Naruto: The Ninja World's Life Buyer

Chapter 17 Deceiving the Eyes, Deceiving the Blade

Five o'clock in the morning.

The fumes from the waste treatment plant smelled acidic.

Sosuke stood in front of the container, his hands forming a mudra.

The movements were smoother than yesterday, but still a bit clumsy.

Wei-Si-Yin.

The chakra within the body was mobilized as the knuckles clenched.

It was a very strange feeling.

It's like forcibly squeezing water from a pipe into a mold.

"Clone Technique!"

Zongsuke gave a low drink.

puff.

A muffled thud.

A cloud of white smoke exploded beside him.

The smoke dissipated.

There was a lump of something lying on the ground.

It was the outline of a human, but it was limp and lifeless, like an uninflated balloon, with blurred features and twisted limbs.

It lasted only two seconds before disintegrating into air.

"Hahaha!"

Yuanzhao sat on the discarded tire, laughing so hard he spat out the alcohol in his mouth.

"This is your clone? Are you trying to make your enemies laugh to death?"

Sosuke remained expressionless.

I didn't feel ashamed.

"Where did we fail?" he asked.

"imagination."

Genzo wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth and stopped smiling.

"The Clone Technique is an E-rank ninjutsu. It has no physical form and is essentially an illusion. It is the most basic application of Yin Release chakra."

"You have to make the concept of 'yourself' extremely clear in your mind."

"Every strand of your hair, your eyes, the wrinkles in your clothes."

Yuanzao tapped his temple.

"You're a realistic guy, kid. Your head is full of calculations. But that's become your constraint."

"You care too much about 'reality' and neglect 'illusion'."

Sosuke fell silent.

Yuanzao is right.

His ability is [Gold Metal Generation].

This is the ultimate materialization capability.

Letting him engage in empty, unrealistic fantasies is indeed contrary to his nature.

"How do we train?" Sosuke asked.

"Look at yourself."

Yuanzao threw a broken mirror at him.

"Watch yourself until you feel like throwing up. Remember every detail."

Sosuke took the mirror.

The mirror was cracked, reflecting his pale face, which was a result of overtraining.

He started reading.

Watch without moving.

From the direction of the eyebrows to the fine lines at the corners of the eyes.

From the trembling of his nostrils to the cold curve of his lips.

This is a very tedious process.

It is also a process of re-examining oneself.

Who is he?

Is he the time traveler Sousuke? Or is he that homeless man who will do anything to survive?

Gradually, the face in the mirror began to look unfamiliar.

That feeling of both familiarity and alienation made him momentarily disoriented.

In that very instant.

Sosuke suddenly had a strange inspiration.

If we don't consider the clone as a "person".

Or should we view it as a "precise work of art"?

Just like when he created the golden spider hairpin.

First, build the skeleton, then fill it with flesh and blood, and finally cover it with skin.

This is not the logic of illusion.

This is the logic of creation.

Sosuke put the mirror down.

He closed his eyes.

The image in my mind is no longer a vague "self," but a precise three-dimensional blueprint.

Bones, muscles, blood vessels, skin.

Chakra is the material.

The idea is the mold.

Wei-Si-Yin.

His fingers moved.

It wasn't fast, but it had a unique rhythm.

Each seal is like injecting molten metal into a mold.

"Clone Technique".

boom.

White smoke suddenly rose.

As the smoke cleared, a boy dressed in gray shorts stood beside Sosuke.

They are identical in height, build, and even clothing.

Aside from a slightly vacant look in his eyes, he was almost indistinguishable from the real thing.

Yuanzao paused in his drinking motion.

He squinted and circled the clone once.

He stretched out his iron crutch and gently poked the clone.

boo.

The clone swayed but did not dissipate.

"It held up?"

Yuanzao was somewhat surprised.

For the average beginner, their first success usually only lasts a few seconds.

But this clone has a very stable structure.

"What do you take it for?" Genzo asked.

"A sculpture," Sousuke answered honestly, "a hollow sculpture made of chakra."

"Freak".

Yuanzao muttered something, but a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

Every ninja has their own "ninja way," which is their way of understanding the world.

This kid may have unorthodox methods, but as long as he can catch mice, he's a good cat.

"I've mastered the art of creating clones."

Yuanzao sat back down by the door.

"Next is the Substitution Technique."

"This is the key to survival."

"A clone technique deceives the eye, a substitute technique deceives the knife."

Yuanzao pointed to the woods in the distance.

"Go and cut down a few logs. They need to be as thick as an arm."

Sosuke turned and walked into the woods.

Chopping wood is quick.

Sosuke dragged the five logs back to the junkyard.

"The principle of the Substitute Technique is to instantly burst speed and use objects to visually obscure the view."

Genzo picked up a piece of wood and weighed it in his hand.

"It touches on a little bit of space-time ninjutsu, but it's mostly about high-speed movement in taijutsu."

"Wei-Hai-Chou-Xu-Yin".

"This series of seals, the first four are for accumulating power, and the last one is for replacement."

Genzo threw the wood to Sosuke.

"Hold it."

Sosuke hugged the piece of wood.

"I will attack you."

Yuanzao picked up a few stones from the ground.

"With stones?" Sosuke asked.

"This is just the beginning."

Whoosh.

Yuanzao has made his move.

Even though he was disabled, his strength was astonishing.

The stone, accompanied by the sound of wind being cut, headed straight for Sosuke's face.

In the past, Sousuke could only hide.

But now, he needs to practice "changing".

Wei-Hai-Chou-Xu-Yin.

Fingers are flying across the screen.

But the mark wasn't finished forming before the stone hit his face.

Snapped.

The stone slammed into Sosuke's forehead.

A big bump appeared.

"Too slow!"

Origin roars.

"On the battlefield, this is a kunai, this is an explosive tag! You will die!"

"Again!"

Whoosh.

The second stone.

Snapped.

It hit my shoulder.

"Again!"

The third piece.

The fourth piece.

Sosuke was beaten black and blue.

But he didn't stop.

He was forcing his body to remember the stress response of being on the verge of injury.

at last.

When the fifteenth stone flew in.

Sosuke's pupils contracted sharply.

Adrenaline surged.

The chakra within his body seemed to boil over in that instant.

Five prints, completed in one second.

"Substitution Jutsu!"

Bang.

White smoke exploded.

The stone hit a log with a dull thud.

Meanwhile, Sosuke had already appeared three meters away next to the garbage heap.

He was breathing heavily.

For a brief moment, he felt as if the world had slowed down.

That's the feeling of chakra exploding.

"improvise."

Yuan Zao commented.

"But the distance is too short. Three meters? The blast radius of an explosive tag is five meters. You're just going to get blown up somewhere else."

"However, you've grasped the principle."

Genzo finished the rest of the wine.

That's all for today. Go back and apply ice.

Sosuke touched the large bump on his forehead.

It hurts.

But a slight smile appeared on his lips.

The Three Body Techniques, take down two of them.

The last one is the transformation technique.

That's the foundation of infiltration and disguise.

But before that, he had to buy the medicine.

If the Red Serpent Gang or the police force saw him in his current state, it would be too embarrassing.

A "miracle doctor" with a bruised and swollen face is hardly convincing.