Inside the tent, medical area, the smell of disinfectant and herbs filled the air.

Inside a relatively quiet single-person tent separated by thick waterproof canvas, Shiratori lay silently on a military cot covered with thick blankets.

Suishin and Rotsuki were conducting a thorough examination of him.

Only after confirming there were no additional injuries on his body did the two finally relax.

The medical-nin stood by the bedside, looking at Shiratori, whose brows were still tightly furrowed even in sleep. They sighed softly.

They gently tucked his blanket corners and quietly left the tent.

The tent became completely silent.

Only the sound of Shiratori's steady breathing remained.

Then, a notification from the system appeared in his mind.

[New Copy Templates available for review]

Perfect timing.

Shiratori lay on the bed, eyes still closed.

[3 templates activated]

He focused intently.

Show me what we've got.

[Copy Technique Template]

[Zenin Mai - Construction: UNLOCKED]

[Copy Technique Template]

[Ogami - Séance Technique: UNLOCKED]

[Copy Technique Template]

[Hoshi Kirara - Love Rendezvous: UNLOCKED]

Construction!

Exactly what he needed!

The Construction technique was inherently extremely powerful, but its original wielder, Mai, had such weak cursed energy that she couldn't unleash its full potential.

But Shiratori had no shortage of cursed energy now.

The principle of Construction was to convert cursed energy into matter to create physical objects. Due to her limitations, Mai could only manage to construct low-powered weapons like handguns.

Creating complex or large-scale objects required more time and massive amounts of cursed energy.

But he lacked neither time nor cursed energy.

And his reserves were still growing.

Once he constructed a missile, he'd see whether it was stronger than a Tailed Beast Ball.

His money was on the missile.

Just thinking about it made him excited, he couldn't wait to start experimenting.

And that wasn't all, Construction could also be used in combination with his other techniques.

He rubbed his face to force himself to calm down. His luck this time was truly incredible.

Construction was already powerful enough, and now he had also obtained an even more broken ability, the Séance Technique.

The principle of Séance was to use parts of the deceased, like hair, blood, or bones, as summoning mediums to call forth the dead and let their spirits possess a physical vessel. The summoned would retain their combat strength from life but lose their reason and emotion.

He saw Séance as a crude version of the Edo Tensei.

Of course, if possible, he would rather master Edo Tensei itself. But wasn't that currently impossible?

Even Orochimaru hadn't finished his research on it yet at this point.

So Séance would do for now.

He just needed to find an opportunity to pull out some of Hanzō's hair.

What's the principle behind Love Rendezvous?

He recalled that there hadn't been much explanation about Kirara's technique in the original.

[Technique: Love Rendezvous]

[Core Function: Uses five markers corresponding to constellation stars to mark targets, manipulating their spatial interactions, movement, and gravitational relationships]

Explain in more detail.

[Detailed breakdown: Three operational components]

[Marking System: Five markers correspond to Southern Cross constellation stars: Imai, Acrux, Mimosa, Ginan, and Gacrux. Applied through physical contact. Fixed adjacency sequence: Imai → Acrux → Mimosa → Ginan → Gacrux. Markers remain until technique deactivation...]

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In the central command tent, the warm yellow glow of candlelight illuminated the large sand table at the center of the room.

On the sand table, the border encampment of Suna had been covered with a striking red X. At the same time, several new icons appeared on the sand table, important strongholds and potential reinforcement routes established by Suna deeper inside the Land of Wind.

Hanzō stepped to the central position beside the sand table.

The ninjas gathered around it.

"Mission report," he said directly, wasting no time.

Isome stepped forward, calm and composed, "The Suna border defense camp has been confirmed destroyed. 100 Suna ninjas were killed. Our side sustained 15 minor injuries, no serious injuries, and no casualties."

Hanzō looked at him, repeating in disbelief, "No serious injuries?"

Having Shiratori present could explain the lack of deaths, but not even one serious injury? And yet the enemy was completely wiped out?

Isome hesitated briefly, then added, "During the operation, Shiratori utilized a cursed technique that proved difficult to control. Due to interference from this cursed spirit, the Suna ninjas suffered devastating losses."

Hanzō's eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze sharpening:

"What kind of cursed technique?"

Isome recalled for a moment, then gave a direct answer, "Touch equals death. Shiratori spent a great deal of energy trying to control it."

Hanzō's pupils contracted.

Touch equals death.

It looked like he would need to have a detailed conversation with Shiratori once he woke up, about this newly manifested cursed technique.

He fell silent for a few moments, then tapped the sand table with his fingers, changing the subject, "The urgent matter now is our advance into the Land of Wind."

He glanced at Amanagi, who immediately pointed to the new markers on the map and explained to the ninjas, "After losing their border fortress, Suna will definitely respond quickly. It takes at least two days to mobilize reinforcements from Suna to the border. We need to seize the initiative within these two days."

The ninjas nodded gravely.

Although they had won this battle, it was largely due to the enemy being unprepared.

Now that the battle was over and Suna had received word, next time they would face Suna's elite combat units.

"Mizu, your diversion unit will rest for half a day, then immediately depart. Coordinate with the trap squad to lay ambushes along the roads leading to the border, where reinforcements might pass."

Hanzō gave his orders.

"Yes!" Mizu bowed and responded firmly.

Hanzō's gaze shifted to Mizukusa, standing among the crowd:

"Lead the intelligence unit. Spread out along the possible routes and gather intel on the Suna reinforcements. Report back to headquarters in real time."

"Yes!"

Mizukusa straightened, her expression becoming serious.

"Isome, your infiltration team will join the defensive squad. You'll be responsible for the outer perimeter security of the camp."

"Understood." Isome nodded.

Compared to others, their task wasn't the most dangerous. The truly risky job lay with the main ambush units.

"Kuroi, the core defense of the camp will be handled by your assassination team."

"Takigawa," Hanzō's gaze landed on the emotionless ninja,

"You will lead the first ambush unit. Stand by for orders at all times."

"Kirite, you'll lead the second ambush unit."

"Mudō, you're in charge of the third ambush unit."

"..."

One order after another was issued.

The ninjas solemnly accepted their missions.

The weariness in Isome and the others' eyes had now been replaced with renewed fighting spirit.

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150 = +1 bonus chapter

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30+ Advance chapters!