The bodies of the two beheaded Root ninjas fell while their heads rolled on the ground. A few meters behind them, Fujin's figure appeared as he coldly watched the two dead bodies.
A few minutes ago, Fujin had created a Shadow Clone and had it move straight forward. At the same time, he moved away from the path and hid his chakra while waiting for the ones trailing him to catch up. As a result, neither Root ninja sensed him.
Fujin observed the two dead bodies and thought, 'As I guessed, it was Root. Now, did Danzo send them behind me to assassinate me or for some other purpose?'
Fujin couldn't be sure. Danzo wasn't as reckless as he had imagined. So Fujin knew that Danzo wouldn't make a sloppy assassination attempt. Regardless, it didn't bother him much. He stored the two dead bodies and also the blood they spilt on the ground, eliminating all evidence of them dying there. He muttered to himself, 'Though I can't be sure yet, it is only a matter of time. I should master that technique this time. Once I do, I'll see what Danzo is up to.'
Fujin had inspected the area with his Space-Time sensing technique once again and didn't sense anyone else. He analyzed, 'I guess these two are the only ones chasing me. Makes sense. Even if other villages have spies in Konoha, the spies won't act by themselves. Oh well, no point in waiting for them. I should do what I intended to do. If any more enemies show up, I hope that they are more of a challenge.'
Fujin continued moving South. This time, his speed was much faster. And as he had planned, he left Flying Thunder God markings at intervals of 1 kilometer as he moved.
A smile appeared on Fujin's face as the number of markings he left outside Konoha crossed a hundred. He thought, 'I'm not sure if Minato or Tobirama did something like this, but I'll be touring all the Elemental nations and leave my markings everywhere. Once that is completed, I'll tour with Kaito and leave markings in the remaining world as well.
The ability to teleport anywhere in this world, hehehe. As long as I stay alert and don't fall prey to a sneak attack or a strong Genjutsu, no one will be able to kill me!'
While Fujin was moving South, Hiruzen finally received the news about Fujin accepting several missions and leaving the village. A look of surprise appeared on his face as he wondered, 'He left the village because he was bored? That's strange. That's the first time I have heard him complaining about being bored. It looks like he has some other intentions. But what exactly?'
Hiruzen thought for a bit, but he couldn't think of anything. He just let it go as he didn't think Fujin would do anything to harm Konoha.
A few hours later, Danzo became a bit nervous. Despite it being several hours, he didn't receive a single report from the two Root ninjas he sent after Fujin. He couldn't guess what happened to them.
Fujin spent the entire day moving south while leaving thousands of markings before resting for the night. The next morning, he arrived at his first target.
Fujin stood on a tree branch with the leaves covering his figure. In front of him was a bandit camp with just 5 huts. There were only 11 people in it. Fujin muttered to himself, 'Though this place has a lot of bandits, there are no large bandit camps. Makes sense I guess. If any bandit camp becomes too big, Konoha would deploy squads immediately to eliminate them. Oh well, it doesn't matter. I should have enough test subjects.'
Fujin disappeared from his spot. In less than half a minute, the throat of every bandit was slit. It was a quick and painless death. Fujin gathered all the bodies together. He placed his hand on the head of one dead bandit and emitted Yin chakra inside his brain.
Fujin managed to read a few memories but the brain was quickly destroyed. Fujin sighed and did the same for the remaining 10 dead bandits. Fujin managed to read a varying amount of memories from each of the bandits. Unfortunately, all the brains were destroyed.
Fujin analyzed, 'Hmm, it's been a long time since I tried to read memories. I have become a bit rusty. Still, I hope I'm able to master this technique during this trip. I have been holding on to that priest's body for years without being able to get any benefits from it.'
Fujin moved away from the bodies.
'Fire Release: Great Fireball jutsu'
He exhaled a giant Fireball that engulfed all the 11 dead bodies. Fujin observed carefully as the 11 bodies were destroyed beyond recognition in the intense fire.
He thought, 'If anyone comes across the dead bodies and inspects them, they will notice that their brains have been destroyed. It won't take a genius to figure out that someone was practicing the Yamanaka clan's secret technique.
Since I'm the one who accepted the mission to hunt them down, linking it to me wouldn't be difficult. That would be troublesome. Though I can handle that trouble, it's best to not attract it at all. It's best to read the memories in secret and prepare myself while keeping my enemies in the dark.'
Soon, the 11 dead bodies were burnt to crisp. Only their bones were left. Even if anyone found these bodies, they would think that their brain was destroyed due to the fire. Fujin placed his palm on the ground.
The earth opened up and swallowed the bones before closing back. At the same time, Fujin blew away the huts as well. The ground became normal once again showing no signs that there was a bandit camp there and 11 people were just killed, cremated and buried there.
Fujin quickly moved towards his next target. Konoha hadn't collected the exact location in the majority of the missions that were given to Fujin. They only had approximate locations due to which those missions weren't given to others yet. So Fujin had to look for a bit.
Fortunately, with his Space-Time Sensing Technique, the process was quite easy. He didn't have to worry about enemy ninjas sensing his chakra field and trying to run away. However, despite the ease, Fujin didn't hurry. He took his time and focused on mastering the mind-reading technique.
Over the next 2 weeks, Fujin eliminated every single bandit group and rogue ninja that the missions required. He also eliminated several other groups in the area that were still unknown but had the misfortune of getting within the range of Fujin's sensing technique.
Fujin tried reading the memories of almost every person he killed. The only memories he didn't read were of the ninjas whose bodies had to be brought back to Konoha.
As Fujin had guessed, none of his targets was able to put up a fight against him. Pretty much everyone was assassinated in one strike. Fortunately for Fujin, he completed his original goal!
On the ninth day, Fujin managed to read all the memories of one dead ninja without destroying his brain. From that day onwards, he managed to do it several times. On the thirteenth day, he managed to read all the memories of every person he killed without destroying any brain. He managed to do the same on the fourteenth day as well!
A smile appeared on Fujin's face as he read the memories of the last person he killed. He thought, 'Great, no failures at all. I guess this technique can be considered mastered now! Should I try to read the memories of the Jashin Grand Priest?'
Fujin thought for a bit before shaking his head. He decided, 'No. I'll wait a few days and experiment more. If I don't fail even once, then I will try to read his memories. I only have one chance to read his memories properly. If I mess up, then it will be a huge loss.
Besides, I'm interested in seeing who or what this Jashin is. How can rituals allow someone to control their blood or become undying? Oh well, just a few more days. I'll understand everything that the Grand Priest knew. For now, it's time to check those two memories.'
Fujin opened a scroll and made a hand seal. Immediately, the heads of the two Root ninjas appeared. He placed his hand on one of the heads and inserted Yin chakra into his brain. He muttered, "Now, let me see what scheme you are cooking, Danzo."
Immediately, Fujin's Yin chakra rushed into the dead ninja's brain. Fujin followed the same process as always and tried to read his memories. Suddenly, Fujin's eyes widened in shock!
