Chapter 129
H . R . P Chapter 129: Returning to Konoha
After the evacuation was completed, Minato handed over the command over the troops to Ryo, and went to the Hidden Cloud to get the two S Rank Lightning Jutsus .
Over 7000 of Konoha’s Ninjas were told by Ryo that their war against the Cloud is over and that they had finally won .
They were all immersed in the joy of victory . They had been in this battlefield for many years, and with this war’s end, they finally get to go home .
Looking at the boiling crowds, Ryo did not want to disrupt their joy, and just stood there and enjoyed watching them enjoy their sudden victory .
Soon after, Minato returned handing two scrolls to Ryo .
“Here are the two Jutsus promised by the Hidden Cloud . There’s only one S Rank Lightning Jutsu among them . The other one is an A Rank Jutsu . ” Said Minato .
This made Ryo wonder why Minato would accept such an offer .
He opened the scroll, and he was in for a surprise! The S Rank jutsu was the 3rd’s [Hell Stab], and the other one was the [Added/Light Weight Rock Jutsu], that’s usually used by Onoki .
[Translator Note: Both techniques had been stated as B Rank in the Databooks . However, the level of the Ultra version of the Added/Light weight Rock Jutsus had not been specified . The author probably made Hell Stab S Rank because it had also been stated to be the 3rd Raikage’s strongest Jutsu, that that might have led him to think it was S Rank . ]
Needless to say, Hell Stab was the strongest Jutsu of the 3rd Raikage, but seeing what practice was required for it made Ryo lose interest in it .
What Ryo was really intrigued by was the [Added/Light Weight Rock Jutsu], as it was more useful than many S-class Jutsus . It’s no wonder that Minato agreed to accept it .
[Added/Light Weight Rock Jutsu] is actually not limited to manipulating earth and stone . This was a Jutsu developed by the 2nd Tsuchikage . It was very practical, as it was capable of changing the quality of a target without using Hand Seals .
The problem with this Jutsu was that it was extremely difficult to master, requiring great Chakra control and intricate understanding of the structures of the targets .
While many can enhance their Chakra control, most people who practice this Jutsu get stuck when it comes to this understanding .
According to Minato, the Cloud had got this Jutsu 20 years ago, but no one was successful with it for all that time .
Ryo was quite excited to see this scroll . It was as if this Jutsu was tailored for him .
As a Medical Ninja, he obviously had great Chakra control . As for understanding matter, his Physics knowledge from his past life should serve him rather well with this Jutsu .
After understanding the principle of this Jutsu, Ryo tried to inject Chakra within his Ice Scalpel, and its molecular structure was actually modified .
Following the instructions, Ryo used the Chakra on the Ice molecules, and the Ice Scalpel became extremely light .
When Minato was presented with the two Jutsus, he didn’t find that they could be of much use to him .
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Mastering Hell Stab required immense physical power and Chakra stores that were too, and it also relied on the Lightning Chakra Mode . The [Added/Light Weight Rock Jutsu] on the other hand required knowledge that was out of his reach .
The Reason why Minato agreed to replace the second S Rank Jutsu by [Added/Light Weight Rock Jutsu] was that he thought of the possibility that Ryo could make great use of it .
Seeing the expression on Ryo’s face as he held the Scalpel, Minato knew that his intuition was right .
He didn’t disrupt Ryo’s practice, and told everyone to rest in place until he finished, and they all took off and took the road again .
In the Cloud Village, the 4th Raikage once again punched through a table . He never thought that Minato could silently move away 7000 Ninjas!
He was full of regret, but he wasn’t stupid . To get away with a minimum amount of losses, he deliberately chose two techniques that were extremely difficult or near impossible to learn .
Despite that, he was very angry as he delivered the two Jutsus, and if he realizes that Ryo was already on the path to mastering [Added/Light Weight Rock Jutsu], he’d be even more furious .
One leader was completely unaware of what was going on . A knew that Onoki did not find out about this .
Right now, Onoki thinks that balance had been restored, and that Konoha, the Rock and the Cloud were all mutually restrained . He believed that was the reason why the Cloud weren’t acting so rashly .
However, he was completely wrong . The reason why the Cloud weren’t quick to attack was the fact that they were preparing a big surprise for the Rock .
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Two days after Konoha evacuated, A led 10000 Cloud Ninjas, along with Killer B and Yugito Nii to attack the Hidden Rock .
Onoki sent people to Konoha’s camp for help, but what he didn’t expect was that the 7000 Konoha Ninjas awaiting them there were actually Cloud Ninjas in disguise .
After the battle started, the Rock was being pushed back, and with the leadership of the Nibi, the Rock started suffering some heavy losses .
At that time, from the back, “Konoha’s Ninjas” arrived, and Onoki breathed a sigh of relief . What he did not expect, was that their back line was suddenly attacked by these Konoha Ninjas .
Onoki was hit by one of them, which went against all his expectations .
“Haha! Old man, you have killed my father, and today you shall pay the price!” A laughed out loud .
Onoki turned back to find that the Konoha Ninja that attacked him was actually A in disguise .
The result of this battle was self-evident . The Rock were defeated . Over 4000 of the 10000 Rock Ninjas were killed, Onoki and Han were badly injured and captured, and the captain of the Explosion Squad was killed by Killer B .
“Old man, you’ve lost! Now hand over my father’s body, and I’ll let live . Otherwise, you’ll have your burial along with his!”
Onoki trembled from rage, but he was in no situation to fight back, he could only give back the 3rd Raikage’s corpse to A .
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The Cloud, although somewhat violent, always kept their word . After it was confirmed that the body was that of the 3rd Raikage, Onoki and Han were released .
Leaving, he thought of the Cloud using the Transformation Jutsu, and how he was fooled by that . His vision became blurry, then he fainted .
The Cloud all were extremely excited, cheering happily . A’s status as the 4th Raikage was solidified; he proved to everyone that he was well worthy of his position .
As the Cloud were winning the battle, Minato and Ryo returned to Konoha along with 7000 Ninjas .
At the entrance of Konoha’s camp, the whole village, led by the smiling 3rd Hokage greeted their Heroes .
This was the second time that Ryo experienced such a scene . The difference is that the last time he was just in the audience, while now he’s the one welcomed by the cheering crowds .
Minato and Ryo were up front, followed by the representatives of the different Clans and the Jonins of the camp .
The 3rd was glad to see Minato and Ryo . The two of them were apprentices of his desciples . Of course, he was extremely glad of their achievements .
“Ryo kun, I haven’t seen you in a long time!” A slightly hoarse yet very charismatic voice was heard, it was Orochimaru .
“Orochi san, long time no see!” the two believers in science were both very happy to see each other, and both had a certain level of friendship .
“Talking could be left for later . For now, let’s let the Heroes return Home!” The 3rd made the people split, creating a path through which Konoha’s Ninjas entered the village under everyone’s cheers!
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