Multiverse Skill System

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"You forced me to do this, so I'll show you."

Mentally ill people are most susceptible to stimulation. Provoked by Yi Shuihan's words, Fei Duan made up his mind and was really prepared to bite his tongue and commit suicide this time, even if it meant enduring considerable pain.

"what!"

Two screams rang out simultaneously. Hidan and Yuichi Yamashita stared blankly at Yi Shuihan, because at that moment, a kunai that appeared out of nowhere in Yi Shuihan's hand had pierced through Hidan's other hand.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself for a moment."

As he spoke, he pulled out the kunai, revealing a blood-soaked wound. The second injury caused Hidan and Yuichi Yamashita to cry out in pain once more.

"Yi Shuihan, what exactly are you doing?"

The excruciating pain in his hand made Yamashita Yuichi grit his teeth and roar. At this moment, he forgot about Yi Shuihan's formidable strength, and even forgot that Yi Shuihan could kill him at any time if he wanted to.

"Don't worry, I'm just conducting a few experiments to see if I can break the spell. Just bear with it."

This obviously perfunctory tone makes it hard to feel at ease.

"Your technique is really interesting. I wonder if cutting off your hand directly would have the same effect."

"No!"

However, it was too late. Yi Shuihan had already made his move while speaking, severing Hidan's hand that was holding the weapon.

The arm and the blood-stained crescent scythe slammed heavily onto the ground, but unexpectedly, Yuichi Yamashita's arm was not broken; he had only suffered a severe injury equivalent to losing an arm.

This time, Yuichi Yamashita fainted on the spot, partly from the pain and partly from the shock.

"It's clean."

Muttering something, Yi Shuihan looked at Hidan with great interest.

Hidan's face also seemed to show pain at this moment. His arm had been severed, and he could not remain indifferent. Although he had attempted suicide many times and had a deep understanding of pain, it did not mean that he could ignore the pain.

By this time, Hidan had realized that Yi Shuihan didn't care about the ninja's life at all, and he was now at his wit's end.

"What if I turned you into pieces and buried you alive here? How would you feel?"

Yi Shuihan's words made Hidan tremble all over. He had to admit that this method really frightened him. He believed he wouldn't die, but being turned into pieces and buried alive was more terrifying than death.

"What do you want?"

Having given in, Hidan looked at Yi Shuihan with a face full of grief and indignation, as if he were looking at a demon.

"Don't look at me like that. You're a member of a cult. We've got our roles reversed. Well, if you tell me how you achieved your immortality, I might let you off the hook."

Chapter 454, Flawless Physique

It has to be said that Hidan's immortality is truly peculiar and quite attractive to Yi Shuihan at this stage.

Knowing Yi Shuihan's true purpose, Hidan actually breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't afraid of the other party having something to ask for; he was afraid that the other party had nothing to ask for. As for Yi Shuihan's statement that he would be let go as long as he told her the secret of immortality, Hidan could only choose to believe it. There was nothing he could do; after all, he was now at the mercy of others.

After thinking it over carefully, Hidan realized that he had nothing to hide. Even if the other party knew his secret of immortality, it wouldn't matter, so he simply told them.

"My immortality is actually a bloodline limit, a special kind of bloodline limit."

"and then?"

"No more!"

Yi Shuihan stared blankly at Hidan, genuinely surprised by Hidan's refreshingly simple and easy-to-understand answer.

What happened to the big hidden secret? What happened to the climax and mysterious secrets?

Especially when he realized that Hidan had no intention of lying to him, Yi Shuihan felt genuinely saddened.

Fortunately, he still had a backup plan.

"Okay, I'll just let you go. All you have to do is dispel the spell on that guy on the ground and sincerely thank me. What do you think?"

Hidan felt that happiness had come too suddenly because of Yi Shuihan's words, and he didn't even notice the strange look that flashed across Yi Shuihan's eyes.

"Are you serious? You're not lying to me?"

"It's true, it couldn't be more true. I swear to God, if I'm lying to you, may I die a horrible death. Is that enough now?"

"It's settled then. I'll undo the spell right away."

As if afraid that Yi Shuihan would regret it, Hidan immediately released the technique. The strange patterns on his body gradually disappeared, and he returned to his original appearance. However, the severed hand on the ground was still there.

"Then I'm leaving?"

Picking up the hand directly, Hidan carefully looked at Yi Shuihan and slowly backed away.

"You seem to have forgotten something?"

"Forgot what? No!"

"grateful!"

"Oh, I remember now, thank you!"

"kindness"

After watching Hidan leave, Yi Shuihan didn't make any further moves until Hidan completely disappeared from sight, at which point she finally smiled.

"This kid is quite grateful! That thank you was very sincere, saving me a lot of time."

Feeling that a skill could be activated at any time, Yi Shuihan was somewhat hopeful that he could get what he wanted from Hidan.

"I hope that, as I think, immortality is also a skill."

Thank you, please pay the bill. Yi Shuihan hasn't used this skill for a long time. It was back when he first obtained it in the One Piece world that he used it to learn many other skills for a considerable period of time.

Although it is only a bronze-level skill, as a causality skill, it may be much more valuable than some silver skills.

"Please pay the bill!"

As he uttered those three words in a low voice, a number of people he could choose from appeared in Yi Shuihan's mind—all of whom had sincerely thanked him in the past.

"There are dozens of them! Looks like I'm quite popular!"

He found the option representing Hidan with practiced ease, then confirmed it, and more than a dozen selectable skills immediately popped up.

"Remove skills below Bronze level."

This thought flashed through his mind, leaving only two skills. To Yi Shuihan's delight, the immortality he had been hoping for was found in these two skills.

However, perhaps it shouldn't be called immortality, but rather a constitution without weaknesses.

"Flawless Physique (Bronze Tier 3): A special physique in which people do not possess the weaknesses of any living being. They are a divisible individual and will not die from injuries to vital organs. The only way they die is when their energy is completely depleted."

"Curse Death Possession Blood (Bronze Tier 1): Using the other party's blood, a curse is cast that links the lives of both parties, achieving the purpose of mutual harm."

Without a doubt, although the Death Possession Blood was also good, Yi Shuihan still chose the Flawless Physique. After all, in terms of rank, the Flawless Physique was stronger. Most importantly, the prerequisite for choosing the second option was to have an immortal body, and also to perform that incredibly low-class ritual, which wasn't very prestigious!

Having chosen the "no weaknesses" physique, Yi Shuihan immediately felt changes in his body. This feeling was indescribable, but it made Yi Shuihan understand that from now on, he would no longer have any so-called weaknesses. His heart had become like his hands and feet, and he would not die if he lost it.

"This flawless physique also needs to be combined with a powerful recovery ability! Hidan always needs someone to stitch up his body every time he gets injured, it's too much trouble."

Thinking of Kakuzu's sewing skills, Yi Shuihan pictured a woman in his mind: Machi from the Hunter x Hunter world. Her unique Nen ability allowed her to sew quickly and flawlessly, perfectly matching her flawless physique.

"Perhaps we can use fusion points to fuse this skill with other physical recovery skills, creating a true immortal body!"

As soon as the idea came to mind, Yi Shuihan was tempted. Unfortunately, although he had exactly 200 fusion points, he lacked a suitable fusion skill, so he had to put the plan on hold for the time being.

With a "bang," Yi Shuihan's figure turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared from the spot. The Yi Shuihan here was actually just a clone; his real body had been watching the battle on Nagato's side.

"The Shinra Tensei ninjutsu has a five-second interval between each release. Everyone, seize this time to attack."

"We also need to defeat that puppet that can resurrect first, otherwise, there's no point in going together."

"One of you go up and engage the one absorbing the ninjutsu."

"He has no way to defend against illusions. Those who know illusions, attack quickly."

At this time, all six paths of Pain had appeared, and the number of ninjas surrounding them had reached more than 20, each of whom was a Kage-level powerhouse. Relying on their numerical advantage, they quickly analyzed the weaknesses of the six paths of Pain and devised corresponding countermeasures.

Chapter 455, The hastily concluded encirclement and suppression

The Rinnegan is very powerful, completely raising Nagato's combat power to the level of a Kage, making him far stronger than a typical Kage. If he were fighting against one or several Kage at this moment, he might even win cleanly.

The Six Paths of Pain each have their own roles, working together seamlessly as a unified whole. Their combined combat power is far more than just the sum of its parts.

Unfortunately, he is now facing more than 20 Kage-level opponents, and each of them has to fight about four enemies at the same time. It is already quite amazing that he can remain undefeated.

In Yi Shuihan's opinion, the Animal Path's summoning technique was indeed indispensable in enabling Pain's Six Paths to hold on despite such a large disparity in numbers. Although the number of summoned beasts was not comparable to that of Kage-level powerhouses, the Animal Path's ability to summon an unlimited number of beasts still tied down a significant amount of combat power.

Unfortunately, although Nagato's strength reached the level of Super Kage, he had only just reached the threshold of Super Kage. He was not comparable to Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, and could not directly crush Kage-level opponents. Therefore, if nothing unexpected happened, he would definitely lose this battle.

"As expected of a Kage-level ninja, their teamwork is truly excellent." As an observer, Yi Shuihan had a much clearer grasp of the battle situation than the two sides fighting. He could clearly see that since the Allied Forces' ninjas began to consciously target Pain, the scales of victory had begun to tip in their favor.

The allied forces took turns attacking, leaving Pain with no chance to retaliate. Unleashing his ultimate move was simply wishful thinking.

Even the almost omnipotent skill Shinra Tensei was within the Allied Forces' calculations. Generally speaking, when Pain released this skill, nearly half of the Allied Forces would wait outside for the 5-second interval after the skill was released before launching a frantic attack.

It's unclear whether it's Pain or not, but the Allied Forces have also sent people into the base to search for Nagato's true form. They're using a two-pronged approach, leaving him no way out. It seems they're determined to completely eradicate the Akatsuki from this world today.

"In this situation, he can still maintain his normal combat level. Is it because he has a backup plan, or is his will really that strong?"

Yi Shuihan could see that even in this unfavorable situation, Pain's Six Paths had not weakened in the slightest and remained calm in fighting the Allied Forces, which made him somewhat curious.

Regarding Nagato's possible backup plans, Yi Shuihan guessed that there were only three possibilities: forcibly activating the Ten-Tails, having Obito Uchiha use space-time ninjutsu to take them away, or using the White Zetsu army. Among these, Obito Uchiha's space-time ninjutsu would consume the least resources, while the other two would inevitably result in huge losses.

Using the Ten-Tails, which is not even in its complete form, would likely result in the Allied Shinobi Forces severely damaging or even capturing it. As for the White Zetsu army, they might be wiped out in one go. Thanks to Yi Shuihan's help, the Allied Shinobi Forces are now many times stronger than in the original story!

Yi Shuihan soon found out the answer to this question. When a person wearing a mask and revealing a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan appeared on the battlefield, many people were shocked by his bizarre appearance.

A vortex appeared in the void, and then a person suddenly appeared. This kind of high-class entrance certainly made people not dare to underestimate him.

Of course, the Allied Forces would not stop their attack because of Obito Uchiha's arrival; at most, they would just pause for a moment and then continue fighting.

Obito Uchiha's purpose was clearly not to participate in the battle. His first appearance was next to the Animal Path Pain, and then he directly sucked the Animal Path Pain into another dimension, after which he disappeared from the spot.

After Pain left, the other five paths also began to turn into white mist and disappear, as they were sent away by the Animal Path.

This turn of events happened so quickly, the entire process taking less than 5 seconds, that the allied forces didn't even have time to leave behind a single one of the Six Paths puppets.

"That was the guy from the day Naruto was born. So he was also a member of Akatsuki."

Minato Namikaze had a deep impression of Obito Uchiha and recognized him at a glance. At the same time as recognizing Obito, he had already thought of the outcome of this siege. Without special preparation, it would be impossible to stop Obito from leaving with his men.

Jiraiya looked at the direction where Pain had disappeared with a complicated expression. Unlike the anger of the others, he breathed a sigh of relief. Call it sentimentality or womanly compassion, he really didn't want to see Nagato die like that.

"The Toad Sage once said that the course of the world has changed. Could this be what he meant? That Nagato is no longer the savior?"

Recalling his encounter with the Toad Sage a few years ago, Jiraiya couldn't help but connect it to this current situation.

Originally, the Toad Master had made a prophecy, but later he told him that the previous prophecy had been invalidated due to interference from some enormous force. The force that could influence or even destroy the entire world was not something that the Toad Master could predict, and everything fell into the unknown.

Jiraiya had his own speculations about the immense power of the Toad Sage in the sky, and he had suspected more than once that this power represented Yi Shuihan, but it had never been confirmed.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it seems this operation is going to end just like that!"

In Yi Shuihan's perception, the Akatsuki members disappeared one by one on the battlefield, presumably being moved away by Obito Uchiha.

"Speaking of which, Minato Namikaze is the most composed of the five Kage! Is it because he witnessed Obito Uchiha's abilities?" With amusement, Yi Shuihan glanced at the grim faces of the Raikage, Tsuchikage, Mizukage, and Kazekage, and slowly disappeared from the spot.

A secret underground chamber in Konoha's hot spring resort.

Yi Shuihan appeared silently, a look of pleasure on his face as if he had just watched a show.

"Next time, I believe the allied forces will definitely be fully prepared, and sealing techniques to block space will be indispensable. However, this is definitely not something that can be done in a day or two. Taking advantage of this gap, I'll come and collect another reward: the opportunity to comprehend the laws of time. I wonder if I'll have a stroke of luck this time?"

To prevent disturbance, Yi Shuihan had already set up a magic array around the secret chamber. Even if the entire Konoha were destroyed in the next three days, it would not affect him in the slightest.

"System, let's start!"

"Ding, skill activation in progress..."

"Ding, drawing complete. Skill drawn is..."

Chapter 456, A Heaven-Defying State

Looking at the four large golden characters on the virtual panel, Yi Shuihan felt a bit embarrassed.

"Since when did skill names start having cool effects? Does golden yellow mean it's a gold-level skill?"

Why would I have such an idea? There's absolutely no reason. I just saw this color that I thought was cool and the idea just came to me naturally.

"Ding, an error has occurred. The system is recovering."

Suddenly, a warning-like voice echoed in his mind. Then, to Yi Shuihan's astonishment, the golden color representing the golden skill slowly faded away, returning to the ordinary characters that were no different from before.

"System error?"

Yi Shuihan didn't want to complain anymore. He just treated it as a small mental adjustment, and with that thought, his mood inexplicably became lighter.