
After completing the mission, Ars did not rush back to Konohagakure Village.
There was or was not his presence, with Hashirama on guard, no one dared to attack Konohagakure Village.
So Ars intends to play for a week before going home.
Despite walking, he ran like a shinobi, so he arrived at a small country called Honey Country (Mitsu no Kuni) just four hours of running.
"The scent of air here is fragrant..."
Walking around the city, he could find stalls selling honey processed foods along the way.
Since he was not short on money, Ars bought whatever attracted his interest. Starting from honey candy, honey yogurt, honey fruit salad, etc.
"It's noon, it's lunch time."
Seeing the hot sun was already at the highest position, Ars decided to look for a restaurant.
"Welcome, what message do you want?"
As soon as someone sat down, the waiter came up to him and questioned his order.
"What's the mainstay menu here?"
"The Roasted Honey Chickens are very best-selling in this restaurant, there are many customers who come back after tasting it once."
"I ordered that, and a bottle of sake."
"Please wait."
Then the waiter goes to the kitchen to tell the chef.
While waiting, Ars observes the restaurant. Other than her, there were six other people eating.
Those people were just ordinary people, the topics they talked about were not too far away about work, finances, family, etc. However, Ars was intrigued when two peasant-looking men discussed the rumours.
The two talk about an individual from the Plasma State (Sho no Kuni), who can make shooting stars bombard enemies.
(Is there such a person on the plot? It's possible, I can't look at this world based on plot alone. It's the real world, not just anime. If the rumors were true, that person was an expert not mentioned in the story!)
(Can call a star to attack, huh... If that was true, his Ninjutsu was stronger than Madara's Ninjutsu, [Tengai Shinsei (Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star)]. It seems that I should visit the Plasma Country after this, there is no harm in ascertaining the truth of the rumor.)
Ars ended his inner monologue when the waiter brought his food.
"Please enjoy."
Put food on the table, waitresses bowed, then left.
"Nyam Nyam... It's better than I thought."
Ars did not expect much at first, after tasting Roasted Honey Chicken, he admitted the taste of the meal was quite delicious.
Spending his meal quickly, he put money on the table, and left.
First, he bought a map at a map specialist store. Knowing the Plasma Country was very far from the Honey Country, he decided to fly.
Ars has no intention of hiding his power. As a result, when he flew into the sky, people looked at him as if they had seen a god.
...
The Plasma State is a vast and powerful state at the eastern end of the Lightning State (Kaminari no Kuni).
Ars flew from the Fire Nation to the Lightning Country for four hours.
The average person in the Lightning Country has a mature tan skin color. Ars who had white skin as soft as baby skin became rather conspicuous, but no one suspected him. Besides, there's other white people here.
Then Ars looked for a drinking bar, ordered sake, he sat alone while listening to the people chatting.
According to his experience, there are three best places to gather information, namely brothels, beverage bars, and restaurants.
In all three places, most people would relax so often talk about important information by accident. Especially when people are drunk, they often open secrets in order to be able to boast in front of others.
And Ars' wait did not last long. Among the diners of the drinking bar, he got the information he wanted.
(Shikimi, huh. That's a name I've never heard of. Interesting, it was not a false rumor. It seems my luck has improved a little lately.)
Shaking the glass in his hand, Ars smiled faintly.
From the information that Ars obtained, there is a young man named Shikimi who has Kekkei Tota (Bloodline Selection).
To understand what Kekkei Tota is, one must know what Kekkei Genkai (Bloodline Limit) is.
Kekkei Genkai means a unique trait among several Shinobi Clans that allows them to use more than one element simultaneously. For example, Senju Hashirama can use the elements of Water (Suiton) and Land (Doton). He combined the two elements to create the Wood element (Mokuton).
Kekkei Tota is a further upgrade from Kekkei Genkai, which gives its users the ability to use three elements at once.
As far as Kekkei Tota users Ars knows is Onoki, the future Third Tsuchikage, which combines the elements of earth, Wind (Fuuton), and Fire (Katon into the element of Dust (Jinton).
There are many people who have Kekkei Genkai, but only one person has Kekkei Tota, which is rarer than Bijuu.
Now, Ars hears Shikimi also has Kekkei Tota which is a Star element (Seiton), which is a combination of Fire, Lightning (Raiton), and Yang (Yoton) elements.
"Shikimi is very humble, although she is strong, she is not very well known to the world. Interesting, it looks like my next destination is Yoshigakure Village (Village Hidden in the Protons)." Ars muttered in a low voice.
Gaining the location of Shikimi's whereabouts, Ars hastily leaves after paying a drink bill.
...
Yoshigakure Village is a conglomerate village consisting of small villages.
The quality of life of people living here is on par with people living in Konohagakure Village, which is rich in natural resources.
Upon arriving, Ars does not go directly to Shikimi's place, but gathers information.
After living over a millennium, he was no longer the hot-blooded young man like the manga protagonist shounen. He was calmer and cautious despite believing himself in his strength.
In Yoshigakure Village, Shikimi was very famous, no one did not know who she was.
After paying some money, Ars understood Shikimi better.
According to the people from Yoshigakure Village, Shikimi was a monster overall. His ability exceeded what was expected of someone who had never trained in the village before. The official of Yoshigakure Village stated that he easily surpassed the level of Jonin, and was on par with Kage, and probably defeated him very easily. This was because Shikimi had it all, intelligence, abilities, and personality.
(Simply like Hashirama and Madara Lite version. Well, the information is more than enough. Time to be a thief)
Ars decides to steal the Ninjutsu that Shikimi has created.
He was not worried that he could not learn the Star Ninjutsu element.
Idaten is a privileged existence that can continue to grow stronger indefinitely, and there are no restrictions whatsoever.
Ars knows he can use all the elements unhindered. So it's not hard to have Kekkei Tota.
Since Shikimi is too famous, it is not difficult for Ars to find his place to live.