Growth

Had three months really passed already?

Looking at the intelligence Tayuya had sent over, Haku could not help rubbing his head. After adapting to the body enhanced by the added points and feeling that his training results had improved over before, he had been unable to resist immersing himself in training.

As a result, three months had passed before he realized it.

Fortunately, nothing major has happened in the Shinobi World lately that requires me to intervene. Otherwise, if I missed something, I'd really regret it.

But since his training had been interrupted, Haku did not intend to keep hiding in these mountains to train. He decided to go out, take on some Black Market missions, and earn some Energy Points.

After adding points last time, Haku felt that increasing his Combat Power this way was much faster. Moreover, with his current Quasi-Kage Combat Power, as long as he did not provoke the major ninja villages, doing some Black Market missions on his own would not be too dangerous.

Against ninjas below Kage-level, opening the Eight Gates for a power burst would be enough to deal with them.

As for those above Kage-level, they could still suffer severe injuries if Haku caught them off guard. Even if he could not defeat them, opening the Eight Gates would be enough for him to escape.

Open the system panel!

Although he had made his decision, Haku still felt it would be better to check the panel and understand his current situation.

[Combat Power: 209! (Quasi-Kage) (5)]

[S-Cells: 160! (1)]

[System Energy: 2.3!]

[Special Energy: 1 type!]

[Sharingan]

[Level: One-Tomoe 25% (150) (550 days)]

[Abilities: Insight Level 2, Genjutsu Mastery Level 1]

[Byakugan]

[Level: Unawakened 0% (50) (180 days)]

[Ability: Insight Level 1]

[Nine Palace Seal: Eighth Palace 6% (450) (1650 days)]

[Eight-Tails Tailed Beast Seed: 0% (100)]

His training had made him feel as though he had improved greatly, but there was not much change reflected in the panel's numbers.

Hm?

Haku suddenly noticed the number 5 following his Combat Power.

System, what is this 5?

[After the host advanced to Quasi-Kage strength, the Energy Points required to increase Combat Power by 1 point through point allocation increased from 1 to 5.]

[Correspondingly, due to the host's advancement, the quality of Chakra has improved, and the amount that can be refined per unit of time has also increased. Therefore, the time required for anything that the host's Chakra must nurture on its own has been halved.]

[In other words, the host's independent training efficiency has doubled.]

[The first number after each of the host's abilities is the Energy Points required for advancement. The following time is the time required for the host to independently train and improve that ability.]

[This reminder function is a new function unlocked after the host advanced to Quasi-Kage!]

Seeing the system throw out such a long explanation just because of one question, Haku could not help complaining inwardly.

Wasn't it just that I was a little happy after advancing to Quasi-Kage last time and didn't notice the system's changes? Why does it sound like it's asking for credit?

Still, the changes brought by this advancement to Quasi-Kage sound pretty good. If I had enough time, it would be suitable to lie low in a village and develop steadily.

But I need to speed things up. The Third Shinobi War will begin in just a few years. Without sufficient strength, not only will I fail to obtain enough Energy Points then, I may even find it difficult to stay alive.

Based on the information Haku had obtained from the original work, Kumogakure's AB Combo would be incredibly formidable during the Third Shinobi War. No one from the other villages would stand a chance against the two of them alone.

Only Minato Namikaze, relying on the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, could use his speed to leave the two helpless.

They could only remain wary of one another, not daring to let the other get too far away. Otherwise, all Combat Power below Kage-level on either side would be slaughtered by the other.

As for Haku, if he wanted to obtain enough Energy Points and the energy of the other tailed beasts on the battlefield, he would definitely have to participate in the war.

When that time came, he would inevitably encounter the two of them.

For Kumogakure's victory, the two would certainly pay special attention to Haku, the one who had killed far too many Kumogakure ninja.

Furthermore, Haku had escaped from their hands once before. When facing them again, the grudge-holding Fourth Raikage would definitely pursue him relentlessly.

Haku did not believe that quietly training for a few years would make him fearless of the Fourth Raikage and Killer B at their peaks.

While the Shinobi World was still relatively peaceful, going out more often to earn Energy Points was the proper course of action.

From that day onward, the Land of Fields had one fewer ninja cultivating bitterly in the deep mountains, while the Shinobi World gained a faceless legend.

After leaving the Land of Fields, Haku chose the Land of Rivers as his first destination.

He had agonized over that choice for a long time before making it.

That place was still somewhat dangerous for the current Haku. By his estimation, it should now be entirely under White Zetsu's surveillance.

After Madara Uchiha fought Hashirama Senju at the Valley of the End, he used Izanagi to fake his death and escape, then hid in the Graveyard of Mountains within the Land of Rivers.

Haku did not know whether Madara Uchiha had successfully fused Hashirama Senju's cells yet, or whether his Rinnegan had awakened successfully.

During one of Madara Uchiha's experiments, Black Zetsu had pretended to be Madara's manifestation of will, mingled at Madara Uchiha's side, and later became the culprit behind the upheaval of order throughout the Shinobi World.