Chapter 44: Dungeon Sweep
A few days later, in the Uchiha compound.
Kyosuke woke up early as usual, but today he felt a bit lost.
Due to Yage's severe injuries, until a suitable replacement was found, Kyosuke probably wouldn't be able to go on any missions. Of course, this only applied to him. With Ansui and Rei's strength, they could handle missions on their own.
To this, Kyosuke could only sigh in resignation.
The experience from the last mission had been successfully credited to his account after the hostages were safely returned to the Daimyō's residence.
He had unhesitatingly spent the 100 experience points he received on his personal level, successfully reaching Level 11, one step closer to graduating from "Ninja Apprentice" status.
That's right, according to the system's classification, he would only officially enter the Genin stage at Level 15.
If Kyosuke had graduated from the Ninja Academy in the normal way and then joined a squad to continuously carry out missions, his level would have risen very quickly. But his identity and experiences were so unique that the normal path of advancement was simply not suitable for him.
This was what had led to his actual combat power far exceeding his personal level.
However, he was confident that in a little while, it wouldn't be a problem to quickly raise his personal level. After all, even if it wasn't frequent, he now had a stable way to obtain experience points.
All that was left was a matter of time.
But before that, there were still some things he needed to do.
Clang!
Kyosuke parried the kunai Obito had thrown at him. Seeing the angry expression on the latter's face, he quickly formed hand seals with his right hand, which was hidden in his sleeve.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
A Level 2 Great Fireball shot fiercely toward Obito.
Unfortunately, Obito, who had already awakened his two-tomoe Sharingan, though his combat power was still somewhat lacking, was able to anticipate Kyosuke's ninjutsu.
After clumsily dodging the jutsu, Obito was about to retaliate when he found that Kyosuke had already closed the distance to him.
With no other choice, he gave up on forming hand seals and, with kunai in hand, prepared for a close-quarters battle.
Hmph, does he really think he's Kakashi? At such a young age... Pfft, even Kakashi is no match for me in close combat, Obito thought, his mind filled with random thoughts as he charged forward with his kunai.
"Heh heh," Kyosuke chuckled to himself, watching the foolish Obito charge straight at him.
At the same time, from his arm that seemed to be preparing for a direct clash, several green snakes suddenly shot out, rapidly coiling around Obito.
"Striking Shadow Snakes."
"Aah, damn snakes!!!" Obito cried out, trying to dodge.
But because he had charged forward too recklessly, he was ultimately entangled by the snakes.
In this moment of crisis, Obito's expression suddenly went blank. Then, the two black tomoe in his eyes began to spin wildly.
Instantly, the poisonous snakes passed right through his body and fell to the ground.
Strange, just now I... Aaaah!!! Just as Obito was feeling confused, a pair of hands suddenly shot out from the ground, grabbing his feet and dragging him underground.
"Headhunter Jutsu."
Although Kyosuke was also a bit shaken, after the previous incident with the "young Itachi," he was somewhat prepared for this.
That's why he was able to successfully subdue Obito in the first instance.
What an excellent ability. What a pity... Kyosuke sighed for some unknown reason. Then, with a slight flick of his kunai, he ended Obito's life.
[Challenge of the Strong: Young Obito - Dungeon Cleared.]
Lately, because the "Hashirama Cell" experiment had entered a long-term observation phase, he had a lot of free time and had begun to extensively sweep the low-level dungeons.
Although he hadn't gotten any particularly useful abilities, his overall ninjutsu levels had advanced a tier.
But he still hadn't gotten a single "Sharingan" scroll, which he wanted the most.
[Great Fireball Technique]
[Great Fireball Technique]
[Great Fireball Technique]
Damn it. Sitting in the Root laboratory, Kyosuke looked speechlessly at the three items Obito had "dropped."
He rubbed his aching head. In the end, he could only attribute it to Obito's own weakness.
Although Obito had suddenly used Kamui in a moment of crisis, without the support of a body filled with Hashirama Cells like White Zetsu's, he couldn't use the ability very well. That was why he had been so easily defeated by Kyosuke.
Similarly, while the items he dropped weren't useless, they were a far cry from what Kyosuke had expected.
It seems that to get another "Sharingan" skill scroll, I'll have to challenge a ninja who is a bit stronger than me, Kyosuke thought to himself.
He then pulled up the dungeon menu again and began to search for his next opponent from the limited pool of "young Uchiha."
"Sasuke... Damn, the lowest level is still his Valley of the End state. Skip, skip."
"Uchiha Izuna... Good grief, he participated in two external wars. He's at least a three-tomoe Jounin. Skip, skip."
"Uchiha Madara... forget it..."
"Uchiha Shisui... Hmm, this one seems to be only two years older than me. Can consider."
"Oh, an old acquaintance, Mr. Itachi. Hmm... Anbu Itachi? Nah, it's not good to always target him. Skip, skip."
"Uchiha Shin... Damn, he starts with his Mangekyo activated? Skip, skip."
"Indra... you've got to be kidding me."
"Ooh, Uchiha Sarada... hehehe, I choose you!"
Kyosuke looked at the cover image of Sarada wearing glasses and let out a strange laugh, then chose to enter the dungeon again.
"Hey~ have you guys heard? About that Konoha's White Fang," a villager said, looking around mysteriously at the people around him.
"I've heard," another villager said after a moment's hesitation. "Actually, I don't think it's entirely his fault. After all, his comrades' lives..."
"Hmph," the first villager snorted coldly. "I don't care about comrades or whatever. I only know that his mission failed and brought such a huge loss to the village. He must be punished."
"...It's not like you're the one who suffered the loss."
"Don't be naive. It looks like we're about to go to war again. What if we lose the war because his mission failed? Have you considered our situation?"
"That seems to be true..."
"Exactly! I don't care what big shot he is. In short, he must be severely punished!"
Inside the Root base.
"Lord Danzō, the rumors have been spread as you instructed," a Root ninja said, kneeling before Danzō.
"Very good." Danzō stomped his cane forcefully after hearing the report, then waved him away.
Sakumo Hatake, you are far too sharp, Danzō thought with a cold smile, his eyes narrowed. After this, I hope you can learn your lesson and know your place.
Otherwise... I'm afraid there will be no place for you in Konoha.
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