"You have killed the newborn Jinchuriki. The Nine-Tails' other half died with him. Mission completion: 25%. Mission rating: 0.2." "You have received a beginner's reward. Two of your randomly selected stats have been raised to their maximum levels." "The final mission in this instance has been completed to a certain extent. A new instance is being generated..."
Fortunately, even though Yuzuru had been killed instantly without warning, his body had still completed its intended action. He had managed to carry out an assassination right under the Third Hokage's nose.
Yuzuru focused on two things at once, quickly scanning the system messages. As soon as he saw the relevant notification, he brought up the system panel. The number next to "Chakra" had changed to "10+."
As for "Hand Seals," the value next to it was actually "EX."
"EX? That should mean MAX, right?"
Well, the meaning was easy enough to understand. Human hand speed had its limits, given the constraints of the body's structure, and Yuzuru had now reached that limit.
Although both of his stats had reached their maximum levels, it didn't take much comparing to realize that not all maximums were equal.
"Hand Seals" had no room left to improve, but "Chakra" might still have room to grow. It just wouldn't be reflected in the numbers anymore.
After confirming what he'd gained, Yuzuru began searching for whatever had just killed him instantly.
For one thing, he felt the assassination had been far too easy. He'd thought there was some chance of success if he struck while everyone around him was distracted, but that was only a possibility at best.
The other ninjas aside, the Third Hokage had been through countless battles. Yet when he'd truly been unable to react, just as Yuzuru had hoped for in the