Chapter 142: Too Slow!

The numerous Root ninja naturally did not defy Fujinaka Genma’s orders.

Besides, just a few months ago, when Fujinaka Genma first took over Root, he beat them all senseless.

With this number of men, Root had no fear of harming their beloved leader.

Instead, they themselves should prepare to be left bruised and swollen.

At this moment, the Root ninja silently rejoiced that they wore masks—surely their leader wouldn’t target their faces, to save the cost of replacing them?

The Root ninja mentally braced themselves, then surrounded Fujinaka Genma on all sides.

Fujinaka Genma looked at the Root ninja without weapons and said, “Use your preferred weapons.”

Shhh! Shhh! Shhh!

One by one, the Root ninja drew their weapons—katana, poisoned kunai, or other exotic arms, a wide variety.

Some didn’t use weapons at all, falling back with their hands already forming hand seals.

Though they didn’t know why their leader suddenly ordered them to attack, to them, this might be a test.

Outside the circle, Uchiha Shisui activated his three-tomoe Sharingan, and Hyuga Niji activated his Byakugan.

Though they knew Fujinaka Genma was immensely powerful, they still prepared for caution.

“Begin!”

Uchiha Shisui shouted.

Before the sound faded, four figures struck—so fast they left only afterimages.

A scythe, a katana, and wire-based hidden weapons attacked from three different directions, each using distinct weapons with tight coordination.

Yet in Fujinaka Genma’s eyes, their speed was still too slow.

He had not activated his Mangekyo Sharingan—only his bare eyes—but the Root ninja’s movements could not escape his sight.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three quick strikes—he effortlessly dodged the attacks and traps, then landed punches and kicks that sent the three men flying.

Immediately after, a fourth figure descended from above, perfectly timed.

This was the fourth attacker, who had waited while the other three distracted, then crashed down from the air.

“Too slow!”

Fujinaka Genma silently shook his head.

Boom!

The Root ninja who descended from above landed, smashing a deep crater.

Yet he hadn’t even grazed Fujinaka Genma’s sleeve.

Amid rolling dust, he was kicked away by Fujinaka Genma’s foot.

At this moment, Fujinaka Genma had not used Lei Dun—he relied purely on physical speed and taijutsu.

Outside, howling winds slashed like blades.

Fujinaka Genma lifted his leg vertically, then brought it down in a devastating chop.

Boom!

The earth cracked open; terrifying power erupted, tearing through the dust and splitting the incoming gale with the force of his leg.

Water Release, Water Chaos Wave!

Fire Release, Great Flame Ball!

Lei Dun, Four Pillar Binding!

Yet the next instant, Fujinaka Genma charged through the surging water, breaking the Water Release with pure taijutsu force alone, rendering the other two jutsu useless.

“So fast!”

Uchiha Shisui couldn’t help exclaiming.

Too fast!

He knew Fujinaka Genma was swift, but now—he wasn’t even using Lei Dun.

Not even chakra—only pure taijutsu power.

“Too slow! Too slow!”

Fujinaka Genma braced the Water Release and hurled the user away, then charged like a wolf into a flock of sheep.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three Root ninja were sent flying in succession.

“Spread out!”

Someone shouted; figures retreated, then unleashed Wind Release and Fire Release together, forming a wide-area Fire Release jutsu.

Seeing the flames roll toward him like a tidal wave, Fujinaka Genma no longer braced directly.

He wanted to test the power of his standard jutsu.

He clasped his hands together—chakra erupted.

Wind Release, Great Wind Breakthrough!

No hand seals—he simply spat.

Wooooo…

The wind shrieked, a gale surged, stripping three feet of soil from the ground, hurling dust and stones; the incoming fire wave was blown backward with a thunderous crash.

“Quick—Water Release and Earth Release!”

Someone yelled.

Water Release and Earth Release surged together, halting the reversed fire wave.

Meanwhile, Fujinaka Genma, moving at superhuman speed, had vanished from his original spot.

Superhuman movement speed, superhuman neural reaction speed, standard Wind and Lei Dun jutsu without hand seals.

Even in overwhelming numbers, the Root ninja couldn’t touch his sleeve.

And for Fujinaka Genma—

Too slow!

Their movements were too slow; their attack speed, their hand seal speed—all easily read by him.

What they intended to do, what jutsu they would cast—he saw it all at a glance.

Even when surrounded, as long as the assault wasn’t saturated, he could react, dodge, and even shatter incoming jutsu outright with his terrifying strength, speed, and defense.

Just like during the Hidden Leaf’s collapse plan, when Hashirama Senju caught Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Fire Release barehanded.

Fujinaka Genma wasn’t satisfied—these Root ninja, though decent as chuunin, were still too weak.

“Shisui, Niji—your turn!”

“Their speed is too slow!”

Fujinaka Genma called out.

Uchiha Shisui and Hyuga Niji exchanged glances, then vanished from their spots, joining the battle.

Or rather, what followed became a three-way fight.

Fujinaka Genma still used only standard jutsu and taijutsu.

No Lei Shen mode, no Flying Thunder God—barehanded, he tested his neural reaction speed, bodily coordination, speed, and the power of his Wind and Lei Dun jutsu against Uchiha Shisui and Hyuga Niji.

At this point, he finally felt a slight pressure from Uchiha Shisui.

But only a slight one.

Agility 92—terrifying.

At this level, without Sharingan or Lei Shen mode, he already surpassed Uchiha Shisui’s three-tomoe Sharingan.

With Level 10 Lei Dun chakra nature transformation and Level 9 Wind Release chakra nature transformation, his standard jutsu required no hand seals to unleash power rivaling forbidden techniques.

Finishing the battle, Fujinaka Genma estimated:

His current agility—ten years from now, even Might Guy, without opening the Sixth Gate, wouldn’t catch up.

“And my agility in Lei Shen mode? Probably only slightly higher than this—likely not exceeding 100.”

This buff was insane!

Fujinaka Genma was highly satisfied with the test results.

Uchiha Shisui and the others were awestruck.

To dominate them with taijutsu alone—this was monstrous.

And Wind and Lei Dun jutsu without hand seals—fast and devastating.

Simplified hand seals were common in the ninja world, and non-hand-seal jutsu existed—but no one had ever heard of Fujinaka Genma’s complete elimination of hand seals for all standard jutsu.

Fujinaka Genma didn’t think non-hand-seal jutsu was unusual.

Hand seals were originally invented by Indra, the ancestor of the Uchiha, to help others perform jutsu more easily.

That meant jutsu didn’t truly require hand seals.

Hand seals were merely a convenience—for “ordinary people.”

Fujinaka Genma’s Lei Dun chakra nature transformation was Level 10, Wind Release Level 9—once he understood their principles, he could summon them effortlessly.