The Genius Commoner Ninja

Why is Kakashi known as the Hatake Five-Five Split?

Whether facing a boss or a passerby, he can trade blows with anyone from the beginning of the Naruto story to the end, always fighting to a stalemate.

The reason lies in the sheer number of ninjutsu he has mastered, allowing him to devise different tactics to counter his enemies.

The title of Copy Ninja is not just for show!

Moreover, as a transmigrator, Gong Yi is well aware of the importance of trump cards!

If he didn't have a few hidden cards or powerful ultimate moves, how could he possibly deal with the endless stream of enemies in the future?

The effect of the Recovery Technique is to effectively restore physical fatigue and damage, mental exhaustion, and chakra depletion.

He uses the first effect for physical conditioning and taijutsu training.

Restoring his spirit allows him to throw himself into training with full vigor.

However, Gong Yi has not yet made sufficiently effective use of the chakra recovery aspect.

The reason is simple: aside from the Three Body Technique, he doesn't have many ninjutsu to practice, so his chakra consumption isn't as high as one might imagine.

Gong Yi rolled over and climbed up, "It's time to go find Teacher Ishii Kawa tomorrow!"

Ishii Kawa, an elite chunin of Konoha, was transferred to the Ninja Academy by the Third Hokage after completing several missions to serve as a teacher during peacetime.

Looking at the earnest student before him, Ishii Kawa couldn't help but sigh.

"Gong Yi, I know you are working very hard, but the study of ninjutsu is not something your age group can touch yet."

Perhaps fearing he would discourage his student, Ishii Kawa offered his explanation.

"You are too young, your body hasn't fully developed, and the lack of physical and mental energy results in a chakra volume that is too low. It isn't enough to support the release of even a C-rank ninjutsu."

Gong Yi did not refute him, listening quietly instead.

Because he knew very well that everything Ishii Kawa said was correct.

However, that only applied to ordinary people.

Gong Yi's eyes were incredibly bright, "Teacher Ishii Kawa, you know very well that I am just a war orphan, a civilian ninja. Once the Ninja Academy curriculum ends, I will be sent out to perform missions to support myself. I need some ninjutsu to ensure my own safety."

Ishii Kawa frowned; of course, he understood.

In reality, he was also a civilian ninja, so he naturally understood the preciousness of ninjutsu.

Generally speaking, the ninjutsu of major ninja villages are kept secret; even low-level ninjutsu are not taught to others casually.

Typically, the transmission of ninjutsu occurs through clan ninjas or master-disciple instruction.

Beyond that, ninjutsu are awarded by the village upon the completion of missions.

As the most outstanding civilian ninja in this year's Konoha Ninja Academy class, Gong Yi had a quite good relationship with him.

Gong Yi would often come to ask him about ninja knowledge.

In a sense, while Ishii Kawa and Gong Yi lacked the formal title of master and disciple, they already had the reality of it.

It was no longer just the simple relationship between a school teacher and a student.

This was likely the source of the confidence Gong Yi had in coming to see him today; he trusted him!

To avoid discouraging Gong Yi, Ishii Kawa thought for a moment and said, "If you can practice the Three Body Technique to the point of effortless release, I will teach you a C-rank ninjutsu!"

"Don't look down on C-rank ninjutsu, either. The classification is based only on destructive power and damage; it doesn't mean an A-rank ninjutsu is necessarily stronger than a D-rank one. It all depends on the conditions and timing of use."

Gong Yi naturally understood this principle. After Uchiha Itachi was revived via Impure World Reincarnation, he defeated Nagato by using simple shurikenjutsu to fundamentally dismantle the advantage of the Six Paths of Pain's shared vision.

With a faint smile, Gong Yi performed hand seals with incredible speed.

"Teacher Ishii Kawa, is this level of effortless Three Body Technique release acceptable?"

A clone identical to Gong Yi appeared before Ishii Kawa with lightning speed, followed immediately by the clone vanishing, and Gong Yi transforming into another Ishii Kawa.

In an instant, the Clone Technique and Transformation Technique were completed.

That wasn't all; just as Ishii Kawa was about to speak, the Ishii Kawa that Gong Yi had transformed into suddenly turned into a log.

And Gong Yi had already appeared in another corner of the office.

"Th-th-this release speed, this is already at the genin level! A genius!"

Ishii Kawa's mouth hung open, his face full of astonishment.

In reality, the genin examination only required the Three Body Technique and some basic ninja knowledge.

In other words, the Gong Yi of this moment possessed the full strength of a genin and could even consider graduating early.

And all of this had happened only two months after Gong Yi entered the Ninja Academy.

Thinking of this, Ishii Kawa suddenly understood why Gong Yi was so desperate to learn ninjutsu.

His student had already hit a bottleneck in a short period of time.

To go further, the only path left was the development of ninjutsu.

"Teacher, what do you think?"

Ishii Kawa looked at him with gratification, then suddenly asked, "How much chakra do you have left?"

Mastering the Three Body Technique is one thing, but the amount of chakra one possesses is quite another.

Even for the most basic C-rank ninjutsu, the amount of chakra required is a terrifying figure for a civilian ninja.

Often, civilian ninjas must wait until they are in their teens, when their bodies and minds have matured, before they can use chakra to cast ninjutsu with any abundance.

Gong Yi naturally understood this; chakra is a product formed by the fusion of physical energy and spiritual energy.

Thanks to his high-intensity training over the past month, his body was no longer weaker than that of an eleven or twelve-year-old, with his physique attribute having risen from an initial five points to twelve.

His spirit attribute was even higher, reaching thirty-one points, an increase of one from before.

In other words, the amount of chakra he could generate at his current stage was fully comparable to an ordinary genin, or even approaching that of a chunin.

"Teacher, I still have eighty percent of my chakra left!"

Ishii Kawa's eyes widened, his gaze subconsciously falling onto Gong Yi's sturdy arms.

He muttered, "Still that much chakra left? That means you could cast two C-rank ninjutsu."

However, a moment later, Ishii Kawa said solemnly, "The use of the Three Body Technique isn't just for ordinary times; its most important application is in combat. To ensure your foundation is solid, I will give you my answer after today's practical combat class ends!"

Gong Yi felt no pressure. "Fine, I'm also looking forward to today's practical combat lesson!"

Ishii Kawa couldn't help but ask, "What if you lose in the practical? Aren't you afraid—"

"I won't lose!"

"Even if I arrange for Kakashi to spar with you?"

A glimmer of confidence radiated from Gong Yi's eyes. "I happen to need someone to verify my strength!"

PS: The new book is out. Because this is a story about leveling up, growth, and research, it's hard for the early performance to be as explosive as those books filled with gimmicks.

As such, I have to rely on everyone's support for the stats.

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