The next day.
Despite not remembering his past, Ye Liang had kept the habit of getting up early — especially today — he had something important to do!
Finding the final component!
Finishing this mission would grant him an S-ranked ninjutsu and might even unlock a kekkei genkai.
What was a kekkei genkai?
It was a special type of ninjutsu that only renowned ninja could use!
In the original story, no one with a kekkei genkai was weak.
Amal also woke up early.
She was today's guide.
According to Shinno, the final component was a special beast called "Neba." It had a slug-like appearance and could be summoned by humans, but required a powerful bond to bind it successfully.
Ye Liang's mission today was to capture the "Neba" and extract its bodily essence. Though it seemed cruel, Ye Liang had no sympathy for the "Neba" — it was just another summoned beast outside the original story.
Soon, he followed Amal into the underground passage.
This place was a maze. Supposedly built by the ancestors of the Land of Sky to escape rebellion, it housed various beasts and deadly traps designed to defend against enemies.
It was extremely dangerous!
Ye Liang followed Amal to the deepest part of the passage. He accidentally stepped on a stone plate, and suddenly, a massive iron ball came crashing down from above.
He punched the iron ball and shattered it mid-air, then looked helplessly at Amal. "I mean, your traps in the Land of Sky are just too weak. These mechanisms designed to stop ordinary folks — do you really think they can hold off enemies?"
Amal was speechless.
"If you're so capable, try without your Merman Transformation!"
She stared at Ye Liang.
The moment he left, Ye Liang immediately activated his Merman Transformation. Even though he claimed he couldn't handle it, his body was tense with nervous energy — the very embodiment of a tsundere.
With a sigh, Amal explained, "When the ancestors of the Land of Sky built this passage, there were no ninja yet. The only ones capable of opposing the Land of Sky were the Land of Craftsmen. They were just ordinary humans, so naturally they couldn't handle such powerful traps."
"Alright."
Ye Liang waved it off.
Forget I even said anything.
Just then, they spotted a wild wolf.
"This isn't the 'Neba', is it?" Ye Liang muttered.
They had already reached the bottom of the passage. If the "Neba" wasn't here, they had nowhere else to go.
"No. The 'Neba' is a type of mollusk, just like a slug."
Amal shook her head.
Just as she spoke, the wild wolf charged toward them.
Its pupils were pitch black — clearly under the Zero-Tails' control.
Ye Liang sighed.
He'd originally thought the mission reward would be easy to obtain, but now it looked like it wouldn't be that simple.
He punched the wild wolf in the head.
The Merman Jutsu was extremely powerful. With just this single S-ranked ninjutsu, Ye Liang had already defeated countless beasts within the passage. This transformation-based S-ranked ninjutsu was simply an exemplar among S-ranked techniques!
Amal stared blankly at the scene.
She had long since grown accustomed to all manner of shocking moments.
She was drenched in cold sweat, her back chilled, and her pupils constricted. She had even gasped in shock more than once. On this trip alone, she'd already been startled dozens of times!
Ye Liang was just too strong!
"Peng!"
Blood splattered as the wolf died instantly.
Ye Liang dragged the wolf back as usual. At that moment, a pair of transparent tentacles had clearly appeared inside the wolf's body!
Staring fixedly at Ye Liang's head!
Amal was startled!
Ye Liang had his back to the tentacles and hadn't seen what was happening behind him!
"Watch out!" Amal quickly shouted a warning. Before Ye Liang could react, his throat had already been grabbed by the transparent tentacle!
"Damn it! I was careless."
He immediately grabbed the tentacle and, using the power of Merman Transformation, forcibly pulled it away. However, more and more tentacles emerged from the wolf's corpse, tightly grabbing Ye Liang.
Ye Liang pulled and tugged desperately.
Just like a female anime character caught in a typical "tentacle monster" scene, he was squeezed black and blue by the tentacles, looking like he was about to collapse!
[Fire Release - Streaming Flame!]
A fireball flew over.
Amal quickly rushed toward Ye Liang. As the tentacle monster scattered from the fire's heat, she quickly pulled Ye Liang free and immediately retreated.
"This thing is NEBA!" she said.
"What?!"
Ye Liang was shocked.
This creature's combat power couldn't be compared to ordinary beasts. Even the previous wolf could merely bite regular people, but this NEBA was directly comparable to a Jonin.
The gap in power was just too great!
"Retreat now! We can't handle it," Ye Liang said.
Although hearing his words, Amal didn't immediately leave. Instead, she formed hand seals again, preparing to use Fire Release: "My father said that NEBA is a special creature that can transform into any shape. It fears no strength, but Fire Release is its greatest weakness!"
Saying that, she used Streaming Flame again.
NEBA quickly dispersed the flames on its body. Feeling Amal's attack, it hurriedly crawled out from the wolf's corpse.
At this moment, Ye Liang finally got a clear look at its appearance. It was a mass of white, gooey liquid. As soon as it touched the ground, it sank firmly into it. The tentacles came from the center of this liquid.
Probably some kind of sensory organ.
"Hong!"
The streaming flame hit the wolf's corpse but failed to injure the escaping NEBA.
"Damn it!"
Ye Liang cursed, helpless in the face of the situation.
His Merman Jutsu could greatly enhance strength and speed! Unfortunately, against such a shock-resistant soft-bodied creature, it was completely ineffective.
Even the strongest punch can't hurt water, right? Like trying to punch through jelly!
"Let's just run away!" Relying only on memories from his past life, Ye Liang cowardly suggested!
Amal didn't turn around!
Seeing this scene, she gritted her teeth, shut her eyes tightly, and formed seals again. For a ninja like her, forming three or four seals in a day was fine, but beyond that, she couldn't handle it anymore.
After all, she wasn't even qualified as a Genin and knew only this one jutsu.
"Ugh! I really have to hand it to you."
Seeing Amal's determination, Ye Liang could only step forward. "How do you use Nagarebi? Hurry up and tell me!"
He imitated Amal's hand seal.
"What are you doing? You can't seriously be thinking of learning it now!"
"Why not?" Ye Liang said calmly. For some reason, he always believed that hand seals looked complex but were actually simple—as though he had used ninjutsu before, in a past life.
"Nagarebi is a D-rank ninjutsu. It usually takes over a year to master—and you know absolutely nothing. Are you sure you can do this?" Amal began to doubt.
"Don't waste time! If you don't want to die, you can refuse to teach me!"
Amal was speechless.
Seeing Neba slowly regaining his strength, she had no choice but to start forming hand seals. "Watch carefully. Feel the chakra flowing through your palms, then channel it into your mouth. Just—"
Before she could finish, over a dozen fireballs the size of basketballs shot forward!
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