Chapter 34: Next Move

A few days had passed since Sora had begun studying the knowledge he gained from Orochimaru.

He found it to be even more detailed and useful than he thought. It was too much for one person to study alone without spending years.

Currently in his room, three figures sat cross legged on the bed with closed eyes while another figure stood in the center of the room.

Oddly, the three figures on the bed and the standing figure looked exactly alike in every manner.

Sora finally had enough chakra to comfortably produce three shadow clones and had each of them study a part of the newly acquired knowledge.

The first one was tasked with sitting and studying the medical knowledge that the snake sannin had amassed.

The second clone was focused on fuinjutsu and everything related while the final clone was studying Orochimaru's collection of jutsu.

The real Sora stood in the middle of the room weaving hand signs. Black flamelike patterns were spread across his face and body as he stood.

'Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!' He intoned internally as he shot an enormous ball of flame shaped like a dragon from the his mouth.

The technique exploded as it struck the wall in a cloud of hot smoke. He weaved more hand seals causing a gust of wind to blow away the smoke.

Due to his lack of affinity for wind nature, the effect was reduced. He wasn't afraid of destroying the building as the walls were decorated in seals to prevent damage.

In his honest opinion, he was astounded. A few days of studying the sannin's knowledge and practicing them made a huge leap in his abilities.

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[Template Name: Sasuke Uchiha]

[Template Progress:27.1%]

[Skills]:[Engineering Mastery Lvl 62] [Energy Sensing Lvl 32] [Sealing Mastery Lvl 61] [Medical Knowledge Lvl 70] [Art of the Mind Lvl 31] [Analyze Lvl 10] [Teaching Lvl 13] [Alchemy Lvl 42] [Poison Resistance Lvl 11] [Cursed Seal of Heaven Lvl 2]

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'I guess I shouldn't be too surprised considering who he is.' Sora thought as the black patterns receded to his neck before disappearing completely.

With a thought, he dismissed the first clone, staying still as the experience accumulated. He did the same with the other two clones, letting the knowledge and experience flow into his head.

He shook out the dizziness from his head as he stumbled a bit.

'I can never get used to that.' He thought as he took out a vial from his inventory and gulping it down.

He let out a breath as he felt himself regain his chakra. Fun fact: Mana Potion also works for chakra, saving him the stress of having to work out a different formula.

Taking a moment to put on a pair of sneakers, he exited the room. He sighed as he walked into the living room.

'I've been delaying this for too long. Who knows whether they've evacuated after their places have been hunted down. It's a possibility that I have to consider.' He thought as he opened the door to leave only to halt at a voice behind him.

"Where are you going?" Zatanna asked softly from behind him.

Upon hearing the question, he turned back to face her. She looked a bit confused as she took in his outfit.

She had woken up only three days ago but neither of them had brought up what happened besides her loss of mana. Zatanna was too shy and embarrassed to do so and Sora was too confused to even understand it.

"I'm going to make a few house calls. It won't take too long to finish it up." He said coolly as she tilted her head with an eye roll.

"You realize that you don't have to sugarcoat it. It not like I don't know what you do." She said the last part quietly.

Although they had been reluctant to speak about it, there was that undeniable closeness that formed between them that neither of them would admit.

"I apologize." Sora said before turning back to the door.

"It shouldn't take too long. Call if you need anything." He said before exiting the apartment, not looking back to see Zatanna's worried face.

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The industrial side of Tokyo was fairly deserted with only a few people passing by. One factory set up was more empty looking than the others.

The big sign at the front read 'Comfort Emporium'. It was a pillow and mattress making company that shut down due to it going bankrupt a few years ago.

Now, the lowlives of Tokyo use it as a hiding place for evil deeds.

'So we've moved passed warehouses and churches to empty factories.' A figure thought dryly as it rose out from the floor on the roof of the factory.

Sora spread his senses around the factory, checking for any energy signature out of the ordinary.

Out of all the ones he felt, only two stood out and one of them was beneath him. The other one was a bit of a distance away from the factory but it wasn't moving.

The rest of the signatures were simply the average amount that he had felt many times.

'Let end this quickly.' he thought as he sunk into the floor.

He came back up behind a man who held a gun, shaking a bit despite the warm weather.

'So they were expecting me.' He thought as he looked around to see the men inside holding their guns and ready to fire at anything that enters.

'No better time to test this out.' He thought as he took out a vial from his inventory. In a few seconds, the eyes of the man in front of him to glaze over a bit.

Sora silently stabbed a needle into the side of his neck, triggering a nerve that causing him to freeze.

He caught him before he made contact with the ground and sunk back into the ground. He still needed to ask questions so he didn't kill them yet.

He repeated the process three more times only for one of the men to suddenly turn back just as Sora approached him.

It was pure luck and had nothing to do with skill.

The man turned back to talk to his friend only to see Sora behind him.

"He's h-" He tried to scream, drawing the attention of the others.

Sora seeing that his cover was blown didn't try to be subtle anymore. He immediately crashed the back of his fist into his neck, causing him to choke.

Sora immediately dragged the falling man to himself, using him as human shield as bullets rained on him.

*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*

Bullet that were rapidly fired were blocked by the now dead man in Sora's grip. He leaped into the air, the body still in hand as he narrowly dodged the bullets.

His two tomoe sharingan and the increased speed from his template's progress made dodging them nothing but a chore.

He righted himself in the air as with the flex of his wrist. Kunais shot forward from his hand and into the barrel of their guns.

Those who had their guns destroyed took cover behind the others who continued shooting.

Upon reaching the ground, Sora's eyes widened for a moment before narrowing.

'I've gotten what I needed. Time to end this farce.' He thought as he threw the corpse towards them.

It flew forward, slamming into the first row of shooters. As they tried to get up, they didn't notice the glowing tag on the body.

*BOOM!*

The body exploded as those around it were killed. Sora rushed towards the other cluster of shooters, dodging the incoming bullets with ease.

He launched a kick that spun the head of the man who received it. A kunai made it's way across his neck, spilling blood.

Using his falling corpse as a foothold, he launched forward with a kunai in each hand. The men in front of him made the mistake of looking into his eyes as they froze in place.

He wasted no time in slashing their throats. They fell to the ground with a heavy thud as silence then reigned.

He let out a breath as he looked around himself to see the carnage he wrought. He had a clone outside with the others that he knocked out. Upon delivering them to the clone, it would then force them to wake up and 'interrogate' them.

Luckily by the time he got to the third victim, he already had what he needed. He still interrogated the last two just to be sure.

With the information he needed extracted, he had no reason to play around anymore. The kunai he used were a product of a 3d printer and some metal powder but he already made his conclusions about it.

'It seems I still have to look for a proper craftsman.' He thought with a sigh as he assumed he could create proper weapons with a 3d printer.

Just as he was about to drop the unsatisfactory weapon in his inventory, his eyes widened as he leaned his head back just as a large bullet shot past him.

With his sharingan, he saw exactly what it was in slow motion.

'That's a-' *BOOM!*

The 'bullet' exploded, destroying everything around it as it struck the wall beside Sora.