From Li Anshi's description, if one were to successfully complete the second stage of the secret dagger technique, then even a Jonin, if they didn't use a defensive ninjutsu beforehand, would be killed in a single blow.
If Sagawa and the others' resolve had not been broken and they had continued to learn from him, the three of them might have already become Anbu division captains.
However, who could say for certain how things would turn out?
At that time, Danzo's intention had been to test whether the three of them could protect Konoha's highest-level secrets.
The training method for the Little Li's Flying Dagger could indeed be considered a top secret of Konoha.
Danzo was not wrong in saying so.
However, everyone knew that for three mere Genin, even if they died, the ninja world had ways of extracting those secrets from their minds.
Everyone knew what Danzo was up to.
Fortunately, what the three of them knew was only the first stage of the training method.
As for the second and third stages, he had only mentioned them, but had not explained the specific training methods.
Over the years, Danzo had completed the first stage, but without the subsequent training methods, his "Little Li's Flying Dagger" was at best just a kunai that was thrown a little faster.
For a Chunin, such a kunai could be a finishing blow.
But for a ninja with Jonin-level strength, it was just a joke.
It could be said that by only training in the first stage, Danzo had wasted his time and had not raised his upper limit.
However, it was not all bad.
At the very least, an ordinary Chunin would not pose much of a threat to him before the kunai on his body were used up.
That time, because Sagawa and the others had not been injured, Li Anshi had not really acted against Danzo.
But this time, if he dared to act against his subordinates again, no one would be able to protect him!
He, Li Anshi, had said so!
"I understand."
"When we get back from our mission, I'll tell Master Hiruzen."
Tsunade also knew that he was saying this to her here mainly because he wanted her to relay the message to Master Hiruzen, to give him a heads-up.
Last time, under pressure from the other clans and with some of his own ulterior motives, he had protected Danzo.
But this time, if Danzo dared to act against Rin Hyuga again, she was certain that whoever stood in his way would be taken away by him.
"Then I'll be going."
"Also, remember to leave the money in the cabinet for me."
"When I get back, I'm going to the casino to fight for three days and three nights!"
"I know, I know!"
After waving her off, he glanced at a certain spot outside the shop, then lowered his head and continued to carve.
His words would, he imagined, be known to all the clans in Konoha within half an hour at most.
At that time, if Danzo dared to reach out his hand, and if there were still people who couldn't see the situation clearly, he wouldn't mind carrying out a purge in Konoha.
If someone made him unhappy for a moment, he would make them unhappy for a lifetime.
Go and repent in the Pure Land, all of you!
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Nawaki's training was a little slower than he had expected.
He remembered that it had taken Naruto a week from the time he first came into contact with the Rasengan to the time he truly completed its training.
And in a week, Nawaki had only completed the first stage of bursting the balloon. The gap between the two was considerable.
However, he could also understand this.
Naruto had used nearly a thousand shadow clones to assist him, and his training speed was a thousand times faster than an ordinary person's.
Although Nawaki's chakra was much more than an ordinary ninja's, compared to Naruto, who had the Nine-Tails as a power bank, he was far behind.
What's more, he hadn't told Nawaki that he could use shadow clones to assist in his training.
For him to complete the first stage of the Rasengan on his own in a week, his talent was in no way inferior to Naruto's.
Of course, having the Nine-Tails as a power bank and being able to withstand a thousand shadow clones was Naruto's advantage, and also his talent.
Nawaki had not suffered as much as Naruto, so his spirit was naturally not as resilient.
Even if he were to become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he would not be able to withstand the mental pressure of nearly a thousand shadow clones.
There were many Jinchuriki in the ninja world, and all the great villages had physical clone jutsu like the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
But how many Jinchuriki could adapt to using these physical clone jutsu to assist in their training?
Although the Jinchuriki were generally misunderstood by the ordinary people and ninjas in their villages, making them live under a strange gaze and not have a great sense of belonging to the village, in this era of "comparing who is worse," the other villages would not accept a Jinchuriki who had defected from another village.
After all, compared to a Jinchuriki who had been raised in their own village since childhood, whose weaknesses were known, and who had bonds in the village, would they dare to accept a Jinchuriki who couldn't even be tamed by their own village?
Were they not afraid that one day, they would go on a rampage and destroy the village?
Compared to Nawaki, Mikoto was much worse.
Currently, she could only just make her chakra drive the water in the balloon to rotate. She was still a long way from bursting it.
He estimated that by the time Nawaki had completed the Rasengan, she might have only just completed the first stage.
As for Rin, after a week of practice, she had been able to perfectly replicate his dagger throwing technique.
Next, she needed to completely absorb this memory, make it her own, and combine it with her own physical condition to truly make it her own.
This required insight and extremely strong control over her own body.
The Hyuga clan had a natural advantage in chakra control.
However, in terms of physical control, what needed to be practiced, she still needed to practice.
Therefore, he could not be sure if she would be able to master the first stage of the Little Li's Flying Dagger before Nawaki had completed the Rasengan.
Perhaps because he had become a squad-leading Jonin, he had also begun to pay more attention to the current situation in the ninja world.
Of course, this had not yet reached the point where he would go and ask Tsunade, Sakumo, or Hiruzen about it.
Whatever happened in Konoha, they all had their own ways of dealing with it.
He just wanted to be a quiet, handsome man, waiting for his internal energy chakra to temper his body to its limit, and then find a way to break through to the "Xiantian realm."
However, even if he didn't go and ask anyone, through the aura of the ninjas in the village during this period, he also knew that after a few more years of peace, the ninja world might be about to stir up a new storm.
Stroking his chin, a bit of interest in the changes in the ninja world was also aroused in his heart.
"I remember, the Second Great Ninja War started in the thirty-sixth year of Konoha, and the main battlefield was in the Land of Rain."
"This battle lasted for three years, and it was only after Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru fought with the leader of the Hidden Rain Village, Hanzo of the Salamander, that it came to an end."
"It's only the twenty-eighth year of Konoha now, eight years earlier than my original timeline..."
Because of his existence, in the First Great Ninja War, Konoha had only fought for less than three years before beating the Cloud, Sand, and Stone into submission.
This was several more years of recuperation than the other villages, who had only gradually found peace after seven or eight years.
The current Konoha was fully capable of fighting another one-on-three or one-on-four Great Ninja War.
But for the other great villages, they had only recuperated for three or four years. The new generation of ninjas had not yet grown up, and some of the older generation were already past their peak at thirty-five, and their strength was beginning to decline.
They could no longer start a war on the scale of the First Great Ninja War.
They needed at least another five to six years to recover their strength and let the new generation grow up.
Unless, as in the First Great Ninja War, several great villages attacked Konoha together.
"Perhaps the scale of this Second Great Ninja War will be smaller than I expected."
"However..."
Thinking of the current situation, he shook his head slightly.
If the scale of the Second Great Ninja War was smaller, and the five great villages all suffered fewer losses and had more time to recuperate, then the scale of the future Third Great Ninja War might surpass the first and become the largest in the entire ninja world.
"Huh?"
"Am I out of materials?"
Pushing other thoughts aside, he was about to continue carving.
However, when he came to the place where he stored his softwood, he found that there was no more on the ground.
"I forgot. After becoming a squad-leading Jonin, I haven't posted a mission to collect softwood yet."
After tidying up the shop, he closed the doors and headed towards the Hokage's building.
"Lord Anshi!"
The ninja registering missions saw him and hurriedly stood up, "Lord Anshi, are you here to post another mission to collect softwood?"
"Yes, thank you for your trouble."
He smiled and nodded at the ninja, taking out eight hundred Ryo from his pocket and handing it to him.
"Alright, Lord Anshi, I'll register it for you right away."
After taking the money, the ninja quickly registered his mission and handed him the receipt.
"Lord Anshi, this is the mission receipt. Please keep it safe."
"If a ninja completes your mission, you can just give them the receipt."
"Mm, thank you."
After taking the receipt, he said to the ninja with a smile, "Please register for me that our squad has accepted this mission."
"Huh?"
The ninja heard his words and thought he had misheard. He hurriedly looked up to confirm, "Lord Anshi, did you just say that you want to accept a mission?"
This ninja had been at this post for seven years.
He had seen many Jonin being polite to him.
Furthermore, he was an existence who could go directly to the second floor and communicate directly with the Hokage.
This was a treatment only a Jonin could have.
A Chunin, unless there was some urgent intelligence, had to wait in the Hokage's building to be summoned by the Hokage.
In other words, Lord Anshi was very likely also a Jonin of Konoha.
However, for all this time, he had almost always posted a mission to collect softwood every week. He had never seen him accept a mission.
Now, to suddenly hear that he was going to accept a mission, he thought he had misheard.
Besides, how could a ninja of his level possibly accept a D-rank mission?
"You didn't mishear."
Seeing the confused expression on the ninja's face, he also knew that this person might have some misunderstanding about him.
However, he still explained, "I became a squad leader this year. This mission, I am accepting for my subordinates."
"Oh, oh, I see."
The ninja had a sudden realization.
A squad leader. This was a position that only a ninja of Chunin rank or above was qualified to hold.
Furthermore, not all Chunin were qualified to be a squad leader.
They had to have a certain leadership and decision-making ability.
"Lord Anshi, please tell me your ninja registration number."
"Alright."
When a ninja accepted a mission, they needed to register their number to confirm the ownership of the mission.
For a ninja, their registration number was their ID.
Usually, it was engraved on their headband.
On the battlefield, if a ninja's headband was lost, they could be presumed dead.
Taking an enemy's headband was equivalent to taking their head.
Through the number on the headband, the village could confirm who you had killed.
After registering his number, the ninja quickly learned who he was.
"Hiss..."
He sucked in a cold breath.
He had long known that he was a big shot.
But he had never thought he would be this big.
This was the only legend in Konoha right now.
At the same time, he was also the goal and dream of many commoner ninjas.
"Lord Anshi..."
"Shh—"
Seeing that the ninja seemed to want to say something, he hurriedly put his index finger to his lips and blew a puff of air.
"Please, keep it a secret."
"Yes, my lord."
"This is your mission slip."
The ninja took a deep breath, calmed himself, and respectfully handed him the mission slip.
"Mm, thank you."
After taking it, he left the Hokage's building and headed towards the place where his three students were training.
Arriving at the riverside, he saw Nawaki and Mikoto playing with a ball at a glance.