Chapter 116: Arrival at the Front Lines and Orochimaru

At night, Yun Xuan naturally could not camp with the people from the Hidden Leaf Village, so he brought out Mobile Research Institute No. 258.

Tsunade stared at Mobile Research Institute No. 258, utterly dumbfounded. What was this thing? Some kind of gigantic battle armor?

“Lady Tsunade, you can try using your strongest Monster Strength Fist against my institute,” Yun Xuan said with an impish grin as he watched her astonishment.

Tsunade was silent for a moment before gathering all her strength and slamming her fist into the bottom of the institute.

Bang!

The tremendous impact sent Tsunade flying. Only a dent remained on the institute’s surface, and less than five seconds later, even that had been completely repaired.

“How... how is that possible?” Tsunade’s eyes widened. That had been her strongest strike, and she had attacked a glass surface of all things. Glass should have shattered, yet instead it had sent her flying?

“All right, the experiment is over. If you attack again, the institute will lock on to you as an enemy. Its main cannon should be about as powerful as an S-rank ninjutsu. If you’re not afraid of dying, you can give it a try.”

Wearing powered armor, Yun Xuan shot into the sky and entered the institute.

“Lady Tsunade, what should we do?” asked one of the accompanying elite ninja with a bitter smile.

“Keep your distance from that fellow. Also, assign two men to keep an eye on it.”

Tsunade’s arm hung limply at her side. One arm was temporarily useless, but she possessed medical ninjutsu, so recovering would be easy.

...

“Hahahahahaha!”

Yun Xuan could not help laughing when he saw Tsunade’s expression on the screen.

It would be a lie to say that he had no interest in Tsunade. However, Tsunade was already over thirty, the difference between them was too great, and she was openly hostile toward him. How could anything possibly happen between them?

The first main quest was still short one person. It seemed that both the Third Hokage and Tsunade counted as characters from the original storyline.

Mobile Research Institute No. 258 entered stealth mode, and Yun Xuan began preparing dinner. Megumin was still lying in her swimming pool.

“I’ll be able to cast Explosion magic tomorrow. This is wonderful!” Megumin was visibly excited. As far as she was concerned, being able to cast Explosion magic was all that mattered.

Yun Xuan glanced at Megumin. If he had not convinced her by claiming that this was for the sake of peace, she absolutely would not have been willing to unleash Explosion magic on humans.

“Dinner’s ready.”

Yun Xuan called Megumin over.

White Snow, Ice Snow, Mizunotsuki Haku No. 5, Mizunotsuki Haku No. 6, Yun Xuan, and Megumin sat down to eat.

After dinner, Megumin went to prepare her equipment. She had already become proficient with the powered armor and could attack freely even without using Explosion magic.

With powered armor, she was a walking, ultimate one-shot mage.

Yun Xuan, meanwhile, began drawing North-chan’s Daily Life, so as not to interfere with matters in his main world.

“Finished. Time to practice the Three Body Technique.”

Yun Xuan placed the completed manga on the table and entered a room.

As a basic discipline, the Three Body Technique naturally included knowledge of hand seals and chakra.

“Clone Technique!”

Yun Xuan formed the seals somewhat awkwardly.

Poof!

A clone identical to his real body appeared beside him. Less than ten seconds later, it dissipated.

“Transformation Technique!”

Yun Xuan pictured Mizunotsuki Haku in his mind.

Poof!

The next second, Yun Xuan looked at the person in the mirror and was extremely satisfied.

“Substitution Technique!”

Yun Xuan placed a piece of wood in the room. After forming the seals, he instantly exchanged places with it.

The Substitution Technique was arguably the simplest space-time ninjutsu in the world of the Hokage, but when used well, it could be the key to turning the tables.

Wooden logs and small animals consumed little chakra and were easy to carry.

“Wait. If the Flying Thunder God Technique requires a certain talent for space-time ninjutsu, then wouldn’t every ninja who has achieved great skill with the Substitution Technique be able to learn it?”

As Yun Xuan pondered, a bold idea began to form in his mind.

If the other end of the Substitution Technique were treated as a set of coordinates, wouldn’t that make it an extremely weakened version of the Flying Thunder God Technique?

“No, that won’t work. If the distance is too great, you won’t be able to sense it... Sense it?”

Yun Xuan suddenly froze. Wasn’t that precisely what sensory ninja specialized in?

“Then the Flying Thunder God Technique is equivalent to possessing talent in space-time ninjutsu, extraordinarily powerful sensory abilities, and the Summoning Technique... The Summoning Technique also counts as a form of sealing technique...”

Yun Xuan continued reasoning. The more he thought about it, the more miraculous the Flying Thunder God Technique seemed.

He remained lost in thought until midnight, but he simply could not figure it out. He had virtually no knowledge of ninjutsu.

Since he could not solve the problem, Yun Xuan was not in a hurry. He calmly went to sleep.

...

The next morning.

After Yun Xuan and the two Mizunotsuki Haku clones finished breakfast, he put away Mobile Research Institute No. 258 and continued on his journey.

Tsunade’s arm had recovered. When she saw Yun Xuan, she regarded him with a cold expression. If not for his mobile research institute, she probably would have punched him long ago.

In less than half a day, Yun Xuan and the others arrived at the Hidden Leaf Village’s base.

The moment Tsunade entered the base, she led Yun Xuan and the two Mizunotsuki Haku clones straight toward the central command tent.

“Tsunade, it has been a long time.”

As soon as he entered the tent, Yun Xuan saw Orochimaru, whose face was deathly pale. The aura surrounding Orochimaru made Yun Xuan’s back prickle with unease.

“This is a confidential letter from the Third Hokage.”

Tsunade spoke bluntly and handed the letter to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru opened it and frowned. A special operations unit?

The letter from the Third Hokage stated that Yun Xuan had been hired by the Hidden Leaf Village and could operate independently as a combat force, ambushing the Sand Village’s front lines and coordinating with Leaf ninja to carry out a lightning campaign.

This special operations unit consisted of Yun Xuan and his mobile research institute.

“Yun Xuan, what exactly are you capable of?”

Orochimaru turned his eyes toward Yun Xuan, making him uncomfortable, as though he were being watched by a venomous snake.

“I should be able to destroy this place.”

Yun Xuan shifted his gaze away.

“Good. I’ll assign you three targets. Five hundred men will accompany you, led by twenty elite ninja.”

Orochimaru said nothing more. He pointed to the map and explained the plan to Yun Xuan.

In reality, the moment Yun Xuan received the map, the virtual screen before him had already updated. The locations of the Leaf Village and Sand Village bases were displayed with perfect clarity.

“Lord Orochimaru, how will the spoils obtained from destroying these locations be divided?” Yun Xuan asked.

“If you’re alive to collect them, they’re yours,” Orochimaru replied coldly.

“Then thank you. Please prepare the men at once. If your troops move quickly enough, I estimate we can finish everything before tonight.”

Yun Xuan smiled.

“You have my thanks for taking care of this,” Orochimaru said expressionlessly.

“No need to thank me. Lady Tsunade, please help me find somewhere to rest.”

Yun Xuan looked toward Tsunade.

“Follow me.”

Tsunade’s voice was indifferent.

After finding a place to stay, Yun Xuan realized that the surrounding area was filled with powerful ninja, as though they intended to surround him. He paid it no attention.

The force Orochimaru had mentioned took a full half-hour to assemble before Yun Xuan was summoned and preparations for departure were completed.

“Congratulations, Host. You have completed the mission. Reward: 100 exchange points.”

“Main Quest Two: Defeat ten Chunin. Reward: 500 exchange points. Completing this quest will unlock the subsequent mission.”

“Move out!”

At the command of Nara Mi of the Nara clan, who was leading the unit, the special operations team set off.