Naruto: My setting is above yours

Chapter 35 Lightning Release: Instantaneous Movement

"withdraw!"

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and Huo Guang sheathed his sword, pressing his palms to the ground.

Rumble!

The ground shook and then cracked rapidly, forcing Sakumo Hatake, who was in pursuit, to stop.

Huoguang and Dashi immediately took the opportunity to retreat and escape.

"No need to chase them!"

Sakumo Hatake stopped Genma.

The mission is more important than eliminating the enemy.

Genma, slightly disappointed, sheathed his sword and leaped to Yamashiro Aoba's side, helping him up: "Are you alright?"

Yamashiro Aoba coughed a few times before catching her breath: "No, I'm fine."

He was kicked so hard he couldn't catch his breath and almost passed out.

"Those three guys from earlier must have been Jonin, right?"

Mountain City Green Leaf Road.

Xuanma supported him: "It should be. The guy I was dealing with could turn invisible and harden his body. He was very strong."

If the shadow clone and Yamashiro Aoba could hold out for a few more seconds, Genma could kill the boulder.

If it weren't for the hardening technique, that one cut would have been fatal.

It was precisely because he realized that the enemy, being a Jonin of Iwagakure, was likely to possess the Hardening Technique that Genma suddenly switched to swordsmanship and Lightning Release nature transformation to counter Earth Release.

Otherwise, there would probably be smoke but no harm.

Another one should be Hikari, a Jonin from Iwagakure. He is excellent in swordsmanship and taijutsu, and is also very fast.

From the moment the teacher, Sakumo Hatake, started fighting, the entire battle lasted less than three minutes.

As expected of a Jonin, not easy to kill!

Only the teacher, Hatake Sakumo, was so powerful that he was able to kill all the clones and even the main body of the demon leech in such a short time, despite the demon leech being equally skilled in swordsmanship.

"Silence, check Aoba again."

Genma handed Yamashiro Aoba over to Shizune.

At this moment, three ANBU ninjas arrived "late".

Sakumo Hatake stepped forward and exchanged a few words with the other party, and then the three ANBU ninjas quickly left.

"They went in pursuit?"

Genma withdrew his gaze from the three ANBU ninjas, then felt his father staring at him and immediately turned his head to look.

Yu Fenglan looked at her son, who had performed exceptionally well, and smiled brightly. Then she gave him a thumbs up, praising him silently.

Genma smiled and gave a thumbs-up in response.

Yu Fenglan was even happier.

At that moment, Sakumo Hatake walked over and asked, "Arashi, what do you think about this?"

Yu Fenglan also put away his smile, his face becoming solemn as he said, "There are two possibilities. First, the village leaked the information. Second, the Grass Ninja Village leaked the information."

"However, I think the second possibility is more likely."

"The ability to decipher codes and analyze intelligence suggests that this person has mastered many secrets, so it's normal for Iwagakure to take action."

Hatake Sakumo nodded in agreement, then said, "Although the possibility of Kusagakure's involvement is slim, there is still a potential danger."

"Therefore, once you arrive in Kusagakure, you must always have someone protecting you."

Yu Fenglan hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Shuomao, you make the arrangements!"

Leave professional matters to professionals. He just needs to do his job well and avoid causing trouble for his son.

On the other side, Shizune completed her examination of Yamashiro Aoba and found that she was indeed fine.

Once the decision was made, Sakumo Hatake ordered the departure.

However, the speed has been completely reduced. Although there are ANBU members leading the way this time, Hatake Sakumo is still cautious.

Genma himself relaxed a little and focused some of his attention on the [settings].

Teacher Sakumo Hatake defeated the Iwagakure Jonin Mahiru, and he actually gained 1 point of character setting value.

"Because I saved my teacher, she was able to defeat the Demon Leech in this mission, thus influencing the subsequent Battle of Kannabi Bridge?"

"Or is it that the very act of killing the Jonin-level Hiruzen is worth 1 point of character value?"

Xuanma wasn't entirely sure, but getting the set value was a good thing.

In this way, he will have a set deposit of 3.1.

If Genma had used Lightning Release: Body Flicker in that battle, he was confident he could have killed Oishi, and even taken down another Jonin, Hikari.

"As expected, it is the human being who is powerful, not ninjutsu."

Xuanma sighed inwardly.

If he were to use his substitution technique on his teacher, Hatake Sakumo, killing Hikari and his ilk would be as easy as killing a chicken.

Just like Minato Namikaze easily defeated Hiruzen during the Battle of Kannabi Bridge.

"Perhaps I should first modify the settings for neural reaction speed."

A thought flashed through Xuanma's mind.

We'll talk about it when we get to Kusagakure.

Gathering his thoughts, Xuanma focused on his journey.

They encountered no further dangers along the way, and when they were still more than 20 kilometers away from the Grass Village, they met a ninja squad from the Grass Village who were there to meet them.

With the team growing larger, their pace quickened, and they arrived at Kusagakure Village just in time for lunch.

After enjoying a hearty meal hosted by the Grass Ninja Village, Genma and the others returned to their lodgings arranged by the village to rest.

"Genma, you and Aoba are in the same group. Take a rest first."

Back at his residence, Hatake Sakumo immediately made arrangements, with himself taking Shizune and following Mikaze Arashiya.

Genma followed the arrangement and shared a room with Yamashiro Aoba to rest.

Yamashiro Aoba fell asleep quickly after lying down, but Genma's attention was on the [setting book].

Today's real life-or-death battle made him see more of his shortcomings, making change an urgent matter.

"Adding neural response requires 1 setting point. The remaining 2 points can be used to modify the original settings, but with only 2 setting points, the effect is hard to say."

The benchmark for nerve reaction speed in the ninja world is undoubtedly Minato Namikaze.

Two settings are probably not enough to modify it to the level comparable to Minato Namikaze.

Previously, Genma had spent a full 8 points of his character's potential to obtain chakra at the One-Tail level.

Jiraiya's level requires a 5-point setting value.

"Lightning Release: Body Flicker can increase both movement speed and nerve reaction speed, so it's a win-win situation."

Xuanma pondered to himself.

However, he had previously set a goal to modify—spiritual communication.

One option is to become stronger now, and the other is to obtain more settings and become stronger in the future.

Xuanma thought for a moment and chose the present.

He's afraid of dying!

After making the decision, Genma immediately tried to modify the settings of Lightning Release: Instantaneous Movement.

It took three attempts to succeed.

Lightning Release: Body Flicker 1.0: Allows you to activate any cell in your body with Lightning Release chakra at will, greatly enhancing your strength, explosiveness, speed, and nerve reaction speed.

Genma's attempt to form a lightning armor from lightning chakra failed.

The attempt to enhance physical strength by activating cells with Lightning Release chakra failed.

The 3-point setting obviously cannot achieve the above two points.

"I hope the results won't disappoint me."

After closing the setting set, Genma quickly fell asleep.

I slept until night.

Dinner was brought back from outside by Jingyin.

After eating and drinking their fill, Genma and Yamashiro Aoba went with their father, Mikaze Ran, to attend a meeting organized by the Grass Ninja Village.

It was really just about discussing the process and specific arrangements for the next three days of the exchange meeting.

It took about an hour to finish the discussion, and then the three of them returned the way they came.

Halfway there, on a section of the road where there was no one else, Genma secretly created a shadow clone that transformed into a wild cat and disappeared into the darkness.

Yu Fenglan also noticed her son's little actions and gave him a look: What's going on?

Xuanma blinked: Just in case.

Yu Fenglan also quietly gave a thumbs up.

Aoba Yamashiro, who was walking at the front, was completely unaware that the father and son behind him had silently completed their exchange.

The stray cat that quietly left was naturally searching for Karin's mother.

Now that we're here, let's put aside whether or not we should do that, at least we should do our intelligence work first.