"Urghhh!"
Even with the water wall, Jonin Riku's sword pierced through and hit his left eye.
The pain of having his eye pierced was too excruciating to describe in words. However, no matter how painful it was, he managed to stay calm, distancing himself and making a hand sign while muttering in his mind: 'Gale Palm!'
Extending his hand forward, a strong gust of wind was produced, striking Jonin Riku. However, before he could be happy, Jonin Riku turned into water.
"Damn it!" Cursing, he saw that Jonin Riku's real body was right below him.
Jumping as high as he could, Tanaka made new hand signs and muttered in his mind: 'Water Dragon Bomb!'
When the water dragon formed, Tanaka waited until he saw Jonin Riku about to emerge from the water, anticipating his arrival.
'Take this!' he shouted in his mind.
"Whoosh!"
The water dragon roared and moved at great speed but simply missed the target, who did not emerge from the water as Tanaka anticipated, only half of his body emerging slowly before saying: "You will pay for this!"
Then, he transformed into a kind of dolphin and started swimming away.
"Boom!"
At the same time, the water dragon that missed its target exploded as it fell into the sea.
"Not so fast!" When Shiori said this, she stomped on the water, creating a strong ripple, making the entire sea shake to an extent of over 1 kilometer while from her foot, a brilliant golden chain emerged, traveling through the water at incredible speed.
In moments, the chain circled Jonin Riku's body, pulling him in, unable to even use chakra now that he was caught by these chains.
Umiko, who arrived next to Tanaka accompanied by Hisashi and Takashi, murmured: "I wonder how they found out the exact moment we would leave to plan this ambush."
"Did someone leak information?" Takashi speculated.
"I think it's more likely that there's a spy." Umiko said in a low voice.
"By the way, Yūgi." Hisashi looked at Tanaka as he asked: "Are you okay?"
Umiko and Takashi also looked at him.
"Er." He removed his hand from his chest, revealing no more wounds. "I'm already healed."
"That's good." Hisashi said, stopping to pay attention to him, and the other two did the same.
Pulled out of the water, now without his dolphin transformation, Jonin Riku had a distorted face, looking incredibly frustrated.
"How are you able to use that!?" Jonin Riku shouted towards Shiori: "That's not what 'he' said!"
"Oho? I would love to know who this 'he' you're talking about is, but, I bet you won't talk anytime soon, so..." Shiori took out a scroll and opened it, and in the next moment, she pulled Jonin Riku into the scroll while saying: "Be sealed for now."
"You bitch, let me go!!" Jonin Riku exclaimed full of resentment: "Just release these chains and fight me if you have the courage!"
"Humph! What kind of childish provocation is that?" Shiori mocked: "Is that how you were taught in the Hidden Mist Village? Well, it doesn't matter, I don't want to know~"
"You..." Before he could finish what he was going to say, the golden chains pulled him completely into the sealing scroll, sealing him in the process.
"Tsk, what an unpleasant guy." Shiori clicked her tongue as she rolled up the scroll and put it away.
Although the technique she used was the same as the 'Attachment Technique' that Tanaka had learned before, she demonstrated great mastery of the technique by sealing someone, especially by using the 'Adamantine Sealing Chains'.
"Were those all?" She looked specifically at Tanaka as she asked this question.
Until then, he had proven to be the best among them at detecting enemies.
"I believe so." Tanaka replied.
She looked at all of them, seeing that everyone seemed fine, and asked: "Just to confirm, no one is hurt, right?"
"I'm already healed." Tanaka said.
"We're fine." Umiko and the other two said in unison.
"Then, we'll return to the ship and continue our mission." She said, soon jumping towards the ship.
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Things calmed down for a while. This gave Tanaka time to open his status and distribute some of the points he had gained after changing his ninja outfit that had been torn before.
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Name: Tanaka Uzumaki
Class: The Gamer
Title: Chunin
Level: Lv 12 [95.36%]
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HP: [3,123/3,123] -> [3,343/3,343]
MP: [1,987/1,987] -> [2,097/2,097]
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Attributes:
STR: 49 <(+0)>
VIT: 125 (+25%) <(+0)>
DEX: 59 <(+0)>
INT: 124 (+45%) <(+0)>
WIS: 34 (+5%) <(+16)>
LUK: 43 <(+7)>
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Points: 55
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Clicking confirm, he saw his MP mainly increase to: [2,177/2,177]. Another thing he noticed was that his MP regeneration changed from 14 MP per second to 16 MP per second.
Of course, this didn't matter as much as learning the skill: Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Discreetly, he took out the technique scroll and clicked confirm when it appeared. Soon, a window full of information appeared before his eyes.
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[[Adamantine Sealing Chains] (Passive/Active) Lv1 EXP: 0.0% / 1,000MP per chain]
[An advanced sealing technique that creates extremely resilient chakra chains capable of immobilizing targets and sealing their chakra.]
[The power and durability of the chains depend on the skill level and chakra (MP) used.]
[Passively increases VIT by 20%.]
[Passively increases INT by 20%.]
[Passively increases STR by 10%.]
[Passively increases WIS by 10%.]
[Passively increases DEX by 10%.]
Increases VIT recovery rate by 20%
Increases MP recovery rate by 20%
[Additional passive sealing resistance of 50%.]
[Additional 10% STR for each active chain]
[Additional 10% INT for each active chain]
[Active immobilization of 30 seconds per chain.]
Additional cost: 1,000MP per minute for each active chain.
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"God..." Tanaka murmured quietly as he choked on his own spittle.
'This is more exaggerated than I imagined...' he thought right after, letting out a long sigh that confused Umiko and the rest.
The usage cost was alarming, a very high amount just to be able to use this skill for a few minutes. However, just learning this skill had already benefited him enormously.
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HP: [3,343/3,343] -> [3,843/3,843]
MP: [2,177/2,177] -> [2,450/2,450]
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Attributes:
STR: 49 (+10%) <(+0)>
VIT: 125 (+45%) <(+0)>
DEX: 59 (+10%) <(+0)>
INT: 124 (+65%) <(+32)>
WIS: 50 (+15%) <(+0)>
LUK: 50 <(+0)>
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Points: 32
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Seeing how much he had improved and knowing that the higher his attributes increased, the greater the skill's bonus would be, made him excited to the point of wanting to distribute the remaining points mainly into INT.
'Should I or should I not do this?' He was in doubt.
Honestly, he was in doubt. Part of him wanted to increase luck, as it was the only attribute he didn't know how to increase without leveling up. However, he wanted more MP and, considering the possibility of being ambushed again, he clicked confirm.
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[Since your INT has exceeded 150, you have obtained the passive skill [Medium MP Capacity].]
[Since your INT has exceeded 150, you have obtained the passive skill [MP Regeneration].]
[Since your INT has exceeded 150, you have obtained the passive skill [Psychokinesis].]
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[[Medium MP Capacity (Passive)] LV1 EXP: 0.0%]
A skill given only to those with INT above 150, increasing MP capacity.
Effect: MP-based attacks are 15% stronger.
Effect: Uses 10% less MP for all skills.
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[[MP Regeneration (Passive)] LV1 EXP: 0.0%]
A skill given only to those with INT above 150, allowing for faster MP regeneration.
Effect: Increases MP recovery rate by 100%
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[[Psychokinesis] (Active) Lv1 EXP: 0.0% / 10MP]
A skill that allows the user to move objects with their mind.
Effect: Allows manipulation of objects up to 5 kg.
Effect: The maximum control distance is 10 meters.
Effect: Strength, distance, and precision increase with each level.
Minimum additional cost: 10MP per minute to maintain the skill.
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Tanaka felt dizzy just seeing so many pages appearing, and after reading all the information, he laughed in his heart.
'In the end, it was the right choice to put everything into INT, after all.' He thought, holding back from letting his emotions show.
Luckily, he had the mind of a gamer, or else, even for him, it would be difficult to stay calm.
Taking a deep breath, he analyzed everything more calmly.
MP: [2,450/2,450] -> [2,978/2,978]
Just looking at the almost 3,000 MP already made him smile. Not to mention, his MP regeneration increased to 36 MP per minute.
And, with the 10% usage discount on skills, he would be able to activate an adamantine sealing chain for at least 2 minutes.