Before this battle began, Wu Chen had considered how to introduce and then defeat the Masked Man.
Introducing him was easy; a chance encounter would suffice.
As for his defeat, Wu Chen recalled how Minato Namikaze handled the Masked Man during the Nine-Tails' attack.
Flying Thunder God Second Stage!!
What a flashy and powerful technique!
In fact, the Flying Thunder God Second Stage didn't differ much in technical complexity from the regular Flying Thunder God technique. It just required precise timing and strong reflexes.
Once Wu Chen's progress in portraying Minato Namikaze reached fifty percent, he felt confident in using the Flying Thunder God Second Stage technique.
So, he decided to use the Flying Thunder God Second Stage as the "closing statement" to temporarily drive away the Masked Man.
This approach would not only defeat the Masked Man convincingly but also enhance both the Masked Man's and Minato Namikaze's stature.
The Masked Man was too powerful to be easily defeated. If he were, then all the groundwork laid by Wu Chen would be in vain.
So, it wasn't that the Masked Man was weak and defeated by Minato Namikaze, but rather because Minato Namikaze's combat wisdom was just too formidable, leading to his victory over the Masked Man.
These are two different scenarios.
At this moment, successfully replicating the scene of Minato Namikaze using the Flying Thunder God Second Stage to defeat the Masked Man should boost the confidence of the agents at S.H.I.E.L.D. in the Leaf Village!
Moreover, as long as they weren't fools, their vigilance against the Masked Man wouldn't diminish.
With memories flooding his mind, Wu Chen learned what happened after the Masked Man left with Kinbei.
Driven by his desire for money, the Masked Man, under Kinbei's guidance, used space-time jutsu to teleport to Kinbei's secret vault.
There, he directly took away twenty million yen in cash and taught Kinbei five Water Release ninjutsu.
Water Release: Water Formation Wall Technique, Water Release: Water Prison Technique, Water Release: Water Clone Technique, Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, and Water Release: Waterfall Basin Technique!
Each ninjutsu was worth an average of four million yen, but Kinbei was more than willing to pay.
After all, this was a monopoly. Kinbei was willing to pay whatever the Masked Man asked, despite the cost.
However, the Masked Man didn't just take the money; he also agreed to personally guide Kinbei in mastering these five ninjutsu, which covered defense, control, utility, damage, and finishing moves, significantly boosting Kinbei's combat abilities.
Why did the Masked Man have so many Water Release ninjutsu?
The reason was simple: during Tobirama Senju's tenure as the Fourth Mizukage, the Mist Village had something similar to a sealed book, which the Masked Man could freely browse through, allowing him to naturally memorize many Water Release techniques.
It wasn't just these generic Water Release ninjutsu; the Masked Man was also well aware of various Water Release secrets from the Mist Village.
So, he could continue to earn a considerable amount of money from Kinbei in the future, making it a stable source of income.
After taking the money, the Masked Man parted ways with Kinbei.
As for what would happen to Kinbei after this incident?
The Masked Man wasn't worried.
Someone like Kinbei, even with concrete evidence against him, would find it challenging to be imprisoned, given his various connections.
After parting ways with Kinbei, the Masked Man returned home.
At this moment, Wu Chen was very happy.
Although his back was in excruciating pain, the harvest was still plentiful!
He immersed his consciousness into the system space and saw his system panel.
[Host: Wu Chen]
[Current Character Played: Not Played]
[Current Progress in Character Portrayal: None]
[Owned Characters: Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze (55%), Mysterious Masked Man Uchiha Obito (35%)]
[Number of Character Plays Extracted: 0]
[Selected Character Ability: Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze (0)]
Sure enough, just as he expected, Minato Namikaze saved the Hell's Kitchen, rescued the agents, indirectly saved New York City, completed the mission assigned by S.H.I.E.L.D., and greatly increased the progress of his portrayal!
It's worth noting that increasing portrayal progress by more than fifty percent significantly increases the difficulty!
Now, he had increased the portrayal progress by nearly five percent in one go!
As for Uchiha Obito, it was even more impressive. He jumped from twenty-five percent to thirty-five percent, a ten percent increase in portrayal progress!
Indeed, small-scale skirmishes were no match for a major event!
It seems that creating major events based on the goals of character portrayal is the best way to quickly increase portrayal progress!
Wu Chen couldn't help but feel deeply moved; wasn't this all about causing trouble for himself?
But causing trouble was also quite enjoyable!
Manipulating everyone and becoming stronger, it felt really great!
Excitedly, Wu Chen felt that his back no longer hurt.
He took a deep breath to calm himself and opened the store to check his balance.
[20.05 million yuan]
The rewards for the S.H.I.E.L.D. mission of 500,000 USD and Nick Fury's private mission of 1 million USD had not been claimed yet, so they were not included in the balance.
However, with 20.05 million yuan, what could he do?
Looking at the various options in the store, Wu Chen couldn't help but feel excited again!