Naruto: My version is ahead of the ninja world

Yu Xian's body suddenly stretched out like a snapped spring, and then he was jolted awake from the dungeon. The sharp pain in his chest was still stimulating his nerves.

He instinctively placed one hand on his chest to check if he was injured... Fortunately, there was no gaping hole in his chest.

There's no way around it, the feeling of being killed was too real, far more relatable than dying inexplicably. Luckily, it all happened in a dungeon.

Orochimaru is a bit too unethical. He's either capricious or has an unpredictable personality. While everyone else was "studying," he suddenly resorted to violence.

As expected of a ninja who embodies a snake, this person is far too sinister.

After being killed in the dungeon, Yu Xian woke up to find that the dungeon had entered a double cooldown period, and he could not enter the dungeon again for a short time... Compared to the gains from his last entry into the dungeon, his gains this time were much less, and he had not completed the action plan he had planned in advance.

Fortunately, it wasn't a complete loss; at least they obtained a few Wind Release ninjutsu.

Thinking of this, Yu Xuan quickly took out a blank scroll from the ninja tool bag behind him and then swiftly wrote down the wind-style ninjutsu in his mind.

Therefore, in Uchiha Hazuki's eyes, Yugen's series of reactions just now can be described as neurotic. He was first suddenly startled awake, obviously dreaming of a terrible situation such as being killed, and then after being startled awake, he started writing and drawing... What is he doing, recording his dream?

What should we do? Someone in the group seems a bit off.

Taking advantage of the vivid memory, Yu Xian copied several Wind Release ninjutsu back onto the scroll before putting down his pen and letting out a long sigh of relief... Although the gains from the dungeon were not as expected, at least he wasn't killed in vain.

Orochimaru acts too impulsively and is exceptionally sensitive to people's emotions. Before he suddenly attacked, Hazen was indeed thinking about things related to Orochimaru... So, did the other party sense the slight emotion he revealed? What is this, malicious perception?

But it's okay. Even just knowing Orochimaru's location is an unexpected bonus. Orochimaru took the opportunity to operate in the secret jutsu warehouse during the Nine-Tails' rampage, which is a good thing in a way. Next time you enter the dungeon, Yu Xian can find an opportunity to explore Orochimaru's secret laboratory. Maybe he can get some unexpected gains.

Orochimaru's style of doing things without any regard for human life is a bit too "ninja-like". Hagen can't do much against Orochimaru, but he should at least try to collect some interest.

In fact, Yu Xian wanted to understand what the so-called "duplicate" was all about. Could it really be explained simply by the word "system"?

However, being inside the instance, he lacked the ability to study it from a broader perspective; moreover, under the threat of war and death, he lacked the composure to study the instance from its root... Oh well, since the instance can be helpful, let's leave it at that for now.

With the help of the dim light in the cave, Yugen's attention was redirected back to the wind-style ninjutsu before him.

The Wind Release ninjutsu he acquired were all only at the B-rank level, which is normally a ninjutsu that only Jonin can master. However, after studying them a bit, Yugen found that these ninjutsu were not difficult to learn.

"Hmm? It's not that difficult to practice. I think I can master these techniques quickly."

Well, thanks to the Fourth Hokage's "selfless dedication," Hagen's mastery of wind-style techniques is at the "divine" level, which should be second only to "the pinnacle."

Yugen felt that he could learn Wind Release ninjutsu with a little practice, even if it was a B-rank difficulty technique... or rather, as long as it wasn't an extremely difficult Wind Release technique like Rasengan, Yugen could give it a try.

A-rank and S-rank Wind Release ninjutsu are difficult or extremely difficult for Yugen, while B-rank and below Wind Release ninjutsu are basically easy for him.

In addition, he discovered that Wind Release is a relatively friendly elemental jutsu for ninjas with chakra problems. Wind Release is light and sharp, and consumes less chakra when used.

Wind, or "qi," is omnipresent, and manipulating it consumes far less chakra than using other escaping techniques.

In other words, from the perspective of "energy saving", Wind Release can increase Yugen's chakra utilization efficiency... To reiterate, as long as he doesn't try to use ninjutsu of the level of Wind Release: Giant Rasengan or Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.

There's just one problem: how do you explain the origin of ordinary ninjas like Yugen using wind-style ninjutsu with ninja clan roots? Will it cause any problems...? That's a bit of an overthinking. These issues come after survival. If you can't survive the battlefield, then everything else is irrelevant.

Moreover, these are not inexplicable; Yu Xian could quickly come up with several explanations, even if they were not honorable.

As Yu Xian pondered the problem, his hands unconsciously began practicing hand seals, looking as if he were about to unleash a ninjutsu at any moment.

At this point, Hazuki Uchiha, who had been observing Yugen, had no choice but to speak up and stop him. If he suddenly unleashed a ninjutsu in the cave, aside from the danger, what if it revealed their location…

"Yu Xian, what are you doing?" she asked directly.

Uh……

Yu Xian then realized that it did look rather strange of him to be gesturing like this so late at night instead of sleeping.

So he thought for a moment and decided to use a lie to disguise some of the truth: "Senior Hazuki, I've just made some progress in my escape technique training?"

"Practicing escaping techniques? While sleeping?" Uchiha Hazuki was somewhat puzzled. Weren't you just sleeping? How can you practice while sleeping?

Well, despite what she thought, Yu Xian was indeed cultivating while sleeping.

"I'm just an ordinary genin, so unremarkable that I'm almost clumsy. If a ninja like me wants to survive on the battlefield, he has to be on high alert and can't relax for a moment... Saying that I train while I sleep is a bit of an exaggeration, but I do sleep very lightly, and the thought of becoming stronger is always on my mind."

However, this phenomenon is generally not called spiritual practice, but rather "cheating".

So that's what you're talking about. Uchiha Hazuki nodded slowly. "Only when you're on the battlefield and facing life-or-death choices can you truly see the essence of a ninja. Talent and qualities can be honed, but a person's essence is predetermined at birth... It's not uncommon for a ninja to go from mediocre to hero, but it's not unheard of either."

It turns out that Uchiha ninjas can communicate normally.

No, wasn't she subtly expounding on the theory of bloodline or fatalism?

Putting aside Uchiha's personal biases, Hazuki Uchiha's words weren't entirely wrong; some ninjas on the battlefield do indeed grow at an astonishing rate. For example, the Fourth Hokage performed unremarkably well at the Ninja Academy, yet immediately after graduating, he defeated a Jonin from Kumogakure and saved a certain Uzumaki clan ninja.

It was the 37th year of Konoha's history, and the Fourth Hokage was about to graduate...

Yu Xian said all this just to lay the groundwork for his later use of ninjutsu. Otherwise, it would be rather strange if the first battle was mainly close combat, and then the style changed to mid-range ninjutsu combat.

"Hero? That's too much of an exaggeration, senior. Mastering more ninjutsu will help you adapt to the battlefield... If we encounter enemies again, I think I can use Wind Release to fight."

"Even if you learn the wind style, there's a difference between learning and truly mastering it. And what about techniques? Do you even know wind-style ninjutsu?"

"Technique? Senior, do you know what my job used to be... to rescue Konoha wounded on the battlefield and retrieve the bodies of Konoha ninja who died in battle."

"While taking on these tasks, I always manage to recover something else."

On the battlefield, ninjas usually have all sorts of things in their ninja tool pouches, so carrying a few ninjutsu scrolls is considered normal.

Hazuki, being an Uchiha ninja, didn't care about picking up other people's ninjutsu on the battlefield, since they often used the Sharingan to copy ninjutsu.

"If your skills can be of use, that would be great."

Uchiha Hazuki didn't quite believe that someone could master a ninjutsu so quickly, but if Yugen really could do it, it would certainly be a good thing for the team.

The question now is, when will my two teammates be able to return...?