Chapter 390: Great Harvest
The rogue ninjas of the bounty station joined the pursuit like hyenas. This made Danzō, who was already being chased by the Fourth Raikage with nowhere to go, even more pathetic. After going in circles for several days, he hadn't even run out of the Land of Lightning.
Danzō felt he was greatly wronged. What damn Kohaku no Jōhei? He had also studied it for two days on the road. This thing was not the legendary Kohaku no Jōhei at all. Unfortunately, the Cloud ninjas didn't listen to explanations at all.
You say it's not the Pure Bottle? Fine, you surrender and let us check. Only then can your innocence be proven.
Even if Danzō's head was kicked by a donkey, he couldn't possibly agree to such conditions. He could only continue to go in circles in the mountains.
He highly suspected that the Cloud Village might not have had the Kohaku no Jōhei all along, but had found an ancient-looking gourd and usually used genjutsu to disguise it.
He failed to catch the fox but got himself into a mess. This time, he had really suffered a huge loss.
In Konoha, some of the small ninja clans belonging to Danzō hoped that Konoha would send Jounin to rescue him.
Jiraiya shook his head like a rattle drum. Not going! Who is Danzō? This immortal is not very familiar with him!
They went to find Tsunade. Tsunade drank her alcohol by herself and didn't even bother with them.
Even the two old geezers, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, were playing dumb. There was only so much power in the village. With one less Danzō, they could get more benefits.
Now you want them to dispatch their trusted subordinates to save Danzō? Don't be silly.
The remaining Jounin either didn't dare to go or didn't want to go.
Even Fū Yamanaka and Torune Aburame, Danzō's right and left hands, were restrained by their respective families and not allowed to go!
As a high-level official of Konoha, Danzō would definitely not leak Konoha's secrets, let alone surrender. Jiraiya and the others were very sure of this.
Konoha's war machine slowly started, but not to save Danzō, but to guard the border.
The Fourth Raikage had a bad temper. It was unknown when he would come charging over.
Now, on Konoha's western front were Kakashi and Might Guy. The two of them were defending against a possible invasion by the Stone ninjas.
Ino had just completed her mission and was now in a resting phase.
On the eastern front, the combination of Tsunade and Asuma was dispatched.
Tsunade was completely unafraid of the Fourth Raikage. Asuma was matched against Darui. Wind Release couldn't counter Storm Release, but it could effectively counter Lightning Release.
There were three thousand ninjas stationed on the western front. The Stone ninjas' attack power was insufficient, so three thousand ninjas could hold out for a long time.
If the eastern front was attacked, the battle would be extremely fierce. Besides Tsunade and Asuma, there were more than five thousand ninjas following them on the expedition.
Now, the major ninja villages were still in a state of confrontation. If a war broke out, Konoha could mobilize another ten thousand troops to support the two fronts. At that time, the younger generation like Ino, Sasuke, and Neji would also have to go to the battlefield.
The ninja world fell into the final calm before the storm.
All the blame was placed on Danzō's head, and Ino reaped a large number of blame points.
All in all, a full 18 blame points. Among them, Danzō carried 17, and Obito carried 1. This 1 was mainly because the brainwashing was not thorough. Omoi still had some impression of the black robe with red clouds and the Sharingan. He mentioned this to C, and C suspected Akatsuki, but had no proof.
Omoi was overly cautious and often neurotic. He himself often didn't believe his own words, let alone outsiders.
In this matter, Danzō was on the first layer, taking 17 blames. Uchiha Obito was on the second layer as a suspect. Then, the several who possessed the Sharingan were all suspects. Ino? It was not her turn at all. Unless the hundreds of thousands of ninjas in the entire ninja world lined up for blood tests, there was no way she would be suspected. This time, she was at least on the ten-thousandth layer.
Wood Release lv3 to lv4 used 3 blame points. lv4 to lv5 used 4 blame points.
Ino went to the Forest of Death to try it out. The good news was that her control over Wood Release had reached its peak. The Wood Human created by the Wood Human Technique now had legs and was no longer a half-body Wood Human. At lv4, the Wood Human was still a bit lame. At lv5, it could move freely.
The bad news was that although her Wood Human had stood up, and its body looked extremely sturdy and strong, its height was still not great, only about forty meters, equivalent to the height of an ordinary Ultraman.
The Wood Human Technique had reached its limit. The True Several Thousand Hands and the Summit Enlightenment were Sage Arts. Hashirama Senju, whose blood vessels were full of chakra, still needed to absorb natural energy from the outside world to use them, let alone her.
Ino's side had already reached the limit of a ninja by simply adding points. If she wanted to use the True Several Thousand Hands in the future, she had to rely on the Yin Nine-Tails for help.
She looked at her own stats.
Her current eight ninja stats were: Ninjutsu 10, Taijutsu 8, Genjutsu 8, Intelligence 8, Strength 6, Speed 9, Stamina 10, Hand Seals 9. Total: 68.
A stat she hadn't paid much attention to before caught her attention, which was "Intelligence."
"Intelligence" included many aspects such as IQ, intellect, and knowledge.
The role of "Intelligence" for many Kage-level powerhouses was second only to "Ninjutsu."
A clear mind in battle, predicting the opponent's actions, using one's own advantages to kill the enemy with one blow.
In this aspect, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, was particularly outstanding. He didn't look very strong, but in reality, killing people was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables. It was because his brain's analytical ability was far stronger than that of ordinary people.
Ino looked at "Intelligence" with another purpose, which was the Sharingan.
As the ocular power in her eyes began a new round of accumulation, even if she didn't open the three-tomoe, the ocular power would still affect her brain. It couldn't be seen in one or two days, but over time, a big change in personality was the least of it.
Sasuke was an example. In his normal state, the second pillar was proud, but he knew his limits and his self-control was not bad.
But after his Mangekyō awakened, he immediately went crazy, causing trouble everywhere regardless of anything, and randomly opening Susanoo. He completely lost his previous calm mind.
The remaining ones who had opened the Mangekyō, Itachi and Obito, were both very crazy.
This was the influence of the Mangekyō on their personality. Ino had to plan ahead.
Both for the sake of researching her own unique Sage Mode and for her own sanity, she invested the remaining seven blame points into the "Intelligence" area. "Intelligence" 8 was added to "Intelligence" 10!
After thinking about the remaining 4 points, she chose the number one life-saving Flying Thunder God. She also added "Speed" 9 to 10.
Wood Release, "Intelligence," and "Speed" were all maxed out.
The final stats were: Ninjutsu 10, Taijutsu 8, Genjutsu 8, Intelligence 10, Strength 6, Speed 10, Stamina 10, Hand Seals 9. Total: 71.
Her nerve reaction speed had reached its peak, and her brain's ability to process and analyze information had also reached its peak. With her three-tomoe Sharingan activated, Ino could already control the reaction speed of the Flying Thunder God to within the 0.1 to 0.2 second range. In other words, the Flying Thunder God Technique could now be used in formal battles, instead of just for long-distance escapes as before.
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