When Did It Come?
Chapter 5: When it comes to pure Chakra quantity, or rather, stamina.
Lin Ke's level right now could be considered quite embarrassing.
Forget comparing himself to Uzumaki Naruto; even the famous ninja world measuring stick, Kakashi, was a mountain he couldn't hope to reach.
Compared to his Anbu father, who was at a standard Chunin level, he probably only had a tenth, or even less.
Fortunately, his Chakra control was still decent.
The release of any ninjutsu involves Chakra control. To put it absolutely, even the extraction of Chakra is based on Chakra control.
Even the final boss, Kaguya, still had situations where Black Zetsu would remind her, "Chakra is running low; you need to extract more."
In ninja battles, the use and consumption of Chakra are constant: taijutsu, ninjutsu, genjutsu, dojutsu, Bloodline Limits...
Even every action consumes stamina, or rather, Chakra.
When releasing ninjutsu, too little Chakra extraction leads to failure, and too much leads to waste. Given that Chakra = stamina, and Chakra exhaustion leads to death, unless one completely disregards Chakra consumption, the most important thing for a regular ninja is to train their Chakra control.
In battle, controlling Chakra to gather at a specific point is also a manifestation of Chakra control. For example, in the manga, Inuzuka Kiba gathered Chakra in his nose to gain tens of thousands of times better sense of smell, and the most basic Body Flicker Technique involves gathering a large amount of Chakra at the soles of the feet for a burst of speed.
Lin Ke didn't know if it was because of his two lifetimes or his golden finger, but his Chakra control was excellent, something he could feel from the moment he extracted it.
Ninjas maintain a certain level of Chakra extraction daily to prevent unexpected events, but they can't consume too much stamina. The trade-off is complex.
But for him, it was much simpler. After successfully extracting Chakra for the first time, he found that he could extract Chakra in a very short time and accurately perceive changes in his stamina.
Even without the golden finger that mutated ninjutsu, with his Chakra control, if he had more Chakra, a stronger physique, and more vigorous stamina, becoming an excellent ninja would be a given.
However, given that he couldn't change his weak body in the short term, continuing to enhance his Chakra control was the top priority.
"Water walking, tree climbing..."
Lin Ke pondered training methods to strengthen his Chakra control, unrolled the scroll, and found the section on the Substitution Jutsu.
The principle of the Substitution Jutsu is actually very simple: it's a disruption technique that replaces the body with some kind of object at the moment of being attacked, making the enemy think the attack was successful.
The ultra-low E-rank learning difficulty clearly reveals the essence of the Substitution Jutsu.
The reason it's slightly more difficult than the Clone Jutsu and Transformation Jutsu is that it applies some release tricks from the other two Three Body Techniques and mixes in a bit of basic Body Flicker Technique skill, making it just a tad harder.
But after mastering the Clone Jutsu and Transformation Jutsu, the Substitution Jutsu is actually quite simple.
The process: predict the opponent's attack in advance, use Chakra gathered at the soles of the feet to burst away at high speed, and transform the object used for substitution into an illusion of oneself.
"Gather Chakra, and then—"
Lin Ke created a similar amount of Chakra, but the Chakra gathered at the soles of his feet and the Chakra in his body, prepared for creating an illusion, disappeared into thin air.
Again?
He thought with a mix of anticipation and helplessness. His hand felt heavy, as if something had appeared. He looked down—
A handgun that looked like a revolver and an automatic pistol was in his hand.
The handgun, which an adult could barely grip, seemed too large in his small hands, but his finger could just barely press the trigger.
"This thing—" The moment Lin Ke saw the handgun, he knew its name:
[Emperor]
Its name came from the Tarot card and was a *Stand* from a famous anime.
Its effect was to fire controllable bullets infinitely. The bullets were no different from normal handgun bullets.
"No, is this the 'substitute' for the Substitution Jutsu?!" His expression was a bit strained.
Before this, he had thought about many mutations of the Substitution Jutsu, but he never expected it to be this *Stand*.
"Hoo~" A gust of wind blew, and the Emperor dissipated from his hand.
"About fifteen percent of my Chakra can only maintain it for a few seconds... The Substitution Jutsu's consumption is so high."
Lin Ke estimated the approximate consumption. He could even accept his head suddenly falling off. What was unacceptable about the Substitution Jutsu turning into a 'Summon Stand' Jutsu?
Rather, the current Summon Stand Jutsu was much stronger than the ordinary Substitution Jutsu, which couldn't be used in slightly more advanced battles.
Even if the bullets fired by the Emperor were no different from ordinary handgun bullets, it was still a *Stand, a Stand that ordinary people couldn't see, and the bullets were all Stands*.
Isn't an invisible and intangible attack terrifying enough?
"Wait, can ninjas see Stands?"
Lin Ke had a new question. Since he had more than a third of his stamina left, he decided to try again. He gathered Chakra, formed hand seals, and released—
A tall, sturdy humanoid figure with a blue-purple aura appeared in front of him.
His pupils constricted instantly, his face filled with shock:
"When did it appear? Star Platinum..." – Konoha, Ninja Academy Enrollment Day.
"Ugh~" Looking at the boy who seemed to be straining with all his might to hold back excrement, Mizuki covered his eyes with his hand to hide the disgust within.
A mediocre and unremarkable fool.
"Alright, failed the ninjutsu qualification exam." The colleague next to him patiently waited for a while before informing the boy of the result.
"Ah?"
The boy, clearly showing a dejected expression, dragged his body out of the examination room.
"Next, Lin Ke."
Mizuki read the name on the list, watching the entrance as a kid who seemed a little too calm walked in.
Most of the children who came to take the Ninja Academy entrance exam in the past were extremely nervous. Suddenly, one came in who was so calm, he couldn't help but take a few more glances.
However, no matter how calm, ordinary people who enter the Ninja Academy are likely to become cannon fodder unable to decide their own fate.
He thought to himself with a self-deprecating tone.
"Good morning, examiners." Lin Ke walked to the center of the examination room with his short legs. The room was quite spacious, similar to a lecture hall.
Mizuki himself didn't realize that his tone was slightly complicated as he said, "You may begin." Getting close was useless.
Konoha Village was so big, with so many people, that a class at the Ninja Academy only had thirty or forty students. The entire school had a little over a hundred students at most, and less than a hundred at times.
Those who could get in were often rare talents.
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