Second Body was very interested in Minato Namikaze's mission. She pestered Old Man Third Generation and Minato Namikaze, asking them to allow her to go as well, as this mission held special significance.
The space-time energy of the Dragon Vein brought An Lushan, a Rogue Ninja from Hidden Sand Village during Naruto's youth, to the Ancient Land of Lou Lan. Because he entered the Dragon Vein earlier than Naruto, An Lushan arrived six years ahead of time.
Now, under the alias An Lushan, he controlled Lou Lan, and with the nearly infinite energy of the Dragon Vein, he turned those puppets into perpetual motion machines.
One couldn't help but wonder what Kishimoto was criticizing by depicting Lou Lan in conjunction with An Lushan.
If Second Body went to Lou Lan this time and met Naruto or others, it would surely be very interesting. Then she could figure out whether Naruto was a Naruto from a parallel world or a Naruto from the future.
Moreover, Second Body also wanted to study the Dragon Vein, a source of such vast energy. Even if she couldn't take some away, it would satisfy her curiosity.
Facing Second Body's almost coquettish request, the two could only agree. Currently, the war was still in small-scale probing, a process that would last for a long time.
Second Body also knew Sealing Technique, and her proficiency was no lower than Minato's. Coupled with her knowledge of the Flying Thunder God Technique, she could naturally go along.
However, the departure date was after the war mobilization ended tomorrow. Third Hokage still had to deliver a speech condemning Hidden Sand Village and emphasizing the justice of Konoha's resistance against the invasion.
Since they were departing tomorrow, Second Body naturally went back to prepare. Tonight, she would work overtime, with her main body and Second Body making tens of millions of Exploding Tags.
With these Exploding Tags in hand, Second Body felt a sense of security. She believed that even if she faced the encirclement and slaughter by tens of thousands of Ninja, she could completely annihilate the enemy with these Exploding Tags.
It wasn't that Second Body was too cautious; it was simply that Ōnoki was too insidious. If he considered Second Body a great threat and used the same methods against her that he used against the Third Raikage, she would have countermeasures.
Any Ninja Village that lost ten thousand Ninja would be enough to declare its demise. How could a lone commander possibly defend such a vast territory?
Since Second Body didn't have the Paper Release Bloodline Limit, she could only rely on scattered synthesized Wind Release Chakra to create Exploding Tags. As for her Second Body, it was even faster than an assembly line.
The next day, Second Body woke up early, bringing all the equipment she could carry, wearing an Anbu Chunin vest and a cat mask.
Not only did Second Body become a Chunin, but Shisui also became a Chunin. Unfortunately, after becoming a Chunin, there were no other benefits besides being able to take on missions up to B-rank.
The trashy profession of a Ninja had no salary. Ninja, apart from being strong, were practically worse than beasts of burden. Second Body planned to have her Second Body, Tsukimi Rin, go and eliminate the Daimyo of various countries.
After all, bearing this name, he had to slaughter a few Daimyo to prove himself. He would start with the Land of Rice Fields. Once the Ninja War ended and he had developed enough managerial talent and Ninja, he would quickly occupy the Land of Rice Fields.
At that time, he would declare himself a Shogun, showing the other Ninja Villages in the Ninja World another possibility: eliminating all the Daimyo who exploited Ninja.
However, this would require him to have enough power to resist the purges from the various Great Ninja Villages at the Daimyo's command. But for the Second Body at that time, the Ninja Villages after the war would not even be a slight challenge.
After reforming the Ninja World, he would pretend to be an antagonist to Konoha, then everyone would conquer other countries, and finally, Second Body would announce the unification of the Ninja World.
She, Uchiha Ling, could then declare herself the First Emperor. But to localize it, she would be called the Heavenly Emperor, with the title Immortal Heavenly Emperor.
The Immortal Heavenly Emperor, a Red Dust Immortal from the Chentian World, should not be able to cross realms to deal with her. After all, she had said so many boastful words about the 'milk child' without any karmic repercussions.
Arriving at the village entrance for assembly, over a thousand Ninja heading to the battlefield had already gathered, with more than two hundred from the Uchiha Clan alone.
As Second Body approached her teammates, she noticed Shisui looking at Old Man Third Generation like an idol, and her face darkened involuntarily.
Shisui was truly beyond saving, severely brainwashed by Second Body's unique fire will. Little did he know that the changes in the Uchiha were all her doing.
Standing on the temporarily erected platform, Third Hokage, wearing his Hokage robe and Hokage hat, began a lengthy and impassioned speech.
The Ninja army below also cleverly cheered and roared from time to time. Fortunately, there were many people, and Second Body, wearing her mask, was not discovered while blending in.
"...Finally, I hope everyone can return safely. To crush Hidden Sand Village's conspiracy, and for the prosperity and stability of Konoha, we Konoha Ninja will thwart all enemy forces! Gentlemen! May your martial fortunes prosper!"
Third Hokage finally finished speaking. Listening to the rising and falling shouts of "May your martial fortunes prosper," Second Body also awoke from her slumber, her spirit once again full.
Sleeping while standing was a small trick Second Body had developed, requiring the subconscious to execute a low-power Wind Release Chakra Mode, which could both protect herself and support her body through Chakra.
Any slight disturbance would awaken her. It had to be said, this technique was simply too useful. Second Body admired her own genius.
If her Wind Release nature transformation wasn't strong enough, the will of the wind wouldn't be so obedient. This was all thanks to her affinity for the wind attribute.
What kind of scene was it when over a thousand Ninja troops set out together? One could only say there was no commotion. The main reason was that Ninja marches required stealth, quietly entering the village without firing a shot.
Shisui had no objections to going to Lou Lan first to complete the mission. As for Kamikawa Shuji, he had even fewer objections. As for Sarutobi Aoki, he was no longer in her squad.
She heard that he had been dispatched by Third Hokage to another Anbu squad. Second Body had long anticipated this, as Second Body's strength meant a very high fault tolerance, with no mission she couldn't complete.
This was the second time Second Body had taken this path to the Land of Rivers. Hidden Sand Village's declaration of war had made many Rogue Ninja aware that the area around the Land of Rivers was unsafe, and they had already fled to other countries.
As for the civilians of the Land of Rivers, they could only be considered unlucky. Although Ninja generally didn't kill civilians, once war began, all civilians had to be driven away. Those who didn't leave would naturally be killed.
War was fought with intelligence. Some Ninja would disguise themselves as civilians to ambush Ninja, but no one dared to openly kill civilians.
It was just a pity for the current grain in the Land of Rivers. The rice had just begun to head, and it wouldn't wait until maturity. The Ninja's battles would cause all these rice paddies to be destroyed, with only a small portion surviving.
Speaking of heading rice, Second Body just remembered that she hadn't tried her Wood Release to accelerate crop growth. Now she could try it on these already headed rice paddies.
During their evening rest, Second Body went alone to the rice paddies. This was a rice paddy belonging to a Konoha farmer. Facing Ninja stationed nearby, these civilians dared not leave their homes.
These were still the country's own civilians. One can imagine that, under the deliberate propaganda of the Daimyo and the civilians' fear of power, Ninja had actually lost their popular support.
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