I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 35 System Vulnerabilities

"...Zabuza-sama!"

After an unknown amount of time, Bai woke up from his coma again.

Since he wasn't knocked unconscious when he woke up this time, the first thing Haku did upon regaining consciousness was to check on Zabuza Momochi's safety.

Although it was dark, a bonfire was burning not far away.

With the help of Flame, Haku quickly found Zabuza Momochi tied up nearby.

Upon seeing that Lord Zabuza was still breathing, Haku, who had been filled with panic, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"woke up?"

At that moment, a voice came from Bai's ear.

Looking in the direction the sound came from, they saw a masked man walking towards them with a skewer of barbecue.

Bai knew without asking that the masked man was the member of the "Hidden Mist Dark Division" who had ambushed him.

His repeated cycles of waking up and falling into a coma were likely also his doing.

Seeing that the other party had neither cut off Lord Zabuza's head nor sealed their bodies and consciousness, they took them back to Kirigakure in the Land of Water.

Bai knew that the other party must have some purpose.

So Bai quickly said, "Sir, may I make a deal with you?"

"What a coincidence, I'd also like to make a deal with you."

Yagyu sat down opposite Shiro and asked, "What kind of deal do you want to make with me?"

"I am a descendant of the Snow Clan. I possess the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai. I am only fifteen years old this year."

Haku, trying to sell himself, said, "As long as you release Lord Zabuza, I'm willing to be your tool, and I'll accept whatever you do to me!"

Even murder is acceptable!

The last sentence echoed in Bai's heart.

If he could save his benefactor, he would be willing to abandon his kindness and become a heartless killing machine, even if it meant killing someone!

"Such touching loyalty; it's clear he's become the only light in your heart."

Yagyu laughed and said, "However, I am not interested in tools that are not loyal to me, so I refuse."

Before Bai could anxiously raise his stakes, Yagyu continued, "I can release Momochi Zabuza, but you have to do an experiment for me."

"No problem, as long as you release Lord Zabuza, you can do whatever you want with my body, you can do whatever human experiments you want with it." Haku quickly replied, clearly misunderstanding Yagyu's meaning.

"Human experimentation is not necessary, as long as you cooperate obediently."

Yagyu unchained Shiro and handed him the barbecue, saying, "Eat this first. After you recover, you can be my experimental tool."

"Yes."

Bai didn't resist at all. After accepting the barbecue, he took off his mask and started eating.

After Haku finished his barbecue, Yagyu pulled out a ninja tool pouch from somewhere and threw it in front of Haku, then formed hand seals: "Shadow Clone Technique!"

With a "pop," the white smoke dissipated, and a shadow clone with a massive amount of chakra appeared beside Yagyu.

Unless it encounters a fatal or serious attack, this shadow clone is difficult to destroy.

Upon seeing Yagyu's shadow clone, a glint of light flashed in Haku's eyes.

Although the convenience and ease of use of Shadow Clone Technique have led to the spread of this ninjutsu training method, developed by the Second Hokage, throughout the entire ninja world.

However, due to their pride and habits, ninjas from various ninja villages still frequently use their village's clone technique.

For example, Zabuza Momochi and Kisame Hoshigaki like to use water clones.

The ninjas of Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) prefer to use earth clones.

Only the ninjas of Konoha prefer and only use shadow clones.

Could it be that this Kirigakure ANBU member is not a ninja from Kirigakure, but rather an ANBU member from Konoha?

Since they are Konoha's ANBU, why not kill them or bring them back to Konoha?

Or is it that he doesn't belong to the Five Great Ninja Villages?

Bai was very curious about Liu Sheng's identity, but he didn't ask any more questions, or rather, he didn't dare to.

Yagyu was wearing a mask, clearly not wanting his identity to be discovered.

If I were to be too curious, Lord Zabuza would surely die.

So, Bai obediently fastened his ninja tool bag.

Yagyu then took out a notebook and pen, pointed at the shadow clone next to him, and said, "Go and fight my shadow clone. You can only use the weapons in the ninja tool bag, not bloodline limits or ninjutsu."

"……yes."

Bai was very puzzled, but still dared not ask any more questions.

Shadow Clone and White arrived at an open space not far from the campfire, using the flames to engage in a chaotic battle in the dark night.

This battle, like the unconventional fight between Yagyu and Sasuke Uchiha back then, is a basic duel.

The result, naturally, was that the shadow clones won.

Because the shadow clone cheated, he secretly activated the three-tomoe Sharingan. With his amazing dynamic vision, he didn't miss any openings and left a lot of wounds on Haku's body, finally subduing him.

Seeing this, Yagyu drew a horizontal line on his notebook and said to his shadow clone, "Heal him, then continue."

After the shadow clone finished treating Bai, the two continued their unconventional duel.

The result was the same: the shadow clones achieved a complete victory.

Defeat after defeat, treatment after treatment.

Every time Haku is defeated, Yagyu's true form will draw a line on a notebook with a pen, either horizontally or vertically.

After Haku was subdued by the shadow clone once again, Yagyu drew another mark on his notebook.

These horizontal and vertical lines form two tally marks, indicating that the player has lost ten times.

After the shadow clone finished treating Haku, Yagyu didn't let them continue. Instead, he dispelled the shadow clone, which still had a lot of chakra left.

Immediately afterwards, Yagyu created another shadow clone.

This time, the shadow clone didn't have an amazing amount of chakra; it was about the same as Haku's.

"Eat it, then continue."

Yagyu took out a small package and tossed it to Shiro.

Bai took a look and saw that it contained soldier's ration pills.

Although he didn't know what Yagyu was doing, Haku obediently ate a soldier's ration pill and continued fighting the shadow clone.

Although the shadow clone's chakra was similar to Haku's, and its endurance was far inferior to the previous shadow clone, the shadow clone still emerged victorious in this battle.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Bai never encountered a shadow clone.

The darkness weakened White's combat power, but it enhanced the combat power of the Shadow Clone.

Then, just like before, Bai was defeated time and time again, and was healed time and time again.

However, the person who treated him this time was Yagyu himself.

Before long, Liu Sheng's notebook was just one stroke away from having a fourth tally mark.

Just as Yagyu thought the experiment had failed and was preparing to take over himself...

The shadow clone has defeated Bai once again.

Swah——

The white figure that had been subdued suddenly emitted a blue light, which was so dazzling and eye-catching in the darkness and in Liu Sheng's eyes.

Upon seeing this light, Liu Sheng felt a surge of joy.

It worked!

Not only his main body, but also his shadow clones can trigger the "equipment drop" mechanism when they defeat opponents!

When the blue orb automatically picked up the object and flew towards Yagyu's main body instead of his shadow clone.

Yagyu understood: he was the only one, yet he wasn't the only one!

As long as it's him, whether it's his main body or a shadow clone that defeats the opponent, it's a victory for him, and there's a chance he'll get equipment.

And just as Yagyu had guessed, the invisible rating is not only related to the way of defeating someone, but also to their strength!

Defeating someone of a higher level or stronger than yourself makes it easy to get loot, even if it's a seemingly easy victory.

For example, Kurenai Yuhi's verbal surrender, and Zabuza Momochi's knockout with a hand chop.

Defeating someone of a lower level or weaker than yourself will reduce the drop rate.

For example, Ino and Hinata, who haven't been shipped in the last few years, and Haku, who was repeatedly knocked unconscious.

However, there is a loophole in this drop rate: the Shadow Clone Technique!

Now, Yagyu has not only confirmed this conjecture, but has also found a vulnerability in the system.

(End of this chapter)