What kind of person is Shinju?
He's the rising star of the shinobi world! With his own strength alone, he destroyed Amegakure's genius!
It's no exaggeration to say—he's the next God of Shinobi!
So when Ōnoki praised this young man, Shinju looked very pleased with himself.
Ōnoki immediately said with some pride,
"My Dust Release was learned from the Second Tsuchikage. Shinju, while your Wood Release is indeed impressive, compared to a Kekkei Tōta, a mere Kekkei Genkai is just lacking in flavor. ( *ˊᵕˋ)✩︎"
Shinju didn't argue. In order to get the old man to cooperate obediently, he played along with Ōnoki's words and said,
"Tsuchikage-san, your words are true. （ --0027▿ --0027 ）"
At the side, Tsunade fixed her gaze on Shinju.
Why is this kid being so polite? He's definitely up to something shady!
Sure enough, Shinju's next words confirmed Tsunade's suspicion.
Shinju said,
"Tsuchikage-san, you see, there's still some time before the Daimyō of the Land of Earth arrives."
"And me, I've always loved studying all sorts of ninjutsu since I was young."
"Would you mind showing a junior like me a demonstration of your Dust Release? (◔◡◔)"
Ōnoki listened, frowning warily as he thought it over.
Everyone in the shinobi world knew of Shinju's unparalleled talent.
He had mastered multiple Kekkei Genkai, utterly terrifying!
Could it be… he wanted to steal the secrets of Dust Release by watching?
But soon, Ōnoki set aside his doubts.
Don't be ridiculous—Dust Release was a fusion of wind, earth, and fire. It was a new ninjutsu born from nature transformation of three elements, far harder than a Kekkei Genkai!
Back in the day, even after learning from the Second Tsuchikage himself, Ōnoki had spent years just to get through the basics!
To think someone could learn it just by looking? Impossible!
So, wanting to show off the dignity of the Tsuchikage, Ōnoki agreed to Shinju's request.
"Fine. Since you want to see it that badly, I'll give you a little taste."
Shinju smiled and nodded.
"Good."
Ōnoki's body floated into the air, his expression solemn as he formed a simple hand seal.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
Ōnoki's aged hand opened, a point of white light appearing in his palm. The light expanded into a glowing square seal!
The cube of Dust Release chakra shot forward, enveloping a teacup sitting on the conference table.
In the next instant—
Whoosh!
The teacup vanished!
At the side, Tsunade clicked her tongue in astonishment.
"It directly disassembled the object down to the atomic level! What a terrifying ninjutsu!"
After speaking, Tsunade turned her eyes toward Shinju standing beside her.
For a moment, she wasn't sure if it was her imagination, but she thought she saw a flash of red light in Shinju's pupils...
"Strange..."
Tsunade muttered.
The demonstration ended, and Shinju clapped his hands in admiration.
"Amazing! I don't know how you did it, but I can feel its greatness! ୧⍢⃝୨"
Ōnoki chuckled.
"Not at all, not at all. It's just the brilliance of ninjutsu. (´∇ﾉ｀*)ノ"
"As long as you keep working hard, you'll one day reach the heights I've achieved."
But as soon as Ōnoki finished saying that, he realized something was wrong.
"Hiss~~~"
This kid's level… might already have surpassed his own!
Shinju's lips curved slightly, unnoticed.
Just now, in order to carefully study Ōnoki's Dust Release, he had activated his Sharingan and copied it down.
After observing, he discovered that while Dust Release was indeed somewhat difficult, with effort, he could definitely use it himself. \(≧▽≦)/
The three chatted for a bit longer until Kurotsuchi finally arrived with the Daimyō of the Land of Earth and many of Iwagakure's top officials.
The Daimyō of the Land of Earth was a stern-looking old man. The moment he stepped into the conference room, he sat directly at the head of the table.
Sweeping his gaze over everyone, he spoke in an unquestionable tone:
"No matter what, the accident truly happened. The compensation of five hundred billion must not be reduced by even a single coin."
Tsunade looked troubled.
"Konoha really doesn't have that much money right now. Is there any other way to resolve this?"
The Daimyō glanced at Tsunade, his eyes falling on the Hokage hat before her. His expression softened slightly.
"Paying with other precious items is acceptable as well. Gold, gemstones, things like that…"
Tsunade: "Ah, this…"
The moment Shinju heard the word "gemstones," his eyes lit up.
That's right—how could he forget about Crystal Release! (´◊ω◊｀)
That jutsu could crystallize anything. The gems it produced were flawless and translucent… maybe they could be worth something.
"If we paid with gemstones, how large would they need to be?" Shinju asked.
The Daimyō glanced at Shinju, surprised that such a young man would ask.
"At least the size of Mount Shumisen!"
That was clearly making things difficult.
Across the whole continent, even fist-sized gems were hard to find—let alone ones as massive as Mount Shumisen!
But Shinju countered,
"So that's all it takes?"
The Daimyō first looked at Shinju in astonishment, then nodded.
"Yes! As long as you can produce a gemstone that large, the Land of Earth won't demand any compensation at all!"
Actually, the moment Ōnoki heard Shinju ask that question, he already felt something was wrong!
He wanted to stop the Daimyō from speaking further, but by the time he raised his hand, it was too late.
"Daimyō, isn't that a bit too careless of us?" Ōnoki said.
The Daimyō waved him off.
"It's fine. Even if they search for a hundred years, they'll never find a gemstone that large. (o´Д`o)ノ"
He never expected that right after his words, Shinju straightened up with a bright smile.
"Then let's go outside. I'll give you the gemstone you want right now. ( •̀∀•́ )"
Tsunade, hearing this, immediately thought Shinju's brain must have short-circuited, and raised her hand to stop him.
But when she looked up and met Shinju's unwavering eyes, she finally chose to trust him.
"Let's go," she said, though her voice lacked confidence.
The Daimyō of the Land of Earth was stunned.
"Did you not hear me clearly? I said a gemstone the size of Mount Shumisen! (○´･д･)ﾉ"
Shinju nodded.
"I heard you. I'll bring you that gemstone right now. Just follow me."
Soon, the Iwagakure officials and the Daimyō followed Shinju out of the village.
Once outside, one of the Iwagakure elders complained,
"What's with this charade, dragging us all the way out here? There aren't any gemstones here, I don't see a thing! （｀Δ´）!"
Another whispered,
"Don't tell me he brought us here to kill us and silence us? ⊙▽⊙"
Someone nearby agreed.
"You might be onto something. If he could destroy Amegakure, tearing down Iwagakure isn't impossible either…"
Seeing the direction the discussion was going, Ōnoki quickly raised his hand, signaling everyone to calm down.
He then turned to Shinju.
"Shinju, where's this gemstone mountain you spoke of?"
"If you toy with the Daimyō, it'll affect relations between our two nations. (*Ӧ)σ"
"Don't worry."
Shinju looked back at them, the markings of Sage Mode appearing across his eyes and brow!
In the next instant, he formed hand seals, his expression reverent.
"Sage Art: Crystal Mountain!!!"
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