Looting Konoha

Feng Yao carefully recalled the various buildings in Konoha.

His right eye's Kamui could teleport him to places based on his memories of them.

Now that he had the Kamui Dimension, he could put things directly inside it.

If he didn't take advantage of the chaos to rob the place, he'd be letting this ability go to waste. Naturally, the most important place in Konoha was where they kept their various ninjutsu and forbidden books.

He used the Kamui Dimension to teleport to the Hokage's office. Hardly any ninja were guarding the place now; they had all gone out to fight. Only two Chunin remained.

Seeing an enemy arrive, they immediately demanded to know who Feng Yao was.

"Who are you? How dare you break into the Hokage Office?"

The two ninjas immediately drew their weapons. With the Sand shinobi invading in force, they had been left behind to prevent anyone from stealing confidential information and forbidden techniques.

Feng Yao ignored them and looked around, murmuring to himself, "The forbidden books should be in the attic. Naruto went there once."

The two men were now certain he was a Sand shinobi invading Konoha. Without another word, they formed Hand Seals, ready to take him down.

"Fire Style: Fire Run."

"Wind Style: Divine Gale."

The wind fanned the flames, making them even hotter as they surged toward Feng Yao.

"Nice teamwork, but unfortunately, it won't work on me."

Feng Yao walked straight through the flames. Intangibility left him completely unharmed. The two Chunin had never seen anything like it. Shocked, they tried to run outside and call for help.

"Moonwalk."

Moving as if with the Body Flicker Technique, Feng Yao rushed up to the two men. A Kamui Vortex appeared in his right eye, and their bodies began to twist. A moment later, they were sucked into the Kamui Dimension.

Kamui's Dimension had no killing power; it could only trap people, preventing the ninjas inside from escaping.

There were already quite a few people in the space, but Feng Yao had deliberately kept them apart, so they wouldn't run into one another.

After dealing with the two nobodies, Feng Yao searched for Konoha's treasured scrolls and forbidden techniques.

At last, he found a sealed door in an attic. He activated Intangibility and passed right through it.

It was hardly fair to blame Konoha's leaders for being careless. Who could have imagined such an absurd ocular technique as Intangibility?

A dim candle burned inside. Tall shelves lined the room, holding scrolls, the Scroll of Sealing, and various collected ninjutsu. Feng Yao stepped into the middle of the room, excitement flashing in his eyes.

"Even if I can't use these ninjutsu myself, they can greatly improve 'Immortal's' combat ability."

Each village in the Shinobi World had its own specialties.

Konoha shinobi, for example, excelled at Fire Release; Sunagakure specialized in Wind Release, and Kumogakure in Lightning Release. That didn't mean they could only use one chakra nature.

Rather, every village was very good at keeping its techniques secret, and they rarely leaked.

Without Sunagakure's invasion, even Feng Yao would have had a hard time pulling this off.

He activated the Kamui Vortex in his right eye, and the shelves all around him began to tremble.

Every scroll on the shelves—the ninjutsu Konoha had painstakingly researched and developed over decades—was now Feng Yao's for the taking.

Once he had collected everything, Feng Yao used Kamui again to reach the hall where, as he remembered it, people could accept missions and collect their rewards.

The place was completely deserted. Feng Yao smashed open the cabinets and vaults, then looted all of Konoha's liquid funds, along with every reward given by its clients.

The money he'd taken from Gato was nearly gone, and he still had who knew how many expenses to cover. This was just what he needed.

But Konoha was, after all, a ninja village. It had less money than he'd taken from Gato—only about thirty million ryo.

That was hardly surprising. It was impossible for Konoha's ninjas to support themselves and the entire village just by earning money from missions. Most of its funding came from the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire.

By now, Feng Yao had decided to loot the Land of Fire one day.

As for other treasures in Konoha, there were probably only two worth mentioning: Yamato, who had inherited Hashirama Cells and gained Wood Release, and Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

When people thought of Hashirama Cells, the first thing that came to mind was the ability to use Wood Release. But Feng Yao had a system, and even if he had Wood Release, he couldn't use it.

What mattered more to him was the cells' powerful regenerative ability.

His own cellular activity and healing were already impressive, but they still hadn't reached Hashirama's level. Hashirama's healing ability was on par with Tsunade's after she activated the Strength of a Hundred Technique!

Still, he needed to make sure.

"System, what would happen if I injected Hashirama Cells into my body?"

Hashirama Cells couldn't be transplanted into just anyone. Put simply, they were the pinnacle of Yang Release.

An ordinary person's cells couldn't compare to the cellular activity of Hashirama Cells.

In other words, even if only a small number of Hashirama Cells were transplanted, they could take over as they continued to divide. The recipient would inevitably be consumed by the cells unless some power could balance them.

Danzo was an example. The Sharingan represented a form of Yin Release power, and Yin alone could not flourish. So he had transplanted Hashirama's arm to balance it.

That had allowed him to use both powers. In the original story, Danzo used up most of his chakra by using the Sharingan too much, upsetting the balance between the Sharingan and Hashirama Cells. In the end, he could no longer control the cells.

"The host's spiritual power and body are capable of receiving Hashirama Cells. Once the host's body is developed to its full potential, it may even rival a Sage Body."

"Then I can relax."

After getting a definite answer, Feng Yao didn't plan to look for Yamato. Yamato wasn't a perfect copy, and his Wood Release was far inferior to the First Hokage's.

The cells hadn't been inherited perfectly. White Zetsu was the only truly perfect example. He could make plans for that later.

He decided to take Karin away first, so he sensed the Flying Thunder God Kunai he had left with her.

Whoosh—

On a mountain path, a little girl followed a middle-aged ninja.

The man walking ahead was clearly leading the Grass Ninja on this mission.

"When we get back, you can look forward to your punishment. We suffered heavy losses in this Chunin exam, while you hid like a coward. Outsiders really can't be trusted!"

The Grass Chunin kept sneering at Karin. She merely lowered her head and followed behind him, listening, a Kunai still clutched in her hand.

Karin had belonged to the Uzumaki Clan before fleeing to Kusagakure. But what awaited her there was another nightmare.

Karin had the Uzumaki Clan's ability to heal others with her body. Anyone who bit her skin could recover their chakra and injuries, turning her into a living medical supply for Kusagakure.

As they walked, the Chunin noticed a huge rock and stopped to rest. He grabbed Karin's arm and was about to bite her to replenish his strength and chakra. Before he could, a hand suddenly clamped around his head and began to squeeze, grinding his skull with a sickening crunch.

"Ahhh!"

The Grass Chunin screamed.

"Wh-what are you?!"

Feng Yao lifted him by the head and tossed him aside like trash.

Then he turned and smiled at Karin. "Didn't I tell you to protect yourself when you're in danger? If someone's going to hurt you, why not just kill them?"

Seeing the benefactor who had once saved her appear again, Karin instinctively forgot to wonder why he was here.

His appearance made her feel safe—a feeling she hadn't experienced since the Uzumaki Clan had been wiped out and her mother had died.

Feng Yao crouched and spoke gently. "Come with me. From today on, you won't be alone, and no one will treat you badly again."

At the last sentence, Feng Yao glanced at the Grass Ninja lying nearby.

Karin was tempted. Just as she was about to step forward and agree, the Grass Ninja suddenly struggled to his feet.

He snarled, "You dare? You belong to Grass! When I catch you, I'll drain every last bit of your chakra!"

Karin began to tremble at his words. After enduring oppression for so long, she was afraid of him instinctively.

Seeing her reaction, the Chunin grinned viciously. But the next moment, Feng Yao had him by the throat.

Cough—

Feng Yao activated Iron Body, crushed all four of his limbs, and tossed him in front of Karin.

It was a little bloody, but Feng Yao wanted to help Karin escape her nightmare in Kusagakure as quickly as possible. He put the Kunai in her hand.

"The person in front of you must have done many terrible things to you. You don't have to be afraid anymore. You're under my protection now. You can make him pay for what he did to you."

Karin's cheeks flushed as Feng Yao held her hand, but killing someone was still difficult for her.

Feng Yao rolled up her sleeve. Her thin arm was covered in bite marks.

Karin seemed to remember something. She stopped trembling, closed her eyes, and thrust the Kunai at the Grass Ninja on the ground.

"P-please, no!"

After killing him, Karin was clearly still in shock. Feng Yao led her aside and comforted her. Once she had calmed down, he absorbed her into the Kamui Dimension too.

Quite a while had passed. He wondered how the battle in Konoha was going.