Ninja Breaks the Firmament Gets Published

Even though Chentian had deliberately slowed down, he still finished five hundred laps in no time.

"Whew! Whew! Whew! What kind of freak is this guy? He hasn't even broken a sweat!"

"Forget sweating—he isn't even panting. Running five hundred laps didn't tire him out at all!"

A group of children who refused to accept Chentian lay sprawled across the ground, resting as they gritted their teeth at the sight of him standing there without a flushed face or labored breath.

Chentian could not care less about their stares. Right now, he was admiring his status panel.

[Host: Chentian]

[Strength: 29]

[Speed: 52]

[Constitution: 50]

[Spirit: 27]

[Chakra: 1012]

[Talent: Space Talent LV3.]

[Taijutsu: Shuriken Basics LV2, Basic Taijutsu LV3, Konoha Great Whirlwind LV4.]

[Ninjutsu: Fireball Jutsu LV5, Earth Style Wall Jutsu LV4, Earth Dragon Bullet Jutsu LV3, Substitution Jutsu LV6.]

Both his speed and constitution had more than doubled, and each had surpassed fifty points.

Even without using chakra, Chentian's physical body was now enough to fight an ordinary genin.

For a moment, the sight of those little brats sprawled all over the ground became much more pleasing to Chentian's eyes. But when he noticed the looks from the little girls, his expression immediately turned cold again.

He had thought Danzo's gaze was frightening enough, but the looks in those girls' eyes were so burning hot that they nearly set Chentian's clothes on fire.

If he gave them even the slightest friendly look, would they not pounce on him immediately?

Everyone on the platform had witnessed the children's performance, and Chentian's deliberate restraint naturally could not fool them.

"Hiruzen, I want the child who took first place. Root is the most suitable place for his development."

Hearing Danzo's words, everyone looked at him as though he were an idiot. Chentian's name had long spread throughout Konoha's upper ranks. What was he pretending for?

Besides, he was the Fourth Hokage's adopted younger brother and a staunch supporter of the Third Hokage's faction. How could they possibly hand him over to Danzo? Was he dreaming?

Yet to everyone's surprise, the Third Hokage did not immediately object. Instead, he sat there in thought.

"In your dreams!" Kushina exploded on the spot. Her red hair moved without wind as she threatened, "If you dare set your sights on Xiaotian, I'll tear Root apart!"

"Kushina, calm down!" Minato stepped forward and took her delicate hand. Then he turned to Danzo and said coldly, "I have my own arrangements for my younger brother's future. There is no need for Lord Danzo to concern himself with it."

Danzo's expression turned incomparably ugly at their words. He had not expected that after only two months, Minato and Kushina would confront him head-on for the sake of an orphan like this.

However, he still did not give up. Instead, he turned his gaze to the Third Hokage.

It was precisely because he knew the Third Hokage's concerns that he had spoken up at this moment.

"I will arrange this child's future myself. Danzo, stop entertaining such thoughts. You may select two of the remaining children to join Root."

Only after seeing Minato and Kushina's attitudes did the Third Hokage finally speak in an unhurried manner.

"Hmph, Hiruzen, you'll regret this!"

Danzo's face had gone completely green as he cursed the Third Hokage's indecisiveness inwardly.

He clearly wanted to suppress Minato's power so that he could secretly hollow out Minato's position as Hokage, yet he had let such an opportunity slip by.

Chentian was not strong yet, but he was only five years old. When he turned fifteen, Chentian wanted to see how Hiruzen Sarutobi would deal with the consequences!

"Sigh!" Watching Danzo's departing figure, the Third Hokage sighed as well.

He had not expected Minato and Kushina to be so resolute. Otherwise, he would have agreed to Danzo's request.

As long as something could weaken Minato's faction, he would spare no effort to do it. This could be seen from the fact that Minato's three guards in the original story had only been chunin.

Naturally, Chentian knew nothing about these matters, but from the ever-changing expressions on their faces, he could more or less make some guesses.

"Now, let us invite Lord Third Hokage to give a speech—!"

Seeing that everyone had rested enough, Yuanshan immediately gathered them all together.

"Congratulations on joining the Ninja Academy. From today onward, you are reserve ninjas. In the future..."

To Chentian, the Third Hokage's speech was like an old woman's foot-binding cloth—stinking and unbearably long. It made everyone drowsy.

"Where leaves dance, fire burns eternally. The firelight will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout."

Only after a full two hours did the speech finally come to an end, and Chentian eagerly began clapping.

"Clap clap clap!"

Amid the continuous applause, the Third Hokage left with a gentle, kindly smile, winning over a crowd of young admirers. Chentian, however, was not among them.

"Alright, next I will announce the class assignments! Elite Class: Chentian, Uchiha Qi, Hyuga Charen, Akimichi Dingkai, Nara Shikaku... twenty-eight students in total!"

"Regular Class: Passerby A, Passerby B, Passerby C... thirty-three students in total!"

"Regular Class 2: ..."

Other than the Elite Class, Chentian could not be bothered to listen. Just as he had guessed, most of the Elite Class consisted of children from clans, with only two or three civilian children.

After announcing the class assignments, Teacher Yuanshan dismissed everyone and told them to report to school on time the next day.

After learning his class assignment, Chentian turned and left the academy, walking toward Minato and Kushina, who were waiting for him at the gate.

"I'm heading out!"

After returning home, Chentian took out the manuscript of Ninja Breaks the Firmament that he had prepared and left the house. Since he had time today, he planned to find a publishing house and get his book published.

Konoha Publishing House.

After finding the publishing house he liked, Chentian swaggered inside, fully displaying the bearing of the future Fourth Hokage's younger brother.

If he wanted to get the better of these bloodsuckers, Chentian could never do it on his own. He could only borrow Minato and Kushina's influence.

"Kiddo, what book are you looking to buy?"

"I'm the younger brother of Konoha jonin Namikaze Minato. I'm here to publish a book!"

Putting on the airs of a rich young master, Chentian tossed the notebook in his hand into the owner's arms with a slap.

Before coming here, he had already investigated the matter. This publishing house had ninja backing, so it often bullied and exploited its authors.

He had to intimidate them first. Otherwise, Chentian doubted he would even receive one-tenth of the royalties earned by Ninja Breaks the Firmament.

"Alright, alright, I'll make the arrangements right away!"

The owner did not doubt him in the slightest. He agreed tremblingly, not even daring to discuss the royalties.

The person backing him was merely an ordinary jonin, with no ability to compete with Minato. Besides, no one in Konoha would dare impersonate Minato's relative.

He was not afraid of Minato himself, because Minato was reasonable. The person the owner truly feared was Kushina!

A few years ago, Jiraiya had given Minato a copy of Icha Icha Paradise. In her fury, Kushina had demolished this place into ruins and warned him not to continue publishing it.

"Wait. Let's discuss the royalties first." Chentian reached out to stop the owner, who was about to leave with the book. "I won't take advantage of you. I'll take seventy percent, and you take thirty percent. How about it?"

"Alright, it's settled then!" How could the owner possibly object? He immediately had Chentian sign a contract, then saw him out the door.