However, two of the people from Iwagakure and Kirigakure were completely unable to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique due to their own talent limitations.
The last remaining person, surprisingly, practiced the Flying Thunder God Technique smoothly.
She was the first person Uchiha En controlled with the Puppet Control Technique, and she is the current Mizukage, Kiyoshi.
After Kiyoshi stabilized her position as Mizukage, she cooperated with Uchiha En both internally and externally. Kirigakure is now the Village most closely connected to Konoha.
The Village, both internally and externally, highly recognized Konoha.
Of course, those who didn't recognize Konoha were eliminated by Uchiha En.
Uchiha En did not ask Kiyoshi to conceal the fact that she could train in the Flying Thunder God Technique.
According to Kiyoshi, she was able to train in the Flying Thunder God Technique thanks to Konoha's assistance, and the technique was a gift from Konoha.
The name Minato Namikaze is practically known to everyone in the Ninja World.
And the Flying Thunder God Technique is Minato Namikaze's famous Ninjutsu.
Having gained tangible benefits, the relationship between the Kirigakure Ninja and Konoha naturally grew stronger.
When Uchiha En arrived at Kirigakure, Kiyoshi was integrating the Flying Thunder God Technique with her Ice Release.
This was the idea Uchiha En gave her: as long as she could combine the Flying Thunder God Technique and Ice Release, she could create ice bearing the Flying Thunder God Mark anytime, anywhere, and complete Space-Time Ninjutsu jumps using the ice.
The difficulty of this idea was how to instantaneously engrave the Flying Thunder God Mark onto the ice as it was being created out of thin air.
Kiyoshi spent over a year achieving a breakthrough. Her method was to materialize the Flying Thunder God Mark while using Ice Release to create ice.
To put it simply, she created an Ice Kunai with the Flying Thunder God Mark carved onto it.
Kiyoshi noticed Uchiha En's arrival and immediately stopped her training.
As there was no one around, Kiyoshi knelt without hesitation and greeted Uchiha En.
The most terrifying aspect of the Puppet Control Technique is that once controlled, the status of the caster in the controlled person's mind is infinitely magnified, just like a fanatical believer seeing a deity.
However, when the caster is not present, the controlled person acts no different from a normal person.
"Kiyoshi, do you know the Land of Rain?"
"Yes, Lord En."
"Then go there! The Akatsuki Organization's base is there. Go gather some intelligence." After speaking, Uchiha En tossed Kiyoshi a scroll.
Kiyoshi took the scroll, quickly skimmed the intelligence regarding Amegakure, and said, "Lord En, I will depart immediately."
That afternoon, Kiyoshi arranged the Village's work and set off alone.
Uchiha En observed her from the sky.
Uchiha En sent Kiyoshi to the Land of Rain primarily to test the extent of her mastery over the Flying Thunder God Technique.
If her skill level was acceptable, Uchiha En planned to give Kiyoshi a relatively important mission.
Kiyoshi quickly arrived at the Land of Rain.
This was Kiyoshi's first time setting foot in this country where it rained all year round.
As the Mizukage, Kiyoshi was inherently very sensitive to water.
She could clearly sense the Chakra of others hidden within the rainwater.
Kiyoshi now understood: the moment she stepped into Amegakure, she had been discovered.
Logically, since she had been discovered, Kiyoshi should have retreated immediately, but Uchiha En's orders were absolute to her.
Kiyoshi showed no hesitation and made no attempt to conceal her identity, running straight toward Amegakure.
The deeper she went into Amegakure, the larger and more obvious the amount of Chakra contained within the rainwater became.
Kiyoshi ignored the Chakra in the rain and traveled all the way to the gate of Amegakure.
Amegakure was ahead, and the Village gate was tightly shut. Kiyoshi immediately used Ice Release to condense the rainwater falling inside Amegakure into Small Ice Flowers bearing the Flying Thunder God Mark, and then used the ice flowers to instantly teleport inside Amegakure.
The moment Kiyoshi entered Amegakure, Nagato, who was resting with his eyes closed in the high tower at the center of the Village, suddenly opened his eyes.
"Nagato, what's wrong?" Konan noticed the change in Nagato's expression and quickly asked.
"Someone has arrived. Infiltration—no, they suddenly appeared inside the Village," Nagato said with a serious expression.
"Suddenly appeared inside the Village? Is it Space-Time Ninjutsu?"
"Probably! I didn't expect someone to leave a Space-Time Mark in our Village. Konan, go check it out with the Animal Path!"
"Understood! Leave it to me!"
Meanwhile, Kiyoshi, after entering Amegakure, walked straight toward the high tower in the center of the Village.
Based on the intelligence Uchiha En gave her, Kiyoshi already knew that the leader of the Akatsuki Organization was there, and she needed to ascertain the strength of the Akatsuki Organization's leader.
So Kiyoshi continued toward the high tower. At this moment, two Gate-guarding Ninja suddenly darted out of the rain and blocked Kiyoshi.
Kiyoshi smiled and was about to speak when a cool, clear female voice suddenly rang out from inside the high tower: "Let her in! You cannot stop her!"
"Yes, Lord Angel!" With that, the two stepped aside from the entrance, allowing Kiyoshi to walk in.
"If I recall correctly, you are the Fifth Mizukage, the Ice Release Ninja Kiyoshi, correct?" Konan said in an indifferent tone, looking at Kiyoshi who had just walked in.
"That's right."
"What are you doing in Amegakure?"
"I received a piece of intelligence that the leader of the Akatsuki Organization is here, so I came to investigate. Seeing your attire now, I can confirm the intelligence is correct."
"You dare to investigate the Akatsuki Organization alone? Are you not afraid of death?" Although Konan's words were a question, her tone was calm, as if stating an objective fact.
Kiyoshi smiled upon hearing this: "To be honest, I am very afraid, but I must come."
"Is it that same old speech about peace for the Ninja World? In that case, stay here forever!" As she spoke, Konan manifested a pair of Paper Wings. Supported by these wings, Konan's body flew into the air.
"An Angel? Looking at you, you really do resemble one!" Kiyoshi muttered to herself.
Konan ignored Kiyoshi's words, injected Chakra into the paper, and ordinary sheets of paper transformed into life-devouring Paper Blades: "Paper Person of God!"
Countless sheets of paper surged forward like a tide. Seeing this, Kiyoshi immediately condensed the moisture in the air into an Ice Wall to block Konan's paper, while simultaneously throwing Ice Senbon toward Konan's location.
Konan had already learned through White Zetsu that Kiyoshi had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Therefore, the instant she saw Kiyoshi throw something, Konan immediately flapped her wings to dodge.
But what she didn't expect was that a Small Ice Flower suddenly appeared right next to her.
And just like that, Kiyoshi appeared in the position where Konan had just dodged from.
"Paper Release. Speaking of which, it's still paper! But judging by your appearance, you don't seem to be afraid of water. But what about ice?" As she spoke, Kiyoshi condensed the moisture in the air into ice and attached it to Konan's paper sheets.
The paper sheets, now weighed down with ice, were too heavy. Konan couldn't use them to attack, or even fly, and could only fall from mid-air.
Kiyoshi used the Flying Thunder God Technique again to instantly return to the ground, then formed hand signs. In the blink of an eye, Konan was completely frozen into an Ice Statue.
Kiyoshi examined the person inside the Ice Statue and murmured, "She's quite pretty, but unfortunately, a little less so than me."
After speaking, Kiyoshi raised her hand, intending to shatter the block of ice.
Just then, Kiyoshi suddenly sensed something behind her. She stopped her attack and instantly teleported to her rear-left.
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