Free Web NovelChapter 143: Chapter 146: Unlocking Raikiri and the Upcomin Mission
Early morning.
Still in his sleep, Natsuki vaguely heard the sound of footsteps.
His mind stirred, but he did not wake up.
Soon, he felt his nose being pinched.
Natsuki opened his eyes.
The first thing he saw was Uzumaki Kushina’s pretty little face.
At this moment, she was standing by the bed, bending over and looking at him.
"Why are you up so early today?"
Natsuki reached out, grabbed her wrist, and moved her hand away from his nose.
"Today is the first day of the New Year. You can’t sleep in."
Uzumaki Kushina said with a beaming smile.
"I am not sleeping in. You just woke up too early."
Natsuki smiled and asked. "Did you get up this early just to prank me?"
"I did not."
Uzumaki Kushina smiled in embarrassment and shifted her gaze elsewhere.
"You should go out now, Kushina."
Natsuki sat up and said.
"Why?"
Uzumaki Kushina asked subconsciously.
"Because I need to change my clothes."
Natsuki blinked and said. "Though if you want to stay, I think that is fine too."
"I... I..."
Uzumaki Kushina’s face instantly turned red.
She hurriedly turned around and ran.
When she ran out, she did not forget to close the door.
Natsuki couldn’t help but smile.
He changed his clothes and left the room.
Natsuki looked up and saw Uzumaki Kushina and Yakushi Nonou sitting on the sofa chatting.
Yakushi Nonou sat very properly, but Uzumaki Kushina had taken off her shoes and was sitting cross-legged on the sofa.
From Natsuki’s perspective, he could see the fair and tender soles of her feet.
"Natsuki, go wash up first."
Seeing him, Uzumaki Kushina waved her hand and said. "We will wait for you."
Natsuki nodded.
After washing up, they went to Tsunade’s house.
Eating breakfast at her house had already become a habit and a daily routine.
After breakfast, the group went out shopping.
To Natsuki, the New Year was a rare time to rest.
Because normally, he was either training or busy with the Akatsuki organization’s affairs.
His current training was learning five chakra nature transformation ninjutsu.
Besides that, it was developing Lightning Release: Chidori and learning the Mystical Palm Technique.
Lightning Release: Chidori was Lightning Release, and the Mystical Palm Technique was Yang Release.
These two ninjutsu could also be counted among the five nature transformation ninjutsu.
Natsuki estimated that he could complete the development of Lightning Release: Chidori this month.
As for the Mystical Palm Technique, he had not started learning it yet.
Because it was an A-rank jutsu and highly difficult.
He would start learning the easy ones first and save the difficult ones for last.
As for his other abilities, they either required time or combat.
The New Year quickly passed.
The ninjas of Konoha became busy once again.
Natsuki and the others were training in the Senju clan compound.
After learning Water Breathing, the Rokushiki, and Armament Haki, Nawaki continued to learn Senju Tobirama’s Water Release.
After Uzumaki Kushina finished learning the Rokushiki, she was now learning Armament Haki.
Yakushi Nonou was not there. She and Tsunade went to Konoha Hospital.
Namikaze Minato was also absent.
He had already learned the Flying Thunder God Technique and was now delving deeper into advanced ninjutsu like Flying Thunder God: Second Step and Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder.
When Natsuki previously saw that he had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, he proposed a spar, but Minato declined.
His intention was to wait until he had completely mastered the entire series of Flying Thunder God ninjutsu and then fight him in his peak state.
Natsuki thought about it and agreed.
Because defeating a stronger Namikaze Minato could trigger a stronger character template.
After all, the difficulty was directly proportional to the strength.
Another half a month passed.
Nawaki and Uzumaki Kushina, who were training, suddenly heard an ear-piercing thunderous sound.
It sounded like a thousand birds chirping at the same time, exceptionally noisy.
They subconsciously looked at Natsuki.
They saw lightning permeating Natsuki’s right hand, its might looking extremely terrifying.
"Is this Lightning Release: Chidori?"
Nawaki couldn’t help but ask.
Natsuki did not avoid them when developing Lightning Release: Chidori, so they all knew about it.
"No wonder it is called Chidori."
Uzumaki Kushina shook her head and said. "It sure is noisy."
"It feels like it will be very powerful."
Nawaki guessed.
Right at this moment, Natsuki used Soru to appear in front of a tree.
His right hand pierced into the tree like a ninja sword.
The sharp lightning cut through the bark and penetrated deep into the trunk.
A cracking sound rang out.
The trunk was pierced through and then cut in half.
"This power is at least an A-rank ninjutsu!"
Nawaki exclaimed in amazement.
"You will get used to it."
Uzumaki Kushina said with a face full of smiles. "To Natsuki, this is just a common occurrence."
Nawaki’s mouth twitched, rendering him speechless.
Although Lightning Release: Chidori was indeed extraordinary, compared to the previous Sorcery Clima-Tact and Geppo, it lacked a bit of shock value.
[Congratulations to the host for unlocking Hatake Kakashi template Ability 3: Lightning Release — Raikiri]
Looking at the line of text before his eyes, Natsuki shook his hand.
As the lightning disappeared, a massive amount of information flooded into his mind.
Regarding Lightning Release: Raikiri, the system’s definition was that it was an improved version of Lightning Release: Chidori.
Natsuki was initially confused about what exactly was improved.
Now he knew. The improved Lightning Release: Raikiri would no longer emit that ear-piercing sound like Lightning Release: Chidori.
Truth be told, in battle, such an obvious sound was actually undesirable.
Because it would alert the enemy and could not be used for sneak attacks.
Lightning Release: Raikiri was different. It discarded the sound and became silent.
Whether it was Lightning Release: Raikiri or Lightning Release: Chidori, both required running toward the enemy at high speed when attacking.
Without the sound, it would be harder for the enemy to react, thus increasing the hit rate.
Besides that, both Lightning Release: Raikiri and Lightning Release: Chidori had many derivative ninjutsu.
For example, the Kunai Raikiri used by Hatake Kakashi.
Injecting Lightning Release: Raikiri into a kunai not only increased the kunai’s attack power but also turned Lightning Release: Raikiri into a ranged attack.
Another example was the Chidori Katana used by Uchiha Sasuke.
Injecting Lightning Release: Chidori into a weapon increased its lethality and added a paralyzing effect to the weapon.
There was also the Kamui Raikiri used by Hatake Kakashi.
Integrating the power of Kamui into Lightning Release: Raikiri allowed the user to warp the struck body part of the target into the Kamui dimension upon a successful hit.
[Congratulations to the host for unlocking Misaka Mikoto template Ability 7: True Lightning Strike]
Another line of text appeared.
The unlock condition for True Lightning Strike was also the development of Lightning Release: Chidori.
But its power was greater than Lightning Release: Chidori and Lightning Release: Raikiri.
Natsuki felt it could rival the S-rank Lightning Release: Kirin.
Its effect was to gather thunderclouds and generate lightning strikes between the clouds and the ground, with a maximum output voltage reaching one billion volts.
It could be called Misaka Mikoto’s ultimate move.
"Natsuki, is this an A-rank Lightning Release?"
Nawaki asked curiously.
"It is A-rank."
Natsuki replied.
"It is a pity I do not know Lightning Release."
Nawaki said with some regret.
"You can learn it too."
Natsuki paused and said. "But I suggest you continue focusing on Water Release."
Nawaki’s talent was limited.
Mastering swordsmanship and Water Release was enough for him to establish himself among Jonin.
In fact, most Jonin mastered at most two things. Any more was unnecessary and a waste of time and energy.
This included Uzumaki Kushina as well.
Having mastered Fuinjutsu and taijutsu, plus the Nine-Tails, she could compete for the title of the strongest ninja as long as people like Uchiha Madara did not show up.
"I know."
Nawaki nodded, well aware of his own limits.
Right at this moment, an Anbu ninja appeared not far away.
"You guys continue training."
After greeting Nawaki and Uzumaki Kushina, Natsuki walked over.
"Lord Natsuki."
The Anbu ninja bowed slightly and said. "A man claiming to be a merchant from the Land of Demons said he wants to see you."
"Where is he?"
Natsuki raised an eyebrow and asked.
"He first inquired about your situation at the mission hall, and then the staff sent him to your office."
The Anbu ninja replied.
"I will head over now."
Natsuki nodded slightly and said.
Since he was a merchant from the Land of Demons, it was naturally related to Kakuzu’s Dawn branch company.
He just did not expect Kakuzu to directly send someone to his door.
But it was no big deal.
It was very common for clients to specify a ninja for a mission.
Especially now that he had a great reputation, people frequently specified him.
However, he had chosen to decline them all.
The Anbu ninja disappeared, and Natsuki walked toward the Anbu base.
Upon arriving, he walked straight into his office.
"Lord Natsuki."
Seeing him, a middle-aged man hurriedly stood up to greet him.
Natsuki sized him up and found that he was not a ninja, just an ordinary person.
Kakuzu was indeed thoughtful. If he had sent a ninja, it would have likely aroused Konoha’s suspicion and led to an investigation.
But if it was an ordinary person, Konoha usually would not care.
"Lord Kakuzu asked me to give this to you."
The middle-aged man took out a scroll and handed it to him.
Natsuki opened the scroll and started reading.
The contents of the scroll were as he expected, detailing the situation of the Priestess of the Land of Demons and the Daimyo of the Land of Snow.
The current Priestess of the Land of Demons was Miroku, Shion’s mother.
But she was still very young and unmarried, let alone having Shion.
As for the otherworldly demon Moryo of the Land of Demons, it had been sealed for nearly ten years, and currently, there were no signs of it breaking free.
However, Kakuzu discovered that an organization called the Yomi Cult was attempting to rescue it.
The Daimyo of the Land of Snow was also currently very peaceful. ƒreewebɳovel.com
Kazahana Doto had no plans to usurp the throne yet, but he had already begun researching the Chakra Armor.
At the same time, he maintained close contact with the Snow Ninjas of the Land of Snow.
The Snow Ninjas excelled in Ice Release.
But their Ice Release was not true Ice Release. It was a secret technique based on the environment.
In other words, they did not use chakra to create ice, but rather manipulated the omnipresent ice and snow of the Land of Snow for combat.
It was similar to Sunagakure’s sand manipulation secret technique.
Natsuki nodded slightly.
He had to admit, Kakuzu’s intelligence work was excellent.
There was a high probability he also utilized the power of the underground black market.
"You can go back."
Natsuki looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and said. "I will go find Kakuzu in a while."
"Yes, Lord Natsuki."
The middle-aged man paused and said. "Lord Kakuzu also asked me to pass on a message, saying that the Stamina Recovery Potion is running low."
No wonder he sent someone to find him.
So it was because of the Stamina Recovery Potion.
Natsuki couldn’t help but laugh.
This Kakuzu really loved money as much as his life.
After the middle-aged man left, Natsuki sat on the sofa and began to ponder.
He was thinking about which country to target first.
After careful consideration, he decided to take control of the Land of Snow first.
The Land of Snow had a lot of advanced technology and many researchers, which would be more beneficial to the development of the Dawn Company’s R&D department.
Besides that, there was that group of Snow Ninjas.
With the environmental buff of the Land of Snow, the Snow Ninjas had decent strength.
But it was only decent.
In the original work, there were barely three who could reach the Jonin level.
Natsuki’s idea was to use them as sparring partners for Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato.
All three of them now possessed Chunin-level strength, but up until now, they had never participated in a battle.
Just talking about tactics on paper was ultimately meaningless.
Letting them participate in real combat would allow them to grow faster.
After defeating the Snow Ninjas, he could also have them join the Akatsuki organization.
A group of ninjas without an established hidden village was actually no different from rogue ninjas.
The reason they worked for Kazahana Doto was purely to earn rewards and survive better.
If a wealthier and more powerful figure than Kazahana Doto appeared, they would easily switch sides.
And to make Kazahana Doto rebel and usurp the throne early, he also had to rely on this group of Snow Ninjas.
Of course, he would not give up on the Land of Demons either.
Judging from Kakuzu’s intelligence, the Land of Demons would most likely have to be tackled starting from the Yomi Cult.
The Yomi Cult was indeed mentioned in the original work.
Their leader was named Yomi, and he was also a rare Medical Jonin.
The Kaido ability of the Unohana Retsu template required killing three Medical Jonin to unlock.
Medical Jonin were already scarce, so Natsuki naturally would not let Yomi go.
The only problem was that the timeline was different now, and he did not know the current situation of this Yomi Cult.
The specific details would have to be investigated by Kakuzu.
It was a pity there was only one Kakuzu.
If there were a few more Kakuzus, the Akatsuki organization’s development would be much faster.
Natsuki was not in a hurry to return to the Land of Rain.
He wanted to wait until Yahiko and Konan unlocked their Blood Demon Arts before taking them to the Land of Snow.
Coincidentally, during this period, he continued to learn the nature transformation ninjutsu.
If he could unlock the Hatake Kakashi template’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan, some things would become much easier.
But he had to find time to make a trip to the Land of Demons.
A week later.
Natsuki arrived at the metropolis of the Land of Demons with the prepared Stamina Recovery Potions.
Although the Land of Demons sounded a bit eerie, it was actually no different from other countries.
The name Land of Demons was obviously related to the otherworldly demon Moryo.
In the ninja world, the influence of the Otsutsuki clan was undoubtedly the greatest.
But besides that, there were also many special places or creatures native to the ninja world.
Such as this otherworldly demon, or the Shinigami and Jashin.
Following the map provided by Kakuzu, Natsuki quickly found the location of the Dawn branch company.
It was a very large shop with two floors, and the signboard read Dawn.
Natsuki glanced around and noticed there were many customers.
But the branch company operated the same way. They did not sell the Stamina Recovery Potion directly.
Natsuki arrived at a good time.
An auction was currently taking place here.
The auction process was also established by Natsuki based on his knowledge from his past life.
Wealthy merchants and nobles sat in private rooms on the second floor.
The remaining customers stood on the first floor shouting their bids.
Natsuki stood in place and watched for a while before heading upstairs.
He turned on his electromagnetic wave sensing to lock onto Kakuzu’s location.
Natsuki pushed the door open and walked right in.
Kakuzu was a bit surprised to see him but quickly regained his composure.
"Stamina Recovery Potions."
Natsuki handed him a summoning storage scroll and said. "The Hero Water you gave me is down to one-tenth."
"I understand. I will give you more Hero Water when the time comes."
After taking the summoning storage scroll, Kakuzu asked. "Is there anything else?"
"Investigate the situation of the Yomi Cult."
Hearing this, Natsuki instructed.
"The Yomi Cult?"
Kakuzu roughly understood his intentions, but he did not press for details.
Because he was paid to do a job.
Whatever Natsuki wanted to do using the Yomi Cult and Moryo was none of his business.
"I am leaving then. Notify me if anything comes up."
Natsuki did not stay long, turning around and leaving.
Time slowly passed.
May, the beginning of summer.
On the Hokage Rock of Konoha.
Natsuki, Nawaki, Yakushi Nonou, and Uzumaki Kushina were sitting on the ground, gazing at Konoha below.
The four of them had grown tired of training and came to the Hokage Rock to enjoy the scenery at Uzumaki Kushina’s suggestion.
"I hope one day my face will appear on the Hokage Rock."
Nawaki shifted his gaze downward, looking at the three faces on the Hokage Rock.
They were Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, and Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Only after becoming Hokage did one have the qualification to leave their face on the Hokage Rock.
Just as Natsuki was about to speak, a line of text floated before his eyes.
[Konan has unlocked Blood Demon Art: Exploding Blood]
Subsequently, a considerable amount of information flooded into his mind.
He also instantly mastered Blood Demon Art: Exploding Blood.
There were quite a few ways to use Blood Demon Art: Exploding Blood.
Besides causing blood to explode and generate high temperatures, he could also coat weapons with blood to form a burning blade.
Blood Demon Art: Exploding Blood was also the nemesis of demons, capable of destroying a demon’s Blood Demon Art and purifying demon poison.
Unfortunately, all the demons in this world originated from Natsuki, so this effect was meaningless.
It was just that he had not expected Konan to unlock Blood Demon Art: Exploding Blood so quickly.
But this was a good thing.
He just did not know when Yahiko would be able to unlock his.
Natsuki thought about it and planned to go to the Land of Rain in a couple of days to check on the situation.
He snapped out of his thoughts and chatted casually with Nawaki and the others.
Two days later.
Natsuki left Konoha and headed to the Land of Rain.
Upon arriving at the metropolis of the Land of Rain, he went straight to the courtyard in the south of the city.
"Natsuki-sensei!"
Konan was the first to run up to him and impatiently said. "I have mastered a new ability!"
She was very happy, a rare smile appearing on her face.
In contrast, Yahiko was a bit disappointed.
Not only had he not comprehended his Blood Demon Art, but he had not even grasped the basics and did not know how to comprehend it.
After Konan finished speaking, she reached out her hand.
Crimson blood flew from her palm toward the distance like a stream of water.
In mid-air, the blood exploded violently.
Upon landing, the ground burst into flames.
"Very good."
Natsuki patted her head and said. "Given your excellent performance, I plan to take you out on a mission."
"A mission?"
Yahiko immediately became excited and asked. "Will we encounter combat?"
"Yes."
Natsuki nodded and said. "We will encounter quite a few enemies this time." freewebnoveℓ.com
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