Land of Hot spring, a small town.
"Hmm, this is quite delicious."
Satoru ate the specialty snacks of the Land of Hot spring, and from time to time bought another unfamiliar one to hold in his hand.
At the same time, he didn't forget to occasionally release Ninjutsu to gather information.
As for Uchiha Itachi, there's no hurry.
He'll deal with him after he's had his fun.
The Land of Hot spring is a good place; entertainment is much more developed than Konoha.
He was also fiddling with the puppet technique he had just acquired.
Analyzing its principles, dissecting it.
In general, it was still the puppet master's set, but it incorporated very advanced prototypes of Scientific Ninja Tools.
Satoru thought so.
That tall puppet utilized the concept of Scientific Ninja Tools, but perhaps its development isn't sufficient yet; it's still in progress.
Many things are only superficially touched upon.
That organization called the Sahara Club is truly advanced, one has to admit.
Currently, Konoha also has research in this area, but it hasn't developed as well as in the Land of Hot spring.
Konoha's research investment isn't significant; everyone still believes in the power of Chakra within the body.
And the Hundred Puppet Soul Binding Technique is a relatively advanced puppet technique. If Hidden Sand Village had this puppet technique, it's likely that without intelligence, a Ninja like the Third Hokage would be ambushed.
"I heard that the Evil God Cult is active again near Mount Fuji. Everyone, please be careful there."
"Damn Evil God Cult, they're capturing our children for experiments again. Why hasn't the Daimyo sent people to deal with this cult?"
"Shhh! I heard the Evil God Cult has strong informants. You can't say things like that, or you'll be taken for experiments."
Satoru walked down the street, his ears perking up.
The Evil God Cult still had some reputation in the Land of Hot spring.
But it wasn't a good reputation.
Underground, the Evil God Cult was also considered a Ninja force, accepting employment from certain nobles and merchants.
The money they obtained would be used for experiments.
Killing two birds with one stone.
Moreover, judging from the residents' discussions, the Land of Hot spring seemed to be somewhat tolerant of the Evil God Cult.
Even though there was Hidden Hot spring Village.
"Mount Fuji."
Swish, swish!
After eating and drinking his fill, Satoru headed towards Mount Fuji... Hmm?
Flying high above, as he passed a town, he suddenly felt a familiar Chakra.
"Orochimaru, why is this guy here?
And the Chakra gathered here is too much, isn't it? And the Chakra attributes seem different from normal?"
Thinking of this, he stopped flying and instead flew down towards the town.
After careful sensing, he realized all these people were in some underground facility.
He arrived at a door similar to a restroom and openly walked in with his hidden light.
Besides him, there were also some fanatics whose eyes glowed with fervor.
After the guards at the passage agreed, they walked in with their fervor.
"It seems to be a very famous place!"
He was a little curious about what kind of place it was that gathered so many Chakra reactions, and even Orochimaru was here.
As he walked through the passage, time passed, and a faint light slowly appeared before his eyes.
Satoru walked out of the door, and what greeted his eyes was a huge area, similar to a gladiatorial arena.
And what greeted his ears was the thunderous roar of cheers.
These were all spectators.
At this moment, they looked at the arena below, all showing fanaticism.
"This time I will definitely win and win back all my family's money."
"Mad Wolf, you must win! I sold my wife to gather this bet."
"Nonsense, this time the Duke will definitely win."
The audience was very fanatical, as if winning would bring unimaginable rewards.
And Satoru also saw the scene they were talking about.
This was the place that had entered his perception just now.
Two strong Chakras were clashing.
One Ninja, in the form of a werewolf, agilely responded to the enemy's Shuriken and other attacks.
Howl~
Suddenly, he let out a loud roar, and the barrier of the entire venue rose, blocking the sound waves.
His enemy was a man in a suit with red hair, holding a transparent stemmed glass filled with red liquid, which was shattered by the sound waves.
Bang!
Glass shards flew everywhere.
As they shot towards the Duke, a crimson mist blocked the attack.
And the opponent's sound wave attack.
Duke: "Mad Wolf, water conducts sound waves, and so does blood. You should just surrender; you can't beat me."
He smiled elegantly, snapped his fingers, and countless bats appeared out of thin air, launching a group attack on the werewolf.
Screech, screech!
The bats emitted unpleasant sound waves.
Buzz, buzz!
"Hmph, as a member of Yashiro's guard, I will definitely have a place. You go to hell."
Mad Wolf, facing the bats' sound waves, quickly formed hand seals.
Roar!
"It's coming, it's coming, it's Mad Wolf's ultimate Ninjutsu."
"Super Wolf Transformation Jutsu, I wonder if the Duke can defeat him!"
On the arena, Mad Wolf's body began to change rapidly, his hands becoming front paws, his legs becoming hind paws, and he quickly swelled.
Transforming into a giant monster three stories high.
He didn't give the Duke a chance to surrender, suddenly appearing in front of the Duke, and with a flash of cold light from his claw, he swiped down.
"Hmph, brute, Blood Escape: Blood Piercing."
The Duke snorted coldly. The red liquid that had scattered from the stemmed glass shattered by the sound waves earlier, surrounded the giant wolf.
Sizzle, sizzle!
Blood trails intertwined.
Bang!
The giant wolf was pierced by the blood light and bled, instantly shriveling up.
"No brains. Even if you become Mr. Yashiro's guard, you're just a burden.
This well-paid position should be mine."
The Duke collected all the blood and walked towards the entrance for the contestants, while the shriveled giant wolf, at that moment, 'bang' transformed into a shriveled human form.
"A Bloodline Limit, and one I've never seen before, never even heard of.
That guy named Mad Wolf should have a secret technique similar to the Akimichi clan's body modification.
And that guy called the Duke, is he using Ninjutsu that controls blood in combat?
I understand now why Orochimaru would come here!"
Satoru watched their battle with admiration.
He also learned the purpose of this venue from the discussions of the surrounding people.
This was an underground gladiatorial arena, where wealthy merchants and nobles often had their trained Ninja compete.
And it was a very large gambling match.
The audience was on the periphery, and the venue was the house.
The battle just now was a gladiatorial match for one of the Land of Hot spring's underground bosses, Yashiro, to recruit guards.
One had to demonstrate sufficient ability to get the chance to be a guard.
And the pay was generous, three million per year for a guard.
One must know that he only earned ten to fifteen million for an S-rank mission, and a Jonin's minimum salary was only five hundred thousand per month.
And this guy named Yashiro didn't just recruit one guard, but a whole team.
"But seeing a Bloodline Limit, fighting to the death for a few million to become someone else's guard, is a bit extravagant."
Satoru also knew that this situation was quite common in the Ninja World.
After all, guards usually face enemies of a certain caliber, making it safer, unlike the enemies encountered by Ninja villages.
At the same time, it also showed that there were quite a few experts in the Ninja World.