Naruto: I wrote in my diary that I exposed the Otsutsuki's arrival.

Chapter 196 Becoming the First Jinchūriki of the Dragon Vein [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Chapter 196 Becoming the First Jinchūriki of the Dragon Vein [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Putting down the sealed notebook, Kitahara Kaede began writing a report. For him now, writing a report explaining the situation of this mission was probably more arduous than making another trip to the Land of Wind.

"We're just destined to be beasts of burden."

Kitahara Kaede sighed and then began writing the report.

The upgrade of the mission level to A-rank means that Kitahara Kaede and his companions will have higher income. With the nodes controlled by Kado continuously supplying money, Kitahara Kaede will not have to worry about running out of money in the short term.

Time flies. After completing the mission, Kitahara Kaede rested for more than half a month. Konoha didn't have that many missions to give to everyone.

Furthermore, as Kitahara Kaede performed exceptionally well in several missions, Hyuga Keiko and Ayumu Genryu were promoted to Chunin level within the Anbu evaluation system, only one Chunin Exam away from being taken.

As a result, the small tasks that were originally intended as a perk for new players, such as picking up trash and catching cats, were no longer available to the trio.

These are all considered welfare missions, intended to support the survival expenses of novice or weaker genin teams. The basic salary provided by Konoha Village is barely enough to keep them alive.

Ninjas are not just a group that needs to survive. Whether it's the various resources needed for training, healing injuries sustained during missions, or learning ninjutsu, they all require a lot of money.

Every ninja is a money-devouring behemoth, and this becomes even more pronounced as you ascend.

Genin might be okay, but the resources required for Chunin level are beyond what ordinary people can afford, and Jonin level would exhaust the resources of a small clan.

Training a Jonin is a difficult burden for even a small clan. Without clan support, they usually have to endure it on their own. Among Jonin, the combat power of commoner Jonin is often inferior to that of clan Jonin.

As for Kitahara Kaede, he took this rare opportunity to study sealing ninjutsu at home. Generally speaking, apart from some missions that need to be assigned, he had to take on most missions himself.

Kitahara Kaede and his two teammates are all quite wealthy now, and Kitahara Kaede has always been very generous to his teammates.

This is why the three of them were able to stand together through thick and thin.

Inside Kitahara Kaede's room, on the desk, a scroll written on special paper was opened, and Kitahara Kaede carefully wrote the incantation of the Bagua Seal according to his understanding of the Bagua Seal.

"It's done."

Kitahara Kaede breathed a sigh of relief.

This is a pre-written Bagua seal. Both the material of the scroll and the material used to make the ink are specially made and quite expensive.

If there is even the slightest mistake during the entire process, the entire roll will be ruined.

There were quite a few scrolls like this in the room. Because his talent for sealing techniques was average, he couldn't cast them instantly on the spot. If he wanted to use them in battle, writing them on scrolls in advance was a good way.

Even considering only the material cost, a pre-written sealing technique scroll would cost at least 200,000 taels of silver. This doesn't even include the labor cost of Kitahara Kaede personally handling the task; if all of that is taken into account, it would cost at least 500,000 taels of silver.

Therefore, sealing techniques are considered high-level ninjutsu knowledge in the ninja world. Ordinary people do not have access to this knowledge. Even if they learn it, it would take at least ten years to reach the level of Kitahara Kaede, because the amount of money required for continuous practice is enormous.

Kitahara Kaede was able to achieve this level of success only because he controlled Kado and could provide him with a continuous stream of financial support.

"Although I can't instantly cast sealing techniques during battle, it's enough for now," Kitahara Kaede chuckled and said.

Carrying a few extra sealing scrolls should be enough under normal circumstances.

After all, most people don't have the ability to instantly cast a sealing technique. Even Jiraiya had to carry a half-finished scroll and add specific techniques based on the situation.

Kitahara Kaede also prepared quite a few of those semi-finished sealing scrolls. He didn't write down the contents of the spell beforehand, but decided to write down the spell based on the situation on the spot.

"We can prepare to collect the dragon vein chakra now," Kitahara Kaede said.

He decided not to wait any longer. His vacation was almost over, and even if he didn't take on any missions afterward, another mission would be assigned to him. After all, it was impossible to let a small team like theirs have a long period of inactivity, unless he reached the Jonin level. At that time, he would have one foot in the upper echelons of the village and would have much more freedom.

He then packed away the scrolls, changed into his combat attire, checked his ninja tool pouch, put a few more scrolls in, closed his eyes, and began to sense the location of the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Loulan is too far from Konoha, so it's impossible to teleport there directly with just one Flying Thunder God technique. Fortunately, Kitahara Kaede buried a lot of Flying Thunder God kunai along the way and also inscribed a lot of Flying Thunder God techniques on the way back, so he could teleport there all the way.

"brush!"

Kitahara Kaede's figure disappeared from the room.

In the Land of Wind, within the ruins of the ancient city of Loulan, Beiyuan Feng's figure appeared.

"I used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel the entire way, and it actually consumed three-quarters of my chakra." Kitahara Kaede was a little shocked. This was the first time he had used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel such a long distance.

The chakra consumption is indeed a bit high.

Every Flying Thunder God Technique teleportation comes at a price; the farther the teleportation, the more astonishing the amount of chakra required.

Kitahara Kaede took out a high-quality soldier's ration pill from his ninja tool bag and swallowed it. Not long after, he felt his chakra level rapidly recovering.

Given his total chakra reserves, the chakra pills sold on the market are no longer sufficient to meet his needs. The chakra and stamina restored by ordinary chakra pills are barely enough to help him, and are not much better than the stamina and chakra that he can automatically recover when he rests.

Therefore, he needs high-quality soldier pills, or even specially made soldier pills. So, a strong ninja in the ninja world is a money-devouring behemoth himself.

Feeling that he had recovered to about 70-80%, Kitahara Kaede walked towards the remaining barrier of the Fourth Hokage and then cast a shadow clone.

The shadow clone glanced at Kitahara Kaede, then began to condense the Wind Release: Rasengan.

Kitahara Kaede is currently unable to throw the Wind Release: Rasengan shuriken. If she were to attempt it, she could suffer a severed hand or even have her life in danger.

However, there's no problem with having a shadow clone perform the act; isn't that a kind of improvisation?

Shadow Clone: ​​You think you're so great? You're so arrogant!

The enormous Wind Release: Rasengan shuriken hovered in mid-air before crashing down hard into the weak spot in the barrier that Kitahara Kaede had observed.

Minato Namikaze's barrier was not invincible. After more than a decade of wear and tear, without any new energy replenishment, even Centipede could break the seal by devouring it.

The subsequent battle between Kakuzu and Kitahara Kaede also directly broke the barrier.

Now, Kitahara Kaede is using the same principle to break through this sealing barrier.

"boom!"

The Wind Release: Rasengan shuriken slammed down, and after holding on for a while, the barrier immediately collapsed, exploding and shattering in an instant. The Flying Thunder God Kunai left behind by the Fourth Hokage also turned into ashes.

Immediately afterwards, a massive surge of chakra erupted from the ground, soaring into the sky with an uncontrollable and powerful aura, and the faint sound of a dragon's roar could be heard.

This must be the Dragon Vein Chakra. Soon, endless chakra condensed and took shape, vaguely transforming into a terrifying monster in the shape of a dragon.

"Holy crap, this is practically the size of a tailed beast!" Kitahara Kaede exclaimed in shock.

He had never faced a tailed beast directly. At most, he had experienced the Nine-Tails' rampage when he was a few years old, during the night when the entire Konoha was filled with the Nine-Tails' massive chakra.

Compared to the Nine-Tails' chakra I sensed back then, this dragon vein chakra was in no way inferior. It was a chakra monster that had been nurtured by the earth's vein energy for countless years.

Moreover, it is already taking shape, and at this rate, it is probably only a matter of time before it truly develops sentience and becomes another tailed beast.

Amidst the howling wind, Kitahara Kaede pulled a palm-sized scroll from his ninja tool pouch. It was covered with the special Dragon Vein Sealing Techniques that Queen Sasha had previously taught him.

He infused it with chakra, and the technique emerged, transforming into black ink that flowed towards the deep purple dragon-shaped chakra. It quickly spread throughout the entire dragon vein, and the originally enormous and unimaginable chakra storm rapidly subsided.

Dragon Vein Chakra opened its two lantern-like eyes and looked at Kitahara Kaede, its gaze becoming much more friendly and approachable.

Kitahara Kaede breathed a sigh of relief. The sealing technique taught by Sasha was effective, but it was a sealing technique specifically designed for dragon veins that the Loulan Queen's lineage had been researching for many years.

It was able to quickly calm the raging dragon vein chakra.

Kitahara Kaede touched the drooping head of the Dragon Vein Chakra, which had begun to show some signs of dragonification. A mixture of doubt and joy emanated from the depths of the Dragon Vein Chakra's head.

"The Dragon Vein Chakra has awakened its intelligence?" Kitahara Kaede was stunned for a moment. The emotion transmitted to his mind was genuine. After so many years of nourishment, the Dragon Vein Chakra had actually awakened its intelligence, although it was not much different from that of an infant.

However, if it continues to grow in this direction, it could become an aggregate of chakra will similar to that of a tailed beast, becoming a life form just like a tailed beast.

The best course of action would have been to erase this newly born intelligence, but Kitahara Kaede, sensing the affinity of the dragon vein chakra, abandoned the idea of ​​erasing the newly born intelligence.

In the end, he decided to preserve the newly born intelligence. He then took out the scroll with the Bagua seal he had written earlier from the backpack behind him, intending to seal the dragon vein chakra into his body in one go.

This allowed him to become the first Jinchūriki of the Dragon Vein Chakra.