Chapter 67: B-Rank Technique: [Sensing]!
Chapter 67: B-Rank Technique: [Sensing]!
"The panel is showing the mission completion prompt... This Root ninja is completely dead!"
Nara Keisuke glanced at the message on the virtual panel, feeling a little more at ease. While sneaking over with [Camouflage Concealment] just now, he had already searched the surrounding environment and confirmed that there were only these two Root ninja in this secluded building. If there had been another one hiding in the dark, using a long-range sensory ninjutsu to report back to Shimura Danzō... Keisuke would have just had to accept it!
"But speaking of which, to deal with me and Sister Nono'o, they dispatched two Jonin at once."
Keisuke's cold gaze swept over the corpse of the mask-wearing Wind Release ninja that had fallen from mid-air. "Root—or rather, that guy Shimura Danzō, really holds us in high regard!"
If it weren't for the fact that Keisuke's ability system was too strange and special, he probably would have been taken directly to Root, just as that ninja had said. As for Yakushi Nono'o, not only did she lack the means to break free from the Yamanaka clan's spiritual secret techniques herself, but she had also been fed a chakra-suppressing drug by "herself." In a short period of time, her strength was no different from an ordinary person's; at best, she could be considered a well-trained nun. In that situation, Nono'o would certainly have been completely eliminated by Root...
Nara Keisuke looked at the other Root ninja in the room. A chilling killing intent flashed in his eyes, and a [Shadow Piercing Bullet] condensed into a lacquer-black pellet at his fingertip. But after a moment's thought, he still waved his hand and dissipated the black bullet, deciding to spare her life for the time being.
"After destroying this Yamanaka ninja's spiritual consciousness just now, the panel directly popped up with a mission completion prompt. The [Shinobi Secret Scroll] she could provide is already in hand. Killing her now won't bring any extra benefits."
Keisuke's gaze shifted to the Kikyo Orphanage in the distance. "Rather than killing her now to vent my anger, it's better to spare her life for now. Although the two Root ninja who attacked me and Sister Nono'o are one dead and one injured, the real mastermind is still hiding in the village! This living attacker is the best tool to use against Shimura Danzō!"
Nara Keisuke quickly formulated his next plan of action and, at the same time, unhesitatingly released his [Shadow Neck Binding Technique]. The shadow beneath him transformed into numerous strong and powerful hands, which broke the left arm and both legs of the still-unconscious Yamanaka clan kunoichi, completely eliminating her ability to resist or escape.
As for this kunoichi's right arm... it had already been broken before her left arm and legs were. The mental trauma that Keisuke's [Shadow Doppelganger] had inflicted on her seemed to be exceptionally severe. After successively suffering the pain of broken arms and legs, the kunoichi's body only twitched slightly, showing no signs of waking up at all.
Keisuke ignored this and simply called up his panel. The enemies had been dealt with. Now it was time to count his gains!
"Two B-rank [Shinobi Secret Scrolls]."
Keisuke looked at the [Shinobi Secret Scroll] section on the virtual panel, while the ability information of the two ninja flashed through his mind. "One is a Yamanaka clan Jonin, and the other is... uh, a Wind Release ninja? It seems I can only look forward to the contents of the former's scroll."
Keisuke first took out the B-rank [Shinobi Secret Scroll] from the elite Root ninja he had killed.
[Opening...]
[Contents of this B-rank Shinobi Secret Scroll: Technique]
[B-rank Technique: Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere]
[Technique Description: A sharp breath that will pierce the target.]
[Technique Effect: When exhaling, fire the accumulated Wind Release chakra out like bullets through the mouth's chakra point. The output of the Wind Release chakra can be controlled by controlling the breathing rhythm. It can be fired continuously or all at once.]
[Technique Evaluation: Subordinates must not smooch the boss!]
"What the hell is a smooching ninjutsu?"
Looking at the [Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere] on the panel, an unsavory image flashed through Keisuke's mind. "Are all Wind Release ninja from Root like this?"
Having already possessed the [Wind Release: Pressure Damage], Keisuke hadn't held much hope for this Wind Release Jonin's [Shinobi Secret Scroll]. Now it seemed, as expected—
"Wait!"
Keisuke's gaze focused on the technique effects of the [Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere], and his eyes lit up slightly. "This is a rapid-fire ninjutsu?!"
What truly surprised Keisuke wasn't the fact that [Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere] was a "rapid-fire ninjutsu" itself. The mere fact that it was a "hand-sign ninjutsu" was enough to sentence this Wind Release technique to death. In actual ninja combat, the power and priority of no-hand-sign ninjutsu were self-evident.
What Keisuke truly valued was the special technique recorded in the [Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere] scroll regarding "restricting the output and frequency of Wind Release chakra."
"In time, if I integrate this technique into the [Shadow Piercing Bullet]..." Keisuke's heart filled with anticipation. "Will I be able to create a shadow machine gun—no, a shadow Gatling gun!?"
In fact, Keisuke already possessed a "Shuriken Gatling Gun"—the A-rank technique [Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique]. If he also had a "Shadow Gatling Gun"... an image of a "Namikaze Minato-style" ninjutsu name inexplicably popped into his head. "Super Multiple Shadow Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique?"
He shook his head, casting the bizarre ninjutsu name from his mind, and turned to the other B-rank [Shinobi Secret Scroll]. The scroll he hadn't been optimistic about had yielded a good item. So this scroll, which he had been optimistic about all along, would it also...
Filled with anticipation, Keisuke opened the other B-rank scroll.
[Opening...]
[Contents of this B-rank Shinobi Secret Scroll: Technique]
[B-rank Technique: Sensing]
[Technique Description: An advanced spiritual secret technique of the Yamanaka clan.]
[Technique Effect: Spread one's own spiritual energy outwards in all directions to sense the enemy's position, number of personnel, and external features.]
[Technique Evaluation: Lemme see.]
"Eh? It really did drop something good!"
Keisuke was very satisfied. As a member of a secret-technique-based family that also belonged to the Yin Release school, he had always been very interested in the Yamanaka clan's spiritual secret techniques. It was just that due to the barrier of clan identity, Keisuke had never had access to learnable Yamanaka secret techniques before. Now, thanks to a combat mission, he had obtained a not-weak-ranked Yamanaka secret technique!
"And it's the powerful [Sensing] technique at that!"
Keisuke tentatively used the [Sensing] technique. His spiritual energy immediately surged out from his body, drifting around the small room. "I can sense the Yamanaka clan ninja's chakra, but as for the other body... The chakra of a dead ninja is constantly dissipating because it has lost the control of spiritual energy... so what's the deal with the Great Pillar's cells!?"
Keisuke did not rashly spread his spiritual energy outwards, but instead retracted it back into his body. Although he hadn't mastered the [Sensing] ninjutsu before, due to his family background, he was relatively knowledgeable about sensory-type ninjutsu. For a Yamanaka clan ninja, when they were sensing an enemy, if the enemy happened to be a sensory-type ninja, it was possible for them to be counter-sensed! Although Kikyo Castle wasn't as heavily monitored as Konoha Village, Keisuke would still be mindful of this point.
Having sorted out his gains, Keisuke left a [Shadow Doppelganger] in the room to protect the scene and the "evidence." He then quickly returned to the Kikyo Orphanage.
In the Kikyo Orphanage.
A worried Yakushi Nono'o was pacing back and forth in her room. She could have fired a signal flare and used her identity as a Jonin of the Medical Emergency Squad to summon the Konoha ninja in Kikyo Castle. But to avoid alerting the enemy, and also to prevent affecting Keisuke... Nono'o had ultimately not made any rash moves. But it was this "powerless" situation that made the nun feel anxious and worried.
"I wonder how Keisuke is doing... those were two Jonin... if only I hadn't fallen into their trap... I should have been the one to handle and resolve this matter..."
One thought after another flashed through Nono'o's mind. The loss of her familiar chakra and her weakened state further amplified the unease in her heart.
Fortunately, Keisuke returned in time, preventing the worries in Nono'o's heart from continuing to fester.
"Sister Nono'o, I'm back."
"Keisuke!" Nono'o's voice was filled with undisguised joy. The glasses-wearing nun took two steps at a time, quickly walked in front of Keisuke, and pulled him into a hug. "You're finally back!"
Keisuke held his arms out, his chin resting on Nono'o's slender shoulder, inexplicably feeling that something was not quite right. Sister Nono'o's embrace before didn't seem to be at this position...
"Keisuke, you seem to have gotten taller." Nono'o raised her arms, pushing away from Keisuke's embrace. Her hazel-green almond eyes shimmered with watery light, seeming both happy and on the verge of tears.
"Is that so?" Keisuke was about to look down, but his gaze was immediately blocked by the holy black and white nun's habit. "Mm, it seems I can see a higher view now."
What was that saying again? When a woman bows her head and cannot see her own toes, she is a peerless beauty of the world.
"What?" A trace of confusion flashed in Nono'o's almond eyes, but she quickly let go of this small doubt. "Keisuke, what about those two Jonin?"
"They've been taken care of, those two from Root." Keisuke looked directly into the hazel-green eyes behind the thin, black, round-framed glasses and said softly, "Also, I've learned one more thing. Sister Nono'o, you are also a Root ninja, right?"
(Author's Notes:)
In the "Jin no Sho" (Book of Formations), [Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere] and [Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere] are classified as the same ninjutsu.
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Also, the difficulty rank of the Yamanaka clan's sensing ninjutsu is a secondary setting for this book.
(End of Chapter)
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