Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Yagami Yoruichi recalled that when she left Konoha, she did not see Orochimaru among the assembled troops.

It seems that it's because they started from different teams due to different missions.

Although Yagami Yoruichi was not entirely clear on the specific details of the incident, she learned from Uchiha Inahisa and Hatake Kakashi that there were two different teams in the direction of the Land of Water alone.

It was expected that we would have two teams carrying out different tasks.

In the Land of Water, Koharu Uchiha led the Uchiha clan ninjas on a border defense mission, while Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze led an infiltration mission.

Is it the same on my side?

Mitokado and Tsunade are in charge of border defense, while Orochimaru leads a team to infiltrate?

Yagami Yoruichi guessed this in his mind and asked it directly.

"This kid is quite perceptive."

Tsunade glanced at Yoruichi Yagami and said in a low voice, "I shouldn't be telling you this, but you guessed right. Orochimaru infiltrated the Land of Rivers, Sakumo Hatake infiltrated the Land of Wind, and we are responsible for border defense and providing backup should the infiltration fail."

To investigate in the Land of Wind?

The previous guess immediately came to mind when Yagami Yoruichi thought about it.

It seems that the Third Kazekage had already disappeared by this time!

Only this reason can explain why the commotion in the Land of Wind was so great that Sakumo Hatake had to risk infiltrating to investigate Sunagakure Village.

But what happened in the land of rivers?

Or was it Sunagakure Village that caused this commotion?

At this moment, there were few people around, only himself and Tsunade, making it the perfect time to gather information.

Faced with Yagami Yoruichi's questioning, Tsunade hesitated only slightly before revealing the information she knew.

As for the 'secrecy ordinance'? Tsunade doesn't care about that.

"The former daimyo of the Land of Rivers has died suddenly; is Iwagakure Village suspected of involvement?"

When Yagami Yoruichi learned of the news about the Land of Rivers, she recalled it carefully for a moment and confirmed that the original work did not mention this matter.

However, the land of rivers is just an insignificant little country, and at this point, it is still far from the time of the original story, so it is normal that the events that occurred did not appear in the original work.

Is it related to Yan Yin Village?

That's something worth paying attention to.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Iwagakure was also one of Konoha's enemies.

Or rather, in the first three Shinobi World Wars, Konoha basically fought one against four.

If the four great ninja villages hadn't attacked Konoha at different times, and hadn't also attacked each other, Konoha would have collapsed long ago.

"The situation in the Land of Rivers is unclear, but in the Land of Wind, it's very likely that the Third Kazekage has gone missing, and Sunagakure is making a fuss about finding someone."

"However, how should I tell Uncle Sakumo this information? Based on the information I have, I shouldn't be able to know this. Will it cause any trouble if I do?"

As Yagami Yoruichi was pondering this, she suddenly remembered something: "Wait a minute, the Third Kazekage's disappearance was caused by Scorpions. The Land of Rivers... could it be related to Scorpions?!"

Scorpion of the Red Sand killed the Third Kazekage and defected from Sunagakure.

It is entirely possible to secretly control a small country in order to collect materials or funds to manufacture puppets.

He also has the ability to do this.

Perhaps Sasori Akasuna's research into puppetry is not as advanced as it will be in the future, but she has most likely crossed the threshold of Kage level.

Will I run into the Red Sand Scorpion this time when I go to the border of the Land of Rivers?

Yagami Yoruichi was secretly worried, especially after thinking about Tsunade's hemophobia, which made it impossible for her to fight against opponents of the same level.

However, Yoruichi Yagami couldn't tell Tsunade about these speculations and doubts; she could only keep them to herself.

"No, we must combine the [Overlord Blood Armor] as soon as possible..."

Yagami Yoruichi opened the system interface and glanced at it. The gold coins and attributes from today's [red envelope] sent by Hextech had arrived in her account.

I'm just over 700 gold coins short to craft the [Overlord Blood Armor] equipment.

"Six hundred gold coins is enough to kill a few wandering ninjas or twenty or thirty bandits."

"My current stats have reached Kage level. Although I don't know many ninjutsu, my proficiency is above 'proficient' level. I also have a few 'master' level ninjutsu, which is more than enough. What I lack is combat experience."

"After synthesizing the [Overlord Blood Armor], even though the attribute growth cycle takes time to materialize, the basic attributes of the [Overlord Blood Armor] alone will be enough to boost my stats again. My overall combat power will barely reach the threshold of Kage level."

"Even if you encounter a scorpion, you won't be completely powerless to fight back."

"Before reaching the border of the Kingdom of Dachuan, the [Overlord Blood Armor] must be synthesized."

With these thoughts in mind, Yagami Yoruichi followed behind Tsunade, using the Body Flicker Technique to hurry along without saying a word.

At night, the group stopped advancing. Apart from a small number of ninjas who went to scout ahead, most of the ninjas found their own campsites to rest.

Despite the large number of troops around, a night watch still had to be arranged.

Yoruichi Yagami was in charge of the first half of the night. Taking advantage of Tsunade's sleep, he immediately began to use [Wind Perception].

Chakra merged into the air and spread far away with the wind.

Some ninjas with exceptional sensory abilities detected Yagami Yoruichi's chakra, but upon realizing it was one of their own, they made no move.

Having another means of perception would help the entire unit's vigilance and security, so naturally no one would stop Yagami Yoruichi.

As the chakra spread with the wind, Yoruichi Yagami's sensory range continued to expand.

"This is still a Konoha team, and this one too..."

Yagami Yoruichi used the characteristics of chakra to identify targets within her perception range that had chakra.

When they set off, Yagami Yoruichi had memorized the 'chakra aura' of everyone in the large group, so she naturally wouldn't mistake anyone.

As time passed, Yoruichi Yagami's perception spread further and further, but because of the great distance, the accuracy of her perception was also decreasing.

Finally, within the limits of her perception, Yagami Yoruichi discovered an aura that did not belong to 'known chakra'.

"Finally found it!"

Yagami Yoru glanced at the tent where Tsunade was sleeping, hesitated for a moment, then created two shadow clones and rushed towards the target.

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"Someone's heading further away," a ninja on night watch suddenly spoke up, saying to his companion, "Should we stop them?"

For such large troop deployments, the most crucial element is the sensory ninja, who can not only detect the enemy's tracks but also monitor their own comrades.

After all, with such a large-scale operation involving hundreds of people, no one could guarantee that there weren't any spies from enemy ninja villages infiltrating the ranks.

If the spies were to leak the information, it could put Konoha at a disadvantage and cause great trouble.

This team of ninjas is specifically responsible for sensing and monitoring everyone.

"Who is it?" asked a Hyuga ninja with cataracts staring at him.

The sensory ninja immediately pointed in a direction and said, "This chakra aura... it's Yagami Yoruichi. In that direction, three kilometers away."

"Yagami Yoruichi? Tsunade-sama's student?" The Hyuga ninja hesitated for a moment, knowing Yagami Yoruichi's identity.

If it were an ordinary ninja without any backing, and he made such a move to break away from the main force, he would have already ordered the other party to be arrested and interrogated as a spy.

However, Yagami Yoruichi's identity made him hesitant.

If Yoruichi Yagami is indeed a spy, then it's not a big deal.

But if they arrest the wrong person, it will be a lot of trouble.

The Hyuga clan is extremely conservative, especially for branch family ninjas like him, who strictly adhere to the principle of 'never causing trouble for the clan,' fearing punishment from the main family.

After a moment's thought, the Hyuga ninja finally chose the most conservative option: "I'll follow him and see. If he really intends to leave the team and make contact with the enemy, I'll arrest him."

"Captain, those are two shadow clones. His real body is still with Tsunade-sama," the ninja who sensed Yagami Yoruichi quickly reminded him.

Normally, it is difficult to distinguish between a shadow clone and the original body.

However, since the process of Yagami Yoruichi releasing her shadow clones was entirely under the surveillance of these sensory ninjas, there was no way she would make a mistake.

"Understood. You guys continue to keep an eye on his main body. I'm going to monitor his shadow clones." The Hyuga ninja said, and immediately teleported away.

After about ten minutes, the Hyuga ninja returned.

"It's all clear now, alarm canceled."

The Hyuga ninja remained expressionless, but a hint of doubt flickered in his eyes. He muttered to himself, "Sneaking out in the middle of the night to wipe out wandering ninjas? What grudge does he have against them? Killing people even when there's no mission... how strange..."

Chapter 107 [Overlord Blood Armor], Four Divine Armor

After killing several wandering ninjas, the system interface showed a balance of 3460 gold coins.

Yagami Yoruichi opened the shop and immediately bought the [Overlord Blood Armor].

The gold coin balance instantly decreased by 3300, leaving only a mere 160 gold coins.

【霸王血鎧：+30攻擊力、550體質。‘專橫’：獲得相當於你2.5%體質屬性的攻擊力。‘報復’：基於你已損失的百分比生命值獲得額外攻擊力加成，最高12%（在30%生命值時達到最高）。】

With the [Overlord Blood Armor] equipment, the extra physical attack power gained based on the constitution attribute is converted into several hundred points of spell power under the blessing of [Physical to Magic] Hextech.

With the passive buff of [Arcane Mastery], the maximum chakra also surges, increasing by more than one-third.

While mana is increased, the three items [Embrace of the Angel], [Winter's End], and [Magic Cutter], as well as the Hextech [Heart and Soul], all work together to convert maximum chakra into spell power, constitution attribute, and physical attack power.

The attribute cycle has begun again.

This process takes a considerable amount of time.

However, in the instant she equipped the [Overlord Blood Armor], Yagami Yoruichi's physical attributes soared to 18,000 points, and her chakra limit also soared to over 28,000.

Although the increase in spell power was not as significant as that of physical attributes or chakra limits, it still added more than 700 points to spell power, bringing it to more than 2,600 points.

And this is just the beginning.

Based on past experience, with the support of various passive abilities, the attribute cycle growth takes time to materialize.

Once you reach your maximum potential, your attribute panel will receive a significant boost.

Yagami Yoruichi raised her hand, and chakra gathered in her palm. In the blink of an eye, a Rasengan took shape in Yagami Yoruichi's hand.

"Using the same amount of chakra, the power increased by about 40%, and the control over chakra form and nature changes became much smoother."

Yoruichi Yagami nodded slightly: "It seems it wasn't an illusion. In addition to increasing the power of ninjutsu, spell strength also enhances the ability to change the form and nature of chakra, but not as much as when you practice on your own."

When she obtained her first piece of equipment, [Embrace of the Seraph], Yoruichi Yagami had this feeling.

But only now, after a one-time increase of over 700 points in spell power, and with such a significant boost, is Yoruichi Yagami finally able to confirm her suspicions.

"From this perspective, besides physique and chakra reserves, there is another hidden threshold for Kage-level ninjas: spell power. This is especially true for ninjutsu-type ninjas."

"If it's linked to physical attack, constitution, and mental attributes, the threshold for Kage-level spell power should be 10,000 points, but my [Mental] attribute is too low, which is holding me back. My spell power is only at the Jonin level..."

"However, my chakra reserves are nearly three times the threshold of Kage level. If I don't hesitate to expend chakra and increase the power and scale of my ninjutsu, my ninjutsu power should also reach the level of Kage level."

"Moreover, the [Overlord Blood Armor] has a unique characteristic: the more injured I am, the greater the bonus. If I encounter an enemy stronger than me, my strength will continue to increase as long as I am injured, and I may be able to turn the tables and kill the enemy."

As Yagami Yoruichi pondered, he glanced at the tent where Tsunade was sleeping, shook his head slightly, and stopped thinking about it.

This time, the demon killed several wandering ninjas and combined them to create the [Overlord Blood Armor].

But the next item, [Rift Maker], can't be obtained by killing a few wandering ninjas.

They would have to kill at least thirty or so wandering ninjas, or hundreds of bandits.

Of course, if they are official ninjas from a ninja village and are classified as "heroes" by the system, then killing a dozen or so might be enough.

However, this number is still not small.

If no major war breaks out, it's very difficult to make enough by just killing wandering ninjas during rest breaks on the road.

Encountering a group of wandering ninjas today is quite an achievement.

Within the Land of Fire, Konoha is the dominant power, and while there are wandering ninjas, they are not common.

Previously, Yagami Yoruichi had carried out more than a dozen bandit-suppression missions and only encountered a few wandering ninjas. It is conceivable how rare it is for ninjas who do not belong to Konoha in the Land of Fire under Konoha's rule.

Given his current strength, Yagami Yoruichi is unsure whether he could escape unscathed if he encountered the Red Sand Scorpion or another strong opponent of the same level.

However, there is indeed not much room for further improvement in the short term.

"I hope I don't run into the Red Sand Scorpion. But if I could fight the Sand Village, that would be good for me..."