Konoha: Starting the Game as Yoriichi

Hm?

Kusuo, who had been sitting with his eyes closed in repose, suddenly felt his head grow heavy. Then, the breathing method within his body began to circulate rapidly, the frequency of his breaths accelerating骤然 (zhòurán) - abruptly.

Hooooo~~

A massive amount of oxygen flooded into his limbs and bones, and his mind instantly became crystal clear. He was awake.

He opened his eyes and immediately scanned the entire venue. "Hinata, wake up."

Kusuo gently shook the girl beside him. Due to the external interference, Hinata swayed and groggily woke up from her daze. "Kusuo, what's happening to us?"

Shaking his head and seeing a large number of unidentified ninja already beginning to move around, Kusuo put a finger to his lips. "Other villages have conspired to invade Konoha. It's very dangerous right now. I'll take you home first."

With that, he prepared to take Hinata's hand and leave.

"Wait!" Hinata looked worriedly towards the area where the Hyuga clan was seated. Her father, Hiashi, was strong and had not been affected by the genjutsu, but he couldn't possibly look after so many clan members at once.

"I have to go get my little sister!"

Hearing Hinata's words, Kusuo nodded, wrapped an arm around the girl's soft waist, and with a push of his feet, leaped to Hiashi's side.

"Kusuo!" Seeing him, Hiashi's expression visibly brightened. After a quick, low-voiced exchange, he pulled over the spirited little Hanabi. "I'm leaving them to you!"

With that, he immediately led the clan members who were still combat-ready into the battlefield. As a member of the village, he had to step up at a time like this.

"Let's go." Since he had been entrusted with this by his father-in-law, Kusuo naturally took it to heart. Little Hanabi was only seven years old, a little loli just over a meter tall. Taking one more person was no trouble. He took the two sisters' hands and, sensing the direction of safe breathing, headed that way.

"Kusuo!"

On a distant battlefield, Asuma, who was locked in a fierce battle with Kakashi and the others, saw his student's figure. His eyes lit up, but it seemed they had no intention of joining the fight.

Kakashi stood back-to-back with him and said in a low voice, "My cousin is protecting the princess of the Hyuga clan. He probably can't come. For now, we'll have to hold the line ourselves. Besides, we're their jonin instructors. What kind of teachers would we be if we relied on our students at a critical moment like this?"

"Kakashi, you're right. It's time for people like us to step up and protect Konoha!" Asuma said, and with a swish, he drew his Kiku-ichimonji. "Heh, I'm the Hokage's son. Today, I'll let these people with ill intentions see the power of my Wind Blade!"

On Kusuo's side, although he was already deliberately heading towards the direction where the breathing he sensed was calmest, stray cats and dogs still jumped out from time to time to block his path. These Sound and Sand ninja underlings, having never seen him draw his sword, were still high on the excitement of invading the renowned number one ninja village.

With no other choice, Kusuo let go of little Hanabi's hand, then pulled both her and Hinata into an embrace.

"Those who block my path will die!" Killing intent flared in Kusuo's eyes.

SWISH!

He swung his sword. A terrifying, peerless slash.

Schlick! Schlick! Countless flowers of blood bloomed. The crimson sword aura cut down all the foreign ninja who dared to block his way.

Watching this scene, Hanabi's pretty face flushed red. She pressed tightly against her sister, both held in their brother-in-law's arms. Her pure white eyes watched as he killed all the enemies with a single slash, and her small mouth hung agape. "So... when he sparred with me last time, brother-in-law was still holding back..." she thought, her heart shaking. Little Hanabi looked up at Kusuo's exquisite jawline, her eyes shining.

"Run!!"

"Such a giant snake! How can there be a summoned beast this big in the village?"

By the time they reached the streets of Konoha, the area had already fallen. Several Sound Village genin and chunin stood atop a few giant white snakes, cruel smiles on their faces. The snakes, dozens of meters tall and two or three meters wide, crashed through everything in their path, crushing the fleeing crowds. Their bellies and mouths were stained with scarlet blood.

"Where did this brat come from? Looking for death!" Just then, they saw a boy in red, holding a little girl and leading another, rushing towards them. They immediately commanded the summoned snakes bestowed upon them by Lord Orochimaru to charge.

Schlick!

One slash. It was just a flash of white light. The people standing on the snake's head didn't even have time to see clearly before the giant snake they were so proud of, their trump card, was instantly decapitated. Blood splattered everywhere, drenching them completely.

"Ah!" Hinata and little Hanabi cried out, not wanting to be stained by the snake blood.

VMM!

A sword light flared up. Several screens made purely of sword aura formed, blocking all the spraying blood and evaporating it with high heat. Little Hanabi and Hinata were surprised to find that in Kusuo's arms, they were completely unharmed.

Kusuo looked down at them with a smile. "Don't worry. As long as I'm here, no one can hurt you."

"Mm!" Hinata nodded heavily.

"Brother-in-law..." Little Hanabi was completely captivated. It was the first time she had witnessed the strength of her beloved sister's boyfriend. Kusuo's face was expressionless. Every time he swung his sword, the sharp and cold sword aura made her heart tremble. And it seemed... her brother-in-law could unleash such sword slashes without limit.

"So strong... even stronger than Father," she praised him from the bottom of her heart, her gaze towards him shining even brighter.

The few remaining Sound and Sand ninja were also killed by the residual sword aura. They didn't even have time to scream before their heads were separated from their bodies.

Holding his sword, he killed his way back to the Hatake clan compound. This was, after all, the land of a great clan that had been passed down for hundreds of years; it had its own secret passages. After settling Hinata and Hanabi safely, Kusuo put away his sword and was about to leave.

As he was leaving, a pair of soft, fair hands grabbed him. He turned back and met Hinata's eyes.

"Kusuo, you must come back safely!"

"That's right, brother-in-law. You have to come back to get us in one piece," Hanabi also looked at him bravely.

"Alright. I promise you." After making his promise, a fire immediately burned in Kusuo's eyes. The opportunity he had been waiting for for so long had finally arrived. The genin and chunin he had casually killed along the way had already brought him a decent amount of role-play percentage. Adding on his recent meditation and hard training...

[Current Role-Play Percentage: 99%.]

He couldn't even remember how many small fry he had killed. But every time he killed an enemy, the number on the system panel jumped, making his heart race. This was comparable to more than a year of his hard training. How could he miss such a golden opportunity?

Every ten percent, the system would grant a phased improvement in his strength. Before 50%, it was about unlocking all of Yoriichi Tsugikuni's skills. After 50%, it was about breaking through the upper limits and strengthening his existing abilities. The current scale of his Sun Breathing techniques was comparable to an S-rank ninjutsu, each strike earth-shattering. But Kusuo knew in his heart that if he encountered something like a Susanoo or the Third Tsuchikage's stone golem, the effect might not be as significant.

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, he had already crossed several streets.

"Where did this brat come from?"

"Kill him!"

"You're courting death!"

At a corner, he encountered an enemy squad, who were肆意 (sìyì) - wantonly - destroying the village. At the same time, several Konoha ninja were struggling to hold on.

"Hatake Kusuo!"

"It's Kusuo! We're saved!" When they saw who it was, the Konoha ninja's side was visibly excited. Clearly, someone recognized him and knew of his strength.

The Sand and Sound ninja squad scoffed. In their eyes, he was just a brat with a slightly better appearance and temperament. To rush up at a time like this, wasn't it just suicide?

Schlick!

Schlick!

Without any extra nonsense, Kusuo's eyes turned cold. He leaped up and swung his sword, directly cutting off their heads. One slash. Clean and decisive. The enemies' eyes didn't even have time to react before their heads hit the ground. The decapitated heads rolled, their eyes wide with disbelief.

After killing the enemies, Kusuo quickly left, blood dripping from his sword along the way, creating a path of blood.

"Gulp." The rescued Konoha ninja looked at each other, the sound of swallowing rising and falling. The shock in their eyes was no less than that of the dead Sound and Sand ninja.

"Genichiro, did you just say that boy, Hatake Kusuo, is your friend? He doesn't look very old, but he seems a bit too... too fierce."

The young ninja called Genichiro by his comrade shook his head, his gaze vacant. "He is a child of my Hatake clan. I only heard from Kakashi that his strength is very great, no less than that of a jonin."

A jonin? They frowned, looking at the dozen or so corpses on the ground. Hiss. Can a jonin these days kill a dozen genin and chunin with a single slash?

Or perhaps, the jonin in their eyes and the jonin in Kakashi's mouth were not the same concept. In any case, the name Hatake Kusuo was now thoroughly imprinted in their hearts.

"Hah... hah..."

Kusuo stopped, panting. He no longer knew how long he had been killing. Along the way, any enemy he saw had died under his sword. No exceptions. Unfortunately, there wasn't a single jonin among them. The strongest were only Special Jonin, and the percentage they gave was pitifully small. At this rate, breaking through 60% would be very difficult. Note: Another author typo with the percentage.

White smoke sizzled from his blade. Blood, being vaporized by the Crimson Blade.

Kusuo felt his breathing become chaotic. Not because of a lack of stamina, nor because of exhaustion. But because a strange killing intent had enveloped his body.

Just then, a staggering Konoha villager suddenly appeared. When he saw Kusuo's eyes, he was so scared he froze on the spot and wet his pants. Before long, he fainted.

"No, I can't let this killing intent control me." Shaking his head, Kusuo tried his best to restore the clarity in his eyes. He had killed too many people. His hands stained with blood, he had developed a full-body murderous aura. If he couldn't control it, he would completely fall into an abyss of evil, just like the many missing-nin from the Bloody Mist, his personality becoming twisted and bloodthirsty. He couldn't let himself become that kind of person. Hinata and Hanabi were waiting for him at home. He had promised them he would return safely and in one piece.

And besides... a true expert controls themselves, only then can they control their enemies!

Soon, Kusuo's aura pulsed. He lifted his head, and his eyes had once again become clear, black and white. The previous bloodthirsty, murderous aura was completely gone. He had successfully controlled this aura and made it his own.

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