With a light tap of his toes against the ground.
Uchiha Genya transformed into a flickering, indistinct afterimage, easily dodging Sarutobi Taro's attack.
When he reappeared the next moment.
Uchiha Genya had already arrived behind Sarutobi Taro.
A kunai was pressed against his throat.
Even though the kunai was unsharpened, having it pressed against his throat made Sarutobi Taro's hair stand on end, his back instantly soaked in cold sweat.
If this were a battlefield, Sarutobi Taro would already be a corpse.
Once the kunai was pulled away, the sensation of a blade pricking his back vanished, and Sarutobi Taro collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "As expected of the man I've acknowledged; your strength is truly impressive. I admit it, you, Uchiha Genya, are qualified to be my bond!"
"When I eventually become Hokage, you, as my bond, will certainly have something to be proud of!"
Heh... Uchiha Genya muttered internally.
Why does the word "bond" sound so strange no matter how I hear it?
"Genya, you're amazing!" Nami walked out from the crowd and called out softly.
Genya is so great!
Nami's appearance hadn't changed much.
With an oval face, fair skin, large, sparkling eyes, and shoulder-length hair, faint dimples appeared on her cheeks when she pursed her lips in a smile. The baby fat on her face had diminished, adding a touch of elegance and making her even more beautiful and moving.
When she grows up.
She will surely be ranked among the beauties of Konoha.
"Just luck," Uchiha Genya smiled.
Watanabe Yu put down his notebook, walked in front of the many students, and spoke.
"In this practical combat, Uchiha Genya is the winner!"
"Student Genya's strength is so formidable because of the hard work he has put in."
"Before dawn, he is already starting his physical training."
"During break times, he is either practicing ninjutsu or training in the use of ninja tools."
"So, you must learn from him and strive to pass the graduation exam in half a year, promote to Genin, and become the pride of your parents!"
Watanabe Yu encouraged the students.
The Third Shinobi World War had caused Konoha to lose too many ninja, so the graduation age for the Ninja Academy had been moved up to nine years old.
Now, Uchiha Genya and the others were already eight and a half.
In another half year.
It would be the Genin exam.
By then, Uchiha Genya and the others would have to go out on missions, or perhaps even head to the battlefield.
The ninja world remained as cruel as ever.
After all, the world of Naruto is primarily agrarian.
Except for the Land of Fire, which has flat terrain and fertile soil, the land in the other four nations is relatively barren.
The contradiction between food supply and demand often leads to the outbreak of war.
The most fundamental reason, however, is that wherever there are people, there is conflict; it is an unsolvable dilemma.
All Uchiha Genya could do was increase his strength to protect himself.
"Open attribute interface!"
Chapter 25: Analysis and Planning (Please follow and bookmark, I beg you all!)
A virtual screen appeared on Uchiha Genya's retina.
Information emerged upon it.
Host: Uchiha Genya
Gender: Male.
Age: 8.
Appearance: Very high.
Faction: Uchiha.
Ninjutsu: Substitution Technique, Clone Technique, Transformation Technique, Shadow Clone Technique, Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, Majestic Destroyer Flame, Wind Release: Gale, Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique, Wood Style: Cutting Technique, Wood Style: Strangulation Technique, Wood Style: Wood Locking Wall, Wood Style: Great Forest Technique.
Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan Lv2 (712/1,000,000), Sage Body Lv2 (982,000/1,000,000), Wood Style Lv2 (1,876/1,000,000).
Chakra: 2000/2000 (Average Jonin 1000).
Chakra Reserve: 8000 (Can store 4 times his own chakra)
After more than two years of hard work.
Genya had finally upgraded his Sage Body and two other bloodlines to Level 2.
The Level 2 Sage Body increased Genya's chakra from 500 to 2,000, and his reserve chakra also surged to 8,000—four times his base storage.
The upgrade to the Sage Body brought not only an increase in chakra volume but also an incredibly powerful self-healing ability.
Genya had once suffered a wound so deep the bone was visible.
The Level 2 Sage Body had allowed Genya to heal and recover in just one hour.
The might of the Sage Body was displayed in full.
After Wood Style reached Level 2, Genya gained two secret techniques: Wood Style: Wood Locking Wall and Wood Style: Great Forest Technique.
Now, Genya began to look forward to the secret techniques of Level 3 Wood Style.
He was also curious when he would be able to obtain "Sage Art: Wood Style: True Several Thousand Hands"...?
Besides that.
The Level 2 Sharingan had also allowed Genya to awaken the Two-Tomoe.
After a sparring session with Fugaku, Genya concluded that his strength had reached the Jonin level.
As long as he didn't lose his head and go looking for trouble with powerhouses like Obito, Nagato, Sarutobi Hiruzen, or Jiraiya, he possessed a certain degree of self-preservation.
Most importantly.
Genya was only eight years old.
He possessed infinite growth potential.
One must know.
Even Konoha's top genius, Kakashi, only became a Jonin at age 12.
Genya was a full four years ahead of him!
He was even more monstrous!
Under normal circumstances.
In just two short years.
It would have been impossible for Genya to upgrade three bloodlines to Level 2.
But starting a year ago.
Genya had frequently gone out to hunt down enemy ninjas and rogue ninjas who committed crimes, upgrading his bloodlines by devouring their chakra.
Otherwise.
He could not have upgraded three bloodlines to Level 2 so quickly.
He was even close to upgrading his Sage Body to Level 3.
"The Sage Body still needs 18,000 energy points," Genya muttered to himself. He planned to head out again soon to get the Sage Body to Level 3.
If the Sage Body reached Level 3.
Even if he faced one of the many powerhouses in the ninja world, even if he couldn't win, he could rely on the Sage Body's powerful explosive force to escape!
However, what troubled Genya greatly was.
Going from Level 2 to Level 3 actually required 1 million energy points.
Wasn't that just too much?
The road to upgrading the other two bloodlines would also be a long one.
Pulling his thoughts back, Genya glanced at Sarutobi Taro and smiled, "Taro, don't forget what you promised just now?"
Earlier, Sarutobi Taro and Genya had made a deal: if the latter agreed to spar with him, he would treat Genya and Nami to barbecue.
After two years of enduring.
Sarutobi Taro wanted to defeat Genya in one fell swoop to solidify his determination to become Hokage.
Although Sarutobi Taro had also trained diligently over these two years and reached the Genin level—enough to graduate from the Ninja Academy—his opponent was Genya, a "cheater" with three bloodlines.
Defeat was inevitable!
Genya had defeated Sarutobi Taro with ease.
Sarutobi Taro squeezed his bulging wallet.
He had enough confidence today, right?
After all, Sarutobi Taro had witnessed the "ferocity" of Genya and Hyuga Nami.
It was quite terrifying!
Especially Genya, whose stomach seemed like a bottomless pit; no matter how much he ate, he was never full.
"Taro, I'm on a diet recently, so I won't eat too much. I'll help you save money, so don't worry," Nami said with a shy smile, her large, bright eyes revealing a hint of cunning.
Under Genya's influence over the past two years, Nami had also become a bit more black-bellied.
"I, Sarutobi Taro, am a man who has aspired to become Hokage since I was a child; how could a proud man like me ever go back on his word?"
"It's just a meal of barbecue, let's go!"
Sarutobi Taro waved his hand grandly and led the team to eat barbecue. On the surface, he was calm and expressionless, but in reality, his heart was bleeding.
It hurts.
It hurts too much.
Why did he overestimate his own abilities and challenge Genya?
Sarutobi Taro, you are truly a fool!
Genya and Nami exchanged glances, and both revealed smiles at the same time.
Classmate Taro really is a good person!
Regarding the Uchiha, the Sarutobi Clan was divided into radical and moderate factions; the radicals advocated for discrimination and suppression, while the moderates promoted harmonious coexistence.
Sarutobi Taro belonged to the moderate faction.
That was why the three of them had been able to become good friends over the past two years.
The three of them strolled along the Japanese-style streets.
Over the past two years.
Some changes had also taken place within the village.
The most eye-catching were the rows upon rows of neatly arranged apartments.
Most of these apartments were Uchiha real estate projects, and because they valued construction quality, they had an excellent reputation.
Genya had once considered whether to propose the concept of shared floor area, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.
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