A Genin Who Lights Up in a Minute
[The power is outstanding, but the attack speed isn't fast enough. At least, a Jonin could easily evade it...]
Nara Yan Shui pondered as he skillfully dodged.
The initial onslaught of his subordinate's attack had indeed startled him. The sheer scale and ultra-high mobility made it seem truly terrifying.
But he quickly grasped the nature of this strange 'jutsu'.
The raw attack speed might overwhelm ordinary people, but it was quite slow for a battle-hardened Jonin. The movement speed relied entirely on the immense power impacting the surrounding environment for propulsion, making it straightforward with few variations.
The destructive force was astonishing, and the defensive capabilities were strong. The dense mass of surrounding hair could shred any incoming Kunai or Shuriken.
Truly shred them.
In a pure head-on Taijutsu clash, this 'jutsu' might only be challenged by monsters of the Tailed Beast level, but—
Ninja battles were never just about physical collisions.
Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Secret Techniques, Forbidden Techniques—there were many ways to disrupt this 'jutsu'. It was quite suitable for war...
Nara Yan Shui wove hand seals again, and a Shadow Sewing Jutsu shot out, forcing the approaching hairball to pause briefly.
"Whoosh! Sizzle~"
A shadow spike pierced through a gap in the hair strands, narrowly grazing Lin Ke's cheek, leaving a bloody scratch.
"Huff~" He panted wearily, the feeling of his stamina bottoming out again was manageable, thanks to the Soldier Pills. However, the pain from repeatedly pushing his body was something he couldn't alleviate.
What was more troublesome was that the time for his Substitution Jutsu was running out.
As mentioned before, he could release Ninjutsu by simply providing a certain amount of Chakra, without needing to think about how to form it or worry about failure due to operational errors. This was a significant advantage in learning Ninjutsu and in hasty battles.
But this also had a drawback. Normally, when releasing a continuous Ninjutsu, such as the Clone Jutsu or Transformation Jutsu, one had complete control. To extend the duration, one only needed to refine and add more Chakra (except for Shadow Clones, which evenly distribute Chakra).
However, for him, extending the duration of a Ninjutsu was much more difficult. He had to release an identical Ninjutsu while maintaining the current one to extend its duration.
This was nearly impossible for ordinary ninjas.
The difficulty was slightly higher than using Combination Ninjutsu and slightly lower than a Bloodline Limit.
With that level of Chakra control, why bother insisting on stacking Ninjutsu? Wouldn't it be better to simultaneously release two Ninjutsu to create a Bloodline Limit? [The difference between a Bloodline Limit and a Combination Ninjutsu is that a Bloodline Limit releases two Ninjutsu at the same time, while a Combination Ninjutsu has a sequence, making them completely different in difficulty.]
That's why Lin Ke had to consider the amount of Chakra when releasing the Substitution Jutsu. His current solution was to supply each Substitution Jutsu with enough Chakra to last for one minute, relying on Soldier Pills to complete multiple releases.
He expected it to be more complex and troublesome in actual combat, but he didn't have any better solutions at the moment.
[Three]
[Two]
Lin Ke counted down in his mind, suddenly stopping his pursuit of Nara Yan Shui. All the hair worked together to propel him back to his two teammates (meat shields).
[One]
The hair rapidly contracted. Originally black and smooth, it gradually faded in color as it retracted. By the time it returned to its original short length, his hair had turned grayish-white and was uneven, looking very unhealthy.
This was one of the characteristics of 'Purple Lover': hair would become damaged and white when facing strong attacks.
No matter how strengthened, the hair was easily cut by the extreme sharpness of the Shadow Sewing Jutsu. Being cut so much naturally counted as a strong attack, and the hair was growing frantically every moment during the earlier all-out assault, concealing the grayish-white base color.
Now that the substitute had dissipated and the ability was gone, the altered hair color couldn't be reversed.
To regain his original black hair, he would probably have to wait for it to grow back.
"I-Is it over?" Yuan Wei asked hesitantly.
He was afraid that his boss had actually killed their instructor. The scale of the battle was just too large.
Xia bit her lip. Any thoughts of revenge or gloating had completely vanished after Lin Ke displayed that earlier form.
If he were only a little stronger than her, she might still have other ideas, but he was far too strong for her to harbor any ill will.
[If I rest a bit more, I should be able to release another Substitution Jutsu...]
Lin Ke didn't answer Yuan Wei's question. He breathed heavily, calmly waiting for his stamina to recover, and made a tactical hand gesture to prepare his two meat shields to take the heat.
Purple Lover was useful, very useful. If he could develop it further, the power of tons of hair and its steel-like toughness could allow him to fight even some embarrassing 'Kage' for a short time.
The flaw is that everything consumes stamina. Summoning a stand with a physical body for simple actions and attacks wouldn't consume much of his stamina, but Purple Lover is a stand that possesses, without a physical body, directly attached to his hair.
Any action is using the stand's ability. Wanting to activate the stand's ability consumes stamina. The greater the magnitude and the more changes, the more severe the stamina consumption. So, for just one Substitution Jutsu, he even took a Soldier Pill at the beginning, and now his stamina is still bottoming out.
One minute.
Not even as good as the three minutes for the light to turn on in the neighboring set.
"Tap, tap, tap." Nara Yan Shui, with a slightly complicated expression, walked out of the smoke and dust, looked at Yuan Wei and Xia, who were holding Kunai and looking wary, then shifted his gaze to Lin Ke's gray-haired face, gently exhaled, and said, "The test is over, congratulations."
Finally become... Genin.
Lin Ke didn't know what the other two were thinking, but he felt a strong joy in his heart after hearing these words.
Soon, he felt a little pathetic for being so happy about becoming a Genin.
Even more so for Konoha Village's completely humanized management and assessment. Last time, he passed the graduation exam, clearly snatched the bells but had to return to the Ninja Academy to retake the course. This time, his graduation exam was all through connections, and he didn't even snatch the bells—
Yet he still smoothly became a Genin.
There is no so-called standard at all. The superior's idea is the answer to the assessment.
"Yay!" Yuan Wei cheered loudly.
Xia put down the Kunai, glanced sideways at Lin Ke, who was still 'calm and collected,' and sighed silently.
She was a bit mean, had a bad temper, and had princess syndrome, but her brain worked. She knew that she and Yuan Wei could become Genin entirely because of their teammate.
How could this not make her feel frustrated?
Nara Yan Shui put away the bells, a smile on his face, and said, "Let's go eat barbecue together."
"My treat."
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