Alone and Infinite

Orochimaru stretched out his pale, slender hand; he was undoubtedly the powerful ninja he had described.

The fact that Orochimaru could quickly create a ninja village from scratch speaks volumes about his terrifying talent for training.

Pale blue illusory energy seeped from Orochimaru's body, eventually enveloping his entire form.

This powerful chakra slowly extended from his arm to Kurotan's head, gradually enveloping Kurotan's entire body.

This step was clearly quite dangerous, because even Orochimaru's expression turned serious.

The speed at which chakra is applied is extremely slow.

It can only be said that Li Xia's decision to ask Orochimaru to help Kurotan activate his chakra energy bar was absolutely the right one.

Among the three, in terms of chakra manipulation and overall ability to train newcomers...

Orochimaru is definitely one of the best!

After a while, the light blue chakra that enveloped the two slowly dissipated.

Orochimaru withdrew his hand and let out a long breath:

"Alright, this cat is very smart. It can now gather chakra on its own following the route I just guided it to."

Even compared to humans, its speed is not slow.

That's for sure. Although they don't have a digitized body, they are 'lucky ones' who have come to the hall as beings from a derivative world.

Black Charcoal's body had already been modified by the temple.

In a sense, the greatest value lies in the physical modifications that the Temple has made to these follower creatures.

With patient nurturing, it will eventually blossom and bear fruit.

But most people can't afford to train them, and they don't have the patience for it.

As for the many low-ranking apostles who casually use these creatures as meat shields to attract fire, it can only be said that they are wasting their talents.

A notification from the Hall of Light had already appeared in front of Li Xia:

[Executioner, your follower Kurozumi is currently receiving training from the story character Orochimaru.]

[Executioner, your follower Kurozumi has successfully completed his first chakra condensation.]

[Executioner, your follower Black Charcoal has activated its energy bar, which can be viewed in the panel.]

I casually opened the panel of the black charcoal, and sure enough, I saw something different in the black charcoal panel.

【Alice - Black Charcoal】

[Training System: Primary Life Energy/Chakra]

[Vitality: 100%]

[Chakra: 240]

[Physical Strength Assessment: 2 (Level 3 Carbon-based Life Form)]

【Strength: 14】

Dexterity: 21

【Intelligence: 20】

【Spirit: 16】

【Physique: 20】

[Luck: 2] (Owner's Luck Value + Personal Luck Value) * 0.4

skill:

(slightly)

The attributes of the charcoal have also improved significantly compared to before, with the strongest improvement being the +3 to all attributes brought by the Ascension Light.

This is a natural enhancement resulting from the flow of energy from a higher-level world to a lower-level world.

It is not a settlement attribute point.

Unfortunately, only Li Xia obtained the attribute points for the Tier 2 Arena Supreme Badge; otherwise, this wave of Black Charcoal alone would have been enough to propel him to new heights.

The black charcoal beard, which had been closed, twitched twice. It opened its round, bright cat eyes and looked at its own body with great surprise.

"Oh? It worked?"

Orochimaru's snake-like eyes flashed with interest once again.

This wasn't the first time he had helped a ninja sense chakra, but even among the many people he had trained, Kurozumi's speed was exceptionally fast.

This is definitely not an ordinary cat.

That urgent desire to conduct research reached its peak at this moment.

Orochimaru grabbed Kurozumi's little cat paw:

"We're short on time, so let's do a thorough examination first. By the way, what kind of Uchiha corpse's eyes would you prefer to be plucked from?"

Black charcoal: ???

"Meow!" (Don't touch me!)

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

Today's average daily value: 1612

Oh no! I'm about to collapse!

Chapter 255: You were put undercover, and now you're the boss?

Kurotan followed Orochimaru into the dark cave, looking back every few steps.

For the next period of time, Kurozumi will be temporarily offline and stay at Orochimaru's base.

Li Xia watched the figure of the black charcoal disappear, then put on his bamboo hat and turned to leave.

"Boss!"

A howling sound rang out in the team channel.

"Finally, I can send voice messages!"

Xiaolong was ranting about the team channel's functionality, which, within certain limits, allowed for very basic voice communication.

Once you're outside the designated area, you can only send text or pictures, and the worst part is, it's not free.

The longer the distance, the more expensive the fee will become.

Therefore, when Aowu sent a message to Li Xia in Konoha, he was very concise.

Is real-time communication a challenge for the Temple of Light?

No, He simply imposed restrictions on the apostles.

"Hmm, I'm underground in the Sound Village, the location is—never mind, let's meet at the main gate of the Sound Village."

The matter with Orochimaru is almost over.

We should meet again in Konoha Village, so there's no point in staying here.

The remaining 17 days may seem like plenty of time, but in reality, they are stretched thin.

Thinking of this, Li Xia spoke to Orochimaru, listening to the extremely impatient tone and perfunctory attempt to persuade him to stay.

He shook his head and left the base directly.

Not long after Li Xia arrived at the gate of the Sound Village, a dark figure pounced down from the tree.

"Boss!"

It flew around once with a whoosh, then darted confidently into the veil hanging from the straw hat, perched on the shoulder, and excitedly exclaimed:

"The Byakugan is here. They're almost at the border of the Land of Fire. The Byakugan's image search is really fast. I reckon they should be able to find traces in about half a day."

The traces he mentioned were from the area where Li Xia and Kimimaro had fought before.

Although most of Kimimaro's ninjutsu, developed based on his own bloodline limit, were useless in Li Xia's eyes.

But the scene was truly massive, and the environmental damage it caused was quite alarming.

Anyone who sees this will feel that a great battle once took place here.

"Should we go and wait nearby next?"

Li Xia nodded, and with Aowu in tow, he scrambled up the big tree. He had already made a detailed plan:

"We don't need to get too close. There's a cave on a small hill about two kilometers from the battlefield. We'll wait there."

Roll your eyes!

The blood vessels around my eyes bulged instantly, and the whole world turned black and white.

Hyuga Himon stood atop a tall tree trunk, channeling his chakra and straining to maximize his field of vision.

The black and white world kept magnifying and shrinking before his eyes. As a genius of the Hyuga clan who awakened the Byakugan at a young age, he was a Jonin of Konoha.

Hyuga Hido was already used to this unique visual experience.

The optimal search range for a single Byakugan is 1 kilometer, so the three-person team that came this time all split up.

Hmm. Nothing special about it.

Hinata Hido's bulging veins gradually subsided as he recalled the strange order his family had given him.

"Find the Hyuga clan's Byakugan and bring it back at all costs."

Has someone from the Hyuga clan encountered danger outside?

But Kaga knew everyone in the Hyuga clan, and he hadn't heard of anyone outside.

Then, thinking of his teammates who accompanied him on this trip, Hyuga Takashi and Hyuga Iroha.

They are all the most outstanding Jonin of the Hyuga clan. This force is already quite powerful, and even a normal S-rank mission does not require the deployment of three elite Jonin.

Something big is definitely going to happen!

Hyuga Himon felt a heavy weight in his heart. This action of bypassing the village and directly giving orders to the clan's ninja made the Jonin feel uneasy.

I hope there will be no conflict between the village and the family.

"Boom!"

A unique firework flew into the air with minimal noise.

Hinata Hinata's expression shifted, and he immediately activated his Byakugan. Sure enough, the flame became quite conspicuous in the Byakugan's special vision.

This is a secret signal firework of the Hyuga family, which is very expensive to make and is never used under normal circumstances.

What it emitted was not a regular firework, but chakra invisible to the naked eye, which could only be seen through the Byakugan.

Is this direction... Hyuga Iroha?

With a whoosh, the chakra within the Fire Gate body circulated, and the entire person vanished without a trace, leaving only the gently trembling branches indicating that someone had been there.

In just a few moments, Huomen arrived at the location where the fireworks were blooming.

He didn't even need to ask his teammates what they had discovered.

Because what we see before us says it all.

"This this…"

He stared in shock at the devastated forest before him.

The thick soil looked as if it had been completely turned over, and was covered with countless deep pits.

The trees within a radius of hundreds of meters were riddled with holes and lay sprawled on the ground.

"These are signs of a battle??"

Huomen swallowed hard.

There are ninjutsu techniques that can alter terrain, such as the Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique and Earth Release.

But the eyesight of a Jonin like Himekashi is exceptional.