The Gutter Bloodline World

"Fine."

Kurenai Yuhi nodded.

She ultimately agreed to Kiyohara's request. After all, Kiyohara was a commoner, while her father was a Jonin specializing in genjutsu, so she was actually quite well-off.

Seeing this, Kiyohara continued walking inside.

He saw a few familiar faces, as well as many strangers.

The crowd was roughly divided into two circles: on one side were the commoner Genin, dressed in various outfits and mostly reticent; on the other side were the clan Genin, wearing uniform attire and carrying a subtle air of arrogance.

Among them, Tekka Uchiha, wearing a dark, high-collared short-sleeved shirt with the fan crest on the back, and Hyuga Tetsu, dressed in a loose white training uniform with pure white pupils, were particularly eye-catching.

Naturally, some clansmen or friendly ninjas gathered around the two of them, forming small cliques.

The proctor was a stern-faced Jonin with a scar at the corner of his eye; he briefly announced the rules of the assessment.

The rules were simple: one-on-one combat, stopping at the point of injury, though lethal ninjutsu was permitted.

The proctor would judge whether to promote them based on a comprehensive evaluation of their performance in battle, tactical application, and strength level.

"Tekka Uchiha, huh."

Kiyohara looked at Tekka Uchiha. He remembered that in a few years, Tekka Uchiha would become the right-hand man of Fugaku Uchiha.

It was just that, at this moment, he shouldn't have joined the Konoha Military Police Force yet, as only Chunin were eligible to join.

"In this assessment, my biggest opponents should be Tekka Uchiha or Hyuga Tetsu."

Kiyohara glanced at the two of them a few times.

Both of them belonged to Konoha's great ocular jutsu clans, possessing many innate advantages over commoners.

"Come over and draw lots now."

The proctor had several other invigilators bring out a black box, and Kiyohara and the others needed to reach in and draw a lot.

Everyone went up one after another to take their numbers, and soon it was Kiyohara's turn.

"Not very lucky, am I?"

Kiyohara looked at the number in his hand; it was clearly a 4.

And the number corresponding to his was exactly that of Tekka Uchiha.

"I wonder if this version of Tekka Uchiha has awakened the Sharingan yet."

Kiyohara stroked his chin.

The Sharingan could be called a Kekkei Genkai with a complete evolutionary system.

One Tomoe, Two Tomoe, Three Tomoe—each stage granted abilities like insight, copying, hypnosis, and seeing through the flow of Chakra, and eventually, one could awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan!

The Mangekyou Sharingan could randomly awaken two ocular jutsus, plus the bonus of a third power: the Susanoo.

Regarding this, Kiyohara could only say that this world of broken bloodlines was truly unreasonable.

The entire ninja world was essentially a story of the Otsutsuki family and their descendants fighting among themselves; all commoners were just there to make up the numbers.

The destination that countless commoner ninjas spent their entire lives striving for might not even reach the starting platform of some bloodline theorists.

Naruto also started out with slogans of hard work and passion, only to turn around and become the greatest bloodline theorist of them all.

He became the reincarnation of a god, known as the so-called "Child of Prophecy," with his past-life father being the ancestor of ninjas, the Sage of Six Paths, and his current-life father being the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato.

"What, are you envious?"

Renegade Kiyohara drifted out and said to Kiyohara.

"I'm just lamenting once again the importance of being born into the right family in the ninja world."

Kiyohara shook his head slightly, suppressing his distracting thoughts.

"But it's not like I don't have a chance."

If you can't beat them, join them.

With his "Last Words Book," who knows, maybe he could collect all the bloodlines in one body?

At this moment, the first battle had already begun ahead.

Two ninjas appeared on the arena.

At the referee's signal, the two quickly began their fight.

Kiyohara had drawn 4, which meant there would be three more battles before his.

So, he began to observe the methods of the other ninjas, which could be considered gathering intelligence.

Intelligence warfare was an important part of ninja combat.

The first few matches were mostly contests between commoner Genin, or the suppression of commoner Genin by clan Genin.

Although the fighting was intense, it lacked sufficient highlights.

In battles between commoner ninjas, the use of Chakra was very cautious, one could say it was calculated to the last drop.

Most started with hand-to-hand combat using Kunai, feinting with Shuriken, and only finally unleashing ninjutsu as a trump card.

As for those ninja clans, they didn't have so many scruples; their innate Chakra reserves were greater than those of commoners, and their use of ninjutsu was far more frequent, making for quite a dazzling display.

Meanwhile, in the spectator stands.

From the stands, one could see a massive bulletin board below, upon which were written the names of the ninjas, their registration numbers, and their upcoming opponents.

"Kiyohara is up against a ninja from the Uchiha clan in his first match... how unlucky."

Kurenai Yuhi had just returned, the bag she was carrying still filled with the snacks Kiyohara had requested.

"Hmm, it's certainly not looking good."

Genma Shiranui shifted the Senbon in his mouth and mumbled:

"Have some faith in him, Kurenai. We all witnessed his performance at the Kannabi Bridge. This kid has definitely been hiding his strength; he's not as simple as he seems."

Genma Shiranui's tone was filled with conviction.

They had all agreed to slack off together, but it turned out he was the only one who actually did.

Not long after, the first three matches concluded, and the referee announced in a loud voice:

"Fourth match, Kiyohara versus Tekka Uchiha. Both sides, enter the arena!"

Kiyohara took a deep breath and walked steadily into the center of the arena.

Tekka Uchiha entered at the same time. He stood opposite Kiyohara with his arms crossed, his eyes carrying the arrogance typical of the Uchiha clan.

"I've heard of you. You seemed to have performed decently on the Land of Grass battlefield, but the limits of a commoner end here. Meeting me is your misfortune."

Kiyohara did not respond, simply adjusting his breathing calmly to bring his body to its peak state.

"Begin!"

The referee shouted, waving his hand.

Almost the moment the sound fell, Tekka Uchiha's hands had already finished weaving signs like a blur, and his chest swelled up violently.

"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"

Tekka Uchiha unleashed the signature ninjutsu of the Uchiha clan; practically every ninja in their clan knew this fire technique.

In an instant, waves of heat rolled out, and a massive, scorching fireball over two meters in diameter, carrying high temperatures that distorted the air, came crushing down toward Kiyohara!

The "kindness technique" that never burns anyone to death...

Kiyohara suddenly recalled the mocking nickname for fire-style ninjutsu.

According to the laws of "no damage if there's smoke" and "no death if there's fire," very few people were ever burned to death by fire-style ninjutsu in the original story.

Hence the nickname, the "kindness technique."

But Kiyohara didn't dare underestimate it now; this fireball was headed straight for his forehead!

He quickly wove his own signs.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

A powerful whirlwind erupted from his mouth.

However, this whirlwind did not collide head-on with the fireball; instead, it struck the side of the sphere.

Wind and fire clashed violently, altering the fireball's trajectory. The massive sphere, which had been hurtling forward in a straight line, was actually deflected by the gale.

Carrying a suffocating heatwave, it whistled past just inches from Kiyohara, eventually slamming into the protective barrier at the edge of the arena and scattering into a sky full of flying sparks!

Tekka Uchiha's fire-style ninjutsu was strong, but... the Wind Release ninjutsu that Kiyohara had inherited from Renegade Kiyohara was at the Jonin level!