Chapter 81: Blood Puppet Series

He wasn't sure if they understood, but after speaking, Torifū released the old hen along with the two cranes to roam freely within the Kumotsuru clan land.

Upon suddenly arriving in the vast open space, the old hen was still unaccustomed to it. It cautiously crouched by the doorway of the house, hesitant to move around freely.

However, the two cranes were much more playful, immediately spreading their wings and soaring, circling above the Kumotsuru clan land. Villagers passing by on the street all stopped to watch. Cranes were rarely seen birds, so everyone wanted a closer look. Torifū had already signed a contract with the two cranes, so he wasn't afraid of them getting lost and let them play freely. They would probably come back when they were tired or hungry anyway.

Meanwhile, the old hen had also started to relax a bit, beginning to pace back and forth around the house. Torifū ignored it, allowing the old hen to familiarize itself with the environment. It was then that Torifū realized that after several days of blowing sand and lack of water in Sunagakure, he hadn't bathed in a long time. His body was dirty, covered in sand and dust. He didn't look like a clan head at all; instead, he resembled a beggar. Now that he was home, he needed a good cleaning. So, he returned to his room and began to bathe.

Afterward, he had a simple meal and then sat on his bed, Browse the system store. His Peace Points had now reached a sufficient amount for a small shopping spree. Currently, his own strength wasn't significantly increasing through chakra enhancement alone. So, Torifū focused on finding something that could boost his external power. However, after searching for a long time, he didn't find anything that particularly satisfied him. Most were strange items. Others were simply exorbitantly expensive and completely unaffordable.

"Sigh, I'll just have to keep looking. It's really hard to find something cheap and useful." Torifū had hoped to find something similar to the [Summoning Seed], something affordable and very effective. However, there were many items in the store, and after flipping through for a long time, he found few that were useful.

Just then, Torifū's peripheral vision caught sight of a strange item. Its name seemed completely unrelated to what Torifū was looking for. But somehow, Torifū was drawn to it and stopped. The image displayed in the store was a blood-red skeleton with a large hole in its heart. Torifū was interested because the art style of this skeleton was too similar to the [Summoning Seed]. Moreover, the [Summoning Seed] itself was a heart, so he wondered what connection it might have to this skeleton's missing heart.

Action speaks louder than words, so Torifū immediately clicked on the detailed description to view it.

[Blood Puppet] (By inputting any flesh into the damaged heart, the puppet can be activated. The puppet will break down the energy genes within the flesh, generating the same abilities as its source. The puppet has no consciousness and is entirely controlled by the host.)

After reading the explanation, Torifū had only one word to say: "Marvelous!"

"This is so goddamn perfect it is like the Sage of Six Paths himself took a shit and called it art!"

He glanced at the price; it was the same as the [Summoning Seed], 10,000 Peace Points, and it was also continuously available for purchase, meaning it wouldn't disappear after one buy.

"With this, couldn't I collect all the bloodline abilities?"

From the description, it seemed that as long as flesh was placed into the puppet's heart, it could be activated and gain the same abilities as the owner of the flesh! This meant that as long as his Peace Points were sufficient, he could even form an army composed entirely of Kekkei Genkai or Kekkei Tota users! Torifū had to admit, this product truly amazed him. It seemed there were benefits to Browse, as he had indeed stumbled upon a new item. Without further ado, Torifū immediately clicked to exchange.

After a flash of crimson light, a skeleton with some remnants of flesh appeared in Torifū's room. The skeleton was incredibly eerie, causing Torifū to shiver.

"Why do I feel like an evil scientist conducting experiments on humans?"

Torifū initially expected a strong smell of blood, so he was hesitant to approach. But after a while, he smelled a hint of fragrance, like a fresh, refined spice. Torifū slowly approached the skeleton, and the closer he got, the stronger the scent became, until he was right beside it. Only then did he confirm that the fragrance was indeed emanating from the skeleton. But all this strangeness made Torifū even more puzzled.

"Where did this damned system get such a miraculous thing?" Torifū couldn't help but wonder.

The skeleton looked like a human that had been stripped of its skin and most of its flesh. Suddenly, a thought popped into Torifū's mind: 'Could it be an unknown species from some unknown universe?' Perhaps it had been captured and decomposed by the system, just like that wisp of divine consciousness from his own ancestor.

Then Torifū realized he was worrying unnecessarily. Honestly, there wasn't anything about him that the system would particularly covet. Even if it really was some alien species, what did that have to do with him? It was all the system's fault. Thinking this, Torifū stopped fretting and calmly began to examine the skeleton. It appeared taller than an adult male, with thicker bones. Otherwise, it was no different from a human; there was a large hole in its heart, and its ribs were broken. Presumably, the heart had been removed and sold separately, and perhaps the two young cranes were even using its heart.

Although it looked rather horrifying, he would get used to it after a while, and the eerie feeling slowly receded. It was almost dark now, and him messing around with a skeleton in his house was indeed a bit inauspicious. He'd better quickly figure out how to use it.

As his first puppet, he definitely needed to find a suitable ability to activate it. He currently had a good amount of blood and similar things available. His teacher's and teacher's wife's abilities were both excellent: Wood Release and the Uzumaki clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains.

However, puppets would definitely be sent out on missions, and if another Wood Release user appeared in the Ninja World, it might cause trouble. It was best not to try that now.

Then there were the Uchiha clan and the Akimichi clan. But logically, the Akimichi clan's Multi-Size Technique should be a secret technique, and it was questionable whether it could be used to activate a puppet. As for the Uchiha clan, each person's Sharingan and dojutsu were different. If he used Kagami's or Naori's blood to activate a puppet, resulting in identical abilities, it could be noticed, posing a risk of exposure.

After much thought, his own blood was the safest bet. He himself had quite a few bloodlines. A full three of them. As long as he controlled the puppet to use only one, it wouldn't attract too much attention.

Just as Torifū was about to start drawing blood, he suddenly remembered something! He then used his consciousness to enter his space ring and began to search.