area51novel Chapter 493 What's all this hot-blooded nonsense?
Chapter 493 What's all this hot-blooded nonsense?
"Alright, please wait a moment, Lord Raikage."
Kakashi agreed and walked to an open space to prepare to begin.
"Kakashi-sensei, let me come too! If it's just you alone, the Raikage probably still won't fully trust us."
Only if a kid like me, who just graduated from the ninja academy, can learn this, can the Raikage truly put his mind at ease.
Konohamaru volunteered and stepped forward as well.
Konohamaru's words made the Raikage glance at him sideways.
"You're the Third Hokage's grandson, aren't you? You certainly have a sense of responsibility! You're right, if even you can learn this, then I will absolutely trust you completely!"
The Raikage gave Konohamaru his approval.
Don't ask how the Raikage knows Konohamaru.
The Hidden Cloud Village's grasp of information about other major ninja villages, especially Konoha, is beyond imagination.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to accurately pinpoint the location of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki candidate and the Hyuga clan's young lady during the brief period of peace talks, and confirm that no one else would interfere with their kidnapping.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Lightning Release: Purple Lightning!"
"Fire Release: Ash Chicken Roast!"
Kakashi and Konohamaru used their signature techniques—one lightning, one fire—against their respective shadow clones.
"What the hell are you two doing?!"
The Raikage had just sat down when he saw this scene, and was so shocked that he immediately stood up.
He had mentally prepared himself to watch the two of them do *that*.
Unexpectedly, there was a pleasant surprise.
Raikage could only be thankful that he had dismissed everyone around him earlier; this was his private training ground, and no one else could come in at will.
Otherwise, the children simply couldn't bear to watch such a brutal scene.
"Lord Raikage, you cultivated your family's lightning armor, so you must have endured unimaginable pain at the beginning, right?"
My Purple Lightning and Konohamaru's Gray Chicken are the same!
They all use techniques of perfect control to stimulate the body's activity!
Furthermore, it is not used on oneself, but only on the shadow clone. Once the limit of the shadow clone's tolerance is exceeded, the shadow clone will disappear and transfer the memories back...
We don't have a massive amount of chakra like Naruto.
Therefore, if the requirements for entering Sage Mode are not met after the Shadow Clone Technique disappears and returns, we need to use the Shadow Clone Technique again for a second round!
Kakashi was giving a passionate explanation while simultaneously using his purple lightning to shock his shadow clones.
The same thing happened on Konohamaru's side, except they used gray chicken stew instead.
Fortunately, each shadow clone is a new one, without independent individual memories; otherwise, this torment would eventually lead to a rebellion.
"this……"
Raikage stared in disbelief at the scene of lightning and fire before him.
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, Kakashi and Konohamaru appeared in their Sage Mode, one with eight dogs hanging on his body and the other with a toad and a monkey on his shoulder, before the Raikage.
Raikage felt that these few minutes were longer than a lifetime.
"...This move seems to really ruin your pants."
The Raikage's lips twitched.
"Lord Raikage, would you like to test our strength?"
Kakashi made a gesture.
This was because they were afraid the Raikage still had doubts, and they were prepared to go all the way once and for all.
"……No."
Raikage hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and refused.
Testing the waters is certainly a safer bet, but there's no need for that.
Neither Kakashi nor Konohamaru concealed their presence, and he could clearly sense the changes in them.
Although the process was extremely absurd, this should indeed be Sage Mode, or at least a way to enhance one's combat power.
On the contrary, the Raikage felt a little uneasy about the two of them being in such a state.
Because of Kakashi's bizarre novels, many rumors about him have circulated in the ninja world.
One rumor is that Kakashi's name, Raikiri, comes from the fact that he cut off his "wisdom window" (a feature in Kakashi's name).
This rumor doesn't seem to have originated from a novel, but the Raikage attributed it to Kakashi's fault.
Kakashi and Konohamaru's techniques are all low-level, and even though the Raikage thought he wouldn't be hit, he couldn't help but feel a little scared and didn't want to fight against such opponents.
"I see."
Seeing that the Raikage refused to fight, Konohamaru deactivated Sage Mode with some disappointment.
He is now a novice who has suddenly gained great power and is particularly eager to fight veteran ninjas.
"Lord Raikage, since you have already agreed, in order to be responsible, we must ensure that at least one person in Kumogakure has mastered Sage Mode before we leave for the next ninja village."
This way, if any of you encounter problems during cultivation, you can ask the person who has already mastered it.
Just as the Raikage was about to see the guest off, Kakashi suddenly spoke again after deactivating Sage Mode.
"……All right."
Raikage sighed.
There's nothing we can do; what's meant to be will be.
For the sake of the village, this stuff really needs to be promoted.
If all else fails, we can first grasp the basics and then slowly study the underlying principles. Maybe then we can make changes and avoid using such underhanded methods?
This is a necessary sacrifice.
As for who will be the first victim...
"It would be best to have a summoning beast, right?"
The Raikage stroked his chin and began to think.
"Yes."
"Oh, by the way, Lord Raikage, there's actually another little trick: it's best not to have too good a certain aspect of your physical abilities. If they're too good, it will only prolong the time it takes to enter Sage Mode."
Kakashi nodded, and then thoughtfully added a comment.
"..."
Hearing Kakashi's words, the Raikage actually breathed a sigh of relief.
There aren't many well-known ninjas in Kumogakure who have contracted with summoned beasts.
If I have to choose at the time, I might end up giving up the "Summoning Beast Assistance" shortcut and going straight for Naruto's original shortcut.
Wouldn't that mean the Raikage would have to personally take to the field?
Of course, the Raikage did not object.
He can learn and try to master immortal arts, but he absolutely cannot be known "commonly" that he mastered immortal arts in this way.
That's so embarrassing.
If he learned and mastered it in secret, he could pretend he hadn't learned it before encountering the Otsutsuki.
Even if Otsutsuki arrived late and they had already developed a new method for entering Sage Mode, he could simply change his story and say that he learned it using a new, legitimate method.
In short, the first "Sage Mode Instructor" from Kumogakure to master Sage Mode could not possibly be him.
"Tailed beasts and Jinchuriki are acceptable?"
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Raikage's mind, and he realized this.
"No way!!!"
Kakashi hadn't replied yet, so he hadn't actually left. Killer Bee, who had been hiding in the shadows eavesdropping, couldn't resist jumping out.