[Ding! Discovered homologous items "Stone of Nature" and "Garb of Heaven and Earth." They can be fused and upgraded. Do you wish to fuse?]
As expected!
Jokichi had a "just as I thought" expression.
The Stones of Nature forged from Jiraiya and the Nine-Tails had fused and upgraded with the Sage's Garment into the Garb of Heaven and Earth.
The Stone of Nature forged from the First Hokage would naturally be no exception.
"Fuse."
The Garb of Heaven and Earth stored in the system space automatically flew out and interacted with the Stone of Nature, forming a new garment.
After the upgrade was complete, Jokichi examined it.
Some green bamboo patterns had been added to the garment, adding a touch of greenery to the original landscape ink painting.
As for its function, it was merely an enhanced effect; no other new functions were added.
Jokichi wasn't surprised and directly threw the garment back into the system space.
Although this item was powerful, having already mastered Six Paths Senjutsu, he no longer needed it.
Wearing such a flashy garment would only make him feel ashamed.
He turned his gaze to the remaining two items.
[Heart of Humility: A heart possessing magical power. Upon use, it makes a person incredibly humble.]
Alright, this is the personality-changing heart series.
However...
"Why isn't it the Heart of a Goofball?"
Jokichi was somewhat curious.
Given the First Hokage's personality, it should have yielded a Heart of a Goofball!
Could it be because when he held the Nine-Tails with one hand, he said, "Nine-Tails, you are too powerful, I must seal you"?
If that's the case, then that is indeed very humble.
Throwing the item into the system space, Jokichi turned his gaze to the last item.
[God of Shinobi: The strongest ninja who ended the chaotic era and brought peace, hailed by the people as the powerful existence, the God of Shinobi. Wearing it, you will also be so respected by the people of the world.]
The God of Shinobi was an ID card, similar to "The Legend" forged from Zabuza. The effects were also similar.
However, the prestige of the God of Shinobi was obviously much higher.
Throwing the item into the system space, Jokichi was slightly disappointed.
Apart from that Gundam, there wasn't any particularly special harvest this time.
However, with his current strength level, ordinary items were useless to him, let alone things considered special harvests.
"Forget it, I should go find the Tailed Beasts!"
Nagato had already investigated the locations of the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki. He was now going to harvest the chakra of the two Tailed Beasts.
Jokichi opened a spatial portal and disappeared from the area.
...
Kirigakure.
Mizukage's Office.
Terumi Mei was handling official documents at her desk.
Suddenly, an Anbu member appeared in the office and handed over an intelligence report.
"This is...?"
Looking at the urgent code on the intelligence scroll, Terumi Mei's expression became somewhat grave.
"Intelligence relayed back from the Land of Flowers!"
After speaking, the Anbu member disappeared directly from the office.
Terumi Mei opened the scroll and read it carefully.
A moment later, she put down the scroll, her expression becoming somewhat weary.
"A forest spanning several kilometers, massive destruction, and that wooden giant that used a wooden dragon over ten meters long as a belt..."
Terumi Mei sighed deeply. "Is it that brat from Konoha again?"
The incident of Orochimaru allying with Sunagakure and Otogakure to attack Konoha had long spread across all major ninja villages.
Terumi Mei had also heard of the brat who quelled the war instantly with his own power.
However, she harbored deep doubts about this matter.
After all, someone quelling a war instantly alone was too exaggerated.
She believed this was merely a war hero pushed out by Konoha to rally the people and boost morale.
In previous Shinobi World Wars, the various villages frequently used this tactic.
However, the appearance of such large-scale Wood Release far away in the Land of Flowers, a place unrelated to Konoha, forced one to suspect.
After all, seeing is believing.
The situation inside Konoha Village couldn't be investigated, but the wilderness in the Land of Flowers could be witnessed firsthand.
"This is really troublesome!"
Terumi Mei sighed again, her brow furrowed in worry.
Kirigakure, which was undergoing reforms, was in an eventful period.
Yet recently, many incidents had continuously popped up.
Yato, who possessed formidable strength and targeted the Six-Tails Jinchuriki; Konoha's new generation, Jokichi...
These two, no matter which one, gave her a headache.
Yato went without saying; he had already clashed with Kirigakure and was an opposing existence.
And with Konoha producing such a powerhouse, it was hard to guarantee they wouldn't have designs on other villages.
Not just Terumi Mei, the other villages were also getting headaches over this matter.
Their original thought was the same as Terumi Mei's, believing the story of Jokichi instantly quelling the war alone was just a war hero concocted by Konoha.
But now, after their own intelligence agents confirmed the situation with their own eyes, they all became uneasy.
Especially the Third Tsuchikage.
As someone born in that era and having personally fought Uchiha Madara...
He understood best just how terrifyingly powerful the First Hokage, who could suppress Uchiha Madara, was.
That was truly an existence capable of opposing the entire ninja world single-handedly.
With Konoha producing such a powerhouse, could they really maintain their original peaceful policies?
As the Kage of a village, Onoki never trusted the goodwill of a country's military forces.
And compared to Onoki and Terumi Mei's worries, Sunagakure was gritting their teeth in hatred.
Although they had restored their alliance with Konoha, Jokichi was still the one who killed the Fourth Kazekage.
Hatred does not disappear with a change in stance.
However, even though they hated him to the core, they were helpless.
Their invasion of Konoha was stopped by this person.
Now that he seemed to have grown stronger, they were even less of a match.
Moreover, although they were currently allies.
The so-called alliance was nothing more than a tacit agreement maintained by both sides when they didn't want to fight; it could be torn up at any time.
They didn't believe that when power was unequal, Konoha would still maintain this peace.
As for Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage wasn't as worried.
Although he also attached great importance to this matter, he had never personally experienced that kind of power.
He was full of confidence in his own strength and the military might of his village.
And compared to the other four villages.
Tsunade in Konoha Village revealed a satisfied smile after receiving this intelligence.
"That kid said he would get stronger after going on a journey, and he really wasn't boasting. He even used Grandfather's Wood Human Jutsu."
"Being able to use the Wood Human Jutsu indeed means he's approaching the First Hokage."
The retired Hiruzen sat in a wheelchair, nodding, and said sternly: "However, for him to be forced to use the Wood Human Jutsu and that kind of large-scale Wood Release, who exactly was the enemy?"
Hearing Hiruzen say this, Tsunade's expression also grew stern.
No one uses an anti-aircraft gun to shoot a mosquito.
For Jokichi to use a ninjutsu of that level meant the enemy was someone worthy of it.
If the opponent was an existence of the same level, then the outcome of the battle was uncertain.
For a moment, the two felt a trace of worry for Jokichi's safety.
However, Tsunade quickly regained her confidence.
"Even if he really encountered such an opponent, I believe Jokichi can emerge victorious."
"I also believe in him." Hiruzen smiled. "I watched him grow up; he cannot be judged by ordinary standards."
"That may be true, but to think there are still enemies like that in this world... It seems we have all been too relaxed."
"It's not too late to know now!"