Konoha's Hextech Ninja

This is the mark of the 'prismatic steps'.

Yoruichi Yagami tried to suppress her excitement and looked at the detailed attributes of the three option cards.

[Omnipotent Lifesteal Shard: +20% Omnipotent Lifesteal.]

[Movement Speed ​​Fragment: +15% movement speed.]

[Constitution Fragment: +15% Constitution attribute.]

"A physique has appeared!" Yagami Yoruichi chose the [Physique Fragment] without hesitation.

A special energy appeared within Yoruichi Yagami's body, rapidly strengthening her.

This process is not immediate; it takes time.

Furthermore, this energy, combined with the energy that stimulated her 'attribute cycle' when she gathered all six divine items, further enhanced the growth speed of Yagami Yoruichi's various attribute cycles.

It increased by about 10%.

This percentage may not seem high, but over time, the additional attribute growth can be quite substantial.

Most importantly, it can increase the upper limit of Yoruichi Yagami's attribute growth cycle.

Under the Zeus template, relying solely on Hextech and equipment upgrades is insufficient to allow attributes to grow indefinitely.

You must have a sufficient number of [Attribute Forging Tools] that provide a percentage-based health bonus.

Alternatively, you can stack higher-level [Tank Engines].

By achieving a high percentage bonus to health, and then combining it with the Hextech and equipment of the 'Emperor of the Moon' template, one can achieve an infinite cycle of attribute growth with no upper limit.

A single percentage-based constitution attribute forging tool is far from sufficient.

But this is a very good start.

"The [Attribute Forging Tool] only cost about five or six thousand gold coins, and it gave me a percentage increase in health. Not bad."

Yagami Yoruichi was completely satisfied.

According to previous estimates, it would take at least 15,000 to 30,000 gold coins to produce a Prismatic-grade forging tool with a percentage of life.

Having only spent a few thousand gold coins, it's already considered a profit.

"Rest assured, kill one or two more waves of Cloud Ninja, then go back to settle the mission."

Yagami Yoichi closed his eyes contentedly and drifted off to sleep.

……

A few days later, Yoruichi Yagami and Kurenai Yuhi returned to the camp.

"These are the Cloud Ninja we killed."

Yagami Yoruichi immediately opened the sealing scroll and handed over the corpses of the Cloud Ninja to the logistics officer in charge of mission review.

"This is..." The logistics officer looked at the body of the short-haired man with purple hair and exclaimed in surprise, "Troy, the Magnet Release ninja from Kumogakure? You actually killed him?!"

"Troy?"

Yagami Yoruichi felt the name sounded familiar, but couldn't quite place it, and didn't dwell on it, asking, "When can I confirm my mission?"

"The corpses of nineteen Cloud Ninja..." The logistics officer thought for a moment and said, "It will take two days to confirm their identities. After that, your mission credentials will be settled according to the identities and strengths of these Cloud Ninja."

"If you have any other evidence of sabotaging the Cloud Ninja's operations, you can submit it as well," the logistics officer reminded. "For example, documents that persuaded the Daimyo and nobles of the Land of Rice Fields to abandon the Cloud Ninja and side with our Konoha can be considered as having completed an important mission."

"That's all." Yagami Yoruichi shook his head and said, "We only killed these Cloud Ninja."

"Then let's calculate it according to wartime kills. Genin and ordinary Chunin are considered C-rank missions, senior Chunin are considered B-rank missions, special Jonin are considered A-rank missions, and Jonin and above are considered S-rank missions."

The logistics officer nodded and said, "This Magnet Release ninja, Troy, has a rather special identity. He needs to be handed over to the intelligence team for further investigation. If any valuable information is obtained, it will be recorded as additional mission information according to its value."

Hearing the logistics officer's words, Yagami Yoruichi finally understood why Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the others, despite not having been in the industry for long, had thousands of missions under their belts, including many high-level ones.

In peacetime, completing a task requires working hard for the employer, possibly running around for a long time, and only then is it counted as one task.

However, during the war, killing even one enemy ninja counts as one mission.

In addition, there are various trivial side missions during the war, such as stealing intelligence and sabotaging enemy supply lines. All these miscellaneous tasks combined make completing missions incredibly fast.

Of course, completing missions during wartime is not an easy task.

Even the simplest act of killing an enemy requires obtaining the enemy's corpse as proof, and the corpse cannot be too badly damaged; at least the identity of the person must be confirmed.

If the identity cannot be confirmed, or if the body is not brought back at all, then it naturally cannot be counted in the mission record.

"It seems we should try to use fire-style ninjutsu, which can burn enemies to ashes, as little as possible."

A thought flashed through Yagami Yoruichi's mind.

Missions during wartime are also rewarded, and the pay is often higher than that for employment missions during peacetime, with the rewards being distributed directly by the village.

Ninjas carry out missions for money, and even in war, their mission rewards must never be reduced. This is an ironclad rule that Konoha Village dares not violate, even in its most difficult times.

However, what Yagami Yoruichi cares about most is not the reward for the mission, but the impact of completing a large number of missions, especially the missions of killing enemies in war.

Konoha Village is very large, and there are many ninjas. Many ninjas may never have the chance to know each other, let alone establish any friendship.

How do some powerful ninjas let ordinary Konoha ninjas know about their strength and reputation?

A large part of their argument is based on their performance in the war.

Defeating powerful enemies or completing numerous war missions are the most direct manifestations of this.

If you want to become a ninja with extremely high prestige among ordinary ninjas, both of these conditions are indispensable.

In Konoha today, or even in any other ninja village, those who are idolized by most ordinary ninjas are all those who have earned their fame through war.

"Hopefully, the Cloud Ninja will produce a few strong opponents. I might not be able to defeat the Third Raikage. However, the Fourth Raikage probably isn't as strong as he was during the Fourth Shinobi World War. And then there are the Jinchuriki... Judging by the timeline, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki should still be a child, and as for the Eight-Tails, I wonder if the current Jinchuriki is either Purubi or Killer Bee?"

Yoruichi Yagami recalled in her mind that it was unlikely that the most famous and powerful figures of the future Kumogakure would appear on the battlefield at this time.

Even if they show up, their strength and fame may not be enough to become stepping stones for me.

However, there should be some powerful elders in the Hidden Cloud Village as well.

This ninja village, renowned for its martial prowess, may not have the same continuous stream of top geniuses as Konoha, but its strong individuals have never been absent.

The first people that Yagami Yoruichi could think of were the Third Raikage and Tsuchikage's advisor, Tsuchikage, both renowned figures in the ninja world, as well as the previous 'B', Brupi, who might still be alive as the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

As for the others, there may not be anyone who has reached the level of a Kage, but there are definitely quite a few ninjas at the level of elite Jonin.

However, Yagami Yoruichi had never specifically looked into this information before, so she needed to investigate further.

However, these things are not urgent.

The scale of the war will not escalate significantly in the short term.

Aside from relatively unknown "new generation" figures like myself, established Kage-level powerhouses from the older generation wouldn't easily appear on the battlefield.

Even if Yagami Yoruichi wanted to make a name for herself by stepping on the enemy's strongmen, she wouldn't have the chance.

We can gradually find opportunities to gather intelligence about the enemy later.

Right now, the most important thing is to get more kills, more system rewards, and more task rewards from the village.

After resting at the camp for a few days, Minato Namikaze sent out his secret service to summon Yoruichi Yagami to the command center for a meeting.

"Yoruichi-kun, your mission to kill the Cloud Ninja has been confirmed as complete. Here is the confirmation form. Please take a look at it first, and sign it if there are no problems."

Minato Namikaze hands Yoruichi Yagami a mission confirmation voucher.

Of the nineteen Cloud Ninja, one Jonin, two Special Jonin, six Chunin, and four Genin have been identified.

Those whose identities could not be confirmed were also counted as ninja because there was no obvious evidence on their bodies to prove their strength.

This is also an unspoken rule for killing enemies and compiling statistics in war.

In addition, some valuable information was extracted from the brain of the only Jonin, Magnet Release ninja 'Troy', and two more A-rank missions were calculated.

These nineteen ninjas brought Yagami Yoruichi's squad a record of one S-rank mission, four A-rank missions, six B-rank missions, and ten C-rank missions.

"Congratulations, Yoruichi-kun." Minato Namikaze said with a smile, "At the rate you're accumulating missions, you'll soon be able to apply for promotion to Jonin."

"What is the threshold for becoming a Jonin?" Yagami Yoruichi asked curiously.

Earlier, Yagami Yoruichi wanted to ask Tsunade, but before she could ask, Tsunade left the village.

“First, there’s the hard skill. You must be proficient in at least two ninjutsu techniques, and both must be at the Jonin level,” Minato Namikaze said. “Second, there’s merit. The most direct way to achieve this is through your mission record. About ten unpaid A-rank missions will earn you a promotion opportunity. But in addition to meeting these two conditions, you also need the joint recommendation of at least five Jonin and the approval of at least one high-ranking official before you’ll be given a chance to be evaluated.”

Upon hearing this, Yoruichi Yagami understood.

The quota for promotion to Jonin is said to be based on fair competition and fair evaluation.

But in essence, it is still firmly in the hands of the Konoha leadership.

What is a senior executive?

Only these three positions count: Hokage, Hokage Advisor, and Hokage Assistant.

In today's Konoha, only the four famous Konoha F4—Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane—have the power to decide who can participate in the Jonin Exams.

Others, even the head of the Anbu, the director of Konoha Hospital, or the head of a major ninja clan, only have the power to recommend.

Whether or not the nominees are allowed to participate in the evaluation is up to the Konoha F4.

"Controlling the number of Jonin positions is enough to hold onto power. To become a Jonin, you have to side with them. It's a really... simple and brutal method."

Yagami Yoruichi sighed inwardly.

The title of Jonin represents more than just an improvement in a ninja's skill level.

Being able to participate in the Ninja Council and vote on some important decisions is itself a symbol of power.

Controlling the quota for Jonin promotions means controlling the power of the entire village.

Yagami Yoruichi nodded, then asked, "What about special Jonin?"

"The requirements for becoming a Special Jonin are much lower. As long as you have a special skill, you can become a Special Jonin after passing the exam. In terms of mission experience, you only need to have three A-rank or higher missions and two Jonin to recommend you for the exam."

Minato Namikaze smiled and said, "If Yoruichi-kun wants to apply for the Special Jonin Exams, I can be your recommender. With Yoruichi-kun's strength, the exams are just a formality."

Yagami Yoruichi did not refuse and nodded, saying, "I'll trouble Minato-senpai with this after we return to the village."

Special Jonin, although it contains the words 'Jonin', does not have the authority of a Jonin.

However, Yoruichi Yagami is quite interested to know whether being promoted to Special Jonin will trigger a new Hextech Crafting opportunity.

If she could acquire a suitable Hextech Gear, Yoruichi Yagami's strength would increase even faster.

"If Yoruichi wants to apply for promotion to Special Jonin, he needs to reserve the merits from three A-rank missions," Minato Namikaze reminded him.

The most basic reward for completing a task is money.

However, if you don't want money, you can exchange it for other things, such as ninjutsu.

The opportunity to be promoted to Special Jonin or Jonin also requires 'exchanging' merits.

The merits of completing three A-level missions, even at the minimum reward, would amount to a reward of over one million taels.

“I understand.” Yagami Yoruichi nodded and said, “Keep three A-rank missions, and please have Minato-senpai convert the rest into money for me.”

Ninjutsu, Yagami Yoruichi possesses all of them.

Tsunade left the Senju clan's library to Yagami Yoruichi, which included a large number of ninjutsu collected by the Senju clan.

Besides the Water Release and Earth Release techniques that the Senju clan excels at, there are also many other ninjutsu scrolls, including hundreds of genjutsu and several special Yin Release secret techniques, even in the Yin Release category, which they are least proficient in.

If Yagami Yoruichi wants to learn a new ninjutsu, unless it's a forbidden technique from the Scroll of Seals, there's absolutely no need for her to use her merits to exchange for it from the village; she can just go directly to the Senju clan's library.

Besides exchanging merits for promotion opportunities, they're not very useful; it's more practical to ask for money.

Without wasting words, Minato quickly wrote out the mission completion certificate and approval document and handed it to Yoruichi Yagami, saying, "The front line doesn't store large amounts of cash. Once we get back to the village, Yoruichi-kun can take this to the logistics department to collect the money."

Yoruichi Yagami didn't expect to get the money right away. After taking the mission completion certificate, she asked, "Minato-senpai, you didn't just call me here to say this, did you?"

"There is a rather difficult task, and after thinking it over, I believe that only Yoruichi-kun in the camp has the strength to complete it properly."

Minato Namikaze said, "Speaking of which, this mission is also related to the Magnet Release ninja you brought back. The information team extracted a crucial piece of information from his brain. Take a look at this first."

As he spoke, Minato Namikaze handed Yoruichi Yagami a piece of information.

Chapter 163 Mission: The Missing Cloud Ninja Force

Yagami Yoruichi took the data and looked at it, then immediately frowned.

According to the information, more than half a month ago, the Hidden Cloud Village secretly gathered a thousand ninjas and left.