"Don't go, Luo! We agreed to spar and help toughen up your rookie."
"We've only just started, and you already can't take it?"
President Luo and Zhao Hai had barely taken a few steps when President Bai blocked their way, looking utterly smug.
"..." President Luo gritted his teeth, wanting to fire back.
In the end, however, he chose to remain silent.
With strength like his, continuing to trade barbs would only humiliate him further.
"That Water Release-Great Waterfall Technique just now used up all my chakra."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to fight again for a while." Beside him, Zhao Hai forced a bitter smile.
His earlier arrogance was long gone.
President Bai smiled faintly. "That's all right. Jiangli Dojo is a professional dojo, after all."
"We have supplies ready for recovery after a match."
As he spoke, he took out a Soldier Pill and pressed it into Zhao Hai's hand.
Soldier Pills were standard medicine for restoring chakra.
"Restore your chakra, then have a few more exchanges with Luo Yu."
"You're both young. You should improve together."
President Bai wore a benevolent expression.
Just then, Luo Yu caught up as well, his expression perfectly amiable.
"I just got lucky earlier. Rest a bit, and we'll go another round."
"Don't get discouraged."
No way!
Zhao Hai knew so many Water Release techniques. How could I be satisfied without stealing every last one?
At the very least, he ought to leave me Water Release-Great Waterfall Technique!
He possessed all five basic elemental affinities, yet he kept using Fire Release, even to counter Water Release. That was hardly reasonable.
Everyone knew that at least half the Water Release techniques in Naruto were cast by Kisame Hoshigaki.
As someone who had inherited Kisame Hoshigaki's legacy, Zhao Hai would surely make an excellent Water Release instructor for him.
Yet at the sight of Luo Yu's friendly smile, Zhao Hai looked terrified and clutched his still-aching abdomen.
Clearly, Luo Yu had beaten him badly enough to leave psychological scars.
He knew perfectly well that unless he unraveled the secret behind Luo Yu's sudden disappearance, he could never win.
If I can't win, why the hell would I keep fighting?
Nobody enjoyed getting thrashed.
Besides, he was usually the one doing the thrashing.
"Next time. Definitely next time." Leaving those words behind, Zhao Hai practically flew out of the dojo.
Every extra second he spent in front of Luo Yu made him squirm.
"Luo Yu, you must come to this year's Exchange Meet. I look forward to seeing your performance there."
President Luo spoke meaningfully.
In his view, although Luo Yu could trounce Zhao Hai, their battle was still only at the Genin level.
The strongest competitors at the Exchange Meet were all Chunin.
Even with his bizarre secret technique and highly refined Great Fireball, Luo Yu would still suffer a crushing defeat against their Chunin from Seven Bays.
A Chunin defeating a Genin was nothing to brag about, but it would certainly soothe his anger!
"Old Bai, Old Jiang, consider this a little greeting. We'll settle things at the Exchange Meet."
With that, President Luo left, his expression ugly.
"That felt good! After all these years, we finally got to hold our heads high!"
Watching President Luo leave, President Bai let out a heavy breath.
Seeing President Luo and Zhao Hai put in their place, the other people from Jiang Li around them couldn't help cheering.
Seven Beach City sent people over to provoke them almost every year, gathering intelligence along the way.
Although both sides had their share of wins and losses, Jiang Li's decline meant that in recent years, they had lost far more often than they won.
Even their victories had never been as overwhelming as today's.
What was more, the person Seven Bays had sent today was the hardest to beat in years.
After all, under normal circumstances, only Jonin, or even those at the Ninshu level, possessed a blue inheritance.
A blue inheritance among Genin meant absolute dominance over others of the same rank.
Yet Luo Yu had actually crushed a monster like that!
It was simply unbelievable!
"To celebrate Luo Yu's victory, the dojo is open free of charge today!"
President Bai swept his hand grandly.
The crowd's cheers grew even louder.
Curator Jiang looked at Luo Yu curiously. "Are you sure you want to take part in this year's Exchange Meet?"
"You don't want to watch and wait for a year?"
Luo Yu nodded firmly. "Jiang Li has been silent for too long. It's time we made our voice heard."
Watch and wait, my ass. If I don't enter the Exchange Meet and dominate my way to the championship soon, how the hell am I supposed to get divine pupil stones?
Besides divine pupil stones, he also needed to become a Genin and explore Secret Realms.
Genin-level Secret Realms yielded plenty of gray-quality unnamed fragments, and with luck, he could even obtain white fragments.
Once he qualified to explore Secret Realms, he would no longer have to worry about lacking materials to upgrade his ninjutsu.
"All right, then. Come to the Association tomorrow to have your basic stats certified."
"After that, head to the Mission Assembly Hall and complete a D-rank Mission. Then you can be certified as a Genin."
Every city's Ninja Association had an institution known as the Mission Assembly Hall.
This institution gathered the city's officially issued missions, along with personal missions posted by private individuals.
The Mission Assembly Hall divided missions into five ranks according to difficulty.
These were E-rank, D-rank, C-rank, B-rank, and A-rank, corresponding to ninja ranks from Apprentice Ninja through Ninshu.
Above these were special S-rank, SS-rank, and SSS-rank missions, which could only be accepted by ninja at the Shadow Guard, Kage Level, and Super Kage ranks.
After becoming an Apprentice Ninja, one could accept the lowest-difficulty E-rank missions at the Mission Assembly Hall and earn the corresponding rewards upon completion.
Most E-rank missions were simple jobs like helping people find their cats or dogs, with little real value.
That was why Luo Yu hadn't visited the Mission Assembly Hall after becoming an Apprentice Ninja.
D-rank missions, however, were different. They were genuine Genin-level missions.
Unlike risk-free E-rank missions, D-rank missions routinely resulted in injuries or deaths, even among Genin.
That evening.
Luo Yu said goodbye to President Bai, Curator Jiang, and the others, then returned to his New Home.
The moment he entered, he saw Luo Qingyu greeting him shyly, dressed in his favorite Maid Outfit with black stockings.
"You're back, Yu? You weren't hurt, were you? Would you like dinner first, or a bath?"
Luo Yu was stunned. Since when had my sister gotten so good at this?
How am I supposed to eat dinner now?
Could I have something else to eat?
Of course, Luo Yu only thought it. He didn't dare actually ask.
"Sis, what's all this?"
Luo Qingyu looked bashful. "While you were asleep, I checked the browsing history on your phone."
"It seems boys these days all like this look, so to celebrate our move, I wanted to dress up nicely and surprise you."
Luo Yu gave her an innocent look. "Promise me you'll dress like this at home from now on."
Hearing that, Luo Qingyu protested coyly, "Don't push your luck!"
"Giving you an occasional reward is as far as I'm willing to go!"
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't wear something this outrageous for even a minute!"
Seeing how firm his sister was, Luo Yu could only back off for now.
Dinnertime.
Looking at Luo Qingyu in her Maid Outfit, Luo Yu suddenly found his appetite and wolfed down his food.
He had to admit, his sister's outfit really did make dinner taste better.
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