Naruto: My setting is above yours.

Only the teacher, Hatake Sakumo, was so powerful that he was able to kill all the clones and even the main body of the demon leech in such a short time, despite the demon leech being equally skilled in swordsmanship.

"Silence, check Aoba again."

Genma handed Yamashiro Aoba over to Shizune.

At this moment, three ANBU ninjas arrived "late".

Sakumo Hatake stepped forward and exchanged a few words with the other party, and then the three ANBU ninjas quickly left.

"They went in pursuit?"

Genma withdrew his gaze from the three ANBU ninjas, then felt his father staring at him and immediately turned his head to look.

Yu Fenglan looked at her son, who had performed exceptionally well, and smiled brightly. Then she gave him a thumbs up, praising him silently.

Genma smiled and gave a thumbs-up in response.

Yu Fenglan was even happier.

At that moment, Sakumo Hatake walked over and asked, "Arashi, what do you think about this?"

Yu Fenglan also put away his smile and said solemnly, "There are two possibilities. First, the village leaked the information. Second, the Grass Ninja Village leaked the information."

"However, I think the second possibility is more likely."

“The ability to decipher codes and analyze intelligence suggests that such a person has mastered many secrets, so it’s normal for Iwagakure to take action.”

Hatake Sakumo nodded in agreement, then said, "Although the possibility of Kusagakure's involvement is slim, there is still a potential danger."

"Therefore, once you arrive in Kusagakure, you must have someone protecting you at all times."

Yu Fenglan hesitated for a moment before nodding: "Shuo Mao, you make the arrangements!"

Leave professional matters to professionals. He just needs to do his job well and avoid causing trouble for his son.

On the other side, Shizune completed her examination of Yamashiro Aoba and found that she was indeed fine.

Once the decision was made, Sakumo Hatake ordered the departure.

However, the speed has completely slowed down. Although there are ANBU members leading the way this time, Hatake Sakumo is still cautious.

Genma himself relaxed a little and focused some of his attention on the [settings].

Teacher Sakumo Hatake defeated the Iwagakure Jonin Mahiru, and he actually gained 1 point of character setting value.

"Because I saved my teacher, he was able to defeat the Demon Leech in this mission, which in turn affected the subsequent Battle of Kannabi Bridge?"

"Or is it that the Demon Leech, as a Jonin, is worth 1 point of character value just for being killed?"

Xuanma wasn't entirely sure, but getting the set value was a good thing.

In this way, he will have a set deposit of 3.1.

If Genma had used Lightning Release: Body Flicker in that battle, he was confident he could have killed Oishi, and even taken down another Jonin, Hikari.

"As expected, it is people who are powerful, not ninjutsu."

Xuanma sighed inwardly.

If he were to use his substitution technique on his teacher, Hatake Sakumo, killing Hikari and his ilk would be as easy as killing a chicken.

Just like Minato Namikaze easily defeated Hiruzen in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge.

"Perhaps I should first modify the settings for neural reaction speed."

A thought flashed through Xuanma's mind.

We'll talk about it when we get to Kusagakure.

Gathering his thoughts, Xuanma focused on his journey.

They encountered no further dangers along the way, and when they were still more than 20 kilometers away from the Grass Village, they met a ninja squad from the Grass Village who were there to meet them.

With the team growing larger, their pace quickened, and they arrived at Kusagakure Village just in time for lunch.

After enjoying a hearty meal hosted by the Grass Ninja Village, Genma and the others returned to their lodgings arranged by the village to rest.

"Xuanma, you and Qingye are in the same group. Take a rest first."

Back at his residence, Hatake Sakumo immediately made arrangements, with himself taking Shizune and following Mikaze Arashiya.

Genma followed the arrangement and shared a room with Yamashiro Aoba to rest.

Yamashiro Aoba fell asleep quickly after lying down, but Genma's attention was on the [setting book].

Today's real life-or-death battle made him see more of his shortcomings, making change an urgent matter.

"Adding neural response requires 1 setting point. The remaining 2 points can be used to modify the original setting, but with only 2 setting points, the effect is hard to say."

The benchmark for nerve reaction speed in the ninja world is undoubtedly Minato Namikaze.

Two settings are probably not enough to modify it to the level comparable to Minato Namikaze.

Previously, Genma had spent a full 8 points of his character's potential to obtain chakra at the One-Tail level.

Jiraiya's level requires a 5-point setting value.

"Lightning Release: Body Flicker can increase both movement speed and nerve reaction speed, which is a win-win situation."

Xuanma pondered to himself.

However, he had previously set a target for modification: the ability to summon spirits.

One option is to become stronger now, and the other is to obtain more settings and become stronger in the future.

Xuanma thought for a moment and chose the present.

He's afraid of dying!

After making the decision, Genma immediately tried to modify the settings of Lightning Release: Instantaneous Movement.

It took three attempts to succeed.

Lightning Release: Body Flicker 1.0: Allows you to activate any cell in your body with Lightning Release chakra at will, greatly enhancing your strength, explosiveness, speed, and nerve reaction speed.

Genma's attempt to form a lightning armor from lightning chakra failed.

The attempt to enhance physical strength by activating cells with Lightning Release chakra failed.

The 3-point setting obviously cannot achieve the above two points.

"I hope the results won't disappoint me."

After closing the setting set, Genma quickly fell asleep.

I slept until night.

Dinner was brought back from outside by Jingyin.

After eating and drinking their fill, Genma and Yamashiro Aoba went with their father, Mikaze Ran, to attend a meeting organized by the Grass Ninja Village.

It was really just about discussing the process and specific arrangements for the next three days of the exchange meeting.

It took about an hour to finish the discussion, and then the three of them returned the way they came.

Halfway there, on a section of the road where there was no one else, Genma secretly created a shadow clone that transformed into a wild cat and disappeared into the darkness.

Yu Fenglan also noticed her son's little actions and gave him a look: What's going on?

Xuanma blinked: Just in case.

Yu Fenglan also quietly gave a thumbs up.

Aoba Yamashiro, who was walking at the front, was completely unaware that the father and son behind him had silently completed their exchange.

The stray cat that quietly left was naturally searching for Karin's mother.

Now that we're here, let's set aside whether or not we should do that, but at least we should get the intelligence work done first.

Chapter 36 Fennel

Back at their lodgings, both teacher Sakumo Hatake and Shizune were still resting.

Yu Fenglan also needed to prepare the script for tomorrow's exchange lecture, while Shancheng Qingye stood guard on the side. Xuanma simply tried out his Lightning Release: Body Flicker in the spacious courtyard.

First, try to activate the nerve cells in the body to speed up the nerve response.

In this state, no electric light appeared on his body, but Xuanma could feel that every hair on his body was standing on end.

Xuanma's gaze swept across the living room, sensing a difference in the way he was used to, but it wasn't very noticeable because there was no strong contrast.

So he immediately created a shadow clone.

After retreating a distance, Xuanma sent his shadow clones to attack him.

At that moment, he clearly felt the enormous changes brought about by the accelerated speed of his neural reactions.

The improved information transmission efficiency made Xuanma feel that the shadow clones were a beat slower, as if there were frame drops, and he seemed to have a sense of dynamic vision.

"Try the substitution technique!"

Xuanma said to his shadow clone.

The shadow clone immediately used the Substitution Jutsu to teleport to the left of the main body.

Snapped!

Before the shadow clone could react, Xuanma had already turned sideways and grabbed his arm.

This feeling is amazing!

Genma couldn't help but think of the Fourth Raikage; no wonder he could rival Eternal Girl.

"However, my current Lightning Release: Body Flicker Technique is probably not as good as the Fourth Raikage at his peak."

Xuanma pondered this for a moment, then continued trying.

This time it's his turn to use the Substitute Technique.

Silky smooth!

There's no longer that "lag" feeling from playing during the day.

Moreover, even if the shadow clone is told the location of the shadow clone in advance so that the shadow clone can be prepared, Xuanma can still gain a slight advantage.

Next.