blogombal Chapter 216 Insidious and Cunning
Chapter 216 Insidious and Cunning
Chapter 216 Insidious and Cunning
In the heart of the Land of Wind, lies the City of Singing Sands.
Five days have passed since Taiichi went out on his mission again. During these five days, Taiichi attacked Sunagakure's logistics supply teams twice, causing the once relaxed vigilance within the Land of Wind to become tense again.
Correspondingly, the title of "White Reaper" was firmly established throughout Sunagakure. The two attacks, which had barely begun, had already given Taiichi a huge headache with the cries of "White Reaper is coming."
If it weren't for the fact that he genuinely couldn't defeat so many ninjas, he would have really wanted to silence all these Sand Ninjas who were shouting everywhere.
Now, Taiyi has come to Sand City once again. On the roof of a tall building, he sits against the wall, eating the local "delicacies" while using his chakra perception to search for information about the city.
This is the center of the entire city, and with his chakra perception covering a wide area, he can monitor most of the city.
If someone gets close enough to see Taiichi, they can see that his eyes glow with a faint blue light, as if a blue film covers his clear black and white eyeballs.
This is the result of Taiyi's research over the past few days—soul vision.
It involves further developing the application of spiritualization techniques, enabling him to use the vision of a spirit without leaving his body.
After all, astral projection is too dangerous. For Taiichi, who is afraid of death, it is natural to minimize the risk as much as possible. Thus, the ninjutsu Soul Vision was born.
With the aid of his soul vision, Taiyi's judgment of his opponent's strength became more accurate, and he no longer needed to make vague estimates based on appearance and aura.
Taiichi's observations over this period revealed a significant difference in the soul level between chuunibyou, genin, and jonin.
The soul flames of a Jonin are significantly stronger than those of a Chunin or Genin, both in quantity and quality. A Jonin's soul flame can be as large as a soccer ball, and its brightness is like a light in the dark, making it particularly conspicuous.
For example, right now, in Taiyi's eyes, there are eighteen Jonin in this Sand City alone. Most of them are distributed in various key locations in the city, and it is obvious that they are the guardians sent here by Sunagakure.
But there were also two others, scattered on either side of the city, moving aimlessly through the city. What caught Taiyi's attention was the large patch of purple on their souls.
This demonstrates proficiency in Lightning Release.
If there were only one, Taiyi wouldn't care, but the appearance of two at the same time caught Taiyi's attention.
He vividly remembered how he had thoroughly thrashed the Cloud Village ninjas last time and even framed the Sand Village ninjas. Now, with these two ninjas skilled in Lightning Release here, could it be a follow-up to that incident?
Taiichi stared at the Lightning Release ninja closest to him, his chakra senses quietly concentrating on the ninja, and gradually the ninja's appearance became clearer in Taiichi's perception.
They don't have the bronze skin common among Cloud Village ninjas; instead, they have a fair complexion, but they clearly lack the rough skin that Sand Village ninjas have developed from years of exposure to wind and sand.
Taiyi suddenly became interested and shifted his perception to the other side, only to get the same answer.
These two guys, are they using a transformation technique?! They actually look more like ninjas from the Land of Fire.
Just as Taiichi was about to observe more closely, the lightning ninja seemed to sense something, immediately stopped, and scanned his surroundings, especially in Taiichi's direction.
But as soon as he stopped, Taiyi had already flipped over and hid behind the wall, avoiding his sight.
Taiichi slowly reduced his chakra perception, maintaining only the minimum monitoring function, and even had the leisure to pick up the jerky next to him and throw it into his mouth.
"He has such keen senses. I only increased my strength a little bit, and he found out. He really isn't here to do good!" Taiichi muttered to himself, complaining about others while completely ignoring the fact that he was also there to cause trouble.
That night, Taiichi did not return to the Konoha camp as usual, but stayed in Sand City to continue keeping an eye on the two Lightning Release ninjas. He had a feeling that he might be able to get some interesting information from them.
At night, when it gets to 8 o'clock, Shaming City, like all big cities, welcomes its nightlife.
Everywhere was a scene of dazzling lights and bustling activity, with roadside stalls filling the streets and alleys. Just as Taiyi was getting impatient with his surveillance, he sensed that the two Lightning Release ninjas had changed direction at the same time and were heading towards the city center.
Taiichi immediately perked up. Judging from their route, they were most likely heading to an izakaya (Japanese pub). He quickly jumped off the roof and entered the rather large izakaya before they arrived.
Taiyi casually ordered a few dishes and began to eat at a leisurely pace.
A few minutes later, the two people walked in one after the other. Taiyi had initially thought they would pretend not to know each other, but to his surprise, the two of them brazenly sat down together, saying something like, "Long time no see!"
"You're here to do business too!"
"Yes, yes, business is tough in the Land of Fire, so we've come to the Land of Wind to try our luck!"
Taiichi sat not far from them, watching the two chatting animatedly. He suddenly felt that life is like a play, and it all depends on acting skills. If he hadn't confirmed that the two of them were really ninjas, and even Jonin at that, he would have believed their nonsense.
Chakra perception quietly enveloped them, revealing the two Jonin's subtle movements. While they were talking, they were rhythmically tapping the table with one hand, using their arm as cover—clearly their code.
Good heavens, he's definitely a professional spy. He's not like Taiyi, who's only halfway through his career. He's even come up with a set of code words. It seems like ordinary reconnaissance won't get any useful information.
Taiyi quickly finished the food on the table, got up and left the izakaya. He wasn't going to waste any more time with the two of them. As long as he was sure they were in cahoots, he could find out the rest later.
As for the plan, he already had a preliminary idea in mind.
Inside the izakaya, the two appeared to be chatting animatedly, but if you translated the coded messages they were using by tapping on the table, it was a completely different story.
"We received a message from the village today that Lord Ai and his group have already set off, and the village has asked us to be ready to meet them as soon as possible."
Do you know where they logged in?
"There's no news yet; we'll probably only get notified closer to the time."
"I feel like I'm being watched today, but I can't find the person watching me."
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"Remember, once discovered, we are Konoha ninjas."
"Understood, everything is for the village."
The next morning, Taiyi woke up on the rooftop of a tall building. He dismissed the shadow clone that was on night duty beside him. He found nothing noteworthy in his memories, so he felt relieved.
Taiichi returned to the Konoha camp with the Flying Thunder God Technique, then created three shadow clones to remain at the medical camp. Without pausing, he returned to the small building where he had awakened. He had a lot to do today and couldn't waste any time.
Using his chakra perception, Taiichi wandered around Sand City, focusing on the places where Sand Village ninjas frequently appeared. Perhaps it was too early, because it wasn't until the sun was high in the sky that he finally found a Sand Village ninja in front of a small inn.
Look at the sign on this little hotel, the eye-catching pink decorations, and then look at the Sand Ninja's unsteady steps and dark circles under his eyes. Clearly, this guy must have had a wild night last night.
He just kept swaying around like this, not in a hurry or agitation, thinking that disappearing for a day wouldn't attract anyone's attention.
Having locked onto his target, Taiyi immediately flew to the outside of the city using the Flying Thunder God Technique. He then created an underground space using Earth Release, created two shadow clones to keep watch, and used his main body to perform the Spirit Transformation Technique.
Taiyi's spirit quickly detached from his physical body. He glanced back at the shadow clones guarding his left and right, nodded to them, and then his figure slowly faded and disappeared from sight.
It only took Taiichi a few seconds to find the ninja again. When the man walked into an empty alley, Taiichi's spirit rushed into his body.
Instantly, a strong sense of repulsion filled Taiichi's body; this was the ninja's own soul's spontaneous resistance against him. But, as expected, the Spirit Transformation Technique was specifically developed to possess an enemy's body.
With just a slight exertion, Taiyi's chakra-encased spirit easily suppressed the original soul of this body, squeezing it into the deepest part of the body. From beginning to end, this Sand Ninja had no power to resist at all.
At this moment, Taiyi was also full of novelty. He raised his hands and stomped his feet, trying out his new body as if he were examining a new piece of clothing. It was a truly magical experience.
But soon, a strong sense of weakness entered his soul from his body. Compared to his own body, this body was far too weak. Not to mention that he was at most a Chunin, just looking at how he looked, drained by a woman, he knew that his body was severely damaged.
Taiyi clenched his fist and sensed the chakra within his body.
As expected, the chakra within his body was like a stagnant pool, completely ignoring Taiichi's will. But that makes sense, since chakra is a combination of spiritual and physical energy.
Now that Taiyi has taken over this body, even the spiritual energy has changed, so where does the control come from?
It seems that he can only use physical techniques for the rest of the time. However, looking at this body, Taiichi shook his head, guessing that it would be useless after he used it in battle once.
After examining the body, Taiichi controlled it to walk out of the city. Because of his official identity as a member of Sunagakure, he walked openly and legitimately. Leaving the city gates in a dignified manner, Taiichi quickly arrived at the location where the physical body was hidden.
The spirit detached from the physical body and floated into its own body in the blink of an eye. The sense of power it once possessed returned, and the unparalleled sense of harmony was something that those who had not experienced it could not understand.
At this moment, Taiyi finally understood why Buddhist scriptures say that the physical body is a precious raft for crossing the world. A good body is truly the foundation of all power. Not to mention changing one's body, even the loss of one's own body is an absolutely fatal loss for someone who pursues the strongest power.
Orochimaru in the future is the best example. The Reanimation Jutsu causes significant damage to the soul every time he changes bodies. This is why he was later defeated by Itachi with a single Sharingan genjutsu.
Otherwise, try letting Itachi take down Jiraiya. It would be strange if he didn't beat the crap out of him.
Returning to the topic, Taiichi, now inside his own body, instructed his shadow clone to keep an eye on the Sand Ninja while he continued into the city to track the two Lightning Release ninjas.
Taiyi didn't need to monitor them for too long. By noon, the two of them left Shaming City one after another.
Taiyi was secretly delighted and exclaimed, "The opportunity has come!" He immediately used the Thunder God Technique to return to his hiding place, changed into a new outfit, and ran at full speed towards the two lightning ninjas.
Having calculated the distance, Taiyi swaggered over and headed towards Sand City, which was also the direction of the Lightning Release ninjas.
They walked towards each other, and soon they came into each other's view.
The Lightning Release duo remained remarkably calm. So what if they encountered a Sand Village ninja? He seemed to be just a Chunin, but they were legitimate individuals and weren't intimidated at all. Therefore, they continued on their way, chatting with Amaterasu, completely disregarding Taichi.
On Taiyi's side, seeing that the distance was getting closer and closer, and that the two lightning ninjas did not show the slightest sense of vigilance towards him, he was overjoyed. It was as if the heavens were helping him.
When the distance between the two sides was less than 5 meters, and it seemed that if they got any closer, the other side would instinctively become alert, Taiyi suddenly roared, "You scoundrels from Kumogakure, I've finally caught you! Today I'll take your lives!"
As he spoke, Taiichi instantly closed in, ignoring the tearing pain in his feet, and mercilessly stabbed the kunai in his hand into the chest of one of the ninjas.
The two lightning-style fighters were completely dumbfounded. First, they were startled by the sudden revelation of their identities, and second, the attack came so suddenly that there was absolutely no warning.
However, both of them were Jonin, which was incomparable to Taiichi's half-crippled body. Even in such a tense situation, they were able to dodge, and the kunai only grazed his arm, scratching it.
Taiichi had clearly anticipated this situation. His attack missed, but without hesitation, he used the momentum to sweep past the two. Immediately afterward, he took out the Sand Village's distress signal from his ninja tool pouch and pulled it down into the sky.
A scarlet signal flare soared into the sky with a sharp whistling sound.
It's only about a kilometer from here to Sand City. In this desert, there's not even any cover. The Sand Ninja stationed in Sand City can definitely see this signal flare clearly.
"Damn it, we've been exposed! Kill him!"
The incident happened so suddenly that the two of them didn't have time to think too much. All they knew was that this Sand Ninja had revealed their true identities. As for how the other party found out, they didn't have time to consider that.
The first thing to do now is to eliminate the only Sand Ninja who knows the truth before the Sand Village reinforcements arrive, so that their identities can be kept secret.
Thus, a relentless offensive was launched against Taiichi. It was Taiichi's soul that was in control of this body; if it were the original body, it would probably have been torn to pieces by these two enraged Jonin long ago.
Even so, Taiyi continued to suffer numerous wounds, large and small, all over his body. After all, the difference in strength was too great, and it was already quite remarkable that he could do this much.
"You beasts of Kumogakure! You attacked us before, and now you're attacking us again! I will definitely report your plot to the village; Sunagakure will not let you get away with this!"
Who is Taiyi? He'd rather be stabbed twice more than not verbally provoke his opponent, as if he desperately wants the other party not to kill him.
The two Cloud Ninja were furious. This Sand Ninja was incredibly slippery, always managing to narrowly escape their grasp. Although his wounds kept multiplying, he just wouldn't die.
While the two groups were locked in combat, there was also movement in Sand City. The four nearby squads immediately converged and, led by two Jonin, quickly ran towards the direction from which the signal flare had been launched.
They had only run five or six hundred meters when the three people fighting ahead came into view. It was clear that two ninjas from another village were attacking a Sand Village ninja.
What else is there to say? Get to the rescue!
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