Chapter 274: Chapter 274: Journey to the Hidden Cloud Village
"An existence beyond Kage level!"
"Like that legendary man!"
"Hmph!"
The Fourth Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village sneered as he looked at the intelligence in front of him.
"A twelve-year-old brat being praised like this by Konoha? It seems Konoha truly isn't what it used to be!"
"A failed mission, blaming everything on the enemy being too strong in the end?"
"That so-called Blue Beast of Konoha, that so-called Copy Ninja Kakashi Hatake seems neither of them could even handle a kid!"
As he spoke, the Raikage glanced at Mabui nearby.
"Konoha has~definitely weakened!"
Hearing this, Mabui sighed. It seemed the Raikage still hadn't given up on the idea of attacking Konoha.
"Raikage-sama, but now is no longer the best time!"
The Fifth Hokage had successfully taken office in Konoha. While the Hidden Cloud could find an excuse, claiming the Hokage's legitimacy was questionable,
the Daimyō of the Land of Fire still had some grievances against Konoha.
But the best opportunity had already been missed. Who would have thought Konoha would resolve its internal conflicts so quickly?
This was something no other village had anticipated.
Otherwise, no one would have dared to rashly take action against Konoha.
But the Raikage seemed to dwell on it, regretting his indecision back then.
Yet regretting it now was pointless!
"Although this intelligence report seems exaggerated to me, still… that Konoha brat is said to have mastered all five nature transformations."
"That's probably closely tied to Konoha's Scroll of Seals!"
"If there's a chance, we must capture this brat and seize the Scroll of Seals from Konoha!"
With the Scroll of Seals, the Hidden Cloud Village's strength would increase immensely.
At that point, attacking Konoha would be much easier than it would be now.
The Fourth Raikage had already mapped this out in his mind.
However, Mabui thought it was unlikely to happen. Sasuke Uchiha might not be exaggerated at all; rather… he might truly be the genius Konoha claimed he was a prodigy rarely seen in the shinobi world over hundreds of years.
A genius among geniuses!
She couldn't help but want to see what this outrageously talented ninja looked like.
Could someone truly possess such terrifying talent?
And at that very moment, Sasuke who Mabui had been thinking about was on his way to the Hidden Cloud Village.
He was accompanied by Deidara and Sasori.
Kimimaro was also with them, but with the abilities of Deidara and Sasori, it was impossible to sense the tail beast chakra fluctuations that Sasuke had meticulously sealed.
Kimimaro, who seemed incredibly powerful, had drawn significant attention from Deidara and Sasori.
To think there was someone like this around Sasuke.
This individual's strength was enough to join the Akatsuki organization.
But for now, the Akatsuki was already full.
At the moment, Sasuke wasn't concerned about how the two observed Kimimaro; instead, he was focused on his system.
"The three required abilities for the mission."
"Taijutsu, chakra control, and genjutsu!"
"Now, two of them are already completed!"
Taijutsu and chakra control had been raised to the highest level.
The only one left was genjutsu!
For improving genjutsu, Sasuke had two ideas: one was through training with the Sharingan, continually advancing it.
With increased ocular power, genjutsu's potency would naturally strengthen, leading to an upgrade in its level.
The other idea was direct combat.
But the opponent would need to be strong enough, and Sasuke would have to use genjutsu extensively during the fight.
Only then could he quickly elevate his genjutsu to higher levels.
But this wasn't easy.
Breaking through to the ultimate level of genjutsu would likely take a lot of time.
Unlike breaking through in taijutsu, this wouldn't be simple.
However, as for an opponent, there was one excellent candidate right now.
The Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, Killer B!
Genjutsu was ineffective against jinchūriki because they essentially possessed two separate chakra sources within their bodies.
When genjutsu affected the jinchūriki's chakra, it would be disrupted by the tailed beast's chakra.
Thus, genjutsu was either difficult to execute or outright impossible.
But!
This didn't stop Sasuke from using the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki to practice and break through his genjutsu!
As for the time needed?
Even if it took a long time, with Sasuke's talent, it likely wouldn't take more than a day.
If Killer B could spar with him for a full day of genjutsu practice, then… breaking through would no longer be an issue.
And once genjutsu was mastered, the final chakra nature, Yang Release, could also awaken smoothly.
With all elemental and yin-yang chakras, Sasuke would possess the full range of chakra natures.
At that point, even Yin-Yang Release might become usable directly.
The thought excited Sasuke.
Additionally, defeating the Eight-Tails would allow him to complete the second fateful event!
By awakening more of Indra's chakra, when Indra's chakra fully awakened,
there was a chance for Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan to evolve into the Rinnegan.
"One day's time there's no way the Hidden Cloud Village won't notice."
The number of ninjas coming to interfere with Sasuke's battle would likely… be quite large.
At that point, a diversion would be necessary to scatter their attention.
Sasuke glanced at Deidara and Sasori.
"These two can serve as bait!"
Their target was the Two-Tails Jinchūriki.
The Hidden Cloud's Two-Tails Jinchūriki being attacked would throw the village into chaos.
So…
"We'll split up here!"
Sasuke suddenly stopped.
Hearing this, Deidara was confused. "Split up? Sasuke-kun, weren't you planning to join us in capturing the Two-Tails?"
"Yeah! That was the original plan, but now I want to challenge something more difficult!"
Challenge something more difficult?
Deidara paused, his expression turning serious.
"Sasuke-kun, you're not planning to…"
Sasuke: "Did he figure it out?"
"Challenge the Raikage, are you?"
"The Fourth Raikage is in his prime, incredibly powerful, and previously known as the Blue Lightning across the shinobi world!"
"Challenging him is probably not a wise choice, especially in the Hidden Cloud Village!"
Alright! This guy hadn't even considered the Eight-Tails.
But that was fine.
"How will we know unless we try?"
"Besides, I can help distract them create a diversion. Isn't that helpful?"
Sasori thought this idea was good it would reduce their burden significantly.
However, he suspected Sasuke's real goal wasn't the Raikage but something else!
Yet, Sasori couldn't figure out what Sasuke's objective was at the moment.
After all, no one would expect Sasuke to target the Eight-Tails. The Eight-Tails Jinchūriki was no pushover not someone anyone could easily take down.
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