Chapter 10: A Sky of Golden Light! Don't want to fight? Have you asked Cung?
20 Jōnin!
Two Kage-level shinobi!
A battle of such a high level would likely only be seen during a Great Ninja War.
One must remember, Jōnin aren't a dime a dozen. Some smaller hidden villages might not even have double-digit numbers of Jōnin!
The battle raged on!
The clang of kunai and shuriken echoed incessantly.
Fire Release!
Lightning Release!
Wind Release!
Water Release!
The sounds of various ninjutsu explosions were continuous.
All participants were Jōnin, rich in combat experience and possessing extraordinary strength. From time to time, some novel ninjutsu or clever tricks and tactics would emerge.
Jiraiya and the Fourth Raikage, locked in close combat, were about to fight with real killing intent.
Crack! Crack!
The Fourth Raikage roared as he tore through the white hair, but his Lightning Release Armor was also being entangled, creaking as if it were about to shatter.
This was no joke!
In the original story, Jiraiya used the Art of the Raging Lion's Mane to take down the Animal Path's summons. Its destructive power was astonishing; an average Kage-level shinobi would have a hard time taking it head-on.
And this was the Raikage!
If it were a weaker Kage-level ninja, that last exchange alone would have cost them half their life!
"Horizontal Oppression!!!"
The Fourth Raikage roared, unleashing another lightning-infused chop towards Jiraiya.
"Swamp of the Underworld!"
Jiraiya countered.
In an instant.
The ground beneath the two of them turned into a massive swamp, beginning to swallow everything on the surface.
Trees, boulders, flowers, and grass were all instantly engulfed.
The entire dense forest was sinking.
Even the attacking Fourth Raikage lost his footing and nearly lost his balance.
"Damn you, Jiraiya!"
The Fourth Raikage was unwilling, but he could only retract his attack and retreat with the Body Flicker Technique.
If he were swallowed by the swamp, he too would be in mortal danger!
"Jiraiya's strength truly cannot be underestimated. He seems even stronger than before!"
The Fourth Raikage began to fume.
A berserker like him found it incredibly frustrating to fight against an opponent who was just as tough and skilled in both ninjutsu and taijutsu.
At this moment.
The expression under Kazuya's mask grew more and more excited.
[You have picked up 500 Chakra points]
[You have picked up 500 Chakra points]
[You have picked up 300 Chakra points]
[You have picked up 200 Combat Experience points]
[You have picked up 100 Fire Release Talent points]
[You have picked up 100 Lightning Release Talent points]
[You have picked up 100 Wind Release Talent points]
[You have picked up 100 Taijutsu Talent points]
[You have picked up 200 Body Flicker Technique skill experience points]
[You have picked up 200 Substitution Jutsu skill experience points]
...
One after another, golden orbs flew madly towards Kazuya.
A sky full of golden light!
Incomparably dazzling!
The scene was simply too beautiful!
These were the golden orbs dropped by over 20 Jōnin and two Kage-level shinobi in battle!
The quality!
It was terrifyingly high!
In this one battle, Kazuya picked up nearly twenty thousand chakra points alone!!!
Now, Kazuya's chakra attribute was: LV4 (33500/100,000)
Kage-level chakra!
30,000!
The current Kazuya was at a mid-tier level among Kage-level shinobi!
And the continuous stream of golden light was far from over.
[You have picked up the Nintaijutsu: Lightning Release Chakra Mode]
[You have picked up 1000 Lightning Release Chakra Mode skill experience points]
[Your Lightning Release Chakra Mode has leveled up. Current level: LV2 (0/1000)]
...
The secret Nintaijutsu of the Cloud Village was now his!
And there was more...
Elemental affinity talents!
New ninjutsu!
Body Flicker Technique experience!
[Your Fire Release Talent has leveled up. Current level: Fire Release Talent: LV5 (200/1000)]
[Your Lightning Release Talent has leveled up. Current level: Lightning Release Talent: LV4 (300/1000)]
[Your Water Release Talent...]
His talents were leveling up like crazy!
Water Release Talent LV3 (100/1000)!
Earth Release Talent LV3 (100/1000)!
Wind Release Talent LV3 (900/1000)!
Except for Wind Release, the other four elemental affinity talents had all gone up a level!
A huge improvement!
In an instant.
Kazuya's strength had nearly doubled!
As expected, the quality of golden orbs picked up in actual combat was so much higher than during daily ANBU training!
Mid-tier Kage level!
Kazuya's current combat power was in a league of its own within the ANBU. The other three platoon leaders, or even Shisui Uchiha, would be no match for him!
"Shisui, maybe not..."
Kazuya frowned.
The Mangekyō Sharingan, Kotoamatsukami...
Those Uchiha are so troublesome!
Unfortunately, none of the Jōnin participating in this battle were genjutsu specialists, so he hadn't picked up much genjutsu talent.
Under his mask.
Kazuya's gaze swept over Kurenai Yūhi.
The future Kurenai was Konoha's strongest female genjutsu user, a genjutsu-10 powerhouse.
...
It seemed she had great potential for development!
However, although he hadn't picked up any genjutsu talent, Kazuya had maxed out his Taijutsu Talent!
[Your Taijutsu Talent has reached the max level, LV5. Reward: Special Talent - Super Speed Reaction]
[Super Speed Reaction: Enhances the strength of the body's neural pathways and significantly increases nerve reaction speed]
"Hmm?"
Kazuya let out a soft sound of surprise.
Super Speed Reaction!
Significantly increases nerve reaction speed!
For a shinobi, this was a massive improvement!
The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, dominated the ninja world with his unparalleled reaction speed.
Without that heaven-defying reaction speed, even with the Flying Thunder God Technique, he wouldn't have been so overwhelmingly powerful!
This is pretty awesome!
So there's a special reward after maxing out a talent!
Kazuya savored the thought.
Then, will there be a special reward after maxing out the elemental affinity talents as well?
It's possible!
Kazuya was filled with anticipation.
...
At this moment.
The range of the Swamp of the Underworld exceeded a hundred meters, and the shinobi fighting nearby were also quickly dodging.
On the Hidden Mist's side.
Beside the Jōnin with the Byakugan, Ao, was a young female shinobi with turquoise eyes and long, curly, reddish-brown hair. Her right eye was covered by her hair. Although her full face couldn't be seen, she still possessed a captivating beauty.
"This can't go on!"
The beautiful young kunoichi from the Mist frowned and said, "Our position has been exposed. If we drag this on any longer, we'll be surrounded by Konoha shinobi!"
After speaking.
Her gaze shifted to the shadows of the distant woods.
There was a squad of shinobi hiding there!
They had been spying from the shadows, waiting for the right moment to strike!
...
This made the young Terumi Mei feel uneasy.
A hidden beast!
With fangs!
And claws!
Waiting for the moment to tear its enemy to shreds!
It was terrifying!
The appearance of the Swamp of the Underworld caused the Jōnin on both sides to cease their fighting and begin a remote standoff.
Everyone had minor injuries, but there were no casualties.
Clearly, both sides had been holding back and had not struck with lethal force.
Jiraiya was here!
The Fourth Raikage was here!
As long as the two Kage-level shinobi didn't determine a winner, the outcome of the other fights didn't matter!
"Heh!"
Under his mask, Kazuya snorted coldly.
A truce?
That won't do!
If you all stop fighting, what about my golden orbs?
Fight!
If you won't fight, then I'll just light the fire!
The next moment.
Kazuya's gaze fell upon the Fourth Raikage.