Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Blade!"

The black-skinned Cloud Ninja, whose entire body was wrapped in lightning-attribute chakra armor, was now unleashing his power, charging forward with all his might.

[Corpse Bone Pulse. Bone Shield!]

The skeletal shadow clone turned its head to look at the lightning that erupted behind it, then twisted its body and crossed its arms. Several bone spikes burst out from its arms, transforming into two bone shields that stood in front of it.

boom!

The black-skinned Cloud Ninja, whose entire body radiated Lightning Release chakra, slammed his elbow directly into the bone shield.

The power that erupted from the body after being stimulated and activated by Lightning Release, combined with the penetrating power of Lightning Release chakra, was like a stroke of great luck.

A crisp cracking sound rang out as cracks appeared on the bone shield, which shattered under the powerful impact of the wrist strike.

The black-skinned Cloud Ninja slammed into the skeleton shadow clone at the waist, grabbed it, and slammed it to the ground with a bang, unleashing a powerful burst of lightning.

"Thunderbolt Bomb!"

The ground was shattered and cracked, the earth turned into a huge crater, and lightning flashed continuously.

Izumi, who was rushing over, looked at his opponent's strength with a somewhat solemn expression, his white eyes bulging with veins.

Compared to the people who had previously hunted him down, the Cloud Ninja had clearly sent a truly elite force, and this person must be an elite Jonin.

"This looks a bit tricky!" Izumi thought to himself as he quickly formed hand seals.

The skeletal shadow clone struck by lightning was instantly reduced to its original form, turning into a skeleton with obvious cracks appearing on it.

burst!

In mid-air, Izumi gave a low shout, and the character "Explode" appeared as a core on the spine of the skeletal shadow clone, with black patterns rapidly spreading across the entire skeleton.

The dark-skinned cloud ninja's pupils shrank instantly, but the power that had just erupted made it impossible for him to quickly withdraw.

It was a situation where offense and defense were reversed. Now it was the turn of this dark-skinned Cloud Ninja to cross his arms in front of his chest, tense his muscles, and gather chakra to defend himself.

The powerful explosion instantly created a strong wind that swept through the forest. The already large crater was now churned up, and trees were toppled.

"team leader!"

The Cloud Ninja in the distance, braving the strong wind, shouted towards the site of the explosion.

The others also hid behind a big tree, watching the explosion in the distance with some shock. That traitorous Mist Ninja actually blew up the captain?

Too bad!

Now, all they can do is pray that their captain can dodge the attack; otherwise, even if he survives, he will likely suffer severe injuries.

As the aftershocks of the explosion subsided and the smoke cleared, the Cloud Ninja cautiously made their way towards the crater.

At the epicenter of the explosion, their captain was covered in blood from being slashed by bone spikes, with one even deeply embedded in his abdomen.

"Quick, the captain's still alive! Get all the medicine and give him an emergency first aid!"

Cough!

The dark-skinned cloud ninja still had a breath left. If he hadn't been an elite Jonin who had achieved body tempering, he would probably have been turned into a hedgehog by now after taking such an explosion head-on.

It might even end up like Rope Tree, a rag doll with parts scattered everywhere.

The Cloud Ninja, lying in his companion's arms, coughed lightly with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes, looking towards the sky, noticed a black dot gradually approaching.

As the figure gradually became clearer, his pupils dilated, and he desperately opened his mouth, managing to utter two words with difficulty.

"Run!"

"What, Captain? What are you saying?!"

The Cloud Ninja, who were searching for medicine and bandages, didn't hear their captain's mumbled words at all and were still treating his injuries.

shhhhhh!

Several bone arrows had already fallen from all sides, and as they entered the ground, they quickly grew and transformed into several bone pillars with black patterns spreading across them.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Explosion Net!"

Suddenly, the bone pillars surrounding the Cloud Ninja erupted with intense lightning, forming a giant net that completely enveloped them.

Screams rang out in quick succession as all the Cloud Ninjas were transformed into frizzy, black-skinned figures, collapsing to the ground with a thud, black smoke billowing from their mouths, unconscious.

As Izumi rapidly descended from mid-air, he flipped over and took a step downwards, creating slight ripples in the air as if he were stepping on solid ground, thus slowing his fall.

Approaching a group of Cloud Ninja, he looked at them, who were unconscious, and smiled slightly: "The ninjutsu I stole from the Grass Ninja is still somewhat useful."

He wanted to spend some time reflecting on his studies in order to learn some ninjutsu and sealing techniques, and to inscribe these techniques into his bones for use.

Once successful, these ninjutsu patterns will grow according to his needs, supported by chakra. The hand seals will be formed directly, and the ninjutsu can be activated.

"The only issue is that it requires quite a few optimizations. We need to ensure that the sealing technique's patterns are generated correctly to form a complete ninjutsu seal."

With a sigh, Izumi turned his gaze to the group of Cloud Ninja, and without any hesitation, covered the face of one of them with a large hand.

Roll your eyes, open!

Under the chakra vision, the flow of chakra within the opponent's body was revealed, and the other hand, covered in chakra, was pressed directly onto the opponent's abdomen.

【optimization】!

Mental optimization targets the brain, while chakra optimization targets the body. Ultimately, the term "optimization" is just a descriptive term.

The real effect is always achieved by constantly adjusting in the direction he wants to achieve the desired result.

At this moment, what he wanted was the traces of the other party's training in Lightning Release Chakra Mode, both mentally and physically.

Then, through the insight of the Byakugan, record it, extract the other party's cultivation method, and "optimize" it into yourself.

"The first one..."

He snapped the neck of the Cloud Ninja he had just finished using, threw him aside, and then grabbed another one with his large hands.

Based on each ninja's different training progress, training experience, physical traces, and final results, a training method for the Lightning Release Chakra Mode that suits him/her is extracted.

"Optimize, optimize... optimize!"

Through repeated optimizations of his mental and chakra abilities, he stimulated the other party's instinctive activation of the cultivation method, and then recorded it.

Finally, the arm shrouded in Izumi's skeleton grabbed the unfortunate elite Jonin, who had no information about him.

If one cannot see through the skeletal shadow clones, and does not understand the art of self-destruction, then the bitter fruit of this initial killing can only be swallowed with one's life.

"optimization!"

The cold voice rang out again. Quanchuan extracted all the insights and experiences the other party had gained from cultivation, then crushed and discarded them.

Close your eyes, feel the cultivation experience provided by these people, and silently say to yourself again, "Optimize."

By replicating all the experience and making preliminary optimizations based on his own situation, his cultivation method was obtained.

"This is a really good experience pack. You've even specially sent me the training method for the [Lightning Release Chakra Mode]. You're too kind."

"However, this kind of unorthodox cultivation method can indeed be addictive. But when you apply other people's experiences to yourself, there are still flaws. You need to optimize it multiple times and digest the traces of others."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be myself anymore."

By slightly moving his palms, Izumi could feel the disorientation in his body, a result of absorbing too much of another person's experience at once.

The other person's bodily habits are also recorded, which will reduce their control over their body, and even make them feel confused and disoriented, as if they are someone else.