First Graduation
Ten months later, Ninja Academy, graduation examination hall.
[Name: Lin Ke]
[Ninjutsu?][Taijutsu ○][Genjutsu △]
[Cooperativeness X][Initiative ○][Class Attitude ○]
[Remarks: Mature personality, knowledgeable, amazing control ability, possesses special talent in ninjutsu, suspected to be a special Bloodline Limit, but has some difficulty adapting to genjutsu, very uncooperative, possesses the talent to become a Genin]
Umino Iruka looked at the information on the desk, then looked up at the child walking in, and couldn't help but say, "Lin Ke, are you being a little too hasty in choosing to graduate?"
To graduate at eight years old? It's not wartime now, really too hasty.
Lin Ke bowed slightly, without answering.
Umino Iruka shook his head and sighed, saying, "You can begin. The ninjutsu selected for this graduation exam is: Straw Cloak Invisibility Technique."
The so-called Straw Cloak Invisibility Technique is expressed by covering oneself with a piece of cloth to blend into the environment, achieving a disguised form of invisibility.
It is a type of ninjutsu that can be completed without Chakra.
It can be the content of ninjutsu and graduation exams because performing the Straw Cloak Invisibility Technique in front of others involves the use of ninja tools, some basics of the Body Flicker Technique, and the concealment of one's presence.
"Bang!"
Lin Ke's hand hanging at his Waist Pouch moved slightly, and a smoke bomb exploded on the ground, smoke rising.
[The release of ninja tools is very smooth]
Umino Iruka nodded, thinking it was at a fairly good level even among Genin.
His gaze swept across the wall in front of the examination hall, taking a little time to find the examinee.
[The degree of presence concealment is also qualified]
Even though he didn't want such a young child to graduate and become a ninja, he still made a professional judgment.
"You passed, Lin Ke—" Umino Iruka took a deep breath, "Genin."
The Chunin next to him nodded in agreement. The two had similar views on children becoming ninjas, but they both felt that there was nothing wrong with the information.
At least he has the talent to become a Genin.
Lin Ke put away the cloth covering himself, quickly folded it and put it into his Waist Pouch, bowing and saying, "Thank you, examiners."
He stepped forward to receive his graduation exam report card, went out to collect his Forehead Protector, and took photos to register his file.
"Click~"
The old-fashioned camera flashed, leaving Lin Ke, wearing dark gray trousers, a hooded shirt, a calm expression, and only eight years old, in the photo.
There's also the assessment from the team leader...
All the way, he kept telling himself not to be too happy too soon, but in the end, he couldn't help but grin when he left the Ninja Academy.
Over the past ten months, he had worked hard, actively participated in Ninja Academy courses, and been a thoroughly good student.
Unsurprisingly, studying at the Ninja Academy was of no use to his improvement.
The taught ninjutsu were all variant ninjutsu that he had already mastered, and the difficulty of the combat exercises was not high. They were all children who hadn't graduated yet, and even the children of ninja families wouldn't release unique ninjutsu in the Ninja Academy's combat exercises.
Everyone used very ordinary taijutsu to fight, fists, feet, and ninja tools.
In the manga, Uchiha Sasuke, who hadn't learned any ninjutsu in his first semester, was able to get first place in the school, which shows the gold content of the Ninja Academy's combat exercises.
Lin Ke's hard work and self-discipline from an adult allowed him to maintain a middle-to-high level in taijutsu and combat exercises, neither outstanding nor at the bottom.
In terms of ninjutsu, because the ninjutsu he displayed were in very strange states, several ratings were unknown, except for genjutsu—
He had absolutely no talent for genjutsu.
The only D-rank ninjutsu taught at the Ninja Academy was the Body Binding Technique.
The Body Binding Technique, like the Body Flicker Technique, is a type of ninjutsu.
The meaning of Body Flicker is easy to understand, instantly moving the body to avoid attacks. Any technique that can achieve this effect can be called the Body Flicker Technique, from simply gathering Chakra at the soles of the feet to space-time ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God Technique.
The meaning of Body Binding is that the consciousness is clear but the body cannot move. Naturally, any technique that can achieve this effect can be called the Body Binding Technique, from the ordinary D-rank Body Binding Technique to the Uchiha's unique 'Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique', or Sage Jiraiya's 'Sage Art: Toad Confrontation Singing', all count as a type of Body Binding Technique.
Type Ninjutsu isn't limited to Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, or Dojutsu. The Ninja Academy teaches a very simple Body Binding Technique that is classified as Ninjutsu, using Chakra to interfere with the target's physical mobility.
This Ninjutsu can only be used on those who are much weaker than oneself. It's not very useful, but it can train one's ability to release Chakra, laying the foundation for various kinds of elemental techniques and other types of Ninjutsu.
At the same time, the Ninja Academy also touches on a Genjutsu type of Body Binding Technique, which is an advanced version of the Ninjutsu: Body Binding Technique. It evolves from releasing Chakra to affect the body to releasing Chakra to affect the target's five senses, making it the simplest form of Genjutsu.
Don't underestimate this small step from the physical to the five senses; the threshold is quite high. Over 95% of the Ninja Academy students can't release it, making it a technique exclusive to certain talented individuals.
But even if you can't release it, learning a little about it isn't a problem.
However, Lin Ke's performance in the Body Binding Technique was such that he couldn't even release Chakra after forming the hand seals—
So, his grades in Genjutsu were never good.
The root cause is quite bizarre. How could his Chakra control be so bad that he couldn't even release Chakra? It was purely because after learning the Body Binding Technique, he secretly succeeded in releasing it.
It successfully turned into the 'Money Binding Technique'.
Once released, the money on his body would automatically fly out and transform into semi-transparent banknote-colored tadpole-like characters to bind the target. The more money, the more tadpole characters—
The money is permanently consumed.
"My money..."
Lin Ke's heart aches when he thinks of the Body Binding Technique. That day, he brought his small Waist Pouch and suffered heavy losses. If he didn't have some emergency money at home, he probably wouldn't have been able to afford food.
Later, he even went to 'accidentally encounter' Mizuki a few times, freeloading several meals, until the Ninja Academy's subsidy and orphan subsidy were issued, and he got through the most difficult time.
So why learn the Body Binding Technique? He's not a tycoon.
Oh, speaking of Mizuki—
This ambitious man wearing a mask of kindness seemed to have realized something after being freeloaded on several times and never 'accidentally encountered' him again.
"Whatever, he won't be able to cause trouble for long anyway. Next year, when Uzumaki Naruto graduates the year after, he should be sacrificed to the heavens."
Lin Ke is wary of the other party's intentions, but he won't rashly attack and fight a Chunin in his prime.
Intelligence is very important among ninjas. Who knows what kind of abilities Mizuki, who was defeated by the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique in the manga, might have in a life-and-death battle.
It's good that they don't interfere with each other now, and it won't change the known plot.
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