Konoha: The Foundation's revelation at the outset shocks the world.

Lu Chen glanced at the other person and spoke calmly.

The Root ninja bowed slightly to Lu Chen, and after confirming Lu Chen's identity, said, "Lord Danzo ordered me to monitor the Rain Ninja camp from a distance. The Rain Ninja withdrew from here two days ago. I received Lord Danzo's orders to meet you here."

"They've evacuated?"

Lu Chen frowned slightly and asked, "Which direction did they retreat in?"

The Root ninja said in a deep voice, "My companions continued to follow, but they haven't sent any information for a day. Perhaps they've been discovered... According to the last information sent yesterday, the Amegakure's direction seems to be returning to Amegakure."

Back to Amegakure?

Lu Chen revealed a thoughtful expression.

It's unlikely that Hanzo the Salamander knew in advance that he was coming and thus led his troops to retreat. He probably just didn't want to stay in one place for too long.

Amegakure is just a small ninja village with only about two thousand ninjas in total. With a portion of the troops required to remain in the village, the maximum number that can be mobilized is only 1,500. It is understandable that such a force stationed on the border of the Land of Rain would be worried about being suddenly surrounded by Konoha.

Is there a specific route forward?

Lu Chen looked at the Root ninja and asked.

The Root ninja said in a deep voice, "The route of the operation just one day ago..."

As he spoke, he tossed a scroll to Lu Chen. Inside the scroll was a map of the Land of Rain and the marching routes of the Rain Ninja.

Lu Chen glanced at it, nodded, and said, "I understand."

The Root ninja crouched down, then used a Body Flicker Technique, instantly turning into white smoke and disappearing.

Watching the other party leave, Lu Chen carefully examined the path on the map, determined his own location, and then chased after the direction the Rain Ninja had retreated.

……

Konoha Camp.

Orochimaru looked at the sand table map in the center of the tent, threw down a flag, and said, "As expected of Hanzo's style. It seems that not long after our negotiations failed, he decisively withdrew from the original camp, not wanting to leave us any possible attack."

Danzo sat on a chair to the side and said calmly, "I would have done the same."

Orochimaru studied the map for a while and said, "Based on what I know about that person, he will probably lead his troops back to Amegakure and wait for the next opportunity to act. It seems that Lu Chen's assassination plan will have to be abandoned halfway."

Unless Lu Chen can catch up with Hanzo the Salamander halfway, if Hanzo leads the Amegakure ninja back to Amegakure, there will be virtually no chance of assassination.

Because it is generally difficult for ninjas to set up sensory barriers in temporary camps, but ninja villages that have been established for many years must have sensory barriers. Konoha has them, and so does Amegakure.

Breaking through this kind of perception barrier silently is extremely difficult.

Under the cover of this sensory barrier, once you enter Amegakure, you will definitely be discovered by the Amegakure ninja, and there will be no possibility of assassination.

"Ah."

Danzo nodded and said, "However, Lu Chen has no intention of giving up; he continues to pursue him."

The Rain Ninjas had left two days in advance, so it was unlikely that Lu Chen could catch up with them halfway, because they weren't traveling in a straight line. If they deviated even slightly, he would be chasing the wrong direction. Moreover, the ninjas he sent to keep watch had also been killed.

To ensure they could encounter the enemy, they had to head straight to Amegakure. However, launching a sneak attack outside Amegakure was impossible; Hanzo of the Salamander couldn't possibly have his subordinates carry him into the village while he was asleep.

"Young ninjas are always quite persistent."

Orochimaru shrugged and smiled.

Although Lu Chen is young and confident, he is still quite cautious in his actions. If he finds no opportunity to assassinate, he probably won't take the risk and make a move. In short, it would just be a wasted trip.

……

The land of rain.

Lu Chen followed the route the Rain Ninja had taken to the last known location on the map. He then chose a direction based on the map and continued his pursuit, but after a long time, he still found no trace of them.

It seems we chose the wrong direction.

Lu Chen was too lazy to search around anymore, so he simply changed his route to head straight for Amegakure, since Hanzo the Salamander's final destination was to return to Amegakure.

As for the issue of Amegakure having a sensory barrier that makes it difficult to infiltrate... he hadn't actually considered infiltration or assassination at all.

As Orochimaru and Danzo said, Hanzo was an extremely cautious ninja who would set up meticulous defenses even while sleeping, making a sneak attack virtually impossible.

Lu Chen never considered launching a sneak attack from the beginning.

A direct confrontation is all we need!

There's no need to consider the number of Rain Ninja. Just like when he fought the Third and Fourth Raikage one-on-one, ninjas who weren't fast enough simply couldn't intervene!

The same applies to dealing with Hanzo the Salamander. Apart from Hanzo, the other Rain Ninja are basically trash and don't need to be bothered with. It's like running a dungeon; you don't need to clear the mobs, just go straight for the final boss.

Lu Chen wasn't in a hurry to head to Rain Village immediately.

At his speed, if he were to travel at full speed to Amegakure, he could arrive in half a day. However, Hanzo of the Salamander, leading the Amegakure ninja, would likely take three or four days to circle back through the Land of Rain.

If you go too early, you'll be stuck in the rain for days outside Amegakure. It's better to find a small town and stay there for a few days until Hanzo the Salamander returns to Amegakure before heading over.

"...Let's do it here."

After looking through the map he had brought, Lu Chen found the nearest town.

In a small town somewhere.

Lu Chen took a shower and changed his clothes at an inn. Then he took out a scroll and sat down in the room to study it carefully.

The scroll contains the secret technique of the Third Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode: Blowing.

of course.

Not complete.

This secret technique was extracted from the Third Raikage's brain by ninjas from the intelligence department while disposing of his body. However, since the Third Raikage was already dead, the information was quite fragmented, and even after being organized, a large part was still missing.

Chapter 232 Who is he?

Lu Chen wasn't particularly concerned about the Third Raikage's Lightning Release chakra technique itself, because no matter how strong the Lightning Release chakra technique was, it couldn't surpass his Eight Gates Lightning Release technique.

What Lu Chen was more interested in was the knowledge about the cultivation and manipulation of Lightning Release ninjutsu contained in the Lightning Release Chakra Secret Technique, which even Orochimaru lacked.

To know.

The Cloud Ninja are the true experts in Lightning Release, and the Third Raikage is practically the pinnacle of Lightning Release ninjas. His control and understanding of Lightning Release ninjutsu naturally far surpasses Orochimaru's.

This part is worth learning from.

Lu Chen's control over Lightning Release chakra is currently quite weak, partly because the Eight Gates Lightning Release itself possesses a violent nature that makes it difficult to control.

"Lightning Release Secret Technique... Hell Thrust..."

Lu Chen looked at the contents of the scroll and murmured to himself.

Hell Thrust is only a B-rank ninjutsu, but because the Third Raikage's physique was too strong and his control over Lightning Release chakra was incredibly powerful, the power of this move almost surpassed that of an S-rank ninjutsu.

This information records that when using Hell Thrust, his arm acts as a 'container' for Lightning Release chakra, just like his short sword White Fang and his divine weapon Kusanagi Sword.

By using the arm as a 'container' to hold and condense a large amount of Chakra 640, the arm can exert the property of Chakra flow, thereby generating extremely high sharpness and piercing power.

The key to this move lies in two aspects: firstly, using the arm as a container, and secondly, enabling the lightning chakra to be highly concentrated, which requires improved chakra control.

And the method to improve control over Lightning Release chakra...

The first half, about using the arm as a container, is relatively complete, but the second half, about controlling Lightning Release chakra, is discontinuous and interrupted at several crucial points, especially the last part, which is completely cut off and missing!

"The content is broken..."

Lu Chen was in a bit of a headache.

I don't know whether to blame the Third Raikage or the ninjas in the intelligence department.

Ultimately, it was thanks to the ninjas in the intelligence department that this scroll came into existence. The author who compiled these contents has already done his best, so we can only be understanding of them.

The Third Raikage is already dead. Blaming him for not leaving complete information would probably revive him on the spot, and he'd yell, "What the hell do you want from me?!"

Fortunately.

Information regarding 'containers' is relatively complete.

After studying this part, Lu Chen found that it was also very useful to him, because he could use the method of training his arms into containers for whole-body cultivation!

Although this kind of training will certainly not make your arms stronger than if you trained them separately, it will make your body more adaptable to lightning chakra. This will not only make lightning chakra easier to control, but it may also make it easier to break the sixth gate of the Eight Gates!

"The two missing paragraphs... well, that's roughly it."

Based on the information he knew and the context, Lu Chen attempted to deduce and fill in the two missing sections regarding the container.

While trying to fill in the gaps, he also conducted simple experiments with his own arm. Since he had the ability to rewind time and could revert to a previous state at any time, he didn't care what problems might arise.

About half a day later.

Lu Chen confirmed that there were no problems with the parts he had filled in.

He didn't rush to start cultivating immediately, but instead continued to deduce the future, trying to fill in the gaps in the content regarding the control of lightning-attribute chakra.

Filling in this gap is quite complicated because in some places, it's not just a word or a short phrase that's missing, but an entire section. Even based on the context, you can only roughly determine where the content is located, but you can't deduce the specifics.

Lu Chen turned the speed up to four times.

They were busy until noon on the second day, and only then were they able to fill in most of the easier parts. As for the remaining parts that were too incomplete, they would need to be deduced through a lot of actual practice.

"call……"

After stretching his body, Lu Chen stopped watching at four times the speed and planned to go out to get something to eat.