Chapter 188: [Ninja]

After joining the Akatsuki, Li Ang settled temporarily in the Hidden Rain Village and began waiting for Changmen's orders.

During this period he did not stay idle; while learning puppet technique knowledge from Sasori, he was also searching for information related to the ninja profession.

As for the 【Doctor】 required by 【Puppeteer】.

Li Ang guessed it meant studying medical-related knowledge and then healing others.

However, he was not in a hurry; for now the highest priority was still the ninja-series professions.

Recalling the process of taking up the 【Qi Refiner】 profession back then, Ang thinks of a way to obtain the basic textbooks from the Hidden Rain Village's ninja academy.

With his current identity as a member of the Akatsuki, such a trivial matter was naturally no problem at all, even though most people in the Land of Rain did not know that the Akatsuki was the true power behind the country.

The moment he obtained the textbooks, relevant information popped up on Li Ang's profession panel.

【Contact with key profession information】.

【Profession information acquired: Ninja】.

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【Profession: Ninja】

【Employment conditions:

1. Body Strength 1.2 (√)

2. Obtain any ninja basic introductory textbook / become a student at any ninja academy / receive instruction from any ninja of Chunin rank or above (√)】

【After employment:

1. Attribute growth

2. Obtain profession skills — Three Body Technique, Ninja Basic Techniques

3. Obtain profession specialty — Quick Hand Seals

4. Obtain special bonus:

Learning ninjutsu will receive a slight speed bonus.】

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As expected, the profession panel indeed triggered the most basic ninja profession.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Ang immediately chose to change professions.

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【Profession: Ninja】

【Level: 1/20 (0/100)】

【Attribute bonus: Body Strength +0.1 per level, Spirit Strength +0.1 per level, Energy +3 per level】

【Profession skills: Three Body Technique (Entry 0/100), Ninja Basic Techniques (Entry 0/100)】

【Profession specialty: Quick Hand Seals】

【Advancement routes: Ninjutsu Ninja, Taijutsu Ninja, Medical Ninja,???】

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【Three Body Technique: Clone Technique, Substitution Technique, Transformation Technique — the most basic and practical ninjutsu for ninjas.】

【Ninja Basic Techniques: Concealing tracks, throwing ninja tools. The basic techniques of ninjas aside from ninjutsu.】

【Quick Hand Seals: Hand seal speed receives a small increase.】

Judging solely by the information displayed on the profession panel, the 【Ninja】 profession fit very well with the image of an assassin from the early-to-mid stages of the original work.

The skills and specialty were also quite practical for Li Ang, able to help him conceal his identity during future transmigrations.

Following the information that surfaced in his mind, his hands swiftly formed a few seals.

Poof—

A puff of white smoke, and a figure identical to Li Ang appeared inside the room.

Although the energy within his body was very vast, clearly there would not be the kind of loss-of-control situation seen with Naruto in the original work; in the end, the two sides' degree of control over energy was on entirely different levels.

Li Ang and his somewhat dumbfounded clone locked eyes, then directed it to begin the alchemy work.

Unfortunately, the most basic Clone Technique did not have such a function; in the end it was merely a smokescreen trick.

'I wonder if the Akatsuki has any records of the Shadow Clone Technique.'

After dismissing the Clone Technique, Li Ang thought to himself.

As long as he learned the Shadow Clone Technique, then the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique would also be simple — nothing more than brute force.

Next he briefly tried out the Substitution Technique and Transformation Technique, and Li Ang found that his hand seal speed was nothing like that of someone who had just become a ninja.

【Quick Hand Seals】 + 【Dexterous Hands】.

Under the boost of these two specialties, his hand seal speed far surpassed that of an ordinary ninja by a good margin, but unfortunately it was of little use to him.

'Following the path of a conventional ninja is a dead end.'

With this thought, Li Ang looked at an advancement route he had just discovered on the panel.

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【Profession:???】

【Employment conditions:

1. Pre-profession 【Ninja】 max level (x)

2. Energy attribute reaches 200 points (√)

3. Obtain any one of the following materials: Byakugan, Sharingan, Hashirama's Cells. (0/1)】

【After employment:

1. Attribute growth (will receive varying degrees of bonus based on the material obtained)

2. Obtain profession skills — corresponding skills generated based on the material obtained】

3. Gain a professional specialization—generate the corresponding specialization based on the collected materials.

4. Gain a special bonus:

Generate a special bonus based on the collected materials.

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'Interesting.'

Obviously, this 【???】 class advancement is not a Second-Energy-Level profession—after all, which Second-Energy-Level profession demands 200 points of energy attribute?

Moreover, according to Li Ang's speculation, the more materials collected, the stronger the final generated profession will be.

This was the first time he had encountered a skill or specialization that required class advancement to unlock.

'I wonder what would happen if I collected all of the Sharingan, Byakugan, and Hashirama's cells.'

Li Ang had no idea; the specifics could only be known after he completed the class advancement.

After resolving the matters concerning the 【Ninja】 profession, Li Ang pulled out the chakra-sensing paper he had just purchased.

Every ninja possesses a unique nature transformation, and he was no exception.

A few minutes later, Li Ang watched as the chakra-sensing paper in front of him first crumpled into a ball, then split in two, and finally burst into flames—he silently thought to himself:

'Fire, Wind, Lightning? Because I absorbed the blood of Constantine and Odin?'

Li Ang speculated that this was most likely the reason he possessed three nature transformations.

But dwelling on this now was meaningless—he could only perform the most basic Body Replacement Technique.

Moreover, jutsu requiring hand seals were too cumbersome; he'd rather spend the time figuring out how to summon anything he wanted, like Hashirama Senju.

Thinking of this, Li Ang went to find Sa.

He had been staying near Sa during this time, making it convenient for the two to learn from each other.

At this moment, the puppet master was dissecting a corpse laid out on his workbench with a blank expression.

Yes, Sa had emerged from Hiryu, and though his personality was extremely cautious, who could bear the inconvenience of crafting puppets while hidden inside one?

'What do you want?'

Li Ang leaned against the doorframe, watching the boy continuously cutting into the corpse below him, and said: 'I'd like to borrow the organization's collected secret techniques from these years.'

'Then you should go to Zero or White—don't waste my time.'

Sa didn't turn his head.

Li Ang paid no mind to his attitude, only shrugging and saying: 'I don't know where to find them.'

'That cave before.'

Sa didn't stop his work.

Seeing this, Li Ang said nothing more and turned to leave.

After he departed, Sa stared at the corpse on the workbench, his eyes flickering with uncertainty.

After a period of study, this puppet master still hadn't mastered biological transmutation, let alone learned the Corpse Guardian technique.

As a puppet master, he naturally realized the greatest difference between this new technique and his previous puppetry.

The puppets created by this technique require no operator, and even possess slight consciousness.

It was less like puppetry and more like resurrection—though what was resurrected was no longer the deceased's former self.

But what if he continued researching?

Just as others from the Sand Village could only make metal puppets, while he could create puppets retaining the original's abilities.

Thinking of this, Sa summoned a chakra scalpel and resumed his work.

Meanwhile.

Li Ang followed the route in his memory to the previous cave.

As soon as he arrived, Xiao Nan stepped out: 'What do you want?'

'I'd like to borrow the organization's collected secret techniques from these years.'

Li Ang stated his purpose bluntly.

Hearing this, Xiao Nan—who could be called the Akatsuki organization's chief steward—considered briefly, then nodded: 'Fine, but there's a mission you and Sa must handle.'

She returned into the cave, retrieved a scroll, and tossed it to Li Ang: 'The mission details are inside. After you complete it, I'll give you the organization's collected secret techniques.'

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Xiao Nan obviously wouldn't hand over the Akatsuki organization's hard-earned secret techniques to Li Ang, a newcomer who had only just joined.

'Alright.'

Li Ang clearly understood the purple-haired beauty's intent, and agreed without hesitation.

After all, if the mission was too difficult, he could just run away.

As Xiao Nan watched Li Ang walk away, a voice suddenly sounded beside her: 'Xiao Nan, do you trust him?'