S-Class

"So, are you ready to surrender?"

"Surrendering is impossible!"

As soon as the words fell, Qingshui charged at Kagemane Kosuke again.

Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

In just one second, the two exchanged several more blows.

In terms of both strength and speed, Qingshui was no match for Kagemane Kosuke, and was suppressed, falling into a disadvantage.

Soon, Kagemane Kosuke landed another blow on Qingshui, sending him crashing to the ground.

If this were a fight to the death, Qingshui would already be dead.

"Still not surrendering?"

Kagemane Kosuke, who had stopped in time, said unhurriedly.

"If I surrender just like this, I'm sure Uncle Kosuke would find it boring too."

But Qingshui still didn't surrender. Instead, he began to form hand seals.

Seeing this, Kagemane Kosuke had no intention of stopping him. Instead, he looked expectant, wanting to see what surprises Qingshui would bring him.

Bang!

Qingshui finished forming the hand seals, and a puff of smoke appeared. Three Qingshuis then rushed out from the smoke towards Kagemane Kosuke.

This was different from the Shadow Clone Technique Kosuke had used earlier.

The Clone Technique was only the lowest-tier E-rank ninjutsu. The clones produced were actually intangible illusions, only serving to confuse the opponent.

"Clone Technique? But that's useless."

Kagemane Kosuke's tone held a hint of disappointment.

He stood still, rapidly swinging his Ninja Sword, and dispersed all three Qingshuis charging at him.

These three were all clones.

Just as he was searching for Qingshui's main body, he suddenly discovered that a large tree had grown from the ground behind him, and he was restrained by the tree, his movements bound.

Immediately after, Qingshui emerged from the tree and swung his Ninja Sword, hitting the inescapable Kagemane Kosuke.

"It's a Genjutsu?"

Before dissipating, Kagemane Kosuke's shadow clone's expression was one of utter shock.

Having interacted with Qingshui before, he naturally knew that Qingshui's ninja talent wasn't particularly outstanding.

That's why he had taught Qingshui Konoha Style Swordsmanship.

Swordsmanship fell under the category of Taijutsu, and Taijutsu was the most commonly used combat method for Genin.

Besides the Three Jutsu taught at the Ninja Academy, many Genin never learned any more Ninjutsu in their entire lives.

Because of this, Kagemane Kosuke's shadow clone had absolutely no expectation that Qingshui would use Genjutsu on him.

Since he was completely unprepared, he fell for it so easily.

Clap clap clap.

A round of applause sounded.

Kosuke's main body walked over, his eyes on Qingshui filled with surprise.

"I didn't expect you to be this strong now, Qingshui. You actually managed to defeat my shadow clone. You could definitely pass the Chunin Exams if you participated directly."

Qingshui had truly given him a big surprise.

As his main body, he had watched clearly from the side.

Qingshui had seized the moment when the smoke from the Clone Technique obscured his vision, and his main body took the opportunity to form hand seals and use Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death.

The timing was excellent, and the proficiency wasn't low.

With Qingshui's current strength, being able to achieve this level was already very good, even by his standards.

But what Kosuke didn't know was that Qingshui was able to achieve this entirely thanks to the system's two rewards, which had upgraded this technique to the proficient level.

Otherwise, with Qingshui's own talent, let alone proficiently using Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death.

Just learning this technique would have taken an unknown amount of time.

"When did you learn Genjutsu?"

"Uncle Kosuke, you also know that my companion is from the Uchiha clan, and I learned from her."

Since Qingshui had proactively used Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death in front of Kosuke, he had naturally thought of an excuse long ago.

And given Mikoto's identity, it was perfectly normal for her to know Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death.

They were also companions, so it was equally normal for Qingshui to ask her for guidance on Genjutsu.

This explanation is reasonable.

Of course, more importantly, Mikoto is an Uchiha.

Even if this matter were exposed to the higher-ups of Konoha, they wouldn't confront Mikoto.

And speaking of which, he originally obtained the Genjutsu Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Kill for the first time when treating Mikoto.

As expected, Kosuke didn't dwell on this issue too much, but nodded and said.

"Since your Konoha Style Swordsmanship is already very proficient, and you have a talent for Genjutsu, I can teach you my self-created Konoha Ryūyanagi."

Konoha Ryūyanagi is a technique that combines swordsmanship and Genjutsu, and can be used without hand seals.

When activated, it makes the enemy appear as if you have disappeared among the fluttering leaves in the wind, and binds the enemy, making them unable to move.

Then, an attack is launched from a blind spot, and the enemy is killed with a single slash.

Overall, Konoha Ryūyanagi is a move that can kill the enemy in one blow.

Qingshui naturally wouldn't refuse to unexpectedly obtain an S-rank jutsu.

"Thank you, Uncle Kosuke."

Next, Kosuke handed the scroll of Konoha Ryūyanagi to Qingshui, personally demonstrated the move as a demonstration, and then explained the key points to Qingshui one by one.

"This move is very difficult. If you want to learn it, you must practice diligently. If you have any questions, you can ask me anytime."

"I understand."

After obtaining Konoha Ryūyanagi, Qingshui returned to his usual training spot.

Next, he planned to master Chakra Scalpel first.

Tomorrow is the last day of the bet with Tsunade, and Qingshui doesn't want to lose to Tsunade.

After forming the hand seal, Qingshui gathered chakra in his right hand, condensing it into a thin blade-like energy body, then took out a pre-prepared fish and pressed it against it.

Unlike being cut in half last night, the fish had no external damage today. Its death was caused by being shredded internally.

"Good, keep up the effort."

It would only be considered truly mastered when he could precisely cut the target's nervous system without killing the target.

Once, twice...

It wasn't until the sixth fish that Qingshui finally succeeded in cutting only the fish's nervous system without directly killing it.

"Great, I finally succeeded."

Qingshui, excited, quickly cast Healing Technique, healing the fish's severed nervous system as if it were new.

Soon, the fish regained its vitality.

The silver moon rose and fell.

When daytime arrived, Qingshui, who still woke up early, arrived at Konoha Hospital for work on time.

With yesterday's experience, he didn't look for Tsunade immediately. Instead, he threw himself into his work.

This time, the person he was treating was another "acquaintance," Might Duy.

Of course, only he knew Might Duy; Might Duy didn't know him at all.

The two had never interacted before.

Like Maruboshi Kosuke, this was another Genin who had been stuck for years, but whose true strength had long surpassed that of a Genin.

However, unlike Maruboshi Kosuke, who was unwilling to be promoted.

Might Duy couldn't be promoted because no one was willing to team up with him for missions, leaving him to only take on D-rank missions like finding lost cats for clients.

Especially since he had no talent in ninjutsu, he could only cultivate taijutsu, causing his strength to grow slowly.

It was also because of this that he was mocked by other ninjas.

However, Might Duy himself didn't care about this.

Instead, he treated others' mockery as encouragement and passed this mindset on to Might Guy.

Such behavior undoubtedly made the two of them seem even stranger.