Naruto:The System's Shadow

The ninja ranking system in this world was a bit different from what Kaito knew in his previous life, or rather, it was the same as what he knew, but this world divided it in more detail.

For example, according to what Kaito knew in his previous life, the world of Naruto should be divided into genin, chunin, tokubetsu jonin, jonin, and Kage-level.

But here it was divided into genin, chunin, tokubetsu jonin, jonin, elite jonin, peak jonin, and the strongest clan head-level powerhouses.

In this era, the jonin level was divided into three detailed stages.

Kaito was a bit unaccustomed to it when he first arrived, but he understood after thinking about it. Even in the original work, there were hints of this, but it was never explicitly stated.

Take Kakashi as an example. In the original work, Kakashi became a jonin at the age of 12, but was he at the same level then as he was later?

After coming to this world, Kaito knew that, according to the division, 12-year-old Kakashi was assigned to the jonin level, while the Kakashi at the beginning of the story was an elite jonin. Later, after he unlocked the Mangekyo and mastered Kamui, he was a peak jonin.

The strength of the levels was clear at a glance. It could be said that an elite jonin could defeat a jonin in a one-on-one situation in just ten moves.

And the Hyuga clan jonin that Kaito and Madara had risked their lives to kill last time was only a jonin, not even close to the level of the three in front of him.

"Three elite jonin, you really think highly of me!" Kaito sucked in a breath of cold air and said to Hyuga Tamamo.

Hyuga Tamamo looked at him with a smile and said, "Not underestimating any enemy is the universal rule for ninja. When fighting a genius enemy, you should bring out all the strength you can muster. You should understand all of this, right?"

Kaito gave a dry laugh and said nothing. He wasn't too worried about his situation, after all, he had placed the Flying Thunder God kunai at Uchiha Tadashi's place before coming, so he could retreat at any time if he wanted to, and even elite jonin couldn't stop him.

Taking advantage of the time he was talking to Hyuga Tamamo, he unfolded the scroll he had just taken out and shook it with chakra, and a large number of kunai flew everywhere, some falling on the ground, some nailed to the walls, and even one falling at Hyuga Tamamo's feet.

Everyone was startled by Kaito's sudden action. An elite jonin suddenly appeared in front of Hyuga Tamamo, looking at Kaito warily. Although he didn't believe that Kaito could come up with any tricks in front of him, it was always good to be careful. If the princess was injured due to carelessness, his sin would be great.

Seeing them looking at him nervously, Kaito smiled harmlessly. He had learned this move from Minato Namikaze in the original work. When he was watching Naruto, he saw Minato Namikaze fighting the Fourth Raikage's brother, and he threw a bunch of kunai on the ground before the fight. At the time, he felt that this move was too shameless and underhanded, but it was very much to Kaito's liking.

"Don't be nervous, they're just some kunai!" While saying words to distract others, he was constantly calculating in his mind. Three elite jonin, he definitely couldn't beat them head-on, but Hyuga Tamamo's own strength was only around the chunin level. If he could capture her, he might have a chance of winning. And there were those seven chunin, each worth 1000 points. If he couldn't capture Hyuga Tamamo, he would just take care of them and run away using the Flying Thunder God.

"Nonsense, kill him. We've wasted enough time today. This place is not far from the Uchiha clan's territory, so we can't guarantee that we won't be detected," Hyuga Tamamo said coldly, her eyes turning cold.

Almost at the moment she gave the order, the other two elite jonin moved. In an instant, two figures surrounded Uchiha Kaito, one in front and one behind, their long swords about to pierce into Kaito's body.

"This speed is almost double that of the jonin last time. It's already approaching the limit that the three-tomoe can capture. Is this the strength of elite jonin?" Kaito thought in his heart, and the Flying Thunder God was activated in an instant.

Ninja in the Warring States Period mostly used taijutsu as the main form of combat and ninjutsu as a supplement. Few specialized in one area. The Hyuga clan was even more of a leader in taijutsu, so the taijutsu strength of elite jonin was second to none in the entire Warring States Period, far exceeding the same level. They were extremely confident in their speed. They were even confident that, in terms of taijutsu alone, even the Senju and Uchiha were inferior to them.

Therefore, they were very confident in this strike. Even if a five-year-old Uchiha kid was a genius who was hard to come by in ten thousand years, he hadn't even reached the jonin level yet, so how could he avoid their strike?

But their strike missed. In their disbelieving gazes, the kid in front of them suddenly disappeared without warning. With their strength, they couldn't even capture him.

"Rasengan!" Kaito suddenly appeared behind one of the elite jonin, the Rasengan already condensed in his right hand, pressing towards his heart.

"Naive!"

The elite jonin sneered. In the Byakugan's vision, Kaito's appearance was exposed the moment he appeared. The long sword turned and stabbed out, as fast as lightning, aiming directly at the other party's throat. At this speed, before the Rasengan hit his heart, Kaito would definitely be the one to have his throat slit first.

"Damn it!" Cursing inwardly, Kaito disappeared again in an instant, appearing behind the other elite jonin, but he was greeted with the same cold long sword.

Swish!

The long sword missed again. All around the two, there were countless figures of Uchiha Kaito. Those were illusions left behind by his constant use of the Flying Thunder God technique. The two elite jonin encountered this ninjutsu that didn't belong to this era for the first time, and their Byakugan stared unblinkingly, keeping a close eye on their surroundings. They had originally thought that the clan leader was making a big deal out of having them three come together to kill an Uchiha kid, but now it seemed that it was farsighted. Such a monstrous figure must die, and they couldn't give him any chance to grow.

Kaito kept using the Flying Thunder God to jump between the kunai, constantly looking for opportunities, but the experience of these two elite jonin was too rich. Their entire spirit and energy were highly concentrated, and they didn't reveal a single flaw. With the assistance of the Byakugan, Kaito even suspected that the moment he showed himself, he would be met with the other party's merciless attack.

Swish...

Kaito appeared on a grass hut in the distance, the Rasengan still spinning in his hand. He finally gave up on trying to find a flaw. It was still too difficult to kill an elite jonin now, and he would put himself in danger if he wasn't careful.

Bang!

"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"

A strong blade of wind almost struck the grass hut at the moment Kaito appeared. The entire house was torn apart, and a huge cloud of dust rose, making it impossible to see the effect of this strike.

"He dodged it!" the elite jonin who swung the blow said, his tone already having a hard time remaining calm. He really couldn't understand how the other party, a tokubetsu jonin, was able to do it.

"I've never seen such a bizarre ninjutsu. He must die tonight! We can't give him a chance to grow!" the other elite jonin said grimly, tightening the long sword in his hand.