Izayoi had no idea that his actions had inspired Momochi Zabuza, guiding him toward a different path as a rogue ninja.
After obtaining the materials needed to create human puppets and Chakra Cores, Izayoi didn't immediately return to the Leaf Village.
During this period, every three days, he would create a Shadow Clone with an immense amount of Chakra to return to the village and replace the previous clone that was about to dissipate.
Aside from Hinata and Hanabi, no one in the village knew that the Izayoi they saw was merely a Shadow Clone.
Having already informed the Hyuga Sisters, Izayoi wasn't in a hurry to return to the village. Instead, he changed his identity and first met up with the Shadow Clone that had been looting Gato's other treasure locations to organize the gains from this trip.
In the end, he discovered that it was impossible to fully account for Gato's wealth.
The most valuable part of Gato's assets wasn't the cash, gold bars, or jewelry, but the land deeds.
The land deeds Gato had hidden away were certainly not worthless.
These deeds were for properties or shops in bustling areas of various countries.
By selling just a few of these deeds, Izayoi earned more money than several Asuma Sarutobi combined.
After becoming immensely wealthy, Izayoi immediately used the deeds to locate a villa Gato had purchased in the Land of Fire. He then bought a clothing store in the same city and left a Shadow Clone there to learn from the tailors and designers.
However, his true body didn't return to the Leaf Village. Instead, he carried two large, empty Storage Scrolls and left the Land of Fire, entering the Land of Rivers.
Rumble…
Above a certain mountain village, dark clouds gathered, and thunder rolled.
Soon, a light rain began to fall.
Despite this, outside the village, shirtless villagers continued to pull carts of minerals out of a mine, and the sound of digging echoed from within.
Not far from the mine, on an open patch of land, stood a large number of tombstones.
Even now, several people in black raincoats were gathered around a freshly buried coffin, mourning the person inside.
"Ah… why would someone as good as you have to die? It breaks my heart, it truly breaks my heart!"
The leader of the group shouted with exaggerated gestures, his emotions laid bare.
However, the people around him showed no signs of sadness. Instead, their eyes were filled with fear toward the leader.
In their eyes, this clan leader was a capricious man.
At the slightest provocation, he would hold a funeral for someone!
"Raiga, there's an incredibly strong Chakra approaching," a young voice suddenly spoke from within the raincoat that bulged on the leader's back, sounding somewhat panicked. "Be careful, that person can fly!"
Hearing this, Kurosuki Raiga, who had been covering his face in tears, immediately lowered his hands and looked up at the sky with a serious expression.
Through the rain, a black figure descended from the sky.
"Lightning Release · Lightning Ball!"
Before the figure could land or speak, Kurosuki Raiga drew his uniquely shaped twin swords, crossed them toward the sky, and condensed Chakra infused with Lightning Release Nature Transformation at their tips, forming a blue-white orb that shot out violently.
Watching the incoming Lightning Ball, the figure simply extended a hand from their sleeve, fingers spread wide.
Then, the lightning sphere collided with what seemed like an invisible wall, exploding with a deafening roar, scattering countless arcs of electricity that flickered and vanished like fireworks.
"As I thought, I wasn't mistaken. It's you, Kurosuki Raiga, and... the possessor of the Kekkei Genkai · Crimson Eye," Izayoi said with a smile. "Since I let the original get away, I'll make you two copies my Human Puppets instead."
"I'm in a hurry, so let's make this quick... Universal Pull!"
An invisible force, like a giant unseen hand, lifted Kurosuki Raiga from the ground.
"No hand seals, nothing visible... What kind of Ninja Technique is this?" Kurosuki Raiga's expression changed drastically, but he was quick to react. He crossed his twin blades once more and channeled a massive amount of Chakra into them, converting it all into Lightning Release Nature Transformation.
"Lightning Release · Lightning Fang!"
The twin blades transformed into bolts of lightning, shooting out curved arcs of electricity toward Izayoi, resembling a rapid-fire laser.
This was Kurosuki Raiga's signature move, much like Kakashi Hatake's Lightning Blade.
If the lightning didn't hit its target, it would soar into the sky, merging with the dark clouds, only to return as a thunderous strike.
"Not a bad technique, and the blades are impressive too, but... that's all I can compliment you on."
Izayoi spread his arms wide, and a green barrier formed from the distorted air due to the buildup of energy.
"Almighty Push!"
As Izayoi's words fell, the barrier, like a water-filled balloon reaching its limit, burst open.
The Repulsive Force Storm contained within instantly dispersed the rain curtain, engulfing Kurosuki Raiga, who had lost the pull of gravity and was falling, as well as the fleeing members of the Black Hoe Family below.
BOOM————
The deafening explosion echoed throughout the mountain village.
Whether it was the miners working in the caves or the villagers in the settlement, everyone could hear the explosion.
The nearest mine even felt the entire cave tremble violently.
Fortunately, the cave did not collapse.
When the rain curtain descended once more, and the wind dispersed the dust, the cemetery was gone, replaced by a massive crater.
All members of the Black Hoe Family had perished.
Kurosuki Raiga, who had made intimate contact with the ground and endured the impact of the repulsive force, had his bones shattered and his internal organs severely hemorrhaging.
However, before being blasted to the ground, Kurosuki Raiga decisively threw away his twin blades, choosing to protect Ranmaru behind him, which is why the latter did not die instantly but was instead severely injured like him.
When Izayoi descended from the sky, Kurosuki Raiga, his mouth full of blood, weakly pleaded, "Please... please, spare... spare Ranmaru."
"Those you killed probably said the same thing to you, didn't they?"
Izayoi sneered, "You're supposed to be an Elite Jonin-level rogue ninja, yet you speak so naively."
After saying this, Izayoi raised his hand and used the force of attraction to summon the twin blades, but instead of turning them toward Kurosuki Raiga and Ranmaru, he smiled at Kurosuki Raiga and said, "Help me with an experiment, make your last moments before death count."
Then, Izayoi formed a single hand seal, creating a Shadow Clone with a small amount of Chakra.
Both the original and the clone each grasped one of the lightning blades, channeling Chakra into them and converting it into Lightning Release Nature Transformation, making it seem as though they were holding bolts of lightning in their hands.
The main body and the Shadow Clone hurled the lightning in their hands, piercing through the bodies of Kurosuki Raiga and Ranmaru.
However, the scene Izayoi wanted to see did not appear.
Neither Kurosuki Raiga nor Ranmaru dropped any Talents.
"Neither Shadow Clones nor killing increase the drop rate. Is there really no other mechanism to boost it?" Izayoi muttered to himself. "Chakra definitely isn't the standard for measuring strength. Otherwise, aside from Jinchuriki and Naruto, no one would be able to provide me with Talents. So how exactly is strength determined? If it's based on Talents, then since I was three years old, only a handful of people in the Shinobi World could have given me Talents. But the fact that some of my classmates dropped Talents proves it's not determined by Talents! Is it based on Techniques, or performance?"
Looking at the corpses of Kurosuki Raiga and Ranmaru, Izayoi whispered, "I'll try this method one more time. If it doesn't work, then I'll have to resort to more violent means and inconvenience the Shinobi World a bit."
"After all, with my current setup, how can I let those with inferior configurations catch up to my years of effort in just a few short years?"
No one could understand Izayoi's anxiety.
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