Chapter 397: Flying Thunder God

The Root ninja nervously reported, "I tried, but he arrogantly claimed that the Hokage didn't tell him to stay away from Uzumaki Naruto. Then he somehow recognized that I was from the Root and asked what I was doing keeping an eye on the citizens of Konoha. When I tried to threaten him, he unleashed his killing intent and forced me to retreat. I'm not sure who it was, but that ninja has killed a lot of ninjas.'

Danzo was surprised. He wondered, 'Who did he encounter? And since when did someone start threatening Root ninjas?'

He asked, "Who was it?"L1tLagoon witnessed the first publication of this chapter on Ñøv€l--B1n.

The Root ninja replied, "I didn't identify him but when he was inside the Ichiraku Ramen shop, I overheard that he was called Fujin."

Danzo's eyes immediately widened before going back to their usual size. He wondered, 'Suzuki Fujin? Hasn't he gone to the Land of Waterfall? The two squads I sent to the Land of Earth even made Iwagakure send Kitsuchi and a few dozen Jounins to set a trap for him there. Why is he still here?'

The Root ninja was surprised to not receive any response from Danzo. He looked up and asked, "Danzo-sama?"

Danzo replied, "I will look into it. For now, stay away from him. Continue spying on Uzumaki Naruto, but maintain distance."



The Root ninja nodded and left. Unlike his steady voice, Danzo's mind was in a mess. He calmed himself down and analyzed, 'Did Tiger make a mistake in identifying him? No, that's unlikely. So why is Suzuki Fujin back in Konoha? Or could it be possible that he never left?'

Danzo analyzed for a few minutes and concluded, 'No, he should have left the village. Otherwise, Torune would have informed me. The mistake I made should be in assuming the mission he took. He should have taken a different mission that allowed him to return so quickly. But which mission did he take?'

While Danzo was aware of the mission issued by the Daimyo of the Land of Hot Water, he wasn't informed that Fujin's squad had taken that mission. Hiruzen and Eagle didn't have any reason to inform him and they continued creating a strong squad to send to that mission in spite of the fact that Fujin's squad had taken the mission. So Danzo was completely clueless.

He continued thinking, 'I will find that out later. For now, the important question is why he wants to teach the Nine Tails Jinchuriki?'

Naruto was someone who Danzo wanted to control. Unfortunately, Hiruzen never allowed him that. However, Danzo used the political situation in Konoha and Hiruzen's worries perfectly to ensure that no one else managed to gain control over Naruto either. For Fujin to suddenly take an interest in Naruto baffled Danzo.



The third and final step is the main step. After sensing the seal, I have to move to that location. It sounds a bit similar to the summoning jutsu, or rather, the reverse summoning jutsu. Basically, I have to be summoned to the location of the seal.

Only, there is one big issue. During reverse summoning, the one who does the reverse summoning uses his or her chakra to do so. But here, there is no one to do that at the seal.

Another issue is that reverse summoning needs a lot of chakra. To do that a few times will be fine. But doing that hundreds or even thousands of times repeatedly like how Minato would do, would use up all the chakra in an instant.

The initial form of this jutsu that Tobirama created actually used this concept. Minato's Thunder God Formation Technique also uses this principle. So, the initial form of this jutsu couldn't actually be considered Teleportation. It was a long-distance movement jutsu that Tobirama created by using numerous existing concepts and techniques.

Though it was still remarkable, it wasn't very usable in battle. Understanding the drawbacks, Tobirama improved this step to actually moving through Space-Time and arriving at the location of the seal in an instant.

This consumes far less chakra and is much faster, making it viable to use in combat. However, it is far more difficult to learn. Regardless, as long as I succeed in step two, even if I fail in this step, I could still copy the Reverse Summoning trick and use this jutsu for travelling long distances. Of course, if I manage to master step 3 as well...'

A wide grin appeared on Fujin's face. His speed was already ridiculously high. Apart from the top-tier ninjas, no one could keep up with him at his current level. His Vacuum jutsus and Fuinjutsu further restricted his opponents. However, if he were to add the Flying Thunder God jutsu to his arsenal, he would become the fastest ninja alive in a heartbeat! Even the Fourth Raikage and Obito would struggle to keep up with him.

Fujin calmed himself and muttered, "I need to learn this first. I can get excited later."

In an instant, a hundred Shadow Clones appeared in the basement. Everyone began learning the Flying Thunder God seal.

While Fujin occupied himself in learning the Flying Thunder God Seal, Shikaku entered Hiruzen's office and asked, "What is the matter this time?"

Hiruzen looked at Shikaku and said seriously, "Fujin took the mission in the Land of Hot Water with his squad. He returned some time ago."

Shikaku immediately had a dark expression. He sighed and thought, 'I will miss my next few month's sleep.'