Konoha: Sage Body

Kirito has not yet used the three Enhancement Points he received from Danzo. It's not that he doesn't want to use them, but he is temporarily unsure of which of the available options to enhance to.

He cannot add points to his most preferred enhancements, the Wisdom attribute and Sage Mode.

The Wisdom attribute may have reached its maximum after the Intelligence value reached 5 points, or if he wants to continue to improve, he will need no less than 5 Enhancement Points.

As for Sage Mode, after reaching level 3, 3 Enhancement Points are no longer enough to continue strengthening it; at least 4 Enhancement Points are required.

And he only has 3 Enhancement Points in his possession right now.

Now, Kirito is faced with the choice of whether to use the 3 Enhancement Points immediately, or save them up and wait until he gets new Enhancement Points in the future, and then use them to enhance the Wisdom attribute or Sage Mode.

After all, Enhancement Points are hard to come by.

An important plot character like Danzo only got 3 Enhancement Points after he was killed, which shows how stingy the external equipment on him is with giving Enhancement Points. If the character is not famous, even if the opponent is very strong, it is estimated that they will not give any Enhancement Points.

Therefore, this precious thing called Enhancement Points still needs to be saved and used again.

The frequency with which he has obtained Enhancement Points recently has been a bit fast, but that is the result of the enemy actively delivering them to his doorstep and the pigs he previously raised fattening up and then killing, which allowed him to obtain Enhancement Points in a short period of time.

Of course, if he abandons the little conscience he has in his heart, gives up his bottom line, and unscrupulously obtains Enhancement Points, he can also obtain a large number of Enhancement Points in a short period of time.

This kind of thing can be done, but it is not necessary.

Kirito will not do it unless there is no other alternative.

"Naturally, the faster you can improve your strength, the better. I can't really follow the plot anymore, and it's all Danzo's fault for being such a nuisance and forcing me to kill him. What a disaster."

Kirito sighed, and then continued to think about whether or not to use Enhancement Points.

In the end, his rational mind was inclined to use Enhancement Points, and the main reason was that becoming stronger was the only way to survive in the plot, which was becoming increasingly unpredictable, and to survive with the people he wanted to protect.

So which option should he strengthen?

Wisdom attributes and Sage Mode cannot be strengthened, so the options Kirito is naturally inclined to strengthen now are the Spirit Transformation Technique and the three Chakra Nature Changes of Yin Release, Water Release and Lightning Release, each of which has reached level 4.

There is also the Adamantine Sealing Chain and Yin Seal.

Kirito is well aware of the usefulness of the Spirit Transformation Technique. His current achievements are possible thanks to the several derivative abilities he has mastered through the Spirit Transformation Technique, among which the Spirit Transformation: Soul Splitting Technique is the key to carving out a world for himself out there.

If possible, Kirito would also like to add a soul fragment, but the current level of the Spirit Transformation Technique is only Level 3. Until he reaches Level 4, it is impossible for him to separate a larger soul fragment from his body to create a new soul fragment.

"Now I can't add any points to either the Wisdom attribute or Sage Mode, so upgrading the Spirit Transformation Technique is really a good choice. But I can continue to increase my Soul Power with Soul Poison Pills. At my current rate of improvement, I should be able to automatically upgrade to Level 4 in another six months, so there's no need to waste precious Enhancement Points."

Kirito looked at the Spirit Transformation Technique and confirmed that it still required two Enhancement Points for an upgrade, so he once again gave up using Enhancement Points on it.

In fact, there was another reason why he gave up using Enhancement Points on the Spirit Transformation Technique: his enemies already knew that he could use the Spirit Transformation Technique. Now that his reputation was growing, he had long since been on the blacklist of every major ninja village, and his enemies would surely target the important ninja techniques he mastered.

The reputation of the Spirit Transformation Technique has long been established by Kato Dan, another Konoha ninja who also masters the Spirit Transformation Technique.

And the most famous thing about the Spirit Transformation Technique in the major ninja villages is not that it allows ninjas to have an out-of-body experience and kill people from a distance without making a sound, but the terrifying perception it brings to ninjas.

The senior management of the major ninja villages have long looked askance at Kato Dan.

Because Kato Dan is a terrifying assassin who is hard to defend against. If a ninja's ability to avoid possession is insufficient, once they are accidentally possessed by Kato Dan's soul, they are dead, and they will also reveal all the secrets they have mastered.

Therefore, the leaders of the major ninja villages have always tried to send someone to assassinate Kato Dan for safety reasons, but they have never succeeded.

The reason Kato Dan has survived so many assassinations is because of the terrifying perception ability brought about by the Spirit Transformation Technique, which allows him to avoid many threats in advance.

In the original plot, the reason Kato Dan died was because his enemy found his weakness. He was a man with a pure will of fire, and was willing to sacrifice himself to protect his companions.

The enemy knew exactly his character: he would never abandon his companions. So they set a trap to capture him and his companions, and finally made Kato Dan choose to take the initiative to kill himself before they succeeded in killing him.

Otherwise, with Kato Dan's strength at that time, which was close to that of a kage level ninja, if he had wanted to escape, he would have long since done so.

Terrifying perception abilities are the core of the amazing survival abilities that ninjas who have mastered the Spirit Transformation Technique have. The enemy definitely knows this, and Kirito is now more worried that the enemy will develop a ninjutsu that can target the Spirit Transformation Technique, such as a ninjutsu that can deceive soul perception.

If the enemy can do this, his perception abilities will definitely be greatly reduced.

Although he has now lost two senses, his soul sense and his natural energy sense, as well as the blood sense brought about by his Ketsuryūgan, the former is useless as long as the enemy blocks the chakra on his body, and the range of the latter's senses is very small under normal circumstances.

To be honest, if the enemy can develop a ninjutsu that blocks the soul, developing a ninjutsu that blocks the chakra is not a problem at all. In fact, there are already many ninjutsu that block the chakra in the ninja world, such as the blocking-type sealing techniques that Kirito has mastered.

These sealing techniques that block can be made into seals and used by others.

There are also some special summoning beasts that have the ability to block chakra, such as the chameleon summoning beast that the Animal Path of the Pain Six Paths masters, which has powerful cloaking abilities.

"It is necessary to master a new perception ability. Although the White Fang Squad's hard power is very high, if they are besieged and there is a Kage-Level powerhouse on the enemy side, it will be very difficult to escape unscathed. The people of Sunagakure must hate the White Fang Squad now.

If I were in their shoes, I would definitely do whatever it takes to get rid of this ninja squad, even if it means deploying a nuclear-level power like the Jinchuuriki."

Kirito thought about the damage and harm the White Fang Squad had caused to the Sunagakure, and while he was smiling to himself, he was also extremely vigilant.

Yes, he was certain that the people of the Sunagakure were holding back some big move, and they would definitely try to destroy the White Fang Squad. And once they made their move, it would definitely be a thunderclap attack, and there would definitely be no shortage of Kage-Level powerhouses.

Retreat early, move the battlefield in advance, and let the enemy fall flat on its face. This was the proposal that Kirito gave Hatake Sakumo today.

Unfortunately, his proposal was rejected by Hatake Sakumo because he had not yet received an order to retreat.

Unlike what Kirito had imagined, the Konoha White Fang he knew was obviously not the original character who would give up his mission to protect his comrades, but a ninja who would carry out the Hokage's orders to the end.

The reason for this was that Kirito believed it was because Kakashi had not yet been born.

The other person's transformation may have occurred after becoming a father.

How does one obtain new sensing abilities?

Kirito didn't have a clue for the time being. In the world of the ninja, the sensing abilities of sensing ninja are very diverse, and most of them rely on one's own talent, such as the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, the amazing sense of smell of the Inuzuka clan, and the innate special perception of chakra, etc.

Therefore, most sensing ninja are naturally talented, and ninja without talent can only rely on learning sensing ninjutsu.

Perception ninjutsu is very precious and rare, and Konoha doesn't have many of them either. What's more, they are quite difficult to learn.

Kirito currently knows one perception jutsu, called Area Scanning, which is the jutsu used by Yondaime in the original plot where he places his finger on the ground to sense the location of surrounding enemies.

The principle of this jutsu is to temporarily enhance the ninja's perception of ground vibrations. As long as the enemy is moving, the position of the enemy can be quickly sensed. The disadvantage is that once the enemy stops moving or is not moving on the ground, it is useless.

Kirito's Ground Listening skill level is 1, with a range of about one kilometer.

"This sensory ninjutsu ability is not bad. If it is improved, the range of perception can probably be expanded. But Chizuru, who is by my side, knows this ninjutsu and her level is even higher than mine, so there is no need for me to improve it."

Kirito looked at the Ground Listening option on the attribute panel, hesitated for a while, and then gave up.

However, he felt that if he had the time in the future, he could practice this perception jutsu and improve it through his own talent, without using Enhancement Points.

In the original plot, Yondaime chose this jutsu to complement his Flying Thunder God Technique for attacks, which shows that this perception jutsu is different. Raising its level to a certain extent might lead to the birth of other special abilities.

For example, if it is cultivated to a high level, the ninja himself will become a vibration receiver and even master the ability to vibrate.

"If I need to master a new perception ability and prevent the enemy from finding a way to restrain me, then I'll have to develop a new perception jutsu myself. Which jutsu should I start with?"

Kirito pondered, his gaze gradually falling on an option with a "+" sign on the attribute panel.

Lightning Release!

This was the jutsu that Kirito currently thought of as being able to develop a new perception jutsu.

Thanks to his knowledge of electricity in this world, Kirito understands the physical phenomenon of electromagnetic induction.

However, although he understands the principle of electromagnetic induction, he has been unable to develop a sensory jutsu like Lightning Release that uses electromagnetic induction.

He remembers that a certain superpowered girl with an electromagnetic gun knew how to use this sensory ability. She could release weak electromagnetic waves to sense changes in the reflected waves in her surroundings, and in this way obtain a function similar to radar.

Kirito now believes that the reason he has been unable to develop a jutsu using electromagnetic induction is because his Lightning Release level is insufficient.

After all, the girl with superpowers who mastered electromagnetic induction was extremely powerful, and she was one of the few people in her world who had developed her abilities to the limit. In the ninja world, she would be a top-notch Kage-Level powerhouse, and her Lightning Release level would definitely be above 5th.

This shows that his understanding and manipulation of electricity is still not as good as that girl with superpowers, whose strength is at the pinnacle of her world.

"Lightning Release, now that I think about it, it seems that none of the nine tailed beasts can master Lightning Release. Fire Release has two tails, four tails master Melt Release and five tails master Boil Release. Wind Release has one tail, Water Release has three tails, five tails and six tails that master Melt Release. Earth Release has four tails and six tails. There is none that can master Lightning Release."

Kirito suddenly thought of this, and realized that there was a problem.

The one that mastered Lightning Release should be the Gyuki, right? Or was it the seven-tailed?

Which tailed beast was actually good at Lightning Release?

Kirito could no longer tell just from memory. In the original plot, it seemed that he had never seen any tailed beast use Lightning Release in battle.

"Hmm, it seems that this Chakra Nature Change really needs to be enhanced with some Enhancement Points."

Kirito suddenly had one more reason to add points to the Lightning Release Chakra Nature Change.

However, it was still unknown whether or not Level 5 Lightning Release would allow him to master electromagnetic induction. However, one thing was certain: Level 5 Lightning Release would greatly help him accelerate the formation of his Storm Release Bloodline Limit.

Once the Storm Release Bloodline Limit is formed, his chakra volume will definitely increase, and it is only a matter of time before he surpasses the chakra volume of an elite jōnin.

For a moment, the fog of choice that had surrounded Kirito's vision disappeared, and he used the three precious Enhancement Points he had obtained from Danzo on Lightning Release, which had reached level 4.

The next moment, Lightning Release's level changed from 4 to 5.

At the same time, a loud roar appeared in Kirito's ears, making his head buzz. His body was quickly covered in a large amount of blue and white high-voltage electricity, until he was completely engulfed in the current and his body disappeared.

At this time, Kirito's entire body seemed to turn into an electric current.

This sudden change in Kirito immediately alerted the three of his companions, who had been in a light sleep.

"Kirito, what's wrong with you?"

Nawaki's eyes widened in alarm as he saw Kirito's current appearance, and he anxiously asked.

As he spoke, he tried to move closer, but was stopped by a joint effort from Hatake Sakumo and Chizuru.

"Nawaki, don't worry. Just stay calm for now,"

Hatake Sakumo said immediately after stopping Nawaki from approaching Kirito.

"But Kirito's situation is really strange,"

Nawaki retorted.

His good friend was clearly in a state of disarray, so how could he not be anxious.

His good friend's entire body was now wrapped in a terrifying high-voltage current, and there was still no protective measure in place. If this continued, his good friend, no matter how strong his constitution was, would be electrocuted into a coke.

He had to find a way to save his good friend, otherwise how could he face his sister again.

Before leaving, he had promised his sister to take care of Kirito.

"Don't bother him, he's made a breakthrough in Lightning Release training, and you'll only harm him if you disturb him."

Chizuru said coldly, her eyes with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan activated fixed on Kirito, who was now bathed in high-voltage current and seemed to have turned into lightning. Her eyes revealed an incredibly complex expression.

Damn, he's surpassed me again.

She had read some books on the nature of chakra training in her family, and the most common nature of chakra in these books was Fire Release. She had once read several accounts of similar phenomena to Kirito's in one of these books.

It was just one wrapped in lightning and the other in flames.

And the name of the person in the family who had recently been suddenly wrapped in high-temperature flames for a long time without dying was Uchiha Madara.

"A breakthrough in Lightning Release training!"

Hatake Sakumo was shocked to hear this.

He had seen Kirito's Lightning Release before, and his ability was definitely not low, comparable to his mastery of Wind Release.

If Kirito's current state was just as Chizuru had said, a new breakthrough in his training of Lightning Release, then didn't that mean that Kirito's Lightning Release was about to enter that legendary and mysterious realm?

His training in Wind Release had been at a standstill for a very long time, and no matter how hard he tried to comprehend it, he still couldn't improve it at all.

He knew that this was because he had hit a bottleneck, and that in order to further improve, he would have to have a great opportunity.

Although he was a little disappointed, he wasn't surprised, because many jōnin in Konoha were in a similar situation to his, and in order to seek a new breakthrough in their strength, they had to train in new chakra nature changes.

His choice was similar. After his wind-based training reached a dead end, he began to specialize in swordsmanship, training it to a peerless level and combining it with wind-based techniques to form a terrifyingly powerful style of swordsmanship that was almost indestructible. He then successfully transformed into a powerful Kage-Level powerhouse.

Mystery Realm: This is the definition that many jōnin in Konoha have come up with after communicating with each other when they have made no progress in mastering a certain type of chakra nature change. The reason for this name is that none of them know what it is like to further cultivate the chakra nature change.

But that didn't stop them from yearning for it, because they all deeply understood that once they made the breakthrough, they would definitely be able to become powerful ninjas comparable to the Hokage.

Becoming a Kage-Level powerhouse by specializing in just one type of jutsu is something that countless ninjas aspire to achieve, because each type of jutsu, when cultivated to the extreme, possesses unparalleled power, enough to make them unique in the world. However, very few people have actually achieved this.

Most Kage-Level powerhouses have achieved their status by mastering multiple techniques and secret arts.

The only person from Konoha's ninja history who has done this is the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, a Water Release ninja who is rumoured to have successfully made a contract with the sea.

"He's only 10 years old, and in another month he'll only be 11. This kid really is a monster,"

Hatake Sakumo said sourly in his heart, unable to suppress the strong sense of defeat in his heart.

If Kirito really breaks through Lightning Release to the mysterious realm, then he can't begin to imagine the height of his future achievements.

This is the first time he has seen a ninja with such outstanding talent, and he may never see it again in the future.

But in any case, this is Konoha's good fortune.