NABC Chapter 230 is still not enough; I'm looking forward to even stronger sealing techniques.
Chapter 230 is still not enough; I'm looking forward to even stronger sealing techniques.
Chapter 230 is still not enough; I'm looking forward to even stronger sealing techniques.
The outcome of the battle between Konoha and Sunagakure in the Land of Rivers quickly spread throughout the ninja world, and the various ninja villages, large and small, reacted differently. Those who remained indifferent, far removed from the two great powers, mostly kept to themselves. Of course, some villages were deeply concerned, with Iwagakure and Kumogakure being the most attentive.
In Onoki's opinion, Sunagakure was simply a useless piece of mud that couldn't be helped. Since the start of the war, they had lost to Konoha no matter how they fought. It was a wonder that Sunagakure had tied up a lot of Konoha's attention. He never expected Sunagakure to perform so poorly. Weren't they very powerful when they fought Iwagakure?
If he hadn't known it was impossible, he would have suspected that the Fourth Kazekage was supported by Konoha and was there specifically to send people to their deaths.
As for the Third Raikage, this great battle was undoubtedly great news for him. The Sand Village's defeat meant that their strength would suffer a significant loss, which was a huge benefit for the Cloud Village forces that were about to infiltrate the Land of Wind, as they would face far fewer Sand Village ninjas.
Overwhelmed with excitement, Raikage unconsciously added two more weights to the dumbbells he was holding, trying to suppress his elation. He was now eagerly anticipating that his troops would bring him even more spoils!
While the entire ninja world was speculating whether Konoha and Sunagakure would once again turn people's brains into dog brains, no one expected that the two villages would, contrary to their usual behavior, maintain considerable restraint and refrain from launching a new war.
Everyone in the ninja world believed that the two villages were licking their wounds and redeploying their forces in preparation for an even bigger conflict.
Amidst this eerie tranquility, at the Konoha camp in the Land of Rivers, Jiraiya finally received orders from the village.
In the central command tent, Jiraiya looked at the order in his hand and sighed helplessly. What was bound to happen would happen. From the moment he won this battle, he had already thought that the village would cut spending on the southern front and instead support other fronts.
Jiraiya casually handed the order to Shikaku, asking him to take a look as well.
Shikaku didn't say much. He took the order and started reading. He read it very quickly, almost skimming through it. He finished reading the long order in no time. When he saw the list of people to be sent back to Konoha, his gaze lingered on one of the names, and he looked puzzled and confused.
He handed the order back to Jiraiya, and seeing his distressed expression, he comforted him, "Lord Jiraiya, why do you have to do this? It's understandable that the village is doing this. The losses in Sunagakure are increasing day by day, and if it's not stopped, it will inevitably affect the entire Hidden Leaf Village."
"Now that we've achieved a great victory, and Sunagakure seems unable to fight any longer, the village will naturally reduce its support here. Isn't that also a contribution we've made?"
Jiraiya naturally understood these principles; he was only disappointed because he hadn't been able to completely defeat Sunagakure.
"However, Jiraiya-sama, there is nothing wrong with this order. It's just that Taichi's name is on the list of those who are on duty to return to the village. Didn't he just go back? And there is only his name here, but not the names of the other members of his team."
Jiraiya frowned. He had only read the contents of the order, not the attached list, and he hadn't expected the village to issue such an order. Taiichi was a crucial fighting force on the front lines, and to recall him to the village like this would be a significant loss to the southern front.
He frowned, pondering the key to this matter, but he couldn't figure it out no matter what. If the village was worried that Taichi would achieve too much merit and become the second White Fang in the future, then they were worrying too early. How old is this guy now? No matter how much merit he has, he can't become the Fourth Hokage.
"Shikaku, what do you think this village means?" Unable to figure it out, Jiraiya stopped thinking about it and directly asked the smartest person in the village.
"Could it be that they're sending Taiichi back to be promoted to Jonin?" Shikaku joked. In reality, he suspected it was because of Jiraiya. After all, Taiichi was practically Jiraiya's disciple. Now that he had made contributions, some of them would naturally be attributed to Jiraiya, which would boost his prestige. If this continued, it would inevitably threaten the Third Hokage's position.
Although Lu Jiu thought this was a bit of an overreaction, well, you never know what politicians are really thinking.
Of course, he would keep all this to himself and wouldn't tell anyone. After all, they were master and disciple, and he, as a third party, shouldn't try to ruin their relationship.
Jiraiya was taken aback when he heard this. He thought it was indeed possible, but he also knew that once Taiichi went back, he probably wouldn't have many chances to return here.
Thinking about what Taiyi had done on the front lines since the start of the war, he couldn't help but sigh. With Taiyi gone, the entire camp was like it had lost a pillar. If the fighting hadn't subsided, the camp's operations would have been in chaos for a while.
"Alright, let's not think about that anymore. Go and make the arrangements. Notify the ninjas who are returning to the village to escort the wounded back first thing tomorrow morning, as instructed in the orders!"
"Yes, Lord Jiraiya!"
While Jiraiya and the others were worrying about Taiichi's return to the village, our main character was training his body in the grove next to the camp. There were no special tasks at the moment, and Taiichi's only task was to take care of the work at the medical camp, which was also being handled by his four shadow clones, leaving his main body free.
These past few days, Taiichi has been training in the grove. Although he ultimately defeated Shukaku in the battle, he also realized his own shortcomings.
If it weren't for the immense chakra provided by the Yin Seal, he could at best remain undefeated against the Tailed Beasts; to think he could win would be wishful thinking.
However, the chakra in the Yin Seal requires a long period of accumulation and is not a conventional method.
Just like now, the once vast chakra lake in his sealed space has shrunk by half. It would be impossible to restore it to its former state in less than a few months.
If a series of major battles were to occur in the future, and the chakra in the Yin Seal were to be exhausted, would he then become just another ordinary top-tier ninja?
Just thinking about it made Taichi feel resentful. He was not lacking in powerful attack methods, whether it was the Water Release: Water Severing Wave, the Wind Release: Vacuum Wave, or even the Rasengan, all of which could cause real damage to the Tailed Beasts.
But the tailed beasts are simply too huge. Shukaku is relatively short, only about 50 meters tall, while the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails are behemoths over 60 meters tall. With such a size, let alone any ninjutsu attacks, even their ordinary movements cause earthquakes and the destructive power is beyond what ordinary people can withstand.
This time, the battle went so smoothly because of the venue and the fact that Water Release was somewhat effective against Shukaku. If they were to encounter other tailed beasts in the future, it wouldn't be so easy.
Therefore, what Taiyi lacks most right now is a way to effectively bind the tailed beasts. After thinking it over, Taiyi realized that this ultimately comes down to sealing techniques or illusions.
Techniques like Hashirama Senju's Sage Art: Myojinmon, Koan's Descent Technique, and the Uzumaki clan's sealing technique: Adamantine Sealing Technique are all powerful sealing techniques that can target tailed beasts. However, these sealing techniques either utilize natural energy or are similar to bloodline inheritance, so learning them is not an easy task.
But after thinking about how he had already reached level 12 in sealing techniques, Taiyi was filled with confidence again. At worst, he could just develop his own sealing technique. With the impressions of these sealing techniques and the help of his own stats, he believed that this was not an impossible task.
As for genjutsu, that's even more difficult to deal with. Genjutsu in the ninja world is okay against ordinary ninjas, but those that are slightly more powerful almost all involve bloodline limits, such as the five senses manipulation of the Kurama clan and the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan. Among these, the Mangekyou Sharingan has a great restraining effect on tailed beasts.
Taiyi felt a headache coming on. It seemed he would have to go and discuss it with Yangping. It was a pity that Yangping was not good at illusion magic either. Otherwise, with his kaleidoscope foundation, becoming an illusion master would be a relatively simple matter.
Taiyi stopped his frog jumps, having completed his goal of 1000 frog jumps for the day. With his current strength and agility of 26, increasing his attributes further would not be an easy task.
It's not just because his physical strength and agility are high enough, but also because of his age; his body won't officially start developing until next year at the earliest.
If this weren't the ninja world, and if there weren't such miraculous chakras here, he would have ruined himself with this level of training long ago.
After finishing today's practice, Taiichi tidied up the scene and headed towards the camp. He wanted to find Minato and discuss with him his ideas on sealing techniques to counter the tailed beasts. In Konoha now, there are very few people who are good at sealing techniques, and Minato is one of them.
As soon as Taiichi entered the camp, he heard a shout directed at him. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a ninja with an anxious expression walking towards him.
What's going on? Given the current situation, what could be so urgent?
Taiyi stood still, waiting for the ninja to approach. Seeing that although the ninja was anxious, there was nothing else wrong with his expression, so he felt relieved. At least it shouldn't be anything bad.
"Lord Taiyi, I've been looking for you for ages!" The man was clearly impatient; before Taiyi could even reply, he shoved a scroll into his hand. "Here, this is your transfer order. You'd better pack it quickly, or you'll miss tomorrow morning's departure!"
Taiyi was completely bewildered. A transfer order? Where was he to be transferred at this time without any prior indication?
He opened the scroll and looked at the order on it. The content was very simple, only saying that he would leave with the main force early the next morning, and the destination was still Konoha. Looking at the signatory of the transfer order below, there was also the seal of the Hokage's office. It seemed that the village had specifically requested him to return.
Otherwise, given that he had only been on the front lines for two months and would have to return to the village again, unless it was a special mission, he shouldn't even consider it.
"Okay, I received the transfer order. Please look for me everywhere!" Taiyi thanked him politely, always showing the proper kindness to those who helped him.
"It's what I should do. You may not remember, but you saved my life!" Hearing Taiyi's gratitude, the ninja became very excited, as if he had seen an idol.
After hearing this, Tai looked him over carefully again. "You are—the poisoned patient, your name is Yuta, right?"
"Yes, yes, it's an honor that you still remember my name." Yuta seemed very happy, but then he remembered something and hurriedly urged, "The mission was issued a long time ago, you should hurry up and pack up. I heard that many other ninjas who are going back are busy handing over their missions, and the whole camp is in a mess."
"Okay, thanks for reminding me!" After saying goodbye to Yuta, Taichi held the transfer order, completely puzzled. He had originally wanted to go find Minato, but now he had to give up on that idea.
He turned and walked towards his tent, preparing to pack his things. He also needed to go to the medical camp to hand over his mission. After he left, they wouldn't have as many free laborers to use.
Fortunately, there haven't been any major conflicts here yet, and I believe the ninjas in the medical camp will be able to complete their tasks well after such a long period of training.
Lifting the tent flap, Taiichi found Yangping and Saori inside. To his surprise, they were still chatting leisurely, showing no signs of packing up.
"Did you just get back too? Haven't you received your orders to return to the village yet?" Taiyi asked curiously.
"Back to the village?"
"transfer order?"
Yangping and Saori looked at each other, clearly unaware of the transfer order.
"We just stayed in the tent meditating, we didn't go anywhere, and no one sent us any orders."
"How could that be? Just now, Yuta, the ninja who delivered the transfer order to me, said that the transfer order was issued a long time ago. You were in the same team as me when you came, so you should have left together, unless—" Taichi was a little uncertain. Could it really be as he thought!
"Unless you're the only one going back to the village, the two of us will have to stay on the front lines." Saori reacted quickly, directly saying what Taiichi hadn't finished saying.
Taiyi was truly baffled. They were in the same squad, had come together, but now Taiyi was being transferred back to the village alone. This seemed illogical.
Thinking of this, and remembering that there was someone in Konoha's upper echelons who disliked him, and that he had made a great contribution this time, who knows what might have gotten into him and he might feel offended, find an excuse to transfer him back, and actually try to kill him on the way.
Although these are just Taiyi's own wild thoughts, it is precisely because of the actions of the higher-ups in the past that Taiyi no longer trusts them.
"If we can't go back, then we can't go back. It's wartime now, so we have to obey the village's orders. Anyway, there's not much fighting on the front lines right now, so going back to the village is pretty much the same as staying here. Besides, there are so many ninjas here we can spar with, but we won't have that opportunity if we go back to the village."
Yangping lay on the bed, speaking lazily. But Taiyi knew that he was only saying this because he didn't want him to worry about them, and Taiyi understood his intention.
"In that case, Yangping, I'll treat your eyes one more time. If I go back to the village, there's no set time when I can come out again."
Upon hearing this, Yangping immediately scrambled to his feet, looking at Taiyi with anticipation: "Perfect, perfect! I feel like I've been practicing too intensely these past two days, and my eyes are getting blurry. Taiyi, please treat me quickly."
Taiyi did not hesitate and came behind Yangping, placing his hands on either side of Yangping's temples. A faint green light emanated from his hands, slowly nourishing Yangping's eyes.
The camp fell silent for a moment.