[Silver Fang] Bang

Sure enough, two new items had appeared in the points shop.

Clearly, this was all thanks to the Flying Thunder God Technique. Both kunai and the Rasengan could be combined with it to develop new moves.

For example, the Flying Thunder God Slash, Flying Thunder God Second Stage, Spiraling Flash Super Round Dance Howl Style Three...

The only one Bai Ye could not perform was the Flying Thunder God Mutual Instantaneous Revolving Technique. That was a move Tobirama and Minato performed together, requiring two people who had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique to coordinate perfectly.

[Item ④ details: The same kunai used by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. Can be marked with the Flying Thunder God Formula. Can be redeemed repeatedly.]

[Price: 0.1 points each]

[Item ⑤ details: A-Rank Ninjutsu, "Rasengan." Originally named "Halo Ice Pop Whorl Jiraiya Twin Formula Sphere." Concentrates mental energy in the hand and continuously compresses it, ultimately forming a sphere with immense destructive power. Works on a principle similar to the Tailed Beast Bomb. Derivative techniques must be developed independently.]

[Price: 50]

Bai Ye checked the details of both new items. The Fourth Hokage's Kunai seemed pretty cheap, while the Rasengan was a little pricey.

He only had 10 points at the moment, so he would not buy anything yet. He could always redeem them when he urgently needed them.

After briefly studying the Flying Thunder God Technique, Bai Ye continued exploring the map to farm points.

[Ding! Host has visited A City for the first time. Reward obtained: 2 points!]

[Ding! Host has visited F City for the first time. Reward obtained: 2 points!]

[...]

Bai Ye unlocked more and more cities, but since he was teleporting blindly, accidents were bound to happen.

Last time, he had randomly teleported to a volcanic crater. This time, he arrived at a dojo.

He could see several people practicing martial arts, including quite a few familiar faces.

Garou, Charanko, Sourface...

Bai Ye immediately realized that he had randomly teleported into Bang's dojo.

He turned his head and, sure enough, spotted a white-haired old man with his hands behind his back. His posture was slightly stooped, but his build was muscular.

It was none other than [Silver Fang] Bang, the third-ranked S-Class Hero.

[Ding! Host has visited Bang's dojo for the first time. Reward obtained: 2 points!]

"...Where did you come from?"

Bang looked startled as he stared at the young man with Blood Eyes who had suddenly appeared out of thin air.

He had not noticed where the young man had come from at all. Could he be so fast that Bang could neither see nor even sense him?

The surrounding disciples' attention was drawn over as well, and they all stared at Bai Ye with varying expressions of surprise and confusion.

"Sorry, I was testing an ability. I'll leave right away and let you get back to what you were doing."

Bai Ye immediately apologized.

Just as he was about to teleport back into the Kamui Dimension, Bang stopped him.

"Wait. Since you're already here, there's no rush to leave."

"Why not stay for a while?" Bang invited him.

"Sure. Then I'll gladly accept your invitation."

Bai Ye nodded.

"Keep practicing. Don't let me catch you using this as an excuse to slack off."

After giving his disciples that warning, Bang led Bai Ye to the room where he received guests.

"Please, have a seat."

Bang's tone was very polite.

"Thank you."

Bai Ye sat down opposite Bang.

"I'll get straight to the point. Would you be interested in joining my dojo?"

As he spoke, Bang made a few gestures. "Have you heard of the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist?"

Bai Ye's silent arrival had left a deep impression on Bang, suddenly sparking his interest in taking him on as a disciple.

"..."

Bai Ye fell silent for a moment. "I'm sorry, but I'm already a professional hero with the Hero Association. I've also heard of you, Silver Fang. I've long admired your reputation."

"Is that so? That's a bit of a shame..."

Bang sounded regretful.

Someone working as a hero would not have enough time to practice martial arts at the dojo.

He did not want to make things difficult for anyone, either, so he could only abandon the idea of taking Bai Ye as a disciple.

"So you're a hero too. Are you an A-Class Hero now? You're not among the S-Class Heroes I know."

Bang asked.

"No, I'm just a newcomer. I've only just been promoted to B-Class."

Bai Ye shook his head slightly.

"Oh, I see..."

Bang immediately wondered whether his judgment had been mistaken.

Based on the speed Bai Ye had just demonstrated, he had assumed the young man was at least an A-Class Hero. Even S-Class would not have surprised him.

Yet he had only just been promoted to B-Class...

That meant he had risen from C-Class.

Even for a newcomer, that did not seem right.

Any newcomer with reasonably strong physical abilities should have placed higher than C-Class in the initial assessment.

Although there was a written exam in addition to the physical tests, its questions were very simple. Even an old man like him could score highly, so it should have been easier still for a young person.

Saitama was an exception, of course. He had scored only 21 out of 50 on the written exam because his answers were too casual and direct.

For example, for a question like, "You encounter a monster stronger than you holding several hostages in a deserted suburb," Saitama had answered, "Just kill it."

His answers to the other questions had all been "Just kill it," too.

For Saitama himself, simply killing the monster really was enough to resolve those seemingly difficult situations. But the standard answers were naturally written from an ordinary person's perspective.

That was why Bang found it strange. An ordinary person could score highly on the written exam. With 50 points for the written exam and 50 for the physical tests, the total was 100. Yet Bai Ye had initially placed in C-Class, just above the passing score of 70. By normal standards, that meant his physical test score had not been high.

"By the way, you mentioned you were testing an ability. Is it some kind of martial art? Or Psychic Powers?"

Bang asked.

"You could call it Psychic Powers..."

Bai Ye replied.

In truth, Dual Kamui was neither Psychic Powers nor a martial art.

But in the world of One-Punch Man, calling it Psychic Powers was the closest he could get to explaining it.

"I see."

Bang nodded.

Now he understood. The young man with Blood Eyes before him probably only excelled at using Psychic Powers, while his physical abilities were average. That explained his low score in the placement assessment.

In that case, he needed Bang's Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist to strengthen his body all the more!

"Ahem..."

Bang cleared his throat and said frankly, "Although you're already a professional hero, you're still welcome to visit my dojo in your spare time if you're interested. I'll teach you a very powerful martial art, the Water Stream Rock Crushing Fist."

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Bang. I'll give it some thought."

Bai Ye smiled, politely declining.

It was not that he looked down on the Water Stream Rock Crushing Fist. He simply was not very interested.

What truly interested him was developing abilities such as the Sharingan, hashirama cells, the Flying Thunder God Technique, and the Rasengan-leading to things like the Rinnegan, Susanoo, Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, and so on...