Naruto: Five Lives, Five Times the Excitement

Chapter 144 Finding Cannon Fodder

The exchange was dimly lit. Misato was looking through the bounty information in his hand when he suddenly saw an interesting mission: kill the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Fu.

A cold smile appeared on Mi Shou's lips.

Interesting. Who obtained such confidential information?

Perhaps those powerful ninja villages were able to detect this intelligence.

Perhaps, it was the Sand Village ninja who betrayed the information.

Once the news that Amegakure has a Jinchuriki spreads, they will inevitably face immense external pressure, and at that time they will have no choice but to rely even more on Sunagakure.

This is in the best interests of the Sand Village.

"The reasons behind it are not important; what matters is the benefits gained from it."

That night, Mi Shou recounted the information, and everyone fell into deep thought.

Kiichiro had been preoccupied with research lately, which had drained his energy. After thinking for a while, he felt sleepy and simply sat down on the ground, giving up on thinking altogether.

"You guys figure it out. I have a headache and don't want to get involved. I'll try my best to cooperate once there are results."

Kyosuke's eyes gleamed as he smiled at Ooka Shin.

"Hehe, this is a good opportunity. Let's take this chance to seriously injure Fu. With you as an inside agent, and Misato finding some wandering ninjas as cannon fodder, the success rate is not small. When Fu is on the verge of death, you can have Nagato use the Rinnegan to seal the Seven-Tails into your body. In this way, we will have the power of two tailed beasts."

Chisuke frowned and asked some questions.

"There are three difficulties in accomplishing this. First, killing Fu amidst the heavy protection of Amegakure; second, preventing Hanzo from stopping Shin from becoming a Jinchuriki; and third, Nagato's ability to seal the Tailed Beasts."

Chisuke wasn't trying to find fault; he just wanted everyone to improve the plan.

"We need to increase the success rate to 50%, otherwise we may waste our efforts."

Ooka Shin was the most qualified to speak on this matter, so he spoke up.

"Hanzo should keep Fu by his side. It would be best to lure Hanzo away, otherwise it will be difficult to hurt Fu. Once Hanzo is lured away, we will kidnap Fu and create an opportunity for Nagato and me to be alone. At that time, I will persuade Nagato to transfer the tailed beast into my body."

Ooka Shin spoke slowly, thinking to himself as he spoke.

"Because of my guidance, Nagato developed the Rinnegan much faster than in the anime. With the sealing techniques we taught him, there should be a high probability that he will be able to complete the sealing."

Hearing everyone refine the plan, Mi Shou nodded.

"Since it has been quite successful, let's do it."

Kyosuke shrugged and said, "Okay, the biggest risk is the responsibility. If he's not afraid, why should we be? I'll take on a mission and go out of the village to help you guys."

Seeing that he had said enough, Kiichiro also said, "I'll go too. I'm getting depressed from researching this every day."

Chisuke sighed helplessly, "I can't move around freely right now, so I can't help you."

After the exchange, they each went their separate ways.

For a while afterward, everyone got busy with their own preparations.

Kyosuke and Chisuke continue to study sealing techniques, striving to improve Nagato's sealing skills.

Kiichiro began intensive training for Kito and others to prevent any unforeseen incidents from causing problems in their business and research activities due to a lack of personnel.

Nobuyuki Ooka investigated Fu's guard situation, gathered intelligence, and formulated a detailed action plan.

Mi Shouze then began searching for suitable helpers.

In recent years, under Mikami's training, Takano Ishi has gained the strength of a genin, but it is still not enough.

Therefore, Mimori will still not bring Kono Ishi along this time.

Over the years, due to the continuous Ninja World Wars, many rogue ninjas have emerged amidst various grudges and hatreds.

Mikami spent many years working at the gold exchange, where he knew a lot about rogue ninjas, and many rogue ninjas also knew about him.

Three days later, beside a lake, near a dense thicket of reeds, Mi Shou stopped.

"Izumi Takashi, a Jonin of Kirigakure, with a bounty of 20 million ryo, come out. I have something to discuss with you."

After Mi Shou finished speaking, his voice drifted across the lake on the breeze. No one else appeared, only the croaking of frogs in the distance, seemingly mocking Mi Shou.

Faced with this awkward situation, Mi Shou was mentally prepared, and his indifferent expression remained unchanged.

The rogue ninja who survived the constant pursuit was quite capable in terms of strength, intelligence, and willpower. How could he suddenly appear just because of a single sentence from Mikami?

After waiting for ten seconds, Mi Shou formed a hand seal and spat out more than a dozen fireballs, which directly ignited patches of reeds.

The fire raged, turning the lake surface a deep red.

Still, no one showed up.

His strength is indeed impressive; he easily dodged the attack.

Misato felt satisfied. His left eye's three-tomoe Sharingan spun left and right, and he drew the short sword from his back with his right hand, turning around to slash fiercely.

呛。

The blade was blocked by a kunai.

Behind Misato stood a middle-aged ninja.

This middle-aged ninja had short black hair, arched eyebrows, and narrow eyes, just like the picture of Izumi Takashi on the bounty list.

This guy is incredibly strong!

Feeling the strong resistance coming from the kunai, and seeing that Mikami was not retaliating, Izumi Takashi took two steps back and watched Mikami warily.

"You are Mi Shou. What is your purpose in seeking me out?"

Mimori took out the bounty list for the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Fu, and opened it in front of Izumi Takashi.

"Let's complete this task together."

Izumi Takashi glanced at the high bounty on the bounty list, then at the Sharingan in Yamori's left eye, and a malicious smile appeared on his face.

"What an audacious fellow. I heard before that you were surrounded and attacked by the Konoha ninja army for trying to steal the Sharingan, and I thought it was nonsense, but I didn't expect it to be true. Although we are both rogue ninja from Kirigakure, we have no trust in each other. You want to cooperate with me? I think you are not bold, but stupid."

Mi Shou raised his short sword, his voice cold and clear.

"Agree or die."

What Mi Shou wants is not reliable partners, but rather cannon fodder with decent strength, and he doesn't care at all about the other party's inner thoughts.

"asshole!"

Enraged, Izumi Takashi was about to launch an attack, ready to teach the brat in front of him a lesson, when he suddenly found himself unable to move.

"Illusion!?"

Izumi Takashi was horrified. Looking down, he saw that his body was tightly bound by red chains. Just as he was about to break free, Mikami's blade touched his neck.

"Last chance."

Upon hearing Mimori's voice, Izumi Takashi broke out in a cold sweat, his face turned extremely pale, and he strained his lips to make a sound.

"I...I promise..."

During this time, Mikami has mastered some of the Sharingan's abilities.

Kyosuke became familiar with Shisui every day and gained a lot of experience from him, which he then shared with Yamori. As a result, Yamori was quite good at using the Sharingan.

Of course, this was also because Izumi Ryu was too careless and looked directly at the Sharingan; otherwise, the effect wouldn't have been so good.

Mikami canceled the Sharingan's genjutsu, and Izumi Takashi's body jolted violently as he regained control of his body. He immediately took a few steps back, gasping for air, feeling a wave of fear wash over him.

"You were caught in a genjutsu after just one glance. The Sharingan is indeed terrifying. You were able to steal the Sharingan, so you are stronger than me. However, if you were to go to the Land of Rain to face Hanzo, you would probably still be no match for him."

Mikami nodded: "That's what I think too, so we need to keep looking for help. That way, even if we can't beat Hanzo, we'll still have a chance to survive."

Upon hearing Mikami's plan, Izumi Takashi began to ponder it in his mind.

This Mi Shou is very powerful; we can't afford to turn against him now.

If we can find a few capable helpers, we can try to break into Amegakure. Let's follow him and see what happens.