"For a Hyuga Ninja, rather than wasting effort on all this pointless stuff, it would be more effective to just go up and throw a punch."
Zheng Zha was the typical sort who greatly overestimated the power of firearms while being insensitive to numbers. He thought that since a Kunai could stab a ninja to death, firearms should be even more capable, right?
But in reality, if one wanted to smash stone tablets, split boulders, cut down trees, or crash through houses with a flesh-and-blood body, it was impossible without a certain level of defense.
And ninjas could do all those things with ease.
That represented tremendous strength and defensive power. At most, bullets would only break their skin.
Just because ninjas could stab other ninjas to death with Kunai did not mean firearms with fixed power could do the same.
In the arc where Pain carried rice, one of the Six Paths of Pain was a Cyborg specifically equipped with firearms, yet the results he produced were only so-so.
It could not be said to be completely powerless, but its effects were mediocre at best.
Zheng Zha's idea of combining the Byakugan with a sniper rifle definitely would not work in the Naruto World.
However, it still had some practical value in the Main God Space.
An Electromagnetic Sniper Rifle made with future technology might be able to harm transcendent beings in the First or Second Stage, but it would be useless against stronger opponents.
After hearing Uchiha Gen's explanation, Zheng Zha suddenly understood. "So that's how it is!"
At that moment, Zhan Lan, the busty glasses girl, rubbed her forehead.
She spoke with some distress, shifting the topic to business. "I'm a girl who isn't very good at fighting. It looks like I can only take on a support role. Little Gen, with my one Rank C Side-Story Mission and three thousand Reward Points, what can I exchange for?"
While the others had been chatting, Zhan Lan had been considering what her role in the team would be going forward.
When it came to close-quarters combat, Zhan Lan did not think she had the talent for it.
As for becoming a main long-range combatant, her Reward Points were too limited.
She had casually looked through the Magic Class options on the Main God's exchange list. To become a mage, she would not only need to exchange for the relevant bloodline, but also additional spells.
Zhan Lan knew that if she chose that path, she probably would not become a qualified combatant for several Horror movies.
By then, not only would she fail to contribute as she should, she would also need her teammates to provide extra protection.
Although the Central Continent Team had someone as formidable as Uchiha Gen, she could not really become the useless burden in this newly formed team.
If that happened, and her teammates thought she was useless, all it would take was a moment of hesitation during a rescue for her to easily die in a horror movie.
Under those circumstances, Zhan Lan chose support as the direction for her future development.
"Of course it's fine if Sister Lan wants to become support."
Uchiha Gen first affirmed Zhan Lan's choice.
Then he continued, "Healing and Perception are the two support abilities with the highest priority. Healing can improve our recovery after battle, while Perception can help us find targets more effectively or avoid enemy attacks."
"For healing, we can have the Main God heal us when we return to the Main God Space. During Horror movies, we can also make do with some items that have healing effects."
"So right now, what we lack most is Perception-type support. Sister Lan, search the Main God for a skill called Mental Scan. See if you can enhance it. This skill requires the enhancer's Mental Power to meet the standard."
Zhan Lan spoke in surprise, "I can enhance it. The Main God says that after enhancing this skill, I can release my Mental Power to sense the surrounding environment. As my Mental Power increases, the scanning range will also increase greatly."
Then she sighed.
"It's just that I don't have enough Reward Points. The enhancement requires one Rank C Side-Story Mission and four thousand Reward Points. I have the Side Mission, but I'm still short a thousand Reward Points. Looks like I can only find a way to survive the next horror movie first, then enhance this skill."
Zheng Zha scratched his head beside her and said, "The Main God says my physical condition can't bear mental energy. My Mental Power needs to exceed three thousand points before I can learn this skill."
Beside him, Zhang Jie, who was also pretending to be useless, played dumb. "Same here. I need three thousand points of Mental Power to learn it."
As Zhang Jie spoke, Uchiha Gen could sense him using the Eye of Suggestion to cast a genjutsu and seal his mouth, preventing him from exposing the secret that Zhang Jie possessed great strength yet was pretending to be useless.
Uchiha Gen had extensive experience resisting genjutsu. He disrupted the flow of his Chakra and ignored Zhang Jie's genjutsu.
Yet his expression remained unchanged, and he did not say anything.
If Zhang Jie wanted to pretend to be useless, then let him.
If he exposed Zhang Jie's true nature now and forced him to begin the Captain selection, they could only fight to determine who lived and who died.
Uchiha Gen was not confident he could defeat him for the time being, and their relationship was not good enough for Zhang Jie to give up his life for the sake of the Central Continent Team.
Because of that, exposing Zhang Jie's disguise and falling out with him now would bring no real benefit.
Sometimes, it was better to play dumb.
Thus, Uchiha Gen continued the topic of the team's exchanges. "Sister Lan, just exchange for it directly. I still have more than seventeen hundred Reward Points left. I'll first help you exchange for Mental Scan, that Perception skill."
"With this skill, we'll be able to complete the Main God's missions more effectively."
Uchiha Gen personally demonstrated through his actions what it meant to contribute toward building the team.
Hearing this, Zhan Lan showed a moved expression and asked in surprise, "Can we help each other exchange for things?"
Then she looked at Uchiha Gen with some emotion.
She had not expected Uchiha Gen to be willing to lend her his precious Reward Points.
After all, one thousand Reward Points could exchange for one hundred points of physical attributes. That would also be a considerable improvement for Uchiha Gen.
However, after thinking for a moment, she still refused. "Little Gen, your Saiyan Bloodline can stimulate your potential through recovering from injuries. Keeping these Reward Points for training will definitely be more useful than using them to exchange for my skill. I can save up Reward Points and exchange for it myself."
After thinking about it, Zhan Lan added, "I'll first exchange for some physical attributes and weapons to survive the next horror movie, then save all my remaining points."
"Before the next horror movie begins, you should train as much as you want. If you don't have enough Reward Points to repair your body, you can borrow my Reward Points first."
An accessory needed the awareness of an accessory. Ensuring the main carry's growth came first was the optimal choice for safely surviving Horror movies.
Therefore, not only could she not drag down the main carry's economy, she also had to find ways to give him more resources to develop. That was the optimal solution for building the team.
Of course, the premise was that the individual had sufficient trust in the team.
Zhan Lan's trust in Uchiha Gen had been established when, despite being powerful, he had been willing to protect them in the Resident Evil World.
Now, Uchiha Gen was also willing to lend her his precious Reward Points.
Zhan Lan believed that Uchiha Gen would protect her well in the horror movie worlds.
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