I Don't Know How to Explain It, but How About This?

"What?"

Shui Daiyi's heart jolted, and he immediately assumed a guarded stance.

"Don't be nervous. It may have been an illusion. After all, how could a five-year-old child possibly possess such powerful chakra?"

"Judging by that chakra, it was at least jonin level!"

The old man shook his head, feeling that he had overthought it.

That chakra was at least jonin level. Looking across the ninja world, even that man from Konoha had only possessed jonin-level strength at the age of twelve. The child before them was merely five years old—how could he possibly have such chakra?

"It should be impossible, but these are extraordinary times. We must remain vigilant. Let me test him!"

Shui Daiyi shook his head, fixed his gaze on Yang Ming, and walked over.

"What's your name? What are you doing here?"

Shui Daiyi stared at Yang Ming and demanded.

"Me?"

Hearing the voice, Yang Ming opened his eyes and immediately saw an old man and a young man standing before him.

The young man had stepped forward to question him, his face cold and indifferent, while the old man watched from afar with considerable interest.

However, when Yang Ming saw the MM symbols on their foreheads, he knew they were Grass Ninja.

Moreover, judging from their auras, neither of them was an ordinary ninja!

He calmly replied.

"My name is Yuexia Ming. I'm an orphan. Teacher Gong Lizi brought me back. I'm meditating here and refining chakra!"

"From the orphanage, huh? Since you were refining chakra, why did you come so far away? With no one to guide you, do you even know how? And what was that just now? Why was there such powerful chakra on you?"

"You're only five years old. Could you really refine such powerful chakra?"

Shui Daiyi stared at Yang Ming with a suspicious expression.

Clearly, the old man's words had planted doubts in his mind, and he had to get to the bottom of it.

Although the Second Shinobi War had ended and the nations were in a truce, recuperating and rebuilding,

many spies still took the opportunity to infiltrate. Grass Ninja was not a major nation, but they still had to be cautious.

As expected of an expert from Grass Ninja. His perception is actually this strong. I only unlocked the beginner Sage Body and Monstrous Strength, yet he sensed it!

Yang Ming's heart stirred at those words.

He had just completed a mission, and the system had unlocked two abilities for him: the beginner Sage Body and Monstrous Strength.

His physique had immediately strengthened. Though he was only five years old, the power of the system was profoundly mysterious. At this moment, whether in strength or reaction speed, his body had already reached an entirely new realm.

There was no issue of needing to adapt at all.

After all, it was the Sage Body. Even at the beginner level, it was far from ordinary.

Chakra surged within his body, already reaching jonin level.

Especially after his physique had been enhanced, he had gained Monstrous Strength.

With Monstrous Strength combined with the beginner Sage Body, he now felt infinitely powerful, as if he could shatter a massive boulder with a single punch!

Monstrous Strength is actually a way of using chakra. It condenses chakra at a single point to create tremendous force, force enough to smash through any ninjutsu with one punch!

Of course, to reach that level—like Hashirama Senju, who could withstand Sarutobi's Fire Release with his body alone—I would need at least an advanced Sage Body along with Kage-level chakra. I'm still far from that point.

Feeling the changes in his body, Yang Ming mused inwardly.

"What, nothing to say? Looks like you really do have a problem!"

Seeing Yang Ming remain silent, Shui Daiyi sneered. A chilling killing intent erupted from his body!

An elite chunin!

Yang Ming's heart tightened. His perception was now powerful, and judging from the fluctuation of that chakra, this man was clearly chunin level.

Moreover, he was obviously an elite tempered through life-and-death battles.

After all, someone who had been on a battlefield was indeed different from someone who had not.

Though he had less chakra than Yang Ming, his combat experience was incomparably rich.

With my current experience, if I fought him, there's a seventy percent chance I'd be defeated—or even killed...

In that case...

With that thought, Yang Ming gathered chakra, activated Monstrous Strength, and punched the ground beneath his feet!

Boom!

Centered on his body, the ground within thirty meters suddenly heaved upward. Cracks appeared one after another, a shocking sight!

"This..."

Shui Daiyi froze. He immediately sucked in a breath of cold air and stared at Yang Ming in utter shock, scarcely believing his own eyes!

"This is... innate divine strength!"

The old man stepped forward as well, staring at Yang Ming with equal shock.

He could not believe that such a punch had erupted from Yang Ming's hand!

"I don't know how to explain it. The reason I came here was because I failed the test at the orphanage and was mocked by the others. Feeling upset, I distanced myself from them and came here. Then I felt an incomparably furious power surge up inside my body."

"I don't understand what this power is either. I only feel like my body has endless strength. That's all."