[{"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-70":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},2349121,4591,"Chapter 70: The Death God of Konoha!","starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-70",70,"\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma acted swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he needed to find an opportunity to assume a new identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that identity had to be a member of the Hidden Mist’s masked assassination special unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had to create another major chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My chakra isn’t high enough—I need to seize the chance to consume a concentrated ration pill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma planned silently, then gave a covert signal to the remaining shadow clone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That shadow clone attacked immediately, without waiting for Ao to locate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While all eyes focused on the shadow clone, Fujinaka Genma struck suddenly—his right hand, Lei Qie, plunged straight into the heart of the Hidden Mist assassination unit’s leader, Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One strike, fatal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu, half his mask gone, slowly turned his head toward Fujinaka Genma, disbelief etched on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the man who saved him multiple times been pretending all along?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu opened his mouth, but no sound came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After withdrawing his hand, Fujinaka Genma let the corpse fall to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fujinaka Genma’s true body is him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill him together!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Mist ninja roared and turned their blades toward Fujinaka Genma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma had already prepared—he retreated swiftly and pressed both hands to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth Release: Multiple Earth Flow Walls!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five layers of stone walls erupted from the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blocking sightlines and shielding attacks, Fujinaka Genma immediately gathered a Wind Release: Spiral Wind Blade in his left hand, while his right hand snatched up a handful of concentrated ration pills and chewed them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a flood surged, explosive tags detonated, and one after another, the earth walls were washed away and shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Figures rushed forward with howls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma had already dispelled his transformation technique; after retreating over twenty meters, he smiled at the charging Hidden Mist ninja and hurled the Wind Release: Spiral Wind Blade—spinning rapidly, emitting a piercing, shrill hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scatter!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yagura’s face turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too far—he could no longer use his Water Mirror Technique, and there was no time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already experienced the horror of this technique before—it was terrifying and had an enormous radius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too late—if we don’t block it, we might…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yagura stared at the incoming Wind Release: Spiral Wind Blade, his mind shifted in an instant—he did not flee, but swiftly formed hand seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water Release: Great Water Bomb Wave!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yagura opened his mouth, and a torrent of water surged forth, forming a massive wave rushing toward the spinning Wind Release: Spiral Wind Blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, he did not stop—he stood atop the water and formed hand seals again: Water Release: Five Dragon Bullet Technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his limit—summoning five water dragons at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rolling torrents rose, five water dragons coalesced, racing forward at greater speed to meet the Wind Release: Spiral Wind Blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water dragons shattered; the Wind Release: Spiral Wind Blade expanded and spun further, dragging the water into a colossal vortex that kept growing outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This did slow the expansion of the Wind Release: Spiral Wind Blade and reduced its affected area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gave the charging Hidden Mist ninja time to escape, though some, slower to react, were swept into the water vortex—spitting blood, flying backward, dying instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pure Wind Release: Spiral Wind Blade killed through countless dense wind needles; now, it had become a colossal vortex, like a hurricane at sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone caught at the edge had their internal organs shattered by the terrifying force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, in the end, Yagura had bought time—and on water, the Hidden Mist ninja moved faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hurling the technique, Fujinaka Genma paid no further attention to its outcome—he used Flying Thunder God Technique to return to the other battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, the lone remaining shadow clone had been overwhelmed and destroyed by Ao and his men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma appeared suddenly and activated Multiple Shadow Clone Technique again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over twenty shadow clones, then activated Transformation Technique, plunging the Hidden Mist ninja into fresh chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this time, Ao could no longer distinguish friend from foe by chakra signature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by intelligence required time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fujinaka Genma would not give them time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One word: Kill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Yagura and the others returned to the battlefield, and when reinforcements—sent by Shuikun after breaking through Jiraiya’s blockade—finally arrived,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield, littered with corpses, held only nine survivors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add Yagura and his group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A total of sixteen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t come closer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yagura raised his hand and shouted, halting the reinforcements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more people here, the worse it became—the harder to tell Fujinaka Genma apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, he couldn’t be sure how many of the nine remaining men were allies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the five masked members of the assassination special unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at the corpses on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many faces were unrecognizable; identities couldn’t be confirmed in such a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough… cough…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao coughed, blood streaming from his left arm; he looked at Yagura and said, “Use long-range attacks—take out all of us together!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the best solution!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yagura nodded coldly, then raised his hand, preparing to give the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough games!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One masked Hidden Mist ninja spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—POOF—a cloud of smoke rose, and Fujinaka Genma revealed his true face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, the other four masked ninja vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All were his shadow clones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yagura, Ao, and the hundred reinforcements who had just arrived—all broke into cold sweats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s enough for today!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go back and tell your Mizukage—the Land of Fire and the Hidden Leaf are not to be trifled with by just anyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Itachi dare to offend, Itachi must pay a sufficient price!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma’s expression turned icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yagura and the others fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Price?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it was heavy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over three hundred elite ninja—now only eleven remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That bastard—he’s a demon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s the Death God!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Hidden Mist ninja couldn’t help shouting, his legs trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle had dragged on; surrounded by mangled corpses, his mind nearly shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Withdraw!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or I’ll come to the Hidden Mist Village myself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma finished speaking and turned toward the other battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yagura opened his mouth, eager to give the order to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, over a hundred reinforcements had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But could they really win?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they handle what had just happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a hundred Hidden Mist ninja watched Fujinaka Genma, his divine robe soaked in blood, walk away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Death God!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s not even human!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're all dead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a Mist ninja broke into loud sobs and collapsed to his knees, trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As this Mist ninja’s mind shattered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>beside Yagura, beside Ao, one by one the Mist ninjas collapsed to the ground, all courage gone, leaving only fear—unshakable and lingering in their hearts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mist reinforcements who had just arrived stared at the battlefield, now resembling hell, their blood turning cold from their soles to their brains, each one speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, even if Yagura had ordered them to attack, the vast majority among them would have dared not move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma, his robes stained with blood, left bloody footprints with every step, carried no aura of killing intent—yet that made him even more terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over three hundred elite ninjas!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now only eleven remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of monster is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a monster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A god of death!\u003C\u002Fp>",1212,"2026-06-21T02:29:34.312Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","435f6c9580e25dadcbfdca8c637dd7973a87c5738fe8dd365a1a345d5ce3cfc5","starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-71","starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-69",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-cover.jpg"]