With the arrival of Asuma Sarutobi and Might Guy, the details of the mission were quickly determined. Without time to make much preparation, the two set out quickly to rescue Hyuga Hiashi, Gaara and others who were almost in desperate situation.
With Asuma and Might Guy leaving, attention next turned to Danzo Shimura.
"Danzo, I think you also understand that there are some things that cannot be done." Mitomon En warned Shimura Danzo, "Hokage is the cornerstone of Konoha's stability. Even if most of the Anbu in the village were cultivated by you, it does not mean that those people should obey you. You don't need to find any excuses to perfunctory us now~"
Koharu Utatane said bluntly, "We recognize your influence, but your behavior has crossed the bottom line. We will never sit idly by. Before the fifth generation is confirmed, you'd better stop your actions. The Hokage is the supreme leader of the village. No one will be happy to be the leader of a unit whose direct troops are all other people's spies. You are destroying the cornerstone of Konoha's existence. Is this the passion and dedication you once said for Konoha?"
The two advisors present and Danzo Shimura were all disciples of the Hokage and comrades who had spent many years together. They understood each other far beyond what others could imagine.
"Okay, I agree with what you said~" The words were so clear and understandable, and Shimura Danzo did not continue to be perfunctory. A decision maker of this level would not haggle over the details like a small vendor. "I will leave a clean Konoha for the Fifth Hokage, I can guarantee that~"
Since Shimura Danzo has already made a big concession, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu no longer pursue him. This is the limit of using power to overwhelm others. If it weren't for questioning Shimura Danzo's most fundamental attitude towards the village, it would be easy to say whether he would make concessions tonight.
"Clean Konoha?"
Mizuki, who was quietly listening to the elders' argument, felt a bloody smell coming towards him when he heard Danzo Shimura say this word.
Ninjas were originally developed from a group of combat professionals who were skilled in intelligence and assassination. It was normal for two ninja organizations, especially ninja villages, to send spies to each other to gather intelligence. There were many who had been exposed, some who had not been exposed, some who were suspected, and some who were even double agents. When an organization wanted to clean up the environment, these people would be the first to be cleaned up.
"If I don't clear myself in time, a suspicious person like me, even if there is no evidence, will not be able to escape this time. I will either die or disappear mysteriously. There will be absolutely no other possibilities."
The fake Jinchūriki was glad that he had escaped the disaster temporarily, but he didn't know that there was a big mess waiting for him to make up for on the other side of the original body.
Now that the above plan has been completed, it is time to deal with the following issues.
"Kakashi, your disciple Uzumaki Naruto needs you to take care of him~" Mito Kado En ordered.
"But isn't there Master Jiraiya personally guiding you?" Kakashi asked in confusion. "With Master Jiraiya here, it doesn't make much difference whether I'm here or not, right?"
"Jiraiya may succeed the Fifth Hokage. Even if he doesn't, he will always have other tasks to deal with. It is impossible for him to protect the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki personally. When Uzumaki Naruto stays alone in Konoha, you will protect him secretly. And~" Mito Kado En paused and said, "You have another important task to stay in the village, which is to keep an eye on Uchiha Sasuke~"
Mito Menen's words shocked Kakashi Hatake and Mizuki.
"Sasuke?" Kakashi asked, "Is the situation so serious?"
Eventually, the matter shifted to Uchiha Sasuke. For other people, no matter how powerful they were, they were far less feared by the Konoha ninjas who did not have a deep understanding of them than Orochimaru, whom they knew deeply. And Sasuke, who had close contact with Orochimaru, needed more attention.
"Sasuke doesn't matter at all, as long as he doesn't go looking for Orochimaru~" Shimura Danzo interjected, "No one can guarantee that Uchiha Sasuke won't defect. If Orochimaru gets the coveted Sharingan, it will be too late."
Danzo knew very well how powerful the Sharingan would be after it evolved into the Mangekyō Sharingan. When Danzo first learned about Uchiha Shisui's ultimate illusion, Kotoamatsukami, he felt such a terrifying feeling from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't want to endure it again.
"I understand, but I still firmly believe that Sasuke will be fine."
Mizuki at the side couldn't help but sigh at Kakashi's naivety. Not everyone can get out of the dark side of their soul after experiencing what happened to Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin. Uchiha Sasuke, who is only twelve years old now, has far less intelligence and experience than what he can make the right judgment now.
"Whether there is a problem or not, let the village decide. Just do your current job well."
Kakashi nodded and said nothing more.
"Then, the next thing is your business, Shuimu~" Mizuto Menyan looked at Shuimu with interest and said, "I didn't pay too much attention to your problem the afternoon before yesterday, so I didn't ask you in detail. Now it seems that your clone is really an extraordinary thing."
Able to move freely, think clearly, and transmit information. In terms of combat, the general physical clones have almost no time limit, and the most commonly used invisible clone technique does not have the weakness of disappearing when hit. It was okay when I didn't pay attention to it, but after a careful investigation, I realized the power of this rare clone technique.
"Has it been noticed yet?"
Shuimu thought helplessly. Although he had long known that the secret of this special clone technique could not be hidden for long, it was still beyond Shuimu's expectation that it would be exposed so quickly.
"You're too kind. It's just a rough application of the Shadow Clone Technique." Shuimu said politely.
"Superficial? You're too modest~" Utane Koharu said, "If I'm not mistaken, your current clone is flesh and blood, right?"
"Yes." This kind of thing cannot be concealed at all, it is obvious at a glance.
"Then where did this clone of yours come from?" asked Utane Koharu seriously.
This kind of question really hits the nail on the head. Human experiments are extremely disgusting things. If Shuimu really is conducting some inappropriate human experiments in secret, Shuimu may have a hard time in the future.
"This is not the result of any human experiment, but a clone cultivated using one's own body cells?" Mizuki said seriously under pressure.
The accusation of human experimentation must not be admitted. People must not be allowed to associate their behavior with the past of Orochimaru. Using one's own cells is much easier to explain. In order to improve their strength, many ninjas have modified their bodies. Orochimaru's soft body technique is a typical example. Dos and Sak are typical examples of the Sound Ninja. This is just to modify his arms. The most exaggerated one is Scorpion of the Red Sand, who even gave up his human body.
What's the big deal about Mizuki making a clone of himself? At best, he is just torturing himself, and no one else can really do anything about it. Moreover, the obvious characteristics of the fake Jinchūriki Mizuki are still very convincing, and the genetic information that is obviously the same as Mizuki's original body can still be judged.
"Then how did you do this?" Shimura Danzo was quite interested in how Mizuki had figured out this powerful human body duplication technology all by himself. You know, with the technical level of the ninja world, especially in Konoha Village after Orochimaru's advancement, it was quite difficult to do this.
This question was quite pointed, and it was the same as when Shimura Danzo asked for the recipe of the universal potion the day before yesterday. Of course, Shimura Danzo didn't know that his request was actually the same thing. Mizuki didn't really want to answer this question, so he just lowered his head and remained silent.
"You would rather endure a little suspicion and criticism than reveal the specific information of the method?" Utatane Koharu said to Mizuki dissatisfiedly, "Forget it then, I guess you don't want to reveal how to use the shadow clone to perform such a powerful clone technique?"
"I can tell you a little about this." To everyone's surprise, Shuimu actually agreed to reveal a little bit of information.
"If I don't say anything, it might be hard to get out of this situation."
"This is a special clone technique developed based on the application of sealing techniques and the technique of hidden clones." As for this method of making a fake Jinchūriki, I will just give you a brief introduction and let others think about it for themselves. No one would think that this clone, which is not even as good as the original, is based on the theory of the strategic weapon of the ninja world - Jinchūriki. If you are not someone like Mizuki who has a deep understanding of the intelligence of the ninja world, can open his mind, dare to think and do, and has the ability to implement it, it would be too difficult to make a fake Jinchūriki.
Such a useless thing has not appeared in the ninja world for so many years. I think that in many years, even with my own words, no one will be able to make it. Moreover, the key thing - the all-purpose potion is still in my hands. If no one can make a self-clone, but use other bodies from unknown places, whether it is appropriate or not, how much applicability it has, Mizuki has not tried it, so he really can't say for sure.
"Hidden clones and sealing techniques?" Mizuki's answer made Danzo Shimura, who knew something about these human experiments, think deeply.
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After coming out of the Hokage's office, Mizuki and Kakashi walked side by side on the way home. It was still early in the morning, and the early hours of the night were the quietest time of the day. Patrolling Anbu would come to check on the road from time to time, but after seeing two familiar faces, especially the former Anbu captain Hatake Kakashi, no one came to disturb the two people's conversation.
"I was really worried about you just now~" Kakashi said, "But your thing is really practical, can't it be promoted?"
"Promote? It's not impossible, but the conditions for use are too high. Of course, you might be able to use it, and Sakura and Asuma's student Nara Shikamaru might also be able to use it in the future. As for others, they are still a little far behind."
"Your jutsu seems to be of this type, right?" Kakashi sighed, turning his head, "You have chakra control far beyond that of an ordinary person, plus a good mind. Can't you do something simpler and more practical?"
Kakashi had no intention of coveting Mizuki's techniques. As a copy ninja who knew more than a thousand techniques, he would not be short of one or two. In addition to the step-by-step growth in strength, the Sharingan was the key to the next step of strength growth. However, because Kakashi did not have a body that matched the Uchiha family's Sharingan, and the Hatake family's always scarce chakra, it was too difficult for him to use the Sharingan, and it was extremely difficult to do even with a little training.
"Of course there are simple and practical ones~" The Breath Containment Technique is one of them, which requires pure chakra control and a certain degree of sealing skills. Hatake Kakashi can barely do this, but Mizuki has no intention of sharing so selflessly. Giving it to Haruno Sakura is already extremely rare, and it can be barely considered the biggest price Mizuki paid in the last transaction with Kakashi. If Hatake Kakashi can come up with something in exchange, it doesn't hurt to make another deal. However, at Mizuki's level now, ordinary people don't look down on him. If Kakashi, as a disciple of the Fourth Hokage, has some secret techniques passed down in exchange, it would be a good choice.
"Let's talk about these things later~" Kakashi's complaint just now was just a casual remark. If he really wanted to ask Mizuki for something, now was not the time to say it. "I'm not too worried about the celebrity issue. Although that child has many shortcomings, he is not stupid. Now that Jiraiya-sama is taking care of him, I can relax a lot~"
Mizuki nodded and agreed, "After all, he is the bloodline of the Fourth Hokage and the Uzumaki family. His talent is there, it's hard not to see it."
"Well." Kakashi continued, "The key is Sasuke, do you have any good ideas?"
"Ah~" Shuimu sighed and replied, "Other things are easy to deal with. Give me another year or two to deal with the curse and the like. I can definitely solve these problems. However, the problem is not here, but in people's hearts..."
Kakashi nodded: "Hatred is really a headache."
Kakakashi Hatake, who had experienced similar psychological difficulties before, had a clearer understanding of Uchiha Sasuke's problems.
"The key point is not you, but Naruto~" Mizuki reminded.
"I know this, but I'm not sure what to do, and it doesn't seem reliable to rely entirely on Naruto and Sakura~"
"If you don't do it right, it will backfire~" In the original novel, wasn't it because of hatred, jealousy and fear of Uzumaki Naruto that Uchiha Sasuke finally defected to Orochimaru? If we don't interfere this time, the situation probably won't be much different. It's easy to shake a mountain, but it's hard to change people's hearts.