Chapter 63: Deterrence!

The mist vanished.

The battlefield was exposed.

Corpses lay scattered everywhere, blood pooling on the ground, forming rivulets.

In just one minute, over forty Mist ninja had fallen.

“Ah!”

Piercing screams echoed through the night sky.

The slaughter continued.

Suddenly.

Several water dragons finally caught Fujinaka Genma’s form and hurled him away.

He tumbled through the air several times before landing steadily, brushed off the water stains on his divine robe, and looked up at the three Mist ninja who had teamed up to use Water Release, smiling: “Almost.”

“This bastard…”

The three Mist ninja stared in shock at Fujinaka Genma, who showed no sign of injury.

Clang!

Suddenly.

A Mist ninja’s tachi fell to the ground.

The mid-level Mist ninja, seeing the corpses littering the battlefield, completely broke down.

His entire squad was gone—only he remained.

The scene on the battlefield also shocked Jiraiya and the others.

Only a short while had passed, yet the battlefield had become a hell—this speed of slaughter was terrifying.

“This kid is even more terrifying than Orochimaru.”

Jiraiya muttered inwardly, especially as he stared at Fujinaka Genma’s gentle smile.

In the past, Fujinaka Genma used to smile at him like this every day.

“It’s our turn!”

Jiraiya took a deep breath, suppressing his unease.

The battle continued.

But the outcome was already sealed.

Four minutes later, the Mist ninja broke.

Over a hundred had charged in; within five minutes, only twenty remained, their courage shattered, fleeing in panic.

Amid the battlefield littered with corpses, Fujinaka Genma still crackled with lightning, his robes unstained by blood, like a god of thunder descending.

At that moment, Uchiha Shisui and Hyuga Hiashi, who had merely watched for minutes, gazed at Fujinaka Genma’s not particularly tall back and felt awe rise from within.

Bunta looked up at Jiraiya, sheathed his sword, and said: “Jiraiya, doesn’t it seem like Genma hasn’t even used his full strength?”

He knew Fujinaka Genma possessed the powerful sealing technique Golden Lock, capable of opposing Tailed Beasts.

He hadn’t used the Wind Release: Rasengan either.

In this battle, aside from Flying Thunder God, Fujinaka Genma had only used Lightning Release and sword techniques.

Even so, he had utterly dominated over a hundred Mist ninja.

And among those hundred, more than twenty were jonin.

Jiraiya nodded thoughtfully: “Perhaps he has his own reasons.”

Bunta couldn’t understand, so he gave up thinking: “Since the battle’s over, I’m leaving!”

Jiraiya nodded.

Then Bunta dispelled the Summoning Technique and vanished.

At that moment.

Fujinaka Genma, standing on the battlefield as if dazed, was focused on the Ride & Kill system.

“After this battle, Itachi’ve made considerable progress.”

“Level increased.”

“Random equipment enhanced.”

…

Character: Fujinaka Genma

Level: 32

Age: 14

Faction: Hidden Leaf Village, Land of Fire

Available attribute points:

Available skill points: 5

Open attribute panel.

Constitution 1224, Agility 38, Intelligence 48, Charm 52.

Since his battle with the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, before this level-up, he had gained four levels over more than half a year.

Attribute points were still allocated to Constitution.

During this period, the rapid rise in Constitution was primarily due to physical development.

Agility increased only slightly—three points—mainly from prolonged Lightning Release chakra stimulation and nearly unbroken training.

Intelligence rose by four points, mainly from continuous development of Magnet Release and deepening study of Flying Thunder God.

As for Charm:

It had just surged suddenly.

And it was foreseeable that:

Once this battle spread, Charm would likely rise again.

The five skill points were accumulated from these recent level-ups.

Fujinaka Genma had grown accustomed to concentrating skill upgrades in batches.

After scanning his attributes, he directly switched to the shop interface.

20,000 Ride & Kill points.

This was today’s mission reward!

It was the largest income since his battle with the Seven Swordsmen.

Time to spend again.

Fujinaka Genma was quite excited.

He hadn’t yet used his annual quota of ten attribute points.

Also, during this period, equipment upgrades—including this one—had totaled three.

His armor had been reinforced a second time, his godly robe once, and his Raikiri Blade once more.

The Raikiri Blade had now been reinforced three times; in sharpness and chakra conductivity alone, it surpassed several Mist ninja swords.

“Genma!”

Suddenly, Jiraiya’s voice jolted Fujinaka Genma awake.

He turned to see Jiraiya and the other two approaching.

“Genma, I’m dismissing my clone—return to camp immediately. Itachi don’t need to join the next battle.”

Saying this, Jiraiya dispelled his clone.

Fujinaka Genma calmed his emotions, glanced at the corpses and blood-soaked ground, frowned, and retrieved his Flying Thunder God shuriken and senbon.

He wiped the blood off each senbon, then grimaced: “Can’t bite them anymore!”

He’d killed too many today—this senbon, manipulated by Magnet Release, had pierced through at least ten people as it darted around him.

He hadn’t noticed before.

Now, it made him feel nauseous.

“Whatever—I’ll just use Magnet Release from now on.”

Uchiha Shisui and Hyuga Hiashi also cleared the battlefield.

Mainly collecting useful weapons—useful or not, they could be sold.

Then:

Fujinaka Genma used Flying Thunder God to teleport both of them directly back to the Hidden Leaf’s rear camp.

Washed up.

Ate.

Less than half an hour.

The Hidden Leaf’s frontal assault had also ended.

This time:

Although Fujinaka Genma had tied down part of the Mist ninja’s forces from behind, the Mist ninja had held off the Hidden Leaf’s charge.

Both sides suffered casualties; excluding Fujinaka Genma’s contribution, it was a draw.

This was because the Mist ninja had greater numbers, and their commander, Mizun, was ruthless.

However:

For the Hidden Leaf, the tactical objective had been achieved.

And.

Including the results achieved by Fujinaka Genma and his team, this can be called a great victory.

As Fujinaka Genma had predicted, after his deeds spread across the Hidden Leaf and the Hidden Mist, just one night passed and his Charm attribute surged by two points, reaching a high of 54.

The specific manifestations were:

Even the Jonin of the Hidden Leaf now spoke his name with respect.

And among the seasoned Chuunin, no matter how long their seniority, they bowed to Fujinaka Genma with reverence and awe.

He had nearly destroyed a hundred Mist ninja single-handedly.

Too brutal!

On the Mist battlefield, Fujinaka Genma’s name had surpassed Minato Namikaze, the Yellow Flash of the Hidden Leaf.

However,

After suffering a major defeat, the Mist ninja began to change their strategy.

Their forces began to withdraw.

They placed special emphasis on guarding against Fujinaka Genma.

In terms of intimidation, Fujinaka Genma had surpassed Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin.