Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 158 The real mission

The mist on the mountaintop dissipated.

Thick, dark clouds reappeared in the sky, indistinct and blacker than ink. A clear clap of thunder sounded, and a light drizzle began to fall.

L!

Fine raindrops formed a continuous expanse, with only a small gap in the middle. Below, amidst severed limbs and broken arms, Gray Glass stood alone on the mountaintop, gazing at the sky.

Mio Isobu's instinctive water control abilities came into play.

The raindrops carefully avoided her body, not daring to wet even a bit of her clothes.

The sticky creatures excitedly washed the blood from the ground into mud.

She walked to Ye Yueyi's body.

The rain curtain automatically parted, creating a gap.

After the Thunderstone was looted and all the Cloud Village ninjas were killed, they waited for Aburame Ryoma and the others to arrive. They then set up explosive tags in the mine, and the Root mission was considered a complete success.

Pick up the black crystal that the other person was clutching tightly in their hand; the rainwater automatically washed away the blood on it.

She then pulled out a mysterious scroll from the only intact spot in the other person's tattered clothes.

He had already seen through the other person with a disdainful look.

Ye Yueyi kept this scroll close to his body, indicating that it was a very important item.

To protect her spoils, she did not attack the scroll, so it remains intact.

The scroll was slowly unrolled.

The paper was entirely black, with white characters on it, their hooks and strokes as sharp as lightning.

The uprights on both sides of the scroll are made of polished black crystal, and they feel to the touch that they are clearly made of the same material as the black crystal in Ye Yueyi's hand.

The only difference is that the black crystal in Ye Yueyi's hand is a deeper color, black to the bone, while the black crystal on the scroll stand is only on the surface, with only a thin layer inside, which is just clear crystal.

After quickly scanning the text above, a look of surprise flashed in Hui Li's eyes.

The scroll details the process by which the Night Moon Clan discovered the Thunder Stone, the uses of the Black Thunder Crystal, and the methods for mastering Black Thunder.

Just as she expected.

Black Lightning is a technique composed of Lightning Release and Yin Release. Its effect is to attack both the body and mind simultaneously, and it can also paralyze the enemy's soul, rendering them unable to think.

The scroll records that the Third Raikage was the first to discover that the Dark Lightning Crystal could simultaneously absorb lightning and yin to produce black lightning, and thus wanted to use this to create a unique bloodline limit for the Yoruzuki clan.

He succeeded, but also failed.

After studying the principles of the fusion of Yin and Lightning Release, the Third Raikage successfully replicated the powerful Black Lightning. However, he was surprised to find that the fusion of these two attributes still did not fall under the category of Bloodline Limits, nor could it rely on bloodline inheritance.

Since then, the Hidden Cloud Village has begun to plunder bloodline limits on a large scale, searching for the root cause of why Black Lightning cannot become a bloodline limit.

He did eventually find it.

To form a bloodline limit, the most important thing is that this secret technique must have a sufficiently large impact on the ninja himself.

Yin Release affects the soul, while Yang Release affects the body. For example, Ice Release and Storm Release can affect chakra.

A ninja's spirit, flesh, and chakra are a trinity; if any one of them undergoes a qualitative change, the chakra seed will also change.

Once the new chakra seed matures, blossoms, and bears fruit, this special power can be passed on to the next generation through sexual intercourse.

The reason why Black Lightning cannot be passed down is that it lacks certain key elements, which prevent fundamental changes in the soul, body, and chakra. It can only become a secret technique and cannot become a bloodline limit.

He recorded these things because he had not given up hope and wanted the young people of Kumogakure to find a way to evolve Black Lightning into a bloodline limit.

She didn't care about the powerful Black Lightning Secret Technique; she had no shortage of offensive methods.

The direct attack on the mind and soul can help her expand her offensive range to some extent, but that's about it.

What she really cares about is the knowledge of nature fusion and bloodline limits contained within it.

Konoha has no shortage of powerful bloodline limits, but it is far inferior in terms of methods for fusing two different chakra natures.

The knowledge of bloodline limits contained in the Black Lightning Scroll is the accumulated experience and insights of the Hidden Cloud Village over the past few decades, and it is a part that is extremely lacking in the Hidden Leaf Village's knowledge base.

Although there are no successful cases yet, this experience of failure is invaluable.

Wow!
After a battle, the air was already extremely humid, with raindrops colliding endlessly with the ground, and wisps of white smoke rising into the air.

Standing alone in the rain, Hui Li unrolled the scroll and eagerly devoured the knowledge recorded within.

Behind.

The giant silver python, over ten meters long and as thick as a water bucket, rubbed lightly against the muddy ground. Raindrops hit its smooth scales, producing a crisp tapping sound.

At the top of the head, which was the size of a washbasin, cold, golden vertical pupils reflected Gray Glass's silhouette.

rustle!

The silver python stretched its head, getting closer and closer to Gray Glass's body.

The deep purple forked snake tongue probed the air. Under the snake's infrared perception, the other party's petite body appeared red, like a human torch constantly radiating heat.

呲!
With its muscles bulging, the python sprang up from the ground, opening its ferocious maw to bite at Hui Li. Its purple mouth contained sharp, jagged teeth; if an ordinary person were bitten by this thing, they would at least suffer broken bones and torn tendons.

The 360-degree white eye twitched slightly.

bass!
An invisible wind blade flew out from behind his head.

The rain falling from the sky was instantly cut in two. The lower part continued to fall, while the upper part was eerily suspended in mid-air, as if even the curtain of rain had been severed by the wind.

Stab it!

The python opened its massive jaws, drooling, its two golden vertical pupils revealing its final hunger in this life.

The massive body crashed to the ground.

The lingering nerves controlled the body, causing it to twist and struggle wildly. The giant snake's skull slid down along the incision above its eyes, revealing its smooth and slender tubular brain.

Splash! Splash!
Blood and mud splattered everywhere as the giant snake, now half-headed, thrashed wildly.

"What a masterful Wind Release technique! When did Root acquire a master like you?"

A magnetic, husky voice came from behind me.

Ignoring the seemingly strong but actually weak python, Hui Li put down the Ink Lightning Crystal and the Black Lightning Secret Technique Scroll in her hand, and turned to look at the huge mine behind her.

A section of the long plank above the mine shaft extends out to block the rainwater, which drips down the edge of the plank.

A tall, slender man, dressed in a purple shimenawa (a type of rope), was standing under the long plank.

Black, medium-length hair; golden vertical pupils like those of a silver python; purple eyeshadow extending to the wings of his nose; pale skin; blue and green tomoe-shaped earrings; and an evil and enormous amount of chakra.

Even with her eyes closed, Hui Li could guess the other person's identity.

Orochimaru, a Konoha S-rank rogue ninja and one of the legendary Sannin!

Why is he here?

Thinking of Yoruichi's questioning about her kidnapping the Cloud Village ninja, and recalling Orochimaru's reasons for betraying the village, she had a vague idea of ​​his purpose.

Could this guy be secretly hiding in Mount Raigū, capturing Cloud Village ninjas for experiments? Chihaya Toru once said that Cloud Village ninjas are physically strong and particularly suitable for human experimentation, and Orochimaru, as his former partner, probably knows this too.

"Could you hand over what you have in your hand?"

Licking his lips, Orochimaru's eyes revealed a hint of greed as he looked at the Mo Leijing.

Hui Li pouted.

It seems that the other party is not only using Cloud Village ninjas for human experiments, but also plotting to obtain Thunder Stone and Ink Thunder Crystal, hiding them in Thunder Drum Mountain to make a triple profit.

He pulled out the sealing scroll from his sleeve and formed hand seals.

Yin, Zi, Mao, Hai, You.

boom!
The Ink Crystal and the scroll transformed into a wisp of smoke and entered the circular hole in the center of the scroll. Under Orochimaru's somewhat cold gaze, Gray stuffed the scroll into the pocket inside his cloak.

"No."

The girl's tender voice echoed in the air as raindrops swirled around her body, forming a dry, circular patch on the ground.

Orochimaru's cold eyes brightened slightly.

He never expected that the short guy at the base of the tree in front of him was actually a child!
Based on his years of experience in abducting children, he could tell from the child's voice that the child was definitely no more than ten years old.

His superb Wind Release skills, his masterful Water Release control, and his chakra reserves comparable to those of an elite Jonin.

This is a ninja genius with unparalleled talent!

Looking at the greedy glowing light above Orochimaru's head, his constantly flicking tongue, and his disgusting, sweeping gaze, Hui Li frowned.

This is her third encounter with Orochimaru.

The first time was at the ancestral home of the Hidden Mist Bamboo Cutter, where she woke up amidst a pile of corpses of her clansmen and saw the battlefield where Orochimaru broke out through her Byakugan.

At that time, she was just a pitiful low-ranking ninja who lived in constant fear and didn't even have the right to look at the other person.

Their second encounter was in Peichuan Port, where they were fleeing the Land of Fire.

On the ship of hope heading to hell, she awakened two bloodline limits and absorbed the Three-Tails' chakra, finally gaining some ability to protect herself.

But they still dared not appear in front of the other party, for fear of becoming an experimental subject in the dark base.

And this third time!
She was no longer afraid of the legendary Sannin!

hum!
The curtain of rain that filled the sky was suddenly severed by an inexplicable fluctuation.

Orochimaru, who was sensing the other's scent and heat with his tongue, narrowed his eyes and lowered his head.

bass!
A deep gash was immediately cut into the rock wall at the entrance of the mine.

Wow!
The rain, which had been cut off from the sky, fell again, pounding against the rocks on the ground with a crackling sound. Water droplets splashed onto Orochimaru's pants, leaving dense mud spots.

Slowly raised his head.

Greed vanished from his golden vertical pupils, replaced by a chilling killing intent.

The owl mask tilted slightly, revealing a pair of abyss-like black eyes that met the golden vertical pupils. The rain in the sky grew heavier, but it could not extinguish the increasingly intense killing intent between the two.

Tatata!
Footsteps came from the edge of the cliff.

The two continued to stare at each other coldly, their eyes never daring to meet.

In a battle between masters, whoever loses focus will die. Even if mountains collapse and seas dry up, one must not reveal the slightest flaw to the enemy.

"Ye Du, the other party is not an enemy."

The icy voice broke the suffocating atmosphere.

After removing his mask and wearing his signature sunglasses, Ryoma Aburame, along with Iwakuma and the other two, quickly stepped between the two men, separating them from their tense standoff.

"Long time no see, Ryoma."

When his old partner from Root arrived, Orochimaru licked his lips, suppressing his killing intent, but still refused to back down verbally, saying:
"Is this one of your subordinates? Can I kill her?"

“It’s best not to do that,” Aburame Ryoma said, his expression unchanged. “Yado is the master’s disciple. If you kill her, he will only be able to hunt you down to the ends of the earth.”

"Danzo's disciple?"

Orochimaru's eyes flashed with surprise. That guy who treated everyone as tools had actually taken on a disciple! Considering the other's precise and dangerous Wind Release technique, it would make sense if he was taught by Danzo, who specialized in Wind Release.

"pity."

Orochimaru shook his head, dismissing the idea of ​​killing the other party.

If you have too many lice, you won’t be itchy. If you have too many debts, you won’t have to worry.

He didn't care about the Root's pursuit, but he couldn't break his cooperation with Danzo, since Danzo still held the only and irreplaceable Sharingan resource in the ninja world.

Seeing that Orochimaru's murderous intent had disappeared, Hui Li calmed down the little chakra she had left.

After the battle, she had depleted nearly half of her chakra.

The body's chakra has too many uses and cannot be wasted.

She is a shadow clone, and Orochimaru can revive, so neither of them can kill the other, nor can they gain any advantage.

The Black Lightning Secret Technique Scroll and the Ink Lightning Crystal were unexpected surprises. Coupled with the mountain of lightning stones and Danzo's choice of Sharingan as a reward, the gains from this trip were already substantial. There was no need to let a momentary argument delay the important matter.

She's not a real child after all.

Da da!

Pan Xiong and the other two walked over and stood with Hui Li. They were shocked to see the mangled corpses scattered on the ground and the strong body lying at her feet.

Having fought against the dark-skinned female Jonin from the Cloud Village at Mine No. 2, they knew all too well how troublesome these Cloud Village ninjas were.

It was just one Jonin who had kept the four of them occupied for so long, while Hui Li was facing two Jonin, one of whom was an elite Jonin.

They thought it would be quite good if she could hold off the enemy, but they didn't expect her to kill all the enemies by herself before they could send reinforcements, and she didn't even seem to be injured.

It felt as relaxed and carefree as eating a small cake.

"What did you want, sir?" After convincing the two strangers, Ryoma Aburame looked at Orochimaru and got straight to the point.

"vomit!"

Orochimaru gagged and spat out a wet sealing scroll.

"Here, do you need to check?"

An unknown slime flowed down Orochimaru's arm, causing Hui Li and the others to frown. This disgusting method of storage was truly physically unsettling.

Aburame Ryoma also took out a scroll from his pocket and broke the seal.

boom!
As the smoke cleared, a whole jar of scarlet eyeballs appeared in Aburame Ryoma's hand. Bathed in the dim light, the Sharingan, with its exposed purple nerves, floated erratically in the saline solution.

Orochimaru also unsealed the wet scroll in his hand.

In a cylindrical, transparent petri dish more than a meter long, a pale arm is immersed in a bright green solution. From the palm to the arm, ten scarlet Sharingan eyes with double tomoe are curiously observing the outside world.

Hui Li's expression changed.

This is Danzo's right hand!
Danzo's real mission in sending Ryoma Aburame and her out wasn't for the Raiko stone from Raiko Mountain. It was to transport the right hand that perfectly housed Hashirama's cells and Sharingan!
(End of this chapter)