[{"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-96":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},2349147,4591,"Chapter 96: Is It Still Too Late to Buy It Now?","starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-96",96,"\u003Cp>The Iwa ninja have been defeated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defeat spreads like a collapsing mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma and Mimura Yajuan gave the Iwa ninja no chance to regroup, striking hard as they fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without organizing large numbers of ninja, they could not possibly stop Fujinaka Genma’s charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet amid the chaos, especially under Fujinaka Genma’s focused assassinations, the Iwa ninja’s jonin were the first to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they stopped, many Konoha ninja felt dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The victory came too fast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mimura Yajuan, now calm, knew Konoha’s troubles were far from over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Iwa ninja suffered heavy losses in this battle, their remaining strength was still considerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In sheer numbers, they were still not much fewer than Konoha’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scattered across the complex terrain of the Land of Grass, this posed a serious problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What followed would surely be a long, drawn-out war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Mimura Yajuan quickly gathered all the jonin and began assigning missions: to clear out stragglers or force the Iwa ninja into further retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma attended the meeting but said nothing, sitting quietly with eyes closed, resting—no one disturbed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet every attendee, when their gaze fell upon Fujinaka Genma, could not help but show expressions of admiration and reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the respect due to a true strong one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mimura Yajuan was experienced, and every other jonin was capable of standing alone—plans were quickly finalized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Mimura Yajuan turned to Fujinaka Genma: “Genma, what are your thoughts?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma opened his eyes and smiled: “Your arrangements, Master Yajuan, and everyone else’s, are already thorough. I have no objections.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“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!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone laughed. Mimura Yajuan, noticing the fatigue in Fujinaka Genma’s brow, said worriedly: “Genma, Itachi can leave tomorrow—it’s still early enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Yajuan is right!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others chimed in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma shook his head helplessly: “I’m afraid that won’t work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My departure from the Land of Rain won’t fool Third Tsuchikage Oonoki—the Iwa ninja will react.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Minato’s position may be in grave danger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mimura Yajuan and the others didn’t know how low Tobi’s limits could sink—but he did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then be careful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mimura Yajuan sighed inwardly, unable to persuade him further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others quickly began their tasks, while Fujinaka Genma remained seated, eyes lowered, restoring his stamina and chakra—his Kiba System also activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the battle ended, he leveled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Character: Fujinaka Genma\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level: 39\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Age: 14\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faction: Hidden Leaf Village, Land of Fire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Available Attribute Points: 0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Available Skill Points: 3\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Open attribute panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Constitution: 1320, Agility: 43, Intelligence: 56, Charm: 72.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Except for Constitution, all other attributes are becoming harder to raise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm had risen quickly before, but now it too seemed to be entering a plateau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I become Hokage, perhaps I’ll get another big boost—then I’d need to become someone like Hashirama Senju, then a savior…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Going forward, Agility and Intelligence will mostly require purchasing attribute points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“While increasing Constitution raises the Agility cap, I can’t find suitable training methods anytime soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma stared at his attributes, thoughts swirling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his gaze swept over his attribute panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated, then decided not to spend the three skill points yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was currently Year 46 of Konoha—he had accumulated 10 attribute points and 10 skill points in purchase quota.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Switching to the shop interface, Fujinaka Genma saw the Kiba Points just credited to his account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His previous Kiba Points had all been spent on explosive tags, but this battle brought him substantial gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kiba System evaluated his performance and awarded him 30,000 Kiba Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a good sum, yet Fujinaka Genma still felt unsatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a dangerous mission only earned 30,000?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If 100,000 or a million were needed, how impossible would the task be—fighting the entire ninja world alone, or Kaguya Otsutsuki?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Kaguya Otsutsuki, Fujinaka Genma suddenly felt a flicker of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I meet Madara Uchiha, if I tell him the truth… what would his reaction be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of idle speculation, Fujinaka Genma stilled his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>30,000 Kiba Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>10,000 for 10 attribute points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>10,000 for 10 skill points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining 10,000 for other expenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, he lost eight specially made Flying Thunder God kunai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus rations, explosive tags, and other supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For these 10 attribute points, Fujinaka Genma did not dump them all into Constitution—he split them evenly, allocating half to Agility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to further improve his reaction speed and movement speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t just about boosting immediate combat power—it was also preparation for Level 10 Flying Thunder God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Level 10 Flying Thunder God required even greater reaction speed, he didn’t want to be unable to use it after upgrading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma’s Agility rose to 48 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden five-point increase triggered an abnormal reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brain sharply twitched, a momentary stabbing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma realized his dynamic vision was now nearly comparable to a three-tomoe Sharingan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he activated the Mangekyo Sharingan, it would far surpass even the same Mangekyo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirteen skill points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level 10 skills were highly tempting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But skill points were limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First—Flying Thunder God!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current Flying Thunder God was at Level 5; upgrading to Level 10 consumed five skill points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma did not boost it all at once—he increased it gradually, letting himself adapt and feel each step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour passed in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Fujinaka Genma raised Flying Thunder God to Level 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His theory was only partially correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could indeed skip the coordinates—but not by opening a portal. He could teleport directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his line of sight or perception range, he could instantly appear anywhere he wished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside those ranges, he still needed to rely on marked coordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Fujinaka Genma felt a pang of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I should’ve bought the Byakugan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it still too late to buy it now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still have 10,000 Kiba Points left.\u003C\u002Fp>",1084,"2026-06-21T02:29:34.312Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e8f1c802c952ba744442b0b0e823f3e9041ae52553d0bd2aa946ea7d3f166d3c","starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-97","starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-95",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-cover.jpg"]