"Yes!"
Qianyu's heart stirred slightly.
A newly appointed Anbu captain?
Shinnosuke Sarutobi was dead, so who would it be?
In the original story, it should have been Kakashi Hatake at this point. But because of him, everything had already changed. Even he could no longer see through the future course of events completely.
Qianyu did not stop them.
He even welcomed the sight.
He merely looked at Kenpei Aburame with great interest.
"Aren't you running?"
Although cold sweat streamed down Kenpei Aburame's face, he still said in a deep voice, "I am the captain of the Anbu prison guards."
"I will never abandon my duty and my subordinates..."
"And flee alone!"
Qianyu nodded. "Not bad. You are indeed loyal to your duty, but unfortunately..."
"You are merely carrying out evil with dedication."
"Kenpei Aburame, you used your power for personal gain, colluded with spies, framed ninjas from your own village, and now you have joined forces with these villains to plot against me. Your crimes are heinous and intolerable."
"By law, you should be executed!"
Lightning Release Chakra Mode activated for the first time!
Qianyu instantly transformed into a streak of lightning, his speed rising to the utmost limit!
It was so dazzling that no one could react in the slightest!
At the same time, the False Darkness Blade in his hand pierced precisely through Kenpei Aburame's heart under the Mangekyō Sharingan's unparalleled insight!
Sharingan, Lightning Release Chakra Mode, False Darkness Blade!
With this threefold combination of abilities, Qianyu now killed as easily as cutting grass!
Cultivation Soars! Unprecedentedly Bountiful Harvest!
Kenpei Aburame stared blankly at the lightning and fountain of blood piercing through his chest.
For a moment, he could not understand what had happened at all.
"You... cough, cough... you..."
As he watched the man draw near, close enough to touch, gleaming with lightning yet possessing a pair of blood-red eyes, it was as though he had seen the true Shinigami.
The next instant.
Lightning exploded.
Kenpei Aburame's chest was instantly blasted open into a huge bloody hole, hollow and mangled with flesh and blood!
At last, his body crumpled helplessly to the ground as well, falling within the Anbu prison he had guarded.
Kenpei Aburame...
[You successfully helped Kenpei Aburame escape the hardship of being plagued by poisonous insects. Good! Merit Points +100!]
Qianyu took a deep breath.
At the same time, the Anbu prison guards finally lost all will to fight. One by one, they scattered and fled in utter chaos!
They were clearly preparing to report the matter to their superiors.
Yet Qianyu did not pursue them. In fact...
He did not even take a single step out of the prison.
Amid the corpses strewn everywhere and blood flowing like a river, Qianyu casually sat down without a care.
He began to inspect his gains.
In this battle...
Qianyu had slain fifteen villains!
He had killed five Anbu ninjas, including Kenpei Aburame!
Twenty people in total!
The Merit Points he had gained ranged from fifty to one hundred, adding up to...
"1,480 points?"
"What an unprecedentedly bountiful haul..."
The corner of Qianyu's mouth lifted slightly.
Current attributes...
Attributes: Fire, Lightning, Yin, Yang Chakra: 700 Abilities: Mangekyō Sharingan (1260/10000) Left Eye Dojutsu: Kuyebi (500/1000) Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique Mastery (100/100) Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique Mastery (100/100) Uchiha Style Swordsmanship Advanced (90/100) Lightning Release: False Darkness Intermediate (60/100) Lightning Release Body Technique: Blade of False Darkness Intermediate (60/100) Lightning Release Chakra Mode Beginner (50/100) Merit: 1480 points
Qianyu could not help but sigh. He had never fought such a wealthy battle before...
Without hesitation, he directly added one thousand Merit Points to the Eye Power of his Mangekyō Sharingan.
After all, this was the foundation of his survival, the basis of all his foundations.
Immediately...
The Sharingan's Eye Power surged wildly once more, reaching an unprecedented new realm!
Besides that, Qianyu also appropriately added the remaining four to five hundred points to his other abilities.
He gave ten points to Uchiha Style Swordsmanship, finally bringing the ability that had accompanied him the longest to mastery.
He gave forty points each to Lightning Release: False Darkness and Lightning Release Body Technique: Blade of False Darkness, raising both to mastery as well.
Likewise, he added fifty points to Lightning Release Chakra Mode, directly raising it to complete mastery.
However, Lightning Release Chakra Mode reaching mastery only meant that the mode itself had been mastered. It did not mean he had reached the pinnacle.
For example, one of the paths Qianyu desired most—the Third Raikage's Strongest Spear and Strongest Shield—was far beyond what he could currently attain.
His Strongest Lightning Release Armor and One-Finger Nukite Lightning Style Body Technique had allowed him to dominate the ninja world, look down upon all beneath heaven, and even fight ten thousand enemies alone. It was true unmatched valor!
Qianyu was still very far from such a realm.
Qianyu distributed the remaining 340 points between his Chakra reserves and the Mangekyō Sharingan Dojutsu in his left eye, Kuyebi...
Thus...
Current attributes...
Attributes: Fire, Lightning, Yin, Yang Chakra: 870 Abilities: Mangekyō Sharingan (2260/10000) Left Eye Dojutsu: Kuyebi (670/1000) Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique Mastery (100/100) Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique Mastery (100/100) Uchiha Style Swordsmanship Mastery (100/100) Lightning Release: False Darkness Mastery (100/100) Lightning Release Body Technique: Blade of False Darkness Mastery (100/100) Lightning Release Chakra Mode Mastery (100/100) Merit: 0 points
Looking at his rapidly soaring Chakra reserves, Mangekyō Sharingan Eye Power, and the various ninjutsu that had all reached mastery, Qianyu revealed a satisfied smile.
Amid the corpses and blood covering the ground, he continued sitting cross-legged and quietly began cultivating.
Waiting for the coming storm.
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