Uchiha Yukino nodded repeatedly in agreement.
From then on, with Uchiha Tenxiu's efforts, his two fiancées, Uchiha Yukino and Lingyue, successfully reached the Kage-level.
Furthermore, this refers to their normal state.
If they activate their Sharingan, their power will undergo earth-shattering improvements, at least crossing one minor level and becoming top-tier experts in the next level.
Nothing else, the Sharingan is the ocular Ninjutsu that provides the greatest increase in combat power.
In terms of physical enhancement for combat, even the Rinnegan and Byakugan cannot compare to the Sharingan's amplification.
Among them, Lingyue is at the early Kage-level; activating her Sharingan would make her a standard Kage-level expert.
Yukino is at the mid Kage-level; activating her Three-Tomoe Sharingan would bring her to the late Kage-level, and activating her Mangekyo Sharingan would essentially make her a top-tier expert at the peak Kage-level.
Combined with the Mangekyo Sharingan's ocular Ninjutsu, even a Super Kage Level could fall if they're not careful!
This four-stage division of the Kage-level.
Uchiha Tenxiu referenced the power display of all Kage-level experts who appeared in the Naruto plot from his previous life to create this division.
It is divided into Quasi-Kage, Regular Kage, Strong Kage, and Peak Kage-level.
For example, Quasi-Kage.
This level means possessing some abilities that reach the destructive methods of Kage-level experts, allowing them to have a chance of killing Kage-level experts in certain unexpected situations.
However, they are not strong enough to win in a direct confrontation.
Yet, they possess combat methods and can even successfully escape.
This is unlike how a normal Kage-level completely suppresses an Elite Jonin.
For instance, in the original plot, Sharingan Kakashi, who was considered strong among Elite Jonin, was so suppressed by the killing intent of the Kage-level expert Orochimaru that he couldn't even resist, having no chance to fight back.
This is the gap between an Elite Jonin and a Kage-level expert.
A Quasi-Kage, however, can easily defeat an Elite Jonin, but they are still overall insufficient compared to a true Kage-level expert, possessing significant weaknesses.
Representative figures of this level include Kimimaro, early Part Two Kakashi Hatake, peak Chōjūrō, peak Homura Mitokado, Utatane Koharu, and Gaara at the end of Part One.
All of them can participate in Kage-level battles but are not strong enough to win a one-on-one against a Regular Kage, nor would they be completely suppressed by them.
Regular Kage, on the other hand, represent the pinnacle of conventional power in the entire Ninja World.
Their representative figures include: in the Konoha camp, the middle-aged Danzo Shimura, Sakumo Hatake, and the Sannin who had thoroughly perfected various Ninjutsu styles.
From Sunagakure, the true Fourth Kazekage Rasa, and the younger Chiyo and Ebizo.
From Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage and Fifth Raikage.
From Kirigakure, the Fourth Mizukage and Fifth Mizukage.
And most of the Mangekyo Sharingan users.
These individuals can serve as the Kage of the Five Great Villages without any doubt.
With comprehensive strength, they have no particular shortcomings and generally won't be instantly killed by a Ninja of the same rank even if targeted.
In terms of combat power, they can easily achieve a 'one-man army' feat, fighting against a thousand Ninja alone without life-threatening danger.
Next is the Strong Kage stage.
At this stage, Kage-level experts already possess considerably powerful strength, capable of suppressing Regular Kage-level experts.
Under certain specific counter relationships, they can even solo kill Kage-level experts of the same rank.
There are many representative figures of the Strong Kage stage, including:
Itachi Uchiha, who possesses powerful Ninjutsu and ocular Ninjutsu such as the Totsuka Blade, Yata Mirror, Kotoamatsukami, and Mangekyo Sharingan.
His Genjutsu strength is formidable; he can instantly kill Kage-level Orochimaru, leaving Orochimaru completely unable to resist.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage in his prime, also possessed immense strength.
Orochimaru once lamented that if Hiruzen Sarutobi were a bit younger, even he wouldn't be able to defeat him.
While this might contain some exaggeration from Orochimaru praising his teacher, it also indirectly reflects Hiruzen Sarutobi's truly formidable strength.
Obito with a single Mangekyo, whose spatial defense ability was almost invincible for short periods.
Additionally, he possessed various Yin and Yang Release secret techniques, as well as various secret Ninjutsu taught by Uchiha Madara.
These Ninjutsu, combined, allowed him to easily control the Three-Tails and Nine-Tails.
Furthermore, Konan with her Paper Person of God Technique, Uzumaki Naruto with four tails, the Third Kazekage, and others—these Strong Kage can easily defeat Regular Kage, and in situations of counter, they can even nearly instantly kill Kage-level experts.
Finally, there is the Peak Kage-level.
Experts at this level are those who can easily defeat Strong Kage-level individuals but have not fully reached the Super Kage Level.
Take Nagato in his prime as an example, as a Regular Super Kage Level expert.
He is proficient in five nature transformations of Ninjutsu, has no weaknesses in Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, or Genjutsu, can freely unleash wide-range attacks, and possesses some Six Paths Power.
Compared to the Second Hokage, without further progress, he would certainly not reach the comprehensive standard of a Super Kage Level.
Perhaps Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, relying on the Flying Thunder God Technique, Edo Tensei, and numerous Forbidden Techniques, could defeat Super Kage Level enemies with his intelligence.
However, that does not change the fact that Second Hokage Tobirama Senju's own 'vessel' did not reach the Super Kage Level; this is his limitation.
Therefore, facing these individuals who possess the means to engage Super Kage Level experts but have not broken through their own limits, Uchiha Tenxiu defines them as Peak Kage-level.
For example, Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, and the First and Second Kage of other Ninja Villages, and the Third Raikage of Kumogakure, can easily defeat Regular Strong Kage, but cannot remain undefeated when surrounded by multiple Kage.
After clearly delineating these four levels,
Uchiha Tenxiu, like a far-sighted sage, defined them as the four stages of a Kage.
Comparing them to these stages is like climbing a towering mountain, advancing step by step to higher levels.
After all, as a reincarnated person, Uchiha Tenxiu viewed the Ninja World's Ninja ranks as if looking at flowers through a fog, not quite understanding them.
Without defining the ranks, it would be like losing direction in the vast darkness, making it difficult to see one's climbing path.
And in the world of fantasy novels,
Having a clear comparative idea of levels is like being given a bright lamp, guiding people to constantly move forward. The abilities that a certain level should possess are like a magnet, attracting people to strive to break through to the next level.
However, in the world of Naruto,
Chakra levels are like stagnant water, merely simple cultivation, with no distinction of levels, only based on the quantity of Chakra and the sophistication of the Ninjutsu acquired.
It's simply not presentable.
Anyway, no matter how others in the Ninja World viewed it, Uchiha Tenxiu defined the Ninja ranks.
He even had the talents of Great Zhou specifically set a standard for different Ninja ranks, assigning various numerical values.
This standard covered eleven abilities: Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, Strength, Speed, Spirit, Bloodline, Chakra, Senjutsu, Intelligence, and Hand Seals.
Among them, Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu were considered the three basic abilities of a Ninja; they were the primary ways to convert a Ninja's own abilities into attacks. If these three abilities were poor, it would be like a cannon without shells, making their attack methods extremely poor and unable to deal any effective damage.
As for Strength, Speed, Spirit, and Chakra, these four were the main indicators of a Ninja's growth. They were like a person's physical fitness and inner potential, determining a Ninja's performance and development space in combat.
Bloodline and Senjutsu, these two were like two towering mountains, representing the upper limit of the Ninja World.
First, let's talk about Bloodline; it represents the Bloodline molecules from the Ōtsutsuki Clan of the universe. These Ōtsutsuki Bloodlines seem to be a mysterious and powerful source of power, bestowing unique abilities and potential upon their possessors.
If one did not possess the Bloodline branch abilities from these Ōtsutsuki, then a Ninja would be like a stepchild, their upper limit often difficult to break through the Kage level.
Only by possessing a stronger Bloodline can one have a higher upper limit; this is like a talent restriction, determining the height a Ninja can reach.
As for Senjutsu ability,
it is a cultivation system passed down locally on this planet. Unlike Bloodline, it is more like an acquired cultivation method.
By condensing natural Chakra, Ninjas can merge their own power with the power of nature to form Senjutsu. The power of this Senjutsu can produce an effect where 1+1 is greater than two, greatly enhancing a Ninja's strength, and it has no obvious upper limit.
It can be said that Senjutsu ability opens a door to a higher level for Ninjas, giving them the opportunity to surpass their own limits.
Next are Hand Seals and Intelligence.
These two are like bonus points.
Although they are not the main manifestation of a Ninja's strength,
at certain moments, they can affect a Ninja's performance.
Below the Kage level, Hand Seals are important; above the Kage level, Intelligence is important.
Among them, Hand Seals are the basic means for Ninjas to release Ninjutsu; proficient Hand Seal techniques can make Ninjutsu release faster and more accurate, thereby gaining an advantage in combat.
Intelligence is reflected in the application of tactics, the analysis of enemies, and the grasp of the situation. A smart Ninja can often adapt flexibly in combat and win by wit.
For the former, like Itachi and Kakashi, they can easily perform faster Hand Seals, overwhelming Ninjas of the same rank.
For the latter, Intelligence, like Hidan, even with a secret technique that has a one-hit kill effect, his intelligence was insufficient, and he was played to death.
And Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, with the strongest power in the entire Ninja World, her combat intelligence was like a novice; facing Naruto and Sasuke, who were less than half her strength, she was constantly beaten and ambushed.
Uchiha Tenxiu scored these different Ninja ranks with different numbers, differentiating them into various levels.
One point for Genin, two points for Elite Genin, three points for Chunin, four points for Elite Chunin, five points for Regular Jonin, six points for Elite Jonin, seven points for Quasi-Kage, eight points for Kage-level, nine points for Strong Kage, ten points for Peak Kage-level, eleven to fourteen points for Super Kage Level, fifteen to eighteen points for Quasi-Six Paths Level, and nineteen points or more were defined as Six Paths Level.
And based on this, he began a national survey.
He even had the intelligence personnel remaining in the Ninja World continent use this to create various character intelligence cards to collect information.
Of course,
the score settings above fifteen points were Uchiha Tenxiu's private thoughts and had not yet been revealed.
And it was precisely because of this,
after conducting a national survey, and by employing these Ninjas from the Ninja World for missions, collecting a large amount of information on these Ninjas, and observing the true strength of Ninjas from various countries,
at this moment, Uchiha Lingyue, who had already entered the Kage level, naturally awakened the “showing off” ability of the Uchiha Clan, constantly wanting to expose her true power, and did not feel that anyone in this Ninja World could threaten her family's three genuine Kage-level individuals.