(The Fourteenth Chapter: Pushing the Limits)
The talent and strength displayed by a first-year student had already won over every adult present. A prodigy deserved respect wherever he went, and Ye Han was clearly one.
Nakamura Hino, Ye Han's homeroom teacher, was also filled with excitement. Both his students were exceptionally talented, far surpassing the third-year ninjas.
Uchiha Ye Han had defeated fifteen opponents in a row. As his teacher, Nakamura Hino was incredibly proud. Ye Han had finally helped him vent years of pent-up frustration.
Ye Han stared at his hands. He had finally broken through, but it still didn't feel like enough. He needed greater pressure. These students hadn't even forced him to use his ninjutsu. He hadn't fought at full strength, relying only on the basics, and that wasn't enough. He needed to challenge someone stronger.
Ye Han suddenly looked up at Oki, the third-year homeroom teacher, and said calmly, "Teacher Oki, your students don't seem strong enough. Why don't you come fight me yourself?"
His words stunned everyone present. What was this child thinking? Had he gone mad? He'd been fighting for so long, defeating every third-year student, and had just beaten more than a dozen opponents at once. Had victory gone to his head?
Oki, the third-year homeroom teacher, was a bona fide Special Jonin. The word "Special" didn't matter; what mattered were the two words that followed: "Jonin!"
Not just any ninja could become a Jonin. A Jonin was among the strongest ninjas, second only to the Hokage. Of course, the gap between Jonin could be immense. An Elite Jonin as powerful as the Fourth Hokage could take on dozens at once without trouble.
But even so, a Chunin couldn't hope to match a Jonin. The gap between them was unmistakable.
Oki heard Ye