After planting the dead wood in a flowerpot, Shiraishi began to look at the piece of wood cut from the body of the sacred tree.

After successfully trading arms with Amegakure Village, Obito transported the dead wood back to the Kingdom of Demons, and went on a trip with Lin.

For this piece of dead wood stripped from the sacred tree, the white stone is also very precious and has extremely high research and utilization value.

It looked like it was just a dead tree that had withered long ago, without flowers or leaves, and was bare. But when he looked directly at this dead tree, Shiraishi still felt a little palpitated.

It's not that I'm surprised by the vitality in this dead tree, but that I feel a sense of the completely unknown realm.

In terms of vitality, the living body of Shigulin is the existence with the strongest vitality that he has ever seen.

That abyss of magical chakra is as deep as the sea, and human power is so insignificant in front of it.

From this we can see how powerful the Great Toad Immortal, the leader of Miaomu Mountain, is.

"How about it, Ruri and Ayane, can you see anything with your Sharingan and Byakugan?"

Shiraishi looked at Ruri and Ayane beside him.

The two of them opened their Mangekyō Sharingan and Byakugan respectively, and observed this dead tree from beginning to end.

Liuli stared at it with his Mangekyou Sharingan for a moment, then closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his eyes returned to their original state, with clear black and white.

She shook her head slowly and said: "No, I can't see the inner essence of this piece of wood at all, and it can't resonate with the Sharingan. When I first met Madara in the past, I also saw the sacred tree.

The feeling the shell gives me now has not changed much from that then."

This is true. Apart from its strong vitality, there doesn't seem to be much difference between this dead tree and other dead branches on the roadside.

Then, she looked at Ayane.

In terms of seeing the essence of things, the Byakugan is better than the Sharingan.

In this regard, even the Mangekyou Sharingan cannot compare. What's more, Ayane's Byakugan has also absorbed the power of "darkness" bred by monsters. Compared with the ordinary Byakugan, the intensity of the eye power has been sublimated to another dimension.

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"The situation is the same here. Apart from the strong vitality, I can't see anything useful. Maybe it's because the Ten-Tailed Sacred Tree has not fully awakened. Now it looks like just a piece of wood with strong vitality."

Ayane's guess is not unreasonable. The current sacred tree is just an empty shell, and the things inside have been stripped away by the Six Paths Sage a thousand years ago and separated into the nine tailed beasts today.

An empty body with no real inner soul.

"This makes some sense, but maybe it requires the reincarnation eye."

The Ten-Tails and the Samsara Eye are closely connected, and at the same time they are related to the so-called "Infinite Tsukuyomi" technique. These things should originally exist as a whole.

Just because he knew this, Nagato didn't mind using this piece of dead wood to make a deal with him.

He was convinced that the Demon Country where the Samsara Eye did not exist would not be able to decipher the true secret of the Ten-Tails.

However, Shiraishi didn't have to unlock the secret of the Ten-Tails. He got this dead wood from Nagato in order to further penetrate the secret of Mujutsu.

The role of Wood Release is not only reflected in combat. It is used to improve the vegetation environment in deserted areas, and it also has very good effects.

This is his true purpose.

At his level, there is no so-called superiority or inferiority to him in the so-called ninjutsu and blood succession limits, or the more special wood escape.

They are all derivative techniques composed of basic chakra.

As long as you understand the essence of the technique, breaking the Fireball Technique and breaking the Wood Escape Technique are actually the same level of difficulty.

After all, his current energy and time are limited, and it is simply impossible to be proficient in everything.

"Do we need further observation?"

Liuli tilted her head and asked.

"No need, let's stop here. I originally had the idea of ​​giving it a try. Since I can't see through it with the Mangekyō Sharingan and Byakugan, then if I use other methods, the result will be the same."

This was expected, so Shiraishi didn't feel too sorry.

It is not that simple to peep into the secret of the Samsara Eye.

There are so many missing materials that it can't even be simulated.

This is a completely different concept from the technique used to imitate the Pseudo-Sage Talisman of Mt. Myoboku.

"It seems that I will be busy here from now on, and I will leave the outside affairs to you two for the time being. The underground black market was previously dissatisfied with the suppression of them by the Kingdom of Ghosts, and it is very likely that they will go astray and sneak into the Kingdom of Ghosts to cause trouble.

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Shiraishi expressed his guess.

It’s not surprising that a group of lawless bounty hunters, with their interests at stake, and the big figures behind the black market platform fanning the flames, would engage in any kind of extreme behavior.

The various interests involved in the underground black market are too huge. The underground black market in the west has suffered heavy losses. Those people must seek an explanation from the Kingdom of Ghosts in order to disrupt the Kingdom of Ghosts.

After all, apart from the threat of force, Shiraishi could not imagine how these desperadoes could intimidate the Kingdom of Ghosts.

After all, they are underground organizations that cannot see the light of day. Even if they can be united, for the current ghost country, they are just a group of ragtag people who are troublesome to clean up.

After listening, Liuli and Ayane nodded.

"I know, we will pay attention to it."

"Then please."

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It took a week to finally complete the investigation of most of the towns where people from the Country of Waves gathered.

Ichiji's summary of this country when she first arrived has not changed at all. Rather, after investigating all areas of the Country of Waves, she has become more convinced of her inner judgment.

Such a country needs fundamental transformation to have a so-called future.

However, pirates are prevalent outside the country, and within the country, the pornography, gambling and drug industries are spread across all towns with large populations, and there are gang forces to protect them.

Behind the scenes, there may be a more powerful secret hand controlling it, but it is so concealed that most people are not aware of how deep and dark the transaction chain behind the scenes is.

For ordinary people, once they discover the secret, it means that they have opened the door to hell.

Even if spies were dispatched, it would take some time to collect enough intelligence, Ichiji thought.

Now she just needs to prepare the prelude before the main show begins.

How to do it, where to start, when to do it, who to use to complete it, etc. These things all need to be done slowly and step by step. Things cannot be done overnight. After all, the time Shiraishi gave her is still very generous.

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Moreover, for such a thorough and grand operation, the headquarters would rather proceed more slowly rather than have any uncontrollable unexpected factors.

After all, this is related to the future important layout for the five major countries, so no matter how careful you are, it is natural.

Being cautious and cautious is Yiji's basic requirement for herself.

To this end, Kazuki used her free time to write a plan of dozens of pages. But this was just a rough idea and had not yet been completely finalized. After all, the Wave Country plan was too important. After she had drawn up the plan, she had to forward it to the headquarters.

It will be reviewed and approved there before implementation can continue.

“I hope I can go back for a reunion dinner at the end of this year.”

Yi Ji looked at the nearly revised plan and sighed like this.

Only by experiencing this personally can we understand how difficult the situation of a small country is.

Combined with the political theory learned in the Oni Country Ninja School, Kazuhime has also thought about this question. Is it the Oni Country, her father, or the entire ninja world that is sick?

But in my mind, I thought about the many people who lived in numbness, and at that time, I had my own answer in my heart.

It's not because they want to achieve something that will be remembered by the world, or to show off that their system is better than the one-country-one-village system pioneered by the first Hokage, but simply because they think that the new world they worked hard to build will be better than the current one.

That's all.

Even if many people will die in the process.

You may also take the wrong path and sacrifice more.

"Go and invite Mr. Dazner here... No, forget it, I'll go and visit you in person. This will show more sincerity."

I originally wanted my subordinates to invite Dazna to the cruise ship to discuss the matter, but I thought that in such an unfamiliar environment, it would put great pressure on the other party, and they might even think that she is arrogant or something. It would be a bit awkward to do that.

The gain outweighs the loss.

"Tsk..."

To be honest, this made Yiji feel a little uncomfortable.

She has always been accustomed to doing things self-centered since she was a child. Whether it was bullying and making her brother cry, or teasing her half-brother, she just did it because she found it interesting.

But now she has to make some concessions because of an extremely weak ordinary person, and she will feel unhappy no matter how she thinks about it.

Before going to Konoha and Kirigakure to study, she never considered other people's feelings. She did whatever was interesting and fun. All her actions were done casually.

Even parents' feelings are rarely taken into account.

This feeling really made Yiji feel the so-called limitations and the responsibilities on her shoulders.

She can no longer regard herself as a child living under the protection of her parents, nor can she do any willful things.

It seems that she still lacks enough growth and life experience. Yiji laughed to herself in her heart.

But she is now full of expectations for the future.
To be continued...