After the battle, Qianyu found a broad, open space to rest.
Using the Mangekyō Sharingan ability in his left eye twice left it burning with a dry, grating ache.
The technique housed within his left eye—'All-Rejection'—could automatically nullify any ninjutsu not his own. But it had its flaws.
It couldn't reject taijutsu. And, like Obito Uchiha's Kamui, it had a time limit.
Three minutes. That was the duration of 'All-Rejection'.
The power dwelling in his right Mangekyō Sharingan was a different beast entirely. 'Unseen Summit'.
Its ability was to record.
It recorded the techniques of his targets. Once a certain threshold was met, it could unleash all the recorded techniques in a single, concentrated blast.
Similar to the Dark Release Kekkei Genkai that absorbed and returned attacks.
But 'Unseen Summit' couldn't absorb. It only recorded. It was like copying an opponent's work word for word.
It could, however, be used in tandem with his left eye's 'All-Rejection'.
'All-Rejection' nullified the incoming jutsu. 'Unseen Summit' recorded it, then gave it right back.
He hadn't used 'Unseen Summit' against those twenty Cloud ninja.
Their techniques weren't powerful enough. They wouldn't have filled the record to its limit, and thus couldn't be unleashed.
Only when the record was full could the stored power be released.
This was his first time unleashing the true power of his Mangekyō. And he had to admit—the feeling of utterly ignoring an opponent's ninjutsu? It was damn good.
The fight had posed zero pressure. After a night's rest, he was back at it. Hunting Cloud ninja across the countryside.
His campaign of terror sent waves of panic through the Cloud ranks.
He had no fixed location. The odds of any single squad running into him were low. But… what if?
If twenty of their own—eight of them jonin—were wiped out so easily, what chance did a standard squad have?
They couldn't muster a large enough force to hunt him down. Small squads that found him were just walking to their deaths.
Grudgingly, against their will, the Cloud commander in the Land of Hot Water was forced to issue an order.
All Cloud ninja were to learn a specific jutsu: Lightning Release: Lightning Tether. Upon encountering Qianyu, they were to use it to slow him down and retreat immediately.
The Rock ninja in the Land of Grass had ordered a retreat on sight.
Now the Cloud ninja in Hot Water had done the same.
The name 'Blood-Eyed Asura' began to roar across the battlefield. His reputation was spreading like wildfire.
Qianyu's goal of making a name for himself in the shinobi world was nearly complete.
After all, ninja who earned titles were rare.
Konoha's White Fang, Sakumo Hatake. The Legendary Sannin. The Demigod, Hanzō of the Salamander… and in the future, Konoha's top technician, Kakashi, and the Blue Beast of Konoha, Might Guy.
A title was a symbol of power.
To truly make the world tremble at his name, he needed one final step.
To decisively defeat an elite jonin.
Like Minato Namikaze. It was only after fighting the Blue Lightning A and Killer Bee to a standstill that the name 'Yellow Flash' shook the world.
Right now, Qianyu's fame came from the Rock and Cloud both ordering retreats at the sight of him.
Still, that Lightning Release: Lightning Tether jutsu the Cloud came up with… it surprised him.
It was clearly researched and developed to counter his Thunder Breathing.
Using lightning's magnetic pull to tug at the electricity coating his body, slowing him down.
Qianyu summoned his system interface and opened the shop.
He had 22,000 Witness Points left. Time to see what could patch up his weaknesses.
Given his conditions, his first choice was Wood Release.
But when he saw the point cost to awaken it, his eyes nearly bulged out of his head.
"System. I already have Senju blood. Why the hell does awakening Wood Release cost a full 50,000 points?!"
[Wood Release ninjutsu are performed using the user's own chakra as a source of life. Hashirama Senju could use it because he possessed the Sage's Body. Host's current chakra reserves are only equivalent to two Kakashi Hatakes with activated Sharingan. Insufficient to support awakening Wood Release.]
Qianyu frowned. "Then why could Yamato… never mind, don't answer. He could use it because of Hashirama's transplanted cells, and even then it was a watered-down version. So, these 50,000 points… they're to give me the Sage's Body and then awaken Wood Release, right?"
He thought about it. If it gave him the Sage's Body and Wood Release, 50,000 points suddenly didn't seem so outrageous.
[Incorrect. Awakening the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai requires 20,000 Witness Points. The remaining 30,000 points are to increase the host's total chakra reserves to the minimum threshold required for Wood Release awakening.]
Qianyu sucked in a sharp breath.
Thirty thousand points worth of chakra increase, just to reach the minimum threshold for Wood Release?
That was insane.
His eye twitched. By that logic… the Sage's Body itself must cost even more.
"Then how many points for the Sage's Body itself?"
[The Sage's Body requires 500,000 Witness Points to exchange.]
Qianyu's brain short-circuited. "Five hundred thousand points? Are you sure you didn't add an extra zero?"
[The Sage's Body was awakened by Asura, the younger son of the Sage of Six Paths, who inherited the Sage's physical energy. Hashirama Senju, possessing Asura's chakra, also awakened it. Host does not possess Asura's chakra and therefore lacks the conditions for natural awakening. Required points are thus increased fivefold, resulting in 500,000 points.]
Qianyu's mouth twisted into a wry smirk.
Even if he had Asura's chakra, it'd still be a cool hundred thousand.
The Sage's Body was expensive as hell.
He shelved the idea of Wood Release for now and browsed other abilities.
The cheap skills he could afford? He looked down on them.
The powerful skills he wanted? He couldn't afford them.
The shop was giving him a headache.
Then, a spark.
If the Sage's Body was out of reach… what about Sage Mode?
He checked the shop. Because he was contracted with Ryūchi Cave, learning their senjutsu would cost 20,000 points.
But if he wanted the senjutsu of Mount Myōboku or Shikkotsu Forest… without a contract, the cost quintupled. 100,000 points.
Sage Mode was at least on par with the standard Mangekyō Sharingan, perhaps even slightly stronger.
Senjutsu chakra could elevate the power of one's ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu to astonishing heights.
For where he was now… this was a clear, viable path to greater power.
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