Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village.

Mei Terumi followed Yoru, wandering around the streets and buying a lot of groceries before returning home with him.

Night's residence was not in the bustling area of ​​Kirigakure; on the contrary, it was located on the very edge of the village.

Not only was it deserted, but the house was also very small. It didn't look like the place where a ninja lived at all; it looked more like an ordinary civilian's apartment building.

After being driven out of the clan's territory by the Snow Clan, Night's mother spent most of her savings to settle him down here.

Later, with the help of his master, Yoru entered the Ninja Academy and joined the Anbu as a genius. The village had actually assigned him a brand new residence long ago.

Mei Terumi had asked him if he wanted to live in the Terumi clan's territory, but Yoru refused.

As for the reason?

Ye said that she had gotten used to living in this place, and besides, it was quiet and deserted, making it suitable for cultivation.

The demonic arts, swordsmanship, and instantaneous footwork he possesses are completely unsuitable for practice in bustling and crowded places. If he were to be targeted by someone with ulterior motives, it would only cause unnecessary trouble.

"Alright, today I'll let you enjoy my best eel rice!"

Mei Terumi seems to be worried about the matter between Yoru and Genji, and appears quite proactive.

Not only did it create several clones to help Ye clean the dust accumulated in the room, but it also began to process the ingredients it had bought on the street, preparing to show off its skills.

Night's lips twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but recall that charcoal-like, sour, bitter, and astringent thing. She subconsciously wanted to refuse it, but looking at the energetic Terumi Mei, she could only pray that this girl's cooking skills had really improved.

"Never mind, since I've already bought instant ramen, I'll take care of the important business first."

Glancing at Mei Terumi, who was having a great time in the kitchen, Yoru returned to his bedroom and took out a jet-black crystal.

【Space-Locking Crystal】

Item Level: A

Item Description: Locks onto a spatial node; when used in conjunction with other skills and items, it can produce unexpected results.

Price: 10000 points.

This space-locking crystal doesn't have any special effects, but it's essential for using skills like anti-membrane and black cavity.

The price of 10,000 yuan is quite high, but its advantage lies in its permanence; once used, it is free for life.

Leaving a location in one's hometown for easy data transfer is clearly a necessary step.

With a thought, the jet-black crystal silently merged into the space, and a new spatial node appeared within the space perception of the night.

After doing all this, Ye opened the long-unused system panel.

A densely packed list of exchanges appeared, and Ye looked straight at his balance, a smile creeping onto his face.

[Points balance: 565200]

After killing Kakashi Hatake, Yoru's points successfully broke through the 500,000 mark. Although his points were almost depleted after exchanging for Bankai, the subsequent massacres still brought Yoru a large number of points.

He used it here and there along the way, and in the end, he still had 560,000 left.

What? You said the flowers were spent?

After acquiring Bankai, in order to prevent his physical body from being too fragile and unable to activate Bankai, thus being ambushed by cunning old foxes like Minato Namikaze and Obito who possessed space-time ninjutsu, Yoru decisively spent 50,000 points to exchange for steel skin to enhance his defense.

After thinking it over again, Yoru felt that his Shunpo was still a bit low-level and couldn't keep up with Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique. So he spent 50,000 points to exchange for Reiken, which was faster than Shunpo and also used the power of space and time!

after that.

The two sides began exchanging locations. To prevent himself and his companions from venturing into dangerous territory and encountering irresistible peril, Ye spent another 50,000 to exchange for a reverse membrane...

In addition to other miscellaneous items like the 'Space Locking Crystal,' Ye spent over 100,000 points in total in order to be more effective on the battlefield.

If all these points are added together, this war has brought Ye a total of over a million points!

Murder and set fire to the gold belt, repair the bridge and repair the road without corpses.

What is profiting from war? This is the real profiting from war!

"560,000 points..."

Five hundred thousand points isn't a lot, but it's not a small amount either. Without half-price discounts like Hyōrinmaru, the amount of things you can redeem at night isn't actually that much.

Kido, Shinigami technology, Hollows and Quincy's special skills...

Ye's gaze swept across the densely packed exchange list, and after much deliberation, finally settled on two items.

[Prosthetic Remains Technology]

as well as……

[Soul-Binding Technology]!

Chapter 80 Night, what do you think of Mizuki Akira?

Although this war brought Night a huge amount of points, the living forces of Kirigakure were greatly depleted.

Under the Blood Mist Policy, Kirigakure already had the smallest population among the Five Great Ninja Villages. With the loss of over a thousand ninjas in this battle, the only remaining usable troops in Kirigakure were the ninjas who stayed behind in the village.

This is the result of long-term policies. Even if Yoru becomes the fourth generation leader and works hard to reform and innovate, clearing away the fog of blood, it will not change the current situation in the slightest.

Even three to five years of stability and development cannot reverse this trend.

This is a population gap, and it will take at least ten years, a whole generation, for the village to recover and rebuild before it can barely replenish some fresh blood!

During these ten years, the Hidden Mist Village will be in a state of transition, lack of combat power, and insufficient troops.

unless……

To bring the dead back into this world to fight for Kirigakure!

Don't misunderstand, it's definitely not some kind of trick like impure world resurrection that manipulates the souls of the dead. What Yoru wants to do is truly give the dead a second life!

The system's exchange list contains artificial remains that can hold 'souls', as well as items such as 'soul stabilization devices' and 'soul stabilizers', which can give a second life to the soul of a dead person.

It even grants them power that completely surpasses what they possessed in their previous life!

However, these things require a massive amount of points to maintain, and with the points Ye currently possesses, he simply cannot create many.

Giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish. Localizing the system's core elements is the most correct approach!

"By combining natural energy with the physical body, it can be matched with the soul...absorbing uncontaminated soul energy to compensate for the deficiencies of one's own soul..."

"It is even possible to create a flawless soul energy body by condensing pure soul energy, thereby achieving the creation of souls..."

A massive amount of knowledge and information flooded into his mind. Ye felt that his CPU had never run so fast before, and he even felt that he, Murphy, had begun to grow a brain.

After a long while, Ye let out a deep breath, his eyes filled with wisdom, a stark contrast to the clear yet foolish look in the college student's eyes.

After spending those 200,000 points, Ye felt incredibly powerful!

Ultimately, everything is about the balance of four forces: natural energy, chakra, soul, and ego.

"By adjusting the balance of these four elements, it is possible to make the soul 'become a Shinigami'. In fact, if I could change the balance of the four forces within a living person, it might even be possible to 'become a Quincy'!"

"And the first step in all of this is to stabilize the soul, to ensure that it can remain in the world for a long time, and even to make use of it."

"Soul modification..."

"Night, it's time to eat."

Mei Terumi's call interrupted Yoru's brainstorming session. Immersed in a sea of ​​wisdom, Yoru, as if suddenly enlightened, let out a soft breath and patted his head.

"Sure enough, it's really hard to handle someone who doesn't have much of a research background and just tries to do this kind of thing. It seems we need to find some research geniuses."

When Ye thought of scientific geniuses, he couldn't help but think of Orochimaru, the number one ninja scientist, but then he shook his head.

Orochimaru is indeed a scientific genius, but given his current relationship with Konoha, it's practically impossible to get him to work for me. It would be possible only after he defectes in the future.

"Let's show it to Yumi then, maybe she'll have a different idea."

Ye composed herself and went downstairs.

A pure white apron hugged her alluring figure as the young cook, Terumi Mei, leaned against the dining table, smiling at Yoru: "Come and savor my... culinary skills~!"

Night's gaze shifted downwards, landing on the Ninja World version of Stargazing, and he let out a heavy sigh.

I shouldn't have believed this guy could have any cooking skills. Who puts the eel head in the middle of their eel rice bowl?

I never imagined that my first meal after returning from the war would be instant noodles...

"Hey! Aren't my cooking skills good? This looks delicious!"

"Mmm, it really does look delicious." Night glanced at the dead fish eyes that were tilted upwards as if staring back at him, boiled a pot of water with chakra, and poured it into the instant noodles: "I just suddenly wanted to eat instant noodles... Do you want some too?"

"Ugh, you're so annoying, Ye... Ugh... Never mind, give me one too..."

"Master Ye!"

A clear, cheerful voice called out from outside the door, interrupting the two playfully bickering individuals.

The newcomer was still Mizuki Akira, but besides her, there was also an old figure accompanying her.

Upon seeing this aged figure, Yoru frowned slightly, and Terumi Mei's expression also stiffened. She quickly destroyed the "Looking Up at the Stars" character on the table and hurriedly sat down to the side, her expression becoming somewhat restrained.

After receiving permission, the frail old woman, supported by Mizuki Akira, entered Yoru's room, and there she immediately saw Terumi Mei.

The old woman paused for a moment, then forced a smile: "I remember you're from the Terumi family... your name is Ming, right? I saw you when you were little."

"I am indeed Ming, greetings, Lady Xue..."

Mei Terumi whispered. Facing this figure who was like a living fossil of Kirigakure, not to mention her, even her father, the current head of the Terumi family, would have to be respectful.

There was nothing they could do; the visitor was the head of the Yuki clan, one of the living fossils of Kirigakure, just like the Third Hokage, who had survived from the Warring States period to the present day!

"Hmm, very good. The future of the village depends on people like you... Do you mind if this old woman sits for a while?"

Yoru didn't say anything, just kept making instant noodles. Mei Terumi glanced at Yoru and quickly invited Yuki Minazuki to sit on the sofa.

After the old woman sat down, she dangled her legs and lamented that she was old and useless, and that the future belonged to the young.

Then he chatted with Mei Terumi for a while, from the recent situation of the Terumi family to the battle situation on the front line, and then gradually steered the conversation to Yoru.

"I never imagined this war would turn out like this. Konoha is as powerful as ever... Back in our day, we were completely overwhelmed by Konoha, even with Byakuren-sama..."

"We owe this war to Yoru. If it weren't for Yoru, Minato Namikaze would probably have already led the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to attack our village by now."

"..."

The night remained silent. After the instant noodles were ready, I quietly savored this delicious meal, which was infinitely better than gazing at the stars.

"As people get older, they tend to become a little more talkative."

The old woman wasn't annoyed that Ye wasn't responding to her at all; instead, she smiled and gave herself a way out.

Before coming, she had already prepared herself for this situation. Just as the Snow Clan had turned away Minazuki Yoru back then, they should naturally be prepared to be turned away in the same way.

Minazuki Yuki chatted with Terumi Mei for a couple more minutes, then suddenly looked up at Yoru and asked, "Yoru, what do you think of Akira?"

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Chapter 81 The Snow Clan Belonging to the Night!

The sudden question startled all three people present. Even Mizuki Akira looked bewildered, staring blankly at her grandmother.

Mei Terumi tightened the straps around her big toes, instinctively wanting to jump up, but due to the pressure from Yuki Minazuki, she could only sit awkwardly in place, her gaze constantly shifting between Yoru and Akira Minazuki.

That's impossible, there's a six-year age gap between them!

No, that's not right. Yoru seems to be more interested in women with a certain allure... Mei Terumi glanced at her own figure. She was one of the best in that category. Although she was a year younger than Yoru, she already had a great figure and was very talented.

However, compared to her, Mizuki Akira not only appeared more gentle and refined, but also, combined with her temperament, was like a piece of cold jade...

With a near-perfect figure, appearance, and temperament, coupled with Mizuki Akira's identity and abilities.

Not to mention the night, even Mei Terumi herself felt that if she were a man, she definitely wouldn't be able to control herself!

but……

Night finished eating the instant noodles in her hand, then glanced indifferently at Mizuki Akira.

"I haven't paid attention to this, so I can't comment."

"Is that so? That makes sense."

Mizuki Yuki murmured twice, then said something startling: "Originally, I wanted to groom Akira as my successor, but I found that she is not suitable to be the head of the Yuki clan."

“Jing is indeed quite talented in politics and management, and even in the development and planning of a clan. However, she does not have the ability to become the leader of a clan. She is too weak.”

"In this world, only strength is the standard by which everything is judged, and Jing's strength is clearly insufficient for her to become the head of the Snow Clan."