Practicing Forbidden Techniques, Izumi's Breakthrough

Elsewhere,

Mu raced forward at top speed and returned to Konoha after traveling for a quarter of an hour.

When he saw Izumi diligently practicing ninjutsu,

Mu finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Mu, what are you sighing about?"

"There are still too few ninjutsu I can use right now."

"Although I obtained eighty percent of the Three-Tails' chakra, it isn't the Three-Tails itself."

"I can't use chakra endlessly like that brat Naruto."

"You caught the Three-Tails?"

"Then why not become its jinchuriki? Wouldn't that solve it?"

"No. I still can't perfectly extract a tailed beast. I merely used another method to take most of its chakra."

"It's still rather difficult to find a tailed beast without a jinchuriki."

"Ah!"

"You mentioned tailed beasts."

"I once heard my father say that there are many powerful spirit beasts throughout the ninja world. Perhaps you could start there."

"But I don't know where they appear."

Spirit beasts.

Zero-Tails.

"I remember now."

"In Sky Ninja Village."

"Zero-Tails?"

"Mu, what is Zero-Tails?"

"It's a tailed beast formed from the darkness in people's hearts. It's different from the tailed beasts we know."

"It doesn't belong to the Ten-Tails."

"This tailed beast can't be killed unless its jinchuriki is slain."

"If I can capture it and become the Zero-Tails' jinchuriki, my strength will at least double again."

"Unfortunately, that thing is in Sky Ninja Village."

"To enter it,"

"Either they acknowledge you, they capture you as forced labor, or you pledge loyalty to Shennong."

"And that fortress exists in another dimension. It only appears once every August."

"There's still time."

"These next few years, we need to develop our own force, Izumi."

Just as he mentioned building a force,

the system issued a notification.

[Ding; an ordinary choice mission has been triggered.]

[Option One: Join a ninja organization and become one of its upper ranks. Mission reward: (Forced Enslavement Card, 100% for spirit beasts, 50% for other types)]

[Option Two: Create a ninja organization and gain some renown in the ninja world. Mission reward: Group Rank Advancement Card (limited to below Kage level, 100 people)]

So after completing one mission,

he only needed to state his next direction at the appropriate time,

and the system would issue a related mission.

Since I know the plot, this saves me a lot of trouble.

The two missions didn't conflict, so I might as well accept both!

I also needed this time to fully adapt to my own strength and learn some decent ninjutsu.

After all, my ability to escape was sufficient, but my killing power was lacking.

Most importantly, I needed to quickly learn the forbidden techniques in the Scroll of Sealing.

I couldn't waste those 102 skill points.

With that thought, Mu silently took out the Scroll of Sealing.

Izumi was shocked when she saw the scroll as well.

"That's the forbidden scroll."

"Mu, how did you get that?"

"Hehe. I stole it."

Then he turned his gaze to the contents of the scroll.

1. Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

Beginner: 30 skill points. Minor mastery: 50 points. Major mastery: 150 points.

2. Impure World Reincarnation.

Beginner: 30 points. Minor mastery: 60 points. Major mastery: 200 points.

3. Eight Gates.

Beginner: 20 points. Minor mastery: 50 points. Major mastery: 80 points.

4. Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags.

Beginner: 20 points. Minor mastery: 50 points. Major mastery: 300 points.

5. Flying Thunder God Technique.

Beginner: 40 points. Minor mastery: 60 points. Major mastery: 100 points.

6. Reaper Death Seal.

Beginner: 40 points. Minor mastery: 60 points. Major mastery: 90 points.

Impure World Reincarnation was practically useless to me right now.

There was no need to waste skill points on it.

As for the Reaper Death Seal, it involved dealing with the God of Death.

It was still too early for me.

I might as well max out Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags, and the Flying Thunder God Technique. Combined with my space-time ninjutsu, their effects would be more than doubled.

Then I could copy a few more ordinary elemental ninjutsu. That should be enough.

[Ding; the host has confirmed the beginner skills: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags, and Flying Thunder God Technique.]

Confirmed.

[Ding; congratulations to the host for learning the forbidden technique: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.]

[Ding; congratulations to the host for learning the forbidden technique: Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags.]

[Ding; congratulations to the host for learning the forbidden technique: Flying Thunder God Technique.]

After learning the skills,

Mu looked at his status panel.

Host: Uchiha Mu

Age: 12

Chakra: 7602.3 (continuously increasing)

Rank: Early Kage level

Talents: All-attribute special physique, Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Susanoo.

Skills:

Forbidden Technique: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

Forbidden Technique: Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags.

Forbidden Technique: Flying Thunder God Technique.

Special Abilities: Copying, enhanced perception, enhanced vision, enhanced genjutsu.

Bloodline Abilities:

Domain of Time: Can briefly control a domain of time.

Scar of Space: Can control traces of space.

Items: Rank Advancement Card (can directly advance experts below Kage level.)

Skill Points: 10

System Space: Group Rank Advancement Card, Rank Enhancement Card.

Looking at himself now,

then at the girl before him,

the two exchanged smiles.

Time passed like a white colt flashing through a crack.

In the blink of an eye, it was the sixtieth year of Konoha.

Moonlight spilled over the forest,

where two dark figures constantly leaped and dodged through the trees as countless kunai filled the sky.

Powerful Fire Style ninjutsu collided.

Thick smoke rose throughout the forest.

Fire Release: Great Dragon Flame Technique! A mass of intensely hot flames instantly condensed into the shape of a giant dragon and charged forward.

Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!

Mu opened his mouth and spat out several immensely powerful fireballs, which crashed one after another into the flaming dragon.

Explosions rang out once more.

The two figures came to a stop, facing each other.

The boy in white spoke first.

"Izumi, your strength has finally broken through. You've become an elite jonin."

Her strength had improved greatly. Unfortunately, her Three-Tomoe Sharingan had not evolved.

"Don't be so greedy. Growing this much in three years is already quite good."

"Don't ask for too much."

"By the way, how are those nine children you adopted a few years ago?"

"I was just about to tell you."

"They've all become genin. Their strength isn't bad, but they still need training."

"I won't have much time to teach them from now on."

"Our base isn't far from Konoha, and I'm worried it might be discovered."

"Izumi, I need you to leave Konoha and take them traveling through the surrounding countries,"

"While you're at it, look for some children with excellent aptitude and talent to train."

"It's time for the organization called Sky to enter the sight of the major ninja villages."

"That won't be a problem."

"But, Mu,"

"My strength has only just reached elite jonin."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to establish an organization and protect them as they grow."

"It's all right. Look at what I have in my hand."

"A card?"

"What use is that?"

"Take it and place it on your forehead."

"You'll soon understand its mystery."

"Mm."

Izumi did not hesitate in the slightest.

Over these past years, as she spent every day with Mu, the two had built an even stronger bond of trust.

She took the card and pressed it directly to her forehead.

Mu silently recited in his heart.

Begin!

The next moment, the card released a powerful spiritual glow that shot into the sky. The glow spread outward, enveloping Izumi.

Standing at the center of the glow, Izumi was utterly stunned.

Her strength was rising at a visible rate.

Not only her chakra reserves, but also her physical attributes and her proficiency in all kinds of ninjutsu,

and what astonished Izumi even more was that even her Three-Tomoe Sharingan was changing.

Powerful energy burst from Izumi's eyes.

Two skeletal claws extended from behind her, followed by ribs and a skeletal skull.

It was actually the legendary Susanoo. Although it was only in its initial form, no one from the Uchiha clan had awakened this secret technique in decades.

"I... I actually did it."

"Has my strength already broken through to Kage level?"

"How is that possible?"

"Didn't I only just become an elite jonin?"

Could it be Mu?

Thinking of this, Izumi gazed affectionately at Mu, who stood smiling.

A sweetness rose from her heart all the way to her throat.

She could only think about how she should reward this little man later.