunade's, can neutralize it just as easily.
Soon, the Souji analyzed the composition of the poison.
However, if we need to prepare the antidote...
"The antidote requires a medicinal herb unique to the Land of Wind, which we don't have in Konoha..."
Just as I was thinking this, a knock came at the door.
The Souji agreed, and then Minato entered.
"Brother Souji."
"Oh, Minato, are you done talking?"
Souji glanced at Minato, who seemed preoccupied.
"What happened?"
"Hmm? No...it's nothing..."
Minato was slightly startled, quickly composed himself, and then said somewhat apologetically:
"Excuse me, Chief, there are some things that can't be easily revealed to others..."
"Then don't make that face so I can see it!" Souji thought to himself.
On the surface, he smiled calmly:
"It's alright. Of course, confidential matters shouldn't be easily told to others. I understand."
Minato composed himself and smiled slightly:
"I didn't have a chance to speak properly just now, but anyway, congratulations on your promotion to Jonin, Souji-nii!"
"Thanks."
"You achieved another impressive victory in the Land of Rivers, defeated the Hokage, and even mastered advanced medical ninjutsu. Souji-nii, you were really too low-key before!"
Minato sighed:
"I had a feeling before that you were extraordinary, Souji-nii, but I wasn't sharp enough to realize how powerful you were!
You have such great strength, yet you are content to remain an inconspicuous Chunin...
You are the perfect example of someone who keeps a low profile!"
"..."
Hearing Minato praising him so enthusiastically, Souji felt slightly embarrassed, but Minato didn't notice and continued to remark:
"I was thinking that I should work harder and go to the Land of Rivers to support you after winning in the Land of Rain.
But in the end, I was the one who fought hard and struggled, while you, Souji-nii, won a great victory and came to support me! I'm really ashamed!"
"Cough cough..."
The kid was exaggerating and even starting to feel ashamed.
Even though Souji considered himself to be thick-skinned, he couldn't stand it anymore and could only cough a few times to stop himself from continuing.
When did this kid become such a good braggart? Could it be...?
"Alright, that's enough with the flattery..."
The Souji extended his fist and laughed:
"Let's work together to end this war in the Land of Rain as soon as possible!"
Minato understood, and it was also a punch he threw.
"Definitely! Let's cheer each other on!"
Both of them wore knowing smiles.
"By the way, how's the analysis of Jiraiya-sensei's poison coming along?"
"It went very smoothly. I have analyzed the composition of the poison.
The next step is to prepare the antidote.
However, we need a medicinal herb that is unique to the Land of Wind, which we in Konoha do not have."
"So... we're going to go to Sunagakure to seize medicinal herbs?"
"Right."
"Understood, I'll depart immediately..."
Minato immediately turned to leave, but Souji stopped him.
"Wait, you've been fighting one battle after another here, you must be quite exhausted. I'll take care of this."
"This…" Minato hesitated.
"It's just getting some medicinal herbs, a small matter. No need for all this fuss!"
Souji waved his hand, stopping Minato from continuing, then looked him up and down a few times and asked:
"By the way, are you injured?
Do you need some treatment?"
"No need, I'm not hurt."
"As expected, with your Flying Thunder God Technique, even the strongest opponent wouldn't be able to even touch you, right?"
Souji sighed, while Minato shook his head slightly, his expression grave.
"No... Although I do have a considerable speed advantage when using the Flying Thunder God Technique, the powerful figures from all sides should not be underestimated!"
"Chiyo's puppets were originally aimed at me, and Jiraiya-sensei was injured while protecting me..."
"What? She can keep up with your speed?" Souji was taken aback upon hearing this.
"Yes... So you have to be extremely careful, Souji-nii. I know you are actually very strong, but our opponents are not to be underestimated either!"
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