The Terror of the Sheep Talisman

"All the enemy ninja are dead?"

"Indra, are you okay?!"

Uchiha Mikoto caught sight of the fallen Hidden Stone corpses and immediately looked toward Indra.

She hurried to his side in concern and carefully checked him over.

Only after confirming that he was uninjured did she breathe a sigh of relief and look around.

Everything had happened far too quickly. Mikoto had only felt Indra flash past her before scooping her up and carrying her over here.

Before she could do anything, the battle was already over.

"Indra, your Body Flicker Technique is so fast!"

Mikoto was utterly astonished. Even with her two-tomoe Sharingan, all she had been able to see was Indra's afterimage.

Indra put the Rabbit Talisman back into his ninja tool pouch and chuckled. "It's all thanks to Grandpa Ryoji's teaching."

Liar!

She had learned from Grandpa too, so why didn't she have that kind of speed?

And her grades at the Ninja Academy had been better than Indra's!

Still, Mikoto did not press the matter. Since Indra did not want to talk about it, he must have had his reasons.

"Hiss—haa!"

Dan Katō, who had been lying nearby, suddenly sucked in a breath and opened his eyes again.

While controlling his spirit body to possess and kill those Hidden Sand ninja, he had sensed several people moving toward his physical body, so he had immediately rushed back.

Still shaken, Dan Katō felt himself over from head to toe. Only after confirming that his body was fine did he look toward Indra and Mikoto.

Seeing that the two were unharmed, then seeing the corpses lying on the ground, Dan Katō cried out, "You killed the enemy ninja!?"

Dan Katō looked utterly incredulous. After all, Indra and Mikoto were merely genin who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy.

Tsunade, who had quickly returned, also hurriedly asked what had happened.

Indra gave a brief account. Combined with the situation at the scene, Tsunade pieced together the sequence of events.

"Two enemy ninja were moving underground, and you happened to crush them to death with a single stomp using Monster Strength.

The remaining one was scared witless. After getting caught in the Sharingan's genjutsu, he was killed by the two of you.

That explains it... Wait, you learned Monster Strength!?"

Tsunade's expression froze as she stared at Indra in utter shock.

Monster Strength was a taijutsu passed down through her family. Its difficulty lay in precise chakra control, and it was no easier to learn than medical ninjutsu.

Even talented ninja found it extremely difficult to master within three years.

It had taken her several months to grasp it, yet Indra had learned it after barely more than half a month.

Indra guiltily shifted his gaze away. He did not know Monster Strength at all; that had purely been the Ox Talisman at work.

But under the circumstances, Tsunade had no time to look into it further.

Her student had performed well, which reflected well on her as his teacher too.

"Well done, Indra!"

Tsunade's complicated feelings ultimately turned into a word of praise.

"These should be Hidden Stone ninja. They joined forces with Hidden Sand to intercept us from Hidden Leaf."

After searching the Hidden Stone corpses, Dan Katō found a Hidden Stone forehead protector on one of them.

They had just dealt with the Hidden Sand squad, only to be attacked by Hidden Stone from behind.

Hidden Sand and Hidden Stone had clearly divided their roles, and the arrangement had been deadly.

Dan Katō knew all too well that he had just returned from the brink of death. After using the Spirit Transformation Technique, his body was simply too vulnerable.

"It was my oversight. I never expected Hidden Sand and Hidden Stone to join forces."

Tsunade took the blame, and the group did not linger any longer.

They caught up with Kunugi Mokume, who was clearing traps ahead alongside the ninja cats, and quickened their pace toward the Land of Rain.

Once the sky gradually darkened, the group finally stopped.

After Kunugi Mokume set up several warning traps, no one lit a fire. They each swallowed a soldier pill and rested against the trees.

The two ninja cats each crouched in a corner to keep watch in their place, preventing any unexpected incidents.

Indra closed his eyes and gripped the Sheep Talisman in his hand.

His soul left his body once more and freely soared into the air.

Dan Katō's Spirit Transformation Technique had given Indra an idea.

He wanted to further test how much the Sheep Talisman's magic would change in this world.

Unlike Dan Katō's Spirit Transformation Technique, which had a range limit, Indra discovered that even when his soul flew five kilometers away, it encountered no obstruction whatsoever.

Furthermore, while in soul form, he could actually use the other talismans as well!

Floating in the air, Indra looked down at the Hidden Sand squad still diligently scouting below.

"Any sign of Hidden Leaf ninja nearby?"

"Nothing over here."

"Nothing on my side either."

As the three Hidden Sand ninja spoke to one another, Indra's soul floated right in front of them.

Rooster Talisman!

With a slight shift of Indra's thoughts, surging telekinesis suddenly erupted.

Boom!!!

One of the Hidden Sand ninja was struck as if by a heavy blow. His chest abruptly caved in, and he was sent flying more than ten meters.

The two companions beside him were instantly dumbfounded. They had just finished scouting the area, so how had they suddenly come under attack!?

"Enemy!!"

The two Hidden Sand ninja stood back-to-back, fearfully scanning the dim surroundings.

As terror gripped them, Indra approached one of them and gently gave him a push.

Buzz!

That Hidden Sand ninja's soul was instantly pushed out of his body.

The Hidden Sand ninja's soul drifted lightly to the ground and saw Indra standing before him.

"Enemy!"

The Hidden Sand ninja instinctively flicked his right hand and threw the kunai he held.

But when he flicked his hand, nothing flew out.

Looking down, the Hidden Sand ninja saw not only his translucent soul, but also his own body!

"What's going on?"

As he screamed in shock, Indra flew directly into his body.

"He" immediately opened his eyes, stared at the Hidden Sand ninja's soul in midair, and grinned. "Surprise!"

The next instant, the Hidden Sand ninja's soul watched as "he" suddenly raised a kunai and stabbed backward.

Squelch!

The Hidden Sand ninja's companion had never expected to be stabbed in the back by his own ally.

With the kunai piercing through his heart from behind, he looked at his companion in confusion.

"Why..."

He struggled to demand an answer.

"It wasn't me! That wasn't me!!"

The Hidden Sand ninja's soul screamed, but his voice could not reach his companion.

Under the gaze of the Hidden Sand ninja's soul, "he" raised the kunai again and easily slit his own throat.

A torrent of blood sprayed out. As the body fell, Indra's soul left the shell, and he touched his own neck with lingering fear.

Indra could feel the body's pain even while possessing it.

Fortunately, it was not his body. Only then could he defy his survival instincts and slit his own throat.

At that moment, the screaming Hidden Sand ninja's soul lunged at Indra, but before it could touch him, it turned into white light and vanished.

"Did he go to the Pure Land?"

In Indra's memories, the Pure Land was the final destination of souls in the world of Naruto.

It seemed that once the original body died, the soul would inevitably go to the Pure Land.

Setting aside his wandering thoughts, Indra personally experienced the terrifying power of the Sheep Talisman.

In the world of Jackie Chan Adventures, the Sheep Talisman could be considered the most useless one.

But in this world, things were completely different.

When used in combination with the other talismans, the Sheep Talisman was practically an enhanced version of the Spirit Transformation Technique!

Perhaps it had other abilities yet to be developed, but what it had displayed so far was already terrifying enough.

Having finished his experiment, Indra did not stay any longer and turned to fly into the sky.

With his soul vision, he could see exceptionally well in the darkness.

Every glowing soul outline was visible to Indra, even if it was hidden deep underground.

He planned to investigate them one by one and kill every enemy ninja capable of threatening him.

During his search, Indra discovered a group.

It was a ninja squad led by Orochimaru. They were preparing to travel under cover of night and cross the forest to reach the Land of Rain before dawn.