Chapter 51 Zero-Ryo Purchase with Companions, Sasori of the Red Sand
The Sasori, who is quite arrogant and proud, suffered a great loss at his own hands this time, leaving him in a sorry state.
Judging from his harsh words at the end, he really held a deep grudge.
If they were to meet again, Sasori would definitely not be so careless as he was this time, and would probably immediately use the third-generation Kazekage puppet.
Flight, AOE, high speed, high output, magnetic force... that thing is really powerful.
But...
The Souji looked at the system messages.
[Defeat the Kage-level puppeteer Sasori of the Red Sand, reputation +50,000]
[Killed four Jonin, reputation +20000]
[Slay five Special Jonin, reputation +2500]
[Killed fifteen Chunin, reputation +300]
[Renowned reputation reaches 90,000, reward: 80,000 Chakra]
[Reaching 100,000 reputation points will reward you with an upgrade to Elite Jonin physique]
[The finishing move has been upgraded to level 5]
Name: Mochizuki Souji
[Identity: Jonin]
Chakra: 100,000
[Ninjutsu: Three Body Techniques, Body Flicker Technique, Genjutsu (Rank A), Five Elements Ninjutsu (Rank A), Medical Ninjutsu (Rank S), Konoha Style Fluid Techniques, Mochizuki Style Kunai Combat Techniques, Mochizuki Style Kunai Throwing Techniques]
[Fame: 153200 (Renowned throughout the ninja world)]
[Example: Never misses a shot: Ignoring the difference in strength and all means, it will always hit the target (no limit)]
[Ultimate Kill (Level 5): Ignores all methods, guaranteed to kill the target, only effective against elite Jonin level and below (Kunai limited)]
[Upgrading the Ultimate Kill skill to level 6 requires 1 million reputation points]
As expected of a Kage-level powerhouse, the three members of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio were merely spectators this time. He single-handedly defeated Sasori, instantly gaining 50,000 reputation points.
Compared to Sasori, the gains from killing four Jonin were not much, and the gains from Special Jonin and Chunin were even less significant.
His chakra and physique have been greatly enhanced.
Even without considering his cheat-like unerring accuracy and decisive kills, his own strength alone is at the level of an elite Jonin.
Elite Jonin are like Kakashi and Guy in their twenties in the original work; they are the highest level of Jonin, or what can be commonly referred to as Kage-level gatekeepers.
As everyone knows, the difference between Jonin can sometimes be greater than the difference between a human and a dog.
An elite Jonin could easily take down several ordinary Jonin with a single burst of power.
He became stronger quickly by cheating, and if he really met Sasori of the Red Sand again, it's hard to say who would let whom go.
Now, his ultimate skill has been upgraded to the point where he can instantly kill even elite Jonin.
It can be said that he has truly stepped into the top tier of the ninja world, and the only ones he still needs to take seriously are Kage-level figures.
However, there are quite a few such people. There are several Jinchuriki alone, plus the Four Kage, as well as characters like Chiyo and Sasori who, although they do not have the title of Kage, possess the strength of a Kage.
Throughout the entire ninja world, there are definitely a dozen or twenty such ninjas.
So I have the right to be carefree, but I can't be carefree without restraint.
However... now, not only does each new reward require 100,000 reputation points, but upgrading the ultimate skill to level 6 requires 1 million!
Damn, how many people would we have to kill to collect that much?
Does he really have to slaughter the other four major ninja villages?
Without further thought, Souji took out the two large scrolls and one extra-large scroll that had been dropped by the scorpion.
A typical sealing scroll is a small roll, just the right size to fit into the six storage pockets on the front of a ninja combat vest.
This type of scroll doesn't have a large storage capacity; for example, if you're storing kunai yourself, one scroll can hold exactly 10 kunai.
The large scroll is nearly ten times the size of the regular version, but its storage space is more than ten times that of the regular version, enough to hold multiple puppets the size of a human.
In the original story, Sasori could even cram all 100 puppets he controlled into a single large scroll.
As for the extra-large scroll, it's the size that Jiraiya carried horizontally on his back in the original story. Its storage space is incredibly large.
If you're willing to spend time sealing it, you can even store a whole warehouse of items inside.
With this thought in mind, Souji suddenly had a guess, snapped his fingers, and dispelled the illusion for Yamanaka Ayame.
"Yamanaka Ayame, could you please help me see what's inside these scrolls?"
"Hmph! You tried to use illusion magic on her, so she doesn't want to talk to you!"
"Really? Never mind then, I'll hold off and find someone else to look at when I get back." Souji was unconvinced.
"etc!"
Yamanaka Ayame quickly stopped him, then said shyly:
"I have no choice, I'll do it! Who told me to like you? I'll do whatever the Souji tells me to do!"
"..."
Not to mention Souji, even Nara and Akimichi felt incredibly awkward watching this.
This guy is a disgrace to the Pig-Deer-Butterfly clan!
After indulging in her infatuation for a while, and seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she had no choice but to start working.
Items sealed in a scroll can only be quickly unsealed and retrieved using the chakra of the person who created them; it would take much longer for others to retrieve them.
However, Ayame was proficient in basic sealing techniques and was quite fast.
After a while, she spoke:
"These two large scrolls contain a lot of puppets! One scroll contains three puppets, and the other contains ten!"
Acorus said with some surprise:
"To be able to seal so many puppets, Sasori's sealing technique is quite advanced!"
Nara and Akimichi were also surprised:
"Thirteen puppets! That's a lot!"
As expected, Souji was not surprised.
Even a hundred machines could be crammed into one scroll, so even if Sasori's current skills aren't that good, he could easily handle ten machines.
Thirteen puppets, and that scroll only contains three of them; those might be the finest puppets that Sasori values highly. This is quite a haul.
Puppets are high-level artifacts made from top-quality materials, and each one is extremely expensive.
Although Konoha doesn't have any puppeteers, they can at least be dismantled, melted down, and recast into a large number of ninja tools.
If they were ruthless enough, they could even trade with the Sand Village and sell these puppets to them at a high price...
Although I have no interest in money, it is a very good thing that I have acquired so much during the war and that this can be considered one of my great achievements.
With that thought in mind, Souji looked expectantly at the final, extra-large scroll.
This thing will obviously be a bigger gain!
Ayame unfurled the scroll and pressed his palm against it to break the seal.
After a while, Yamanaka Ayame suddenly opened her eyes wide and exclaimed:
"They're all ninja tools! So many ninja tools! There are so many that I can't even count them all! This is..."
"As expected, it seems Sasori of the Red Sand attacked the Sand Village's ninja tool warehouse and emptied it of all the ninja tools!"
Previously, he had vaguely heard shouts from Sunagakure and that the ninja tool warehouse had been attacked, so Souji had a rough idea in his mind, and now it has been confirmed that it was indeed true.
Sasori, that handsome fellow, has actually started doing zero-ryo shopping just like them!
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