Genjutsu, Hell Viewing Technique

Having successfully dealt with two Chunin, Ning Feng briefly took stock of his remaining supplies and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the remaining Chunin was also a member of Root, the difficulty had dropped considerably by comparison.

"Are you Root people really this underhanded? Impersonating Anbu members? Aren't you afraid Minato will find out?!"

Ning Feng chuckled, deliberately speaking very loudly.

The remaining Chunin ignored Ning Feng's words and instead grinned. "Kid, you really are strong. Joining the Anbu at such a young age-you certainly have some skills!"

"Unfortunately, this is as far as you go!"

"Ninja art: Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"

With that, the Chunin's arms actually transformed into several white snakes, which shot straight toward Ning Feng at tremendous speed.

"Hm?"

With his immensely powerful Sharingan, Ning Feng could clearly sense that the white snakes lunging at him were highly intelligent.

But even so, what did that matter?!

A cold gleam flashed across his sharp Kunai. Relying on the Sharingan's terrifying perceptiveness, Ning Feng dodged every white snake the Chunin had released.

Shhk!

Just as his Kunai pierced straight through his opponent, the Chunin dissolved into mist and vanished without a trace.

Immediately afterward, three figures identical to the Chunin rushed toward Ning Feng, wildly flinging the Explosive Tags in their hands.

The entire exchange happened in the blink of an eye, demonstrating the terrifying strength of this Chunin from Root's reserve unit.

Even so, Ning Feng saw every single move.

As Ning Feng retreated, his hands rapidly formed hand seals. "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

An enormous fireball instantly engulfed a vast area ahead. The charging Shadow Clones were swallowed directly by the huge fireball, dissolving into light that fluttered through the air before disappearing.

Ning Feng also dodged the wildly hurled Explosive Tags in an instant.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Amid the deafening noise, the Chunin secretly lay low in the shadows, preparing to deliver the final blow to Ning Feng, completely unaware that a bolt of lightning was already descending from the sky!

Shhk!

The brilliant light illuminated the dim sky as brightly as day. Only at the instant Chidori was about to reach the Chunin did it let out a series of hisses, a truly hair-raising sound.

The next moment, just like his companions, the Chunin dissolved into light that fluttered through the air, dropping equipment, materials, gold coins, and other items.

"Whew!"

Ning Feng let out a long breath. While no one was watching, he hurriedly picked up all the equipment, materials, and gold coins dropped on the ground.

"Congratulations! You obtained a Military Ration Pill!"

"Congratulations! You obtained [Hidden Shadow Ninja Armor] (Legendary)!"

"[Hidden Shadow Ninja Armor]: A piece of top-quality equipment crafted specifically for infiltration, assassination, and intelligence gathering. Automatically changes color according to the surrounding environment while hiding. The wearer becomes difficult to see. Transparency +20%, Chakra presence reduced by 20%."

"Congratulations! You obtained [Hidden Shadow Belt] (Legendary)!"

"[Hidden Shadow Belt]: A top-quality belt crafted specifically for infiltration, assassination, and intelligence gathering... Transparency +10%, Chakra presence reduced by 10%."

"Congratulations! You obtained [Hidden Shadow Ninja Boots] (Legendary)!"

"[Hidden Shadow Ninja Boots]: A piece of top-quality equipment crafted specifically for infiltration, assassination, and intelligence gathering... Transparency +20%, Chakra presence reduced by 20%."

"Congratulations! You obtained [Ninja art: Hidden Shadow Snake Hands]!"

"Congratulations! You obtained [Hell Viewing Technique] (Genjutsu)!"

"Congratulations! You leveled up! You reached level 24!"

A series of crisp, pleasant notifications sounded. Ning Feng was especially thrilled to see that several pieces of legendary equipment had actually dropped onto the ground.

Just looking at their attributes told him how absurdly powerful these pieces of equipment were. The transparency effects in particular were all the more suited to his upcoming mission.

But compared with these, what made Ning Feng feel the trip had been most worthwhile was the Genjutsu scroll, [Hell Viewing Technique]!

In the original story, this Hell Viewing Technique was Orochimaru's exclusive Genjutsu. It terrified Sakura, causing her to lose all ability to fight.

He already had defense-breaking Ninjutsu, wide-area offensive Ninjutsu, and defensive and deceptive Ninjutsu. The only Ninjutsu skills he lacked were Genjutsu.

This [Hell Viewing Technique] filled that gap.

Moreover, the Sharingan was inherently adept at casting Genjutsu. Although Ning Feng's Sharingan did not provide a particularly strong boost to Genjutsu, it was still extremely powerful.

Without hesitation, Ning Feng clicked to use every piece of equipment.

The instant Ning Feng equipped the Hidden Shadow Set, he seemed to blend into his entire surroundings. His body was even slightly transparent, and the small animals nearby could not detect his presence at all.

"As expected of the Hidden Shadow Set!"

Ning Feng noticed that the set seemed to absorb its wearer's Chakra, using that Chakra to achieve transparency and conceal their presence.

Ninja with weak perceptive abilities would be completely unable to detect him.

"That underhanded old bastard Danzo actually had people impersonate Anbu Ninja to try to kill me!"

"But he probably never imagined that I'd become considerably stronger because of it instead."

Ning Feng really wanted to see what expression Danzo was wearing right now.

However, Ning Feng also knew that Danzo had been doing things like this for a long time.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the others had probably long known about Danzo's filthy deeds, yet they had not dealt with him. Instead, they indulged him.

Presumably, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had always treated Danzo as nothing more than a blade in political struggles, using that blade to accomplish quite a few things.

In the original story, Hiruzen Sarutobi probably also had an inseparable connection to the Night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.

After all, within Konohagakure, the Uchiha Clan was the only clan that refused to obey Hiruzen Sarutobi. Such a clan would naturally be regarded as a thorn in his side!

The more Ning Feng thought about this, the more he understood that he had to grow stronger even faster!

While he was pondering this, three figures landed with a series of swishes.

Although the leading figure wore an Anbu mask, the words "Anbu squad captain, Kakashi" were still displayed above his head!

As for the other two figures, one was "Uchiha Itachi," and the other was "Hana Inuzuka"!

"Hana Inuzuka? Kiba Inuzuka's older sister?"

Ning Feng froze for a moment, then understood. Hana Inuzuka probably served in a support role within the Anbu squad.

After all, the Inuzuka Clan possessed an extraordinarily formidable sense of smell, allowing them to pinpoint an enemy's location immediately.

In the original story, when Akamaru, the ninja hound belonging to Kiba Inuzuka, one of the Konoha 12, was injured, he would also often seek treatment from Kiba's older sister, Hana Inuzuka!