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Chapter 215 Trivial Matters, Cloud Village Joins the Battle
Chapter 215 Trivial Matters, Cloud Village Joins the Battle (Second Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
The Land of Rivers, Konoha Camp, Central Military Tent.
At this moment, Jiraiya, Minato, and Shikaku were all in the tent. Judging from their positions, it was clear that Minato had come to report on the mission.
When Taiichi strode in, Jiraiya saw him.
"Taiichi, you've only just learned this ninjutsu and you already want to go on a mission? Shouldn't you rest a bit more?"
Minato and Shikaku also looked over. Could the ninjutsu they just learned be the Spirit Transformation Technique? They learned it so quickly!
Seeing the surprised expressions on Minato and Shikaku's faces, Jiraiya smiled but didn't explain. After all, this involved Taiichi's secret, and it wouldn't be good for him to say too much.
However, Taiichi was in no mood for jokes at this moment. He said with a serious expression, "Jiraiya-sensei, have you heard about the rumors circulating in the camp regarding my title?"
"The White Reaper?" Minato interjected, looking at his junior brother with a strange expression, unable to associate him with that title.
"Yes, that's it." Taiichi nodded to Minato, then continued, "I've heard there's some talk that if you encounter me, you can abandon your mission. Jiraiya-sensei, Sunagakure is up to no good!"
Jiraiya, Minato, and Shikaku exchanged glances, all with smiles on their faces. But seeing that Taichi was indeed looking anxious, Jiraiya had no choice but to suppress his smile.
"Taiichi, aren't you overthinking this? Although this claim did come from Sunagakure, I had someone investigate, and the Kazekage did indeed issue such an order. It's all just a coincidence." Jiraiya comforted Taiichi, telling him not to worry too much.
"Don't worry, Taichi, it's not just you, even I have the title 'Yellow Flash,' and I must say, this title suits me quite well." Minato chimed in, clearly very satisfied with his title.
Taiichi looked at Minato in surprise. "Yellow Flash"? Did Minato get this title so early? Shouldn't he have gotten it on the battlefield against Iwagakure?
However, considering Minato's blond hair and the way he darted around when using the Flying Thunder God Technique, it's not surprising that he had this title. It's so vivid and lifelike, much more believable than my own "White Reaper".
However, Taiichi quickly realized what was happening and almost got carried away by Minato.
"But, Jiraiya-sensei, don't you find it strange that this is spreading so fast? It's more like the Sand Village is deliberately pushing it!" Taichi continued to explain. He believed that Jiraiya could understand, and besides, that was all he could say.
He couldn't just say directly that he didn't trust the higher-ups in Konoha and was worried that they would be jealous of his abilities and discard him after he had served his purpose.
"Okay, okay, I'll have someone suppress this claim, at least to stop people from discussing it in the camp. I really don't understand you. Some people want to be famous but don't even have the chance, yet you have the opportunity but still push it away."
Jiraiya seemed extremely reluctant as he spoke, then abruptly changed the subject, asking the same question again, "You didn't come just for this, did you?"
Taiichi was also confused by Jiraiya's train of thought, and then he remembered that he did have other things to ask.
"Master Jiraiya, my training is over. If there are no special missions at the camp, I will continue with my previous tasks."
Jiraiya glanced at Shikaku beside him and saw him shake his head slightly, so he knew that there really wasn't any task that Taichi had to complete.
"You should make the arrangements yourself, but your top priority is to ensure the smooth operation of the medical camp."
"Yes, absolutely no problem." After saying that, Taichi was about to leave, but before leaving, he didn't forget to remind Jiraiya, "Teacher, don't forget to control the rumors."
Jiraiya's face darkened. Was he really such an unreliable person?
Seeing this, Minato smiled and took a few steps forward, pulling Taichi along as they walked outside. "Come on, let's go see Kakashi and the others. I think I saw them in your tent earlier."
As Jiraiya watched as Taichi was pulled away by Minato, his face, which had been somewhat dark, hardened, revealing an unprecedented solemnity.
"What's wrong, Jiraiya-sama?" Shikaku asked knowingly. "Are you really worried?"
Jiraiya glared at Shikaku, clearly annoyed. He didn't believe Shikaku couldn't see through it; if even Taiichi could figure it out, how could they not?
But what can they do about this? It's a blatant conspiracy, a test of human nature. Even if you know about it, there's nothing you can do about Sunagakure.
The key point is that this scheme could actually succeed in Konoha. Otherwise, how did the White Fang rumor incident happen last year? Do they really think these high-ranking officials are fools?
"Sigh, having such outstanding disciples isn't always a good thing. As a master, I have to worry so much, especially when there's more than one such outstanding disciple. It's truly a headache!"
Shikaku stared speechlessly at Jiraiya. Was this guy showing off? Damn it, he was acting like a child.
Outside, Minato pulled Taichi's arm and walked towards his tent, saying, "That Obito guy hasn't been training properly since he awakened his Sharingan. I need to give him a good talking to this time."
"Senior Brother Shuimen, you've gone to the wrong place. They're no longer in my tent; they've all gone to cultivate," Taiyi quickly explained, while simultaneously trying to break free from Shuimen's grasp.
Then, Taichi recounted the events to Minato in detail. Minato listened with a heavy sigh, lamenting that he, as a mentor, had failed in his duty.
"Let's go check out their training area. We can't just ignore it."
Seeing Minato about to pull him again, Taichi quickly followed. Looking at Minato's ever-smiling face, Taichi couldn't help but ask, "Minato-senpai, aren't you worried at all?"
"What are you worried about?" Minato was taken aback, turning to look at Taiichi. "You're still talking about the title!"
"In this kind of situation, all we can do is focus on improving our own strength. The teacher will naturally handle the rest. Besides, you don't really think the teacher can't see through Sunagakure's plan, do you?"
Minato patted Taichi on the shoulder. "Don't worry, Jiraiya-sensei is more reliable than we thought."
Taiichi was taken aback. It turned out everyone else was incredibly shrewd, while he was the only idiot, worrying about this and that. Minato had said something very true: focusing on improving one's own strength is the fundamental thing.
If you had the power of Hashirama Senju, you wouldn't need to worry about any schemes or tricks. You could just sweep through everything, whether they were from outside the village or inside. Anyone who dared to challenge you would be wiped out.
Having figured all this out, Taiyi felt refreshed and invigorated. Even his mental energy, which had been slightly weak due to the surge, became much more solid, which was truly gratifying.
Seeing that Taiichi seemed to have suddenly understood after hearing his words, and his whole demeanor changed, Minato was also happy. He still cared a lot about this junior brother, whether it was strength or friendship, and he didn't want Taiichi to continue to be troubled by this matter.
As soon as Taiichi activated his chakra perception, he instantly located Kakashi and the others who were training in the grove. Without delay, he led Minato directly there.
At this moment, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin were each engaged in their own training. It is worth mentioning that they all created shadow clones to train together.
It's no wonder they're working so hard. With someone by their side who's mastered the art of shadow clones, they can't afford to ignore it. The fact that they've only started using shadow clones to train now shows that they've taken Minato's advice to heart.
When Taichi and Minato arrived, they saw Kakashi and Rin each creating a shadow clone, practicing ninjutsu together.
Obito was more impressive; he created two shadow clones. While his main body trained his body, the two shadow clones practiced Fire Release and chakra control, and they did a pretty good job.
After watching for a while, Minato gained a general understanding of the three's skill level and began to formulate his own ideas for their future training.
Kakashi is the strongest, and he has already reached the level of a special rank. His family's swordsmanship and lightning release techniques are both top-notch. He just needs to train step by step. At most, I can just be his sparring partner and see if I can bring out his potential.
Obito's gap is quite large, mainly because his foundation is too poor. The next step is to refine his foundation.
Finally, there's Rin, but this girl intends to develop in the direction of medical ninjas, so I don't have many good friends to associate with her.
Minato glanced sideways at Taichi, who was smiling as he watched the training session. He slapped his forehead. How could he have forgotten about this great master? If he wanted to learn medical ninjutsu, he should have asked him.
As if sensing Minato's gaze, Taichi turned his head and looked at Minato blankly, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Taiichi!" Minato scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed, and said, "You see, Rin wants to learn medical ninjutsu, shouldn't you do something for her?"
Good grief, they're really after me, aren't they? They're really dreaming.
However, this is just something I can joke about. I should still help them if necessary, since they are my good friends.
"You're just practicing medical ninjutsu? I think Rin's taijutsu is pretty bad too!" Taiichi reminded her.
Minato glanced at Rin in the arena, who was practicing ninjutsu, but without a teacher, the effect was obviously not great. "Here's what we'll do," he said, "your main body stays here to practice taijutsu, and your shadow clones will follow you."
Taiichi gave him a thumbs up, making Minato even more embarrassed.
Seeing that Taiichi did not object, she directly called out, "Rin, have your shadow clones learn medical ninjutsu from Taiichi, and the rest of you come with me."
This shout brought Minato and Taiichi to the attention of everyone who was immersed in their cultivation.
A flurry of pleasantries followed, and then Taiyi led Lin's shadow clone away from the grove.
After all, where else in the entire camp can you find better conditions for learning medical ninjutsu than the medical camp?
"Taiyi, I'm sorry to trouble you again." Lin said softly from the side. He had been able to intern at the medical camp before thanks to Taiyi's help, but he was busy with missions and gradually stopped studying.
It wasn't until he was chased down last time that he realized not only was his medical ninjutsu lacking, but his taijutsu and ninjutsu were also mediocre. That's when he made up his mind to start training again.
"No matter what, it's always good to improve yourself. The situation is relatively calm now, so we should seize this opportunity to improve ourselves. Otherwise, when the time comes, it will be too late to regret it."
As a friend, this is all Taichi can do.
After taking Lin to the medical camp and checking that everything was normal, he left a shadow clone with Lin while his main body flew away with Thunder God Technique, heading directly to the Land of Wind, which would be his main battlefield for the foreseeable future.
Just as Taiichi was stirring up trouble in the Land of Wind, on the other side of the ninja world, in the Land of Lightning, in the Hidden Cloud Village, a similar major event was taking place.
"Kaloi, how are the preparations for the attack on Sunagakure going?" In the Raikage's office, a burly man with a bronze complexion asked his secretary while holding a dumbbell in one hand.
"Everything is ready, we can depart at any time." Caroline answered casually without even looking at the documents, but after a moment's hesitation, she asked the question that had been bothering her, "Lord Raikage, is it appropriate for us to travel such a long distance to attack the Land of Wind?"
"What's there to be afraid of? We're not declaring war directly. We're just taking advantage of their conflict with Konoha to plunder some resources," the Raikage said nonchalantly. "Those damned sand rats from the Land of Wind, relying on their monopoly on several rare resources, are wantonly raising prices. I'll teach them a lesson they won't forget!"
After hearing this, Carlo could only sigh. The Land of Wind's behavior was indeed ugly. Relying on several mineral resources that the Land of Lightning couldn't do without, they raised prices every now and then and broke contracts time and time again. The Raikage and the village's higher-ups had long disliked them.
Now that we've got the chance, let's give them a good beating and settle all our old and new scores.
"Lord Raikage, shouldn't we investigate the matter reported by the ninja who escaped from the Land of Wind? Having such powerful ninjas stationed in the Land of Wind is a threat to any attacking forces."
Caroline continued to fulfill her duties as secretary, filling in any gaps in the Third Raikage's knowledge.
"Don't worry, with Ai and Killer Bee there, even if they can't win, they can escape back without any problem."
The Sand Village is the same; they have such powerful ninjas, yet they don't send them to the front lines to fight against Konoha. Instead, they stay in the country. I don't know what they're thinking.
The Third Raikage switched hands and continued lifting iron, as if this was his true passion.
However, Karoi couldn't respond to that. Sunagakure naturally had its own considerations; perhaps they were guarding against someone like their own Raikage.
As the Third Raikage's final order rang out from the Raikage Building, a surprise attack force, already assembled and led by the new generation of the AB duo, officially set off for the Land of Wind.
Their primary objective this time was naturally to plunder the resources of the Wind Kingdom, especially the several mineral deposits they coveted. Their secondary objective was to damage the Wind Kingdom's rear as much as possible and weaken their war potential.
The ultimate goal of this great war is obvious to everyone: the fertile lands of the Land of Fire. During this time, Sunagakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and even the smaller ninja villages are naturally rivals of Kumogakure.
The Hidden Cloud Village would be more than happy to weaken these opponents before victory arrives, especially the Hidden Sand Village. They are scattered all over the country, and even if they are attacked, they cannot fight back. So of course, they should seize the opportunity to cut them down to death.
Having identified their operational objective, the team headed directly to a coastal city in the Land of Lightning, from where they boarded a ship and set sail.
This trip can be considered a long expedition for them. Even if they travel by water, they have to cross multiple countries. This is why Carlo repeatedly confirmed whether to proceed. It's just too far. The time spent on the road alone will take almost half a month!
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