Naruto: The Twin Kamui at the Start

"I remember my Earth Attribute and Double Suicide Decapitation Technique experience points were at 173, right? Did I only gain one point after casting it twice?"

"Let's try again!"

Su Bai formed the hand seals, and with a "whoosh," he vanished. This time he cast it normally without increasing his chakra output.

"It didn't go up?"

"Again!"

"Whoosh!"

After five consecutive normal casts, Su Bai's Earth Attribute and Double Suicide Decapitation Technique finally reached 175.

"It takes five normal casts just to gain one point?"

"Let's try casting it at full power!"

Su Bai took a deep breath, slowly formed the hand seals, and mobilized every bit of chakra in his body.

"Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!"

Whoosh!

This time, Su Bai appeared at a distance slightly further than before, and as expected, the experience points for his Earth Attribute and Double Suicide Decapitation Technique increased by another point on the panel.

"Hoo, hoo~"

"Casting at full power isn't worth it; I'd better take it slow."

Su Bai panted heavily; that single move had consumed one-fifth of his chakra.

With his current chakra volume of 9 cards, he felt he could easily cast the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique 100 times if he did it normally.

That would mean gaining 20 experience points, allowing him to level up his ninjutsu and Earth Attribute to level two today!

Having made up his mind, Su Bai sat cross-legged to recover his chakra... About an hour later, his chakra was fully restored, and he stood up to begin practicing his ninjutsu.

"Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!"

Whoosh!

"Earth Release: Double Sui..."

Whoosh...

As Su Bai tirelessly cast the ninjutsu over and over again, the experience points for his Earth Attribute and Double Suicide Decapitation Technique climbed steadily!

176... 177... 178...

Time slipped away bit by bit as Su Bai practiced. Just as the sun was about to set, Su Bai finally stopped, a smile appearing on his face.

"Your Earth Attribute has leveled up to level two..."

"Your Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique has leveled up to level two..."

The next morning, Su Bai woke up early and left the house without even eating.

"I can't be late this time."

It was only five o'clock in the morning, the sky was just beginning to brighten, and there were very few people on the streets.

"Driver, take me to the city center." Su Bai hailed a taxi, and the driver immediately made a U-turn and headed toward the city center.

Since the earliest bus didn't start running until 6:00 AM, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and take a taxi.

After spending 200 yuan, the driver dropped him off in front of the Combat Gym. It wasn't even seven o'clock yet, so Su Bai checked the time and, seeing he was early, went to a breakfast shop to grab a bite.

"Boss, ten fried dough sticks and a bowl of tofu pudding, savory."

"Alright, alright, coming right up!"

The owner of the breakfast shop was a middle-aged woman, and her eyes crinkled with a smile when she heard Su Bai order so much.

There was no helping it; as Su Bai's chakra increased and his physical fitness improved, his appetite naturally grew as well.

"Sigh, I hope the scholarship gets issued soon." Su Bai looked at his phone balance, which was under 100 yuan, and let out a soft sigh.

Before long, the landlady brought the food he ordered to the table. "Take your time, young man, there's more if you need it!"

"Thanks."

Su Bai picked up his chopsticks and began to wolf down the food; he had been starving after refining chakra all night.

After his Earth Attribute and Double Suicide Decapitation Technique reached level two yesterday, his hand seal speed had increased by another half-second; he could now cast the ninjutsu in about three seconds.

Moreover, he discovered that his chakra was slowly increasing while he practiced ninjutsu. Although it wasn't as fast as dedicated chakra refinement, it was better than nothing.

Between the afternoon of ninjutsu practice and the evening of chakra refinement, he had gained another 0.01 cards, a speed he wouldn't have dared to imagine before.

"Maybe it's because I have more chakra now and my physical fitness is higher, so refining chakra has become faster?"

Su Bai thought to himself while eating, and soon he had polished off five fried dough sticks.

At this moment, three students suddenly walked in from outside, and the words of one fatty among them caught his attention.

"Eat whatever you want. You two better work hard for me today; you must help me secure a ranking, understand?"

"Yes, yes, don't worry, Brother Li, we understand."

"Right, the two of us will definitely do our best!"

The two companions beside him nodded repeatedly, looking quite sycophantic.

The fatty revealed a satisfied expression after hearing this. "That's good. Don't worry, as long as you can guarantee I get into the top 10 and grab any trophy, aside from my own reward, I'll give each of you 500,000 Federal Coin!"

The fatty's tone was that of someone flush with cash, and it shocked Su Bai!

Good heavens? You can do that?

He knew the rewards for the Campus Tournament: first place was a recommendation for admission to Nine Provinces Academy without examination, second place was a C-rank ninjutsu scroll, third place was three D-rank ninjutsu scrolls, and 4th through 10th place were each awarded 500,000 Federal Coin!

Beyond that, the 1st place reward included a gold trophy, 2nd and 3rd place were silver trophies, and 4th through 10th were bronze trophies. Listening to the fatty's tone, he was planning to spend 1,000,000 to buy a bronze trophy?

Since the trophies weren't registered to a specific name, they were merely symbolic; it wasn't impossible for someone to buy one just to show off.

Thinking of this, Su Bai suddenly realized the 1st place reward didn't seem very useful to him...

Nine Provinces Academy recommendation... This isn't what I want!

He thought to himself that, as he was now, he might as well take second place and settle for a C-rank ninjutsu scroll.

After all, he was determined to pass the Nine Provinces Academy entrance exam, and he had the confidence to do so, which made the 1st place reward seem rather lackluster.

However, that was only how Su Bai felt; if others knew of this thought, they would surely call him a fool.

A Nine Provinces Academy recommendation... This was a reward many people dreamed of!

No, how can I think like this? Xueqing trusted me enough to invite me as her teammate, I must help her take 1st place! Su Bai rolled his eyes, then walked over to the fatty.

"This classmate, may I ask which school you are from?"

"Who are you?" The fatty looked at him warily.

Su Bai paused for a moment. "My name is Su Bai, a student from Yangcheng No. 1 High School."

"Yangcheng No. 1 High School? I'm from No. 4 High School. Have you heard of Yang Liu? I go to the same school as him!" The fatty held his head high, looking very arrogant.

"Yang Liu? I know him." Su Bai sat down beside him as if they were old friends and said with a smile.

The fatty was puzzled and glanced at him: "You're a friend of Brother Liu?"

"You could say that." Su Bai smiled. "By the way, I don't know what to call you yet?"

"Oh, my name is Li Qiang. Since you're a friend of Brother Liu, just call me Fatty." The fatty seemed to worship Yang Liu, and his attitude toward Su Bai improved.

Su Bai chatted with him for a while, and after they grew familiar, he asked nonchalantly: "Fatty, I see you seem very interested in the trophies?"

"That's right. A student can only participate in the Yangcheng Campus Tournament once in their life, so I, Fatty, want to get a trophy to take home and play with," the fatty said.

"I see." Su Bai rubbed his chin. "But you won't have any sense of achievement if you let these two brothers carry you to a trophy, right?"

"To hell with a sense of achievement!" The fatty said dismissively. "As long as the trophy is in my hands, I don't care how it comes! If it weren't for the fact that you can't buy trophies with money, I wouldn't even want to come!"

"You don't even care if the trophy is bought with money?" Su Bai's eyes lit up instantly.

The fatty said proudly: "Nonsense, I, Fatty, lack everything except money. I'd even prefer to lie at home and buy the 1st place trophy with money!"

Damn, this fatty is this loaded?

There are three trophies for first place, one for each person; Su Bai's eyes lit up!

Su Bai's mind raced, and then he said with a smile: "Then I wonder, if someone were to sell a 1st place trophy, how much would you be willing to pay?"

"Hmm?" The fatty was stunned and looked at Su Bai carefully twice. "What do you mean?"

Su Bai stood up calmly and suddenly released a burst of chakra from his body. The fatty's expression changed drastically!

"Nothing much, I just want to make a deal with you."

"Th-this..." The fatty was terrified. The chakra pressure Su Bai erupted with was so powerful that all the fat on his body was trembling!

However, his eyes soon lit up. "Brother Su... are you saying you want to sell me, Fatty... a trophy?" the fatty asked excitedly, stuttering.

Su Bai nodded and sat back down with a smile: "Yes, that's exactly what I mean!"

"Tell me, how much can you pay for the 1st place trophy?"

This fatty could pay 1,000,000 Federal Coin for a bronze trophy... then how much would a gold one sell for? Su Bai felt his chance to strike it rich had arrived!

As for whether he was willing to sell the trophy... Su Bai felt that since the thing couldn't be eaten or drunk, he didn't care for it; if he could trade it for money, that would be for the best.

"This... Brother Su, it's not that I, Fatty, don't trust you." The fatty hesitated. "I heard that Wen Yuanyuan's team from the elite school is the favorite to win. Are you that confident you can take 1st place?"

"I see, I understand." Su Bai nodded slightly. "How about this, let's exchange contact information, and I'll find you after the tournament ends."

"Deal!" The fatty happily gave his contact information to Su Bai.

Regardless of whether he bought the trophy or not, he was very happy just to have met such a powerhouse!

"Time's about up, I'm heading out." Su Bai left those words behind and walked away, leaving the three of them staring at each other.

"Brother Fatty, this guy is so strong!"

"Yeah, I'd say his chakra levels are at least 5 Kaka, right?"

The fatty's two teammates spoke with cautious tones.

"Five Kaka? That means he's at least guaranteed a bronze trophy, doesn't it?"

"Haha, I never expected my luck to be this good! A trophy secured before the competition even starts!" The fatty let out a hearty laugh upon hearing this. He had some knowledge of the contestants from previous years, and Su Bai's strength came as a pleasant surprise!

"Su Bai, over here!" Xia Xueqing, dressed in a white slim-fit martial arts uniform, called out from a distance. Su Bai immediately ran over upon hearing her.

Chang Rui, clad in black leather jacket and pants, curled her lips in dissatisfaction. "Seriously, we have to wait for you every single time."

"Ha, I went to grab some breakfast just now."

"Alright, let's head in. It's going to be a long, tough day."

Xia Xueqing blinked her large eyes; her white irises were as pure as water, devoid of any impurities, giving her a very serene appearance.

She linked her arm with Chang Rui's and took Su Bai's hand, leading them into the martial arts arena.

Once inside, the three of them went to the window to collect their contestant badges, which read—District 4, Number 2. Afterward, they passed through the contestant tunnel and arrived at the lounge, where over a hundred students in school uniforms were already gathered.

"So many people? Can they finish all the matches in one day?" Su Bai asked, surprised.

Every registered team consisted of three members, and there were already over thirty teams here. If the tournament was only held for one day, would there even be enough time?

Chang Rui found a chair and sat down, while Xia Xueqing said with a grin, "Of course they can, come."

She pulled Su Bai through a passageway, and the scene before them changed drastically.

"See? Our competition venue is huge. Plus, matches before the semi-finals are held simultaneously across four rings, so there's no need to worry about running out of time."