Yōkō's vision went black, then shifted, returning him to the previous full moon night.
He appeared in the Land of Rivers, on the large bed in Chisa's bedroom.
Chisa was already asleep, exhausted. Yōkō grabbed the glasses and put them on her, admiring her mature, beautiful face for a moment.
Feeling the person beside her wake up and put on her glasses, Chisa smiled and nestled into Yōkō's arms.
"Come on... No matter where you go when you wake up, tonight you're at least mine..."
Yōkō opened the curtains, letting the moonlight shine on Chisa's fair body.
Half an hour later, Chisa fell into a deep sleep again.
Only then did Yōkō look at his system.
[Mochizuki's Arc activated!
The host has only one resurrection opportunity per month, reviving on the previous full moon night after death.
Reward: One lottery draw opportunity:
1 - Hiramekarei Sword Technique;
2 - Jōnin-level Chakra Reserve (Stackable);
3 - Secret Technique: Water Gun Technique.]
The Hiramekarei Sword Technique was the matching sword style for using the Twin Swords: Hiramekarei, one of the Seven Ninja Swords.
Yōkō had never thought about claiming one of the Seven Swords. Except for Samehada, the upper limits of the Seven Swords weren't that high.
Taking one would also make him a perpetual target for Kirigakure; it wasn't worth it.
He didn't really need the Jōnin-level Chakra Reserve either.
Thanks to his special physique, Yōkō's current chakra reserve had naturally grown to 3.9 times the jōnin level, not far from elite jōnin.
The third option made Yōkō's eyes light up.
Secret Technique: Water Gun Technique, a seal-less, instant-activation jutsu.
A head start leads to more advantages.
Speed was extremely important in shinobi combat. Instant-activation jutsu were stronger than one-hand-seal jutsu, and one-hand-seal jutsu were stronger than three-hand-seal jutsu.
As for that one Water Release jutsu with 44 hand seals, it was trash among jutsu; Yōkō's evaluation was that it was not as good as throwing a brick.
After choosing this reward, Yōkō instantly learned the Water Release: Water Gun Technique.
A column of water appeared at his fingertip. Where the water connected with his finger, a chakra created immense water pressure, propelling the water droplet forward like a bullet.
The key to this technique was the hardness of the water droplet.
The Water Gun Technique, as the name implies, concentrated a large amount of chakra within the water droplet, giving it super high hardness, like an iron bullet.
Only then would the fired Water Gun have strong penetrating power.
Early morning.
"Fox, will it be a long time before I see you again?"
"I'll try to take missions in the Land of Rivers to see you."
Koishi Chisa watched Yōkō Body Flicker away, her heart feeling empty.
Yōkō found Battalion Commander Yellow Dog and was once again recommended for promotion to jōnin.
He successfully became a jōnin.
Most importantly, he now had an independent office in the ANBU. From now on, he could admire Purple Cat's blushing, pretty face and fair neck without worrying about disturbing her.
This time, he prepared for the Land of Whirlpools mission in advance; he needed to find a way to deal with Hōzuki Rinzuki.
Last time he encountered Hōzuki Rinzuki, he actually fought him to a near standstill; his advantage wasn't obvious.
This time, knowing in advance that he would encounter Hōzuki Rinzuki and having tested his abilities, he wouldn't be so passive.
Before setting off, he first went to the ANBU equipment department.
The ANBU's ninja tools, flak jackets, and sets for disguising as shinobi or ANBU from other villages were all issued uniformly by the equipment department.
Seeing it was the newly promoted jōnin Fox, the equipment department ninja quickly stood up: "Jōnin Fox, what ninja tools do you need?"
Yōkō said: "I'm not very familiar with sealing scrolls. I was wondering if there are Lightning Release scrolls, scrolls that seal Lightning Release jutsu."
The equipment department ninja said:
"Jōnin Fox, before the Uzumaki clan was wiped out, Uzushiogakure would regularly send different sealing scrolls to the ANBU."
"After the Uzumaki clan's destruction, we lost those advanced sealing technique scrolls."
"The ANBU's mission load is huge. The previously stocked sealing scrolls were used up long ago."
"Let me give you an address. You can check that scroll shop; maybe they still have some in stock."
Yōkō said, "If there are no scrolls, I'll take a piece of obsidian."
Obsidian was the best material for making stone axes and stone knives, the best substitute for iron kunai. It was used in battles with special requirements, like insulation.
Yōkō left the ANBU, changed into regular clothes, and headed to a certain scroll shop as recommended by the equipment department ninja.
Near the Senju clan district.
The scroll shop's signboard bore the emblems of both the Senju clan and the Uzumaki clan.
A scroll shop with the emblems of both clans indicated it had connections to the Uzumaki clan.
Looking at the Uzumaki emblem, Yōkō felt a bit nostalgic.
One of the top major shinobi clans in the world had been annihilated just like that.
Only Uzumaki Kushina and the few dozen ninja led by Uzumaki Yuka remained; it was unknown if they could revive the clan.
Inside the scroll shop was a row of counters, with scrolls displayed under the glass.
Dozens of scrolls hung on the wall behind the counter.
Yōkō said to a young girl behind the counter: "Hello, do you have any scrolls that seal Lightning Release jutsu?"
The girl's hair color was unique, half white and half red.
"Sorry," the girl said. "We don't have the scroll you mentioned. The scroll you're talking about requires very strong sealing techniques."
Just as Yōkō felt disappointed, a young girl entered the shop.
"Senju Shō big sister, school's out. I'm here to help you mind the shop."
Red-haired Uzumaki Kushina walked into the shop.
The Senju hadn't died out, and Uzumaki Kushina wasn't as lonely as in the original story.
Seeing Yōkō, Uzumaki Kushina asked: "Hello, what scroll do you need? I'll find it for you."
Yōkō spoke before Senju Shō could: "I'd like to buy a Lightning Release jutsu sealing scroll, one that can release a Lightning Release jutsu upon opening."
"A scroll that seals a Lightning Release jutsu?" Uzumaki Kushina said:
"That requires the Sealing Technique: Lightning Sealing Formula. The shop doesn't have ready-made scrolls, but I can custom-make one for you."
Senju Shō said from the side: "Kushina, you've learned the Sealing Technique: Lightning Sealing Formula?"
"I just learned the Sealing Technique: Fire Sealing Formula a while ago. estimate the Lightning Sealing Formula shouldn't be hard either."
Hearing Kushina's confidence, Yōkō asked: "You'll make it? It looks like you haven't even graduated from the Ninja Academy yet. Wouldn't the power of the sealing scroll be too weak?"
Uzumaki Kushina said:
"I can ask a Lightning Release user from the clan district to help. He'll use the Lightning Release jutsu, and I'll complete the seal. Don't look down on me! Big sister Tsunade praised me as a sealing technique genius!"
"Alright, I believe you, Sealing Technique Genius. How much? When can I pick it up?"
"How much?" Uzumaki Kushina looked at Senju Shō: "Shō sister, how much should we charge?"
Senju Shō said, "It's not expensive. For a custom jutsu scroll, it's only 200,000 Ryo."
That wasn't cheap. Yōkō currently had over 5 million Ryo, but taking out 200,000 still made his heart ache a little.
Leaving the scroll shop, Yōkō scanned the area and quickly spotted three ANBU squads, meaning one ANBU platoon.
Around Uzumaki Kushina, there was at least one ANBU platoon guarding her in three shifts.
Even within Konoha, surveillance of the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki wasn't relaxed.
The next day, Yōkō received the sealing scroll.
Uzumaki Kushina said the scroll's power was equivalent to a Lightning Release jutsu released by a Special Jōnin.
Yōkō thought to himself, That's enough to ambush Hōzuki Rinzuki.
Soon, Yōkō followed Battalion Commander Yellow Dog to the front lines in the Land of Whirlpools.
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