Chapter 25: The Prologue of War Has Begun

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"What about Yin-Yang Release?"

Orochimaru was slightly startled when he heard Chiyama Gekko's question.

He didn't expect a 14-year-old kid to be able to ask such a question.

Interesting, very interesting.

"Although it's a bit early for you to understand this at your age, since you asked, I'll explain it to you."

"The concepts of Yin Release and Yang Release: The power of Yin, which originates from spiritual energy, creates form from nothing; the power of Yang, which originates from physical energy, gives life to form."

"Take the Uchiha clan for example. The Sharingan of the Uchiha clan is a perfect representative of Yin Release, and correspondingly, the strength of the Senju clan. The Wood Release ninjutsu of Hiruzen Sarutobi, the First Hokage, is a representative of Yang Release."

"One focuses on the spirit, and the other focuses on the body."

Chiyama Gekko nodded. He did have some understanding of Yin-Yang Release, but it was all based on the manga he saw in his previous life.

And now Orochimaru's analysis was more on point.

"Alright, I'm going to start my experiment. If you have nothing to do, go outside and practice ninjutsu."

"You can start trying the Wind Release ninjutsu and the self-created ninjutsu I gave you."

"When your mind is a bit more stable, I'll start taking you along for experiments."

In Orochimaru's opinion, Chiyama Gekko didn't have yet the qualifications to enter the laboratory at this time. He was too impulsive and still needed to be polished.

Chiyama Gekko was happy to do so. He immediately ran outside the laboratory and started practicing ninjutsu.

Time passed quickly, and in a flash, a month had passed.

During this month, Chiyama Gekko had completely mastered Diving Snake Attack and a series of Wind Release ninjutsu.

Orochimaru was very satisfied with this and rarely gave Chiyama Gekko a vacation.

The reason? Of course, it was because Orochimaru was going to be away from the village for some time. Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, had assigned him a mission, and Chiyama Gekko still had to take care of his young brother, so Orochimaru didn't force him to accompany him.

Although Orochimaru really wanted him to go along.

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Hokage Building.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, looked solemnly at the scroll in front of him, reading it word by word.

This was intelligence sent from the front line, obtained at the cost of the lives of countless spies.

From the intelligence, it seemed that Iwagakure of the Land of Earth, Sunagakure of the Land of Wind, and Cloud Hidden Village of the Land of Lightning were all showing signs of malicious intentions.

Most of the troop movements, everything was indicating.

War was about to start again.

Despite the fact that it had only been a few days since the end of the Second Shinobi World War, these ninja villages were already stirring again.

He took puff after puff on his pipe, and the smoke gradually became thicker.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed not to notice and remained deep in thought.

Sigh, was peace really that difficult?

War, such a familiar word.

Ever since Sarutobi Hiruzen became the Hokage, the ninja world had always been in a state of war.

First, they had gone to war with Cloud Hidden Village because of the death of his mentor, the Second Hokage.

And then they had successively gone to war with Iwagakure and Sunagakure.

"Lord Hokage, you summoned me."

Suddenly, a very imposing man pushed open the door and entered.

It was Konoha's White Fang, Sakumo Hatake.

As the current captain of Konoha's Anbu, Sakumo Hatake had always been the sharpest blade in Konoha Village.

"Sakumo, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Cloud Hidden Village are all showing some signs of stirring up trouble."

"I reckon another war is about to kick off."

Hiruzen Sarutobi casually pointed at the intelligence reports beside him. Sakumo Hatake picked them up straight away to take a look.

After reading them, he was like a sword drawn from its sheath, radiating a sharp edge.

"Humph, I knew these guys wouldn't stay put."

"Lord Hokage, I'm ready to head to the front line anytime."

Sakumo Hatake didn't show a hint of worry. Having earned the name of Konoha's White Fang on the battlefield, he wasn't afraid of any enemy.

Any enemy that showed up in front of him couldn't escape the ninja sword in his hand, which was like the sickle of the Shinigami.

"Get prepared. Have all Anbu members on standby."

"Also, beef up the transmission of intelligence from the front line. We gotta keep tabs on the movements of the three ninja villages at all times."

"Especially Iwagakure. That Ōnoki guy has the biggest ambitions."

"Sakumo, do you think if we send someone into Iwagakure to get intelligence again, will it work?"

Hearing this, Sakumo Hatake frowned slightly.

He could clearly tell that the intelligence on the table now was obtained at the cost of countless lives.

Sending someone to the Land of Earth at this point would be like sending a lamb into the tiger's den. It's extremely irrational.

But the war was on the verge of starting, and intelligence was super important.

Alas, for a moment, Sakumo Hatake fell silent.

After a long silence, Sakumo Hatake slowly spoke up.

"We can leave Iwagakure out for now. After all, once the war breaks out, Iwagakure will surely be the main fighting force."

"The intelligence brought back by Heiichi Yamanaka and Chiyama Gekko from Cloud Hidden Village some time ago can also help us take some precautions."

"On the other hand, there's no accurate info about Sunagakure yet. From the intelligence we've got, there's not much."

"We have to be on our guard against Sunagakure."

He had fought against Sunagakure in the last war. Both the Sand Manipulation Technique and the Puppet Technique were really troublesome.

Especially the Puppet Technique. It might not be an issue for high-level fighters.

But for ordinary ninja, the lethality of Puppets far exceeded that of ninja.

He remembered that there were several really powerful Puppeteers in Sunagakure back then. Even he got a bit of a beating at first.

Although he finally took out a few of them, the losses on their side were also huge.

"Yeah... Chiyo... she's indeed a pain in the neck."

"Sigh, if the war starts, we'll probably end up facing the attacks of three ninja villages again."

Saying this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's forehead was creased with worry.

Konoha had always been the top dog among the five great ninja villages, which also made Konoha the one that gets focused fired on in every war.

"Well, if that's the case, I'll lead a team to the Land of Wind."

"I'm just after some intelligence. Nothing bad will happen."

Confidence. This was the first impression Sakumo Hatake gave Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Let's hold off for a while longer. It'll be the graduation day of the ninja academy in a few days. We can talk about it then."

Hiruzen Sarutobi temporarily put aside the task of investigation.

After all, the intelligence had just been sent back, and there was still time.

"Sakumo, do you think your son will apply for early graduation?"

Putting aside his worries about the war, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked with a smile about Sakumo Hatake's son, Kakashi.

Speaking of his son, Sakumo Hatake smiled faintly.

"Maybe he will succeed. Ever since Chiyama Gekko's Concealment classes repeatedly frustrated him, he's really motivated now."

"He's made great progress in training for ninjutsu, Gitai, and his physique."

Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed heartily and said, "Even I have to admit that it was indeed a right decision to let Chiyama Gekko teach at the ninja academy."

"Well then, I'm really looking forward to it."

The teaching at the ninja academy this session has been moving along very fast, especially with the addition of new courses.

The Concealment course taught by Chiyama Gekko has gained the approval of many teachers, and even the students really enjoy his classes.

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