[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha":3,"chapter-starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-65":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting Off with Horse and Sword in Konoha",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2349116,4591,"Chapter 65: Plan Targeting Fujinaka Genma!","starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-65",65,"\u003Cp>His conversation with Shisui Uchiha was undoubtedly filled with hidden agendas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma indirectly conveyed his future ideals and goals to Shisui Uchiha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Ebisu, Guy, and Hyuga Mio, Shisui Uchiha was his first target to win over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Influencing Shisui Uchiha would mean influencing the future Uchiha Itachi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he had decided to compete for the position of Hokage, he should naturally begin preparing now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer needed to worry about reputation or charisma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this great ninja war, his brilliance would only be slightly less than that of his teacher, Minato Namikaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he was of pure lineage, with a very high chance of succeeding as Hokage in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He returned to camp to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma opened the Mount & Blade system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, he had spent 10,000 Mount & Blade points to exhaust this year’s attribute point allocation, purchasing 10 points, all added to Constitution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two days of training and adaptation, his Constitution attribute had reached 1250 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not yet compare himself with his teacher Kushina Uzumaki, so yesterday he deliberately found an excuse to spar with Jiraiya, leaving the latter utterly exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya himself possessed immense chakra, otherwise he could never have mastered Sage Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, this was currently Jiraiya’s peak physical condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final test result was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma’s chakra volume = 5 times Jiraiya’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Comparing himself this way, Fujinaka Genma felt a deep sense of accomplishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next up: skills!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma opened his skill menu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, talent skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five skill points: three added to Magnet Release, raising it to Level 6.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining two: one added to Healing, raising it to Level 2, increasing injury and stamina recovery speed by 40%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One added to Power Strike, raising it to Level 3, granting an additional 30% damage overall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If using thrown weapons, such as various shuriken, add another 10% boost from Level 1 Throwing Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What used to be minor wounds could now become moderate injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severe injuries, with 40% increased damage, could now be instantly lethal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All five skill points used up, with 10,000 Mount & Blade points remaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keep them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might be needed during the great war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Leaf army pressed forward, forcing the Mist ninja to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the Mist ninja abandoned their previous tactic of dispersing to thin out Leaf forces, instead clustering together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nara Kurenai speculated that the Mist ninja intended to leverage their numerical superiority for a large-scale battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Fujinaka Genma, the Mist ninja’s previous tactics had been undeniably effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with Fujinaka Genma present, small-scale skirmishes ended in total defeat whenever he was involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because Fujinaka Genma mastered a powerful Body Flicker Technique, moving at terrifying speed with complete freedom, the Mist ninja were powerless to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, over a hundred had been reduced to merely twenty or thirty survivors fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mist ninja camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the commander’s tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizukumo looked at the many Jonin attending the meeting, including a masked ANBU ninja, and said: “This battle’s objective is Fujinaka Genma.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The man known as the White Flash of the Hidden Leaf.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He wields a Body Flicker Technique identical to Minato Namikaze’s, enabling high-speed movement via special kunai.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Additionally, he excels in Lei Dun, swordsmanship, rivaling any elite Jonin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover, though young, his chakra reserves are immense—he never tires even when fighting hundreds at once.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With him present, our previous tactics have completely failed, our formations disrupted, and our losses severe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Therefore, this time we will concentrate our finest forces to eliminate him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This plan shall be called ‘Ultimate Darkness’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mizukumo began assigning tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initial deployments targeted the Hidden Leaf forces and Jiraiya, the Legendary Sannin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he turned to the masked ninja and said: “U, Fujinaka Genma is yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three hundred Chuunin, thirty Jonin, plus your assassination special unit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninja codenamed U nodded: “More than enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This force is on par with what it would take to confront a Kage from any of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His assassination special unit consisted of thirty members, each battle-hardened—even the Chuunin were among the strongest, rivaling Special Jonin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nearly three hundred such elites, he believed they could match even a Kage from any village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hidden Leaf command tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya listened to constant reports from the reconnaissance team, frowning: “Kurenai, it seems Itachi were right—the Mist ninja intend to concentrate their forces for a decisive battle!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nara Kurenai studied the map, thinking: “Fujinaka Genma has inflicted too much damage on the Mist ninja.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A single squad, or even two, encountering Fujinaka Genma has no chance to escape.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle a few days ago, where Fujinaka Genma nearly single-handedly annihilated over a hundred Mist elites, had genuinely shocked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such terrifying power—equivalent to hundreds of soldiers—makes it no surprise the Mist ninja are taking this seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya, hearing Kurenai’s words, mused: “Kurenai, are Itachi suggesting the Mist ninja’s tactical adjustment isn’t solely to counter Fujinaka Genma?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Precisely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nara Kurenai nodded solemnly: “Lord Jiraiya, if the Mist ninja have produced a warrior equal to Fujinaka Genma, our first priority must be eliminating him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if we cannot eliminate him, we must restrict him—prevent him from unleashing his full potential and devastating the entire battlefield.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya nodded, then asked: “Kurenai, how do Itachi think the Mist ninja will act?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Concentrate their elite forces to eliminate Fujinaka Genma!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nara Kurenai declared firmly: “Fujinaka Genma’s Body Flicker Technique is likely unmatched in the entire shinobi world except by Minato—there is currently no way for the Mist ninja to restrain him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Therefore, they can only concentrate their forces and force a decisive battle with us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya interjected: “Only by concentrating forces can they partially contain Fujinaka Genma and lock down his movements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So we are merely secondary, diversionary targets—the Mist ninja’s true target is Fujinaka Genma.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kurenai, how many forces do Itachi think the Mist ninja will concentrate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How great is Fujinaka Genma’s threat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya asked rapidly, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nara Kurenai shook his head: “Impossible to estimate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But previously, over a hundred elites were crushed by Fujinaka Genma—the Mist ninja will surely deploy at least triple that number, and they will certainly select only the finest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At minimum, all Chuunin, and likely many Jonin as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover, the Mist ninja will surely devise a targeted strategy—not chaotic fighting like a few days ago!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiraiya frowned tightly, pinching his brow: “Kurenai, is there any way to counter this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s too passive for us—and for Fujinaka Genma.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1075,"2026-06-21T02:29:34.312Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","11904033891a10179bd8bb686776b6ba41e253ed96643a27ef48666ec46466e6","starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-66","starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-64",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-cover.jpg"]