aircannonsinc Chapter 72 500
Chapter 72 500
Chapter 72 500
The Land of Grass.
At the dimly lit cave entrance, Xuanma sat cross-legged, his eyes lowered, and electric currents occasionally emanated from his body.
With nothing else to do while he was on night watch, he used lightning chakra to activate and train his cells.
Anyway, he also had his clone turn into an owl to monitor the surroundings.
This training process is actually a continuous improvement of the body's cells' ability to withstand the intensity of Lightning Release chakra.
The stronger the tolerance, the stronger the activation will be, and the explosive power, speed, and reaction speed will also be improved.
Another side effect is that the physical body will gradually become stronger through such training.
"If we hadn't been so eager to use Hanzo to cause trouble last time, directly enhancing physical strength would have been the best option, rather than modifying Lightning Release: Body Flicker."
Feeling the tingling sensation in his body, Genma couldn't help but have a thought.
Having modified his physique and physical strength, and already mastered Lightning Release: Body Flicker Technique, mastering Lightning Release: Chakra Mode would obviously be relatively easy for him.
Now, if we reverse the process, it will probably be even more difficult.
Of course, this is a matter of weighing the immediate and the long-term.
"My current strength is not bad, at least enough to protect myself in war. Whether it's lightning release or illusion, it's only a matter of time before I develop them myself. Perhaps I should transfer the changes to the settings to myself, such as physical constitution, or mental and spiritual aspects that are difficult to cultivate."
A thought arose in Xuanma's mind.
In the beginning, prioritizing the improvement of strength and self-defense capabilities is certainly not wrong; it is a necessary trade-off.
But now, shouldn't we consider changing our approach?
Even if we don't say that all the settings should be used to modify physique and soul, at least most of them should be spent on those.
Perhaps we really should think about this carefully.
Xuanma thought to himself.
As night deepened, the chirping of insects outside began to subside.
Inside the cave, Hatake Sakumo opened his eyes, got up, and went to his disciple's side: "Go and rest, leave the rest to me."
Xuanma opened his eyes, nodded, got up and lay down next to Jingyin, who was already fast asleep in the cave, and quickly hypnotized himself to enter a deep sleep.
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However, he still did not recall the clones he had set up outside.
Nothing happened that night. The next morning, after the clone dissipated, the memories returned, waking Genma from his sleep.
After a quick wash in the nearby stream, the team set off for the Land of Earth.
They still used transformation magic to enter the country from the air.
Given our current intelligence advantage, this is undoubtedly the best way to infiltrate and infiltrate.
If the enemy obtains this intelligence, the open terrain of the Land of Earth, lacking vegetation, is actually unsuitable for aerial infiltration, as it would be too easy to be monitored.
In a deserted valley, the four members of the Sakumo Squad landed.
Xuanma immediately chose to enter Sage Mode to gain superhuman perception.
"Um?"
Genma raised an eyebrow slightly, and under the gazes of Hatake Sakumo and the other two, he explained, "Something's not right. Iwagakure has a lot more people in this area than yesterday."
Sakumo Hatake frowned: "It seems Iwagakure has reinforced its troops overnight."
Yamashiro Aoba asked with suspicion, "Could it be because of us?"
Sakumo Hatake said, "Let's not make assumptions for now."
Meanwhile, Xuanma was still expanding his range of perception.
In non-immortal mode, his perception ability can maintain accuracy within 10 kilometers, but the accuracy will drop rapidly as the distance increases.
Of course, this is also related to the chakra strength of the object being perceived.
A chakra as powerful as Madara Uchiha's could be sensed even across several countries during a battle.
In Sage Mode, by utilizing the omnipresent natural energy for perception, even while maintaining accuracy, the range of perception can be increased to a terrifying 100 times.
Therefore, even though the Iwa ninjas were not gathered together, Genma was able to easily detect that something was wrong as he spread out his sensory abilities.
"Teacher, compared to yesterday, the Iwa ninja's forces have increased by at least 400, possibly more."
Genma estimated for a moment and continued, "If we are discovered by the Iwa ninja, it will probably only take half an hour at most for us to be surrounded by hundreds of Iwa ninja."
Silent was stunned: "This—this is too outrageous!"
Yamashiro Aoba swallowed hard: "Is Iwagakure preparing to launch a direct war against us?"
"They can't really do it for us, can they?"
"If that's the case, we're surrounded. Even with Xuanma's transformation technique, it'll be difficult to break through, won't it?"
Although it can fly, it still takes time to take off.
They might not even get high into the sky before being brought down by Iwa ninja using ninjutsu.
Upon hearing the information provided by Genma, Hatake Sakumo's expression turned solemn: "It seems that something unexpected may have indeed happened."
"Genma, take Shizune and Aoba back to the Land of Grass immediately."
Sakumo Hatake decisively gave the order.
Just as Yamashiro Aoba had worried, he also believed that if they were surrounded by the enemy in the current situation, even with the transformation technique, there was a high chance that they would be in dire straits.
"Professor Sakumo, aren't you leaving with us?"
"Silently asked."
Sakumo Hatake explained, "Iwagakure's actions are unusual. I need to find an opportunity to gather information and find out what their motives are."
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"Don't worry, with Xuanma's spirit communication talisman, I can retreat at any time."
After saying that, he turned to Genma and said, "Protect Shizune and the others!"
Xuanma nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, teacher, there will be absolutely no problem."
"However, I think I can leave a clone to assist the teacher. Both my illusion abilities and perception abilities are beneficial for gathering information."
"Furthermore, this will not affect my main body's actions."
Sakumo Hatake nodded, not rejecting the reasonable suggestion.
Genma immediately replenished the Sage Chakra he had previously consumed before using Shadow Clone Technique to create a clone.
This clone possesses the Sage Chakra equivalent of 2.5 times that of Shukaku (the One-Tailed Beast).
In Sage Mode, the shadow clones' resistance to attacks is greatly enhanced.
After leaving a shadow clone, Genma immediately took Shizune and Aoba Yamashiro and left the Land of Earth from the sky.
After watching them leave, Genma asked Hatake Sakumo, "Sensei, what's next?"
Sakumo Hatake said, "Choose a target that is easy to capture and that will take the longest for the enemy to complete the encirclement."
"no problem!
Xuanma readily agreed.
Then the two of them transformed into crows and took to the sky.
Half an hour later.
In the southeastern part of the Land of Earth, near the north of a small town close to the Land of Grass, two crows landed on a tree, their dark eyes fixed on a cluster of houses not far ahead.
The building was hidden in a dense forest and looked like an ordinary warehouse from the outside, and the guards outside were just ordinary people.
However, in Genma's perception, there was a ninja squad hidden inside.
After dispelling the transformation spell, the two silently approached the warehouse.
Several ordinary guards standing outside were paralyzed on the ground and slept peacefully under Xuanma's illusion.
However, just as they were about to approach the warehouse, a great earthquake shook the ground, and thick stone walls suddenly rose up from the ground in all directions.
It was discovered!
"There must have been some kind of chakra-sensing trap set up."
Sakumo Hatake drew his sword: "You provide backup!"
"no problem!"
Genma immediately entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and before he could finish speaking, he had already slammed his fist into the ground.
Click!
Boom!
The earth cracked and sank, with large fissures spreading in all directions like ravines. The stone walls that rose from the ground on all sides collapsed and fell, billowing smoke and dust!
At that very moment, a dazzling signal flare soared into the sky.
Sakumo Hatake, sword in hand, charged into the smoke and dust.
Xuanma followed closely behind, his hands forming a mudra.
Illusion—Darkness Travel Technique!
One of the Iwa ninjas who was the first to charge out of the warehouse suddenly went black and lost his sight.
Using the sound to pinpoint the location, he didn't hesitate to roll and avoid Sakumo Hatake's sharp blade. But as soon as he got up, he found himself trapped in mid-air by a giant spider web.
"Illusion—Damn it, I can't move!"
The Iwa ninja, now plunged into complete darkness, was terrified: "We're doomed this time—"
The next moment, he was kicked away by Hatake Sakumo and crashed into the wall, losing consciousness.
"It's Konoha's White Fang!"
An Iwa ninja's exclamation rang out.
Xuanma dodged, and several shuriken were immediately embedded in the spot where he had been standing.
One Iwa ninja lunged forward, while two other Iwa ninja gritted their teeth and charged toward Hatake Sakumo, even though they knew they were no match for him, they still had to buy time.
But it was all in vain; the two Iwa ninjas were defeated by Hatake Sakumo in less than 3 seconds.
The Iwa ninja who attacked Genma was knocked unconscious and captured alive by Genma.
After the battle ended, Genma interrogated the Iwa ninja on the spot, starting with the one he had knocked unconscious, using genjutsu to hypnotize him.
As the prisoner intermittently revealed the information, Genma looked at his teacher, Hatake Sakumo, with a slightly strange expression.
Sakumo Hatake was also somewhat surprised.
It really was for them!
Genma then used a chakra scalpel to sever the heart meridian of one of the prisoners, and proceeded to interrogate another prisoner.
This person was at least a special Jonin, and clearly struggled even more violently when hypnotized with genjutsu.
However, he still couldn't withstand the illusionary hypnosis amplified by Sage Mode, even though Genma hadn't specifically trained in hypnotic illusion techniques.
The intelligence we obtained was the same as what the previous prisoners had told us.
After dealing with the prisoners, Genma stood up and said to Hatake Sakumo, "Master, let's retreat first!"
"The Iwa ninja should be able to guess that we came from the Land of Grass since we're here."
"Since they've amassed so many troops for us, they probably won't just watch us leave."
The reasons were sufficient, and Hatake Sakumo didn't think too much about it before nodding in agreement.
He took out a stack of explosive tags and handed them to Xuanma: "Blow this place up."
After saying that, Hatake Sakumo leaped away.
He didn't use a summoning talisman. Although Genma didn't say it, one could sense from the chakra contained in the talisman that it was not easy to make.
There's still time, and he doesn't want to waste it.
After watching his teacher leave, Xuanma entered the warehouse.
After rummaging through it, I found that it was storing all sorts of supplies.
Soldier rations, compressed biscuits, dried meat, medical supplies, and some ninja tools.
It is obvious that they were all used for war.
"Storing supplies here would be too far from our base if we were to attack the Land of Fire from the border region of the three kingdoms?"
Xuanma secretly harbored doubts.
Of course, it's not impossible.
When they entered the Land of Earth to cause destruction, they never expected that there would be a supply base near the Land of Grass.
However, from Genma's God-like perspective, it always felt like this was prepared for the Land of Grass.
The area where the Land of Earth and the Land of Grass meet is mountainous. This terrain is fine for ninjas, but it is not suitable for transporting large quantities of supplies.
There is only one suitable route for transporting large quantities of goods, and that is the Kannabi Bridge.
"I'm changing more and more things, and the impact is getting wider and wider. I can't be confined by the plot I knew before."
While thinking, Xuanma attached the detonating tag.
He left the warehouse, stood on the top of a big tree, and raised one hand.
Rumble~
The detonation tag was detonated, blowing the warehouse into the air.
Then Genma picked up the ninja sword he had found and leaped north.
Waiting for the Iwa ninja to come over is not his style.
Moreover, since so many troops have been gathered to besiege their small team, wouldn't it be a waste not to let the Iwa ninja play a role?
The Third Raikage may face an attack by tens of thousands of Iwa ninja in the future. Now, Genma wants to experience what it's like to be surrounded by 500 Iwa ninja!