The next day, Ling was almost fully equipped, bringing all sorts of gear, and even stuffing a few Soldier Pill that she wasn't sure if they had expired.
Arriving at the training ground on the edge of the Village, which was already close to the Death Forest, where many fierce animals lived, Ling prepared to perform the Shikigami subjugation ritual here.
"Come out, Ten Shadows Shikigami, Escaping Rabbit!" The first thing Ling summoned was, of course, the easiest to bully, without much power, but simply a large number of Escaping Rabbit.
A confident smile appeared on Ling's lips, and then she activated the Escaping Rabbit subjugation ritual, with a large number of white rabbits rushing out from Ling's shadow.
Ling split into two Shadow Clones, summoned the Shikigami Jade Hounds to assist in combat, held a Ninjato, and her entire body surged with Chakra, enhancing all her physical functions.
Thousands of white rabbits, like a tide, surged towards Ling, their sharp rabbit teeth and crimson eyes making them look quite fierce.
"Nah~ Good, everyone, let's go together and quickly deal with the Escaping Rabbit."
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!" Ling quickly formed hand seals, starting with a B-rank Ninjutsu to greet them, making the Escaping Rabbit feel a warm welcome.
Ling slightly opened her mouth, and scorching flames spewed out, burning fiercely and erupting in a fan shape, like a giant wave of fire, rushing forward at an astonishing speed.
The surging wave of flames violently collided with the white surge formed by the Escaping Rabbit, instantly emitting a huge sound and dazzling light.
A large number of Escaping Rabbit were instantly roasted and killed by the scorching flames, their bodies quickly turning into ashes and scattering with the wind.
However, more Escaping Rabbit surged in continuously like a tide, seemingly endless, fearlessly crossing the sea of fire and rapidly charging towards Ling.
Although Ling's Great Fire Annihilation was powerful, facing such a massive number of Escaping Rabbit, it gradually became unable to resist. The fire gradually weakened and was finally extinguished by the Escaping Rabbit.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
The two Shadow Clones used a combination Ninjutsu, with wind aiding the fire, forcefully boosting two originally C-rank Ninjutsu to B-rank.
The strong wind howled, fanning the crimson flames even more fiercely. The raging fire, like monstrous waves, surged forward, mercilessly devouring everything around it.
Facing the surging tide of Escaping Rabbit, this attack, following Ling's Great Fire Annihilation, completely penetrated the Escaping Rabbit's defenses.
Its unparalleled temperature and destructive power mercilessly reaped everything; most of the Escaping Rabbit were annihilated in this attack, their bodies turning into shadows and disappearing into the air.
This combination Ninjutsu, coupled with the Great Fire Annihilation that Ling had already unleashed once, drastically reduced the number of the originally massive Escaping Rabbit group.
Now, the remaining few hundred Escaping Rabbit were scattered, surrounding Ling, seemingly ready to fight her to the death.
Unfortunately, this number of Escaping Rabbit could no longer cause harm to Ling; holding her Ninjato, a large amount of Wind Release Chakra was infused into it.
The azure wind attribute made the Ninjato extremely sharp, and simply waving it would cause a large number of wind blades to burst out.
Ling began to mercilessly slash at the charging Escaping Rabbit, each strike taking down several Escaping Rabbit.
And the Uchiha style Taijutsu learned from Shisui could be perfectly combined with the Gale Sword Technique.
A fierce whip kick was thrown, instantly kicking apart a Escaping Rabbit that was ambushing from the side, while continuous slashes from the blade in her hand unleashed countless wind blades, forming a spherical wind blade zone around her body.
Dozens of Escaping Rabbit were instantly cut to pieces and then disappeared into her mouth. Within two meters of Ling, no Escaping Rabbit could enter this domain.
It could be said that not even a drop of water could get through; within an inch, she was an army of one, completely shredding everything that dared to attack with wind blades.
The two Jade Hounds also moved swiftly, their lightning-fast claw strikes tearing apart the Escaping Rabbit, and a sudden pounce could bite the agile Escaping Rabbit.
It didn't take long for all the Escaping Rabbit to be slain by Ling. As the Ten Shadows Technique trembled, Ling knew that her subjugation ritual for the Escaping Rabbit had succeeded.
"Next, it's the toad. This time there's only one, and although its tongue is a bit troublesome to deal with, who still fights one-on-one these days? Everyone, attack together!"
Ling summoned the recently subjugated Escaping Rabbit, and instantly, this area was overrun by Escaping Rabbit, so densely packed that there was no room to step. If someone from Zigong saw this scene, their mouth would probably be watering, thinking of cold-eaten rabbit.
Although Ten Types of Shadow Techniques can only summon two Shikigami at a time, it allows these Shikigami to fuse.
However, currently, Ling couldn't make the Escaping Rabbit and Jade Hounds fuse, because she really couldn't imagine how a rabbit and a dog could fuse.
Ling seamlessly transitioned into the toad subjugation ritual, and a massive toad, taller than a person, emerged from the shadow.
Before it could even determine the number of friend or foe, it heard Uchiha Ling's unchivalrous shout, "Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique!"
A transparent, sharp band of wind, like lightning, streaked by, instantly passing through the toad's thick neck.
All of this happened silently; the toad's head suddenly slid off, and blood splattered. This strike was as fast as lightning, as accurate as a star, and as fierce as thunder, like a beam of death, descending instantly, leaving the unprepared toad no time to react.
It didn't even have time to let out a single cry of Pain before it met its demise, becoming a cold corpse, and then turning into a shadow and disappearing.
Ling instantly killed a toad comparable to those from Mount Myōboku. Uh, something feels off, never mind, everything is under Ling's control.
The reason it was so quick was, firstly, because Wind Cutter Technique, as a B-rank Ninjutsu, was incredibly powerful; in the original work, Root once used this move to instantly sever the Hell Three-Headed Dog, which was strengthened by Pain's Rinnegan summoning.
Secondly, Ling had already started forming hand seals for this Ninjutsu early on, seizing the toad's weakness the moment it appeared, which led to a fatal blow, making it seem much simpler than subjugating the Escaping Rabbit.
Ling gasped for breath. After splitting into two Shadow Clones and using two B-rank Ninjutsu again, Ling's Chakra was already at rock bottom.
Dismissing the Escaping Rabbit summon, Ling told her two Shadow Clones not to waste time and to practice Taijutsu and weapon throwing respectively.
As for herself, she had the Jade Hounds guard her surroundings and sat down to recover her Chakra.
In non-critical moments, Ling would not use Soldier Pill, because Soldier Pill overdraw the body to destructively extract Chakra. Although the nutrients in Soldier Pill can compensate for some consumption, they will ultimately affect the body's potential.
In the afternoon, after eating the bento she brought, Ling had also recovered to her full strength.
She prepared to subjugate another Shikigami, but the remaining Shikigami were all quite troublesome. After careful consideration, Ling decided to subjugate Nue.
Although Nue can fly, its body is not very large, and its lightning attacks are countered by the wind attribute.
Moreover, a flying Nue can serve as a vehicle, assist in aerial attacks, and provide reconnaissance.