The Correct Way to Use Mother-Child Green Coins! (Part 1)

In the dim cave, two figures sat facing each other. Konan had already put on her clothes. Following the usual trope of a proper novel, she should be feeling a mix of anxiety and shyness, shyness tinged with annoyance, and annoyance with a hint of sweetness.

However, this was not a proper novel, and Konan showed none of the above reactions. Ming Jing couldn't quite make out her expression, but judging by her steady breathing, the girl's reaction was quite subdued!

"What are your thoughts now?" After a moment of silence, Ming Jing felt the atmosphere was a bit too strange, so he asked casually.

"I don't have any thoughts," Konan replied calmly. In a way, this answer was very typical of her. If she stayed away for too long, that shut-in with explosive combat power would surely come looking for her.

Just as Ming Jing was about to say something to liven up the mood, they both felt a tremor again. Ming Jing's face changed; the giant centipede had caught up! He gave a wry smile and said to Konan, "Looks like we have to run again!"

Konan said nothing. She turned around and crawled forward on all fours. Ming Jing followed behind her. When he looked up, he saw her round... Never mind, he decided not to look up. However, in less than a moment, his head bumped into something he shouldn't have. The momentary bounciness made his heart tighten. Had he accidentally crawled too fast?

"Three paths, which one?" Konan still showed no reaction, her clear voice reaching him.

Ming Jing moved forward a bit, and the two of them were closer. However, feeling the increasingly frequent tremors behind them, neither of them had any other thoughts. Of the three paths, the one directly in front was the one they were currently crawling through. The other two were much larger, big enough for Ming Jing and Konan to stand and walk side-by-side.

"Crawling like this is too tiring. Let's take the one on the right!" Ming Jing glanced briefly and made his decision. Not only did the path on the right allow them to stand and run, but more importantly, it led upwards, possibly towards the surface!

Konan nodded. After crawling out of the cave entrance, she stood up. Ming Jing followed closely behind. Neither of them thought about blocking the cave entrance, as it would be pointless.

Humans were indeed bipedal creatures. Ming Jing felt much more comfortable after walking less than ten meters on his feet. But Konan had somehow ended up behind him. When he looked back, he realized she was having some difficulty moving. Without a word, Ming Jing went to Konan's side, silently put one of her arms over his shoulder, and acted as a human crutch to support her.

The tremors from behind grew more intense, indicating the giant centipede was getting closer. Konan glanced at Ming Jing, who was gritting his teeth and persevering, and suddenly said, "I'm sorry for being a burden."

"I'm the one who should apologize. If I hadn't invited you, you wouldn't have had to suffer like this," Ming Jing said to Konan seriously for once. Before, his interest in Konan was mostly out of curiosity about her abilities and gossip about the relationship between her, Nagato, and Yahiko. But at some point, Ming Jing suddenly felt pity for this girl. It was strange; they hadn't even known each other for a full day!

"For me, this experience isn't torture," Konan shook her head slightly, her tone still as cool as ever.

"What's your favorite food?" Ming Jing suddenly asked.

Konan was taken aback. Discussing favorite foods in this environment felt rather inappropriate! However, she still answered honestly, "Grilled fish."

"Grilled fish!" Ming Jing smiled slightly and promised, "I'll make it for you when we get out. I know ten ways to grill fish!" After saying that, Ming Jing felt a pang of regret. He had meant to show Konan some care, but it felt like he had just set a huge flag for himself!

"Really?... Okay!" Just as Ming Jing was regretting his words, he suddenly felt a change in Konan's tone. He couldn't help but look up. In the poorly lit cave, Ming Jing saw the most beautiful smile in the world, second only to Hinata's. Although he only saw the slight upturn of her lips!

At that moment, Ming Jing knew he had been struck by lightning. He quickly averted his gaze and tried to recall Hinata's... figure! Damn it, he recalled the wrong thing!

However, Ming Jing felt that his relationship with Konan seemed to have progressed. He hadn't felt this way even when he had given Konan the drugs before. Ming Jing sighed inwardly. Foodies were indeed the easiest species to appease in the world.

Suddenly, Konan's expression changed, and she shouted, "Run!" She sensed that the giant centipede had caught up.

Ming Jing simply threw Konan over his shoulder and carried her as they sprinted away. However, Ming Jing had indeed been born into the wrong family in this life. Even an ordinary person would have been more useful than a member of the Kurama Clan in this situation. That's right, after carrying Konan for less than five hundred meters, he was already panting from exhaustion.

"Are you really a ninja?" Konan's expression, which had just recovered slightly, turned cold again. But thinking of Nagato, she sighed softly. Nagato's body was even weaker than Ming Jing's after summoning the Demonic Dao's external manifestation...

"Sorry, pant... I didn't expect my physical fitness to be this poor either!" Ming Jing gave an embarrassed smile. He hadn't expected the Kurama Clan's physique to be so weak.

"It's here!" Konan turned her head, fully alert. Ming Jing directly pulled her along and ran: "What are you being alert for! You idiot who can't even use Chakra."

"..." Konan looked down at the hand Ming Jing was tightly holding, and another person's hand slowly appeared before her eyes.

The same action, but a completely different feeling. People are ultimately different...

The centipede, as expected of a creature that dwelled underground, had indeed caught up. This giant cave was much easier to navigate than the previous one. The distance between them was rapidly closing, and Konan could even feel the centipede's feelers touching her.

Ming Jing was also anxious. He had witnessed this behemoth's resistance to ninjutsu. Jonin-level Asuma's wind jutsu had no effect on its surroundings, Konan's explosive tag shuriken hadn't caused any damage, and his Blade-less Head Shave... it was better not to mention it.

Could only Kage-level experts deal with this behemoth?

Ming Jing glanced back at the monster charging forward with its mouth agape, various thoughts flashing through his mind. His Han Sword was already lost, and besides, swordsmanship couldn't pierce its armor. Konan was poisoned and couldn't use Chakra at the moment. This meant that the only way to save themselves was through Illusion Techniques!

Illusion Techniques, Illusion Techniques...

Illusion Techniques were what he excelled at the most!!!

Ming Jing roared in his heart, and then... he continued to drag Konan and run.

"I'll distract it, you escape quickly!" For some reason, Konan suddenly spoke. Then she began to struggle, trying to break free from Ming Jing's grasp.

Ming Jing rolled his eyes, gripped her tighter, and retorted, "How about we switch? I'll distract it, and you escape quickly!" Konan paused and settled down.

But just running like this wouldn't solve anything!

Ming Jing's eyes narrowed. He had to try something, no matter what!

So, holding Konan with one hand, he extended his middle and index fingers with the other, drawing a circular coin with a square hole in the void. Then he pressed his fingers to his forehead, slowly drawing a silver thread from his mind, and flicked his finger, sending the silver thread onto the coin.

The silver thread transformed into a small divine dragon that roamed on the coin. It was obvious that this thing was extraordinary.

Ming Jing suddenly darted forward, pulling Konan with him, then turned to face the giant centipede. He aimed the blue coin at the centipede's forehead and clapped with one hand. The coin shot through the cave like a meteor and entered the centipede's mind.

The centipede, which had been chasing them with gusto moments ago, paused and slowed down. Ming Jing immediately turned back and continued to run, pulling Konan along.

"What was that just now?" Konan asked curiously. That blue coin and silver thread looked very mysterious!

"Secret Technique, Mother-Child Green Coins!" Ming Jing said, panting as he ran. "That silver thread is a memory. I extracted a part of my memory and implanted it into that behemoth's mind through the Mother-Child Green Coins. Centipedes, as creatures, don't have strong memories. I forcibly stuffed two books about human morality into its mind, so it should be stunned for a while!"

"Why stuff that kind of content?" Konan asked, puzzled.

"Because morality is a complex thing. If that guy can't wrap its head around it, it might just short-circuit," Ming Jing said with a hint of pride.