In the bathroom, still during the lunch break, Luka created a shadow clone. He transformed into a dragonfly and slipped out through the crack in the window.
Meanwhile, the clone returned to the classroom.
Outside, Luka in dragonfly form thought: 'Very well, I can finally act according to my plans.'
Not that the last few years had been bad. After all, he lived under protection and managed to improve constantly, although ever since he stopped being breastfed, he began to stagnate.
Finally having some degree of freedom, he couldn't waste it.
Being as cautious as possible, he flew to a tall tree and stayed there for a few minutes.
'I understand, so this is how it works...'
In the tree, he concealed himself perfectly, acting like a simple dragonfly.
Around the school, he noticed seven hidden ninjas.
'Well, there are many students who belong to the village's main clans.' He thought.
He himself and Maki were the children of the Fourth Hokage.
No wonder there were so many ninjas protecting them.
Although the war had ended, in this world, absolute peace did not exist.
There was always someone with evil intentions lurking around.
'I heard father talking to mother about not trusting Danzo.' He thought: 'At least in that regard he is much better than the Third.'
Jiraiya informed Minato that there was a traitor in the village and not just anyone. It should be someone who could have access to the information about the place where Kushina was taken outside the village to give birth to Maki.
And since then, Minato had become suspicious of Danzo.
The simple fact that he did not appear to give support that day was very suspicious.
And, ever since he started investigating Danzo, it seemed that he discovered many things, one of them being his strong desire to become Hokage.
'Because of that, father was very protective of me and Maki.' Luka thought.
The fear of losing those you love, Luka could understand and did not blame his father for doing what he did.
And, almost 6 years ago, Minato almost lost his wife and daughter.
'Right! I can go now.'
Avoiding being noticed, he acted as much as possible like a dragonfly while moving away from the tree.
Seeing some birds, Luka couldn't help but think about obtaining a new mimicry.
Preferably, several different types of birds and insects. That way, it would be easier for him to leave without being noticed.
After managing to gain a good distance from the school, Luka started flying at 50 KM/h.
With a few hours of free time before having to return, he intended to make the most of it.
'This is...'
Luka suddenly stopped.
Not too far away, he saw an anthill.
'This will serve as my first hunt.' He thought.
Whether because of the 360-degree vision or Mana Perception, Luka did not notice any people nearby.
After all, intentionally, he chose the most remote area, being very close to the Forest of Death.
The anthill he was seeing should have at least a thousand ants.
Without hesitating, he 'dived' into the anthill while still in dragonfly form.
The instant he entered the ant nest, the ants became agitated, going after him without fearing death, wanting to defend the colony.
Inside the anthill, Luka canceled the transformation, returning to Slime form.
The expansion caused the anthill to split open.
The ants attacked him, only to be swallowed by his gelatinous body. Others went to protect the queen.
[+0.009 EXP]
[+0.001 Point]
The first notification came quickly, followed by the second, then third, fourth, fifth... Soon, the notifications became a constant event, resembling a click-game addict clicking the mouse button nonstop, with delayed sounds that could not keep up with the amount of 'clicks'.
1: 3,464x [+0.009 EXP]
2: 3,464x [+0.001 Point]
3: It becomes possible for you to transform into a Carpenter Ant
4: You acquire the basic instincts of a Carpenter Ant
5: [Superpowered Strength (Iron Lv.2 – 61%)] acquired!
When he finished, there wasn't a single ant left to tell the story.
'Lucky!' He thought when he saw that he had gained the mimicry, as well as a new technique.
Assuming the form of a Carpenter Ant, he noticed that he was 2 cm tall, as well as having a completely black body.
Furthermore, he could vividly feel the instincts of a carpenter ant, just as he felt that he could make even better use of 'Superpowered Strength'.
Wanting to get used to it, he continued in ant form and went exploring.
It was strange that an ant could move so fast, even reaching almost 50 KM/h.
'Did I turn into the Flash ant?' He thought, laughing a little.
But, it's true. In the universe of insects, at least the common ones, he could be seen as something very fast.
[+0.010 EXP]
[+0.001 Point]
When he spotted a beetle, Luka transformed into a Slime, swallowing the beetle into his body, then quickly returned to ant form, running again.
It was a quick but bizarre scene of a super-fast ant changing into a golden gelatinous oval form, and not even a second later, returning to ant form and continuing to run.
But, even after devouring a hundred insects, none granted him mimicry.
'It's really difficult to obtain this...' He thought.
Climbing a tree, Luka looked at a little blue bird that did not seem threatened by his presence.
'It seems I'll have to resort to something bigger.'
Killing insects was tolerable, even satisfying. However, a little bird caused even a slight hesitation, but even so, he did not hesitate for long.
Once decided, Luka moved.
Finally noticing that something was wrong, the little blue bird flapped its wings and flew away.
[Hydraulic Propulsion]!
Upon activating the skill, Luka shot forward like a powerful blast from a water gun.
In the air, he changed shape into a Slime, engulfing the little blue bird that tried to dodge.
The Slime form changed immediately afterward into that of a golden dragonfly.
「[Successful Predation!]
1: [Cold Resistance (Iron Lv.1 – 00%)] acquired!
2: [Mountain Bluebird Wings (Iron Lv.1 – 00%)] acquired!
3: It becomes possible for you to transform into a [Mountain Bluebird]
4: You acquire the basic instincts of a [Mountain Bluebird]
5: +32 EXP
6: +3.02 Points」
'Finally a new mimicry!'
In the air, he changed form, transforming into a little blue bird with 19 cm in length and a wingspan of 30 cm.
'I understand, I understand...' He thought: 'It seems this little bird is not faster than a dragonfly, perhaps the maximum it could reach revolves around 25 KM/h. Well, that's acceptable.'
In areas where eyes could see him, he could not break the pattern and fly above this speed so as not to create suspicion.
'Will I one day have the mimicry of all living beings on Earth?'
For some strange reason, he became a little excited just imagining it.
Despite the hesitation he would feel in starting to devour all types of animals, such as dogs and cats, honestly, it was difficult not to imagine having an 'arsenal of transformations' at his disposal.
'For now, let's start with the small ones.' He thought: 'But, I want to try devouring something like a shark, or even a whale.'
Another thing he thought: 'If I obtain the mimicry of a shark... Will I be able to use the wings skill?'
It would be quite a... Peculiar scene to see a shark with dragonfly wings for example, only proportionally sized, flying in the sky.
At the very least, it could cause panic in many villages if they saw that.
And let's not even talk about something bigger like a white whale.
Shaking his little bird head, he spotted the next target: Squirrel.
Diving toward the tree where the squirrel was, Luka transformed into Slime.
[Hydraulic Propulsion]!
[+39 EXP]
[3.09 Points]
Everything happened in a matter of milliseconds.
The squirrel didn't even see what hit it.
Returning to blue bird form, Luka flapped his wings, gaining altitude.
'Unfortunately, not this time...'
He lamented a little, just a little.
'Oho?'
Strange things tended to happen from time to time.
One of them seemed like it was about to happen now with an eagle diving toward him, apparently seeing him as prey.
With the basic instincts of the blue bird, Luka acted accordingly, flying, until a claw captured him.
It was fast, at least 200 KM/h.
It was normal that a little bird flying around 25 KM/h could not dodge.
But then, Luka transformed into slime, wrapping around the leg, climbing up until he enveloped the eagle's body and neck.
*Screech!*
A sharp cry echoed.
The eagle tried to peck him with its beak, but only ended up injuring its own body.
Luka completely enveloped the eagle shortly afterward.
Soon, a golden ball began falling from the sky.
「[Successful Predation!]
1: [Eagle Vision (Silver Lv.1 – 00%)] acquired!
2: [Eagle Wings (Silver Lv.1 – 00%)] acquired!
3: It becomes possible for you to transform into an [Eagle]
4: You acquire the basic instincts of an [Eagle]
5: +110 EXP
6: +11 Points」
Soon, from a gelatinous form, like a bursting balloon, an eagle with 1 meter in length and 2 meters of wingspan appeared.
The eagle's color was predominantly black. From the neck to the head it was white and the beak and claws were golden. Part of the rear feathers were also white.
Spinning with his wings closed, Luka opened his wings afterward, gliding, until he flapped his wings, rising very quickly into the sky.
The eagle's normal speed was apparently similar to that of a dragonfly, but in compensation, its dive could easily surpass 200 KM/h, even reaching the mark of 300 KM/h.
'I feel as if I have binoculars in my eyes, being able to adjust the distance to how far my eyes can see.' It was a very unique sensation. Luka could even see from high in the sky the wings of insects beating while they flew.
Together with the other abilities that enhanced his vision, Luka felt a little dizzy.
'I feel as if I'm wearing prescription glasses for the first time...'
That said, he was happy with this new ability.