Mayuri Kurotsuchi Card Game, starting from Naruto

Chapter 54 Nekoma

"Ahem!"

Suddenly, Shisui felt the deer on his back tremble twice and cough. Overjoyed, he immediately slowed his pace.

"Deer Nirvana!"

What came into Lu Nie's view was not the face of Zhi Shui, who was so close, but the face of a woman with teary eyes and snot running down her face.

"You're too close, Red Bean!" Lu Nie looked at Red Bean, who was almost touching him and whose face was covered in tears and snot, and turned his head slightly to create some distance.

Shisui didn't speak, but he could hear the exhaustion and weakness in Lu Nie's tone. Clearly, the previous technique had taken a heavy toll on him.

"We have returned to the Land of Fire and are heading towards the nearest border outpost. Perhaps we will meet Minato-senpai there."

Only after Hongdou and Lu Nie finished their usual quarrel did Shisui speak up.

"That's good!" Lu Nie said.

"Your body temperature is rising." Shisui suddenly noticed something unusual. He discovered that the body temperature of Lu Nie, who was lying on his back, was constantly rising.

"There was a little mishap." Lu Nie coughed twice more, his face pale and ashen, but he still had a smile on his face.

"This mission was far too dangerous! It wasn't even a B-rank mission! When we get back to the village, I'm definitely going to make Orochimaru-sensei change the mission's rank!"

Thinking of all the battles and enemies she had faced these past few days, Hongdou gritted her teeth and said angrily.

Whose B-rank missions involve continuous confrontations with enemy country's Jonin?

If it weren't for Lu Nie, all three of them would have died in the Cloud Village's net.

"Let's rest first. We might be ordered back to the village soon." Lu Nie was burning up and his head was throbbing. The mental exertion was too great, and these aftereffects had also appeared.

Upon hearing Lu Nie's words, Hongdou and Shisui both fell silent.

Even the carefree Hongdou knew that once the technique used by Lu Nie was exposed by the Cloud Village, or reported to them, he would inevitably be recalled by the village.

Whether it's information about Jinchuriki or Wood Release techniques, the village's higher-ups want to hear the most detailed reports as soon as possible.

Lu Nie closed his eyes in a daze and fell into a peaceful sleep.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already lying in a tent. He propped himself up on the bed and checked his mental state.

After a good night's sleep, I felt much better after all the energy I had been depleting.

"You're awake?" As if hearing the movement inside the tent, Shisui lifted the tent flap and walked in, smiling as she greeted Lu Nie, who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

"How long have I been asleep?" Lu Nie frowned slightly. He felt extremely hungry, which didn't seem like he had only slept for a day or two.

"Today is the third day, and you're exhausted." Shisui's eyes darkened, but he quickly composed himself and continued, "Minato-senpai said you need to rest."

"Have all the intelligence reports been submitted?" Lu Nie tentatively stood up, feeling that he was in alright. His mental control over his body had recovered to about 80%, and he was no longer in the terrible situation he was in when he first returned, only able to lie on Shisui and perform some simple movements.

"I've already reported to Minato-senpai," Shisui said, then, hearing the empty rumbling in Shikano's stomach, he quickly added, "I'll go prepare some food for you."

As Shisui was about to leave, he ran into Minato Namikaze, who was walking in.

"Could I speak with Shisui alone?" Minato patted Shisui on the shoulder.

Shisui turned to look at Lu Nie, and after seeing him nod, he bowed respectfully to Minato, then lifted the tent flap and left to prepare food for Lu Nie.

"How are you feeling?" Minato Namikaze sat down by Shinobu's bedside and asked with concern as Shinobu leaned against the headboard.

"It's fine, but I'm a little hungry." Lu Nie rubbed his stomach, enduring the nausea and replying.

Seeing the hesitant look on Minato's face, Shiro asked in a light tone, "What do you want to ask, Minato-senpai?"

"You used Wood Release?" Minato Namikaze relaxed upon hearing this and asked Shikano with a smile.

"Yes."

Lu Nie's answer was concise and quick, so quick that even Minato was surprised.

"Is it that technique?" Minato asked tentatively again. The information obtained from Shisui and Anko was only a general outline; the specifics would have to be obtained from Shikano, the person directly involved.

However, from the few words spoken by Shisui and Anko, we can infer that the ninjutsu used by Shiranui at that time was closely related to the Shadow Puppet Technique.

As for the body that resembles the original, that's probably a technical issue.

"Yes."

Lu Nie nodded decisively once again.

"Let's talk about the battle. You were marked by the Hidden Cloud Village this time." Minato didn't press for further questions, but instead subtly changed the subject, focusing on the battle at that time.

The six-man squad of three Cloud Village Jonin was far too strong for Shikagami and his companions. The fact that all three of them survived and returned to camp was, in Minato's eyes, a remarkable miracle.

Not to mention, according to the information he obtained, Lu Nie and his two companions not only escaped safely, but also severely damaged the six-man Cloud Ninja squad!

Among them is the Two-Tails Jinchuriki from Kumogakure.

Lu Nie didn't hide anything and simply recounted the battle.

"What about that body that can use Wood Release?" Minato suddenly asked.

"It's collapsed," Lu Nie said casually.

"I reinforced the seal for you, so don't mess around like that next time." Minato Namikaze guessed that Ru Nie was hiding something, but he didn't press the matter. He stood up, said something to Ru Nie in a gentle tone, told him to rest well, and then turned and left the tent.

As Lu Nie watched Minato Namikaze leave, he gently pulled open his shirt, and with the manipulation of chakra, a faint sealing technique appeared on his abdomen.

Did you notice?

Lu Nie frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed. Taking advantage of his solitude, he immersed his mind in his spiritual consciousness.

high temperature!

Burning pain!

As they ventured deeper into the dimly lit passageway, the temperature rose, until finally, when the ground became unbearably hot, a prison cell came into view.

A blue, somewhat malnourished cat suddenly opened its eyes and bared its teeth fiercely at him when it saw him enter.

Two-tailed Nekomata.

Or rather, it is part of the Two-Tailed Cat!

The properties associated with Yin Release seemed to undergo a surprising transformation when combined with Wood Release. At least, Shika Nie hadn't expected that his attempt to extract some of the Two-Tails' chakra would result in the extraction of a portion of the Two-Tails' consciousness as well!

This means that the Two-Tailed Cat will completely lose the extracted chakra, rather than the kind that can be recovered after being extracted.

(End of this chapter)