"The Yuki clan was wiped out by Kirigakure long ago! There are no kids who inherited the Ice Style Kekkei Genkai left alive."
Nagato chuckled dryly.
No wonder a mere genin was being hunted by Kirigakure, causing a kid to become a rogue ninja.
So it was because he carried the blood of sin.
In Kirigakure's eyes, Kekkei Genkai ninja were all sinners, so they had to be killed.
But the truth was, the Mizukage had deliberately guided things to create conflict between ordinary ninja and Kekkei Genkai ninja.
In the end, the Kekkei Genkai ninja were no match for the ordinary ninja, fell into a disadvantage, and were labeled as sinners.
Originally, Nagato had only considered Yuichi as a temporary tool.
His strength was barely passable.
That's why he was allowed to join the Akatsuki. But he didn't expect to have accidentally found a pretty good tool.
"Well, well, well!"
"What a surprise! I didn't expect our new compatriot to be a surviving descendant of the Yuki clan."
"The power of Ice Style! I'd really like to see it!"
Kisame Hoshigaki said with some surprise.
"If Water Style meets Ice Style, wouldn't it be completely countered! Forget it! Kisame, if you fought him, you'd probably just get beaten up."
Hidan mocked Kisame without any restraint.
Kisame said, "Do you want to die! Hidan!"
Hidan said, "Die? I can't die. Lord Jashin won't let me die!"
"Enough! Focus on the sealing!"
Nagato suddenly spoke, making both of them swallow the rest of their words.
The sealing continued.
Outside, Yuichi sat beside Neji, watching the three of them motionlessly.
It was as if time had completely stood still.
Lee and Tenten were anxious.
Were they just going to wait like this!
But right now, there was no other way but to wait.
The bargaining chip was in Yuichi's hands.
As time passed, bit by bit.
The sun was about to set.
At this time.
Yuichi, who had been motionless, suddenly stood up.
[Mission: Assist in completing the Tailed Beast sealing - Complete]
[Mission Reward: Iron Body, one of the Six Powers]
[Identity: Akatsuki Member (Villain Identity: Mission rewards are randomly doubled)]
[Randomizing multiplier, please wait]
Yuichi narrowed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
The sealing is complete!
That was fast.
This mission was really easy to complete!
There was no difficulty at all.
Yuichi smiled.
He looked at the system interface, at the numbers that were constantly jumping.
[×12]
??
Wasn't the limit for the multiplier ten times?
Can it go higher?
Although Yuichi felt the chances of getting a high multiplier for a mission reward were small.
There was still a chance!
[×7]
[×3]
[Congratulations Host, you have received a mission reward multiplier of ×10]
[Mission Reward: Iron Body, one of the Six Powers] ×10
[Congratulations Host on mastering Iron Body, one of the Six Powers. The defensive effect of Iron Body has been enhanced tenfold.]
Iron Body with a tenfold enhanced defensive effect?
How strong is that defense?
Yuichi was a little excited.
Soon, a strange feeling appeared.
Almost instantly, Yuichi understood how to use Iron Body.
It was as if it had been honed through decades of training, deeply imprinted in his mind.
He didn't know the specific defensive power of the tenfold enhanced Iron Body.
But it must be strong.
However, the drawback was that he couldn't move while using Iron Body.
This was similar to the situation in the anime.
But he could use Iron Body on specific parts of his body.
For example, using Iron Body on his arm. While the defense of his arm was enhanced, the rest of his body could still move.
But relatively, to maintain the Iron Body state on his arm while the rest of his body was moving.
He had to divide his attention to maintain the Iron Body state of his arm.
His movement speed would inevitably decrease a lot.
He wouldn't be able to use his full speed.
But that was fine. He could just not use Iron Body while moving, and the moment he stopped moving, use it for attack or defense.
Wouldn't that compensate for this weakness to some extent?
Yuichi was in a good mood.
Iron Body, one of the Six Powers, was a very useful technique for Yuichi.
He didn't expect a random tenfold multiplier reward.
This was even better.
The only pity was that the tenfold multiplier reward wasn't triggered for the previous mission.
Otherwise, with a tenfold multiplier, Yuichi would have obtained the full power of Isshiki's Kāma.
He sighed softly.
Yuichi looked at Might Guy and the others, who were watching him nervously.
He clapped his hands lightly and put them in his pockets.
He glanced sideways at Neji, who showed no signs of thawing. "Alright! See you all!"
With that, Yuichi turned and prepared to leave.
Now that he had the mission reward, there was no need to stay here.
Might Guy and the others rushed forward to stand guard by Neji's side.
Tenten shouted at Yuichi, "How do we get him back to normal?"
Seeing that he had triggered a tenfold reward multiplier, Yuichi was in a good mood.
He spoke and told Tenten, "Just let the ice on him melt."
With that, he left without looking back.
At this moment, Might Guy suddenly stood up.
"Lee! Tenten! Take Neji and leave! Find a way to melt the ice on him!"
Hearing this, Lee turned to look at Might Guy.
His teacher is going to...
Yuichi also slowly stopped.
He turned back to look at Might Guy, who was staring at him intently.
It seemed he wasn't going to let him leave just like that.
Might Guy said, "Although you kept your word and gave Neji to me, I can't let you leave like this."
Yuichi narrowed his eyes and looked at Might Guy. "You want to fight?"
"Of course!" Might Guy answered without hesitation.
He clenched his fists and walked towards Yuichi.
"If I let you leave like this, then this mission will be a complete failure!"
"Even if we don't rescue the Kazekage, capturing you will be an explanation for Sunagakure."
Might Guy's way of thinking was not bad.
Yuichi smiled.
This guy was worthy of being a jonin. He understood that the Kazekage was most likely dead!
So the mission to rescue the Kazekage had failed.
In this situation, Konoha would have a hard time explaining things to Sunagakure.
If they couldn't even bring him back, then Sunagakure's anger would be directed at Konoha.
Bringing back the main culprit would at least be some form of explanation.
This was the same principle as how people would resent you even if you failed to help them.
"It seems you won't let me go without a fight!"
Yuichi chuckled lightly.
Might Guy looked at him expressionlessly.
Seeing this, Yuichi's smile slowly faded.
"Then come! Let me see how strong the Blue Beast of Konoha is!"
BOOM!
Instantly, the Kāma mark on Yuichi's left hand spread, instantly crawling up his left arm.
The Kāma mark flickered with a red light.
Kāma Stage One, activated!
In this state, Yuichi could use sixty percent of Isshiki's Kāma's power.
If he used more than sixty percent of the power, it would activate Kāma Stage Two.
A single horn, like Otsutsuki Isshiki's, would appear on his head.
After the Kāma was activated, the amount of chakra in Yuichi's body surged.
At the same time, Yuichi's left arm began to emit an astonishing amount of cold air.
The areas outside the red markings were covered in frost.
The terrifying cold air spread in all directions.
The ground froze at a faster speed than before.
Might Guy glanced at the ground around Yuichi, which had been instantly frozen.
The power of this Ice Style Kekkei Genkai was too strong.
To not need hand seals, this Kekkei Genkai was too powerful