Chapter 17 - Great Succes
After his little speech, Sukuna's position was already set in stone for the majority of the people. Ofcourse, some were still hesitant and fearful so Akai and Marani took it upon themselves to calmly explain his intentions and plans as Sukuna left.
Sukuna just walked through the rain in a slow pace, Sumure and Satori had told him they would atleast follow him home.
As they arrived at the gate, Satori spoke up and said with a soft tone, ''Are you sure you want to be alone?''
Sukuna just smiled lightly and nodded, trying to avoid showing too much emotion as he opened the gate to his home.
''Alright... please let us know if something is wrong, okay? We're family'' Satori seriously said as Sumura nodded with a worried look.
Sukuna gave a small smile as he closed the gate, in reality, he didn't even hear anything right now.
Their voices, the footsteps, the rain, the breathing....
He just mindlessly walked into this house before grabbing into the cabinet. He grabbed a bottle and went to his room.
As he closed the door behind him, his legs finally gave out as he slumped against the door and fell on his rear, his empty gaze looked outside the window as his parents' screams sounded through his head.
He looked at his own hands that still had a bit of their blood on them. He got up and stumbled to the bathroom to wash his hands.
As the water ran over his hands, the blood slowly started to fade yet Sukuna could swear that it still seemed to be there.
He put his hand in front of the mirror and didn't see any blood through the mirror, yet when he looked at it himself it still seemed covered in their blood.
''Ha-...Haha-....HAHAHAHA'' Sukuna laughed wildly as tears started running down his face, for a few minutes before his eyes turned red and three Tomoes appeared, the muscles in his right arm tensed before his fist flew directly though the mirror and the wall, if he didn't hold back he would've destroyed his new house.
'Sometimes to protect one thing, you have to let go of another....' Sukuna sighed lightly as he looked at the floor while recollecting his thoughts, he mourned their deaths but he knew..... He didn't regret his choice, if he had a second, third or tenth chance, the outcome would be the same.
Traitors received no mercy.
Sukuna calmly walked towards the bottle and took a few mouthfuls.
As the taste hit his tastebuds, he started coughing and looked at the bottle. A vein popped on his head as he looked at it, it was ALCOHOL.....
'I should've expected this considering who lived here prior' Sukuna thought as he put the bottle down. Although it honestly didn't taste bad, he wasn't stupid enough to drink his sorrows away.
He slowly sat down on his bed as he made a few hand seals to make the little mirror appear.
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[Sukuna Senju] (11 Years old) [Genin]
[Bloodline] Senju (Partially Awakened)
[Strength] 145 > 310
[Agility] 69 > 121
[Endurance] 92 > 144
[Physical] 103 > 232
[Chakra Pool] 53.099 / 25.209 -> 53.099 (High Chuunin)
[Chakra Control] 144 -> 309 /1.000
[Sharingan] 3 Tomoe (Matured)
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[Taijutsu] 98 -> 158 / 1.000
[Ninjutsu] 122 -> 177 / 1.000
[Genjutsu] 221 -> 332 / 1.000
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[Wind Element] Advanced – Easily applicable in battle, reduces chakra usage of Wind Elemental attacks by 15%
[Lightning Element] Untrained - Requires 100.000 Chakra to unlock
[Wood Element] Untrained - Requires 1.500.000 Chakra to unlock
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[Techniques (A+ Rank)]
[Shadow Clone Jutsu (Forbidden)] Advanced – Consumes 300 Chakra to summon a clone, takes 40 Chakra to keep up the clone for an hour
[Bringer Of Darkness (A-Rank)] Beginner -> Proffesional – Blinds a target for 120 seconds, divided by 1.2x if target is stronger or multiple enemies. (Each enemy divides the time by 1.2x)
[Mystical Palm (A-Rank)] Professional – Able to stop internal and external bleeding, can heal diseases and curses.
[7 Thrones Technique (Unranked)] Unlearned - ???
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(AN: Inept / Beginner / Amateur / Advanced / Professional / Perfection + I don't do word count so don't worry, chapters won't have a different size in story because of the mirror)
Sukuna looked at the numbers with a shocked expression, his numbers had gone up by a ridiculous amount. However, it wasn't weird considering his new eyes....
'He couldn't awake a 3 Tomoe himself, yet his son awakened them because of his death.... I'm pretty sure he would've puked blood' Sukuna thought with a sarcastic grin on his face.
He got up from his bed and looked out the window, it was storming harder and harder that Akai had tasked people to take down their stalls and store them if they weren't sturdy enough.
Sukuna's body disappeared into the courtyard's terrace that was covered by a roof before grabbing while holding the scroll he had gotten from Guy.
He sat on the couch and opened the scroll, his eyes turned red as 3 Tomoes appeared in his eyes. He couldn't help but admit that the perceptive increase the Sharingan gave was atleast twice of his own.
Sukuna made dozens of shadow clones as he gave them different tasks. After all, he had more things to do then just training now.
As he focused on the scroll in front of him, his face went from interest to intrigued, to shocked, to horrified.
His real body just sat there for days, reading, understanding, practicing and learning the [7 Throne Technique]
The technique had seven steps, each increased ones power. However, unlike the first gate it was purely meant for permanent power.
Although not as strong as the Eight Gates, this technique was about complimenting his techniques instead of being an individual technique.
The first step was about connecting his brain to his whole body, just like how a computer had input lag, a brain also had a slowed reaction due to the travel time from the brain to the limb that had to be moved.
Although it seemed miniscule, Sukuna would swear otherwise.... Why? Because the moment he read the technique, he understood the first step.
His Sharingans had amplified his learning abilities to a degree he himself fear.
The second Throne was increasing letting the Chakra flow into his heart, letting Chakra act the same as blood. The heart needed blood to keep beating, so letting Chakra flow into it might actually explode the heart instead. It's not weird that they threw the technique out after considering Dai was only a Genin yet this technique would have people risk their lives.
The third Throne was about using Chakra flow through his body internally at all times, increasing his physical strength by 10%
Every Throne afterwards would increase his physical strength by 10%. Keep note that this would be AT ALL TIMES! There was no side-effect, no time limit, this was merely letting chakra use your body as a kind of small world, increasing its life force on the inside!
Sukuna nearly laughed out loud, yes, this was certainly risky but... Inside the memories he had gotten, there was a detailed description of the human body. It was risky to others but for him, it was quite simple.
It took Sukuna another four days before he completed the Second Throne and felt the Chakra flowing through his heart, this was mostly accomplished because of his Sharingans abilities.
It took him another week to complete the Third Throne, his body visibly changed as he felt a pop go off in his mind. His muscles cramped as a small groan sounded from his mouth, his figure bloated to a physique similar to someone that was on three different kind of steroids before deflating into a well-defined physique that seemed impossible to gain by normal standards.
Sukuna let out a satisfied sigh as he looked at his arm, his wrists were a little too thick for him to close his hand around while his shoulders seemed broad and well-trained. He smiled and continued practicing.
After another two days, one of his clones disappeared and notified him of Akai that was entering his home.
Sukuna laid on the ground of the trainings field as she entered the backyard. Akai was momentarily stunned as she saw Sukuna smiling, she smiled warmly as her thoughts raced, 'This side of him is indeed better'.
''Everything you asked for has been completed, the residential area's will be done once the Chuunin Exams begin and we have started to ship the first part to the land of Polar Bears, Stone and Swamps'' Akai said with a light smile as she looked at Sukuna with a little pride in her eyes which made Sukuna chuckle.
''You did well Akai'' Sukuna said with a smile as he stood up, Akai smiled back and handed him some files as she said, ''We also finished the investigations, but why do you need this?''
Sukuna just smiled as he read through the documents, ''Didn't some of the older people complain about the current situation within the village?''
''Yes, but they are too impulsive. They actually want to go around the village themselves and clea.... Wait. You can't be serious right?'' Akai asked with a stupefied expression to which Sukuna smiled with an evil grin on his face.
Akai wanted to say something but just sighed, this new Patriarch was a new piece of work. She disappeared and called for a meeting with every active Ninja of Chuunin or higher ranks.
Sukuna sat on a chair at the end of a huge table as most of the respectable or stronger figures sat at the sides, Akai stood besides Sukuna as he looked at everyone and said,
''Over the last few weeks, we have made big progress regarding the financial situation, but this is just the first step. The second step is getting more village's on board like the sand, they deal with harsh weather conditions and a rough geography''
A man with a bald head and a scar running over his eyebrow to over the entirety of his head spoke up with a respectful tone and answered, ''Sukuna-Sama, we have gotten into contact with around 80% of the big cities in the Land of Fire and around 72% are willing to negotiate. Some of them have tried to band together to push down the price. However, the countermeasures were effective and they eventually agreed''
As everyone heard the man's sentence, everyone was elated as Sukuna asked the question that was on everyone's mind, ''So, how is our production and how is our sales until now''
Everyone got quiet and looked at the man with expectant eyes who smiled widely and answered full of bliss, ''Our production right now is 30.000 a day and we have sold everything we had in stock. We made 144.400.000 Ryo over the last 12 days since we started production. The first residential building will be done, that will double our production!''
Everyone yelled in excitement but quickly calmed themselves as Sukuna said, ''According to my calculations we should've had a production of 22.000 a day with the current works''
''Ofcourse! Lady Akai helped design a simplified version of the packing which looks as well designed as the other one yet the moment when you close it, it sticks. So we don't need to use tape anymore! It's not hard to make and doesn't increase our labor cost''
Sukuna squinted his eyes at Akai who just stood there with an impassive face like always shown to others, yet Sukuna could see the small smirk on her face.
''Well done, Akai'' Sukuna said with a light smile as Akai nodded with a small grin. Sukuna turned back towards the crowd and said,
''This is merely the first step, don't get overexcited because of one part. Cosmetics is a choice while clothes are necessity, so I plan to focus mainly on these kinds of items until we have sufficient works to increase our variety. As for the second part why I called you all here, take a look at this...'' Sukuna smiled lightly as Akai threw several files in front of the seating members.
As the scanned through the document, some of them had their eyes lit up as they looked at Sukuna with expectant gazes.
''Some of you were disappointed in the current state of the village regarding their lax security, their over-forgiving nature and the lack of punishments towards offenders. Akai investigated around and found over a hundred people that should've been in Konoha's jail or even death. I realized after reading through it that I agree with your view on this matter, so we will deal with it ourselves'' Sukuna said seriously as he crossed his arms on the table.
''Sukuna-Sama, is it appropriate for us to interfere in the Village's matters? Shouldn't we focus on ourselves first?'' A young woman with a slender build and long brown hair said in a hesitating tone.
''Iwani, you're correct. That's why I am making sure that everyone knows why we did it and how we did it'' Sukuna said with an evil smile as Iwani's confusion grew, However, Sumure looked at the 'brat' and answered,
''Sukuna wants to eliminate the pests of the village since some of them have connections to Danzo or just human trash. If we announce we did it and provide proof, they can't do anything to us while we showed the public that we are still as strong as ever....''
Sukuna nodded as Sumure teased, ''As for the Third Hokage posing problems, I assume Sukuna already has a plan for that''
Sukuna's nodded as he motioned to Akai who nodded and grabbed a box before putting it on the table in front of Sukuna.
He opened the box and dozens of masks that had an eerie grin from ear to ear on its red surface while having black eyes and two pointy horns on its head.
They gave off a feeling of insanity and elation, they could imagine that seeing such a face wouldn't even let you rest in death.
Sukuna smiled with a grin that made them feel shivers as he spread out his hands and said, ''You all wanted this place cleaned, then pick up your weapons and slaughter to your hearts content as long as they on the list. Do whatever you please with them. As for the aftermath.... I will deal with it''
They looked at the mask and slowly grabbed them before putting them on, Akai looked at the scene and felt her heart stir.
Everyone in the meeting room didn't notice, but after this event, the Senju would forever be changed in the eyes of the public's eye according to Sukuna's wishes.
The Senju's have always been regarded as kind and forgiving, yet Sukuna would change that forever with this stunt.
As for whether it was good or bad, she didn't know but seeing Sukuna's confident gaze, she unconsciously felt confidence herself and picked up a mask before putting it on.
Everyone wore their masks, nobody decided to quit half way which made Sukuna's smile broaden to an eerie smile as he said,
''Move quietly, if you're caught, don't worry since after we are done, I will come get you. Just surrender yourself if they are stronger..... as for my last words before this....''
Sukuna's eyes turned red as his Sharingan activated as he put on his own mask,
''Enjoy the slaughter!''