Entrance Exam Required?

"System, I choose..."

"Five elemental chakra natures and transformations", "Kage-level chakra control", "Kage-level hand seal speed", "Ten random ninjutsu", "One selectable compound ninjutsu"

"Claim immediately!"

The moment Lihuo finished communicating with the system, a familiar wave of a headache swept over him.

The intensity of the pain was just right—enough to stun him, but not enough to damage his brain.

Along with the pain came the experience of countless hand seals and meticulous, nuanced chakra control.

Lihuo felt his hands become incredibly dexterous; his mastery of the twelve basic hand seals was now second nature.

Not only that, Lihuo could perceive the meager chakra within his body with absolute clarity.

By carefully coating his soles with chakra, he could stand on surfaces without damaging them, or even hover slightly above the ground.

Walking on trees or treading water would be a breeze.

Furthermore, Lihuo could clearly sense that something new had appeared within his body: chakra meridians that he had never possessed before.

Although he hadn't known his chakra affinities previously, he was certain that any future test would reveal all five elemental affinities.

Before Lihuo could experiment further, a cold, mechanical voice echoed in his mind once more.

"Now drawing ten random ninjutsu for the host."

Lihuo's heart surged with excitement.

Let's see how much loot this old geezer can drop for me!

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining:"

"Ninja Art: Three Body Technique" (Clone, Substitution, Transformation)

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique"

"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique"

"Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique"

"Earth Style: Headhunter Technique"

"Earth Style: Earth Wall"

"Shadow Clone Technique"

"Telescope Technique"

"Shuriken Shadow Clone"

"Water Style: Water Formation Wall"

"System draw complete. Extracting rewards."

Lihuo was stunned by what he saw before him.

"I swear, from this moment on, I will never badmouth Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage. He is the most perfect old geezer—ah, no, ninja—in my heart."

"Mainly because the loot he dropped is just too sweet. Aside from a few basics, they're all legitimate, powerful ninjutsu."

"Oh right, and there's even that incredibly 'gentlemanly' Telescope Technique."

After a brief pause, the system began to exert its power again.

Following another bout of headaches, Lihuo had mastered all ten ninjutsu.

He had successfully transformed from a kid who knew nothing into a kid who knew ten different ninjutsu.

One had to realize that even an average Chunin could never perfectly master these ten techniques simultaneously.

Thanks to his powerful golden finger, Lihuo had successfully integrated and mastered all ten.

What I lack most right now is chakra volume and combat experience.

Of course, there's also the greatest asset of the Uchiha Clan—the Sharingan.

With the Sharingan, I can become a Professor of Ninjutsu myself.

Lihuo thought to himself, Wait? I remember there was one more reward, right?

"Please select a compound ninjutsu."

"Compound Ninja Art: Earth Dragon Flame Flow": Combines Earth Style and Fire Style. Uses a Fire Dragon Bullet to spit a powerful fireball, paired with the Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bullet to create a fire-breathing earth dragon.

"Compound Ninja Art: Lightning Water Dragon Bullet": Combines Water Style and Lightning Style to create an electrified water dragon bullet to attack the enemy. The power is greater than a standard Water Dragon Bullet and can paralyze the target.

Among the ten ninjutsu he had received, Fire and Earth styles were abundant, while Water and Lightning were fewer and leaned toward defense.

Therefore, he absolutely had to choose "Compound Ninja Art: Lightning Water Dragon Bullet."

A moment later, Lihuo had memorized the usage of the Lightning Water Dragon Bullet by heart, though, of course, it came with the mandatory headache.

"I'm saying, if you're going to give rewards, just give them! Why must it cause a headache every single time?"

"Headaches are a necessary condition for the system to transmit knowledge and modify the body. Please endure it, host."

"I tell you...! You really are a 'good' system."

"Congratulations to the host for successfully claiming all rewards."

"Digitizing all abilities for you now."

"Host": Uchiha Lihuo

"Ninjutsu": Three Body Technique, Great Fireball Technique, Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, Great Waterfall Technique, Headhunter Technique, Earth Style Wall, Shadow Clone Technique, Telescope Technique, Shuriken Shadow Clone, Water Wall

"Taijutsu": None

"Genjutsu": None

"Chakra": Micro-Kakashi (A fraction of Kakashi's, enough to cast only one ninjutsu at full power)

"Oh my god, although I got so many rewards thanks to dumb luck... and my own guts."

"But these rewards are way too generous. If I pat a few more people's heads, I'll be set for life."

"Right! I can just pat the same person's head repeatedly to farm rewards."

"I really am a head-patting dog... little genius."

"System notification: Unless the same ninja undergoes changes in ability and talent during different periods, repeated head-patting will not yield rewards."

"Tch, no loopholes to exploit."

By the time Lihuo finished claiming his rewards, Sarutobi Hiruzen's long-winded speech had finally reached its end.

"Where the leaves of Konoha dance, fire shall burn. The fire will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout."

"I now announce that the entrance ceremony is officially over, and the entrance examination begins."

Lihuo was stunned. There's an exam for enrollment? They're all just little brats, what is there to test?

Beside him, Obito, who had been left lifeless by the Third Hokage's hours-long speech, noticed his best friend's confusion.

"Dummy Lihuo, this is to test if losers like you have the aptitude to become ninjas."

"And for a genius ninja like yours truly, this is the best stage. Hahaha!"

Lihuo couldn't help but be speechless. The Obito before him wasn't the traitorous bastard who would eventually betray his master and ancestors, but a hot-blooded idiot wearing goggles.

Perhaps the meaning of me transmigrating here is to change these regrets? Lihuo thought.

Yet, his words were merciless. "Stupid Obito, a guy who can even be late for school registration can't possibly be a genius ninja. Let's see who's better at the training ground."

A bout of playful banter followed.

However, an arrogant voice abruptly cut in.

"Uchiha Lihuo, Uchiha Obito, you two ill-bred things only know how to bring shame to the Uchiha Clan."

The owner of the voice was an Uchiha youth who only knew how to look at people through his nostrils.

"Lost your parents on the battlefield and have no one to raise you, no wonder you're so ill-bred. And to think you'd say you want to be Hokage in public, it's truly laughable."

Hearing this, Obito's rage was instantly ignited.

"Say that again if you have the guts!" Obito roared in anger, immediately ready to charge forward and fight the other to the death.

Suddenly, a small hand pressed down on Obito's head. It was Lihuo!

Lihuo's eyes were surprisingly calm, and his voice held no discernible emotion, yet it was chilling and impossible to ignore.

"Hey, Nostril-man, our parents sacrificed themselves on the battlefield. They are the pride of the Uchiha Clan and the pride of the village."

"As for whether we have real skills, let's settle it at the training ground."

Feeling his authority challenged for the first time, Nostril-man instantly flew into a rage.

"Kid! Do you know who I am? I am—"

Before he could finish, Lihuo erupted with incredible speed, stopping right in front of him.

"Shh, extras don't need names."

The entrance exam officially begins!