After organizing the information on the Otogakure, Jiraiya instructed, "Asuma, stay here for a while. I will send Anbu to provide support here after I return to the village."
"Kindness!"
Asuma tossed his cigarette butt on the ground, pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and complained, "But you'd better hurry, I'm running out of cigarettes."
Jiraiya and his group were naturally much more meticulous in gathering intelligence than rookies like Hinata.
Hinata and her friends only collected some undamaged scrolls, while Jiraiya and his group wanted to take away the damaged experimental equipment as well.
Perhaps they even want to pack up those deceased test subjects and bring them back to Konoha.
Orochimaru is a super genius. His talent lies not only in developing Ninjutsu, but also in scientific research.
Even if it's just some broken parts, it might be able to further advance Konoha's research capabilities.
Perhaps we can even uncover some secrets about Orochimaru.
After packing up the portable scrolls, Jiraiya said, "Let's go! Let's go back to the village first!"
Konoha.
Seeing the majestic and strangely familiar gate of Konoha, Hinata felt as if she had been transported to another world.
Hinata was on tenterhooks the whole time she was on this mission.
Perhaps at first Shikamaru just wanted to go through the motions and do what Tsunade wanted.
Hinata casually boasted, and Shikamaru actually believed her without a doubt.
Since Orochimaru was already seriously injured, and Hinata possessed the power to defeat Orochimaru head-on, the group could also borrow the Nine-Tails 'Chakra...
Why not try investigating the information about the Otogakure?
So Shikamaru started to get cocky.
Hinata had already made her boast, so naturally she couldn't take it back.
When they arrived at the town in the Land of Rice, Hinata had already said that she would only investigate for three days before returning.
Unfortunately, Hinata, Naruto, and Rock Lee had barely left the town when they encountered Dosu, missing-nin from the Otogakure.
Dosu, too, has absolutely no integrity.
Before he had even been subjected to severe torture, he confessed to everything.
Fortunately, this time she managed to fool Nine-Tails; otherwise, Hinata wouldn't know how to save face.
Of course!
Hinata gained a great deal from clearing the Otogakure dungeon.
Nine-Tails was tricked by Hinata and even gave Hinata a parting gift before leaving.
Hinata also gained a great deal from fighting Kimimaro, who was fighting to the death.
The Nine-Tails' fighting style opened up a whole new world for Hinata.
However, the specific effects still need to be studied further in the future.
Although the mission to retrieve Sasuke failed, Hinata companions still managed to wipe out the Otogakure, utterly defeat Orochimaru, and retrieve a great deal of important information.
This should definitely be considered an S-rank mission!
Hinata calculated that her current workload should be: 13 D-rank mission, 1 C-rank mission, 1 A-rank mission, and 2 S-rank mission.
The Land of Waves was classified as C-rank mission.
Welcoming Tsunade back to the village is A-rank mission, after Hinata and Jiraiya teamed up to defeat Orochimaru.
However, Jiraiya was the main force in that battle.
As for the two most prominent S-rank mission...
One instance was when Hinata participated in the battle against Itachi and Kisame, and even took the lead, single-handedly holding off Itachi Uchiha.
Another S-rank mission was because Hinata captured Gaara One-Tail Jinchuriki Gaara Sunagakure, giving the village an important bargaining chip in negotiations with Sunagakure.
After some negotiation between Hinata and the Hokage Advisor, Hinata was able to complete an S-rank mission Hinata.
Although it can't compare to Kakashi's impressive stats of nearly 300 A-rank mission and dozens of S-rank mission.
However, among all the rookie Genin, Hinata's mission stats are already extremely impressive.
This mission to 'investigate' the information about the Otogakure should also be considered an S-rank mission.
On the way to the Hokage Building, Hinata turned to Kakashi and asked with a curious expression, "Teacher Kakashi, if I complete a few more missions, can I apply to become Jonin?"
Kakashi rolled his dead fish eyes and said weakly, "You still have a long way to go!"
Hinata stared intently at Kakashi, and asked in a serious tone, "Teacher Kakashi, tell me! Are you jealous of me?"
"I heard you became Jonin at the age of twelve. You certainly don't want anyone to break your record, right?"
Kakashi ruffled Hinata's hair and said with a hint of pride, "I graduated from the Ninja Academy when I was only five years old... You little brat, you think you can break my record?"
Hinata retorted, "You can't beat me!"
Kakashi: "..."
"I Chunin when I was six years old!"
You can't beat me!
Kakashi: "..."
"I am your assigned Jonin!"
You can't beat me!
Jiraiya laughed and said, "Kakashi, don't brag about your glorious past!"
Hinata calculated her current strength.
If we calculate based on ninja stats, it should be Ninjutsu 7, Body 10, Illusion 5, Wisdom 10 (-10), Strength 8, Speed 9, Spirit 10, Seals 10... roughly!
The total of all attributes is 69 points.
There's not much to say about the other attributes. The reason the last one, 'Seal,' has 10 points is because the Hyuga Clan's Taijutsu doesn't require Hand Seals.
As for the 'wise' attribute... it's possible that Hinata overestimated herself...
Hinata: Intelligence is maxed out, no arguments accepted.
Although Hinata's overall attributes did not exceed 70 points, her advantage lies in the fact that the maximum value of each attribute is only 10 points, while Hinata's 'spirit' attribute far exceeds 10 points.
And this is only Hinata's attribute in her normal state.
If Hinata uses the Forty Gods Vacuum Attack, her 'Ninjutsu' and 'Power' attributes will be further enhanced.
Once Hinata enters Sage Mode, all her attributes will be enhanced in every aspect.
For a twelve-year-old, this attribute is nothing short of spectacular.
Even Kakashi or Itachi Uchiha wouldn't have such stats at the age of twelve, right?
Of course, you can just take a casual look at the attributes and such.
Kakashi, with 69 points in all attributes, was defeated in a single move by Itachi Uchiha, who had 71 points in all attributes.
According to Hinata's understanding of ninja attributes, a total attribute score of over 70 points should give a 'Kage' level of combat power.
However, some people's attribute values actually far exceed 10 points.
For example, Kisame Hoshigaki.
Kisame's total stats are actually lower than Kakashi's, but if Kisame and Kakashi were to fight... it would probably be a 50/50 match!
You can't compare him to Kakashi!
Therefore, Hinata believed that once the total of all attributes exceeded 70 points, and three of them far exceeded the value of '10', it would probably have the combat power of 'surpassing Kage'.
It's roughly the difference between a regular Jiraiya and a Sage Jiraiya.
Since the awakening of the Otsutsuki clan's bloodline, Hinata's Chakra reserves have been steadily increasing.
Hyuga Clan's Taijutsu, characteristic of the Hinata clan, allows her to fight at a pace far exceeding that of ordinary ninjas.
Therefore, the focus of improvement should be on the three attributes of endurance, strength, and speed.
If these three attributes are improved, Hinata's Taijutsu will naturally improve as well.
Having calculated her current strength, Hinata felt that she was not far from breaking through to Kage Level in her normal state.