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Chapter 1056: Embracing the Dark Side—An Unavoidable Path!
Chapter 1056: Embracing the Dark Side—An Unavoidable Path!
"..."
Shikamaru's face turned pale as he stared at the ruins before him, utterly unable to believe what he was seeing.
Tonight, he was at the Hokage Tower, handling the affairs Asuma had entrusted to him.
Though there were two advisors, Asuma, the newly appointed Sixth Hokage, naturally trusted his disciple more than them.
Apart from trust, it was also a matter of capability.
Tsunade's advisor, Koharu's abilities, were no longer a secret.
"Shikamaru, you must stay calm!"
Asuma's face, as fair as jade, showed a cryptic expression, and he spoke with a feigned sorrow to his disciple.
Indeed, for the darkened Shikamaru, destroying everything was part of his ninja path.
However, even if destruction was inevitable, it had to be done by his own hands.
"...I understand, Master Asuma!"
Shikamaru's eyes were dry, but his gaze was filled with a mixture of confusion and regret as he looked at the desolate clan grounds, thinking of his mother and clan members.
If he had been strong enough, would his family have been spared, or perhaps...
At this moment, he began to regret the clan's decision to target this enemy.
The one responsible for this devastation was undoubtedly Tang Ping, the Lord of Liangyang.
Even if he hadn't done it himself, he was still deeply involved, so Shikamaru's confusion and regret quickly turned into intense hatred.
A hatred so deep that even the waters of the five lakes and four seas could not wash it away.
"Lady Tsunade!"
A few voices startled Shikamaru.
He saw Tsunade and Shizune arriving, and his eyes instantly turned red.
Behind her was the Blazing Sun Kingdom. Could this incident be related to them?
With hatred as his motivation, his mind worked faster than ever before.
Unfortunately, he didn't know the term 'blackening.'
In the Ninja World, blackening made one ten times stronger, not just a figure of speech, but a fact!
Tang Ping was the best judge of this.
"Truly remarkable!"
Tang Ping, who had lowered his presence, watched Ino's 'grief-stricken' face and sighed.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, how could he believe that she could be so ruthless, striking with deadly force once she decided to act.
Moreover, her chakra and innate talents had significantly improved.
Blackening!
Tang Ping wasn't exaggerating.
After blackening, Ino's mental power surged, naturally boosting her chakra and Yin Release.
If she had the Sharingan, this transformation would have definitely activated Manadrive.
As a 'supporting character,' her innate talents were not weak, and with blackening, achieving such results was not difficult.
Even without Manadrive, her strength now rivaled that of a near-Kage-level ninja.
This wasn't to say that increasing strength in the Ninja World was as simple as leveling up in a game.
Her situation was just too complex.
She was from the Yamanaka Clan!
The Yamanaka Clan's secret techniques were entirely dependent on mental strength and Yin Release.
With her mental power surging after blackening, her Yin Release also increased, indirectly boosting her strength without the need for time to adapt.
At this point, her talent was on par with the already blackened Hinata.
With diligent training, she could reach the Ultra Shadow level.
Before Tang Ping broke through to Soutensei and demonstrated his power, Soutensei-level ninjas in the Ninja World were few and far between.
However, after his demonstration, Ultra Shadow-level ninjas began to emerge as if they were free, almost as if one couldn't survive in the Ninja World without Soutensei-level strength.
Just like in the world of sports before someone broke a record, it might have been difficult to break.
But once someone did, others quickly followed.
The reason was simple.
Knowing that the record could be broken and having a target to chase made it easier for others to break it too.
However, for Ino to grow to Soutensei level, it would still take a long time.
Her potential was boundless!
Before blackening, she was just a minor character with little value for cultivation.
But once blackened, her potential became infinite.
Blackening made one ten times stronger, while whitening made one three times weaker!
It made perfect sense.
For example, in the original plot, Erzhuzi was incredibly powerful when blackened.
But once whitened, he became a pushover, a true disaster.
Tang Ping was never afraid of blackening, as long as it didn't lead to someone trying to destroy the world.
After all, even Shinra, with the support of the Sage of Six Paths, could cleanse people with his "mouth jutsu." Why couldn't Tang Ping do the same by killing his opponent?
Moreover, he had a plethora of methods to change the ninja path without affecting one's strength.
Heaven's Curse Mark!
Faith!
Genjutsu!
...
The means at his disposal were plentiful.
Take, for instance, Hinata Hyuga, a disciple of Uzumaki Budou. Her ideal was to change the Cage Bird Seal system of the Hyuga clan and eliminate the main family.
Wasn't it a good thing now? Her strength and personality had far surpassed the original story, making her a rising star of the Heavenly Guardian Tower.
One could say that it was only because Tang Ping had no enemies that he didn't create some blackened geniuses on his own.
What Tang Ping admired most about Ino was that after her blackening, her strategic and planning skills had made a significant leap forward.
If he weren't here himself, he might have thought these plans were his own.
It was so similar!
Whether in ideas or plans, she had reached at least seventy percent of his level.
Don't underestimate his strategy.
In the Ninja World, where individual prowess outweighs everything else, in any other place, his strategy would be more notable than his strength.
It's worth noting that Tang Ping had an unparalleled record of victories.
Unbeaten on the battlefield, his tactics never failed!
Starting from the desperate battle at Mount Kikyo, he led the ninja army to dominance in the Ninja World.
This wasn't due to any oracle advantage.
Before he came to this world, the anime he watched didn't detail the previous Ninja World wars. His success was entirely due to his experience with the information explosion and his creative thinking.
Indeed, for a place like the Ninja World, where a thousand-man battle is considered a "great war", his knowledge of countless historical and military strategies from his previous life gave him a crushing advantage.
If Ino, after blackening, could reach seventy percent of Tang Ping's level, it would ensure that the Blazing Sun Kingdom wouldn't need his strategic planning in the future.
What great news!
It's no wonder Tang Ping admired her.
However, just as he was admiring her, Shikamaru underwent a significant change.
'Blazing Sun Kingdom!'
'It must have been them!'
'I will avenge this!'
...
His spirit began to transform.
Only three people in the scene noticed this change.
Blackening!
Tsk, tsk, this was quite normal.
Losing an entire household would make anyone blacken.
A red glow flickered at the tip of Tang Ping's right finger, but he ultimately retracted it.
He could have easily ended Shikamaru with a flame finger.
But he believed that Shikamaru's blackening would be a good thing for the Blazing Sun Kingdom.
As long as Konohagakure didn't perish, how could he feel at ease?
Konohagakure was the center of fortune in the Ninja World. If it suffered heavy casualties, he wouldn't need to worry about its resurgence in the future.
So, the more Shikamaru blackened, the better it would be for the Blazing Sun Kingdom.
As for the possibility of a comeback against the odds?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Even for a time traveler like Tang Ping, it would take decades to turn things around, but if Shikamaru could make a comeback in just a few months with just blackening, Tang Ping would consider it time to destroy the Blazing Sun Kingdom.
The second person to notice Shikamaru's change was his teacher, Asuma.
It wasn't because of strength!
His strength wasn't enough to sense changes in someone else's spirit.
It was because he was a kindred spirit!
Asuma himself had blackened, so he couldn't fail to notice the spiritual changes in his disciple.
The last person to notice was Ino, who was 'injured' in spirit.
Her gaze wavered for a moment, then turned resolute.
She had no regrets about her choices.
For her clan, she was willing to do anything!
Even if it meant betraying her two deeply connected friends, she was prepared to go to any lengths.
Actually, her attitude was understandable.
In the original story, Sasuke, because of his bond with Naruto, gave up his clan's revenge and became Konohagakure's protector again.
It sounded beautiful.
But it was precisely because it was impossible that it sounded so beautiful.
In reality, no one could do it!
That's why many people believed that perhaps the elder brother had given his younger brother a "Divine Heavenly" (a reference to a powerful genjutsu), otherwise, the change was too absurd.
Since the investigation yielded no results, Asuma prepared to order a search of the entire village to find some clues.
But unexpectedly, another massive explosion occurred.
(End of Chapter)
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