Kekkei Genkai-Lava Release!

It seemed far stronger than ordinary cursed energy.

It wasn't just the power within his body, but also these Sharingan. He had been able to sense cursed energy before, but he had never been able to perceive its flow so clearly.

Were chakra and cursed energy part of the same system?

As though sensing Yue Liusi's confusion, the system's icy voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

[Host, please do not worry. All rewards will be issued in forms suited to this world's characteristics. All have been modified.]

[This system fought its way through a sea of blood to get here. Its sole purpose is to nurture the host. Everything meets the host's needs. Anything produced by this system is guaranteed to be top quality.]

Yue Liusi raised an eyebrow.

"System, where are you from?"

[Singularity]

Tsk, no wonder you had to fight your way out.

He nodded, more or less understanding what the system meant by modifications.

Combining their strengths... not bad.

Ninjutsu that required no hand seals, Sharingan that could observe cursed energy, and his own unique "chakra," a combination of chakra and cursed energy, all confirmed this.

Discard the dross and keep the essence.

Those really were some major improvements.

Judging by the caliber of his offensive abilities, he had officially joined the ranks of grade 2 jujutsu sorcerers.

As for grade 1, he was still quite a way off.

But as his total chakra increased, even grade 1 probably wouldn't be far beyond him.

Yue Liusi felt the chakra surging within him.

His own chakra reserves would probably have supported four uses of the Phoenix Flower Jutsu on the scale he had just demonstrated. If he wanted to form more fireballs, that number would drop further.

Forcing it beyond that would leave him weakened.

But now that One Kakashi's worth of chakra had arrived, his total reserves had increased almost tenfold.

Although Kakashi's chakra reserves had always drawn criticism, that was still a jonin's worth of chakra!

In fact, the main reason Kakashi was so "drained" was the Sharingan he couldn't deactivate. His reserves themselves were fine.

They were certainly enough for him right now.

If it was just a C-rank ninjutsu like the Phoenix Flower Jutsu, he no longer had much to worry about when using it.

Two missions remained. To refresh the missions, he needed to complete all three. Mission one was manageable; the one he currently had no leads on was mission two.

From a ninja's perspective, becoming a chunin required taking the chunin ninja exams or receiving a direct appointment from the village-in other words, the Hokage's recognition.

Where was he supposed to take the chunin ninja exams?

Converting kage level into jujutsu sorcerer terms, would that be around a strong special grade? After all, some Kage were stronger than others.

He wasn't sure whether special grade would do.

Yue Liusi's mind raced.

If nothing else worked, he could only seek official certification from a jujutsu sorcerer organization, much like a direct appointment from a village. But promotion assessments would waste far too much time.

He needed to find an opportunity to have an exception made.

What a hassle...

Yue Liusi shook his head. While he was thinking, Itadori had already completely destroyed the stake maintaining the Curtain on the other side.

Afterward, he invited Yue Liusi to act together with him.

Mei Mei didn't say anything more this time, either.

Clearly, after that battle, she had acknowledged Yue Liusi's strength.

"I have other missions."

Yue Liusi shook his head, naturally having no intention of joining them.

Hearing that, Itadori could only let the matter drop.

After parting ways with Itadori, Yue Liusi didn't rush to act. Instead, he searched the outskirts for transfigured humans to complete mission one.

To obstruct the jujutsu sorcerers, quite a few transfigured humans had also been placed on Shibuya's outskirts, harassing civilians along the way and tying down the assistant managers.

Before long, mission one was complete.

The Water Dragon Bullet Technique arrived immediately as well.

And Yue Liusi now had a lead on mission two, which offered a special kekkei genkai as its reward.

Shibuya Toll Plaza.

"Who's there?"

Masamichi Yaga frowned at the newcomer, his tone somewhat hostile.

He was stationed here specifically to protect Shoko Ieiri. Having the Medical Site's location exposed was a grave taboo.

How had this guy found his way here?

"I came to discuss a deal with you, Principal Yaga."

Yue Liusi raised his head to look at Masamichi Yaga on the rooftop, his tone calm.

Taking in Yue Liusi's appearance, Masamichi Yaga raised an eyebrow.

"You're that unidentified independent jujutsu sorcerer?"

The outermost Curtain had been lifted, and electronic devices transmitted information quickly. Aside from the core area, he had a clear picture of most of what was happening in Shibuya.

Naturally, this fellow operating around the outskirts had also caught the assistant managers' attention.

Normally, independent jujutsu sorcerers were curse users. How could a regular jujutsu sorcerer with even a little strength remain completely unknown?

But this one's circumstances were different.

"A deal... why don't you come up and talk?"

Beside Masamichi Yaga, a woman in a white coat with a languid expression draped her arms lazily over the railing and spoke softly.

"Shoko..."

"He doesn't look like a bad person."

Shoko Ieiri smiled. After all... a handsome face made a persuasive case.

Besides, if he really was a bad person, he had already found them. Refusing him wouldn't mean much.

Masamichi Yaga could only nod. This man's cursed energy was very pure, without the murkiness of a curse user's. He really didn't seem like an enemy.

Seeing this, Yue Liusi knew he was already halfway to success.

As long as they were willing to talk.

As the principal of Jujutsu High, Masamichi Yaga had the authority.

Even without Masamichi Yaga there, Shoko Ieiri had that authority too.

In the Jujutsu Society, only three people could output positive energy to heal others: Shoko Ieiri, Yuta Okkotsu, and Sukuna.

As the only dedicated healer, a core strategic resource of the Jujutsu Higher-Ups whom Masamichi Yaga had been specifically assigned to protect, Shoko Ieiri's status spoke for itself.

Entering the toll plaza, Yue Liusi turned his gaze toward the two of them. Without wasting words, he got straight to the point.

"As far as I know, jujutsu sorcerers outside the Jujutsu High system can receive a special title through direct certification without an assessment, provided their strength is known, correct?"

"Give me the title, and I'll join the Shibuya operation."

From the outset, Yue Liusi's goal hadn't been an official grade, but a special title. After all, the former required Jujutsu Headquarters and other departments to make exceptions, while the latter only required sufficient strength.

As for the benefits that came with certification as an official jujutsu sorcerer, he didn't need them right now.

He might need them later, but by then, his strength would definitely be on an entirely different level.

Yue Liusi wasn't worried in the slightest about improving his strength.

Satoru Gojo himself had said that in the world of jujutsu sorcerers, innate talent accounted for eighty percent of one's strength. One's ceiling was decided at birth.

After all, under normal circumstances, each jujutsu sorcerer could only possess one innate technique. But he was different.

What he had was ninjutsu, not cursed techniques.

So his growth would likewise come in leaps and bounds.

Jujutsu High students of this jujutsu world, prepare to take a beating from this jujutsu doctor!

Hearing his words, Masamichi Yaga frowned.

"Special titles are generally only granted to members of the Three Great Families. Outsiders have a hard time obtaining one unless their strength meets the standard."

The implication behind Masamichi Yaga's words was obvious: he didn't believe in Yue Liusi's strength.

After all, the intelligence had assessed Yue Liusi as a grade 2 jujutsu sorcerer.

And a grade 2 jujutsu sorcerer wasn't worth his making a special application to the Jujutsu Higher-Ups for a special title right now.

Nor was his thinking wrong. A grade 2 jujutsu sorcerer really couldn't make much of a difference in Shibuya as it currently stood.