Chapter 2: Nohara Rin Revived
“This…”
Staring at the mission card, Karin froze for a moment.
Just as she was about to open her mouth and ask some questions—
—she realized Byakuya had already vanished.
This left her slightly depressed.
“Whatever… better complete the mission first.”
With that thought, Karin lowered her gaze to the mission card.
The following words were written on it:
【Mission: Go to the Konoha cemetery, locate Nohara Rin's gravestone, and use your skill to revive Nohara Rin. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXpRU4Ssm1
After revival, 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxC7a02b30
bring Nohara Rin to the bookstore to find me. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ywi83cWsT
Mission requirement: Must not be discovered by anyone throughout the entire process.】
Karin stared at the mission card, feeling a slight tension in her chest.
This was her very first solo mission!
“To stop being a walking medical kit forever. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEZhGrEkjQ
To avenge Mother. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaxbX7GK2Y
To gain freedom! 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oap2ijtlr
I have to give it my all!”
Karin took a deep breath.
Then she glanced around the room—there was no one else, and no windows either.
So she immediately began changing clothes.
After she finished, she checked herself in the mirror.
Suddenly she realized… this outfit actually looked really cool on her.
And after seeing that there were no more scars on her body, she felt her confidence surge.
“Go for it, Karin!”
Taking another deep breath, she pulled her straw hat low and quickly descended from the attic.
This was a three-story building. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HbJAc9cd1
First floor: bookstore. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieeqAl2Hul
Second floor: residence. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvu91cQGUmM
Third floor: this small windowless attic.
She had barely reached the first floor when she spotted Byakuya dozing off behind the counter.
“Master.”
Karin greeted him a little shyly.
“Go on. Have some confidence.”
Byakuya nodded expressionlessly.
“Yes!”
Karin responded energetically. Then with a light tap of her toes, her whole body shot forward like an arrow.
While dashing rapidly through the streets of Konoha, she also focused on sensing the changes in her body.
“First, I gained a revival skill. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RwPoEJ2MI
As long as there’s still some lingering aura left behind by the person, I can revive them. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pTMqZBdcd
Roughly once per month. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcZgs7hgNA
Second, my control over chakra has improved tremendously. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWZ1EAPB4P
My physical strength has also increased significantly. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAyVCdPQYE
Just a little force and I can already leap this far… 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizGLfw8coG
Looks like both speed and power have increased by at least three times! 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERdKxiL2ZN
Lastly… my total chakra amount has skyrocketed. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRW8mLNlf6
If it used to be 1, now it’s at least 100…”
After sensing all of this, Karin couldn’t help but gasp inwardly.
She was a descendant of the Uzumaki clan—her chakra reserves were already far greater than ordinary people.
But now…
Her chakra capacity had increased by at least a hundred times!
“Terrifying… 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0heCbVKojV
Doesn’t that basically make me a human tailed beast now?”
“Uncultured little girl.”
“WHO?!”
Karin was startled by the sudden voice in her mind; her footsteps faltered slightly.
Then she quickly realized something and immediately pressed a hand to her lower abdomen.
“You’re… the phoenix from that card?”
“Call me Phoenix King. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOL0rKsEch
I’m your partner. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwbmiAfUj7
Finish the Holy Master’s mission first. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQ2Pu8wvgW
We’ll talk properly afterward~ 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHYVJm6z1F
At that time, I’ll teach you some special ninjutsu… 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkeqc5Jm7t
Even secret techniques for fusing different nature transformations~”
“O-Oh… okay!”
Karin replied, her heart pounding with excitement.
Then she continued sprinting forward.
“I feel power surging through my entire body… 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMiD1FNmnM
And I even gained an unbelievably powerful partner. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRV3U9vavLO
The Holy Master really is incredible!”
This realization made her feel even more that Byakuya was unfathomably deep.
At the same time, it also deepened her sense of belonging toward this mysterious organization.
“What an enigmatic and powerful group… 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7NnHmuquA
Finally… I don’t have to be a walking medical kit anymore!”
…
Before long, Karin arrived at Konoha’s cemetery.
She first used her Kagura Shisen to carefully scan the surroundings.
After confirming no one was around, she activated the revival skill.
“Buzz—”
The moment the skill was released, 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGJYMKXwvl
a six-pointed star magic circle appeared on Nohara Rin’s gravestone.
The array continuously flickered with seven-colored radiance. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvHodl3uLZ
Countless tiny Phoenix Kings danced through the air, 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2ff4mdMnX
scattering seven-colored powder everywhere.
And that powder gradually gathered and condensed in midair… 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpu5tjLGauG
Eventually forming the outline of a glowing, seven-colored human figure!
The silhouette slowly solidified, filled out, and expanded… 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYvZdAyqKh
Until finally, it became a girl radiating dazzling seven-colored light!
“Buzz!”
The magic circle suddenly trembled, then shattered completely.
The seven-colored glow on the ground, in the sky, and on the girl’s body all vanished at once.
The girl who had previously shone with rainbow light 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKFtIdh48z
returned to the appearance of an ordinary human girl.
Thump—she fell to the ground.
“Uh…”
Karin stared blankly at the unconscious girl who had just been brought back from death.
A moment later, her face flushed red.
She hurriedly took off her cloak and wrapped it around the girl.
“Could it be… the reason the master said not to let anyone see us… 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONj4a6lzQV
is because he knew people come back naked after being revived?”
Karin didn’t think too much about it.
Carrying Nohara Rin, she hurried back toward Byakuya’s bookstore, 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFlimldthw
while staying alert to the surroundings to ensure neither of them was discovered.
Fortunately, it was deep into the night; there were hardly any people outside.
Soon, she successfully delivered Nohara Rin to Byakuya.
“Master! 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeP92WTE5g
Mission complete!”
Karin reported excitedly.
This was her first time completing a mission alone, after all.
However, after remembering something, 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2UIaQr6ET
her expression quickly soured.
“Master… 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhr7cl8n3c5
I sensed people from Kusagakure looking for me. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1pbMbDfea
It seems they’ve discovered I’m here and are starting to surround the area. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphMCkLRWhs
But since this is Konoha, 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuSOZvlPW3
they haven’t dared to make a move yet.”
“Oh?”
Byakuya nodded expressionlessly.
Inside, however, he felt a touch of helplessness.
His actual strength was only average—an ordinary jōnin. 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3JBq5FhUu
It was only natural that Kusagakure would notice when he took their “strategic resource” Karin away.
“You should head back first.”
Although Byakuya was essentially invincible inside this bookstore, 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJebdkDa7pw
to avoid unnecessary trouble, 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIBydFLKCK
and even more importantly—to prevent exposing himself, 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXDkounZwt
he could only have Karin leave for now.
“I was originally planning to have Karin help Rin get dressed… 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgyHx8KTJn
Now that she’s gone, 8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCRoGG4Ukd
this is going to be a little awkward.”
Byakuya sighed silently in his heart.
Then he tossed out a brand-new mission card.
“Here. This is your next mission.”
ns216.73.216.33da2
and then Add to home screen.