35 - A Sudden Encounter Battle!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The three pressed forward.
Their target remained the same, but their direction had shifted.
Yuto Souta's Plan B required taking risks, but it wasn't reckless enough to involve charging straight through the battlefield.
By unanimous decision among the trio.
This one-day trip to the Kannabi Bridge would avoid the carnage of the main battlefield, bypassing the enemy's main forces and heading straight for their destination!
Kakashi Hatake had been frowning the whole time.
He didn't understand—what did it mean to "look cool without even talking"?
And… his dad had always been incredibly low-key. When had he ever "looked cool"?
What a mess!
Still, he roughly grasped what Yuto Souta meant.
He was supposed to mimic his father's demeanor…
This task was somewhat challenging.
Because, per Yuto Souta's request, he didn't just need to copy his father's appearance—he also had to replicate his father's killing intent!
The White Fang of Konoha had once stormed a Sunagakure war camp single-handedly, his white blade claiming countless enemy heads, becoming a nightmare for Suna ninja!
It was almost laughable.
A killing god in the eyes of the enemy, yet a failure in the mouths of Konoha…
Kakashi Hatake couldn't help but feel a twinge of frustration.
Compared to him, Obito Uchiha was clearly living much more carefree in this regard.
Living without a care in the world wasn't tiring—someone else handled the worrying, and he just charged ahead!
The only one who could keep thinking and stay calm at the same time was Yuto Souta.
In his vision, his attribute panel flickered.
[Host: Yuto Souta (Konoha Genin), Current World: Naruto World]
[Life Energy: 3002 (+1501) (Standard Chunin Range: 2000-7000)]
[Chakra Capacity: 3834 (+1533+734) (Standard Chunin Range: 2000-5500)]
[Bloodline Limit: Sharingan LV1 (399/1000)]
[Ninjutsu Arsenal: 7]
[Fire Style: Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique LV2 (105/300), Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon Technique LV2 (220/300), Fire Style: Parent-Child Great Fireball Technique LV2 (240/300), Fire Style: Flame Dragon Ray LV2 (75/300)]
[Wind Style/Nitrogen Style: Wind Style: Great Breakthrough LV2 (35/300), Wind Style: Gale Great Breakthrough LV2 (49/300), Nitrogen Style: Nitrogen Flow LV2 (35/300), Nitrogen Style: Great Nitrogen Flow (49/300)]
[Water Style/Lightning Style/Hydrogen Style: Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet LV2 (1/300), Water Style: Water Wall LV2 (1/300), Lightning Style: Ground Walker LV2 (200/300)]
[Remaining Research Points: 517]
[Personal Aura: Ninjutsu Master LV2. Chakra capacity increased to 250%, offensive ninjutsu power increased by 150%, all ninjutsu chakra consumption reduced by 60%.]
[Main Quest: Sakumo Hatake's Redemption. Objective: Destroy the Kannabi Bridge. Time Remaining: 58 hours.]
[Quest Reward: One Bloodline Limit lottery chance.]
Kakashi Hatake had brought him two B-rank Water Style techniques and one B-rank Lightning Style technique.
Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet, Water Style: Water Wall, and Lightning Style: Ground Walker.
The system had fully recorded them, and Yuto Souta had upgraded them all to LV2.
But now, a problem arose…
The proficiency cap for LV2 was 300 points, or 400 if you counted the yet-to-be-unveiled Hydrogen Style.
Lightning Style: Ground Walker was a B-rank Lightning Style technique. Judging by its chakra consumption, its power should be decent, so Yuto Souta didn't hesitate with it.
But choosing between the two Water Style techniques was a bit trickier…
From a chakra consumption perspective, combined with the law of energy conservation, Water Wall, which consumed more, had a slight edge.
But it was a defensive technique, whereas Water Dragon Bullet's versatility and power appealed to him more.
Yet he didn't need power.
His Water Style was meant to serve Hydrogen Style.
As long as there was enough water, that was fine!
Yuto Souta found himself hesitating for a moment.
The team kept moving forward.
But just as they reached the side of a river, a dozen or so ninja dressed in brown outfits with Iwa headbands blocked their path.
The trio's advance halted immediately.
Yuto Souta silently took a step back, his gaze quickly scanning the group of Iwa ninja in front of them.
"Eight, nine… eleven… fifteen… seventeen people, huh."
"Let's break through head-on. No wasting time."
For this sudden yet expected encounter, Yuto Souta had no intention of dragging things out.
He roughly assessed the enemy's strength based on their clothing, gear, and faces.
Their ages weren't particularly high, and their equipment was light—aside from a ninja tool pouch and the kunai in their hands, they carried little else.
At this age, with this gear, and appearing here instead of on the main battlefield, it said a lot…
They were probably just grunts tasked with patrolling and odd jobs.
"Then this great lord won't hold back!" Obito Uchiha rubbed his hands together, a wide, exaggerated grin spreading across his face.
After a long run and listening to a bunch of stuff he couldn't understand, he was pent up…
"Hm." Yuto Souta nodded, his hand signs already prepared in an instant.
"Don't forget to stock up on explosive tags."
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