Igniting the Flames of Change: From the Ninja World
Chapter 22

A Treasure, I Found a Ghost

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Name: Yuhara (v1.0)

Age: 16 (Konoha Year 48)

Ninja Registration Number:

Rank: Genin (Actual: Chunin)

Traits: Art of the Holding Magnet + Cursed Seal Mode

Ninjutsu:

Three Body Techniques + Body Flicker Technique

Secret Technique: Mercury Lamp (No Hand Seals, Range: Mid-Long, Lethality: A, Area of Effect: 10m diameter sphere, Chakra Cost: Medium)

Secret Technique: Tangled God (No Hand Seals, Range: Mid-Long, Lethality: B, Chakra Cost: Low)

Secret Technique: Thorn Bird (No Hand Seals, Range: Close, Damage/Defense: C/A, Chakra Cost: Low)

Secret Technique: Thorn Bird - Cold Feather Blazing Plume (No Hand Seals, Range: Close-Mid-Long, Lethality: A, Chakra Cost: Low)

Lightning Release: Self-Retribution Cursed Binding Chidori Stream (Range: Close)

A peek at Yuhara's "Personal Panel" reveals that he has indeed become a ninja by this point, and he already possesses a certain level of combat power.

With a "Bloodline" foundation, the informational advantage of this world, and his own clear thinking, it's only natural that Yuhara's strength grows rapidly. Especially "Mercury Lamp," which can instantly condense a mass of mercury into countless metal filaments with both rigidity and toughness, can be considered a powerful ninjutsu capable of posing a life-threatening danger to most ninjas.

The dual blades, generated by altering atomic vibration frequencies to create extreme cold and heat, are also quite threatening.

"Magnet Release," as a relatively common Kekkei Genkai in the ninja world, allows each Magnet Release user to have their own unique playstyle. Limited by his chakra reserves, Yuhara's attack style is actually closer to "point-target elimination." Because of this, when defending, he has always employed fluid defense rather than direct full-body defense... The poor can only live frugally.

In reality, Yuhara lacks the ability for sustained combat, which is one of the reasons he fled directly earlier.

However, through this battle, he also learned something from the enemy Magnet Release ninja...

While walking through the Konoha camp, a mass of unassigned chakra appeared on his left middle and index fingers. These two masses would sometimes attract and merge, and sometimes repel and separate... With his mind opened, he could even give his chakra more intuitive control.

Arriving at the command post and after receiving the report, Yuhara met Orochimaru again.

"Yuhara, you returned much earlier than I expected. Given the sudden change in the war situation, I thought you might never come back," Orochimaru expressed surprise at Yuhara's quick return, and even his return at all.

Yuhara cut to the chase, pulling out two scrolls from the ninja tool bag behind him, "This one is Kinkaku, and this one is the Second Hokage and Ginkaku... I found them all."

"Beautiful."

Given Yuhara's swift return, Orochimaru subconsciously assumed the mission had failed, but he hadn't expected him to succeed.

Orochimaru paused for a moment, then instinctively asked the question in his mind, "Why are they grouped like this?"

Yuhara had taken quite a few sealing storage scrolls. After finding all three, either one person per scroll, or the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers together with the Second Hokage alone, or all three stuffed together. So why was Kinkaku alone, and the Second Hokage grouped with Ginkaku?

"Time was short, I just stuffed them into sacks. I didn't look carefully at the time."

Yuhara truly hadn't intended this, but he had indeed made a slight misstep, appearing rather disrespectful to the Second Hokage. Fortunately, the Second Hokage was already dead and likely wouldn't care about such a minor issue.

Orochimaru was slightly speechless. After a moment, he took out a scroll from his bosom and handed it to Yuhara, "Your mission reward."

Although he couldn't check it immediately, Orochimaru trusted that Yuhara would never lie about such a thing.

"For a Magnet Release ninja, I think this should be a very good reward."

Yuhara reached out and took the scroll. Upon opening it, he found it recorded an A-rank high-level ninjutsu... It was Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu. This technique allows a single shuriken to instantly transform into thousands, then rain down upon the enemy, a ninjutsu developed by the Third Hokage.

It was indeed a good technique, but the problem was that such a technique consumed a considerable amount of chakra. If Yuhara had that much chakra, he could play with iron sand like the Third Kazekage, or even do more with it.

"The technique is good, but it's not something I can use at my current level... Lord Orochimaru, could you perhaps give me a more practical, smaller ninjutsu, like B-rank Shadow Clone Jutsu?" As he said this, Yuhara had already stuffed the scroll into his ninja tool bag. Even though he felt the technique wasn't practical, he hadn't said he wouldn't accept it.

Exchanging the Second Hokage's remains for an A-rank ninjutsu, it was hard to say who lost out and who gained. But given that Yuhara had brought back two "big turnips," could Orochimaru really not give him something more?

Shadow Clone - Multiple Shadow Clone - Shuriken Shadow Clone, these were all part of the same system of techniques. Orochimaru had no reason not to have Shadow Clone Jutsu.

Orochimaru was almost flustered by Yuhara. This was the first time he had ever seen a ninja bargain over mission rewards. Moreover, given how well Yuhara had performed, Orochimaru couldn't really say much, otherwise, he would seem petty.

For a moment, Orochimaru even had a fleeting thought... Could the sudden change in Kumogakure's situation be related to this kid?

"Shadow Clone Jutsu? I can give it to you, but... try not to call high-level B-rank ninjutsu 'small ninjutsu' in the future."

Orochimaru immediately took out a scroll and recorded the spell formula and key points for Shadow Clone Jutsu.

Strictly speaking, B-rank ninjutsu was a high-level ninjutsu that only Jonin could use. How did it become a "small ninjutsu" in Yuhara's eyes? Bargaining shouldn't disregard facts. It was like someone buying a 100-square-meter house and asking the salesperson to throw in a refrigerator, but not asking for the adjacent 60-square-meter house as well.

But regardless, this was a successful negotiation.

Just because no one dared to bargain with Orochimaru didn't mean Orochimaru couldn't bargain. For the high and mighty Sannin, haggling over trivial matters was beneath them. Having obtained what he wanted, Orochimaru didn't mind fulfilling Yuhara's small request.

Yuhara, of course, didn't dare to go too far. After receiving the newly handwritten reward, he felt it was time to disappear from Orochimaru's sight, as he knew that people who were too conspicuous tended to meet misfortune.

Just as Yuhara was about to reach the door, Orochimaru, standing behind him, suddenly spoke, "Yuhara, what compelled you to honestly cross enemy lines and complete this high-difficulty mission, knowing that what you were looking for were merely a few corpses?"

Orochimaru knew Yuhara had seen the mission details in advance.

The mission details themselves had prompted Yuhara to actually carry out the mission.

Yuhara froze for a moment. His mind raced as he slowly turned his head.

When Orochimaru could see the Konoha symbol on his forehead protector, he said, "Lord Orochimaru, I don't have the right to refuse the mission, do I?"

"Yes."

Orochimaru waved his hand, and Yuhara finally stepped out.

After Yuhara's figure disappeared, Orochimaru's gaze remained fixed on the tent entrance. Then, a smile of unknown meaning appeared on his face.

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