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Chapter 125 Northern Front: The Power of Ninja Tools
Chapter 125 Northern Front: The Power of Ninja Tools
The training session did not last long.
Misa was recovering from a serious illness, and both her mind and body were adapting to the power of Wood Release.
That's all for today.
Sosuke closed his notebook.
"Remember this feeling. You are the gardener, chakra is the soil, and wood release is the plant. You can make the plant grow, but you must never let the plant eat the gardener."
Misa withdrew her chakra.
The woody coating on her hands had faded, restoring her fair skin. Beneath that skin, a breathtaking vitality emanated.
"I see."
She wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"This power—is very greedy. It craves to devour everything around it to grow stronger."
"Without your inhibitor, I'm afraid I really would go crazy."
"Therefore, you must take control of your own will as soon as possible."
Sosuke handed her a bottle of water.
"Go back and rest. Don't take on any missions for now. You need time to tame this beast."
Meisha nodded, took a sip of water, and turned to leave.
After seeing Misa off, Sosuke returned to the hall.
Takaya Jiro was already waiting there.
The fat man looked terrible today, holding a newspaper and constantly wiping away sweat.
"Sousuke, something big happened."
"What is it?"
Sousuke sat down.
"A fight broke out."
Takaya Jiro spread the newspaper out on the table.
The front page headline, with its bold, shocking words:
[The Land of Lightning declares war! The Cloud Village army arrives at the northern border of the Land of Rice Fields!]
"The Land of Lightning has opened its second battlefield—"
Sosuke looked at the line of text, not surprised at all.
Jiraiya's earlier warning came true.
"It's faster than expected."
Sosuke took a sip of tea.
"It seems that the appreciation of the Fire Country's currency has really pushed the Lightning Country to its limits."
"This is both a good thing and a bad thing for us."
Sosuke put down his teacup and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
"The bad news is that another trade route is about to be cut off. Business in the north is going to become more difficult."
"The good thing is—"
Sosuke's snake-like eyes narrowed slightly beneath his eyepatch.
"The ninjas of Kumogakure have very unique physical structures."
"They excel at using Lightning Release to strengthen their bodies, possessing the strongest physical activity and nerve reaction speed in the ninja world."
"That's the best experimental material."
He has been searching for a way to safely improve neural reaction speed.
Although the previous electroconvulsive therapy was effective, it was too risky and even blinded him in one eye.
If there are corpses or living Cloud Village ninjas—
Perhaps it can unlock the secrets of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
"uncle."
Sousuke looked at Takaya Jiro.
"The Chamber of Commerce needs to expand its business."
"I've already had the Black Tooth Gang acquire many blacksmith shops and ninja tool factories in the Land of Fire. Next, aside from medical supplies, we'll invest half of our money in ninja tool production."
"Kumakuha and Iwagakure are different. Iwagakure likes to play tactics, while Kumogakure likes to fight head-on."
"The wear and tear on ninja tools from this kind of battle is staggering. We're going to make a fortune."
Upon hearing the word "get rich," Takaya Jiro's anxiety vanished instantly.
"I knew you could do it! I'll get to it right away!"
The fat man left in a hurry.
Sosuke sat in the hall, looking at the snow scene outside the window.
"The Cloud Village's Lightning Release Armor—I really can't wait to see it."
three days later.
Konoha Hospital.
The number of wounded surged.
Not only from the direction of the land of rivers, but more were transported back from the northern front.
The Cloud Village's offensive was too fierce.
Their ninjas were all as strong as oxen and as fast as leopards.
Konoha's defenses were breached on the very first day of contact.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
The stretcher team ran frantically down the corridor.
The ninja on the stretcher had a caved-in chest, shattered by a powerful punch.
"Doctor! Someone come quick!"
Screams and shouts filled the air in a chaotic mess.
Dr. Tanashita emerged from the operating room, his brow beaded with sweat.
"It's hopeless. All the internal organs are shattered."
He took off his mask, looking exhausted.
"Those barbarians from Cloud Village are too ruthless. This is already the tenth person killed today."
In the corner of the corridor.
A woman in a nun's habit is bandaging a lightly wounded person.
Yakushi Nono.
Her movements were quick yet gentle.
"Director, what's happening at the orphanage—"
A nurse standing nearby whispered.
"Several more children's parents have died on the front lines and have been sent to us."
Nonou raised her head and looked at the gloomy sky outside the window.
War will create another batch of orphans.
"I see."
"Nono said softly."
"I will take good care of them."
Just then, a commotion broke out at the hospital entrance.
A group of people dressed in Takaya Shokai uniforms walked in, followed by more than a dozen carts.
The truck was piled high with boxes.
"Takaya Trading Company, donating supplies!"
"Five hundred catties of premium hemostatic powder!"
"One thousand bottles of disinfectant alcohol!"
"And—two thousand bottles of purified water!"
The doctors and nurses rushed out as if they had seen a savior.
At this critical juncture of material scarcity, this shipment is a matter of life and death.
Nonou stood at the back of the crowd, watching this scene unfold.
"Mr. Sosuke————"
She murmured to herself.
This man, although he always says it's business.
But he did save many people in his own way.
Just then, a man wearing a high-necked trench coat and sunglasses walked towards her.
It's Aburame Ryoma.
"Dean Nono."
Longma took an envelope out of his pocket.
"This was given to you by Jonin Takaya."
He said the orphanage was under a lot of pressure lately, and the money was to provide extra meals for the children.
Nonou took the envelope. It was very thick.
"Thank him for me."
"Takaya Jonin said, you're welcome."
Longma delivered the money and turned to leave.
Nonou held the envelope, a warm feeling welling up inside her.
The cold wind howled from the north.
The battle zone between Konoha and Kumogakure.
This is a mountainous area. The rocks are rugged and the vegetation is sparse.
It is very suitable for the wide-ranging taijutsu of the Cloud Village, but it is not conducive to the ambush by the Leaf Village ninja.
"boom!"
A flash of lightning streaked across the sky.
A Konoha Chunin was knocked away, his chest charred black, and he died on the spot.
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The attacker was a tall, burly Cloud Village Jonin.
He was enveloped in blue arcs of electricity, his hair standing on end, like a raging lion.
"Too weak! Too weak!"
The Cloud Village Jonin laughed wildly.
"The ninjas of Konoha are like spineless wimps!"
He charged again. He was so fast that he was just a blur.
Konoha's defenses are crumbling.
Just then.
"collapse!"
A sound like a harp string rang out.
The Cloud Village Jonin's movements suddenly froze.
His ankle was caught on something.
Steel wire?
"Such a petty trick—"
He grinned maliciously and snapped the steel wire in two. His Lightning Release Armor was powerful enough to cut through ordinary metal, let alone a mere steel wire.
but.
The steel wire was actually connected to a mechanism.
A chain wrapped around them, and several heavy small balls were hanging from the chain.
Lead weight.
"What?!"
The Cloud Village Jonin's feet were chained.
"Now! Let's do it!"
A low shout.
Three figures jumped out from behind the rocks beside them.
Class 37.
That squad that was once ridiculed as cannon fodder.
Iwai, carrying the heavy steel shield, took the lead.
"Take this!"
Instead of using ninjutsu, he used his shield like a hammer and slammed it down on the Cloud Village Jonin.
The Cloud Village Jonin raised his arm to block.
Clang! Fire splashes everywhere.
Normally, Iwai would have been sent flying by this attack.
But now, the Cloud Village Jonin's lower body was chained, making him unsteady. He was actually forced to take half a step back.
Followed by.
shhhhhh!
The thin girl threw out several strangely shaped kunai.
The kunai has no point; it only has a round head.
It crashed into the lightning release armor of the Cloud Village Jonin, but did not activate it blindly.
*Snap.* The kunai exploded.
It's not an explosive tag. At this distance, if an explosive tag were used, Iwai would be hit by Bojin.
It is a mass of extremely viscous, strong binding adhesive.
It's the same kind they used in previous exercises.
When the glue was struck by lightning, it not only did not lose its effectiveness, but it also quickly solidified into a hard, resinous substance.
The body of the Cloud Village Jonin looked as if it was covered with lumps of cement.
His movements became sluggish.
"Damn it! What the hell is this thing?!"
He roared, trying to unleash his chakra to shatter the plastic blocks.
But the last person made a move.
The boy who never showed up.
He was holding a heavy crossbow in his hand.
This is a weapon rarely used by ninjas who prioritize high mobility—the [Armor-Piercing Heavy Crossbow].
It requires no chakra to operate and has a purely mechanical structure.
The crossbow bolts are specially made. The arrowheads are made of ceramic, specifically the kind of bone clay ceramic used to counter magnetic escape techniques.
But here, its function is insulation.
If it is a metal arrow, it will be blinded by the electric current the moment it comes into contact with the lightning armor.
But ceramic is an insulator.
Snap! The crossbow string vibrated.
The ceramic arrow transformed into a beam of white light and shot towards the throat of the Cloud Village Jonin.
That's the weakest point of the Lightning Release Armor.
*Pfft.* A soft sound.
The ceramic arrow pierced the skin and went down the throat. Then, it shattered.
The Cloud Village Jonin's eyes widened.
The lightning on his body flickered a few times before going out completely.
Boom! His body collapsed.
"Killed—killed them—"
Iwai threw down his shield, slumped to the ground, and gasped for breath.
These three genin actually worked together to kill a jonin from Kumogakure!
Although it was achieved through traps and equipment, this was the result of the battle.
"Quick! Recover the equipment!"
The girl was very calm.
She quickly stepped forward, retrieved the chains and weights, and even reached out to pull out the crossbow bolt that had broken into the corpse; although the arrowhead was broken, the shaft was still usable.
This is what Matt Day taught them: poor children know how to save time and effort.
"And that Jonin's corpse—"
The boy looked at the corpse.
"The teacher said this thing can be exchanged for money. Boss Takaya will buy it."
The three children worked together to drag the body into the sealing scroll.
Their movements were so practiced it was almost intimidating.
This scene is just a microcosm of the northern front.
With the involvement of the Takaya Trading Company, some subtle changes have occurred in Konoha's lower-level combat strength.
Genin and Chunin, who were originally only meant to be cannon fodder, began to equip themselves with all sorts of strange and unusual items.
Insulating ceramic flanges, steel wire, chains, high-adhesion adhesive, armor-piercing crossbows —
These things don't require advanced chakra control; you can use them as long as you have hands and feet.
This is a war of ninja tools.
Use money to bridge the gap in talent.
The advance of the Cloud Hidden forces actually slowed down.
They discovered that the ninjas of Konoha had changed. They had become as tough as hedgehogs.