Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 54 Conspiracy

Inside the Namian Hall, Hag Bao had just put on nine masks and appeared to have fully recovered.

While waiting for Lanwu to bring him food, Akaishi sat down again as if remembering something.

"A physical exam!" Akaishi had just been engrossed in "It's Your Mother Who Died" when he felt a strange sensation in his chakra.

really……

Leaving aside the four old elements of "joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness"—fire chakra, which were previously "unknown"—another element has now been revealed: Collapsing Flame (1.09%).

Akashi knew from a little use of Fire Release chakra that the chakra transformation represented by "Explosive Flame" was more explosive and impactful, which could make Fire Release ninjutsu more powerful in terms of impact. If one's skill was high enough, one could learn those high-difficulty Fire Release ninjutsu that mainly focused on "explosion".

As for the origin of "Bengyan"...

"This must be what 'urgency' means, right?" Akaishi thought to himself.

Since it's progressing by leaps and bounds, there must be a reason. Considering the previous short plot, the most likely reason is... haste.

Joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness... Urgent! There's another kind yet to be explored!

What also caught Akaishi's attention were "scorching heat" and "burning," which are the two aspects of anger and sorrow. One of these stemmed from genuine emotion, while the other came from being swept along by the rhythm while immersed in the experience, resulting in extremely rapid progress and leaving others far behind. However, this also raised a problem...

I don't know if it's because the lead is too big, or because the difficulty increases too much after exceeding 10%, but now the two are only around 12%, and they've basically stopped moving!

"Perhaps next time I should try using anger and sorrow to guide the Sharingan to stimulate the chakra of Lightning Release or Earth Release?" Akaishi thought to himself.

As for Yin Release chakra, the situation seems to be more special—Lightning Release and Earth Release are both shown as "six unknowns," while Yin Release, which is clearly "awakened," is not divided into categories, but rather is a total of 0%.

This made Akashi suspect that Yin Escape might be even more special...

Since there is still room for improvement, there is no need to focus on the "difficulties" first.

After reviewing the "physical examination results," Akaishi was preparing to try taking the raccoon out when...

"Akashi! Akashi... Something's wrong!" Lan Wu called out urgently from outside.

"What's wrong?" Akashi asked, his voice trembling with concern.

"There are unidentified ships docked on the south bank, and at least three Jonin and more than a dozen Chunin disembarked!" Lan Wu said.

"What? Is it Kirigakure or a rogue ninja... Never mind, where's Minato?" Akaishi's first reaction was to retreat.

At this size... it doesn't really matter whether they're regular Kirigakure ninja or rogue ninja!

"We're still tracking them," Lan Wu said.

"What?" Akaishi raised his voice.

Akaishi completely didn't understand this operation...

Although considering that the enemy is in the open while we are in the dark, with the strength of the three of them, it is not impossible for them to gradually weaken the other side. However, it is impossible to achieve a complete victory. It is not impossible for one or two to die, or even for them to be wiped out.

And now they don't even know if the other party has anything to do with their own mission...

"Just to protect the ruins of Utsushima Village? Is it really necessary?" Akashi's first reaction after his surprise was that this blond guy was "blinded by lust".

If this were a village of women and children, then Chishi would have to think twice, but now it's just a village of broken walls and ruins... Why are you risking your life?

"Of course not! Minato also heard them mention 'Konoha,' 'trap,' 'merchant'..." Lan Wu only mentioned a few keywords.

"What does that mean?" Akaishi was also puzzled, wondering why he could hear it so vaguely.

"I'm not sure. Minato heard it using sensory ninjutsu. There were only vague sounds. However, there were some ordinary people who disembarked with them. They seemed to be being escorted. Minato thinks they are likely merchants from the Land of Waves," Lan Wu said in a deep voice.

The "Thousand Realms Awakening Technique" developed by the Second Hokage is a rare sensory ninjutsu. Its sensory focus is on "fluctuations," and the easiest thing to detect is the "fluctuation of chakra," which means that it can judge the intensity and quantity of chakra. Secondly, it can hear sounds.

However, sensing sound is much more difficult than sensing chakra. Although Minato was very talented in sensing sound and was able to use it in three days, the sounds he heard were still intermittent.

"You mean..." Akaishi was taken aback, then asked in a serious tone, "Minato has mastered sensory ninjutsu?"

Lanwu: ...

"Is that the point? The point is that those people may have set a trap for Jiraiya and the others. The merchant from the Land of Waves, whom we are actually supposed to contact, has already been captured and brought here!" Lan Wu corrected her impatiently.

"Jiraiya-sensei and Akimichi Jonin would fall for such a trick..." Akaishi said in disbelief, but his tone became serious, and he couldn't even be bothered to envy Minato's amazing sensory talent.

"No matter what, the merchants they are escorting are very likely the real ones who issued our mission, so we can't just leave them alone," Lan Wu emphasized.

Firstly, protecting the person who issued the mission is what ninjas should do; secondly... they might also be involved in the safety of Jiraiya, Akimichi Torifu, and others.

"Where did they go?" Akaishi nodded in agreement and then asked.

Akashi believed they definitely weren't coming to the Whirlpool Village area, otherwise Lanwu would have already pulled him along to "explain as we walk".

"After anchoring in the south, only a few small boats remained. The larger ships have already left. The people who disembarked took the small boats and headed north along the coastline, probably waiting for the tide to recede at night to go to Whirlpool Mountain in the north," Lan Wu said.

The ninjas who disembarked from the ship did not seem to be heading to Uzushio Village. Judging from their direction and the small boat they had deliberately left behind, they were probably going to the mountain island to the north.

"Whirlpool Mountain? What's there?" Akaishi asked, puzzled.

However, knowing that now was not the time to talk about this, Akaishi, though seemingly puzzled, had already picked up the raccoon dog and was about to head north with Ranma to meet up with Minato.

But when they reached the door, the raccoon still struggled.

"Hmm? Raccoon, can't you leave yet? There might be danger here later." Akaishi quickly patted Raccoon's head and said.

"Raccoon! Raccoon..." Raccoon Baby looked anxious to explain something to Akaishi.

Lan Wu didn't see anything, but Chi Shi's expression changed—because of the chakra connection in the contract, Chi Shi understood its meaning.

"Alright, then be careful. If anything happens, you can communicate with me through spirit communication." Akashi said, putting it down.

"Hmm? It's going to stay?" Lan Wu frowned upon seeing this.

"Yes, you can contact them via psychic communication if needed, and also..."

As Akaishi spoke, the two saw that after the raccoon returned to the Namen Hall, the door of the Namen Hall closed automatically. Through the crack in the door, the raccoon raised its paw to say goodbye to Akaishi.

Just after the door closed, the entire Namen Hall became distorted and blurry, then gradually disappeared from their sight...