A Hair's Breadth from Failure?

He gritted his teeth, turned, and tried to run.

"Trying to leave?" Arashi snorted coldly. "Stay."

He pushed off with his feet, his body turning into an afterimage as he gave chase.

The sensory chunin was not slow, but in front of Arashi's Saiyan Physique, he simply was not fast enough.

Seeing that he was about to be caught, the sensory chunin hardened his heart, suddenly pulled a shuriken from his robes, bit his finger, and rapidly formed seals in his palm.

"Secret Technique: Shadow Clone Shuriken!"

He threw the shuriken and created a shadow clone at the same time. The shadow clone also held a shuriken, and together with the original, fled in different directions. The shuriken also split into two, shooting toward Arashi in an attempt to interfere with his pursuit.

This was his final means of escape.

However, Arashi's Sharingan had long since seen through which one was the real body and which was the clone.

He did not even bother paying attention to the two shuriken. With an agile change of direction, he charged straight after the sensory chunin's real body.

"No!"

The sensory chunin let out an unwilling cry.

Arashi's palm pressed against the back of his neck again.

This time, he did not use too much force, only making the other man temporarily lose consciousness.

"Done."

Arashi clapped his hands and looked at the three chunin lying on the ground, a faint, satisfied smile appearing on his face.

The entire process had taken only a few short minutes.

He glanced at the time. From the moment he entered the forest until now, less than half an hour had passed.

"Not bad efficiency."

He did not linger and walked straight toward the largest tent in the middle.

The tent was empty, with only a table inside. On the table lay three scrolls.

After Arashi brought the three scrolls out of the camp, he created three shadow clones. They stepped forward and opened the scrolls one by one. Sure enough, two of the scrolls sprayed out poison gas the moment they were opened. Fortunately, they were in the open space outside the camp, and Arashi's shadow clones dodged in time, avoiding being poisoned. (The pain a shadow clone suffers will be transmitted back to the original when it disappears.)

Two of the scrolls were blank, while the remaining one contained a fake military deployment map. It had clearly been specially prepared for the exam.

Next came a safe withdrawal.

However, just as he was about to leave the "enemy camp" area, the corner of his eye suddenly caught sight of a figure hidden in the distant woods.

It was an Anbu member, watching him coldly.

Arashi knew that this was the person responsible for supervising the exam.

He paid it no mind and continued walking toward the outside of the forest.

However, just as he was about to leave the exam area, a sudden change occurred!

"Boom!"

With a loud crash, the ground beneath his feet suddenly collapsed!

A huge trap!

Moreover, this trap seemed to have been specifically arranged for him. It was filled with a fine steel wire net, and faint lightning flickered across it!

"They even had something like this?" Arashi's gaze sharpened.

His reaction was extremely fast. His body suddenly sprang upward as he tried to jump out of the trap.

But at that moment, above the trap, a huge net suddenly dropped down, completely sealing off the entire opening! Chakra was also attached to the net, making it exceptionally tough.

"Damn it!"

Arashi was caught in the net, his body falling and slamming into the steel wire net.

"Bzzzt!"

The lightning on the steel wire net instantly conducted into his body, sending a wave of numbness through him.

Although his Saiyan Physique had a certain resistance to an electric shock of this degree, it still made his body temporarily stiff.

"Trap after trap, all arranged for the moment I thought I had won. As expected of that old fox," Arashi sneered inwardly.

It seemed the Third really had no intention of letting him pass easily.

Just then, footsteps came from outside the trap.

The Anbu member responsible for supervising the exam walked over. Looking down at Arashi trapped in the pit, he said expressionlessly, "Uchiha Arashi, you have failed the exam."

Arashi raised his head and looked at him, a cold glint flashing through his eyes. "Failed? It's not over yet!"

He suddenly took a deep breath, and the Saiyan Chakra in his body erupted violently once more!

"Saiyan Impact! Break for me!"

Arashi roared, and a powerful blast of air erupted from his entire body!

"Bang!"

The chakra attached to the steel wire net and the giant net was instantly scattered!

He tore hard with both arms!

"Riiip!"

The tough giant net and steel wire net were actually torn open by brute force!

Arashi's figure leaped out through the opening and landed steadily on the ground.

He patted the dust from his body and looked at the Anbu member, whose face was filled with shock. The corner of his mouth curled into a mocking smile. "A trap of this level can't hold me."

A complicated look flashed through the Anbu member's eyes. He clearly had not expected Arashi to break free from the trap in such a violent way.

After a moment of silence, he said, "You... have passed the exam."

Arashi ignored him, turned, and walked toward the outside of the forest.

Sunlight fell over him once more, stretching his shadow very long.

He tightened his grip on the scroll in his hand, feeling the newly obtained system reward.

At the moment he passed the exam, the system's notification rang out in his mind:

[Ding! System mission completed: successfully graduate early from the Ninja Academy within half a month]

[Mission evaluation: Excellent]

[Obtained mysterious grand prize—Senzu Bean x3!]

[Senzu Bean: a miraculous bean from the Dragon Ball World. No matter how severe the injury, as long as one still has a breath left, eating it will immediately restore them, and it can rapidly replenish stamina and energy.]

[The Senzu Beans are stored in the system space. When needed, silently recite "System, use a Senzu Bean now," and the Senzu Bean's effect will immediately appear on the host.]

[Template progress increased to 40%! Skill unlocked: Flight Technique!]

[Flight Technique: allows short-term hovering and ultra-high-speed movement. Chakra consumption is intense while airborne.]

Senzu Beans?!

Arashi's footsteps suddenly halted, and a flash of wild joy crossed his eyes!

They were actually Senzu Beans!

This was a heaven-defying divine item in the Dragon Ball World, second only to the Seven Dragon Balls.

As long as a person still had one breath left, eating a Senzu Bean would instantly restore all injuries and stamina!

With three Senzu Beans, even if he encountered an even more dangerous situation in the future, he would have three extra guarantees of life!

And there was also the prototype of the Flight Technique! Although it was only a prototype, could only let him hover briefly, and consumed chakra intensely, this was still the ability to fly! In the Naruto World, this was absolutely a bug-level ability!

"Wonderful!" Arashi was beyond excited.

He had truly made a huge profit from this exam!

He wanted to try the Flight Technique right now.

He focused his mind, mobilized the Saiyan Chakra in his body, and, according to the method given by the system, tried to make himself float.

"Buzz..."

A faint buoyant force came from beneath his feet.

Arashi's body grew slightly lighter, and he really left the ground, hovering in midair!

Although it lasted only a few seconds before he fell back down because his chakra consumption was too great, and although the height was less than a meter, it was already enough to excite him.

"Flight Technique..." Arashi murmured, a blazing light flickering in his eyes. "One day, I'll soar freely through the sky like a true Saiyan!"