Game of Shadows by Adrian King1

Chapter 131

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Cover Art: Kissuli.

Chapter 131

'Come on, come on,' Eiji chanted over and over again as he continued practicing. Jutsu continued being shot without pause, Tsuchigumo more than willing to fuel his unending training. At the start, he'd almost thought it would be easy. He didn't, of course, because he was used to things being more complicated than expected, but it still frustrated him. 'Come on,' he repeated once more, a lightning hound hitting a nearby rock.

The shift from the Land of Wind to the Land of Rain was quite the contrast, Eiji mused, deflating a little. He still had plenty of chakra to go through, but that didn't mean his body could fire jutsu non-stop without feeling the toll of such actions. Just like World Ender and Tsuchigumo couldn't power him in his trip from Iwa to Suna without the strain on his body getting worse and worse.

Thus, he looked around at the sights. Where the Land of Wind had been mostly desert, with seemingly an infinite ocean of sand and air currents, it slowly turned into solid rock ground. From there, the winds had calmed, turned colder and sure enough, they started having more rain than they would have liked. Interestingly, the Land of Rain didn't have that weather all the time, as one would expect, but out of an entire week, the team had five days of constant rain. From what Eiji knew of the place, that was basically how it went on through the whole year.

'The weather in this world is as crazy as the rest of it,' he mused idly. They hadn't even seen the sun in quite a while and they were unlikely to do so until they left. He deflated a little, looking to the side and locking his gaze with one of his clones. Sure enough, it only took it a moment before it dispelled and with him the rest of them.

[Puppet Mastery has gone up a level.]

[Single-Handed Seals Mastery has gone up a level.]

[Skill Maxed: Yin Release: Intermediate Mirage]

[Yin Release: Advanced Mirage has gone up a level.]

[Yin Release: Greater Mirage has gone up a level.]

[Yin Release: Mortal Reminder has gone up a level.]

[Skill Maxed: Lightning Release: Lightning Beast Tracking Fang]

[Shadow Clone Technique has gone up a level.]

[Noxious Trap has gone up a level.]

'If nothing else, this has helped quite a bit on leveling up jutsu that I had somewhat pushed to the side,' Eiji thought with a grimace. An expression that he felt was more than justified. He'd been practicing Mortal Reminder, after all, and on himself. He didn't want to use it on his team ever again, after all. He already deeply regretted those times, necessary as they had been, but now...

Well, he'd take that weight on himself. It was a jutsu that could be useful, after all. He'd have focused on Wit's End, but that was out of his range of possibilities at the moment, as an S ranked technique. Mortal Reminder was scary enough on its own though, despite being easily dispellable. Just that initial shock would be enough if he could max it. Although...

Well, maxing it would take more practice than Eiji thought he could do without driving himself insane. As it was he was only working on it sparingly and it was straining him more than all his other training put together. He would continue though, because... Because not doing so would feel like a waste. A waste that he couldn't afford, considering what was coming.

However, there was only one of those that he really cared for.

[Single-Handed Seals Mastery - Lvl 24