Chapter 209: You’re A Real Talent
Inside Tsuruzuki Izakaya, Yoru heard the drinkers’ discussion.
“Did you hear? The first Jonin Meeting after the Ninja War has been delayed for a long time without being held.”
“You’re just a Chunin, and you’re worrying about the Jonin Meeting?”
“Why not worry? I don’t dare shout like those young clan heads that I’ll become Hokage, but can’t I shout that I’ll become a Jonin sooner or later?”
“By the time you become a Jonin, I’ll already be Battlefield Commander.”
“After a few drinks, it’s like you flushed your brain down the toilet. I was talking about the Jonin Meeting being delayed, what were you talking about?”
“I heard that the Jonin recommendations sent to the Hokage Building haven’t been reviewed by the Third Hokage yet. It’s got those Special Jonin so anxious, wishing they could go to the Hokage Building three times a day.”
“There aren’t Special Jonin that impatient. Special Jonin are all experts, at least experts in some area.”
Yoru listened to the drinkers’ chat, thinking to himself that the post-war Jonin recommendation matter had already become so urgent that even ordinary ninjas were starting to discuss it.
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Walking out of the izakaya, Yoru looked up at the night sky.
The full moon was like a silver plate; it was another new full moon night.
He was going to investigate a Uchiha Clan Special Jonin.
This Special Jonin had been recommended for Jonin by Uchiha Kane.
In addition, Fox Squad was also responsible for investigating a Senju Clan Special Jonin, a civilian Special Jonin recommended by Sakumo Hatake.
Kiiroinu had given a death order: they had to pick a bone from an egg and halt their Jonin recommendations.
Putting on the Fox Mask in the corner of the alley, Yoru waited for Hippopotamus Squad’s report tonight.
The full moon’s silver light shone on Yoru’s Fox Mask.
Yoru pondered how to improve his strength.
During the war, he had been cautious, not daring to easily use the system’s death opportunities.
Now in peacetime, mission frequency had decreased, his strength had increased quite a bit, and it wasn’t easy to die.
What he needed to do now was to improve his strength in a planned way.
Hard training?
Hard training was impossible; Yoru had transmigrated here to enjoy himself, practicing occasionally to freshen up was enough.
In his free time, Qiao Yi, Yuka, Purple Cat—full of flaws, he was too busy to handle them, how could he hard train.
Using the system to improve was the most suitable for him.
In the last mission, he had upgraded Earth Release: Earth Spear from the Stone Ninja, turning it from ‘proficient’ to ‘mastery’.
After mastery, the casting speed had essentially improved; one seal was enough to release it.
To cope with various emergencies, Yoru planned to use the post-war time to complete the five elements, gaining at least one mastery-level ninjutsu for each attribute.
For example, his Absolute Defense Copper Light feared Lightning Release; if he had a one-seal or seal-less Wind Release Ninjutsu to counter Lightning Release, he wouldn’t be so afraid of being targeted.
Lightning Release was a plasma jet stream; Wind Release could disrupt Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
Earth Release: Earth Spear had already met the requirement.
For Water Style, Water Gun Technique was seal-less, Water Clone was one seal, but his currently strongest ninjutsu Water Severing Wave required five seals.
In the entire ninja world, the only confirmed master of Water Severing Wave was Hiruzen Sarutobi. Orochimaru liked researching ninjutsu, so Orochimaru might too.
How about…
Ask Hiruzen Sarutobi to try?
Yoru noted this idea in his mind; find an opportunity to let Hiruzen Sarutobi use Water Severing Wave to kill him, maybe he could draw mastery-level Water Style: Water Severing Wave.
Wind attribute was his third attribute; his ninjutsu wasn’t as smooth as Earth Release and Water Style.
He didn’t need Wind Release’s destructive power, just Wind Release to ensure he had enough counterattack ability against Lightning Release ninjas.
His currently more proficient Wind Release Ninjutsu was Great Breakthrough.
He could think of a way to go to the Land of Wind and find a Sand Ninja skilled in Great Breakthrough.
Fire attribute and Lightning attribute, he didn’t have yet.
These two attributes would be easy to obtain; after getting the attributes, slowly develop a mastery-level ninjutsu.
What was above ninjutsu ‘mastery’ level, Yoru didn’t know yet; at least it should be seal-less casting.
Yoru turned his head, and a figure appeared beside him right after.
Hippopotamus said: “Captain, we have gathered enough intelligence on the target.
Uchiha Goka, Uchiha Clan Special Jonin.
He performed outstandingly on the Land of Whirlpools Battlefield, once single-handedly blocking a Mist Ninja squad.
He cumulatively killed over 30 Mist Ninja, a very strong Fire Release ninja.
Deputy Commander of the War of the Land of Whirlpools, Uchiha Clan Head Uchiha Kane, recommended Uchiha Goka for Jonin.
His strength and mission record are sufficient for Jonin.
From his battle record and mission record, it’s hard to make a move.
But I investigated that Uchiha Goka is the Jonin in charge of the Konoha Military Police Force Interrogation Room.
I think we can find a breakthrough from his interrogation cases, find a blemish to attack him, make him too busy to handle himself.”
Yoru thought for a moment and said: “Slowly digging through past mistakes in interrogation cases is too time-consuming.
The Jonin Meeting can be delayed one month, two months, but absolutely not three months.
We need to learn to share the burdens of the lords. Hippopotamus, do you have a better way?”
“Yes!” Hippopotamus said: “It’s just a bit immoral.”
Yoru said: “Immoral? Everything we do is for the Hokage; how can it be called immoral for the Hokage?
This is sacrifice!
Sacrificing our moral bottom line, enduring the condemnation of conscience—isn’t that a kind of sacrifice too?
Tell me, let’s see how immoral it is.”
Hippopotamus said: “Captain, Anbu has quite a few spies from other villages; to make them pass false intelligence, we don’t clean them all out.
I suggest finding a spy from another ninja village, designing a case to let the Guard Department capture that spy.
When Uchiha Goka interrogates the spy, let the spy die suddenly.
We know it’s a spy, but ordinary villagers don’t.
Then create public opinion, saying the Uchiha Guard Department used private punishment to kill a Konoha villager; this eliminates the spy and frames Uchiha Goka.”
Yoru couldn’t help but look at Hippopotamus again; as expected of the squad leader Kiiroinu had valued before, truly immoral.
Seeing the captain looking at him, Hippopotamus thought his plan wasn’t perfect enough and hurriedly said:
“Captain, my Akimichi Clan has secret medicine to ensure the spy dies suddenly within two days after entering the Guard Department.
I’m confident the Guard Department absolutely can’t detect our Akimichi Clan’s secret medicine.
After the spy dies suddenly, his body will have blue-purple blotches, just like being beaten to death.”
Yoru nodded repeatedly.
Who would have thought that the chubby, seemingly harmless Akimichi Clan also researched such harmful secret medicine.
Seeing the captain approve, Hippopotamus continued:
“Captain, that Senju Special Jonin we’re investigating is a medical ninja at Konoha Hospital.
I’ll get two spies, let the spies be ‘medically killed’ by the target, create a medical disturbance, make them unable to argue back, and our mission will be done quickly, right?”
Yoru couldn’t help but ask: “The Guard Department can’t detect your secret medicine, I believe that, but can the Senju medical ninja not detect your secret medicine either?”
“I won’t use medicine; I’ll use some oil to make the spy die from heart attack or stroke—who can detect that?”
The Akimichi Clan excelled at body control and secret medicine research; unexpectedly, they were so skilled at causing unexpected deaths.
As expected of a ninja clan that developed the body to the extreme.
Oil isn’t poison either; impossible to detect.
Yoru nodded repeatedly: “Go ahead boldly, Hippopotamus, I believe in you.
After this mission ends, I’ll apply for an S-rank mission just for you.
How did I not notice before? You’re a talent.”
Chapter at 8 PM tonight
