Naruto picked at his ear, thinking he hadn't heard correctly, and asked again, "Sent where?"
Kakashi repeated, "Sent to Amegakure in the Rain Country."
Naruto was a bit dumbfounded. It really was the Rain Country. Was he sure they were delivering an invitation and not a package? Even if it was to vent Jiraiya's anger, his old man wouldn't pit his son to death like this, right?
Sakura felt it wasn't that simple and asked, "Kakashi-sensei, long-distance correspondence like this is usually handled by ninja hawks, right? Why do we have to make a special trip?"
"This is what I'm going to talk to you about next." Kakashi said seriously, "There's a dangerous organization in the Shinobi World called 'Akatsuki'. Intelligence suggests that its core members are almost all S-rank missing-nin. Orochimaru was once a member of 'Akatsuki'."
"Originally, 'Akatsuki' acted relatively low-key, similar to a mercenary organization, but recently their activities have gradually become more frequent. From assassinations and revenge to wars between countries, it can be said that they dare to participate in anything as long as it makes money."
"The leader of Amegakure, Salamander Hanzo, hasn't shown his face for a long time. He may have been killed, and even the entire Amegakure may have fallen into the hands of Akatsuki."
"So the surface of our mission this time is to deliver an invitation, but in reality, we also need to take the opportunity to observe Amegakure's reaction. If it's true, then we may also have to find a way to investigate some information about Amegakure."
Naruto knew it was true, but he had no evidence. At this time, everyone except Itachi should have joined Akatsuki, right? He wasn't sure about Deidara. In the anime, Itachi took him away after knocking him down with a Genjutsu. He didn't know if he would join this time.
Sasuke touched the Lightning Blade behind his back. He wondered how strong an S-rank missing-nin was. The environment of Amegakure should be very beneficial to him, right?
Sakura said with some worry, "Um... if it's such a dangerous mission, I might be a burden..."
Kakashi smiled and encouraged her, "Sakura, you've been training with Tsunade-sama for so long. I've seen your progress. Have more confidence in yourself."
"It's not a matter of confidence. It's actually related to a technique I'm currently practicing." Sakura carefully explained her current situation.
She was already practicing the Yin Seal. Ordinary Ninjutsu can be used once learned, but the Yin Seal is different. The initial formation of the Yin Seal requires injecting a large amount of Chakra, and this process cannot be interrupted.
Although this Ninjutsu is very troublesome, the benefits after completion are too tempting. For example, she can continue to learn the Strength of a Hundred Sealings Technique to create regeneration. Once activated, she can obtain Hashirama's passive skills for a certain period.
It sounds tragic, but the actual effect is really strong. As long as she isn't instantly killed, she can recover even if she's stabbed through the heart by Susanoo's greatsword, and she can even reattach herself if she's cut in half.
Of course, the most tempting thing for girls is actually the second benefit, which is that they can stay young forever. As long as they want, they can maintain their youthful appearance until they die.
Tsunade is the most outstanding. She can switch back and forth between her teens, twenties, and thirties. No wonder Jiraiya is so infatuated with Tsunade. Marrying her is like marrying people of all ages!
Naruto was wondering if he should let Hinata try to learn it in the future. As for whether Tsunade is willing to teach, he feels that she doesn't regard this trick as a secret technique at all. It's just that no one except Sakura can really learn it. In addition to requiring super Chakra control ability, it also requires mastering a large amount of medical knowledge. The learning threshold is too high.
With Sakura's Chakra reserves, it will take at least three years to store enough Chakra. So now her state is a bit like Kakashi's, constantly consuming blue.
If you regard the place where the Yin Seal stores Chakra as a large pool, Sakura has to refine Chakra and pour water into it every day. In order to reduce the impact of this process on daily life, Sakura opened a small pool next to the big pool to store some Chakra for ordinary use.
Once this Chakra is used up, Sakura will faint due to excessive Chakra consumption. And performing this kind of dangerous reconnaissance mission, it is impossible to determine whether there will be a fierce battle. If she faints, she will screw over her teammates. This is why she is worried about being a burden.
"You don't have to worry too much about this." Kakashi said, "Actually, this mission was specially assigned to our class by Minato-sensei, because Naruto has the Flying Thunder God Technique. If things go wrong, he can take us away immediately."
Although Kakashi said so, Naruto had an idea he wanted to try: "Big Fox, do you mind sharing some Chakra with my teammates?"
"Whatever." Nine Tails didn't care. He was so poor that all he had left was Chakra.
"Alright!" Naruto happily grabbed a handful of fox fur, then froze.
"Um, Big Fox, you have to help with this. I don't know how to play such high-end Chakra sharing..."
Naruto really didn't know how to do this. If he wanted to play this kind of operation, he would have to learn Sage Mode before he could sense and adjust the fluctuations of Chakra.
Otherwise, he could only force it, and the Nine Tails' Chakra without adjustment is generally unbearable for ordinary people. At best, the skin will be burned, and at worst, they will be mentally confused. So only Nine Tails can do it himself.
"It's really troublesome, let me control the body." Nine Tails complained and took over the body control. Naruto stood obediently aside to watch the big shot show off his skills.
Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura suddenly felt Naruto's aura change. A sense of oppression came over them, only to immediately subside. At this moment, Naruto's eyes had turned into vertical slits.
This feeling is... the Nine Tails? Kakashi secretly became vigilant, then remembered the Star Ninja Village incident and immediately relaxed.
Sasuke and Sakura's reactions were similar, wondering what Naruto was trying to do.
The Nine Tails, controlling Naruto's body, said, "Little girl, extend your fist."
Sakura was stunned, her favorability towards the Nine Tails increasing by +999.
Unexpectedly, in her lifetime, she could actually hear a term of address other than "Sakura Bro" from Naruto's mouth.
The Nine Tails lightly touched Sakura's fist, and Sakura was immediately enveloped in orange-red Chakra, the bubble-like long ears on her head gently swaying.
"This, this, this..." Sakura stuttered in surprise, staring blankly at her hands. What was going on?
Sasuke and Kakashi had never seen such a thing before. Tailed Beast Chakra could actually be shared with others?
"Try it, what are you spacing out for?"
Naruto regained control of his body, his mouth twitching slightly, and corrected himself, "Don't space out, quickly try if you can use it."
"Ah? Oh, I understand." Sakura closed her eyes, feeling the heavy Chakra on her body. This power, it feels like she wants to punch something!
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