Real or Fake? Learned Ninjutsu Just by Reading a Scroll?

"No problem."

Xuan Yu readily agreed with a nod.

Seeing Orochimaru casually produce three scrolls, he even rubbed his hands together in excitement.

However, he immediately thought of an unpleasant detail and quickly added, "Snake Bro, there's something I need to say upfront—there are four types of ninjutsu I absolutely will not learn."

"What do you mean?" Orochimaru frowned upon hearing this.

Orochimaru had already suspected that Xuan Yu's so-called ability to learn ninjutsu at light speed was a bluff, and now Xuan Yu was setting conditions, making him even more suspicious that something was amiss.

Xuan Yu cleared his throat and said seriously, "Simply put, it's Snake Spitting Sword, Snake Spits Orochimaru, Orochimaru Spits Snake, and Orochimaru Spits Snake Spitting Sword—I will not learn any of these four types of ninjutsu!"

Of course, Xuan Yu's refusal to learn these types of ninjutsu was not because the Pay-to-Win System couldn't upgrade them, but purely because these techniques were too bizarre.

Orochimaru didn't understand the reason but didn't dwell on Xuan Yu's strange explanation.

He smiled faintly, "Don't worry, the techniques in these three scrolls are not what you mentioned, and they are all quite difficult. Under normal circumstances, no one can master any of them within three minutes... Alright, you choose, which one do you want to learn?"

Xuan Yu said cheerfully, "High learning difficulty is not a problem, I love tackling tough challenges. If the ninjutsu is too easy, I'll find it boring! I'll choose the middle scroll. By the way, Snake Bro, what ninjutsu are recorded in these three scrolls?"

As he spoke, his eyes lit up as he stared at the scrolls in Orochimaru's hand, a look of covetousness in his eyes.

Ninjutsu was something Xuan Yu wanted as much as possible.

Although it would only show a qualitative change when it reached Lv10, and he didn't have enough money to invest in it yet, he could learn it at Lv1 and upgrade it slowly.

His biggest predicament currently was the lack of a stable source of ninjutsu, resulting in a pitifully small number of techniques he had mastered.

As soon as Xuan Yu finished speaking, Orochimaru casually tossed the middle scroll to Xuan Yu.

After Xuan Yu caught it, he said unhurriedly, "From left to right, these three ninjutsu scrolls are—'Summoning Jutsu: Triple Rashomon', 'Healing Jutsu', and 'Wind Style: Great Breakthrough'."

Upon hearing these three names, Xuan Yu instantly regretted his choice.

He had just pointed randomly and missed out on a rare high-level technique like 'Summoning Jutsu: Triple Rashomon'!

It was known that Orochimaru's 'Triple Rashomon' was an improved version of the First Hokage Hashirama Senju's 'Quintuple Rashomon'.

Since he didn't have Hashirama's terrifying chakra reserves, he reduced the five layers to three.

But even though it wasn't the original Quintuple Rashomon, this summoning jutsu was still a rare and top-tier ninjutsu.

Xuan Yu quickly put on a fawning smile, "Snake Bro, how about we switch? Healing Jutsu is not difficult at all... Why don't you let me learn Triple Rashomon? If not, learning Wind Style: Great Breakthrough would also be fine!"

Healing Jutsu, a medical ninjutsu, could be learned from medical ninjas like Tsunade Hime, Shizune, or Kabuto.

However, unique techniques like Wind Style: Great Breakthrough and Triple Rashomon were not easily encountered.

What Xuan Yu didn't know was that Orochimaru, that old fox, had already tampered with the scrolls.

All three scrolls contained nothing but Healing Jutsu.

He had Xuan Yu choose blindly to observe Xuan Yu's reactions and further test him.

"Alright, now prove your ninjutsu learning talent to me."

Orochimaru ignored Xuan Yu's request to switch techniques and directly instructed Xuan Yu to learn Healing Jutsu on the spot.

As a legendary ninja, Orochimaru had mastered many self-created or improved secret techniques, but he had no intention of giving away his signature skills for free.

It was fine to teach Xuan Yu a common ninjutsu like Healing Jutsu, which was almost standard for medical ninjas.

Any medical ninja from the Leaf Village hospital could basically perform this technique.

Seeing Orochimaru's firm attitude with no room for negotiation, Xuan Yu had to give up the idea of switching techniques.

Although Healing Jutsu was not difficult to acquire, it was better than nothing.

If Orochimaru hadn't offered this scroll, he didn't know when he would have had the chance to learn this medical ninjutsu.

Under the watchful eyes of Orochimaru and the others, Xuan Yu unrolled the scroll and quickly scanned its contents.

Immediately after, the "Healing Jutsu" skill appeared on his system panel.

The level of Healing Jutsu was still Lv0, meaning it wasn't even level 1.

This was not a problem, of course. With a thought, Xuan Yu commanded in his mind, "Brother System, spend ten million Ryo to upgrade my Healing Jutsu to Lv1."

"Cost: 10,000,000 Ryo! Your Healing Jutsu has been upgraded from Lv0 to Lv1! Current balance: 73,600 Ryo."

After upgrading Healing Jutsu to Lv1 through the Pay-to-Win System, Xuan Yu grinned at Orochimaru, "Snake Bro, done, I've preliminarily learned this ninjutsu."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Boring. In such a short time, you've at most just read the contents of the scroll. Unless you knew this technique before, you couldn't have learned it now. As far as I know, you've never had the opportunity to learn Healing Jutsu. Your claim of having learned it now is merely self-deception."

If Xuan Yu hadn't shown other promising aspects, Orochimaru might have already lost his temper.

After all, he never believed Xuan Yu truly possessed the heaven-defying ability to "learn any ninjutsu in three minutes" from the beginning, but he held a sliver of hope.

Even if Xuan Yu played some tricks, he wanted to see what methods Xuan Yu would use.

He hadn't expected Xuan Yu to end up rushing through it in a way that was almost self-deceptive, leaving Orochimaru secretly disappointed.

Hearing Orochimaru's harsh words, Xuan Yu felt a pang of displeasure.

He glanced sideways at Orochimaru and retorted defiantly, "Bring me a fish, and I'll demonstrate Healing Jutsu for you right now."

Orochimaru had expected Xuan Yu to back down after being exposed, but he didn't expect Xuan Yu to remain so confident and assured.

Could this brat have truly learned Healing Jutsu in such a short time?

This was simply too unbelievable.

He would rather believe Xuan Yu had learned this technique through other means beforehand than believe Xuan Yu could master a ninjutsu just by glancing at a scroll.

Of course, there was another possibility.

Xuan Yu was simply bluffing, hadn't learned it at all, and was just putting on a show to save face.

With this thought, Orochimaru's expression darkened, and he coldly snorted, ordering Kabuto Yakushi, "Go fetch a fish."

"Yes!" Kabuto Yakushi nodded, accepted the order, and turned to leave swiftly.

Two to three minutes later, Kabuto Yakushi returned to Xuan Yu's side, carrying a gasping Grass Carp.

Xuan Yu took the nearly dead Grass Carp, casually placed it on the grass beside him, then formed hand seals and cast Healing Jutsu, beginning to heal the small fish.

He clasped his right wrist with his left hand, holding his right palm above the fish.

In no time, wisps of warm, emerald-green chakra condensed in his palm, continuously flowing into the dying Grass Carp at his feet.

When he received the fish, it had almost stopped moving, as if it were dead.

Now, under Xuan Yu's healing, the fish's tail finally twitched occasionally.

However, Xuan Yu's Healing Jutsu was only Lv1, far from being able to bring the dead back to life, and he couldn't completely save the fish.

Despite this, Xuan Yu's performance still left Orochimaru and the other two extremely shocked.

Judging by the details, there were many awkward points in Xuan Yu's casting of Healing Jutsu, clearly indicating he was just a beginner.

But the problem was—he had indeed learned Healing Jutsu in less than three minutes!

Such learning speed was simply inconceivable.

Orochimaru stared intently at Xuan Yu, his golden vertical pupils flashing with brilliance.

He was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "If it were a jutsu I created myself, could you learn it in three minutes too?"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yu smiled without hesitation and said, "No matter what ninjutsu it is, I can learn it in three minutes. But—"

He changed his tone, smiling as he waggled a finger, "My talent show charges per performance. Each demonstration costs thirty million ryo. Snake Bro, are you considering hiring me to perform again?"

Orochimaru's mouth twitched at the words.

Thirty million ryo per performance? Was this kid robbing him!

No matter how much money he had, he wouldn't squander it like this.

"Ahem."

Orochimaru coughed lightly, directly bypassing the topic, "I've seen your learning ability. Now, let me see your other skills."

Xuan Yu was still a little regretful that Orochimaru hadn't taken the bait.

He had originally thought that if Orochimaru really wanted him to show off again, he would collect the money first before performing, wouldn't that be wonderful?

But on second thought, it didn't matter. His talent for learning ninjutsu had successfully piqued Orochimaru's interest. Next, he would showcase another ability, and then it would be time to discuss business and settle the payment.

Speaking of other abilities, the method Xuan Yu planned to use to display them was much more hardcore.

"Swish—!"

A sound of air being torn apart, and Xuan Yu's figure suddenly flashed, directly launching an attack at Orochimaru!

The clone that came to the stronghold this time had injected ninety percent of his chakra, thus possessing about ninety percent of his main body's combat power.

Orochimaru and the other two never expected Xuan Yu to be so audacious, attacking as soon as he said he would.

Kabuto and Kimimaro immediately wanted to step forward to assist, but Orochimaru raised his hand to stop them, "You two, stand down. Let me face him."

Before the words even fell, Orochimaru suddenly opened his mouth, and a long, sharp Grass-Cutting Sword was spat out from his mouth!

He reached out, gripped the sword, and charged at Xuan Yu like an arrow loosed from a bow.

In a flash, Orochimaru's heart tightened.

Compared to their last encounter on the high tower in Amegakure, Xuan Yu's speed seemed to have improved by more than just one level.

What surprised him even more was that Xuan Yu could continue to accelerate while moving at high speed!

With Orochimaru's eyesight, it was already difficult to clearly track the trajectory of all of Xuan Yu's movements.