Heh.
Lin Fan looked at Mizuki, who had been beaten into a pig's head just for casually mocking Naruto as a dead-last. He couldn't help but sneer.
You're a Chunin. Why not stay in the village and keep your head down?
You don't even have the strength of a Genin, so what are you trying to steal the Scroll of Sealing for?
Young people, don't act tough. If you do, you'll get struck by lightning from head to little dick.
And you, a villain, even dared to act tough in front of our crown prince?
If you don't get beaten up, who will?
Lin Fan stopped paying attention to Mizuki, who had brought it on himself, and began spending the points on the rewards he had just received.
[ Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have upgraded All-Attribute Chakra to Lv. MAX. Bonus status acquired: All-Attribute Chakra Affinity increased by 100%.]
[All-Attribute Chakra Affinity lets the Host master various chakra natures with ease, requiring only one-tenth the time of an ordinary ninja to learn and copy different elemental jutsu.]
[ Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have upgraded Rasengan to Lv. MAX. Bonus status acquired: Chakra Shape Transformation Affinity increased by 100%.]
Since Naruto had just used the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique, he had expended a huge amount of chakra.
After defeating Mizuki, Naruto had collapsed backward, losing consciousness from exhaustion.
Just as Lin Fan was about to use the Body Flicker Technique to catch Naruto, Iruka, beside him, got there first.
Iruka looked sorrowfully at Naruto, who was sleeping soundly in his arms, a smile still on his face.
Then he raised his head. "Lin Fan, thank you for understanding how hard it is for Naruto to be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Having you as his brother is the greatest blessing of his life."
"Isn't Iruka-sensei the same? I guess we've all been deeply moved by that hot-blooded, hardworking brat."
Lin Fan smiled as he spoke.
Iruka nodded in agreement.
Not long afterward, the sound of hurried footsteps filled the area around the hut.
"Must be Lord Third. Lin Fan, take Naruto and go. I'll explain everything to Lord Third."
"I'm sure the reasonable Lord Third won't make trouble for you, considering we caught Mizuki."
Iruka picked up the Scroll of Sealing and helped Mizuki to his feet before speaking to Lin Fan.
Lin Fan understood, of course. The Third Hokage had planned the whole affair from behind the scenes and deliberately let it happen. Why would he blame them for stealing the Scroll of Sealing?
Still, Lin Fan decided to see through it without saying anything. After all, he and Naruto had both benefited from what happened.
"Okay. Thanks, Iruka-sensei. I'll take Naruto home."
Lin Fan then carried the sleeping Naruto on his back and flew away.
After taking the unconscious Naruto home, Lin Fan returned to his own house and took out the photos of the forbidden jutsu he had just taken.
Of course, Lin Fan understood that the scroll containing these six forbidden jutsu couldn't be the complete Ninja Encyclopedia.
After all, the First's Wood Release Jutsu alone must have included quite a few techniques that could be classified as forbidden.
Still, Lin Fan was quite satisfied with obtaining these jutsu.
The Multi-Shadow Clone Technique was a must-learn, naturally.
After learning the Clone Technique from Hinata's notebook, he had already raised it to max level. His clones could be said to be indistinguishable from himself in both form and ability.
But he could only create ten at most. He would only be able to make more after learning the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique.
The Eight Inner Gates was another Taijutsu he had to learn.
Now that his Konoha Style Taijutsu was already at max level, once he maxed out the Eight Inner Gates, his Taijutsu power would increase by 100%. He definitely wouldn't be any weaker than Might Guy!
After all, the kick that had nearly brought the whole story to an end had left Lin Fan's blood surging.
He also admired Might Guy immensely.
Then there was the Flying Thunder God Technique, which Lin Fan had loved even before crossing over.
By leaving a Flying Thunder God Formula on any place the user could touch, the user could teleport to objects in indirect contact with the user's chakra.
It truly let you show off in an instant without anyone noticing.
As for the three forbidden jutsu—Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, Impure World Reincarnation, and Reaper Death Seal—Lin Fan felt there was no need to learn them for now.
Impure World Reincarnation required some remains of the person whose body was to be revived.
It also required a vessel for the technique to succeed. Completing it now would be rather difficult.
As for Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, the Second Hokage had created it to work with Impure World Reincarnation. He had never even used it while alive.
The Reaper Death Seal required offering one's own life as a sacrifice to the Shinigami to perform.
Besides, he hadn't had his fill of the Naruto World yet.
His little goals of unifying the Shinobi World, becoming a tycoon, and marrying the beautiful Hinata were still unfulfilled.
How could he just go and die?
Having made up his mind, Lin Fan took out the photos of the jutsu he planned to learn.
Naturally, the first one he would learn was the simplest, the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique.
To keep it secret, Lin Fan specially entered the alternate space inside the scroll to train.
He pressed his index and middle fingers together, then crossed his hands into a seal.
Chakra surged nonstop within his Uzumaki Constitution.
Poof, poof, poof.
Soon, a cloud of white smoke drifted past.
The ten Shadow Clones that appeared in the space were still the limit of his Clone Technique.
"As expected of an A-rank jutsu from the Scroll of Sealing. It's not that easy to learn, even the basics," Lin Fan murmured.
But he wasn't discouraged. He formed the Ren Seal with both hands and performed the technique again.
The sun rose in the east, and dawn broke.
After practicing all night, Lin Fan finally mastered the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique.
Without hesitation, he summoned the system's electronic screen and spent points on the jutsu.
[ Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully upgraded the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique to Lv. MAX. Bonus status acquired: Clone Technique Affinity increased by 50% (total increase has reached 100%).]
Lin Fan formed the Ren Seal again.
Poof, poof, poof.
Then clouds of white smoke spread through the space.
A full five hundred Shadow Clones identical to Lin Fan appeared.
"Okay, listen up. Start sparring with each other!"
At Lin Fan's command, hundreds of figures immediately began to fight.
Another hour passed before all five hundred clones finally disappeared.
Lin Fan had finally reached a conclusion.
The clones could last for one hour, and five hundred was the total number he could create with the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique at present.
Also, from the clones' fights, he could tell that they only disappeared after taking a hit to a vital area.
Although he couldn't match Naruto in the number of clones, the precision of his clones was far superior.
And after Naruto had used the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique to create over a thousand clones, he had clearly been exhausted.
Lin Fan, however, didn't feel the slightest discomfort. Even after his five hundred clones had fought for an hour, he still had about one-fifth of his chakra left.