Naruto: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

Chapter 169 Someone Slandered Me—Shinichi Higashino

[Fearless in the Face of Danger (Green): No matter how dangerous or chaotic the situation, you can maintain exceptional composure, clearly analyze and execute the optimal strategy, and have a slightly increased resistance to abnormal mental interference such as hallucinations, fear, and intimidation.]

It's finally upgraded!

Shinichi was walking back to his tent from the field hospital. These days, unless there was a mission, he would almost always go to the field hospital behind the main camp to personally participate in the treatment of the wounded.

Just now, Shinichi suddenly felt an indescribable clarity in his mind, as if his thoughts had been washed by a clear spring, becoming clearer than ever before.

So, a thought struck him, and he immediately opened his personal panel, which was only visible to himself.

Sure enough, in the talent attribute section, the previously stagnant white attribute "Calm" was now faintly shimmering with a light green glow, and its name and description had quietly changed.

The attribute "Calmness," which he acquired during his first draw when he obtained the "Swordsmanship Apprentice" job at the kendo dojo, has finally broken through the shackles of white quality.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Shinichi's other entries have been upgraded one after another, from white to green, from green to blue, transforming one after another, but this one entry has remained white and unmoved.

Shinichi once pondered the reason: "calmness" is an extremely abstract concept of a mental state that is internalized and difficult to be directly observed by the outside world and to form a clear understanding of.

Even if he makes the right judgment in a crisis, others will often attribute it to "intelligence" or "decisiveness" rather than "calmness" itself.

Now, it's probably because of his previous experience as the head of medical logistics in the southwestern battlefield, where he remained calm and composed, and his orderly command and control, as well as his recent leadership of the Fourth Independent Combat Battalion in calmly completing missions time and time again, that his team members have gained a deeper appreciation for his composure.

And those wounded soldiers receiving treatment in field hospitals witnessed his unwavering calmness and focus at their bedside.

In short, this abstract concept was eventually recognized and remembered by some people, and eventually evolved into this word entry.

"However, this entry isn't very useful to me right now..."

Shinichi thought to himself, after all, he now has a dual-core processor, and most genjutsu in the ninja world is directly ineffective against him.

But then he thought again, illusion resistance was just a bonus; what was truly useful was the ability to keep one's mind calm in crucial moments.

The ability to think calmly.

Thinking this, Shinichi was about to close his personal panel, but as if the panel felt that the surprise from before was not enough, another soft white light shone slightly and quietly bloomed in a corner of his field of vision.

[Acting Skills (White): You have mastered excellent acting skills. Your facial expression management, imitation of mannerisms, and emotional expression abilities are beyond the average person. When you need to hide your true thoughts or play a specific role, your words and actions are natural and fluent, and it is not easy for others to notice any flaws.]

what! ?

The moment Shinichi saw this entry generated, his first reaction was not joy, but disbelief!

who is it?

Who is slandering me?

I, Shinichi Higashino, am the loyal son of Konoha, the outstanding inheritor of the Will of Fire, a brave warrior who fights fearlessly on the battlefield, and a compassionate doctor who saves lives in the hospital. I have always been sincere, friendly, and consistent in my dealings with others. How can I be considered an excellent actor?!

Shinichi quickly thought of several suspects before locking onto the snake-like figure.

"It seems Orochimaru has a deep misunderstanding about me. But, for the sake of Kusanagi, I'll let it go."

Shinichi shook his head helplessly and closed the panel with mixed feelings.

Fine.

At least the description of the effect of this entry is quite practical, isn't it?

I think I'll be able to act out the role more naturally and smoothly in the future.

He composed himself and continued walking towards his tent. Just as he lifted the curtain and stepped inside, before he could even sit down, he heard light footsteps outside the tent. Then, a capable-looking ninja appeared at the door.

"Lord Higashino." The messenger ninja bowed slightly, his tone respectful: "Lord Orochimaru requests your immediate presence at command post. He has a new operational mission to convey to you."

Lord Higashino?

This form of address stirred something within Shinichi. When someone addresses you directly as "sir," it often means that they no longer simply see you as a "promising junior" or a "powerful genius ninja."

Instead, they began to place themselves in the same position as those truly capable individuals who could stand alone.

This subtle, seemingly insignificant change in address reflects the psychological leap Shinichi has quietly achieved in the hearts of the people through his solid combat achievements these days. He is no longer a future star who needs to be protected, but a powerful combat force that can be relied upon and even respected right now.

Shinichi understood perfectly, and even felt a little amused, but he showed no sign of it on the surface. He simply nodded calmly and said in a gentle tone, "Thank you for passing on the order, senior. I will go right away."

The ninja gave another bow, then turned and left.

Shinichi tidied up his equipment and ninja tools, especially carefully placing the newly acquired Bu Liuyun Sword at his waist before stepping out of the tent. A cold wind blew by, bringing a chill and making a certain thought in his mind even clearer.

I am now a ten-year-old Konoha Jonin, breaking the village's record for the youngest person to be promoted.

So, given time, when the competition for the Hokage position truly begins someday, and when the name "Shinichi Higashino" is included in the candidate list, will the people of Konoha be mentally prepared enough not to feel too abrupt?

A slight smile appeared on Shinichi's lips, but he quickly regained his composure and walked steadily toward the brightly lit command post.

Late that night, the night was as dark as ink, and a biting wind was blowing.

Within the territory of the Land of Hot Water, in a remote valley border area.

As small countries caught in the middle, this is almost an inescapable fate for them.

In peacetime, these areas serve as tacit buffer zones between major nations' ninja villages. However, once war breaks out, they often become the first to be affected, turning into places where various forces infiltrate, lie in wait, or even directly clash, and serving as the front lines of battle.

A group of about a hundred people, like shadows blending into the darkness, silently gathered and advanced. They finally stopped on a slightly elevated, leeward slope. Everyone suppressed their chakra fluctuations, held their breath, and cautiously scanned their surroundings.

At the very front of the group, Shinichi Higashino stood quietly, his gaze piercing through the heavy night, looking towards the distant valley, at the faint outline of a desolate village that seemed to have been abandoned long ago.

That's the target of this mission.

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For the past two weeks, the Fourth Independent Combat Brigade he led has been like a tireless dagger, repeatedly cutting into the flanks and rear of the Cloud Hidden Front, carrying out numerous high-risk infiltration and sabotage missions.

Even though Zhen Yi personally led the charge and drew the greatest firepower, casualties were still inevitable due to the Cloud Village's increasingly intensified counter-infiltration and targeted encirclement and suppression, and the number was not small.

However, whenever casualties occur or there is a shortage of personnel, Orochimaru, the commander-in-chief, is always able to immediately draw experienced and capable ninjas from other units or reserves to fill the gaps in the Fourth Independent Battalion, ensuring its organizational integrity and continuous combat effectiveness.

In addition, although the Fourth Independent Combat Battalion suffered considerable casualties, most of them were wounded rather than killed.

After all, with Shinichi, who is now considered one of the top medical ninjas in the ninja world, leading the team, and each member carrying various emergency medicines prepared by him, the number one pharmacology master in the ninja world, all kinds of fatal injuries can be effectively contained and treated in the first instance.

Shinichi knew very well that these team members who had followed him through countless life-and-death situations, from the initial formation and training to their current ability to carry out various dangerous missions in tacit understanding, were, in a sense, his original core force with a certain degree of loyalty and combat synergy.

Saving one life means preserving a reliable source of capital and connections for the future. That's why he cherishes these people's lives so much, not only out of a sense of responsibility as a leader and doctor, but also as a long-term strategic plan.

At this moment, there was a middle-aged ninja in the team who was also wearing a standard black combat suit and was hidden in the darkness, but he seemed particularly out of place, and you could even say that he had a strange sense of awkwardness.

Matt Dale!

Among the new batch of Konoha reinforcements that arrived at the front line yesterday, Shinichi unexpectedly spotted Might Guy and immediately applied to the command headquarters to have Might Guy added to his Fourth Independent Combat Battalion.

Speaking of which, Might Guy today is quite different from the "perennial genin" who was ridiculed in the village a few years ago and could only maintain his ninja dream through self-torture-like hard training.

Since the Chunin Exams held in Sunagakure two years ago, Might Dai impressed the Third Hokage with his amazing performance of opening the Eight Gates, and not only was he promoted to Chunin, but his amazing potential and tenacious fighting spirit also caught the eye of Chen Baojun, a master of taijutsu in Konoha.

Over the past year, Chen Baojun has provided systematic guidance to Matt Dai on numerous occasions, correcting many of his previous erroneous training habits formed due to a lack of proper instruction, and imparting more refined and systematic physical techniques and tactical thinking.

This allowed Matt Day to move beyond relying solely on brute force and willpower to train blindly, and instead, while maintaining his original diligence and enthusiasm, embarked on a more systematic and efficient training path.

Aside from the Eight Gates, his ultimate forbidden technique, which remains his greatest trump card, Might Dai's taijutsu skills and chakra usage in his normal state are now vastly different from before. His strength has undergone a qualitative leap compared to the past.

Although his advanced age and lack of talent prevented him from reaching the level of his son Might Guy, who would eventually inspire awe in even godlike opponents, he was still a powerful trump card capable of turning the tide at crucial moments.

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