Naruto: The Twin Kamui at the Start

Fortune Favors the Bold

BOOM!

A deafening roar shook the ground. The massive carcass of the Long-Eared Rabbit kicked up a cloud of dust, thrashed violently a few times, and then went still.

A young man in his twenties stepped forward with a calm expression, sealing the rabbit's body into a Storage Scroll before wiping the blood from his gear.

He wore a black tactical vest riddled with claw marks and stained with gore. His exposed arms were covered in white, jagged lines—scars from wounds that had already healed.

This was Su Bai. This was the ninth Long-Eared Rabbit he had hunted in the Wasteland Zone over the past three days. One more, and his mission would be complete.

He glanced at the sky; the sun was dipping toward the horizon. Su Bai quickened his pace, heading out to track his final target.

One more. I'll finish this mission today!

The transformation Su Bai had undergone in these three days surprised even himself.

He had become increasingly efficient at hunting Long-Eared Rabbits, capable of taking them down even without the hypnotic control of his Sharingan. The scars on his body were the best proof of his progress.

To temper his courage, Su Bai had forced himself to engage the beasts in hand-to-hand combat.

Despite the monstrous dynamic vision provided by his Sharingan, he had still been struck multiple times, leaving him with a collection of fresh wounds.

But it didn't matter. With the Mystical Palm Technique and his Yang Attribute, Su Bai had no fear of injury; he could always recover in the shortest time possible.

Furthermore, he had discovered that his ability to cast illusions was becoming faster by the day.

During one close call in a melee, he had been forced to block a strike with his sword while simultaneously weaving a single-handed seal to cast the Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique!

A one-handed seal—something Su Bai wouldn't have dared to dream of before!

The chakra on Blue Star was incredibly volatile. Even for a Ninja, weaving seals with both hands required extreme caution. One slip-up, and the unstable chakra within could backfire, causing internal damage before the technique even manifested. Consequently, Ninja capable of one-handed seals were exceedingly rare.

After the fight, Su Bai had experimented further. He found he couldn't release ninjutsu with one hand, and his success rate for illusions was only two or three out of ten. The cost of failure was steep: the volatile chakra would lose control, rampaging through his body and causing chaotic destruction.

If not for his high recovery rate from the Yang Attribute and the ability to patch himself up at any moment with the Mystical Palm Technique, he would never have dared to attempt it.

Casting illusions with one hand must be due to my strengthened mental energy and the Sharingan's enhancement. To cast ninjutsu one-handed, I'll likely need a higher Yang Attribute. Once my body grows stronger, it will be better at restraining the volatile chakra within.

Still, I can't abandon the Mystical Palm Technique. It's a god-tier combat skill—the healing speed is just too incredible!

Su Bai looked at his right elbow, where a white mark remained from a Long-Eared Rabbit's claw.

Back then, the beast had shattered his arm while he was blocking, forcing him to finish the fight with a one-handed illusion.

Afterward, he had used the Mystical Palm Technique to heal the fracture in just ten minutes. The speed was heaven-defying!

He believed that with such terrifying recovery, he could fight without restraint in the future. Even if it came down to trading blow for blow, his opponents wouldn't be able to keep up, and he would be the one left standing.

He felt that if he encountered the camo-clad man and the monkey-like Ninja again, he could defeat them simply by trading injuries and fighting with a suicidal intensity.

And it would be faster than relying on ninjutsu!

After all, Ninja who knew medical techniques were rare. Even those who did usually spent decades specializing in it, lacking combat power and experience. A combat-oriented Ninja like him, who used medical ninjutsu merely as a way to sustain his endurance, was a rarity indeed.

A smile tugged at the corner of Su Bai's mouth. He had found his target.

In the distance, near a pre-apocalyptic gas station, a Long-Eared Rabbit was dozing, unaware of Su Bai's approach.

Su Bai used his Sharingan to scan the surrounding two kilometers. He spotted an Iron-Horned Sheep fighting four Ninja about 1.5 kilometers away. After a moment of thought, he made his decision.

A Chunin weaker than Brother Lei, accompanied by three Genin around my level...

I'll finish this rabbit as fast as possible and leave, so their battlefield doesn't spill over to me.

Mind made up, Su Bai sheathed his longsword and, watching the rabbit over four hundred meters away, wove seals with lightning speed.

Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!

Whoosh!

Su Bai vanished instantly. At such a distance, the rabbit didn't sense a thing until it was dragged beneath the earth. By then, it was too late.

Su Bai burst from the ground and cast his illusion on the struggling beast.

Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique!

Slash!

Once the illusion landed, Su Bai drew his sword and delivered a fatal blow, ending the poor rabbit that likely died without ever knowing who had ambushed it.

Mission complete. Reward issued...

Hm?

The Iron-Horned Sheep actually won? Those people are being hunted?

After clearing the battlefield, Su Bai curiously used his Sharingan to observe the distance, only to find the situation had taken an unexpected turn.

The four Ninja hadn't managed to kill the Magic Beast. Instead, the Iron-Horned Sheep had killed two of them. The strongest Chunin and one Genin were already dead, and the remaining two Genin were fleeing for their lives!

This... the Iron-Horned Sheep looks like it's at the end of its rope too? In that case, I can... Su Bai's eyes lit up, and he immediately sprinted toward the two fleeing Ninja.

He certainly wasn't going there to save anyone; he was looking to scavenge.

In the Wasteland Zone, it was common for Ninja to be killed by the Magic Beast they were hunting. He wasn't about to let some saintly impulse put him in danger to save strangers. What he had his eyes on was that Iron-Horned Sheep, worth around 500 million!

A heavily wounded, dying Iron-Horned Sheep—that was 500 million Federal Coin!

This was worth risking his life for!

As he ran, Su Bai poured all the attribute points earned from his mission rewards into his Yang Attribute...

PS: Xiao Wang has now evolved into a Three-Watch Beast and is currently buried in his writing. There will be another chapter tonight, please wait a moment!

Su Bai suppressed his excitement as he hurried along!

This is an Iron-Horned Sheep! It's worth more than two hundred Long-Eared Rabbit! If I can successfully hunt it... buying a house in the safe zone of the city center will be more than enough!

In these past three days, Su Bai had only hunted ten Long-Eared Rabbit, worth a mere 20 million. Compared to a 500 million Iron-Horned Sheep, that was far too little.

But I can't be careless. The Iron-Horned Sheep still possesses four or five hundred points of Chakra Level, so even if it's severely wounded, it's terrifying!

Hmm... I should max out my attribute points first to boost my strength!

Su Bai immediately added all fifteen available attribute points from the completed mission into his Yang Attribute. He had already poured the points from the last three days into his Mystical Palm Technique.

As soon as he finished, a surge of immense power erupted within his body. Su Bai immediately glanced at his panel.

Mystical Palm Technique: LV3(600/800)
Chakra Level: 54.3(units)
Yin Attribute: LV5(2706/3200)
Yang Attribute: LV5(2203/3200)

The boost is massive!

This dying Iron-Horned Sheep is mine, Su Bai's!

In the Wasteland Zone, thirty kilometers outside the base city, a man and a woman—both Genin—were running for their lives!

Trailing behind them was an Iron-Horned Sheep, some fifteen or sixteen meters long and seven or eight meters tall, covered in wounds yet filled with boundless rage!

"Baa!" The Iron-Horned Sheep roared, spitting out a massive torrent of water nearly a hundred meters wide to attack the two Genin ahead!

It was the C-rank Water Release jutsu, Water Wave!

However, after unleashing this jutsu, the wounds on the Iron-Horned Sheep worsened. Its lantern-sized eyes dimmed, and its movements slowed significantly.

The two Genin sensed the movement behind them and looked back. Their expressions changed drastically; they tried to dodge, but it was already too late!

BOOM!

The massive torrent of water struck with astonishing force, sending the pair flying hundreds of meters. They collapsed, feeling as though their bodies had been shattered, unable to rise. They could only watch helplessly as the Iron-Horned Sheep stepped closer and closer.

Driven by a desperate will to survive, the two gritted their teeth against the agony and scrambled to their feet, trying to flee.

"Qu Yan, let's split up! If we stay together, we're going to die!" the male Ninja said.

He was around thirty, with a small goatee, deep-set eye sockets, and a pale complexion.

Qu Yan was slightly younger, looking to be in her mid-twenties. Her appearance was above average, though unremarkable at first glance.

However, her explosive figure was incredibly eye-catching, especially the pair of massive white rabbits on her chest, which were quite the beautiful "scenery."

"Fine, that's the only way. Let's just shake off this Magic Beast first, the rest is up to fate!" Qu Yan looked at the Iron-Horned Sheep limping toward her in the distance, failing to notice the flash of cruelty in her teammate's eyes!

The Iron-Horned Sheep is enraged now; it won't stop until it kills those who hurt it. With my current injuries, I can't escape!

Why not...

A look of ruthlessness flashed in Qian Hang's eyes. While Qu Yan's attention was fixed on the Iron-Horned Sheep, he slammed a fist into her abdomen!

"Ah!" Qu Yan cried out in pain. Her already battered body collapsed to the ground. Now, she didn't even have the strength to crawl. She sat slumped on the ground, staring at Qian Hang in disbelief!

"Qian Hang, what are you doing!"

"Don't blame me, Qu Yan. The Iron-Horned Sheep has locked onto us. One of us has to stay behind to distract it so the other has a chance to survive." Qian Hang said as he retreated. The Iron-Horned Sheep's attention was now entirely on the immobilized Qu Yan.

"But we're teammates! How could you do this to me!" Qu Yan demanded angrily, struggling to get up.

"Teammates?" Qian Hang sneered. "Qu Yan, it's not your first day in the Wasteland Zone. When life and death are on the line, who doesn't look out for themselves? If I survive this, I'll come to pay my respects to you and the captain every year!"

Leaving those words behind, Qian Hang bolted, disappearing into the distance in a few quick strides!

"Bastard! You animal!" Qu Yan cursed, her pretty face filled with resentment as she desperately struggled to climb to her feet.

"Baa!" The Iron-Horned Sheep roared, forcing itself to gather the last of its Chakra to unleash another Water Wave!

BOOM!

A torrent of water, two or three times smaller than before, surged madly toward Qu Yan. This was all the Chakra the Iron-Horned Sheep had left; it was too severely wounded!

No, I can't die here! Qu Yan endured the excruciating pain in her body and began weaving hand seals.

"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"

"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"

BOOM!

At this moment, something unexpected happened to Qu Yan.

She saw two earthen walls rise from the ground before her; one was only three or four meters high, cast by herself.

The other, however, was a full twenty meters tall—far more powerful than the Earth Style Wall she could muster even at full strength—and it directly blocked the Iron-Horned Sheep's Water Wave behind the barrier.

"Earth Style Wall? Who is it?" Qu Yan turned her head, only to discover that a handsome youth of about twenty years old was standing beside her, having appeared out of nowhere!

"Who are you?"

"Let's deal with the Iron-Horned Sheep first." The handsome youth flashed her a toothy grin; it was none other than Su Bai!

In truth, Su Bai had arrived long ago, but he had remained hidden in the shadows to observe the state of the Iron-Horned Sheep and judge his chances of success.

When he saw that the ninjutsu unleashed by the Iron-Horned Sheep was significantly weaker, he knew the creature was nearing its end.

As Qu Yan released her ninjutsu in a final struggle... he felt a bit of pity for this woman abandoned by her teammates, and coupled with his desire to copy her ninjutsu, he decided to intervene.

Fortunately, this woman's ninjutsu did not disappoint Su Bai.

Earth Style Wall was renowned for its formidable defense, capable of perfectly blocking frontal attacks, making it a highly practical ninjutsu in combat.

More importantly, Earth Style Wall was a B-rank ninjutsu!

Su Bai thought to himself, for a Genin to have access to B-rank ninjutsu resources... this woman's background was definitely extraordinary!