Naruto: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

Chapter 172 This glory, I will never keep to myself.

More than a thousand meters away, Brubi took a deep breath, suppressing the churning blood and chakra in his chest, and was about to order his arriving companions to give chase.

suddenly!

A sense of crisis, absolutely not unfounded, welled up from the bottom of my heart!

Brubi suddenly looked up!

Suddenly, a figure wielding a long staff leaped to the highest point and slammed it down on the Cloud Village army that was about to assemble below, targeting Burubi who was at the forefront!

The moment it hit the ground, something unexpected happened!

The stick, which was originally only about two meters long, suddenly grew larger in the wind!

Ten meters!

Fifty meters!

One hundred meters!

Two hundred meters!

The staff grew larger and longer until it transformed into a true colossal pillar supporting the sky! Like a pillar supporting the heavens collapsing, it crashed down towards the direction of Cloud Village with a devastating force!

Wherever the staff passed, the air was violently pushed aside, forming a visible vacuum channel! The ground below, unable to withstand the terrifying pressure, began to collapse layer by layer!

"Power! Come forth!!!"

Bulubi's pupils contracted sharply, and he let out a low growl.

Crimson, dark red, and finally transforming into a deep purplish-black tsunami of tailed beast chakra erupted wildly from his body! His body instantly broke through the limits of human form, rapidly expanding, twisting, and deforming!

In the blink of an eye, a colossal, purplish-black beast, tens of meters long, ferocious and possessing eight enormous octopus-like tails and two horns on its head, took Brubi's place and appeared on the ground in its complete tailed beast form—the Eight-Tails, Gyuki!

After transforming into its complete tailed beast form, Brubi suddenly raised its hands, and all eight of its giant tails rose up at the same time, like a moving mountain meeting the towering pillar that was falling from the sky!

Rumble! ...

A deafening roar! The colossal Vajra Staff slammed solidly into the Eight-Tailed Gyūki's raised hands and eight tails, sending a terrifying mushroom cloud, thousands of meters high, billowing up from the ground amidst dust, rubble, chakra turbulence, and shockwaves!

The violent shockwave, like a world-ending tsunami, leveled everything within a radius of several kilometers, including trees and rocks, and blew them high into the sky!

As the devastating light and dust dissipated, a huge crater appeared beneath the Eight-Tailed Gyūki, but it remained standing in place. Several of its eight tails, which it had used to block, had gone limp, and its hands showed obvious signs of damage.

But he ultimately withstood the devastating blow thanks to the Tailed Beast's almost broken defensive capabilities and massive chakra.

A moment later, Brubi raised its enormous head, its ferocious beastly eyes sweeping forward.

But by this time, the figures from Konoha, including Shinichi Higashino and Might Guy, had already vanished without a trace, taking advantage of the chaos and cover caused by this earth-shattering attack.

Just as Brubi was about to say something, her peripheral vision caught sight of her Cloud Village companions. Most of them had an undisguised look of shock, and even fear in their eyes.

Upon seeing this, Brubi felt a tremor in his heart, even though he knew that these gazes were not directed at him, but rather at the shock of this sudden and destructive attack.

but...

He was silent for a moment.

Then, it slowly retreated from its fully tailed beast form and returned to human form.

He said nothing, just stood there, gazing in the direction where Konoha had disappeared.

The night was dark.

At the edge of Konoha's territory, Shinichi Higashino had just helped the completely exhausted Might Guy reunite with the other members of the Fourth Battalion who had arrived earlier. As soon as they arrived, everyone eagerly gathered around them.

"team leader!"

"Captain Shinichi! Are you alright?"

"Wear him..."

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Shinichi Higashino handed Might Day over to two teammates and gestured for everyone to calm down.

"You all did a great job, remaining calm in the face of danger and retreating decisively without any losses."

He glanced around, his gaze sweeping over the faces covered in smoke and dust, and nodded slightly, saying, "After a short rest, I will immediately report the details of this encounter to Lord Orochimaru and recommend you all for credit."

Seeking credit?

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other, many of them showing obvious confusion or even astonishment.

Their mission was to reconnoiter and sabotage the Cloud Hidden supply point, but they not only failed to find the supply point, they also abandoned the mission objective and ran straight back. Can they really claim credit for this?

A young Chunin, his face covered in dust, couldn't help but whisper, "But Captain, our mission failed. We couldn't destroy the Cloud Village's supply point..."

There is no such supply point.

Seeing this, Shinichi Higashino chuckled softly: "That was originally a trap carefully set up by the Hidden Cloud Village. They deliberately released false information about supply points to lure our people from Konoha deep into the area, and then used superior forces, even employing strategic forces like the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, to encircle and annihilate them."

"Think about it, if it weren't for our Fourth Battalion carrying out this mission, if we hadn't been vigilant enough to detect the anomaly in advance and decisively choose to retreat, what would have happened to any other team that was less experienced or stronger?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions gradually changed, a mixture of lingering fear and realization.

Seeing this, Shinichi Higashino continued, "We might have been completely wiped out, captured, or tortured into revealing information about the village, causing significant losses to the village. Now, we've seen through this trap and successfully escaped before the enemy's main force could encircle us. We not only preserved ourselves but also verified the falsity of this intelligence and prevented other units from being annihilated as a result. Isn't this a great achievement?"

At this moment, another older special Jonin member, looking at the battle marks on Might Dai and Shinichi Higashino, who were being helped up, still spoke hesitantly: "But, Captain, even if this is a merit, the fact that you were able to see through the trap and successfully retreat is also thanks to you two, Captain and Dai..."

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"Our Fourth Battalion is a unified whole. There is no 'you' and 'me' here, only 'us'!"

Shinichi Higashino interrupted again, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

"I gave the order to retreat. Even if something happened between me and Senior Dai, you were able to bring back the information and report everything that happened today in its entirety. You were able to let the village know what kind of traps the Hidden Cloud Village had set up and what kind of power it had used. And each of you carried out my orders as the captain very well."

"Therefore, the credit belongs to everyone."

Shinichi deliberately said "We are one" to emphasize the common label of "Fourth Battalion", thus blurring and collectively representing his personal achievements.

Psychologically, this gives each member the illusion of equality, acceptance, and indispensability.

Yes, it's an illusion.

But politics is often built on carefully maintained illusions. In order to protect the honor and interests of this "unity," they will be more proactive in defending Shinichi, the captain who gave them the label.

"this..."

At this moment, several team members wanted to say something, but seeing Captain Shinichi's calm gaze, they remained silent.

The silence lasted for a few seconds, then someone nodded slightly.

Then came the second, the third, and countless more, and no one spoke again.

Seeing this, Shinichi Higashino nodded slightly and looked away.

"Take a five-minute break, then head back."

"Yes."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shinichi began to use medical chakra, along with some basic massage techniques, to soothe Might Guy, whose muscles were severely overloaded and whose meridians were burning after opening the Seven Gates. In his mind, however, he was calmly making plans.

In recent days, he has demonstrated a fact to all his subordinates through his actions: in times of danger, the captain goes first! In times of retreat, the captain covers the rear!

In his previous life, Zhenyi was an avid reader of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He knew that the Shu Han camp had cultivated a cohesive force that transcended self-interest and was almost a matter of faith. Therefore, although Emperor Zhaolie suffered many dangers and hardships and wandered from place to place, he always had a group of people who were determined to follow him to the death.

Therefore, Shinichi himself has been trying his best to cultivate this charismatic leader image, giving his subordinates a sense of security, belonging, and even faith, making himself the soul and backbone of the team, so that everyone is willing to follow and admire him, and making the team members believe that they are following a captain worthy of entrusting their lives to.

But is charisma and a sense of responsibility enough to inspire others?

It may be enough for some people, but not for most.

Shinichi understood very well that ninjas were first and foremost swords, tools. They also had families to support, ambitions to fulfill, and a thirst for resources.

Therefore, after demonstrating the responsibility and charisma that a leader should have, he then drew on the clear and efficient system of interest binding and merit-based rewards that Cao Wei had adopted, and made a promise: I will never enjoy this glory alone!

Charisma attracts and unites people, making them willing to follow!

Incentives bind and motivate people, making them feel secure enough to stay!

Only by combining the two can a true loyalist force be created that is both loyal and efficient, possessing both conviction and practical motivation.

His Fourth Battalion is being molded into such a force, and he, Shinichi Higashino, is both the banner of their faith and the guarantor of their interests.

And through them, I want more people to know one thing: if you follow me, Shinichi Higashino, your efforts will be seen, your contributions will be rewarded, your safety will be taken into consideration, and glory will be shared by all of us.

From the day Shinichi figured out the operating logic of his personal panel, he clearly realized one thing: if he wanted to continue to become stronger, he had to make more and more people admire and worship him from the bottom of their hearts!

They even believe in him!

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