stonecrandall Chapter 184 You Don't Know Enough
Chapter 184 You Don't Know Enough
Chapter 184 You Don't Know Enough
Now that things have come to this, Shiba Kiyokawa no longer needs to pretend in front of Onoki.
With the Battle of Red Cliffs over, the honeymoon period of the Sun-Liu alliance naturally came to an end.
The expansion of Akatsuki will inevitably lead to more friction with Iwagakure, so it would be better to let him kindly help Onoki desensitize himself as soon as possible.
There's nothing we can do; he's just a kind-hearted person.
However, Iwagakure was clearly reluctant to let go of its pride as a major ninja village and could not accept such a change in a short time.
Ōnoki didn't pay upfront by the end of the day and stormed off the mountain in a huff.
Shiba Kiyokawa wasn't in a hurry about this.
Strength is always the best source of confidence!
He just needs to keep working hard and leave the rest to fate!
After this major battle, there are still many areas where he needs to work hard.
The first step is to deal with all sorts of miscellaneous gains.
For example, Deidara, the disciple whom Ōnoki had always longed for, has now been handed over to Hiruko.
"Have you discovered anything about the child's bloodline?"
That day, Shiba Kiyokawa casually asked in a conversational tone.
Hiruko chuckled softly, "Heh, Chief Qinghe is truly heartless. This child sincerely pledged allegiance to you, wanting to become your disciple, but you just used him as research material."
Upon hearing this, Shiba Kiyokawa simply smiled, remaining completely unmoved.
Young Deidara came to Shiba Kiyokawa on his own initiative after the war, but this did not change how Shiba Kiyokawa treated him.
Even though this person was originally a member of the Akatsuki organization in the original work, Shiba Kiyokawa still did not relax his caution in the slightest.
To trust and accept someone without reservation from the very beginning? How could that be possible!
Shiba Kiyokawa's plan was to train (or rather, nag) this young blond-haired boy for at least five years, observe him carefully, and then consider enlisting him.
However, before that, we can let Hiruko study his Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai properly.
After this battle, Hiruko, a bloodline research fanatic, was in high spirits and happy every day, as if it were New Year's Day!
His research material has never been so abundant!
Not only does he have Deidara's Explosion Release technique to study, but he also has Hyuga Hideki, whom he has captured, to play with as he pleases.
In the past few days, following Shiba Kiyokawa's instructions, Hiruko divided Hyuga Hideki into three parts, sealing away one of his two pure Byakugan eyes and giving the other to Chihiro, the current commander of the reconnaissance battalion.
Even though Hideki Hinata lost his eyes, he didn't waste any resources, as Hiruko extracted his tissue cells and reproductive cells.
Inspired by Shiba Kiyokawa, Hiruko plans to conduct another experiment to see if the descendants of the Hyuga clan who lost their eyes can inherit the Byakugan bloodline.
Hiruko is already conducting this experiment, but he has encountered some technical difficulties regarding Deidara's Explosion Release.
"I've already extracted crystals from the main member of the Hyuga clan and done several IVF treatments, but Deirada is still too young and his development isn't complete, so I can't extract his reproductive cells."
Shiba Kiyokawa was slightly surprised. "Can't it be cloned?"
"You know about cloning technology too?"
"I've only heard a little about it."
"Heh, it seems that Chief Qinghe's intelligence-gathering methods are truly endless. But it's a pity, I'm not very good at cloning technology. In the past, Orochimaru personally took charge of this kind of research in Konoha."
Considering the level of secrecy surrounding the Wood Release experiments in Konoha, Shiba Kiyokawa immediately understood.
It's normal that Hiruko can't get in touch with him.
He thought for a moment, then said, "Then write a letter to Orochimaru and ask him for advice."
Shiba Kiyokawa spoke casually, but Hiruko was completely bewildered.
"Chief Qinghe, are you out of your mind? Writing a letter to Orochimaru? You just wreaked havoc on Konoha, and now you're writing a letter to Konoha's last frontline commander? Are you trying to provoke us?"
Shiba Kiyokawa smiled calmly and said, "It's alright, just keep writing the letter. I'm 80% sure Orochimaru will reply to you. You still don't know Orochimaru well enough."
Hiruko turned her head slightly, raised one eyebrow, and stared at him in a daze.
Do I not know Orochimaru well enough? I've been on a team with him since I was a teenager, and we've been together for over a decade. Isn't that enough?
But in the end, Hiruko didn't say anything.
After all, he's just a lowly worker now, and he's quite satisfied with his work and life in the Land of Rain. There's no need for him to argue with his boss over something like this.
However, he remained skeptical of Shiba Kiyokawa's confidence.
Soon after, Hiruko finished writing the letter and sent it out in his own way.
For several days at first, the letters seemed to sink without a trace, receiving no response.
Therefore, the Aurora Organization's actions have been relatively few.
On the contrary, Onoki, who had been driven away by Shiba Kiyokawa's few words that day, was still unwilling to give up. He secretly went to contact Kumogakure again and insisted on launching another big operation!
In Onoki's view, Iwagakure was the victor in the battle of Kannabi Bridge. So how could he, as the victor, be willing to have paid so much but gained nothing?
So no matter what, he was determined to take a piece of flesh from Konoha!
If the Akatsuki organization won't cooperate, then he'll secretly try to seduce the Hidden Cloud Village!
So, less than a week after the Kannabi Bridge incident, Iwagakure and Kumogakure once again launched a coordinated attack on Konoha!
This time, even Shiba Kiyokawa was secretly worried for Konoha.
However, Konoha still possesses a certain amount of good fortune.
This time, Jiraiya, who had come to the north, did not rush back to the south. Instead, he stayed and took over the remaining forces of Konoha in the north.
Even without Onoki's knowledge, he secretly called on Orochimaru for help and also enlisted Tsunade, who had been out of the public eye for quite some time!
Neither the Hidden Cloud Village nor the Hidden Stone Village expected that they would see the three legendary Sannin of Konoha gathered together on the battlefield again!
This fateful scene rekindled the morale of the Konoha ninjas, and in the face of adversity, the Will of Fire burned even more fiercely.
Thus, Onoki's ambition was shattered once again, and Iwagakure suffered another defeat.
Coincidentally, the location where Iwagakure was ambushed and forced back by the Sannin was exactly the same as the location where they were destroyed by Minato Namikaze before their battle at Kannabi Bridge.
This made Shiba Kiyokawa, who saw the intelligence when the news was sent back, burst out laughing.
"Could it be that there's a city called Hefei in that location of the Land of Fire?" he thought to himself, amusing himself.
Otherwise, how come Son Onoki Ken could not cross that territory several times?
Every time they set out with full confidence, they were defeated and routed in the same place.
After being defeated by the three legendary Sannin of Konoha, Iwagakure finally behaved itself much better.
Not long after, Huang Tu brought news that they felt they could discuss the payment for the Kaminaribi Bridge project again sometime...
However, by this time, Shiba Kiyokawa had already set off and was no longer at the original camp.
(End of this chapter)