Chapter 32: Multiplier

"Bang!"

Without uttering a word, Dan unrolled a scroll, releasing the bodies of four Root ninjas.

The boss, a man of worldly experience, immediately changed his expression when he saw the gray armor and animal masks on the bodies. His voice trembled slightly as he asked, "Mr. Araki, are they..."

"Correct, they are Leaf's Anbu. These four are Jonin from the Yamanaka, Akimichi, Nara, and Hyuga clans."

Dan's words were shocking.

"This..."

Upon hearing this, the boss looked troubled. After all, this exchange was located in the Land of Fire, and he was hesitant to accept the bodies of Leaf's Anbu. However, Dan's next words dispelled his doubts: "Don't worry, these Anbu are not directly under the Hokage, but under other Leaf higher-ups. They won't cause trouble for the exchange. Can you tell me how much they're worth?"

Although these Root members were not wanted by anyone, their bodies themselves were valuable. There were plenty of people eager to buy them for research.

"Since Mr. Araki has said so, I'll trust you this time."

The boss didn't hesitate for too long and decided to accept the bodies. He didn't ask any more questions about the source of the bodies, but directly started to examine them professionally. Finally, he held up a finger to Dan, indicating the price.

Ten million.

"Only this much?" Dan frowned, looking displeased.

"Mr. Araki, please don't be angry. If the bodies were intact, I could offer thirty million, but they've been damaged."

The boss shook his head regretfully, pointing at the four bodies on the ground as he explained to Dan, "Please look."

He pried open the mouth of a body, and it was clear to see that each person's tongue was marked with a black horizontal curse mark.

This was Danzo's Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal.

When a Root ninja dies, this jutsu automatically activates, destroying the brain tissue of the person under the jutsu, and eradicating all information in the brain.

The brains of these Root members were all damaged, leaving only the bodies below the neck, which still had some research value.

The most gruesome of all was the Root member from the Hyuga clan.

This person was subjected to both the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal and the Caged Bird Seal. Not only was his brain turned into mush, but his Byakugan was also completely damaged, dying in a particularly gruesome state.

"The body of this Hyuga clan member has no value. If Mr. Araki doesn't want to sell it, you can take it away," the boss reminded specifically.

"The Hyuga clan is too detestable, they simply lack vision."

Dan criticized coldly, then waved his hand at the boss, instructing, "Never mind, please help me dispose of it."

After confirming the transaction.

The boss quickly brought over a box containing ten million in cash. Dan took the box and left.

After leaving the exchange, he found an inn in the town to rest for a while.

This time out, the job was done.

In the past.

Every time Dan left the village to be a bounty hunter, from choosing a target to searching the world for them, then killing them and bringing them back to the exchange, it took quite a bit of time.

Short as half a month, long as two or three months.

The money he earned often wasn't enough to spend.

This time, four Root members delivered themselves to his doorstep, which greatly simplified the process. Ten million wasn't a small amount, at least enough for half a year's worth of food and other necessities.

Bodybuilding is an expensive hobby, especially in this world.

In the past 24 years, Dan had spent at least a few hundred million on his physical transformation.

His body was built with money, every inch of his muscles wasn't just muscle, but gold, stacks of cash.

The "cost" of one of his arms was as high as tens of millions, more expensive than an Asuma.

"I wonder how many people are in the Root..."

Dan muttered to himself, his eyes flickering.

He felt as if he had found a stable source of income: as long as he killed Root ninjas, he could exchange them for money at the exchange, so he wouldn't have to worry about his future life.

After resting for a while.

Dan closed his eyes, quietly feeling the flow of chakra in his body, using his mind to drive them, flowing through the meridians and acupoints to his right arm.

When he opened his eyes again and looked at his right arm, it had rapidly swelled, quickly becoming disproportionate to Dan's body.

It was like the arm of a giant attached to a normal person's body.

This was the Akimichi clan's Multi-Size Technique.

As is well known.

The Sharingan has strong perception, able to see through the flow of chakra in an opponent's body, thereby copying the opponent's jutsu.

Kakashi used this ability to copy thousands of jutsu, earning him the title of "Copy Ninja".

Dan was the same.

In the previous battle with the Root ninja, he saw through the Akimichi clan attacker's Multi-Size Technique, and after some exploration, successfully copied it.

The claim that the Sharingan cannot copy Kekkei Genkai and clan secret techniques is not entirely accurate.

Kakashi could also copy the Multi-Size Technique, but he couldn't use it because he was limited by his own physical condition, unable to compare with the Akimichi clan.

This is like—

A person who is five feet tall, seeing another person who is six feet tall dunking, copying the other person's technique, but due to the huge disadvantage in height, unable to complete the dunk.

The Akimichi clan is that six-foot-tall person.

Their Multi-Size Technique is a Yang Release nature transformation developed based on their own robust physique.

And Yang Release is Dan's forte.

His body is much stronger than the Akimichi clan's.

He's like a person who is nine feet tall, as long as he learns to dunk, he can do it easily.

As for other clan secret techniques.

The Nara's Shadow techniques and the Yamanaka's Mind Transfer Jutsu are both Yin Release techniques, fundamentally the same as the Uchiha's Sharingan techniques.

However, the principles of these Yin Release techniques are more complex in comparison, and even with the Sharingan's perception, they are not easily copied.

Moreover, they don't suit Dan's fighting style.

As for the Hyuga's Gentle Fist and the Aburame's Insect Control techniques, they're even harder to copy, because Dan neither has the Byakugan nor raises insects.

In the room.

Dan stretched his enlarged hand under the bed, gently lifted it, and the entire bed was picked up by him.

The principle of the Multi-Size Technique is to consume calories, often stored as fat, to increase the user's strength and chakra in a short time.

For the Akimichi clan, this increase can usually reach several times, even more than ten times.

But Dan's physical strength is already near the limit, approaching the ceiling of human capabilities, so the Multi-Size Technique doesn't add much to his strength.

Only about thirty to fifty percent.

It might not sound like much, but in reality, a punch with thirty to fifty percent of Dan's strength is more than most people can handle.

All in all.

This trip out, he gained ten million and the Multi-Size Technique, a pretty good haul.

It's about time to return to the Leaf Village.

Dan hadn't forgotten that he had promised his sister and brother-in-law to attend the Uchiha clan meeting next month.

Although he wasn't particularly concerned about the fate of the Uchiha, well—

He might as well go for the entertainment.