At this moment, Yin Hao's clone had already left Shrek Academy and the village, heading towards Soto City.
Just then, hearing a noise behind him, Yin Hao stopped, turned around, and spoke to the empty road.
"Come out..."
Zhu Zhuqing didn't hide, revealing herself directly and standing a short distance in front of Yin Hao.
"What do you want with me..."
Yin Hao's words were only half-finished when Zhu Zhuqing suddenly knelt down before his clone.
Yin Hao was completely stunned.
"What are you doing!"
Zhu Zhuqing respectfully kowtowed three times, then said solemnly,
"Senior, please accept me as your disciple!"
Yin Hao was completely dumbfounded. Was his performance... so successful?
But despite his stunned state, Yin Hao still maintained the air of a reclusive master, speaking leisurely.
"Get up, I never easily accept disciples..."
Zhu Zhuqing seemed unwilling to give up, kneeling on the ground and continuing to speak sincerely.
"I wonder what conditions Senior requires for accepting a disciple? Zhu Zhuqing is willing to accept anything, I only ask that Senior accept me!"
The clone Yin Hao frowned. Something seemed off about this script. However… perhaps it wasn't acting…
The clone Yin Hao's lips curled slightly, then he straightened his expression and spoke.
"What is your Martial Soul?"
Zhu Zhuqing asked respectfully, not daring to be negligent.
"Netherworld Cat."
The clone Yin Hao pondered for a moment, seemingly lost in thought. Zhu Zhuqing didn't dare to disturb him, fearing she might displease him.
The entire scene fell silent for a moment.
After a long while, the clone Yin Hao spoke.
"Your surname is Zhu, and you possess the Netherworld Cat Martial Soul, so you must be from the Zhu family of the Star Luo Empire, right?"
Zhu Zhuqing didn't refute, nodding in agreement.
"Then why do you want to become my disciple?"
Without hesitation, Zhu Zhuqing answered.
"Zhuqing dares not hide it from you, Senior. My only purpose in becoming your disciple is... to become stronger."
"Oh?"
Yin Hao smiled slightly.
"Become stronger for what? To help your fiancé fight for the throne?"
Zhu Zhuqing was silent for a moment, then raised her head, a resolute and ruthless glint in her eyes, and said,
"I don't have a fiancé. A friend of mine once told me: a traitor is always more despicable than an enemy!"
"Hehe..."
Yin Hao chuckled twice, then continued,
"Your friend is quite an interesting person..."
Zhu Zhuqing smiled as well, a strange expression on her face.
"Yes... he... is indeed a very interesting person... at least to me..."
Yin Hao took two steps forward, standing before Zhu Zhuqing.
"You are also very interesting. I agree..."
Zhu Zhuqing was overjoyed and bowed again.
"Disciple Zhu Zhuqing greets teacher, but has not yet asked for your name."
Yin Hao, the clone, quickly helped her up and said.
"My name is Kakashi, but although you've become my disciple, I'm used to being alone and don't like having anyone with me..."
Zhu Zhuqing was getting anxious. She had become a disciple precisely to find a strong teacher so she could become stronger and make that traitor Dai Mubai pay the price. But if her teacher refused to take her under his wing, how could she possibly become strong? The clone Yin Hao seemed to sense Zhu Zhuqing's worry and spoke up.
"Don't worry, now that I've accepted you, I won't abandon you." He
then took out a jade pendant-like object from his robes and continued,
"This is called the Heart-Transfer Jade. If you encounter any trouble, you can use this to contact your master."
Zhu Zhuqing accepted the jade pendant and bowed.
"Thank you, Master!"
The clone Yin Hao nodded.
"Good disciple, since you've become my disciple, then I'll give you a gift as a discipleship ceremony..."
Before Zhu Zhuqing could respond, he waved his hand, and a transparent bottle appeared in his hand.
The bottle contained some liquid, and inside the liquid was… a pair of eyes with three tadpole-shaped dots on their surface…
Zhu Zhuqing glanced at the bottle in the clone Yin Hao's hand with horror. She… seemed to regret her impulsive decision to become his apprentice…
But what's done is done, and Zhu Zhuqing could only stand calmly to the side, waiting for the clone Yin Hao to speak.
The clone Yin Hao naturally noticed the fleeting fear in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, but he didn't care. If he hadn't watched Naruto, he would have felt the same way seeing this scene.
"This is called the Sharingan. It has the ability to assist in combat. Under the gaze of these eyes, the enemy's every move will be slowed down. Even some of the enemy's self-created Soul Techniques can be copied by you without any error. Not only that, these eyes have another function: Genjutsu. But you'll have to develop that yourself…"
Zhu Zhuqing swallowed hard. This teacher… wouldn't… want to give her a new pair of eyes?
"It might hurt a little now, so bear with it."
Fine, I'll give her a new pair! Zhu Zhuqing gritted her teeth, then looked firmly at her clone Yin Hao and nodded.
The clone Yin Hao didn't understand what Zhu Zhuqing was thinking, only silently chanting in his mind,
"System, fuse the three-tomoe Sharingan for Zhu Zhuqing."
[Fusing...]
At the same time, Zhu Zhuqing felt a sharp pain in both eyes simultaneously, but she was certain it wasn't her eyes being gouged out, but rather a pain originating from her eyes themselves.
Zhu Zhuqing gritted her teeth, silently enduring the pain.
After about ten minutes, the pain slowly subsided.
"Huff... huff..."
Zhu Zhuqing gasped for breath, touching her eyes in disbelief—they were intact. She then looked at the bottle in Yin Hao's hand, which was now empty.
"Take a look yourself..."
the clone Yin Hao said, handing her a mirror.
Zhu Zhuqing took the mirror; in the reflection was still her familiar face, but her eyes had turned blood red, with three small tomoe encircling them.
"Teacher, this..."
Zhu Zhuqing looked up, wanting to see the clone Yin Hao, but he was nowhere to be seen.
Only a drawing labeled "Sharingan" remained.
Zhu Zhuqing first stood up and looked around, but seeing no one, she gave up. Then she picked up the drawing and began to read it.
[Sharingan Application:
1) Genjutsu: By relying on a certain flow of Soul Power, genjutsu can be released against the enemy. The following genjutsu can be released:
Demonic Illusion: Shackles Technique: ...
...
Note: Using the Sharingan consumes Soul Power; do not activate it unless necessary.]
Zhu Zhuqing roughly scanned the text on the paper, then carefully folded it and put it in her pocket.
"Genjutsu? Heh..."
Zhu Zhuqing chuckled twice, then turned and left...
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