But now I realize that the range of the Flying Thunder God's movement actually follows the range of the Sensing Technique, and it even has to be multiplied by a hundred.
For example, if his current sensing range is fifty meters, he can feel the Chakra changes within that range.
Then, if there's a Flying Thunder God Mark within a five-thousand-meter radius, he can also detect it and instantly flash over.
The amount of Chakra consumed mainly depends on the weight of the transmitted object; if the objects are of the same weight, the Chakra consumed is roughly the same whether it's transmitted a hundred meters or a thousand meters away.
Speaking solely of this Body Flicker Technique, the Chakra consumption is not much at all.
It sounds mysterious, but if you think about it carefully, it makes a lot of sense.
First of all, this Ninjutsu is, in essence, a Body Flicker Technique; it's not some mysterious thing.
Furthermore, Minato Namikaze came from a civilian background. If he hadn't later acquired half of the Nine-Tailed, his Chakra reserves probably wouldn't even compare to Kakashi's without the Sharingan.
Yet, he alone could confront an army, taking down over a dozen elite Jonin, and once, he even dealt with fifty Jonin by himself.
The Flying Thunder God Technique consumes a lot of Chakra; logically, he shouldn't have been able to sustain its use while also constantly deploying other Ninjutsu.
Also, if the Flying Thunder God Mark could be sensed regardless of distance, then during the Fourth Great Ninja War, Minato should have discovered the mark on Obito much earlier, instead of only sensing it up close after recognizing who he was.
When Shiranui Genma and his two companions used the Flying Thunder God to teleport Mei Terumī, Tsunade not only had to have the mark on her beforehand, but the command center also had to provide sensing support.
All of these points illustrate the issue.
"I can only say that I thought too simply before," Lin Mo sighed.
If he wanted to travel freely throughout the Ninja World, it wasn't impossible.
The range of the Sensing Technique relies on spiritual power and Yin Release Chakra.
He could obtain at least one unit of Chakra daily, which meant his sensing range would expand every day.
Once he had a thousand units of Chakra, it might be enough.
If that still didn't work, he would find a way to learn Sage Mode, which could expand his sensing range several times over.
"Konoha Hidden Village isn't some outer training ground, secret base, or forest. The main city covers an area of forty million square meters, roughly the size of a circle with a radius of three thousand six hundred meters."
"If I stand in the city center, I can instantly reach any corner."
"If I stand at the Village gate, I would need to teleport twice to reach the Hokage Rock."
"It's still not safe enough; I need to be more careful."
Lin Mo reminded himself repeatedly in his mind.
He wasn't showing off; he genuinely thought that way.
To always remember this, he simply wrote these thoughts in his diary.
He didn't mention the Flying Thunder God Technique, only stating that the limit of his Body Flicker Technique was five kilometers, and he still felt it wasn't reliable enough.
At this, several people across the Ninja World rolled their eyes and grumbled again.
"Freely teleporting within a five-kilometer range—this is a Space-Time Ninjutsu. How is that not impressive?"
"This is just blatant showing off!"
[Anyway, before my wings are fully grown, it's better to keep a low profile!]
Alright, that's enough for now; my stomach is rumbling.
[For dinner, I'll go have a bowl of ramen. I heard that Ōtsutsuki Ichiraku Ramen is particularly famous, hehehe!]
At the Hyuga Clan compound, Hinata's heart finally settled a bit.
It was a good thing Lin Mo didn't spout any more harsh words, otherwise she would have to be on edge, guarding against him in class from now on.
But why did his last sentence sound so unsettling?
"So, Teuchi-san actually has a surname, Ōtsutsuki?"
Hinata muttered to herself, silently saying "close," and the diary instantly vanished.
She tidied her clothes and hair before heading to the dining room.
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But then, the expressions of the women reading the diary copy suddenly changed.
Because new content had been added to the diary.
[Checked in at Ichiraku Ramen shop.]
[Look, look, look who I ran into.]
[Our anime protagonist, the Crown Prince Uzumaki Naruto, the male lead Two-Pillar Uchiha Sasuke, and the female lead Sakura BI—oh, as a teacher, I should just call her Sakura.]
[Actually, it's not surprising to run into them.]
[Taking a photo for remembrance.]
Click!
A photo of the three eating ramen from behind! (This diary even has a camera function!)
That was the end of it.
But the women who were reading the diary all exploded.
"Splat!"
Ino Yamanaka subconsciously crushed a flower, her eyes wide.
"Sakura is the female lead?"
"I don't understand!"
"I can't accept this!"
"Is the manga author out of his mind!?"
The content in the diary almost made Ino undergo a drastic personality change, much like Sakura, as she screamed inwardly.
In the morning, she had finally managed to get a chance to spar with Sasuke at the Academy and even mocked Sakura's wide forehead, putting her in a good mood.
Her mood improved even further when she returned home at noon and saw her father, Inoichi Yamanaka, who had been on a long-term border mission.
In the evening, before dinner, she was helping her mother arrange flowers when a "Lin Mo diary copy (Ino Yamanaka)" suddenly appeared before her eyes.
As a member of the Yamanaka Clan, skilled in telepathy, and destined to learn Secret Techniques to pry into people's hearts, Ino harbored a pathological desire to see through others' inner thoughts, which she had always suppressed.
Now that this diary had inexplicably appeared, and its protagonist was Teacher Lin Mo, a campus celebrity even more handsome than Sasuke, she unhesitatingly opened the diary.
Upon learning that her world was a "fictional anime" world, Ino frowned.
Seeing Lin Mo casually refer to Hinata as his wife, her toes curled in excitement, feeling a thrill of discovering a forbidden ship.
After reading all the content, she was completely hooked on the book.
"It's so satisfying to openly peek into other people's minds!"
She was so happy she felt like she was floating.
But now, her good mood for the entire day was ruined!
Why was Uzumaki Naruto the male lead of this manga?
Why wasn't it Sasuke?
His clan was annihilated, he carried a deep-seated hatred, he was exceptionally talented and handsome—he looked more like the protagonist of a novel in every way.
Yet, he was only the second male lead?
If Sasuke was the second male lead, then so be it, but why was Naruto the male lead?
Although she didn't dislike Naruto, her father had told her not to care too much about what others thought.
Shikamaru and Choji, the two who would partner with Naruto in the future, were also his friends.
But in what way did he resemble a male protagonist?
"It's not necessarily true."
Ino quickly calmed down, and her high emotional intelligence began to kick in.
Her thinking was prejudiced, and she was looking at it from a girl's perspective.
But if this anime wasn't just from a female perspective, but also included a male perspective, then the situation might be different.
Thinking about Naruto's experiences from childhood, he always worked hard, wanting to gain everyone's recognition, and dreamed of becoming Hokage.
Teacher Lin Mo had also said that this world was the world of "naruto."
Sasuke only had two things on his mind: getting stronger and revenge.
"Could it be that this anime tells the story of how Naruto gradually became stronger, eventually gained everyone's recognition, and became Hokage?"
Ino seemed to have guessed something, but she wasn't entirely sure.
However, after accepting the premise that Naruto was the protagonist, she again became dissatisfied with Sakura being the female protagonist.
"Why is Sakura the female lead?"
"Just because she has a wide forehead?"
"Just because she has small breasts?"
"Or because she has two personalities?"
"Is it because Naruto likes her?"
"Huh, wait a minute!"
After a lot of thought, Ino suddenly grasped a key point.
That is, in typical movies and romance novels, the male and female protagonists eventually end up together.
Considering the current situation, male lead Naruto likes female lead Sakura, but Sakura likes male lead Two-Pillar Sasuke, and the two of them are always at odds.
However, after many events, the female lead usually chooses to be with the male lead in the end, and the second male lead often has a sad fate, usually settling for a backup.
"Does that mean Sakura will end up with Naruto?"
After deducing this, Ino found that she wasn't very happy.
During their studies, girls generally liked good-looking people, which is why they liked Sasuke or Teacher Lin Mo.
Sakura had always secretly loved Sasuke, her heart and eyes filled with him.
And Ino Yamanaka was a half-baked aesthetic-chaser, and she also had a competitive streak towards Sakura Haruno.
In other words, she didn't care for people who weren't good-looking, and she didn't like Sakura Haruno either.
It was only because Sakura had two personalities that she held a special place in Ino's heart, which is why she cared about her so much.
But now, she knew in advance that Sakura Haruno would end up with Naruto. Not only did she not have any desire to snatch him, but she also felt a bit sorry for Sakura.
Although, by logical analysis, Naruto's future was certainly extraordinary, possibly even becoming Hokage, and Sakura would become the Hokage's wife.
But she wasn't envious at all, because she had no feelings for Naruto.
And after confirming that Sakura would not end up with Sasuke, she felt that the halo around Sasuke had also disappeared.
"Sigh, suddenly I have no romantic goal."
"Speaking of which, if the main characters of the story were Naruto and Sakura, and the supporting male character was Sasuke, given my relationship with Sakura, I might become the second female lead, and perhaps even end up with Sasuke."
"Don't think like that."
A man who couldn't even handle Sakura was, at best, an unlucky dark-haired fellow.
How could I, Ino Yamanaka, pick up someone else's discards?
Absolutely no way!
"Oh, right, how about I have Teacher Lin Mo accompany me?"
Ino suddenly had this thought, and the more she thought about it, the better an idea it seemed.
"This is a pretty good idea. If Teacher Lin Mo really is a transmigrator, then he must know this world very well and also know who the good men are."
"Then I can choose for myself."
"If all else fails, I'll just make him compensate me with one, and he can just marry into our family, hmph!"
Actually, she didn't truly like him.
But ever since she got that diary, Lin Mo had become the most special person in Ino's heart.
What she didn't notice was that her parents had witnessed her entire process of talking to herself and her changing expressions.
"Inoichi, look at Ino, the child is acting up again."
"Is she thinking about Sasuke?"
"Don't you know your daughter?"
"She's a child, she likes to take other people's things. Sakura is so good to her, so it's normal for her to act this way."
"But this time, I think she's genuinely smitten."
"Oh? With whom?"
"It's that Genin Lin Mo. Ino even mentioned him to me before dinner, looking like she wanted to say something but held back. (diary protection mechanism triggered, same as Hinata.)"
"Lin Mo?" Inoichi Yamanaka was stunned for a moment; this name was not unfamiliar to him.
After all, this guy was a prominent figure in Konoha, the youngest and also the weakest Genin-level Ninja Academy teacher in Konoha's history.
If he hadn't known a bit of Chakra manipulation for the Three Basic Jutsu, had decent kunai throwing skills, and possessed extensive knowledge, he wouldn't have even become a Ninja.
"This, isn't quite appropriate, is it?"
"What's inappropriate? He's five years older than you, mentally mature, knowledgeable, and a super handsome guy. Plus, with the teacher-student relationship, it's hard not to be smitten. If you look down on his commoner status, marrying into the Yamanaka Clan is also an option."
Inoichi Yamanaka: ???
Wife, did you hear what you just said?
"Naruto-kun is the male protagonist, and Sakura Haruno-chan is the female protagonist."
At the Hyuga Clan residence.
Hinata, preoccupied with her thoughts, ate only a third of her meal before rushing back to her room. Upon opening her diary, she immediately saw the updated content, and her face instantly turned pale.
The vague feelings of admiration she once held for Naruto had now completely vanished.
Her thoughts were the same as Ino's; she also believed that Naruto would eventually end up with Sakura.
In other words, they were a match made in heaven.
"Actually, this is quite normal, isn't it?"
A relaxed smile appeared on Hinata's face.
When she was three, she was bullied, but thankfully her father, Hiashi Hyuga, appeared in time to save her and killed the villain.
But later, for some unknown reason, her second uncle, who was the father of her cousin Hyuga Neji, Hyuga Hizashi, lost his life for that villain.
From then on, Neji-nii began to distance himself from her.
On the day of her second uncle's funeral, she got lost in the Village, and it was Naruto who eventually brought her home.
When she entered the Ninja Academy at six, she waited for her guards at the entrance, but was called a "Byakugan monster" by some classmates. Again, it was Naruto who stood up for her, only to get beaten himself.
She was truly grateful for that blonde, always-smiling boy.
Later, she competed with Hanabi. Because she didn't want to hurt her younger sister, she was caught off guard and lost.
Her father, Hiashi Hyuga, was deeply disappointed in her, scolding her harshly and making her doubt herself.
It was then that she coincidentally saw Naruto training desperately in the forest.
This "troublemaker" who had the worst grades in the Academy and attracted attention in the Village through pranks, was actually so diligent in private, just to earn others' respect.
His perseverance, optimism, and courage, and his Ninja Way of doing what he said he would do, were exactly what she lacked.
She began to admire and worship him, gradually falling in love with him.
But she also understood how much Naruto liked Sakura Haruno.
Given Naruto's stubbornness, it wasn't hard to understand him pursuing Sakura.
It was just that Sakura liked Sasuke, and they seemed to have no future, which was why she occasionally indulged in daydreams.
But now that Lin Mo said they would definitely end up together, she naturally wouldn't daydream anymore just because of that little thought.
"Naruto-kun is truly a good role model worth learning from."