Chapter 140: Little Bird Three Leaves, Meet the Third Raikage
Chapter 140: Mitsuha Kotori, meeting the Third Raikage
The Kingdom of Thunder
somewhere
Thunder crackled in the sky, striking the rocks from time to time, but it did not break the rocks. On the contrary, the lightning seemed to penetrate directly into the rocks.
This is the unique landform and climate of the Land of Thunder.
The mountains rich in metal ores have become natural lightning rods, and the unique highland climate causes constant lightning here.
Therefore, the Kingdom of Thunder was obtained.
The lightning continued to move down along the rocks and finally landed in a hollowed-out cave. Under the guidance of densely packed talismans, it turned into softer but more lasting numbing lightning, which continued to flow towards a jar the size of a water tank.
Amber bottle.
One of the legendary Six Paths Noble Phantasms, it has the ability to seal all words that answer the holder. It was once the ninja tool of the brothers Kinkaku and Ginkaku of Kumogakure. After the First Ninja World War, the Kumogakure and Konoha negotiated peace, but these two people joined forces to destroy the peace talks and killed the father of the Third Generation Ai.
Of course, there was a price to pay. One of the brothers was killed by the Second Hokage, and the other was seriously injured. The Third Hokage took advantage of the situation and snatched the ninja tool away, making it a treasure of the Ai family.
After years of research, the third generation of Ai can not only use the power of the amber bottle normally, but can even shrink a person and put him into the amber bottle without covering the lid.
The advantage of this is that after the body is shrunk, the efficiency of practicing Lightning Release: Chakra Body Tempering Technique will increase greatly. This is his real confidence. He told everyone, including his wife, that he would need at least five years, and everyone who knew this ninjutsu would also calculate it. The time he said was correct, but in fact, with the help of the Amber Purification Bottle, he could completely repair the weakness in his heart in a year at most or ten months at least.
This is also the real reason why he dared to ignore everything in the outside world and stay here with his son.
After all, Yunyin is such a big business that even if it causes as much trouble as possible, nothing will go wrong in a year. After a year, when I go back, all the problems will no longer be a problem.
"Whoosh~~"
"Father, I'm back."
The fourteen-year-old Ai carried a ferocious beast and returned to the place where his father practiced secretly. The three-generation Ai, who had completed his daily practice, jumped out of the amber bottle and rested aside.
In order to ensure that no one could track them here, the father and son were responsible for all the work from site selection to construction of this secret base. Even the food and water were sourced locally, with the main focus on concealment.
Looking at his increasingly strong son, the third generation Ai nodded with satisfaction. In terms of talent, his son might be a little worse than Namikaze Minato, but his body was born for the Ai family's Lightning Release and Chakra Body Tempering Technique. In the future, his achievements will definitely surpass his own.
"Father, I'm going to cook."
"it is good."
The third generation Ai slowly closed his eyes. Using the Amber Bottle to practice can greatly increase the speed of practice. However, the price is that it will consume your chakra and willpower all the time. Although he has a strong will, he will still get tired.
"Om~~"
Suddenly, the third generation Ai opened his eyes, and the seal symbol outside the amber bottle glowed faintly.
This was the agreement between him and Seraphim Meiling. If she encountered something important and had to contact him, she could use chakra to activate a talisman he left for her. This talisman was imprinted on the amber bottle and could produce some kind of resonance between the amber bottle. He didn't know the specific principle, and it was probably only the dead Kinkaku and Ginkaku who knew it, but as a means of communication, it was enough.
"This woman."
The third generation Ai narrowed his eyes slightly. It had been no more than four months since he left Kumogakure. In four months, with Kumogakure's strength, there would definitely not be anything that could not be done without him, and there would definitely not be a crisis that could not be done without him. Even if the other four ninja villages knew that he was injured and joined forces to attack Kumogakure and wanted to completely destroy it, it would not be done in a short time. With Dodai and the others around, it would not be a problem for them to hold out for a year or two.
Apart from these, there is no need to use the talisman that I gave him for any other matter.
Faintly, he smelled a hint of conspiracy.
There is no evidence, it is just the intuition of a strong man.
Then, he set his sights on his son.
That stupid woman might have had some misfortune and wanted to plot against herself, but no matter what, she would not touch her son. The reason was very simple. Without the Sandaime, she was still the mother of the future Raikage of Kumogakure. Without her son, she would be nothing.
"Xiao Ai."
"Father, what do you want?"
"Go to the secret base number three outside the village. That's where your mother and I agreed to meet. She should contact me about something important."
"Yes!"
"Be careful."
Sandai Ai patted his son's shoulder.
"I mean, on the way there and back, remember not to be followed by anyone."
"Don't worry, father. I will go back and forth on the path of thunder. Other ninjas can follow me if they are not afraid of death."
The Thunder Road is a route where one may be struck by lightning at any time. It was originally used to avoid attack marks, but for people of the third and fourth generations, it is a natural anti-tracking route.
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"Hu~~"
Secret base number three.
Sailu Meiling was waiting quietly. Not far away was Troy Vigon who came with her. He returned 50% of the contract to her, and then sent her all the way to the secret base No. 3 in the name of escort.
At this moment, he was standing not far away like a stone statue, looking extremely loyal. And if you look closely, you will find that he was trembling slightly.
"Useless trash"
Sailu Meiling withdrew her gaze and continued to sit in the base waiting, but the emotions in her eyes were also somewhat complicated.
She couldn't explain why she used that talisman.
Does she want to kill the Third Raikage?
Maybe there is such an idea.
However, what she felt more in her heart was fear, fear of this guy who had been dominating Yunyin for more than ten or twenty years.
So, for her, this was more like a test, she wanted to see the condition of the third generation Ai.
If it's good, then give him the contract as a perfect excuse. Even this old man can't find any fault with the figure of 100 million taels.
If things go wrong, with the ambushes set up all around, the magnetic ninjas with iron ore everywhere, the elite female jonin who is extremely familiar with the secret techniques of the Ai family, and the many traps set by her, she believes that she has a chance to kill the third generation Ai without anyone noticing.
"Madam, here I come"
In the distance, a flash of lightning flashed. Troy Vigong took a deep breath and calmed himself down. Although the Third Raikage was almost invincible in his eyes, the fatal flaw in his heart prevented him from exerting his full strength.
"Don't move yet, no, that's not the Sandaime."
Sailu Meiling stood up and looked into the distance. Sure enough, a few breaths later, the Fourth Generation Ai arrived at the secret base No. 3.
"Mother." The fourth generation Ai took a look at Troy Vigon, who was standing motionless like a guard not far away, and then grabbed his mother's hand.
"What's so urgent?"
"Your father, is he okay?"
"Oh, that's alright."
The fourth generation Ai smiled and nodded.
"Damn old thing."
Seeing this scene, Sailu Meiling couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She knew her son well enough that a dog couldn't hide two taels of oil in its stomach. Looking at his smiling face, there was no doubt that the old man must have some special method to speed up the recovery of his injuries. However, he was still cautious and didn't come over.
Thinking of this, she temporarily gave up the idea in her mind.
"Here, take a look."
"What."
The fourth generation Ai took the document handed over by his mother, and after a few seconds, his hands began to tremble.
"Mr. Duoduo???"
"One hundred million taels."
Saiyu Meiling said with a smile.
"After deducting all costs, the fifth-tier profit is, of course, only a rough estimate, and it will continue to decline according to the saturation of the market. It is impossible to make this much every year, but in the first year, when there is no tobacco from the Wind Country in the entire Lightning Country, 100 million taels is absolutely no problem."
"This is a huge sum of money. I don't know when your father will be able to come back, but no one other than him is qualified to decide how to use such a sum of money. However, if it is just left there, you know, if the money doesn't flow, it's not good news either."
"I see."
The doubts in the fourth generation Ai's heart disappeared, and he even thought that there was nothing wrong with what his mother did.
"Then wait for me here. I'll go ask my father for advice!"
After saying that, the Fourth Generation Ai did not wait for his mother to reply. With lightning flashing around him, he once again disappeared into the misty mountains.
"Ma'am, we"
Not far away, Troy Vigon spoke slowly.
"give up."
Saiyu Meiling shook her head.
"Now, it's impossible for anyone except his son to have his full trust."
"Yes, ma'am."
Troy Vigour took a few steps back.——
"Come back so soon?"
Looking at the panting Fourth Generation Ai, Third Generation Ai couldn't help but frowned, because his son's expression was very excited, which proved that the woman at least had enough excuses.
"Well, father. Oh. Look."
"I see."
Looking at the contents of the contract, the Third Generation Ai nodded involuntarily. This was indeed a sufficient excuse. If the 100 million taels of income were spent, the benefits it would bring to Yunyin would be far greater than letting it lie there quietly.
To be honest, at this point, his suspicion of the woman was reduced a little. Of course, he was still alert. After all, he knew one thing best as he sat in this position. Human nature is a very strange thing. When you are in a certain position, you will naturally have some thoughts that you have never had before.
"but."
"Muzi is loyal and righteous."
The third generation Ai couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.
"Do you know anything about this Mu Zi Zhong Yi?"
"No, I just heard of him. He's a loser, but very smart. I never thought he had such a hidden talent."
The fourth generation Ai spoke after reminiscing for a while and said that he had even taken classes with Mu Zi Zhongyi.
"Father, would you please pardon him and let him come back from Minato Namikaze, father?"
Seeing his father seemed to be in a trance, the fourth generation Ai called out again.
"Ah, it's just some money."
The third generation Ai shook his head.
"Namikaze Minato is a great talent. Although he doesn't want to get involved in the struggle, his existence itself is a deterrent. Giving him enough money and letting him stay there peacefully is a win for us in Kumogakure. If it were other ninja villages, they would only smile crookedly when they heard that they could buy a genius ninja for 100 million ryo."
"Remember, kid. As a shadow, you only need to ensure two things. First, strong strength, which is the foundation of everything. Second, a high enough perspective so that you can see the whole picture of the world and make corresponding choices."
"Remember my father's teachings."
"Go back and tell your mother that this money should be invested in the Ninja School. This is how you will handle this money in the future."
"Yes, father!"
"So, you can come out now."
The Third Raikage looked at the contract in his hand. The other words on it had disappeared, leaving only one line of words.
"Mitsuha Kotori, meet the Third Raikage."
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