The forest wind swept past, and the leaves rustled.
In the forest near Konoha Village, Su Xiao had already been waiting for eight hours.
Perched on the trunk of a towering tree, Su Xiao tossed a bullet from hand to hand. The Spider Empress lay beside him.
A White Zetsu clone emerged from the tree trunk, revealing the upper half of his body.
"That guy's here, over there."
White Zetsu pointed in a direction. Su Xiao took out a Soul Crystal (Small), which shattered in his hand. A surge of black energy flowed down his arm. After absorbing the Soul Crystal's fragments, the black energy clearly grew stronger.
Su Xiao placed the bullet in his hand into the black energy. The black energy gradually fused into the bullet, covering the surface of the 17.36mm-caliber round with black markings.
These black markings were formed from Demon Power. Su Xiao was using an ability that appeared after Demon Mark reached Lv.10: Demon Gaze.
Lv.10 Additional Ability
Demon Gaze (Active): During a ranged attack, Demon Power can cover weapons such as bullets and arrows. Upon carrying out a ranged attack, the attack will deal additional true damage equal to 80% of the final damage value. (For example, if a bullet deals 100 points of final damage after hitting an enemy, Demon Gaze (Active) will inflict an additional 80 points of true damage.)
Hint: Each use of Demon Gaze (Active) consumes 1 Soul Crystal (Small). A Soul Crystal (Small) can be converted into the Demon Power needed to cover a bullet.
Hint: Demon Gaze (Active) has a cooldown of 72 hours.
Su Xiao loaded the bullet transformed by Demon Power into the Spider Empress's chamber. He raised the Spider Empress level in front of him and pulled the bolt to chamber the round.