He would never resort to a direct, honorable attack if he could launch a sneak attack. He was a ninja, not a samurai, so this method of poisoning ninja tools was perfect for him.
Even the slightest wound can be inflicted on the opponent, potentially killing them.
This fighting style is incredibly comfortable.
after all.
For some beings...
Araki might have a chance to inflict even the slightest wound on his opponent, but killing them outright would be much more difficult.
While Araki was preparing the Purple Blood Poison, he was thinking that if he had this poison when fighting Dan Katō, he could simply poison himself with it and use the small hooks on the Wood Clone to easily cut Dan Katō Dan Katō's body, causing him to bleed profusely.
If it could have been done that way, then all he needed to do was keep running away and avoid being caught. Dan Katō's body would have died naturally after losing too much blood, and his soul, which had already left his body, would have dissipated along with it.
For the next period of time.
Araki focused his attention on the black bear, hiding far away on a tree branch to observe it from a high vantage point, completely concealing his presence so as not to be detected by the bear.
Time passed by, minute by minute.
Thirty minutes later.
Araki looked at the black bear's back from a distance and noticed that purple blood was still flowing from it.
"Looks like it was a success."
Araki's lips curled into a satisfied smile. Purple Blood was an extremely difficult poison to concoct, but its effects were unexpectedly good. In particular, the method of using Wood Clone to apply the poison made it far more practical than the Puppet Technique used by Sunagakure.
Now, once he confirms that he can successfully concoct this poison, he can repeat the process by using the same method when purchasing other medicinal materials, and his proficiency will increase, leading to higher and higher yields.
This has very strong significance for Araki.
Gradually.
Three hours have passed.
In Araki's view, the black bear's movements became slower and slower, and the Purple Blood behind it stretched across the entire forest as if it were being pulled by a string.
The path the black bear had taken during this period can be clearly seen from the blood.
The wound shows no signs of healing at all!
"It's a success!"
Araki nodded in satisfaction. At this point, he could confirm his success, because the black bear was already showing signs of excessive blood loss and might collapse at any moment. Even after collapsing, it would continue to bleed until it died.
The Tsunade Sunagakure gave him contained very clear information about the poison, Purple Blood. It was this poison that Sunagakure used to inflict heavy losses on the forces that fought against them, including Konoha.
This is why, despite having a small population, Sunagakure can unleash tremendous fighting power.
The ninjas of Sunagakure rarely engage in direct confrontation; instead, they utilize various mechanical and poison techniques in combination.
Especially some powerful puppeteers, who can control many puppets as if they were multiple people, and whose puppets are fearless of death, and whose weapons are also poisoned, making them extremely powerful in combat.
Tsunade's original intention in giving Araki this notebook was not to have Araki concoct poisons, but to have Araki learn a method of concocting antidotes through the process of concocting poisons and antidotes, since concocting antidotes is an essential step for medical-nin.
To some extent, Tsunade had very high expectations for Araki, and Araki's current display of learning Medical Ninjutsu was fulfilling those expectations of a master.
only...
Tsunade had no idea that Araki was practicing self-defense using the poison techniques written in the notebook!
"It's almost time."
Araki vanished into the forest in a flash, leaving the black bear to its fate, for in his eyes the bear was already dead.
As for what happens when the black bear is discovered and when people find out about the pool of Purple Blood, that has nothing to do with him.
After all, it's not like a wild animal being poisoned, but Konoha ninja being poisoned. No matter how hard you investigate, you won't be able to trace it back to him. Even if he used the same poison later, people who are poisoned will die. The dead will protect the secret forever. In particular, Araki would be very strict in handling the corpses of the dead to ensure that there is no possibility of them Impure World Reincarnation.
Konoha, Araki's home.
"Creak!"
With the sound of a door opening, Araki stepped back into his home, where he was greeted by two warm welcomes.
"You're back!"
"You're back!"
"Um."
Araki nodded casually. He didn't know when it started, but now when he got home, he didn't need to say "I'm home" himself. Instead, two people would greet him with "You're home." It was a completely different kind of politeness, but he didn't pay much attention to it.
" Araki, are you free this afternoon? Kushina and I want to go shopping, do you want to come along?" Mikoto asked Araki, blinking her big, dark eyes.
"Yeah! Yeah! Together?" Kushina nodded in agreement.
actually.
Before Araki returned, the two of them had already discussed it and decided to ask Araki together.
On this matter, the two best friends reached a consensus!
Kushina had always wanted to go out with Araki, and Araki had promised her, but they had never actually done so. Especially after the holidays started, she suddenly noticed that Araki seemed to have become even busier than before.
In the past, during the mornings at the Ninja Academy, she could still see Araki.
Only now did she realize that this was actually one of the few times they had spent together...
Even though it was already the holiday, Kushina couldn't see Araki at all in the morning, which left her feeling extremely frustrated.
As for what Araki went to do?
Don't ask!
Asking questions is a form of spiritual practice!
Kushina had never met anyone so fond of spiritual practice!
Spiritual practice is so tiring!
So hard!
There's no need to push yourself so hard!
You have to balance work and rest!
Mikoto felt the same way. She felt like she had no presence here. Although she had lived in Araki's house for half a month, the total time she spent with Araki was only a few hours.
Aside from that in-depth conversation that day, there were almost no other exchanges, but from then on, her thoughts about Araki completely changed.
Uchiha Mikoto has been trying to find a similar way to communicate with Araki again. She has discovered that Araki is full of secrets, and uncovering these secrets is far more interesting than solving the Sora Hyuga's death.
The level of enjoyment is on a completely different scale!
Especially after she had just experienced this joy, she didn't feel it again for a long time. It was like something she was addicted to, but it never came back. Almost every night when she lay in bed, she would open her eyes and recall the scenes of forgetting each other.
However, there are surprisingly few scenes of them spending time together!
In an instant.
Both Kushina and Mikoto had expectant looks in their eyes, hoping to get a positive answer from Araki.
"I'm not going!"
Araki shook his head bluntly and uttered a single, concise word of refusal.
really!
A hint of disappointment flickered in both Kushina's and Mikoto's eyes.
There's a very strange phenomenon here.
Although the two women didn't have much confidence when they made the request, and were mentally prepared for Araki to refuse, they still felt very sad when Araki actually did refuse.
"I'm going to learn Medical Ninjutsu from Tsunade-sensei this afternoon."
Araki's gaze first fell on Kushina, then on Mikoto, and finally settled back on Kushina.
After all, both of them had been helpful to him.
Kushina gave herself two sealing scrolls, and Mikoto was essentially helping her sell the Explosive Tag.
Most importantly...
Going out with these two people right now would attract the attention of some Konoha Military Police Force, which could give me some leverage.
Uchiha Mikoto still possesses certain strategic significance.
"How about tomorrow?"
Araki suddenly spoke up, saying that he felt it was appropriate to ask Tsunade-sensei for a leave of absence. After all, he had already entered the beginner stage of Chakra Scalpel training, and it wouldn't be a problem to take some time to train in the evenings. Tsunade-sensei had already given him guidance on all the issues.
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"Yay!"
Upon hearing Araki's words, Kushina jumped up excitedly.
She was already on the verge of despair.
But Araki pulled him back at that moment.
Finally, I can go out and play with Araki!
It's been half a year!
Kushina realized that since she came here, she had never gone out with Araki, not even to eat together.
This person is like a block of wood!
Moreover, it's so elusive that you can only see it a few times a day, almost as if it doesn't exist.
but...
For others...
Araki is practically nonexistent.
But with Kushina, it's different. He may seem to have no presence, but in reality, his presence is extremely strong, and he has unknowingly captured her heart.
"Marvelous!"
Mikoto joined in the celebration. She had been looking forward to this for a while. Even though she had moved into Araki's house, they hadn't had any interaction. It was clear that she couldn't stay any longer, especially since her father had given her an ultimatum.