After testing the Netherworld Fire Chain sealing technique, Hoshita Shuichi shifted his attention to the Fire Mystery Seal.
Then, as Hoshita Shuichi had a thought, a bright blue light immediately lit up between his eyebrows and forehead.
Then a tadpole-like talisman emerged, spreading across the entire body with the blue light origin on the forehead as the center.
This is the original version of the Fire Mystery Seal. After being opened, it can absorb natural energy from nature and amplify the power of fire release.
The current advanced version reproduces the technique on the Ame-no-Murasakisaki sword and has the ability to store natural energy.
But unfortunately, it can only amplify Fire Release, but cannot amplify the power of other ninjutsu.
But Hoshita Shuichi believed that if he continued his research, he would definitely be able to develop a natural seal that could amplify other ninjutsu.
And now, he needs to make some changes to the Fire Mystery Seal on his body.
This is not difficult, the talisman can be completely formed by chakra.
Therefore, the talismans and spells that appeared on his body were rapidly wriggling and changing, and new talismans appeared and merged into the original spells.
When the new ritual was completed, the talisman immediately shrank and returned to the forehead, and the originally bright blue light also disappeared.
But Hoshita Shuichi could feel that natural energy was continuously entering the seal, and it did not stop until the natural energy inside reached the same level as his own chakra. The speed was extremely fast.
"The power of the human body is nothing compared to the power of nature. No wonder the Otsutsuki plant trees everywhere."
With a sigh, Hoshita Shuichi put away the two scrolls and sealed them.
"With the Netherworld Fire Chain, my abilities are more comprehensive, especially now I have the means to subdue the tailed beasts."
"And the new Fire Mystery Seal can increase the upper limit of my combat power."
For Hoshita Shuichi, his strongest ability at the moment is still his Fire Release ability.
Especially in the process of developing the Netherworld Fire Chain, he was able to integrate the power of Yin Release into Fire Release very well.
This not only increases the power of Fire Release, but also takes the Fire Release's ability to change form to a higher level.
The 44th year of Konoha passed quickly, and the 45th year of Konoha arrived.
Yakushi Nono spent this New Year in an orphanage with Hoshita Shuichi and Asuka.
While Hoshita Shuichi was playing ninja games with the children in the orphanage, in the Sand Village, Pakura, who had just returned from the battlefield, was being cheered and praised by the villagers as the hero of the village.
At this moment, the supreme glory is bestowed upon him!While Pakura was accepting the cheers of the villagers, in the Kazekage Building, the top leaders of the Sand Village were holding a high-level meeting.
"The Hidden Mist Village has made extremely excessive demands for a ceasefire and alliance. We can't possibly agree to that!"
"But now it's difficult for the village to deal with attacks from two villages at the same time!"
"Why not ask Konoha for help!"
"No, by then Konoha will definitely seize the interests of the River Country, and we will become sinners of the village and the Wind Country!"
"Then negotiate peace with the Iwa Ninja!"
"The Third Kazekage was murdered by the Iwagakure ninja. How can we make peace with the murderer?"
"Besides, we are almost going to drive out the Iwa Ninja, and then we can take advantage of the situation to invade the Land of Birds!"
The old Sand Shinobi jonin were arguing with each other.
As the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa did not speak immediately.
However, the brother and sister Chiyo and Ebizo were not here at the moment, but were stationed at the front line to prevent the Iwa Ninja and the Mist Ninja from launching a surprise attack.
After arguing for a long time, many Suna Ninjas were unable to reach a consensus, and the first meeting ended without any results.
January 12th, Konoha 45th year.
Hoshita Shuichi, who was working on improving the spirit transformation technique in the study, suddenly looked up and saw Sarutobi Shinnosuke appear outside the window, taking off his mask: "Shuichi, the Third Hokage is calling for you!"
"clear!"
Hoshita Hide nodded, then packed up and followed Sarutobi Shinnosuke to the Hokage's office.
At this moment, there is not only Sarutobi Hiruzen here, but also Homura Mitokado, Utane Koharu, and this guy Jiraiya.
When Jiraiya saw Hoshita Shuichi coming in, he winked at him.
Ignoring this guy whose mind was full of women, Hoshita Shuichi politely greeted several seniors.
Sarutobi Hiruzen then said: "Shuichi, based on the information you provided and the information collected by the Anbu from the Sand Village, it can be confirmed that the Sand Village is determined to negotiate peace with the Mist Village."
"So, we need to know whether the Sand Village will join forces with the Mist Ninja to attack us."
"If they already have such a plan, then we can destroy their alliance to buy the village more time to prepare."
At this time, Jiraiya said: "Leave the infiltration to me!"
"I'm very good at this."
Homura Mitokado said: "Jiraiya, you need to stay in Konoha to deal with emergencies."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Hoshita Shuichi and asked, "Shuichi, what do you think?"
Hoshita Shuichi thought for a moment and said, "Since the Sand Village wants to form an alliance with the Mist Village, they should take the initiative to send people to the Water Country at this time, right?"
"In that case, let's do both tasks together."
"Capture the Sand Village's envoy, destroy their alliance, and learn from the envoy the Sand Village's next plan."
Utane Koharu said, "For such an alliance, the envoy must be no ordinary person. His whereabouts should be very secretive. I'm afraid it will be difficult to intercept him halfway, right?"
Hoshita Shuichi smiled and said: "Senior, if that's the case, then use a stupider method."
"Keep an eye on everyone who leaves the Sand Village!"
Utane Koharu was stunned for a moment: "Is this... possible?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the Hokage's office was almost filled with Hoshita Shuichi's shadow clones.
Immediately afterwards, under the gazes of several people, one of Hoshita Shuichi's shadow clones opened the window, and then his shadow clones turned into crows and hawks and flew out of the Hokage's office under the astonished gazes of Utane Koharu and Enmi Mitokado.
But soon Homura Mitokado recovered as normal and said to Sarutobi Hiruzen: "In this case, Hiruzen, I think Shuichi's suggestion can be adopted, and he is the most suitable candidate for this mission."
Utatane Koharu said, "I heard before that this kid Shuichi is going to be promoted to jonin, right?"
"After completing this mission, I think he can be promoted directly to Jonin!"
Homura Mitokado immediately nodded in agreement: "I think so too."
After listening to this, Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Hoshita Shuichi: "Shuichi, this is your last mission before you are promoted to Jonin!"
Hoshita Shuichi immediately said solemnly: "Please rest assured, Lord Hokage, I will do my best to complete this task!"
"Then I'll go get ready!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.
Hoshita Shuichi immediately used Flying Thunder God and left.
At home, Hoshita Shuichi was packing up, but Jiraiya suddenly appeared, leaning against the door frame and said, "You seem to be very concerned about this mission?"
Without even turning his head, Hoshita Shuichi said, "If I become a jonin before March, I will be an 11-year-old jonin."
"Also, to master the Flying Thunder God Technique, combat is essential."
After hearing Hoshita Shuichi talk about the Flying Thunder God Technique, Jiraiya pinched his chin and said, "By the way, should I continue to study the Flying Thunder God Technique? After all, I have a good talent!"
Hoshita Shuichi couldn't help but turn around and smile: "Master Jiraiya, don't waste your time. Some things just can't be learned. This can't be solved by hard work, but by the brain!"
Jiraiya was embarrassed when he heard this: "You are so rude, kid!"
Hoshita Shuichi continued to pack up: "Everyone has their strengths. If I were to write a book, I probably wouldn't be as good as you, Jiraiya-sama!"
Jiraiya was immediately happy when he heard this, and laughed: "It seems that you still have good taste!"
Then he said embarrassedly: "This task of yours should take quite some time, why don't you give me some inspiration first?"
Hoshita Shuichi resisted the urge to roll his eyes: "Lord Jiraiya, be careful or I'll tell Lady Tsunade."
Jiraiya immediately became serious after hearing this: "Actually, I came here for something!"
As he said this, he took off the scroll on his back and spread it out on the ground: "Although your crow and the white tiger are well trained, they are still not as good as those of the immortals in Myoboku Mountain."
"Come and sign a contract with Mount Myoboku. Minato mentioned this to me when I first came back, but you know, it takes time to collect materials."
Hoshita Shuichi didn't expect that he would be about to sign a contract with Mount Myoboku. Do you want to sign it?
Of course!
Even if you don't need the Sage Mode of Mount Myoboku, this place is still worth exploring.
After expressing his gratitude, Hoshita Shuichi skillfully left his chakra hand print and blood hand print on the scroll.
Jiraiya smiled and said, "Although you have Flying Thunder God, sometimes the reverse summoning technique can be very useful."
"Just summon them when you need them. You're welcome!"
After saying this, Jiraiya put the scroll on his back, waved his hand, and left in a casual manner.
After watching Jiraiya leave, Hoshita Shuichi left behind a shadow clone and disappeared with the scroll on his back.
On a mountain in the southeast of the River Country, Hoshita Shuichi suddenly appeared.
On a large rock nearby is the Flying Thunder God mark left by the shadow clone.
Sitting down on the stone, Hoshita Shuichi looked in the direction of the Mist Ninja front headquarters.
Although he told Utane Koharu and the others that he would use a stupid method, he actually wouldn't do that.
Two shadow clones can keep an eye on the Sand Village, and another two shadow clones can keep an eye on the several ports going out to sea.
As long as Pakura appears, he cannot escape his perception.
Of course, there is also the possibility that things will change and Pakura will not become a victim of the Sand Village.
But he could sense who the Sand Village sent to negotiate.
For Hoshita Shuichi, who has a bit of a God's perspective, this task is relatively easy, so he is in a relatively relaxed state of mind at the moment.
"Just leave it to the shadow clone for now..."
Hoshita Shuichi withdrew his gaze, then unrolled the scroll, took out one of the letters, opened it and continued his research that had been interrupted before.
Time flies and it is February.
Hoshita Shuichi only went back to Konoha once, and then came back to continue waiting.
With such dedication, it really doesn't make sense that he is not promoted to Jonin.
"The youngest jonin, but the talent tree is not moving..."
Hoshita Shuichi felt a little regretful. He untied the scroll and just sat on the big rock, when a memory flooded into the seal of the memory palace in his mind.
"It's finally here!"
Hoshita Shuichi suddenly stood up.
Scorch Release Pakura appeared!
Carrying the scroll on his back,Hoshita Shuichi leaped into the air and turned into a goshawk. He let out a long cry, flapped his wings and flew towards a port in the southern part of the Wind Kingdom.
When he arrived outside the port,Hoshita Shuichi released his transformation technique and touched the ground with his finger to sense again: "It is indeed Pakura."
"A person...it seems like the wheel of fate has rolled over!"
After stopping, Hoshita Shuichi changed his appearance and entered the port.
However, he did not get close to Pakura. Instead, he waited until Pakura hired a ship to go out to sea. Then he left the port, found another place and went to the beach. After releasing the other shadow clones, he jumped into the water and immediately turned into a fish, swimming quickly.
After going deeper into the sea, Hoshita Shuichi changed again and again, but finally turned into a shark.
This time he was more at ease and quickly caught up with the boat that Pakura was on.
Hanging far ahead all the way, what Hoshita Shuichi didn't expect was that Pakura changed three boats one after another, and it took three days in total before entering the island area under the absolute control of the Mist Ninja.
This route goes out to sea from the southeast of the Kingdom of Wind, then goes east around the peninsula extending south of the Kingdom of Fire before reaching the Kingdom of Water.
After watching Pakura land on the island and the ship leave, Hoshita Shuichi went ashore, then flew into the misty island by turning into a seabird.
The area was shrouded in mist and the mountains on both sides were steep. Pakura walked slowly.
"Lord Pakura of the Scorch Release!"
Suddenly, a clear voice sounded. Pakura stopped and focused his eyes, then he saw a voice coming out of the fog in front.
This is a young ninja dressed in the uniform of the Mist Ninja, with a gentle and hearty smile on his face: "I am here to greet you!"
"It is such an honor to meet you!"
The young Mist Ninja walked closer to Pakura and said with a smile: "Anyway, it's impossible to go through this thick fog without a guide."
Pakura said: "Thank you for your hard work!"
"But as long as we cross this canyon, we won't have to worry about getting lost!"
The young Mist Ninja rubbed the back of his head and laughed, "That's true!"
As he spoke, he had already walked to the side of Pakura and stretched out his hand to signal: "Then, please go ahead!"
"Um."
Pakura nodded and immediately stepped forward.
Puff!
Pakura suddenly stopped and opened his eyes wide.
Behind her, the young Mist Ninja's kunai pierced her back, and her originally gentle smile turned into a hideous and cruel one.
"you..."
Pakura turned his head slowly: "What are you doing?"
"The pain of my comrades who were killed by the Sand Village..."
The young Mist Ninja shouted, "I'll let you have a taste too!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled out his kunai.
Pakura staggered forward, and then Mist Ninjas appeared on both sides of the canyon. A large number of shurikens flew down and nailed Pakura to the ground.
However, just as the Mist Ninja was about to approach Pakura, a figure suddenly appeared beside Pakura.
"Beware of the enemy!"
The Mist Ninja exclaimed and yelled.
But just when the Mist Ninjas on both sides of the canyon were about to take action, two Hoshita Shuichis who had transformed into Suna Ninjas fell from the sky.
Wind Release - Vacuum Wave!
The extremely sharp airflow swept towards the Mist Ninjas on both sides.
Puff, puff, puff!
Ahhh~~
Almost splattered, screams rang out one after another, and in the blink of an eye, broken limbs and arms fell to the ground.
"Damn it, the Sand Village has no sincerity at all!"
"Kill this guy!"
Several Mist Ninjas who escaped using the technique of instant body movement shouted.
But Hoshita Shuichi had no intention of continuing the fight. He picked up Pakura with one hand, and then quickly moved and grabbed with his left hand the young Mist Ninja who had stabbed Pakura in the back and tried to cast hand seals to perform ninjutsu.
With the force of his arms, the young Mist Ninja was thrown out, hit the stone wall and fainted.
And on his neck, the Flying Thunder God technique quietly appeared, and finally coiled around the back of his head and turned into a lotus mark, hidden by his hair.
Hoshita Shuichi came quickly and left quickly.
Before the Mist Ninja could fight back, the man had already disappeared and could not be captured even with perception ninjutsu.
"hateful!"
"asshole!"
The remaining Mist Ninjas looked at the broken bodies of their companions on the ground with ugly expressions and were extremely angry.
It was supposed to be a satisfying revenge, but I didn't expect so many companions to die.
"That guy just now...I'm afraid he's not from the Sand Village."
The calmed-down Mist Ninja quickly realized the seriousness of the matter.
"If it's the Sand Village, there's no need to wait until we kill Pakura before appearing."
"Is it possible that this was the behavior of one of the Suna Ninja himself?"
"No matter what, this matter must be reported to the Mizukage immediately and let him decide!"
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