A comic book journey to see the Eye of Antiquity

On the way, Yang Lei didn't hold back and mentioned that Zabuza might not be dead. However, he didn't say it with certainty or clarity. Instead, he used the excuse of asking Kakashi how the Anbu operated and why the Anbu of Kirigakure didn't just take Zabuza's head but took his entire body to enlighten Kakashi.

And so, Kakashi finally realized that they had fallen into a trap. That ANBU member was likely Zabuza's accomplice, which meant that Zabuza might not be dead.

However, they weren't too worried. If he hadn't been killed by 0.6, he would have been a rogue ninja. Judging from the previous lineup, he only had a few Chunin under his command, and as for Jonin, he was the only one.

However, Kakashi and his crew would never have imagined that, because all of his wandering samurai had died, Gato wouldn't be at ease leaving them alone. This wicked tycoon suddenly issued a call to arms, recruiting some rogue ninja to serve him.

And you know what? Money really does make the world go round. In just half a day, not long after Yang Lei and his group arrived at Dazna's house, Gato had already recruited hundreds of rogue ninja. Although there wasn't a single Jonin among them, such a massive force made even Zabuza behave himself.

One reason is that he was seriously injured and had not yet recovered; a state of apparent death cannot be recovered in the blink of an eye.

Another thing, haven't you heard of ants killing elephants?

Even the weakest ninja is still a ninja!

0074 Arrival in the Land of Waves

"Noisy and boisterous."

As evening fell, in the Land of Waves, a large group of people of all kinds gathered in an extremely luxurious castle, making a noisy commotion.

There must have been close to a hundred of them. They all wore headbands with different markings on their foreheads or elsewhere, but they all had one thing in common: a mark that belonged to the traitorous ninja.

In other words, all of the more than one hundred people present were rogue ninja from various ninja villages who had received invitations from Gato through various channels before gathering here.

"When is that bastard Cardona finally going to show up?"

These rogue ninjas were not polite at all; they didn't care about Gato at all, even though they were after his money.

That's true. They're all rogue ninjas, so what do they care about? If things get really heated, they might even dare to rob the person who commissioned them.

"Crench."

Just then, the door to the second-floor balcony was pushed open, and Kado finally showed up.

"Elite warriors."

Although Gato is stingy and will stop at nothing to get a lot of money, he still has some redeeming qualities in getting to where he is today. At least he can say a few nice words on the surface. Just this one polite greeting made the rogue ninjas' expressions much better.

Who doesn't want their abilities to be recognized?

"The reason we've gathered everyone together today is that we have a favor to ask of you."

Without wasting words, Kado directly assigned the task, saying, "As long as you can sabotage the construction of the bridge, kill that damned architect for me, and take the opportunity to intimidate those dishonest guys, the reward will definitely be generous."

As he spoke, Kado waved his hand, ordering his men to bring over a large box. He opened it for the rogue ninja below, revealing it to be filled with gold, which made the rogue ninja gasp in astonishment.

Gold is a precious metal. Although it is not a circulating currency, it is much more expensive than circulating currency. It is estimated that one gram can sell for tens of thousands of taels. In other words, the value of Kado's box is at least several hundred million taels.

This is no exaggeration. Gold is a very heavy metal. Even a small piece can weigh more than a pound, and a pound is 500 grams.

"This money is really easy to make."

The rogue ninjas laughed and joked, already considering the gold in that box as their own.

There were even some unscrupulous people looking around with ill intent. If everyone worked together to complete this task, the money would definitely be split equally. In that case, it would be better to reduce the share in advance.

There were too many rogue ninja present, and no one dared to keep it all for themselves. Otherwise, no one could say they could escape the Land of Waves alive with such a huge bounty.

But if it's just a slight reduction in portion size, that's something everyone would be happy to see.

And so, after Gato finished explaining the mission, the group of rogue ninjas, who understood each other implicitly, left in twos and threes. Having people they knew made them much safer. Many of the rogue ninjas who came alone had already been targeted by their own people. It seemed that a fierce elimination battle was about to take place among the rogue ninja alliance before the mission was officially carried out.

However, this has nothing to do with Kado. He only needs to complete his own mission. As for whether the bounty is split among a hundred people or taken by one person, what does it matter to him?

Maybe there really is some connection. If only one person comes in the end, he might be able to save this huge sum of money.

Chapter 79

"Lord Cardo."

At this moment, one of the subordinates had a sudden inspiration and whispered a reminder: "Why not leave him here? After all, his reward is not high. Regardless of whether these rogue ninjas can complete the mission in the end, he may still be useful."

Kado smiled approvingly and praised, "Smart."

In fact, Gato thought so too. Although he didn't understand the difference in strength between ninjas, why not give himself an extra layer of protection?

After the group of wandering samurai he had painstakingly recruited was wiped out, he had no more cards to play, so it was best to keep some trump cards for himself.

What if these bastard traitors not only fail to complete the mission but also try to rob him? At least after our previous encounter, Zai Buzan seems somewhat trustworthy.

However, don't assume that Kado is about to be won over and won't stop fighting. Judging from the fact that he only has a handful of underlings over the years, this bastard is still a bit of a miser. Perhaps he's still planning to get rid of all these bastards who want their reward after the matter is perfectly resolved.

These are all things for later. For the time being, Gato doesn't have these terrible ideas yet. After all, his biggest enemies are those fools who dare to oppose him. He must stop the bridge that connects the Land of Waves and the Land of Fire from being built, otherwise, his rule will be overthrown.

"What a bunch of idiots who are asking for death."

. . . . . .

"We've finally arrived."

Around six or seven o'clock in the evening, Yang Lei and his group finally arrived at the Land of Waves in a small boat.

"This is my home."

Led by Dazner, the group finally arrived at a simple little house.

Actually, it doesn't matter if it's a bit simple; ninjas don't care too much about the environment when they're on a mission.

Another thing to remember is that Yang Lei and Naruto are still residents of the Rescue Building, so you can imagine what the environment of the free Rescue Building is like.

However, the house is too small, which is a bit of a problem.

"It really is quite small."

Yang Lei didn't go inside at all. He stood at the door and looked inside. After Tazna, Kakashi, Asuma, Naruto, Choji, and Shikamaru went in, plus Tazna's daughter who was already at home, there was almost no room to stand in the house.

It's fortunate that Yang Lei, Sasuke, Sakura, and Ino didn't follow in at the beginning, otherwise they wouldn't even have had a chance to turn around.

"It's so crowded."

Before long, Choji couldn't take it anymore and came out. He was too fat, and he was the most tired of the whole journey. He planned to find a chair inside to sit for a while, but the ground outside was more comfortable.

"Speaking of which..."

Ino looked the small house up and down and muttered, "This house (Wang Nuo's) is too small to be habitable at all. How are we supposed to carry out the protection mission here?"

It turns out that after listening to Tazna's request, Kakashi and Asuma decided to change the mission. It was no longer a simple escort mission. Since Tazna was determined to connect the Land of Waves and the Land of Fire, they decided to kindly protect him and leave after the bridge was safely completed.

In any case, this matter is somewhat beneficial to the Land of Fire and Konoha Village. I believe that even the Third Hokage wouldn't refuse this mission just because of a few tens of thousands of ryo in reward.

If Tazna had told the truth and laid everything out, the Third Hokage would probably have sent an even better team, such as a Jonin leading a team of three Chunin to protect him.

But it doesn't matter now. Not only are there two Jonin traveling with us, but Fang Haoran has also defeated Zabuza, who is at least a Jonin in strength. This means he's at least an elite Chunin. If he has enough combat experience, he'll be a Jonin in every sense of the word.

0075 Yang Lei's Cultivation Method

Finally, apart from Kakashi and Asuma, the two Jonin who still had to inspect the house and explain the mission to Tazna and his family, all the Genin couldn't stand it anymore and ran out of the small house.

"I really want to create a Wood Release technique and build a house."

Yang Lei looked conflicted. Previously, after he obtained the Sage Mode from Naruto, he not only activated the Tenseigan but also gained control over the Yin-Yang chakra nature.

Later, Yang Lei conducted an experiment, trying to use the Yang attribute chakra to combine water and earth to produce Wood Release chakra. However, he was disappointed. This thing cannot be created so easily. It requires countless experiments to find the right ratio. You should know that Wood Release is the only bloodline limit. Even among the descendants of Hashirama Senju, no one has been able to awaken it again.

Even after obtaining the cells of the First Hokage, only one person was able to use Wood Release after all the experiments, and that person was a processed, dead piece of wood.

Therefore, although Yang Lei possesses five basic chakra properties and has also obtained yin-yang chakra properties, he is unable to unlock any chakra properties belonging to bloodline limits in a short period of time. It may take years of research to unlock more chakra properties.

"But thankfully..."

113 Yang Lei wasn't disappointed for long. He muttered to himself, "In the Chunin Exams soon, I'll be able to get Wood Release chakra. And Ice Release chakra too. Zanpakuto isn't just giving it to you for free, you know."

Do you all remember that when Yang Lei fought Zabuza, he had both his Byakugan and Sharingan activated? This allowed him to easily see the formation of Ice Release chakra in Haku's body when Haku appeared, enabling him to use Ice Release as well.

It was Haku's appearance that made Yang Lei lose interest in developing Wood Release chakra. Anyway, he could get it from Hashirama Senju soon, so why waste his energy?

After all, Hashirama Senju's Wood Release technique had reached its peak. If he were to develop and research it himself, he would definitely be able to figure it out eventually. However, whether its power could reach the level of Hashirama Senju was still unknown.

"Yang Lei".

At this moment, Naruto saw Kakashi and Asuma still chatting with Tazna's family in the house, so he found Yang Lei with a sullen look on his face and pleaded with a smile, "Didn't you say on the way here that you wanted to show us how you trained? Why don't we start now?"

"Oh?"

Upon hearing the words "705u.com - Reading Club First Release," Sasuke, who was being cuddled by Sakura and Ino, turned around and looked at Yang Lei with anticipation in his eyes.

"Since I promised you, I will definitely keep my promise."

Yang Lei stood up with a smile, turned to Choji and Shikamaru, and asked, "Choji, Shikamaru, do you want to come along?"

"no."

Choji and Shikamaru knew exactly how Yang Lei trained. That kind of crazy training wasn't suitable for them. Not only did they have their family's secret techniques and mature training methods, but their personalities were also unsuitable for such high-intensity training. Putting aside Shikamaru's lazy nature, just consider Choji. If he had been a little more diligent, he wouldn't be so fat now.

Look, Yang Lei is a foodie too. When he comes across something good, he eats just as much as Choji. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to cherish each other and quickly become friends.

But look at Choji's big belly, and then look at Yang Lei's good figure. That's the difference between people who are good at sports.

Chapter 80

"Ok."

Yang Lei shrugged and didn't insist. The entire Akimichi clan were all fat because they had their own family secret techniques that required a lot of physical strength. If they didn't have enough reserves, too much consumption would be very harmful to their bodies.

As for Shikamaru, that guy's IQ is at least over 200. Asuma tested him out of boredom. He's much smarter than Yang Lei, who, even though he's actually in his twenties or thirties, has an IQ of only 110. He doesn't need Asuma to say or persuade him; let him figure it out himself.

"Please say hello to Uncle Asuma and Teacher Kakashi for us."

Yang Lei had no intention of going inside. After greeting Choji and Shikamaru, he called Naruto and Sasuke and walked into the woods.

Actually, there were four people following Yang Lei. Behind Sasuke were Sakura and Ino, who were always tagging along. However, Yang Lei never gave them a second glance from the beginning because he knew they definitely wouldn't train with him the way he wanted.

That's enough for now.

Upon arriving in the forest, Yang Lei led the four men to several large trees, reached out and took off the heavy equipment they had put on after the battle, and threw it forward onto the ground.

"Naruto, Sasuke, didn't you want to know why I have such great strength?"

Pointing to the weighted equipment on the ground, Yang Lei said, "Because I carried these for more than six years of arduous training. While you were playing and having fun, I was actually training all along. That's why I'm so much stronger than you now."

Upon hearing Yang Lei's words, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were all shocked. Only Ino remained calm because she already knew about him from Asuma.

"It's so heavy."

Naruto took two steps forward to the weighted equipment and tried to pick up a piece, but he was shocked to find that even a wristband weighed more than 300 pounds, making it difficult for him to hold with both hands.

"This must weigh over 300 pounds, right?"

Sasuke also picked up a wristband to test it out, and finally exclaimed in surprise that just one wristband weighed more than 300 pounds. He estimated that the same weight would be enough to bind the legs. In other words, the four limbs alone would weigh more than 1,200 pounds.

"The clothes are heavier."

At this point, Naruto went to try out the weight of the clothes, only to find that he could only lift half of them at most, and a small piece of the clothes was hanging on the ground and he couldn't pull it up no matter what.

"My goodness."

Xiaoying covered her mouth and gasped in disbelief, looking at Yang Lei and asking, "Yang Jun, just how terrifying is the load you're carrying?"

"not much."

Yang Lei smiled and held up one finger, saying, "We're just 170 jin away from reaching a full ton."

"One ton?!"

The members of Class 7 stared wide-eyed, causing Ino to shake her head with a wry smile. When they first learned that their comrade was carrying such heavy loads while on missions with them, they almost popped their eyes out.

Most importantly, Yang Lei not only carried an extremely heavy burden, but also did more and better than them in the mission, which made them feel even more ashamed.

Actually, the three members of Class 10 are much more diligent than in the original story. They just haven't shown it openly. They have all secretly trained a lot at home, making them far stronger than their counterparts in the original story.

Come to think of it, if they were still as childish as they were in the original story, the Third Hokage and Asuma probably wouldn't have dared to let them leave the village. After all, the Ino-Shika-Cho clans are among the middle-class noble families of Konoha.

0076 A storm is brewing!

"So, wearing weights during training is very effective?"

Sasuke pondered, his face full of regret. Why hadn't he thought of this method back then?

"All right."

Yang Lei waved his hand and took back the weighted equipment, putting it on. He then said to Naruto and Sasuke, "You can do the weighted training after we get back to the village. Right now, I have a good training method to teach you."

As he spoke, Yang Lei turned and walked towards the big tree beside him, gathering chakra at the soles of his feet. To Naruto and Sasuke's astonishment, he steadily walked up the tree trunk and climbed higher and higher.

"This is tree climbing practice."

Yang Lei stopped when he was more than five meters off the ground. He turned around, put his arms around his shoulders, and looked down at the people below. He said, "Actually, even if I didn't say anything, you would have received guidance on this from Kakashi-sensei. I just let you get in touch with it a step ahead of time."