His vision went black, and Yōkō returned to the previous full moon night.
He was in the small office of Yakushi Nonō at the orphanage.
The Hip-Narrowing Secret Technique was excellent. Disguising oneself required narrowing the hips to completely alter one's figure. He needed to practice hip-narrowing.
Half an hour later, listening to Yakushi Nonō's soft panting in his embrace, Yōkō began to study this round of the system's lottery.
[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- Secret Technique: Spore Technique;
2- Elite Jōnin-level Chakra Reserve (Stackable);
3- Secret Technique: Ephemeral Technique.]
Option one, Spore Technique.
The spores were undetectable before growing. When activated, the spores transformed into white, expanding matter that enveloped the host, absorbing their chakra and transferring it to replenish others.
Yōkō's chakra reserve was sufficient for now; he didn't need this technique.
Option two was chakra reserve, directly excluded.
Looking at option three, Yōkō felt his luck was good.
Ephemeral Technique, a top-tier infiltration secret technique.
It merged one's own body with the earth and plants, making it extremely difficult to detect.
Integrating with the earth, then moving at high speed to any location through the organic network of plant roots and underground water flows, all breath was severed during the technique's activation.
This was a divine technique for... well, not for murder and robbery, but for championing justice and upholding righteousness in the ninja world.
Having obtained the Ephemeral Technique, Yōkō was eager to test it out.
However, Yōkō wouldn't use this technique in front of Yakushi Nonō.
One should always hold back some cards, even from one's pillow partner. Even if she was the latest, hottest, and tightest little... Yōkō counted... Yakushi Nonō was his new, scorching-hot and tight number six, he still wouldn't reveal his true trump card to her.
After leaving the orphanage in the normal way, Yōkō appeared deep within a certain forest in Konoha.
Creating a Shadow Clone, Yōkō placed his hand on a tree trunk and used the Ephemeral Technique.
His body quickly merged into the tree trunk, disappearing completely.
Inside the trunk, Yōkō perfectly replaced the fibrous tissues, hiding within it.
The Shadow Clone outside activated the Byakugan, but only saw the tree trunk, not Yōkō hidden inside it.
Excellent. He wouldn't have to fear the reconnaissance and tracking of Konoha's Hyūga clan anymore.
Yōkō tried moving underground.
He could sense all organic matter underground: tree roots, insect eggs, microorganisms, decaying leaves and debris.
These organic materials formed the vast network for the Ephemeral Technique to attach to.
Yōkō moved rapidly underground, about over a hundred meters per second. He wondered if it would get faster with more practice.
This speed was already very fast, faster than the average Body Flicker Technique, and it was completely silent underground.
Yōkō followed a pillar of a wooden structure and emerged on a second-floor balcony.
Inside the room on the second floor, a couple was arguing about 20,000 Ryo being missing, completely unaware that someone had appeared on the balcony.
Yōkō looked towards the distant Hokage Building.
Why not go for something big?
What if he could steal the Scroll of Seals like Naruto did?
After a moment's hesitation, he decided against it. He had already died once this month; no need to seek death.
Next month, he must definitely try to get into the Hokage Building. The Scroll of Seals... Orochimaru wanted it, so why shouldn't he?
He only had one life. He must ensure absolute safety. There was no need to rush.
As the plot developed just like in his previous life, Yōkō arrived at the border of the Land of Rain, replaced Orochimaru, and used the intelligence previously gathered by Yuka to find Nagato's approximate location.
Two Root ninja and three Lynx Squad Anbu ninja were killed by Uchiha Madara's first move.
Facing Uchiha Madara again, Yōkō still used the chakra from the Cross Seal to release a large-scale Earth Release: Earth-Style Rising Spears Thicket, blocking Uchiha Madara's Wood Dragon Technique.
Yōkō shouted: "Ki! Take Uzumaki Nagato! Retreat! I'll cover the retreat!"
With this order, Ki was deeply moved, never expecting Fox to be so good to him.
He immediately rushed towards Uzumaki Nagato with the two Root ninja.
Spores appeared on Nagato's body. Spores drifted around, invisible to the naked eye, quickly floating onto all the Anbu ninja.
Ki and the two Root ninja who had just arrived also had spores appear on them.
The spores absorbed their chakra, causing the Anbu and Root ninja to collapse weakly to the ground.
In front stood Uchiha Madara atop his Wood Dragon, looking down contemptuously at the Konoha trash.
Behind, White Zetsu caused trouble, sucking the chakra of several Anbu and Root ninja completely dry.
Uchiha Madara's pressure was too intense!
Yōkō had no desire to tangle with Uchiha Madara. He shouted to Kika and the others: "Mission failed! Escape!"
Hearing Fox's order, Kika's team fled without looking back.
Jiraiya, seeing Nagato protected by the white strange person, finally believed that Nagato was truly Uchiha Madara's man.
Uchiha Madara wanted to save Nagato, so he probably wouldn't die. Thinking this, Jiraiya turned and fled.
Ki also made a decision: "Abandon the Uzumaki remnant! Retreat!"
Once they left Uzumaki Nagato, White Zetsu no longer bothered with the three surviving Root ninja, allowing Ki to escape.
But a lot of his chakra had been absorbed, and his legs felt a bit weak.
Just as everyone had retreated a few dozen meters, they heard a roaring sound behind them. The Wood Dragon charged fiercely towards Fox.
Facing the massive Wood Dragon and Uchiha Madara leaning on his scythe, Yōkō formed a single hand seal.
Water Release: Water Cutting Wave!
Seeing the Water Cutting Wave, a look of surprise appeared on Uchiha Madara's aged face, quickly turning into excitement, and finally into disgust.
This was a ninjutsu created by Senju Tobirama.
The Water Cutting Wave easily sliced through the tree trunks created by the Advent of a World of Trees, then cut into the Wood Dragon's neck.
Everyone stared at the Wood Dragon.
However, the Water Cutting Wave was just a water-style technique. After cutting about one-third into the Wood Dragon's neck, its power waned and it stopped.
The Wood Dragon paused slightly, the severed part of its neck rapidly regrew, and it continued its charge unabated, smashing fiercely into Yōkō.
Yōkō's body glowed with a reddish-copper light as he was struck into the ground by the dragon's head, grinding backwards for dozens of meters.
Wood splinters flew and mud filled the air on the battlefield.
The Konoha members in the distance could no longer see Fox's figure.
Kika was terrified, but even if he turned back, he would only be a burden to Fox, helpless.
Jiraiya looked at the large mound of mud and soil raised around the Wood Dragon's head, like a small crater. His previous disgust for Fox turned into admiration.
Although this Anbu had ordered an attack on Nagato and the others, he ultimately stayed behind alone to cover the retreat. He might be bad, but he was a resolute ninja nonetheless.
Uchiha Madara controlled the dragon head to lift slightly, surprised to see a reddish-copper figure deep within the pit.
"Not dead?"
The full-force strike of the Wood Dragon Technique actually hadn't crushed the Konoha Anbu. The Konoha Anbu was like a small, exceptionally hard stone in the earth.
Yōkō looked down. The copper light chakra around his chest had been absorbed considerably, his defense lowered, and several ribs were broken.
As expected of Wood Release, chakra absorption was a divine skill.
Yōkō glanced in the direction Ki had fled, thinking, You can't leave. If you leave, won't all my efforts be in vain?
He formed hand seals honestly in front of Uchiha Madara.
"Earth Release: Fish in Earth Reflection Technique!"
Yōkō's figure disappeared into the earth.
A few seconds later, Uchiha Madara's expression changed. The Fish in Earth Reflection Technique? Moving this fast?
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