In the shinobi world, what was most important?
Of course, it was strength!
So how did one obtain strength? By becoming a shinobi.
After becoming a shinobi, one had to complete missions in exchange for ninjutsu!
The ninjutsu one mastered were all trump cards. Only with enough trump cards could one survive long enough.
Why was the casualty rate among clan shinobi far lower than that of civilian shinobi? Because they possessed more ninjutsu and secret techniques.
The greatest difference between clan shinobi and civilian shinobi lay in their training paths and the number of ninjutsu they mastered.
Were there no geniuses among civilian shinobi?
No. It was because they simply could not see their own path.
Although every shinobi village had ninja academies, they generally taught only the Basic Three-Body Techniques, basic taijutsu, and basic throwing techniques.
After that, students were assigned to one shinobi squad after another and constantly sent on missions. By then, their true roles had already been determined.
Civilian shinobi were cannon fodder!
Clan shinobi had long since begun methodically training in the ninjutsu passed down within their clans.
Meanwhile, civilian shinobi had to complete missions and beg their captains just for a minor C-rank ninjutsu, or even a D-rank one, before they could possibly master other ninjutsu.
Now, such an opportunity had appeared.
As long as they killed a Konoha genin, they would obtain the ninjutsu they had dreamed of.
It was not only genin who were tempted. Even jonin—and even certain countries—were tempted!
Some people also doubted the strength of the person offering the bounty.
But when Uchiha Feng displayed his three-tomoe Sharingan and the Uchiha Clan's ninjutsu catalog, the doubts quieted down.
When shinobi launched attacks against Uchiha Feng—
Uchiha Feng retaliated with the very same ninjutsu.
After Kakashi's reputation was brought