'Blue... blue tier?'
Yuto was a little surprised, but he also thought it made sense.
After all, he hasn't gotten anything for such a long time, so even if it's a guaranteed release, it was about time he got something decent.
So, he turned his attention to the skill book.
'Mayfly Technique?'
Yuto stared at the skill book in confusion, somewhat bewildered.
'As far as I could remember, there was no Ninjutsu with that name.'
He clicked on the description to take a look...
[Mayfly Technique - Skill Book]
[Effect: Integrates the user's body with the earth and vegetation, allowing for high-speed movement. The user can merge with the earth and travel rapidly through the network of plant roots and underground water sources. During the technique's activation, all Chakra signatures are completely concealed.]
Yuto was shocked.
'Isn't this Black Zetsu's skill? Though it seems like White Zetsu can use it too…'
'But I actually pulled this?
Yuto was immediately overjoyed.
'This was the ultimate skill for spying and escaping! If Jiraiya had this, wouldn't the women's bathhouse in Konoha be...'
Suddenly, Yuto straightened his expression.
'No, such a skill must never fall into the hands of evil. I'll have to enjoy it myself!'
So, Yuto used the skill book on himself without hesitation.
"Huh...? I don't feel any different?"
Having said that, Yuto sank into the ground with just a thought.
"Whoa...! Where am I?"
In Yuto's vision, everything was pitch black, and he began to panic.
Then, he felt the presence of plant roots. Like grabbing onto a lifeline, Yuto quickly moved toward the roots.
As soon as he had the thought, he suddenly 'felt' as if he were part of the plant.
Or rather, he was the plant...
Gradually, Yuto's panic and fear subsided.
Through the plant, he could truly see the outside world!
However, the perspective was a bit low.
Then, Yuto set his sights on a nearby tree.
In the next moment, when his consciousness returned, his vision was now from the tree.
He could even feel the tugging on the tree branch as two children played on a swing below...
"Get off…"
Yuto imagined the tree branch as his arm, trying to move it as if it were his own limb.
However... nothing happened.
The branch remained still, unaffected by Yuto's thoughts.
"Oh… I see. I think I get it now."
"Although I can gain the vision and sensations of the underground world, they're still inanimate objects. So they're not influenced by my thoughts."
After roughly understanding the technique, Yuto had a blast playing around with it.
He felt this Ninjutsu is really interesting.
He even dared to sneak under the Hokage Building, and no one noticed.
If the Hokage's Office weren't on the second floor, Yuto would've definitely gone up to mess with Hiruzen.
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But after just a few minutes, Yuto suddenly felt as if his body had been drained... his Chakra was rapidly depleting.
'Right, I forgot I'm still basically an ordinary person with low Chakra Reserves...'
'But come to think of it, this technique doesn't seem to consume much Chakra. If even I, a regular person, can last this long, what about someone like Kakashi...'
'Never mind, Kakashi is my shop's top customer. I won't persecute him for now.'
Yuto returned to the shop, first poking his head out from the floor, then pulling his entire body out.
His clothes weren't even dirty.
'I wonder how Team 7 is doing with their mission in the Land of Waves.'
'If I remember correctly, today's the day Team Kakashi set out on their mission.'
Yuto thought to himself, suddenly feeling curious and wanting to check it out.
After all, now that he has this magical technique, no one could harm him under normal circumstances.
The only one Yuto was wary of was Zetsu, since this technique originally belonged to them.
'Who knows if Zetsu could detect me?'
'But then again, the land doesn't belong to Zetsu. Why would they care?'
With that in mind, Yuto felt less concerned. Looking at the pile of Special Ration Pills in his system interface...
He remembered that Kakashi could awaken his Mangekyo after eating one of these, and he could hold up a Raikiri without even complaining about back pain.
'I wonder if anything would happen if an ordinary person like me eats it.'
After a moment of hesitation, Yuto swallowed the Special Soldier Pill.
'Well... it didn't taste as bad as I thought. I was expecting something like licorice tablets.'
After complaining in his heart, Yuto suddenly felt a surge of chakra and boundless energy coursing through his body!
'This feeling... it's even more intense than being on drugs!'
Yuto felt as if he'd been injected with a syri... no, more like a whole barrel of adrenaline, as if he could punch through a boulder with one strike!
While the pill's effects were still active, Yuto locked the door and immediately activated the Mayfly Technique, heading out of the village.
Having been in this world for several months, Yuto had only ever looked at the gates of Konoha from a distance. This was the first time he'd actually stepped outside.
"What are we having for lunch today? More dango? I'm getting sick of it."
"I don't know. Let's see what the others are eating when we switch shifts."
"Genma told me we're having barbecue today. He's treating. You guys in?"
"Really? Then we've got to make him pay big time!"
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As Yuto passed the gates, he clearly overheard the Konoha guards chatting.
"Wow! Kamizuki Izumo, Yamashiro Aoba... and there's also that Kotetsu Hagane. My goodness, even Pain didn't dare to come through here back in the day..."
After complaining, Yuto continued on his way.
Although he wanted to pop out and ask where the Land of Waves was, doing so abruptly might not end well for him.
So, Yuto had to rely on following the tracks.
Fortunately, with Tazuna, a civilian, in the group, Kakashi and the others were walking on the ground instead of jumping between trees.
The footprints were relatively easy to follow, and Yuto had no trouble finding the path.
'But... there seemed to be traces of someone having been in the trees too. No, three people.'
After activating the Mayfly Technique, Yuto's sensory abilities had greatly improved.
After all, the skill description mentioned 'merging with the earth and vegetation' and 'interfacing with the network of plant roots and underground water sources.' It wasn't just for show...
'Was Team 7 being followed? No, these traces started from Konoha.'
'Which means... these are reinforcements Kakashi called in, right?'
Yuto easily connected the dots, recalling the three phones Kakashi had purchased from him yesterday.
All three phones had registered game accounts, which are [Elephant], [Hayate] and [Tenzo] respectively.
Yuto didn't dwell on it further and continued speeding toward the group's direction.