Chapter 360 Bad News
Tao Yu did not say much as he experienced the deification effects of the "Hand Seal," while on the other side, Meteormine and the others were shocked at the sight of the two distinct water dragons behind Tao Yu.
It was no big deal that the opponent could mimic ninjutsu—they all knew how to use it.
But how was the opponent controlling the ninjutsu to remain at his back without launching an attack?
Such control was simply inconceivable!
Sun Shiyu's beautiful eyebrows rose with surprise as she looked at Tao Yu.
"Not bad, you really have improved a lot," she said.
"Have I improved? Don't you already know that?" Tao Yu spat back cheekily, causing Sun Shiyu to chastely roll her eyes at him. She then made a throat-slitting gesture with her finger and followed it with a lick.
This nearly made Tao Yu lose his composure, even in his Great Sage state.
No matter how many times, facing the rich young lady always made him feel easily flustered.
However, those nearby had no interest in their flirtatious banter at the moment. Meteormine spoke to Tao Yu with some seriousness, "I'm curious as to how you manage to keep control of the Water Dragon Bullet without launching an attack."
If one could draw out the ninjutsu without releasing it, gathering strength over time and then wrapping oneself in a swarm of ninjutsu before releasing it in battle, who could withstand that?
"It's nothing. I may not have chakra, but I have finer control over my own power," Tao Yu explained. As he spoke, he raised his hand, and the two distinct water dragons gradually broke apart and were absorbed back into him!
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Not to mention, with techniques like the Immortal Seven Illusions starting to merge into it, Tao Yu was unmatched in his ability to control power.
Fortunately, he had absorbed the relic of the Demonic Emperor, which had increased his power. Otherwise, forcibly activating a large-scale attack like ninjutsu would not have been an efficient use of his True Yuan.
Being able to continuously consume and recover from the Qi of Heaven and Earth, the most suitable way to fight was to keep the battles within a certain threshold, to ensure that the attacks were enduring and sustainable.
After all, he already had the minor triad and the Yin-Yang Five Elements Divine Thunder for raw power.
But ninjutsu was different, with techniques such as the Water Dragon Bullet being purely brute force—a force mighty enough to shatter bricks!
Even so, Tao Yu couldn't help but be impressed by the sheer power of the ninjutsu itself.
Ninjutsu had the potential to fill the gap between his usual moves and the power of the minor triad, covering certain scenarios.
And this was just the ordinary ninjutsu of Meteormine; once she used her Kekkei Genkai...
Suddenly, Tao Yu's eyes shone with a glimmer. The transformation and conversion of the Yin-Yang Five Elements had already been perfected in him.
Kekkei Genkai?
Kekkei elimination and even Kekkei entrapment; he might find a suitable approach!
It's just that the ninjutsu used wind and lightning elements, whereas he was more in tune with wood and metal. However, he also had a grasp of lightning intent, and there was Wood Release as well!
This quickly plunged Tao Yu into deep contemplation.
"I might be able to master categories like Dust Release given time. Dust Release seems to involve wind, so that's a bit tricky. If only I could learn that shorty's flying ninjutsu to solve the flying problem...
"Besides, it seems I might not be able to comprehend abilities like Kimimaro's, Sharingan, and Byakugan—those extraterrestrial bloodline powers," Tao Yu murmured to himself.
He understood well. With certain chakra property transformations and integrations, someone might develop an artificial Kekkei Genkai, similar to 'traditional releases' like Lava Release, which he should be capably of learning.
But he probably had no chance with those special ones.
Unless the opponents were Yuan Force creatures that could burst forth with power.
And now, watching Tao Yu absorb his own ninjutsu back into himself, their eyes widened in astonishment.
What kind of technique was this?
The baby dragons felt like saying something about such a flagrant rule-breaking all along!
Meteormine's strike was a simple test to probe the unfathomable depths of the two individuals.
No wonder they were brazen enough to appear so carelessly, because they were truly strong!
So strong that even as a Shadow-level Powerhouse, possessing two Kekkei Genkai and surrounded by many elites of the Hidden Mist Village, Meteormine felt no certainty at all!
But fortunately, there was no real conflict of interest in the first place; it was just an exchange of information.
The strength of both parties provided a foundation for exchanging intelligence!
After a pause, she exhaled slowly and said, "We have shown our sincerity. Now, may I ask if you two could provide information of equal value?"
"I have another question. Does your place have a moon? What's the situation with it?" Tao Yu asked with some curiosity.
This question left Meteormine momentarily stunned, but she nodded and then shook her head, saying, "Our previous world had a moon, but after the spatial shift, it seems to have changed. The moon used to appear much larger before, and now it looks quite small."
"Oh, that's no problem. As an exchange, we can also provide you with some information that you are desperate for. In the Abyss, you are a valuable force, and we want to maintain a relatively pleasant cooperative relationship..." Tao Yu glanced at the rich young lady, and seeing no objection from her, he slowly began to describe the current situation of the Abyss.
Meteormine, after all, was a Shadow-level Powerhouse and the future Fifth Mizukage.
Although still young, she quickly stabilized herself after hearing such momentous news.
They had already accepted the fact that they were no longer in their original world.
At first, they thought it might be some sort of spatial ninjutsu transfer, but they never expected it to be the Abyss devouring!
Were there some worlds in chaos everywhere?
"...I think that your side might also be entering a chaotic era, which is why the Abyss sensed it,"
Tao Yu wanted to probe the timeline they were in.
Michiru had emerged, but she seemed more youthful and beautiful now.
It was difficult to judge, and he did not know how much had changed on their side.
"Indeed, we are in the midst of the Third Ninja War, and it's brutal. Naturally, we are in favor of your proposal. However, I also need to report this back to the village. As a shinobi village, we accept all kinds of missions. Even though there isn't a unified currency now, information and various materials can serve as payment..."
Michiru, too, wanted to maintain good relations with these so-called Pioneers.
The Hidden Mist Village had just ended the bloody civil strife known as the Blood Mist Era and was now in a time when they needed to heal and rejuvenate. They had even occupied the fertile lands of Marley.
Taking time to digest this would take a long while, and they did not want to complicate things further.
"Of course, but there are urgent issues you need to address right now."
Tao Yu nodded affirmatively at first. The Development Zone was short on manpower and did not have the capacity to govern too much territory, so maintaining good relations was naturally beneficial.
Unlike the World of Avatar, with which they had conflicts of interest, the Land of Water was in a dire state, its only value being its knowledge of Ninjutsu and two Tailed Beasts!
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But these could be dealt with over time, there was no need to rush.
To be honest, dealing with Tailed Beasts, which are unreasonable creatures, was quite a headache for the young lady of wealth – they were too large and hard to kill.
With the destructive power the wealthy young lady had shown when dismembering the Founding Titan, she should be able to handle the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails.
However, without the specific sealing skills to constrain them, even if they were successfully killed, they would simply turn into Chakra and be reborn in a few years, as if they were immortal.
This was about the issue of mutual constraints. A Shadow-level powerhouse had a chance to seal a Tailed Beast, but with thin health bars, a moment's inattention could lead to their instant kill by themselves and the wealthy young lady. Similarly, the wealthy young lady herself found the Tailed Beasts troublesome.
Also, due to the destructive power of ninjas, the attacks of Jonin and even special Jonin could not be ignored. They thrived on sudden bursts of strength. Before the endgame, the confrontation between ninjas in terms of intelligence and tactics remained crucial.
The mutual defeats of Zabuza and Kakashi in the early days were typical examples.
It would be best to either trade or complete the learning of Sealing Techniques before considering the issue of the Tailed Beasts.
"What urgent issues?"
Michiru hesitated a bit.
"You have occupied Marley, have you learned about the Titans?"
"Yes, the War Hammer Titan has caused us some trouble, but its weaknesses are too obvious."
"What about the other Titans?"
"The Eldians?"
"Right, at this moment, someone on Paradis Island has triggered the Earth's rumbling, and tens of thousands of Colossal Titans are heading this way. I don't know if they can cross the sea, but if this plan exists, then they probably can..."
Tao Yu did not know the future of the Titans, but he knew that if such a plan existed, then those Colossal Titans must be able to cross the sea.
Actually, those creatures were indeed swimmers, capable of generating steam to sink battleships.
"Demons?"
"Titans from Paradis Island are coming out?"
"The demon race, huh..."
"..."
Some of the Marleyan impostor soldiers nearby overheard this conversation and collapsed in despair.
Upon hearing this, Michiru's expression turned solemn.
If they were all on the level of the War Hammer Titan...
"Those Colossal Titans average a height of fifty to sixty meters and may be more troublesome than you imagine."
"What! Fifty to sixty meters? Tens of thousands?"
"Yes."
This revelation left Michiru feeling powerless.
Although the Land of Water was one of the Four Great Nations, it was not a land of wealth. She had brought two thousand ninja troops with her, mostly genin and chunin, with fewer than a hundred Jonin.
Even tens of thousands of ordinary Titans, just a dozen meters high, would be alarming.
The number was too great; if they were too densely packed, it would be difficult to use their dexterity to evade, forcing them to face the onslaught head-on.
This kind of straightforward push was extremely effective against ninjas.
But now, with tens of thousands of Titans fifty to sixty meters tall, there was no solution at all!
The sheer size of these creatures meant that every strike was akin to a ninjutsu attack, even ordinary walking and trampling could bring endless death!
Because of their size, even though they had learned of the Titan's weak spots from Marley, it was still very difficult to land effective hits; one misstep could result in being crushed to death.
Too many people and there's a lack of agility, with the possibility of occupying each other's spaces; too few and there's no efficiency!
Even if this happened in their homeland, the Land of Water, where they could perform to their fullest, it would probably require the use of Jinchuriki – the strategic weapons – just to fend them off.
Would this fertile land they had finally occupied be trampled by these Titans?