Chapter 23: The Human Body, Isn

Shancheng Qingye took three documents from his pocket.

“The Chunin Exam is about to begin.”

He paused briefly, his gaze passing behind his sunglasses over the faces of Luo Jie, Kuma Yagumo, and Lei Menyue.

“After several days of consideration, I’ve decided to enroll Itachi.”

Upon hearing this, Lei Menyue’s face flickered with hesitation.

Me? Take the Chunin Exam?

Is this real?

By normal standards, rookie genin usually consider taking the Chunin Exam only in their second year after graduation.

Teacher, are Itachi doing this because Itachi have some inappropriate expectations of me?

But when Lei Menyue thought of Luo Jie and Kuma Yagumo, his thoughts immediately shifted.

Luo Jie’s strength is unfathomable, and Yagumo possesses a powerful Kekkei Genkai—having teammates like them doesn’t seem so terrifying.

Let’s go for it!

There’s no way I’ll be eliminated.

With big shots backing me, what’s there to fear?

With this thought, Lei Menyue immediately nodded in agreement.

Seeing that all three had no objections, Shancheng Qingye smiled and handed them the forms.

In truth, he held a clear judgment of these three subordinates.

In Shancheng Qingye’s view, so far, only Luo Jie possessed comprehensive qualities reaching the Chunin level.

Yagumo’s Kekkei Genkai was formidable—even capable of killing this Special Jonin himself.

But her body was frail, unable to wield much of her Kekkei Genkai’s power.

This was undoubtedly a major weakness.

As for Lei Menyue…

Hmm, this kid works hard.

Yet Lei Menyue’s strength was still somewhat stronger than an average genin.

He had already risen to second place among his civilian genin peers.

That position should have gone to Sakura.

But thanks to Wuwu Kai’s diligent teaching,

Lei Menyue surpassed Sakura.

Even so, he was still far from Chunin level.

After a moment’s thought, Shancheng Qingye spoke: “Once Itachi’ve filled out the application forms, just hand them to me.”

“There are still two days until the Chunin Exam officially begins—use this time to prepare well.”

Shancheng Qingye returned to his usual hands-off mode.

Even so, he remained serious and responsible.

He still taught what needed to be taught.

…

Afternoon.

Inside a training ground in the Hidden Leaf Village.

Luo Jie stood at the center of the field, fully focused on practicing ninjutsu.

More accurately, it was senjutsu.

Ever since the sugar-overloaded Burntail Milk Dragon became a sports student, Luo Jie’s power surged dramatically through shared strength.

He gained many new senjutsu techniques derived from skills.

Senjutsu: Flame Ejection!

Luo Jie suddenly opened his mouth, and a roaring torrent of blazing fire erupted from it.

Instantly, a wave of scorching heat rushed toward him, whipping his hair wildly.

The flame surged like an enraged fire beast, roaring toward the distance.

Wherever it passed, grass and trees turned to ash instantly; the hard ground was burned into deep grooves, the soil melted into glass-like substances.

Even the massive boulders beside the training ground shattered violently under the extreme heat, exploding into countless fragments that flew everywhere.

Luo Jie exhaled lightly, a satisfied expression on his face.

Though senjutsu was powerful, it consumed far less chakra.

The main source of power was natural energy.

Of course, Luo Jie’s own chakra had also risen significantly during this period.

As more versions of Luo Jie arrived in the Gray Mist Hall, his body and spirit strengthened considerably.

Moreover, Luo Jie clearly felt his body growing rapidly, his height shooting up steadily.

This might be related to Pirate Luo Jie.

Though he wouldn’t grow as tall as Pirate Luo Jie—over three meters like a general.

But he’d likely reach over two meters by adulthood.

The human body is amazing, isn’t it?

This is a biological miracle.

Pirate biology works this way.

Moreover, the power gains of Pokemon Luo Jie and Young Hero Luo Jie brought him many benefits.

Pokemon Luo Jie successfully evolved once, naturally elevating his strength further.

Young Hero Luo Jie, using the Northern Darkness Divine Art, absorbed considerable internal energy.

These increased powers, through sharing, were converted into Luo Jie’s chakra.

Though due to differences in world rules, heavy losses occurred during conversion.

Yet Luo Jie’s total chakra still experienced astonishing growth.

Chakra?

That’s already in the past!

Now, Luo Jie has become Chamingla, moving toward Chuzhula.

With such immense chakra reserves, plus senjutsu derived from skills, Luo Jie’s strength has reached Kage level.

Even when using pure Fire Release ninjutsu, relying on the Burntail Milk Dragon’s [Intense Flame] trait,

Luo Jie’s Fire Release is formidable enough to display Kage-level power.

In taijutsu, thanks to the rich experience from the Young Hero Luo Jie and Pirate Luo Jie worlds, Luo Jie’s taijutsu also reaches Kage level.

In comparison, Luo Jie’s genjutsu is slightly weaker.

Yet with six minds’ spiritual power stacked and vast chakra to support him, ordinary genjutsu cannot affect him at all.

Besides, his teammate Yagumo possesses an extremely terrifying genjutsu Kekkei Genkai, capable of providing powerful support at critical moments.

It seems time to pick up the sword and head to the capital.

As the saying goes, Hokage rotates—this year it’s my turn.

The Third should step down.

By definition, the Hokage should be skilled in Fire Release.

Luo Jie considers himself the undisputed king of Fire Release—the Hokage position rightfully belongs to him.

How could a clown steal such a throne?

The Hidden Leaf can have only one sun!

Sunrise and sunset follow natural law.

The old sun must eventually set.

It’s time to cheer for the rising new sun.

But the Monkey God’s days are numbered; Luo Jie is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see the old man’s lonely twilight, so he’ll let him remain Hokage a few more days.

It would be a pity to miss the grand drama of the Hokage lineage’s teacher-student massacre.

…

Two days later.

Inside the exam hall, crowds surged as genin from various villages gathered.

Before the first stage of the Chunin Exam, the Hidden Leaf Village set up a genjutsu barrier, guarded by two gatekeepers.

The suspected illegitimate son of Danzo, wielding the right eye of the Three-Tails’ sandal—Kang Zitie.

And his close friend Shingetsu Ikkun.

Truly a grand setup.

Of course, neither of them actually exerted any effort—just standing there symbolically.

Otherwise, not even genin could pass.

Even Pain would have to sneak in the back door.

The genin’s opponent remained the genjutsu barrier.

If Itachi can’t break through this barrier, Itachi might as well go home and sleep.

As soon as Luo Jie stepped into the exam hall, Ino, who had just been arguing fiercely with Sakura, instantly brightened, her face breaking into a radiant smile.

She leapt straight onto Rojie’s back, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck from behind and exclaiming excitedly, “Rojie, Itachi’ve finally arrived!”

Meanwhile, the other graduating Hidden Leaf prodigies of this year gathered around, chatting and catching up in lively fashion.

Huang Yuan grinned, displaying his signature foolish smile, occasionally bantering with Zi Gou.

Shikamaru leaned lazily against the wall, while Choji munched on potato chips and watched everyone with a cheerful smile.

(End of Chapter)