"That guy must've obtained the power of the Massive Fireball."
Ye Liang set Amal down.
"Absorption?"
"Yeah, exactly! He's a fire attribute beast, so of course he can't use Fire Release. Looks like I made a mistake."
"I see."
Amal nodded. As she turned toward the stone golem, she looked back at him again.
"What's wrong? Is there something glowing on my face?" Ye Liang asked. He found it strange how Amal turned her head away, then looked back again.
"Nothing! It's just... you suddenly seem like a completely different person. It's weird. Like... you've matured?"
"Matured?"
Ye Liang was taken aback.
It was the first time someone had ever called him mature. Thinking back to just a moment ago, he'd accurately judged the stone golem's condition and even understood its techniques—just like an experienced hunter!
"Holy crap! How did I end up like this!" He was shocked.
At that moment, the flaming stone golem charged at them again!
Its round eyes glared—it was clearly furious.
Instinctively, Ye Liang formed hand seals. And much to Amal's shock, a massive water dragon surged up from the scorching environment!
It soared through the air, heading straight for the stone golem!
"How is this possible!"
Both were stunned!
Ten minutes later.
Ye Liang stared blankly at what had just happened.
Amal packed the prepared materials into her bag, then gave Ye Liang a contemptuous look.
"You're obviously a powerful expert! Yet you still pretend!"
"I really am not..."
Ye Liang understood Amal's expression, but this time, he truly didn't get it! He stared at his palms again. "System! That really came from me?!"
"Congratulations, Master! You've now unlocked the ability to create your own ninjutsu!"
"Heh, creating my own jutsu? Yeah, right."
Seeing Amal was about to walk away, Ye Liang hurried to catch up.
On the way, his mind was in turmoil.
First of all, that water dragon definitely wasn't self-created! It was [Water Release - Water Dragon Projectile]. As a fan of the original series, Ye Liang naturally recognized this move.
As for how he had used it, he already had a rough guess!
He'd totally lost his memory!
Just like the system had said at the beginning—he was wiped clean by someone. And whoever had done this hadn't killed him directly, but instead left him alive—probably for some hidden purpose.
"But! Just who is this unseen enemy! And why would he do this to me!"
Ye Liang didn't understand.
Following Amal's figure, he soon returned to the small house they'd been in before. He handed the completed materials intact to Shinno, and finally, the long-awaited prompt came.
"Congratulations, Master! You've completed an S-rank mission! Reward: S-ranked ninjutsu - [Lightning Release: Heavenly Lightning]!"
It wasn't Kekkei Genkai, so Ye Liang frowned slightly.
He had been expecting a lot, so this wasn't as satisfying as he hoped. Fortunately, he had more troubling matters on his mind, so he wasn't overly concerned about this reward.
Shinno acted strangely today. Without saying a word to Ye Liang after receiving the materials, he immediately led Amal into the lab.
Ye Liang ignored him.
Shinno had said that once the mask issue was resolved, he'd take him outside. Since Ye Liang was somewhat interested in the mask that controlled the Zero-Tails, he let it slide.
Lying on the bed, Ye Liang was lost in thought.
He was alone today—the others, Amal and Shinno, were still in the lab and hadn't come out yet.
Looking at the empty house, he felt a bit lonely and cold, like something was missing. Suddenly, his pupils shrank. A flash of a white-faced woman flickered in his mind.
Kaguya Hime!
"Holy crap! Why the hell did I think of her?"
Ye Liang was startled!
Although the woman's face had only appeared for a moment, Ye Liang still noticed it clearly.
"Could it be that those who hurt me so badly belong to the Kaguya Clan?" he thought blankly. At that moment, the System inside his mind suddenly spoke up.
"It's very likely! Host."
Suddenly, a ghostly female figure appeared midair. "[Immortal Descending from the Heavens!] I just examined your body, Host. Besides lacking the required chakra, your physical strength is extremely high. Clearly, you used to be an expert!
If it was just a regular ninja, they couldn't have pushed someone this strong into amnesia!"
Ye Liang was taken aback!
He looked at the woman and asked, "You're the System?"
"Mm."
Strangely, Ye Liang wasn't shocked by the woman's sudden appearance. Instead, he accepted it quite naturally.
"Just like your current situation, I've also lost part of my memory," the System continued.
"In that case, things might get tricky."
Ye Liang frowned deeply. "In Boruto's story, only the Kaguya Clan appeared, and back then, what showed up were only some forward outposts!
Even so, those outposts were already extremely powerful!
The main clan must be even stronger!"
"Do you have no solution at all, Host?"
Ye Liang thought for a moment, then suddenly furrowed his brows. "There is one! Back then, Kaguya Hime tried to create White Zetsu to resist the main clan. Maybe that idea could work."
"White Zetsu? But wouldn't that require sacrificing ordinary humans?! That's way too cruel!"
"I think it's cruel too."
Ye Liang nodded. "Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. Maybe we'll find a new solution later!"
Seeing Ye Liang let go, the System could only sigh. Her body flickered and she directly vanished from midair!
At that moment, a loud roar suddenly erupted from the laboratory inside!
"What the hell is going on!"
Ye Liang was startled. Before he could even stand up, he saw Shinno's body flying out of the lab door heavily!
Spitting out a large mouthful of blood, Shinno slammed against the wall.
"Ha ha! I succeeded! I finally succeeded!" Shinno roared maniacally, his injuries failing to bring down his excitement one bit!
Ye Liang immediately rushed into the lab!
A dark figure wearing a white mask was tightly clinging to the ceiling of the lab, resembling an octopus with eight arms. Judging from the clothing, one could faintly recognize her identity!
"Amal! What exactly happened to you?" Ye Liang asked worriedly.
The figure was clearly wearing Amal's clothes!
Back at the door, Shinno stood up again.
"I did it!
I finally succeeded!
My Land of Sky can finally be restored!"
He wildly rushed back into the laboratory and grabbed the crossbow leaning against the door. With one shot, he fired an arrow directly at Amal!
"What are you doing?!"
Ye Liang tightly grabbed Shinno. He noticed the latter was in a heightened state—his pupils even showed a faint trace of black smoke!
"He's being controlled!" Ye Liang realized at once. The infected beasts outside had looked exactly the same!
"Roar!"
Amal let out a pained roar after being hit by the arrow. She looked at Shinno, the one who had shot her, and quickly lunged toward him!
"Damn it!"
Ye Liang grabbed Shinno and quickly rolled out of the way.
Shinno couldn't die yet!
Only Shinno knew the way out. If he died, Ye Liang estimated he'd be trapped here forever!
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