Medical Zone.
Inside the tent.
The scent of disinfectant and herbs permeated the air.
Inside a relatively quiet single tent, separated by thick, waterproof canvas, Haruki lied peacefully on a camp bed covered with a thick blanket.
Souta and Ruka performed a detailed examination of Haruki. Only after confirming that Haruki had no additional injuries did they both relax.
Souta and Ruka stood by the bed, looking at Haruki's still furrowed brow as he slept, and sighed softly. They gently tucked the blanket around Haruki and quietly withdrew.
The tent became completely silent. Only Haruki's steady breathing could be heard.
The system's voice rang out in Haruki's mind. Haruki lied on the bed, looking very peaceful.
[Host, if you have time, please check your activated Cursed Technique.]
Haruki immediately focused his attention.
'Begin your broadcast.'
[Ding!]
[Copyable Cursed Technique: Mai Zenin – Construction (Activated)]
[Ding!]
[Copyable Cursed Technique: Ogami – Séance Technique (Activated)]
[Ding!]
[Copyable Cursed Technique: Kirara Hoshi – Love Rendezvous (Activated)]
Construction!
It's like thinking of something and getting it.
Construction itself is an extremely powerful Cursed Technique, but unfortunately, the user Mai had too little Cursed Energy to unleash the true power of the Cursed Technique.
But what Haruki lacks least right now is Cursed Energy.
The principle of Construction is to convert Cursed Energy into matter, constructing physical objects.
Due to the limitations of Cursed Energy, Mai only constructed weapons with average attack power, like pistols.
Constructing complex or large objects requires a longer time and vast amounts of Cursed Energy.
Haruki lacks neither time nor Cursed Energy and his Cursed Energy is still growing.
Once he constructs a missile, let's see whether a missile or Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball is superior.
Haruki bet on the missile.
Haruki was so excited just thinking about it that he wished he could start constructing immediately.
Not only that, but Construction can also be used in conjunction with Haruki's other Cursed Techniques.
He rubbed his cheeks with his hand, forcing himself to calm down.
His luck this time was good.
Construction was already great, and additionally, he got an even more amazing Sèance Technique.
The principle of Sèamce Technique is to use parts of the deceased's body, such as hair, blood, or remains, as a summoning medium to summon the departed spirits to possess a flesh body and act, with the summoned retaining their power from when they were alive but losing their rationality and emotions.
Haruki's understanding of it is that it's an unrefined version of Edo Tensei. Of course, if conditions allowed, he would prefer to master Edo Tensei.
But aren't those conditions not available right now?
At this time, Orochimaru hadn't even fully researched Edo Tensei.
Let's make do with this for now.
He'll find an opportunity to pluck some of Hanzō's hair.
What is the principle behind Kirara's Cursed Technique, Love Rendezvous?
Haruki remembered that there wasn't much introduction to Kirara's Cursed Technique.
[Cursed Technique: Love Rendezvous]
[Core Principle: This Cursed Technique marks people or objects with five types of marks—Imai, Acrux, Mimosa, Ginan, Gacrux—thereby controlling the interaction, movement, and gravitational pull between targets.]
'Be more specific.'
[Okay, host.]
[Next, I will introduce the Cursed Technique from three aspects: marking rules, movement rules, and activation conditions.]
[Marking Rules: The five marks correspond to the main stars of the Southern Cross. Marks are applied by touching a person or object, with each mark representing an independent state. The Cursed Technique relies on the 'adjacency' between marks, and the adjacency relationship is fixed, in the sequence: Imai → Acrux → Mimosa → Ginan → Gacrux. Once applied, a mark remains until the Cursed Technique is released…]
Inside the central tent.
The warm yellow light from the candles illuminated the large map in the center of the table.
On the map, Sunagakure's border camp was covered by a prominent crimson cross.
At the same time, several new icons appeared on the map. Those were several important strongholds and possible reinforcement routes established by Sunagakure deep within the Land of Wind.
Hanzō walked to the head of the table.
The Amegakure ninjas stood around the table.
"Mission report." Hanzō got straight to the point.
Isoname stepped forward, speaking clearly, "Sunagakure's defensive camp on the border of the Land of Wind has been confirmed destroyed. A total of one hundred Sunagakure ninjas were killed, fifteen of our personnel sustained minor injuries, with no serious injuries or fatalities."
Hanzō looked at him and repeated, "No serious injuries?"
With Haruki present, no fatalities were understandable, but how could there be no serious injuries?
The Sunagakure ninjas were completely annihilated.
Isoname paused, then added, "During the operation, Haruki used his curse power, and a difficult-to-control special curse emerged. Due to interference from this special curse, Sunagakure ninjas suffered heavy losses."
Hanzō's gaze lingered on Isoname's face for a moment. "What kind of special curse?"
Isoname recalled for a moment and gave an answer, "Touch to kill. Haruki expended a great deal of energy to control the curse."
Hanzō's pupils contracted.
Touch to kill!
It seems that after Haruki wakes up, he'll have to be thoroughly questioned about the emergence of this new curse.
Hanzō was silent for a moment, his fingers tapping the table, skipping over the topic, "The immediate priority is the counterattack from the Land of Wind."
He glanced at Yushi beside him, and Yushi immediately pointed to several new marked points on the map, explaining to the Amegakure ninjas.
"Sunagakure, having lost its border stronghold, will certainly react quickly. It will take at least two days for them to reach the Land of Wind border from Sunagakure. We must seize the initiative within these two days."
The Amegakure ninjas nodded with solemn expressions.
Although they won this time, it was based on the enemy being unprepared.
After this battle ends and Sunagakure receives the news and reacts, the next enemies to appear will be powerful combat units dispatched by Sunagakure.
"Miozawa, your feint group will rest for half a day, then depart immediately, coordinating with the trap squad to set traps on all roads where Sunagakure reinforcements might travel to the border." Hanzō looked at Miozawa and ordered.
"Yes!" Miozawa bowed his head in response.
Hanzō's gaze fell on Mizuna, who stood among the crowd. "Mizuna, you will lead the intelligence squad to disperse along various routes, gather information on Sunagakure reinforcements, and transmit it back to the camp in a timely manner."
"Yes!"
Mizuna, whose name was called, straightened his expression.
"Isoname, your infiltration group will join the defense team. You will be responsible for the defense of the camp's outer perimeter." Hanzō commanded.
"Yes!" Isoname nodded.
Compared to the others, their mission was not considered dangerous. The truly dangerous ones were the main ambush units.
"Hiruma, the core defense of the camp will be handled by your sniper group."
Hanzō's gaze finally fell on the expressionless Takigawa. "Takigawa, you will lead the First Ambush Unit and await orders at any time."
"Muteki, you will lead the Second Ambush Unit."
"Tsuki, you will lead the Third Ambush Unit."
"…"
Orders were issued one by one.
The Amegakure ninjas solemnly accepted their commands.
The fatigue in Isoname's eyes was replaced by rekindled battle Intent.