"Here it is-"
"Kyo-sama, please accept it."
Kabuto stood up with a grin, pushed his glasses, and revealed his trademark smile.
Before coming, he had already confirmed in detail.
All the forbidden techniques were unique, exceeding fifteen in number, definitely meeting the requirements.
And at this moment,
Seeing the scrolls arranged on the ground,
Kyo's eyes immediately lit up, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
'This... wonderful!'
'Truly worthy of being the two most efficient workers in the Shinobi World!'
'The mission for fifteen forbidden techniques was actually completed beyond expectations...'
'This way,'
'The EX reward for the side mission was secured!'
Thinking this, Kyo smiled and stood up, walking forward while chuckling with great satisfaction:
"Not bad at all."
"It seems I need to fulfill my promise now."
As his words faded, Kyo suddenly raised his hand, and two strange, pure white scrolls appeared in it.
"Hmm...?"
Seeing this, Kabuto was momentarily stunned.
'Wait,'
'Pure white scrolls...?'
Just as he was puzzled, Kyo raised an eyebrow slightly and tossed the scrolls in his hand directly over, then smiled:
"Well then, welcome to Las Noches."
"These white scrolls are items that only official members can possess. By opening them, you can instantly summon members of our organization to come to your assistance."
"-?!"
As his words faded, Kabuto caught the scrolls, his mind stirred instantly, and a look of pleasant surprise appeared in his eyes.
'These white scrolls can summon members of Las Noches at any time?!'
'That means-'
'The Konoha Crush Plan would be completely secure!'
However, at this moment,
Kyo continued with a smile:
"However,"
"Currently, since you two have just joined, the scrolls can only be used once."
"So..."
"Please do not open and use them recklessly unless it is a critical moment, understand?"
"-?"
Hearing this, Kabuto finally understood.
It seemed,
They couldn't rely on using them constantly for now.
After pondering for a moment,
He then slightly lowered his head, lowered his eyes, and smiled:
"Understood, Kyo-sama."
"I will faithfully convey all your words back."
Saying this, he once again put on his black hood and said respectfully:
"Then I will take my leave now."
"Konoha has probably already started investigating. Please be careful as well."
As his words faded,
Whoosh!
Kabuto instantly leaped and left the place.
Kyo paid no attention to his words, simply looking towards the distant night sky and chuckling lightly.
'Tsk tsk.'
'Successfully fooled.'
Those two white scrolls,
Were of course not some special tool for summoning Las Noches members.
They were merely ordinary scrolls containing the "Sentan Hakuja" formula. (T/N: Previously translated as Secret Art: Senriotsurushi. After some researching, I found the real name is Sentan Hakuja.)
Secret Art: Sentan Hakuja-
A high-level art from the Bleach World.
When activated, countless white cloth strips would wrap around the user, and in an instant, could directly transfer the user to a pre-set space!
This was one of the abilities Kyo had drawn from long ago.
However, he had rarely used it.
The reason was simple-
It's too troublesome.
Although the effect of this art was similar to Flying Thunder God Technique,
The effort required to inscribe the formula was far greater than Flying Thunder God, and the release speed wasn't as fast either.
Not to mention, later on, Kyo also obtained the power of Garganta,
So this Sentan Hakuja completely became a toy.
Then,
When Orochimaru or Kabuto unfolded the scroll,
Kyo could instantly perceive the location of the formula and could activate Sentan Hakuja at any time to instantly transfer there.
It effectively served as a summoning function.
At this moment,
Kyo then looked at the forbidden technique scrolls on the ground and smiled.
He raised his hand and called out in his mind-
'System, open the inventory.'
[Ding.]
The moment his words faded, the prompt sound immediately came out.
The next moment, a brilliant rainbow-colored light suddenly appeared in Kyo's palm, extending like a beam of light.
Kyo didn't hesitate and swept the beam across all the scrolls on the ground.
In an instant, all the scrolls, upon contact with this rainbow-colored light, were immediately stored into the system's inventory.
The ground was empty.
And just at this moment,
As expected, a series of prompt sounds instantly rang out in Kyo's mind.
[Collect one forbidden technique (1/1), completed! Reward: Spiritual Pressure +1500, Mall Points +300!]
[Collect five forbidden techniques (5/5), completed! Reward: Spiritual Pressure +3000, Mall Points +600!]
[Collect fifteen forbidden techniques (15/15), completed! Reward: Spiritual Pressure +5000, Mall Points +1000!]
[Ding! Congratulations Host!]
[You have obtained EX Reward: [Normal State Integration - Arrancar's Hierro]!]
"?!"
As soon as the prompt sound faded, Kyo's heart instantly leaped.
Before he could think further, he immediately felt a warm current rushing within him.
Then, the Spiritual Pressure in his body instantly began to rapidly integrate with all the skin cells throughout his body, as if permeating them!
That feeling far exceeded the basic Spiritual Pressure barrier. With each passing second, it became more stable!
So much so that in the end,
Kyo even felt that his skin had become as hard as the toughest steel... indestructible!
Realizing this,
Kyo's eyes immediately lit up, his heart filled with pleasant surprise!
'This is Normal State Integration!?'
Hierro is the basic ability of Arrancars in Bleach.
It allows their skin to possess, at all times, a hardness equivalent to a high-density concentration of Spiritual Pressure!
So much so that ordinary attacks cannot even cut through their skin, let alone cause any damage!
This method is similar to a Shinigami condensing a Spiritual Pressure barrier,
For example, back when Kyo was in Hollowfication against the Fourth Raikage,
He used this power to concentrate most of his Spiritual Pressure at the back of his neck, allowing him to directly withstand that Raikage's Lightning Release attack.
But even at that time,
In his Hollowfication LV.1 masked state, he couldn't fully control the power of Hierro; he had to enter complete Hollowfication.
But now,
Kyo hadn't even undergone Hollowfication, yet he had obtained the Hierro ability that could constantly exist in his normal state!
And, if nothing unexpected happened,
The hardness of Hierro would also be enhanced as his Spiritual Pressure grew!
This way, once his Spiritual Pressure increased,
In the future, he wouldn't need Hollowfication, nor would he need to condense Spiritual Pressure to block others' attacks. He could directly withstand them with his physical body!
Thinking this, the smile on Kyo's face grew even more intense.
"Tsk, truly worthy of an EX reward..."
He knew,
After obtaining the power of this normal state Hierro, his overall strength would surge upward once again,
Another step forward on the path to invincibility.
...
The next day, early morning.
When the first rays of sunlight fell upon Konoha,
The Joint Chunin Exams finally officially begin.
Examinee Shinobi from various countries hurried to the venue of the first exam.
Above Konoha, crowds surged.
Noisy and unceasing.
Although last night, undercurrents had begun to stir in Konoha due to the loss of the Scroll of Seals,
On the surface, everything proceeded as usual.
In fact,
Most people were completely unaware that such an incident had occurred.
And those who knew the situation, of course, avoided mentioning it and pretended to calmly carry out their respective plans.
Shikaku's intelligence verification work was underway.
Kabuto, naturally, was also doing so.
Shortly after dawn, he quickly arrived outside the exam venue, carefully observing his surroundings.
His identity at this moment was, of course, disguised.
He called himself an ordinary Konoha's Genin, an old hand who had failed the Chunin Exam for four consecutive years.
As for the theft of the Scroll of Seals?
The theft of the Scroll of Seals was done by Orochimaru's spy; what does that have to do with him, a Konoha exam repeater?
And at this moment,
On the other side,
Kyo also brought his three Amegakure's students near the exam venue.
Although there wasn't really any need for him to come,
Until now, the system's main mission hadn't officially started.
To ensure his participation rate in this major event, he naturally had to come and try his luck.
However, to his surprise,
Just as he led the Amegakure's team here, he happened to see, directly opposite, the Sunagakure's teams walking towards them.
One side had only four people.
The other side had over thirty people.
Looking from the side, the difference between the two was enormous.
However,
When Kyo noticed the opposing Shinobi Team, he immediately saw, in the center of that crowd, the red-haired youth.
'Hmm...?'
'Gaara?'
Kyo raised an eyebrow slightly, somewhat surprised.
'It seemed the One-Tail Shukaku, which had fled back then, had been caught again by Sunagakure?'
And just as Kyo looked at him,
Gaara opposite naturally noticed him as well.
His expression was originally cold and violent, seeming tinged with a faint aura of killing intent.
However, the moment his gaze met Kyo's golden eyes, the ferociousness on his face suddenly froze!
'This...'
'Is that... that man?!'