Chapter 641

"Itachi are a medical ninja, so the standards for the Jonin exam will be appropriately lowered for Itachi."

Kitazawa pondered for a moment and said, "Your Wind Style is at least at the Special Jonin level; Itachi can certainly try taking the Jonin exam."

Naturally, he hoped that Yakushi Kabuto would become a Jonin as soon as possible.

After all, he had a mission to train a student to become a Jonin.

The reward for this mission was 20% of the Senju clan's bloodline.

"Then I will participate."

Yakushi Kabuto said without hesitation.

He was quite confident about passing the Jonin exam.

As a ninja from the Root, he had undergone brutal training since childhood; a mere Jonin exam was nothing.

"Let's go, I'll take Itachi to see the Hokage."

Kitazawa stood up and said with a smile.

He had previously accumulated 50% of the Senju clan's bloodline, and adding this 20% would bring it to 70%.

Kitazawa was looking forward to seeing what changes 70% of the Senju clan's bloodline would bring him.

Yakushi Kabuto glanced at him, feeling somewhat moved.

Kitazawa was truly doing his best for him.

The two of them arrived at the Hokage's office.

"My lord Hokage."

Kitazawa said directly, "My student, Yakushi Kabuto, would like to apply for the Jonin exam."

"Oh?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi subconsciously looked at Yakushi Kabuto.

Jonin are the backbone of the Hidden Leaf Village.

Every additional Jonin makes the Hidden Leaf Village that much stronger.

"He has indeed reached the Jonin standard in medical ninjutsu."

Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled Yakushi Kabuto's usual performance, nodded slightly, and said.

"He has also learned Wind Style."

Kitazawa added at the right moment.

"Very well."

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up and said, "Let's go to a nearby training ground."

The three of them arrived at the training ground.

"Wind Style Jonin are quite rare in the Hidden Leaf, so I will conduct the exam myself."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile, "Come, don't be nervous, let me see your strength."

"Kabuto, just show the ninjutsu Itachi have learned."

Kitazawa reminded him.

"Understood."

Yakushi Kabuto naturally understood the subtext of Kitazawa's words.

With his strength, he certainly couldn't defeat Hiruzen Sarutobi; he just needed to put on a decent performance.

Out of respect for Tsunade and Kitazawa, Hiruzen Sarutobi would not make things too difficult for him.

Shadow Clone Jutsu!

Yakushi Kabuto performed hand seals and created two shadow clones.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood in place, making no moves, just watching him quietly.

Wind Style: Shuriken!

Yakushi Kabuto took out a shuriken and threw it.

At the same time, the shadow clone on his left stepped forward and ran toward Hiruzen Sarutobi using the Body Flicker Jutsu.

Earth Style: Earth Wall!

An earth wall appeared in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Although the shuriken had been enhanced by Wind Style, it did not pierce the earth wall.

Almost at the same time, the shadow clone on the left leaped up, stood on the earth wall, and spat out a high-pressure wind sphere.

The wind sphere expanded immediately upon appearing and hit Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Wind Style: Vacuum Great Sphere, is it?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat surprised.

Yakushi Kabuto's Wind Style strength had improved faster than he had imagined.

No wonder he was confident enough to come and take the Jonin exam.

But such a Wind Style: Vacuum Great Sphere was clearly ineffective against him.

He disappeared from the spot using a Body Flicker Jutsu.

Earth Style: Earth Flow River!

When Hiruzen Sarutobi reappeared, the ground turned into mud, submerging Yakushi Kabuto's shadow clone.

With a 'pop' sound.

Yakushi Kabuto's shadow clone vanished.

Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!

Yakushi Kabuto performed hand seals, and a powerful tornado flew out, blocking the speed of the mudflow.

Taking this opportunity, he quickly moved away.

Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere!

The chakra accumulated in Yakushi Kabuto's mouth turned into high-speed bullet-like wind clusters.

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not dodge.

Because Yakushi Kabuto's other shadow clone had snuck behind him at some point.

Wind Style: Vacuum Blade!

The shadow clone gripped a kunai and slashed directly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi tilted his head, turned around, and grabbed his wrist.

Just then, a series of wind clusters arrived.

Hiruzen Sarutobi turned into mud.

The wind clusters pierced through the mud and hit the shadow clone entirely.

Smoke reappeared, and Yakushi Kabuto's shadow clone dissipated in the wind clusters.

"Where is he?"

Yakushi Kabuto hurriedly looked around.

But the next second, a fist appeared before his eyes.

Yakushi Kabuto subconsciously raised his arms to block.

A huge force surged out, sending him flying backward.

Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a soft sound of surprise.

This punch of his had not achieved the result he expected.

"What kind of ninjutsu is this?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze fell between Yakushi Kabuto's arms, and he asked.

"Yin Healing Wound Destruction."

Yakushi Kabuto climbed up, shook his arms, and answered.

"A very good ninjutsu."

Hiruzen Sarutobi saw its effect at a glance.

By predicting the enemy's attack position, one can pre-arrange chakra to offset part of the damage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was a bit curious.

How did Yakushi Kabuto guess that he would attack his arms from the front?

Was it a guess?

"Congratulations, Itachi have passed the Jonin exam."

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand and said, "That's enough for now; Itachi can go to the Anbu to collect your Jonin flak jacket."

Although he had gone easy on him, Yakushi Kabuto's strength was indeed not bad.

Plus, he was a rare medical ninja, so letting him become a Jonin was within the rules.

"Thank Itachi, my lord Hokage."

Yakushi Kabuto couldn't help but heave a long sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Not far away, Kitazawa looked at the three lines of text before him, feeling happy in his heart.

【Current mission: Train the first Jonin.】

【Mission reward: 20% Senju bloodline.】

【Host has completed the mission, reward issued.】

Kitazawa stood in place, feeling the changes within his body.

The most intuitive was naturally the increase in his chakra limit, roughly two-fifths of a 'Kakashi'.

Besides that, there was an improvement in his physical strength.

【Current Senju clan bloodline has reached 70%, unlocking special ability: Senju Chakra Mode.】

【Senju Chakra Mode: Once activated, it increases recovery and self-healing abilities, improves chakra circulation efficiency, and boosts power output.】

Kitazawa looked at the changes in the text before him and couldn't help but be stunned.

Is this what they mean by quantitative change leading to qualitative change?

He had finally ushered in the unique ability of the Senju clan's bloodline.

But this Senju Chakra Mode was described quite generally; he would have to test it himself to know exactly how it worked.