Chapter 96: Is It Still Too Late to Buy It Now?

The Iwa ninja have been defeated!

Defeat spreads like a collapsing mountain.

Fujinaka Genma and Mimura Yajuan gave the Iwa ninja no chance to regroup, striking hard as they fled.

Without organizing large numbers of ninja, they could not possibly stop Fujinaka Genma’s charge.

Yet amid the chaos, especially under Fujinaka Genma’s focused assassinations, the Iwa ninja’s jonin were the first to fall.

With so many jonin lost, the Iwa ninja could not turn the tide; they retreated continuously under the pursuit of the Konoha forces, falling back from the border into the Land of Grass, then scattering—only then did Konoha temporarily halt their pursuit.

When they stopped, many Konoha ninja felt dazed.

The victory came too fast!

But.

Mimura Yajuan, now calm, knew Konoha’s troubles were far from over.

Though the Iwa ninja suffered heavy losses in this battle, their remaining strength was still considerable.

In sheer numbers, they were still not much fewer than Konoha’s.

Scattered across the complex terrain of the Land of Grass, this posed a serious problem.

What followed would surely be a long, drawn-out war.

Thus, Mimura Yajuan quickly gathered all the jonin and began assigning missions: to clear out stragglers or force the Iwa ninja into further retreat.

Fujinaka Genma attended the meeting but said nothing, sitting quietly with eyes closed, resting—no one disturbed him.

Yet every attendee, when their gaze fell upon Fujinaka Genma, could not help but show expressions of admiration and reverence.

This was the respect due to a true strong one!

Mimura Yajuan was experienced, and every other jonin was capable of standing alone—plans were quickly finalized.

Finally, Mimura Yajuan turned to Fujinaka Genma: “Genma, what are your thoughts?”

Fujinaka Genma opened his eyes and smiled: “Your arrangements, Master Yajuan, and everyone else’s, are already thorough. I have no objections.”

“This approach is best right now. The urgent phase is over; now comes the slow phase. As long as Master Minato and I cut off the Iwa ninja’s supply lines, they’ll either flee or surrender!”

Everyone laughed. Mimura Yajuan, noticing the fatigue in Fujinaka Genma’s brow, said worriedly: “Genma, Itachi can leave tomorrow—it’s still early enough.”

“Master Yajuan is right!”

Others chimed in agreement.

Fujinaka Genma shook his head helplessly: “I’m afraid that won’t work.”

“My departure from the Land of Rain won’t fool Third Tsuchikage Oonoki—the Iwa ninja will react.”

“Master Minato’s position may be in grave danger.”

Mimura Yajuan and the others didn’t know how low Tobi’s limits could sink—but he did.

“Then be careful.”

Mimura Yajuan sighed inwardly, unable to persuade him further.

The others quickly began their tasks, while Fujinaka Genma remained seated, eyes lowered, restoring his stamina and chakra—his Kiba System also activated.

Just as the battle ended, he leveled up.

Character: Fujinaka Genma

Level: 39

Age: 14

Faction: Hidden Leaf Village, Land of Fire

Available Attribute Points: 0

Available Skill Points: 3

Open attribute panel.

Constitution: 1320, Agility: 43, Intelligence: 56, Charm: 72.

“Except for Constitution, all other attributes are becoming harder to raise.”

Fujinaka Genma sighed inwardly.

Charm had risen quickly before, but now it too seemed to be entering a plateau.

“If I become Hokage, perhaps I’ll get another big boost—then I’d need to become someone like Hashirama Senju, then a savior…”

“Going forward, Agility and Intelligence will mostly require purchasing attribute points.”

“While increasing Constitution raises the Agility cap, I can’t find suitable training methods anytime soon.”

Fujinaka Genma stared at his attributes, thoughts swirling.

Then his gaze swept over his attribute panel.

He hesitated, then decided not to spend the three skill points yet.

It was currently Year 46 of Konoha—he had accumulated 10 attribute points and 10 skill points in purchase quota.

Switching to the shop interface, Fujinaka Genma saw the Kiba Points just credited to his account.

His previous Kiba Points had all been spent on explosive tags, but this battle brought him substantial gains.

The Kiba System evaluated his performance and awarded him 30,000 Kiba Points.

It was a good sum, yet Fujinaka Genma still felt unsatisfied.

Such a dangerous mission only earned 30,000?

If 100,000 or a million were needed, how impossible would the task be—fighting the entire ninja world alone, or Kaguya Otsutsuki?

Thinking of Kaguya Otsutsuki, Fujinaka Genma suddenly felt a flicker of anticipation.

“When I meet Madara Uchiha, if I tell him the truth… what would his reaction be?”

After a moment of idle speculation, Fujinaka Genma stilled his thoughts.

30,000 Kiba Points.

10,000 for 10 attribute points.

10,000 for 10 skill points.

The remaining 10,000 for other expenses.

Today, he lost eight specially made Flying Thunder God kunai.

Plus rations, explosive tags, and other supplies.

For these 10 attribute points, Fujinaka Genma did not dump them all into Constitution—he split them evenly, allocating half to Agility.

He needed to further improve his reaction speed and movement speed.

This wasn’t just about boosting immediate combat power—it was also preparation for Level 10 Flying Thunder God.

If Level 10 Flying Thunder God required even greater reaction speed, he didn’t want to be unable to use it after upgrading.

Thus,

Fujinaka Genma’s Agility rose to 48 points.

A sudden five-point increase triggered an abnormal reaction.

His brain sharply twitched, a momentary stabbing pain.

Then,

Fujinaka Genma realized his dynamic vision was now nearly comparable to a three-tomoe Sharingan.

Once he activated the Mangekyo Sharingan, it would far surpass even the same Mangekyo.

Next,

Thirteen skill points.

Level 10 skills were highly tempting.

But skill points were limited.

“First—Flying Thunder God!”

Fujinaka Genma made his decision.

His current Flying Thunder God was at Level 5; upgrading to Level 10 consumed five skill points.

But,

Fujinaka Genma did not boost it all at once—he increased it gradually, letting himself adapt and feel each step.

Soon,

Half an hour passed in an instant.

Finally, Fujinaka Genma raised Flying Thunder God to Level 10.

"As expected..."

Joy flashed in Fujinaka Genma’s eyes—he had long suspected that at Level 10, Flying Thunder God might not require marking coordinates, but instead open a direct teleportation portal.

His theory was only partially correct.

He could indeed skip the coordinates—but not by opening a portal. He could teleport directly.

Within his line of sight or perception range, he could instantly appear anywhere he wished.

Outside those ranges, he still needed to rely on marked coordinates.

At that moment, Fujinaka Genma felt a pang of regret.

I should’ve bought the Byakugan!

Is it still too late to buy it now?

I still have 10,000 Kiba Points left.