Fourth Bloodline, Resurrection Dragon Service (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Bang…

Kicked in the chest by Kisame Hoshigaki, the immense force sent Kazama Kaguya flying back like a sandbag, crashing through several large trees.

"Cough, cough, cough…"

A burning pain shot through his chest, and traces of blood welled up with his breath, filling his mouth with a rusty taste.

"Teacher Kisame, you're really ruthless."

Kazama Kaguya gasped, activated his Byakugan, and his Shikotsumyaku transformed into bone spears, barely fending off the continuing onslaught.

"Ruthless? How can your Taijutsu improve without ruthlessness?"

Kisame Hoshigaki moved like a phantom, continuously using the Body Flicker Technique. The moment he found a gap in Kazama Kaguya's defense, he'd land another kick.

The two battled in the dense forest, holding nothing back.

After the temporary mission to develop Storm Release concluded, time seemed to rewind to a few days prior.

Kazama Kaguya was still following that hellish training plan.

Weighted training, Taijutsu sparring, learning Ninjutsu…

From five in the morning until midnight, Kazama Kaguya was once again being beaten relentlessly.

This was the second day of his return to the training regimen.

Even though he had developed the A-rank Storm Release capable of splitting mountains, in terms of Taijutsu, he was still a noob getting thoroughly thrashed by Kisame Hoshigaki.

Taijutsu required unceasing training and extensive combat experience; it wasn't as easy to improve as Ninjutsu.

Right now, the slight pride Kazama Kaguya had felt from developing his Ninjutsu had been kicked out of him, leaving not a trace.

Of the three aspects – Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu – Ninjutsu now far surpassed the other two.

Taijutsu, after a recent period of intensive training, had steadily entered the Jonin ranks.

This improvement was undeniably rapid, but in front of Kisame Hoshigaki, it was still nowhere near enough.

After three hours of sparring, Kazama Kaguya's body was covered in bruises, his limbs aching from exhaustion.

For today's lunch, Kisame Hoshigaki had a craving for venison.

Kazama Kaguya didn't have any venison in stock and had to travel dozens of kilometers to catch some.

He flew towards the Land of Fire, his body weary. The Land of Water was mostly waterfalls and rivers, not very suitable for deer to live in; they were only found in the Land of Fire.

During this interval, he opened the Obelisk's information interface.

[Evolver: Kazama Kaguya]

[Bloodline Limit: Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan, Storm Release, Blood Release]

Four Bloodline Limits listed side-by-side, making his slightly dejected mood from being beaten much better.

[Water + Yang = Blood Release].

This was a healing Bloodline Limit that had just evolved today, possessing a certain combat capability.

It had two functions.

First, it could control and extract blood from living beings. Second, it could absorb the life force from blood to heal himself or others.

"Water with life, isn't that just blood?"

Kazama Kaguya felt he was discovering some patterns in the evolution of his equations.

However, Blood Release hadn't been developed yet and its utility was limited. He planned to experiment with it during this hunt to see its effects.

In less than ten minutes, he had flown seventy to eighty kilometers.

From afar, he spotted a herd of deer in the dense forest.

He landed silently, placed his hands on the ground, and his Shikotsumyaku erupted from the earth, forming a large enclosure of white bone fences, seven to eight meters high.

The deer were startled, but their attempts to flee in all directions were futile.

Kazama Kaguya activated Blood Release and targeted a buck.

The next moment, the charging buck froze, its entire body's blood began to boil, and then it sprayed out from its mouth and nose.

Streams of crimson blood floated in the air, converging into his hand like returning swallows, forming a blood sphere the size of a human head.

As for the buck, its entire body became shriveled, as if it had been dried out for a long time.

"Squeezed dry, not a drop left? How is this like a vampire?"

The power of Blood Release was incredibly potent. Against these beasts without Chakra, it could instantly drain their blood and life force.

Kazama Kaguya could feel the potent life force contained within the blood sphere, emitting a sweet aroma.

He looked at the bruises on his body and began to absorb the life force from the blood sphere to heal himself.

Traces of crimson energy flowed into his body, and the fatigue and hidden injuries quickly disappeared.

In just a few seconds, as the blood sphere turned into black wastewater, Kazama Kaguya had completely recovered.

This rapid healing ability was far superior to medical Ninjutsu.

"A very peculiar Bloodline, its sustained healing ability is top-tier."

Kazama Kaguya's eyes lit up. He drew more life force from an adult stag, wanting to see if he could store it beforehand for timely self-healing when needed.

But soon, this experiment failed.

It wasn't impossible, but the conditions weren't met.

"My body lacks something that can store life force."

Kazama Kaguya discovered a pattern: once his body was in a healthy state, the absorbed life energy would simply dissipate.

If he wanted to store life energy in advance, he would need to develop his Blood Release to create a storage core, much like Tsunade's Yin Seal.

"Yin Seal, that's an S-rank Ninjutsu, concentrating the profound mysteries of Medical Ninjutsu and Sealing Jutsu."

Kazama Kaguya currently had no good ideas for developing his Blood Release.

The offensive power from manipulating blood might have surprising effects.

However, this meager power was no match for Storm Release; there was no point in developing offensive Ninjutsu related to Blood Release.

The advantage of Blood Release lay in its rapid healing effects and excellent sustained capability.

"If I could reference resurrection abilities like 'Dragon Life Reincarnation,' 'Self-Reincarnation,' and 'Samsara of Heavenly Life,' by drawing on the life force of living beings, combined with Impure World Reincarnation, I should be able to offer a complete resurrection service."

Kazama Kaguya didn't know how those profound resurrection Ninjutsu operated, but his Blood Release might not be much weaker than others.

Being able to directly plunder life force, a conceptual power, combined with Impure World Reincarnation to first pull someone back from the Pure Land, should make resurrection feasible.

However, none of this could be achieved yet.

He needed to accumulate experience in Medical Ninjutsu, otherwise the effect of his Blood Release would be weakened many times over.

"The village strongest in Medical Ninjutsu is none other than Konoha."

Konoha's medical team was not only famous but also the only one established as a complete unit, a world-class medical center whose value was self-evident.

"Konoha, Medical Ninjutsu..."

Kazama Kaguya used Storm Release: Light Fang to pierce the head of a stag and returned with fresh venison.

He pondered how to obtain the inheritance of Medical Ninjutsu all the way back, only pulling his thoughts together as he neared the camp.

"Thinking too much now is useless; I need to fill Kisame Hoshigaki's stomach first."

He reined in his thoughts and began to cut and roast the venison.

Before long, the aroma of roasted venison began to fill the air.

Just as the two were about to start eating, a clone of Kisame Hoshigaki returned from a distance.

Every few days, Kisame Hoshigaki would send out a clone using the Transformation Jutsu to gather intelligence from the outside world; this was a basic quality of a ninja.

This time, the clone's expression was grave. He took a scroll from his robes and handed it over.

"Main body, urgent intel from Kirigakure."

"The last of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, the 'Severed Sword' Juzo Biwa, and the 'Lightning Blade' Raiga Kurosuki have defected. Lord Suikazan Fuguki has dispatched a squad to assist you in seizing the Mangekyo Sharingan."