Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 271 Hidden Reward Pool!
Main Quest: War!

[Mission Objective: Orochimaru's plan to destroy Konoha has been inexplicably disrupted, turning into a chaotic war involving the four great nations of Fire, Earth, Lightning, and Wind.]

[Attacking Forces: Orochimaru (Sound Ninja), Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure Assault Team]

[Defender: Konoha]

Current battlefield strength ratio: 4:6

[Mission Objective: Attack and defense progress 100%]

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[Mission Rewards: Battlefield Exclusive Reward Pool]

This was the main quest, and then a large amount of personal content began to appear in front of Li Xia.

[Executioner, depending on your assigned role, you can switch between the Konoha faction and Orochimaru's faction.]

[Executioner, when switching identities, you must ensure that your true identity is not revealed; otherwise, the identity that is revealed will be used.]

[Executioner, based on the results of the first round of main quests, you have unlocked all reward pools.]

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Xia directly opened the reward pool page.

Awoo also came over.

Then the two of them let out a hissing sound as they inhaled.

[Hidden Reward Pool]

1. Perfect Reincarnation Technique (Gate-bestowed)
Perfect: Can be stored, can be passively activated, and will be automatically activated after the death of an apostle.

Reincarnation: Apostles below the fourth rank will be perfectly resurrected, while apostles above the fourth rank will be resurrected in their strongest state at the fourth rank.

Usage restrictions: Below level nine

The resurrection location is: your personal private space.
Note: Equipment cannot be retained after resurrection, but items in your personal space are unaffected.

Redemption requirement: 9999 points
2. Divine Tree Fruit (Hall Optimization)
Fruit of Life: After the temple's optimization, it perfectly suits the Apostles. Using it increases maximum energy by 200% and all attributes by +5.
Redemption requirement: 8888 points
3. Otsutsuki bloodline (B+ grade bloodline)
Evolution requires the absorption of life, through the continuous absorption of superior genes from other organisms.
Highest limit: A+
Redemption requirement: 7777 points
[Full Reward Pool]

1. Rinnegan (Hall of Fame Optimization - Chief Limited Edition)

Exchange requirement: 6666 points

2. Tenseigan (Hall of Fame Optimization - Chief Exclusive)

Exchange requirement: 6000 points

3. Hashirama Bloodline (C+ Rank Bloodline - Chief Limited)
Exchange requirement: 5555 points

"Wow, this is a Naruto extravaganza!"

Aowu opened his eyes wide, staring at the rewards, which were dazzling and included almost everything that could be produced in Naruto.

Especially the very first one, even Aowu didn't expect Naruto to come up with this!
"Boss, the first option is a must!"

【Perfect - Reincarnation and Life Technique】

This reward is truly amazing, and the description is very brief.

To put it another way, it's a resurrection coin!

After death, you will be resurrected directly in your personal space within the hall. Those below the fourth rank will be resurrected perfectly, while those above the fourth rank will only be resurrected with their peak attributes at the fourth rank.

Even so, it is still quite powerful.

Currently, over 90% of the life-saving skills or items in the hall have rank restrictions or other limitations.

This time, the Perfect Reincarnation Technique will still be effective even if I am at the ninth level.

It's just that I'm back to level four, starting all over again.

Of course, there are downsides too: all the equipment was destroyed, but the items in the backpack remained intact.

"Hey, boss—"

Awoo's eyes lit up, and he whispered:

"You said that after reaching the higher level, you should take off your equipment and commit suicide to return to the fourth level. At that time, your backpack will be full of high-level consumables and high-level items."

"Wouldn't that be a total slaughter in a fourth-tier city?"

Stuck bug?

Li Xia stroked his chin, considering the cunning nature of the Hall of Light, which had patched up countless times.

It's highly likely that the vulnerability has already been patched.

I consulted the Temple of Light, and it turned out to be true.

Items in your backpack that exceed the required tier will be frozen until you reach the corresponding tier.

It does have some advantages, but they are not particularly significant.

Because apostles cannot hoard powerful items in their backpacks; they will promptly convert resources into combat power.

Hoarders and those who wait and see usually die a peaceful death.

As for the second item, the fruit of the divine tree, it is even more powerful, directly providing combat power.

All attributes +5, mana bar cap +200%, although it only increases the base mana bar, not doubles it.

But the improvement is huge, not to mention the +5 to all attributes, which is a direct 25 attribute points!
It's more than an entire world when Li Xia was at the second stage.

The final [Otsutsuki bloodline] is a B+ grade bloodline that can be upgraded, with a maximum of A+.

Once obtained, you will immediately gain the Byakugan and your physical attributes will also receive a certain boost.

As they evolve, they will develop the Rinnegan, and even the Sharingan Rinnegan.

You can also obtain things like Bloodline Limits.

It looks very powerful, but it's actually a trap.

It's similar to those mechanisms, skills, or items that seem incredibly overpowered in the current world.

To reiterate, mechanic-based items and skills are all based on the deconstruction of the current world rules.

Different worlds have different underlying rules, and many of those mechanisms, skills, or items will be affected or simply become ineffective.

This is even more true for worlds that span different levels; the difference between a higher-level world and a lower-level world is directly measured in dimensions.

Only apostles of the Hall of Fame are such extraordinary beings who can leapfrog ranks and grow rapidly in a short period of time.

In a normal, native world, crossing a rank is enough to be considered ascension.

"Ugh--"

Aowu's idea to exploit a bug was ruthlessly crushed by the Temple of Light, yet he showed no emotional reaction.

Still full of energy, they began discussing how to change.

"We definitely need to replace this Perfect Reincarnation Life Technique, boss. At least it's a guarantee, giving us another chance to start over."

And the fruit of the divine tree—just thinking about it makes me happy! There are so many wonderful things!

Li Xia simply opened the detailed points panel.

However, he discovered that earning points was far more difficult than he had imagined.

1: Kill a Genin: 10 points
2: Kill a Chunin: 100 points
3: Special Jonin: 200 points
4: Kill a Jonin: 500 points
5: Elite Jonin: 1000 points
Li Xia couldn't help but click his tongue; the difficulty of obtaining these points was indeed quite high.

My strength is roughly equivalent to an elite Jonin, but if it comes to a life-or-death struggle, I could even fight a weaker Kage.

When fighting Zabuza Abyss, he barely won. Compared to Kage-level fighters, his advantages are close combat and his ability to withstand attacks.

Those who can be easily killed are only genin and chunin.

However, genin and chunin are usually built around jonin or elite jonin.

To obtain a different Rinne Rebirth Technique, one needs to kill 999 Genin or 99 Chunin.
Those with higher scores, such as Special Jonin, Jonin, and Elite Jonin, might not be able to defeat themselves.

But they can run away. They're not Zabuza from the Abyss. If they fight me head-on, one of them has to die.

In terms of escape ability, these Jonin are all incredibly strong; it would be difficult to catch them.

so.
Li Xia's gaze shifted downwards, then fell upon some separately listed points. For example, Maki, an elite Jonin from the Sand Village, was worth 3000 points.

There are also some of the more famous ninjas from Konoha.

Kakashi Hatake: 4000 points, Asuma Sarutobi: 3000 points, Kurenai Yuhi: 2500 points.

And Might Guy, only 5000 points?
No, is this all the power Kai has? Not 50000 points?
An image of a muscular man enveloped in red steam popped into Li Xia's mind.

He roared, "Night Kai!" and kicked his own head with a size 45 foot.

Hmm. I can't beat this one; I'd probably kick myself to death with one of the Eight Gates.

Even if I don't open all eight gates, but only seven, I reckon I'll have no choice but to turn around and run.

These elite Jonin are also not easy to kill; killing one requires a considerable amount of effort.

So from this perspective, there's actually only one thing that can be planned.

Li Xia stared at the last name, lost in thought.

Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi - 1 points
(Combat contribution must reach 60% or more)

Li Xia, dressed in Konoha's iconic green vest, leaned back in a chair in the lecture hall, leisurely munching on an apple.

Ibihi's chilling voice echoed in the tiered classroom:
"This exam uses a special deduction system. Two points will be deducted for each instance of cheating!"
The total score is 10 points. One point is deducted for each incorrect answer. The total score for the three members of the same group is calculated as follows:
So, take the exam like a skilled ninja!

In the dark classroom, all 153 students lowered their heads at the same time, looking at the test papers that had just been handed out.

Then, without realizing it, he frowned.

This test is far too difficult, even beyond what a typical Chunin could handle.

Li Xia munched on an apple with great interest, watching this classic scene from the original novel.

The reason for preparing such a difficult test is actually to test the ninja's intelligence gathering ability.

Some people in the exam room had been pre-arranged and knew the answers in advance.

That is, to plagiarize without being 'discovered' by the examiner.

Generally speaking, as long as the cheating method is not too clumsy, the proctor will be lenient.

This is the real exam content.

Those who can grasp this point are already quite excellent genin.

Sure enough, after only a short while, some people's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.

For example, with his arrogant expression, long black hair, and pretentious demeanor, Uchiha Sasuke had already revealed a 'pretentious smile'.

Those black eyes suddenly transformed into Sharingan eyes with two tomoe.

Using the Sharingan's ability to copy movements, he locked onto a figure writing furiously, and then his body involuntarily began to move in sync with it.

The other ninjas also began their training in their own ways.

For example, Neji can directly use his Byakugan to see through objects and copy them, making it the most convenient option for him.

Hinata is even more amazing; she knows all of these questions!
Every day, he used transparent silk threads to tie the four mirrors on the ceiling and manipulated the angles of the mirrors to copy the designs. As for why there were four mirrors there, that's another story.

It can only be said that the proctor went to great lengths to make it easier for students to cheat.

Gaara's actions were even more outrageous. He simply used sand to condense his eyeballs, and no one knew what kind of ability it was, but he actually flew out and floated above people's heads to steal their eyeballs.

The proctors were indeed mentally strong; they managed to pretend they didn't see an eyeball flying around the exam room.

"Xia, how are these young people feeling?"

Li Xia casually tossed the fruit pit, and it flew precisely into a trash can more than ten meters away.

"Pretty good, some of the methods are truly eye-opening."

Turning around to look at Ibiki, whose head was wrapped in a turban and whose face bore a scar, Li Xia asked in return:
"By the way, Moriyama has been locked up by you for so long, shouldn't he be released by now?"

Moriyama was a good tool, perfectly fulfilling his role.

Even if he is just a tool, he still works for himself.

Li Xia doesn't have the habit of throwing things away after use.

"Soon. Once we confirm there are no problems, he will be able to leave the Dark Division's prison, which is quite rare."

Ibihi revealed a 'ferocious' smile.

This captain of the secret interrogation unit is probably the person who knows the most about Li Xia, besides the Hyuga family.

Based on Moriyama's confession, anyone with basic logical reasoning skills can deduce quite a lot.

However, Hiashi Hyuga had great confidence in Ibiki and was certain that he would not reveal it.

Indeed, this is the case; even the Hokage has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of such large families.

Ibixi, who had been able to sit firmly as the captain of the interrogation unit for more than ten years, was not a man as rugged as his face suggested.

"That's good."

Li Xia waved his hand; his position was actually more like a prestige-enhancing trophy given to him by the Hyuga clan.

Used to enrich one's resume, with a focus on a relaxed approach.

He could tell that Ibixi was very interested in him, but Li Xia had no interest in getting entangled with Ibixi.

Time passed by, and the proctors on both sides occasionally called out to eliminate some people.

Either take swift and decisive action to kick out anyone who dares to cause trouble.

The classroom gradually emptied out.

After 45 minutes, the last question, which had been hidden all along, was finally revealed.

You can choose whether or not to answer question 10.

If you choose to answer but do not answer correctly, you will be permanently disqualified from the Chunin Exams.

Choosing not to answer will be considered a forfeit, and the entire team will be eliminated.

The atmosphere in the classroom suddenly became tense.

Faced with the immense psychological pressure of 'interrogating Ibixi,' people kept raising their hands to quit.

Ibixi also continued to exert pressure.

Finally, just as the steel wire in the hearts of most test takers was about to break.

A boy wearing an orange jacket shakily raised his hand.

He then slammed his hand on the table, making a loud, crisp sound.

Naruto Uzumaki stood up and roared:
"I will not run away, even if it means spending my whole life as a junior ninja, I will never run away."

I will pass the exam in one go and become Hokage.

"To live up to my word, that is my ninja way!"

'Bye-ten-tsu' is online!
This was the first time Ibiki had witnessed the power of the "Betsukuchi" (a type of mouth technique). With just two simple sentences, the atmosphere in the entire examination room suddenly became heated.

The remaining 78 candidates seemed to have all their fear and anxiety swept away.

They sat there in their chairs, looking at Ibihi with a hint of provocation.

Seeing this scene, Ibixi knew that the exam could not continue.

The magical effect was like brainwashing; even if he continued to intimidate them, these test-takers would not back down.

So he took off his headscarf and used the hideous scar on his head to frighten the examinees.

The result was announced decisively:
"First test, everyone else—passed!"

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

Today's average daily value: 1642
I rewatched the Chunin Exams flashback, and the entire exam process sped up.

(End of this chapter)