The Proud Chapter 8

Whoosh, whoosh—!

From within the forest came the clang of metal striking metal.

Every so often, there was also the rumble of massive explosions.

"I'll go on ahead. Catch up as quickly as you can."

Hearing the commotion, Minato Namikaze knew Kumogakure had already clashed with Konoha's mission force. He used the Body Flicker Technique to surge forward.

Whoosh, whoosh—!

The others could only watch Minato Namikaze take the lead and chase after him with all their might.

Whoosh, whoosh—!

Just as they hurried to catch up, a figure suddenly shot out from the group and rapidly followed after him.

"Goenji, that guy's Body Flicker Technique is that impressive too?"

Seeing who it was, the other Konoha ninja were stunned.

They knew Uchiha Goenji was formidable, but they had not expected his Body Flicker Technique to be this exceptional as well. Was the Uchiha clan about to produce another genius?

Whoosh, whoosh!

Goenji followed closely behind Minato Namikaze. With a casual kick off the ground, he leaped a great distance.

"The D-rank Body Flicker Technique is still a little limited."

His purpose was to watch Minato battle the A-B Combo. Since this opportunity had fallen into his lap, it would be a huge loss not to watch.

Besides, he did not need to worry about his own safety.

With his current strength, he could fully protect himself in small-scale conflicts.

And with Minato here, combined with his current strength, there was absolutely no danger to his safety—unless the Third Raikage was here.

Unfortunately, the Third Raikage could not possibly be here.

At present, it was not merely a battle between Konoha and the four great ninja villages. They were hardly so united.

The crafty Ōnoki had his eyes on the Land of Lightning.

The Third Raikage was dealing with matters over there.

The reason the D-rank Body Flicker Technique had limitations was that it truly did have limitations. Otherwise, there would not be only Minato and Shisui who had become famous for using the Body Flicker Technique.

Hmm... there was also White Fang.

In the original story, White Fang had merely been a ninja the fans knew was powerful. But in this real world, Goenji knew far more.

Aside from his swordsmanship, White Fang's greatest skill was his Body Flicker Technique.

That was why Goenji had to improve the Body Flicker Technique and turn it into one that belonged to him. He still felt the basic Body Flicker Technique was too slow.

"By using the impact properties of Fire Release, I should be able to develop my own Fire Body Flicker."

Goenji had already given it thought, and he had already begun putting it into action.

He intended to use the impact properties of Fire Release, relying on instantaneous bursts to increase his flickering speed.

Unlike Lightning Release, which activated the body itself, Fire Release would work more like Rocket Propulsion. There were many factors to consider, so he had not developed it yet.

Still, Goenji felt it would be ready soon. After all, this was not a lack of knowledge.

As long as he organized and modified the ninjutsu systems he knew, it should take shape.

He just did not know whether the final result would achieve the effect he expected.

Before long, Goenji saw Minato pulling farther and farther away.

But the battle was nearby, so he was not in a hurry.

By the time he arrived, a tremendous boom rang out.

He landed on a tree trunk, opened his Sharingan, and took in everything before him.

Some injured Konoha ninja and Kumogakure ninja had returned to their respective forces, watching the clash between the three people at the center.

Whoosh, whoosh—!

Goenji's arrival drew the attention of those present, but most of their focus remained on the battle at the center.

Swish, swish—!

Goenji watched Minato Namikaze's battle with the A-B Combo without blinking.

The Sharingan captured all their movements and the paths of their chakra flow, while his powerful brain frantically absorbed it all.

Besides wanting to take part in this classic battle, more importantly, he wanted to steal a few things from these experts.

And for Goenji, who possessed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and an extraordinarily powerful brain, nothing could have been more suitable.

There was no difficulty at all.

Both sides were incredibly fast. Minato's Flying Thunder God and Notebook Thunder's Lightning Body Flicker were both exceptionally swift.

Even Killer B possessed astonishing reaction and attack speeds. From the look of it, their dynamic vision seemed even more suited to this sort of battle than his Sharingan.

"So this is neural response."

Goenji thought to himself.

Their dynamic vision naturally could not be stronger than his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

It was more the neural responses forged through grueling training, along with their formidable combat experience. That was why it felt as though they possessed Sharingan as well, allowing them to swiftly observe their enemies' movements.

"Kumogakure's Taijutsu truly has its own distinctive traits. Someday, I'll develop my own set of Taijutsu too."

Then he turned his gaze to observe Minato's Flying Thunder God.

This was one of Goenji's favorite ninjutsu from his previous life, and the origin of Minato's "Yellow Flash" title. Today, he finally had the fortune to witness it.

"I can't learn it."

With the Sharingan's powerful dynamic vision, he watched Minato use Flying Thunder God Kunai and casually plant a Flying Thunder God Mark on Killer B. He was dumbfounded.

He simply could not learn it.

The Flying Thunder God Mark was a Sealing Technique, yet Minato could set one down with a casual gesture.

One had to know that Sealing Techniques were the favored discipline of the ninja world.

They were among the hardest subjects to learn.

In his memories, there were scenes of his predecessor attempting to study Sealing Techniques: piles upon piles of books and scrolls, like the massive tomes medical students had to read.

Not only did one have to finish them all, one had to memorize them to go far in Sealing Techniques. That was what the clan instructor had told him back then.

Even with his current brain, becoming as effortlessly skilled with Sealing Techniques as Minato would probably be quite difficult.

Whoosh, whoosh~

While Goenji was thinking, the Konoha force behind him finally caught up.

"That's the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki!" Akimichi Dōtō stared at Killer B's strange tail, gripping the staff in his hand tightly.

Inuzuka Gaku said, "They actually deployed a Jinchuriki..."

Yet even after Konoha's force arrived, they did not dare act rashly.

For now, the outcome still depended on the three people on the battlefield.

"Goenji, can you keep up with their speed..." Inuzuka Gaku stopped halfway through his sentence.

If he could keep up, he would already be fighting alongside them.

There would be no need to stand here like fools and serve as Minato's cheerleading squad.

Goenji raised his head. "When I'm twenty, killing them will be like slaughtering dogs."

That was naturally boasting, but he would not be any weaker than them.

Unfortunately, his cheat did not come with a system.

Seriously, which transmigrator was using the system?

For now, he could only build up his strength step by step, fill out his combat system, and slowly use his intelligence advantage to survive first.

He was once again envious of people with systems.

If he had a system, he would not need to think about so much. He could just kill, kill, kill.

"..."

Inuzuka Gaku and the other man were somewhat speechless. He truly was a proud Uchiha.

But he was far too proud. Right now, only Fierce-Eyed Fugaku and Body Flicker Shisui had reputations that spread far and wide among the Uchiha, yet neither was stronger than Minato.

[Ah~ This girl is so rich. She travels everywhere, and I feel like I'm not good enough for her. I wish I could write twenty thousand words a day, earn money faster, and go after her.]