Naruto: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

Chapter 160 A Flash of Light

Back home, Shinichi closed the door, shutting out the cold wind from outside.

He went into the bathroom, carefully washed his hands with hot water, changed into clean clothes, and sat quietly by the window for a while to calm his mind completely.

He had performed this ritual many times; it had become a habit.

Although he knew that this would not affect the result of the draw, he still wanted to maintain the proper sense of ritual.

After doing all this, he took a deep breath and focused his mind on the personal panel that only he could see.

My gaze fell on that line of text—【Number of draws: 1 (purple)】.

Mind silently.

Extract!

The next moment, a deep and dazzling purple light suddenly bloomed in the depths of consciousness, completely different from the previous blue and green radiance, carrying a mysterious and noble texture, as if it had touched some deeper rules.

Amidst the light, a brand new line of text slowly coalesced and solidified.

[Lightning Speed ​​LV1 (Purple): Your reflexes, dynamic visual perception, and hand-eye coordination have all reached the pinnacle of your field. In your eyes, an enemy's attack trajectory is as clear as slow motion; you can discern their intentions in the blink of an eye and react with the utmost precision.]

Wait!

Upon seeing this, Zhenyi was taken aback.

Although the acquired terminology is the reaction type terminology that I currently need most, it has completely made up for my shortcomings.

But this LV1?

Shinichi's gaze fell on the "LV1" after the name of the [Lightning Flash] entry, and his brows twitched slightly.

What does this mean?

Does the purple entry have different levels?

This is something that has never been seen before for any other color quality item!

Before I could even think about it properly, a new introduction popped up on my personal panel.

[Your system privileges have been upgraded because you have obtained a purple-quality attribute.]

Starting today, you can freely equip and unequip all the entries you already own. Equipping and unequipping has no cooldown or cost; it can be done instantly with just your mind.

(Note: To avoid accusations of suppressing the protagonist's combat power and causing unnecessary controversy, I will state directly that the protagonist will equip all stat boosts at all times, in all places, and in all battles, except when training alone in private. Removing stat boosts is only to allow the protagonist to improve their normal stats and achieve a 1+1 or even N+1 stat effect.)

[Note: This excludes entries related to clones; their allocation still needs to be adjusted through contact between the main body and the clone.]

Shinichi's gaze lingered on those few lines of text.

Free loading and unloading of entries?

With a slight thought, the panel in front of him immediately changed. The talent entries that were originally arranged in a fixed manner now had a small checkmark next to each of them.

He tried to use his mind to uncheck the "Fight to the Death (Green)" option.

In that instant, a subtle feeling welled up in my heart, as if something that had always been there had been temporarily removed. The body's own strength and qualities were not affected, but the feeling of being able to passively stimulate stronger potential in injury or adversity disappeared.

Shinichi tried to imagine the battle scene and found it difficult to conjure up that special state of mind that made him more courageous in battle and stimulated his fighting spirit.

He checked the box again, and that familiar feeling returned.

Shinichi raised an eyebrow, his gaze falling on the few blue entries.

【Copper Skin and Iron Bones】and 【Splitting Stones and Dividing Gold】.

He had another thought and unchecked both of the terms.

In an instant, a strong sense of weakness surged over me like a tidal wave!

Shinichi's body swayed slightly, and he subconsciously grabbed the edge of the table. It felt as if the two pillars that had been supporting him had been suddenly pulled away, leaving him feeling light and powerless.

But Shinichi quickly regained his balance, took a deep breath, and knew that it was just an illusion.

Even without the enhancements of the attributes "Copper Skin and Iron Bones" and "Splitting Stones and Dividing Gold," his physical attributes are still extraordinary. The foundation he has built over many years is still there, the overall boosts from attributes like "Genius" and "Swordsman" are still there, and the powerful vitality brought by "Endless Life" is still there.

However... having grown accustomed to the feeling of being full of strength and physically powerful in every move, the sudden loss is bound to be disheartening.

Shinichi used his mind to re-check the two entries.

The feeling of strength returning was clear and real, and that feeling of weakness was instantly dispelled.

He stood still, moved his wrists, and felt the abundant power within his body again.

"This feature of freely loading and unloading entries has been a huge help to me; you could even say it's revolutionary!"

Shinichi thought to himself.

With the accumulation of powerful attributes such as "copper skin and iron bones" and "splitting rocks and breaking gold," his basic physical qualities have been elevated to an extremely terrifying level. However, this has also brought about a hidden bottleneck—a significant drop in training efficiency. It has become exceptionally difficult for him to train and improve his body through conventional physical training, weight training, and resistance training.

To give a simple example, his physical abilities might be just average, but with the addition of various superlatives, he has been elevated to the level of "peak Tyson".

This means that his training should be conducted according to the standards of "peak Tyson". If he then goes to hit the sandbag or lift the barbell, these training methods designed for "ordinary people" or "excellent athletes" will have no effect.

Because of the "peak Tyson" level of physique, any improvement, even by a fraction, would require an enormous level of training and effort.

Just like a weightlifter, progressing from lifting 100 kg to 200 kg is significant, but going from 200 kg to 205 kg requires far more effort than the previous 100 kg increase.

He's currently in that "200 kg" state.

But now, with the "free loading and unloading" function, everything is different!

He could easily shed numerical attributes like "Copper Skin and Iron Bones," "Splitting Rocks and Separating Gold," and "Light as the Wind" during his daily cultivation and basic training.

Only retain potential-type entries such as "Genius" and "Insightful Understanding" that enhance talent, comprehension, and learning efficiency, as well as auxiliary entries such as "Eternal Life" and "Gourmet" that ensure recovery and optimize energy intake.

In this way, his trained body returned to a relatively normal or even weak baseline, a blank state of a super genius with excellent talent and recovery ability, without any artificial enhancements.

Then, he gradually honed his skills from what was originally just an "ordinary person's" foundation to the level of "peak Tyson," or even higher.

When that time comes, we'll reinstall those entries to achieve a 1+1, or even N+1, numerical monster effect.

Promoting to Jonin and obtaining the purple affix "Lightning Speed" is already a huge gain, but the free loading and unloading function that is unlocked with it has a strategic value that even surpasses the purple affix you just obtained!

"But... what exactly does LV1 mean?"

Shinichi's gaze fell once again on the purple entry he had just acquired, a question lingering in his mind.

Unfortunately, the personal panel basically doesn't give him any explanations. The occasional explanation that pops up makes him feel flattered, let alone expect it to proactively answer his questions.

Shinichi could only figure it out on his own. As he was thinking this, he looked at the introduction about lightning speed again, and then a line of text caught his attention.

"It has reached the representative level in this field in the world."

Representative level.

That's it!

Shinichi understood.

So, my previous speculation about the purple entries was correct; they represent the representative figures that come to mind when people mention a certain field.

The purple entry LV1 signifies representative, benchmark, and model.

So, what about LV2?

Following this line of reasoning, the description corresponding to LV2 would likely be—"Standing at the pinnacle of this field in the world!"

Are there higher levels above the purple LV2?

If LV2 is already the pinnacle of the "worldly" realm, then the prefix "worldly" might be removed from any realm that surpasses LV2.

That is no longer within the realm of mortals.

It is the realm that truly belongs to the gods!

Shinichi's gaze deepened. He suddenly recalled the introduction when the profession attribute first appeared: "When the profession level reaches the highest level, one talent attribute that meets the conditions can be directly upgraded to the highest quality."

Strictly speaking, both the LV2 and LV1 purple-quality entries are purple.

In other words, it is very likely that the purple LV2 and above attributes exist!

What level would that be?

The realm of the gods!

Thinking this way, Shinichi's desire to compete for the Hokage position grew even stronger.

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking too much now. We have to take things one step at a time."

Shinichi shook his head, put away his personal panel, and looked at the snowflakes falling outside the window.

At this moment, the "speed" of the world was different in his view.

The trajectory of each snowflake became exceptionally clear and slow. He could see their initial angle of descent, capture the subtle trajectory shifts caused by the passing cold wind, and distinguish the distinct rotation patterns and falling speeds of different snowflakes due to differences in their crystal structures.

Even the faint starlight reflected by the ice crystals that condense on the edges of snowflakes under the dim light is clearly visible.

This massive, ever-changing visual information flooded his eyes like a surging stream. Without needing to consciously concentrate, his brain automatically completed the instantaneous calculation and dynamic prediction of all the snowflake trajectories, as if he were born knowing how to appreciate the poetry of speed in this falling snow.

[A flash of lightning!]

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