Betrayed by System

**[Host: Kazuya]** 

**[Age: 21 years old]** 

**[Level: Kage-level]** 

**[Chakra: lv4 (85,500/100,000)]** 

**[Sage Chakra: lv3 (3,900/5,000)]** 

**[Ninjutsu: Great Fireball Technique lv5, Great Dragon Fire Technique lv5, Phoenix Fire Technique lv5, Wind Cut Technique lv5, Vacuum Sphere lv4...]** 

**[Taijutsu: Konoha Fluid Technique lv5, Leaf Hurricane lv5...]** 

**[Genjutsu: Hell Viewing Technique lv3, Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death lv2...]** 

**[Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan]** 

**[Special Skills: Flying Thunder God Technique lv3, Substitution Technique lv5, Body Flicker Technique lv5]**

Eighty-five thousand chakra points! Sage mode! Flying Thunder God! After collecting a series of attributes, Kazuya's strength had skyrocketed once more. His configuration was now among the strongest in the Kage-level tier. He was infinitely close to the peak Kage-level.

In the entire Konoha Village, only a few individuals such as the Third Hokage, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Danzo could face Kazuya head-on. Even then, with the Flying Thunder God Technique at his disposal, maintaining an undefeated status was no problem. In fact, Kazuya's strength might already surpass Tsunade and Danzo.

He was just 15,000 chakra points away from reaching the super Kage-level. The thought made Kazuya a bit excited. That day was not far off. 

However, the recent battle had made Kazuya more cautious. Orochimaru had mainly used ninjutsu and taijutsu, rarely resorting to genjutsu. This was a stroke of luck for Kazuya. Upon returning, he knew he needed to find a way to enhance his genjutsu talent. He didn't need immense strength, just enough to ensure he wouldn't be easily taken down by others before obtaining the Sharingan.

In high-level battles, genjutsu was seldom used because the participants were usually too strong for it to be effective. Genjutsu was mostly used against weaker opponents, though some specialized ninjas were exceptions. Orochimaru had fallen into a pattern of relying on his usual techniques. If he had used more genjutsu, the outcome might have been different. But, as it stood, there was no "if."

On the other side, Konoha's Anbu ninjas had cleaned up the previous battlefield. They had sealed the heads of the rogue ninjas into scrolls. The Anbu had suffered few casualties—most were slightly injured, and only a few were seriously wounded. Among them was Gekko Hayate, who had been struck by a shuriken.

Uzuki Yugao wanted to help him but found herself hesitating, thinking of Captain Kazuya. Eventually, she handed Gekko Hayate over to her teammates. She felt it was better to keep some distance from him, lest she regret it later.

"Ah... these two missions, first the Fourth Raikage and now Orochimaru. If Captain Kazuya weren't here, the consequences would have been unimaginable," sighed a Hyuga Jōnin.

The other Anbu nodded in agreement. Despite the prestige of Anbu, their usual missions were mostly against Jōnin-level opponents. Facing Kage-level threats was outside their usual scope, and normally, the casualty rate would be high. Yet, in these recent battles, no one had died. The reason was clear—Captain Kazuya.

The Anbu ninjas felt a sense of security. In a ninja's career, what was most important? Hard work? Struggle? Endurance? No. It was having a strong leader to rely on. That was what mattered most.

After Orochimaru's escape, Konoha's large-scale manhunt continued. Kazuya led his team, still in the Land of Fire, searching for any traces of Orochimaru. Results were important in their work, but so was the effort.

Kazuya had delegated team command to Kurenai Yuhi. After the plot, there was no golden light left, and he couldn't be bothered to strategize further. Kurenai felt that Kazuya was investing in her development, which made her very happy. Uzuki Yugao, on the other hand, was envious, hoping to one day become Kazuya's right-hand woman.

Meanwhile, Jiraiya had returned to the village. Even if he caused trouble, no one would dare reprimand him. He was Jiraiya, a legendary Sannin, beloved disciple of the Hokage, and uninterested in power. No one would trouble Jiraiya.

For the next three days, Kazuya led three Anbu teams, searching aimlessly along the border of the Land of Fire.

**[You picked up 20 combat experience points]** 

**[You picked up 10 chakra points]** 

**[You picked up 10 chakra points]** 

**[You picked up 5 chakra points]**

Golden light continuously flowed into Kazuya's body. He sighed. The quality of this light was diminishing by the day. After three days, he had only gathered a little over 1,000 chakra points—an extremely low yield.

"System, you've changed," Kazuya sighed again. It was becoming difficult. He had noticed that as the Anbu continued their routine, he picked up less and less golden light. Initially, he would collect 5,000 chakra points daily, which slowly dropped to about 2,000 points a day. Now, it was only 1,000 points in three days.

Kazuya guessed there was a cooldown period. The attributes dropped by the same person within a certain period would gradually decrease. A lot at first, then slowly less. After some time, the cooldown would refresh, and the drops would increase again. Kazuya's guess was confirmed by the system.

Kazuya frowned. It seemed he needed to develop new experience packs. There was no end to the path of being a ninja.

Meanwhile, back in Konoha Village, in the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen listened to Jiraiya's report with a serious expression while smoking his pipe.

"So, that Orochimaru... he got away in the end?" The Third Hokage's expression was indescribably complicated. He didn't fully understand his own feelings—anger mixed with relief. He had been prepared to kill Orochimaru, but a part of him was glad his old student had escaped.

For a moment, the office was silent. Orochimaru's defection was a significant blow to both the Third Hokage and Jiraiya. "I'm getting old..." the Third Hokage sighed, shaking his head.

After a brief silence, the Third Hokage looked up and asked, "I want Kazuya to learn from Tsunade. What do you think of this?"