Chapter 65: Mind Body Switch Puppet Curse Mark Technique!
Chapter 65: Mind Body Switch Puppet Curse Mark Technique!
"Who am I?"
Yakushi Nono'o noticed Nara Keisuke actively approaching. Her peripheral vision glanced down at their shadows, and she intended to take two steps to the side. "What are you talking about, Nara-kun? I am the matron of the Kikyo Orphanage."
But at this point, Keisuke had no intention of listening to her anymore. Through their conversation just now, he had already discovered the abnormality in this "Yakushi Nono'o." And this final step was the last straw that broke the camel's back! If she were the real Nono'o, she certainly wouldn't be deliberately mindful of their shadows touching!
Nara Keisuke allowed her to step aside. The moment she stopped moving and her spirit relaxed, he unhesitatingly unleashed the ninjutsu he had been preparing for a long time—
[Spiraling Shadow Binding Bullet]!
The lacquer-black pellet flashed through the air, crossing the short distance between them in an instant and sinking into Yakushi Nono'o's shadow.
'What is this...'
Yakushi Nono'o's pupils contracted slightly. She noticed the black shadow moving with abnormal speed. But at such a close distance, she had no way to dodge its attack in time.
And just as she was about to retreat, she suddenly found that her body was no longer under her control.
'The Nara clan's Shadow Paralysis Jutsu...'
The "Yakushi Nono'o" was incredibly shocked internally. 'This little brat named Nara Keisuke has actually developed a long-range Shadow Paralysis Jutsu!'
But Keisuke had no intention of letting her go. While using the [Spiraling Shadow Binding Bullet] to instantly control "Nono'o," he decisively activated his [Lacquer Eye] and directly released another [Shadow Secret Technique].
[Shadow Paralysis Jutsu]!
A long, narrow shadow shot out from beneath Keisuke, connecting to the immobilized "Nono'o's" shadow, firmly controlling her body.
"Nara-kun, what are you doing?"
Even at this moment, "Nono'o" still maintained her disguise, her face showing a mixed expression of surprise and curiosity. "I'm—"
"Stop acting." Keisuke maintained the effect of the [Shadow Paralysis Jutsu], his expression incomparably cold. "The real Yakushi Nono'o doesn't interact with people the way you do. I hate having to say things twice. Who are you?"
"Yakushi Nono'o" forced a smile and insisted stubbornly, "I am Yakushi Nono'o..."
[Shadow Neck Binding Technique]!
Keisuke couldn't be bothered to waste any more words with her. The more powerful [Shadow Neck Binding Technique] directly replaced the [Shadow Paralysis Jutsu], binding this fake Nono'o with a much firmer and stronger force.
A solidified shadow in the shape of a hand snaked up her loose, sacred black-and-white nun's habit, an almost physical pressure bearing down on the nun's delicate body.
"She's been hit by the [Shadow Neck Binding Technique] but the effect hasn't been dispelled. It's not a shadow clone?" Keisuke stared intently at Nono'o, his mind racing. "This is indeed Yakushi Nono'o's body. And this kind of ninjutsu that can switch minds and bodies... Are you a ninja from the Yamanaka clan? Is this the Mind Body Switch Technique?"
"As expected of the Nara clan's genius." Seeing the black hand of the [Shadow Neck Binding Technique] about to close around her neck, "Nono'o" stopped her pretense. She just sneered, saying mockingly, "To have analyzed my abilities and origin so quickly..."
"So it really is the Yamanaka clan's Mind Body Switch secret technique!" Keisuke's tone was icy. "We are all part of the Ino-Shika-Chō. Don't tell me you think I don't know how to break the Yamanaka clan's spiritual secret techniques?"
Once the Yamanaka's Mind Body Switch Technique succeeded, it was extremely difficult for the victim to expel the invading spiritual energy, but it wasn't absolute.
"So what if you know?" "Nono'o" revealed a reckless smile. "Would you dare to do anything to me, or rather, to this body?"
"Since when were you under the illusion that I was the kind of person who shows pity for a fair lady?" Keisuke manipulated the [Shadow Neck Binding Technique], splitting his shadow into numerous hands and distributing them over Nono'o's limbs—her calves, thighs, forearms, and upper arms. "Now, with just a slight exertion of force, Yakushi Nono'o's limbs will be directly bent backward and broken. And according to the effects of the Mind Body Switch Technique, the damage suffered by the victim will be simultaneously reflected back to the user. In other words, your own limbs will also break, and you will lose the ability to move!"
Hearing Keisuke's words, "Nono'o" gritted her teeth. "So you dare—"
Crack!
Keisuke's eyes turned sharp, and with a thought, the [Shadow Neck Binding Technique] restraining "Nono'o's" right arm suddenly tightened. One shadow hand pushed forward, one pulled back. With a "crack," Nono'o's right arm was instantly bent backward by the jutsu. The elbow joint was directly dislocated by the violent force, forming a very unnatural, backward-bending angle between her upper and lower arm.
"Ah!" The intense pain caused Nono'o to let out a sharp cry. The formless spiritual power simultaneously retreated from her body.
At the same time, in a nearby building in the vicinity of the Kikyo Orphanage, a Root ninja suddenly let out a muffled grunt as their right arm was instantly broken.
Keisuke listened intently. No other sounds came from the orphanage's surroundings. His brow furrowed slightly.
"Keisuke..." Nono'o's voice was weak, her breath shallow. "Can you let me go now?"
"I still can't determine if you are the real Yakushi Nono'o right now," Keisuke said coolly, retracting his gaze. "The first time we met, what was the first thing you said?"
Although she couldn't move her body, hearing this, a blush still appeared on Nono'o's fair face. "The first thing..." The glasses-wearing nun closed her eyes, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz. "L-Little brother, do you want to come home with big sister? Big sister's house is..."
"Alright!" Keisuke decisively released the [Shadow Neck Binding Technique], quickly walked to Nono'o's side, and supported her swaying body. "I'm sorry! Sister Nono'o!"
"It's alright... Hiss—" Nono'o drew a sharp breath, clearly having aggravated the pain in her right arm.
"Should I go find a doctor?" Hearing Nono'o's gasp, Keisuke got so nervous that a layer of fine sweat quickly appeared on his forehead, showing none of his earlier calmness.
"I am a doctor myself, why would I need anyone else..." Nono'o's brows knitted lightly as she endured the pain and offered a word of comfort. She fumbled with her good left hand to examine the elbow joint of her right arm, then, gritting her teeth against the intense pain, she reset her own arm.
Crack!
Another heart-stoppingly crisp sound. Nono'o's right arm returned to its original state.
"Right, a doctor!" Keisuke let out a long sigh of relief. "Sister Nono'o, you're a medical ninja yourself! You can use medical ninjutsu now to help your arm recover faster!"
"I can't." Nono'o simply moved her right hand, shook her head, and stood up. "When I was being controlled just now, the other person made my body take some kind of special chakra-suppressing drug. I can't mold chakra right now, nor can I use medical ninjutsu. Keisuke, we need to leave the orphanage as quickly as possible. Those two ninja are here for you! Let's go together to—"
Nono'o didn't have time to finish her sentence. Several shuriken flew in from the window. Their target was not Keisuke, but the temporarily chakra-less Nono'o.
The sharp, spinning black shuriken were just about to hit Nono'o's body. In that split second, Keisuke manipulated the shadow beneath him, forming an impenetrable shadow shield in front of her, firmly protecting her behind it.
[Shadow Shield Technique]!
Clang! Clang!
The shuriken collided with the shadow shield, erupting in a series of crisp impacts before bouncing off harmlessly into the corners of the room.
[B-rank Ninja Combat Mission Detected!]
[B-rank Mission: Yamanaka's Boar]
[Mission Content: Defeat/Kill the attacking Yamanaka clan ninja]
[Mission Reward: B-rank Shinobi Secret Scroll]
Keisuke hadn't even had time to breathe a sigh of relief when a specially shaped sickle flew in from the window. This time, its target was not Nono'o, but the unprotected Keisuke at her side. Compared to the shuriken from before, the sickle flew a bit slower.
Keisuke once again released his [Shadow Gathering Jutsu], drawing some shadow from the shield at his side and forming a crisscrossing black shadow net in front of him.
Thud!
The sickle hit the black net formed by the [Shadow Gathering Jutsu], only tugging it lightly before falling powerlessly to the ground.
'A feint?' Keisuke looked down at the ordinary sickle, his brow furrowed slightly. 'It's a bit too ordinary...'
Just then, an extremely small figure suddenly rushed in from the doorway, but its speed was even faster than the initial shuriken.
Keisuke cautiously refrained from using the sickle on the ground. He manipulated the shadow tendrils at his side, materializing them into hard, sharp shadow spikes, and counter-attacked the newcomer.
[Shadow Sewing Technique]!
"Don't!"
With a cry of alarm from Nono'o, the [Shadow Sewing Technique] directly pierced through the small figure's body.
"You've fallen for it, little boy..." A cold, mechanical female voice sounded in Keisuke's mind. "Mind Body Switch Puppet Curse Mark Technique!"
(Author's Notes:)
There are many ways to break the Yamanaka clan's secret techniques. For example... Haruno Sakura's second personality, a burst of willpower. (Chapter 73). For example... Terumī Mei slapping Ao, who was under the Yamanaka's secret technique, awake (or unconscious). (Chapter 473). I believe the Yamanaka clan's Mind Body Switch Technique is a Yin Release secret technique similar to genjutsu and should be able to be broken in the same way as genjutsu. But because this involves some self-speculation, I didn't write it that way.
Also, the [Mind Body Switch Puppet Curse Mark Technique] in this chapter is from manga chapter 469.
The detail mentioned in this chapter that "after the Mind Body Switch Technique succeeds, the damage to the victim and the user is synchronized" comes from manga chapter 55. Yamanaka Ino successfully controlled an Otogakure ninja, but her teammate directly attacked the victim, causing Ino herself to spit blood.
(End of Chapter)
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