"Going out was dangerous, sure, but the gains were really high."
Looking at the packed Morgue, Qifeng, his arm wrapped in bandages, had never experienced such satisfaction before.
The satisfaction of having a room piled full of corpses.
If normal people knew he had such a hobby, they would probably keep their distance.
There was something wrong with this guy. He actually liked being around corpses.
If Qifeng got a girlfriend or a wife someday, she might even ask, "Do you love me more, or do you love corpses more?!"
And Qifeng's answer might drive her crazy. "Corpses."
It couldn't be helped. Corpses—especially the corpses of strong people—were his guarantee of surviving safely in this world.
If he couldn't even survive, what was the point of talking about romance or love?
"Wait, that's not right."
Qifeng's eyes shifted as he suddenly realized something. "Even if I don't go to the front lines, the corpses of dead shinobi should still be sent here, right?"
Wait.
"But over this period, there have obviously been far fewer corpses sent over, especially Jonin corpses, whether they're from Konoha or other villages."
He slowly rubbed his chin.
"In other words, someone is deliberately intercepting these corpses, or Konoha has some other unknown place where they dispose of them in a special way."
Gradually, Qifeng seemed to understand something, his expression shifting unpredictably.
After a while, he lowered his head with a sigh, took out a cigarette, and lit it.
Ever since Might Guy had taken charge of cleaning the Morgue, it had been spotless every day—so clean that Qifeng no longer knew how to assign him more work.
So he could only "reluctantly" raise the difficulty a little.
He exhaled a ring of smoke.
"Forget it. This isn't something I can meddle in. Besides, there probably won't be few casualties in the coming days."
Rubbing his hands together, he shifted his attention back to the Jonin corpses laid out before him.
They were all Yellow Corpses. Counting carefully, there were eleven in total!
Eleven!
They included the seven Iwa Jonin killed by Orochimaru and the others, the Konoha Jonin who had died in battle, and the Jonin from Tori Mori Outpost who had been recovered.
One of them was a Yellow Corpse Qifeng had already searched, leaving ten.
But he also had to count Tsuchi, the Iwa Jonin he had personally killed.
No matter how he counted, there were still eleven!
And there were thirty-six Chunin corpses—Green Corpses!
He was rich!
Qifeng's eyes sparkled as he struggled to suppress his excited heart and trembling hands.
The only pity was that there were too many corpses, while his daily attempts were limited.
Before he finished searching them all, the corpses might be claimed by their families.
"I'll start with the Jonin and minimize the losses as much as possible."
There were no members of any special bloodline clans among these corpses.
He would start with the Konoha Ninja. The Iwa-nin corpses would not be claimed anyway, so they would probably stay in the Morgue for a long time.
Yellow Corpse, success rate 30%. Search the corpse? (This time: 3/3, Today: 9/9)
Yes!
Searching corpses was always exciting, regardless of the corpse's level.
Failure!
Success! Obtained Shadow Clone Jutsu Ninjutsu Card!
Failure!
Finally!
Qifeng felt tears welling up in his eyes.
He had finally obtained the Shadow Clone Jutsu!
The first native cheat of the Naruto World!
Although Qifeng did not have much need for the Shadow Clone Jutsu, since he barely trained and mainly relied on the strength gained from searching corpses, he knew his talent was exceptionally mediocre. Training was simply a waste of time.
But even in actual combat, the Shadow Clone Jutsu was immensely useful.
As a B-rank Ninjutsu, the Shadow Clone Jutsu was not as outrageous as the a-rank forbidden technique Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, but it was safer.
Continue!
Yellow Corpse, success rate 30%. Search the corpse? (This time: 3/3, Today: 6/9)
Yes!
Failure!
Failure!
Success! Obtained Random Single Attribute +3 Boost Card!
It was simple, but also the most practical.
What Qifeng lacked most right now were basic attributes.
If his basic attributes could rise to Jonin level, then by further developing the Shikotsumyaku and Sharingan, he could try crossing blades with ordinary Quasi-Kage level powerhouses.
The third corpse.
Success! Obtained Random Single Attribute +3 Boost Card!
Failure!
Success! Obtained "Inherited Headband"!
Another special item!
Overall, this round of corpse searching had been fairly ordinary, much like when he usually searched White Corpses. There had not been many particularly surprising things.
It was only that the White Corpses had become Yellow Corpses, so the items were a little more valuable.
Six attribute points were equivalent to his usual gains over five or six days.
Use the Ninjutsu Card. Use the Boost Cards.
Successfully learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu!
Genjutsu +3!
Taijutsu +3!
He really was going further and further down the path of a taijutsu monster.
He brought up his attribute panel and opened the information for the "Inherited Headband."
Name: Inherited Headband (Upgradeable) Level: Level 1 Description: This is an inheritance belonging to shinobi, imbued with the will of several generations of shinobi. Effect: Taijutsu +2; Spirit +2; Side Effect: The inheritance of the Will of Fire cannot be stopped. Wearing it will subtly increase one's sense of belonging to Konoha. Note: The key to making a choice lies in your attitude.
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Upgradeable equipment!
This was the first time Qifeng had seen equipment that could be upgraded.
Its starting attributes only added up to four points, but the added categories were excellent: taijutsu and Chakra, the very foundation of a shinobi.
The real focus was that it was upgradeable.
Qifeng weighed the headband in his hand. Though its current attributes seemed ordinary, anyone with half a brain understood what the words "upgradeable" meant.
Limitless potential, a promising future—a true future warrior.
Getting such a good item from a Yellow Corpse was an absolute steal. It was incredibly worth it.
The only thing Qifeng could not figure out was how this headband was supposed to be upgraded.
Did he have to wait until he died and pass it on to someone else for it to upgrade?
But by then, it would have little to do with him. Once he was dead, why would he care whether it upgraded or not?
And then there was this equipment's side effect.
It would subtly increase the wearer's sense of belonging to Konoha?
"Were you sent by that old monkey Hiruzen Sarutobi to persuade me?"
Finally, Qifeng was somewhat dissatisfied with one other thing. Why was it a headband instead of a ninja blade or some other ninja tool?
Such infinitely upgradeable equipment had no presence at all.
Looking at the headband, not only did it lack the metallic sheen of a new one, but there were even faint, mottled bloodstains on its straps.
Forget it, forget it. A person had to be content and not ask for too much.
So what if it was not handsome? It was still quite practical.
Qifeng removed his original headband and put on the "Inherited Headband."
Immediately, he could feel a strange energy flowing from it.
And for some reason, he suddenly felt that Konoha was such a wonderful place. He hoped he could keep lying low in Konoha forever.
"So this is the side effect?"
The effect was not very strong, and the feeling was not very clear.
Qifeng did not think there was anything wrong with that.
What a joke. If he was not in Konoha now, was he supposed to go become a Missing-nin?
The current Konoha was the safest place in the entire Shinobi World.
Besides, the headband only made him feel more attached to Konoha. It did not mean he had to become a diehard loyalist of people like Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo.
They could not represent all of Konoha.
Qifeng cleverly found a loophole in the equipment.
At the same time, after equipping it, his taijutsu attribute finally broke through the fifty-point threshold!
It towered over all his other attributes.
Chakra also became the second attribute to surpass thirty points.
And the system gave him a notification.
Overall evaluation increased—Elite Chunin! Character: Maruyama Qifeng Age: 13 Attributes: Fire, Earth Strength: Elite Chunin Kekkei Genkai: Shikotsumyaku (Intermediate), Sharingan (Single Tomoe) Taijutsu: 50 Spirit: 30 Ninjutsu: 25 Genjutsu: 23 Control: 28 Seals: 25 Taijutsu: Flowing Water Sword Technique Ninjutsu: Three Basic Jutsu, Fire Release: Great Fireball, Earth Release: Rock Concealment Technique, Earth Release: Earth Shore Return, Fire Release: Flame Bullet, Water Release: Water Wall, Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, Shadow Clone Jutsu Items: Kaseki's Obsession, Inherited Headband (Equipped)
Next, aside from obtaining some ninjutsu and attributes from corpses every day, Qifeng felt that he also needed to do some training.
His primary goal was the Shikotsumyaku.
He had never developed the Shikotsumyaku's abilities, so he could not fully display its power.
Though his talent was ordinary, developing a Kekkei Genkai had little to do with talent. The key was one's brain.
Qifeng believed that if he had nothing else, at least he had a good brain.
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