The Uses of Flash

Shuichi didn't create this Konoha tradition of Bell-Grabbing just to prank Ishikawa Tatsuki and Yūhi Kurenai. Rather, after personally experiencing the Chunin Ninja Exams, he had some new ideas about how Genin could improve their combat abilities.

After serving as a full-fledged ninja for a year, he discovered that instructing others in the Shinobi World was not an easy task. It couldn't be like the master-disciple relationship in martial arts novels from his previous life, because everyone's situation was completely different.

Geniuses like Shuichi not only possess a large amount of chakra and abundant physical strength, but their comprehension and chakra control also far surpass those of ordinary ninjas due to their Mental Energy and system.

Therefore, what he could complete in a day, Ishikawa Tatsuki might need more than a month to two months to complete.

Therefore, his own training plan is completely irrelevant to Ishikawa Tatsuki and the others. If they did it that way, Ishikawa Tatsuki might appear to be well-rounded in the end, but he would lack any distinctive features in any aspect, which would be mediocre.

The current Bell-Grabbing test is to discover Ishikawa Tatsuki's most outstanding strengths, and then build a combat system around them, just like the Genin used the Meteor Hammer before.

As for Yūhi Kurenai, Shuichi doesn't need to worry about her. Her family's expertise in Genjutsu is very suitable for her, and rashly changing her normal growth path would only harm her.

"Alright, that's enough for today!"

Shuichi stopped the two from fighting over the Bell-Grabbing; a week or so had been enough, and it was time to reward them.

"Your foundation is quite good now; we can start teaching you some new things."

"Listen carefully, this is a movement technique unique to Jonin. I've improved it to make it more suitable for younger players like us. If you learn it, you'll gain a speed advantage in battles before Chunin..."

First, he explained how amazing what he was going to teach was, and then Shuichi recounted all the techniques he had summarized over the past period.

This was a special movement technique he tailored for his two most important partners, combining the footwork and sword movement of Sunagakure's Saki, the Taijutsu Orochimaru Sunagakure, and the chakra release techniques he used when practicing Body Flicker Technique.

It can fully utilize the greater physical plasticity of minors and lays the foundation for more advanced Body Flicker Technique in the future.

"Tatsuki, starting tomorrow we'll practice swordsmanship together. Just bring a simple wooden sword for now." Shuichi noticed that Ishikawa Tatsuki's physical talent was quite good, a rather outstanding trait, so he decided to let him try the swordsmanship route first.

"Red, you can prepare more Steel Wire in your ninja tool bag. I'll teach you some advanced Shurikenjutsu techniques..."

After helping them develop a plan, Shuichi day, and also helped them make subtle adjustments based on their individual physical differences.

As July drew to a close, the villagers of Konoha noticed a sudden influx of unfamiliar faces, many of whom were dressed in lavish attire and appeared to be wealthy.

"Why are there so many people coming all of a sudden lately? And they're all so generous with their money. My business has improved a lot." The owner of a small shop in Konoha asked.

"Oh, I heard it's about the Joint Chunin Exam. Nobles from various countries are flocking to Konoha; it's a rare big event in recent years! Apparently, the ninja battles are taking place in that newly built large building nearby."

"What! It really is a duel between ninjas?" The shop owner suddenly perked up. Although he had lived in Konoha for a long time, he had never seen a duel between ninjas in his entire life.

In the past, Konoha's Chunin Ninja Exams were not publicly announced, and the number of participants was not as large as this time. In many cases, the third round was already completed at the Central Tower. The venue for the Third Exam, which is not far from the Forest of Death, was also built with all efforts in recent months.

"Do you know how to get in to watch the game?" The shop owner, eager to see the tickets, asked about the tickets for watching the exam.

"You're overthinking it!" a passerby bluntly retorted. "All those who can go are high-ranking officials and ninjas from various countries. Even if there are still empty seats, there aren't enough for everyone in the village. I bet all the big merchants have already snapped them up. If you don't want to go bankrupt, you should just give up on this idea."

"... Sigh!" The shop owner's heart sank; he really couldn't bear to spend a lot of money to see a movie.

Similar scenes were happening all over Konoha, with lively discussions taking place in taverns and restaurants, and even some people secretly running betting operations in unknown, dark corners.

In the following days, the processions of those entering Konoha became even more elaborate and longer. Large groups of people carrying palanquins could even be seen entering, which were, unsurprisingly, the Daimyo of various countries.

The day before the exam was Shuichi's birthday, and he successfully turned into an 8-year-old child, while also gaining a point in the system that could be added.

"My strength is more than enough to handle the Chunin Ninja Exams," Shuichi thought to himself, adding some strategy.

Although he decided to focus on increasing his reaction and thinking speed as his three main skills, there are still many unexpected events in the Ninja World. After becoming Chunin, he will even have to lead a team on missions. Therefore, he decided to add Flash as a precaution.

I mentally opened the control panel and checked:

Passive Skill (Recovery and Growth): For every year the host grows, the recovery rate of Body Energy and Mental Energy increases by 3, and all other basic attributes increase by 3 [currently increased by 24].

First skill...

"Add some points!"

Mentally tap the "+" sign Flash the ultimate skill, and the skill icon changes from black and white to color, along with some changes to the description.

Ultimate Skill (Flash): Instantly teleports to any location within a certain range [Level 1: 10 meters; Cooldown: 6 months]. Usage instructions are as follows:...

Note: "Since this skill has a cooldown period, in order to allow the host to better understand the effectiveness of this skill, the system will provide three opportunities to experience it, each lasting 3 hours."

"The three experiences will expire in three hours, so please use them as soon as possible."

[Countdown: 2 hours 59 minutes 30 seconds]

"Hmm?" Shuichi was surprised to find that the system had also very considerately given him three free trial opportunities. Could this skill have some special effects?

"Let's find a secluded spot and try it out quickly."

Having made up his mind, Shuichi looked around his house, then took all his ninja tools and short swords with him and headed out to the remote forest of Konoha.

The actual area of Konoha has been expanding due to its growing population, making the central area quite crowded. Fortunately, the village is very well-off; when expansion is needed, they simply cut down trees to build houses, making it as big as they want, with all the materials readily available.

Shuichi chose to go to the large forest behind the Hokage Rock. This area was very sparsely populated because there were no flat areas, and you had to run quite a distance to find some open spaces.

He ran deeper into the area for a while, then stopped in a secluded spot, having thoroughly scouted the area to ensure it was safe.

He took a deep breath and began to mobilize all the chakra in his body. Soon, he reached the upper limit that his meridians could hold.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu! BOOM!"

To fully test the effect of Flash, he created a top-tier Shadow Clone inherited almost all of his abilities.

According to the system's instructions, using Flash involves three steps.

The first step is preparation, the second step is choosing a location, and the third step is releasing. All three steps can be done at his will, meaning they can be completed in an instant.

"Flash ready!"

According to the system prompts, Shuichi mentally pressed the Flash icon, which can be held down indefinitely. As long as he doesn't choose to release it, Flash won't be used even if he releases it.

"Whoosh!" The scene before my eyes suddenly changed, and countless points of light, almost invisible to the naked eye, appeared in my field of vision, each one almost transparent.

Shuichi is currently in a magical state of experience, because he is experiencing for the first time what a 360-degree field of vision is like.

With him as the center, he could clearly see the three-dimensional space within a 30-meter radius in his mind. Now he could see ants crawling under the tree trunk 20 meters behind him.

"Hiss, isn't this the effect of the Byakugan?" Shuichi felt that this was surprisingly similar to the effect of the Byakugan, and the ability to perceive details was even better than the Byakugan, because he felt that his attention was very focused, and his brain was constantly processing a large amount of information within 30 meters.

He jumped on the spot, then looked at his Shadow Clone and made some judgments.

"The White Dots indicates the location where I can Flash. I can't see through chakra and meridians, but I can see what's underground."

In other words, you can't Flash into solid matter, but if there's nothing in the space, you can Flash anywhere—up, down, left, right, forward, or backward. In the game, the Flash range is a two-dimensional circle, but this is a three-dimensional circle.

The second step is to choose a position. The transparent White Dots in front of you are spaced about 1 centimeter apart. This is something only you can feel and will not obstruct your vision.

According to the system's explanation, teleportation is a precise point-to-point transfer. He can choose a point on his body and teleport that point to any location in space at any time, and his body will also Flash parallel to the selected point.

In addition, anything close to his body can be selected as a teleportation point, and he will Flash there together, so there won't be a situation where he's naked after Flash.

"Is... is it really that perverted?" Shuichi imagined the specific process in his mind and decided to try it out first.

"I'm here to assassinate you. Be on your guard." He said to his Shadow Clone, "Alright, let's engage in high-intensity mobile combat. I'll use Flash soon and see how it goes."

The Shadow Clone fully understood his meaning and knew what kind of situation he wanted to test, so it immediately went all out and fought against the main body.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." If an outsider were watching this battle, they would surely think that both sides were top-level experts. The two sides fought in the forest at an extremely fast speed. Ordinary people would probably only be able to see two black shadows jumping up and down, and they wouldn't even be able to see where the people were.

"Clang clang clang..." Without using Ninjutsu, it was just high-speed movement combined with Kunai clashing, and the two sides were temporarily evenly matched.

Before long, Shuichi's main body began looking for opportunities to use Flash. If the time dragged on, the quality of the Shadow Clone would decrease, and the effect would be less effective.

This was a normal exchange between the two, passing each other at a very fast speed, and the main body made its move this time.

Shuichi chose the point on the tip of his Kunai. He couldn't see the Shadow Clone with his naked eye, but the System Vision showed that the Shadow Clone was flying towards the same landing point as him. The two were back to back, about to quickly widen the distance between them.

"Landing point selected! Release." In an instant, the main body chose the spot slightly in front of the Shadow Clone's throat as the landing point for the Flash, and then immediately released the Flash skill.

Suddenly, Shuichi vanished into thin air during flight. At the same time, a clone of himself appeared in front of Shadow Clone. Even with his extreme reflexes, he could only see Shuichi's outstretched arm, and the invisible Kunai almost already being fed into his mouth.

"Pfft." The Kunai pierced the Shadow Clone's throat, severely wounding him and causing him to vanish instantly. "BOOM!"

Shuichi felt a sharp pain in his throat, but his momentum still carried him forward. After regaining his senses, he adjusted himself in mid-air, did a somersault, and landed safely.

"What the hell is this? There was almost no reaction time, and I felt nothing else." He sensed the scene of the Shadow Clone's death, which happened in an instant.

As I flew toward the landing point of the Body Flicker Technique, my true form appeared before me like a ghost, followed by a sharp pain in my throat and loss of consciousness.

"Wow, that's terrifying!"

Even though his third skill wasn't maxed out, his reaction speed was already considered extremely fast in the Shinobi World, yet he was still helplessly killed.

"No spatial fluctuations, no chakra consumption, no sound, precise point-to-point teleportation."

Although he only used it once, Shuichi found the effect to be unexpectedly powerful. Now he could directly assassinate the Kage of various villages with a very high success rate; once his defenses were breached, he would instantly kill them.

"You have two more chances, let's try other scenarios."

This time, he used Earth Release to dig two holes 20 meters apart in the ground, and then created a Shadow Clone to warn him. The two of them stood directly inside the hole.

"It can pass through any wall, and I reckon even Barrier are no problem, since I don't need chakra to use it." To the naked eye, all around is dirt, but the vision in his mind can clearly see the Shadow Clone's movements, and there are countless White Dots around him, indicating that he can easily Flash there.

Drawing a short sword from behind, Shuichi shouted to his Shadow Clone before striking, "I'm coming soon, get ready!" Then he slashed the sword downwards with a fierce blow.

This time, he pre-selected the blade as the teleportation point, then chose the Shadow Clone's shoulder as the landing point, and immediately activated Flash halfway through the swing. "Flash released!"

"Laugh!"

Shuichi, who was halfway through swinging his sword, suddenly appeared in front of the Shadow Clone, and was instantly killed without any further reaction.

The main body carefully considered the situation. This time, the Shadow Clone tensed up, ready to dodge, but it didn't even have time to exert any force before being slashed again.

"Orphan's Q-Flash? Mine looks more advanced." Shuichi had discovered a new way to use it this time.

If he were to assassinate someone in a multi-story building, he could even kill someone on the third floor from the second floor, leaving the victim completely bewildered until their death.

If he were to kill the Third Hokage now, he could stand outside the Hokage Building and swing his sword. The Third Hokage would probably be smoking a cigarette when he suddenly kicks the bucket.

"This is insane! No wonder it has a cooldown." Shuichi gasped. This skill would be like slaughtering pigs for most of the native Shinobi World.

"This is my absolute trump card; I must not use it unless it's absolutely necessary."

If he were to perform this in front of everyone, it would likely attract the attention of the Entire Ninja World. Both the Flying Thunder God Technique and Amenotejikara involve fluctuations in chakra and Dojutsu; he doesn't even give anyone a chance to react, so who wouldn't be afraid?

"I can't kill a Six Paths level character instantly; their chakra can replace their physical body. If the Uchiha have prepared Izanagi beforehand, I can't use it either." Shuichi began to assess when it would be best to use this skill.

"By the way, I can also exploit a bug. As long as I don't use Flash, it's like I'm always having a variant of the Byakugan active. A level 3 White Eye with a range of 30 meters is pretty good."

This way, as long as Flash isn't on cooldown, he has unobstructed vision without any cost. He can then expose openings behind enemies and probably ambush quite a few people.