Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Fortunately, Yagami Yoruichi's two objectives did not conflict during the war.

It's simply about killing more enemies, especially achieving all sorts of incredible feats. This not only earns you system rewards but also increases your prestige among ordinary ninjas—a win-win situation.

Back in her tent, Yagami Yoruichi opened the system panel.

During the daytime battles, Yagami Yoruichi achieved approximately 170 kills and over 40 assists, accumulating a total of over 38,000 gold coins.

The additional attributes added by [Soul Devouring] and [Shrinking Engine] have also been significantly improved.

Looking at the remaining amount of gold coins, Yagami Yoruichi hesitated for a moment.

Thirty-eight thousand gold coins can buy about fifty [Attribute Forging Items]. Statistically speaking, if you have a C-rank character, you can get two to three 'percentage constitution attribute' fragments, which can give your strength a not-too-large but stable increase.

—The main improvement is the 'growth potential' over a period of time, which is the additional attribute bonus from each attribute cycle.

Based on previous experience, two '15% Constitution' attribute fragments can increase one's chakra limit by more than 100 points per day, as well as corresponding attributes such as constitution and spell power.

Given Yagami Yoruichi's current stats, the bonuses she'll receive over the next few months will be quite substantial.

If you don't choose to purchase the [Attribute Forging Tool], another way to improve your strength is to activate new hero templates.

The 'Rune Mage - Ryze' skill template gave Yoruichi Yagami very strong base stats and talents.

Activating a hero, including all skills, costs a total of 31,500 gold coins, leaving you with a few thousand gold coins to gamble on the [Attribute Forging Device].

If a new hero template can be activated and all its skills are activated, Yagami Yoruichi's combat skills, talents, and so on will be greatly improved.

Most importantly, from the 'Ryze' template, Yoruichi Yagami can confirm that the 'talents' possessed by the hero will also be added to himself after the template is activated.

If choosing a new hero template, Yoruichi Yagami tends to favor the 'special attributes' that she hasn't yet mastered.

Basic ones, like Kenan's 'Thunder attribute'.

Some special ones, such as Ice Maiden's 'ice attribute' and Zyra's 'wood attribute', can make Yoruichi Yagami's fighting style more complicated and also give her an extra chance to 'draw a prize'.

—For example, the characteristic of 'greatly enhanced chakra control' that comes with the Ryze template is something that Yoruichi Yagami had never thought of before.

Other heroes may also have some hidden abilities that Yagami Yoruichi hasn't discovered yet; you'll only know them after you obtain the hero template.

If we're talking about activating new hero templates, there are a few that Yoruichi Yagami would be most interested in.

Bard, Kassadin, Zoe, Lissandra, Zyra, Kennen, Aatrox, and Frostlord.

Bard and Aurelion Sol are known as the 'two supreme gods of the LOL universe'. Their status and power are at the top in the LOL world, even stronger than the Ryze template that Yoruichi Yagami previously obtained.

Zoe is second only to the two top-tier champions, and is in the same tier as Ryze who has activated the power of runes.

If Ryze hadn't activated his rune powers, he would be several levels below Zoe.

Bard and Zoe are simply powerful and of high enough status, but Yagami Yoruichi doesn't know what kind of effect they would have if they were transformed into templates and applied to herself.

As for the other options, they were all based on the corresponding attributes.

Kassadin possesses the power of the void and the ability to 'travel through space'.

Lissandra is a rare 'ice' type.

Kainan possesses the 'Lightning attribute' that Yagami Yoruichi lacked.

Zyra possesses the 'wood attribute,' which holds extraordinary significance in the ninja world.

The final sword demon Aatrox and the ruined king Feuergo are characters that Yoruichi Yagami wants to make up for her shortcomings in swordsmanship. At the same time, their performance in the background setting seems to be related to the concepts of "soul" and "death".

In the Naruto world, it would likely be related to 'Yin Release'.

If this conjecture is correct, then choosing one of these two heroes could largely compensate for Yoruichi Yagami's shortcomings in 'spirit' and 'Yin Release'.

After considering for a while, Yagami Yoruichi first ruled out Bard, Zoe, Aatrox, and Fryegor.

These four hero templates may all be very strong, but they all contain a certain element of gambling.

Instead, choosing a hero template with 'special attributes' can immediately improve one's strength.

Kaname and Casadin were also eliminated by Yoruichi Yagami first.

Kainan's 'Thunder attribute' is too ordinary.

With Yagami Yoruichi's chakra talent, she could easily master the lightning attribute by cultivating chakra nature transformation on her own, without needing to spend precious gold coins to activate the hero template.

As for Kassadin, the Riz template already provides the spatial attributes, so there's no need to further enhance them.

After eliminating all the options, only Lissandra, representing the 'ice' attribute, and Zyra, representing the 'wood' attribute, remained.

Actually, there is a better choice for the wood attribute, which is 'Twisted Tree Spirit - Mokae'.

In the lore of League of Legends, Maokai and Zyra are on the same level in terms of combat power, both belonging to the 'divine messenger' category.

However, there is still a slight difference in their strength, with Maokai being slightly stronger.

However, Maokai is not a humanoid creature and is categorized under the 'Servant Summoning' option by the system, so his template cannot be activated.

"If it's ice and wood... even if their combat power is about the same, in terms of influence in the ninja world, I would definitely choose the wood attribute! Even if I can't reproduce Hashirama Senju's wood release, as long as I can have wood release at the level of the White Zetsu, my reputation will spread throughout the ninja world in a short time."

Yagami Yoruichi hesitated for only a moment before making his decision.

Chapter 172 New Hero Template: Wood Release Acquired!

[Do you want to spend 6300 gold to activate the champion template 'Zyra, the Rise of Thorns'?]

Seeing the pop-up system prompt, Yagami Yoruichi decisively selected 'Yes'.

6300 gold coins were deducted by the system, and a special energy appeared in Yagami Yoruichi's body.

At the same time, a large amount of information surfaced in Yagami Yoruichi's mind.

That was a memory from the battlefield.

The newly born 'Rise of Thorns' instinctively gives rise to countless thorns and vines, which tightly entangle and pierce both armies on the battlefield, devouring their flesh and magic.

The more it eats, the faster it grows.

In a short period of time, he expanded his 'territory' to almost half of Runeterra.

After reading this memory, Yoruichi Yagami naturally mastered the 'wood attribute'.

Raising his hand, a thin vine sprouted from his palm, covered with sharp barbs, looking incredibly ferocious.

"It's a synthesis of three chakra elements: water, earth, and yang, not the two elements of water and earth as many people in Konoha believe..."

Yoruichi Yagami opened the system panel to view Zyra's passive skills.

[King of Thorns: When you hunt prey with plants, you can absorb their life force and mana through the plants.]

"This passive... seems different from the one in the game?"

Yoruichi Yagami stared wide-eyed in surprise.

I haven't played Zyra much, but I roughly remember the effects of her skills.

Passive skills should generate 'seeds' randomly.

However, on second thought, reality is not a game, so it's normal for skill effects to change.

Moreover, even if Yoruichi Yagami was unwilling, she couldn't change the system's settings.

From a practical standpoint, the effect of absorbing the enemy's life force and mana (chakra) is much stronger than the random generation of 'seeds' in the game.

In a sense, it can be considered a kind of 'enhancement'.

Yoruichi Yagami didn't stop, continuing to activate Zyra's abilities.

[6300 gold coins have been deducted to activate the skill 'Deadly Thorns'.]

[Deadly Thorns: Creates and spreads thorns on plants, which can devour the flesh and energy of enemies.]

[6300 gold coins have been deducted to activate the skill 'Wild Growth'.]

[Wild Growth: Forces the growth/creation of plants, greatly increasing plant strength, and can be controlled to some extent.]

[6300 gold coins have been deducted to activate the skill 'Entwined Roots'.]

【Entwining Roots: Controls extremely resilient vines to entangle enemies, inflicting a powerful immobilization effect on those bound by the vines. Requires 'Wild Growth' to create the vines first.】

[6300 gold coins have been deducted to activate the skill 'Strangling Vine'.]

[Strangling Vines: Enhances plants spawned by 'Wild Growth', creating a twisted, dense forest where plants possess increased bonus strength.]

With the information fed into her mind by the system, Yoruichi Yagami quickly mastered Zyra's four skills.

And like the 'Ryze Template' skill, once mastered, it directly reaches the 'Proficient' level.

Yagami Yoruichi carefully examined the descriptions of the four skills, and they all seemed to differ somewhat from those in the game.

Overall, however, it met Yagami Yoruichi's expectations.

"Although it's different from the Wood Release in the ninja world, it's definitely not a problem to impersonate Wood Release, and its combat power won't be too bad either."

"I just don't know how effective it will be in actual combat. I'll try it out when I have the chance."

Yagami Yoruichi closed the [Hero Template] interface and glanced at the remaining gold coins, which amounted to over six thousand.

Purchase eight [Attribute Forging Tools].

[The character] has some color, but it also increased Yagami Yoruichi's attributes, so it wasn't a waste.

With the 'Emperor of the Rui' template, Yagami Yoruichi's offensive capabilities are already strong enough.

When purchasing [Attribute Forging Tools], you should select the attribute unless it is a Prismatic-grade attribute forging tool.

If it's just a Silver or Gold tier, Yoruichi Yagami will prioritize Defense and Magic Resistance to enhance her defensive capabilities.

Even though attaching highly concentrated chakra to the body surface provides sufficient defense.

However, it is impossible for anyone to maintain a high level of chakra defense at all times. Putting aside whether the chakra consumed can be sustained, the mental strain of constantly controlling chakra is also unbearable.

Therefore, increasing basic defense also significantly improves survivability.

Having accumulated previous strength, Yoruichi Yagami already possesses very high physical defense and magic resistance.

These eight [Attribute Forging Items] have further enhanced Yoruichi Yagami's defense.

Yagami Yoruichi picked up the Kusanagi Sword and made a cut on her arm.

Even without using chakra, the Kusanagi Sword, one of the top divine weapons in the ninja world, only left a white mark on Yagami Yoruichi's skin.

With such defense, even if Yoruichi Yagami did nothing and just stood there letting the enemy attack, she would still be able to defend herself.

Even ordinary genin, or weaker chunin, couldn't injure Yoruichi Yagami.

It would take at least a C-rank or higher ninjutsu to break through Yoruichi Yagami's skin without her using chakra defense.

But that's all.

If Yagami Yoruichi were to use her full chakra defense, even a typical Kage-level shinobi would find it difficult to severely injure her.

Don't forget, Yoruichi Yagami's highest attribute is 'Constitution'!

Only Kage-level powerhouses with such overwhelming offensive power as the Third Raikage and Sakumo Hatake could pose a life-threatening threat to Yoruichi Yagami.

"I've learned 'Wood Release' now. I'll find an opportunity to test its power. If the effect meets my expectations, I'll find a suitable occasion to make a name for myself with Wood Release."

Although she didn't get the '15% Constitution' attribute fragment, Yoruichi Yagami was still in a very good mood.

There's no other reason than that Wood Release ninjas hold a very special meaning in the ninja world, especially in Konoha.

Even though the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, shamelessly proclaimed in his "Will of Fire" course that he was the strongest ninja in history, surpassing the First and Second Hokage, and the strongest and greatest Hokage in Konoha's history.

However, they dared not erase the fact that the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, used Wood Release to quell the chaos of the world.

If Yagami Yoruichi were to suddenly appear with 'Wood Release' and simultaneously display strength surpassing that of an ordinary 'Kage', the resulting sensation would be absolutely tremendous.

If Yagami Yoruichi can achieve some respectable merit on the battlefield using Wood Release, those ninjas who admire Senju Hashirama will immediately elevate her reputation to an extremely high level.

The fame that comes from being associated with 'legend' is something that no amount of underhanded means can suppress.

The only effective way is to use direct strength far exceeding that of Yoruichi Yagami to shatter the myth of 'invincible Wood Release'.

but……

Where in Konoha can we find a strong enough person to easily defeat Yoruichi Yagami?

As for the difference between Zyra's version of 'Wood Release' and Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, who cares?

In this day and age, there are very few people left who have actually witnessed Hashirama Senju in action.

"Speaking of which, I wonder if I could learn Hashirama Senju's Wood Release ninjutsu? I remember there was a Wood Release scroll in the books my teacher left behind..."