Alone and Infinite

After scanning the area and finding that no treasure chests had been generated this time, Li Xia simply said:

"Awoo, let Moriyama clean up the battlefield."

Awoo took off the headset and flicked his tail at Moriyama, who was staring blankly, not knowing what had happened.

"The boss is calling you, time to get to work!"

"But--"

Moriyama pointed to the still brightly lit room below, and only two words had been uttered.

His pupils suddenly widened.

Suddenly, the night wind picked up, and to Moriyama's utter astonishment, the upper part of the house began to slowly move.

It slowly moved in the direction the wind was blowing, revealing the corpse inside, which had been cut in half.

Immediately afterwards, the wall also collapsed to one side, crashing to the ground and kicking up clouds of dust.

"boom!"

As if triggered by some signal, one after another, large trees fell in the dense forest, revealing smooth, mirror-like cuts.

That dazzling blade of light actually flew straight out nearly a hundred meters away.

Nothing within a hundred-meter radius, whether rock, building, or tree, could withstand the slightest obstruction of that semi-circular slash.

"********"

Moriyama muttered words he didn't even understand.

He had seen the ninjas of the great ninja villages form hand seals and use powerful ninjutsu, and he had seen the enviable bloodline ninjutsu of the bloodline limit families.

He had even seen enormous psychic creatures, but he had never seen such a ferocious slash.

By the way, the Hyuga clan seems to be a famous taijutsu clan, with such powerful taijutsu.

Moriyama trembled with excitement. Such a powerful family! And my trusted confidant...

The delighted Moriyama rushed into the Bird Temple, and with an unprecedented seriousness, used all his knowledge to pile up all the treasures he had found in the small square in front of the main hall.

Not a single coin was kept by them, which would have been unthinkable in the past.

Moriyama has even planned out his life script, intending to carefully nurture his children and continue to be their confidant.

Ah, that's how simple life is for a trusted confidant.

Li Xia sat on the roof ridge of the main hall, waiting quietly.

The commotion was quite loud; even from a distance, you could see the dust and smoke kicked up by the fallen trees.

There are no ninjas in the Land of Birds, even when the magistrate sends people to investigate.

But the first to arrive was definitely the wandering ninja.

He was betting that the leader of the wandering ninjas, 'Broom,' would be unable to resist coming to investigate when he discovered the changes in his lair.

A few minutes later, Li Xia couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth upwards.

Under the bright moonlight, a figure nimbly leaped across the rooftops, rapidly approaching from afar.

Even when they were still several hundred meters away, with excellent visibility and no obstructions, Li Xia did not hesitate to start the detection.

[Comparing the intelligence and mental attributes of both parties]

[Due to the difference in intelligence/mental ability between the two parties, you receive 100% of the information.]

【Wandering Ninja Leader - Broom】

[Category: Human/Ninja]

Physical Strength: 2

【HP: 100%】

[Chakra: 260]

【Strength: 19】

Dexterity: 20

【Intelligence: 23】

【Spirit: 22】

【Physique: 21】

[Skills: Chakra Amplification, All Things in the World, Wandering Ninja Genjutsu, Basic Taijutsu]

1. [Chakra Amplification]

Enhancement: By channeling concentrated chakra into different parts of the body, a corresponding boost can be obtained, with a maximum of 5 attribute points.

Defense: When attacked, it can consume chakra to resist a portion of the damage, up to 60% of physical attacks and 80% of energy attacks.

Primary Life Energy: Recovery Speed ​​+200%

2. [All things in the universe]

Wandering ninjas traveled to various countries, stealing and clumsily imitating techniques to create their own system of wandering ninjutsu.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique (Fake): Increases hand seal count by 100%, reduces power by 60%, and reduces flight speed by 40%.

Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique (Fake): Increases hand seal count by 120%, reduces power by 60%, and decreases the number of Phoenix Flower Flames by 50%.

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique (Fake): Increases the number of hand seals by 200%, reduces power by 40%, and decreases the size of the water dragon by 30%.

(Click to expand and view information on 27 ninjutsu techniques)

3. [Wandering Ninja Illusion Technique]

The wandering ninja illusion technique is a crude combination of the illusionary tricks of street performers and ninja illusion techniques.

It is only possible to pull a person into an illusion using illusions and objects; the illusion has no actual ability to cause harm.

4. [Basic Physical Techniques]

The basic taijutsu techniques learned by the wandering ninja likely lack a training outline, thus only providing partial benefits.

Power increase: 20%, footwork agility slightly increased, final attack gains a small bonus.

The accuracy of shuriken and kunai throwing is increased, and their flight speed receives a slight bonus.

[Evaluation: Despite possessing chakra, he is a wandering ninja completely incapable of becoming one. Once his true nature is exposed, he is a pathetic creature who cannot even be defeated by a genin.]

Li Xia silently closed the panel, looking at the wandering ninja leader who was almost in front of him.

This strength is shockingly weak.

I'm afraid they could easily defeat some of the stronger second-tier monsters.

Poor stats and mediocre skills.

That makes sense. After the genjutsu of this wandering ninja leader was broken, Naruto easily took him down, and he didn't even last two moves.

That was Naruto before he even knew how to make a dumpling.

"Click"

The ninja shoes made a slight knocking sound as they stepped on the bricks of the main hall. The leader of the wandering ninjas, whose face was covered in heavy eyeshadow, stared in shock at the pool of blood in the temple.

He suddenly pulled out two kunai from his waist, looked at Li Xia warily, and shouted sharply, "Who are you?"

A flash of electricity appeared in Li Xia's hand, the azure light dazzlingly bright in the night sky.

The wandering ninja leader's pupils contracted, and he felt a sudden, intense pain in his chest. His body was involuntarily lifted into the air by a powerful force.

"Boom!"

His back slammed against the wall with a dull thud, and he struggled to shift his gaze downwards.

Then he saw a jet-black spear that had somehow pierced his heart, pinning him firmly to the wall.

His vision was blurry, and he reached out his hand with trembling hands, his lips moving as if he wanted to say something.

But he couldn't say it in the end. The wandering ninja leader, who had poisoned two daimyo of the Land of Birds and killed countless people, hung his head helplessly.

[You have defeated the wandering ninja leader, Broom, and gained a 5% chance of transcendence.]

Li Xia was taken aback. A 5% chance of transcendence?

It seemed alright. What surprised him even more was that a radiance appeared on the corpse, and a green treasure chest suddenly materialized.

Reaching out and scooping up the treasure chest, Li Xia immediately asked in the team chat:

"Awoo, is Moriyama's situation settled yet?"

"It'll be soon. This kid is really talented in this line of work, his efficiency is incredibly high! Little Cat is counting, and so far he has collected nearly 200 million taels."

"If we offer a discount, it'll be 150 million taels."

Manager Ao praised Moriyama's speed highly, and most importantly, he dared to take out his loincloth!

"That's enough. Let Moriyama give up those odds and come and touch this wandering ninja leader."

Li Xia examined it for a while, but ultimately gave up the idea of ​​taking out his own loincloth.

"Leader? Boss, you've already taken care of him?" Awoo replied and quickly arrived with Senshan.

Moriyama glanced at Li Xia with awe before rushing forward to begin looting the corpse.

Aowu was so engrossed in the joy of 'picking up trash' that he didn't even notice Li Xia's recent battle.

After checking the battle progress on the panel, I was equally shocked.

He even found a playback device on the spot and watched the scenes in the anime about this wandering ninja leader (episodes 162-167).

"This combat strength is just too weak."

Xiao Long watched and made comments:

"No way, Kakashi is going to force a 50/50 fight against a rogue ninja who can't even beat a genin?"

"Huh? You've got the Sharingan?"

"Huh? He used the Substitution Jutsu and the Summoning Jutsu?"

"Huh? Shadow Clone Jutsu plus Lightning Blade?"

"Instant kill. No, why didn't they just use Lightning Blade from the start?"

Li Xia also took the opportunity to review the plot and understood why this ninja had a 5% chance of transcending.

According to the plot, during this time 'Broom' is preparing to assassinate the successor daimyo of the Bird Country.

After he killed himself, the daimyo who should have died lived on. He was a relatively 'wise' daimyo.

In addition, the 'broom' disguised as a high-ranking monk who stirs up trouble is gone.

The Bird Kingdom will likely soon find peace, a minor alteration of its fate.

"That's normal. It's a ninja's habit and a matter of etiquette."

Li Xia turned off the playback device and said softly:

"Ninjas are used to probing each other and gathering information at the beginning of a battle, which makes the battle relatively protracted, especially for ninjas like Kakashi who fight with their brains."

Furthermore, the habit of intelligence gathering had become ingrained in their very being.

He paused for a moment: "And I'm used to going all out from the start."

After thinking about it carefully, Aowu nodded. It made a lot of sense.

This is actually a test. Going all out directly makes it easier for the opponent to be caught off guard and thus expose their weaknesses.

The two methods are simply a matter of habit.

"grown ups!"

Moriyama, who was looting the corpse, suddenly shouted excitedly and raised what he was holding high:

"My lord, we've struck it rich!"

He rushed to Li Xia's side, respectfully holding a thin paper talisman in both hands.

"This is."

Li Xia and Aowu looked at the densely packed characters on the paper talisman, resembling tadpoles, and a large character for 'substitute' in the middle.