No bloodline, no family heritage.
He had been dreaming of an ordinary person surpassing Bloodline Theory.
That only proved he had seen too little.
If he had seen the Uchiha... especially that brat, Itachi Uchiha, from Fugaku Uchiha's family.
He would understand.
All those titles people bestowed upon ordinary geniuses were not worth mentioning before a Bloodline Ability.
So.
Stop making people laugh.
Could an ordinary person tear apart the ninja of Ino-Shika-Cho, Senju, and Hyuga with their bare hands?
Oh, perhaps there was one.
Might Duy, Might Guy's father.
But Might Duy was already dead.
And he had merely been an extreme exception.
"You ninja from the Five Great Nations are all like this."
Shennong curled the corner of the mouth, revealing an amused smile.
"Always looking down on others, thinking yourselves superior, believing the Ninja World cannot function without you..."
"Heh heh..."
The arrogant Orochimaru could not be bothered to argue.
He stood, paid the bill.
Then left.
Shennong stared at that pale figure.
Orochimaru had no idea that his pursuit was headed in the complete opposite direction.
Shennong said, "Just watch carefully. Even ordinary people without bloodlines can raise their fists against the strong."
Because the human heart was utterly dark.
The human heart was the strongest and most terrifying thing in this world.
And his disciple happened to possess the blackest will of all.
At the same time.
In a dark alley.
A crime was taking place.
Robbery, murder for wealth, the strong bullying the weak—such things happened everywhere.
Just as the victim cried out and struggled.
A figure emerged from the curtain of rain.
Then.
His form flashed.
Before the thugs could react, their heads had already been separated from their bodies.
Several corpses were left behind.
Mingren did not even look back as he swung his hand blade and rushed toward the next location.
During the day, he gathered intelligence and traveled throughout the entire town.
He learned of some evildoers from the residents.
At night, Mingren slipped into the darkness and killed each target he had investigated, one by one.
Ronin, ninja, swordsmen... people of every profession and identity.
No matter who they were, as long as they were evil, Mingren killed them without mercy.
"The next target."
Mingren took out a Scroll and examined the names and locations he had recorded on it.
But he always felt something was missing.
That was it.
A Sensor Ninja.
If he had a Sensor Ninja by his side, finding people would be much easier.
He let the rainwater strike his body and wash the blood from his fists.
Mingren bathed in the water flow.
His bare upper body revealed solid, powerful muscles.
The eight abdominal muscles across his stomach and the inverted triangular muscles of his back brimmed with absolute power.
For ease of movement, to save clothing, and to avoid leaving behind evidence like scraps of torn fabric.
Mingren simply wore a pair of long pants as he moved through the darkness.
If anyone saw Mingren's build, they would surely gasp in amazement.
Even among ninja, few possessed such a perfect physique.
[Strength: 10.26]
Seeing that the value had risen again after several days of effort, Mingren nodded slightly.
A strength score of 10 was equivalent to Jirobo of the Sound Four, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Might Guy in the Original Work.
This base stat.
Had already reached first-rate standards.
Even if one of the Five Great Ninja Villages put him forward, he would belong to the first echelon.
In the Original Work.
Kisame Hoshigaki, with a strength score of 10, possessed tremendous strength.
He easily suppressed Asuma, who wielded Flying Swallow in both hands, with one hand.
Without relying on Tailed Beasts, bloodlines, or other assistance.
Only a handful of ninja, such as Might Guy, could clash with him head-on in terms of strength.
After repeated testing.
Mingren had thoroughly grasped and assessed his own level of strength.
"Right now, one punch from me can turn an ordinary person's body into pulp. Even a Chunin who takes one of my punches will most likely be left at death's door rather than merely knocked unconscious."
The Original Work's manga had described the performance of strength 10 many times.
For example, during the Chunin Exam.
Might Guy casually punched an Otogakure Chunin into a wall, then exerted a little more force and blasted a huge hole through both the man and the wall.
At that level of strength.
Every gesture carried immense destructive power.
Shattering rocks, smashing steel plates... such feats were no longer difficult at all.
But since his strength had broken through 10 and reached 10.26.
That meant 10 was far from the limit.
It was like how Kurenai Yuhi, Orochimaru, and Itachi Uchiha all had a Genjutsu score of "10."
Yet no one would ever think.
That the three of them possessed the same level of Genjutsu.
Kurenai Yuhi's 10 might truly have been 10.
Orochimaru's and Itachi Uchiha's 10 were probably only because the Official Databook's maximum listed value was 10...
This point.
Could also be seen from the contest between Might Guy and Kisame Hoshigaki.
When Might Guy and Kisame fought without using their ultimate moves, clashing in their base states.
What the two were competing in was their basic physical fitness.
Clearly, Kisame's strength was just a little greater.
That proved.
Both of them were marked as 10 only because the maximum displayed value was 10.
In reality, there were 11, 12... and perhaps even higher values beyond that...
To put it more plainly.
Although Tsunade's "strength" was also marked as 10.
Her actual strength was absolutely greater than 10.
With the possibility of further advancement and confirmation of his own strength.
Mingren felt slightly comforted.
Just as Mingren was about to leave the rooftop and head for his next target...
Footsteps sounded behind him.
"Sigh..."
Yahiko came up to the rooftop and walked over.
Nagato and Konan stood behind him.
"You've caused enough trouble, haven't you..."
The Akatsuki Organization, temporarily stationed in this town, had informants spread throughout it.
Though it was night, they had still noticed something unusual.
Multiple corpses had appeared one after another, making them think war had broken out again. Only after tracking the trail did they discover that it had all been done by one person.
Moreover, this face belonged to someone they knew.
Debating Yahiko
The swaying curtain of rain was accompanied by a flash of lightning.
It illuminated Mingren's face.
After glancing at Yahiko and the others, Mingren leaped straight off the building...
"Hey!"
Seeing Mingren jump directly from a ten-story building.
Yahiko froze at once.
What kind of physical constitution was that?!
"He seems... to have grown stronger than before..."
Konan recalled the sturdy body Mingren had displayed a moment ago and spoke softly.
She remembered that long ago, this boy named Mingren had still looked very frail...
Had he taken some kind of hormone?
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