Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic.

In his eyes, who had already possessed "thousands of dollars," this was pitifully little.

Fortunately, the system's rules allow you to exchange ninja world money for gold coins; otherwise, to mass produce troops, you'd probably have to quietly "survive" for many years.

"upgrade!"

The initial experience requirement for leveling up is low, only 400 experience points. Combined with his original half-experience bar, he leveled up two levels directly.

【Ding! 】

[Level +1, Attribute Points Gained: Defense +1, Knowledge +1]

【Ding! 】

[Level +1, gain attribute points: Attack +1, Strength +1]

Open the panel:

【Thousand-Handed Green Wutong: Level LV4】

Experience points: 0%

[Attack: 22 (Added to troop attack, increasing damage)]

[Defense: 19 (Added to troop defense, reduces damage)]

[Strength: 23 (Increases attack magic damage and enhances support magic effects)]

[Knowledge: 35 (Determines maximum mana, affects mana regeneration speed)]

[Combat units included: 1 Deadwood Guardian, 12 Centaurs, 12 Dwarves]

[Spellbook: Air (unlocked), Fire, Earth, Water (unlocked)]

[Note: For each level gained, two random attributes will increase by 1.]

Then there's the skill reward I just received from the mission.

[Healing]: Basic water-based support magic.

[Effect]: Consumes 20 points of Natural Energy to heal the target (effect is affected by Strength attribute).

"Like the Magic Arrow, basic spells consume 20 natural energy per cast?"

Qingwu thought to himself.

After this battle, his natural energy reached 350 points.

In other words, at full capacity, one can use a total of 17 basic spells.

That's enough for now.

"It seems that only life-or-death battles, real battles, can be considered campaigns," Qingwu sighed regretfully.

He had fought Kakashi twice before, but those sparring battles didn't have a battle settlement afterward.

"Take shortcuts and you won't get away with it."

"However... the combat strength of the troops is somewhat beyond my expectations."

Qingwu looked at the centaur and dwarf standing quietly beside the ancient tree.

In today's battle, the Tier 5 Deadwood Guardians barely made a move.

When they sparred with Kakashi before, the centaurs and dwarves didn't seem particularly strong, probably because their opponents were too powerful.

Tonight's battle has greatly boosted Qingwu's confidence.

"No! The Deadwood Guardian is stronger than before."

Upon closer reflection, the attack speed and range of the Deadwood Guardian's roots had also increased.

And... I don't know if it's just my imagination.

Qingwu looked at the withered tree guardian.

I feel like this guy's size seems... bigger than before...

Chapter 23 You're a Genius

The last time the Root ninjas attacked...

They easily lost four and a half centaurs.

Later, feedback from the Deadwood Guardians revealed that the centaurs were not actually that strong.

Qingwu turned his attention to his personal panel.

According to the game's logic, a lord's level and attributes can be added to the troops.

Once you think about it that way, everything makes sense.

When the Tree of Life is upgraded, the benefits he receives are not only double the natural energy related to the [Knowledge] attribute, but also an increase of 10 points in each of the other three attributes.

"No wonder Kakashi has such a high opinion of centaurs and dwarves."

In other words, the centaur who fought the Root ninjas earlier did not have the Lord's bonus, as he had not yet activated his personal panel at that time.

Of course, due to the rank restrictions of the unit, there is also an upper limit to its bonus.

No matter how many bonuses a basic unit receives, it can never compare to a mid-tier unit.

The same applies to advanced and ultimate technologies.

Thinking of this, Qingwu couldn't help but look forward to the future unicorn and green dragon even more.

The great gains from this battle put Qingwu in a very good mood.

He turned and shouted into the distance, "Senior, what should we do with these two prisoners?"

……

Three figures stood silently on the treetops.

One of the ANBU members, wearing a pig-face mask, said, "Captain, does this kid... really need our protection?"

The members of the Anbu who watched the entire battle were deeply shocked.

Six Cloud Ninjas—even they might not be able to defeat them, yet that brat ended the battle in a very short time.

"Stay put!"

Kakashi gave the order in a cold voice, and then leaped forward.

As Kakashi approached, Qingwu deliberately complained:

"That's so unfair! I was attacked, and you just stood by and watched?"

"..." Kakashi ignored him, stared at the dozen or so figures under the ancient tree for a while, and then said, "You brat... you're a genius!"

"Huh?"

"If the troops have the same level of coordination as before when fighting me, I'm afraid I'll have to use ninjutsu."

"It's not like you don't use ninjutsu."

"What did you say?"

"N-nothing."

"Cough, the battle ended too quickly, I didn't have time to provide support."

"You're kidding me..." Qingwu thought to himself. It seems Kakashi has been "cunning" for a long time.

"Give me the prisoners!"

After Kakashi finished speaking, he glanced at the sky and added, "The Hokage wants to see you tomorrow!"

……

"Qingwu!"

"Qingwu!"

Qingwu had a dream in which his parents, whose memories of him were already fading, called him to get up and eat.

Then he woke up and found that someone was indeed calling him.

The sound was ethereal, as if it came from outside the wall.

As Qingwu stepped out of the dwarf village, he yawned, tears welling up in his eyes.

I didn't sleep well.

I've had something to do every night for the past few days, resulting in severe sleep deprivation.

"Who is this so early in the morning?"

He glanced at the west side of the wall, which was closer to Konoha Village, and sensed it slightly.

"one person?"

Qingwu summoned the withered tree guardian and gave it the command: "Could you make a spot for a door in the wall?"

The withered tree guardian slowly turned around, and a section of the wall sank into the ground.

It immediately lowered its head, its adorable green eyes staring at Qingwu.

Qingwu: "..."

As the current "steward" of the territory, he's really rough around the edges with this job... But he was too lazy to complain, and waved his hand to recall the withered wood guard.

Because he had already seen who the person was.

Iruka is terrified of the enormous, deadwood guardians.

"Qingwu, I'll teach you how to throw ninja tools." Iruka jogged over.

His eyes darted left and right with curiosity.

There's a new house here, the area of ​​the wall has expanded considerably, and the space seems to have become better.

In short, in just two days, this place seemed to have undergone a complete transformation.

"You really do keep your word." Qingwu stretched.

"I promised to teach you, so I have to keep my word." Iruka smiled and handed over a paper bag: "Here, I just bought this, eat it while it's hot."