Chen Qi

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Chen Qi (陈奇)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Chen Family; Tengyang No. 3 Middle School, Jiangli Base City 1 9
Occupation/Role	Ninja student; later a certified Apprentice Ninja 10 27
Status	Passes the Apprentice assessment in second place with 800 points 27
Inheritance	Genma Shiranui’s white-grade inheritance 9 10
Chakra Nature	Fire 15
First Appearance	Mentioned in Chapter 1; appears in person at Jiangli Dojo in Chapter 9 1 9

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Novice Rank Three / tier-three apprentice strength	1 9 10	Reaches this level after absorbing the Genma Shiranui inheritance purchased by his family. Gains unusually advanced techniques for his rank, including Shadow Clone and Senbon Rain.
Rank Three stats confirmed	15	The school’s qualification test records 30 chakra, 30 stamina, and Fire nature, qualifying him for the afternoon assessment.
Certified Apprentice Ninja	26 27	With Luo Yu’s assistance, finishes the assessment in second place with 800 points and receives an Apprentice-level badge. This is formal qualification, not a documented increase in his stats.

Appearance

• Wears a Tengyang school uniform during his dojo matches 10.
• Holds a steel senbon between his lips like a toothpick 10.
• Carries additional senbon in a ninja-tool pouch strapped to his leg 11.

Personality

Chen Qi initially presents himself as an aloof, confident fighter, enjoying the spectators’ envy of his inherited abilities. However, he recognizes that easy victories cannot expose his weaknesses and actively wants an opponent who can challenge him. His excitement at facing Luo Yu’s Sharingan turns into overwhelming fear when he recognizes the Mangekyō 10 11.

He accepts defeat without holding a grudge and quickly pursues a friendship with Luo Yu. His generosity is deliberate: he considers supporting a potential future powerhouse more valuable than securing an assessment ranking. He also shows a playful side, teasing Luo Yu about matchmaking and other candidates’ relationships 12 13 17 23.

Abilities & Skills

Genma Shiranui’s Inheritance

Chen Qi is described by his father as a particularly good match for Genma Shiranui’s inheritance, explaining his rapid acquisition of Shadow Clone 20.

• Raises his stamina and chakra to tier-three apprentice level 10.
• Provides enough combat power to defeat experienced apprentices, including Wu Quan 9.
• Does not replace combat experience: Chen Qi visits the dojo specifically to address that weakness 10.

Shadow Clone Technique

Creates physical copies of himself to surround opponents and coordinate attacks 10 11.

• Demonstrates two simultaneous clones against Luo Yu 10.
• Uses the clones alongside his original body to expand Senbon Rain’s coverage 11.
• Divides his chakra when creating clones 10.
• Becomes one of the techniques Luo Yu copies through the Sharingan during their match 11.

Ninja Art: Senbon Rain

A two-star ninjutsu supplied by Genma Shiranui’s inheritance. Chen Qi throws senbon into the air and forms hand seals, multiplying the needles into a dense barrage 11.

• Covers the dojo arena when performed together with his two clones 11.
• Serves as his principal finishing technique 10.
• Finishes a Novice Rank Two wolf after Luo Yu wounds it 23.
• Cannot harm Luo Yu while he is intangible through Kamui 11.

Senbon Handling

• Opens his match with Luo Yu by spitting the senbon held between his lips directly at him 10.
• Uses needles drawn from his leg pouch as the basis for Senbon Rain 11.

Equipment / Items

• Senbon — Used for direct projectile attacks and Senbon Rain 10 11.
• Leg-mounted ninja-tool pouch — Stores spare needles 11.
• Storage Scroll — Carries cultivation materials, including the ten Nameless Inheritance Fragments he gives Luo Yu 13.
• Apprentice-level badge — Awarded after his second-place assessment finish 27.

History

Family Investment and Dojo Matches

Chen Qi belongs to Jiangli’s influential Chen Family, whose strongest member is a Chunin. Before acquiring his inheritance, he is known at Tengyang No. 3 Middle School for mediocre grades. His family purchases Genma Shiranui’s costly inheritance to improve his chances of winning the assessment’s rare Yamato inheritance fragment 9 12.

Seeking practical experience, he defends arena seven at Jiangli Dojo and wins five consecutive matches. One victory leaves veteran tier-three apprentice Wu Quan severely injured. With no further apprentices willing to challenge him, Chen Qi becomes frustrated that his apparent superiority is preventing useful training 9 10.

Defeat and Alliance with Luo Yu

Chen Qi initially dismisses Luo Yu as another ninja student, but becomes eager to fight after seeing his three-tomoe Sharingan. He surrounds Luo Yu with Shadow Clones and unleashes Senbon Rain. When the needles pass harmlessly through Luo Yu, Chen Qi recognizes the Mangekyō and freezes. The referee protects him from Luo Yu’s subsequent Great Fireball and declares Luo Yu the winner 10 11.

Afterward, Chen Qi approaches Luo Yu enthusiastically rather than demanding a rematch. Over lunch, he shares insider information about Yamato’s fragment and the assessment reforms. He then pays ten Nameless Inheritance Fragments for help obtaining a high ranking, accepting that first place is beyond his reach 12 13.

Apprentice Assessment

Randomized entry points separate Chen Qi from Luo Yu. Finding himself near the danger zone, Chen Qi heads toward it to wait for his ally, but barely defeats a Novice Rank Three Giant-Toothed Demon before encountering a Novice Rank Two wolf. Injured and nearly out of chakra, he considers withdrawing until Luo Yu arrives and wounds the wolf, allowing him to finish it with Senbon Rain 20 23.

After claiming Yamato’s fragment, Luo Yu returns to help Chen Qi hunt Water Lizards. Luo Yu weakens the beasts and leaves the finishing blows to him, bringing Chen Qi into second place. He completes the assessment with 800 points, behind Luo Yu’s 1,750. His father values the friendship with Luo Yu even more than the ranking 26 27.

Relationships

• Luo Yu — Schoolmate, former dojo opponent, and assessment ally. Chen Qi supplies information and cultivation materials; Luo Yu helps him secure second place 12 13 23 26.
• Chen Shi — Father and head of the Chen Family. Proud of Chen Qi’s compatibility with his inheritance and pleased by his connection to Luo Yu 20 27.
• Wu Quan — Veteran apprentice defeated and severely injured by Chen Qi during dojo sparring 9 10.
• Luo Qingyu — Luo Yu’s older sister. Chen Qi initially mistakes her for Luo Yu’s girlfriend and addresses her as his “sister-in-law,” prompting Luo Yu to correct him 17.

Notable Quotes

“It's hard to spot my weaknesses when I keep winning.” 10

“I just hope you can carry me if you get the chance. Even second place would be enough to keep my family happy.” 13