Naruto: Starting with Double Kamui Draw Chapter 3

Over the 200-plus years of conflict between humanity and magical beasts, while conventional firearms have not been phased out, even humanity's most powerful nuclear weapons can only deal with beasts below A-rank.

For A-rank beasts and above, humanity must rely on those "mountain-burning and sea-boiling" Jonin who possess immense power; conventional weapons are no longer effective.

As far as Su Bai knows, magical beasts are divided into four ranks—A, B, C, and D—corresponding respectively to Genin, Chunin, Special Jonin, and Jonin.

When he scanned the memories of his original self, he felt astonished!

Unlike the ninjas in the original Naruto series, who were "high-offense, low-defense" and could be killed by a single kunai, the ninjas of Blue Star are absurdly strong.

In his memories, even a Genin possesses an absurd amount of chakra, feeling comparable to an elite Jonin from the original series. They cast ninjutsu as if it cost nothing, effortlessly unleashing a hundred or so standard D-rank ninjutsu without breaking a sweat!

Although the chakra on Blue Star is also extracted cell by cell from the 130 trillion cells in the human body, Su Bai feels this is more like an elevation of one's life essence.

In the original self's memories, while the idea of ninjas here regenerating severed heads might be an exaggeration, any ninja above the Chunin level can regenerate severed limbs, and they don't even need "Yang Release" to do it!

Furthermore, ninjas on Blue Star must rely on ninjutsu scrolls produced within secret realms to cultivate their arts!

Secret realms have their own set of rules; it is fundamentally impossible for ninjutsu to be passed down from master to apprentice as in the original series, nor can one develop their own ninjutsu—that simply doesn't work.

For example, the Rasengan: even if Su Bai knows the principle, he cannot cultivate it because the world's rules do not allow it.

However, taijutsu is not restricted and can be created independently.

Contemplating these "absurd" ninjas who differ so greatly from the original series, Su Bai took out his phone, accessed the campus network, and clicked on a video.

This was a video newly released by the school this morning, featuring a battle between a Genin and a D-rank magical beast, the Iron-Horned Sheep.

To encourage students to become ninjas, the school releases ninja battle videos daily to stimulate the students' "enthusiasm!"

Once the video opened, a boy who looked to be about twenty-two, wearing a blue school uniform, stood amidst a scene of ruins.

That was an abandoned city outside the base city; 200 years ago, it had been a bustling, lively area, but after the magical beast invasion, humanity was unable to reclaim it, and it eventually became a "paradise" for the beasts.

Opposite the boy in the blue uniform stood a magical beast about five meters tall, its entire body covered in dark brown fur, topped with a pair of horns about two meters long that looked like they were "made" of metal, glistening in the sun—it was the D-rank magical beast: Iron-Horned Sheep!

The video was currently paused, with a professional commentator providing narration.

"Students, please look. The magical beast before you is a D-rank Iron-Horned Sheep, and its opponent is a Genin from Jiuzhou University. This is his assessment to promote to Chunin—to hold out for five minutes against the Iron-Horned Sheep!"

"Do not for a moment think that holding out for five minutes against a low-level beast is easy; it is actually extremely difficult."

"As everyone knows, not only is the physique of a magical beast larger than a human's, but the amount of chakra within their bodies also exceeds that of a ninja of the same rank by dozens or even hundreds of times. Therefore, it is very difficult for a ninja to hunt a beast of the same rank alone!"

"However, there are no absolutes. Some genius ninjas can indeed hunt magical beasts alone by relying on high-power ninjutsu, but they are the minority. Therefore, it is best for everyone to form a ninja squad when hunting magical beasts in the future."

A middle-aged man appeared in the bottom right corner of the video, narrating with a serious expression.

Su Bai widened his eyes, watching the video screen intently.

After the middle-aged man said a few more words of encouragement, the video finally began to play.

Su Bai saw the massive Iron-Horned Sheep spot the boy in the school uniform and charge at him like an out-of-control tank, its speed astonishingly fast!

The boy in the uniform looked somewhat nervous, and the speed of his hand seals was a fraction slow... but just before the Iron-Horned Sheep could collide with him, he used the Substitution Technique.

Leaving a wooden log in his place, he appeared 50 meters behind the Iron-Horned Sheep.

Having gained a moment to breathe, the boy quickly formed hand seals. "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" He leaned back slightly and spat out a fireball about seven or eight meters in diameter, which flew toward the Iron-Horned Sheep and slammed hard into its massive body!

BOOM!

Dust and smoke instantly filled the field, obscuring the Iron-Horned Sheep's massive frame.

Seeing that his ninjutsu had hit the beast, the boy felt a slight sense of relief.

However, before he could relax for long, the Iron-Horned Sheep's massive body charged out from the smoke, its fur gleaming—it was clear it hadn't been injured at all!

The Iron-Horned Sheep's fur bristled slightly, seemingly angered by the boy, and it opened its mouth to use the C-rank ninjutsu, Water Release: Water Wave! A torrent of water over a hundred meters in diameter surged toward the boy!

The speed of the water flow was immense; a boulder over 10 meters in diameter that it passed by was sent flying. The power behind it went without saying!

Seeing this, the boy hurriedly dodged, but it was too late. He was struck by the Water Wave and sent flying several hundred meters away!

After releasing the ninjutsu, the Iron-Horned Sheep galloped toward the boy. At this moment, the boy managed to stand up, endured the intense pain, and leaped over 100 meters with a burst of strength, barely dodging the Iron-Horned Sheep's attack.

The Iron-Horned Sheep was relentless, its massive body unusually agile as it pursued the boy without pause.

The boy seemed to have undergone specific training for this, narrowly avoiding the Iron-Horned Sheep's attacks time and time again.

After dodging several attacks, he finally found an opportunity and repeated his previous tactic, once again unleashing the Great Fireball Technique.

However, this Great Fireball was different; its diameter was ten times larger, reaching an astonishing seventy or eighty meters! It struck the Iron-Horned Sheep like a meteor!

"Baaaa!"

The Iron-Horned Sheep let out a miserable cry after being hit; this time, it was finally injured.

Its entire body was charred black, and in some places, the tender flesh beneath the wounds was exposed, looking quite wretched.

After releasing the "monstrous" Great Fireball, the boy's aura withered, and he leaned on his knees, gasping for air. He had run out of chakra.

A normal Great Fireball has a diameter of only seven or eight meters, but in his pursuit of power, he had exhausted all his chakra to expand the diameter of the fireball tenfold!

As the size of the Great Fireball increased, its power grew exponentially, but the consumption of chakra was equally terrifying. With just that one ninjutsu, the boy had used up almost all his chakra!

"Huff, huff!"

Taking advantage of the Iron-Horned Sheep being injured and unable to attack, the boy hurriedly tried to recover, pulling a Military Ration Pill from his pocket and swallowing it.

Su Bai knew what this was; it existed in the original work, and it existed in this world as well.

It could restore a small amount of a ninja's chakra and physical strength, making it an indispensable, life-saving medicine during combat!

After consuming the Military Ration Pill, the pale-faced student in the school uniform improved slightly. He narrowly managed to dance around the Iron-Horned Sheep, finally dragging the fight out until the time limit was reached.

Shortly after, Su Bai saw an elderly man with graying hair suddenly appear. With a single punch, he knocked the five-meter-tall Iron-Horned Sheep unconscious, and the video ended.

Once the video concluded, Su Bai sat on his hospital bed, lost in thought.

It really is reality. Compared to the ninjas in the original work, they are terrifyingly strong.

It seems the original work can only serve as a reference in certain aspects. If I were to blindly follow the original settings, I'd be an idiot.

Chapter 5: An Outrageous World

Through watching the video, Su Bai gained a basic understanding of the magical beasts and ninjas in this world.

"A Great Fireball with a diameter of seventy or eighty meters is just outrageous. The ninjas in this world cannot be understood using the original work at all!"

In the original work, the Great Fireball never possessed such power.

Although ninjas in Naruto could increase the power of their ninjutsu by boosting chakra output, it was impossible for there to be such a massive disparity.

Su Bai sat on the bed, frowning in contemplation. That D-rank magical beast also shocked him; he felt it was absurdly strong.

"Although the video didn't provide specific data, the strength, speed, and ninjutsu power displayed by the Iron-Horned Sheep are likely things even a well-equipped modern military squad couldn't eliminate."

In the video, the Iron-Horned Sheep could "split mountains and shatter rocks" with a casual strike, and a casually spat C-rank ninjutsu, Water Wave, was over a hundred meters wide, like a great river. This completely shattered the worldview of this "modern man," making Su Bai even more desperate to become stronger!

He felt that he needed to at least become as strong as the gray-haired old man who knocked out the Iron-Horned Sheep with one punch; otherwise, he wouldn't even have the ability to protect himself in this dangerous world!

The fastest way to become stronger was to complete the tasks assigned by the system. Su Bai turned his gaze toward the panel in his mind, lingering on the task section for a long time.

"The new task requires me to raise my comprehensive rating to Genin... and to be a Genin, one must possess one unit of chakra and master a D-rank ninjutsu."

"I can't get a D-rank ninjutsu for the time being, so I can only focus on cultivating chakra first, until I reach the Genin level."

Unlike the original work, where four or five-year-old children could refine chakra, the chakra on Blue Star was far too violent.

Everyone could only begin refining it at eighteen, upon reaching adulthood. This was the reason why Su Bai had so little chakra right now.

He had been refining chakra for less than a year, and combined with a body weaker than the average person—making him someone with poor talent—that was why he only possessed this tiny amount.

"Since I can't become a Genin in the short term, I'll add these two available attribute points to Substitution Technique and Transformation Technique."

With a thought, Su Bai added one point each to Substitution Technique and Transformation Technique. The panel changed instantly.

The experience points for Substitution Technique and Transformation Technique changed from 12/100 and 8/100 to 112/200 and 108/200.

Their levels also rose from LV0 to LV1, signifying that he had mastered these two ninjutsu.

Feeling that mysterious, inexplicable sensation within his body, Su Bai began to form hand seals.

"Poof!"

After a puff of white smoke, he had transformed into the appearance of Wang Hai. After checking carefully and finding no issues, he began to test the Substitution Technique.

The Substitution Technique was a distraction tactic where a ninja would instantly replace their body with a wooden board or log the moment they were attacked, making the opponent believe the attack had succeeded.

The caster could then take the opportunity to counterattack or escape. It was a basic ninjutsu taught in the ninja academy, applicable in various situations and very convenient.

However, there were no wooden boards in the infirmary. Su Bai left his chakra on a wooden chair, walked five meters away, and began to form seals.

His hands stiffly formed the five seals in order: Ram-Boar-Ox-Dog-Tiger. The chakra in his body immediately flowed according to the required path.

"Poof!"

Su Bai vanished from his spot and appeared where the chair had been.

The chair, meanwhile, appeared in his original position. He had performed the Substitution Technique perfectly.

By now, he had mastered all three basic ninjutsu. In other words, he had met the standards for getting into an average university.

Although magical beasts were invading, for ordinary people, getting into university was still very important. In the past, one studied knowledge; now, one studied ninjutsu.

High school was compulsory education. Aside from the three basic ninjutsu, they wouldn't teach students other advanced techniques. If students wanted to learn advanced ninjutsu, they had to go to university.

Everyone was essentially in their third year of high school by the time they reached adulthood. It was still quite difficult to refine chakra and master the three basic ninjutsu within a single year.

This wasn't because the students lacked talent; it was mainly because refining chakra wasted a significant amount of time.

The chakra in this world was different from the original work; it was extremely violent and active. One had to be careful and cautious when refining it, or one could get injured if not paying attention!

The original Su Bai had refined chakra for over half a year before any appeared in his body. In his class, he was considered a poor student, with grades at the very bottom.

If not for the transmigration and the system, his highest achievement in this life might have been a Genin; university would have been out of his reach.

But now, Su Bai had transformed, skillfully mastering the three basic ninjutsu. In his class, and even in the entire third-year grade, he was among the best; there weren't many who could surpass him now.

Just as Su Bai was practicing his rapid hand seals, the door to the infirmary opened, and Wang Hai walked in with a stern face.

However, when he saw Su Bai practicing his seals, his expression softened, and the lecture he had been about to give was swallowed back down.

"Not bad. At least you know how to work hard."

"Teacher Wang, you're here?"

Su Bai retracted his hand seals and offered a polite greeting.

While practicing just now, he had discovered that his speed was incredibly sluggish; a five-seal Substitution Technique took him a full four seconds to complete. In the heat of battle, that would be fatal, so he had instinctively begun practicing his seals right there in the infirmary.

It wasn't that Su Bai's manual dexterity was inherently slow; the purpose of hand seals was to guide the flow of chakra to manifest a ninjutsu.

The speed of the seals had little to do with hand movement; the flow rate of the chakra within one's body was the key!

Although the chakra on Blue Star possessed astonishing power, it was also exceptionally volatile, which was why all ninjas were relatively slow when gathering energy for their techniques.

Wang Hai looked him over and, seeing that Su Bai seemed in good spirits, nodded. "It looks like you're fine. In that case, come back to the classroom with me; don't waste any more time here."

"Understood, Teacher Wang."

Su Bai replied and followed Wang Hai out of the infirmary, heading toward their classroom.

On the way, he thought of Xia Xueqing and asked with a hint of embarrassment, "Teacher Wang, I wonder how Xueqing is doing?"

When he had first transmigrated, he truly thought he was dreaming, which was why he had acted so brazenly.

However, the deed was done, and Su Bai couldn't say he regretted it. After all, in his past life, the two of them had been a couple and were often inseparable; he was already used to it.

Wang Hai glanced at him and chuckled, "You've got a good eye, kid, but aren't you afraid of being beaten to death for harassing Xia Xueqing like that?"

"That girl isn't just the little princess of the Xia Family; she's also a genin!"

"This... surely Xueqing wouldn't go that far, right?" Su Bai said, lacking confidence.

He knew Xia Xueqing's personality well. While she usually appeared quiet and treated everyone with kindness, she was terrifying when she lost her temper—though she rarely did.

Yet, after he had done something so outrageous, she must be furious, right?

Seeing his concern, Wang Hai offered a calm word of comfort: "Don't worry, Xia Xueqing went home after you left; she isn't at school right now."

"She went home? That's for the best." Su Bai nodded upon hearing this. It was better if they didn't have to face the awkwardness just yet.