Chapter 110 - Cap 101: Ninpo: Boru no Hakai

"I'm sure he knows about our economic situation" - said Kankuro seriously.

"I know... but I can't just deny a customer's requests" - answered the Hokage immediately because he understood what the boy was trying to say.

"I do not wish that," denied Kankuro. "What I want is for Konoha to allow the Suna shinobis to join these missions and to share the reward fairly, so that little by little we can regain the trust of our Daimyo"

"That's... accessible..." - Hiruzen nodded - "Let's do this, I will agree to sell supplies to Suna at a 10% discount for 3 years to compensate a little. You can consider this as an apology from Konoha for taking jobs in your territory"

"Thank you," Kankuro nodded. It didn't seem like much but it was a big help to Suna's financial situation.

"But I'm not doing this for charity, Boy... now I want you to tell me what you're offering..." - continued the Sandaime - "Who knows? The terms of this negotiation may improve"

"I offer information about the attack on Konoha and convincing the Suna troops involved in the invasion to make a pincer attack on Oto," said Kankuro seriously. "I also offer information about the Suna Poisons of a rank lower than A, as well as the head of the man who killed the Jonin, Hayate Gekko"

Yugao's gaze sharpened at this but quickly quieted.

"That's an interesting proposal..." - Hiruzen muttered as he squinted - "But I want 1 A-Rank Poison and in addition to the above benefits, I'm giving you a fertile land 10 kilometers from Suna so that you can expand your farming capabilities"

"Deal" - Kankuro settled immediately. He was willing to sacrifice his A-rank poison to give his Village a better foothold.

"Well... Let's make a contract immediately and complete it when the invasion is over," the Sandaime nodded. " I just hope you can convince your troops.

"Believe me Hiruzen-sama... none of them want to participate because we are practically the sacrifices so that Oto will not suffer any harm" - snorted the boy from Suna.

"Well... that relieves me a little..." - Hiruzen nodded - "Now... how about we talk about the invasion?"

"With p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e," nodded Kankuro as he told everything he knew. About where the attacks would come from, even when it would begin, he had even reported on some strategic points that had already been taken by hostile forces, as well as the critical points of attack for the invasion.

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"That would be all" - said Kankuro seriously.

"I see..." - The Sandaime nodded. "Now there is only one thing left to know... who was the person who killed my Jonin?"

Neko's gaze sharpened again when she heard this, only this time she did not calm down, nor did she hide her hatred.

"It was my sensei, Baki" - answered Kankuro simply.

"Hiruzen-sama..." - Yugao said quietly.

"I am sorry Neko," said Hiruzen as he shook his head. "I know what you mean but I am afraid I will have to decline. It is not time yet"

". . ." - Yugao just kept quiet.

"Now you know who is responsible, so you only have to wait a few weeks to get your revenge." - continued the Sandaime. "When the time comes, he will be all yours."

"Thank you, Hiruzen-sama" - that said, Yugao was silent again.

"Don't worry," old Hokage nodded, then looked at the boy from Suna. "Thank you for your cooperation, Kankuro-dono"

"All because my village does not fall," sighed Kankuro regretfully. He still felt bad about betraying his brothers, but he had to do it if it meant that Suna would stay in perfect condition - "I think I'd better leave... I don't want Baki sensei to start getting suspicious"

"How will you keep Baki from finding out that you're convincing the troops?" - Hiruzen asked seriously.

"Because I know who the people who want to attack Konoha are," answered the Suna boy. "I know those extremists, so I will use this moment to finish them off because they are poison for the current Suna"

That said, the boy quietly left the office.

"I guess that's my calling to retire," said Kurama.

"Wait," said Hiruzen, "I need to talk to you about something important.

"I know... I also heard about the places that will be most besieged" - the young redheaded man nodded - "I'm going to call Kushi-chan"

Yugao was surprised to hear her sensei's son call out to his mother but quickly calmed down, after all, she had no right to interfere in the lives of others.

"I also want your presence because this will be important" - added Hiruzen, and then looked at his Anbu - "Neko... I want you to call Shikaku and in passing, I want you to find Jiraiya"

"As you command, Hiruzen-sama" - answered Neko before she disappeared from the room.

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Within minutes, Kushina and Shikaku arrived in the room with serious looks on their faces.

"I have a feeling this will be f.u.c.k.i.n.g problematic but I suppose I will have to put up with it," sighed the Konoha Jonin Commander.

"The clone of Kuro-chan informed me of the situation and I have to admit it is good that you called me," Kushina nodded.

"Anything I need to know?" - Shikaku asked with a scowl as he noticed that he was the only one who did not understand what was going on.

"Let's wait a moment, there's still..." - said Hiruzen but he was interrupted by a door slamming open - "Jiraiya..."

"YOU! I FINALLY FOUND YOU, YOU LITTLE BASTARD!" - exclaimed the Sannin angrily.

"Oh, my God!" - exclaimed Shikaku as he covered his nose at the foul smell

"Skunk?" - Kushina asked as Kurama nodded - "Shall I do the honors?"

"What are you talking about?" - Hiruzen asked as he frowned, though it was not known if this was because the smell was nauseating or because he did not understand the conversation of the two Uzumaki.

"Just watch," replied Kushina as Kurama disappeared from his location and reappeared in front of a surprised Jiraiya.

"Ninpo: Boru no Hakai (Ninja Art: Ball Destruction)" - murmured Kurama as he concentrated a 'little' chakra on the tip of his foot and gave the Sannin a 'subtle' crotch kick.

Hiruzen and Shikaku took on their masculinity unconsciously as they felt a chill run down their backs.

"!" - Jiraiya could only open his mouth and to the surprise of those present, no sound came out, although this was because the scream was so high-pitched that it was not perceptible to ordinary human beings.

"They grow up so fast..." - said Kushina as she wiped away an imaginary tear.

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"Was that necessary?" - Jiraiya asked in a voice so high-pitched that it could be considered a whistle.

"We'd better leave things until here," said Hiruzen as he interrupted his student.

"Okay, I'll let it go for now," nodded the Sannin in his normal voice.

"I am surprised at how quickly you recover," said Kushina as she looked at the abomination of nature in front of her.

"Believe me... there are times when it's a curse rather than a blessing..." - sighed the white-haired man - "I was once caught spying on a group of women and they tortured me for a whole week because my body was recovering so quickly... a little more and I would have become a m.a.s.o.c.h.i.s.t..."

"Ahem! If you've stopped playing games, we'd better talk about serious matters" - said Shikaku with a scowl as he instructed his leader to speak.

"Thank you, Shikaku," Hiruzen nodded as he spoke of all that Kankuro had reported.

"This is worse than I thought," the leader Nara muttered as he frowned. "Kushina, do you think you can put seals on all those buildings?"

"If you had asked me that 12 years ago, I would have said no, but it's something completely different now," smiled the matriarch Uzumaki. " I can do it very easily, although I'll have to do it during the night so it won't be so suspicious"

"Now there's only..." - Shikaku murmured seriously.

"Make Hiruzen-dono safe from Orochimaru's attack," replied Kurama. Kankuro had informed them that the Renegade Sannin would personally attack the Hokage during the second part of the third test, so a way had to be found to create a bait for the snake summoner"

"I have the solution to that" - answered Kushina - "I just have to put a seal on one of the old man's Kage Bunshin to make it more resistant and concentrated, I could also put a Battery Seal on it to give it more Chakra capacity"

"How long can this Kage Bunshin be 'alive'?" - Shikaku asked seriously.

"Without any kind of activity that consumes large amounts of Chakra, two weeks because the Seal absorbs the Chakra from the environment to subsist" - answered the beautiful red-haired woman - "If he uses large amounts of Chakra, I would say 4 to 5 hours"

"If so, then I recommend that we use those seals on a Hiruzen-sama clone a week before the second round of testing," nodded Commander Jonin, " So that we can avoid being discovered at the last minute"

"Kushina... Jiraiya... I want you two to put the seals on the points already mentioned" - said Hiruzen seriously.

"You don't have to say it twice, old man," nodded the Sannin as Kushina answered him with a smile.

"Kurama-dono..." - said Hiruzen.

"I know... I will contain Shukaku during the invasion," the young redheaded man nodded.