Chapter 29 Hinata Tsukiyo's Ramming Technique
After defeating Sunagakure in the Land of Rivers, most of their troops returned to Konoha for treatment and recuperation.
However, this period of time will not be long; they are expected to head to the Land of Rain for support within two or three days.
At least they can have some time to rest and recuperate, so it seems the situation on the Rain village front is not too bad.
However, the benefits are probably limited, given the sheer number of monsters there.
As for Sunagakure, the future Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, is currently only the acting Kazekage.
In the original story, he couldn't even leave any obvious injuries on Orochimaru and was killed silently.
His strength is obviously average, probably at the weakest level of Kage, not much stronger than Pakura, whom we just met.
The truly formidable one has to be Granny Chiyo, who, in the original story, was 73 years old and still managed to fight Sasori of the Red Sand to a standstill.
She's only in her fifties now, around the same age as the Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.
She's not old yet, and is in the final moments of her peak. She's undoubtedly a standard Kage-level figure.
Chiyo also has a younger brother named Ebizo.
He doesn't have many scenes in the original work, and we only know that he is mainly responsible for intelligence and espionage work in Sunagakure.
He doesn't have any impressive achievements, but he shouldn't be too bad. He is probably an elite Jonin.
The Iwagakure faction is formidable, perhaps even possessing Onoki, the strongest Tsuchikage of all time.
Although he's a few years older than Sarutobi and Chiyo, he has the Kekkei Tota, a Kekkei Genkai of a higher level, capable of atomic decomposition and firing laser cannons with "Dust Release"...
If we consider Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha as another tier of super-Kage level, then among the normal Kage level, Onoki Tsuchikage undoubtedly belongs to the highest tier.
Fortunately, apart from this person, there are no other particularly powerful individuals in Iwagakure, the village of the Land of Earth.
The explosive artist Deidara was not even an embryo at this time. The second strongest in Iwagakure was Onoki's son, Kitsuchi.
However, Kitsuchi did not inherit his father's bloodline limit; he was simply proficient in earth-style ninjutsu.
Judging from his battle record and rumors, he should be at the same level as Pakura and Ebizo, making him a very strong elite Jonin.
But if we're talking about Kage-level ninja, he would definitely be in the weakest tier.
In addition, the number of Iwagakure ninjas is far greater than that of Sunagakure and also greater than that of Konoha.
Although the individual strength of Iwagakure ninjas is relatively average, their sheer numbers should not be underestimated.
Finally, there's Amegakure, the local power of the Land of Rain.
Although it's just a small ninja village with ordinary ninjas who aren't particularly special, its leader, Hanzo, was known as a demigod at his peak.
Even the three young ninjas working together could only get beaten up in front of Hanzo, showing that he was also a top-tier Kage-level figure.
Compared to the battlefield of the Land of Rivers that I had just experienced, it was like a beginner's village!
However, the starting village also has its advantages. Since you're starting from a low level, only the starting village can help you level up smoothly.
And so, I'm leveling up now.
[Assist in defeating the Shukaku Jinchuriki, reputation +10000]
[Moderate impact on the battle situation, Prestige +10000]
[Renowned reputation reaches 20,000, reward: +15,000 Chakra]
[Upon reaching 30,000 reputation points, the reward will be the Shadow Clone Technique (maximum level 100)]
Name: Mochizuki Souji
[Status: Special Jonin]
Chakra: 20,000
[Ninjutsu: Three Body Technique, Body Flicker Technique, Genjutsu (Rank A), Five Elements Ninjutsu (Rank A), Konoha Style Fluid Technique, Mochizuki Style Kunai Combat Technique, Mochizuki Style Kunai Throwing Technique]
[Reputation: 36,000 (Famous throughout the region)]
[Example: Never misses a shot: Ignoring the difference in strength and all means, it will always hit the target (no limit)]
[Ultimate Kill (Level 4): Ignores all methods, guaranteed to kill the target, only effective against Jonin level and below (Kunai limited)]
[Upgrading the Ultimate Kill skill to level 5 requires 100,000 Prestige]
After that great battle, in addition to gaining 5,000 reputation points by killing that Jonin, he also gained 20,000 reputation points in one go, which can be described as a huge profit!
It's probably because Shukaku was mainly fought by Orochimaru and others, who exhausted the Jinchuriki to the limit.
Although he defeated Bunpuku at the last moment, he can still only be considered to have assisted in the defeat.
The same principle applies to having a moderate impact on the course of a battle.
Logically speaking, it shouldn't have a moderate impact on the battle.
After all, if the Tailed Beast Ball were to be unleashed, even if Orochimaru could save his life, Shinnosuke Sarutobi, Fugaku Uchiha, and a large number of other Konoha ninja would likely suffer heavy casualties.
Unless, according to the system's deduction, the old monk didn't even have the spare strength to support the Tailed Beast Ball.
However, this is just speculation and cannot be verified.
In any case, since the system classified this as a defeat rather than a kill, it seems that the old monk did not die in the end and was successfully taken back to Sunagakure.
Although it's a bit of a pity, as I told Shinnosuke and Fugaku at the time, if the Jinchuriki had been killed on the spot and the Tailed Beast had been completely unsealed, then things would have been unmanageable.
Orochimaru couldn't even defeat Shukaku when it was burdened with its own strength, let alone Shukaku when it could fully unleash its true power.
Therefore, letting the old monk leave alive was the best option at the time.
Jinchuriki are simply a burden to tailed beasts. Even if the old monk barely survived, he would probably only have one last chance to use Shukaku's power.
If he used it, he would die. So there was no fear of letting the tiger return to the mountain.
Moreover, he is constantly getting stronger at such a fast pace. Perhaps the next time they meet, he will have the strength to easily crush even tailed beasts.
...
The four returned to Konoha Village.
Upon receiving news that most of the people from the Land of Rivers had returned, many people waited in front of the gates of Konoha for their loved ones to return safely.
Souji immediately noticed that his girlfriend, Hinata Tsukiyo, was also among them.
"Commander!"
"Moonlit night... Ugh!"
Upon meeting, Hinata Tsukiyo excitedly embraced him.
The women of the Hyuga clan are all quite... well-endowed.
Suddenly, under the moonlight, he used a charging tackle technique on him, which startled him.
If it weren't for his Jonin-level physique and strong control over his body, some embarrassing situations might have arisen...
Souji calmly prevented an awkward situation from occurring, while gently embracing Tsukiyo.
"You're back safe and sound, that's so good..." Tsukiyo whispered.
"Yes, I'm back..."
The two held each other quietly for a long time before finally separating.
Hinata Tsukiyo's pretty face flushed slightly.
Although she was no longer a child, hugging her boyfriend in public was still a bit embarrassing for a girl.
Fortunately, many people around were in similar situations, with many couples hugging each other, so it wasn't particularly noticeable.
Souji held Tsukiyo's hand and smiled gently:
"I told you not to worry. Everything is going well for me in the Land of Rivers.
I've even accomplished a lot and am now a special Jonin."
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