NOVEL WEB Chapter 158: Chapter 158: Ninjutsu
Chapter 158: Ninjutsu
"Let's go. We can't beat him."
In the audience, the man took a drag from his cigarette and left directly.
"Even you can't beat him?"
The woman glanced at the man with interest. After all, he was someone who could go head-to-head with a special grade sorcerer in their home country.
"His power is on a different level."
The boy's figure was reflected in his clear eyes. After this lament, he left.
"..."
The woman looked at the departing man and grumbled, "You say that every time, but in the end, the mission is always completed..."
"Boss!"
A passing staff member saw Tatsuro approaching, bowed in greeting, and then continued with his work.
"Mm."
Tatsuro glanced at the man's face and said to Diabolos behind him, "Do you know who issued the bounty?"
"No... I don't know. The person who issued the bounty seems to be very afraid of you."
The 1.9-meter-tall Diabolos was now as docile as a child. Blood was still seeping from his crushed right hand. Finding it too troublesome to carry a dead person, he simply grabbed his clothes with his left hand, dragging him like cargo.
Although it attracted a lot of attention, people just glanced and then left, minding their own business.
"What is your cursed technique? Poison?"
Tatsuro pressed the elevator button, preparing to take him to the [-1] floor to be temporarily locked up, or to form a [Contract] to make him obey him. After all, if he were to travel abroad one day, he couldn't do without a guide.
"Poison, it is poison, but its limitations are very large..."
Tatsuro listened to Diabolos's explanation of his cursed technique, committing it to memory. But he only recorded it, not truly believing it. After all, people always leave themselves a way out.
"Ding—"
They arrived at the [-1] floor. Diabolos was still explaining how useful he was, his desire to live maxed out.
Although it was annoying to listen to, Tatsuro didn't dislike this kind of person. Weren't they easy to control?
He said, "You can choose to be imprisoned or to obey me. I won't send you to your death."
"This…"
Faced with the boy's proposed [Contract], Diabolos hesitated. After a moment of thought, he asked, "Does that mean if the mission is too difficult, I can choose to leave directly?"
"Yes. After all, you're a Semi-Grade 1 sorcerer. It would be a pity if you died."
As Tatsuro spoke, the three tomoe in his eyes appeared. He negotiated, "I could have forcibly formed a contract with you to 'bind' you, but now I'm choosing to ask for your opinion. You know what to do next, right?"
Gulp—
Diabolos swallowed hard. He hadn't used his full strength in the fight just now!
Although he had a feeling about the gap between them, he had thought it was just a small boat versus a large ship. The chances of winning were small, but not zero. Now it was clear. He wasn't a large ship; he was the lake that held the ship!
"Of course, my dear master. I will obey you."
Diabolos knelt on one knee, raising his left hand to his chest, looking very much like a royal knight commander. Unfortunately, Tatsuro was not a princess.
The [Contract] was formed. An invisible chain now seemed to touch the knight's skin, cold and bone-chilling. This was the 'Binding Vow'. Violators of the contract would be severely punished!
Tatsuro's scarlet pupils stared at the knight who was pledging his loyalty. He moved to grasp his crushed right hand and restored it with the 'Reverse Cursed Technique'.
He said, "This is your reward. Dispose of him. In the future, you will be responsible for dealing with any sorcerers who come to challenge the casino. There is no salary."
"Yes!"
Looking at his fully recovered right hand, a smile of excitement appeared on Diabolos's face. He was so strong!
Worship the strong, follow the strong, become the strong.
Like a belief, it made Diabolos instinctively excited. The way he looked at the boy changed. He instinctively put himself in the role of a knight...
And he was the king he followed...
His fervent gaze made Tatsuro a little uncomfortable. It felt very strange. Had he awakened some hidden personality?
"I'll take care of it right away. This is my phone number, my King!"
Diabolos tore a piece of his own clothes and bit his index finger to write down his number in blood.
"Mm, just call me boss in the future."
"Yes, my King!"
"..."
Looking at the departing Diabolos and the "blood letter" in his hand, Tatsuro felt like he had tricked him into a stupor…
Forget it, whatever. It's better than him betraying me. The most important thing now is to go draw some ninjutsu.
He opened the system panel. He recalled that it had been a year since he last drew ninjutsu. A powerful ninjutsu like the Rasengan could no longer keep up with his growth rate.
Speaking of the Rasengan, Tatsuro remembered his self-created technique, 'Spiraling Quad-Shot Glass Sphere'. He felt that this move, combined with his 'Mirror-Formed Duplex', would be outrageously effective.
If a thousand cursed energy blades couldn't harm the enemy, what about ten thousand?
A large-scale AOE technique that treated everyone equally.
He would turn that son of a bitch Jogo into a hornet's nest.
He walked into the pitch-black viewing room. Looking at the five busy people and the rising numbers through the one-way glass, he felt an indescribable joy.
Or perhaps it was a sense of accomplishment.
Successful at "starting a business" at the age of 16. In his previous life, he could have bragged about this for a lifetime.
He opened the Ninjutsu World Roulette.
A system prompt popped up.
[Entering the Ninjutsu World Roulette. Points -16.]
A long-lost familiar feeling came into view. Looking at the remaining 129 draws, a smile of excitement appeared on Tatsuro's lips. He had a hunch that two S-rank ninjutsu would definitely appear today.
He did a ten-pull. The points he had accumulated for "a long time" were now being squandered. The colorful roulette spun rapidly, the pointer moving so fast it left an afterimage.
In less than a minute, the pointer and the roulette stopped.
A system prompt popped up.
[Thank you for your patronage.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]
[Thank you...]x6
[Congratulations on obtaining S-rank Ninjutsu: Dead Demon Consuming Seal Fragment. 40 fragments are needed to synthesize the ninjutsu.]
[Congratulations on obtaining A-rank Ninjutsu: Chidori.]
[Lightning Release: Chidori: Forms a high-intensity current in the hand, used with a thrusting speed to pierce the opponent. It has extremely strong penetrating power, but emits a piercing sound like a thousand birds chirping. Cursed Energy Cost: 400, no upper limit.]
A Dead Demon fragment and Chidori...
Is there a so-called Grim Reaper in this world?
Tatsuro was now a little curious. 'Dead Demon Consuming Seal'. A contract with the Grim Reaper to take away others' souls. It was a sealing-type ninjutsu, very powerful! The drawback was that it was a one-for-one exchange with the enemy.
Once these things involved the soul, they became particularly mysterious. The theory of whether so-called soul transmigration could strengthen the soul still needed to be tested.
After all, he was just a memory copy, not a soul transmigrator at all. He really wanted to know if there were other so-called transmigrators in this world. After all, he had come over.
If there were…
He might go and experiment a bit.
After a moment of thought, Tatsuro did another ten-pull. Watching the spinning roulette, he began to think about derivative uses for the Chidori.
Just like the 'Rasengan', expanding it to the 'Great Ball Rasengan' was just a matter of filling it with more cursed energy.
His hands began to quickly form seals. Rat, Horse, Monkey, Horse, Hare. After completing the seals, lightning crackled in his right hand. The piercing sound of birds chirping rang out, deafening, making even the prepared Tatsuro frown.
It was too noisy. This move was definitely not suitable for sneak attacks, only for head-on confrontations. It would be loud wherever he went.
The cursed energy in his body transformed into electricity. Under the fine control of the three-tomoe Sharingan, a short blade of lightning appeared. It just lacked substance, which felt a bit strange.
Used to wielding a sword, he now felt a bit unaccustomed to playing with this lightning short blade. After playing for a while, he dispersed the lightning in his hand. It was too noisy for him to bear.
Not to mention, this was a nearly sealed small room. Besides the ventilation shaft, it was completely sealed. Even a fart would have an echo, let alone this. If he continued to play, his ears would go deaf.
The roulette stopped. A system prompt popped up.
[Congratulations on obtaining B-rank Ninjutsu: Water Formation Wall.]
[Water Release: Water Formation Wall: Violently spews a waterfall-like stream of water from the mouth to block enemy attacks. If in water, the cursed energy cost is halved, and the water flow can be controlled to form a high-pressure water gun to protect oneself. Cursed Energy Cost: 250, no upper limit.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]x3
[Congratulations on obtaining C-rank Ninjutsu: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique.]
[Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique: Continuously spits out fireballs from the mouth. The attack trajectory is like the fruit of a balsam flower. The fireball trajectory can be controlled with cursed energy. Cursed Energy Cost: 100, no upper limit.]
[Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique fragment has been converted into a C-rank ninjutsu fragment, which can be converted into any C-rank ninjutsu fragment.]
[Congratulations on obtaining S-rank Taijutsu: Eight Gates Fragment. 40 fragments are needed to synthesize the taijutsu.]
[Congratulations on obtaining Clone Jutsu.]
[Clone Jutsu: A genjutsu clone created with a small amount of cursed energy. It has no physical substance and cannot fight. Cursed Energy Cost: 40, duration ten minutes, no upper limit.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]x2
Has my luck turned?
Tatsuro frowned. Although they were all basically useless ninjutsu, this Clone Jutsu could be used to confuse the enemy. It was a relatively cost-effective escape-type ninjutsu.
The Water Wall could make up for his defenses depending on the terrain. After all, the Earth Wall couldn't be used where there was no earth.
He still had 109 draws left. He felt that the ten-pulls were a bit slow. How cool would it be to just go all-in with a hundred-pull?
He asked, "System, give me a one-click all-in function."
[...Roger!]
After the system prompted, the system pop-up window, which was originally only the size of a face, instantly expanded to a two-by-two-meter square.
A one-click all-in button appeared below the giant roulette.
"..."
I was just kidding, and you're for real?
Although Tatsuro hesitated, he still clicked it. It was like guessing a blind box. Life and death are up to fate, wealth is up to heaven. Anyway, today it was either him or the system that would die!
The giant roulette began to spin. Hundreds of hair-thin pointers spun counter-clockwise. This time, there wasn't even an afterimage; they just disappeared.
Tatsuro, sitting on the sofa waiting, looked at his current panel. The large number of ninjutsu made his eyes a little dizzy. He finally focused his gaze on the C-rank ninjutsu fragments.
He didn't expect this profiteering system to be so kind as to leave him the extra ninjutsu fragments to be converted into other ninjutsu in the future. It seemed pretty good now…
Besides wanting to draw a large-scale damage ninjutsu from these hundred-plus draws, he also wanted an 'Izanagi'. At the cost of sacrificing a three-tomoe Sharingan, he could change the fact of his "death".
After all, that Ari-xun's cursed technique was very strange. It was difficult to detect without activating 'Sage Mode'. If it hit the brain, he would be instantly dead. There were too many people with strange cursed techniques in this world.
He had to maintain reverence for them.
Arrogance is always the beginning of failure.
As the giant roulette stopped, Tatsuro looked up at the pop-up window displayed by the system.
[Thank you for your patronage.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]x14
"..."
Fuck?!
What the hell is this?
Self-destruct right from the start?
The young man's brows furrowed tightly. Fifteen "Thank you for your patronage" in a row was something no one could accept. His good mentality instantly cracked. The screen was filled with "Thank you for your patronage", a quick count showed 15 of them...
[Congratulations on obtaining B-rank Ninjutsu: Water Dragon Bullet Technique.]
[Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique: Spits out a dragon-shaped stream of water from the mouth to attack the enemy. When near water, the cursed energy cost is halved. Cursed Energy Cost: 300, no upper limit.]
[Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique fragment has been converted into a B-rank ninjutsu fragment, which can be converted into any B-rank ninjutsu fragment.]
[Congratulations on obtaining B-rank Ninjutsu: Vacuum Serial Waves.]
[Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves: Spits out several sickle-weasel-like wind blades from the mouth, which can not only cut the enemy's flesh but also sever cursed energy.]
[Congratulations on obtaining S-rank Ninjutsu: Flying Thunder God Fragment. 40 fragments are needed to synthesize the ninjutsu. You have 3.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]x5
[Congratulations on obtaining Transformation Jutsu.]
[Transformation Jutsu: Can transform into other people, animals, plants, and even inanimate objects, based on the caster's own perception. Cursed Energy Cost: 40, duration ten minutes, no upper limit.]
Well, well, the three basic jutsu for graduating from the ninja academy are finally complete. Graduating from the ninja academy at 16, I would have been laughed to death in the Third Great Ninja War…
Tatsuro's brows were tightly locked. If he didn't get an S-rank ninjutsu from these 100-plus draws today, he would probably hang himself.
It was too damn dark.
First, let's try the Transformation Jutsu.
The boy's hands quickly formed seals. He ran through Gojo-sensei's appearance in his mind and clapped his hands!
"Poof!"
With a sound, as the smoke dissipated, the 1.9-meter-tall Gojo Satoru made a handsome appearance!
"This is amazing. How did my 175cm self turn into 190cm?"
Tatsuro stood up. His line of sight was instantly raised. He then imitated Gojo's usual flippant tone and said:
"Hey, hey, hey! I am your most beloved Gojo-sensei!"
Mm, the tone is vivid and expressive. A truly lifelike imitation!
Let's try turning into Maki.
Dispelling the jutsu, Tatsuro's hands quickly formed seals. Anyway, no one could see him here. He would let loose and play a little!
"Poof!"
The smoke dissipated, and "Zenin Maki" appeared. Looking at the calluses on her hands, Tatsuro could give himself a nine out of ten. Besides her temperament, everything else was identical. After all, he had been with her for a long time and had noticed some details, so the transformation was naturally identical.
He touched his chest and found that it was just a cursed energy filling. He was a little disappointed. He thought he could have a deeper exchange…
Then he turned into Panda, Inumaki Toge, and Okkotsu Yuta. The most troublesome was Panda, because there was too much fur.
After playing around, Tatsuro sat back on the sofa and continued to look at the ninjutsu he had drawn.
[Thank you for your patronage.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]x2
[Congratulations on obtaining Taijutsu Secret Technique: A Thousand Years of Death.]
[A Thousand Years of Death: With the buttocks as the radius and the anus as the center, it requires both hands to be clasped, with the index and middle fingers raised. With one strike, the enemy will suffer from a partial tear at the very least, or lose control of their bowels at worst.]
"..."
"System, you're quite the player…"
Feeling the usage technique of A Thousand Years of Death being imprinted in his mind, Tatsuro's face twitched. This move…
It felt like it wasn't unusable…
Besides being a bit cheap, it might have a miraculous effect on the enemy…
[Congratulations on obtaining C-rank Ninjutsu: Great Breakthrough Fragment. 5 fragments are needed to synthesize the ninjutsu.]
[Congratulations on obtaining C-rank Ninjutsu: Ripping Air Palm Fragment. 5 fragments are needed to synthesize the ninjutsu.]
[Congratulations on obtaining B-rank Ninjutsu: Pressure Damage Fragment. 10 fragments are needed to synthesize the ninjutsu.]
[Congratulations on obtaining B-rank Ninjutsu: Great Dragon Fire Technique.]
[Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique: Gathers a large amount of cursed energy in the body and highly compresses it to form a fire dragon. The fire dragon can be freely controlled to attack the enemy. Cursed Energy Cost: 300, no upper limit.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]x7
[Congratulations on obtaining S-rank Ninjutsu: Kirin.]
[Lightning Release: Kirin: Extremely harsh usage conditions. Uses natural lightning to inflict devastating damage on the enemy. Requires the use of other lightning release ninjutsu to guide the landing point of the lightning to avoid injuring oneself. Cursed Energy Cost: 100.]
"..."
What's with this feeling of getting an S-rank ninjutsu but not completely getting it…
Not to mention that it can only be used on rainy days, what's with the possibility of self-injury?
It's not without its benefits. The amount of cursed energy consumed is only that of a C-rank ninjutsu, which means he can keep striking on rainy days. Releasing lightning release is equivalent to a lightning rod, used to guide the heavenly thunder.
A very timing-dependent ninjutsu…
Anyway, he did get an S-rank ninjutsu, and its power goes without saying. That's lightning!
It's like not daring to go out with an umbrella on a thundery day for fear of being struck by lightning.
It feels quite outrageous that lightning can point at you and strike. If you don't die, it's recommended to buy a lottery ticket. Maybe you'll turn your life around.
[Congratulations on obtaining Ninjutsu: Scorch Release: Great Lava River.]
[Scorch Release: Great Lava River: Spits out a thousand-degree lava ball from the mouth.]
Lava Release…
Can I even get this kind of thing?
Looking at the system's introduction, Tatsuro frowned. He suddenly realized that the Eternal Mangekyo wasn't so great after all.
Its strength lay in being able to use the dual eye techniques without going blind, but his own strength lay in his dual eye techniques. Even if he went to the ninja world, he could walk sideways with these eyes.
[Congratulations on obtaining Ninjutsu: Spear of Shukaku.]
[Spear of Shukaku: A spear converged from controlled dust and sand. It should have been fragile, but due to the power of the One-Tailed Shukaku, it became the "hardest absolute attack".]
Sure enough, the system can get any ninjutsu that appears in the ninja world. I've never even heard of this ninjutsu. I was a little surprised at first when I saw the name, wondering when the One-Tailed Shukaku started using a spear.
[Congratulations on obtaining Nintaijutsu: Cherry Blossom Clash Fragment. 20 fragments are needed to synthesize the nintaijutsu.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]x8
[Congratulations on obtaining A-rank Taijutsu: Eight Gates Fragment. 20 fragments are needed to synthesize the taijutsu.]
[Congratulations on obtaining S-rank Ninjutsu: Eight-Branched Serpent Fragment. 40 fragments are needed to synthesize the ninjutsu.]
[Congratulations on obtaining S-rank Ninjutsu: Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique Fragment. 40 fragments are needed to synthesize the ninjutsu.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]x9
[Congratulations on obtaining Ninjutsu: Deidara's C1: Clay Bird.]
[Explosion Release: Clay Bird: Infuses cursed energy into clay, which will take the shape of a bird. Can be controlled for remote explosions. Cursed Energy Cost: 400, no upper limit.]
"Oh ho, I have a flying mount now."
Tatsuro grinned. He felt like he had made a huge profit today. If he had bought them individually, how many could he have bought?
Now he not only got a flying mount, but also an S-rank ninjutsu and Lava Release. He even got strange things like the Spear of Shukaku.
He roughly calculated that he had only done sixty-six draws so far. He felt like his luck was off the charts today!
Give me another S-rank ninjutsu and let me soar to the sky!
Tatsuro clasped his hands together and prayed, continuing to read.
[Congratulations on obtaining S-rank Ninjutsu: Magnet Release: Rasenshuriken Fragment. 40 fragments are needed to synthesize the ninjutsu.]
[Congratulations on obtaining S-rank Ninjutsu: Scorch Release: Rasenshuriken Fragment. 40 fragments are needed to synthesize the ninjutsu.]
[Congratulations on obtaining S-rank Ninjutsu: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken Fragment. 40 fragments are needed to synthesize the ninjutsu. You have 2.]
[Congratulations on obtaining A-rank Ninjutsu: Wind Release: Rasengan Fragment. 20 fragments are needed to synthesize the ninjutsu.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]x10
"..."
"Did I just stumble into Naruto's nest? So many Rasen..."
Tatsuro was speechless, but helpless. This was truly random. It almost cured his low blood pressure. A series of S-rank ninjutsu, all of them fucking fragments.
[Congratulations on obtaining Ninjutsu: Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique.]
[Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique: The flowing cursed energy turns the soil into fine sand, allowing one to dig and move underground like a mole. Cursed Energy Cost: 1 per second, no upper limit.]
[Congratulations on obtaining Ninjutsu: Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock Technique.]
[Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock Technique: Creates an earth pressure to suppress the opponent, capable of petrifying the opponent, or increasing the opponent's weight to make it difficult for them to move, or increasing one's own weight. Cursed Energy Cost: 400, no upper limit.]
Feels good. Making it difficult for others to move by touching them. It's getting more and more interesting.
[Thank you for your patronage.]
[Congratulations on obtaining C-rank Ninjutsu: Water Prison Technique Fragment. 5 fragments are needed to synthesize the ninjutsu. You have 2.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]x14
[Congratulations on obtaining A-rank Ninjutsu: Great Waterfall Technique Fragment. 20 fragments are needed to synthesize the ninjutsu.]
[Congratulations on obtaining B-rank Ninjutsu: Pressure Damage Fragment. 10 fragments are needed to synthesize the ninjutsu. You have 2.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]x5
[Congratulations on obtaining A-rank Ninjutsu: Great Waterfall Technique.]
[Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique: After gathering cursed energy in the throat, spits out a giant water ball from the mouth to attack the enemy. Cursed Energy Cost: 600, no upper limit.]
[Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique fragment has been converted into an A-rank ninjutsu fragment, which can be converted into any A-rank ninjutsu fragment.]
[Thank you for your patronage.]
"..."
It was gone.
Completely gone. 109 draws.
Felt okay...
Maybe...
Although it was far from the ninjutsu he had hoped for, he did get a lot of good stuff. It was enough…
Probably…
To be honest, he still wanted that ninjutsu, 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken'.
Although he felt it was impossible to draw it, he just really wanted it!
With this move, he would be truly invincible…
"Knock, knock, knock!"
A dull knocking sound interrupted Tatsuro's wild thoughts. He looked at the five people still busy in the control room, pinched his face to recover from his disappointed expression.
He opened the door and saw it was Eri Ishikawa. He asked, "What's wrong?"
"Boss, a guest wants to see you."
As she spoke, Eri Ishikawa glanced into the room and, seeing that what she had imagined wasn't there, she averted her gaze.
"A guest?"
"He looks like this, boss."
Eri Ishikawa took out the photo she had taken on her phone.
"..."
"Take me to him."
Seeing the man in the photo, Tatsuro smiled. He was indeed a guest…
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