The family's secret techniques were definitely useless; the level difference was too great. Genjutsu was also unreliable; Narakumi couldn't control Orochimaru. Then there was only one big crowd control that didn't distinguish between friend and foe.
She pulled out the hunting flute from her system space, stood firm, and formed hand seals with both hands. Big Snake Auntie also saw this scene; he didn't understand where that big hammer came from.
"Interesting..."
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough! Requiem!"
The sharp, piercing music penetrated Big Snake Auntie's eardrums, as if a blender was churning in his brain. For that instant, even Orochimaru covered his head, stopping his steps to suppress the chaos in his mind.
"This is truly interesting! Even I can be affected. With such bizarre music, how many more secrets do you have?!"
The long-lost system notification suddenly rang out.
"Task completion reward: upgrade scroll x1, Muscle Shaping Pill x1"
The task completion condition was that all five musical scores had to be listened to and rated positively. The 'Qiao' melody was completed on the way to the Land of Waves, the 'March' was completed during the Great Bridge battle, the 'Tears' melody was completed when burying Haku, and the 'lullaby' was completed by coaxing children to sleep during daily tasks.
The most difficult Requiem was actually given a positive review by Orochimaru?!
Seeing Orochimaru recover and immediately give chase, Kano also caught her breath and continued running. Looking at the scroll in her hand, Kano already understood how to use it and, without another word, unfurled it. There was no time to delay; she hoped the strengthened skill would allow her to turn the tables!
It was exactly as she had guessed: she needed to step on it with both feet.
"At a time like this, System, you're still trying to trick me!"
Kano blushed and cursed at the System.
The System was innocently scolded; it didn't know why it was being scolded.
"Is the reward wrong ﾞ(Ŏ◊Ŏ ‧̣̥̇) No, it's an upgrade scroll, I didn't send the wrong reward, why are you scolding me Õ_Õ"
"It was the same with the fusion scroll last time; after stepping on it, it shot out a strange light, and now that pink symbol is still imprinted on my room's ceiling!"
"Oh, that one ∑(°mouth°๑)❢❢ I didn't know that either, these are all automatically generated according to your world ╮( •́ω•̀ )╭"
The System suddenly realized, but there was no solution. Kano could only blush and grit her teeth.
Damn it, between the silver pattern and being captured by Orochimaru, there's no need to consider which to choose!
Kano threw the scroll forward, unfurling it. She kicked off her shoes and stepped on it barefoot. She formed simplified hand seals and injected Chakra.
Upgrade Shadow Monarch!
Immediately, a beam of light shot out from the scroll, hitting Kano in the groin.
However, the expected feeling of embarrassment didn't come; instead, her whole body felt incredibly comfortable, and all her Chakra and stamina were restored!
"host, I asked the Infinite Upgrade System senior, and the reward he exchanged with me doesn't have such an improper effect, only an effect that fully restores the user's status. After all, some upgrades can come with significant damage, and this is designed to prevent sequelae after upgrading (｡＞∀＜｡)"
"You should have said so earlier! idiot System!"
Kano, now at full strength, then reviewed the upgraded Shadow Monarch.
"Shadow Monarch Lv.2"
This Ninjutsu consists of three parts: Shadow Extraction, Shadow Swap, and Shadow Preservation. Shadow Extraction: Extracts the shadow of inanimate living beings, transforming them into Shadow Soldiers. Shadow Soldiers possess 100% of their abilities and retain their personality from when they were alive, but have no memories of their past life. The higher the creature's ability and the longer the time since death, the greater the chance of failure. Maximum of 48 hours. (Extraction success rate increased)
Shadow Extraction: Extracts the shadow of inanimate living beings, transforming them into Shadow Soldiers. Shadow Soldiers possess 100% of their abilities and retain their personality from when they were alive, but have no memories of their past life. The higher the creature's ability and the longer the time since death, the greater the chance of failure. Maximum of 48 hours. (Extraction success rate increased)
Shadow Swap: The user can swap positions with a designated Shadow Soldier. Requires a 1-hour cooldown after use. (Cooldown shortened)
Shadow Preservation: Shadow Soldiers are preserved within the caster's shadow, or they can be made to lurk in specific shadows. They can be summoned or preserved again as needed by the caster. A maximum of 30 can be preserved. If a shadow is killed, it requires 1 hour to resurrect. (Quantity increased, cooldown shortened)
Shadow Upgrade: One shadow can be used as a base, consuming other shadows to upgrade it. The consumed shadows will permanently disappear. (New)
"Orochimaru, I'm getting serious now!"
With the upgrade of the Ninjutsu, the death cooldowns for the Shadow Ninja were also reset.
Shadow Zabuza and Shadow Haku appeared once more!
The dense fog rose again, and the Ice Mirrors reappeared!
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