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Chapter 111 How can exploiting oneself be considered exploitation? (Bonus Chapter 821)

Thick fog obscured the view, and only a few faint outlines of buildings could be seen through the haze.

Inside the Water Shadow Building, whose outer walls were stained with blood, a man and a woman were looking at the intelligence report placed on the table with serious expressions.

The man was an elderly man who looked like he was about to die, while the woman was a mature woman with long, curly reddish-brown hair.

The two are Genji, the current ruler of Kirigakure, and Mei Terumi, a candidate for the next Mizukage.

Looking at the information in front of her, Mei Terumi couldn't help but sigh, "Ao is dead."

She never expected that her trusted assistant, who had followed her for so long, would die so quietly.

Unlike Mei Terumi, Genshi was concerned about something else: "Ao's Byakugan has been taken away."

The intelligence reports indicate that the ninja who killed Ao had removed his Byakugan.

'A coincidence? Or was Qing the original target?'

A shadow crossed the old man's eyes; there were no coincidences in the world of ninjas.

Moreover, according to intelligence, Ao, or rather all the Kirigakure ninja who carried out this operation, were basically defeated by the enemy without putting up any decent resistance.

'Akatsuki Organization'

Yuan Shi silently pondered this infamous underground mercenary organization in his heart.

'Is this a request from the Hyuga clan?'

At this point in time, Akatsuki's reputation as a mercenary organization is still quite good.

What aspect of reputation are you referring to?
I'll kill your whole family if I say I will!
Okay, actually it's about completing the missions, since the organization is full of powerful ninjas who have defected from various ninja villages.

Thinking of this, Master Yuan asked Terumi Mei, "Have you found out the identity of the person who made the move?"

The intelligence indicates that the Akatsuki member who killed Ao called himself Dragon, with the code name Ao.

“No, none of the other four major ninja villages have produced any powerful rogue ninja recently.” Mei Terumi shook her head slightly. “Of course, it’s also possible that they’ve kept the information hidden.”

Information is not shared among the major ninja villages, so if one of them keeps it a secret, Kirigakure, located on an island, would naturally not know.

Upon hearing Mei Terumi's words, Genji fell silent for a moment.

After a long pause, he finally spoke, "Let's seal away the specific details of this mission. We can't be the only ones suffering this loss."

When Akatsuki completes its missions, it inevitably encounters ninjas from the other major ninja villages.

Without any intelligence, the old man could almost predict what would happen.

"I see."

Mei Terumi nodded and turned to leave the Mizukage's office.

Neither of them mentioned revenge, since injuries and deaths were commonplace when carrying out a mission.

If everyone needed revenge, then ninja villages wouldn't need to take on any more jobs.

Of course, this refers to actively seeking revenge on the other party, if it just happens to happen to happen to run into them.
Without compromising their own interests, the ninja village would not hesitate to avenge the deaths of their tools.

Since the Akatsuki organization wanted to capture the Tailed Beasts, they naturally kept track of the whereabouts of all the Jinchuriki.

The most unique of them is undoubtedly the Three-Tails, because it is currently the only tailed beast in its wild state.

Looking at the seemingly calm lake before him, Li Ang sat on a tree stump and casually remarked, "Is the leader worried that Kirigakure will regain Jinchuriki?"

The previous Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails was the Fourth Mizukage, one of the few who could perfectly control a tailed beast.

Unfortunately, after being brutally beaten by Pain, Konan, and Obito, he was controlled by Obito and only returned to normal after Ao dispelled the genjutsu. He eventually died in despair.

Then the Three-Tails returned to its wild state.

Therefore, Kirigakure definitely knew the whereabouts of the Three-Tails, but perhaps due to limited abilities, they were unable to recapture it.

However, there's probably another reason why the Three-Tails likes to hide at the bottom of lakes, since it's extremely difficult to even scout out the situation in that environment, let alone fight.

Fortunately, this was not a problem for Li Ang.

Corpse Guardians can go into the water, and Odin is no exception.

At his signal, the tall figure immediately submerged into the water.

Upon seeing this, Scorpion, who was making preparations, stopped what he was doing.

A moment later, Odin surfaced and then lay motionless on the ground like a salted fish.

"The Three-Tails is asleep down there."

Li Ang offered an explanation, and then he saw Scorpion turn and leave the lakeside.

No, it's really just to check things out, isn't it?

But thinking about it, it makes sense. According to the order in his memory, the Three-Tails was captured after the One-Tails and the Two-Tails, and before that, the Akatsuki had captured two other tailed beasts.

Therefore, the reason Nagato had Sasori bring him to check on the Three-Tails was most likely to prove that what he said about the Akatsuki's ultimate goal was not false.

Thinking of this, Li Ang followed in Scorpion's footsteps.

He'd already earned enough from this commission; the max-level Ninja class and the Byakugan alone were enough to make up for all the travel he'd endured these past few days.

And so, Li Ang and Scorpion left the Land of Water, without anything happening that would expose their whereabouts.

After all, when it comes to capturing a tailed beast, you can never be too careful. Soon, the two returned to the Akatsuki base and reported the completion of their mission to Konan.

Li Ang also obtained the secret technique that the other party had promised.

However, before leaving, Xiao Nan said, "Tomorrow, Scorpion, you take Dragon to that place to meet."

"Understood," Scorpion replied in a hoarse voice.

That place?
Li Ang was taken aback at first, but seeing that the two people did not seem to have any intention of telling him, he temporarily suppressed his doubts.

After returning to his residence at the base, he began to look through the secret techniques that the Akatsuki had collected over the years.

Chakra Scalpel, Shadow Clone Technique
Most of them were of little use to Li Ang, but fortunately, there were records of the techniques he cared about most.

But it makes sense, considering that Orochimaru and Itachi, members of the organization, definitely knew this technique. Moreover, Jiraiya was the one who taught Nagato and the other two. In addition, this technique is not as dangerous as other forbidden techniques created by the evil Senju. Therefore, it is not surprising that it is circulated in the ninja world.

Although the Shadow Clone Technique is a B-rank ninjutsu, it is not particularly difficult.

With the special bonuses provided by the [Ninja] class, Li Ang quickly learned this ninjutsu.

boom--

As a puff of white smoke rose, two figures identical to him appeared in the room.

The figure that appeared this time was undoubtedly many times more agile than the previous clone technique.

Since he didn't invest much energy, Li Ang only created two shadow clones.

This energy was evenly divided into three parts: one part for himself, and one part for each of his two shadow clones.

'It's not really suitable for combat.'

For Li Ang, his strength lies in the attributes and expertise brought by multiple professions. Unfortunately, his shadow clones did not inherit these values; they only had the energy that Li Ang distributed.

However, he never intended to use the Shadow Clone Technique in combat.

After directing one clone to sew up the corpse and another clone to perform simple alchemical work, Li Ang waited silently.

But after a while, the panel remained silent, making him wonder if he had guessed wrong.

But Li Ang quickly realized that in the original work, the shadow clone would only return memories and experience after it was dispelled. So, if that's the case...
Thinking of this, he immediately dispelled the two shadow clones.

[Sewing corpses, professional experience +21].

[Perform alchemy work, profession experience +14].

Looking at the information that popped up on the panel, Li Ang couldn't help but smile.

'This way, most professions won't have to worry about experience points anymore.'

Although he didn't offer a lot of experience, he wasn't limited to creating only two shadow clones.

The reason it's said to be "most professions" is because each profession gains experience in a different way. Professions like the Dragon Vein Alchemist and the Funeral Director are relatively easy to manage, but professions like the Qi Refiner, which require energy circulation, or others that gain experience through combat, are less effective.

However, gaining experience through shadow clones is not without its side effects. When the shadow clones are dispelled, in addition to the experience, the accumulated fatigue will also be returned.

But Li Ang is different from the ninjas of this world; the stats from multiple professions are enough to make him immune to this side effect.

Overall, the Shadow Clone Technique did solve his immediate problem.

After creating two more shadow clones, Li Ang looked at himself, who was engrossed in his work, and fell into deep thought.

The shadow clone can't be too far away from him now, so he can only use it to speed up the experience gain when he has free time.

But if one learns spatial manipulation later and can create a portable mini-world, then...
'Doesn't this mean I'm carrying around a mini-game of harvesting crops and a shady production line factory?'

This is a truly heartless factory. They don't pay wages or provide meals; they work you to the bone.

shock!
I'm the capitalist?!
No, how can exploiting yourself be considered exploitation!
Thinking of this, Li Ang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Regardless, the Shadow Clone Technique was definitely one of the most valuable gains he made during his Naruto journey.

'Then we should study the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique next.'

Recalling the description of this technique in the original work, Li Ang immediately began to tinker with it.

Day two.

Li Ang yawned and followed Scorpion to the place Xiao Nan had mentioned yesterday.

The reason he acted this way was because he had spent the whole night researching the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, but unfortunately, he still couldn't figure it out in the end.

"I'd like to borrow the Scroll of Sealing from Konoha sometime; I'm quite interested in the other ninjutsu inside."

'Unfortunately, I can only use a few of the Akatsuki's secret techniques.'

With this in mind, Li Ang, led by Scorpion, arrived at a cave that was completely different from the previous one, and then seven figures with different expressions came into his view.

All members of the Akatsuki organization gathered.

Upon seeing this, Li Ang immediately realized what was happening.

It seems the plan to capture the tailed beasts is about to begin.

　Four more updates tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)