"Is this the Yamato legacy fragment President Bai was talking about?"
"This is insane! I propose we stop the exam!"
"Of course President Bai wouldn't let anyone get his treasure that easily."
Even Curator Jiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "That's just like old Bai. He's gone way too far."
Listening to the protests from the family heads in the room, President Bai smiled faintly. "Please rest assured, everyone."
"This Merged White Zetsu is only a first-rank Genin. Based on the strength Luo Yu and Yang Jie have displayed, they still have a chance to escape."
Yes, even after witnessing Luo Yu and Yang Jie's outstanding performances, everyone present, including President Bai, took it for granted that the two stood no chance against the Merged White Zetsu.
A mutant beast's combat strength was judged not only by its rank, but also by the legacy fragments it dropped after being killed.
In this respect, mutant beasts fell into three categories: the weakest no-drop beasts, common beasts with a chance of dropping fragments, and rare mutant beasts with their distinctive guaranteed drops.
The Merged White Zetsu clearly belonged to the guaranteed-drop category.
And the fragments he dropped were green quality.
His combat strength was equivalent to that of a ninja who had fused with a green legacy.
Therefore, killing a Merged White Zetsu required at least three ordinary Genin.
It wasn't something two Novice Rank Three trainees should even consider.
At the summit in the danger zone, Yang Jie's hand trembled involuntarily around his tachi as he faced the enormous Merged White Zetsu.
Maybe I should make a run for it.
But how could he back down in front of the girl he liked?
With that thought, he turned a pleading gaze toward Luo Yu.
Bro, how about you say it first?
Yet Luo Yu looked eager to give it a try.
Yang Jie was speechless.
Looks like this guy doesn't understand a thing.
Is a Merged White Zetsu really something we can take on right now?
While Yang Jie agonized over what to do, Liu Jiajia smiled sweetly at him. "You can do it, Yang Jie!"
At her words, Yang Jie charged forward alongside his two clones as though he'd been hit with an intelligence-loss buff.
How could a man admit he couldn't do it in front of the girl he loved?
"Dance of the Crescent Moon!"
In an instant, Yang Jie and his shadow clones flashed to the Merged White Zetsu's side, slashing down from the left, above, and the right.
This was Gekko Hayate's special technique, which could only be learned by obtaining his legacy.
The Ninja Association rated it two-star.
Although its damage was pitiful, its unique footwork launched attacks from three directions, making it almost impossible to avoid.
The next moment, metallic clangs rang out.
The three tachi struck the Merged White Zetsu's outer layer, leaving only a shallow cut.
They hadn't pierced his defenses at all!
A first-rank Genin had 100 stamina, making it difficult for trainees to inflict any damage in the first place.
And the Merged White Zetsu was green quality. A Novice Rank Three trainee's slashes were little more than scratches.
Yang Jie was dumbfounded.
"Roar!" The Merged White Zetsu threw back his heads and bellowed.
The enormous wave of sound instantly reduced both clones to white mist.
Yang Jie was also pinned in place by the deafening roar, unable to move.
Suddenly, the Merged White Zetsu swung a long arm at him.
The next moment, Yang Jie was slapped through the air and crashed into a rock wall, blood pouring from his mouth.
Seeing her strongest support fall, Liu Jiajia turned deathly pale with fear.
The staff area behind the scenes erupted into an uproar as well.
"President Bai! Force-activate the Flying Thunder God in his Scientific Ninja Tool!"
Seeing his son severely injured, the Yang Family Head lost his composure.
President Bai glanced at him. "That would mean Yang Jie withdraws from the exam."
"For someone as proud as him, failing even the Trainee Exam would be a tremendous humiliation."
The Yang Family Head shook his head. "That's why I want you to withdraw him on his behalf. He can barely move right now. The Merged White Zetsu certainly won't spare him."
President Bai looked at him calmly. "Don't forget that Luo Yu hasn't acted yet."
The Yang Family Head gave a bitter smile. "Luo Yu can't do it either."
"To defeat a Merged White Zetsu with trainee-level stats, he'd need at least a purple-quality legacy."
Then he sighed. "It looks like my Yang Jie won't be passing this year's exam."
President Bai reassured him. "If Luo Yu can't do anything either, our people will teleport them back in time."
"You can rest assured of that."
Only after hearing his promise did the Yang Family Head relax a little.
Meanwhile, at the summit in the danger zone.
Yang Jie lay collapsed on the ground, staring at the Merged White Zetsu in despair.
His trembling finger rested on the Withdrawal Button.
Yet he couldn't bring himself to press it.
He felt he could still be saved.
Liu Jiajia had long since frozen in terror, standing helplessly in place.
She desperately wanted to abandon Yang Jie and run, but that would be far too heartless.
Yet she didn't have the courage to drag Yang Jie back either.
After all, that would leave her completely exposed to the Merged White Zetsu.
So she was torn.
"This big White Zetsu has very long arms. I absolutely can't fight him at close range."
After observing Yang Jie's fight with the Merged White Zetsu, Luo Yu reached his conclusion.
He had held off on acting precisely so he could gather information.
Keeping a cool head in a crisis was also an essential quality for a ninja.
Kakashi in the original story had exemplified this perfectly.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Luo Yu instantly formed hand seals, spending 10 chakra as a Great Fireball the size of a single-story house burst forth.
It slammed into the Merged White Zetsu's massive body and exploded in a dazzling blaze.
"It's huge!" Liu Jiajia's mouth fell open in astonishment.
She hadn't known Luo Yu could use the Great Fireball at all.
And whether it was the power, size, or even his hand seal speed, his mastery was definitely beyond Minor Mastery.
A Great Fireball this huge had to be at least Proficient Level, perhaps even Greater Mastery!
Not only had he mastered numerous Chakra Nature Transformations, but he was also this gifted at ninjutsu.
She had to admit that compared with Luo Yu, she, the supposed genius in everyone else's eyes, was no different from an ordinary bystander.
Yang Jie's expression was much the same as Liu Jiajia's.
He finally understood why Luo Yu had the strength to compete with him for the Silver Badge.
The next moment.
When the smoke cleared, the Merged White Zetsu still stood tall. Only part of his body had been burned away.
"His defenses really are no joke."
Luo Yu was somewhat surprised by the result.
That Great Fireball had been unleashed at full power, yet it had only inflicted minor injuries.
And that was with its elemental advantage against White Zetsu's Wood Release constitution.
It seemed a one-star ninjutsu could only be so powerful. No matter how high his mastery, it still had its limits.
"That barely tickled." The several heads attached to the Merged White Zetsu's body smiled contemptuously.
Then he pulled a hidden White Zetsu out of the ground and absorbed him into his body.
In an instant, the Merged White Zetsu's charred body rapidly returned to its original state.
Merged White Zetsu can heal themselves by devouring ordinary White Zetsu.
Yang Jie recalled what he had read in a book with despair.
Then he concluded dejectedly, "As long as there are other White Zetsu alive here, even a Great Fireball of that level can't defeat him!"
"How could this happen?" Liu Jiajia felt like crying, but no tears came.
If she hadn't known the staff were watching her, she would have long since cursed President Bai, who had designed this exam, to hell and back.
If you don't want to hand over the Yamato legacy fragment, just say so! Do you really have to make things this difficult?
Luo Yu took a deep breath. "Looks like I'll have to use that technique."
The Great Fireball, which had received most of his points, wasn't his strongest offensive move.
His true trump card was Hell's Turmoil.
Liu Jiajia stared at Luo Yu in disbelief. "You have an even stronger ninjutsu?"
How could another trainee have so many tricks, while all I knew was the Three-Body Technique?
Luo Yu said coldly, "Stay away from me in a moment. Don't blame me if you get killed by accident."
His words frightened Liu Jiajia into retreating thirty meters.
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