Chapter 84

However, this ambush reminded Fujinaka Genma that he was not yet invincible.

Flying Thunder God is fast, but even speed requires reaction time.

At that moment, he dared not harden himself with Lei Shen Mode—if he’d been blown to pieces, even the Immortal Talisman would’ve been useless.

Now he wondered whether he should acquire a technique like Obito Uchiha’s Kamui.

As for how his whereabouts had been exposed and how quickly the factions had coordinated, Fujinaka Genma had his own theories.

The ones most likely behind this were Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.

“So I’m already on Madara Uchiha’s radar?”

Fujinaka Genma felt a strange unease.

Yet he didn’t tell Danzo his suspicions—these matters couldn’t be explained.

Besides, he didn’t trust Danzo.

Still, Danzo didn’t believe Fujinaka Genma knew anything; after a moment’s thought, he said, “Rest today. Begin the mission tomorrow!”

Fujinaka Genma nodded: “Understood!”

Then, under the guidance of a Root ninja, he entered another cavern, where stone chambers had been carved out; he chose one at random and sat cross-legged.

He lowered his gaze and opened the Kengan System.

The previous battle hadn’t raised his level.

But he had one equipment upgrade available—this time, the Divine Robe, which grew slightly stronger.

Beyond that, the greatest gain was Kengan Points.

Ten thousand points.

It felt disproportionate to the danger he’d faced.

“Fifty thousand Kengan Points…”

Fujinaka Genma browsed the shop’s items; he’d never cared much for the Rinnegan before, but now he had a thought.

As for detection, he could simply wear colored contact lenses.

Didn’t Kakashi Hatake wear some?

Soon, Fujinaka Genma found the Sharingan.

From single tomoe to triple tomoe, then Mangekyo, Eternal Mangekyo, and finally the Rinnegan.

Single tomoe was cheap—only one thousand Kengan Points.

Mangekyo cost ten thousand Kengan Points; Eternal Mangekyo cost twenty thousand.

The Rinnegan was five times the price of Eternal Mangekyo—one hundred thousand Kengan Points.

“Can’t afford the Rinnegan. Let’s see Eternal Mangekyo—but this awakening is random, or rather, reflects the soul…”

“Will it give me a technique like Kamui?”

Fujinaka Genma doubted it; soul reflection—he couldn’t even predict what eye technique his own heart would manifest.

Yet when he switched to the purchase interface, he froze.

Could he choose the eye technique himself? Customize it?

So human-friendly?

Fujinaka Genma couldn’t believe it.

But when he saw the price listed below, it was like being doused in ice water.

Fifty thousand Kengan Points.

Random eye technique: twenty thousand Kengan Points.

To choose a specific technique: add another fifty thousand Kengan Points.

Among the selectable techniques, Fujinaka Genma saw Kamui, Rinnegan’s Limbo, and Amaterasu.

And also—Infinite Tsukuyomi…

Every eye technique he knew was there, and he could even create his own, then have the system refine it.

“Awesome!”

After a long pause, Fujinaka Genma muttered one word.

It was just absurdly expensive.

Altogether seventy thousand Kengan Points—nearly enough to buy a pair of Rinnegan.

After thinking it over, Fujinaka Genma couldn’t resist switching to the Rinnegan purchase interface.

Sure enough, he saw triple tomoe, six tomoe, and finally the nine-tomoe Rinnegan.

Each level had its own price.

Standard Rinnegan: one hundred thousand Kengan Points; triple tomoe: two hundred thousand; six tomoe: five hundred thousand.

The final nine-tomoe: one million Kengan Points!

How many missions would it take to earn one million Kengan Points?

Absolutely insane!

And he could still choose the technique.

Again, extra cost required.

“I thought I was rich—turns out I’m still just a broke kid. Stupid oversight!”

Fujinaka Genma couldn’t help but sigh.

What to do?

Buy one pair of Eternal Mangekyo and take the random technique?

Or pay extra to pick two techniques?

Which two?

Kamui—one for phasing.

And another… Inifinite Tsukuyomi?

The strongest genjutsu—perfectly compensating for his weakness in illusion techniques.

This idea deeply tempted Fujinaka Genma.

He knew how to break genjutsu, and thanks to his stats and his speed, ordinary illusions barely affected him.

But future enemies would be monsters.

Their genjutsu would grow stronger by the day—he had to prepare.

“Kamui for phasing, Infinite Tsukuyomi—the strongest genjutsu outside the Infinite Tsukuyomi…”

“Do it!”

Fujinaka Genma finally decided: “So what if it’s twenty thousand Kengan Points?”

“I’ll just do more missions, take more risks!”

So.

After three hours of rest, Fujinaka Genma went to Danzo and said he was ready to begin the mission.

Danzo wasn’t surprised.

He knew Fujinaka Genma well—the former mission addict; this was perfectly normal behavior.

With such a powerful asset, Danzo naturally welcomed it.

So.

Fujinaka Genma officially began duty in the Land of Rain that same night, and launched his operation.

Missions in the Land of Rain differed from other battlefields—they were more true to ninja traditions.

Ambushes, tracking, covert strikes—almost no direct confrontations.

Most operations involved only a few operatives.

For a moment, Fujinaka Genma felt as if he’d left the Third Shinobi World War behind and returned to the past.

But.

Completing such missions yielded fewer Kengan Points from the system’s evaluation—dropping from tens of thousands to just a few thousand, even a few hundred; Fujinaka Genma found it hard to adjust.

From tens of thousands, it had dropped to just a few thousand, even only a few hundred, leaving Fujinaka Genma somewhat unaccustomed.

Of course—complete missions efficiently.

If quality was lacking, make up for it with quantity.

Thus, Fujinaka Genma’s speed and precision in completing missions shamed the Root ninjas and made Danzo regret once again that he hadn’t brought Fujinaka Genma under his command.

Such a reliable, low-maintenance talent was exceedingly rare.

In this way, Fujinaka Genma, Danzo, and the Root ninjas became shadowy executioners, moving through the Land of Rain—even penetrating deep into the Stone Village’s rear, striking terror into the Stone ninja ranks.

Fujinaka Genma operated alone, appearing and vanishing like a ghost, eliminating Stone ninja outposts and supply teams.

He killed intelligence operatives.

He extracted Hidden Leaf intelligence agents.

One mission after another, Fujinaka Genma walked in darkness.

Yet he was also so bright.

The entire shinobi world knew he had appeared on the Land of Rain battlefield.

Every major village had raised his bounty to one hundred million ryō—yet none dared move against him.

The bounty on him had been raised to a hundred million by every major ninja village, yet no one dared to move.

This time.

Fujinaka Genma did not appear on the front lines, nor did he lead charges and slaughter freely as he had in the Mist and Sand battlefields.

Yet his role was by no means insignificant.

Due to inadequate logistics, the Iwa ninja suffered a defeat.

Due to intelligence leaks, the Iwa ninja’s offensives were repeatedly thwarted.

For three full months.

The Iwa army was forced to retreat to the border between the Land of Earth and the Land of Rain; the war between Konoha and Iwa achieved a Jieduanxing victory.

Now, the Iwa ninja launched a surprise incursion into the Land of Grass—not in large force, but as if feigning attack, seemingly aiming to scatter Konoha’s troops.

Seeing this opportunity, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, sought peace talks with Iwa, striving to end the war.

But Danzo did not think so; what would become of all the sacrifices made thus far if it ended like this?

And what would become of him?

So.

Danzo pretended to negotiate while secretly plotting a grand scheme.

In December of Konoha 45.

Through meticulous planning, Fujinaka Genma disguised himself as an Iwa ninja, infiltrated deep into the Iwa army, and precisely assassinated their frontline commander.

Moreover, exceeding Danzo’s plans, he wiped out over a dozen Iwa high-ranking officials.