Naruto entry

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Moonlight Gale touched his nose and gave a wry smile.

If only it were that easy.

……

Hokage Building.

"Hokage-sama."

Kiyoshi entered the office.

"Kiyoshi, you have made outstanding contributions to the village. The village needs new life like you."

When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Kiyoshi enter, he put down his pipe, which he was still smoking, for the first time, and looked at Kiyoshi with satisfaction.

Kiyoshi was very young when he came to Konoha. You could say he was a ninja who grew up under the watchful eyes of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

His thinking was not influenced by the Uchiha's extreme ideology, and his strength was enough to capture the Two-Tails Jinchuriki alive.

Such strong individuals are the true pillars of the village.

If the next war breaks out, namely the Fourth Shinobi World War, a powerful figure like Kiyoshi will be indispensable.

"You have the demeanor of a mirror, and we all have high hopes for you."

Mitokado Yan's eyes, hidden beneath thick black eye sockets, were fixed on Kiyoshi.

"You also know that Hiruzen is about to step down and continue to contribute to the village. It's not impossible for the Uchiha clan to produce a First Hokage."

Koharu, the occupant of the harem, also began to make empty promises to Kiyoshi.

"You flatter me."

Qingsi smiled slightly.

Sure enough, once you become stronger, what's meant to come will come.

Whether it was Hiruzen Sarutobi or these Hokage advisors, their attitudes suddenly became much more amiable.

After all, no one wants to see a second Madara Uchiha appear in the village.

In particular, Kiyoshi has mastered a space-time ninjutsu that even Madara doesn't know, which will cause a lot of trouble for the village.

This is what is known as the value of united front work.

In order to win over Kiyoshi, the Konoha leadership will offer better terms than ever before.

"I wonder why you all summoned me back?"

Qingsi asked.

"It's because of Kushina."

Hiruzen Sarutobi extinguished his pipe, his expression turning serious.

"Kiyoshi, the tailed beasts were originally a very confidential matter for ninjas. Even Tsunade did not know that Kushina was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki before the war broke out."

At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Tsunade.

Tsunade's expression remained unchanged, showing no alteration whatsoever.

Mito Uzumaki was Tsunade's grandmother. Although she also had Kushina with her, the Nine-Tails never leaked anything while Mito Uzumaki was alive.

The Nine-Tails had never been deployed in previous wars, so Tsunade had never witnessed its power.

With the presence of the vortex barrier and the "Four Symbols Seal," Kushina rarely leaked the Nine-Tails' chakra, except for the time when the Nine-Tails took advantage of an opening.

At most, Tsunade could guess that something was sealed inside Kushina's body.

"I know."

Qingsi nodded.

This was something Kushina herself said: the fact that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was a secret known only to the higher-ups of Konoha and a very small number of insiders; even the legendary Sannin of that time were unaware of it.

They learned the news later.

Otherwise, Jiraiya and Tsunade would definitely have been present at such a momentous occasion as Naruto's birth.

If they were there, Minato Namikaze might not have died.

"Is the village planning to deploy tailed beasts on the battlefield?"

Qingsi asked.

This is probably also a butterfly effect he brought about.

The war lasted several years longer than in the original story, and the resulting losses were incalculable.

Konoha has now reached a dead end and can only send out weapons of war like the Tailed Beasts.

"It's risky, but it's the only option for now."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.

It wasn't just a lack of manpower; they had another consideration.

Kushina possesses a unique chakra, and as she grows stronger, her ability to suppress the Nine-Tails will become increasingly powerful.

So the Hidden Cloud Village attempted to abduct Kushina back then.

They need to confirm whether the Nine-Tails can actually be used in the war.

Other countries have successively deployed their tailed beasts in the war, and some have even managed to control them to a certain extent.

Although Konoha's sealing jutsu system is advanced, it has never conducted such an experiment.

As a survivor of World War II and World War III, Hiruzen Sarutobi was not optimistic that peace could last forever.

We must prepare for the next war in advance.

"In this respect, you are the only one in the village who has had the most dealings with the tailed beasts."

Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke.

He had made this suggestion before, but it was opposed by all the high-ranking officials of Konoha.

After all, Kiyoshi was an Uchiha.

Later, Kiyoshi captured the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, and only then did the others begin to change their tune.

If we look at Kiyoshi's information, we can find that he has faced the Three-Tails, the Six-Tails, and now the Two-Tails.

Kiyoshi always had the upper hand.

If the Nine-Tails goes berserk, Kiyoshi and the others should be able to suppress the tailed beast quickly.

As for whether Kiyoshi might have ulterior motives and do something to Kurama.

After years of observation, Hiruzen Sarutobi can be ruled out as the answer.

If someone is a child, they might start pretending.

That thought was far too deep, far too terrifying.

"Does the village want me to supervise Kushina?"

Upon hearing this, Kiyoshi understood the plans of Konoha's higher-ups.

"This arduous task is entrusted to you, Kiyoshi."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said earnestly.

This is no easy task; if the Nine-Tails were to unleash its power, those around them would be the first to suffer.

Kushina's only outburst caught Minato Namikaze off guard, breaking several of his ribs and making it difficult for him to use ninjutsu.

"The village has placed such trust in me, so of course I will not let them down. Besides, Kushina and I are friends, so I will accept this mission."

Kiyoshi said righteously.

Just when I was worried about how to get closer to Kushina, it was like a pillow being delivered to my sleepy head.

"Okay, I'll arrange for Kushina to hand over the reins to you in a few days."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in satisfaction, not forgetting to offer Kiyoshi a few more words of encouragement.

After everything was settled, Tsunade, who had just left the room, grabbed Kiyoshi.

"Come play with me!"

Tsunade couldn't wait to go to the casino and wreak havoc.

With Kiyoshi, a gambling expert, and her lucky charm by her side, she's sure to win big this time.

……

The next day.

Grassland Base.

As is customary, Kiyoshi accepts the experiences and memories of these puppet clones to check on their experimental progress.

Has there been a breakthrough in cloning?

Kiyoshi closed his eyes, absorbed the memories, and then created new puppet clones.

Cloning technology is rare in the ninja world, but it's not particularly difficult to do.

Orochimaru was far ahead, leading the pack.

Danzo Shimura's arm, which was covered in Hashirama cells, was actually the arm of a person named Shin Uchiha.

Because of his special constitution, he would not experience any rejection reaction. So Orochimaru had a sudden idea to transplant Sharingan into him and then use the arm full of Sharingan as Danzo's new hand.

This point is actually explained in "Boruto: Scarlet Flower Moon Arc," which shows that Orochimaru already has the initial ability to clone.

The reason they didn't choose to clone Sasuke was because there wasn't enough time, and his own arrogance led to their failure.

"There are still benefits to contacting Orochimaru."

Kiyoshi went to a newly established laboratory.

He had some exposure to cloning technology from Orochimaru.

He can complete the rest on his own.

He wants to use cloning technology to clone Hyuga Hinazuki.

It's not difficult to do this.

Somatic cells, such as skin cells or bone marrow stem cells, are extracted from Hyuga Hinazuki, along with her mature egg cells. Using medical ninjutsu, the nucleus of the egg cells is precisely removed, while the mitochondrial DNA in the cytoplasm is preserved.

Then, the nucleus of Hinazuki's somatic cell was implanted into an enucleated egg cell, and the cell membrane was fused by electrofusion stimulation through medical ninjutsu to form a recombinant cell.

Finally, place it inside her body to provide an environment for growth.

Kiyoshi has already ensured that he can clone 50-60% of Hyuga Hinazuki, which is enough.

After all, what he wanted was not Hyuga Hinatsuki 2.0, but to bring Hyuga Hinata into the world.

Given this physical body, according to the fatalistic view of the ninja world, Hinata Hyuga's soul will likely still be reborn here.

Because in the ninja world, there are cases of souls after death, souls going to a Pure Land after death, and souls being reincarnated repeatedly.

This creates the possibility of "reincarnation".

After all, so many people die in the ninja world every year, and so many souls are sent to the Pure Land. Those souls cannot stay in the Pure Land forever.

If that's the case, Orochimaru could just slit his own throat and achieve immortality in the Pure Land as a soul.

"It's very likely, but if it doesn't work out..."

Kiyoshi stroked his chin.

If that doesn't work, he has plenty of ways to bring Hinata Hyuga into the world.

"After that, the Sharingan can also be cloned."

All of Kiyoshi's actions, besides enabling Hinata Hyuga to be born, also allowed him to accumulate experience in cloning technology.

This can be considered a backup plan to deal with the side effects of the "Mangekyou Sharingan". If Mikoto awakens her Sharingan in the future, this technology can be used.

Even Kiyoshi could create his own Sharingan army.

These factors will greatly facilitate the establishment of Qing Si's own power.

Even the future plan to feed the sacred tree cannot be separated from such accumulation.