[New Mission Acquired]
[Rescue ANBU Members]
Shigen wasn't surprised by this new mission. Missions were the key to getting stronger, and he needed strength to escape Danzo's grip.
Although he could very well escape now, Konoha still had its value for him.
Without access to regular missions that challenged him, he will not be able to gain any strength.
As such, Shigen donned his ANBU mask once again as he checked his stats.
He had 5 free points remaining and many of the upgrade options were locked due to their higher level. As such, he was more interested in his newly obtained [Unowned Cursed Seal]!
[Unowned Cursed Seal: A cursed seal array of natural energy. It can be bound to oneself to avoid the disordered and chaotic state caused by natural energy. After activation, it enhances one's overall abilities according to its level.]
Shigen knew very well what the advantages and disadvantages of Cursed Seals were.
Although he was excited, he still paid close attention. He didn't want to lose his mind like Jūgo and Sasuke.
But now, after reading the complete description, it seemed that he was just overthinking it. Although the system had never given him anything overpowered, this Cursed Seal was very good!
'It's just that I don't know to what extent the power provided by a low-level Cursed Seal can reach... Also, on that note, it seems like the rewards are geared towards making me a stat monster..."
Shigen couldn't help but complain.
Of course, being a stat monster wasn't necessarily a bad thing, Strictly speaking, the First Hokage of Konoha seemed to be a stat monster as well, so it wouldn't be bad for him, right?
"Bind the Cursed Seal and upgrade it." Shigen silently issued the command.
Soon, he suddenly felt his hand burning, and he immediately took off his glove to look at it.
He saw a black three-tomoe mark appear on the back of his hand. At the same time, his stats also changed as he allotted his free points.
[Cursed Seal Bound, Current Level LV1]
[Cursed Seal Upgraded to LV3]
[Remaining Free Points: 2]
After absorbing the information that emerged in his mind, Shigen nodded in satisfaction.
Then he carefully focused his senses around himself.
"Woah... this is amazing..." Hiro said as he was almost overloaded with the amount of sensory information he was receiving.
The [Overall Physique] Stat of his was really something else.
By "Overall", it really did mean overall. It added to everything. Even his sensory ability was improved, but now, with a boost of natural energy in his body, Shigen was experiencing his fully developed 'stat monster' phase.
His senses were almost transcendent right now. He could 'feel' everything around him.
To be honest, if it weren't to give himself enough combat power, he really wanted to add all the free points to this stat of his.
"Forget it, it's time to act. It's also a good chance to test the abilities of this Cursed Seal." Hiro said after quickly assessing the general situation around using his even more enhanced senses.
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"Back off and you might live" Yugao warned the confused but extraordinarily powerful ninjas in front of her with a grim face.
She had taken Shigen's advice and temporarily left the confrontation with Orochimaru in order to seek help from the other ANBU squads nearby.
'As expected of one of the Sannin, Orochimaru, even after leaving Konoha, he still has so many followers.' Yugao thought to herself while dealing with the enemies in front of her.
In fact, normally speaking, a mission like Orochimaru's wouldn't fall into the hands of a small team like theirs.
It was just that the mission was issued suddenly, and the situation was urgent, and they happened to be nearby. As such, they were given the job to scout the area, what they hadn't expected was Orochimaru himself being here.
Even though they were mentally prepared and knew the difficulty of this mission, and had been careful enough, the final result still made her feel somewhat discouraged.
"No, I have to speed up..."
Dodging the deadly blade, Yugao gritted her teeth and thought to herself.
Especially when she thought of Shigen choosing to stay behind alone to face Orochimaru, her eyes became even more determined.
Facing the siege of these mindless yet fearless enemies, she suddenly leaped up, the sword in her hand spinning in the air as she drew a long arc.
This was a sword technique she had developed and created herself. Although it was only a prototype, it was quite suitable for fighting desperately!
"Konoha Style - Hazy Moon!"
The long sword in her hand turned into a phantom, and Yugao slashed fiercely at the ninjas in front of her who roared and barged towards her.
Their eyes were full of madness and fearlessness of death, and in the blink of an eye, they had already rushed in front of Yugao.
They ignored Yugao's blade, the weapons in their hands slashing towards her in a crude arc.
These people were obviously Orochimaru's experimental subjects, but Orochimaru's genius was perhaps unmatched, Not only were these 'subjects' mindless, they had no fear of death and fought with everything they had with pure instincts.
Even if it meant risking their lives and perishing together with the enemy, they would not hesitate to please Orochimaru.
"Damn it..."Yugao obviously noticed the craziness of these people, but at the same time, the conviction in her heart became even more firm.
She wanted to defeat these guys, she wanted to find her fellow ANBU, but most importantly, she wanted to rescue Shigen!
The two sides kept getting closer and closer, the relentless attack from Orochimaru's test subjects were starting to tire her out as even after taking care of more than a dozen of them, they still came after her like rabid dogs.
But just as she was about to retreat due to exhaustion, the earth beneath them shook heavily.
"Earth Release - Stone Flow Wall!"
In the next instant, a huge tock wall rose from the ground, blocking between the two sides.
Bang——
The solidity of this giant wall was beyond imagination.
Neither Yugao's retreating slash nor Orochimaru's subordinates' attacks could penetrate it immediately!
Smoke and dust filled the air, and under the obstruction of the giant wall, both sides were directly bounced back.
Yugao landed with a slight stagger, but before she could completely stand firm, she suddenly noticed someone supporting her.
She hurriedly raised her head and looked behind her, only to see a slightly embarrassed but extremely firm figure appearing in her eyes amidst the smoke and dust.
"Senpai, this is the second time. You have to be more careful in the future."
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