Chapter 37: An Unexpected Joy.

Chapter 37: An Unexpected Joy,

"Teacher, I want to collect some of the Nine-Tails' chakra," Kenichi scratched his head but honestly expressed his idea.

To be precise, he also wanted to take the opportunity to collect some experimental materials. The night of the Nine-Tails rampage saw many deaths, and even with the full mobilization of the Anbu, the casualties were significant.

It might have been slightly better with the addition of the Root division, but so far, Kenichi had only encountered Anbu members and had not seen any trace of Root ninjas.

He guessed they might have gone to the Uchiha clan's location.

After all, the Sharingan in Nine-Tails's eyes was very conspicuous.

And as everyone knows, only the Uchiha clan possesses the Sharingan, so it's not surprising that the Uchiha clan was under surveillance.

Since not collecting it would result in deaths, it might as well take the opportunity to collect more. Maybe he could even scrounge up some experimental funds, which would be quite good.

"The Nine-Tails' chakra? Your idea is somewhat dangerous," Orochimaru glanced at the rampaging Nine-Tails and the ninjas being flung away one by one, and smiled.

The Nine-Tails, the strongest of the Tailed Beasts, is currently wreaking havoc in your beloved village of Konoha~

So where is the Third Hokage, who claims to do everything for Konoha and is willing to sacrifice everything for it?

However, Orochimaru's expression soon turned cold. He saw his teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, leading Anbu ninjas to attack the Nine-Tails, trying to lure it out of Konoha.

This annoyed him. In Orochimaru's mind, the Third Hokage should have been watching the show, waiting for the Fourth Hokage to handle it, but unexpectedly, he was still performing at the forefront.

"How hypocritical, teacher. Aren't you enough on your own? Besides, those Chunin going up are just going to their deaths, aren't they?" Orochimaru looked down on his teacher's pretense. A ninja scholar like him couldn't attract the Nine-Tails' attention?

This is just a performance to show his care for Konoha, isn't it?

"Teacher, should we take the opportunity to collect some materials? And some experimental funds, everyone is too busy to care about these things right now," Kenichi couldn't help but ask.

The teacher had been looking in the direction of the Nine-Tails, and it was unclear what he intended to do.

Kenichi remembered that on the night of the Nine-Tails' rampage, the teacher didn't seem to have much of a role, so he definitely wouldn't go up to attack the Nine-Tails, or he would have been mentioned at least.

".Okay." Orochimaru no longer paid attention to that situation. The appearance of the Nine-Tails was dangerous, but there were also opportunities. He could take the chance to collect many things, such as the forbidden jutsu scrolls in the Hokage's building.

As for the Nine-Tails?

Orochimaru didn't care. With the Third and Fourth Hokages around, a single Nine-Tails couldn't turn the tide.

So Kenichi was assigned to collect materials and scavenge funds. As for Orochimaru, according to his words, he was going to collect something even more important.

Kenichi was initially a bit confused, but he quickly understood what his teacher wanted to do.

After all, having followed his teacher for so long, Kenichi was well aware that his teacher's wish was to learn all the ninjutsu in the world, and at this time, the defense of the Hokage's building was very lax or even non-existent.

If the teacher made a move, he could definitely get the forbidden jutsu scrolls and then learn more powerful ninjutsu.

This was also a good thing for Kenichi.

So Kenichi went to collect funds. After all, compared to lively and noisy materials that could cry and shout, these silent and unresisting funds were much more suitable for collection.

Just as Kenichi was happily collecting, he noticed a mass of unknown substance wriggling nearby. The moment he looked at it, a fear struck his heart, as if he had seen the most evil thing in the world.

"Chakra energy?" Kenichi frowned, then became ecstatic. This thing was most likely the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Only the chakra of a Tailed Beast could remain for a while after being separated from its body. Without a second thought, he took out a sealing scroll and sealed the chakra into it.

Looking at the scroll in his hand, Kenichi was satisfied. This trip was truly worth it, to be able to obtain the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Just as Kenichi was ecstatic, he suddenly felt a fluctuation of chakra. Without hesitation, he instantly moved to the right, dodging the water dragon attack from behind.

At the same time, his hands quickly formed seals.

"Fire Release! Dragon Fire jetsu!" As a large amount of chakra was gathered, a stream of flames rushed towards the direction from which the water dragon had been released. However, as the flames ignited the buildings there, Kenichi saw no one.

Not even a sound was left, only the blazing flames and the collapsing buildings.

Kenichi cautiously remained on guard. The opponent had launched a sneak attack without any words, aiming for his life.

But soon, Kenichi had to leave. He had to leave because the burning flames were so eye-catching at night, attracting the attention of the Anbu. If he didn't leave then, he wouldn't be able to escape.

"Directly attacking me, it could be Root, but the greater possibility is that person who collected the Nine-Tails' chakra on the night of the Nine-Tails rampage." As Kenichi ran, he pondered.

He felt it was more likely the latter. After all, Root was ruthless and relentless until their mission was completed. If it were Root, they would probably continue to attack him.

But he waited a long time without any follow-up attacks, which could only mean the opponent was afraid of attracting the Anbu's attention.

So the greatest possibility was that person who had collected the Nine-Tails' chakra. Kenichi didn't remember the name, after all, it wasn't a significant character.

But he hadn't expected the opponent to brazenly attack just now, completely disregarding that this was Konoha and the potential trouble that could follow. That was quite decisive.

"It seems we'll need to have a good talk later," Kenichi's expression wasn't very good. This incident, if not for his quick reaction, could have turned out badly.

Although Kenichi didn't know the specific name of the opponent, he knew the opponent was one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja of the Land of Fire. When the time came, killing everyone except Asuma would settle it.

No, even Asuma might not be spared. We'll see when the time comes.

And at that moment, Kenichi felt a massive chakra gathering. He turned his head to look in the direction of the Nine-Tails. Nine-Tails had opened its mouth, and an ominous energy was gathering there.

It was the tailed beast bomb.

(End of Chapter)