Chapter 439 War Ninjutsu

Land of Water.

Hidden Mist Village, Mizukage Building Conference Room.

The Third Mizukage’s usual unchanging faint smile was gone, replaced by a slightly cold solemnity.

“Five Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist plus Haku, we lost so much power, yet we couldn’t even kill one Konoha genius. Have I been too lenient with Yagura normally, for such a major operational error to occur?”

The Third Mizukage slammed the delivered documents onto the conference table with a cold expression.

The conference room was silent; no one spoke, nor did anyone make a sound.

The Hidden Mist forces on the East Coast had indeed suffered significant losses this time, and no one wanted to speak up for Yagura Karatachi under the Third Mizukage’s wrath at that moment.

After about a minute and a half, the Third Mizukage’s gaze swept over all the Hidden Mist high-ranking officials.

At this point, Genshi, who was seated to the Third Mizukage’s right, spoke, “Yagura did indeed make a mistake, but this defeat on the battlefield cannot be entirely attributed to Yagura, as no one expected Konoha to be hiding a powerful individual who had mastered Flying Thunder God Technique.”

“Both Konoha and Hayate Mugetsu himself hid too deeply,” Genshi sighed.

Logically, Ninja with Bloodline Limit are the hardest to hide, as Ninja with Bloodline Limit are incredibly rare in the Ninja World, and those with even slightly stronger abilities can generally make a name for themselves.

This was the absurd point about Muzuki; he possessed both the Ice Release Bloodline Limit and had mastered a rare space-time secret Ninjutsu like Flying Thunder God, yet he had remained obscure.

Logically, with the level Muzuki displayed, either of these abilities would have been enough to make Muzuki a noteworthy target.

However, the result was that Hidden Mist had to expend great effort to obtain intelligence on Muzuki’s Flying Thunder God. The battle where Haku was killed didn’t even expose it, because Muzuki not only took away the bodies of important figures but also destroyed the bodies of other Ninja, leaving the initial Hidden Mist with no way to investigate.

“Actually, Yagura has already tried to salvage the situation. If Yagura hadn’t adjusted in time, our forces might have suffered even greater losses,” After finishing his thoughts on Muzuki’s cunning, Genshi then pointed out Yagura’s efforts.

It wasn’t that Mist Ninja were incompetent, but that Konoha Ninja were too cunning.

“That is what he should do as a unit commander,” the Third Mizukage’s expression softened slightly but still carried a hint of coldness.

Seeing this, Genshi nodded inwardly. The act of reprimanding Yagura Karatachi was temporarily over, accompanying the Third Mizukage.

Although the Third Mizukage appeared very angry, Genshi knew in his heart that the Third Mizukage was just putting on a show. After all, Hidden Mist had indeed suffered significant losses this time, and if the Third Mizukage didn’t scold him, it would be up to the other high-ranking officials to discuss how to punish Yagura Karatachi.

Now that the Third Mizukage had finished scolding and seemed to have temporarily calmed down, it was not appropriate for other high-ranking officials to further dwell on Yagura Karatachi’s mistakes.

If the Third Mizukage were truly disappointed in Yagura Karatachi, then the Third Mizukage’s actions would not have been as simple as just a few scolding words.

It was precisely because he saw this point that Genshi stepped forward to speak for Yagura Karatachi. Genshi thought highly of Yagura Karatachi, but it was impossible for him to clash with the Third Mizukage for Yagura Karatachi’s sake.

It wasn’t that Genshi was afraid of the Third Mizukage; given his status, it wouldn’t come to that. Genshi was already an Elder of Hidden Mist Village before the Third Mizukage became Mizukage.

Genshi was concerned that doing so would give the Third Mizukage a wrong signal: that he intended to interfere with the selection of the Fourth Mizukage.

If such a matter led to internal strife within Hidden Mist, it was a situation Genshi did not want to see.

“Now Yagura wants the Village to send reinforcements to continue wrestling with the Konoha Ninja Force. What are your thoughts on this?” The Third Mizukage looked at the Hidden Mist high-ranking officials and asked.

The Third Mizukage leaned towards Yagura Karatachi’s idea of continuing to wear down Konoha’s strength and engage in a prolonged struggle. However, with Yagura Karatachi having just suffered a defeat, he couldn’t make a direct decision, as it would make him appear too autocratic.

“I think it’s feasible. The more assertive Konoha appears, the more wary other Ninja Village will be of Konoha. With such a powerful Konoha around, other Ninja Village will be even more cautious, even if they fight among themselves, being wary of the powerful Konoha,” the Hidden Mist Anbu Leader thought for a moment and said.

The Three Great Ninja Village were not wholeheartedly ganging up on Konoha. For example, Kumogakure was currently at war with Konoha, as well as Iwagakure and Sunagakure.

Therefore, the Hidden Mist Anbu Leader approved of Yagura Karatachi’s overall plan, believing it was a good opportunity for Hidden Mist to make a name for itself. Defeating Konoha could lead Hidden Mist to an unprecedented peak, gaining immense fame and prestige.

“Continuing the battle is fine, but in the current situation, I’m afraid only by deploying a Jinchuriki to the battlefield as a trump card can we defeat the Konoha Ninja Force,” a Hidden Mist high-ranking official with the lower half of his face wrapped in bandages said in a deep voice.

Actually, having the Third Mizukage go to the battlefield would have a better effect, but as the leader of a Ninja Village, the Third Mizukage cannot casually go to the battlefield.

Moreover, an Advisor proactively suggesting that the Mizukage go to the battlefield is somewhat disrespectful.

“Jinchuriki…” The Third Mizukage fell into thought.

Their Hidden Mist Village had a total of two Tailed Beast, one Three-Tails and one Six-Tails. Currently, the status of both Jinchuriki was not very good, especially the Three-Tails Jinchuriki.

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“Disciple Uchiha Obito’s strength has increased, his reputation has risen, his experience has grown, and his probability of becoming Hokage has slightly increased. Obtained progress reward — Chakra +1500, Fire Release Skill Extraction Scroll · S (Mastery Level), Fire Release Ninjutsu Mastery Scroll.”

“Fire Release Ninjutsu Mastery Scroll: Can raise any mastered Fire Release Ninjutsu to Mastery Level. If the Ninjutsu is already at Mastery Level, the effect will convert to an increase of three thousand proficiency points.”

After a period of fermentation, Obito’s life mission progress once again saw a slight increase, successfully refreshing the progress reward.

Muzuki opened the panel and glanced at Obito’s total progress.

“Name: Uchiha Obito”

“Life Mission: It’s not those who become Hokage who are recognized by everyone, but those who are recognized by everyone who can become Hokage.”

“Main Goal: Become the Hokage of Konoha Ninja Village.”

“Mission Progress: 31%”

Aside from Kakashi’s more unique life mission, after this skirmish, Obito’s life mission progress was still first, two percentage points higher than Might Guy’s, who was second. He was currently the only disciple to have triggered three life mission progress rewards.

After checking on Obito, Muzuki then glanced at Uchiha Shisui. Uchiha Shisui was the disciple who had yet to trigger a single life mission reward.

“Name: Uchiha Shisui”

“Life Mission: Uchiha and Konoha”

“Main Goal: Eliminate the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha, allowing the Uchiha to integrate into Konoha.”

“Mission Progress: 3%”

Muzuki knew what caused this. Obito and the others’ life missions generally didn’t require them to do anything special; normal growth would generate progress.

For example, Obito’s life mission of becoming Hokage: with Obito’s Hokage-lineage identity, the more talented he showed himself to be and the more missions he completed on the battlefield, his life mission would continue to increase. However, training and carrying out missions are things every Ninja does and should do.

Obito’s mission could even be won by lying down. If Minato Namikaze became the Fourth Hokage as in the original work, Muzuki estimated that Obito’s life mission could increase by eight percentage points or more in one go. There is a difference between a Hokage’s grand-disciple and a Hokage’s disciple, let alone the superposition of both.

Uchiha Shisui’s life mission was different; Uchiha Shisui had to interfere with various decisions of the Uchiha Clan to generate significant progress. However, a child under ten like Uchiha Shisui was clearly unable to do this, so progress had always been slow.

“It should get better once Uchiha Shisui makes a name for himself on the battlefield,” Muzuki thought to himself.

The Ninja World is, after all, a world with extraordinary powers, where the strong are revered. Although there is also the saying that juniors should respect seniors, if one’s strength is sufficient, then it is not necessary.

If Uchiha Shisui made a name for himself on the battlefield, then no matter how young he was, those Uchiha Jonin would not look down on Uchiha Shisui. The Uchiha Clan paid more attention to a Ninja’s strength than ordinary Ninja.

Closing the Uchiha Shisui life mission panel, Muzuki began to check the rewards from Obito’s progress settlement.

Chakra was self-explanatory; one could never have too much of it.

The extraction scroll was more targeted than the twenty-progress settlement, becoming a Fire Release skill extraction, guaranteed to draw a Fire Release-related skill.

The Mastery Level Fire Release Ninjutsu had become a Ninjutsu Mastery Scroll limited to Fire Release, making it more flexible to use. Muzuki quite liked this point; obtaining more could even lead to a perfect level skill.

As there was no Fire Release Ninjutsu he wanted to improve, Muzuki skipped the Fire Release Ninjutsu Mastery Scroll, washed his hands, and prepared to enter the tense and exciting lottery session.

“Fire Release Skill Extraction Scroll · S has been consumed, obtained skill — Great Sunny Day.”

As the extraction ended, a large amount of related cultivation memories flooded into Muzuki’s mind. He instantly became incredibly proficient in the Fire Release Ninjutsu named Great Sunny Day.

“It’s actually a Pokémon weather skill,” Muzuki quickly recalled the relevant description of this skill in the Pokémon games.

After using Great Sunny Day, the weather on the field would change to Great Sunny Day, lasting for five turns. Great Sunny Day could cause Fire Release skills to deal 1.5 times damage, while Water Release skills would only deal 0.5 times damage.

Muzuki used Flying Thunder God to leave the Konoha camp and went to an uninhabited area to test the skill.

“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!”

Muzuki first gathered Chakra in his throat and exhaled a large amount of flames.

The blazing flames formed a giant fireball that smashed into the ground in front of Muzuki, creating a scorched crater.

“Great Sunny Day!”

Immediately after, Muzuki gathered Chakra in his palm, and a very dazzling orb of light gradually formed in Muzuki’s palm. When Muzuki threw the orb into the sky, the sunlight in the fifty-meter area around Muzuki instantly became intense.

After using Great Sunny Day, Muzuki could clearly feel the surrounding heat intensify. He once again gathered Chakra in his throat, precisely gathering the exact same amount of Chakra as the previous Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, and again exhaled a giant fireball.

Boom!!

The giant fireball smashed into the ground, creating a larger scorched crater than the previous one.

Immediately after, Muzuki used Body Flicker Technique to move out of the Great Sunny Day’s range, finding that the area did not change due to his departure, still maintaining the Great Sunny Day state.

“Water Dragon Bullet Technique!”

Muzuki formed hand signs outside the Great Sunny Day to use Water Release. A large amount of water flowed around Muzuki, eventually forming a water dragon that continuously broke many trees.

When Muzuki entered the Great Sunny Day range and then used Water Release, even before he fully executed it, Muzuki could feel that to use the same Water Release within the Great Sunny Day range, he needed to use more Chakra to ensure the Ninjutsu’s power.

“The basic effects of the Ninjutsu are similar to the game skill effects, but the effects aren’t as rigidly set as in the game,” Muzuki concluded after testing both Fire Release and Water Release Ninjutsu once each.

In the game, no matter what level or what Pokémon used Great Sunny Day, the ultimate effect of Great Sunny Day would not change; it would still be 1.5x for Fire Release and 0.5x for Water Release, even if Groudon came.

However, real-life Ninjutsu would certainly not be as rigid as in games; otherwise, training would be meaningless.

The localized Great Sunny Day in the Ninja World, transformed into a Ninjutsu, would have its effect determined by the Ninjutsu’s proficiency and the amount of Chakra used.

The higher the proficiency and the more Chakra used, the larger the area covered by Great Sunny Day, the stronger the amplification effect on Fire Release, and the stronger the weakening effect on Water Release.

Muzuki tried moving a bit further away and using more Chakra to release Great Sunny Day. After comparing, he found that the ratio of Chakra consumption to Fire Release power increase was not as good as Flame Breathing Chakra Mode.

“If it’s a one-on-one battle, and the enemy isn’t a Water Release Ninja, directly using Flame Breathing to enhance Fire Release is the optimal choice. If the enemy is a Water Release Ninja, using Great Sunny Day would be better,” Muzuki calculated the cost-effectiveness of the two.

Overall, Flame Breathing Chakra Mode is more versatile and can handle various situations, but Great Sunny Day is highly specialized.

However, only children make choices; adults want it all. These two are completely compatible; Muzuki can use Great Sunny Day first, then enter Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, and then use Fire Release.

Of course, currently, under normal circumstances, Muzuki would not do this, because it truly consumes a lot of Chakra. Both Great Sunny Day and Flame Breathing Chakra Mode are major Chakra consumers.

Just now, Muzuki consumed forty thousand Chakra and only managed to use Great Sunny Day to cover a two-hundred-meter radius, and it only lasted for five minutes.

“However, this skill being drawn out now is truly too suitable,” Muzuki quickly thought of how this skill would be even more applicable in war.

If only one Ninja could receive the buff, then wasting so much Chakra would be somewhat unworthy. If a hundred Fire Release Ninja all received the Great Sunny Day buff, the combined boost would overwhelmingly surpass Flame Breathing Chakra Mode.

Muzuki could only say it was too coincidental, especially since it was the Hidden Mist battlefield, where most of the enemies used Water Release Ninjutsu.

If he were to cast a Great Sunny Day covering the battlefield, it would likely turn a evenly matched situation into a one-sided rout.

Muzuki once again realized the value of S-rank extraction scrolls; there truly were no useless skills.

If the effect of Great Sunny Day were to spread, Hidden Mist Village would likely go insane and send Ninja to hunt him down, while Konoha might specifically form a Fire Release Ninja unit for him, after all, this is a direct group buff.