Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 151 Thunderstone and Dark Crystal
Leigushan Mountain, Mining Site No. 1.

Dark clouds, like a huge black wave, surged across the sky above the mine, shrouding the entire world in a gloomy and oppressive atmosphere.

Boom!

A thick bolt of lightning, like a giant dragon, tore through the dark clouds and struck the lightning rod atop the mine. This was followed by a deafening clap of thunder, as if it would shatter the earth.

Thunder echoed through the valley like the drumbeats of a war symphony, mingling with the roar of machinery inside the mine to create a chilling, chaotic sound.

Inside the deep, damp mine, the incandescent lamps brought light, but also an indescribable heat.

Wearing a Cloud Village headband, with a dark complexion and bare upper body, the Cloud Village ninja, whose muscles were as strong as if he had been washed, controlled a giant cutting machine more than two meters long, aiming it at the rugged yellow and blue rock wall above.

The drill bit is made entirely of wear-resistant high-speed steel and is extremely large. Next to the handle is a square motor with a metal hollow structure, inside which is a dark blue crystal.

Zizi!

The Cloud Ninja's eyes narrowed.

The chakra, transformed by the Lightning Release, spread across his body and eventually poured into the deep blue crystal.

hum!
The deep blue crystal was stimulated, and its color became brighter and brighter. The lightning power contained within it was immediately activated by the lightning chakra.

hum-

The giant steel wheel in front of the drill began to accelerate little by little, emitting a terrifying hum.

Zizi!

The Cloud Village ninja pressed the electric drill hard against the rock wall, sparks flying from the steel wheel as it slowly cut through the hard rock.

Countless fragments of hard rock flew outwards, landing with a crackling sound at the bottom of the mine.

Buzz!

The steel wheel spun wildly, its silvery-white surface gradually turning red. The Cloud Village ninja immediately paused the chakra he was channeling into the Thunder Stone and took a breath.

"Water."

"coming."

A relatively short miner, carrying a bucket and holding a ladle, jogged up quickly.

呲呲!

The icy water poured onto the scalding steel instantly boiled, sizzling and bubbling with white smoke.

Miners at the bottom of the mine put on their safety helmets, dodged falling rocks, and took the opportunity to pick up the ore that had been cut and fallen below. They put it in baskets and walked out of the mine in groups with other miners carrying raw ore.

Whoosh!

The wind was fierce on the mountaintop, and the group, already drenched in cold sweat in the mine, shivered involuntarily. Soon, the sweat dried, leaving behind a layer of rough salt on their skin.

Wow!
They dumped the full baskets of raw ore onto the ground, piling it into a small mountain, and then returned to the mine, panting heavily.

The Cloud Ninja next to him operated a grinding wheel inlaid with thunderstone, polishing the raw stone little by little to reveal the deep blue crystal inside, whose color and shape were exactly the same as the stone inlaid on the machine.

Finally, these thunderstones were placed inside a hollow sphere made entirely of metal.

Pull the switch and wait a moment.

Boom!

Another bolt of lightning struck down from the mountaintop, landing on the lightning rod. Countless arcs of lightning erupted inside the hollow sphere, and the blinding light covered the crystal.

Once the crystal inside began to emit dazzling lightning, the Cloud Village ninja switched off the power. After waiting for the crystal's light to dim and its temperature to cool down, they moved it out and had it sent to a warehouse for safekeeping by designated personnel.

"This is!"

A young ninja who was polishing a rough stone suddenly cried out in surprise. The rough stone, about the size of a fist in his hand, revealed an extremely deep, inky black color.

"It's a Moray Crystal! We've finally dug up another one."

The ninja who was polishing the stone with him immediately recognized the origin of the strangely colored stone in his hand, and his eyes were full of surprise.

"Quickly send it to Lord Ye Yueyi!"

"it is good!"

Holding the precious Ink Lightning Crystal, the young ninja disregarded the remaining Thunder Stone ore and quickly ran to the tent with lightning patterns in the center of the mountaintop.

"Lord Ye Yueyi, another piece of Ink Thunder Crystal has been discovered."

"Bring it in."

A hoarse, raspy voice came from inside the tent, and the young ninja swallowed nervously.

This gentleman arrived at Leigu Mountain a few days ago. I heard that he used to be the captain of the Dark Army. Because he doesn't like to be disturbed, he usually hides in his tent to cultivate and rarely comes into contact with others.

According to the person who delivered the food, the other party has a very irritable temper and a poor memory, so it's best not to provoke them easily.

Holding the Mo Lei Crystal, he nervously walked into the tent.

internal.

Wearing a cloud-hidden headband, Ye Yueyi, with his fierce and piercing eyes, sat cross-legged on the ground. Dozens of shimmering lightning stones were embedded in the ground around him, and densely packed incantations connected the lightning stones, forming a lightning domain around Ye Yueyi's body.

Zi La Zi La!

Lightning arcs exploded on Ye Yueyi's body, causing his powerful muscles to tremble and condense into infinitely expanding muscle lines.

That's incredibly powerful!

The young ninja's eyes burned as he looked at Yotsuki Takeshi's naked upper body.

Using thunderstone to aid cultivation is extremely difficult to control.

He usually takes advantage of his position to practice his lightning armor using lightning stones. At most, he can only use lightning stones about the thickness of a thumb, and he has to use them in batches, not too many at once.

The fact that Yotsuki Takeshi could simultaneously use so many lightning stones to cultivate the Lightning Release Chakra Mode is extremely difficult to control and dangerous. This is a cultivation method that only the Yotsuki clan, with their strongest lightning resistance, can use.

"Just put the things on the ground."

Ye Yueyi looked at the dark lightning crystal, which was about the size of a fist, in the young ninja's hand and said slowly.

"Yes."

Seeing that the other party's tone was relatively gentle, the young ninja secretly breathed a sigh of relief, put the inkstone crystal on the ground, and turned to leave the tent.

"Wait a moment!"

Calmly enduring the stinging pain from the exploding lightning, Yoruzuki called out to the young ninja. The young ninja visibly trembled, but Yoruzuki couldn't help but frown.

"What's wrong, sir?"

Turning back to face Yotsuki Takeshi's fierce gaze, the young ninja's expression involuntarily stiffened.

"These next few days will be late autumn, so tell the kitchen to make more meat dishes and pair them with drinks to warm up the brothers."

"Yes!"

The young ninja's face lit up with joy, and he prepared to leave.

"And one more thing."

Yoruichi called the young ninja back again, and seeing the boy's cowering appearance, he felt a surge of anger.

"Am I terrible?"

"No, no."

Looking at Yoruichi's fleshy face, the young ninja couldn't help but utter words against his conscience.

"Don't act like a coward, you dignified Cloud Village ninja! If you keep cowering like this, I'll kick you!"

Upon hearing Ye Yueyi's reprimand, the young ninja quickly straightened his back and stood at attention. After waiting a while and seeing him close his eyes and continue his cultivation, he turned and left again.

"One last thing!"

The young ninja, who was called back for the third time, sighed softly and turned around. He finally understood what the person who delivered the food meant when he said the other person had a bad memory.

"Call Darkie here." The young ninja nodded, watching Yotsuki Takeshi, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, waiting quietly.

"Do you have anything else?"

Yoruichi looked at the young ninja who was lingering in the tent with a puzzled expression.

"No."

"Then hurry up and go!!"

"Yes Yes!"

Startled by Yoruichi's sudden shout, the young ninja immediately reverted to his timid state and quickly ran out of the tent.

Yozuki Isamu forcibly controlled his emotions and withdrew the chakra that had been drawing upon the Thunder Stone.

The thunderstones embedded in the ground slowly lost their luster.

The thunderstone produced on Mount Raigu can store a large amount of lightning, making it a natural high-power battery. It can store both natural lightning and the lightning-attribute chakra of ninjas. It is also very convenient to use, as it only requires drawing out lightning chakra.

Its hardness is comparable to the hardest granite and it is resistant to high temperatures.

Their tests showed that temperatures below 2,000 degrees Celsius could not cause any changes to the crystal, and the magnitude of the electric current released would even increase at higher temperatures.

Whether used as a power source for weapons or to assist in training the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Lightning Stones are top-tier treasures, belonging to the strategic level of resources in the Hidden Cloud Village.

The only drawback is that the release of Thunderstone is often not very precise. It is fine for charging machinery, but it is extremely dangerous to use it for cultivation. Currently, only the Night Moon Clan can use it for large-scale training.

But if that were all, he wouldn't have traveled all the way to Mount Raigu on the border of Kumogakure.

Ye Yueyi stood up, shook his thick neck, and his bones cracked like popping beans.

Reaching the doorway, Ye Yueyi picked up the dark crystal still covered in rock fragments, his eyes revealing a deep intensity.

Moray crystal.

A rare mutated crystal that can only be obtained from the deepest part of the Lei Gu Mountain vein. On average, it takes about 50 cubic meters of pure Lei stone to produce a fist-sized piece of Mo Lei crystal.

As for its function...

With his large hand outstretched, he gripped the Ink Lightning Crystal tightly. Yoruichi's heart pounded, and his chakra, transformed through lightning release, flowed infinitely into the crystal.

hum!
Strange patterns suddenly appeared on the jet-black surface of the Molei crystal, emitting an ominous black light.

The pure azure chakra was transformed into ethereal Yin Release power by the Ink Lightning Crystal, which mixed with Lightning Release that had undergone nature transformation, continuously absorbing and mixing these two types of chakra.

As more and more chakra was absorbed, the patterns on the surface of the Molei crystal became increasingly dull.

However, the patterns disappeared in a short while, and the Ink Crystal returned to its original pure black color, even deeper than the original black, like a terrifying black hole leading to another dimension.

Zizi!

Suddenly, jet-black lightning erupted from the surface of the Ink Lightning Crystal, striking Ye Yueyi's palm.

"Uh-huh!"

With extremely high lightning resistance, Ye Yueyi let out a painful scream, his whole body paralyzed and unable to move for a moment.

Fortunately, his body was paralyzed, so the transmission of chakra could not continue. The thick black light on the surface of the Mo Lei Crystal quickly dimmed, and the strange black arcs that had been escaping also dissipated rapidly.

"Huh...huh..."

Ye Yueyi stood there for a long time before regaining his ability to move. His strong body trembled slightly as he placed the Mo Lei Crystal on the floor. He then covered his forehead and sat back down on the ground.

This is the power of the Morphite Crystal.

In addition to its inherent ability to absorb lightning, the Thunderstone can also absorb Yin Release power and fuse the two into terrifying black lightning.

This black lightning can directly attack one's mental will, and can even paralyze the soul.

The secret ninjutsu of the Third Raikage, A, is Lightning Release: Black Spotted Jutsu. Its creation principle is to imitate the power of the Dark Lightning Crystal, fusing Lightning Release and Yin Release to create the infinitely powerful Black Lightning Secret Jutsu. Its power is in no way inferior to the Storm Release which is a fusion of Water and Lightning nature transformations.

If it weren't for the fact that this Black Lightning Secret Technique has flaws and cannot be inscribed in the chakra seed for inheritance, it could be considered a unique bloodline limit.

As the numbness in his soul gradually disappeared, Ye Yueyi felt that he had finally regained control of his body, which had been out of control.

The black lightning did not cause any harm to his body, which had been tempered by lightning techniques for a long time, but the excruciating pain and numbness that penetrated his soul still left him with lingering fear.

What followed was a raging fire burning in my chest.

Father is dead.

He died at the hands of a child from a ninja academy in Konoha; this was the message sent back by Konoha's spies.

He knew his father's strength best. Even with his old injuries recurring and his body weakened by age, his father could still fight him to a standstill. It was absolutely impossible for him to have been killed by some ninja academy student.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's trick was nothing more than creating a so-called unparalleled genius to boost morale and alleviate the pressure brought about by the massacre of the Uchiha clan in the village.

It's not a new trick; everyone knows it.

But Ye Yueyi was unwilling to give up.

He couldn't accept such a tragic ending, as his father was dead and the identity of his father's killer remained unknown.

So he asked the Fourth Hokage to resign from his position as captain of the Dark Army, and then asked the Third Hokage for the secret method of black lightning cultivation. He traveled all the way to Leigu Mountain, which produces thunderstone.

He intends to use Thunderstone and Ink Thunder Crystal to cultivate secret techniques.

Once he has mastered the Lightning Release Chakra Mode and the Black Lightning Secret Technique, he will go to Konoha to find the truth behind his father's death and avenge his enemies.

Tatata!
Just then, footsteps suddenly came from outside the tent.

A tall, blond-haired, blue-eyed man quickly entered the tent; he was Darkie, one of the two Jonin from Raigūzan besides Yotsuki Takeshi.

"team leader!"

"I am no longer the captain of the Dark Guard."

"You will always be my captain!"

Looking at the stubborn Dakoi in front of him, Ye Yueyi felt somewhat helpless. This was his subordinate in the Dark Division. After he resigned, he also left the Dark Division and came to Leigu Mountain with him.

He has a very stubborn temper.

Have any more people gone missing in the mine recently?

"I was just about to tell you that the number of missing persons has not decreased but increased in the past two days. Two more Chunin went missing last night."

"Where are the traces at the scene?"

"As before, the method was very clean and efficient, leaving no clues at the scene, not even signs of a struggle. Because the mine itself was extremely noisy with machine cutting, human voices, and thunder, no one heard any strange noises."

The Leigushan Leishi Mine has one main vein and four branch veins, with a total of five mining sites.

The missing personnel last month were mainly concentrated in areas number five and four at the foot of the mountain. A total of fifteen ordinary miners, two genin and one chunin went missing. We have sent people to strengthen the defenses of these two areas.

This time, the incidents were concentrated in areas number two and three. Five ordinary miners went missing, along with two genin and two chunin.

To be able to silently eliminate two Chunin, the enemy must be at least a Special Jonin. The caves inside Mount Raigu are interconnected, and combined with the mines we've dug over the years, capturing them... is an impossible task.

Ye Yueyi's expression was gloomy, and his rugged brows were tightly furrowed.

Besides facilitating his own cultivation, he also came to Mount Raigu with a mission given to him by the Fourth Generation: to investigate and resolve the disappearance of the miners on Mount Raigu, a mission of B difficulty.

He was focused on cultivating to take revenge and didn't take this mere B-level mission seriously at all. However, he never expected that he would still not find any clues after a whole month.

Even Darkie, the most skilled tracker in the Dark Division, couldn't find any clues, making Yoruichi, who wasn't particularly adept at tracking, feel that the mission was exceptionally difficult.

"It seems there's only one way."

"any solution?"

Darky raised his head with a puzzled look. The Night Moon Clan were all brutes who excelled at offense, and the captain was no exception. Intelligence gathering and tracking were by no means his forte.

Ye Yueyi bent down and picked up the energy-filled Mo Lei Crystal from the floor. The crystal's dark, smooth surface reflected his terrifying tiger eyes.

"fishing!"

(End of this chapter)