I Quit Being a Ninja

Loguetown

Smoker, with two cigars in his mouth, glared at Rodney, the one who had delivered the Buggy Pirates to Loguetown. Although this guy had brought the pirate Buggy here for capture, he had also swindled away the Seastone handcuffs.

That thing was worth more than the pirate Buggy himself.

"Hey, hey, hey, Captain Smoker, don't look at me like that. I'm not some beauty. I'll get shy if you look at me like that. Besides, I'm a guy who likes girls." Noticing Smoker's gaze, Rodney quickly retreated, crossing his arms in front of his chest.

Hearing this, Smoker reached for his jitte, his face turning fierce. "Bastard, if you talk nonsense again, I'll kill you!"

"You have the nerve to say that? You actually dared to put a bounty on me?"

"Huh? You took our Seastone handcuffs. I haven't even settled the score with you yet!"

"Oh, that? Vice Admiral Garp has already taken them back." Rodney avoided his gaze.

Ha, how could he return strategic resources like Seastone handcuffs? They were rare treasures in the East Blue.

"You kid pocketed them, didn't you?"

"How could that be? Do I look like that kind of person? Don't underestimate me! I aspire to become a Friend of Justice!"

Smoker smiled contemptuously, saying disbelievingly, "You? A Friend of Justice?"

"What? You don't believe me?"

"Nope."

"Oh my, Mr. Smoker and Mr. Rodney have a good relationship." Tashigi said with a smile, completely unaware of the tension between the two men.

"Heh heh heh." Rodney maintained a forced smile, remembering something, and turned his gaze to Tashigi, asking, "Ensign Tashigi, what about my bounty?"

Buggy's bounty was also over ten million Belly, enough to buy a lot of things.

"It's here. Please take it." Tashigi took the bag containing the bounty from one of her subordinates and handed it to Rodney.

He took it without counting. Smoker and Tashigi wouldn't do something like pocketing the money.

"Alright, Buggy is in your hands now, so that's that." With the money received, Rodney's business was concluded. Since there was nothing else to pay attention to here, he walked to the door, remembering something, and asked, "Did you fix all the houses that were destroyed when Ace was captured last time?"

Tashigi replied, "Yes, the repairs are almost complete. They should be able to resume business in a while."

"I see." After thinking for a moment, he took a handful of Belly from the bag and threw it to Tashigi, saying, "Consider this an apology for last time, although it's not much." After all, he had destroyed other people's homes, so he had to give them something as an explanation. Everyone needed to make a living.

"Ah? But the Marines have already paid compensation."

"No, this is my apology."

At this time, Smoker asked, "Why did Fire Fist Ace enter the Grand Line? Rodney, shouldn't you explain that?"

Ace was now the most dazzling star in the Grand Line. Few pirates of the same generation were stronger than him. Excellent Taijutsu and stamina, a terrifying Logia Fruit, plus his crew, made him almost unmatched in the first half of the Grand Line.

"Oh? That? Don't ask me. Go ask Vice Admiral Garp." Rodney immediately passed the buck to Garp.

"Didn't you guarantee that nothing would happen?"

"Huh? Did I?"

"It seems like you need to recall what happened back then." Smoker once again reached for the jitte on his back.

"Heh heh heh, I told you, it has nothing to do with me. If you keep going like this, I'll sue you for slander and disturbing the peace."

"Hmph, I am the Marines!" Smoker exhaled a cloud of white smoke, looking like a pirate instead.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. The matter of Fire Fist Ace has nothing to do with me. Maybe the old man just feels sorry for his grandson." Rodney shook his head, distancing himself from the situation.

It has nothing to do with me!

"Ding!"

A mission arrived.

"Excuse me, I need to go to the restroom. Excuse me." He smiled slyly and turned to leave.

Chunin Exam Initiated! Accept? Accepting starts immediately. If not accepted, wait one year for the exam to start again!

Huh? Chunin Exam? The Chunin Exam is starting now?

Isn't it too fast? It's a bit sudden.

He's only been a Genin for about a year, and he's being promoted to Chunin in just one year?

Wait, I don't want to leave this invincible level yet.

Thinking about the Genin fights in Konoha, they're incredibly awesome, destroying the heavens and earth. Then thinking about two Jonin fighting in Konoha, throwing pots and pans around like a joke, he doesn't want to be promoted yet.

The Chunin initiation was caught off guard, but when the time comes, the promotion will naturally begin.

He confirmed his participation in the Chunin Exam on the system panel.

Ding! Host has accepted the Chunin Exam.

Mission will start immediately!

Chunin Exam Mission: Hunt down the Arlong Pirates

Mission Rank: C+

Mission Reward: Obtain Summoning Slug, Byakugou Seal, Creation Rebirth, Super Strength, 1000 Mission Points.

Hiss, seeing such generous rewards, Rodney gasped.

The Summoning Slug, that's one of Konoha's yellow, gambling, and drugs' big fat sheep's Summoning Beast! Although its combat ability is average, it possesses extremely strong healing abilities, only requiring the user to provide sufficient Chakra.

Moreover, the Slug's size is very large. Unlike the toads of Mount Myōboku or the snakes that dwell in Ryūchi Cave, the Slug is a single entity. Those summoned are its divisions, and there are hardly any who can summon its entirety.

Byakugou Seal, inject a large amount of Chakra into the Yin Seal on the forehead, and release it when necessary, allowing the large amount of Chakra stored in the Yin Seal to be used freely. One can use Chakra-intensive Ninjutsu and forbidden techniques, and it can also enhance Taijutsu, Super Strength, and can be used with the Slug for group healing, summoning a larger Slug, achieving seamless self-healing effects in battle, and improving the user's overall capabilities.

In general, it is a backup hidden energy source, or a power bank, accumulating power usually and releasing it when necessary, thereby unleashing extremely strong power, achieving comprehensive enhancement, and enabling a hit-and-heal effect.

In addition, this technique can also achieve beauty and maintain youth, which is the Ninjutsu that countless young girls dream of. Tsunade is indeed Tsunade.

As for Creation Rebirth... to be honest, Rodney doesn't really want it. It is indeed a particularly good medical Ninjutsu, which, with the cooperation of the Byakugou Seal, can achieve instant self-healing after injury, but... this thing shortens lifespan!

Creation Rebirth stimulates cells through Chakra, accelerating cell division to achieve rapid wound recovery. Even severe injuries to internal organs can be healed. The body's cell recovery has an upper limit. Speeding up cell division, in reality, shortens one's lifespan.

Super Strength is a very practical skill. It is an ability used by the Senju clan. The practitioner can precisely control Chakra, concentrating it throughout the body, covering the whole body with Chakra, thereby unleashing extremely strong power.

Those who are good at it include the First, Second, Tsunade, and Sakura...

Hmm, a truly practical skill. After obtaining this skill, his strength can be greatly enhanced. His current strength is still too weak in this world full of monsters.

He needs to build himself into a tank.

Being tanky is better in the world of pirates. Not everyone can become Gandalf, maxing out melee abilities and casually learning a light spell.

Or, for example, the three Grand Order mages from the adjacent Moon Type world.

Merlin chants spells and bites his tongue, excels at ambushing people with swords, his swordsmanship crushes the Knights of the Round Table, and has the reputation of the Avalon Sword Saint.

Uruk's Axe King, his magic is completely replaced by magic wands from the King's Treasure, and then he just uses an axe to chop people.

The Israeli Fist King, a dignified Grand Caster, a dignified Magic King, usually uses the Ten Commandments to pretend, then maxes out his buffs and serves up knuckle dusters!

With these excellent examples before him, how could he not learn well? Max out melee abilities, enhance, heal, and mana recovery, and then it's all about fist-to-fist combat.

As everyone knows, fist-to-fist combat is a true man's romance. A squishy character with high attack and low health has no future.

Rodney: "In my short ninja life, I learned a truth: the more one learns Ninjutsu, the more one can feel the limits of Ninjutsu. Ninjutsu has limits!"

System: "What are you trying to say?"

Rodney: "I'm not going to be a ninja anymore! I'm going to transcend ninjas! I'm going to be a tank!!"