Chapter 82: Uchiha Madara!

In a hidden underground location.

Uchiha Madara, hooked up with tubes and sitting weakly, listened silently to the White Zetsu’s report.

After a long silence, he finally spoke slowly: “Born a commoner…”

“Does he have Hashirama’s bloodline?”

The White Zetsu shrugged and smiled: “Who knows?”

“But this fellow has mastered Flying Thunder God, and even the Jin Gang Sealing of the Uzumaki clan.”

“Itachi know this is a powerful weapon against Tailed Beasts!”

The White Zetsu slapped his head and added: “Still, this kid’s greatest strength is Lei Dun and Flying Thunder God—Jin Gang Sealing doesn’t seem to be used in battle; maybe he’s not proficient at it. After all, without Uzumaki blood, just mastering this technique is already astonishing!”

“To be honest, Fujinaka Genma is truly formidable—he single-handedly turned the tide of two battlefields.”

“With him in Konoha, this war may not cause excessive casualties.”

“Moreover, even if his Jin Gang Sealing is unreliable, Flying Thunder God remains a major nuisance.”

“The Nine-Tails is currently inside his teacher’s stomach!”

Uchiha Madara said nothing, lowering his eyes as if asleep—or deep in thought.

At that moment, another White Zetsu appeared and said: “Everything is proceeding smoothly—the plan is already underway.”

“But is this really going to work?”

“By the way, Madara, what kind of candidate are Itachi looking for?”

“Are Itachi just leaving it to chance?”

Only then did Uchiha Madara open his eyes and speak calmly: “Only by letting things unfold naturally can everything appear destined—no one will suspect.”

“Just prepare the plan in advance when needed; who it is doesn’t matter.”

“This is merely a supplement to the plan!”

The new White Zetsu shrugged: “Alright then!”

The swirling White Zetsu asked: “Then what about Fujinaka Genma?”

“Such strength is hard to handle.”

Uchiha Madara glanced at the swirling White Zetsu and said: “That level of strength cannot threaten the Rinnegan.”

The swirling White Zetsu could only shrug helplessly at Uchiha Madara’s confidence.

The other White Zetsu chuckled: “Overconfidence isn’t a good habit—accidents often happen exactly where Itachi least expect them.”

“Black Zetsu is the final safeguard!”

Said Uchiha Madara.

If Fujinaka Genma were here and heard this conversation, he might laugh until he rolled on the ground.

The Black Zetsu, whom Uchiha Madara trusted most, was precisely the one manipulating him, making a fool of him.

But.

Fujinaka Genma could not know the conversation happening a thousand li away—he was still diligently training in Konoha.

Accompanying him were Might Guy, Ebisu, and Hyuga Mio, who stood nearby holding water to cheer them on.

Of course, Ebisu had already collapsed from exhaustion.

He wasn’t one of these two monsters.

After finishing the basic training, Hyuga Mio immediately stepped forward with water and a towel.

Of course, there was also water and a towel prepared for Might Guy.

After drinking salt water to replenish fluids and electrolytes, wiping off sweat, and resting briefly, Fujinaka Genma began sparring individually with Might Guy, Ebisu, and Hyuga Mio.

First, of course, pure taijutsu sparring.

Then came coordinated attacks from Ebisu, Might Guy, and Hyuga Mio against Fujinaka Genma.

To be honest, this kind of sparring only gave Fujinaka Genma minimal practical experience—he was mainly helping Hyuga Mio and the others.

Aside from Ebisu, he couldn’t offer much help with ninjutsu.

Might Guy focused on taijutsu; Hyuga Mio specialized in taijutsu and medical ninjutsu.

Over these past few years, Fujinaka Genma had poured out all the medical knowledge from his past life to Hyuga Mio.

The entire morning passed in this relaxed manner.

But for Fujinaka Genma, this was already a relaxed time.

Though the physical training was heavy, he was already accustomed to it.

In fact, his current physique was so strong that he hadn’t broken through his limits in quite some time.

In the afternoon, Fujinaka Genma went to the Hokage Tower and selected two ninjutsu from the Forbidden Scroll.

This was specially approved by Hiruzen Sarutobi during yesterday’s report.

Two ninjutsu.

One was the Multiplying Explosion Tag Technique, developed by Tobirama Senju—a fixed-point infinite explosion, provided enough explosive tags were prepared.

There was a type of large explosive tag in the KQ system’s shop, three times more powerful than ordinary ones—detonating them would be incredibly satisfying.

Fujinaka Genma decided to make some himself and buy some from the shop, mixing them for use.

He had Flying Thunder God—he wasn’t afraid of blowing himself up.

Using this technique, unless facing an unconventional ninja, any standard ninja’s fragile body would be instantly killed by an explosion.

And.

Most importantly,

The KQ system shop also sold Thunderstorm Tags, Storm Tags, Ice Seal Tags, Thorn Prison Tags… and more.

A wide variety.

Fujinaka Genma decided to buy some after the war and try to replicate them himself.

These tags were all highly practical—not inferior to explosive tags.

And the Multiplying Explosion Tag Technique could be adapted to use other tags.

The second ninjutsu.

A soul-based technique.

Spirit Transformation Technique!

Fujinaka Genma knew it appeared only once in the original story, and only one ninja had ever trained it.

Katō Dan, Tsunade’s ex-boyfriend.

It allowed spiritual embodiment, carrying chakra into another’s body.

Useful for killing—or for healing and support.

But.

Fujinaka Genma chose this technique not for either of those uses.

He wanted to strengthen his own spirit.

So far, he knew of no other technique that could cultivate spiritual power.

Unfortunately,

The ninjutsu and kekkei genkai sold in the KQ system shop were all either already known in the ninja world or derived from existing ones—none came from unrelated systems.

Of course,

Spirit and physique were closely linked, and also greatly tied to intelligence and agility.

So improving these attributes could also enhance spiritual power.

But his current quota for purchasing attribute points had been exhausted—he couldn’t buy more even with KQ points.

Multiplying Explosion Tag Technique and Spirit Transformation Technique were both untrained in Konoha.

So Fujinaka Genma could only rely on Tobirama Senju’s training insights and Katō Dan’s personal notes to slowly work through them himself.

For him, if he could just master the basics, he could use skill points to directly upgrade it.

Ninjutsu? It wouldn’t stump him!

Of course,

He hadn’t neglected Lei Shen Mode—he dedicated time every day to practice and refine it.

Or he’d go to Kakashi for brainstorming sessions, exchanging strengths and weaknesses.

Thus,

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

News arrived from the Mist battlefield: the Hidden Mist Village agreed to peace talks.

At the same time, Fujinaka Genma’s new mission was issued.

This time, he was assigned alone—not with Hyuga Mio or the others.

His mission: travel to the Land of Rain, under Danzō’s command.

However, when assigning the mission, Hiruzen Sarutobi granted Fujinaka Genma a degree of autonomy.

That is to say,

If he judged Danzō’s orders to be problematic, he could refuse to carry them out.

This was an immense level of trust!

But Fujinaka Genma knew he could not abuse this autonomy.