Inside the Ninja Academy.
Today was graduation exam day.
The test consisted of the Three Body Techniques.
For Chinya, this kind of assessment was practically effortless.
The Ninja Academy graduation exams were actually quite simple.
Even Minato Namikaze, who graduated early, didn't have to fight a chunin or survive for a certain amount of time against one's techniques as part of his exam.
Candidates like Minato who were graduating early also had to demonstrate taijutsu, shuriken throwing, and other fundamental skills.
In short, they had to showcase all the knowledge acquired at the Ninja Academy, proving they were ready to become qualified ninja in order to graduate early.
The examination quickly arrived.
Chinya came to the classroom where the test would be held.
The proctor for the exam was Hayato Masuda.
Chinya knew that Hayato Masuda looked down upon him, so he saw no point in engaging in unnecessary conversation.
After Hayato Masuda announced the start of the exam, Chinya immediately performed [Clone Jutsu], [Substitution Jutsu], and [Transformation Jutsu].
Hayato Masuda couldn't find any fault in Chinya's Three Body Techniques. After stamping the exam certification with the "Pass" seal, he handed Chinya his forehead protector.
Without saying a word, Chinya simply took the forehead protector and left the classroom, not even sparing Hayato Masuda a single glance.
Hayato Masuda grew furious, puffing out his mustache and glaring angrily. Other students always thanked him after their exams, showing appreciation for his hard work and guidance over the past few years.
Yet this guy Chinya had the audacity to act like a disloyal brat.
Feeling disgruntled, Hayato Masuda muttered to himself, "Definitely a disloyal brat. Inherently aloof—he's exactly the kind of person I'd hate to see become a ninja."
Chinya waited by the entrance of the Ninja Academy until Kushina Uzumaki finally came out.
Kushina Uzumaki had already eagerly put on her forehead protector.
"Chinya, does it look good on me?"
Kushina Uzumaki turned around in front of Chinya with the forehead protector on.
"It looks great."
Looking at Kushina Uzumaki's forehead protector, Chinya felt mixed emotions swirling inside.
Now that they were official ninja, everything was about to kick off. Before long, the shinobi world would become a ruthless grindstone—only the strong survive, and the weak get left behind.
"It's time to go."
At some point, Orochimaru had already appeared behind Chinya.
Chinya turned around and bowed respectfully. "Master Orochimaru."
The moment Kushina Uzumaki saw Orochimaru, an icy shiver ran down her back.
With his pale skin and snake-like vertical pupils, Orochimaru seemed just like a deadly serpent waiting to devour prey—at least in Kushina Uzumaki's eyes.
Unlike Tsunade and Jiraiya—the other two Sannin—who seemed pretty normal, Orochimaru just felt seriously creepy.
A little scared, Kushina Uzumaki instinctively stepped behind Chinya.
Still, knowing that Orochimaru was Chinya's teacher, Kushina Uzumaki forced herself to greet him bravely. "Lord Orochimaru..."
Orochimaru simply glanced at Kushina Uzumaki and said nothing.
Chinya turned to face Kushina Uzumaki and said, "Kushina, Master Orochimaru has come looking for me. You should head home first. Promise me that if anything happens, you'll shake that bell!"
Kushina Uzumaki nodded and said, "I understand, Chinya."
Chinya reached out and ruffled Kushina's hair. "Go back quickly and tell Grandma Mito the good news — you're now a real ninja."
Kushina knew they might not meet again for a while after this parting. She walked away hesitantly, glancing back every few steps.
Chinya also felt reluctant to part, but he didn't want to keep Kushina in Orochimaru's sight for too long.
No one could predict what his teacher was thinking right now.
Being targeted was definitely no good thing.
Chinya turned back to Orochimaru and said, "Sorry for keeping you waiting, Teacher."
"Let's get going then."
Chinya followed Orochimaru away from the Ninja Academy.
After walking who knows how long, Chinya arrived with Orochimaru at an underground base located at the edge of Konoha.
Chinya looked around at the dim surroundings with a somewhat strange expression.
Did Orochimaru already have the habit of building underground bases even at this early stage?
Orochimaru led Chinya into what appeared to be a working office. The table was cluttered with open scrolls containing various ninjutsu.
Orochimaru sat down in the chair and looked at Chinya as he asked, "Do you know your chakra nature?"
Chinya truthfully replied, "I only know I have a lightning nature."
Orochimaru handed him a piece of paper. "This is chakra test paper. It can detect the nature of a ninja's chakra. Just inject your chakra into this chakra test paper."
Chinya took the chakra test paper and injected his chakra into it.
The chakra test paper began changing.
One section crumpled up, one caught fire, one became wet, and finally one completely shattered.
Orochimaru observed the changes on the chakra test paper and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh? You possess lightning, fire, water, and earth natures simultaneously? Only missing wind to complete all five natures."
Orochimaru closed his eyes, thinking hard about how best to train Chinya.
Chinya stayed silent and waited patiently at Orochimaru's side.
After half an hour, Orochimaru finally opened his eyes and spoke to Chinya. "Although I'm not particularly skilled in Lightning Release, Fire Release, or Water Release myself, I should still be capable enough to guide you.
As for taijutsu, you've already mastered the Full Sword Forms of Thunder Breathing. Simply continuing to refine it will suffice — I don't have any superior taijutsu to offer.
Since you've already grasped both shape transformation and nature transformation of lightning nature chakra, focus temporarily on Lightning Release first, continue refining it, then gradually master Fire, Water, and Earth-based techniques.
I've noticed that you're not very skilled in using Sharingan yet. Training with the Sharingan needs to be incorporated into your regimen. As one of the three great dojutsu in the Shinobi World, even a single-tomoe Sharingan offers great benefits to a shinobi.
Combining the perception ability of a single-tomoe Sharingan with the use of Full Sword Forms of Thunder Breathing should bring about a noticeable improvement.
Then there's my secret techniques, which require coordination with Summoning Jutsu, so you'll need to master that as well.
That's your current training plan. Do you have any objections?"
Chinya replied, "No objections, Orochimaru-sama!"
Orochimaru rose from his chair. "Since there are no objections, starting tomorrow, I'll show you to your room."
Orochimaru led Chinya out of his office and into a nearby room.
The room was completely empty—nothing but a bed and a nightstand.
Orochimaru instructed Chinya, "You may go almost anywhere within this base, but do not enter any sealed rooms."
"Yes, Orochimaru-sama."
Once Orochimaru had gone, Chinya flopped onto the bed that might be his for a while.
True to his name, Orochimaru... The moment Chinya caught wind of his plan, he just knew his days ahead would be packed with action.
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