Konoha’s Spring: Hypnotize Sakura at the Beginning

Li Ming travels through the Naruto world and awakens the emotional value system.

As long as you can critically hit the emotions of the beautiful Naruto girl, you will get rewards.

Since then, Li Ming has gone further and further on the road of critical hits.

Hinata: “Li Ming-kun… I, I like you!”

Sakura: “You bastard, why are you with Ino!”

Mitarashi Anko: “Asshole, do you think I dare not kill you?!”

Li Ming looked back many years later.

I discovered that the so-called disputes in the ninja world were all infighting.

Li Ming: “Alas, it’s so hard to be an excellent man.”

Konoha’s Spring: Hypnotize Sakura at the Beginning
Chapter 1 Hypnotizing Sakura
“Hmm…”
Consciousness is like a drowning person sinking into the deep sea, struggling violently in the suffocating darkness, finally breaking through the water surface, greedily breathing the first breath of “real” air!
Li Ming blinked blankly, and what came into view was the quaint streets, pedestrians with different expressions wearing strange swirling leaf forehead guards, and the Hokage Rock in the distance that looked extremely majestic in the sun!
“Konoha Village… I actually traveled to the Naruto world!”
Li Ming’s heart was filled with shock and he subconsciously clenched his fists. His knuckles turned white from the force, but deep in his eyes, he couldn’t help but ignite a flame called “excitement” and “ambition”!
This is the world of the strong!
It is a world full of infinite possibilities and power!
At this moment, a cold mechanical voice sounded in his mind!
[Ding! The host’s soul is detected to be stable, and the strongest emotion plundering system is officially activated! ][This system is designed to help the host plunder everything in the Naruto world and reach the top! ]【Core function one: daily forced hypnosis.
It can be used once a day, and it can be activated on a target that makes eye contact, forcing them into a deep hypnotic state, allowing operations such as information acquisition and suggestion implantation.
The duration and success rate depend on the target’s mental strength. 】
[Core function two: emotion collection and skill plundering.
When a specific female target has strong positive emotions due to the host (including but not limited to: love, shyness, worship, gratitude, curiosity, dependence, affection, possessiveness, etc.), the system will automatically collect emotional values. 】
[When the emotional value reaches 100 points, the target will have a chance to “drop” the skills, ability fragments or talent insights that it has mastered. The host can pick them up and master them instantly! ]system!
Forced hypnosis!
Plunder emotions, gain skills?!
Li Ming’s breathing suddenly stagnated, and the blood in his body seemed to be boiling at this moment!
Then, a smile that was extremely confident, domineering, and even a bit evil and crazy appeared on his lips.
The pair of eyes that originally held a trace of confusion from a time traveler suddenly became as sharp as an eagle, flashing with a “domineering, strong, and self-centered” light that almost swallowed up everything!
“Plunder! This is the true meaning of power! This system… is tailor-made for me, Li Ming!”
He laughed wildly in his heart, and a desire to control everything arose spontaneously!
The power, resources, secret arts and even everything about these female characters that shine as brightly as the stars in this world will become the steps for me to reach the top of this world!
All will be in my pocket!
He quickly suppressed the ecstasy and ambition that was about to burst out of his chest, and like a top predator that had been dormant for many years and finally waited for the opportunity, he began to calm down at an astonishing speed, analyzing the situation in front of him, and quickly sorting out the memory fragments remaining in this body, which were as blurry as if separated by a thick layer of frosted glass.
An ordinary Konoha civilian boy, about twelve or thirteen years old, the same age as Haruno Sakura.
A Genin whose parents are both dead, apparently having died in a small mission.
He is a bit lonely and introverted, has few friends, and is an inconspicuous figure in the Ninja School.
“Perfect starting point.”
“It’s like a blank piece of paper that no one cares about, which is just convenient for me to paint my own colors on.”
Li Ming whispered with satisfaction, with a cold arc at the corner of his mouth.
This identity is simply the best disguise for lurking and accumulating strength.
“Oh, did you hear that?”
“This Chunin Exam finals is no small matter!”
“The security in the village has been strengthened several times! I heard that even Lord Kazekage will come to watch the battle in person!”
An old lady carrying a vegetable basket said mysteriously.
“Tsk, so what if the Kazekage is here?”
“Our Konoha’s Uchiha Sasuke is the strongest. He will definitely be the champion this time!”
“Oh my, Sasuke-kun is so handsome!”
A little girl with twin pigtails who was obviously a fangirl of Sasuke held her hands to her hearts and screamed with a crazy look on her face.
“Hmph, if you ask me, Uzumaki Naruto, the perennial last-place finisher, was able to enter the finals purely out of sheer luck!”
“Don’t let yourself be beaten to a pulp in the first round and bring shame to our Konoha!”
A middle-aged man who looked a bit mean pouted with a look of disdain.
The discussions of several villagers and aunties on the roadside were clearly heard by Li Ming’s ears, which had become extremely sensitive due to the time travel. The expressions on their faces, whether expectation, disdain, gossip, or gloating, all seemed so real and vivid.
Chunin Exam Finals?
Fengying will visit?
Sasuke and Naruto both made it to the finals?
Li Ming’s eyes suddenly focused!
Like two cold lightning bolts piercing through the mist of memory!
He instantly linked together the key information contained in these seemingly ordinary daily chats, and restored the most critical time node at the moment like a puzzle!
Konoha’s Collapse Plan!
Right at hand!
Orochimaru is about to disguise himself as the Kazekage and join forces with the exploited Sand Village to launch the long-planned, deadly raid on Konoha at the much-anticipated Chunin Exam finals!
The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen will sacrifice in this battle!
The entire Konoha will fall into unprecedented chaos and war!
A bone-chilling sense of crisis instantly grabbed his heart like a poisonous snake, causing him to tense his body involuntarily!
He could even feel his palms sweating slightly!
But then he felt an even stronger, almost trembling excitement!
Troubled times!
This is the era when heroes emerge!
This is the best stage for someone like him!
Crisis and opportunity coexist!
As long as he operates properly, he can take advantage of this chaos to fish in troubled waters, reap huge profits, and even become rich overnight!
But he needs intelligence!
Need strength!
We need to arm ourselves to the maximum extent possible as quickly as possible before this storm that sweeps across Konoha and is powerful enough to change the world arrives!
Otherwise, with his current status as a powerless civilian, he might not even be able to withstand the aftermath of the storm and would be crushed like an ant!
Just as his mind was racing, thinking about how to break the impasse and how to use the system to quickly gain power, a touch of pink, like the most brilliant and eye-catching cherry blossoms in spring, suddenly entered his sight.
The long pink hair is as soft as silk, swaying gently with the owner’s steps.
The pair of green eyes that should have been as clear and lively as emerald green now seemed to be covered with a layer of mist that could not be dissolved. They looked a little dull and lifeless, as if filled with heavy thoughts.
That pretty face, still with a bit of cute baby fat, was filled with obvious worries and a lingering, faint sadness that belonged to a young girl.
She was wearing her signature red cheongsam-like miniskirt that highlighted her figure, revealing her fair and slender calves, and on her forehead was a brand new metal forehead protector that symbolized her identity as a Konoha ninja.
At this moment, she did not look as energetic as usual. She lowered her head, her eyes were empty, and she absentmindedly and unconsciously kicked a small stone on the side of the road with the toes of her ninja sandals, making the innocent stone roll around, as if she was venting her depression and irritability in this way.
It’s her!
Haruno Sakura!
A sharp gleam like a knife flashed in Li Ming’s eyes, as if he had found the most ideal and perfect first “prey”.
Haruno Sakura, one of the Twelve Young Warriors of Konoha and a member of Team 7, is extremely intelligent and has a very solid grasp of theoretical knowledge. Her talent in chakra control, in particular, is absolutely top-notch among her peers!
Although at this stage she seems a little lovesick and infatuated because she is obsessed with the cold Uchiha Sasuke, and her fighting skills are relatively ordinary, but her potential is unquestionable!
In the future, he will be able to apprentice to the Fifth Hokage Tsunade and become a top medical ninja in his own right, and even play an indispensable and key role in the final battle!
What’s more important is her character!
Although they appear to be strong and even a little violent on the outside, deep down they actually hide a strong sense of inferiority about their own lack of strength, as well as an extreme desire for recognition from others!
This kind of personality is perfect for increasing your emotional value!
But…is she the “specific female target” automatically determined by the system?
If her excellent chakra control talent could be “dropped” out…
For a beginner like me with zero chakra control, this is like a blessing from heaven!
Just try it and you’ll know.
Li Ming sneered in his heart. The predator instinct that came from the depths of his soul had completely awakened and began to operate efficiently.
I will first use forced hypnosis to obtain information about the current situation and Team 7, and by the way test the quality of this emotional plundering system to see what kind of surprises this future medical elite can bring me.
Li Ming made up his mind and no longer hesitated.
He quickly adjusted his breathing and expression, perfectly hiding all the sharpness, ambition and calculation in his eyes.
With a harmless expression on his face, which was somewhat sunny and just the right amount of curiosity, he walked towards the pink-haired girl who was still struggling with the pebbles with her head down and completely immersed in her own world, with a moderately slow and extremely natural pace.
“Um?”
As if she felt someone approaching and blocking the light in front of her, or perhaps she heard the footsteps becoming clearer and clearer, Haruno Sakura finally came back to her senses from her fantasy about Sasuke and her worries about the future.
She looked up blankly and saw a boy of the same age who was unfamiliar but had delicate features and a clean temperament walking towards her. A brief hint of doubt flashed across her beautiful emerald eyes.
Who is this person?
I don’t think I’ve seen you in school?
Are you new here?
Forget it, never mind, it’s more important to think about Sasuke-kun. The finals are coming soon, he will definitely win, right?
When the time comes, I will definitely cheer for him loudly!
Let him see my feelings!
Maybe……
Maybe he will…
She was confused for only a second before quickly putting this insignificant stranger behind her. Her thoughts, like a wild horse, drifted uncontrollably back to the cold and outstanding Uchiha boy who occupied her entire girlish mind.
Li Ming keenly caught the brief doubt in her eyes, and the almost immediate indifference and obvious distraction that followed, and his sneer in his heart became even stronger.
Is your mind full of Uchiha Sasuke?
But this is better, the mental defense is almost zero, which makes it the best subject for hypnosis!
Just when the two were about to pass each other.
Li Ming stopped and turned around instantly with an extremely smooth and natural posture, even with a hint of chic!
His sharp black eyes, which seemed to contain some strange magical power, met with Haruno Sakura’s green eyes, which seemed a little dazed and defenseless because she was distracted again, with incredible accuracy!
Eye to eye!
“System, initiate forced hypnosis!”
Li Ming gave the order decisively with unquestionable will in his heart!
Buzz——!
It was as if the air froze for a moment!
An invisible but powerful mental impact force with the force of thunder, like a depth charge dropped into a calm lake, instantly centered on Li Ming’s eyes and rushed towards the spiritual world of Haruno Sakura, who was nearby and unprepared, like a tide, with great brutality!
“Huh?!”
Haruno Sakura only had time to let out a very short cry full of astonishment and confusion before her body suddenly froze as if under a spell!
It’s like the pause button has been pressed!
She even kept one foot slightly lifted up, ready to keep moving forward!
The doubts, worries, and various fantasies about Sasuke in her eyes disappeared without a trace in an instant, like fragile clouds blown away by the wind!
All that was left was a complete, bone-deep emptiness and dullness, like a delicate glass doll that had lost its soul.
She opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to exclaim or question, but she could not utter a single syllable. Only her beautiful emerald-like pupils contracted violently and instinctively because of the sudden and incomprehensible mental shock, and then completely lost all their lively brilliance and became like two stagnant pools of water, empty and blank.
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ActivityRegister as a Filo member and get 200 points![Register Now]Chapter 2: Taking Control of Sakura’s Emotions (Old Version)
[Ding! Forced hypnosis was successfully used on the target ‘Haruno Sakura’! The target was detected to be an important female character in the plot, the soul fit is good, the emotional channel has been established, and the emotions are being collected…][Current emotion value: 0/100]“Perfect!”
Watching Sakura Haruno transform from a living girl into a “doll” that he could manipulate at will in an instant.
Li Ming felt at ease, and couldn’t help but raise his lips to a cold yet satisfied smile that belonged to a winner and an absolute controller.
It went so smoothly on the first use!
It seems that the mental strength of ordinary Genin in this world is really vulnerable!
This is simply a magical skill!
He walked slowly to Haruno Sakura, who seemed to be completely frozen in time, and admired her pretty face, which looked more delicate, fragile and helpless because of the loss of her spirit, from a close distance, as if he were appreciating a perfect work of art.
The long pink eyelashes trembled slightly, as if they were instinctively resisting something, but to no avail.
“Haruno Sakura,”
His voice was deliberately lowered, becoming like velvet in the dark night, and seemed to carry the temptation of a demon from the abyss, full of strange, unquestionable, and inducing power that went straight to the depths of the soul.
“Look me in the eyes.”
The girl’s hollow green eyes turned towards him very slowly and mechanically, as if being precisely pulled by an invisible thread. There was no light in the depths of her pupils, only a bottomless emptiness.
“very good.”
“Now, tell me all the details about the upcoming Chunin Exam finals, everything about Team 7, about Uchiha Sasuke… everything you know, no matter how big or small, without reservation.”
Like a programmed robot, the deeply hypnotized Haruno Sakura began to tell Li Ming all the information he wanted to know in a tone that was almost eerily flat, without any emotion or ups and downs, like flowing water, without any hindrance.
She even spoke out some extremely private information without reservation, including her own deep-seated obsession with Sasuke, her opinion of Naruto, and her evaluation of teacher Kakashi.
Li Ming listened with great calmness, like the most efficient and cold-blooded intelligence analyst, quickly filtering, extracting and memorizing all the key intelligence he thought was valuable from her straightforward words.
On the one hand, he was like a master of psychological manipulation who was the smartest and most adept at playing with people’s hearts. On the other hand, he used another part of his mind to begin using carefully designed, suggestive language and mental guidance, tentatively, like plucking the strings of a musical instrument.
He plucked the heartstring called “emotion” deep in her subconscious, trying to stimulate her emotional fluctuations in preparation for “plundering”.
“Sasuke… makes you worried, doesn’t he?”
He keenly noticed that even in a deep hypnotic state, when she mentioned the name “Sasuke”, there would still be extremely weak fluctuations at the subconscious level.
He immediately grasped this point and asked softly in an extremely gentle tone, full of understanding and concern, as if he was comforting a confused lamb.
“In order to catch up with him and stand beside him, you must have made a lot of efforts that are unknown to others, right?”
“It’s amazing that she is a girl but she is willing to practice so hard.”
He tried to exchange “affirmation of his efforts” and “understanding of his contributions” for stronger emotional feedback.
[Haruno Sakura’s mood value +3]Li Ming’s brows twitched slightly.
There is an effect, but it’s too weak.
It seems that simple verbal recognition is not enough to pry open her heart which is almost closed because of her obsession with Sasuke.
Something deeper, something more touching upon her own values ​​was needed.
He immediately adjusted his strategy and stopped focusing too much on Sasuke. Instead, he began to try to touch upon a deeper level of her own value identity.
“A girl like you who is smart, beautiful, and works so hard.”
“It is such a waste to burn all your light and heat just to illuminate another person.”
“You should have your own brighter, more independent light.”
“You should let everyone, including the person you are desperately chasing after, clearly see the light that belongs to ‘Haruno Sakura’.”
“I even glance sideways at your brilliance, marvel at it, and look up at it.”
He tried to stimulate stronger and more complex emotional fluctuations by “emphasizing self-worth” and “guiding a sense of independence” and “the desire to be noticed by everyone.”
[Haruno Sakura’s mood value +5]Li Ming frowned slightly. It was a little progress, but still not enough.
He suddenly changed the subject and went straight into the area of ​​her core talent that she was most proud of.
“Speaking of which,”
“Your chakra control is truly unprecedented in my life!”
“That kind of delicate and precise control is simply an innate and unparalleled talent!”
“This talent is extremely precious and rare!”
[Haruno Sakura’s mood value +15]Seeing that the system panel finally showed a decent double-digit growth, Li Ming couldn’t help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
It’s true! The best effect is to accurately affirm the other person’s most core, most proud, and even subconscious strengths that she uses to make up for other shortcomings!
Especially a genius girl like this who is somewhat “biased”!
Then the next step will be easy!
Next, he continued to calmly exploit the weak points in Konoha’s internal defenses.
In-depth and strategically valuable intelligence including assessments of the strength of major ninjas, commonly used ninjutsu, and the recent movements of the Third Hokage.
On the one hand, he is like a top musician who is the most brilliant and knows how to grasp the rhythm, constantly using various carefully woven words.
Like a gentle spring breeze, it constantly, carefully, yet penetratingly plucks the heartstrings deep in Haruno Sakura’s subconscious mind, which are called “self-worth identification” and “being understood and recognized.”
At the same time, he focused on observing the continuous, slow but extremely stable increase in the emotion value on the system panel.
After thoroughly extracting all the information he thought was valuable at this stage, and successfully stabilizing Haruno Sakura’s emotional value to [40/100], a value that was neither high nor low, but of great significance.
Li Ming clearly felt that the effect of hypnosis had begun to gradually weaken due to the natural passage of time and the other party’s instinctive resistance of mental power.
Deep in the empty eyes of Haruno Sakura, there seemed to be extremely faint fluctuations.
40 points?
There is still a full 60 points away from the 100 points required for the first “skill explosion”.
It seems that it is not realistic to complete the “harvest” directly through hypnosis, and it consumes a lot of mental energy.
However, these 40 points have proved the feasibility of this path!
And, more importantly…
The ‘seed’ has been planted!
Li Ming looked at the picture in front of him, which was giving him continuous “mental massage” and value affirmation because of his words just now.
A ripple different from before has appeared in the subconscious mind. It is no longer completely “empty and dead” like at the beginning, and there is even a hint of soft luster on the pretty face after being touched.
He began to implant post-hypnotic suggestions that were more deliberate, longer-lasting, and more subtle.
“Listen, Haruno Sakura.”
“You weren’t in a daze just now, nor did you have any strange dreams.”
“You just felt a little tired, so you closed your eyes for a while and cleared your mind.”
“Now, you feel much better, full of energy, and even…”
“You inexplicably feel an unprecedented sense of relief and joy, as if you have unloaded a heavy burden.”
“Just now, when you were resting, you seemed to be half asleep and half awake, and had a brief but extremely impressive conversation with a mysterious boy who made you feel very special and understood you very well.”
“You can’t remember exactly what he looked like, and you can’t recall any details of the conversation.”
“But your subconscious, the depths of your soul, are like a brand, firmly remembering that feeling of every heartstring being plucked accurately, all your thoughts being gently seen through, and all your silent efforts being deeply recognized. It is a wonderful and warm feeling that makes you unable to extricate yourself…”
“You even find yourself looking forward to experiencing this unique ‘feeling’ that makes your heart beat faster again.”
After doing all this, Li Ming snapped his fingers lightly with satisfaction, like an artist who had completed a masterpiece.
That clear voice, like the last syllable that unlocked an ancient spell, instantly broke the silence around.
“wake up.”
Bang!
Haruno Sakura’s body shuddered as if struck by electric current!
Her long pink eyelashes trembled violently for a few times, and then suddenly opened!
Those beautiful eyes instantly regained all their spirit and luster, but deep in the pupils there remained a trace of confusion that had just been freed from the deep mental influence, and a trace of strange light that she herself could not understand or perceive, like the ripples of spring water.
She blinked blankly and hard her beautiful eyes, which were as watery as a newborn deer’s, and looked at the strange boy who was standing so close to her with a smile on his face.
Without any warning, two extremely charming blushes suddenly appeared on her fair and delicate cheeks!
“Eh?! I…I, I, what happened to me just now?”
She screamed subconsciously, and her little hands suddenly covered her chest as if she was frightened. She felt her heart was still beating uncontrollably, as if she had just experienced an extremely exciting dream but could not remember the content at all.
“It seems…it seems like my heart is going to jump out of my throat!”
“You…who are you?!”
“Why…why are you so close to me?!”
She took a half step back in panic, like a frightened deer, putting some distance between herself and Li Ming. Her eyes were full of vigilance, confusion, and a hint of panic that she couldn’t even explain.
She stared closely at the strange boy in front of her who gave her a strange feeling.
strangeness……
So weird!
I swear I was just thinking about Sasuke-kun, why am I standing here in a daze for so long?!
And why is my heart beating so fast?!
Like it’s about to explode?!
My face is so hot! So hot!
The feeling just now was light and warm, as if someone was saying a lot of happy words in my ear?
Say I’m excellent?
Very special?
Am I hallucinating because I’m too tired?
Or… is it him?!
This boy who suddenly appeared in front of me!
who is he?
Why…when I see his smile, my heart beats faster?!
At the same time, the hidden, more real and more violent voice deep in her heart was roaring wildly.
Stupid Sakura, what the hell are you thinking about?!
Wake up now!
Be alert!
There is definitely something wrong with this guy!
He doesn’t look like a good person!
Don’t be fooled by his harmless appearance!
Think about Sasuke-kun!
Think of your pure, unwavering love for Sasuke-kun!
You must never betray Sasuke-kun!
Li Ming looked at her cute appearance that was shy and confused, alert and flustered, and obviously having a fierce struggle within, and he almost laughed out loud in his heart. However, on the surface, he still maintained his impeccable gentleness and innocence, and his tone was filled with just the right amount of casualness and sincerity.
“nothing.”
“Just now I saw you standing here motionless, your face didn’t look good, as if you were feeling unwell, so I came to see if you needed help.”
“My name is Li Ming, hello.”
“How do you feel now?”
“Still feeling bad?”
The third photo: Sakura: So… so strange! (Old version)
“Li… Li Mingjun…”
When Haruno Sakura heard his voice, which was as gentle as the spring breeze and his questions full of concern, the vigilance and panic in her heart were slightly relieved, like a little animal being comforted.
But the blush on her face was like the sunset, it did not fade at all, but instead tended to get more intense.
She lowered her head quickly, a little embarrassedly, like a frightened little rabbit, her long pink bangs almost covering her eyes, avoiding Li Ming’s deep gaze that seemed to be able to see directly through her inner thoughts.
The voice was as thin as a mosquito’s whisper, with a barely perceptible tremor.
“Thank…thank you for your concern…I…I’m fine…”
She felt more and more that the young man in front of her who called himself Li Ming was full of unspeakable mysteries.
Although it was their first meeting, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if they had known each other for a long time.
and……
She always felt that the way he looked at her carried an indescribable meaning that made her feel flustered and at a loss.
This feeling is so weird!
So strange!
Let her feel both novel and…
Fear.
[Ding! Haruno Sakura’s emotion value +5, current emotion value: 45/100]Seeing the emotion value on the system panel growing steadily again, Li Ming smiled with satisfaction in his heart.
very good!
The effect of hypnotic suggestion is continuing to ferment!
Subsequent normal interactions can also continuously harvest emotional points!
It seems that in order to “conquer” these simple-minded female characters, it is not necessary to use up precious hypnosis times every time.
Li Ming judged that the time had come and he should quit while he was ahead. His goal had been successfully achieved and there was no need to stay any longer, lest he really arouse the other party’s suspicion.’
Said lightly.
“I’m glad you’re okay.”
“I have something else to do, so I’ll leave first.”
He nodded to Sakura, who still had her head down and didn’t dare to look at him. Then he turned around and merged naturally into the crowd coming and going on the street, just like a drop of water merging into the sea.
Haruno Sakura was left with a back view that seemed mysterious, gentle, considerate, and yet had a hint of an indescribable fatal attraction in her eyes.
Haruno Sakura stood there in a daze until Li Ming’s figure completely disappeared around the corner of the street. Then she slowly raised her head as if sleepwalking, her little hand still unconsciously stroking her still hot cheek.
Her heart was filled with unprecedented doubts and confusion, as well as a kind of throbbing like a deer running wildly, which made her feel both strange and uneasy, but also a little secretly expectant.
Li Ming walked slowly on the bustling streets of Konoha while calmly checking the final numbers on the system panel.
[Haruno Sakura, current mood value: 45/100]45 points, 55 points away from the first ‘harvest’.
He clenched his fists lightly, his eyes gleaming with excitement and ambition for the future.
The first battle was a victory!
The most critical first step has been taken perfectly!
I have successfully mastered the key to plundering power in this world!
Haruno Sakura is just the first…
His eyes were like a radar, silently scanning the figures of young and beautiful or heroic female ninjas on the street, and a possessive arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Ino, Hinata, Tenten…
Even, that unruly Hongdou, and the ones she might meet in the future…
The legendary Tsunade…
These female characters in Konoha are as dazzling as the brightest stars in the night sky. They contain unique and powerful emotional energy, as well as various powerful bloodlines, secret techniques, and abilities that they possess…
They will all become the most solid and gorgeous steps for me, Li Ming, to reach the top of this ninja world!
Just wait!
Are you ready to be robbed by me?”
Just when Li Ming initially “marked” Haruno Sakura, a very potential “prey”, and began to plan the next “strategy” target in his mind like a shrewd businessman…
Suddenly, there was a burst of crisp, slightly sharp and sarcastic quarreling among young girls behind him, which was like a stone thrown into the lake, interrupting his thoughts that were running as fast as a precision instrument.
“Hey, Broad Forehead, what are you doing here, staring at the air like a lunatic?!”
“Are you still dreaming that Sasuke-kun will look at you more than once?”
“Don’t be silly!”
“He doesn’t even bother to look at a strand of your hair, a violent woman and tomboy like you who only knows how to use brute force!”
This is a highly recognizable, machine-gun-like, dense and merciless venomous attack…
It’s Yamanaka Ino!
Li Ming’s mouth corners immediately raised up a playful arc, and when he looked back, there flashed a hint of joy in his eyes that the prey had come to him voluntarily, and that he also had an extra target as a gift.
I saw the girl with long hair as dazzling as golden sunshine, carefully combed into a neat and energetic high side ponytail, with her hands on her slender waist, her chin raised slightly with pride, even with a bit of provocation.
She was launching her signature venomous taunts at Haruno Sakura, who seemed to be still immersed in the strange emotions after her encounter with Li Ming just now and seemed a little absent-minded and trance-like.
Her purple belly-baring top and miniskirt, which looked extremely bold and avant-garde in Konoha Village and fully highlighted her body curves, perfectly outlined her youthful, already well-proportioned, curvy figure.
In the sunlight, she exuded an aura as bold, bright, and even aggressive as the summer sun.
It is like a gorgeous purple rose covered with thorns, which makes people want to get closer but afraid of being pricked.
Haruno Sakura, who was being scolded by her like a storm, was shocked when she heard the nickname “Broad Forehead”, which was the nickname she hated and could not tolerate the most in her life.
And when the name of “Sasuke-kun” which was sacred and inviolable in his heart was mentioned so contemptuously and rudely by Ino, he felt like a cat whose most sensitive and painful tail was stepped on, and his fur instantly stood up!
Her pretty face instantly turned red, like a ripe tomato!
But for some reason, perhaps it was because of the hypnotic suggestions about “self-worth” and “independent radiance” that Li Ming had implanted before.
It is still quietly and irreversibly working in the depths of the subconscious mind like a buried seed.
The momentum of her counterattack this time seemed a little weaker than usual.
In the depths of those green eyes burning with anger, besides anger, there seemed to be a trace of barely perceptible trance and…
The strangeness of being occupied by other emotions that were more complicated and disturbing to her.
[Ding! Target ‘Yamanaka Ino’ detected, an important female character in the plot, good soul compatibility, emotional channel established, emotions collected…][Ding! Target ‘Hinata Hyuga’ detected (behind a tree in the distance, her little face was red as if blood was dripping, and she only dared to show half of her wet eyes and peeked nervously), an important female character in the plot, good soul compatibility, emotional channel established, emotions collected…][Ding! Target ‘Tiantian’ detected (in the shadow of the corner in the distance, with arms folded across her chest, a smile on her face, watching the show with interest), an important female character in the plot, good soul compatibility, emotional channel established, emotions collected…
A series of system prompt sounds like the sounds of nature rang out in Li Ming’s mind continuously and with incredible precision.
The playful curve of his mouth couldn’t help but deepen, and his eyes sparkled with joy as if he had discovered a new toy.
It was really a piece of cake. Not only did the second main target come to the door on its own initiative, but it was also a ‘buy one get two free’ deal. Very ‘thoughtfully’, two other highly potential targets were given as ‘audience members’.
This luck…
He is simply the template of the destined protagonist!
It seems that the first step in my road to plunder is destined to be extremely smooth!
His eyes were like the most accurate holographic radar. He swept silently and extremely covertly, and sure enough, he confirmed the exact positions of the other two “loyal spectators” in several hidden corners not far away that were suitable for observation but not too conspicuous.
Hinata Hyuga, who always wears a beige hooded jacket that is so big that it almost covers her entire body and has a cute little girl’s hair cut to the ears.
Just like a frightened little squirrel finding a safe tree hole, most of its body was pressed tightly against the thick tree trunk, revealing only half of its hot and red face that seemed to be dripping with blood, and a pair of unique lavender eyes that were trembling slightly due to excessive nervousness and shyness, and were filled with water.
With a look that was both afraid of being discovered and yet unable to resist curiosity, he glanced stealthily and quickly at the two people at the center of the quarrel.
The little hands nervously and subconsciously grasped the corner of her coat, and her knuckles turned slightly white from excessive force.
And in another corner farther away, in the shadow of a shady place, there is Tiantian, a girl who always wears two cute Chinese buns that are full of vitality and exotic style, a neat pink sleeveless cheongsam top and dark pants that are easy to move in. She looks heroic and pretty like a girl.
He has a completely leisurely and comfortable attitude, and is happy to watch the fun without minding any trouble.
She leaned against the cold wall in an extremely elegant and even lazy manner, with her hands folded across her chest, showing off her slender figure which was not as plump and sexy as Ino’s, but also well-developed and full of healthy vitality and youthful curves.
Those beautiful brown eyes, which were always frank, direct and shrewd, were now flashing with an excited and hopeful light.
She even raised her heroic eyebrows with interest, with a hint of a naughty smile on her lips, as if she was waiting to see Ino and Sakura, the two “mortal enemies”, fight each other.
Very good, the actors are in place and two important audience members have also taken their seats.
So……
This great show of plundering emotions and power is almost ready to begin.
Li Ming sneered in his heart, but did not stop. He still maintained the leisurely pace as if strolling in the garden, and approached the center of the quarrel with a just the right smile on his face.
Finally, Haruno Sakura completely broke free from the remaining trance and uneasiness caused by Li Ming.
Ino’s merciless and heart-piercing words completely aroused all the anger and competitive spirit that had been pent up in his heart for a long time!
She almost exploded instantly!
The pretty little face turned red because of extreme anger!
Even my neck turned red!
She almost jumped up and down, using her iconic, extremely insulting and even more lethal nickname, and retorted with full force, like a completely enraged little lioness!
“Jingye Boar, you are the pig, your whole family are pigs!”
“Fat, stupid, and persistent pig!”
But if you listen carefully, her voice still seems to lack a little of the absolute and unquestionable self-righteousness that she usually has.
as if……
Is there something else in her mind that is vaguely interfering with her and preventing her from fully concentrating?
Just as she took a deep breath and prepared to fight three hundred rounds with Ino, her “arch-enemy” and “plastic sisters” since childhood.
Out of the corner of her eye she suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Ming, who was less than five steps away from them!
It’s him!
The strange boy who had just given her a strange dream that made her blush and her heart beat fast, and whose heartbeat has not yet completely calmed down!
Didn’t he leave?!
When did he come?!
he……
Did he hear everything?!
For some reason, when she saw Li Ming again, especially when he saw her when she was arguing with Ino and her image was completely ruined, Haruno Sakura’s heart suddenly panicked!
It’s like…
It was as if I was doing something very embarrassing, but was caught red-handed by the person I secretly loved!
My face felt hot instantly!
I wish I could find a hole in the ground to crawl into!
But at the same time, a strange kind of “confidence” and “courage” that even she herself could not explain, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, quietly and uncontrollably emerged from the depths of her heart.
It seemed as if as long as this young man stood by his side, he would never lose to that annoying guy Inobosu!
It was as if his existence itself could bring her some kind of inexplicable support and strength!
So, with her confused girlish heart completely unaware of what she was doing, her body subconsciously moved half a step in the direction where Li Ming was coming, like a young bird seeking shelter.
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Chapter 4: Critical Attack on Yamanaka Ino! (Old Version)
Although this action is extremely subtle, it is full of the girl’s subconscious dependence and request for help, and may be insignificant in the eyes of others.
It may even be considered as unconscious body shaking.
But in Yamanaka Ino’s eyes, it was like the brightest, most dazzling and most unignorable flare in the dark night.
The fuse in her heart was instantly ignited!
When Ino saw Sakura’s subconscious little action full of seeking protection, she was stunned at first, and then her beautiful blue eyes narrowed dangerously, like a cheetah about to hunt!
The tone was full of sarcasm and undisguised sourness!
“Oh, sure, broad forehead!”
“I was going to call for help when I couldn’t win the argument. You’ve become more capable, haven’t you?!”
Her eyes instantly looked at Li Ming with strong hostility!
She spoke bluntly.
“Hey, you over there, where did you come from?”
“It doesn’t look that great… so rustic!”
However, when her eyes met those black eyes that seemed calm and undisturbed, like a deep ancient well, but were actually deep and sharp, as if they could directly see through people’s hearts and the essence of their souls, and even had a hint of cold and playful smile.
Ino’s heart inexplicably skipped a beat!
It was as if I was stabbed hard by something invisible!
This boy has such a special temperament!
So unique!
Too… dangerous!
This feeling made Ino instinctively feel a little afraid, but at the same time, it also made her heart, which was born with a love of challenges, beat uncontrollably faster.
Also, what on earth was going on when Ying subconsciously moved closer to him to seek shelter? !
Based on her understanding of Sakura, her “mortal enemy” and “good friend”, apart from their mutual crush Sasuke, when has Sakura ever been so “dependent” on other boys? !
Could it be that Ying, a fickle girl, was really seduced by this dangerous-looking, yet damn attractive guy? !
A strong curiosity suddenly exploded in Miss Yamanaka’s heart!
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +20, current emotion value: 20/100]Ino was the first to attack. She took a step forward, like a lioness declaring her sovereignty, puffed out her well-developed chest, raised her pointed, white chin and spoke.
“Stop right there, you pretentious fellow!”
“May I have your name?!”
“What on earth are you trying to do by sneaking around with this broad-foreheaded guy?!”
“Tell me the truth now!”
Her voice was clear and loud, full of unquestionable powerful momentum, as if she wanted to overwhelm the other party with her momentum first!
Li Ming met her eyes that were full of scrutiny, challenge, hostility, and even a hint of well-hidden excitement and curiosity, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
He gave his name calmly, clearly, and without a trace of emotion.
“Li Ming.”
The sound was neither loud nor soft, but it seemed to carry some kind of strange, soothing magic, and it was transmitted clearly to the ears of everyone present, even making Hinata, whose heartbeat quickened due to nervousness, and Tenten, whose eyes sparkled due to excitement, subconsciously hold their breath.
Then he spoke with a powerful aura that was completely inconsistent with his seemingly ordinary “civilian” appearance and identity.
“My relationship with her…”
He paused slightly, and his eyes were like the gentlest moonlight, gently sweeping over Haruno Sakura, who seemed a little flustered because of Ino’s fierce questioning, her cheeks flushed, her eyes evasive, and even subconsciously wanted to refute but didn’t know what to say.
Then he continued speaking in that calm tone.
“I just happened to be passing by here and overheard someone in public, seemingly using some…
“He called his classmate a very cute classmate by a nickname that was not polite, and could even be described as full of personal attacks and insults.”
He emphasized the word “cute” here and deliberately emphasized the relationship of “classmates”.
“So, I couldn’t help but come over to see if there was any misunderstanding, and if you need help to mediate…”
“I’m just a more enthusiastic passerby.”
His words seemed to be an answer to Ino’s question.
In fact, he pointed out Ino’s previous “impolite” and “insulting” behavior in front of so many people, and put himself on a moral high ground of “fairness”, “friendliness”, “helpfulness”, “intolerance of school bullying”, and “protection of the weak”.
By the way, he also naturally and unnoticeably elevated Haruno Sakura’s status.
The aggressive and foul-mouthed Ino was instantly made to look like an unreasonable, narrow-minded, uneducated little girl who could only attack others with nicknames.
“You are talking nonsense. Who is being rude?!”
“Who insulted her?!”
“Which eye did you see?!”
As expected, Ino was so angry at his words that she almost jumped up on the spot, and her pretty face turned red instantly.
It was like being slapped countless times in the face!
What she hates most is people saying that she is impolite, uneducated, and like a shrew!
She almost blurted out, trying to refute.
“‘Broad Forehead’ was originally her… Ugh!”
She suddenly and tightly covered her mouth!
Only then did I realize that I almost said something out of turn again!
I almost admitted that I called Sakura an insulting nickname!
Seeing Li Ming’s half-smile, as if saying “Look, you’ve admitted it yourself, do you need me to say more?”
Ino felt her face burning!
It was as if I was severely burned by a red-hot iron!
I felt angry, anxious and ashamed!
Ashamed!
She spoke through gritted teeth.
“What is your relationship with her?!”
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +15, current emotion value: 35/100]“It doesn’t matter.”
Li Ming still looked calm and composed.
He shrugged casually and turned his gaze again to Haruno Sakura, whose cheeks were red as if bleeding because of his words, whose eyes flickered panickily like a frightened deer, and who even secretly raised her eyes and glanced at him quickly before immediately looking away as if she had been electrocuted, with her hands nervously twisted together.
The tone instantly became much gentler, with a strong protective tone that could make any young girl who was just beginning to fall in love and longed to be cared for feel warm in the heart and her heart fluttering.
“I just simply think that a girl like Sakura is hard-working, serious, and very, very cute.”
“Deserves to be addressed and treated with the most tenderness and kindness in the world.”
He deliberately emphasized adjectives such as “hard-working”, “serious” and “very, very cute”, which are full of extremely positive energy and strong affirmation.
And he once again used the name “Sakura-san”, which seemed both intimate and respectful, instead of the “broad forehead” that Ino used, which was full of sarcasm and insult.
[Haruno Sakura’s emotion value +30, current emotion value: 100/100! 25 points have overflowed! ]Her heart was pounding, and she almost fainted from excitement and shyness.
he…
He said I was cute…
And I said I worked hard…
Did he…did he see everything?
How does he know I’ve been working so hard?!
He, he even confronted that annoying guy Inobosu for me…
We just met…
Why……
Why is he so nice to me?!
I can’t breathe…
This feeling…
It’s even stronger than when I saw Sasuke-kun, and it makes me feel even more overwhelmed!
At the same time, the hidden voice deep inside her was screaming.
cherry!
You are completely hopeless, you incurable nymphomaniac!
Love every one you meet!
Have you forgotten the oath you made to Sasuke-kun that is as important as your life? !
This guy is definitely playing with your feelings!
He must have some ulterior motive!
Wake up, please!
Stay away from him!
“You you you!”
“You bastard!”
Ino felt like her lungs were about to explode from the anger she felt over this pair of “bastards” in front of her!
She looked at Haruno Sakura, whose cheeks were as red as the sunset in the sky, whose eyes were so watery that she almost hid behind Li Ming, and who looked completely infatuated and hopelessly stupid!
Then look at Li Ming, the man in front of him who was calm and composed, easily belittled him as worthless while chatting and laughing, and even “hooked up” his number one rival in love in front of him without any hesitation and in such a gentle tone!
The nameless anger and the strong jealousy that had accumulated for a long time in her heart were like a super volcano that had been suppressed to the extreme, and it suddenly erupted! It completely submerged the last bit of her rationality!
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +25, current emotion value: 60/100]Ino forced herself to suppress the strong urge in her heart to rush forward and slap Li Ming twice, while pulling out the “rebellious” Haruno Sakura and giving her a good beating!
He spoke to Li Ming angrily.
“A smooth-talking guy, he only talks nonsense and doesn’t do anything fake, he just says something nice to deceive the girl!”
“Don’t think you’re great just by saying a few sweet words!”
“I’m telling you, in my opinion, you don’t have any real abilities. You’re just an ordinary person whose chakra fluctuations are so weak that they’re almost imperceptible!”
“How dare you be so proud in front of us powerful ninjas!”
“What qualifications do you have to point fingers?”
She tried to use the seemingly insurmountable huge gap in status and strength between ninjas and civilians to severely attack Li Ming’s self-esteem!
In this way, I can regain a little bit of my pitiful psychological balance and the sense of superiority that belongs to a famous ninja!
When Li Ming heard Ino’s words which were clearly full of strong personal attacks and class discrimination, he did not show even the slightest anger or inferiority complex.
Instead, he smiled meaningfully.
In his black eyes, which were so deep that they seemed to swallow up all light and souls, there flashed a dark and cold light that made Ino’s heart skip a beat.
Then, Li Ming leaned forward slightly and spoke softly in her ear in a low and magnetic voice that only the two of them could hear.
“sometimes.”
“‘ordinary’……”
“It’s just to be able to do it more conveniently, more covertly, and more thoroughly without attracting any attention…”
“……plunder.”
plunder?!
This word made Yamanaka Ino’s heart skip a beat uncontrollably.
She even felt like her breathing had stopped!
What on earth does he mean?!
What to loot?!
An indescribable electric current, a mixture of icy chill and morbid stimulation, instantly ran through her body, running madly along her spine all the way up to the back of her head.
It made her scalp tingle!
All the hairs on my body stood up!
She instinctively felt an unprecedented, bone-deep fear and strong rejection!
Reason told her that she must immediately get away from this dangerous boy who was like the incarnation of the devil!
The farther away the better!
But along with this fear and rejection that almost made her want to scream and run away, there was actually a trace of something that even she herself could not understand…
Almost morbid excitement and trembling? !
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +40, current emotion value: 100/100! 5 points have overflowed! ][Ding! The target’Yamanaka Ino’s’ emotion value has reached 100! Triggering skill drop! ][Target’s core abilities detected: spiritual secret techniques (heart transformation, etc.), perception, medical ninjutsu (basic), emotional insight, illusion resistance…randomly selected…][Congratulations to the host! Obtained the skill: Spiritual Perception (Elementary)! ]Just when Ino’s emotional value soared to the top like a roller coaster and successfully triggered the skill drop!
A light blue ball of light that was brighter and purer than any previous one, as if it condensed the essence of the spiritual power of the mountain clan!
It was as if I was receiving some kind of guidance and call from somewhere!
It suddenly broke out from Yamanaka Ino, whose pretty face turned pale and body trembled slightly due to the intense inner conflict and emotional excitement!
Then it turned into a stream of light that only Li Ming could see.
It instantly merged into Li Ming’s body!
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Chapter 5, let’s capture Hinata! (Old version)
boom!
In an instant!
Li Ming only felt that his spiritual world seemed to be struck by a gentle yet powerful blue lightning!
The whole world suddenly became different in his “perception”!
It’s like upgrading from a black and white TV to 4K ultra-high-definition full color in an instant!
It was as if he had some kind of “telepathy” and could vaguely capture the mental fluctuations of all living creatures within a certain range around him!
One can even vaguely discern the general emotional state as if through a layer of frosted glass.
For example, Ino, who was closest to him at the moment, was in a state of confusion, a mixture of extreme shock, intense fear, disbelief, morbid excitement, and shame and self-loathing for her own “expectations” that should not have existed…
Such an extremely complex and delicious state of mind!
Not far away, Haruno Sakura was equally confused, but her thoughts were more about her accelerated heartbeat, why he was so nice to me, and what to do with Sasuke-kun…
A spiritual fluctuation filled with a girl’s worries and naive emotions!
And further away, Hinata’s bunny-like emotions.
[Spiritual Perception] Although this skill is only elementary, it seems to be different from the skills possessed by these ninjas.
For Li Ming.
This thing seems to be a passive skill…
This instantly elevated his ability to understand people’s hearts to a huge level!
Li Ming could very clearly “feel” Ino’s inner state, which was as chaotic as a storm and almost schizophrenic, and a playful smile appeared on his face.
Ino felt uncomfortable under Li Ming’s gaze that seemed to be able to see through all her thoughts!
I feel like a clown in front of him at this moment!
All thoughts and emotions are clearly seen by the other party!
My face felt so hot that it felt like it was burning!
I felt an unprecedented panic and shame in my heart!
Ahhhh!
What kind of look is that!
I feel like he knows everything I’m thinking!
Did he see through me and get excited by his words?!
hateful!
It’s all his fault for always saying weird things to tease me!
I’m going crazy if I stay any longer!
She almost screamed.
“You…you just wait!”
Then she ran away without looking back, almost fleeing in panic, leaving behind a high golden ponytail that drew an arc in the air full of panic and shame.
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value is reset and recalculated.][Current emotion value: 15/100]Li Ming smiled as he watched the figure running away in a panic, almost with his hands and feet trembling.
Got Spiritual Perception (Elementary)!
This wave is worth it!
Next, it’s time to ‘care’ about that pink-haired girl who ‘happens’ to have an extremely high mood…
He turned his head and cast his gaze at Haruno Sakura, who was still standing there in a daze, her face flushed and her eyes confused, as if she had not yet fully recovered from the incident and her own emotional state.
Li Ming’s face once again showed that gentle, harmless smile that was as warm as the sun.
“Sakura-san, it looks like the misunderstanding has been cleared up. Are you okay?”
His voice was gentle, with just the right amount of concern.
“Ah? Oh… I… I’m fine…”
Haruno Sakura woke up as if from a dream. Looking at Li Ming’s gentle smile, her cheeks turned even redder. She quickly lowered her head and answered in a low voice.
“That’s good.”
Li Ming nodded, without saying anything else to provoke her, but just looked at her with a soothing look.
“If there’s nothing else, I’ll leave first.”
Then, he calmly turned and left under the gazes of Hinata and Tenten.
Haruno Sakura stared blankly in the direction where Li Ming disappeared, her little hand still covering her chest, which was beating like a deer and almost jumping out of her chest. She felt that her heartbeat had not completely calmed down yet.
Just now, Li Ming was so gentle when he defended her and praised her for being cute…
The calm confidence and strong aura when facing Ino’s provocation…
These scenes kept replaying over and over again in her already confused young girl’s mind like a movie.
Her heart was in a mess, filled with all kinds of indescribable emotions, sweet and panic, excitement and fear.
Li Ming walked slowly on the way back to his simple rental house, while checking the latest data on the system panel calmly.
[Haruno Sakura, emotion value: 100/100 (overflowing 25 points)][Yamano Ino, emotion value: 15/100][Hinata Hyuga, emotion value: 50/100][Tiantian, Emotional Value: 50/100]Huge harvest!
Li Ming commented with satisfaction in his heart, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but rise slightly, and his eyes flashed with a determined light.
Haruno Sakura’s emotional level has completely exceeded the limit, and she can carry out the first “harvest” at any time!
Ino successfully ‘exploded’ her spiritual perception!
Hinata and Tenten’s initial emotion values ​​are also quite impressive!
It seems that appropriately creating conflicts, intervening in them, and accurately grasping and guiding their respective personality traits, psychological weaknesses, and deep inner desires are the most efficient and fastest ways to increase emotional values!
It is much more effective than simple hypnosis!
So, the next goal…
Let’s start with the eldest daughter of the Hyuga family, who is the most shy, but has the most desires in her heart and may also have the greatest treasure!
His eyes became sharp and expectant.
The Byakugan’s ability to penetrate meridians and see through everything, and the Hyuga clan’s long-standing and powerful soft fist.
But it’s quite strong!
Moreover, Hinata’s initial favorability value of 50 points also indicates that the next “harvest” will be very smooth!
The next morning, the sunlight shone through the sparse leaves, casting mottled shadows in the forest.
Li Ming’s [Daily Forced Hypnosis] times are refreshed on time like an accurate clock.
Without any hesitation, like a cheetah that had already locked onto its target, he directly set today’s “hunting” target on the white-eyed girl, Hinata Hyuga, who looked weak but actually had great potential and desire in her heart.
With a little effort, he found out the general training schedule of Class 8 today.
This was not difficult for him, who possessed the soul of an adult, keen observation skills, and a passive skill like [Spiritual Perception].
He avoided the crowd and soon came to a small forest on the edge of Konoha Village, which was quiet and sparsely populated.
Before he got close enough, he caught the extremely slight but rhythmic sound of fists and feet breaking through the air coming from deep in the woods.
Following the sound, I saw the petite figure with a cute bob haircut, always wearing a loose off-white hooded jacket that almost covered her entire body, practicing the basic moves of soft boxing alone in a clearing in the woods, very seriously, even with a bit of stubbornness.
Her short dark blue hair swayed gently with her slightly awkward yet extremely serious movements. A few strands of hair soaked with sweat stuck tightly to her fair and smooth forehead.
The sunlight filtered through the gaps between the layers of leaves, and fell gently like broken gold onto her little face, which was always timid, but now it was filled with a focus and determination that was different from usual.
That unique pair of beautiful white eyes, like the purest amethyst, were now staring intently at the void ahead, as if there was an invisible and powerful enemy standing there, and she was fighting with all her might to prove herself.
Compared to those true Hyuga geniuses, Neji, her movements were obviously awkward and hesitant, and her use of chakra was intermittent like that of a beginner. She was unable to achieve the kind of smoothness and ease required by the soft fist, “like mercury pouring on the ground, penetrating every pore.”
Apparently it was because of the deep-rooted lack of self-confidence that he was unable to fully unleash the true power of his bloodline limit and family taijutsu.
But her unwillingness to give up and her extremely serious expression make her exude a different kind of beauty, like a bud about to bloom, fragile yet tenacious.
Li Ming was in the dark, observing quietly for a moment, as if appreciating a moving painting.
He did not immediately step forward to disturb the girl’s rare concentration.
Only after he adjusted his expression and mentality, and put on a carefully designed, just right smile of gentleness and genuine appreciation, did he walk out slowly and quietly, like a breeze in the woods.
“Hinata-san, are you training here alone?”
“You really work hard.”
His voice was not loud, but it had a gentle power that could soothe people’s hearts, and it rang clearly in the silent forest.
“ah!”
Hinata was so frightened by the sudden sound that seemed to ring in her ears that her whole body froze, and then she jumped out of the grass like a frightened little rabbit!
The movements she was practicing were interrupted in an instant, and she was so frightened that she almost lost her balance and fell to the ground!
She hurriedly lowered her head, and her fair little face quickly turned red like a sunset glow at a speed visible to the naked eye, spreading all the way to her cute little ears!
Her hands were nervously and subconsciously clutching the corner of her coat. Her fingers turned slightly white from the excessive force, and her body was even shaking uncontrollably due to extreme nervousness and shyness!
“Li…Li Ming…Jun…”
She recognized the person. It was the boy who helped Ying out yesterday and gave her a strange look!
Her voice was as soft as a mosquito’s, with an intense nervousness that could not be concealed and shyness that was deep in her bones, almost inaudible.
[Hinata Hyuga’s emotion value +10, current emotion value: 60/100]Li Ming looked at her pitiful and cute appearance like a frightened deer, and laughed secretly in his heart.
Sure enough, when dealing with an extremely introverted and shy type like Hinata, using [Spiritual Perception] to conceal one’s tracks, create ‘startles’ and ‘sudden appearances’ is simply a super weapon for brushing up the initial emotional value!
The effect is outstanding!
His inner thoughts turned slightly, but his face did not show any of it. He still maintained that gentle and harmless smile like that of an older brother next door. He slowly walked up to Hinata, who was so nervous that her body was stiff and she lowered her head and did not dare to look at him.
His eyes fell softly on her shoulders which were trembling slightly due to nervousness, as if he was just a kind passerby who happened to pass by and was attracted by her efforts.
“You’re practicing really hard, your hair is soaked with sweat.”
“That’s amazing. Most people would probably still be sleeping in at this hour, but you’re already working so hard here.”
Li Ming’s tone was natural, with just the right amount of concern so as not to make her feel pressured.
He gave Hinata direct and sincere compliments, especially clear affirmation of her quality of “hard work”.
This is very different for Hinata, who has been living under the stern gaze of her father and the indifference, or even denial and neglect, of her clan members since she was a child because her talent is not as good as Neci’s and her personality is not strong enough.
It is truly a recognition like a refreshing rain after a long drought!
Her heartstrings, which were tense due to nervousness, seemed to be gently plucked by the sudden warmth.
The tension eased a little, replaced by an indescribable warmth that slowly welled up in my heart like a hot spring.
[Hinata Hyuga’s emotion value +10, current emotion value: 70/100]PS: Please give me some flowers, rewards, monthly tickets, and more support, brothers!
Chapter 6: Hypnotize Hinata, Kurenai appears (old version)
“No…no…I’m still…far from it…”
Hinata lowered her head, her voice still so small, as thin as a mosquito’s buzz, but her little hands that were clenched tightly around the corner of her clothes seemed to relax a little.
My tense shoulders also seemed less stiff.
He…he…is he praising me?
Say I work hard… Awesome…
No one has ever affirmed my efforts so directly and so gently…
Even my father always told me that I wasn’t working hard enough…
Li Ming’s eyes were full of playfulness. As expected, Hinata was easy to deal with!
Then he controlled his voice and spoke slowly in a convincing tone that could penetrate all inferiority and cowardice.
“No need to be modest.”
“Effort itself is a very, very dazzling light.”
“It may not be as dazzling as talent, but it is more tenacious and more worthy of respect.”
“I believe that a girl like Hinata-san is gentle and kindhearted, and is willing to make such great efforts to change herself.”
“No matter how many difficulties and setbacks we are facing now.”
“In the future, I will definitely become a very, very good ninja that will impress everyone!”
He once again emphasized the word “very”, and the affirmation, encouragement and trust in his tone almost overflowed like substance!
These words were very important to Hinata, who grew up listening to the scoldings such as “You are not as good as Neci”, “The Hyuga family does not need trash”, and “The eldest lady is too cowardly”.
It was an unprecedented, thunderous shock and redemption!
[Hinata Hyuga’s emotion value +25, current emotion value: 95/100]Hinata felt like her heart was hit hard by an invisible big hand!
Then, a strong touch and a confused emotion caused by the unprecedented strong affirmation suddenly erupted violently in her heart like a volcano that had been accumulating for a hundred years.
Drowned all her reason and thinking!
She raised her head suddenly!
For the first time, the pair of timid and dodging lavender eyes did not immediately avoid Li Ming’s deep gaze that seemed to contain infinite power.
Instead, it carried with it an irrepressible vapor and a hint of incredible, star-like brightness.
He stared at Li Ming blankly without blinking.
It was as if she wanted to deeply and forever imprint this person who gave her unprecedented hope and affirmation in the depths of her soul.
He…he…he believes me…? !
He actually said I would become a great ninja?!
Make everyone look at you with new eyes?!
Really?
Even my father gave up on me…
But his eyes… so serious… so warm… so powerful…
As if you really believed in me without reservation
This feeling
And take advantage of the moment when Hinata’s mind is agitated, her emotions reach their peak, and her mental defenses become fragile due to the huge emotional impact!
A sharp light flashed in Li Ming’s eyes!
I activated today’s hypnosis skill without hesitation!
“System, forced hypnosis!”
Buzz——
The invisible mental shock, like a long-awaited cheetah, seized this fleeting best opportunity, with extremely precise strength and angle, and instantly penetrated Hinata’s mental defense line that was almost unguarded due to the drastic fluctuations in emotions!
Hinata’s body suddenly trembled violently!
The pair of white eyes that had just shone brightly with hope and excitement instantly lost all their luster and focus, like a candle flame blown out by a strong wind, and became empty and blank again, as if covered with a thick, indissoluble white mist.
【bite!】
[Successfully used forced hypnosis on the target ‘Hinata Hyuga’! ][The target is extremely excited, and his mental defenses are weak, so the hypnotic effect is enhanced! ]Li Ming was certain in his heart, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Sure enough, the more excited the emotions are, the weaker the mental defenses are, and the better the success rate and effect of hypnosis!
Hinata this child…
It’s so easy to understand.
He walked up to Hinata, who looked like a doll that had completely lost its soul and was left with only a delicate shell, and began routine intelligence inquiries and deeper emotional guidance.
“Hinata, tell me about the power structure within the Hyuga clan, the specific conflicts between the main family and the branch family, the secret of the caged bird curse seal, and…”
“Your father Hyuga Hiashi’s true attitude and expectations towards you…”
He calmly obtained the core confidential information involving one of Konoha’s most powerful families.
While continuing to use that gentle tone that seemed to be magical, full of understanding, empathy and inducing power, he performed the final mental massage, laying the final groundwork for the upcoming skill drop.
“Carrying the heavy reputation of the clan and everyone’s expectations, it must be hard for you to breathe, right?”
“No one really understands the pressure and pain you feel inside.”
He once again emphasized understanding and empathy to strengthen the emotional foundation.
[Hinata Hyuga’s emotion value +5, current emotion value: 100/100! ][Ding! The target ‘Hinata Hyuga’s’ emotion value has reached 100! Triggering skill drop! ][Target’s core abilities detected: Byakugan (bloodline limit), Gentle Fist (physical arts style), Chakra Perception (talent), Strong Will (hidden)…randomly selected…][Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill fragment: Accurate Chakra Perception (Basic)! ]Here we come!
Although it’s a pity that it’s not the Byakugan or Gentle Fist, this [Precise Chakra Perception (Basic)] is definitely one of the most valuable and practical abilities for him at this stage!
With it, Li Ming can quickly extract chakra and escape from his civilian identity.
I saw a milky white ball of light that was softer and purer than the ones I had seen on Ino and Tenten before, and as if it had condensed the essence of moonlight. It slowly and silently floated out from Hinata, whose body was trembling slightly because her emotions had reached their peak.
An indescribable feeling of coolness and comfort instantly flowed through his limbs like a trickle of water.
Nourishing his spirit and perception.
Li Ming felt that the chakra flow in his surroundings, which was originally vague and elusive, suddenly became extremely clear!
He could even vaguely sense the extremely weak fluctuations of life energy emitted by the birds singing in the trees not far away and the insects crawling on the ground.
Although this perception is still very basic, it cannot penetrate the meridians and see through everything like the real Byakuyan.
But this undoubtedly opened the door to a whole new world for him!
Li Ming forced himself to suppress the excitement and ecstasy in his heart.
Quickly complete the final post-hypnotic suggestion implantation.
“Listen, Hinata.”
“From now on, you will find yourself a little more courageous than before, especially when facing difficulties and challenges.”
“Especially when you see me… you will feel an unprecedented, inexplicable sense of security and calmness, as if you have found a warm harbor where you can trust and rely on unconditionally.”
“Just now, you were just a little dazed because you were too tired from training, so you chatted with me casually about hard work, self-confidence and the future.”
“You feel so inspired and empowered.”
“Now, wake up.”
The crisp sound of snapping fingers, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, broke the silence of the forest and awakened the sleeping soul.
Hinata’s body trembled slightly, as if she was gently awakened from a beautiful dream full of sunshine, warmth and hope.
She blinked blankly, her fair cheeks still retaining the charming blush caused by excitement and shyness, but the cowardice and inferiority in her eyes, like a brand that was deeply rooted in her bones, seemed to have really dissipated a little bit, like ice and snow melted by the sun!
Instead, there is a kind of ignorant yet firm calmness!
And when she looked at Li Ming again, there was undisguised admiration, trust and deep dependence on him.
“Li… Li Mingjun?”
She looked at Li Ming. Although her voice was still small, it was a little hoarse as if she had just woken up from a trance.
But this time, she did not immediately lower her head or look away as she did before.
Instead, she called out softly with a sense of intimacy, as if she wanted to confirm whether the person who brought her miraculous changes really existed.
[Hinata Hyuga’s emotion value is cleared and recalculated. ][Current emotion value: 10/100]Li Ming showed a gentle smile that was just right, as warm as the sun and full of encouragement.
Hinata’s emotional feedback is so good!
It seems that I need to show more care and encouragement to her in the future!
At this moment, a mature and gentle yet slightly sharp female voice, accompanied by extremely light and almost imperceptible footsteps, came from the other end of the forest path.
“Hinata, you’re here. It made it easy for me to find you.”
Wearing a special patterned jonin costume, with sexy black curly hair covering one eye and unique blood-red pupils, Kurenai Yuhi appeared not far away quietly and silently as if she had teleported.
She first looked at her disciple Hinata gently, and then her eyes, which were as beautiful as rubies but seemed to be able to see through people’s hearts, fell on Li Ming, who was standing next to Hinata and looked a little “strange”.
There was a very subtle hint of doubt and scrutiny in his eyes.
Li Ming’s heart suddenly started to ring with alarm bells.
Kurenai Yuhi, Konoha’s expert in illusion, definitely has a strong perception ability and must be dealt with carefully without revealing any flaws!
His face showed the “restrained” expression of an “ordinary civilian boy” when seeing a jonin. He even took a small step back and lowered his head slightly.
When Hinata saw her teacher appear, her nerves, which had just relaxed a little, immediately tensed up again.
She hurriedly lowered her head and saluted nervously, her voice becoming as soft as a mosquito’s.
“Hong… Teacher Hong!”
“I… I was just practicing soft boxing… This is… This is Li Mingjun, he… He just happened to pass by…”
She tried hard to explain, but because of nervousness, her words were intermittent.
“Yeah?”
Xirihong withdrew her gaze from Li Ming and fell on her disciple who was obviously “abnormal”. Her tone was still gentle and there was no sound of anything unusual.
But Li Ming could catch a hint of inquiry hidden beneath her calm tone.
She gave Li Ming a gentle smile that was polite yet distant, as befitted her status, but her ruby-like eyes still examined him calmly.
“Hello, Li Mingjun.
“I’m Hinata’s guiding jonin, Kurenai Yuhi.”
She first revealed her identity, and then asked casually.
“From your appearance, you don’t seem to be a student of our Ninja School?”
“Are they residents of the village?”
“Why did you come to such a remote training ground?”
Her questions seemed ordinary, but they were actually full of meaning. They not only inquired about the identity, but also pointed out the “unusual” location, exerting pressure.
Li Ming was secretly shocked. He was indeed an elite jonin. He seemed gentle, but he was actually pressing forward step by step!
But there was no sign of it on his face, instead he portrayed the “nervousness and restraint of an ordinary teenager” more vividly.
He seemed to be stunned by Xi Ri Kurenai’s aura and beauty, with just the right amount of “flattered” and “panic” on his face. He even scratched his head embarrassedly, and his tone was a little stuttering.
“Ah! You…you are Yuhi Kurenai Jonin!”
“Li Ming, greetings to the jonin-sama!”
He first performed a not-so-standard salute respectfully, and then answered in a somewhat “nervous” tone.
“Yes, sir. I am just an ordinary resident of the village, not a ninja.”
He paused, a ‘sincere’ smile appeared on his face, and he pointed at Hinata and explained.
“I just happened to pass by here and saw Hinata-san training very very hard here by herself!”
“I admire you very much!”
“So I came over and said a few words of encouragement to her.”
When Yuhi Kurenai heard what Li Ming said, especially when she heard his affirmation and “encouragement” of Hinata’s efforts, her red eyes, which had always been full of scrutiny, became noticeably softer.
The look she gave Hinata was also full of satisfaction and approval.
Is that so?
Did you come forward to encourage Hinata because you saw her efforts?
This young man doesn’t look like a bad person. Maybe I’m just overthinking?
Hinata has indeed been working harder than before recently, and she is eager to be recognized. It is a good thing that someone can see her efforts and encourage her.
Although the slight doubt in her heart was not completely dispelled, it was indeed alleviated a lot.
Then her tone became somewhat friendly.
“So that’s how it is.”
“Hinata has indeed been working very hard. I have seen her progress.”
“Thank you for your encouragement, Li Mingjun.”
“She must have felt your kindness.”
“but……”
Yuhi Kurenai changed the subject and spoke in an unquestionable tone, that of a leading jonin.
“We have important training arrangements next.”
“Li Mingjun.”
This is both an explanation and a polite notice to leave.
Li Ming showed an expression of “dare not disturb” on his face, and bowed respectfully to the Jōnin again, then nodded to Hinata and spoke in an extremely sincere tone.
“Then I won’t disturb Kurenai-sensei and Hinata-san’s precious training time!”
“goodbye!”
He perfectly portrayed the image of an “ordinary civilian boy” who is polite, knows when to advance and retreat, and is full of awe for the jonin.
In the end, in Hinata’s gaze filled with deep reluctance and loss, Li Ming calmly turned around and left.
Xirihong stood there, looking at Li Ming’s back, which seemed ordinary and unremarkable, but always felt that there was a sense of incongruity in certain details, and fell into a brief contemplation.
She turned her head again and looked at the man beside her. Although his cheeks were still red with shyness and his fingers were still twisting the corners of his clothes unconsciously, his eyes were brighter and brighter than before.
A disciple with a certain inexplicable sense of security.
This young man named Li Ming always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.
The chakra is indeed so weak that it is almost non-existent, and there is nothing wrong with his words and actions. Am I really too suspicious?
Or is it because the atmosphere in the village has been too tense recently, making me a little suspicious?
But Hinata’s condition does seem to have undergone some positive changes?
A barely perceptible trace of caution flashed across her beautiful ruby ​​eyes.
Li Ming, who successfully escaped, finally put on a confident smile after he was away from Xi Rihong’s perception range.
Xiurihong is indeed sharp.
However, without substantial evidence, you won’t be able to catch me based on your feelings alone.
Besides, when I become stronger, even a jonin can do nothing to me.
Chapter 7: Hinata explodes and looks for Ino! (Old version)
Thinking of this, he did not stop and quickly returned to his cheap but extremely simple and small rental house located in a remote corner of Konoha Village.
After closing the door, Li Ming immediately sat down cross-legged and began to try the most basic chakra extraction.
He closed his eyes, tried to concentrate, and tried to feel the illusory energy in his body…
One minute…
Ten minutes…
Half an hour…
“Huh… Damn it!”
Li Ming suddenly opened his eyes, his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and his face was filled with frustration and irritability that was difficult to conceal!
He failed!
In other words, the effect is minimal!
He could clearly “feel” the existence of physical energy and mental energy, and could use his mind to try to guide their fusion, but his efficiency was extremely low. After refining it for a long time, even with the help of Hinata’s skills, the pitiful total amount of chakra in his body did not increase at all.
“The qualifications of this civilian body are truly the worst of the worst!”
“My spiritual energy is still abundant because of my time travel, but my weak physique cannot provide enough ‘fuel’. My meridians are also narrow and fragile, and cannot withstand the rapid flow of chakra!”
“If this continues, it will take a long time to extract enough chakra to become powerful.”
Li Ming cursed under his breath, with a hint of anger flashing in his eyes.
Although [Chakra Control (Basic)] allowed him to have a qualitative leap in his control over chakra, he was able to achieve initial guidance and concentration.
But the total amount of chakra is too little!
Just like a stream that is about to dry up, no matter how superb his drainage skills are, he cannot create any waves!
Forcing yourself to perform high-intensity control exercises will actually accelerate energy consumption and may even damage fragile meridians!
Li Ming forced himself to calm down, and a calculating light flashed in his eyes again.
Poor physical qualities and low chakra volume, this is a hardware problem and it is difficult to change in a short period of time…
Unless one can obtain BUG-level bloodline like ‘Sage Body’ or ‘Asura Chakra’, but this is obviously unrealistic.
Then, we must start with the software!
Improve your mental strength!
Stronger mental power can not only improve the efficiency and quality of chakra extraction, but also enhance the accuracy of chakra control!
It can even increase my resistance to illusions!
Lay the foundation for future plundering and learning more advanced spiritual secrets!
When it comes to spiritual cultivation…
In Li Ming’s mind, the figure with dazzling golden hair, always showing a bit of pride and competitiveness, and coming from the most powerful spiritual and mystical family in Konoha immediately emerged!
Yamanaka Ino!
The clan in the mountains has passed down the secret arts of the mind from generation to generation, and they definitely have unique and systematic methods on how to train mental power and improve mental strength and resilience!
Even though Ino is still just a Genin and has no chance of being exposed to the most advanced core secret techniques, the basic training methods she knows through learning from her are definitely a hundred times better than what I can figure out on my own!
Her emotional value has accumulated to [60/100], and the next harvest is not far away…
A gleam of determination flashed in Li Ming’s eyes!
He no longer wasted time on inefficient chakra refining, but instead took the time to rest and recover the mental energy consumed by hypnotizing Hinata. At the same time, he began to carefully plan in his mind how to “accidentally meet” Ino tomorrow.
as well as……
What method can I use to make her willingly “share” the precious method of training mental strength with me!
The next day, the sun was shining and the breeze was gentle.
Li Ming knows Ino’s personality in the original novel. She loves beauty, likes to be in a lively atmosphere, and is a little vain. He infers that there is a high probability that Ino will help out in his own “Mountain Flower Shop”.
After all, there she can show her “clever and deft” side, and have the opportunity to see the handsome guys coming and going on the commercial street, satisfying her little love of beauty and socializing.
He changed into a set of clean and tidy casual clothes, tidied his hair a little, and with a smile as warm and harmless as the spring sunshine on his face, he headed towards the center of the most prosperous commercial street in Konoha Village.
Walk towards the mountain flower shop.
Before I got close, a fresh and pleasant fragrance mixed with various flowers, soil and grass hit me in the face.
The storefront of the Yamanaka Flower Shop is small but elegantly decorated. There are all kinds of colorful potted plants and flowers at the entrance, which are full of vitality.
Through the open shop door, you can see that the inside is also filled with a wide variety of flowers, as well as some exquisite tools for flower arrangement and gardening.
And the person he was looking for was in the store, just as he expected.
Yamanaka Ino, wearing a purple belly-baring two-piece outfit that was extremely figure-flattering, bold and fashionable, was standing in front of a flower stand filled with gorgeous roses.
She was not staring blankly out of boredom or stealing glances at passers-by as Li Ming had imagined, but was extremely serious and focused on pruning a branch of pink rose buds!
Her big blue eyes, which always had a bit of cunning and competitiveness, were now filled with tenderness as if she were treating a rare treasure and a hint of imperceptible girlish feelings.
With slender white fingers, she held a small and delicate pair of gardening scissors, gently and precisely cutting off unnecessary leaves and thorns, as if she was not pruning branches but carving a perfect work of art.
The sunlight shone through the window onto her long golden hair and focused profile, giving her a soft and charming halo.
At this moment, Ino shed her usual arrogance and sharpness, revealing a unique charm that was completely different from her bold and outgoing personality, a quiet and gentle flower shop girl.
Li Ming paused slightly at the door of the store, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
This girl has this side?
It’s quite interesting.
However, in such a focused state, the mental defense may be even higher, which is not a good time to “take action”.
He did not go in to disturb her immediately, but pretended to be a passerby attracted by the flowers at the door. He lingered outside the store for a while, while quietly observing Ino’s condition.
He discovered that although Ino’s mental fluctuations seemed very stable due to her concentration, they also revealed a hint of indescribable “expectation”?
It seems like she is waiting for something?
Or are you expecting someone to appear?
Are you waiting for Shikamaru and Choji?
Or is she still waiting for the Uchiha Sasuke that she is obsessed with?
A playful arc appeared on Li Ming’s lips.
At this moment, Ino seemed to have finally finished pruning the rose, and placed it in an exquisite crystal vase with satisfaction. Then she breathed a sigh of relief, raised her head habitually, and glanced at the busy street outside the store as if unintentionally.
Her eyes happened to meet Li Ming’s in the air, who “happened” to look up with an “appreciative” expression on his face, as if he “happened” to pass by here and was attracted by the flowers!
Ino was stunned at first, obviously not expecting to see Li Ming here.
Then, in her beautiful big blue eyes, a very complex emotion flashed across her face: surprise, vigilance, and a hint of barely perceptible panic.
There was also a trace of vigilance hidden beneath her guard that she herself might not even be aware of.
Meeting someone you didn’t expect but secretly expected…
A tiny jump of joy?!
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +5, current emotion value: 15/100]Li Ming took in all the fleeting subtle changes of emotion in her eyes and understood them clearly.
It seems that my “seed” has begun to take root and sprout in this girl’s heart.
A sunny, harmless smile immediately appeared on his face, as if he was really an ordinary customer who was attracted by the beautiful flowers and walked into the flower shop on his own initiative.
“Good morning, Ino.”
He greeted us in a natural tone, but his eyes seemed to be truly appreciating the colorful flowers in the store.
“Your flower shop is so beautiful, and the flowers are so well cared for.”
He casually pointed to a pot of orchids in full bloom next to him and exclaimed in admiration.
“Humph! You still have some vision!”
When Ino heard his praise, the panic and vigilance in her heart caused by suddenly seeing him were immediately replaced by pride and complacency!
She put her hands on her hips and raised her pointed chin, like a queen inspecting her own kingdom, speaking with the confidence that is unique to the eldest daughter of the Yamanaka family and a hint of coldness in an attempt to hide her previous loss of composure.
“Of course!”
“Our Yamanaka Flower Shop is the best in Konoha!”
“You can pick any flower you want, it’s guaranteed to be the freshest and most beautiful!”
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +10, current emotion value: 25/100]Li Ming smiled, but did not immediately say what flowers he wanted to buy. Instead, he looked around the store and finally stopped at the pink rose that Ino had just carefully trimmed. His eyes showed just the right amount of appreciation.
“I don’t know much about flowers, but I think every flower here is full of vitality, and it makes people feel good just looking at it.”
He changed the subject and looked back at Ino with a hint of inquiry and curiosity.
“Especially when I saw you just now, Ino-san, trimming that rose so attentively. Your serious expression and respect for life were really impressive.”
His words not only praised the flowers, but also praised Ino herself who worked hard!
And her behavior was elevated to the level of respecting life!
This is a great affirmation and praise for any girl who works hard to run her own career!
really!
When Ino heard what Li Ming said, especially how he accurately captured her “concentration” and hidden “tenderness” when she was pruning the roses just now, she felt as if a sweet candy was thrown into her heart!
An indescribable joy and the feeling of being understood and appreciated suddenly surged up over me!
My cheeks couldn’t help but feel slightly hot!
Was he just watching me pruning roses?
And you still say that I am serious and respect life?
This guy has sharp eyes, he can actually see all these, he is much better than Shikamaru who only knows how to find trouble!
He is also more tasteful than that fat guy named Shikamaru who only knows how to eat!
Humph, at least he can talk!
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +20, current emotion value: 45/100]“Humph! Of course… of course!”
Ino tried hard to maintain her pride, but the slightly upturned corners of her mouth and the smile flashing in her eyes betrayed her good mood.
“Of course we have to treat these lovely flowers with care, unlike some people who are clumsy and only cause damage!”
Li Ming seemed not to hear the thorn in her words. He just nodded with a “thoughtful” expression on his face, and naturally led the topic to his real purpose.
“Speaking of which, Ino-san, your concentration when you were pruning the branches just now was really admirable.”
“I’ve also been trying to do some concentration training recently, but I always find it difficult to calm down. My thoughts are all over the place, and the results are poor.”
He paused, with just the right look of “distress” and “asking for advice” on his face, and looked at Ino.
“Since you, the Shanzhong Clan, are experts in the spiritual field, you must have some unique and efficient methods for ‘training mental strength’ and ‘improving concentration’, right?”
“I wonder if you could give me some pointers?”
“Like, are there any simple meditation techniques, or breathing techniques that can help me focus?”
This time he did not directly ask for any “secret technique”, but started with the most basic “improving concentration” and “mental training methods”, which seemed both reasonable and “harmless”, making it easier for the other party to let down their guard.
When Ino heard Li Ming’s question, she was stunned at first, and then a hint of understanding and as expected flashed across her big blue eyes, which always sparkled with cunning.
snort!
I knew this guy would never come to visit for no reason!
After going around in circles for so long, it turns out that he wanted to learn from me how to train his mental strength!
But what he asked was indeed the basics of the basics. Even ninja schools teach some basic meditation methods.
It shouldn’t be a big deal to tell him a little bit of the basics, right?
I can also let him see how knowledgeable I am!
Being stared at by Li Ming’s eyes full of “curiosity for knowledge” and “trust”, Ino’s desire to be a teacher was aroused once again.
Moreover, she can show off her family’s “profound” knowledge, even if it’s just the basics, in front of a boy she cares about a little.
This feeling is really great!
Chapter 8: Ino was hit hard, Li Ming’s thoughts! (Old version)
Yamanaka Ino cleared her throat and tried to put on a reserved expression as if to say, “Since you asked sincerely, I will be merciful and give you some pointers.”
Although the pride in her eyes could hardly be hidden.
Then she began to speak in a tone that tried to sound professional and sophisticated.
“You have some foresight. You know the importance of mental strength!”
She was habitually arrogant at first, and then she spoke slowly.
“The foundation of our mountain tribe’s training of spiritual power does indeed begin with meditation and breathing techniques.”
“The simplest form of meditation is to find a quiet place, sit cross-legged, close your eyes, try to eliminate all distracting thoughts, and focus all your attention on your breathing.”
“Feel the inhalation and exhalation of the breath, and let your mind be like a calm lake, without any waves…”
“As for breathing techniques, there is a basic ‘meditation breathing method’ that emphasizes deep, long, fine, and even breathing.”
“Inhale deeply and long, as if you were inhaling the essence of heaven and earth; exhale slowly and evenly, like a spring silkworm spinning silk.”
“This can help you enter a meditative state faster and can also nourish your spirit to a certain extent…”
While explaining, she couldn’t help but demonstrate the correct sitting posture and breathing rhythm. She looked focused and serious, once again showing her intellectual charm that was different from her usual self.
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +25, current emotion value: 70/100]Li Ming listened very carefully, and from time to time he raised some detailed questions about how to eliminate distracting thoughts, the specific frequency of breathing rhythm, etc., to further satisfy Ino’s desire for guidance.
“So that’s how it is. It doesn’t sound that difficult?”
“But… won’t the effect of this kind of basic training be slower?”
Li Ming showed an eager expression on his face, and then seemingly unintentionally, he asked a very crucial question.
Ino immediately retorted as if her tail had been stepped on.
“This is just the most basic way to get started!”
“If you want to quickly improve your mental strength and toughness, you need to cooperate with our Yamanaka family…”
“Ahem!”
She was halfway through her speech when she suddenly realized that she had almost let the cat out of the bag, and she quickly coughed twice to cover it up.
He almost revealed the family’s secret meditation formula!
It’s all this guy’s fault!
Always looking at me like that!
Still keep asking!
How abominable!
But he seems to be really interested in my family’s secret skills?
Want to learn? No way!
Ino looked at Li Ming angrily and said in a dissatisfied tone.
“The rest is not for you to know!”
“Anyway, you should practice these basics first, and don’t aim too high!”
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +10, current emotion value: 80/100]Li Ming looked at her cute expression of shyness and annoyance, as if her pigtails were caught, and laughed in his heart.
Although as expected, he was unable to directly apply the more core secret techniques, but these basic meditation and breathing methods were enough for him!
At least there is a way to get started!
Li Ming immediately acted as if he was “ready to learn” and his face was full of gratitude for Ino’s “selfless teaching” and he spoke.
“Yes, yes, that’s what Mr. Ino taught me. I must start from the basics and practice diligently!”
“Thank you so much for today, Ino!”
“You are not only beautiful, but also know so much and are so patient. You are simply the perfect goddess!”
Ino felt like she was about to faint.
Her cheeks were so red that they looked like they were going to bleed!
Wha…what?!
Perfect goddess?!
He actually said I was a perfect goddess?!
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +20, current emotion value: 100/100!!!][Target’s core abilities detected: Spiritual secret arts (heart transformation, etc.), perception ability (specialization), medical ninjutsu (basic), illusion resistance (medium), emotional insight…randomly selected…][Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill: Spiritual Perception! ]A bright and dazzling light blue ball burst out from Ino’s body.
boom–
Li Ming only felt that a small earthquake had occurred in his spiritual world. His originally elementary spiritual perception ability instantly underwent some miraculous transformation after absorbing the second light ball of the same origin.
His range of perception of the surrounding spiritual fluctuations has at least doubled!
The perception accuracy is also greatly improved!
It can even more clearly distinguish the subtle differences in mental fluctuations between different individuals!
And more accurately capture the deeper true intentions hidden beneath the surface emotions!
Although he is still far from the real “mind reading”, his mental perception ability has undoubtedly reached a new level!
At least……
Among the Chunin level, he is definitely one of the best!
The moment Li Ming finished fusing his skills, he immediately raised his head and looked at Ino, who had completely crashed because of his last word “perfect goddess”. She couldn’t even speak and could only blush foolishly.
He spoke with an extremely sincere and brilliant smile on his face.
“Thank you, Ino!”
“snort!”
“Who…who wants you to thank me!”
“Smooth talk!”
Ino came back to her senses and felt her cheeks were hot enough to cook eggs, and her heart was beating so fast that it seemed like it was going to jump out of her throat.
She didn’t dare to look at Li Ming’s eyes that seemed to be filled with magic.
He quickly took several steps back, stammering and speaking incoherently.
“Flowers…Flowers, look at them for yourself!”
“I…I’m going to be busy inside. Don’t…don’t bother me anymore!”
Then, without looking back, she rushed into the back room of the flower shop, almost fleeing in panic, leaving behind her golden ponytail figure full of panic and shyness.
[Current Emotional Value: 15/100 (Extremely shy/Flustered to the point of incoherent speech/Confused)]Li Ming looked at her running back and smiled.
Mental perception is upgraded, and basic methods for training mental strength are also obtained.
This wave…
Huge profit!
The girl from the Yamanaka family is really a treasure!
I’m just a little thin-skinned, and I need to communicate more.
A more blazing light of greed flashed in his eyes.
Afterwards, Li Ming left the mountain flower shop and walked slowly on the street.
He began to calmly review his current gains and next plans.
This interaction with Ino once again proved his guess.
Compared with forced hypnosis, this method uses carefully designed language and psychological guidance.
Accurately touching their deepest desires, vanity, competitiveness or insecurity, thereby triggering violent emotional fluctuations, seems to be more efficient in accumulating emotional value and more…
interesting!
Hypnosis is more suitable for obtaining key intelligence and implanting the initial “seeds”, while the subsequent “watering and fertilizing” requires more delicate “communication” skills.
He felt the chakra in his body, which was still not abundant but much more condensed and easier to control than before, as well as his mental perception ability that had just been strengthened and upgraded. The desire for power in his heart became stronger.
My mental perception and defense have been improved, and I have also mastered chakra control…
But the means of attack are still too scarce!
This is absolutely not possible!
In the coming chaotic times, not having sufficiently powerful and reliable means of attack is equivalent to handing your life over to other people’s hands!
His eyes became sharp, and his mind quickly locked onto the next most suitable “source of skills”.
Means of attack…
And it can be learned quickly. If anyone is an expert in this field, it is undoubtedly…
The armory girl in Kaiban is so hot!
Her [Precision Throwing] ability is just right for him to quickly build up combat power.
Moreover, her straightforward personality that values ​​strength and skills may make it easier for her to gain emotional points through “technical exchanges” and “recognition of strength”?
Worth a try!
Having made up his mind, he no longer hesitated, turned around and walked straight towards the third training ground.
That is the place where Might Guy’s team most often conducts various “passionate” training, and the chance of finding Tenten is very high.
Just as Li Ming expected, as soon as he approached the third training ground, an open space surrounded by various training equipment and huge trees.
Then there was heard a series of dense and powerful “whoosh” sounds breaking through the air.
And the dull “thump thump thump” sound made when the ninja tools hit the target accurately.
He looked in the direction of the sound and saw the center of the training ground.
The girl who always wears two cute Chinese buns that are full of vitality and exotic style, and wears a pink sleeveless cheongsam top and dark tights that are easy to move in.
A personal performance is going on!
Tiantian’s figure was like a nimble cheetah, moving at high speed in the training ground.
Every move he made was extremely quick and efficient.
With a quick shake of his right wrist, three shurikens flashing with cold light flew out in a V-shape like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue.
With incredible precision, it blocked all evasive routes of a fast-moving humanoid target in front.
Then, with a nimble hook of her left hand, several hair-thin strands of silk, soaked in paralyzing poison, appeared like pear blossoms in a rainstorm.
Shoot towards the target’s vital joints.
At the same time, her body was like a weightless feather, and she did a backflip in the air with incredible lightness.
His feet accurately kicked two rotating targets coming from different directions in the air.
Kick it far away.
The moment she landed, she didn’t even look, and threw a spinning kunai with an extremely tricky angle.
Tu
The kunai, which seemed to have eyes, hit the center of the last target’s eyebrows with incredible accuracy.
The entire handle of the kunai sank into the hard target.
This shows how powerful it is.
The whole process was smooth and completed in one go.
It is full of indescribable power, speed and dazzling skill.
Li Ming stood under the shade of a tree at the edge of the training ground, looking at the “textbook-level” performance of ninja tool throwing and physical skills, and a trace of genuine amazement flashed across his eyes.
sharp!
So awesome!
This is the real ninja fighting skill, speed, strength, accuracy, reaction speed, and the proficient use of various ninja tools…
They are far beyond the level of ordinary Genin.
He is indeed a genius who can be assigned to the same class with those two monsters, Neji Hyuga and Rock Lee!
This strength is definitely worth my ‘plunder’!
He did not step forward immediately, but just like he did with Sakura last time, he observed patiently from the side, looking for the best time to intervene.
Afterwards, Li Ming picked up a discarded kunai and began to practice “clumsily” in front of an empty fixed target nearby.
His “poor” performance.
It soon attracted the attention of Tiantian, who had just finished a round of high-intensity training and was wiping sweat and adjusting his breathing.
Tiantian didn’t pay attention to Li Ming at first, but when he saw his random throwing movements like “flowers scattering from the sky” and the practice kunai that looked like it was about to be scrapped.
Her big brown eyes, which always showed a cheerfulness and confidence, immediately revealed an undisguised disgust and speechlessness.
Finally, after Li Ming once again “accidentally” threw the kunai far away from the target.
Tiantian couldn’t bear it any longer, she strode over, her pretty face that always looked heroic, now filled with expressions like “I can’t bear to watch this” and “Are you insulting ninja tools?”
“Hey, I’m talking to that kid over there!”
“You, did you come here on purpose to cause trouble?!”
“Are you still practicing how to throw away ninja tools as if they were trash?!”
“What the hell are you throwing?!”
“Are you planting rice in the ground or performing a scattering of flowers?!”
“I’m telling you, ninja tools also have dignity, they’re not meant for you to destroy like this!”
Her voice was crisp and loud, like machine gun fire, filled with strong dissatisfaction with Li Ming’s “poor” performance.
It perfectly showcases her straightforward character, her inability to tolerate any injustice, and her deep love for ninja tools.
[Daily mood value +10, current mood value: 40/100]?
Li Ming immediately stopped what he was doing, turned around, and faced Tiantian, who was angry and looked like a little lion. He lowered his head, with expressions of “frustration”, “helplessness” and “deep shock” on his face.
The voice also became weak.
“I can’t help it, Tiantian. I’m already studying very hard.”
“But I don’t seem to have any talent.”
“No matter how hard I try, I still can’t get the point…”
He even kicked the stones at his feet hard, pretending to vent his frustration.
“Humph, excuses, all excuses!”
Tiantian interrupted Li Ming rudely.
But when she saw Li Ming’s dejected look, her heart, which looked careless on the outside but was actually quite serious and responsible, couldn’t help but soften.
Then, although her tone was still stern, it was less harsh.
“Throwing ninja tools is a basic skill that every ninja must master!”
“There is no such thing as talent or no talent, only hard work or no hard work!”
“If you don’t have talent, make up for it with ten or a hundred times more hard work!”
“If you can’t even endure this little hardship, how can you become a powerful ninja!”
She put her hands on her hips, glanced sharply at Li Ming’s standing posture, grip, and the force he just exerted, and continued speaking.
“Your posture is wrong, your center of gravity is too high, and your lower body is not stable at all!”
“The fingers holding the kunai are too stiff, and the strength of the wrist is not used at all!”
“And your eyes are so erratic, they don’t lock onto the target at all!”
She pointed out all the wrong moves Li Ming had made like a machine gun.
Then he deftly pulled out three brand new, sparkling, standard-issue kunai from his ninja tool bag.
“Watch out, I’m going to show you one more time for free, you idiot!”
“Open your eyes wide this time!”
“Feel it with your heart!”
“If you still can’t learn, you’d better go home and farm!”
She spread her legs slightly, and her body sank slightly as if rooted in the earth, and instantly assumed an extremely standard throwing preparation posture full of explosive power and coordinated beauty!
Her entire temperament instantly changed from that slightly irritated girl just now to a calm, focused, top ninja tool expert full of dangerous aura!
“The lower body must be stable, like a rock!”
Tiantian’s voice became low and powerful, and then his eyes instantly became sharp like a hawk.
It was firmly locked on the center of the bull’s eye of the fixed target in the distance.
“Once you lock onto a target, you will never deviate from it.”
The wrist of her right hand, which was holding the kunai, sank backward at an extremely subtle angle like a spring accumulating strength, and then suddenly shook forward like a snake escaping a cave.
Burst out astonishing inch power and speed!
“Strike quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly!”
PS: Please give me flowers, rewards, and monthly tickets, my good brothers!
Chapter 9: Critical Attack Tiantian, Provoking Yutarashi Red Bean! (Old Version)
The moment the words were spoken!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Three sharp and swift death lightning bolts whizzed out in the shape of a finished product.
The speed is extremely fast!
It even left faint afterimages in the air!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Accompanied by three dull sounds, the three kunai were firmly nailed into the center of the bull’s eye!
Even half of the ring at the tail was embedded in the hard target!
The entire target was shaking violently!
As if wailing!
Tiantian slowly retracted his right hand, which was still in the throwing posture, and gently exhaled.
Then she slowly raised her head, lifted her well-defined, heroic chin with great pride and spoke.
“Did you see that?!”
Those brown eyes that always sparkled with confidence were now filled with sharpness and pride.
She looked at Li Ming who was completely “stunned” by her “miraculous” performance.
It was as if he was speaking with his eyes.
This is what real ninja tool throwing is all about. Learn it well, you rookie!
[Daily mood value +25, current mood value: 60/100]Hear the system prompt.
Li Ming was laughing to death, as expected, what he did was right!
Then, an expression of shock and fanatical admiration appeared on his face at the right time.
“That’s amazing!”
“Tiantian, you really are a genius among geniuses!”
“No, this technique, this strength, this precision, and the focused aura just now are simply art!”
“If I can learn your trick, I will have no regrets even if I die!”
He looked like a fanatical fan who wanted to kneel down and worship him immediately.
Like an infinitely powerful mental attack!
It instantly broke down Tiantian’s girlish heart that longed to be recognized and admired.
Someone who has dedicated his entire life to the field he loves and has silently put in countless sweat and effort on this “non-mainstream” road.
How could one resist such heartfelt fanatical admiration and extreme praise from a fellow traveler? !
[Daily mood value +30, current mood value: 90/100]“Hehehehe…this…this…is no big deal!”
Tiantian was so delighted by his praise that she felt like she was floating in the sky, and her little face flushed with excitement and a little embarrassment.
But she still tried hard to maintain her demeanor as a master and senior, and waved her hand somewhat embarrassedly but with great satisfaction.
“As long as you master the trick, plus…”
“Well… like me, I practice hard for more than ten hours every day.”
“You…you can definitely do it, too!”
“So what’s the trick?!”
“In addition to the basic points I just mentioned, there must be deeper and more core tricks, right?!”
Under Li Ming’s rapid-fire compliments, his fanatical admiration like a little fanboy, and his offensive filled with an extreme desire for the “Way of Ninja Tools”.
Tiantian is a straightforward person who is not good at hiding his emotions and is extremely willing to share in his professional field.
He opened up completely and let go of his last bit of guard.
She summarized the various core points about basic throwing that she had summed up after years of hard practice and hard work.
Advanced force techniques, prediction methods, subtle differences and precautions when throwing different ninja tools.
And some tips that she figured out on her own, which can be considered her own unique skills…
They spoke out everything without reservation, with great enthusiasm, and even in a somewhat “showy” manner.
He also demonstrates it himself from time to time!
Afraid that Li Ming, this “stupid student”, would not be able to learn!
[Emotional value +10 every day, current emotional value: 100/100! ][Ding! The target ‘Tiantian’s’ emotion value has reached 100! Triggering skill drop! ][Target’s core abilities detected: Ninja Tool Control (Proficient), Space-Time Ninjutsu (Scroll Summoning), Taijutsu (Medium), Precision Throwing (Proficient)… Randomly selecting…][Congratulations to the host! You have acquired the skill: Precision Throwing (Elementary)! ]A silver-white ball of light flew out from Tiantian’s body.
It instantly merged into Li Ming’s body.
Li Ming only felt his arms, wrists, waist, abdomen, eyes and even his spirit.
An invisible “line” appeared, representing coordination and precision.
He has the ability to control force, grasp angles, judge distance, grasp speed, and accurately predict the parabolas of various flying props.
A leap forward has been achieved!
He picked up a kunai from the ground almost instinctively.
Imitating the movements that Tiantian just demonstrated.
Lower your shoulders, turn your waist, and shake your wrists.
Take action!
call out–
The kunai made a sound of breaking through the air.
The kunai hit the very center of the bull’s eye exactly!
Because of the excessive force and speed, the entire handle of the kunai was deeply embedded in the extremely hard special target.
Only the ring at the tail was left trembling slightly outside.
Make a buzzing sound!
“Huh?!!!”
This time, it’s not just Tiantian.
Even Li Ming himself was completely stunned by his own attack.
Tiantian looked as if he had seen a ghost. His brown eyes, which always looked quite heroic, widened so wide that they almost popped out.
She rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dazzled, then rushed to the target in an instant and carefully examined the kunai that was deeply nailed into the bull’s eye.
After confirming that all this is not an illusion!
She suddenly turned her head and stared at Li Ming as if he was a monster.
“You…you…you you you…you…you…you…you…you…you…you…you…you hit the bull’s eye?!”
“Are…are you kidding me?!”
“You…are you a monster?!”
“Or… have you been playing tricks on me?!”
Tiantian was hit and shocked like never before!
I even began to doubt my life!
I have worked hard and practiced day and night for several years!
I don’t know how much sweat and blood were shed!
It is a state of “hitting the bull’s eye” that can only be achieved with great concentration and can only be maintained!
This guy actually achieved it just by throwing it around after listening to my explanation? !
Although it is just a fixed target!
But isn’t this learning speed too outrageous? !
This is beyond the description of genius!
This is simply cheating!
Li Ming also came back to his senses from the brief surprise, and a huge ecstasy surged in his heart!
Oh shit!
The effect is so strong?!
It seems that he was right to ask Tiantian to learn how to throw ninja tools!
His face immediately showed just the right amount of surprise and a hint of disbelief, he scratched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly.
“Maybe it’s because you taught too well, Teacher Tiantian.”
“It’s easy to understand!”
[The daily mood value is reset and recalculated. ][Current emotion value: 25/100]Every day she looked at Li Ming’s embarrassed smile which made her feel a little cute for some reason.
He looked at the kunai nailed there like a monument at the bull’s eye, and felt mixed emotions.
Shock, disbelief, doubt about life, and even a tiny bit of jealousy because the other person is too talented…
But in the end, these complex emotions turned into a huge affirmation of my teaching ability!
A strong curiosity and a hint of…
An appreciation that she herself didn’t even realize!
She was a little embarrassed, and also to hide the huge shock in her heart, she coughed twice, her pretty face flushed slightly, but she still tried to put on the posture of a “senior” and “teacher”, and spoke in a slightly stern tone.
“You still have some understanding, but don’t be proud!”
“It’s just a fixed target!”
“You’re still a long way from real combat. Go back and practice hard!”
“Next time I see you throwing garbage, I’ll show you how I’ll deal with you!”
Although she spoke harshly, the smile and appreciation in the slightly upturned corners of her mouth and deep in her eyes could not be concealed.
But it clearly revealed her good mood at the moment.
Looking at Tiantian’s expression, Li Ming continued to flatter him a few times, and then left at the right time.
after all.
The arousal and advancement of emotions should be appropriate.
If you keep attacking.
Emotions can’t be pulled so quickly.
Back to the simple rental house.
Li Ming began to think about his next course of action.
Now he has made great progress in his mental strength. Because of the explosion of Tiantian, he now has some combat power.
But in order to gain enough benefits from the collapse of Konoha during the Chunin Exam.
It’s not enough.
Even if he was unlucky and met Orochimaru, he might die on the spot.
So what should he do next?
Go and blow up Hinata, or something else?
suddenly!
A name emerged in Li Ming’s mind.
Special jonin, Mitarashi Anko!
His hypnosis attempts today haven’t worked!
If he wants to gain the most benefits or survive in the plot of Konoha’s collapse, this woman may be his fastest shortcut.
The thought flashed through my mind.
He stood up and left the room.
In the evening, the setting sun was as red as blood, dyeing the outline of Konoha Village with a warm yet somewhat ominous orange-red color.
Most of the ninjas who had been training for a day had dispersed, and the number of pedestrians on the streets had also decreased.
The air was filled with the tranquility of the end of the day, but it also concealed a suffocating, oppressive atmosphere before a storm.
Relying on several passive skills, Li Ming avoided all patrolling ninjas and possible secret sentries and quietly came to the edge of the second training ground, commonly known as the “Forest of Death”.
The place is overgrown with weeds and the facilities are dilapidated. It is obvious that no one has used it for a long time.
There was even a faint lingering smell of fishy large wild beasts and a hint of blood in the air, which made people shudder.
And his target, at this moment, was just like the place itself, exuding an aura of laziness, decadence, yet full of deadly danger.
Wash red beans with your hands!
Like a black wild cat that was indifferent to everything around it but ready to show its fangs at any time, she leaned casually, even a little decadently, on the rotten, moss-covered old wooden railing at the entrance.
With a bamboo stick of three-color meatballs that he had just eaten in his mouth, he looked blankly with a hint of confusion and self-mockery at the forbidden land in the distance called the “Forest of Death” where countless secrets and deaths were buried forever.
The afterglow of the setting sun is like the last tenderness, reluctantly outlining her mature, extremely curvaceous, sexy body curves full of explosive power.
The iconic beige windbreaker, which seemed to never be changed, was casually opened, revealing the bolder and more suggestive black fishnet lining and orange miniskirt underneath.
Her unique long purple hair, which was like a hedgehog, was casually tied into a wild ponytail. A few unruly strands of hair fell beside her cheeks, adding a bit of wild and unruly charm.
The most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the Heaven’s Curse Seal on her fair neck, which is like a venomous snake’s mark that can never be erased, composed of three black magatama and exuding an ominous and evil aura!
It looms in the fading light, as if silently telling a forbidden story of betrayal, pain, power and curse.
[Ding! Target ‘Mitsurashi Red Bean’ detected, an important female character in the plot, emotion channel established, emotions collected…]When Li Ming heard the system prompt, the corner of his mouth raised slightly. As expected, Mitarashi Anko is also one of the characters recognized by the system.
Then he straightened the corners of his clothes which were a little messy due to his hurried journey and adjusted the expression on his face.
He walked over slowly, at a leisurely pace.
He deliberately did not restrain his footsteps and breath as he had done before when facing the women.
And almost at the moment he stepped into the entrance of the training ground.
Hongdou’s brown eyes, which were originally like dusty amber with a confused and decadent tone, suddenly became extremely sharp as if they were injected with electricity.
She turned her head suddenly, and her eyes, full of wildness and danger, locked onto Li Ming who was walking slowly towards her with undisguised scrutiny and impatience.
The lazy and decadent aura around him also disappeared, replaced by a powerful aura that was as tangible as a substance and full of oppression, as well as a faint smell of blood, as if it was only acquired by someone who had been walking on the edge of life and death for many years.
“Are you here alone to enjoy the sunset?”
“Anko-senpai.”
Li Ming was under the dangerous gaze of Mitarashi Anko that would almost scare ordinary people to the ground.
He walked calmly to a safe distance of about three steps away from her and stopped.
He had a slightly frivolous smile on his face and continued with a teasing and even bolder tone.
“Although the scenery here is nice, it is still inferior to the sunset…”
“It seems that this unique ‘scenery’ on Senior’s neck is more eye-catching, right?”
His eyes, without any hesitation and even with a hint of playfulness and inquiry, fell directly on her fair neck.
On top of the ominous Heavenly Curse Seal that symbolizes taboo and pain.
Hongdou’s eyes suddenly became as cold as the Siberian cold wave!
It was as if the most untouchable reverse scale had been touched!
The powerful aura around him suddenly surged and became as sharp as a blade drawn from its sheath!
The chilling murderous intent made the air seem to freeze!
She looked up and down at the daring and reckless stranger in front of her.
The corners of his mouth slowly curled up into an extremely dangerous, bloodthirsty, cold smile like a poisonous snake before hunting.
“Little devil… you are so brave!”
“Were you talking to me just now?”
“Do you know who you are talking to?”
“Do you know that what you just said is enough to make you die without a complete corpse?”
[Mitalaishi Red Bean’s emotion value +15, current emotion value: 15/100]Chapter 10: Critical Attack on Mitarashi Red Bean! Dangerous Liaisons! (Old Version)
Li Ming faced Yutashi Anko’s eyes that seemed to want to eat him alive, but he did not show any fear or retreat.
Instead, he took another step forward!
Only two steps away from red beans!
The smile on his face remained unchanged.
But there was a hint of something in the depths of his eyes that only Hongdou could sense…
Provocative and playful!
“Of course I know.”
“Mitarashi Anko, the famous special jonin of Konoha Village!”
“With her sexy body, uninhibited personality, and…”
“Famous for his extreme passion for some ‘interesting’ ‘games’!”
Li Ming’s voice was not loud, but it had some strange penetrating power and went straight into Hongdou’s ears.
He paused, looking at Hongdou’s pupils shrinking suddenly and the corners of her mouth twitching slightly because of his teasing.
The smile on his face became more sinister, and his voice became even lower.
In words that only the two of them could understand.
Continue to provoke.
“certainly……”
“And the ‘mentor’ who once made you feel mixed emotions of love and hate, and who made you feel desperate and miserable.”
“Orochimaru.”
“You were his most beloved female disciple…”
“Your mark symbolizes the indelible love.”
His eyes fell unscrupulously on Hongdou’s neck, which was affected by the violent fluctuations in the owner’s emotions.
Above the three magatama-shaped curse seals that began to emit ominous purple-black chakra.
He directly uncovered the bloody scar deep in Hongdou’s heart that she didn’t want anyone to touch!
And sprinkle a handful of salt on it!
“You…are looking for…death!”
Like a barrel of explosives that was ignited in an instant!
The smile on Hongdou’s face disappeared without a trace in an instant!
Instead, there was a violent murderous intent that almost burned away all reason!
The Heavenly Curse Seal on her neck seemed to come alive, changing wildly, with a murderous intent mixed with hatred and pain.
Sweeping out!
“Who the hell are you?!”
“How do you know this?!”
“I’m going to kill you!”
Mitarashi Anko almost squeezed out these words filled with extreme anger and murderous intent from between her teeth.
The voice even became sharp and distorted due to excessive excitement!
Her originally beautiful brown eyes were now completely covered with a crazy blood color!
His right hand reached for the ninja tool bag at his waist!
She was obviously ready to completely tear to pieces the bastard in front of her who dared to reveal her deepest scars!
[Mitalaishi Red Bean’s emotion value +40, current emotion value: 55/100]But what Li Ming was waiting for was this moment!
When Hongdou’s mind was completely lost and his murderous intent reached its peak, an incomparably bright spiritual light suddenly burst out from his black eyes, which were as calm as an ancient well.
Li Ming used all his spiritual power and smashed it into Hongdou’s spiritual world like a huge hammer.
“Uhh—”
Hongdou felt as if her head had been hit hard by an invisible battering ram.
Everything in front of my eyes went dark in an instant, and my soul seemed to be shaken out of my body.
Intense pain and dizziness instantly swept through all her consciousness!
The sense of crisis that came from her instinctive sense of jonin made her try to gather her last remaining mental strength to resist.
There was a flash of wild and frantic struggle in her eyes.
But in the end, it was still a step too slow.
Her loss of concentration and Li Ming’s mental strength, which far exceeded that of an ordinary Chunin, made her instinctive resistance like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
The stalemate lasted less than 0.1 second.
The burning anger in Hongdou’s eyes, the crazy killing intent, and the last bit of unwilling struggle…
Like a candle extinguished by a strong wind.
Go out instantly!
Those brown eyes that were originally full of wildness and madness quickly lost all their luster and spirit, like a light bulb without electricity.
It became completely empty, dazed and dead silent.
All that was left was a dull feeling, as if all the soul and will had been sucked away.
Her angry and distorted expression froze on her face, and her right hand, which was reaching for the ninja tool bag, dropped down weakly. She leaned softly on the railing behind her, as if all the bones and strength had been sucked out of her in an instant.
If it weren’t for the railing, I would have collapsed to the ground.
The violent aura around her dissipated in an instant like a punctured balloon, disappearing without a trace.
[Successfully used forced hypnosis on the target ‘Mitarashi Red Bean’! ][The target has strong mental strength, but his mental defenses have collapsed due to violent emotional fluctuations. The hypnosis effect is perfect! ][Collecting emotions…]Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Anko Yuta transform from a purple female leopard that was about to go berserk into a lamb that could not be more docile.
His tense nerves relaxed instantly.
A fine layer of cold sweat even seeped out of his forehead and back.
That was a close call!
It’s so fucking exciting!
As expected, he is Konoha’s special jonin!
She is worthy of being a woman who has experienced the baptism of Orochimaru and the curse!
This mental resistance and willpower are many times stronger than those little girls before!
If his mental strength had been a little weaker just now, or if he had grasped the timing a fraction of a second too late, he would probably be the one lying on the ground now!
but……
The greater the risk, the greater the reward, right?
Li Ming quickly adjusted his breathing and state, and walked to Hongdou, who seemed to have turned into a beautiful stone sculpture without a soul. His eyes were filled with a hint of intense pleasure belonging to a conqueror and an extremely cold scrutiny.
His voice became low and magnetic again and he spoke slowly.
“Anko, answer my question.”
“Where is the most likely place for Orochimaru to be hiding right now?”
“Does anyone in Konoha have a contact with him?”
“besides……”
His gaze fell again on the Heavenly Curse Seal on her neck which had calmed down.
“Can Orochimaru use this curse to monitor you remotely, or even…”
“Control you?”
Hongdou, who is deeply hypnotized and has a blank spiritual world, is like a programmed and most loyal puppet.
He began to answer all of Li Ming’s questions in an emotionless, calm, and machine-like tone, intermittently and without reservation.
She told him everything she knew about Orochimaru.
While checking the differences between the comics he had seen in his previous life, Li Ming continued to use language that was bolder, more stimulating, and more soul-touching about the taboos and darkness deep in the soul.
Stimulating Mitarashi Anko because of the curse and past experiences…
And the emotions become extremely sensitive, extremely distorted, and contain huge energy.
“Being ruthlessly abandoned by the teacher whom I loved and admired the most, like discarding a piece of garbage or a failed experiment…”
“Has that love that was once like faith already been completely twisted into deep-rooted, unforgettable hatred amid endless pain and despair?”
[Mitalaishi Red Bean Emotion Value +30]“The man who gave you strength when you were at your most vulnerable and helpless, but also pushed you into a deeper hell…”
“The mark he left on you, every time it strikes violently, every time it makes you feel like you’re dying, does it also make you…”
“Secretly and irresistibly felt the excitement and thrill brought by the sudden surge of power?”
“Like… the pleasure of drinking poison to quench thirst?”
[Mitalaishi Red Bean Emotion Value +35]“You crave power, don’t you?”
“You want it more than anyone else!”
“You long to be stronger than him!”
“I long to stand before him one day, and use the power he once ‘bestowed’ on you, to personally…”
“Twist his head off!”
“Even completely replace him and become the new, more powerful and more ruthless ‘Snake of Konoha’?!”
[Mitalaishi Red Bean’s emotion value +35, current emotion value: 100/100! 25 points have overflowed! ][Ding! The target ‘Mitarashi Red Bean”s emotion value has reached 100! Triggering skill drop! ][Target’s core abilities detected: Snake-type ninjutsu (Shadow Snake Hand, Ten Thousand Snakes Formation, etc.), curse seal power (partial control of Heaven’s Curse Seal), combat intuition (beast level), torture skills (mastery), survival instinct… randomly selected…][Congratulations to the host! Gained the passive ability: Dangerous Intuition (Low)! ]Li Ming frowned slightly.
What finally dropped was not the powerful snake-type ninjutsu or partial power of the curse seal that he expected, but this [Danger Instinct (Low)] was also very compatible with his current level of strength.
With this passive skill.
His overall strength has reached a new level.
I saw a ball of light with a strange, deep purple color like the pupil of a poisonous snake whizzing out from Hongdou’s body.
In an instant.
Li Ming felt as if his five senses and spirit had been thoroughly polished and honed to perfection!
It develops a vague but extremely real sixth-sense-like early warning ability for all potential malice, murderous intent, traps, sights, and any form of impending danger in the surrounding environment!
It was as if there was an all-round, no-blind-angle danger warning radar installed in his body!
What does this mean in the ever-changing world of ninja combat?!
It means the difference between life and death!
Li Ming suppressed the joy in his heart, quickly calmed his mind, and began to implant carefully designed, deeper, and more “aggressive” post-hypnotic suggestions.
He wanted to plant a deeper, indelible mark in the heart of this unruly purple horse.
Li Ming’s voice became vague and magnetic, like the devil’s whisper signing a contract deep in his soul.
“Listen, Anko.”
“Just now, you didn’t recall any painful past events.”
“You just met me, a person who made you feel both dangerous and extremely ‘interesting’.”
“So the heart just beat faster uncontrollably.”
“You are surprised to find that this seemingly ordinary boy in front of you is bold, mysterious, and has eyes that seem to be able to see through all your disguises, all your secrets, and even the darkness in your heart…”
“It makes you feel the long-lost excitement!”
“An extreme, dangerous excitement that makes your blood seem to be burning and every cell in your body tremble with excitement!”
“You find yourself somewhat uncontrollably attracted to him.”
“You want to get close to him, want to know all his secrets, want to know where his confidence and power come from”
“Deep inside you, there’s an emotion that scares even you.”
“You want to completely conquer and control this black wild horse that is more untamable and more dangerous than you.”
“This feeling makes you feel extremely alert and resistant, but also like the most deadly poison.”
“You are hopelessly obsessed.”
A crisp snapping sound, like breaking a mirror!
Mitarashi Anko shivered violently as if she was suddenly pulled out of icy deep water.
The body began to shake violently and uncontrollably.
His eyes instantly regained all their focus and spirit, but they were filled with confusion, bewilderment, vigilance, and a hint of…
What she herself could not understand or suppress, what remained deep in her body and soul…
Strange excitement and thrill!
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Chapter 11: Suffocation like a python, enveloping Hongdou! (Old version)
Mitarashi Anko looked at Li Ming who was so close to her, with a look on his face that made her feel extremely dangerous and yet damned full of fatal attraction.
I feel my heart is still beating like a drum!
The brain is in a mess!
All kinds of conflicting thoughts and emotions are colliding wildly inside!
What happened?!
I seemed to have completely lost consciousness just now?!
wrong!
I clearly remember confronting him!
I was going to kill him!
And then my mind went blank?!
But why does my body feel so hot?!
Your heart is beating so fast it feels like it’s going to jump out of your chest?!
And this damn annoying yet irresistible feeling of excitement and throbbing?!
It must be his doing!
This little devil!
What did he just do to me?!
Who is he?!
Mitarashi Anko’s eyes flushed unconsciously, and she spoke in a hoarse voice.
“What on earth just happened?!”
Li Ming took a step back, keeping just the right distance. The smile on his face became more playful, as if he was admiring the struggle of the prey after falling into the trap.
“I just saw that Senior seemed to be shaking with excitement about something, and I was a little curious.”
He once again used that aggressive gaze to very slowly scan the curse mark on her fair neck, which had become clearer due to his emotional excitement.
Hongdou’s cheeks turned red instantly due to his eyes that seemed to see through everything and his words full of teasing!
My heart felt like a huge rock was thrown into it and it kept beating wildly!
She felt like a poor creature whose secret was exposed to the sun in front of him!
This feeling made her feel extremely humiliated and angry, and at the same time, she inexplicably felt a sense of…
The strange pleasure of being seen through and controlled? !
She said with shame and indignation.
“you……”
[Mitsubashi Red Bean’s emotion value is reset and recalculated. ]She forced herself to suppress the turbulent emotions in her heart, as well as the strange throbbing of shame and inexplicable excitement.
He spoke in a hoarse voice.
“Little devil!”
“What on earth do you want to do?!”
Li Ming smiled playfully and spoke with a strong aggressive and possessive tone.
“I don’t want to do anything.”
“I just think that a purple rose like the one you gave me, which is thorny, dangerous, and extremely attractive, would be better if it could be picked carefully.”
“Then… firmly control it in your hands…”
He paused slightly, looked at Hongdou’s pupils which suddenly shrank because of his words, and the corners of his mouth raised even more.
“That’s going to be very, very interesting.”
“We’ll ‘chat’ next time, Anko-senpai.”
Leaving behind these words full of endless hints and provocations, Li Ming turned around and disappeared into the gradually falling, inky night.
Mitarashi Anko stood there alone, the evening breeze ruffling her messy purple hair.
She looked in the direction where Li Ming disappeared, her body trembling slightly with anger, shock, fear, excitement, and some unprecedented complex emotions that she herself could not understand.
Those brown eyes that always carried a bit of wildness were now flashing with a dangerous light like a whirlpool!
“This…damn brat!”
She hissed in a low voice, her voice filled with uncontrollable anger and…
A hint of intense curiosity that she herself was unwilling to admit was almost swallowing her up!
She subconsciously raised her hand and touched her still hot cheek, as well as the Heavenly Curse Seal, which seemed to be slightly hot due to the stimulation just now, and symbolized her lifelong nightmare and the source of her power.
Control me?
interesting?
asshole!
So arrogant!
But why…
Why didn’t I kill him right away?!
Why under his gaze…
I actually……
Damn, this feeling, this feeling of both anger and excitement…
what is going on?!
And the things he said…
How on earth did he know about Orochimaru? !
We must find out his background!
otherwise……
I’ll go crazy!
Li Ming shuttled through the quiet streets of Konoha Village like a ghost, feeling the newly added [Danger Instinct (Low)] in his body. Like the most loyal sentinel, he constantly scanned the surrounding environment for any potential threats.
He felt very satisfied.
At this moment, his ability to survive has been guaranteed at a preliminary but extremely critical level, sufficient to cope with most emergencies!
“The red bean line has been hooked, and… the bait has been buried deep enough.”
Li Ming licked his dry lips, his eyes flashing with excitement yet cold light like a hunter.
“Although interacting with her is like dancing on the edge of a knife, it is extremely exciting and dangerous, but the rewards are indeed…huge.”
“Her emotions are intense and direct. She is simply an excellent and inexhaustible emotional ‘cash machine’!”
“And the complicated, love-hate relationship between her and that damn old snake…
“There will definitely be more valuable things in the future for me to slowly ‘plunder’!”
“However, the most urgent task is to improve the most fundamental hard power which is what I lack the most at the moment.”
He quickly calmed down and began to plan his next move.
“Chakra control is the basis for a ninja to perform all ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu!”
“It is the lever that pries all the extraordinary powers in this world. It must be raised to a higher level as soon as possible!”
His gaze, like locking onto the next sweetest and most accessible fruit waiting to be picked, fell on the pink-haired girl who possessed top-notch chakra control talent and whose emotional value was overflowing due to several previous interactions.
Although I don’t know why, Haruno Sakura, who was the first one to be hit by a critical hit and had full emotions, did not use a critical hit skill.
Now, it’s time to harvest!
A gleam of determination flashed in Li Ming’s eyes.
This time, he did not choose hypnosis, which is highly effective but costly and risky. Instead, he decided to use a more “natural”, “gentle” and more touching way for the girl – carefully planning a “self-torture tactic” and “request for guidance” after “heroic rescue of the beauty”.
The next day.
Li Ming deliberately dressed neater than usual and even fixed his hair a little to make himself look more like a sunny, cheerful and positive boy next door.
Then, he calculated the time and found the training ground of Team 7 where Haruno Sakura used to practice alone.
The sunlight shines through the dense leaves, casting mottled shadows on the open space.
As expected, Haruno Sakura was practicing treading water alone, very diligently, even a little obsessively – this was basic training for controlling chakra attachment and stable output.
Sweat fell like rain, soaking the pink hair on her forehead and temples, and strands of it stuck tightly to her smooth and full forehead, outlining the curves of her youth. Her little face was tightly stretched because of extreme concentration and effort, and her beautiful eyes, like the purest emeralds, were filled with unyielding stubbornness and a desire for power.
She tried again and again to concentrate her chakra precisely on the soles of her feet, trying to allow herself to stand on the rippling water longer and more stably.
Although it was countless times better than Uzumaki Naruto’s miserable situation of falling into the water like dumplings, her body was still shaking slightly uncontrollably. It was obvious that she had not fully mastered the trick and was still quite far from being able to “walk on flat ground”.
Li Ming did not immediately step forward to disturb her rare concentration.
Like a viewer appreciating a work of art, he leaned against a sturdy tree, clasped his hands on his chest, and observed the girl’s efforts quietly and with just the right amount of appreciation.
It was not until Sakura Haruno, with her amazing perseverance and talent, successfully stood on the water for more than ten seconds, that a smile of relief, brilliantness and joy finally appeared on her face.
Li Mingcai seemed to be infected by her smile and a gentle smile also appeared on his face. He clapped gently and walked over.
“That’s amazing! Ying! I was watching you for quite a while just now, and your progress is so fast!”
His voice was filled with genuine admiration and just the right amount of surprise.
“ah?!”
“Li… Li Mingjun?!”
The sudden applause and familiar voice startled Haruno Sakura, who had just relaxed!
His feet were unstable, his chakra became disordered instantly, his body tilted and he almost fell into the water again!
She hurriedly jumped back to the shore from the water in a panic and somewhat awkwardly. When she saw Li Ming, whom she had “encountered” before and whose heartbeat accelerated, her pretty face instantly turned red!
She was a little embarrassed and hurriedly smoothed the wet pink hair on her forehead that was sticking to her cheeks, and lowered her head, not daring to look Li Ming in the eye.
“You… why are you here? You scared… you gave me a fright…”
For some reason, even though they had only known each other for a few days, every time she saw Li Ming, her heartbeat would uncontrollably speed up. She always felt a little nervous, and a little… inexplicably expectant?
[Haruno Sakura’s emotion value +5, current emotion value: 100/100! 30 points have overflowed! ][Ding! The target ‘Haruno Sakura’s’ emotion value has reached 100! Triggering skill drop! ][Target’s core abilities detected: Chakra control (potential for mastery), basic medical ninjutsu, super strength (potential), theoretical knowledge…randomly selected…][Congratulations to the host! Obtained the skill: Chakra Control (Elementary)! ]Chapter 12: Wild dog of the Inuzuka family, there is no room for you to howl here! (Old version)
Just when Sakura’s emotions suddenly exploded because of shyness and surprise!
The system prompt sound that Li Ming had been waiting for finally rang!
A pink ball of light!
It flew out of Haruno Sakura and merged into Li Ming’s body!
Li Ming only felt that he had an unprecedented sense of absolute control over the weak chakra in his body, which was originally as unruly as a wild horse and as difficult to control as a roaring flood. It was like “controlling it as if it were his own arm” and “moving it at will with his heart”!
It is no longer the vague perception and rough guidance of the past, but can be extremely precise, meticulously mobilized, condensed, compressed, and even…
Preliminary morphological simulation!
It’s like a strong man who has only been able to swing a heavy hammer by brute force suddenly has nimble fingers that can embroider!
[Chakra Control (Basic)] Although it is only basic, it can be combined with Hinata’s [Precise Chakra Perception] to achieve the desired effect.
The amount of chakra that Li Ming could control increased almost visibly.
He couldn’t help but feel secretly happy.
But he then suppressed his excitement, put a smile on his face, looked at Haruno Sakura and spoke.
“I was just walking around and didn’t expect to see someone dancing on the water. It was really pleasing to the eye.”
“Honestly, Sakura, I just watched carefully for a while. Every time I see you control your chakra, it feels like I am appreciating the most precise and perfect art.”
“The delicacy and precision of doing it with ease is so fascinating.”
This half-true, half-false compliment directly touched the heart of the young girl Haruno Sakura!
It made her heart beat faster!
My cheeks were so hot that I could almost fry an egg on them!
Which girl who is just beginning to fall in love can resist a boy who she “somehow has feelings for” and who looks at her with such focused and appreciative eyes and says such beautiful compliments?
[Haruno Sakura’s emotion value is reset and recalculated. ]“No…no way…I’m still far away…”
Ying was completely embarrassed. She lowered her head, her voice was as soft as a mosquito’s. Her fair neck was stained with a layer of pink, and the corners of her mouth could not help but rise slightly.
It clearly revealed the great joy and satisfaction she felt at the moment.
He…he actually said I looked like art…
And said that I was fascinated…
Am I really that great?
Even Sasuke-kun…
No!
I can’t think about Sasuke-kun!
Being looked at like this by Li Mingjun…
Such praise…
Feel…
I feel so sweet…
It’s like eating honey…
Inner Violent Sakura: Stupid Sakura, you are completely hopeless!
reserved!
Where is the modesty of a girl? !
Stop drooling!
Don’t forget that you work hard to become stronger for Sasuke-kun!
Li Ming looked at her typical appearance of a young girl in love, smiled secretly in his heart, and then switched his mood just right.
He inadvertently revealed a trace of loneliness, and a complex expression of self-mockery and infinite desire for power appeared on his face at the right time. He sighed softly, as if talking to himself.
“No, you really are gifted, Sakura.”
“Unlike me… I only have a lot of passion and can barely extract a little bit of chakra from my body, but I can’t even do the most basic condensation and control…”
“Maybe I am really like what others say…”
“I am a waste, I am only worthy of looking up to geniuses like you…”
He longed for power but couldn’t get it, and even began to deny himself, which was a heartbreaking look of his.
It hit Haruno Sakura’s sympathy and protectiveness hard.
[Haruno Sakura’s mood value +30, current mood value: 45/100]“No…No!”
“Don’t you dare say that about yourself!”
Sakura blurted it out without even thinking, her tone even carrying a hint of urgency and protectiveness that she herself wasn’t even aware of!
When she saw the glaring disappointment and self-mockery on Li Ming’s face, she felt her heart aching as well!
She couldn’t bear to see Li Ming belittling himself like this!
“Li Mingjun, you are so smart!”
“With such perseverance, you will definitely be able to learn it!”
“It’s just that I haven’t mastered the correct trick yet. I’m definitely not a waste!”
Haruno Sakura puffed out her chest and tried to retort in a firm tone.
But her eyes looked somewhat uneasy.
He looks so lost… so sad…
He is such a confident person…
Are you suffering because you can’t become a powerful ninja?
That’s right, in this world, being powerless is really pitiful…
No, he is so smart, he must have good theoretical knowledge, he just lacks practical guidance!
I should help him!
At least let him master the most basic chakra control!
This thought was like a wildfire, instantly occupying Haruno Sakura’s mind!
I saw the system prompt that the emotion value increased again.
Li Ming felt relieved. As expected, only by using the fishing method can one quickly overcome emotions!
There was a gleam of brilliance in his eyes.
Then he slowly raised his head, and his deep black eyes were instantly filled with incomparable sincerity, strong expectation, and a hint of just the right “vulnerability” and “pleading” that could instantly melt any heart of stone.
“The trick?”
“That……”
“A true genius ninja like you, Sakura, who is excellent, kind, and has mastered the ‘art’ of chakra control…”
“Can you… just give me some pointers?”
“Just the most basic ones… For example, how to concentrate chakra… on the soles of your feet… Is that okay?”
There was a barely perceptible tremor in his voice, and he looked at Sakura with hope in his eyes, as if she was the only hope that could save him from the suffering of being a “mortal” and allow him to reach the threshold of the ninja world!
It seemed as if her nod could determine his future fate!
Being stared at by a boy I like with such expectation and absolute trust…
Haruno Sakura felt her heart skip a beat!
My brain went blank in an instant because of this sudden and powerful request!
Help him!
Teach him!
Let him also feel the wonder of chakra!
Let him have the power to protect himself!
This thought was like a flood that broke through a dam, like an erupting volcano, instantly drowning all her reason, all her hesitation, and all her reserve!
Even the nagging “inner personality” and “loyalty” to Sasuke-kun were completely thrown out of the window at this moment!
The only thing left in her eyes was the expectant look of the young man in front of her!
The only thing left in her heart was that shouting voice——
I want to help him!
[Haruno Sakura’s emotion value +40, current emotion value: 85/100] (Emotion value growth rate is accelerated)
Just when Li Ming was secretly delighted and was preparing to add fuel to the fire to push Ying’s emotional value to the peak and carry out today’s “second harvest”.
A roar filled with hostility and gunpowder!
Accompanied by the same ferocious dog barking!
Like a bolt from the blue!
The ambiguous yet expectant atmosphere in the training ground was broken with extreme brutality!
“Hey, who are you?!”
“Stay away from Sakura!”
“Also, I’m warning you, don’t harass Hinata again, do you hear me?”
Inuzuka Kiba!
He brought his ninja dog Akamaru, who was also baring his teeth and in an attacking stance!
He rushed over angrily from the other end of the training ground!
His eyes, as aggressive as those of a wild beast, stared intently, full of hostility and warning, at Li Ming, who was “leaning together” and “whispering” (that’s what he thought) with Haruno Sakura!
The sudden change and Inuzuka Kiba’s extremely ferocious look gave Haruno Sakura a fright!
She subconsciously took a step back and hid behind Li Ming.
When he came to his senses and saw that it was Ya, a guy known for his impulsiveness and recklessness, and heard his slander and warnings against himself and Li Ming, a surge of anger and a strong desire to protect instantly overwhelmed the throbbing and shyness he had just felt, and rushed straight to his head!
She immediately leaned half of her body out from behind Li Ming, put her hands on her hips, puffed up her cheeks, and shouted angrily at Ya like an angry little female cat.
“tooth!”
“What the hell are you yelling about here?!”
“What qualifications do you have to say that about Li Mingjun?!”
[Haruno Sakura’s mood value +10, current mood value: 95/100]When Inuzuka Kiba saw that he appeared, Haruno Sakura not only did not distance herself from this strange boy, but she also stood up to defend him at the first moment!
There was more rage in his eyes.
He was even more certain that the pretty boy in front of him must have used some sweet words to deceive the innocent Sakura, and Hinata, who was equally innocent in his mind!
Otherwise, how could we have just met?
It was so easy for the girls he knew to develop a crush on this guy!
“Ying, get out of my way, don’t be fooled by this guy!”
Ya yelled at Ying even more angrily, and at the same time, stared at Li Ming, who dared to stand in front of Ying, with an extremely unfriendly look.
“I heard that this guy has been picking up girls everywhere lately!”
“It doesn’t look like a good thing at first glance!”
He stretched out his finger and pointed it at Li Ming’s nose without any hesitation, his tone full of threats.
“Boy, you look so weak that you can be blown down by a gust of wind. Are you trying to get free food and drinks, or have any bad ideas?!”
“I’m warning you!”
“Stay away from Sakura and Hinata, or I’ll beat you up every time I see you!”
Being provoked and threatened like that, a hint of icy coldness and fierce murderous intent instantly flashed in the depths of Li Ming’s black eyes, which had always been smiling gently!
If it were before, when he had just traveled through time and was powerless, facing the provocation of an unreasonable and reckless man like Inuzuka Kiba, who only spoke with his fists, he might have endured it a little, or simply relied on his mouth to deal with it.
But now…
He is no longer the “ordinary person” who needs to be cautious!
He possessed [Accurate Chakra Perception], [Danger Intuition], and…
The newly acquired skills such as [Chakra Control (Basic)].
Although these abilities are still very rudimentary, they are not enough for him to face off against a Genin like Kiba who is good at physical skills and explosive power.
But it’s used to tease this foolhardy guy.
By the way, it’s more than enough to show off your “mystery” and “power” in front of Sakura and harvest a wave of emotional points!
His mind raced and he instantly came up with an idea.
He quietly activated [Precise Chakra Perception (Basic)], as if he had opened up a God’s perspective.
moment.
The way chakra flows inside Inuzuka Kiba’s body is as violent as boiling magma because of extreme anger!
His muscles are tense!
Even the growl from the throat of the stupid dog Akamaru next to him contained the chakra concentration method that was ready to cooperate with the master to launch the “Beast Mimicry Ninja Technique” to attack…
They were all presented extremely clearly in his “perceptual vision”!
At the same time, he mobilized the chakra flow in his body, which was weak but had been initially controlled by him, and according to the technique of [Chakra Control (Elementary)], he condensed it steadily at the soles of his feet like a tree root sinking into the earth!
With a soothing gesture, he patted the shoulder of Haruno Sakura, who was still standing in front of him but whose body was obviously trembling slightly.
Signal her to move aside and not to worry.
Then, he raised his head, facing Inuzuka Kiba’s eyes that were full of wildness and violence, almost spitting out tangible anger, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up in an icy arc of extreme contempt, extreme ridicule, as if he was watching a clown performance.
“The Inuzuka family…”
“You are just barking like a mad dog that has lost its mind and can only bark at the air, exposing your ignorance and stupidity…”
“What else can you do?”
Chapter 13 I still have to go get Ino’s coins! (Old version)
This sentence is like the loudest slap in the face!
He slapped Inuzuka Kiba’s face, which was red with anger, hard and mercilessly!
“you!”
“What did you say?!”
“You damn bastard…”
“You’re looking for death!”
Inuzuka Kiba’s sanity was completely burned by these words full of insult and contempt!
He let out a roar like a wounded beast!
The body suddenly squatted slightly!
Put your hands on the ground!
The nails instantly became as sharp as those of wild beasts!
The violent chakra in the body exploded like boiling magma!
It was the most representative opening move of Inuzuka’s fluid technique——
“Beast Mimicry Ninja Technique: Four-legged Technique”
Akamaru next to him also let out a low roar, and all the hair on his body stood up!
Also assumed an attacking stance!
Prepare to launch a combined ninjutsu with your master!
An angry blow!
But there was no fear in his heart, instead a hint of cold excitement rose up!
[Danger Intuition (Low)] is like the loudest alarm bell!
A crazy warning sounded in his mind!
The route, speed, and strength of the attack that Ya and Akamaru were about to launch were fed back to him one step ahead!
Just as Inuzuka Kiba was like an arrow shot from a bow, like a cannonball fired from a gun!
With a violent, unstoppable momentum, as if to tear everything in front of it into pieces!
Rush over here!
The moment when the beast-like claws flashing with cold light are about to reach the body!
Li Ming did not retreat but advanced!
He relied on the precise prediction of a few tenths of a second provided by his [Danger Intuition]!
The body is held at an extremely strange angle that completely violates the principles of muscle force generation of ordinary people!
Like willow leaves swaying in the wind!
He slid half a step to the side and rear extremely lightly and gracefully!
This small step seems casual, even a bit like dancing!
But it contains his absolutely accurate judgment of timing, distance, angle, and attack route!
Swish!
Inuzuka Kiana’s claws are sharp enough to tear through steel!
With a sharp sound of breaking through the air!
It was almost sticking to the corner of Li Ming’s clothes on his chest!
Scratch it hard!
Leaving several deep, shocking claw marks on the ground where he had just stood!
Failed?!
The fatal blow that he had prepared and launched in anger actually missed? !
And it was dodged so lightly? !
Inuzuka Yana’s body, which was leaning forward due to the high-speed impact, suddenly stiffened!
The pupils suddenly contracted!
The violent rage on his face froze instantly!
Instead, there was an unbelievable shock and confusion as if one had seen a ghost!
And just when his attack missed and he was stiff and vulnerable for a few tenths of a second!
Li Ming’s cold and mocking voice, like a maggot on his tarsal bone, rang clearly in his ears again:
“The speed is quite fast, but unfortunately…”
“Again, the same words…”
“No brains.”
“She couldn’t even protect her own teammates, causing her to live in inferiority, cowardice, and fear of her family all day long. She doesn’t even dare to speak loudly…”
“You still have the time to bark at others like a mindless wild dog that only knows how to protect its food?”
His words once again pierced the deepest pain in Inuzuka Kiba’s heart, the one he least wanted to be mentioned.
His feelings towards Hinata are a mixture of friendship, a bit of machismo and a sense of protectiveness, as well as a complex feeling of disappointment at her “weak” character!
“You’re talking nonsense, I didn’t.”
“Hinata, she…”
Ya was so angry that he retorted loudly as if his foot was stepped on!
But there was an obvious flash of panic and a hint of anger and shame at having his real intention spoken of in his eyes!
And Li Ming’s powerful aura is so calm that he doesn’t seem like an “ordinary person”!
And this sarcasm that hit him directly where it hurts the most!
His anger, which was like a volcanic eruption, was instantly extinguished!
All that was left was a feeling of frustration, and a hint of suspicion and fear towards the young man in front of him, which he himself was unwilling to admit!
What the hell is wrong with this guy?!
How did he know about Hinata? !
What kind of body movement was that just now? !
Any luck?!
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Just when Inuzuka Kiba’s heart was shaken and he was at a loss as to what to do, even Akamaru beside him stopped growling and sniffed the air with some uneasiness –
A silent figure, as quiet as a ghost, suddenly appeared on the branch of a large tree not far away.
It’s Aburame Shino!
He was still wearing the high-necked windbreaker that wrapped his entire body tightly, and he had on a pair of round sunglasses that covered most of his face, making it impossible to see his expression and eyes.
He just stood there quietly, like a shadow blending into the background, but an invisible aura quietly emanated from him, instantly cooling down the tense atmosphere.
He “looked” at Inuzuka Kiba through his sunglasses without saying anything, but the restraining meaning contained in that silent gaze made Inuzuka Kiba, who originally wanted to continue the attack, stop instantly like a rooster with its neck strangled, and withdrew his attacking posture in disappointment.
Li Ming glanced at Aburame Shino, and then did not say anything. He just turned his head again and looked at the little girl whose face turned pale with fright because of the thrilling scene just now.
But I was greatly relieved to see that he was safe and sound in the end.
Sakura Haruno was looking at him with admiration.
A perfect look of tenderness and apology immediately appeared on his face.
“Sorry, Sakura, I seem to have disturbed your practice.”
He took a step forward and walked in front of Sakura, who seemed a little helpless and dependent because of her drastic emotional fluctuations.
She spoke softly in a tone that only the two of them could hear, with a hint of intimacy.
“It seems that this place is not suitable for meditation and cultivation.”
“I’m leaving now. I’ll come back to ask you for advice on all the tricks of chakra control next time I have a chance.”
He deliberately emphasized the words “please advise”, “all” and “tricks”, leaving an ending full of infinite reverie.
[Haruno Sakura’s emotion value +5, current emotion value: 30/100]After saying this, he didn’t wait for a response from Haruno Sakura, whose cheeks turned red again, her heart was pounding, and she was almost fainting because of his words and his proximity.
He calmly turned and left despite Inuzuka Kiba’s murderous gaze that seemed to be spitting fire and wishing to eat him alive.
“Damn it!! Bastard!! Stop right there!! Don’t run if you dare!!!”
Inuzuka Kiba looked at Li Ming’s arrogant back and was so angry that he jumped up and down, roaring like an enraged beast. However, he did not dare to rush forward again because of his teammates’ restraint and the inexplicable fear in his heart.
Haruno Sakura stood there in a daze, her mind a mess, a hundred times more confused than when Ino scolded her!
She was angry at Ya’s recklessness and careless words!
He was also extremely shocked and intimidated by Li Ming’s ghostly and effortless evasion, his calmness in the face of provocation, and his ability to fight back with words with ease…
A trace of irrepressible admiration!
What made her even more confused and at a loss was his words so gentle that they could drip water and his eyes full of suggestive meaning when he left for the last time!
He was really amazing just now, he dodged Ya’s attack so easily!
And I’m not afraid of teeth at all!
He looked at me so tenderly…
He said he would come to me next time to ask for all the tricks.
What does he mean?!
Inner Haruno Sakura: Idiot!
He must have done it on purpose!
He is teasing you!
This guy is definitely a master in love!
Even better than Sasuke-kun!
Don’t think like that!
Sasuke-kun is the best!
But…but Li Mingjun…is really special…so attractive…
What should I do?
Li Ming, who had just escaped from the center of this small disturbance, had lost the gentle smile on his face, and was replaced by cold indifference and deep calculation.
As he walked, he carefully felt the unprecedented, instinctive control over his own weak chakra, which was like rootless duckweed, brought by the [Chakra Control (Elementary)] in his body!
And the key role played by [Precise Chakra Perception] and [Danger Intuition] in the brief and lightning-fast confrontation just now was far beyond his expectations!
My heart is filled with the incomparable real pleasure brought by the tangible growth of strength and the infinite desire for greater strength in the future!
It’s just a basic skill, combined with several other basic-level perception and intuition abilities, it’s enough to face a genuine Konoha Genin like Inuzuka Kiba who is good at physical skills and explosive power.
What if…
What if he gets a few more skills, or even upgrades them to higher skills?
Next step……
Li Ming thought about it.
The fastest way to improve is to go and take the gold coins from Ino Yamanaka, but he had just been to the Yamanaka Flower Shop two days ago.
If I go to a flower shop again…
Too deliberate.
It’s not that easy to critically hit Ino.
Afterwards, Li Ming began to use his emotional perception ability to collect information about Yamanaka Ino, and his hard work paid off.
He actually found a point of entry.
He heard that the junior students of the Ninja School were currently taking final examinations on basic illusion techniques, and that many of the graduates would secretly practice in the woods near the school or set up some mischievous illusion traps to scare the junior students.
With Ino’s personality.
There is a high probability of being involved in this matter.
After breakfast, Li Ming practiced for a while, and then strolled to the woods near the Ninja School.
Then he activated [Spiritual Perception (Primary)] and [Danger Intuition (Low)], and seemingly aimlessly but actually with a clear purpose, he walked into the grove where the air was faintly filled with a few faint and chaotic chakra fluctuations.
Sure enough, after just a few steps!
[Danger Instinct (Low)] Like the most sensitive alarm, a faint but extremely clear warning suddenly came to his mind!
At the same time, [Spiritual Perception (Primary)] also captured an extremely weak, extremely crude, and novice-like chaotic chakra fluctuation, like a few sticky, dirty spider threads, trying to quietly invade the edge of his consciousness and interfere with his sense of direction and space!
Chapter 14: Critical Attack on Ino! Illusion Resistance! (Old Version)
It is the lowest level of illusion trap and disorientation technique!
This level of illusion, let alone someone like him who possesses the soul of an adult and the blessing of the system, even an ordinary person with a slightly stronger spirit could probably break free after a brief dizziness!
Li Ming’s eyes were playful.
This is a good opportunity to put on a good show.
He did not immediately shake off this slight mental disturbance as easily as brushing off the dust on his body.
On the contrary, he seemed to be completely unaware of the invasion of the illusion, and he was extremely “cooperative” and acted very well, pretending to be strongly affected by the illusion in an instant!
His steps immediately became unsteady and he staggered from side to side as if he was drunk!
His eyes immediately showed just the right amount of “confusion”, “bewilderment” and “dizziness”, as if he had really lost his sense of direction, and began to spin around anxiously and aimlessly on the spot like a headless fly!
He even stretched out his hand and rubbed his temple exaggeratedly, showing a painful expression as if saying “I feel dizzy”, “Who am I”, and “Where am I”.
Just when he was performing the most devotedly and realistically——
“Tsk, tsk, tsk… I can’t believe it!”
“I’m ashamed for you!”
A clear female voice with familiar, undisguised sarcasm and a strong sense of superiority, like a queen from high above commenting on a foolish subject, came from behind a sturdy tree not far away that was so big that it took two people to hug it.
Li Ming’s heart moved.
The fish is hooked!
He pretended to be startled by the sudden sound, and turned his head in the direction where the sound came from, “confusedly” and even with a hint of “pitifulness”.
I saw Yamanaka Ino with her hands folded in front of her chest, showing off her well-developed curves without reservation, and leaning lazily and gracefully against the thick tree trunk.
The iconic golden ponytail draws a beautiful arc full of youthful vitality at the back of the head, under the bangs that are deliberately left long and cover half of the cheeks.
The only eye that was exposed was as dazzling as the purest sapphire.
He was watching Li Ming, who was “making a fool of himself”, spinning around in place with great interest, even gloating, and an expression of “Just as I expected”.
The corners of her mouth were curled up in an undisguised, smug and slightly playful smile that was full of “I knew you couldn’t do it” and “You’re such an idiot.”
Li Ming’s face immediately revealed an expression of “surprise” of “seeing an acquaintance” and “as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw”, but the depths of his eyes still maintained that “confusion” and “bewilderment” in an extremely professional manner.
He staggered two steps towards Ino, his tone containing just the right amount of weakness, helplessness, and a strong plea for help.
“Ino?”
“Great! Hurry… help me!”
“I…I feel a little dizzy…what’s going on here?”
“I seem to be… lost?”
“No matter how hard you try, you can’t get out!”
“Humph! You deserve it! Who told you to come to a place like this for no reason?”
When Ino saw his “stupid and pathetic” appearance, she curled her lips mercilessly and mocked him unceremoniously.
But the little vanity and sense of superiority in my heart were satisfied to an unprecedented degree.
She walked out slowly from behind the tree with the graceful and confident steps of a catwalk model, like a queen patrolling her territory, and finally stood in front of Li Ming.
He looked down at him with a condescending look and a tone that contained a hint of undisguised boasting and contempt.
“This is just the most basic illusion trap – the ‘disorientation technique’!”
“Even those first-year kids in our ninja school who have just refined their chakra can see through it easily!”
“You actually…tsk tsk tsk…”
She shook her head deliberately and made a smacking sound full of contempt, as if lamenting that Li Ming was “hopeless”.
Li Ming’s face immediately showed an expression of “sudden realization” and then became “extremely annoyed” and “extremely ashamed”!
He seemed to be really hit hard by his own “incompetence” and even slapped his forehead hard.
At the same time, he very naturally and appropriately cast a look full of “help” and “admiration” towards Yamanaka Ino, the “expert in the spiritual field” in front of him:.
“Illusion… So… So this is the legendary illusion?!”
“It’s so scary, it’s impossible to guard against it!”
“I… I have no idea what happened just now. I have no idea how to defend myself…”
Then he suddenly changed the subject, and looked at Ino as if she were a savior, with a tone full of infinite admiration and humble inquiry:.
“Right! Ino!”
“The Yamanaka clan are Konoha’s most powerful spiritual experts!”
“Then this level of illusion must be as easy for you as a child playing in the mud, right?”
“Is it possible to see through it just by moving a finger or glaring at it?”
“Even… it can be easily removed by waving your hands?!”
He once again and more accurately used the strategy of praising the other party’s family heritage and professional ability!
It brought the mountain clan to an unparalleled height!
Satisfy Ino’s proud, competitive and recognition-hungry heart to the greatest extent!
Ino was hit immediately!
And the effect is outstanding!
She proudly raised her pointed chin like a proud little peacock!
Those beautiful big blue eyes were instantly filled with unconcealable confidence and family pride as bright as stars!
“This level of mental interference is too much for us, the elite descendants who carry the glorious heritage of the mountain clan.”
She deliberately emphasized the words “elite successor”, and her tone was full of unquestionable pride.
“It’s just like… it’s like the gentlest summer breeze brushing against my cheek!”
“It’s not even worth mentioning. I don’t even bother to remove it!”
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +30, current emotion value: 55/100]“Wow! A cool breeze on my face?! That’s amazing!”
Li Ming immediately gave a look of extreme shock, infinite admiration and exclamation!
The acting is so realistic that it is enough to win an Oscar in the Naruto world!
“So… what’s the trick, Ino-sensei?”
Without hesitation, he used the title “teacher” very naturally, which is full of respect and meaning of asking questions!
Further satisfy Ino’s vanity!
“For example… how can I stabilize my mind like you and not be easily invaded by this annoying illusion?”
Yamanaka Ino was so dizzy and almost lost after being flattered by Li Ming’s series of precise compliments and the sickly sweet “Teacher Ino” that she was called “Ino-sensei”.
Plus the subconscious feeling of a strange affection and strong curiosity towards Li Ming that she herself didn’t even understand…
She almost did not hesitate, and could even be said to be eager to show off her “professional qualities” and “master teacher style” in front of this “stupid student” who “worshiped her to the point of bowing down to her”!
She completely forgot her family’s warning that the secret skills should not be easily passed on to others!
“The trick… ahem!”
She tried hard to put on the airs of a mysterious “grand master”, cleared her throat, and began to “impart” the valuable “experience” she knew about mental defense.
“Actually, it’s not that difficult!”
“The most crucial point is…”
“Uh, always keep your mental strength in a state of…”
“Hmm… a state of flow that is both stable and energetic!”
“It’s like…like you control chakra!”
“We must not let it become lifeless like a pool of stagnant water!”
“That’s the easiest way to get hacked!”
Ino looked at Li Ming while speaking, and when she found that he was listening very seriously, she immediately became more excited.
“Then, when your spiritual power senses external chakra fluctuations or spiritual power that does not belong to you.”
“When trying to interfere with you and invade your consciousness!”
“Remember, you must mobilize all your mental strength immediately!”
“Put up the most resolute resistance! Repel!”
“It’s like… it’s like someone wanted to throw ink on your clean, beautiful white dress!”
“You must quickly use your own power to blow it away, or use a stronger force to block it!”
“You can’t let it touch you, got it?!”
She tried hard to find various easy-to-understand metaphors, and even used gestures and demonstrations, trying to make Li Ming, a “stupid rookie” who was like an “idiot” in her eyes, understand the profound principles of mental defense.
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +30, current emotion value: 85/100]Li Ming pretended to listen very “seriously” and “attentive”, nodding his head from time to time, or frowning as if “thinking hard”, with exaggerated expressions of “sudden enlightenment” or “so that’s it”.
On the one hand, like a professional supporting actor, he used language madly and just right to provide the final “spiritual feeding” and emotional guidance.
“I see! Stability! Flow! Resistance! Rejection!”
“Teacher Ino, your explanation is so vivid and thorough!”
“I feel like I have…really got the hang of it!”
“I really envy you for having such a strong spiritual power like a fortress!”
“Unlike me…ah…”
In the end, he very naturally and appropriately revealed a hint of disappointment at his own “weakness” and infinite envy of Ino’s “strength”.
This series of extremely precise, progressive, soul-struck rainbow fart attacks!
And the final show of weakness and envy that was the finishing touch!
Yamanaka Ino, who was already flattered to the point of being dizzy and lost, was completely and utterly lost in the tremendous pleasure and satisfaction of being extremely admired, infinitely needed, and deeply recognized!
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +15, current emotion value: 100/100! ][Detected target’s core abilities: spiritual secret techniques (mind transformation, mind chaos body, etc.), perception ability (spirit/chakra), medical ninjutsu (basic), illusion resistance (medium)…randomly selected…][Congratulations to the host! Gained passive ability: Illusion resistance (weak)! ]A hint of disappointment flashed across Li Ming’s eyes.
It’s not a spiritual secret technique.
But illusion resistance is also extremely important. You see, Orochimaru’s illusion resistance is too poor.
With the ability to resist illusions, he can at least defend himself against some low-level illusion harassment, and won’t be defeated by a small illusion at a critical moment.
More importantly, the basic methods of training mental strength have also been mastered!
Next, you can practice on your own step by step to improve the total amount and intensity of your mental power, laying a solid foundation for plundering more advanced mental secrets or resisting stronger mental attacks in the future!
Ino, this “free” teacher, is really…
Unexpectedly generous, as long as it makes her happy.
A light blue ball of light flew out from Ino and merged into Li Ming’s body!
Li Ming felt that there was an extremely tough transparent energy barrier around his spiritual world!
Although the system marked it as only a “weak” level, it should have a considerable degree of direct resistance to the extremely crude low-level illusions set up by lower-grade students around it!
Even direct immunity!
The moment the skill was integrated into his body, Li Ming trembled violently as if he was electrocuted!
Then, the deliberately disguised “confusion” and “bewilderment” in his eyes disappeared without a trace in an instant!
Instead, there is an unprecedented clarity and sharpness!
He shook his head vigorously, with just the right expression of great surprise and disbelief on his face.
“Teacher Ino, your method seems to be really useful!”
“After I did what you said, I felt that the groggy, dizzy, and spinning feeling in my head disappeared all of a sudden!”
He expressed his “surprise” and “gratitude” with exaggerated acting skills.
“Of course… of course!”
“Don’t you even look at who taught you that?”
Ino was even more proud when she saw that her “teaching results” were so immediate!
The small and delicate nose is almost reaching the sky!
It was as if he really was a peerless teacher who could turn stone into gold!
But at the same time, seeing Li Ming’s eyes, which looked brighter and full of undisguised gratitude and surprise because of his “recovery of clarity”, she couldn’t help but blush slightly, and a great sense of accomplishment and joy rose in her heart.
…a subtle, sweet feeling of joy that comes from successfully helping someone else.
Li Ming immediately struck while the iron was hot and asked Yamanaka Ino, who was now completely immersed in the great satisfaction and sense of accomplishment of being a “teacher”, to answer all his questions in the name of consolidating his learning achievements.
She taught Li Ming all the knowledge about illusion and mental power taught in the ninja school without reservation, and even added some of her own understanding.
Chapter 15: Improve by any means necessary! Go for a critical hit every day! (Old version)
After making Ino very happy but failing to raise her emotional level, Li Ming knew.
This time it was a critical hit.
That’s all.
So he stopped hunting, found an excuse and left.
Ino looked at Li Ming’s back, and a flash of intoxication appeared in her eyes.
She doesn’t know herself.
Why did her heart become completely different from her usual self after meeting this guy?
After Li Ming left the woods.
He randomly found a restaurant to eat at, and then began to think about his current shortcomings.
He now has mastered the basic ability to resist illusions, and has also acquired the method of cultivating his mental power on his own, in addition to the various passive skills he had previously acquired.
Now, his strength is definitely strong and comprehensive among the Genin.
Of course, this is apart from SARS and Naluduo.
But if you want to become stronger quickly in the ninja world, there is actually another way.
Chakra cannot be created out of thin air, nor can his bloodline mutate directly, but he can learn how to use tools by exploding with gold coins.
That’s a trap!
A good trap can, under certain circumstances, enable you to make a small investment for a big gain, or even create exaggerated returns.
And this is also an area that is almost completely blank in his current knowledge system!
And in the entire Konoha, and even in the entire new generation, who could be more professional than the heroic girl with twin buns who has devoted all her passion and life to cold metal weapons and precise and deadly mechanisms?
day by day!
Li Ming decided to go find Tiantian after dinner.
Explode the gold coins vigorously.
Afternoon.
The training ground where Tiantian was last time.
Li Ming saw the figure full of vitality and unique charm from afar.
Tiantian was kneeling on a clean open space at the edge of the training ground. In front of her was a huge scroll that was larger than her and covered with all kinds of complex and mysterious black sealing spells.
Next to the scroll, like a small arsenal, a large number of various parts and finished products shining with a cold metallic luster were scattered around.
Special metal wires that are as thin as cow hair but flash with dangerous cold light, chakra blades that are sharp enough to cut gold and jade, thousands of blades coated with unknown venom that flashes with a faint green light, various types of powerful springs and precision gears, and
…stacks of brand new detonating tags with the eye-catching word “explosion” printed on them, emitting dangerous chakra fluctuations!
Tiantian is meticulously and extremely focused, like the most rigorous precision instrument engineer. She uses all kinds of extremely sophisticated small tools that she cannot name to carefully check, assemble and debug these things that are like her most beloved toys.
But in the eyes of others, it is an absolutely dangerous part of a “big killer”!
She was making final preparations for a powerful and extremely complex combination trap.
The sunlight fell on her pretty face, which looked particularly serious because of her concentration. Her beautiful brown eyes, which always showed a bit of cheerfulness and directness, were now filled with an almost obsessive love for these cold precision machines and deadly weapons!
She exudes a unique charm that is a mixture of the cuteness of a young girl, the rigor and concentration of a top craftsman, and even a hint of the cold, sharp and murderous aura of the weapon itself!
Li Ming did not immediately go forward to disturb her rare concentration and passion.
He walked to the other side of the training ground and picked up a handful of trash kunai. Then, he also began to practice throwing “seriously and diligently” facing a fixed target.
Of course, with the support of the [Precision Throwing (Basic)] skill, his “practice” this time is no longer just a “clumsy performance” like last time.
His movements became much more standardized and his strength was more coordinated and smooth, which ensured that he could hit the target at least eight or nine times out of ten.
Although the accuracy is still impressive and the stability is not satisfactory, it is still a long way from true “precision”.
While practicing absentmindedly, he observed Tiantian who was concentrating on “playing with gunpowder” over there with the corner of his eye, and at the same time he was patiently waiting for the arrival of the “conflict” or “opportunity” he needed.
Sure enough, hard work pays off.
Not long after, a young male ninja wearing the standard vest of Konoha Genin, who looked to be in his early twenties but with an undisguised arrogance and contempt for the “weak” on his face, just finished his training, and walked slowly past the training ground with his hands behind his back.
He immediately saw Li Ming, who was “practicing hard” there but whose level was obviously still at the “rookie” stage.
Especially when he saw that Li Ming just barely hit the edge of the target several times in a row, and even missed the target once, he couldn’t help but sneer, stopped, and commented loudly in a tone full of superiority, as if he was instructing a junior.
“Hey! That kid over there who’s still practicing basic throwing!”
“I’m talking to you! After practicing for so long, your level is only this pitiful?”
“Humph! What’s the point even if I let you throw more accurately?”
“Look at your turtle-like speed!”
“And the flight path is as straight as a stick, with no change!”
“Let me tell you! A real ninja battle is ever-changing!”
“Who’s going to stand there like an idiot and let you take your time aiming?”
“Your practice is totally useless, except for wasting time and energy!”
“It’s an insult to the profession of ‘ninja’!”
After he finished speaking, he deliberately shook his head in an extremely exaggerated manner, and let out a sigh full of deep contempt and “This child is incorrigible”, as if he felt deeply sorry and heartbroken for Li Ming’s “stupidity”.
Li Ming’s throwing action suddenly stopped!
Just in time…
I was just worrying about whether there was a suitable opportunity to talk to Tiantian, and then you bumped into me.
Very good, your ‘guidance’…
I understand.
Your ‘role’…
I accepted it too!
Then he looked at the other person indifferently, without saying anything, picked up the kunai on the ground, and continued his “slow and straight” “no practical value” throwing practice.
He completely treated the Genin who was still waiting for his rebuttal or shame as a piece of annoying air on the side of the road.
The Genin obviously didn’t expect that his “golden advice” would be completely ignored by a kid who looked like he wasn’t even a Genin and had pitifully poor strength!
This is even more embarrassing for him than refuting or insulting him in person!
The arrogance on his face instantly turned into anger!
“What’s your attitude?!”
“I gave you advice out of kindness, but you actually ignored me. You…”
“It’s so noisy!”
Just when the Genin was getting angry and was about to step forward to teach this “ungrateful” kid a lesson and let him know the authority of his seniors.
A clear, capable female voice, like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath, with a hint of obvious impatience and strong dissatisfaction, suddenly exploded like thunder!
Instantly interrupted all the next words of that Genin!
At some point, Tiantian, who was originally concentrating on studying traps, stopped his work and stood up!
She still had her hands folded across her chest, showing off her youthful curves, but that pretty face that always had a bright smile was now covered with a layer of frost!
She frowned her pretty brows, and her brown eyes, which always sparkled with a love for ninja tools, were now filled with undisguised contempt and hostility towards that Genin!
She stared at the chattering Genin with sharp eyes, like a falcon locking onto its prey!
“I say, you are so free, are you?!”
“Why don’t you come here and tell a newbie who is obviously practicing hard what to do and show off your pitiful experience that is long outdated!”
“Why don’t you go back and spend more time practicing your own body-flickering technique!”
“Or study how to protect your teammates during the mission!”
“So that next time when we carry out a mission, we won’t be left far behind like last time, and we won’t even be able to see the enemy’s shadow!”
“Finally, I came back dejected to write a report!”
Tiantian directly revealed the scars and embarrassing things that the Genin didn’t want to be mentioned in his heart!
“You…you’re talking nonsense, I didn’t!”
The Genin’s face turned pale and blue as he retorted. It was obvious that the “embarrassing thing” that Tiantian talked about really happened.
He pointed at Tiantian, his lips trembling, wanting to refute, wanting to defend himself.
But facing Tiantian, who was far superior to him in strength, background, and eloquence, he finally did not dare to really get angry.
He could only glare at Tiantian with great reluctance and resentment, and then fled from this humiliating training ground as quickly as possible like a stray dog.
Li Ming put away the kunai in his hand and looked at Tiantian who had successfully “rescued” him and made that annoying Genin flee in panic. His face immediately showed just the right amount of “gratitude” and a hint of “helplessness” and “shame” for his own lack of strength.
He looked at Tiantian, who squatted down again as if nothing had happened and continued to fiddle with those dangerous parts with his head down, and spoke with sincerity in his eyes.
“Tiantian, just now…thank you so much.”
Tiantian still didn’t raise his head, his fingers nimbly fiddling with a hair-thin metal wire, cleverly fixing it on a miniature spring device, and his tone was still cool, casual and nonchalant with a hint of boyishness.
“I just simply can’t stand those self-righteous people who are not very capable but like to boss others around and bully newcomers.”
She paused, as if she had thought of something, and added, with a barely perceptible hint of…
Recognition of Li Ming?
“Besides… you practiced very hard, which is much better than some guys who just slacked off.”
Seeing this, Li Ming did not continue to thank her, but instead naturally cast his gaze on the criss-crossing metal wires in her hands, which were as thin as hair but flashing dangerous light in the sun, with just the right amount of “confusion” and extremely strong “curiosity” on his face.
“To be honest, just practicing throwing ninja tools is hard enough for me.”
“You still have to distract yourself from studying and setting up these traps that are so confusing and dizzying…”
“Wouldn’t it be troublesome?”
He paused and continued in a puzzled tone.
“And… these small threads, parts, etc…”
“Can it really be used in a real battle where things change rapidly and it’s either you or I?”
“Wouldn’t it be easy for the enemy to spot and avoid it?”
From a “pure layman’s” perspective, he questioned the practical value and actual effect of the trap technology that Tiantian was most proud of, relied on for survival, and even risked everything on!
Trying to use this method to maximize her “professional spirit”, “competitiveness” and…
That instinctive desire to have one’s own “path” understood and recognized!
“trouble?”
“Useless?!”
Sure enough, it was like a spark igniting a dry powder keg!
Tiantian suddenly raised his head and became furious, like a cat whose tail was stepped on!
Her beautiful brown eyes, which always showed a bit of cheerfulness and shrewdness, were now wide open, filled with anger: “How dare you, a guy who knows nothing, question my profession, my beliefs, and my everything.”
And, today I must let you, an ignorant mortal, see the greatness and horror of the art of traps, the strong impulse!
“You amateur!”
“Do you know the art of trapping?!”
“Do you understand the true wisdom of using the weak to defeat the strong?!”
Every day I feel like a top craftsman who creates perfect works of art but is wantonly belittled and desecrated by ignorant people!
He stood up excitedly, even a little inappropriately!
She pointed at the parts on the ground which were as precious as her life and retorted loudly.
“Let me tell you, a well-placed and perfectly timed trap can easily take out even an enemy that is several levels stronger than you!”
“This is true ninja wisdom!”
“It is the best weapon for the weak to fight against the strong!”
She seemed to be trying to prove her words, and also seemed to be eager to show the power of the trap to Li Ming, the “ignorant man”.
She picked up a few brand new detonating tags and some specially treated, almost invisible special metal wires, and began to show and explain them to Li Ming with great interest, even a little fanatically!
“Like this!”
“This is my latest improved design, the ‘Chain Flash Explosive Talisman Trap’!”
“Use visual blind spots and perception blind spots to arrange!”
“As long as the enemy accidentally touches the first special thread hidden under the fallen leaves, which is coated with a special optical camouflage coating that can absorb chakra fluctuations…”
Tiantai began to talk incessantly about the ingenious principles of various and incredible traps and the amazing layout techniques that would make people applaud.
How to use terrain advantages, light changes, and even the enemy’s psychological weaknesses and mindset in actual combat to induce them to step into the desperate situation of death that they have carefully arranged step by step and without noticing…
She spoke with such passion and concentration.
Those brown eyes were sparkling with light as bright as stars!
It seemed that in her eyes, those cold metals, dangerous threads, and deadly detonating symbols were no longer tools for killing, but unique works of art full of wisdom and beauty!
At this moment, she exudes a unique charm that is heart-warming and comes from her extreme love and concentration!
[Daily Emotion Value +40, Current Emotion Value: 60/100] (20 points remaining before)
Chapter 16: Critically attack Tenten, then go find Hinata! (Old version)
Li Ming nodded repeatedly after hearing this!
Their eyes were filled with expressions of “So that’s how it is”, “It can actually be like this”, “It’s simply the work of God” and “I’ve learned something, today has really opened my eyes”!
At this moment, he seemed like a studious baby full of infinite thirst for knowledge and curiosity!
“It’s amazing, it’s simply amazing!”
“This is no longer a simple combat technique. This is an art of war involving deception, disguise, psychological warfare, and environmental exploitation!”
“Use the smallest price to achieve the greatest result!”
“Use your brains and wisdom to make up for your lack of strength, and even be able to defeat enemies of higher rank!”
“This is the true way of the ninja, the true wisdom of the strong!”
“Tiantian, you are simply a walking human arsenal!”
“A genius strategist and a master of traps!”
Li Ming generously gave all kinds of praise from every angle, and directly praised Tiantian and his beloved “Trap Method” to an unprecedented height.
These evaluations elevate traps to the level of “art”, “wisdom” and “strategy”!
It hit Tiantian’s heart with incredible precision, who loved his profession very much, advocated pragmatism, and had always secretly longed for his skills, which seemed a bit “unorthodox” in the eyes of mainstream ninjas, to be truly understood and recognized by others!
It gave her vanity and pride an unprecedented satisfaction!
It can even be said to be… overflowing!
“Then setting up these ingenious and deadly traps must require a lot of core skills and unique tricks that require special attention, right?”
Li Ming immediately struck while the iron was hot and seized the moment when Tiantian’s defenses were let down by the flattery.
Ask about the most critical core skills immediately!
There was an extremely sincere and urgent expression of seeking advice on his face!
“For example, how can we set up the trap perfectly and hide it perfectly, so that even those experienced and perceptive jonin or even Kage-level strongmen cannot easily find it?”
“There must be some secret in here, right?”
“Teacher Tiantian!”
“Hehe, you have some vision!”
She was flattered by him every day, and when she heard his question, she proudly raised her chin, puffed out her chest, and began to “teach” her hidden, “unique” and practical skills without any defense!
“Of course, that’s using the environment to create an ultimate, flawless camouflage!”
“This is the soul of the trap!”
“It is also the key to distinguishing between rookies and experts!”
She picked up a special metal wire that was shining with a cold light and gestured in the sunlight.
“For example, you need to choose wires of different colors, materials, and even thicknesses according to the ambient light and background color!”
“For example, in the shade of a tree like this, we need to use this specially treated matte dark green alloy wire that can absorb light!”
“And when you pull the line, you must never pull it straight!”
“Use the natural curvature of branches, grass, and stones to make detours and block obstacles!”
“It creates a visual illusion!”
“For example, if it is a trap buried on the ground, you must learn to use the surrounding fallen leaves, loose soil, dead grass, and even stones to cover it!”
“And the covering shouldn’t be too thick or too thin, it should be just right!”
“It should look like it blends in with the surroundings!”
“Even the smell has to be dealt with!”
“No traces of human excavation or arrangement can be left!”
“Also, where is the detonating talisman hidden!”
“It is the most important thing among the most important things!”
“You must never post it directly on the surface. Only an idiot would do that!”
“Be sure to choose the blind spots that the enemy is most likely to ignore!”
“For example… the back of a big tree trunk, deep in the cracks of a huge rock!”
“You can even…wrap the detonating talisman with special waterproof material and bury it directly in a shallow pool of water or under the soil!”
“Then use extremely concealed, camouflaged chakra conduction threads or trigger threads to connect… this is the only way to do it without anyone noticing!”
The more she talked, the more excited she became! The more she talked, the more devoted she became!
Almost all the basic but extremely valuable knowledge and practical skills that he had kept in his bottom box, including the camouflage techniques of traps, the clever design of trigger mechanisms, the choice of hiding locations, and even how to take advantage of psychological blind spots, were revealed without reservation, like pouring out beans!
They completely forgot that these things are actually their “specialty skills” as ninja tool users and trap masters!
[Target’s core abilities detected: Ninja Tool Control (Proficient), Space-Time Ninjutsu (Scroll Summoning), Trap Setting (Proficient), Physical Skills (Medium), Tactical Analysis… Randomly selecting…][Congratulations to the host for obtaining the knowledge fragment: Basic Trap Arrangement (Theory)! ]A silver-white ball of light flew out from Tiantian and instantly merged into Li Ming’s body.
A large amount of basic but extremely important and systematic trap theory knowledge, such as selection criteria for traps, a complete collection of camouflage techniques in different environments, design principles and pros and cons analysis of various basic trigger mechanisms, a preliminary chain trap concept framework, key points for trap layout for different types of enemies, etc., flooded into Li Ming’s mind like a tide!
It opened a new door for him to strategize and fight wisely!
After Li Ming digested the huge flow of information in his mind, he felt as if he had instantly transformed from a trap layman into an entry-level apprentice with solid theoretical knowledge!
He learned and applied it immediately!
Pointing at the direction where the ignorant and rude Genin had left, and the path near the shadow of the wall where he usually walked, he said thoughtfully with an expression of sudden realization on his face.
“For example, that person just now!”
“When I saw him leaving, he walked with his feet turned outwards, and his eyes were always looking upwards, as if he was on guard against sneak attacks from the roof, but he didn’t pay much attention to his feet!”
“And he always took the shadowy path near the wall, where there happened to be a few slabs that looked a little loose!”
“If…if we had dug a pit of moderate depth under those loose stone slabs in advance, and laid a few sharp bamboo sticks coated with a powerful paralyzing poison at the bottom of the pit!”
“Then use loose soil of similar color to the soles of his shoes and a few fallen leaves to perfectly cover and camouflage them!”
“Even use a very thin chakra conductive thread to connect to a miniature device that can emit interference with his chakra perception…”
“With his absent-minded, angry, and self-righteous look just now, he would definitely not be able to find it. As long as he steps on it… hehe…”
He didn’t continue talking, but the smile on his face and the two “hehe” sounds were enough to explain everything!
He combined the theoretical knowledge of traps he had just acquired with his previously acquired emotional perception ability to observe and analyze the behavioral habits and psychological state of the Genin, and instantly came up with an extremely simple, extremely cheap, but extremely effective and extremely vicious perfect ambush plan!
Tenten looked in the direction of his finger, and then carefully recalled the appearance of the Genin when he left just now and the environment of the path… and found…
What Li Ming said was actually all right?!
That location is indeed a double blind spot in vision and perception!
That Genin really looked extremely angry and dispirited just now!
Moreover, the trap that Li Ming devised was simple, practical, hidden, and vicious!
This is a textbook case of ambush!
It was even more perfect than the plan she had hastily come up with!
Even more insidious!
Her eyes lit up involuntarily, and then she took a breath of cold air!
He looked at Li Mingdao with a complex look that was a mixture of extreme surprise and admiration.
“You are absolutely right, that location is indeed a perfect ambush point!”
“And the trap you designed is so perfect, it’s simply…”
She couldn’t find the right words to describe it for a moment.
“What’s wrong with your brain?!”
“You learn too fast. You can draw inferences from one thing so quickly and analyze it so thoroughly based on actual combat?!”
For the first time, she felt sincere admiration for Li Ming’s learning ability and tactical mind!
There is even a hint of…
fear?
[The daily emotion value is reset and recalculated. Current emotion value: 25/100]Li Ming laughed secretly in his heart when he saw Tiantian’s eyes looking at him as if he was looking at a monster.
He still maintained a humble smile on his face and once again attributed the credit to the other party.
“No, no, it’s mainly because you taught me well and explained it so thoroughly that I can understand even a tiny bit.”
His words not only satisfied Tiantian’s desire to be a teacher, but also cleverly attributed his own unreasonable learning speed to the other party’s good teaching.
Sure enough, when Tiantian heard what he said, although she still felt that this guy was definitely a monster, the great sense of accomplishment of being admired and given credit still made her face blush slightly, and she coughed twice in embarrassment.
She tried hard to put on a stern face and resume her demeanor as a strict teacher, but the slightly upturned corners of her mouth and the smile and appreciation deep in her eyes that she could not hide clearly revealed her good mood at the moment.
“Hmph! I guess you still have some understanding!”
She pretended to be calm and spoke in a slightly stern tone.
“But, you must not be proud. This is just the simplest fixed target! It is still a long way from real combat!”
“Go back and practice the basic moves ten thousand times. If I see you throw it as badly as you did just now next time, I’ll show you how I’ll deal with you!”
Although she still said “harsh words”, anyone could hear the concern and…
A unique expectation?
Li Ming naturally responded in agreement, and once again expressed his infinite gratitude and admiration for Teacher Tiantian. Then, under Tiantian’s gaze filled with complicated emotions, he turned around and left the third training ground with satisfaction.
Walking on the way back to his simple rental house, Li Ming felt sad.
Now his abilities seem to be quite comprehensive.
But if he did not prepare traps and collect intelligence in advance, he might be more than capable of dealing with Genin, but if he encountered a true Chunin elite or even a Jonin, he would still be full of flaws!
Especially…
His attack methods are too simple and crude!
He decided to go find the white-eyed girl, Hyuga Hinata, to whom he had initially opened her heart and who had developed a strong sense of dependence and admiration for him.
Maybe a critical hit could produce a White Eye bloodline?
However, he did not plan to go to the training grounds this time because of Inuzuka Kiba. He felt that it would be better for him to be more cautious in flirting with female ninjas like he did.
So he began to stroll around the outskirts of the Hyuga clan’s territory. After all, Hinata had accidentally revealed last time that she sometimes went to the path near the south wall of the Hyuga clan’s territory to practice alone.
After all, this place is shaded by green trees, the environment is quiet, and it is close to the clan’s territory.
After he persisted in wandering for two days, he finally.
He ‘accidentally’ met Hinata who was practicing the basics of soft fist alone.
He found that after the last “guidance” and successfully breaking through the chakra stagnation point, Hinata’s self-confidence seemed to have really improved a lot.
Although the movements still had a certain awkwardness and weakness that could not be completely erased, the flow of chakra was obviously much smoother than last time, and the soft fist posture was used more standardly and coordinatedly. Between each move, there was already a hint of the unique charm of Hyuga fluid flow technique.
Obviously, his previous “guidance” played an extremely significant role.
But Li Ming also keenly noticed that when Hinata tried to concentrate chakra on her fingertips or palms and perform the core attacking techniques of soft fist, such as acupoint pressing or the prototype of “Bagua Empty Palm”, her attacks always lacked a little bit of “penetration” and “accuracy”.
Although the chakra was condensed, it seemed a little “empty” and could not accurately hit the small and fragile “acupoints” on the enemy’s body that she imagined.
Seeing this, Li Ming felt that he could go ahead.
So he walked forward with a gentle smile on his face.
“Hinata, you’re working really hard.”
“Li…Li Mingjun!”
Hinata, who was concentrating on practicing, was startled by the familiar voice that made her heart beat faster. She stopped abruptly and turned around.
When she saw that it was indeed the young man who gave her confidence and strength, two touching blushes immediately appeared on her fair face, and her eyes were filled with joy of seeing her lover and a hint of shyness unique to a young girl.
[Hinata Hyuga’s emotion value +15, current emotion value: 35/100]Li Ming walked slowly to her side, looked at the place where she had just practiced with admiration, as well as the fine beads of sweat that oozed out of her body due to hard training, and spoke in a gentle tone.
“I just watched from the side for a while, Hinata, you have made great progress.”
“The flow of chakra is much smoother than last time, and the soft fist posture is more standard.”
For Hinata, who has always lived in denial and self-doubt, being affirmed and praised for her progress so directly by the person she cares about and admires the most is simply the most beautiful sound in the world!
[Hinata Hyuga’s emotion value +20, current emotion value: 55/100]“Is… is that so?”
“Thank you, Li Mingjun…”
Hinata’s heart was pounding with great joy, her little face was so red that it seemed like blood was dripping out, her voice was as soft as a mosquito’s, but her tone was filled with happiness and gratitude that were difficult to conceal.
He…he saw my progress!
He praised me!
It’s true!
I…I really became a little stronger!
This is all… all because of Li Mingjun’s encouragement!
Chapter 17: Critical Hit on Hinata! Byakugan Visual Simulation! (Old Version)
Li Ming looked at her eyes rolling with joy, as beautiful as a lotus after rain, and praised her in his heart. Then he changed the subject, showing a perfect expression of “seeking knowledge” and “curiosity” on his face, and led the topic to his real purpose:
“However, speaking of it, the acupoint pressing skills of the soft fist are really exquisite techniques.”
“But I’ve always been curious…”
He frowned slightly, as if he had encountered a difficult problem that he couldn’t figure out.
“If you can’t use your Byakugan to ‘see’ the Chakra meridians and acupuncture points in the other person’s body directly like you Hyuga family can, how can you hit those acupuncture points that are smaller than the tip of a needle with incredible precision as required by the Gentle Fist?”
“This is almost an impossible task, right?”
He skillfully directed the question to the practical application of the Byakugan and the close connection between the Gentle Fist and the Byakugan.
Hinata was slightly stunned when she heard this question, then her lavender eyes, which were always filled with moisture, blinked subconsciously, and she answered in a low voice, a little embarrassedly.
“Um… yes, we Hyuga family usually open our Byakugan when we’re in battle.”
“You can directly see the chakra flow and acupuncture point distribution in the other person’s body…”
“Did you see it directly…”
Li Ming’s face immediately showed just the right amount of “amazement” and infinite “yearning”, and his tone was full of admiration for this magical ability.
“That must be very, very magical, right?”
“Just like the legend says, you have the God’s Eye that can see through all illusions and reach the essence of things?”
He used very infectious words to elevate the power of the Byakugan, causing Hinata to feel a strong sense of pride.
[Hinata Hyuga’s emotion value +10, current emotion value: 65/100]Li Ming continued to persuade patiently.
“The chakra meridians and acupuncture points that we can ‘see’ directly through our Byakugan are different from what ordinary people like us know through anatomical atlases or theoretical knowledge…”
“Is there anything fundamentally different?”
“Is it clearer? Can you even see the color or texture of the chakra flow?”
Hinata felt a little embarrassed by Li Ming’s eyes full of extreme curiosity and infinite amazement, but she was more surprised that her bloodline limit was taken so seriously and was so eager to be understood…
The feeling of being recognized and needed!
This feeling almost made her forget her shyness, and she began to organize her words diligently and seriously, trying to describe the mysterious and magical world that only the white eyes could see to the only boy who “understood” her and was so curious about her:
“Yes, it’s very different…”
She tried hard to recall how she felt when she opened her white eyes, as well as what the teacher had explained in the tribe’s middle school. She nervously but with a hint of excitement, she gestured in the air with her fingers, trying to express the wonderful feeling that could not be fully described in words:
“If you use your Byakugan to see, the chakra in your body is no longer invisible and intangible…”
“Instead, they are like rivers of different colors that keep flowing through the meridians…”
“Rivers with different chakra attributes have different colors and flow speeds…”
“And the acupuncture points are like small, constantly rotating energy vortices where the glowing rivers meet…”
As she spoke, her fair little face glowed with memories and excitement, and her eyes were filled with admiration and pride in her own bloodline limit.
[Hinata Hyuga’s emotion value +25, current emotion value: 90/100]See the emotional value that is about to be critical.
Li Ming spoke with gratitude on his face.
“Hinata! Thank you! Thank you so much!”
“Your description has given me a huge enlightenment in understanding the flow of chakra, just like clearing away the clouds and seeing the sun!”
She saw that her clumsy and even incoherent description actually helped this extremely special boy in her heart!
It even gave him such a huge “epiphany”!
Hinata’s heart was suddenly filled with indescribable joy and incomparable sense of accomplishment that surged like a tide!
This feeling of “I actually helped Li Mingjun” was even a hundred times stronger than when she successfully broke through the chakra stagnation point!
[Hinata Hyuga’s emotion value +30, current emotion value: 100/100! 20 points have overflowed! ][Target’s core abilities detected: Byakugan (reconnaissance, perspective, meridian insight, etc.), Soft Fist (Bagua Palm, acupressure, resuscitation, etc.), Chakra Perception (depth)…randomly selected…][Congratulations to the host! Obtained the skill fragment: White Eye Vision Simulation (Elementary)! ]A pure white light burst out from Hinata, then turned into a stream of light and merged into Li Ming’s body.
Li Ming only felt that his [Precise Chakra Perception (Basic)] seemed to have undergone a wonderful and indescribable transformation and sublimation at this moment!
Although he still couldn’t “see” the chakra meridians and acupoints directly with his naked eyes like the real Hyuga people.
However, his perception of the flow of chakra has become more than ten times more precise than before!
He could even simulate in his mind the dynamic images of the “glowing energy rivers” and “rotating energy vortexes” that Hinata had just described, as if he was watching a low-resolution black-and-white movie!
Blurry though!
Even though it’s in black and white!
Although the details are seriously missing!
But this is enough to give him a huge advantage when attacking and defending!
At this moment, his perception ability truly surpassed the scope of “basic”!
Start moving towards the realm of “insight”!
Li Ming felt that he made a lot of money this time!
Something similar to a blood boundary actually broke out!
Hinata didn’t know about the huge changes that had taken place in Li Ming, but when she saw the great joy that could not be concealed on Li Ming’s face, she was sincerely happy for him, and her voice was filled with sincere joy.
“Great, Li Mingjun!”
“You…you seem to really understand!”
[Current emotion value: 20/100]Li Ming smiled slightly, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and looking at the incredibly beautiful Hinata in front of him, whose whole body seemed to be shining because of her happiness, his heart couldn’t help but be slightly moved.
But he quickly calmed down and still maintained a gentle smile on his face.
He knew that what he had gained from Hinata today was already huge enough, and he couldn’t go any further, otherwise it would be too much.
Moreover, he also needs time to digest and adapt to this powerful new ability of [Byakugan Vision Simulation].
So, in the name of “discussion” and “consolidation of understanding”, he asked indirectly about the different styles of soft boxing, the effects of striking specific acupoints, and some basic soft boxing practice methods.
He almost squeezed Hinata dry, who was defenseless, full of trust in him, and told him everything because of great joy.
It was not until the sun set and the golden afterglow dyed the entire grove with a warm and peaceful color that Li Ming ended this “guidance” which brought him immense benefits.
“After you go back, you must experience the feeling of the chakra flowing smoothly just now, and remember the state of relaxation and guidance.”
“Also, try to ‘feel’ the energy flow you describe. This is essential for you to master the soft fist.”
Li Ming finally gave her an extremely “serious and responsible” reminder, his tone full of affirmation and expectations for her future progress.
“Tomorrow, you will definitely become stronger.”
“Um!”
“I will practice hard and will never let you down, Li Mingjun!”
Hinata nodded vigorously, her eyes filled with unprecedented firmness and determination!
She looked at Li Ming’s back as he turned and left, and felt her heart filled with unprecedented strength and courage, as well as a kind of…
She wanted to follow this figure who illuminated her life like a ray of light forever, and she had an extremely strong and strange feeling for him as she stood shoulder to shoulder with him.
Li Mingjun is like the light sent by God to save me, I must become stronger!
Not only to gain his father’s approval, but also to…
To be able to stand by his side forever!
I can always…see his eyes!
If only for him…
I can definitely do it!
Li Ming had no idea of ​​the complex emotions Hinata was feeling at the moment.
He felt the huge leap in his understanding of the energy level of the entire world brought about by the [Baiyan Visual Simulation (Elementary)] in his body, as well as the precious soft fist knowledge in his mind. His heart was filled with unprecedented satisfaction and an infinite desire for greater power in the future.
Melee combat skills have made a qualitative leap!
So, next step…
What should he do?
Li Ming’s choice was to go home and rest for a night as he was too tired today.
Li Ming woke up from bed. After having a simple breakfast, he began to decide on implementing last night’s plan.
His plan was simple.
Now that his physical skills have been improved to a certain extent, he must make corresponding progress in ninjutsu.
And Ninjutsu…
He doesn’t even know any of the Three Body Techniques.
If you want to start with ninjutsu, then you have to start with the change of the nature of chakra.
The explosion of fire escape!
The flexibility of water escape!
The speed of lightning escape!
Wind escape cutting!
The solidity of earth escape!
These five basic escape techniques are the fundamental powers that ninjas rely on to conquer the world!
It can greatly enrich his attack methods and tactical options!
It can also make his overall strength grow exponentially!
Who should he go to for advice on the cultivation method of nature change?
After some thought, Li Ming decided to let Haruno Sakura teach him.
After all, the original work clearly mentions that Sakura has a very solid grasp of theoretical knowledge and is one of the top students in the ninja school.
She knows absolutely everything about highly theoretical things like determining chakra properties and basic training methods!
She has a keener and more unique understanding of how to ‘guide’ and ‘change’ the form and properties of chakra than ordinary people. Even if she cannot skillfully use the property changes now, the theoretical basis and entry methods are definitely no problem.
What’s more, Haruno Sakura’s emotions towards him are about to accumulate to the point where they can be ‘harvested’ again.
Li Ming washed the dishes.
Go out.
It wasn’t long before they arrived at the edge of the seventh training ground.
He did not go in immediately, but first found a bush with a wide view but enough concealment, activated [White Eye Vision Simulation (Basic)], and carefully observed the interior of the training ground.
He found the familiar yet slightly…
Depressed figure!
Haruno Sakura was sitting cross-legged in the shade of a tree, beads of sweat oozing from her fair forehead. Her beautiful green eyes were tightly closed, her long eyelashes trembling slightly like the wings of a frightened butterfly, and her little face was filled with an extremely focused, even somewhat strenuous expression.
In front of her were several leaves with damaged edges and even cut into pieces, as well as a piece of paper that looked like it had been soaked in water repeatedly but not completely wet. It was wrinkled and looked terrible.
At this moment, she was extending her slender white index finger of her right hand. A very weak chakra flow was condensed on her fingertips, but it was trying to maintain a certain nature of chakra. She was trying very hard, again and again, and perseveringly to use this weak nature of chakra to…
Cutting another intact, green leaf on your knees!
But every attempt ended in failure!
Either the chakra was unstable and could not form an effective cutting force, or the chakra was insufficient and disintegrated as soon as it was condensed, or the control was not precise enough and directly poked a hole in the leaf…
Li Ming’s eyes moved slightly.
Is Haruno Sakura practicing Chakra nature changes?!
It seems like progress is extremely slow…
Maybe this is good news for him?
on the one hand.
He can take advantage of the situation to make up for the basics, on the one hand, he can give Haruno Sakura a severe blow!
Li Ming observed Ying, who seemed frustrated, discouraged, and even began to doubt herself due to repeated failures, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Then he walked slowly towards the pink-haired girl and spoke with just the right expression of seeking knowledge and encountering a problem on his face.
“Sakura, I’m sorry to interrupt your practice.”
“ah?”
“Li Mingjun?”
When Ying heard the familiar voice, she turned around and saw it was Li Ming. Her face immediately blushed and she said embarrassedly.
“No, I just finished practicing a section.”
“You…do you want to talk to me about something?”
She subconsciously pushed a strand of pink hair on her forehead behind her ear and looked at Li Ming with some anticipation and nervousness.
[Haruno Sakura’s emotion value +5, current emotion value: 35/100]Li Ming said with a serious expression on his face.
“Well, there is something I want to ask you.”
“I was wondering, does each of our chakras have some or several main ‘attribute tendencies’ naturally?”
“Then is there any way to accurately determine the attributes of one’s own chakra?”
“Also, after knowing the attributes, how can we carry out targeted ‘nature change’ training?”
“I haven’t been to a ninja school, so I don’t know any of this. Sakura, can you tell me?”
Haruno Sakura suddenly felt excited.
Li Mingjun has never attended a ninja school, but he has actually started to think about such profound questions as the nature of chakra!
Compared to Naruto who only knows how to make trouble, and Sasuke who only knows how to show off, Li Mingjun seems more like a partner who can learn and improve together?
[Haruno Sakura’s mood value +20, current mood value: 55/100]She immediately put away her fatigue from practice, and her beautiful green eyes became brighter and more energetic due to the working of her mind.
She began to carefully recall the knowledge about the nature of chakra that her teacher at the ninja school had explained and that she had read in books, and then explained in a clear and logical manner using her usual clear and accurate logic as an excellent student:
“Well, Li Mingjun, the question you asked is very crucial!”
“Most ninjas are born with chakra that naturally tends to one or two main attributes, such as the five basic attributes of fire, water, wind, lightning, and earth.”
“As for the method of judging one’s own chakra attributes… the simplest and most commonly used method is to use a special ‘chakra attribute test paper’.”
She paused for a moment before continuing.
“That kind of test paper is made from a tree that grows by absorbing chakra, and is very sensitive to changes in the nature of chakra.”
“As long as chakra is injected into the test paper, the test paper will produce different physical changes according to the properties of the chakra.”
“For example, if it’s fire, the test paper will burn; water will get wet; wind will split in the middle; lightning will wrinkle; and earth will break.”
“As for the cultivation of nature change…”
Haruno Sakura explained very seriously and carefully, and explained the basic knowledge about the nature of chakra taught in the ninja school without reservation and clearly.
[Haruno Sakura’s mood value +25, current mood value: 80/100]Chapter 18: The approaching Chunin Exam, Crazy Red Bean! (Old Version)
Li Ming listened attentively, nodded in cooperation from time to time, and maintained an expression of “studying seriously” and “sudden enlightenment” on his face.
When Sakura finished her explanation, he immediately revealed a complex expression that was a mixture of enlightenment of “so that’s how it is” and regret and distress of “knowing is easier said than done”.
“Chakra attribute test paper…”
He sighed softly, his tone full of helplessness about his “commoner” status.
“It sounds amazing, but it’s a pity that it’s hard for an ordinary villager like me who’s not even a ninja to get such a precious testing tool.”
“There is also cultivation that changes the nature…”
“It sounds so difficult!”
“And you need to do special exercises according to different attributes…”
“If I don’t have a teacher or senior to guide me, and I rely on myself to figure it out, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get started even if I spend my whole life trying, right?”
His words skillfully and naturally displayed his “dilemma” and “helplessness” of wanting to become stronger but being limited by his identity and resources, and also implicitly hinted at his desire for “teacher’s guidance.”
This was an extremely accurate piercing of Haruno Sakura’s inner kindness, compassion, and…
A slight desire to “repay” Li Ming because of his previous “help”!
Ying looked at the loss and regret on Li Ming’s face, which was particularly real because he longed for power but could not get it, and thought of how hard he had practiced before.
My heart was suddenly filled with strong sympathy and an almost irresistible urge to lend a helping hand to him!
Li Mingjun looks so lost.
That’s right, a person as smart and hardworking as him, but because of his ordinary background, he can’t get in touch with the world of ninja, can’t test his own attributes, and can’t carry out more advanced training…
This is so unfair!
What a pity!
no!
I must help him!
At least let him know his chakra properties!
And those basic cultivation methods are actually not a secret…
It’s okay to tell him, right?
Maybe he really is a buried genius? !
Inner Sakura: Sakura, you are here again!
Don’t be fooled by his self-torture!
He must be pretending!
But what if he is real?
Seeing him like this, I can’t just stand by and watch!
[Haruno Sakura’s emotion value +25, current emotion value: 100/100! 5 points have overflowed! ]Two blushes appeared on Ying’s fair cheeks because of her determination to help others. She hesitated for a moment, as if she was making an important decision, and then raised her head as if she had finally made up her mind.
He looked at Li Ming with eyes full of kindness and encouragement, and spoke in a firm tone.
“As for the chakra test strips, I seem to have a few extra ones that I haven’t used yet!”
“It was given by my former teacher!”
“Next time…next time I’ll sneak it out for you to use!”
“As for the practice of nature change, although it is indeed difficult and dangerous without a teacher’s guidance…”
“but!”
“There are some very basic and relatively safe introductory training methods, which are actually taught in ninja schools!”
“For example, if you have the wind attribute, you can try to use chakra to continuously cut a leaf until you can completely cut it off!”
“If it’s water attribute, you can try to use chakra to completely soak a piece of dry paper…”
Not only did she generously agree to provide chakra test strips which were extremely precious to ordinary people!
He also took the initiative to explain the basic cultivation methods of the two most common attributes!
A subtle arc of light flashed in Li Ming’s eyes for a moment, and then he showed surprise.
“Really?!”
“cherry!”
“You…are you really willing to help me?!”
His tone was so excited that it even trembled a little, and his dark eyes instantly burst into an extremely hot light, filled with gratitude and…
An indescribable burning emotion that only Sakura could feel, making her heart beat faster again!
This sincere gratitude and the burning gaze that seemed to melt her completely defeated the girl’s last bit of hesitation!
[Target’s core abilities detected: Chakra control (potential for mastery), basic medical ninjutsu, super strength (potential), understanding of chakra properties (theory)…randomly selected…][Congratulations to the host! Obtained the knowledge fragment: the basis of chakra property change (theory)! ]A pink ball of light flew out from Ying and instantly merged into Li Ming’s body!
The detailed characteristics of the five basic chakras of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, the basic principles of their mutual generation and mutual restraint, and the theoretical basis and key tips on how to guide one’s own chakra to undergo the most preliminary changes in its nature…
It flooded into Li Ming’s mind like a sudden enlightenment!
Although this was not enough for him to immediately learn and perform any kind of escape technique, it undoubtedly pointed out the clearest and most correct direction for his future practice of escape techniques!
Completely cleared the theoretical obstacles!
“Thank you so much, Sakura! You are my guiding light!”
After Li Ming digested the information in his mind, he looked at Ying with eyes full of gratitude and passion.
“No… you’re welcome…”
Sakura felt even more shy when she was looked at by his blazing gaze. Her heart was beating like a deer. She waved her hands hastily in panic, her cheeks so red that they seemed to bleed.
“I’m glad I could help you…”
Li Ming looked at the girl in front of him, who seemed particularly happy and touching because she helped him, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Time passed day by day as Li Ming attacked female ninjas everywhere.
The assessment of the Chunin Tournament is getting closer day by day.
The air in the entire Konoha Village seemed to freeze!
The number of ninjas patrolling the streets has reached an all-time high!
The ghostly figures of the Dark and Root are looming in every shadow corner!
A suffocating and oppressive atmosphere, as if a storm was about to come, enveloped the entire village!
Li Ming’s [Danger Instinct (Low)] is almost always sending out alarms like crazy!
He could clearly feel the thick, almost indissoluble smell of murderous intent, conspiracy and… madness in the air!
He could even “see” many guys hiding behind the appearance of ordinary villagers or foreign tourists, whose chakra fluctuations were extremely cold, weird, and full of violent aura.
There is no doubt that those are the Sand Village and Sound Ninja who sneaked in in disguise!
Li Ming knew that no matter how fast his strength improved on paper or how many skills he acquired, it could not compare to the baptism of a truly cruel life-and-death combat!
It can’t compare to the profound training of survival instinct!
In the coming hellish chaos, staying alive is the most important thing!
He needs to draw on the precious, indescribable survival experience and will from those who have truly experienced countless times on the brink of life and death and struggled to survive in darkness and despair!
The best candidate for this condition is…
In his mind, the figure as dangerous yet charming as a purple scorpion reappeared – Mitarashi Anko!
She is a “failure” abandoned by Orochimaru and the bearer of the Heaven’s Curse Seal. Her life is full of betrayal, pain and struggle!
But she survived tenaciously and became a special jonin of Konoha!
Her survival instinct, which is as tough as weeds and as vigilant as a beast, is exactly what Li Ming needs most now!
Although her emotional level was not high, Li Ming was confident that at this moment when the war was approaching and everyone was on edge, he could “stimulate” this woman who was also filled with anxiety and determination, and perhaps…
There will be unexpected gains!
Of course, the risks are equally huge!
Maybe even bigger than last time!
But Li Ming has never been a person who is afraid of risks!
Quite the opposite!
The greater the risk, the more exciting it is!
The greater the reward!
He once again found the person he was looking for on top of an extremely remote, almost abandoned ancient bell tower located on the edge of the village, overlooking the entire Konoha Arena!
She seemed to have just received an extremely important and extremely dangerous order. She was standing alone on the edge of the highest point of the bell tower, facing the whistling cold night wind!
She did not lean lazily against the railing like she did last time, nor did she look at the distant sky.
Instead, he lowered his head slightly, and stared at the brightly lit and bustling Konoha below with an extremely complicated look!
Her expression was extremely solemn!
The pair of brown eyes that always carried a bit of wildness and unruliness were now filled with unspeakable struggle, deep hatred, and a kind of…
As if he had foreseen his own end, he was determined to fight to the death!
The ominous Heavenly Curse Seal on her neck looked even more eerie in the cold moonlight!
It’s wriggling slowly as if it has life!
It emits purple-black chakra fluctuations that are stronger than ever before, full of evil and destructive aura!
It seemed to be silently telling of her inner pain and the madness that was about to erupt!
Li Ming’s [Spiritual Perception] told him very clearly that Hongdou’s emotions at this moment were just like a super volcano that was about to erupt!
It is in an extremely dangerous and unstable situation, and may explode or collapse completely at any time!
This is the most dangerous moment!
Getting close to her is like playing with fire in the crater of a volcano!
But it is also possible that…
It is to pry open the softest and most real heart hidden under her hard shell…
Best timing!
Li Ming took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with madness and excitement like a gambler!
He appeared extremely slowly in a shadowy corner not far behind Hongdou.
Then, he spoke softly, like a sigh, in a voice that seemed to come from the Netherworld, with a hint of cold mockery, yet seemed to be able to directly penetrate the secrets deep in one’s soul:
“Hongdou-senpai…”
“Looking at you…are you ready…to go to a doomed death feast for you and ‘him’?”
His voice was not loud, but like the sharpest poison needle, it sounded particularly clear in the silent night sky!
It instantly penetrated the howling night wind!
It pierced into Hongdou’s ears with incredible precision and mercilessness, as she was extremely nervous and her heart was filled with determination and tragedy!
Like a poisonous snake in a state of stress with its tail stepped on!
Hongdou turned around suddenly!
When she saw the familiar figure in the shadows behind her, and the face with a playful smile that made her feel extremely dazzling!
Her eyes suddenly erupted with ferocity and incredible rage like a volcanic eruption!
“It’s you again! Little ghost! You’re really haunting me!”
She almost squeezed out these words from between her teeth!
The voice became hoarse and distorted because of extreme anger!
“It seems the lesson I taught you last time wasn’t profound enough!”
“Do you really think I dare not kill you?!”
[Mitalaishi Red Bean’s emotion value +20, current emotion value: 25/100]Chapter 19 Critical Hit Reward! Survival Instinct! (Old Version)
Accompanied by these words full of murderous intent!
It was even more violent than the last time at the training ground!
More concise!
Evil chakra that is even more filled with destructive aura and mixed with the power of curse!
Like a physical storm!
It suddenly burst out from her petite body!
It instantly swept across the entire top of the bell tower!
The powerful momentum even caused the surrounding air to begin wailing and distorting!
The hard stone ground couldn’t withstand the pressure and made a crackling sound!
Li Ming felt as if he was being stared at by an ancient ferocious beast!
Even breathing became difficult!
But he didn’t back down!
Not even begging for mercy!
Instead, he was met with Hongdou’s eyes that had turned as red as burning lava due to rage and murderous intent, and that almost devoured him completely!
An even crazier and more unscrupulous smile appeared on his face!
“Don’t be so angry, senior.”
His voice was still calm, even with a hint of light-hearted ridicule, as if he didn’t feel the terrifying murderous aura that was enough to make an ordinary Chunin tremble with fear.
“I just think it’s a pity and stupid for you to go and die alone, full of tragedy, like you did.”
“After all, he was able to escape from the hands of that cold-blooded man, Orochimaru.”
“There aren’t many people who managed to ‘survive’.”
He deliberately emphasized the three words “survive”, making them full of infinite irony!
“You!!! Are you looking for!!! Death!!!”
Like the last straw that broke the camel’s back!
Li Ming’s words, which were full of extreme insults and cruel truths, completely ignited the string called “reason” in Hongdou’s heart!
She was completely enraged!
In other words, the pain, hatred, despair and madness that had been accumulated deep in her heart due to the curse and past experiences and had nowhere to vent were completely detonated by Li Ming in the cruelest way at this moment!
She let out a scream that was not like a human voice, full of pain and madness!
The body instantly turned into a purple-black afterimage!
He pounced towards Li Ming in an extremely violent manner!
The five fingers of her fair and slender right hand were pressed together into claws, and her nails instantly became as black and sharp as those of a wild beast!
With a strong, disgusting evil chakra!
Straight into Li Ming’s heart!
This is a truly angry blow that is filled with the intent to kill!
Fast! Cruel! Vicious!
This is completely beyond Li Ming’s current limit of dynamic vision capture!
Li Ming’s pupils suddenly shrank into the most dangerous needle-like shape!
The death warning brought by [Danger Intuition] pierced into his soul like a real ice cone!
All the hairs on his body stood up in an instant!
Damn it!
Too much fun?!
Too much excitement?!
This guy… really wants to kill me!
A matter of life and death!
Li Ming had no time to think!
All the abilities he had plundered since traveling through time were brought to the extreme at this moment!
The deadly snake claw containing the power of the curse almost passed by Li Ming’s chest!
A huge hole was easily torn in the clothes on Li Ming’s chest, and a few drops of bright red blood oozed out from the skin that was scratched by the claw wind!
Brings a burning pain!
If he hadn’t planned so carefully and taken every step to plunder so many life-saving and auxiliary abilities!
That moment just now!
He absolutely does!
It has turned into a cold corpse!
Li Ming forced himself to suppress the intense throbbing and fear in his heart caused by his brush with death!
But his face still had that smile that seemed like he had everything under control, and it could even be said to be even crazier and more excited!
He even stuck out his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth gently, and continued speaking with a provocative tone.
“It seems that Senior can’t wait to meet Orochimaru, and wants to warm up with me as an ‘appetizer’ first?”
“The power is quite good, but it’s a pity…”
“Compared to a real ‘snake’… Senior, your claws… are still a little slow, and… a little soft.”
A “little bug” that he thought he could easily crush to death dodged his fatal blow!
Even in this situation!
Using such frivolous and humiliating language to mock yourself?!
Hongdou’s animal eyes, which had turned red due to anger and the power of the curse, suddenly shrank!
She looked at the “insignificant” wound on Li Ming’s chest which was just a scratch!
Look at the smile on his face that was still as relaxed as ever, and even more crazy and provocative!
The violent murderous intent and anger in her heart actually…
It was like being poured over my head with a basin of cold water mixed with ice and fear!
It cooled down instantly!
Instead!
Be vigilant.
This kid just showed great speed, reaction, sense of timing, and prediction of attack route.
this……
This is definitely not an ordinary person!
even……
This is definitely not something an ordinary Genin or Chunin can do!
How much strength did he hide? !
What is his purpose in approaching me? !
[Mitalaishi Red Bean’s emotion value +60, current emotion value: 75/100]Li Ming felt Hongdou’s complex mental fluctuations that were as violent as a roller coaster, and the still burning pain in his chest, and knew that he could not continue to stimulate her.
If I continue to stimulate her, either this woman will go completely crazy and fight with me desperately, or…
He might just leave, and then he won’t get anything.
What he needed was survival experience and life-saving skills at critical moments, not a real life-and-death battle with a special jonin whose curse seal might erupt at any time.
“It seems that… Senior is in a very messy mood right now and is not in the mood to chat.”
“However, before you rush to the ‘battlefield’, I would like to give you one last reminder as a ‘spectator’…”
“A true hunter, when faced with a prey that he cannot defeat for the time being and is far stronger than himself, knows how to be patient and lie dormant, and even…”
“When necessary, do not hesitate to turn around and… run away.”
“Only by surviving can you have the opportunity to become stronger.”
“Only by surviving can there be hope for revenge.”
“Isn’t it?”
This sentence is plain and calm, yet it seems to carry some kind of power that strikes directly into the soul!
Like the morning bell and evening drum!
It struck Hongdou’s heart hard, which had become almost numb due to hatred, pain and despair!
yes……
Survive…
A chance for revenge…
She looked at the mysterious boy in front of her, who had strange strength, seemed to have experienced countless vicissitudes despite his young age, and whose words always accurately hit the deepest pain points in her heart…
For the first time, I felt a sense of unprecedented hesitation in my heart…
And a feeling that even she herself couldn’t explain…
Strange feeling.
It seems like he is really not mocking himself?
Does he really seem to care about himself?
Remind yourself?
No… Impossible…
But…what if?
[Mitalaishi Red Bean’s emotion value +25, current emotion value: 100/100! ][Target’s core abilities detected: Snake-type Ninjutsu (Advanced), Curse Power (Deep), Combat Instinct (Beast Level), Survival Instinct (Top Level), Interrogation Skills… Randomly selecting…][Congratulations to the host! Gained the passive ability: Survival Instinct (Primary)! ]A deep purple light ball emerged from Hongdou’s body and instantly merged into Li Ming’s body!
Li Ming only felt that his soul seemed to be severely tempered at this moment!
His willpower!
His ability to adapt to changes in the environment!
How thirsty he is for food and water!
And…when facing desperate situations and on the verge of death, that almost beast-like survival instinct that can stimulate all potential and seek all possible survival opportunities…has been significantly strengthened!
This is a comprehensive improvement that is more inclined towards the level of will, experience, and physical instinct!
Although it is only elementary, it can enable him to have a much higher chance of survival than ordinary people in any extremely harsh environment!
Hongdou looked at Li Ming’s aura, which seemed to become calmer, tougher, and even… more dangerous in an instant, with an extremely complicated look in her eyes.
“Little devil…”
She wanted to ask something, but didn’t know where to start.
In the end, she just looked at Li Ming deeply and extremely complicatedly, as if she wanted to engrave this face in her heart forever.
“…You’d better remember what you just said.”
Leaving behind these ambiguous words, she no longer hesitated, put away the murderous aura that was about to overflow and all the complicated emotions, and her figure flashed, like purple lightning blending into the darkness, and completely disappeared into the vast night, leaving behind only a cold final warning that seemed to carry the sound of the wind.
Li Ming stood alone on the cold top of the bell tower. The night wind blew on his torn clothes, bringing a hint of coolness.
He touched the scar on his chest that had stopped bleeding, feeling the newly added [Survival Instinct (Elementary)] in his body, with a bright light flashing in his eyes.
He slowly raised his head, his gaze piercing through the endless darkness, towards the huge stage that was about to become a turning point in the fate of the entire Konoha and even the entire ninja world.
In the direction of Konoha Arena.
He seemed to be able to hear the final bell that announced the beginning of chaos and destruction…
About to ring!
The leaf collapses…
This is the grand drama that he has been looking forward to for a long time and has carefully prepared for it…
It’s about to start.
And he, Li Ming, is no longer a bystander hiding behind the scenes and developing in a vulgar way!
He will appear as a fully armed plunderer full of ambition and power!
Walk onto this huge stage stained with blood and conspiracy with dignity!
In this feast that is destined to be earth-shattering!
Grab your share…
The biggest, tastiest and most tempting cake!
Chapter 20: Continue to attack Hongdou! (Old version)
But I want to be on the stage of Konoha’s collapse.
Li Ming still needs more and more powerful abilities.
Want to get it faster.
Then, he must continue to pick red beans in the future.
only……
Today is not the right day.
He plans to continue tomorrow.
Li Ming returned home, took a shower and went to bed.
Then wait until the next day, when night falls.
He checked one by one the places that Anko liked to go, and finally, when he was close to the “Forest of Death”, he sensed the familiar and extremely unstable chakra fluctuations of Mitarashi Anko!
She seems…
Some extremely painful and dangerous training is being carried out!
Or is it venting?!
Li Ming quietly lurked behind a dead tree about fifty meters away from Hongdou, and activated [Precise Chakra Perception], [Spiritual Perception] and [Baiyan Visual Simulation] to observe.
In the center of the training ground, Hongdou, like a wounded beast, was launching a violent attack on a huge ancient tree that required several people to hug!
Her figure cast countless purple-black afterimages in the moonlight!
The attack is extremely wild!
There is no order at all!
It was a complete attack based on instinct.
There were even some physical skills mixed in that she had never shown in front of anyone, full of the cold and weird style of snakes!
The Heavenly Curse Seal on her neck had completely come alive, winding and spreading like a living poisonous snake, leaving large, hideous black lines on her fair skin!
Waves of purple-black chakra filled with evil, violence, and destructive aura surged out of her body like flames!
Wrapped her whole body!
Her eyes have completely lost the rationality that a human should have!
All that is left is beast-like madness, pain and bloodthirsty desire to kill!
“roar–“
She even let out a roar that was not like a human voice, filled with endless pain and madness!
She used all her strength to punch the tree with her elbow, hitting the huge ancient tree hard!
Snap!
A loud bang that makes your teeth ache!
The sturdy old tree was actually broken in half by her violent blow!
Stirring up a cloud of dust!
As for Hongdou herself, due to the huge reaction force, she staggered back a few steps, a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, her body was shaking violently due to the excessive explosion of the power of the curse, and she was gasping for breath, but the madness and pain in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest!
Li Ming was terrified watching from the dark!
My scalp is tingling!
This is Red Bean in the cursed state? !
It’s simply a humanoid beast!
Fortunately, she did not enter the curse state directly last night, otherwise…
I can’t even take a single move!
He also keenly noticed that during Hongdou’s violent attack just now, although the surface of Hongdou’s body was covered with a layer of violent purple-black chakra, this layer of chakra was extremely scattered!
Extremely unstable!
It’s more like a manifestation of out-of-control power rather than a conscious defense!
This further confirmed his guess!
Hongdou is indeed not good at or disdains to use sophisticated chakra defense techniques!
The opportunity has come!
A gleam of light flashed in Li Ming’s eyes!
He did not show up immediately, but waited patiently.
Waiting for the moment when Hongdou falls into weakness and pain due to the excessive explosion of the power of the curse!
Sure enough, after venting wildly for a while and almost destroying the entire abandoned training ground beyond recognition, the purple-black evil chakra on Hongdou’s body slowly receded like a tide, and the curse seal on her neck gradually returned to calm.
But at the same time, great pain and weakness swept over her like a tide! She could no longer hold on, and fell to one knee, covering her violently heaving chest with her hands, making a painful and suppressed sound.
Cold sweat flowed down her forehead like a stream, soaking her purple hair completely. She looked disheveled and…
Fragile.
The time is now!
Li Ming no longer hesitated. He jumped out from the shadows but did not approach immediately.
Instead, he stopped about ten steps away from Anko and spoke in a slightly anxious tone.
“Anko-senpai?!”
“Are you okay?!”
“What was that chakra just now?!”
Hongdou, who was in extreme weakness and pain, raised her head suddenly when she heard the familiar voice!
When she saw the mysterious boy who haunted her like a nightmare again, her eyes instantly flashed with a trace of incredible astonishment, strong vigilance and…
A sense of humiliation that even she hated, of being taken advantage of because of her weakness!
“You little devil again…”
“Why are you here?!”
[Mitalaishi Red Bean’s emotion value +10, current emotion value: 25/100]Li Ming immediately made up an excuse, and at the same time, a more “worried” look appeared on his face, and he took two cautious steps forward.
“I just happened to be passing by…”
“Senior, you look seriously injured, do you need help?”
“Although my strength is low, at least I can…”
“roll!”
Hongdou interrupted him sharply, like a wild cat whose foot had been stepped on!
She struggled to stand up, but the severe pain and weakness in her body caused her to stagger again and she almost fell!
This made her eyes flash with even deeper humiliation and anger!
“I’m Mitarashi Anko…it’s not even your turn…pathetic!”
She said this with gritted teeth, her eyes stabbing at Li Ming like a knife!
[Mitalaishi Red Bean’s emotion value +20, current emotion value: 45/100]When Li Ming saw her reaction, he knew that the time was right.
He did not continue to play the role of “good Samaritan”. Instead, he changed the subject and showed a “thoughtful” expression on his face. He looked at Hongdou’s arm, which was trembling slightly due to pain and was still covered with a layer of very light purple-black chakra, and said:
“Senior, I was watching you train just now and I noticed a problem.”
Hongdou was stunned and looked at him warily, not knowing what tricks he was going to play next.
“Senior, your strength and speed are undoubtedly very powerful, especially in the state just now…”
“But… I noticed that when you attacked, the chakra covering your body… seemed very scattered and not condensed enough.”
He paused and continued.
“I was thinking… if I could compress these powerful chakras more effectively and condense them, it would be like putting on a layer of hard ‘armor’ for the body.”
“Is it possible… to greatly enhance one’s own defense while unleashing a powerful attack power?”
“It can even… reduce some of the damage caused to oneself by the recoil of force just now?”
He combined the information about the Lightning Release Armor that he had seen in the original work with the situation he had just observed where Red Bean’s power got out of control and hurt herself, and put forward it in the form of a “well-intentioned suggestion”!
Hongdou was stunned when she heard what Li Ming said.
Chakra hardening?
Compress chakra to form armor?
Reduce the damage of force recoil?
These are indeed the key to improving combat efficiency and survivability!
This is also the biggest shortcoming of her wild fighting style!
It’s not like she hadn’t thought about it before, but due to the interference of the power of the curse and the lack of systematic guidance, she had never been able to do it!
And this little devil in front of me…
He could actually observe such a subtle problem from his almost uncontrollable outburst just now? !
And they also proposed such a precise, to the point, and even very constructive solution? !
How on earth did he figure that out?!
He has similar skills?!
A moment!
Countless questions and speculations hit Hongdou’s mental defense, which had already become fragile due to pain and weakness, like a huge wave!
[Mitalaishi Red Bean’s emotion value +45, current emotion value: 90/100]“Hmph! Little brat! You…what do you know!”
Hongdou still refuted firmly, but her eyes betrayed the huge shock in her heart!
She even subconsciously raised her slightly trembling arm that still had purple-black chakra remaining, and tried…
According to what Li Ming just described, to “compress” and “condense” the scattered chakra…
Li Ming immediately and keenly caught her subconscious action and the fleeting enlightenment and attempt in the depths of her eyes!
He knew that the opportunity had come.
Prepare to crit!
“Look, that’s it!”
His tone was full of surprise and encouragement.
“Senior, if you could compress the chakra flow in your arm even more!”
“Concentrate all your strength into one point!”
“Then cover it evenly!”
“Form a layer of ‘armor’ as hard and dense as steel!!”
Hongdou’s consciousness was already somewhat blurred at the moment, coupled with her inner desire for power and her secret expectation of Li Ming’s mysterious ability, she actually…
Subconsciously, and with all my strength, I followed his “instructions”.
To madly compress and condense the already extremely violent chakra in the arm…
Buzz!
A force far more solid than ever before!
Be strong!
There’s even a chakra layer that emits a faint metallic luster!
It instantly covered her entire arm!
Although extremely unstable!
And it consumed her already limited remaining chakra!
Make her face even paler!
But that unprecedented sense of solidity and power!
But it is so real!
“This… this is actually…”
Hongdou herself was completely stunned!
He stared blankly at his arm which seemed to be wearing a layer of invisible armor!
Feel the unprecedented defense and sense of power!
[Mitalaishi Red Bean’s emotion value +10, current emotion value: 100/100! ][Target’s core abilities detected: Snake-type ninjutsu, curse seal power, combat intuition, chakra use (hardening/burst), survival instinct…randomly selected…][Congratulations to the host! Obtained the skill: Chakra Hardening (Elementary)! ]A look of joy appeared in Li Ming’s heart.
I didn’t expect that by fooling Hongdou, I could obtain skills similar to Thunder Release!
Make a fortune!
A dark purple light ball flew out from Hongdou’s body and instantly merged into Li Ming’s body!
Tips and tricks on how to highly compress your own chakra and cover specific parts of the body in a specific way to form a layer of chakra armor as hard as steel, so as to greatly enhance physical defense and resistance to some ninjutsu!
It flooded into Li Ming’s mind like a tide!
Chakra hardening is only elementary!
The consumption of chakra is huge when it is used!
The control accuracy requirements are also extremely high!
But there is no doubt about it!
It is the most powerful life-saving skill that can make up for his fatal shortcoming of insufficient defense at this stage!
The moment Li Ming completed the integration of skills, he spoke immediately, breaking Hongdou’s state of shock.
“It seems… the senior’s talent… is indeed amazing.”
A complex smile appeared on his face, just the right amount to express his “admiration” for Hongdou’s talent.
Hongdou slowly raised her head and looked at the mysterious boy in front of her who was hiding endless secrets.
Her mood…
It’s extremely complicated.
anger?
It seems so, but not as strong anymore.
shock?
Nothing can be better!
curious?
As if to devour her!
Deep into the bone marrow!
There is also… a little bit… that even she herself is unwilling to admit and cannot understand…
Being seen through by the other party, being guided by the other party, and even…
I was greatly inspired by him…
Strange feeling?
Finally, she squeezed out the word from between her teeth.
But this time, his tone lacked the previous violence and murderous intent, but instead had a hint of…
A tiredness and…complexity that she herself didn’t even notice.
She looked at Li Ming deeply and extremely complicatedly for the last time, as if she wanted to engrave this face that made her feel extremely headache, extremely dangerous, yet damn attractive, forever in the depths of her soul.
Then, the figure flashed and disappeared in the abandoned training ground.
Li Ming looked at the direction where she disappeared, breathed a sigh of relief, his tense nerves relaxed, and his eyes were filled with excitement and satisfaction!
this time.
He made a fortune!
Chapter 21: The Storm is Coming, Orochimaru Appears (Old Version)
The night is as dark as ink and the wind is cold.
Li Ming returned to his simple rental house quietly, as if blending into the darkness.
After closing the door and isolating himself from the tense atmosphere of the outside world, he let out a long sigh and leaned against the cold door, trying to calm his heartbeat which was still violently beating because of the thrilling confrontation with Hongdou just now.
“Hiss… It’s so fucking exciting!”
He whispered to himself, raised his hand and touched the claw mark on his chest which had been simply treated but still hurt. Not only was there no fear in his eyes, but there was an even more burning excitement and desire for power!
Although this battle with Hongdou was extremely dangerous and almost a mad test on the line of death, the rewards were also…huge!
Not only did he successfully plunder the two extremely valuable life-saving and defensive skills [Survival Instinct (Elementary)] and [Chakra Hardening (Elementary)]!
More importantly, through this almost actual combat confrontation, he gained a clearer and more intuitive understanding and assessment of the various abilities he currently possessed!
He walked to the center of the room, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to carefully sort out and count all the abilities he had plundered through the system since he traveled through time, just like the most sophisticated instrument:
Perception and Exploration:
[Spiritual Perception (Primary)]: The range is expanded, the accuracy is improved, and the differences in mental fluctuations and deeper intentions can be distinguished more clearly.
[Precise Chakra Perception (Basic)]: Perceiving the flow of chakra, although basic, is a qualitative change.
[Baiyan Vision Simulation (Elementary)]: Simulates the flow of chakra in the brain. Although it is blurry, it already has the initial ability of insight.
[Danger Intuition (Low)]: Early warning of potential dangers such as malice, murderous intent, traps, etc.
Defense and Survival:
[Illusion Resistance (Weak)]: Can resist or be immune to some low-level illusion interference.
[Survival Instinct (Primary)]: Improve willpower, environmental adaptability, and survival instinct in desperate situations.
[Chakra Hardening (Primary)]: Compresses chakra to form armor, greatly improving physical defense and resistance to some ninjutsu, but at a huge cost.
Control and skills:
【Chakra Control (Basic)】: Accurately control one’s own chakra to achieve preliminary condensation, compression and shape simulation.
[Precision Throwing (Basic)]: Greatly improves the accuracy, power and speed of throwing weapons.
Knowledge and theory:
【Basic Trap Arrangement (Theory)】: Master the basic theories of trap selection, camouflage, trigger mechanism, and serial design.
[Basics of Chakra Property Changes (Theory)]: Understand the five basic attribute characteristics, the principles of mutual generation and mutual restraint, and the initial introductory methods of property changes.
[Basics of Mental Training (Theory)]: Master the basic meditation and breathing techniques of the mountain people.
Li Ming slowly opened his eyes, with a confident and calm light flashing in his eyes.
Integrate these seemingly scattered capabilities and analyze them…
In terms of perception, the combination of the four major abilities of [Spiritual Perception], [Precise Chakra Perception], [Byakugan Visual Simulation] and [Danger Intuition] has allowed him to far surpass ordinary Chunins in terms of intelligence acquisition, early warning and insight into the enemy’s status, and even approach the level of some Jonins who specialize in perception!
In terms of defense, [Illusion Resistance], [Survival Instinct] and the newly acquired [Chakra Hardening] gave him the confidence to withstand the attacks of Chunin or even Jonin to a certain extent! Especially [Chakra Hardening], it was a magical skill tailor-made for someone like him who lacked strong defensive ninjutsu!
In terms of skills, [Chakra Control] is the foundation of all ninjutsu. [Precision Throwing] combined with [Basic Trap Arrangement] is enough for him to perform countless tricks in a specific environment and defeat the strong with the weak!
Although he currently lacks powerful and decisive offensive ninjutsu, such as the powerful signature skills like Rasengan and Chidori, he has not mastered any kind of jutsu.
but!
Just based on the current combination of capabilities which can be described as “comprehensive” and “practical” to the extreme!
Li Ming is confident that without using the trump card of “forced hypnosis”, relying solely on combat skills and the coordination of various abilities, his overall strength has definitely reached…
The level of elite Chunin!
Even in some aspects, such as perception and survivability, he has already touched the threshold of being a jonin!
“Elite Chunin?”
Li Ming’s lips curled up in a satisfied arc.
“Although I am still far from being a truly powerful person, at least…”
“In this upcoming chaotic Konoha collapse, I already have enough power to protect myself, even…”
“I have the qualifications to fish in troubled waters and gain greater benefits!”
He clenched his fists, feeling the chakra flow in his body, which was still not abundant in total amount, but was several times more condensed than before and could be perfectly controlled by him. He also felt the unprecedented strong self-confidence in the depths of his soul brought by the increase in strength!
“Konoha collapses…”
“Just wait!”
“I am coming!”
…
at the same time.
Konoha Village, a more remote and desolate corner.
This seemed to have once been a small training ground, but now it has been abandoned, with only broken wooden stakes, broken targets, and ghostly weeds swaying in the night breeze.
Mitarashi Anko sat slumped on a cold, moss-covered rock, as if all her strength and soul had been drained away.
The wounds on her body had stopped bleeding due to her amazing recovery ability, but the immense pain and weakness brought on by the outbreak of the curse were still tormenting her mind and body like a maggot on her tarsal bones.
The evening breeze blew her messy purple hair and her worn beige windbreaker, making her look indescribably desolate and…desperate.
She lowered her head slightly, staring blankly at the shocking traces of destruction on the ground left by her crazy outburst just now, her eyes filled with indescribable complex emotions.
It had already been used up in the crazy, almost self-harming outburst just now.
pain?
Like a maggot on the tarsal bone, I have long been accustomed to it, even numb.
hatred?
It was unforgettable, yet it also carried a hint of twisted dependence that even she herself was unwilling to admit.
At this moment, what occupied her entire mind was an unprecedented…
Dazed, confused, and…
To the mysterious boy who broke into her life again and again like a ghost, uncovering her scars, but always giving her strange “inspirations” inadvertently…
The curiosity and fear were so strong that they almost swallowed her up!
That little devil…
Why does he know so much about “him”? !
Why does he always appear when I am at my most embarrassed and vulnerable? !
Was he really concerned about me just now?
Remind yourself… to stay alive?
Hongdou shook her head vigorously, trying to drive the annoying face with a teasing smile out of her mind.
But the more she tried to forget, the pair of deep black eyes that seemed to see through everything and carried a hint of madness appeared more and more clearly in her mind like a brand!
Make her upset!
Makes her breath quicken!
The curse mark on her neck began to ache slightly, as if responding to some throbbing that she could not understand!
“hateful……”
She cursed under her breath, grabbed her hair hard, and her eyes were filled with painful struggle.
And just at this moment.
A familiar voice full of magnetism, with a hint of sinister laughter, like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, making her soul tremble, suddenly sounded behind her without warning, like a whisper from hell:
“Hehehe…”
“It seems my little red bean has encountered some troubles recently?”
“Who… made our lovely Red Bean so angry?”
!!!
This sound!!!
Like the most vicious curse!
Like the darkest nightmare from the depths of one’s soul!
It instantly captured Hongdou’s heart!
It made all the blood in her body freeze in an instant!
She raised her head suddenly, and her body began to tremble violently with extreme fear and hatred!
With difficulty, like a rusty machine, he turned his head little by little!
In the shadow not far behind her, a tall man with skin as pale as a dead man and a pair of golden vertical pupils as cold and ruthless as a venomous snake was standing there silently!
He was wearing a simple robe that could not hide his evil aura, and on his face was that iconic, disgusting, hypocritical smile that was full of malice and amusement, as if he was admiring the dying struggle of his prey!
It was the man who brought her endless nightmares, abandoned her as a failure, and yet left an eternal mark on her!
The “mentor” she once loved the most and now hated the most –
Orochimaru!
“Hehe, why do you have this expression when you see the teacher?”
Orochimaru looked at Red Bean’s face which was distorted by extreme fear and hatred, and the smile on his face became more joyful and… cruel.
He took graceful but silent steps like a venomous snake, slowly, step by step, approaching Hongdou who was almost unable to move because of fear.
Those golden snake eyes were filled with icy cold scrutiny and amusement, as if looking at an interesting toy.
“Let the teacher guess…”
“Is it because of… the Chunin Exam?”
“It’s because…”
His gaze, like the tongue of a poisonous snake, gently swept across the Heaven’s Curse Seal on Hongdou’s neck, which began to stir wildly again because of his appearance, and emitted ominous purple-black chakra.
The smile on his lips became more evil and…
“Is it because… you miss ‘teacher’?”
“No!!”
“Get away from me!!”
Hongdou let out a scream full of despair and hatred, like a completely enraged lioness!
She forced herself to suppress the fear and pain that were surging in her heart like a tide!
Trying to gather the last remaining strength to attack the devil-like man in front of him!
After experiencing the explosion of the curse and Li Ming’s provocation just now, she was already at the end of her strength!
Orochimaru didn’t even move!
Only the pair of golden snake eyes narrowed slightly!
A cold chakra pressure that was as real as a substance, full of absolute suppressive power, and countless times stronger than Red Bean!
It’s like a mountain falling down on your head!
It hit Hongdou’s fragile mind and body hard!
puff!
Hongdou only felt that her soul was grasped tightly by an invisible big hand and then crushed!
A sweet feeling in the throat!
A mouthful of blood spurted out uncontrollably!
The whole person fell backwards helplessly like a kite with a broken string!
“Hehehe…really…you haven’t made any progress at all.”
Orochimaru looked at Red Bean, who was lying on the ground like a rag doll, with a dazed look in her eyes, blood at the corners of her mouth, and her whole body twitching violently from pain and despair. His face showed undisguised disappointment and…disgust.
It was as if he was looking at a failed experiment that made him extremely dissatisfied.
He slowly squatted down, stretched out his fingers that were as cold and pale as a snake’s tongue, gently lifted Hongdou’s chin that was covered with dust and blood, and forced her to look at his golden snake eyes that were filled with absolute coldness and ruthlessness.
“Since you were once the teacher’s most beloved disciple…”
“Teacher, I’ll give you… one last chance…”
His voice became like the whisper of a devil, full of deadly temptation and… unquestionable orders.
“Go ahead…”
“Go kill the child who also possesses the ‘Heaven’s Curse Seal’…”
“Uchiha… Sasuke…”
“or……”
His cold fingers gently stroked the burning curse mark on Hongdou’s neck, feeling the pain and restlessness coming from it.
The smile on his lips became even weirder.
“……die.”
After saying that, he released his hand, stood up, and no longer looked at Hongdou who was lying on the ground, as if she was trapped in an endless hell, with her eyes completely dull and filled with only endless pain and despair.
The figure disappeared silently into the night like ink melting into water.
Only Mitarashi Anko was left alone, curled up on the cold ground as if abandoned by the whole world, her body shaking violently from the unbearable pain and despair.
Tears mixed with blood kept falling from her empty eye sockets, soaking the dust beneath her.
Silent, heart-wrenching sobs, like a wounded beast, came from deep in her throat…
Full of… endless… despair…
Chapter 22 Oh, Sasuke is here too! (Old version)
The next morning, when the first ray of sunlight shone through the gap in the window and gently fell on the floor of the room like a golden thread, Li Ming opened his eyes on time.
His eyes were clear and sharp, without any of the confusion of just waking up. Instead, they were full of anticipation and excitement for a new day of “hunting”.
Although the thrilling battle with Red Bean last night was dangerous, it also brought him huge gains. Not only did he successfully plunder the two key abilities [Survival Instinct (Elementary)] and [Chakra Hardening (Elementary)], but it also gave him a clear understanding of his current strength – an elite Chunin!
Although he still has a long way to go before he can become a truly powerful man, at least he already has the confidence to protect himself in the coming chaotic world and… to gain greater benefits!
Feeling the increasingly thick and oppressive tension in the air, Li Ming knew that he didn’t have much time left.
The countdown to Konoha’s collapse has entered the final countdown stage!
He must speed up his “hunt”!
Improve your strength as much as possible before the final chaos comes!
The target that is easiest and can see results the fastest at the moment is undoubtedly the pink-haired girl who has been initially “conquered” by him and has developed strong and complex feelings for him – Haruno Sakura!
Her talent for [Chakra Control] is unparalleled, and her inner desire to be recognized is simply a tailor-made, endless source of emotional value “ATM” for him!
More importantly, after several previous interactions, Sakura’s emotional response to him has become increasingly strong. Now is the best time to strike while the iron is hot and carry out the next “harvest”!
After making up his mind, Li Ming no longer hesitated. He quickly washed up, changed into clean and neat casual clothes, and walked straight to the training ground commonly used by Class 7.
However, when he sneaked to the edge of the training ground quietly as usual, preparing to look for Sakura, the scene in front of him made him slightly stunned, and then the corner of his mouth curled up in an arc full of surprise and amusement.
I saw four ninjas gathered in the open space in the middle of the training ground!
The silver-haired jonin, Hatake Kakashi, who always wore a mask and looked lazy but had a shrewd look in his eyes, was leaning against a big tree with his hands in his pockets, seeming to be explaining something.
Opposite him, there was Uzumaki Naruto, with blond hair, a stubborn look on his face, and amazing vitality like a little sun; there was Uchiha Sasuke, with black hair and black eyes, a cold expression, and an aura of “keep away from strangers”, like a cold star in the dark night; and there was Haruno Sakura, the target of his trip, with long pink hair dancing in the wind, who was listening attentively to the explanation of the silver-haired jonin…
The three future “legends” are all here!
Although Li Ming knew them, at this moment, he needed to play the role of an ordinary villager who knew nothing about them.
Only Sakura… knew him.
This is truly a godsend!
In front of her two “companions” and her respected teacher, she interacted…
This is simply the most efficient, exciting and perfect stage that can easily trigger intense emotional fluctuations!
He made up his mind instantly, and his face immediately changed to that just right expression of an ordinary villager, with a bit of timidity, but full of curiosity and admiration for the powerful ninja, and he walked out from behind the tree with confidence.
“Well… well… dear ninja…”
He took the initiative to speak, his voice was a little nervous and respectful, just loud enough for the people over there to hear. His eyes seemed to accidentally sweep over Ying, giving her an extremely brief, almost imperceptible look.
Kakashi glanced over lazily and saw that it was an ordinary boy he had never seen before. There was a barely perceptible flash of scrutiny in his eyes, but he didn’t pay too much attention.
Naruto, who was listening to the lecture, looked at him curiously. Sasuke didn’t even raise his eyelids, completely immersed in his own world.
Only Haruno Sakura’s body suddenly stiffened the moment she saw Li Ming appear!
Li Mingjun?!
Why is he here?!
And this was when Kakashi-sensei and Sasuke-kun were all here? !
When Sakura thought of the “strange” experiences she had experienced in her previous encounters with him and her uncontrollable heartbeat, her pretty face instantly turned red!
She subconsciously lowered her head, her heart beating wildly like a drum, and her eyes were so panicked that she didn’t know where to look.
[Haruno Sakura’s mood value +10, current mood value: 25/100]Li Ming seemed to have not noticed Sakura’s abnormality at all. His eyes were mainly on the silver-haired jonin who seemed to be the leader. He said in a tone full of awe and request:
“Master Ninja, I… I was just passing by and saw you all training here. I thought… I thought it was very impressive!”
“I have admired Ninja-sama very much since I was a child! I wonder…can I just…watch from the side…from a distance…for a while?”
“I promise not to make any noise and disturb the training of the adults!”
He perfectly portrayed an ordinary villager’s curiosity, admiration and cautiousness towards ninjas.
Kakashi looked at the boy in front of him with a respectful attitude and sincere eyes. Perhaps he thought that the curiosity of an ordinary villager was harmless, or maybe he was simply too lazy to care, so he waved his hand lazily.
“Well, if you just want to take a look, it’s up to you.”
“Just don’t get too close and don’t cause any trouble.”
“Yes! Thank you, Master Ninja!”
Li Ming immediately showed a “flattered” expression, and quickly bowed to express his gratitude, then very “tactfully” retreated to a position at the edge of the training ground that was far enough away but still allowed him to clearly see Ying.
The special training officially began soon.
Kakashi was mainly instructing Sasuke and occasionally giving advice to Naruto, while Sakura was arranged to continue practicing basic chakra control on the side.
This made Sakura, who was already anxious about not being able to keep up with her teammates, feel even more depressed.
Li Ming seized every opportunity during training.
When Kakashi was concentrating on Sasuke and Naruto collapsed on the ground due to exhaustion, he would always “happen” to appear near Sakura.
He wouldn’t get too close to avoid attracting the attention of Kakashi or Sasuke, but he was just far enough away for Sakura to see him clearly.
He didn’t say anything, but just silently watched Sakura who was practicing hard with a look full of “encouragement” and “appreciation”.
When Ying stopped to rest because of fatigue and wiped her sweat in frustration, Li Ming would quietly place a bottle of clean water and a brand new towel on the ground not far from her, then quickly step away, leaving only a gentle back.
His behavior was cautious, full of “respect” for ninja training, as if he was just a shy bystander who was moved by the girl’s efforts.
But this silent concern and consideration, for Ying, who was feeling lost and self-doubting at the moment, was like a spring of sweet water in the desert, which instantly moistened her dry heart!
Sakura looked at the bottle of water and towel on the ground, then secretly glanced at the boy in the distance who was “watching” the training seriously but whose eyes always drifted towards her inadvertently. Her cheeks became hot uncontrollably again and her heart beat like a deer.
He…he…is he caring about me?
He seems to…always see my efforts…
And you look at me with that look…
[Haruno Sakura’s mood value +20]This kind of silent and considerate attention made Sakura’s heart even more confused and more…throbbing!
Although these scenes were obscure, they still caught the eyes of those who were interested.
Naruto noticed that the strange boy was always staring at Sakura and secretly giving her things. He felt a little unhappy and thought that the guy was sneaky, but he couldn’t tell what was wrong.
Sasuke would occasionally frown because of Sakura’s distraction. When he followed Sakura’s gaze and saw the young man standing in the distance, a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes, even he himself was not aware of it.
Only Kakashi saw it all, and the curve of his mouth under the mask became bigger and bigger.
uh-huh?
This kid… is quite interesting…
It seems that Sakura’s spring…
It seems like there is more than one direction?
finally!
As the special training was about to end, the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the entire training ground a warm orange-red.
Kakashi announced the disbandment.
Naruto cheered and rushed towards Ichiraku Ramen, while Sasuke snorted and prepared to leave.
Sakura also packed her things and prepared to catch up with her teammates.
Just then, Li Ming came over again.
This time, he didn’t bring water, towels, or flowers.
He simply walked up to Sakura, who looked a little frail due to the day’s fatigue, and looked at her with extremely serious and focused eyes as she looked at him in surprise, nervousness, and a hint of expectation.
The voice was so gentle that it seemed to drip water:
“cherry.”
He called her name softly.
“You worked really hard today.”
“I see.”
After saying this, he gave Sakura a smile that was as warm and gentle as the sun, full of affirmation and appreciation, then he turned around and left the training ground calmly.
No unnecessary movements.
No ambiguous words.
Just a gentle call, a simple affirmation, and a warm smile.
But it’s like the most powerful illusion!
It instantly hit the softest and most touching part of Sakura’s heart!
boom–!!!
It’s like a volcano that has been accumulating for a long time erupting!
Just like a flower that has reached its peak of bloom suddenly opens up!
Ying stood there in a daze, watching Li Ming’s disappearing back, feeling as if her heart was about to be completely overwhelmed by an indescribable, immense sense of happiness and excitement!
He…he…he called me Sakura!
He also said… He also said he saw my efforts!
Has he been…looking at me all this time?!
[Haruno Sakura’s emotion value +70!!! Current emotion value: 100/100!!! Overflow…]Chapter 23: Haruno Sakura’s W… (Old Version)
[Target’s core abilities detected: Chakra control (potential for mastery), basic medical ninjutsu (knowledge), super strength (extremely weak potential), theoretical knowledge (excellent)…randomly selected…][Congratulations to the host! Obtained knowledge fragment: Introduction to Medical Ninjutsu (theory and basic techniques)! ]It exploded again!
And it’s medical ninjutsu!
Although it is just theory and basic techniques, it is definitely a pleasant surprise!
Li Ming was ecstatic!
This is the special skill of Tsunade, the future fifth-generation Hokage!
It is a magical skill that can save lives in battle!
With this foundation, wouldn’t it be easier to “plunder” Tsunade or Shizune in the future? !
A huge flow of information about human body structure, basic wound treatment, chakra hemostasis, and how to use chakra to activate the most basic cells and promote wound healing, poured into Li Ming’s mind like a clear spring!
This instantly gave him a preliminary but systematic understanding of the field of medical ninjutsu!
Li Ming forced himself to suppress the excitement in his heart, and his gaze fell again on Haruno Sakura, who was still completely immersed in the dream-like throbbing just now, her little face was as red as a ripe apple, her eyes were confused and watery, and she was almost unable to stand.
Seeing her completely distraught and out of control because of a word or a move from me…
The fire of plunderer in Li Ming’s heart burned even more fiercely!
He knew that at this moment, Sakura’s mental defenses had become extremely fragile due to the intense emotional shock!
Exactly…
Strike while the iron is hot, the best time to take the next step!
That gentle smile that could melt an iceberg appeared on his face again. He took a step forward and naturally, as if subconsciously, stretched out his hand and gently supported Sakura’s arm, whose body was shaking slightly due to excitement.
The voice also became deeper, full of irresistible magnetism:
“Sakura, are you okay?”
“Your face is so red, are you too tired from training?”
The moment skin touches!
Sakura shuddered as if she had been electrocuted!
I felt that the small piece of skin on my arm that was held by Li Ming suddenly became extremely hot!
An indescribable tingling feeling instantly ran through her body like an electric current!
Let her brain go blank again!
Even the ability to think is temporarily lost!
“I…I…I’m fine…”
She answered stutteringly, her voice as thin as a mosquito’s, and she didn’t even dare to look up at Li Ming’s eyes that seemed to be filled with magic.
Li Ming looked at her cute appearance of letting him “control” her completely, and smiled in his heart. Then he made an invitation in a very natural tone, as if it was just a casual remark:
“You look tired after a day’s work, you must be hungry, right?”
“I know a store nearby that tastes pretty good and is reasonably priced.”
“If you don’t mind…”
He paused slightly, looking tenderly at Sakura’s long eyelashes which were trembling slightly due to nervousness and shyness.
“…Would you be so kind as to have dinner with me?”
Dinner?!
He…he actually invited me to dinner?!
Sakura’s heart started beating uncontrollably again!
Reason told her that she should refuse!
She and this boy haven’t known each other for long!
And… and Sasuke-kun…
But when I think of his gentle eyes, his words of affirmation, and the warm and strong touch of his arm…
It was as if something was blocking my mouth and I couldn’t say no!
She even…
Even a little bit…
expect? !
“I……”
Sakura’s brain was still in a chaotic state, and she nodded gently without thinking, in a daze, and like a sleepwalker.
“……good……”
“Very good!”
A surprised smile immediately appeared on Li Ming’s face. He naturally let go of the hand that was holding her arm (so as not to attract other people’s attention), and then made a “please” gesture.
“Shall we go then?”
“Um……”
Ying followed Li Ming in a daze like a puppet and walked out of the training ground.
It wasn’t until the two of them walked out of the training ground and disappeared from the sight of Kakashi and the others (although they probably didn’t care) that Sakura came back to her senses.
etc!
What did I just…promise?!
I want to have dinner with Li Mingjun…?!
How could I agree to that?!
Sakura screamed madly in her heart, but her body honestly followed the pace of the boy in front of her step by step. Her heart was still beating like a deer, full of tension, anticipation and a kind of…
An unprecedented thrill, like tasting forbidden fruit.
Soon, the two came to an ordinary small restaurant that looked quite clean and tidy, but not very large and did not have many customers.
Li Ming found a quiet seat by the window and sat down, while Ying sat opposite him somewhat stiffly.
“What do you want to eat? Anything.”
Li Ming handed the menu to Ying with a gentle smile on his face.
But when Ying lowered her head to look at the menu, he calmly touched the deflated wallet in his pocket, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
Damn it…
This month’s pocket money is almost gone…
Treating a girl to a meal is really expensive…
You can’t catch a wolf without sacrificing a child!
For the next “two consecutive critical strikes”, for a richer “harvest”…
This investment is worth it!
A hint of determination flashed in his eyes. When the waiter came over, in addition to ordering two moderately priced set meals, he also added with gritted teeth:
“And… a small bottle of sake.”
“Okay, wait a moment.”
The waiter smiled, noted it down, and turned to leave.
When Ying heard Li Ming ordering drinks, she looked up in surprise.
“Li Mingjun… do you… drink?”
“I drink a little bit occasionally.”
Li Ming explained with a slightly “embarrassed” smile on his face.
“Today… um… it’s a little special, let’s celebrate a little bit.”
His words were ambiguous, but the “special” in his eyes seemed to imply something, which made Sakura’s heart skip a beat again and her cheeks involuntarily felt slightly hot.
Soon, sake and side dishes were served.
The waiter poured a small glass of clear sake for each of them.
Li Ming picked up the wine glass and looked at Ying, who looked even more beautiful and charming because of her nervousness and shyness, with a sincere smile on his face.
Just as their eyes met and they were about to raise their glasses!
Seize this fleeting opportunity!
The invisible mental shock, like the most precise scalpel, instantly cut into Sakura’s mental defenses which had become particularly fragile due to her emotional fluctuations!
Because Ying had a very high degree of favorability and trust in Li Ming at the moment, and the environment was noisy, the hypnosis went extremely smoothly and hardly caused any energy fluctuations!
“Well……”
Ying only felt a slight blur in front of her eyes, and her brain went blank in an instant, as if the power was cut off, and her eyes became dull and empty for a few tenths of a second.
[Ding! Forced hypnosis was successfully used on the target ‘Haruno Sakura’! ]Li Ming immediately implanted a carefully designed post-hypnotic suggestion at the fastest speed:
“Listen, Sakura.”
“You are not hypnotized, you just think Li Mingjun is particularly charming today.”
“After drinking this sake, you will feel more relaxed and happier.”
“You will find yourself being irresistibly attracted to the boy in front of you, wanting to get closer to him, wanting to… learn more about him…”
“Every word he said seemed to have a magical power that made you intoxicated…”
Hint implantation completed!
An extremely slight snap of fingers.
Ying seemed to have woken up from a short, sweet dream. Her eyes instantly regained their spirit, but there was a hint of confusion and ripples in them that she herself could not understand…
A stronger, almost indissoluble shyness and affection.
“Li Mingjun…?”
She called out softly, a little dazedly and with a hint of nasal tone, as if she had just come to her senses.
“Hmm? What’s wrong?”
Li Ming showed a concerned expression on his face, as if nothing had happened just now.
“Come on, let’s…cheers?”
He raised his glass.
“Ah… OK…”
As if bewitched, Ying also raised her wine glass in a daze and clinked it lightly with the small cup.
A crisp sound.
An ambiguous atmosphere spread silently between the two of them.
Sakura symbolically took a sip of sake. The spicy liquid slid down her throat, making her pretty face instantly redder and her eyes even more blurred.
The effect of hypnotic suggestion began to quietly take effect in her body like the most powerful aphrodisiac!
She felt that Li Ming in front of her seemed to be glowing!
Every word he said was so beautiful!
Every look from him made her heart beat faster!
Every subtle movement of his is full of indescribable charm!
She felt like she was really…
Completely fallen…
During the following dinner, the atmosphere became more ambiguous.
Li Ming didn’t say too many explicit words, but he was always able to guide the topic just right, talking about some theoretical knowledge about the ninja world that Sakura was interested in, or inadvertently revealing his appreciation for her efforts and talents, making her feel deeply understood and valued.
And Sakura, under the dual effects of alcohol and hypnotic suggestion, became much bolder than usual.
She would take the initiative to ask Li Ming some questions, dare to look him in the eye, and even when she was happy, she would let out a clear laugh like a silver bell.
Occasionally, when taking food or passing things, their fingers would touch each other lightly inadvertently.
Every brief contact was like an electric current, causing Sakura’s body to tremble slightly and her cheeks to become even hotter.
The ambiguous atmosphere is like fermenting wine, becoming stronger and stronger.
Sakura felt her consciousness becoming increasingly blurred, her heart beating faster and faster, and a strong urge to do something was surging wildly in her heart like a flood about to break through a dam!
She looked at the boy’s face with a gentle smile, and his deep eyes that seemed to contain the sea of ​​stars…
finally……
Driven by alcohol, hypnotic suggestion, and long-accumulated emotions!
She could no longer suppress the impulse in her heart that was like a wildfire!
In Li Ming’s slightly surprised eyes!
Sakura suddenly leaned forward!
Close your eyes!
Lightly touch the two petals with the sweet scent of sake, like a dragonfly touching the water.
Time seems to stand still at this moment!
The air seemed to freeze at this moment!
Next second!
Like waking up from a dream!
Sakura suddenly opened her eyes!
The moment you realize what you just did!
Shy! Panic! Unbelievable!
An emotion that is so strong that it is indescribable, blooming like fireworks!
It instantly overwhelmed all her consciousness!
Chapter 24: Critical Strikes! What’s the Relationship Between Us? (Old Version)
[Ding! The target ‘Haruno Sakura’s’ emotional fluctuations are detected to be far beyond the upper threshold! The system determines that it is over the limit! ][Extracting the essence of the core ability by force… Extraction successful! 】
[Congratulations to the host! Gained passive ability: Super Strength (Weak)! ]Strange power? !
It’s actually supernatural power?!
Although it is only at a weak level, this is Tsunade and Sakura’s signature ability in the future!
It is a terrifying force that can shatter the earth with one punch and challenge Susanoo!
Li Ming felt that his heart skipped a beat because of this unexpected huge surprise!
This is a more exciting gain than acquiring any ninjutsu!
This means that he has unlimited potential for growth!
As long as he continues to “plunder” and strengthen himself, he may be able to possess the same terrifying power as Tsunade to destroy the world in the future!
A strange energy seed filled with violent power instantly merged into Li Ming’s limbs and bones!
He could clearly feel that every cell in his body seemed to be cheering!
Muscles, bones, fascia… are all beginning to undergo some miraculous transformation towards becoming stronger and more explosive at an extremely slow but extremely real speed!
Although this change is extremely slight and almost negligible.
But Li Ming knew that this was just the beginning!
As long as he continues to plunder from Sakura and Tsunade, whom he is destined to meet in the future, this seed called “super strength” will one day grow into a towering tree that can shake the heaven and earth!
Li Ming forced himself to suppress the ecstasy and excitement in his heart that was like a volcanic eruption, and focused his attention back on the present.
Haruno Sakura seemed to have lost all her strength. She collapsed in her seat, her face pale, her lips trembling slightly, her beautiful green eyes wide open, filled with disbelief, extreme panic, deep shame, and…
There was a sense of confusion and helplessness that even she herself could not understand, as if she had touched a taboo.
She just…
She just now…
Kissed Li Mingjun on her own initiative? !
This realization was like the most horrific nightmare, making her whole body cold and almost suffocating!
“cherry?”
Li Ming looked at her pitiful appearance as if she was overly frightened and completely confused, and there was just the right amount of “surprise” and “helplessness” in his eyes, but more of that was a kind of gentleness with a faint smile, as if he could see through all her thoughts.
He slowly and with great restraint calmed down his slightly excited mood due to the huge harvest.
Then he stood up, walked around the small table very naturally, and sat down next to Sakura, who was trembling slightly due to shock and panic.
He didn’t say anything, but just looked at her quietly with an extremely gentle, extremely tolerant gaze that seemed to be able to soothe all anxiety.
Then, he reached out his hand, and with an extremely gentle and cherishing movement, gently, as if brushing away dewdrops from flower petals, he gently brushed a strand of pink hair that had fallen beside Sakura’s cheek in panic behind her ear.
The voice was also very low, like the whisper of lovers, full of soothing power:
“It’s fine.”
“Don’t be afraid.”
These two simple words, this extremely gentle gesture, this look full of tolerance and understanding…
Like the warmest sunshine, it instantly dispelled the great fear and coldness in Sakura’s heart caused by panic!
Her heart, which was beating wildly and almost exploding, miraculously calmed down little by little.
Instead, there is a more violent and uncontrollable…
Grievance, confusion, and…
The complex emotions she felt towards the young man in front of her who gave her the excitement and sense of security she had never experienced before grew like vines and were about to completely drown her!
Tears, like pearls from a broken string, fell uncontrollably from her beautiful green eyes.
She raised her misty tearful eyes and looked at the face with a gentle smile that was so close to her. With a thick nasal tone and uncontrollable trembling, she finally asked the fatal question that had been lingering in her heart for a long time and tormented her for a long time, as if it was fate and she could not avoid it:
“Li Mingjun…”
“We…we are now…”
“What kind of relationship is that?”
Finally asked!
When Li Ming heard this question, the joy of being in control in his heart instantly reached its peak!
But there was no trace of complacency on his face.
He just continued to gaze deeply into Sakura’s eyes, which were filled with tears, confusion, expectation, and fear, with a look that was so gentle that it could drown people.
It was as if it was going to completely suck her soul in.
Then, he slowly, extremely slowly raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile that was extremely gentle, extremely ambiguous, but with a hint of seeing through everything and knowing everything, which was enough to make any young girl fall completely for him.
He didn’t answer directly.
She just spoke softly, word by word, in a low and magnetic voice full of infinite reverie and suggestion, like a lover’s whisper:
“You know, Sakura.”
Not sure.
No denial.
Only this sentence…
An answer filled with endless ambiguity and hints.
Like the most exquisite key, it instantly opened the Pandora’s box of “fantasy” and “depravity” in Sakura’s heart!
A huge wave was set off in Haruno Sakura’s heart!
She stared blankly at Li Ming’s deep eyes with a gentle smile on them, as if they could see through everything, and her brain completely shut down!
I know?
What do I know?
What is our relationship?
Are you friends?
still……
Closer than friends?
[Current emotion value: 35/100]Her cheeks were so red that they were almost burning, and her heart seemed to be about to jump out of her chest. Countless chaotic thoughts were running wildly through her mind, making her completely unable to think. She could only stare at Li Ming blankly with her watery green eyes that were full of confusion and helplessness, like a frightened deer.
Li Ming looked at her cute appearance, which was completely at his mercy and had lost the ability to think, and the satisfaction of being in control in his heart was extremely pleasant.
He knew that today’s “strategy” had exceeded its goals.
Not only did he successfully plunder the [Super Strength (Weak)], a magical skill with unlimited potential, but he also completely disrupted Sakura’s emotions and planted a deeper and indelible seed in her heart.
If we continue like this, it will be too much.
It’s time…
Close the net and prepare for the next “hunt”.
The smile on his face was still gentle. He reached out his hand and used his fingertips to very gently and with a hint of pity wipe away the tears that were sliding down the corners of Sakura’s eyes due to excitement.
“Okay, stop thinking about it.”
His voice seemed to have magic, easily calming the girl’s confused mind.
“It’s getting late, shall I take you home?”
Ying felt as if all her strength had been drained away. She could only nod subconsciously and let Li Ming help her stand up and leave the small restaurant that had witnessed her losing control of her emotions.
On the way back, neither of them spoke.
The night breeze was cool, blowing on the girl’s hot cheeks and also blowing the boy’s calm clothes.
The street lights stretched the shadows of the two people very long, and occasionally overlapped each other, filled with a silent yet strong and indissoluble atmosphere of ambiguity.
Ying lowered her head, not daring to look at the boy’s face. She could only secretly glance at his tall silhouette from the corner of her eyes. Her heart was still beating like a deer, and her mind kept replaying everything that had just happened, as well as that sentence…
Finally, we were almost near Sakura’s house.
Li Ming stopped with a gentle smile on his face.
“Just send it here.”
“Be careful on the road.”
Ying still kept her head down, her voice as soft as a mosquito’s, but her feet seemed to have taken root and she was reluctant to leave.
The feeling of reluctance to leave was almost overflowing.
Li Ming looked at her like this and laughed in his heart, but did not say anything more. He just nodded slightly at her, then turned around and disappeared calmly into the night.
It was not until Li Ming’s back completely disappeared that Ying suddenly raised her head as if awakened from a dream, looking at the empty street, her face full of loss and…
A hint of sweetness that even she herself couldn’t explain.
On the other side, Li Ming was walking through the quiet streets of Konoha like a ghost. The gentle smile on his face had long disappeared, replaced by cold indifference and deep calculation.
He returned to his simple rental house and closed the door.
He did not immediately begin to study the newly acquired [Super Strength (Weak)] or [Introduction to Medical Ninjutsu], but first walked under the bed and took out a small, tattered cloth bag from an extremely hidden corner.
Crash…
He emptied the contents of the bag onto the table.
They were some scattered, low-denomination Konoha coins and a few copper coins that looked worthless.
This is the entire “legacy” left by the original body’s sacrificed Genin parents.
Li Ming frowned and counted carefully.
“Tsk…as expected…”
He scratched his hair irritably.
With this amount of money, if you live frugally, you may be able to barely maintain basic living for a period of time.
He is no longer the ordinary villager who just needs to eat and wait for death!
He needs to invest in better training equipment!
You need to purchase various materials to make traps!
Nutritional supplements are needed to support the increasingly powerful body and chakra consumption!
In order to more easily approach and “conquer” those female characters from prominent families, he also needs some clothes and “little gifts” to “package” himself!
Just like tonight’s meal and that small bottle of sake, although they didn’t cost much, they made his already tight financial situation even worse!
“This amount of money is definitely not enough to spend!”
Li Ming’s eyes became sharp.
“It seems that while improving my strength, I also need to find a way to make some money.”
Make money…
In this ninja world, what is the fastest way to make money?
Doing tasks?
With his current “civilian” status, he can’t get any decent tasks at all.
Robbery?
The risk is too great and it is easy to be exposed.
Doing business?
No capital and no connections.
What other methods are there?
Li Ming’s eyes quickly swept through his mind over the several main female characters with whom he had already established “connections”.
Ying? Her family was ordinary, maybe even poorer than him.
Ino? The Yamanaka flower shop seemed to be doing well, but how much pocket money could a Genin like her have? And the Yamanaka clan seemed to be more adept at spiritual mysticism and intelligence, and they were not necessarily wealthy.
Tiantian? A tech geek obsessed with ninja tools and traps. He probably put all his money into those “money-burning” hobbies and is probably even poorer than him.
Red Bean? She’s a special jonin, so her salary should be high, but looking at her clothes that she never changes and her love for three-colored balls…
I guess he is also a moonlighter, and he is “making money” from her? The risk factor is maxed out!
After eliminating these options…
A name, like a morning star in the dark night, suddenly illuminated Li Ming’s thoughts!
Hyuga Hinata!
The eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan, one of the oldest and most powerful families in Konoha Village!
Although due to his weak character and inferior talent to Neji, his position in the family seems to be somewhat awkward, and he has even been half-abandoned by his father.
A lean camel is bigger than a horse!
As the eldest daughter of the Hyuga family, the resources she has access to and the wealth she possesses are absolutely beyond the reach of other girls from civilian or ordinary ninja families!
It’s simply…
A moving, breathing being that is full of infinite affection and dependence on me…
Super rich woman!
“Hey……”
The corners of Li Ming’s mouth curled up into a smile full of calculation and determination.
“It seems that my next ‘hunt’ target is not only to plunder her abilities, but also to…”
“Let’s find a way to get this rich lady’s gold coins!”
There are many ways to earn coins.
It doesn’t have to be something as low-level as asking for money directly.
Perhaps by “accidentally” revealing your own financial difficulties, you can stimulate her sympathy and desire to help?
Perhaps through our “common hobbies”, I could get her to “willingly” give me some precious medicinal herbs or training equipment to “support” me?
Taking advantage of her unreserved trust in himself, he could extract some secret information from her about the Hyuga clan or Konoha’s high-level officials that could be used to exchange for benefits?
Countless sinister and cunning thoughts flashed through Li Ming’s mind.
Eventually, he landed on a tentative plan.
“That’s it!”
“Tomorrow, I will go find my ‘gentle, kind, simple and lovely’ Miss Hinata and have a good ’emotional exchange’…”
Having made up his mind, Li Ming felt that he had finally found a solution to the financial problems that had been bothering him, and he felt much better.
He didn’t think any more about it, put the money on the table back and hid it back where it came from.
Then, he lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and began to rest to recharge his energy for tomorrow’s “hunting”.
Chapter 25: Face the challenge head on! Double kill Hinata and Ino! (Old version)
The next day, the sky was bright.
Li Ming left the rental house according to the plan he had made last night.
His target is very clear – Hyuga Hinata, the “super rich woman” who comes from a wealthy family, has a soft personality, and is extremely fond of him!
In order to approach the target more smoothly and lay the groundwork for the subsequent “gold explosion”, he decided to go to the most prosperous shopping street in Konoha Village first.
First, to check out the location and get familiar with the environment; second,…
See if he can use the little money he has left to buy some cheap but thoughtful-looking gifts as a “stepping stone” to get closer to Hinata.
However, plans can never keep up with changes.
Just as Li Ming had just stepped into the busy and bustling shopping street and was still searching for a suitable shop, a familiar figure that was giving him a slight headache suddenly entered his sight!
She was standing at the door of an elegant-looking Japanese confectionery shop, seemingly hesitating whether to go in.
Very good!
The target appears!
Li Ming was delighted and was about to adjust his expression, putting on the “gentle encouragement” mode that always worked on Hinata, and walked up to talk to her.
But the next second, his smile froze on his face.
Because he saw that next to Hinata, there was another person standing whom he absolutely did not want to meet at the same time!
Ino was seen with her hands on her hips, pointing at the exquisite Japanese confectionery in the window with great interest, and talking non-stop. Hinata was beside her, with her head down, her fingers nervously twisting the corners of her clothes, looking like she was forcibly dragged here and was at a loss.
How did these two people get together?!
Li Ming frowned slightly, and a bad premonition flashed through his mind.
With Ino’s character of always wanting to stir up trouble, likes to join in the fun, and seems to have some “special” curiosity and competitive desire towards herself, if she sees herself and Hinata together…
God knows what kind of trouble will come out!
Must avoid!
Today’s main goal is Hinata’s “gold coins”, and we can’t let anything else happen!
Li Ming made a prompt decision and almost subconsciously wanted to turn around, pretending that he didn’t see it and slip away from another way.
Too late!
“Hey! Who’s that over there?”
A clear, loud voice, with a bit of unquestionable coquettishness and a hint of teasing, like a precise locking signal, instantly came from the door of the Japanese confectionery shop!
Her eyes, as bright as sapphires, were so sharp that she caught sight of Li Ming, who was preparing for a “strategic retreat”, among the endless stream of people!
And he called him out without any hesitation!
Li Ming’s steps froze, and he cursed in his heart: “Damn it!”
Now I can’t leave even if I want to.
There was no way out. He could only bite the bullet, put on that harmless smile with just the right amount of “surprise” on his face, and walk towards the two of them under Hinata’s gaze that suddenly became surprised, shy and flustered, and Ino’s eyes that were full of scrutiny, amusement and “where are you going” teasing.
“Ino-san, Hinata-san, what a coincidence, you guys are here shopping too?”
He greeted her in a casual manner, trying to get away with it.
“Hmph! Stop pretending!”
But Ino didn’t buy his trick at all. She folded her hands over her chest, slightly raised her pointed chin, and looked Li Ming up and down as if she was interrogating a prisoner, with a malicious smile on the corner of her mouth.
“Tell me! What are you trying to do here?”
“Are you planning to secretly harass some ignorant girl again?”
Her words were full of gunpowder, and she spoke them deliberately loudly, attracting several passers-by to look over curiously.
When Hinata heard Ino’s impolite words, her face turned red instantly. She wanted to defend Li Ming, but she was speechless because of her natural shyness. She could only lower her head more nervously, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
[Hinata Hyuga’s emotion value +10, current emotion value: 30/100]“Ino-san, what you said is…”
Li Ming’s face showed just the right amount of “helplessness” and “bitter smile”.
“I just happened to be passing by and wanted to take a look around.”
“Passing by?”
Ino raised her pretty eyebrows, obviously not believing it.
“Just right! I’m in a good mood today and I’m in need of a follower to carry my bag!”
“Since we’ve met, you’re unlucky!”
“Come on! Come with us!”
As she said that, she grabbed Li Ming’s arm without any explanation and extremely forcefully!
Then, ignoring Li Ming’s “struggle” and Hinata’s shy expression that almost made her faint, he forcibly pulled him deeper into the shopping street!
“Hey! Ino-san! You…”
Li Ming symbolically “resisted” twice, but was eventually “forcibly” dragged away by Ino in an unquestionable manner.
Hinata looked at Li Ming who was being dragged away by Ino like a “prisoner”, and then looked at the curious and even ambiguous gazes around her. Her cheeks felt hot and almost burned, but her feet still followed involuntarily in small steps.
An awkward shopping trip for three people, full of the flavor of the Japanese light novel “Love Shura Field”, is forced to begin!
Ino obviously did it on purpose.
She took Li Ming and Hinata and went to clothing stores and jewelry stores that girls liked to visit.
“Hey, Li Ming, what do you think of me wearing this?”
Ino picked up a bold, brightly colored off-shoulder dress, gestured in front of herself, and then deliberately looked at Li Ming with an expectant look, as if waiting for his praise.
Li Ming cursed the demon in his heart, but he could only show an expression of “admiration” on his face, and complimented him against his will but just right:
“Very…very beautiful. Perfect for a lively girl like you, Ino-san.”
While praising Ino, he glanced at Hinata beside him, who was so embarrassed that she was at a loss and wanted to curl herself up into a ball, and added a sentence.
“Of course, Hinata-san will definitely look good in it. It’s that kind of… um… quiet, gentle beauty.”
He seems to be keeping things fair, but in fact he is teasing people madly!
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +15, current emotion value: 25/100][Hinata Hyuga’s emotion value +20, current emotion value: 50/100]“Humph! You’re good at talking!”
Ino snorted somewhat dissatisfiedly, but still put the dress down, and then pulled the two of them to look at various sparkling hairpins and earrings.
“This butterfly hairpin is so cute! Hinata, what do you think?”
Ino picked up a sparkling butterfly hairpin and without saying a word, pinned it on Hinata’s smooth dark blue short hair.
“Ah! I… I…”
Hinata was startled by this sudden act of intimacy. She wanted to dodge but didn’t dare to. She could only let Ino manipulate her, her cheeks turning red as if blood was about to drip out.
“Yeah! It really suits you!”
Ino nodded with satisfaction, then turned to look at Li Ming and said in a matter-of-fact tone.
“Hey! Look how beautiful Hinata looks in this! How about buying it for her?”
She is deliberately making things difficult for Li Ming!
I want to see him embarrass himself!
Li Ming sneered in his heart, but his face showed just the right expression of “embarrassment” and “short of money”. He touched his empty wallet and smiled bitterly:
“This… is indeed very beautiful, but… I…”
At this moment, it was as if we were in sync with each other.
Hinata, who had been silent and shy, actually mustered up the greatest courage of her life and spoke softly but clearly:
“No… No thanks! Ino! I… I don’t really like this…”
As she spoke, she quickly took the hairpin off her head, and then secretly glanced at Li Ming with an apologetic and barely perceptible protective look.
[Hinata Hyuga’s emotion value +30, current emotion value: 80/100][Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +25, current emotion value: 50/100]Li Ming was even more delighted when he saw Hinata actually “rebelled” against Ino for him.
This is simply a divine assist!
He immediately seized the opportunity, looked at Hinata with eyes full of “gratitude” and “touching”, and said softly:
“Hinata-san…you…”
“Humph! You have no taste!”
Ino angrily threw the hairpin back onto the counter, but seeing the increasingly strange atmosphere between Li Ming and Hinata, her competitive spirit and…
A trace of sourness that she herself didn’t even notice was growing wildly like weeds!
We can’t let Hinata, who looks so weak, get the upper hand!
This kid…
I was the one who saw him first!
Thinking of this, Ino’s eyes turned, and she suddenly pulled Li Ming’s arm again and walked towards another clothing store that looked more upscale and expensive!
“Let’s go! Let’s go over there and take a look!”
“Eh? Ino! Wait…”
Li Ming and Hinata were forcibly dragged away by her again.
In the more upscale clothing stores, Ino became even more outrageous.
She deliberately picked clothes that were expensive and sexy in design, and kept asking Li Ming for his comments. She even tried to get Li Ming to help her try on some accessories that required close contact.
Every interaction made Hinata feel frightened, blushing and fidgeting.
It also greatly satisfied Ino’s inexplicable vanity and her desire to compete with Hinata!
Li Ming, on the other hand, was like a master of controlling the situation, maneuvering between the two girls with ease.
He had to praise Ino just right, satisfy her pride and competitive spirit, and keep her mood rising.
From time to time, he would use his eyes or unintentional actions to “comfort” and “tease” Hinata next to him, who was like a frightened little rabbit, so that although she was nervous and shy, she would also feel that she was not ignored, thus constantly accumulating her favor and dependence.
This kind of crazy dancing on the edge of the “Shura Field” and the excitement of harvesting two emotional points at the same time made Li Ming feel…
Cool!
So cool!
Just as Ino picked up a necklace that looked expensive and was inlaid with tiny gemstones and asked Li Ming to help her put it on, the two of them were inevitably going to have an extremely close contact!
Hinata, who had been in a state of “high tension” beside her, seemed to finally be unable to bear this kind of stimulation. Coupled with the emotions accumulated before, she suddenly mustered up her courage, took a step forward, and said in a trembling but extremely firm voice:
“Ino… Ino! Um… um… I want… I want to go back…”
Her action undoubtedly interrupted Ino’s “performance” again, and also indirectly prevented Li Ming and Ino from having “intimate contact”!
“Hinata you…”
Ino was about to explode, but she saw Hinata’s eyes, which were particularly bright because of her courage, and even had a hint of unquestionable persistence, and…
Standing next to Hinata, Li Ming had a look of “surprise” on his face, but deep in his eyes he seemed to show a hint of “approval” and “encouragement” towards himself…
Like two electric currents colliding violently!
A strong sense of frustration!
Intense jealousy!
And the uncontrollable pride and competitive spirit caused by Li Ming’s “attention”!
Like a volcanic eruption!
It exploded in her heart!
[Yamanaka Ino’s emotion value +50!!! Current emotion value: 100/100!!!]And at the same time!
Hinata regretted it immediately after she said that!
When she saw Ino’s eyes that were almost spitting fire, she was so scared that her body trembled and subconsciously wanted to apologize.
But at this moment, she felt Li Ming’s gaze full of “approval” and “encouragement”!
That look seemed to say, “Well done, Hinata, that’s how you have to be brave!”
This gaze is like the most powerful force!
All her fears and retreats were instantly dispelled!
It filled her heart with unprecedented courage and…
The overwhelming joy that comes from being recognized by your loved one blooms like fireworks!
[Hinata Hyuga’s emotion value +20!!! Current emotion value: 100/100!!!]Almost at the same time!
The emotional levels of the two girls are both off the charts!
[Target’s core abilities detected: Spiritual secret arts (family inheritance), perception ability (specialization), medical ninjutsu (basic), illusion resistance (medium)…randomly selected…][Congratulations to the host! Obtained the skill fragment: Heart Transformation Technique (Basic Principle)! ][Target’s core abilities detected: Byakugan (bloodline limit), Gentle Fist (family inheritance), Chakra Perception (depth), Tenacious Will (hidden)…randomly selected…][Congratulations to the host! Obtained the skill: Gentle Fist Basics (Physical Skills and Chakra Usage)! ]Double kill!
It was a double kill!
And what was revealed…
The basic principle of a mountain clan’s core secret technique!
A method of using the basic physical skills and chakra of the Hyuga clan’s gentle fist!
Li Ming felt so good.
Chapter 26: Hongdou’s coercion, absurd laughter! (Old version)
Two completely different but equally potential energy torrents, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, madly poured into Li Ming’s body and spiritual world!
[The art of turning your mind (basic principles)]!
This is a secret soul technique that has been passed down from generation to generation by the mountain clan. It is powerful enough to reverse the situation at a critical moment and even steal the enemy’s top secrets!
Although it was only the basic principle and was still a long way from being able to actually put it into practice, it undoubtedly opened a door for him to a higher spiritual realm!
[Soft Fist Method·Basics (Physical Skills and Chakra Usage)]!
This is the secret of the Hyuga family!
This terrifying physical technique condenses chakra at the fingertips and palms, and uses the external impact force to directly destroy the enemy’s internal organs and meridian system!
With this foundation, combined with the [Byakugan Vision Simulation (Basic)] he had acquired previously, his close combat ability instantly made a qualitative leap!
Li Ming felt that the blood in his body was boiling because of this double huge gain!
But he didn’t dare show any abnormality on his face.
He forced himself to suppress the ecstasy in his heart, and digested and absorbed the huge amount of information pouring into his mind as quickly as possible. At the same time, he quickly adjusted his expression, put on a just right smile that was apologetic and helpless, and began his “superb” social performance.
“Ah… sorry, sorry!”
He first very naturally “rescued” his arm from Ino’s hand, which was tightly grasped due to excitement, and then he apologized repeatedly to the two girls, whose cheeks were hot, their eyes were evasive, and the atmosphere was extremely awkward because of their overwhelming emotions.
“It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have asked so many questions and wasted your precious shopping time.”
“I think… it’s getting late, how about… we just stop here today?”
He spoke in an extremely gentle and considerate tone, as if he was completely unaware of the turbulent “Shura Field” atmosphere just now, and took the initiative to put an end to this awkward “threesome”.
Ino looked at Li Ming’s face with an apologetic smile, and then looked at Hinata who was still lowering her head and her cheeks were red as if they were about to bleed. The nameless anger and competitive spirit in her heart had not completely dissipated, but more of a kind of…
An indescribable complex emotion, a mixture of pride and a hint of loss.
She snorted lightly, turned her head away, and said in a nonchalant tone:
“Humph! You’re smart!”
“I’m tired from shopping and I don’t want to argue with you anymore!”
As for Hinata, when she heard Li Ming say that it was over, a hint of deep loss flashed across her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by greater shyness and relief.
She murmured “hmm” softly, as soft as a mosquito’s buzz, and nodded.
“Then… Ino-san, Hinata-san, I… I’ll take my leave now.”
Li Ming showed a perfect, sunny and cheerful smile on his face and waved to the two of them.
“See you next time if there’s a chance.”
After saying that, he turned around and merged into the bustling crowd in the shopping street in an extremely casual and casual manner without looking back, as if the “shura scene” that was enough to embarrass any normal person to death was just a relaxing and enjoyable after-dinner walk for him.
Ino looked at his neat and tidy back, and for some reason, a stronger feeling arose in her heart…reluctance and curiosity!
This guy…
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to understand!
Hinata stared blankly at the direction where Li Ming disappeared, her hands unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes, her heart filled with loss, shyness, and…
A hint of sweet aftertaste like honey that she herself didn’t even notice.
Li Ming quickly left the troubled place. As he walked, he happily thought about the huge gains of the day.
The principle of the Heart Turning Technique is now mastered! The foundation of the Soft Fist is also mastered!
The strength surges again!
that is……
He touched his still empty wallet and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
The skill is acquired, but unfortunately…
Rich Hinata’s gold coins didn’t drop this time!
After being busy for most of the day, my stomach started to protest.
“Gu…”
A clear bowel sound full of “poverty” was heard.
Li Ming smiled bitterly.
It seems… for dinner tonight, I can only go to the cheapest and most affordable Ichiraku Ramen.
He resigned himself to his fate and walked towards Ichiraku Ramen.
However, just as he turned a corner and was about to enter the familiar alley——
A chilling murderous intent that almost froze his soul!
Without any warning!
Like a poisonous snake!
Attacked him instantly from behind!
All the hairs on Li Ming’s body stood on end instantly!
[Danger Instinct] and [Survival Instinct] are both sending out alarms at the same time!
He didn’t even have time to look back!
The body has already dodged to the side as if by reflex!
But the next second!
A familiar female voice, cold, with a hint of hoarseness and suppressed anger, sounded in his ears as if it came from the Netherworld:
“Don’t move.”
Li Ming’s body suddenly stiffened!
He could clearly feel that some extremely sharp metal object with a deadly chill had silently pressed against the vital point on his back!
If he dares to make any unusual movement, his heart will be pierced in an instant!
Li Ming turned his head slowly and with great difficulty.
All she saw was Mitarashi Anko, standing silently behind him like the goddess of vengeance returning from hell!
She was still wearing her signature beige windbreaker and fishnet lining, but at this moment she exuded a strong sense of coldness, violence, and…
A deep breath of despair!
Her brown eyes, which always carried a bit of wildness, were now like two bottomless abysses, without any emotion in them, only a cold, heart-pounding silence and…
Undisguised murderous intent!
She looked at Li Ming expressionlessly, as if she was looking at a dead person. Her lips moved slightly, and she uttered a word coldly:
“Walk.”
Just one word, but it contained an unquestionable command and…
If you don’t obey, you will be immediately killed without a complete body!
Li Ming felt the icy cold touch on his back, as well as the terrifying murderous intent from Hongdou that seemed to be tangible and almost devoured him completely, and his heart was instantly filled with shock and fear!
Why is this woman here?!
And the way she looks…
It’s like I just crawled out of hell!
What on earth did she go through?!
Could it be that…
Orochimaru?!
Li Ming’s mind suddenly flashed the scene of Orochimaru appearing in front of Hongdou last night, and Hongdou’s final look full of despair and pain!
He immediately guessed that Hongdou’s current condition was definitely related to that damn old snake!
And now she comes to find me…
The purpose is self-evident!
I’m afraid he wants to extract more information about Orochimaru from me, or even…
I want to confirm whether what I said before is true? !
It only takes a moment to weigh the pros and cons.
Facing the death threat from a special jonin who was far more powerful than himself and was obviously in an extremely dangerous and unstable state…
Li Ming knew that he had no room for resistance.
He can only…
Cooperate with me.
He tried hard to put on a smile that was uglier than crying, and raised his hands to show that he had no hostility.
“Hongdou…senior…let’s talk nicely…”
“Stop talking nonsense.”
Hongdou’s tone was cold, and the weapon in her hand moved forward a little more, almost piercing Li Ming’s skin.
“Come with me.”
Li Ming felt the biting cold and could only nod helplessly.
Under the cold murderous gaze of Hongdou, Li Ming followed her through twists and turns like a prisoner being escorted, and soon arrived at an extremely remote and uninhabited grove on the edge of Konoha Village.
The moonlight here is dim, the shadows of the trees are swaying, and the atmosphere is full of gloom and weirdness.
As soon as they entered the depths of the woods, Hongdou suddenly pushed Li Ming forward!
Li Ming staggered and almost fell to the ground.
As soon as he stood firm and turned around, he saw Hongdou appear in front of him as if teleported!
Those cold and dead brown eyes were like two poisoned daggers, fixed firmly on his face!
The powerful momentum pressed down like a mountain!
Her voice was hoarse and cold, filled with unquestionable pressure.
“tell me!”
“How much… do you know about Orochimaru?!”
“Has he…already returned to Konoha?!”
“What…is his plan?!”
She asked a series of questions, and each question hit Li Ming’s heart like a heavy hammer!
It also confirms Li Ming’s previous guess!
Orochimaru had indeed already come into contact with her!
And it seemed that he gave her some orders, or said something to provoke her!
Li Ming’s mind was racing with thoughts, but his face showed an expression of “confused” and “innocent”.
“Senior, what are you talking about? I don’t understand…”
“I’m just an ordinary villager, how could I know those…”
“Stop pretending to be stupid!”
Hongdou took a sudden step forward, grabbed Li Ming by the collar, and pressed him hard against a thick tree trunk!
A hint of crazy fire finally ignited in those cold eyes!
“Don’t think I don’t know you’re acting!”
“What you said before! Your knowledge of my abilities! Your weird strength!”
“You are definitely not an ordinary person!”
“Hurry up and tell me!”
“Were you sent by Orochimaru?! Or… a spy from some other organization?!”
She was almost sticking to Li Ming’s face, roaring in a low voice!
A warm breath with a hint of blood sprayed on Li Ming’s face!
Li Ming looked at the pretty face that was distorted by anger, pain and madness, and the curse mark on her neck that was once again emitting an ominous aura…
He knew that he couldn’t play dumb anymore.
Otherwise, this woman on the verge of collapse might really kill herself regardless of the consequences!
He took a deep breath, met Hongdou’s crazy gaze, and slowly raised a mysterious smile at the corner of his mouth.
“It doesn’t matter who I am.”
“The important thing is…”
“I know you are in pain, confused and desperate now.”
“I know Orochimaru is back, and… he must have said something to you, or done something to make you…”
“It’s better to die than to live.”
He was like a devil who knew her heart best. He whispered softly, revealing her most vulnerable and unbearable side at that moment!
Hongdou’s pupils suddenly contracted!
The hand that was grabbing Li Ming’s collar loosened a little involuntarily!
She looked at Li Ming as if she had seen a ghost, her voice trembling with shock!
“You…how could you…”
“I told you, Senior.”
The smile on Li Ming’s face became more meaningful.
“I know a lot… things you can’t imagine.”
“For example… I know the real purpose of Orochimaru’s return this time…”
“I know the details of his so-called ‘Konoha Collapse Plan’…”
“Even… I know that this damn curse mark on your neck is not only the source of pain, but also contains… great power that allows you to take revenge on him…”
“As long as… you can control it.”
He was like a devil who was persuading people to follow his will, throwing out bait after bait that was enough to drive Hongdou completely crazy!
“Nonsense!”
“What on earth do you want to say?!”
Hongdou shouted, but her eyes were completely confused!
Every word Li Ming said just now exploded in her mind like thunder!
It made her already confused thoughts even more… uncertain!
She stared at Li Ming intently, trying to find a hint of lies in his bottomless eyes.
But what she saw was only a calmness as deep as the abyss…
confidence!
It was as if everything he said… was true!
How is this possible? !
She struggled and hesitated inside.
She didn’t know whether she should immediately capture this mysterious kid who knew so many secrets and bring him before the Third Hokage?
Continue to explore more secrets from him about Orochimaru, about revenge, and about… the power that she has buried deep in her heart?
At this critical moment when the situation was tense, Hongdou was struggling internally and almost making a decision –
“Gululu-gululu-gululu-gululu”
An extremely untimely, extremely clear, and “hunger-filled” bowel sound!
Extremely abruptly!
From Li Ming’s stomach… there was a sound!
“…”
The air seemed to have completely frozen at this moment.
The originally heavy, oppressive, murderous and calculating tense atmosphere was instantly replaced by the “cooing” sound full of the flavor of human life…
Rushed…
The smoke cleared…
Hongdou’s hand, which was grabbing Li Ming’s collar, froze in mid-air.
Her cold eyes, which were filled with madness and murderous intent, were instantly dulled by this sudden change.
She slowly, extremely slowly lowered her head, her eyes falling on Li Ming’s belly, which was still making an inopportune “protest” sound…
Then……
She raised her head suddenly and looked at Li Ming’s face which had become a little stiff due to embarrassment…
Puff——
A suppressed chuckle came from the depths of her throat.
immediately……
It was as if all the negative emotions such as pain, despair, anger, tension, etc. that had been accumulated for too long found an extremely absurd outlet at this moment!
“Hahaha…hahahahaha…”
“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”
Mitarashi Anko, this special jonin who just now was like a goddess of vengeance returning from hell, exuding terrifying murderous intent, actually…
She was actually holding her stomach, in this deserted, eerie woods, swaying back and forth without any image…
Burst into laughter!
Laughing so hard I can’t breathe!