Miwa Masayo said in surprise: "So the key to igniting the river is my Wind Escape Technique?"

Uchiha You nodded in confirmation, and he smiled and said, "Rika-chan, you used such a powerful and wonderful fairy technique without even knowing it."

The tabby cat scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I just waved it like this and it caught fire. I really don't know why."

Uchiha You shook his head helplessly and said, "Forget it, if you don't know, then you don't know. It's enough that you can use the power and master it proficiently."

Miwa Masayo thought about it and felt that it made sense. She even said confidently: "That's right, meow. Most ninjas don't know what chakra is, but that doesn't stop them from using ninjutsu very well."

"That's weird, what's going on lately?"

Uchiha You said with emotion: "Uchiha Shisui suddenly reverted to his ancestral state, and you also reverted to your ancestral state without knowing it. Did some strange changes happen in the ninja world that I don't know about?"

"You think too much, You. It's all because of you."

Miwa Masayo stood up and tried to jump onto the shoulder he was most familiar with, but the two tails swung at the same time and became tightly entangled together.

The entanglement of the tail caused the tabby cat to completely lose its balance. After a few flailing of its limbs, it crashed into Uchiha You's thigh, causing her to meow in pain.

Uchiha You smiled and picked her up. He rubbed her head and put her on his shoulder, saying, "Before you get used to this extra tail, don't do any difficult jumping moves. How many times have you bumped into something in the past?"

"Just listen to me and start practicing by walking, then running, climbing, and finally jumping."

"No meow, it's too slow meow!"

"Haha, Lihua-chan, if you're too impatient, you'll end up with slower results."

"Woo, then I'll practice together, meow. At worst, I'll just fall a few more times, meow."

"Wow, you've had a lot of hard work."

"I'm not afraid of meow."

Miwa Masayo took a step forward. She wanted to run instead of starting by walking slowly.

But as her tail got tangled again, her two hind legs completely lost control and she exerted force at the same time, catapulting the tabby cat out like a cannonball.

Bang——

“Meow—it hurts, meow!”

Her entire face hit the corner of the wall, causing Miwa Masayo to cry in pain. She covered her nose with her two front paws.

But disturbed by the untied tail, the tabby cat's hind legs bounced rapidly and involuntarily, causing her to spin wildly on the ground like a top.

Uchiha You was dumbfounded, and quickly went over to hold down Miwa Masayo, helping her untie the tangled tail, which allowed the tabby cat to regain control of itself.

He sighed and said, "Lihua-chan, I see, no matter what you want to do, you have to solve the problem of these two tails first, otherwise you can't do anything."

The tabby cat kept rubbing its nose and said incoherently, "Woo woo, You are right, the tail is too disturbing, meow. I must get used to the tail first, meow."

At this time, the calico cat Yaeko poked her head into the room and went down the stairs to the physical training room in the basement.

She was practicing Xiaoyue when she heard her sister screaming. Worried about her sister Miwa Masayo's safety, she stopped practicing and sneaked into the room to see what was going on.

But she saw a "cat demon" with two tails. The little calico cat was frightened. She arched her body with her hair standing on end and made a threatening hissing sound.

When Miwa Masayo turned around, Yaeko recognized the familiar yet unfamiliar tabby cat, and then she was completely attracted by the pair of bright blue eyes.

It was not until Miwa Masayo staggered over and patted her head with his paw that little Sanhua barely woke up.

Yaeko was extremely surprised at this time. She stammered and asked, "Sister with two tails, sister with glowing eyes, are you really Sister Miwa Masayo, meow?"

Miwa Masayo patted Yaeko's head again and said, "Of course I am your sister Miwa Masayo, stupid Yaeko."

Xiao Sanhua covered her small head and asked, "But how can there be a ninja cat with two tails? Did you eat my sister's cat demon?"

Yaeko was frightened by her own imagination. She said with tears in her eyes: "Cat demon, are you still going to eat me? I am so small, I have no meat on my body, I am just bones, my teeth are gnashing, please don't eat me."

Miwa Masayo was so angry at her sister that she laughed. She rubbed the calico cat's face with her two paws and threatened her viciously: "Kittens' bones are soft and crunchy when you bite them. They are the most delicious."

"Look, I'm going to eat you, meow."

"No meow!"

Miwa Masayo's limbs and tail were out of coordination, Yaeko was frightened and her limbs were weak, and the Ninja Cat sisters were fighting but there was no winner.

Seeing that Miwa Masayo was in trouble, he actually wanted to bully his own sister, but he failed.

Uchiha You felt amused and angry. He walked forward to separate the two kittens, and then introduced the situation of Miwa Masaya to Yaeko.

Uchiha You has a very high prestige in the Cat Castle, and his words are even more convincing than Miwa Masayo. After hearing his explanation, Yaeko believed that the tabby cat with two tails and glowing eyes was indeed her sister.

But Yaeko didn't understand what had happened to Miwa Masayo, so she asked, "So is Sister still a ninja cat or a cat-sage-nyan?"

Miwa Masayo was also very curious about her own condition, so she asked, "Yes, meow, what kind of meow am I in now?"

Uchiha You threw his hands up and said, "What else could it be? The Cat Hermit."

Yaeko asked hesitantly, "Master You, I heard that cats with two tails in the ninja world are monsters. Could it be that my sister has become a monster, meow?"

As soon as the calico cat finished speaking, she was pawed on the head by the tabby cat. She said unhappily, "Stupid sister, do you still remember what the nickname of the tribe leader Maoyou is, meow?"

The calico cat was stunned for a moment before answering: "The chief's nickname is 'two-tailed cat'... meow!"

Yaeko looked at Miwa Masayo in surprise and asked, "Does Nekoyou-sama also have two tails?"

Miwa Masayo nodded and replied, "Yes, he has had two tails since the beginning."

Yaeko was even more surprised. She said, "Both cat immortals have two tails. Doesn't this mean that I will also have two tails in the future?"

Uchiha You smiled and said: "If the cat fairy can tap into his own blood, he should have two tails."

"But Miwa Masayo must have more than two tails."

"Meow?" x2

Uchiha You asked curiously: "Miwa Masayo, didn't you notice that in addition to the two tails, there are seven small bone bags at the base of your tail?"

"This means that you will grow nine tails in the future."

Miwa Masashi stupidly mobilized his natural energy and carefully examined his body.

After a few minutes, the tabby cat was completely stunned.

She was stunned and said to herself in disbelief: "Nine tails... How can my butt hold all of them?"

Yaeko even came closer and measured it up and down with her little paws. She was so surprised that she didn't know what to say.

Both kittens were troubled by the problem of how to place the nine tails on their buttocks.

…

Just as the two ninja cats were in trouble, the lights in the Hokage's office were on.

There are only four ninjas in the office, the Third Hokage, Orochimaru, Mitokado En, and Utane Koharu, all of whom are the core of the Hokage series.

Just now at the bank of the Minamiga River, Orochimaru specially set up a stage for the Third Hokage to gain a lot of popularity, and the tension between the two was greatly eased.

Now that Danzo Shimura was no longer there to add fuel to the fire, and the master and disciple were intent on easing their relationship, it was only natural for the Third Hokage to call Orochimaru to a meeting.

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a few puffs of his cigarette and said, "We finally gained the upper hand on the battlefield, but strange things keep happening in the village. It's really hard to deal with."

"Orochimaru."

"teacher."

"Now that there are no outsiders around, tell me the truth. What exactly is going on with the fire on the Nanhe River?"

As a master of ninjutsu, Sarutobi Hiruzen is not just a title for nothing.

He saw the problem at that moment. No amount of wind-style chakra could possibly separate the river water into two types of wind. This was beyond the capabilities of ninjutsu.

At that time, the Konoha ninjas were in panic. In order to calm people's hearts, he could only assume that Orochimaru was right.

Now, Sarutobi Hiruzen must get things clear, otherwise he will never feel at ease.

Orochimaru chuckled and said, "As expected of you, teacher. But I didn't lie at that time. It was indeed the power of the wind that decomposed the river water. However, the source of the power was not chakra, but natural energy."

The Third Hokage was stunned for a moment. The name of the fairy technique immediately reminded him of the huge fireworks that exploded in the sky over Konoha Village and Sand Village last year.

Subsequent investigations confirmed that both fireworks were produced by natural energy.

And today a new kind of natural energy has appeared. Is it that the power of the previous natural immortal has grown, or has a new immortal appeared?

When he thought about the fact that there was a Wood Release ninja who killed Danzo Shimura lurking in the village, the Third Hokage's head hurt even more.

Suddenly, he felt so uncomfortable sitting on pins and needles in the position of Hokage that he couldn't help but want Orochimaru to be the Fourth Hokage. Anyway, he was already doing the work of Hokage.

However, this thought did not last even for a second before he quickly eliminated it.

Power is an addictive poison. For Sarutobi Hiruzen, after wielding the power of Hokage for twenty years, he had already become a deeply addicted drug addict.

As long as he is not dying, he will never be able to get rid of power.

The Third Hokage took a deep breath, looked at Orochimaru and Mitokado En, and asked, "It's really embarrassing that we don't even know who he or they are when they cause trouble in Konoha Village."

"The most important thing is that this mysterious guy is too dangerous. If he attacks Konoha Village, it will definitely cause a huge disaster."

"We have to find him. Do you have any way to find this man?"

Mizuto Menyan was stunned when he heard this. He had just taken over the roots and barely got them working, how could there be any solution?

So Mito Kado En simply looked at Orochimaru, and his action also attracted the attention of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Utane Koharu.

Orochimaru also spread his hands helplessly and said, "I don't have any solution for now. You all know that I have been looking for him since last year, but so far there has been no results."

Utatane Koharu couldn't help but ask, "Is there really no clue at all?"

Orochimaru shook his head and said affirmatively: "Absolutely not."

"Why is this happening?"

"Because natural energy, for us ninjas, natural energy is like non-existent and cannot be sensed at all, so we can't even catch any trace of the target."

The Third Hokage said, "Should we call Jiraiya back and have him assist you in tracking the natural energy?"

Orochimaru nodded and said, "That's a good idea. Although Jiraiya is not proficient in senjutsu and cannot use it well in actual combat, he must be very sensitive to natural energy."

"Besides, the toads in Myoboku-san can also..."

Orochimaru's words were suddenly interrupted by the Third Hokage, who said flatly: "Forget it, don't distract Jiraiya, he is the core pillar of the Rain Country battlefield."

"Besides, I don't want Myobokusan to know that there is a natural sage who controls natural energy in the ninja world. I always feel that there will be very bad consequences."

"So, Orochimaru, I'll have to ask you to take more care of it."

Orochimaru bowed his head and said respectfully: "Okay, teacher. I will think of another way."

"It's already very late, and I still have a lot of things to deal with. Please allow me to leave early."

The Third Hokage nodded and said, "You go and do your work. The three of us old guys don't have much to do, so let's discuss this for a while longer."

"If we come to any conclusion from this discussion, I'll tell you tomorrow."

"Yes, teacher, thank you for your hard work."

After saying that, Orochimaru left the Hokage's office.

When Orochimaru was really far away, Mitomon En asked quietly: "Hiruzen, I think it's a good idea to let Jiraiya come back. It will definitely help in finding that mysterious man. Why do you object?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were gloomy. He looked at Mitokado En and said unhappily, "En, you are already the leader of the Root. You can't think so simply anymore."

"Yes, Jiraiya's return will definitely help us find that mysterious man, but Jiraiya will definitely stand with Orochimaru. The threat to us from the two of them joining forces... is too great."

Mizuto Menen was shocked when he heard this. He had never expected that when the relationship between master and disciple was easing, Sarutobi Hiruzen would be so wary of Orochimaru.

He even suspected that Orochimaru and Jiraiya would join forces to deal with him as their teacher.

Utane Koharu also opened her mouth in surprise, staring blankly at Sarutobi Hiruzen, as if she was meeting him for the first time.

The Third Hokage smiled bitterly and said, "Alas, it's not that I'm too cruel, nor that I don't have feelings."

"You two, you were protected too well by Danzo and I before, and you don't understand how cruel the political struggle is."

"To tell you the truth, I must like Orochimaru a lot, and I also want him to inherit the position of Hokage and become the Fourth Hokage."

"But it can't be now, and he can't fight for it himself, it has to be given by me!"

"I also know that Orochimaru respects and loves me no less, and he would even be willing to die for me if necessary, but this will not stop him from taking my power."

"Orochimaru and I are not alone. We have countless people behind us supporting us and pushing us to fight and compete."

"In fact, both of you are the ones who push me forward. Although each of your requests are not high or excessive, it is completely different when you gather together with me."

The Third Hokage sighed deeply. He looked so exhausted, as if he had suddenly aged five years. He said slowly, "We... have no choice."

Utane Koharu and Mitokado En looked at each other in silence, and slowly lowered their heads.

At this time, they finally understood why Sarutobi Hiruzen attached so much importance to Shimura Danzo. It turned out that they were really stronger than themselves, not only in strength, but also in wisdom.

They also realized that the requests they thought were insignificant were actually not a small number.

But it is absolutely impossible to ask them to take a step back and give up their interests!

Mito Kado En was under tremendous pressure. Although he had deeply realized how much trouble he had caused to Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo in the past, he had never thought of giving up his resources and power.

Even the Root, a dark department that he hated and even looked down upon in the past, he is now reluctant to spare from it. After all, it is a powerful department.

However, as Mitomon En had more and more work to do and was under more and more pressure, he became very dissatisfied because he felt that he was being taken advantage of.

Mitomon En looked at Utane Koharu, and his dissatisfaction suddenly became stronger. A voice sounded in his heart:

[Everyone gets about the same amount of resources, why does Koharu Tsuchiya not have to do anything, while I have to carry a heavy burden and wallow in the dark mire? This is unfair! ]

[Since I'm so tired, why can't I ask for more? 】

[Ah! Is this what Danzo was thinking before? ]

[Danzo, I was wrong about you in the past...]

Just as Mitomon En was complaining to himself, Utane Koharu asked, "Huruzen, what should we do in the future? How are we going to get along with Orochimaru?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and said, "Of course we should get along well. Since Orochimaru has shown goodwill, we can't just turn a cold shoulder to him."

"Besides, I have figured it out now. The actual decision-making power of Konoha Village is still in my hands. Orochimaru just replaced my executive power with a quick fight."

"He eased the relationship with me because he needed my support. This kid is really smart."

Utatane Koharu's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "Oh, so it's Orochimaru who needs your support, Hiruzen. Can we..."

"No!" Mitomon En interrupted her rudely, and then explained, "Orochimaru has proven before that he has the ability to make all our ideas come to nothing and be completely unable to be implemented."

The Third Hokage also said helplessly: "Yan is right, Orochimaru needs my support, but we need Orochimaru's cooperation even more."

"Right now, the initiative is in Orochimaru's hands, not mine."