Flying Thunder God Technique

[Kamui] was not exactly a great hero alias, but it was still far better than an absurd name like [Red Eye Man].

The executives at the Hero Association loved coming up with hero aliases using "Man," but Bai Ye just did not get [Red Eye Man].

"All right, I'll try to get it approved for you."

The man in the suit nodded. "Now, back to business. The four of us will be conducting your interview today. The top-ranked C-Class hero is granted the right to advance to B-Class Hero. Of course, you can also choose to remain at the top of C-Class."

"Bai Ye, what is your decision? If you advance to Class B, you'll start at the very bottom of the rankings..."

The man in the suit asked for confirmation.

"I choose to advance."

Bai Ye answered without hesitation.

There was no point in staying in C-Class. Besides, C-Class heroes had to submit an activity report every week, which was a hassle.

"I see. You've decided to advance..."

The man in the suit wrote it down.

"Next, we'll ask you a few simple questions."

The young woman seated on the far right spoke. "I'll record your answers on the psychological assessment form."

While Bai Ye answered their questions, several people watched him through a one-way window set high in a side wall of the room.

They were special Review Committee Members from the Hero Association, and their duties differed from those of ordinary Review Committee Members.

Their main responsibility was to investigate heroes' promotions and rises in rank, letting no misconduct slip past them.

"That's Bai Ye, right? What do you think about the rumors that he cheated...?"

"His results in the earlier physical ability and endurance tests were fairly average. I don't know how he could have made such a huge leap in just a few days."

"Maybe he didn't give it his all during the tests. Though his motives for hiding his strength would also be questionable."

"At this point, we have no solid evidence. Suspicion alone won't accomplish anything. He's chosen to advance anyway, so let's observe him for a while. Only genuine ability will let him hold his own in Class B. Otherwise, he'll regret it himself. Don't underestimate the ruthless competition in Class B..."

The special Review Committee Members discussed Bai Ye behind the scenes.

Bai Ye knew perfectly well that the Review Committee Members were watching him, but he did not care in the slightest.

"We've reached the advisor. Shall I put him through now?"

The special Review Committee Members were in an office, and a communications officer behind them was contacting the advisor.

"Yes."

At the special Review Committee Members' instruction, the connection went through.

"Hello. I'm busy right now, so please keep this brief."

A handsome young man with blue hair and golden eyes appeared on the large screen. He was [Sweet Mask], the top-ranked A-Class hero.

"Sorry for all the trouble we've caused you. As usual, we'd like your final judgment on the current top-ranked C-Class hero's application to advance to Class B, Mr. Sweet Mask."

One of the special Review Committee Members spoke.

"Advancement to Class B... Can't you decide that yourselves? C-Class, Class B, none of that matters."

Sweet Mask looked utterly indifferent.

"That's true... But this procedure was established by the board of directors. We asked you to serve as an advisor to help the association gain public support, Mr. Sweet Mask..."

The special Review Committee Member explained awkwardly.

He did not want to offend Sweet Mask, but he could not violate the board's rules either.

"Only heroes in A-Class and above need my input. Heroes at that level have a major impact on society. And if a hero in the same class as me behaves improperly, it affects me too. But Class B..."

Sweet Mask had been about to launch into another scathing critique of Classes B and C, but thought better of it. "Fine. I'll take a quick look."

"The hero currently being interviewed is Bai Ye, the top-ranked C-Class hero. He has no hero alias yet."

The special Review Committee Member immediately began the introduction and switched the feed to show Bai Ye.

"...His eyes look a little unusual, but that's about it. As long as there aren't any scandals involving improper conduct, let him advance."

Sweet Mask delivered his final judgment casually, then ended the call and returned to his own business.

It took the entire morning before Bai Ye's promotion was finally settled.

He now held a sheet of paper, a "Certificate of Promotion," signifying that the Hero Association had approved his advancement to B-Class Hero.

For now, he was ranked last in Class B, in 101st place.

[Ding! Host has advanced to B-Class Hero. Rewards obtained: 10 points, Flying Thunder God Technique!]

Flying Thunder God Technique?

Hearing the system notification, Bai Ye was briefly taken aback.

He had only expected to receive points for advancing within the Hero Association. He had not anticipated this extra surprise.

An S-Class Space-Time Ninjutsu: the Flying Thunder God Technique.

As another Space-Time Ninjutsu, the Flying Thunder God Technique overlapped somewhat with Dual Kamui, but each had its own strengths.

Although Dual Kamui offered a more versatile set of abilities, that did not mean the Flying Thunder God Technique was completely useless to Bai Ye.

Once he got home, Bai Ye had to prepare lunch. Saitama came over to mooch a meal as usual...

During his midday break, Bai Ye began studying the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The system had granted him direct mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique, without any need to learn it.

Now, whenever he wished, he could leave a "Flying Thunder God Formula," or chakra mark, on any person or object.

But Bai Ye had no chakra in his body, so the system had also modified the Flying Thunder God Technique, turning its chakra marks into mental energy marks.

Once he placed a mark, Bai Ye could use the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport instantly to its location.

In principle, this form of teleportation was at least as fast as Dual Kamui's transportation ability, since Dual Kamui required passing through the Kamui Dimension as an "intermediate stop," while Flying Thunder God involved no such stop.

Dual Kamui's most broken features had never been its transportation ability anyway, but its "Intangibility," which ignored all physical attacks, and its long-range spatial crushing, which ignored all physical defenses. Thus, Dual Kamui and the Flying Thunder God Technique did not conflict for Bai Ye.

Of course, that only applied to teleportation over extremely long distances. For teleportation within his field of vision, it was hard to say whether Dual Kamui or the Flying Thunder God Technique was faster, since Dual Kamui could open more than one spatial portal at once. For example, he could absorb himself with his right eye while opening a distant portal with his left, achieving seamless teleportation. Besides, Dual Kamui's transportation ability was faster than single-eye Kamui's...

Still, Bai Ye felt as though something was missing, so he decided to open the points shop for a look. He immediately discovered that it had changed.

[① Physique]

[② Hashirama cells]

[③ Red Night Blade]

[④ Fourth Hokage's Kunai]

[⑤ Rasengan]

P.S. The contract is signed now, so I can ask for gifts too~