Spirit Ball

Aragaki Yasushi sneered, his two paper arms instantly transforming into long spears that extended rapidly in the direction of the fleeing enemy. The speed was absurd; before the Mist Ninja could even take two steps, the spears had viciously pierced his body, pinning him dead to the ground.

As the last Mist Ninja breathed his last, the surrounding mist seemed to lose its support, slowly beginning to dissipate as the previously dim visibility gradually cleared.

Asuma regained his vision and looked toward Aragaki Yasushi. Upon seeing his Paper Person form with Three Heads and Six Arms, his eyes lit up, and he shouted with unconcealed envy:

"Paper Style can be played like this? That's way too convenient."

Aragaki Yasushi crouched down to loot the bodies, retorting without looking up: "It's not as good as you think. Paper Style is quite afraid of water. Look at this damn mist; it's wrinkled my paper body."

As he spoke, he pinched one of his paper arms.

Because the air was damp, his paper arm had indeed become wrinkled, looking like a piece of A4 paper soaked in water—limp and sagging.

Although Konan's Paper Style was impervious to water and fire, that was because she had integrated chakra nature transformations to modify her paper.

However, Aragaki Yasushi's origami state did not come from the Paper Style secret technique, but from the magic paper of the Paper Thief.

In the original work, that guy was afraid of fire, water, and sharp blades—he had every weakness paper should have.

Fortunately, he had the Ox Talisman for support, making his paper body much tougher than before; ordinary blades could no longer hurt him, but water and fire remained his natural enemies.

Thinking of this, Aragaki Yasushi's eyes suddenly lit up.

That's right! I have the Horse Talisman!

Can the Horse Talisman remove this kind of negative status?

He immediately activated the Horse Talisman, and a faint shimmer instantly enveloped his entire body.

The next second, his previously wrinkled paper body became firm and smooth at a speed visible to the naked eye, not even a single crease remaining—it was as good as new.

Aragaki Yasushi looked at his restored paper body and grinned from ear to ear.

As expected! The noble Horse can dispel all external forces within the body!

Having his paper body wrinkled by moisture counted as a negative status, so the Horse Talisman could naturally dispel it.

Now, he only feared fire, and even then, not particularly so.

As long as he wasn't instantly burned to ashes, the Horse Talisman could repair the incinerated parts in a matter of minutes.

The Horse Talisman is just too broken.

At this moment, Rin was crouching beside Obito, her palms glowing with a faint green light as she used the Mystical Palm Technique to treat the wound on his arm.

As for Obito, he was no longer in pain and had started acting cheeky again, showering Rin with all sorts of compliments.

The sight of him acting like a total simp made Aragaki Yasushi roll his eyes.

On the other side, Kakashi leaped onto a nearby tree trunk, squinting to look into the distance for a moment before pulling a map from his chest pocket. After examining it carefully, he called out: "Don't dawdle. We still have half a day's journey and will reach the camp soon. Let's move!"

Aragaki Yasushi and the others quickly packed up and set off again.

They didn't encounter any more ambushes from Mist Ninja along the way, and before the sky turned completely dark, they finally arrived near the Konoha Camp.

Before they could even get close to the camp, three figures walked over.

The leader had a pair of Byakugan, which were particularly conspicuous.

It was clearly a ninja from the Hyuga clan, sent specifically to welcome them.

Led by the three of them, Aragaki Yasushi and his group walked into the camp.

Just as they entered, a notification appeared out of thin air before his eyes.

[Mission "Support the Mist Battlefield" completed!]

[Reward: Points +300]

The corners of Aragaki Yasushi's mouth curled up immediately, his heart blooming with joy.

That's right, coming to support the Mist Battlefield had triggered a mission.

Although 300 points wasn't much, combined with the previous 600, it added up to exactly 900 points—enough for a ten-pull on a limited banner!

Even though it was just a Pokemon limited banner, Aragaki Yasushi still intended to test the waters.

The Pokemon pool had to be better than the Jackie Chan Adventures one, right?

After all, there were only so many magical items in Jackie Chan Adventures, while the Pokemon world was full of Pokemon; the ratio of trash had to be lower.

Maybe a single pull could yield a powerful Pokemon or move.

The more he thought about it, the more impatient he became. Aragaki Yasushi chanted in his heart.

Draw!

I want a ten-pull!

[Thunderbolt]

[Coarse Ground Sausage]

[Bob's Canned Food]

[Canned Beans]

[Elixir]

[Toast]

[Boiled Egg]

[Instant Curry]

[Poke Ball]

[Cascade Badge]

Aragaki Yasushi swept his gaze over them, a surge of joy rising in his heart.

Thunderbolt?

It really was possible to draw techniques!

Aragaki Yasushi hurriedly tapped the information to check it.

[Thunderbolt: Electric-type move. Attacks the opponent with a powerful electric shock, sometimes leaving the target paralyzed.]

Aragaki Yasushi grinned from ear to ear, inwardly exclaiming that he had made a killing.

He had actually drawn a technique!

Without a second thought, he immediately clicked to claim it.

The next moment, Aragaki Yasushi instantly grasped how to use Thunderbolt.

This technique was incredibly convenient.

Unlike standard Lightning Style ninjutsu, there was no need for hand seals at all; he could cast it with a mere thought, as if it were an instinct.

What was even better was that it didn't necessarily require chakra. Even if his chakra were exhausted, he could still unleash it using physical stamina—it was incredibly flexible.

Of course, chakra was a product of mixing mental and physical energy.

If one were truly drained, their physical stamina would generally be depleted as well.

Even so, Aragaki Yasushi was very satisfied with this move.

After all, it was the signature skill of Pikachu.

Moreover, his own chakra nature was Lightning, and he had already mastered several Lightning Style ninjutsu left behind by his parents.

It was just that compared to his Paper Style abilities, those ninjutsu were pathetically weak.

Ever since he drew the magic paper from Paper Thief, he had long since cast them to the back of his mind; they were generally of no use.

Now that he had Thunderbolt, even if he used it occasionally, it wouldn't be too conspicuous.

Others would only assume he had developed some kind of Lightning Style ninjutsu.

Given his reputation as a ninjutsu genius who had developed the secret art of Paper Style, it wouldn't be strange at all for him to develop a Lightning Style technique.

After finishing his review, Aragaki Yasushi slowly recalled the other items he had drawn.

Besides Thunderbolt, he had also pulled some good things.

[Poke Ball: A standard Poke Ball used to throw at wild Pokemon and capture them.]

[Elixir: A spray-type medicine that can cure all status ailments of Pokemon.]

[Cascade Badge: A gym badge obtained after successfully challenging the Cerulean Gym.]

Oh, there was still some trash.

What the hell was this Cascade Badge?

It was completely useless!

He wasn't going to the Pokemon world to compete in tournaments; what would he need a gym badge for?

After grumbling about the junk, Aragaki Yasushi looked back at the Poke Ball and the Elixir.

These two were actually quite useful.

They should be... quite useful, right?

He wondered if this Poke Ball could capture summoning beasts?

Pokemon and summoning beasts—weren't they both summoned to help in a fight?

They looked similar enough; he would find an opportunity to test it another day. If he could capture a powerful summoning beast, that would be a massive win!

Suddenly, a wicked idea popped into Aragaki Yasushi's head.

Right, he wondered if it could capture humans?

If a Poke Ball could capture humans, that would be amazing!

In the future, if he met a beautiful woman, he could just throw a ball at her and capture her as a slave.

As for the Elixir, although it was labeled as useful for Pokemon, perhaps it would be effective on humans too?

Or maybe it would work on summoning beasts?

He would capture a Mist Ninja another day to use as a test subject.

Overall, Aragaki Yasushi was very satisfied with this draw.

He had to admit, the Pokemon pool was indeed of higher quality than the Jackie Chan Adventures pool!

After all, Talismans weren't that easy to draw.

The fact that he had drawn two in a row previously was purely dumb luck.

If his luck had been bad and he'd drawn a pile of KFC Crazy Thursday coupons, wouldn't he have been furious?