Chapter 297: The Gift
The next day, the four of them, Ishiro's group, sat on the back of the large shark, Yuko, and leisurely headed towards the coast of the Land of Earth.
The next steps were simple. Ishiro was the Tsuchikage. He gave some instructions to the ninjas at the coastal outpost, marked out an area for this group of sharks to temporarily inhabit, and then returned to the village.
The specific settlement of the shark school still needed to be discussed with the advisory council.
This time, Ishiro had been away from the village for over a month in total, the longest since he became Tsuchikage. So after returning to the village, Ishiro actually felt a bit guilty.
However, Ishiro was now the Tsuchikage; the initiative was in his hands.
At the high-level meeting, facing the expressionless gazes of Ōnoki, Saka, Mei, and Ikura, Ishiro pretended not to see. He also directly ignored Chiko Tomoe's stifled laughter. Ishiro gave Kawakita an approving nod, with an expression that said, "You did very well, you didn't disappoint me."
"This time I went to the Land of Whirlpools and made a trade with Orochimaru, exchanging for several ninjutsu." Under the strange gazes of the crowd, Ishiro took out the scrolls given by Orochimaru one by one.
"This is the Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags Technique, this is the Flying Thunder God Technique, this is the Sharingan genjutsu Izanagi, this is the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, and this is the Spirit Transformation Technique," Ishiro announced the ninjutsu recorded on the scrolls to the group one by one.
Seeing that everyone's attention had been completely diverted as expected, Ishiro finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had passed this hurdle.
At this moment, no one cared about Ishiro's thoughts; they were all stunned by these ninjutsu.
Ishiro drank his tea while appreciating everyone's expressions. "Go on and lecture me as a group. Dumbfounded, aren't you?"
After a long while, Ōnoki and the others finally came back to their senses.
Ōnoki really wanted to put on a stern face and give Ishiro a lecture, but the unsuppressible curve at the corner of his mouth made him give up the idea.
After Chiko came back to her senses, she subconsciously asked, "Teacher Ishiro, what did you trade with Orochimaru for?"
"Ahem," Ishiro quickly coughed and said, "Little Hui, you don't need to worry about that. Anyway, these ninjutsu now belong to our Iwagakure."
Chiko was puzzled. Seeing that Ōnoki and the others didn't pursue the question, she also didn't ask anymore.
"In a moment, I will copy these ninjutsu into the Scroll of Seals. Let's continue with our previous topic," Ishiro quickly changed the subject.
Ōnoki and the others were already used to Ishiro's occasional eccentric behavior. They knew Ishiro had secrets and had long since stopped caring about these things.
Anyway, Ishiro was now the Tsuchikage. Would he do anything to harm the Land of Earth?
Even if Ishiro had used ninjutsu from the Scroll of Seals to trade with Orochimaru, Ōnoki expressed that it was worth it.
"On my way to the Land of Whirlpools this time, I subdued a school of sharks. This school of sharks has chakra and can serve as summoning animals. The leader of that shark school chose my disciple, Kiyoshi Ishizawa, and they have already signed a summoning contract."
"What is the strength of this school of sharks? How many are there?" Saka asked quickly. A summoning animal clan where the entire group could train with chakra was too rare.
Even if sharks were not very suitable for Iwagakure, Saka felt this was a good opportunity to enhance the overall strength of the village.
"There are several hundred, mainly of Chunin and Genin level. There is only one of Jonin level. However, this should not be the upper limit of this shark school. This school originally had some Jonin-level sharks, but they all died in accidents."
"Moreover, because these sharks are huge in size, when they really fight, their strength is actually a bit stronger than ninjas of the same level. Overall, the potential of this shark school is not bad," Ishiro said.
Saka nodded and added, "The upper limit is Jonin. This is not low for most members of the village. If they sign a summoning contract and find a fixed partner, their potential can be further improved."
Mei also said, "That's right. If we add the natural energy seal, it's not impossible to cultivate an Elite Jonin-level summoning animal."
Ishiro nodded and said, "I was thinking the same thing. I have temporarily placed them near the coastal outpost. We still need to discuss the specific settlement point."
Ōnoki thought for a moment, pointed to a bay in the north on the map, and said, "Let's put them here. There are few people here, so the shark school won't be easily exposed. They can also help us guard against enemies from the sea. At the same time, the structure of this bay is also good, suitable for setting up a natural energy seal."
Ishiro and the others looked at it and also thought it was good. So it was decided.
Seeing that the matter of the shark school was settled, Ishiro continued, "Do you still remember that seal near Uzushiogakure that was beyond S-rank? This time, Akino Atsumi and I studied that seal carefully."
Ōnoki nodded and said, "I remember. You said last time that it was a seal you had no clue about? How was it? Did you have any gains this time?"
"Yes, we gained a lot from studying the seal this time. The village's sealing jutsu level can probably be raised again. And thanks to Akino, we also discovered many sealing runes related to space-time."
"With the help of these runes, Akino's research on the Flying Thunder God has finally reached an entry level."
"Really?" Ōnoki was overjoyed.
Ishiro nodded and said, "Actually, even if Akino learns the Flying Thunder God, its effect can't reach the level of the Yellow Flash. But the biggest gain from our seal research this time is possibly a countermeasure to space-time ninjutsu."
"That seal was later destroyed by me using my Kekkei Tōta. Inside was another dimension. This seal was used to seal space, so it must have a resisting or interfering effect on space-time ninjutsu."
"As long as we study it carefully and add this seal to the village's defensive barrier, we will have a way to deal with it even if a ninja who can use space-time ninjutsu attacks."
Ōnoki and the others had no objections to this. Konoha successively producing two users of space-time ninjutsu had truly made them uncomfortable.
In addition, Ishiro had also mentioned to them that Obito Uchiha could also use space-time ninjutsu, which made Ōnoki and the others somewhat wary of it.
This matter was not assigned to others but was to be handled by Ishiro himself because the gains from this sealing jutsu were all in his own mind; it was useless to give it to others.
At this time, Ikura asked curiously, "What was behind the seal?"
Ishiro explained, "It was another dimension with extremely high gravity. I stayed inside for three days and learned the Super Light/Heavy Rock Jutsu and the Super Weighted Rock Jutsu. I also greatly improved my proficiency in the two S-rank ninjutsu, Shinra Tensei and Bansho Ten'in."
"Lord Third, you can also go and try it when you have time. But be extremely careful before entering. I could barely stand up even in Sage Mode. If an ordinary person enters, they would probably be pressed to the ground, unable to move."
Ōnoki nodded, but his interest was not great. His combat style had long since been formed. In his combat style, the Light/Heavy Rock Jutsu only played a supporting role.
"Alright, next let's discuss how to handle these scrolls," Ishiro brought the topic back to the S-rank ninjutsu he had taken out at the beginning.
"There's nothing to say about the Flying Thunder God. Give a copy to Akino. She discovered the sealing runes related to space-time ninjutsu, so this can be considered her reward," Ikura said.
Everyone nodded in agreement. In the entire village of Iwagakure, only Akino had some talent for space-time ninjutsu. If it wasn't given to her, then the Flying Thunder God technique could only sit idle in the Scroll of Seals.
"The Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags Technique, are you planning to wait until Kanako's Paper Release is upgraded to use it? This thing consumes too many explosive tags; others simply can't afford it," Ikura continued.
Ishiro nodded and said, "That's right. It doesn't matter who uses it, but to use explosive tags without worrying about consumption, we really have to rely on Kanako."
Ikura nodded, then frowned and said, "This Izanagi, are you planning to give it to Konoha's Uchiha clan?"
"Hehe, yes. The Uchiha clan suffered many casualties in the previous great ninja war, yet no one used this jutsu. This shows that they actually don't know this jutsu."
"It's possible the Konoha higher-ups were afraid of the Uchiha clan's power and deliberately hid this jutsu. Since the conflict between the two sides has intensified now, we might as well help add some fuel to the fire."
"I was originally thinking of sending someone to give this gift to the Uchiha clan's war faction. At that time, if the Konoha higher-ups wanted to make a move against the Uchiha, they would surely suffer heavy losses."
"But on the way back, I changed my mind. What if the Konoha higher-ups think that with Izanagi, the Uchiha will be difficult to deal with? That would be troublesome."
"So I'm thinking, should we use Izanagi to exchange for some good things from the Konoha higher-ups? If they don't trade, we'll threaten them by saying we'll give Izanagi to the Uchiha."
Hearing Ishiro's words, a term popped into everyone's mind in unison: Fox of Iwa.
However, no one showed it on their faces. Ōnoki said, "Konoha won't believe us. They will think: even if we trade with them, we will still give this forbidden jutsu to the Uchiha. In the end, the most likely outcome is that the Konoha higher-ups will act in advance and directly annihilate the Uchiha before we can give the scroll to them."
Saka said, "That's not bad either. At least at a critical moment, we can control the timing of the Konoha higher-ups' move. Just the intelligence on this timing is enough for us to do many things."
Finally, Ishiro made the decision, "Then let's do it this way. We won't give Izanagi to the Uchiha for now. Let's see how the situation develops later."
Chiko Tomoe said, "There might be another way to operate. We secretly give the scroll to the Uchiha, at the same time lure away a few of Konoha's high-end combatants, and then instigate the Uchiha to seize power."
Everyone's eyes lit up. This method was not bad either. It wasn't difficult to lure away one or two of Konoha's higher-ups. For example, by convening a Five Kage Summit, then Tsunade would definitely have to leave.
"Hmm, let's keep this plan as an alternative as well," Ishiro said.
Seeing the discussion about Izanagi end, Ikura continued, "The side effects of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique are too great, and it's not suitable for many people. In the village, probably only a portion of the Uzumaki clan members are suitable."
Ishiro nodded and said, "I was thinking the same thing. My disciple, Riori Uzumaki, is suitable for this ninjutsu. After a while, I plan to teach this ninjutsu to her."
Riori was a Genin and was not qualified to learn a ninjutsu of the level of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique. But considering that this level of ninjutsu had high requirements for the caster, that was why Ishiro had proposed for Riori to learn it.
Ōnoki thought for a moment and said, "Alright. The child Riori has a simple heart and a strong sense of belonging to the village. I agree."
The others had no objections either. In fact, if not for the Uzumaki clan being outsiders, Ōnoki and the others wouldn't have needed to weigh the pros and cons.
"Finally, the Spirit Transformation Technique. It's too dangerous. Ishiro, are you thinking of training it yourself?" Ikura asked.
Ishiro nodded and said, "Yes."
Ōnoki cautioned, "You can train it, but don't use it lightly. Although this ninjutsu is very useful, its weakness is even more obvious. With your current strength, there's no need to take the risk."
Ishiro naturally understood the weakness of the Spirit Transformation Technique. The caster's main body was a fixed target. It was said that in the original story, Tsunade's lover, Dan Katō, had died because of this.
Ishiro had exchanged for the Spirit Transformation Technique only because he wanted to learn some Yin Release from it. Learning it didn't mean he had to use it. For example, the Kekkei Genkai, Storm Release, that Ishiro had developed, he had never used.
Although Yin Release was not yet in Ishiro's training plan, the preparatory work could still be done first.
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