Chapter 7: Consuming the Twin Blades: Hiramekarei to Recruit an Elite Unit

Having planned his development strategy, Uzumaki Chihiro turned his attention to his Reputation Points and the Twin Blades: Hiramekarei.

Mobilize the troops!

"System, consume the elite-tier recruitment item, the Twin Blades: Hiramekarei, to recruit an elite unit!"

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on successfully recruiting the Lieutenant of the 6th Division, Renji Abarai!"

A swath of purple light flashed.

A man with bright red hair tied in a topknot stepped out.

"Renji Abarai, Lieutenant of the 6th Division, greets Your Majesty the Spirit King!"

[Renji Abarai]

[Strength: Lieutenant-tier] 9№4¤☆82⊥》433∨＜0＼〉5sou■∥suo:

[Position: Lieutenant of the 6th Division]

[Ability: Zanpakuto: Zabimaru]

Another gold pull!

Seems my luck is good today.

With the remaining prestige points, Uzumaki Chihiro planned to first recruit enough to form a patrol unit.

This was to prevent enemies from invading the areas surrounding the Land of Whirlpools.

"System, spend six thousand prestige points to randomly recruit thirty common units."

A plain white light flashed.

Thirty squad members appeared.

Uzumaki Chihiro swept a glance over them; there were no surprises.

However, they were somewhat different from the common units summoned previously.

That previous batch basically only knew bare-handed combat and swordsmanship, and not even skillfully.

This batch also possessed those skills, but a rare few had also mastered some simple Kidō and Bakudō.

It must be related to the prestige points spent. Although they were all common units, the strength of a one-hundred-point unit and a nine-hundred-ninety-nine-point unit was certainly different.

"Spend the remaining eighteen thousand, using six thousand prestige points each to summon three elite units."

This time, the System's light turned blue again, leaving Uzumaki Chihiro somewhat speechless.

It felt just like playing a gacha game in the Naruto world.

Uzumaki Chihiro checked the profiles of the three elite units.

[Wu Gang]

[Strength: Seated Officer Level]

[Position: 5th Seat of the 3rd Division]

[Ability: Zanpakutō · Tiger Falling Flute]

……

[Li Kong]

[Strength: Seated Officer Level]

[Position: 3rd Seat of the 3rd Division]

[Ability: Zanpakutō · Spring Dust]

……

[Fei Niao]

[Strength: Seated Officer Level]

[Position: 6th Seat of the 3rd Division]

[Ability: Zanpakutō · Fragmented Shadow]

Uzumaki Chihiro: "……"

All three elite units were Seated Officers of the 3rd Division.

Then he would first establish the 3rd Division.

Afterwards, he would have the 3rd Division temporarily assume patrol duties.

As an emergency reserve force, they would be deployed wherever needed.

After handing the summoned units over to Gin Ichimaru to fill out his 3rd Division,

Uzumaki Chihiro went to find Rukia Kuchiki to learn Kidō.

Since he now possessed spiritual pressure himself, it was only natural to cultivate it.

A few days later, Uzumaki Chihiro's progress was astonishingly fast.

He wondered if it was due to the feedback from mass-summoning troops.

Even a bit of talent had been fed back to him.

In short, within just a few days, Uzumaki Chihiro's Zanjutsu, Hakuda, Kidō, and Shunpo had all improved by one rank.

Even Rukia Kuchiki was greatly surprised.

"It's a pity there are no Asauchi; otherwise, you might be able to awaken your own Zanpakutō."

Uzumaki Chihiro felt somewhat expectant; he really wanted to know what kind of Zanpakutō he would awaken.

Rukia Kuchiki suggested, "Lord Spirit King, the Shin'ō Academy provides Asauchi to enrolled students every year. If Lord Spirit King desires one, you could go to the Shin'ō Academy to take a look."

Uzumaki Chihiro: "……"

This was indeed a method to obtain an Asauchi.

The problem was, the Shin'ō Academy hadn't been unlocked yet.

Speaking of which, Uzumaki Chihiro remembered the Rukongai that had been unlocked a few days ago.

Currently, some unfamiliar faces had already appeared in the Rukongai.

Since people died every day in the Ninja World, the Rukongai had become lively in just a short few days.

However, they were all ordinary souls, lacking the qualifications to become Shinigami.

Uzumaki Chihiro had also observed them carefully.

He discovered that most of these departed souls were unclear of consciousness and had forgotten their memories from life,

which was actually quite good.

At the same time.

In the Land of Water, the Hidden Mist Village finally sensed something was wrong.

Why had the squad sent to the Land of Whirlpools not reported back for so long?

Thus, the Third Mizukage arranged for a team of Anbu ninja to go to the Land of Whirlpools to investigate the situation.

A few days later, before the Kirigakure Assassination Special Forces could even land, they were spotted ahead of time by patrolling members of the Third Division.

"Enemy intrusion! Go notify Lord Sekkan immediately!"

"No need, we are here."

Wuri Wu Gang, Togakushi Li Kong, and Kataura Fei Niao arrived at the shoreline in an instant.

Their sharp gazes fixed upon the ninja sprinting across the sea surface.

Simultaneously, the Kirigakure Anbu squad also spotted the patrol unit from the Land of Whirlpools, clad in black shihakusho, and immediately halted their advance.

"No fluctuation of chakra; are they samurai?"

The sole ninja within the Kirigakure Anbu squad who mastered sensory techniques shared this intelligence.

The Anbu squad captain spoke up: "Can you sense the chakra of Senior Ninja Sato?"

The sensory ninja shook his head: "No other chakra fluctuations have appeared within my sensory range; could Senior Ninja Sato be inland within the Land of Whirlpools?"

The Anbu captain remained silent.

Yet, he already had his answer in his heart.

Something had gone awry in the Land of Whirlpools, and a group from another faction had appeared.

Given Senior Ninja Sato's personality, he would have already engaged in battle.

The fact that this group of samurai stood here now meant that Senior Ninja Sato was likely in grave danger, if not already dead.

However, relying solely on these samurai without chakra, they certainly could not be a match for Senior Ninja Sato.

This implied that there were others pulling the strings behind them.

After a moment of deliberation, the Anbu captain abandoned the decision to land.

Their mission was merely to investigate the situation, not to avenge Sato.

Yet, leaving just like this would yield no effective information.

It would be best to capture one of those samurai and take him back to the village.

A group of samurai lacking chakra had not yet earned a place in his eyes as a threat.

He only needed to be wary of those pulling the strings behind them.

"Mist Tengu."

The addressed Anbu member, acting with perfect tacit understanding, formed hand seals with both hands.

"Ninja Art: Hiding in Mist Technique!"

As the most fundamental ninjutsu of the Kirigakure Assassination Special Forces.

Mist Tengu's proficiency with the Hiding in Mist Technique had nearly reached its peak.

Although there was still some distance between him and Wuri Wu Gang's group, the mist spread with extreme speed, enveloping the Shinigami by the shore within a short time.

Having secured a favorable environment, the Kirigakure Anbu squad immediately unleashed their signature Silent Killing technique.