Yōkō hurriedly checked his reward.
[Mochizuki's Arc activated!
The host has only one resurrection opportunity per month, reviving at the location of the previous full moon night after death.
Reward: One draw opportunity:
1- Wind Release: Vacuum Bullets (Beginner);
2- Jōnin-level Chakra Reserve (Stackable);
3- B-Rank Wind Release: Silent Body Flicker Technique.]
Option one, Wind Release: Vacuum Bullets, involved inhaling a large mouthful of air and then continuously shooting wind chakra like bullets.
This was a top-tier offensive Wind Release ninjutsu.
It had distinct characteristics and was a signature Wind Release technique of the Shimura clan.
The execution speed of this technique was inferior to the Water Gun Technique, making it unsuitable for the current Yōkō.
Option two, Jōnin-level Chakra Reserve.
Shimura Kōhi was an average jōnin, so only a jōnin-level chakra reserve was obtained from him.
An Elite Jōnin-level chakra reserve was five times that of a jōnin-level.
A jōnin-level chakra reserve was too little.
Better to choose the Silent Body Flicker Technique. It aids in assassination and is more suitable for the alternate identity, White Ghost.
After selecting this reward, Yōkō instantly mastered the secret technique.
This secret technique was a special application skill for Wind Release chakra.
Extract Wind Release chakra and attach it to the body, forming a thin layer of barrier.
Through the Wind Release chakra, it absorbs the vibrations from air friction, achieving a silent effect.
Simultaneously, the thin layer of Wind Release chakra can also reduce air resistance, thereby increasing the speed of the Body Flicker Technique.
Yōkō tried to form a layer of Wind Release chakra outside his body.
He immediately discovered that the vest with its many protruding pockets resulted in a complex body contour, which was unfavorable for the Wind Release chakra to form properly.
He put on the Anbu hooded robe.
The hooded robe had a clear, smooth contour, making it easier for the Wind Release chakra to adhere.
To use this technique effectively, one either needed to wear tight-fitting clothes or a hooded robe. Wearing clothes with complex surfaces was detrimental to noise cancellation.
Yōkō left the underground training ground and went outside.
He vanished with a Body Flicker, heading towards the Anbu headquarters.
His speed had increased by at least twenty percent, and it was completely silent.
Arriving at Root, Yōkō compared his several hooded robes and found that the squad leader's white uniform was of the best quality and most wind-resistant.
He memorized the fabric feel of this robe; he would have a new one made tomorrow, with a different style, for the use of his alternate identity, White Ghost.
Besides being silent during Body Flicker, the Silent Body Flicker Technique could also be applied to regular taijutsu movements, covering fists and feet with wind-nature chakra.
With proficiency, even taijutsu movements could become silent.
After resurrecting, Yōkō spent his days practicing the Silent Body Flicker Technique, enhancing the strength of his alternate identity, White Ghost.
Time returned to the scene outside the Land of Grass Daimyō's camp.
Uzumaki Yuka and the other two were creating a distraction in the southeast, drawing the attention of the Byakugan Guardian Ninja.
Yōkō rapidly Body Flickered from the northwest, the blind spot of the Byakugan's field of vision.
With his enhanced Body Flicker Technique, there was no need to use Earth Release to infiltrate anymore, creating a clearer separation between his main and alternate identities.
After knocking out the Byakugan Guardian Ninja with a single punch, Yōkō used his Byakugan through the smoke bomb to look at the subpar jōnin, Shimura Ryo.
Just as Shimura Ryo began to jump, Yōkō had already Body Flickered to appear right in front of him.
Almost face to mask, Yōkō hit Shimura Ryo with a genjutsu, the Demonic Illusion: Stakes Staking Technique.
Following that, a kunai was deeply thrust into his temple.
Afterwards, he turned back to the center of the smoke bomb and killed the two Shimura clan Special Jōnin.
Entering the Daimyō's tent, Yōkō threw down a smoke bomb, then pretended to assassinate the Land of Grass Daimyō.
Shimura Kōhi used Wind Release to blow away the smoke, seeing an assassin holding a kunai, its cold gleam pointing directly at the Daimyō.
He hurriedly used the Silent Body Flicker Technique to arrive at the Daimyō's side, thrusting his kunai towards the assassin's throat.
This time, Yōkō had already predicted it.
His body spun smoothly in the air, dodging Shimura Kōhi's kunai.
At the same time, his own kunai slashed towards Shimura Kōhi's throat.
Shimura Kōhi's mind was shaken.
How did this assassin know his secret technique?
The Silent Body Flicker Technique was a top-tier Wind Release skill even praised by Clan Leader Danzo. Why did it appear on an unknown assassin?
Yōkō's kunai sliced open Shimura Kōhi's chest.
The resistance from the kunai felt very distinct; flesh, ribs, breastbone, all were forcefully severed by the kunai.
Shimura Kōhi, severely injured, retreated backwards.
When he looked up, he saw the assailant, who had already formed a single hand seal.
Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!
From a distance of only a few meters, a fire dragon rapidly burst forth.
Shimura Kōhi was instantly engulfed by the fire dragon.
Firstly, Shimura Kōhi had to protect the Land of Grass Daimyō, and secondly, he was startled by the opponent's use of the Silent Body Flicker Technique. He could only bring ninety percent of his strength to bear.
In a jōnin-level battle, when one side goes all out and the other is hesitant and restrained, the balance of victory inevitably tilts.
After killing Shimura Kōhi, Yōkō's body quickly submerged into the ground.
Half of the Daimyō's tent was burnt away by the Fire Release technique.
As the pungent smoke bomb dispersed, the Daimyō coughed repeatedly.
He frantically searched for his Guardian Ninja, first seeing a charred corpse on the ground.
"Guards! Guards!"
The rogue ninjas the Daimyō had cultivated as confidants quickly arrived at his side.
"Where is Jōnin Shimura Kōhi?"
"Your Highness, Captain Kōhi is dead, burned to death!"
"Captain Kōhi was burned to death? Then why am I still alive?"
Hearing the Daimyō's strange words, this Guardian Ninja said:
"Your Highness, this assassination attempt wasn't targeting you. If I saw correctly, it was aimed at Guardian Ninja Captain Shimura Kōhi."
"Someone dares to kill a Shimura clan jōnin?"
The Daimyō was quite familiar with the ninja clan forces within Konoha. The Shimura clan was one of the top major ninja clans in Konoha.
Clan Leader Shimura Danzo was the most influential person in Konoha besides the Hokage, far more powerful than the other two advisors, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu.
Right before the Daimyō's eyes, an assassination targeting Shimura Kōhi had occurred.
The Daimyō said: "The world is turned upside down. It's always been Danzo threatening to assassinate this one, assassinate that one. Now someone has started assassinating Danzo's people?"
The Guardian Ninja said with lingering fear: "The first lesson of becoming a ninja is to recognize that you can be killed at any time.
Even if you're one of Konoha's Shimura Danzo's people, you can just die like that.
The exquisite infiltration, instantly killing several Konoha Guardian Ninja with two smoke bombs... with that level of skill, even Danzo must have a headache, I imagine."
The Guardian Ninja fell silent for a moment, then said: "Your Highness, I suggest we leave this place exactly as it is for Konoha to investigate."
"You're right, you're right." The Daimyō said: "I've heard Konoha has secret techniques to extract memories from corpses. Let Konoha handle the bodies."
The Guardian Ninja went to check Shimura Kōhi's corpse and said: "Your Highness, even if Shimura Kōhi's brain isn't completely cooked through, it's at least well-done. Probably impossible to extract any information."
Hearing the Guardian Ninja's assessment, the Daimyō suddenly caught a whiff of the charred, fragrant scent of roasted meat. Remembering where the scent came from, he vomited with a "Bleh!"
"From... from today on, we only eat stewed lamb! Absolutely no roasted meat! Don't even mention the word 'roast'!"
"Yes! Your Highness!"
In the distance from the temporary camp, Yōkō met Uzumaki Yuka and the other two.
"It's done, Yuka. All four Shimura Guardian Ninja are dead."
Uzumaki Yuka's eyes were filled with relief and the pleasure of revenge.
Shimura Danzo was one of the perpetrators behind the Uzumaki clan's destruction. Now let him taste the pain of having his clansmen killed.
She also held hatred for Kumogakure and Kirigakure, but when ninja villages clashed and the village was breached by a frontal assault, it was a matter of inferior skill.
However, the intelligence about the outposts arranged by Uzushiogakure along the coastline was leaked, causing the village to fail to detect the enemy landing. This made Yuka and the others resent it even more.
"Yuka, I also discovered some information. When you were migrating from the Land of Whirlpools to the Land of Rain, the Land of Grass Daimyō accidentally captured a medical ninja named Uzumaki Kaon.
I'll tell you the location. Once you get there, use Reverse Summoning on me, and I'll rescue her.
It's late now, I should return to Konoha."
After speaking, Yōkō left via Reverse Summoning.
Yuka knew that Fox couldn't stay away from Konoha for long and felt somewhat dejected.
When would this kind of life of hiding and sneaking around come to an end?
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