Naruto: The Twin Kamui at the Start

Chu Yuan leaned against the wall, his brows slightly furrowed.

He was feeling somewhat dissatisfied with Su Bai now. Back at Yangcheng No. 1 High School, he had clearly given the boy his phone number and instructed him to call if he encountered any difficulties while practicing ninjutsu... yet he hadn't received a single call to this day!

Originally, he had found Su Bai quite agreeable, and since the boy was the only hope for Yangcheng No. 1 High School to turn things around, Chu Yuan had been more than willing to look after his junior.

But now...

Could it be that he's become complacent with his current results? Has he lost his drive? Chu Yuan pondered, pulling out his phone.

"Beep-- beep--"

In the open space of the abandoned slaughterhouse, Su Bai was practicing ninjutsu when his phone suddenly rang.

"Hm? Is that Brother Chu?"

Su Bai calling him Brother Chu was exactly what Chu Yuan had wanted. He felt he wasn't much older than Su Bai, and since they were both students of Wang Hai, he had simply dispensed with those troublesome "formalities."

Su Bai hurriedly stopped his training and answered the call: "Hello, Brother Chu?"

"What are you up to, kid? Why haven't you called me in all these days? Have you not been practicing the ninjutsu the principal gave you?" Chu Yuan's dissatisfied voice came through the phone.

Su Bai was stunned and said, "Brother Chu, why would you think that? I've been practicing ninjutsu!"

"Practicing? Then why haven't you asked me for guidance?"

"Uh, I've already mastered it..."

"What!"

Outside the base city, Chu Yuan's eyes widened instantly!

Su Bai had already mastered the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique?

How many days had it been?

How long did it take him to master his first D-rank ninjutsu? Two months? Or three?

Su Bai's "terrifying" talent... had he ever heard of such a thing?

Chapter 19: Earth-shattering Changes

"You aren't lying to me? You really mastered it?"

"Really, why would I lie to you, Brother Chu?"

"Good, good, haha!"

After confirming it repeatedly, Chu Yuan let out a hearty laugh and hung up the phone.

His laughter drew the displeasure of his companion: "Chu Yuan, this is the wasteland. What the hell are you doing?"

The burly man said with dissatisfaction.

As everyone knew, the most important thing in the monster zone was to remain hidden and avoid attracting the attention of monsters. Otherwise, once entangled with monsters and unable to escape, it would draw in even more, and by then, there would be no getting away!

Unless they were certain they could end the battle quickly or were sure there were no other monsters nearby, a ninja squad would rather give up on their "prey" than risk a fight.

As the "sensory ninja" of the team, Chu Yuan had a wealth of experience; he shouldn't be making such low-level mistakes.

Chu Yuan suppressed his "excitement" and offered an apologetic smile to the burly man: "Sorry, Brother Li, I really couldn't contain my emotions."

"Oh? What on earth could make you lose your cool?" Brother Li glanced at him in surprise; Chu Yuan was usually not like this.

"It's like this..."

Chu Yuan explained to Brother Li with a smile. A moment later, Brother Li's eyes widened just as his had...

"There's such a thing? Your junior is incredible!"

"That goes without saying, look at who his senior is!"

"Ha, you guy!"

After putting his phone away, Su Bai found it somewhat amusing. It seems Brother Chu was shocked by my 'talent'.

Thinking of his "talent," he looked at the panel in his mind.

Host: Su Bai
Substitution Technique: LV1 (126/200)+
Clone Technique: LV1 (125/200)+
Transformation Technique: LV1 (136/200)+
Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique: LV1 (173/200)
Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan (Kamui Mangekyou) Unawakened
Chakra Level: 1.12 (Kaka)+
Earth Attribute: LV0 (73/100)+

Water Attribute: LV0(1/100)+

Wind Attribute: LV0(1/100)+

Fire Attribute: LV0(1/100)+

Lightning Attribute: LV0(1/100)+

Yin Attribute: LV0(0/100) Locked

Yang Attribute: LV0(0/100) Locked

Current Available Attribute Points: 9 (Increases by 1 at midnight daily)

Current Task: Master three D-rank ninjutsu (Task Reward: 10 available attribute points)

Overall Rating: Genin

Over these five days, including the completion of previous tasks, he had obtained a total of 10 available attribute points. Aside from adding one point to the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique to reach the entry level, he hadn't touched the remaining nine.

A single attribute point had added 100 points of "experience" to the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique, instantly taking him from having just grasped the basics to being able to execute it!

Not only that, he discovered that once a ninjutsu reached the entry level, training it further increased experience faster than before.

This made sense, though.

It was like learning to drive; the beginning is always the hardest, but once you can barely manage to get on the road, progress is much faster than when you first started.

Thus, these five days of practicing the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique had added 73 points of experience, and his Earth Attribute had also been gaining experience points through the use of Earth Release ninjutsu.

Su Bai couldn't yet figure out what changes attribute upgrades would bring him, but he was certain there would be benefits.

Because he was focusing on the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique, his progress with the Three Body Technique and chakra extraction had slowed down somewhat.

I'll get the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique to level two first. After all, the most important thing right now is to handle the entrance exam for the Nine Provinces Academy in three months!

After recovering a bit of chakra, Su Bai executed the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique once more!

Su Bai began weaving hand seals. After about six or seven seconds, he suddenly burrowed into the ground... a moment later, he burst out from the earth over 100 meters away!

The entire process was silent and imperceptible, without a trace of chakra fluctuation—this was the true power of the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!

After all, in the original work, it seemed every ninja except for sensory types had fallen for this move. Even though the ninjutsu was only D-rank, Su Bai was very satisfied with it!

"If I use the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique normally with my current chakra, I can use it twenty times, with a range between 130 and 150 meters."

"If I increase my chakra output to boost the power of the ninjutsu, I can reach up to 300 meters, but the downside is that I'll only have enough for two uses."

"Also, my proficiency isn't high enough yet; it takes six or seven seconds to activate the technique... that's a bit too slow. I must improve it!"

Five days of practice had allowed Su Bai to gauge the power of the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique, meaning he could now decide how much chakra to commit based on the situation.

Caw! Caw!

Just then, two crows flew over his head. Su Bai looked up and saw that the sky had already darkened.

"That's enough training for today. If I go back too late, Mom and Dad will worry."

Su Bai ended his training for the day and headed toward home.

At dinner, Su Jianhong and Lin Xiu'e looked at Su Bai with smiles, constantly piling food into his bowl, which made Su Xiaoxiao pout and declare that she must not be their biological child!

"Hahaha!"

The whole family was amused by Su Xiaoxiao, and Su Bai laughed as he ruffled her little head. This warm atmosphere made him feel even more "motivated"!

After dinner, he returned to his room, determined to turn those nine available attribute points into real strength!

After five days of consideration, he decided to add one point to his "Earth Attribute" to see what changes an attribute upgrade would actually bring.

As for the remaining eight points... he planned to add them all to his chakra.

After all, the most important thing for a ninja is the amount of chakra; otherwise, even with a repertoire of ninjutsu, one wouldn't be able to cast them. Just like Kakashi, the "unit of measurement" from the original work, who would collapse after casting only a few techniques...

Thinking of Kakashi, Su Bai recalled an unsolved mystery from the Naruto series in his past life.

I still don't know why Kakashi-den had to waste his already limited chakra carving dog heads onto his Earth Style Wall... I really can't understand it.

"Let's begin. Let me see your true colors!"

Su Bai put aside his thoughts of "mocking" Kakashi and, with a thought, added one available attribute point to his Earth Attribute.

Hum.

Suddenly, a mysterious power flooded his entire body, making him feel so refreshed that he almost cried out.

[You have added one available attribute point to Earth Attribute. Earth Attribute has been upgraded.]

[Earth Attribute: 173/200]

"Huh? That's it?"

Su Bai carefully sensed his body, but he found that other than feeling "refreshed," nothing had changed, which made him frown.

"Wait, it seems the speed at which I execute the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique has increased?"

Su Bai attempted to weave the hand seals, but he did not activate the technique; this time, it took him only about five seconds to complete the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique.

"This is... the activation speed is more than a second faster?"

The benefits of upgrading his Earth Attribute manifested immediately, much to Su Bai's delight!

What did a faster ninjutsu activation speed represent?

It meant that between two ninjas of equal strength, one would strike first while the other could only be beaten passively.

Or perhaps, when fleeing for his life, Su Bai could "run" a fraction faster than others, which was equivalent to increasing his chances of survival by a significant margin!

"That's enough. The Double Suicide Decapitation Technique has reached a level I'm satisfied with for now. I'll put all the remaining attribute points into Chakra!"

Su Bai added all 8 of his remaining available attribute points into Chakra, and suddenly, a sensation far more intense than before surged through his body!

BOOM!

At this moment, Su Bai felt as if his body were an ocean, and every cell was a drop of water within it.

These drops of water were constantly expanding, cheering, and desperately absorbing that mysterious power!

BOOM! BOOM!

HUM! HUM!

This intense sensation lasted for nearly ten minutes before gradually subsiding... Su Bai was drenched in sweat, feeling as though he possessed an inexhaustible supply of power!

"This... I feel like I am far stronger now than I was before!"

Su Bai clenched his fists and looked at the Chakra entry on the panel in his mind.

[Chakra: 9.12 Kage]

"My Chakra volume has increased eightfold! This feels amazing!"

"I'm afraid even Xueqing doesn't have as much Chakra as I do now, right?"