"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
A youth with black hair and a pale complexion stood on a tree branch, spitting out a gust of wind at the white-haired youth who was searching for him everywhere.
The compressed wind mass, like an Air Cannon, struck the spot where the white-haired youth had been.
"Orochimaru, you sneaky bastard, ambushing me again!"
The white-haired youth, using the Body Flicker Technique at some unknown point, appeared on a tree trunk at the same height as Orochimaru. He shouted indignantly.
On a large tree not far from the two, a Golden-Haired, Fair-Skinned Beautiful Girl sat chewing gum, looking speechless.
"Jiraiya, are you an idiot? How many times have I told you, if you find an opportunity, you should ambush instead of standing there yelling?"
"Heh heh, who says I wasn't prepared to ambush..."
Bang!
Before he could finish speaking, Jiraiya chuckled. His figure on the tree suddenly turned into a white mist, and a fierce shout came from behind Orochimaru.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
A thick fireball instantly blasted onto Orochimaru's position.
"Yes, I won!"
On a branch not far away, Jiraiya stood with his hands on his hips, laughing heartily. However, before he could laugh for long, a size 38 foot firmly imprinted on his face.
With immense force, he was kicked dozens of meters away, tumbling and rolling.
Orochimaru landed lightly on the branch and said coldly:
"Idiot, you still can't distinguish the Chakra difference between a clone and the real body."
After a moment of silence, Jiraiya suddenly popped out of the dirt pile, a few drops of blood flowing from his forehead. He yelled in anger.
"Orochimaru, I'll f***ing..."
For a moment, the entire forest was filled with the chirping of birds and the fragrance of flowers.
Tsunade jumped down from the tree, rolled her eyes helplessly, and delivered a heavy punch to the head of Jiraiya, who had been cursing for nearly a minute, smashing him into the dirt.
"Idiot Jiraiya, you're too loud!"
After the beating, she used Medical Ninjutsu to heal the idiot.
Seeing that he still wanted to curse, she punched him into the dirt again, and then began healing him...
After a few cycles, the kid finally behaved.
Zzzzt...
Just then, a figure flashing with blue electric light suddenly shot out from the dense forest. Its speed was so fast that the few of them only saw a blur before it disappeared.
Orochimaru reacted the fastest. His small face tightened, and he was the first to retreat further and further back. Tsunade, carrying Jiraiya who was still seeing stars, followed closely behind.
However, the figure flashing with electric light paused for just a moment in front of them. It let out a sound, "Eh?" and muttered something like, "Why isn't it B-rank yet?" before speeding off north again.
The three youngsters held their kunai in reverse grip and looked at the blue electric light as it gradually moved away until it disappeared, exchanging glances.
After a moment of silence, Jiraiya was the first to break it.
"Was that a ninja from the village... He looked a bit familiar?
Do you guys know him?"
"...I think I recognize him. He's Uchiha Ao, the teacher from Class 2, Year 1."
Tsunade nodded, still seeing stars. "Wasn't he a gloomy person before? Why has he suddenly become so handsome recently!"
Jiraiya's jealousy flared up at her words. "What are you talking about? I think he's just average, not as good as me!"
Thwack!
A pink fist landed on his head again.
Orochimaru, standing alone to the side, watched the departing figure. A flicker of longing flashed in his eyes.
This ninjutsu is so interesting, I want to learn it!
Konoha, Hokage Building.
"Hokage-sama, Uchiha Ao has accepted a B-rank reconnaissance mission assigned by the village and has headed towards the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning."
A Tiger Mask Anbu knelt before Tobirama Senju.
"Takumi asked if you want him to continue tracking."
Rustle.
Tobirama Senju opened a document and read for a while. After a long pause, he replied:
"No need to track. I've left a Flying Thunder God Mark on him, so he can't escape.
Tell Takumi to come back. I have a mission for him."
"Yes!"
The Tiger Mask Anbu vanished from his spot.
Rustle...
Tobirama Senju continued to flip through papers, handling his current business.
After a long while, he pulled out a secret report, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
"A conflict has broken out between Iwagakure and Kirigakure?
The Shinobi World is starting to become chaotic again..."
Amidst the mountains and forests.
Zzzzt...
A figure flickering with blue electric light suddenly stopped atop a large tree.
"Hoo... Not bad, not bad. I can now maintain Thunder Breathing for a little longer."
Uchiha Ao sat cross-legged on a branch, slowly exhaling stale air as he retracted the Lightning Release Chakra from his body.
Upon closer inspection, the electric light on his body was much denser than yesterday.
"The Sharingan is indeed one of the top Kekkei Genkai in the Shinobi World. Awakening just one tomoe has already boosted my chakra to the level of a Special Jonin."
While recovering his chakra on the tree, he couldn't help but admire his current status panel again.
[Name: Uchiha Ao] [Age: 21] [Chakra: Chunin Upper-Tier] [Taijutsu: Chunin Upper-Class] [Mastered Ninjutsu: Eight Inner Gates, Great Fireball Technique · Modified, Lightning Release: Lightning Clone, Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, Substitution Technique, Shadow Clone Technique...] [Awakened Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan One Tomoe] [Kekkei Genkai Traits: Dynamic Vision Enhancement: Capture the trajectory of high-speed movement, perceive the opponent's rapid actions as slow motion, achieving basic prediction. Illusion Mastery/Perception (Basic): Can cast unique illusions and possesses a certain resistance and recognition ability against a small portion of illusions (can be upgraded by studying illusion theory).]
Chakra Vision: Can see the flow and color of chakra, and see through simple invisibility and Clone Technique.
☆Uchiha Ao's☆ Exclusive Copy: By observing, learn and copy basic taijutsu, ninjutsu, including Kekkei Genkai.
Staring at the panel before him, Uchiha Ao's lips hadn't stopped smiling since he woke up.
"No wonder the future Orochimaru so highly praised the Sharingan. Who wouldn't be mesmerized by this thing?"
The abilities granted by this pair of eyes alone were enough to elevate his strength to the level of a Special Jonin.
As long as he passed the Village's assessment, he could take on A-Rank Missions with higher rewards, and even be selected to join the Anbu and receive guidance from Kage-level powerhouses.
Even if a great war broke out between ninja villages, Special Jonin would not be sacrificed as cannon fodder. It could be said that his current strength already qualified him to be a core combatant of a ninja village.
"To be honest, there was some luck involved in succeeding this time."
Recalling the process of his breakthrough last night, Uchiha Ao still felt a lingering fear.
If he hadn't perfected the secret technique for stimulation by more than half, and made it so he could stop at any time, he would have been turned into an idiot by the torrent of memories just one second later.
According to his subsequent summary and sorting, becoming an idiot was the least severe consequence. In severe cases, it could even cause him to die on the spot.
"But, fortunately..."
By chance, he had also created something new.
As the thought crossed his mind, Uchiha Ao flicked his fingers, turning the panel to the other side, and a blue stream of information appeared.
[Electric Nerve Activation Technique (Incomplete) 0/100]
[Effect: Promotes the evolution of the Sharingan]
[Side Effects: Each training session is accompanied by an extremely high mortality rate, estimated to be around 98%.]
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