Miss Yamanaka went to such great lengths to find me just to learn the Body Flicker Technique?
Shisui was quite puzzled.
Of course, it's not just to learn the Body Flicker Technique; I'm also eyeing the Mangekyo Sharingan you left with Uchiha Itachi.
Ino certainly couldn't say that. First, learn the Body Flicker Technique, then talk about other things.
She said, "Senior Shisui, I am currently practicing the Flying Thunder God Technique, but my Body Flicker Technique is quite ordinary. I heard you were once the famous 'Shisui of the Body Flicker,' so I would like some guidance from you."
Shisui was truly loyal to Konoha Village, and the Body Flicker Technique wasn't some Secret Technique. At most, he just had a lot of experience in this area. When Ino asked, he held nothing back, meticulously explaining his training methods and the techniques for using the Body Flicker Technique.
After discussing the Body Flicker Technique, Shisui excitedly asked about the Village's situation.
Telling stories would be payment enough, and Ino naturally wouldn't refuse.
She had previously told Izumi about what happened after the Uchiha Clan's extermination night, but at that time, her status was lower, and there were many things she shouldn't have known, so she spoke vaguely. Now, as Tsunade's disciple, a staunch supporter of the Hokage, and having met the Second Hokage, she could recount many events from the perspective of an insider.
She meticulously described the events of the extermination night in an official tone, and then revealed many internal details.
"Is that so? The Uchiha Clan still reached this point. Ah, Itachi has worked hard. I put all the heavy burdens on him. I am truly incompetent!"
Ino found Shisui's words of pity for 'Ototo' particularly poignant.
"Itachi's younger brother is in the Village, Senior. Would you like to see him?" Ino asked.
Shisui refused very directly: "Is Itachi's younger brother the child named Sasuke? I won't see him. Knowing he is alive is enough."
My brother's brother is not my brother! Ino roughly gathered this meaning from his words. She had originally wanted him to see Naruto, who was, after all, a sworn brother who had kissed Sasuke...
Now that the brother's brother didn't want to meet, the brother's brother's sworn brother would certainly be even less willing to meet.
If he doesn't want to meet, then so be it.
Shisui's concern was still Itachi: "Where is Itachi now?"
Ino then recounted the story of the Akatsuki Organization. She really wanted Shisui to persuade Itachi to retrieve the Mangekyo Sharingan with Kotoamatsukami in its left eye. Unfortunately, she couldn't be too explicit. She mentioned the Land of Earth and Iwagakure preparing to wage war, and the Akatsuki Organization secretly attempting to seize Tailed Beasts and plotting to create slaughter in the Ninja World. She said a lot, but Shisui showed no inclination to retrieve the eye.
Knowing many things internally, but being restricted by her identity from speaking, was also a troublesome matter.
If Shisui was unwilling, Itachi wouldn't give him the eye. For Shisui, even if his mind was agitated, it might not work well. Ino was more worried about leaving traces and being seen through by Itachi, which would be counterproductive. What should she do?
Both Shisui and Itachi were not fools, and they had been harmed by Danzo before. Once bitten, twice shy. Trying to fool both of them simultaneously was, to be honest, somewhat difficult. Ino now felt a bit at a loss.
She probed from several angles.
She specifically brought up the Masked Man.
Izumi, deeply impressed by the killer who took her life, also joined the conversation.
"Uchiha Madara? Madara is still alive?" Shisui, having formally awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan as a Uchiha ninja, had read many secret records within the Clan during his lifetime and knew some things about Uchiha Madara.
Ino recounted the scene when the three of them fought the Masked Man: "That guy's intangibility was incredibly powerful. Our Taijutsu and Ninjutsu couldn't hit him at all. It seemed to be the ability of his Mangekyo Sharingan."
Shisui heard about such a bizarre ability for the first time. He asked a few questions and realized that this ability was almost unsolvable. Even if he were alive, he would have been helpless against such intangibility.
Using Susanoo? Using Kotoamatsukami? You couldn't hit him at all, only wasting Dojutsu Power in vain.
Over the next few days, Ino discussed Obito's intangibility ability with Tsunade, Jiraiya, Konan, and Kakashi separately.
She had originally wanted Kakashi to analyze something from Kamui, but unfortunately, Kakashi never thought about Obito.
"Alas, I really can't think of a good solution. I estimate... even if Second Grandfather were here, he probably wouldn't have a way to deal with this ability." Tsunade had worn out many of the Second Hokage's notes but still hadn't found a way to counter Obito's intangibility.
Kurama Yakumo's ability only worked the first time; the second time, the opponent would likely be prepared, and without knowing the terrain, she couldn't affect reality from ultra-long distances.
Shizune said something unhelpful: "If the Fourth Hokage were still here, it would be great. Current records show that only the Fourth Hokage ever injured the Masked Man."
Tsunade scratched her head anxiously. Living people couldn't find a solution, so asking the dead for help made the living seem incompetent.
A thought stirred in her mind, and she looked at Ino. Ino also looked at her. Master and disciple simultaneously thought of a problem, then both shook their heads.
"No, doing that would easily cause a lot of controversy and would also be a desecration of the dead."
"Yes... I don't have anything to exchange for the Fourth Hokage's soul now either."
Tsunade proposed a suggestion with her personal style: "Can we owe him?"
Ino chuckled dryly. She really hadn't tried that. She said, "Even if we summon the Fourth Hokage's soul back to the Ninja World, what good would it do? To teach us the Flying Thunder God? Our level..."
She only spoke halfway. The Flying Thunder God was too dependent on talent. Ino estimated that even if she added 20 or 30 skill points, she might not reach the Fourth Hokage's level. The Fourth Hokage simply had naturally fast neural reaction speeds, and it was difficult to reach his level through acquired training. Even the Second Hokage admitted that his Flying Thunder God was not as good as the Fourth Hokage's.
"This is infuriating! Damn Uchiha!" Tsunade, wearing a sleeveless vest, numbly flipped through records. She had power but couldn't hit her opponent, which frustrated her so much that her breathing became rapid, and her chest heaved.
Two days later, Jiraiya and Konan, the master and disciple pair, also proposed a method: the 600 billion Exploding Tag combat mode that Konan had devised in the original timeline.
Through continuous, large-scale explosions, they would directly blow up the Masked Man!
The few of them discussed in the prison, and Ino raised an objection.
"Sister Konan, I think this is very difficult to achieve. The Masked Man has Izanagi. I heard the Second Hokage say that the duration of Izanagi varies from person to person. Do you know how long his Izanagi lasts? How long can your explosions last?"
When Konan talked about the Masked Man, she was absolutely eloquent. It could only be said that Obito's acting was too poor, and people discovered his conspiracy early on. To remove the cancer around Nagato, Konan had racked her brains.
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