Chapter 47: Kiyoshi's Thoughts
"Grandpa, this is what I'm thinking," Kiyoshi organized his thoughts and then said, "I believe the factors determining the state of a Jinchuriki aren't entirely due to sealing techniques. Although I don't know what type of ninjas our Hidden Mist seniors who participated in the Jinchuriki experiments before were, I guess they probably didn't have particularly large chakra reserves or extremely vigorous life forces that far exceeded those of ninjas of the same rank, right?"
Elder Seiji was taken aback for a moment, then began to recall all the ninjas who had been candidates for the Three-Tails and Six-Tails Jinchuriki.
After thinking through the list, Elder Seiji was surprised to find that Kiyoshi was right.
The ninjas who had volunteered as candidates for the Jinchuriki experiments before covered Genin, Chūnin, Elite Chūnin, Special Jōnin, Jōnin, Elite Jōnin, and even Kage levels, but without exception, all of these ninjas were ordinary civilians without any special talents.
Kiyoshi was actually using known conclusions to deduce the process. Isshiki had once had designs on the nine tailed beasts of the ninja world, which were split from Kaguya's Ten-Tails. Therefore, Kiyoshi had quite a bit of research on how to create Jinchuriki and how to achieve perfect Jinchuriki.
Before being able to reach a reconciliation with the tailed beast, to use its power without being backfired on or going berserk, the Jinchuriki needs to possess a firm will that is not eroded by the malice contained in the tailed beast's chakra, an extremely powerful life force far exceeding that of ordinary people, and chakra reserves far larger than ordinary ninjas, capable of contending with the tailed beast's chakra that enters the body, coupled with suitable sealing techniques.
The reason for the previous experiments' failure was twofold. First, the Hidden Mist Village's level of sealing techniques couldn't just be said to be a little lacking; it was simply without any foundation!
The other problem lay in the selection of candidates. The seniors who volunteered to bear the tailed beasts were indeed admirable, but most of them didn't even possess the qualifications to become Jinchuriki in the first place.
In Kiyoshi's view, unless a civilian ninja possessed extraordinary talent and the characteristics just mentioned, currently within the Hidden Mist Village, only members of the Hoshigaki clan, Hozuki clan, and Kaguya clan had the potential to become Jinchuriki.
"Continue," Elder Seiji somewhat understood Kiyoshi's meaning and gestured for him to continue.
"Why does the ninja world always say that the Uzumaki clan is the most perfect candidate for Jinchuriki? They themselves are proficient in various sealing techniques, have a complete inheritance of sealing techniques, and can suppress tailed beasts anytime, anywhere. The ninjas of the Uzumaki clan also possess a life force and chakra far exceeding those of other ninjas—no, their chakra reserves can simply be called 'Chakra Tons'," Kiyoshi continued, "They can even survive for an extended period even after the tailed beast within them is extracted. So, we not only need to obtain the sealing techniques, but the best plan is actually to bring back the people along with the techniques!"
"But there's no guarantee of that. We and the Cloud Village are going to seize their sealing techniques. This is digging up their roots. How could they possibly let it go? In the end, it's very likely to evolve into a war of national annihilation. Under the influence of hatred, even if we bring back members of the Uzumaki clan, they won't possibly work for our Hidden Mist," Elder Seiji raised his doubts.
"Grandpa, this is what I'm going to talk about next." After a moment's pause, Kiyoshi stated his plan, "Although we are acting together with the Cloud Village, it doesn't mean we are allies. Moreover, even if we are allies, we must prioritize the interests of our Hidden Mist. The ninjas of the Cloud Village can basically be said to be all brutes. Although the Third Raikage is very calm and quite intelligent, he believes more in his own fists and strength."
"We can completely agree with the Cloud Village in advance to launch the attack on the Land of Whirlpools from two different directions. Anyway, their goal is only the sealing techniques. As long as they can get the sealing techniques, I don't think they will care about other details. So, we don't need to form a joint army with them at all. We can act separately without interfering with each other, and finally meet at Whirlpool Village, where the Uzumaki clan is concentrated. The Third Raikage will most likely agree."
"Our Hidden Mist will land on the southern side of the island where the Land of Whirlpools is located, and we will proactively choose to intercept any reinforcements that the Hidden Leaf might send from the west. I believe that the Hidden Leaf, which will already be deeply mired in war at that time, will not send too many ninjas to help. But we are not really aiming to annihilate the country. We can find reasons to delay the time of the attack and let the Cloud Village attack the Uzumaki clan first. Then we can see the situation and pick up the scraps. At the same time, we can send people to negotiate with the Uzumaki clan to relocate a portion of their clan to our Hidden Mist. Under the premise of not truly attacking the Uzumaki clan and creating irreconcilable hatred, whether through threats or exchange of benefits, I think as long as we make them see the fact that the Hidden Leaf cannot rescue them at all, facing the situation of clan and country annihilation, they have the possibility of compromise," Kiyoshi laid out his entire plan to Elder Seiji in one breath.
"Of course! The worst-case scenario is that the Uzumaki clan doesn't accept the goodwill of our Hidden Mist and resists to the end. Then we will have no choice but to take action ourselves to obtain what we want," Kiyoshi then added. Although he was thinking of taking advantage of his distant relatives, if they really didn't know what was good for them, he wouldn't mind taking action against them. After all, his base was still the Hidden Mist, and he couldn't afford to be biased.
"Excellent, very good! Hahaha!" Elder Seiji laughed heartily after listening to Kiyoshi's explanation, "Little Kiyoshi already possesses the thinking of a qualified Kage, knowing how to strive for benefits for our Hidden Mist in every way! Although the idea is still somewhat immature and the process still needs to be considered, your plan is indeed feasible. And if it really comes to fruition, our Hidden Mist will not only obtain sealing techniques and successfully possess Jinchuriki who can go to the battlefield, but it will also allow the Uzumaki clan to take root and sprout in the Hidden Mist."
Actually, this was a problem of information disparity. In the ninja world of this era, the Jinchuriki of each village were still in the exploratory stage.
So, after listening to Kiyoshi's analysis of the Jinchuriki situation, Elder Seiji immediately realized that what Kiyoshi said should be correct, so he agreed with Kiyoshi's plan without hesitation.
(Wouldn't anyone in the Hidden Mist Village think of this? I think there should be, but I believe their influence or status was not enough to persuade the militaristic Third Mizukage. Secondly, in the original work, the Third Mizukage sent the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to launch a surprise attack on the Land of Fire. Although it might have been an order given under the manipulation of Uchiha Madara, no one opposed such a somewhat idiotic order, which can only be said that the tradition of the Hidden Mist Village is no better than that of the reckless Cloud Village—it's just one word: do it!)
(So, without Kiyoshi's intervention, the Hidden Mist and Cloud Village originally intended to destroy the Land of Whirlpools and the Uzumaki clan and then seize their sealing techniques.)
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