Two days later.
A three-man team arrived secretly at the Konoha garrison base in the Land of Hot Springs.
"Captain Hachidai, this is Yamanaka Yuichi of the Yamanaka Clan."
"This is Hinata Iruha of the Hyuga Clan."
The leading Anbu member introduced the team members behind him as soon as he entered the door.
Uchiha Hachidai quickly stepped forward and shook hands warmly.
"Sorry to trouble you."
"It's our duty," the two responded.
Then the Anbu member stepped aside, revealing another member behind him.
"This is Yamanaka Shimi of the Aburame Clan."
Uchiha Hachidai then realized that behind the Anbu, there was also a spiky-haired man wearing sunglasses.
"As expected, I have no presence?"
Yamanaka Shimi adjusted his sunglasses.
"Sorry, sorry!" Uchiha Hachidai said with an apologetic look.
"It's nothing, I'm used to it."
After the greetings, the Anbu began to convey the operational plan.
"Lord Shikaku's point is that the Land of Lightning garrison won't let us cross the border, and forcing a crossing might cause a diplomatic incident."
"So, we will complete the kill of Onigumo on this side of the canyon."
"Killing Onigumo on this side of the canyon..." Uchiha Hachidai looked at Yamanaka Shimi beside him: "You mean..."
The Anbu nodded: "Yes, the people won't cross over, but we will utilize the remote control characteristics of the Parasitic Worms to control them across the canyon."
The Anbu's gaze turned toward Yamanaka Shimi as he spoke.
Yamanaka Shimi's right hand traced over the map on the wall: "It's best to lure Onigumo from the forest to the edge of the canyon here."
"After the Parasitic Worms cross the canyon, they will consume a significant amount of Chakra themselves. If they go deeper into the forest, their combat power will drop significantly."
Uchiha Hachidai nodded in agreement: "The patrols over the last three days have basically been carried out by experienced Chunin and Jonin, and Onigumo hasn't attacked again."
"My idea is that I will use the Transformation Technique to turn into a Genin of the team."
"Shimi, you prepare in advance and control the Parasitic Worms to fly to the other side to lie in wait."
"Once Onigumo launches an attack, you will control the Parasitic Worms to kill him."
"No problem," Yamanaka Shimi responded.
Uchiha Hachidai then looked at Hinata Iruha and Yamanaka Yuichi.
"Then I presume Iroha will scout Onigumo's movements, and Yuichi will ensure the consistency of the operation."
The two nodded in unison.
Hinata Iruha then spoke up: "It's just that the signals across the canyon are mixed; I don't know which Chakra belongs to Onigumo."
"That's easy to handle. When we lure him, whichever one shoots an arrow at me is Onigumo."
"You four have been traveling for many days; go rest first. Tomorrow we will execute according to the operational plan," Uchiha Hachidai said.
"No need, my Chakra reserves are still quite sufficient. If Captain Hachidai has no problem, I can enter my role immediately," Yamanaka Shimi said.
Hinata Iruha and Yamanaka Yuichi also expressed that they were fine.
"Then without further ado, let's begin immediately."
...Aokawa didn't know what was happening in the Land of Hot Springs. At this moment, he was grinning like an old farmer at harvest time, taking stock of his gains in his Sea of Consciousness.
[Advancing steadily, clever design, defeating them one by one, finding life in a dead end—you have obtained blessing.]
[Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms (Practiced level) *1]
[Earth Release: Earth Dragon Technique (Practiced level) *1]
[Earth Release: Hardening Technique (proficient level) *1]
[Earth Release: Earth Style Wall (proficient level) *1]
[Earth Release: Underground Submarine (proficient level) *1]
[Basic Swordsmanship (proficient level) *1]
[energy crystal *1300]
With so many Earth Release techniques, it felt like he had looted a country bumpkin.
As expected, the happiest time was always when taking stock of the harvest.
As the saying goes, "murder and arson bring a golden belt"—killing enemies yielded the most blessing.
He immediately opened his personal information.
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racial imprint: Quincy (Normal, fusion rate: 100.00%)
Talent Skill: Spiritual Particle Cluster
Racial Skills: Holy Arrow, Holy Arrow: Scatter, Holy Arrow: Demon Break, Reishi Network, Hirenkyaku
crest: Innate Full Spirit Power
Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan
Chakra Nature: Water, Lightning, Earth, Fire, Yang, Yin
energy crystal: 2410
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[The quantity of energy crystals has met the requirement of 2000. Please open the Stone Gate to obtain greater power.]
[Open: Yes/No]
A huge windfall, with energy crystals suddenly reaching over 2400. Aokawa used his mind to press "Yes".
In an instant.
Countless energy crystals rose into the air, shattering into points of starlight that merged into the Stone Gate.
Following that, the magic circle pattern behind the Stone Gate suddenly brightened and began to rotate slowly.
The energy vortex within the gate surged rapidly.
A beam of white light suddenly burst from the vortex, accurately blasting into his forehead!
Aokawa only felt new power being injected into his body.
[Upgrading racial imprint...]
[Upgrade complete.]
[racial imprint has been upgraded to: Quincy (Mixed-blood, current fusion rate: 10.00%)]
[You have obtained the Racial Skill: Rantō Tenkū—By using countless reishi threads to bind and connect to parts of the body that can no longer move, one can forcibly manipulate and drive them like a Puppet. It exists for fighting until one's body is shattered and is the top-tier combat spiritual technique for a Quincy who manipulates reishi.]
[You have obtained the Racial Skill: Seietsu—A technique where four silver cylinder form a square destruction array, with spiritual power emitted from the tubes to destroy spiritual bodies within the array. Incantation: "Accept this battle formation of the atmosphere! Seietsu!"]
[You have obtained the Racial Skill: Green Cup—A cushioning technique that uses two silver cylinder to release spiritual power when falling from a height. Incantation: "Cup! Tilt to the west. Green Cup!"]
[You have obtained the Racial Skill: Gokakuhō—After approaching an enemy, the spiritual power of one silver cylinder is released. The spiritual power transforms into a capsule with a pentagram mark that envelops the enemy. Incantation: "Swing down the silver whip, strike the five-handed stone bed! Gokakuhō!"]
[You have obtained information: silver cylinder manufacturing method—An old-style weapon that stores high-concentration liquid reishi, condensing and storing reishi gathered during training to be used with techniques during combat.]
[You have obtained the item: Arc Sparrow—The first Spirit Bow used by Ishida Uryū. A Spirit Bow with a black and white patterned body and small attachments. When using the Quincy: Letzt Stil, it transforms into a gradient gray Spirit Bow.]
[The item Arc Sparrow has been integrated into the Quincy Cross marking.]
Aokawa was originally grinning from ear to ear seeing so many gains.
A bumper harvest, obtaining so many skills.
However, Seietsu and Green Cup weren't of much use to him. These two skills were more of a choice of last resort after Ishida Uryū lost his Quincy powers.
Since his Quincy powers were still intact, he didn't have much dependency on these two skills.
But since they were techniques, they would likely help him comprehend other skills by analogy.
At this moment, a new line of text appeared.
[You have obtained the item: Spirit Dissolving Gloves—Capable of dispersing reishi in a high-concentration form. After wearing them, an ordinary Quincy will be hindered by their powerful dispersal force, making it difficult even to pick up a bow and arrow. After drawing the bow and maintaining it for seven days and seven nights, one can reach a Realm close to the peak of a Quincy. When wearing them, a Quincy's Spiritual Particle Cluster power will surpass their own limits. Upon removing the gloves, their power will instantly increase by a large margin, but all of the Quincy's power will completely disappear as a result.]
[The Spirit Dissolving Gloves have been turned into an inscription and hidden on your person; they will manifest upon being injected with energy.]
"Wearing them?" Aokawa's expression froze as his eyes widened. "Wait!"
"Holy crap!"
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