Chapter 575: Hiruko's Move
"Old monk! If you want your precious daughter back in one piece, you'd better play nice! Eight thousand ryo, not a single coin less! If I don't see the money by sunset tomorrow, you can wait to hold your grandson! I, Lord Deidara, always keep my word! Gyehehehe—"
"Beauty! Let the great Lord Jiraiya, the White-Haired Child of the Three Great Ninja, the Toad Sage, unparalleled throughout the world, dashing and charming enough to stop a child's nightly cries, touch your little hand! Hehehehe!"
"How many floors can one bag of rice carry? One bag of rice must be carried to the second floor! SHINRA TENSEI!"
In order to gain Blame Points, Ino was running around committing crimes.
In truth, the situation was very delicate now. Impersonation carried a considerable risk. The most crucial point was that Nagato was already dead. Could a dead man still carry rice? Would people even believe it? But she couldn't be bothered with that anymore.
After much effort, she had harvested seven Blame Points. Chakra was fundamental, so she first added to "Sta." A total of five points were consumed, bringing "Sta" to 11.
The various discomforts that came with a massive increase in chakra during her ninja phase did not appear. There was only a feeling of comfort. Her every move was filled with power, as if nothing, whether it was the sun, moon, stars, or mountains and rivers, could stop her. It was as if she had become omnipotent!
Ino's chakra had increased by five times again. Now it was equivalent to 100 Tsunades, 200 Asumas, or 500 Kakashis...
Chakra filled every corner of her body. If she plucked a hair, there would be chakra in it.
It was hard to say for the Tailed Beasts. Judging by their color, the chakra they used was not exactly the same as that of ninja. Ino had met several of the strongest individuals in the ninja world.
Ino's chakra was now about the same as Naruto's.
The unit of "chakra" was no longer suitable for her. "Chak-tons" was more in line with reality.
If Naruto's chakra was set at 10 "tons," then Kisame would be about 1 ton, Madara 8 tons, Hashirama Senju 20 tons, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki 100 tons. The Sage of Six Paths' chakra was almost infinite, so it was impossible to tell the specific amount...
After Ino's "Sta" reached 11, this stat was locked again. Her current physical limit was there, and she couldn't add any more points.
Konoha Village.
Late at night, Kakashi came to see Minato.
He got straight to the point, tapping his forehead. "Teacher, just a quarter of an hour ago, the seal from over ten years ago reappeared."
Minato knew about this matter. He asked seriously, "Is it Hiruko?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be him. He's been after my Sharingan for a long time."
Although Minato was his teacher, after his revival, he was actually several years younger than Kakashi. Their relationship was now a bit like a mix of teacher and friend.
He didn't make a decision directly, but asked back, "What are you planning to do?"
"There's intelligence that Hiruko has colluded with the masked man from the Akatsuki. I think this is a good opportunity to lure the snake out of its hole."
Minato thought seriously for a moment. He wanted Kakashi to avoid matters related to the masked man as much as possible, but it was inconvenient to say these things outright. He knew all too well how important Obito was to Kakashi. Once the truth was revealed, Kakashi's state of mind would definitely change.
Several times before, he had wanted to tell Kakashi about the masked man and Obito, but had given up because the timing was not right.
And now? Now Hiruko's demonic claws had already reached out. Kakashi needed to focus all his energy on dealing with it. It was clearly not the time to talk about this.
"Alright, I agree. Go ahead with your plan."
"Yes, Teacher."
A day later, a somewhat explosive piece of news reached the Rōran outpost.
Kakashi had been abducted by the Konoha rogue ninja Hiruko. His life was unknown.
Ino, who was just about to go out to "carry rice," quickly changed her outfit, tidied herself up, and then summoned Shikamaru and the others.
She didn't speak, but first looked at the mission intelligence sent to her by the village.
Minato had sent her a total of three messenger hawks, each carrying a mission description scroll.
It wasn't that one scroll couldn't fit everything, but that a lot of information couldn't be made public.
Ino looked at them one by one. In the public information, it was stated that Hiruko had used a control seal left over from more than ten years ago to abduct Kakashi from within Konoha, preparing to seize his Mangekyo Sharingan.
The second mission scroll detailed Kakashi's entire plan to lure the snake out of its hole.
In the last scroll, Minato revealed the true identity of the masked man and hinted to Ino that it was best not to let the masked man and Kakashi meet.
Ino sorted out the clues and directly gave the order: "Shikamaru, Choji, Sasuke, you will go with me to rescue Kakashi-sensei. The enemy's camp is deep in the desert, and we are the closest right now. The rest of you, follow Fu Yamanaka's orders and guard the camp."
"I want to go rescue Kakashi-sensei too!" Naruto loudly questioned.
Ino showed him the mission document. "The Hokage's orders are very clear. You are to stay in the camp. If you have any problems, go talk to him. It's useless to talk to me. That's it. Shikamaru, Choji, Sasuke, let's go immediately."
The four of them quickly left Rōran. Naruto grumbled for a while.
In Naruto's heart, Kakashi's position was indeed not as important as Iruka's and Jiraiya's, but he was still a good teacher who had affirmed his ninja way. He couldn't just stand by and watch him die.
He called Sakura to go and rescue Kakashi.
It wasn't that he didn't want to go by himself, but he didn't know the way and had no tracking ability.
In the vast desert, where would he find him? He had to call Sakura.
Sakura wanted to refuse, but under Naruto's Talk-no-Jutsu, she remembered Kakashi's kindness and gritted her teeth and agreed.
The two of them left the Rōran base and headed deep into the desert. At this time, Ino and the other three, who had left earlier, emerged from the shadows.
"What a couple of idiots!" Sasuke was very dissatisfied with his teammates' performance. They couldn't even see such an obvious luring tactic? Rescue Kakashi? Kakashi had been killing people on the battlefield since he was five. He was thirty this year. Did he need you two rookies to save him?
Ino beckoned. "Their actions are completely within Kakashi-sensei's expectations. The enemy will come for Naruto. We just need to follow them."
Hiruko had been preparing for the Chimera Technique for decades.
He didn't have the Sage of Six Paths' high-level theoretical knowledge, nor did he have Ino's prophetic advantage. He could only figure things out for himself.
And he had actually figured something out.
The Chimera Technique was, to some extent, a ninjutsu for creating a Kekkei Mōra.
After this jutsu was activated:
The Magnet Release ninja, Toroi, would provide him with "earth" and "wind" chakra natures.
The Scorch Release ninja, Pakura, would provide "wind" and "fire" chakra natures.
The Explosion Release ninja, Gari, would provide "earth" and "lightning" chakra natures.
The sensory ninja, Chūkichi's sensory ninjutsu used a certain "water" nature kekkei genkai.
Adding to that the ultimate Yin Release Mangekyo Sharingan, the scorching climate of the desert, the special timing, and his own Yang Release secret technique.
Hiruko had barely gathered the seven chakra natures required for the Kekkei Mōra.
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