Chapter 291: Take a Shot to Refresh Yourself
The night is slightly cool.
Although it was still evening, the night always seemed to come earlier than in other places because of the mist that shrouded the Kirigakure Village all year round.
Although he has lived here for more than two years, Kaito occasionally feels uncomfortable with the damp and dark environment.
On the way home, Kaito smiled and greeted the villagers who greeted him.
Blue, on the other hand, was carrying large and small bags of fresh food, and followed Kaito with some concern.
After discussing with Elder Genji and Ao how to deal with Shimura Danzo, he also made a brief arrangement of the preliminary preparations and personnel arrangements for the upcoming battle with Konohagakure Village.
They were busy the whole afternoon until the elder Genji suggested, "Tomorrow Three-Tails is going to be sealed in Ao and he will become a Jinchūriki, so it's better to go back and rest early today." Only then was Kaito able to "get off work" and go back together.
Kaito knew that this might be his ordinary daily life after becoming the Mizukage in the future, and an inexplicable feeling of fatigue immediately surged into his heart.
But when he thought about the old man who had high expectations for him, who might have been doing the same job day after day for decades, and the promise he made after the other's death, Kaito had to force himself to cheer up.
It was not until he returned home and closed the door that Kaito recovered from his tense state.
Rubbing his cheeks which had a somewhat stiff smile, Kaito dragged his heavy steps to the sofa and threw himself heavily into it.
Blue put down the package in his hand, walked to Kaito, and looked at his master with some concern.
"Quack~(︵`)つ"
Hearing Blue's call, Kaito raised his head tiredly, forced a somewhat ugly smile on his face and said.
"I'm fine. Thank you for your hard work these past few days."
During the period after the death of the Third Mizukage, Kaito's condition was actually not very good.
The mentality that had originally slowed down due to the improvement of strength was once again weighed down by the new pressure called "Kirigakure Village".
In his two lifetimes, he had only been in charge of a few dozen people in the Second Squad of the Flying Unit, but now he is responsible for the entire Kirigakure Village.
And unlike on the battlefield, as long as he charges ahead and gives his subordinates the belief that they will win, he can gain everyone's support.
As a candidate for the role, Kaito has to take every aspect into consideration.
If it weren't for Ao's help these days, Kaito didn't know if he could hold on.
Blue was also a little worried because he noticed Kaito's recent condition.
He changed his previous routine of going to the "secret space" to "decorate" whenever he had time. Even if he couldn't help with the work, he always stayed by Kaito's side.
Kaito gently rubbed his eyebrows, then signaled to Blue that he was really fine, then turned over and sat up.
'No wonder Uzumaki Naruto will be so busy in the future.'
Uzumaki Naruto was in peacetime, with the Sixth Hokage, Hatake Kakashi, as his successor. He himself was a popular hero, yet he was so exhausted.
But then he thought that this was because he needed to fully prepare for the war and many things were temporarily put on hold. Kaito suddenly felt even more desperate.
Kaito now only hopes that Elder Genji, an old senior who had assisted the third Mizukage, can share most of the pressure with him in the future.
It was a good thing that that bastard Shimura Danzo jumped out today and let Kaito beat him up to vent a lot of his frustration, otherwise he might not even be able to maintain his gentle smile towards the villagers.
Looking at Blue's back as he followed him to cook, who seemed a little worried about him, he slapped his cheeks hard and forced himself to cheer up.
'Never mind all that for now! Let's draw a prize first!'
That's right, Kaito's gold coins have once again accumulated to 1,600.
Considering that Ao still needs to familiarize himself with the power of the three tails, Kaito is not going to save up the gold coins any more. He will just draw ten times in a row, so that he will have time to familiarize himself with the new ability later.
And because what he is going to face later is bound to be a big battle, Kaito is going to draw from the 'Fire Attribute Prize Pool' this time. After all, many fire skills are direct damage skills, which can be directly transformed into white Style eechniques with the 'Flame White Mode', making them more suitable for fighting enemies on the battlefield.
But after all, it was just a ten-draw combo, so Kaito didn't take it too seriously.
He casually opened the system panel and clicked on the lottery.
The purple light surged and turned into ten shooting stars.
'Well, it's just a guaranteed purple, nothing surprising.'
The ten prizes are arranged in order.
[TM: Fire Style: Bitter Blade] (Purple Item: Fire Style Ninjutsu, seals are formed to release Ninjutsu, condensing a sword-shaped attack composed of fire attribute chakra, causing a slash to the enemy. The caster can plunder some life energy from the enemy killed by the Bitter Blade, restore their own physical strength and heal injuries.)
[Refreshing Soda] (Blue Item: Delicious soda with bubbles, which can heal some minor injuries after drinking.) ( Refreshing Soda = Soda Pop )
White Item x8
'Uh, what kind of skill is this? '
Kaito looked at the introduction of "Fire Style: Bitter Blade" on the system panel with some confusion.
'Why doesn't it feel like a fire Style technique at all?'
Originally, Kaito was thinking of using a skill like "Flamethrower" or "Fire Blast", and using it with White Style to attack enemies on a large scale on the battlefield, to make up for the lower damage of "Powder Snow" and the excessive chakra consumption of "Absolute Zero", and to seek a middle value.
Unexpectedly, a slashing skill appeared.
However, when Kaito saw the words "treat injuries" at the end, he suddenly understood something.
With a frown on his face, he took out the ninjutsu scroll from the system panel and began to receive knowledge infusion.
'Huh? I didn't expect it to be such a good skill.'
After a deeper understanding, Kaito knew that the slashing and fire damage caused by this "Bitter Blade" was secondary. After all, for most of the fragile ninjas in the ninja world, this kind of attack would kill them instantly if it hit their vital points.
But the later mentioned method of seizing the enemy's life energy seems to be a bit promising.
At least for Kaito, who now has to rely on 'Acupressure' to exert his full strength, the effect of restoring physical strength by killing enemies can greatly increase his full-strength combat time.
What's more, compared to the 'Ice Body' which continuously recovers physical strength in a low temperature state, if a large amount of physical strength is directly recovered, Kaito can even open one or two more 'Acupressure' chakras to double the bonus, which directly makes up for Kaito's biggest shortcoming.
Although it may not be very effective in a one-on-one fight, but for the next big battle, Kaito can just pick two people on the battlefield to chop them up, and he will be a hero again, and no longer a 'side character'!
'What a pity. This move is different from the Fire Style: Flame Blade. It is not an attachment skill, but a one-time damage skill. I don't know how effective it is in restoring physical strength.'
Kaito couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
Of course, even so, Kaito is still very satisfied with this skill.
But then Kaito remembered that he had once mocked the future Zabuza.
When using the Executioner's Blade on the battlefield, if the sword breaks, he has to distract the enemy to kill the minions first to restore the broken sword.
As a result, now he has gone a step further.
When he has no chakra and no stamina, he has to get rid of the enemy quickly and find the minions to chop and restore his status.
Kaito covered his face speechlessly.
"What a sin!"
(End of this chapter)