Huge Harvest

"You dealt a fatal blow to the core character of the instance, the Fourth Hokage, in an extremely despicable manner, earning a score of 0.3."

"The score does not affect your gains."

"Your various stats have been improved to varying degrees."

"You have acquired the following skills..."

"Fourth Hokage's Body Flicker Technique (Peak Mastery): You must have thought this at the time... It's not the Flying Thunder God Technique."

"Rasengan (Proficient): A protagonist-exclusive skill, it is the beginning of your glorious journey."

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique (Mastered): Developed by the Third Hokage, emphasizing area-of-effect saturation attacks, and improved by the Fourth Hokage to achieve pinpoint breakthroughs with high-frequency attacks."

"Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Superb): With such high proficiency, you can take some time to learn Wind Release ninjutsu."

"Space-Time Perception (Beginner's Insight): Insufficient to allow you to learn space-time ninjutsu, but it can enhance your space-time senses, perception, and positioning abilities."

Peak Mastery? Superb? Beginner's Insight?

Yuzuru pondered, these seemed to describe skill levels or proficiency.

He could only say that he was worthy of the Fourth Hokage, what a good person. The drop rate for skills was surprisingly high, and even his posture when he sacrificed himself was so dashing... Based on the sensations in his limbs and bones, Yuzuru knew his gains this time were immense.

He opened his status panel to confirm and found that his level had jumped from 2 to 5 in one go. Ninjutsu and Taijutsu each increased by 1 level, Strength and Chakra increased by 2 levels, and Speed increased by 3 levels...

However, due to his low base stats, while the numerical increases were important, in terms of practical significance... these "skills" he obtained were even more important.

Not to mention anything else, with the Fourth Hokage's "Peak Mastery" Body Flicker Technique, Yuzuru now had a certain degree of self-preservation ability on the battlefield. He could fight like a ninja... Although the Fourth Hokage didn't drop the "Flying Thunder God Technique," for Yuzuru at this stage, with his current chakra reserves, the Body Flicker Technique was, in a sense, more practical than the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Strictly speaking, the Body Flicker Technique is a relatively basic ninjutsu. As long as a ninja's movement is fast enough, they can be considered to have mastered the Body Flicker Technique. However, not all Body Flicker Techniques are the same. The Fourth Hokage's Body Flicker Technique was a max-level skill.

Before mastering the Flying Thunder God Technique, he could already outperform most ninjas with his "basic Body Flicker Technique."

Wind Release transformation was a relatively rare nature. Such high mastery might mean he could learn high-difficulty Wind Release ninjutsu, but unfortunately, Yuzuru had no channels to learn Wind Release.

As for the so-called Space-Time Perception, Yuzuru currently had no special feelings about it.

The Rasengan and Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique seemed too advanced for a ninja of his level, consuming too much chakra. The Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique was less practical than a dropped Shadow Clone Technique.

The Rasengan went without saying, it was the Fourth Hokage's signature un-hand-seal ninjutsu...

Yuzuru extended his right hand, and immediately a cyan chakra sphere appeared in his palm. However, Yuzuru's focus was not on the Rasengan. As he used this ninjutsu, he felt his internal chakra being rapidly drained... With his current chakra reserves, this ninjutsu could only be used once in a critical moment.

A considerable number of ninjas below Chunin level fight primarily with taijutsu, not for any other reason than their chakra reserves not being able to sustain consecutive ninjutsu releases.

Yuzuru wanted to try more, but at this moment, the barrier outside had disappeared, and several squads of Konoha ninja were rapidly approaching.

Soon, the Konoha ninja saw the unfamiliar figure standing beside the Fourth Hokage's corpse.

"Who's there?"

Konoha had suffered too many losses tonight, and the ninja were already on edge.

Yuzuru didn't say much. The Konoha ninja had arrived too quickly, preventing him from attempting more within the instance. With the cry of a baby, his figure disappeared from the instance.

Yuzuru's actions in the instance this time yielded immense gains, with almost negligible risk. Unfortunately, although the Fourth Hokage was a top-tier experience pack, his experience points could not be obtained repeatedly.

Otherwise, Yuzuru would just need to farm experience by targeting the Fourth Hokage alone.

Returning to reality, Yuzuru woke up refreshed the next morning.

Chakra was a magical energy. An increase in chakra represented a dual enhancement of a person's physical and mental abilities. So when Yuzuru woke up again, he felt completely renewed.

His overall level displayed in the instance was 5, which should be considered Chunin level, right?

The "Nine-Tails' Rampage" instance had entered a seven-day cooldown period and could not be entered again for a short time.

However, precisely because Yuzuru's condition was so good, the medical ninja at the front-line hospital, after a routine check-up, immediately stated that he could leave the hospital and report to the front-line camp.

Currently, Konoha's medical ninja were limited in number and were not directly assigned to combat squads. They were concentrated at the front-line hospital, meaning that severely wounded soldiers on the battlefield were difficult to treat in a timely manner... Yuzuru being rescued was indeed quite fortunate, even though the real Yuzuru had already died.

As the scale of the war expanded, Konoha's front-line forces were stretched thin. Initially, Yuzuru was assigned search and rescue missions on the battlefield, searching for Konoha survivors and bringing them back for treatment.

With his frail strength, this job was just right for him. However, he was soon incorporated into the combat sequence. And during his first combat mission, the original body created a good opportunity for the transmigator.

Now, the renewed Yuzuru had to return to the front lines.

During wartime, ninja squad compositions changed frequently, so he would be reassigned to a squad next.

After briefly packing his belongings, Yuzuru joined other recovering ninja. After gathering, over a dozen ninja left the Konoha front-line hospital together and headed west...

The front-line hospital was located within the Land of Fire, while the combat camp was in the Land of Rain.

The Second Great Ninja War was in full swing. Currently, Konoha's main enemies were Amegakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure, with the main battlefield located within the Land of Rain.

As the sky darkened and a drizzling rain fell upon him, Yuzuru knew he had arrived in the Land of Rain.

Hurrying to the front-line camp, Yuzuru and the other ninja quickly reported and were immediately assigned to a squad... New missions could be initiated at any time.

Afterward, Yuzuru went to collect some supplies, including various ninja tools, food, Soldier Pills, and so on. He then put on a light-colored hooded raincoat, and he was ready.

He immediately hurried towards the assembly point.

The weather in the Land of Rain was always rainy, never stopping for years.

When Yuzuru arrived at a corner of the camp, he found three ninja waiting there.

"Looks like everyone's here."

As Yuzuru arrived beside the other three, before he could say anything, the exceptionally stout ninja at the front spoke.

"Everyone, let's briefly introduce ourselves."

This stout ninja must be the squad leader.

"Hazuki Uchiha, Chunin, skilled in Fire Release and Genjutsu."

The first to introduce herself was a female ninja, around twenty years old. Her tone was very cool and detached, but her somewhat round face and large eyes softened that impression.

Overall, however, Uchiha members carried an aura of unapproachability.

"I'm Kairi Omori, Special Jonin, a reconnaissance ninja. I can use simple Binding Techniques... Captain, teammates, please take care of me from now on."

Kairi Omori was also a female ninja, in her late twenties. Her facial features were somewhat sharp, and her appearance was more androgynous.

Special Jonin plus a captain, meaning there were two Jonin in this squad? Yuzuru instinctively felt something was wrong.

Then it was his turn.

"I'm Yuzuru, Yuxian Yakushi, Genin, skilled in... Body Flicker Technique."

Well, if not for last night's actions, Yuzuru wouldn't actually be skilled in anything.

Yakushi... that surname made the other three glance at Yuzuru. In Konoha, if a ninja's surname was Yakushi or Yakushiji, it meant they came from a special place.

But that wasn't important. Once on the battlefield, everyone was the same.

After the team members introduced themselves, it was the captain's turn. He removed the hood of his raincoat, revealing a round face.

"I'm Torifu Akimichi, Jonin, skilled in... physical strikes. I will be the captain of this squad for the upcoming mission."

Upon hearing the captain's introduction, Yuzuru immediately felt that things were going south. He knew this person.

This captain had quite the background, so could the mission this squad was about to undertake be a simple one?

The logic was simple: an overly reliable captain often meant a significant increase in mission difficulty.