The Sharingan Was the Worst?

"Director Yan's here. Did Zhou really use chakra just now? No way! How could Qi Yuan still use the Substitution Technique to dodge a Level Two ninja's attack?"

"He's that badass?"

"He must have held back. Otherwise, how could Qi Yuan have dodged it?"

Yan Gang was the director of the third-year department, as well as the homeroom teacher of Qi Yuan's class.

"I'll report everything you did to the school!"

Zhou Tong immediately panicked. "Director Yan, it was that brat Qi Yuan who first-"

Yan Gang waved a large hand. "Whatever the reason, attacking your own student is an extremely serious matter. You need to explain yourself to the school, not me. Understood?"

Then Director Yan looked at Qi Yuan. "Come to my office."

Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes and nodded.

At that moment, Zhou Tong hated Qi Yuan to the core. Yan Gang has ties to Qi Yuan's parents, and now he's turning the blame on me.

But I have the Yang Family backing me. I'm not afraid of Yan Gang.

Qi Yuan followed behind Yan Gang into an office.

After motioning for Qi Yuan to shut the door, Yan Gang sighed. "In the blink of an eye, you've grown so big, little Yuan. Time really flies!"

Qi Yuan remained silent. He was reading through the original owner's memories, and only after a while did he understand his relationship with Yan Gang.

Yan Gang and the original owner's father had once been close friends and comrades-in-arms.

Ten years ago, the original owner's parents had died in battle. Yan Gang had also suffered serious injuries and returned to his hometown to become a teacher.

Over the years, Qi Yuan had received plenty of care from the Yan Family. It was also one of the few sources of warmth in his memories.

Without Yan Gang, the original Qi Yuan might well have been unable to carry on long ago.

"Your parents were both extraordinary talents, so as their son, your talent couldn't possibly be poor."

"I saw that Substitution Technique just now. You've been a ninja for a while, haven't you?"

"It must have been hard keeping up this act all these years to fool the Yang Family, little Yuan."

Qi Yuan was a little dumbfounded. An act? With the original owner's talent, did he even need to pretend?

Yan Gang's eyes suddenly grew moist. "Back then, when the Yang Family took your Secret Realm entry slot, your Uncle Yan was useless. I couldn't stop them."

"I heard that Secret Realm held the inheritance of a Level Seven King. Yang Tianbao, who took your place, is already an important figure now."

"If you showed potential, the Yang Family certainly wouldn't tolerate it."

"So you've been hiding yourself all these years for tomorrow's Planetary Space?"

Only then did Qi Yuan understand what Yan Gang meant. Yan Gang thought he had hidden his talent to lower the Yang Family's guard.

The reason he dared to stand out now was that the Nine Provinces Alliance required all third-year high school students with a chakra affinity above 50 to enter the Planetary Space.

Even the Yang Family couldn't defy the Nine Provinces Alliance's rules.

"So you're confident you'll qualify for the Planetary Space in this afternoon's chakra affinity test, right?"

Under Yan Gang's expectant gaze, Qi Yuan nodded slightly.

Delight spread across Yan Gang's face. He then pulled out a document and handed it to Qi Yuan.

"This is information on the Planetary Space. I got it a couple of years ago, before your big sister Qingqing entered."

When Qi Yuan heard the name Qingqing, he distinctly felt a slight awkwardness in his body.

The original owner liked Yan Gang's daughter, Yan Qingqing? She's studying at Yudu University now?

"Now, let me explain in detail what you need to watch out for in the Planetary Space."

Ordinary people only knew that the Planetary Space offered tremendous opportunities, but detailed information was very hard to find.

Yan Gang had paid quite a price to obtain these materials back then.

"The Planetary Space Secret Realm isn't large. Once inside, you'll see a towering Inheritance Tower."

"The Inheritance Tower has nine floors in total."

"Entry depends on chakra affinity. Those with a chakra affinity between 50 and 80 can only enter the bottom three floors."

"Those with a chakra affinity between 80 and 150 can enter the middle three floors."

"The Seventh Layer requires a chakra affinity above 150."

"As for the eighth and ninth floors, as far as I know, no one has been able to enter them in three hundred years."

"After entering the corresponding floor, everyone faces a random selection of inheritances. In other words, you can't control what you get! But the stronger an inheritance is, the less likely it is to appear!"

Qi Yuan's mind churned as he listened and leafed through the materials in his hands.

"The bottom three floors mostly offer chakra inheritances, which can make your strength soar. There's a certain chance of obtaining a Kekkei Genkai or secret technique, but supposedly, they're all lower-tier Kekkei Genkai."

"The middle three floors offer Level Six Expert's Legacy as well as middle-tier and Upper Kekkei Genkai."

Qi Yuan opened the materials and saw a great deal of information.

Level Six Expert's Legacy: Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, Neji Hyuga, Tenten, Rock Lee, Hinata Hyuga...

Qi Yuan couldn't help rolling his eyes. Weren't these so-called Level Six Expert's Legacy just Konoha's jonin?

He even saw all six members of the three Ino-Shika-Cho families.

There were also all kinds of Kekkei Genkai, classified into upper, middle, and lower tiers, enough to make his head spin.

For example, Upper Kekkei Genkai included Shikotsumyaku, Magnet Release, Ice Release, Boil Release, Byakugan, Ketsuryūgan...

Middle Kekkei Genkai included Swift Release, Steel Release, Crystal Release...

Lower-tier Kekkei Genkai included Transparent Release...

But soon, Qi Yuan's pupils contracted. The Sharingan was actually listed among the lower-tier Kekkei Genkai??

Was this a joke?? The Sharingan from that legendary tale of eyes was merely a lower-tier Kekkei Genkai??

"Uncle Yan, why is the Sharingan a lower-tier Kekkei Genkai?"

Yan Gang paused, then nodded. "Indeed, judging by its performance, the Sharingan shouldn't be a lower-tier Kekkei Genkai."

Qi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. That's more like it!

"It shouldn't qualify as a Kekkei Genkai at all. It should be called trash."

What the fuck? What was that supposed to mean?

Yan Gang continued, "That's right. Humanity currently recognizes over twenty kinds of Kekkei Genkai, further divided into lower, middle, and upper tiers."

"The reason they're ranked is that every Kekkei Genkai brings a qualitative leap as soon as it awakens!"

"For example, awakening an Upper Kekkei Genkai can take a Provisional Ninja straight to the chakra standard of early Level Three!"

"And because of their Kekkei Genkai abilities, they're much stronger than other ninjas at the same level."

At this point, Yan Gang gave a self-deprecating smile. "Their starting point is the finish line for countless people. You could call it reaching the heavens in a single step."

Yan Gang had damaged his foundations ten years ago, and even now, he was only at Level Three.

"Even a lower-tier Kekkei Genkai can bring someone to the peak of Level One the instant it awakens!"

"As long as they don't die prematurely, those with middle-tier or higher Kekkei Genkai can at least reach the Level Five Grandmaster realm."

The Level Five Grandmaster realm?

Qi Yuan's expression grew solemn. Mayor Sima Nan of Shangcheng City was a Level Five Grandmaster. Even the Yang Family showed him some deference.

"But the Sharingan is the sole exception!"

"The Sharingan Legacy within the Secret Realm Space comes in three forms: the One-Tomoe Sharingan, two-tomoe Sharingan, and Three-Tomoe Sharingan."

"Unlike other Kekkei Genkai, these three forms of Sharingan can be obtained on any floor of the Planetary Space."

"Yet even awakening a One-Tomoe Sharingan not only fails to change your chakra reserves, but also causes all kinds of organic diseases throughout your body."

"The two-tomoe and Three-Tomoe Sharingan cause even greater harm to the body!"

"In the three hundred years since humanity entered the ninja era, countless people have obtained the Sharingan. Not one has lived past thirty!"

"Not only that, but on the ninja path, their chakra cultivation is worse than an ordinary person's. Basically, humans with the Sharingan all stop at the Level Three Ninja level!"

"So although the Sharingan has some decent abilities, to us humans, it's a curse!"