Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 154 Perfect Infiltration
Buzz!

A young ninja, his head bowed, carefully polished the raw stone, which still carried the fragrance of earth, as the high-speed rotating grinding wheel scattered sparks.

The brown pupils dilated slightly, and the crystal left a reflection in the pupils.

Thunderstone is hard but brittle, and if not handled properly during polishing, it is easy to crack the entire piece of thunderstone.

Not only is the lightning storage effect of such lightning stones reduced, but they are also very easy to explode when they discharge. The storage staff who manage the lightning stone warehouse usually affectionately call such lightning stones 'waste'.

"Hey, Sari, did you see Lord Yozuki Takeshi yesterday?"

The colleague sitting next to him, who was working on the product with him, put down his work and stretched his stiff body. He was clearly very curious about Ye Yueyi, who had been parachuted in a month ago but had remained holed up in his tent.

He used to be like that too.

"seen."

Without even glancing at his curious companion, Soryu lowered his head and carefully used a grinding wheel to grind away the brownish-yellow outer shell of the leopard stone. After washing it with water, the deep blue crystal revealed its bright color. The weather was overcast at the time, making the surface color of the crystal even deeper. If it were in the sunlight, it would be a shimmering sky blue.

Besides its practical use, thunderstone can also be used as an ornament.

His six-year-old sister would probably love something like this; it's sparkly and very practical. Thinking of his sister, who had fallen and knocked out a tooth, then held it up and grinned foolishly at him, Soryu's lips curled into a slight smile.

Is he really that irritable and forgetful?

"more or less!"

Thinking of the strong man sitting cross-legged in the tent, Zuo Liu's eyes revealed longing; the Cloud Village's admiration for the strong was ingrained in their very bones.

"One day, I will definitely become the Raikage!"

The bold words that were always on his lips flowed out, and the sound of the young man's dreams floated in the air.

After he finished speaking, Soryu's ears perked up and he quickly lowered his head. Usually, this was followed by his companions' unrestrained mockery and ridicule.

"..."

Quiet.

Deadly quiet.

This made Soryu, who was prepared to be ridiculed, feel a little uncomfortable.

Does this mean everyone has changed their minds?

sizzle...

The grinding wheel relentlessly polished the thunderstone, sparks flying everywhere. The lonely sound of the grinding wheel echoed in his ears, and the crystalline thunderstone before his eyes became blurry.

Soryu stopped the constantly spinning grinding wheel, rubbed his blurry eyes with the back of his hand, and raised his head blankly.

The wisps of misty water vapor were like smoke and fog, and all he could see was a vast expanse of white fog.

"Gang Yi? Gang Yi?"

His companion's name echoed in the mist, but he could not hear any response from him. Moreover, the surrounding environment was indescribably quiet, as if he were the only person left in the vast No. 1 mining area.

Gulu!

With his Adam's apple bobbing nervously, Soryu finally realized that something was wrong.

"untie!!"

His chakra flow was disrupted, and his voice inevitably became agitated, but the fog in front of him remained thick, without a trace of genjutsu.

Breathing in the damp air, Soryu's heart pounded. The vast fog stretched endlessly, and thunder still occasionally struck the sky, yet he couldn't catch even a glimpse of lightning.

Following the direction of her companion's work from her memory, Sau carefully walked in that direction.

Just took two steps.

thump!
He tripped over something and fell to the ground.

"Hey...it hurts!"

Lying on the ground, one hand covering his injured forehead, Soryu felt that his palm, which was supporting him on the ground, was somewhat slippery.

Look down.

The scarlet blood flowed like a stream, irrigating the brownish-yellow mud.

With a resolute face but an extreme talent for shirking his duties, Gang Yi's face was split in two like blooming petals, with a crack between his eyebrows, and he could even see a familiar mockery in the other's eyes.

How could this be?
Looking at his dead comrades on the ground, Soryu sat in a pool of blood, his grief, fear, and bewildered confusion mixed with helplessness.

No.

I need to report the situation here to Lord Ye Yueyi.

Thinking of that strong figure crackling with electricity, Soryu suppressed his grief and fear, trembling as he tried to get up, only to find to his surprise that his body was completely unresponsive.

The world before my eyes grew increasingly dim, my mind became hazy, and the world seemed to tilt to one side until everything turned upside down.

Soryu buried his head in the ground, struggling to lift his eyes, only to find a headless man standing there, looking bewildered.

who is he?
hum!
The fog distorted and fluctuated.

The headless man paused, and countless blood-red cracks appeared in the middle of his body, like a shattered piece of porcelain. Then, fragments of Saryu's head were scattered on the ground and mixed together.

It turned out to be...

call!
The world was suddenly plunged into boundless darkness.

……

Da...da...

Her petite figure walked through the mist, wisps of fog swirling around her, like a mist maiden from ancient mythology.

Hui Li calmly walked step by step towards the central storage room for thunderstones.

hum!
hum!
The wisps of wind surrounding her rippled and spread outwards, the thick fog swirled and twisted, and a hint of pink appeared in the fog not far away.

Blood flowed down the earthen slope.

Behind.

Countless severed limbs lay submerged in pools of blood, the air thick with a stench, leaving nothing but desolation in their wake.

The difference in strength is too great.

Gray Glass's Byakugan swirled, locking onto everyone in the mining area, and the wind-escape techniques erupting from every pore of her body swiftly slashed them down.

The combination of Wind Release and Rotation Technique transforms the originally mediocre Rotation Technique into a detector of powerful individuals.

Whether it was the two seemingly elite Chunin guards or the miners polishing the lightning crystals and carrying the raw stones, they were all the same to her.

If one's perception or defense capabilities are insufficient, one can only become a lamb to the slaughter, unable to even get close to her body before being obliterated by the invisible wind.

The ninja boots left deep footprints on the ground.

Blood accumulated in the neat squares of the shoe print, creating an eerie black and red hue.

Without encountering any obstacles or being discovered by anyone, Hui Li stepped over the scattered limbs in front of the door and smoothly entered the warehouse.

The pile of thunderstones, forming a small mountain, shimmered with fluorescence, containing boundless thunder within.

Hui Li reached out and picked up a piece of lightning stone. Lightning Release chakra entered it, and the stored current inside instantly erupted, crackling arcs spreading outwards.

nice one.

Konoha's electrical system is already very advanced, but directly using alternating current to temper the body would cause an overload and burn out the wires.

With Lei Shi around, all problems are easily solved.

With so many Thunderstones, she could easily build a training room. As long as she stayed inside, she could train using the external electric current. If she combined it with the infinite life force of the Eight Gates Reversal, she could create a perpetual motion machine that would keep cycling.

Without further ado, Hui Li took out the blank sealing scroll she had prepared in advance.

封！
Boom!
It took two single-use sealing scrolls to seal the mountain of thunderstones within them. The word 'thunder' slowly appeared in the blank circle at the center of the sealing spell.

hum!
A buzzing sound of electricity suddenly came from inside the warehouse.

Hui Li was stunned, as if some kind of mechanism had been triggered, and countless hidden incantations suddenly appeared on the walls and doors of the warehouse.

Zizizi!
The incantation flashed with blue lightning, forming a cage of thunder that completely enveloped Gray Glass.

"Oh, so that's one of those tricks."

Looking at the lightning prison that connected the ceiling and the ground like a laser beam, Hui Li was somewhat surprised. She put the scroll into her bosom and quickly slashed outwards with the invisible wind escape that surrounded it.

Sizzle!

Just as the wind-style slash landed, the lightning pillar, flashing like a laser, erupted with a violent current, actually repelling the wind-style slash that was supposed to counter lightning.

Upon seeing this, her eyes narrowed, and she controlled all her wind-escape techniques to gather at one point, frantically slashing at the laser lightning pillar in front of her.

Crack!

The lightning pillar continuously emitted arcs of electricity, but ultimately could not withstand the cutting power of the wind release, and the lightning was mercilessly severed by the wind release.

but……

call!
The lightning on the surface of the laser beam was slashed open, but a raging fire leaked out from inside. The wind strands that were tearing through the cage were ignited by the flames in an instant, and all the delicate changes in shape and properties were burned away.

Zizi!

Lightning Release enveloped the flames once more, and a laser-like cage firmly locked Gray Glass inside.

"It's a sealing technique combining lightning and fire escape techniques!"

Hui Li raised an eyebrow in surprise, rolled her eyes, and zoomed in on the incantation to find a way to break it.

at the same time.

Underground mine shafts.

"The fish is hooked!"

Darky closed his eyes, clearly sensing that the curse mark he had left in the warehouse had been activated, and a smug smile appeared on his face.

You need to bait the area before fishing.

In addition to kidnapping the miners, the enemy would also take away the raw ore that the miners had painstakingly mined. Based on these two objectives of the enemy, he and Ye Yueyi carefully devised this trap.

By transferring guards to other mining areas and increasing the density of guards, the enemy is forced to attack only Mining Area 1. This can be considered the first level of a calculated strategy.

The fact that Ye Yueyi and I entered the mine and left the upper defenses undefended serves as bait for the second layer. When the enemy guesses our plan and chooses to attack the warehouse to take the Thunder Stone, they will trigger the seal and fall into the third layer of trap.

One ring after another.

Of course, they did consider the safety of the miners.

The fact that no fighting or bloodstains were found at the scene of the several disappearances suggests that those people may not have died, but were simply abducted by mysterious people and taken deep into Leigu Mountain. Therefore, the miners outside are unlikely to encounter any danger.

If that person continues to hide in the mine, the number of missing persons will only increase. Only by addressing the source can we ensure everyone's safety. If we capture that person, we might even be able to find all the previously missing persons, and this mission can be successfully completed.

Having confirmed that the Thunder and Fire Twin Seal had locked the enemy in the warehouse, Dakui quickly located Yoruzuki Takeshi, who was disguised as a worker cutting through the mine.

"team leader!"

Seeing Dakai excitedly running over, without saying a word, Ye Yueyi released the cutting machine, pulled off his safety helmet and threw it aside. The two of them flashed with lightning at the same time, pushed through the crowd and ran towards the surface.

The wind whistled past the excited pair, and the rugged cave could not stop them. In the blink of an eye, they had rushed out of the cave and plunged into the thick fog on the mountaintop.

"What a thick fog."

Ye Yueyi scanned the thick fog, only to find his vision completely white. He waved his hand, and the sticky fog clung to his palm, feeling disgustingly damp.

Take one breath.

The abnormally humid air entered his nostrils, carrying a strong smell of rust and the stench of internal organs. Ye Yueyi felt as if he had inhaled a mouthful of evaporated blood.

“Dakyi”.

"Yes!"

Having spent so much time together, the two had an excellent understanding of each other. Darkie didn't need Yozuki Takeshi's orders at all; his hands had already begun forming hand seals on their own. As a rare user of the three most powerful offensive escape techniques—wind, fire, and lightning—he naturally knew what his captain needed most right now.

Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough!
call!
A gust of wind spewed from Darkie's mouth, whipping up the fog that had been obscuring the sky and spreading it outwards, instantly opening up the view in front of the two.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and the thick fog seemed to block out even sound. At this moment, the fog dissipated, and the sound of thunder exploded in the hearts of the two.

Blood, countless amounts of blood.

On both sides of the mine entrance, on the hillside where miners had passed, and on the piles of unpolished raw stones, everything was a glaring scarlet.

Scattered limbs and broken pieces lay on the ground, familiar heads rolled down the hillside, shattered machines, torn tents, and even the hard earthen slopes inexplicably cracked.

Everything in Mine Area No. 1 was like a cracked glass, trembling and covered with cruel scars and the undisguised malice of the newcomer.

"How could this be?"

Darky's pupils trembled and contracted in disbelief as he stared blankly at everything before him, a multitude of complex emotions churning within him.

He couldn't possibly have miscalculated.

The mysterious person hiding in the mine had never directly killed anyone before, nor had he ever disturbed the scene like this.

The other side went to great lengths to abduct so many people; they must need living people to do something for them. It's illogical to simply slaughter such vital human resources.

Could it be that your schemes have caused the other party to harbor resentment and thus retaliate?

Dakoi couldn't help but feel guilty.

Beep beep beep!!!
Like the cry of a thousand birds, the Lightning Armor exploded in his ears. Darkie was instantly awakened from his self-blame. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw Yotsuki Isamu wrapped in lightning, his black hair standing on end like steel needles, and his tiger eyes were filled with uncontrollable rage!

"Team, captain..."

boom!
The earth trembled.

With a powerful body like a bear, it rode the lightning and shot towards the warehouse storing thunderstones like a cannonball.

After scanning the surrounding corpses one last time, Dakui's azure eyes burned with fury. He gritted his teeth and chased after Yoruichi's retreating figure, running wildly towards the warehouse.

The dense human fragments along the way resembled a twisted arrow, guiding their direction. The two remained silent, the constant rumbling thunder from the mountaintop representing their unspoken thoughts.

Stepping over the blood-soaked mud in front of the warehouse door, Ye Yueyi kicked the door open.

Bang!

The iron gate slammed against the wall behind it with a whoosh, and the two rushed into the warehouse one after the other.

The sight before them both froze them in shock.

The mountain of thunderstones had vanished, and layers of incantations glowed in the empty space, where a giant laser cage held the prisoner firmly in place.

A petite figure, entirely black, crouched on the ground, studying the runes on the ground. Her silver hair fell over her shoulders, reflecting a matte metallic sheen under the lightning.

Upon hearing the two enter, the figure in the cage seemed to sense something and looked up.

A pale white owl-shaped mask covered a face no bigger than the palm of a hand. Red and black patterns covered the corners of the eyes, but the holes in the eyes were terrifyingly black. Not only was the white of the eye not visible, but even the pupils were completely obscured, making the mask extremely frightening.

"Are you from the Hidden Mist Anbu?"

"Well, it is."

The girl's clear voice echoed in the warehouse, devoid of any emotion, only a chilling calm that penetrated to the soul.

(End of this chapter)