Bloodline Theory? What Trash

2. Strength Is Everything

Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, Intelligence, Speed...

These attributes.

Represented a ninja's abilities.

The sum of all these values was their "Blank Slate Ability," also known as Base Ability.

Base Ability determined whether a ninja would be rated as a Genin, Chunin, Special Jonin, Jonin, or even a Kage.

On top of that came all kinds of Ninjutsu, Secret Jutsu, Forbidden Jutsu... even Bloodline Abilities—in other words, Bloodline Theory—which made up a ninja's total strength.

Generally speaking.

Ninjas without bloodlines had their titles, such as Genin or Chunin, determined through assessments of their Blank Slate Ability.

Those with bloodlines, however, could activate their bloodline cheats, stack them atop their foundation, and enter an entirely different evaluation system.

Obviously.

Ninjas with bloodlines held a greater advantage than ordinary people born with blank slates. After all, they came with extra cheat sheets from birth.

Besides that.

There was another type of ninja, those who formed clans of all sizes.

They invented certain techniques.

These techniques were not recorded on Scrolls, but passed down only by word of mouth. They were exceedingly mysterious, just like ancient Masters teaching their disciples.

Such mysterious techniques, never passed on to outsiders, were called "Secret Jutsu."

Although these ninja clans did not possess obvious bloodlines, they still managed to put together a convincing version of Bloodline Theory through the inheritance of Secret Jutsu.

There were simply too many examples of Bloodline Theory in this world—so many that it was shocking to behold.

Combined with the deception he had felt while reading manga in his previous life.

Mingren's disdain and disgust for Bloodline Theory had long since seeped into his bones.

"How is it?" Shennong asked.

Mingren was not the first Dark Chakra Body.

Before this, Shennong had also experimented on himself.

It could be said that both Master and disciple were test subjects and beneficiaries of Dark Chakra.

It was just that... Mingren's technique had undergone countless adjustments and gained all sorts of new abilities.

"Strength 7."

Mingren nodded.

Strength 7 was roughly equivalent to the strength of twenty-six-year-old Kakashi Hatake from the first part.

That much strength could easily subdue two ordinary Extra Chunin without bloodlines.

Like those Kirigakure Rogue Ninja Demon Brothers or whatever.

Of course, that was assuming he landed a hit.

"What about the other values?" Shennong asked again.

The Dark Chakra Jutsu could precisely display the values of the human body.

This system of evaluation stemmed from the special nature of the energy known as Chakra.

Its traits, formed from physical energy plus bodily energy, could be viewed as something akin to a mage's mana bar—an MP attribute.

Going deeper.

A thousand years ago, the Sage of Six Paths had used Chakra as a means for humans to communicate and connect with one another.

It could allow people thousands of miles apart to understand each other.

In other words, it was an incredibly advanced form of quantum-like communication.

—Though most of that method of communication had been lost.

It was precisely because of the quantum properties contained within it.

That the technique could accurately display Mingren's current physical strength.

"The other values?"

Mingren shook his head slightly.

"No need."

In the later stages of the Naruto Ninja world, who still obediently formed hand seals? What was the point of all that flashy nonsense?

Just throw a punch and blow everything apart.

Strength was everything.

Shennong wanted to say something else.

Suddenly, his ear twitched.

"Hm?" x2

Master and disciple turned their heads at the same time. Their bodies, enhanced by the Dark Chakra Jutsu, displayed astonishing qualities.

Movements from a great distance away were easily detected.

Someone... had infiltrated the underground laboratory?

Within a dark passageway...

A group of people hurried forward.

Pursuers were hunting them from behind.

It was currently the Ninja World War.

Many nations throughout the Ninja World had been drawn into the flames of war.

The Land of Rain... was a small country.

It lay at the central borderland between the three superpowers of the Land of Fire, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Wind, so it naturally became a battlefield for the three great nations to plunder, invade, and wage war upon.

The people of the Land of Rain were suffering beyond endurance. Countless civilians, ordinary people, the elderly, the weak, women, and children had died because of the war.

Among them were also ninjas of the Land of Rain, who had always resisted the invaders and the aggression of the superpowers.

This ninja village was called "Amegakure."

The metal forehead protectors on their heads bore four vertical lines, revealing their identities as Amegakure ninjas.

The Land of Rain was shrouded in unending rainfall.

It rained all 365 days of the year.

As a result, the environment here was extremely damp, filled with rivers, lakes, and puddles everywhere.

The unusual environment had also created unusual ninjas.

Amegakure's ninjas generally wore raincoats, and their clothing was made of waterproof materials.

To fight underwater for extended periods, many ninjas wore special devices that looked like diving respirators or diving masks.

Every member of the four-person squad wore this kind of Ninja Tools.

At this moment.

Three men and one woman kept looking behind them.

As the footsteps drew nearer and nearer, they had no idea where the darkness ahead would lead them.

Suddenly.

One person stopped, Clenched the special dagger-like Kunai in his hand.

He turned around and said to the Girl ninja in the group, "Asuka Young Lady, I'll hold them off for a while. Take this chance to find an exit..."

The Girl ninja called Asuka was around thirteen or fourteen, at the most beautiful age of her youth.

Her fair skin, jet-black waterfall-like hair, and doll-like face all displayed her beauty.

Most eye-catching of all were her eyes.

Unlike the white sclera of ordinary people.

Her sclera were black.

Set within those black sclera were dark-red irises, with two black dot-like pupils at the center of each iris.

This gave her an oppressive air of authority even without anger, as well as the bearing of someone in a high position.

Yet the gazes her subordinates directed at her were filled with respect and pity.

From this alone, it was clear that her identity was unusual.

The special respirator over her mouth did not diminish her beauty. Instead, it added a trace of mystery to her.

The Girl wearing an open-faced mask that protected her forehead and temples from vital strikes flashed a look of reluctance in her eyes.

She knew.

Once they stayed behind, this would likely be their final farewell.

But there was no choice.

After fighting bitterly for several days, their side was in poor condition and simply no match for the enemy.

"You alone probably won't be enough. We'll stay too."

"The enemy is from Konoha—the ninja village of the Yellow Flash..."

As they spoke, the other two subordinates stepped forward as well.

Seeing this, Tears immediately welled in her eyes.

"Asuka Young Lady, please do not be sad..."

"Only if you live can we answer to Lord Hanzo..."

Seeing Asuka's Tears, the three subordinates instead revealed radiant smiles.

To sacrifice one's life for righteousness—this was the resolve held by every Amegakure ninja.

Even Lord Hanzo's Granddaughter, the leader and head of Amegakure, fought on the front lines.

How could ordinary rank-and-file ninjas like them shirk their duty?

She gave her three subordinates one final look, as though she wanted to burn their appearances deeply into her pupils.

The next second.

Asuka turned around and swiftly ran deeper into the unknown darkness.

Crystalline Tears flashed through the air...

3. Kakashi Hatake's Team

The clash of metal.

The sounds of combat and furious shouts.

In an instant, the battle ended.

The gap between a great nation and a small nation was displayed in full.

Unlike major ninja villages such as Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure, which had Ninja Academies and organized systems for selecting and producing ninjas in batches.

Ninjas from small ninja villages like Amegakure came from unorthodox backgrounds.

They had no facilities such as Ninja Academies.

Whether in financial strength or national power, they could not compare to Konoha in the slightest.