Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

Ye Cang's smile remained unchanged. "I will protect Young Master Xuan Yue with my life."

"Alright, let's go inside and talk. I'm starving." Xuan Yue interrupted their conversation, rubbing her stomach as she went into the room.

Yekura and Izumi got along quite well during the meal.

After all, no one would not like a gentle loli who has done so much, especially since she is Shimura Gengetsu's childhood friend. With Yokura's deliberate attempts to please her, their relationship quickly warmed up and they were no longer as polite as when they first met.

After finishing her meal, Xuan Yue checked on Quan's recent cultivation progress again.

A year ago, Quan already had the ability to graduate, and another year has passed, and her growth rate is not slow either.

Once the Sharingan with tomoe is awakened, chakra will increase rapidly, and one can smoothly become a Chunin.

Gengetsu Shimura planned to let her stay at the Ninja Academy for another year. After graduating in a year, he might even become Izumi's team leader Jonin.

Hearing that there was a chance to be in the same team as Shimura Gengetsu, Izumi happily agreed.

As night fell, Xuan Yue escorted Quan back to the Uchiha clan's territory. After returning, she took Ye Cang to the underground training chamber.

"Let's begin. I want to master the Scorch Release as soon as possible before the Chunin Exams."

Obtaining the third-stage bond reward directly was a pleasant surprise, but he also needed Yekura's experience in using the Scorching Release technique.

With Yekura's guidance, his progress will definitely be rapid.

Without further ado, Ye Cang quickly got into the flow and began explaining her insights into cultivating the Scorching Release technique.

Chapter 59 Reaching Kage Level, Bond System Updated, Encountering the Ambush by the Instigator

"The cultivation process of 'Burning Release,' or rather all bloodline limits formed by the fusion of different attributes, is largely the same."

"Once you master one, with your talent and the advantage of having all the attributes, it is very likely that you will obtain several more bloodline limits."

Ye Cang spread her hands out, and two golden fireballs floated and jumped in her palms.

The temperature inside the sealed room suddenly rose and it became rapidly dry.

Scorching Release has a higher temperature than ordinary Fire Release, and also has many other terrifying abilities.

The most insane thing about it is that it can evaporate water instantly, and once it comes into contact with the enemy's body, it can burn them into a dried corpse.

The principle behind Yekura's famous ninjutsu, Steam Kill, is based on this.

In addition, due to the fusion of wind attribute, the Scorching Release fireball flies much faster than the Fire Release, making it even more difficult to defend against.

Shimura Gengetsu took two steps back, not because he was afraid of the high temperature, but because it was too dry and he was afraid of getting a sore throat.

Seeing this, Ye Cang dispersed the fireball in his hand.

"In fact, everyone in the ninja world knows that fusing two types of chakra can awaken a bloodline limit, but why are there so few people who succeed?"

"Firstly, it's because there are very few people who possess two attributes, and both of them have extremely high talent. Many Jonin have mastered the second attribute transformation, but they only enrich their attack methods and don't put in the hard work to study it. Secondly, misunderstandings about fusion have misled many people."

"It's not about extracting different chakra attributes and then fusing them; rather, the fusion happens during the extraction process, and what is ultimately extracted is the Scorching Release Chakra."

As she spoke, Yecang gave a demonstration, deliberately gathering chakra at a very slow speed so that Xuan Yue could understand her meaning.

"The Scorching Release is primarily based on fire, so during the fusion, fire-style chakra accounts for about 70%, and wind-style chakra accounts for 30%."

Although the system offered a reward, Xuan Yue listened very attentively.

The system-rewarded Scorching Release attribute only makes it easier for him to master, not to directly reach Yekura's level; he still needs to learn it himself.

After Ye Cang demonstrated it once, he let Xuan Yue try it himself.

With his hands forming the "Hai" seal, Shimura Gengetsu extracted chakra following Yekura's instructions.

boom!

Under Yekura's stunned gaze, a ball of orange-red flame suddenly erupted, engulfing Shimura Gengetsu.

But after a few seconds, the orange-red flames became unstable. After a few more seconds, they suddenly shot up and then disappeared.

Gengetsu Shimura shook his head with considerable dissatisfaction, "It's still not a smooth first time. The power of chakra output is not stable enough."

"Are you trying to drive me crazy?" Ye Cang lost his temper. "You're not satisfied with succeeding on the first try? You know, I trained hard for six whole years to master the Blazing Release!"

"Xuan Yue, you didn't learn this all along, did you? You're deliberately trying to provoke me, aren't you?"

"How could that be?" Xuan Yue quickly looked up, her clear and innocent eyes meeting Ye Cang's. "I really just mastered it, and didn't you see that the chakra refinement wasn't perfect?"

Ye Cang nodded suspiciously.

Indeed, Xuan Yue's performance just now did seem like a first success, but she failed because she couldn't handle the subsequent changes.

"Now that you've mastered the basics, make refining Scorch Release chakra an instinct. After that, you'll be able to use Scorch Release ninjutsu with ease, and it won't be any different from other ninjutsu."

Ye Cang urged Xuan Yue to continue cultivating, feeling a slight excitement in his heart.

She took on a disciple in Sunagakure, but that disciple did not have fire attribute, so he could not inherit her Scorch Release.

Yekura never expected that her successor would be in Konoha, and that it would be Shimura Gengetsu.

If Xuan Yue can make a name for himself with his Blazing Release this time, he will surely intimidate those old guys in Sunagakure, right?

Sending a scorching ninja to his death resulted in other ninja villages awakening scorching techniques.

How ironic.

Ye Cang's excitement grew as he thought about the ugly expressions Luo Sha and those old fogies would show when they got the news.

He immediately transformed into a strict teacher, not giving Xuan Yue any chance to slack off.

However, Shimura Gengetsu's speed of progress and comprehension were simply too exaggerated. She could correct many problems immediately after only asking them once.

By dawn, Xuan Yue was able to extract Blazing Release chakra steadily and continuously. The next step was to practice until she became more proficient and increase the amount she could extract at once.

Fifteen days later.

"Scorching heat escapes, steaming kills!"

Two voices rang out simultaneously, one male and one female, Ye Cang and Xuan Yue. The two used the strongest ninjutsu of the Scorching Release at the same time, and fireballs larger than a person collided fiercely.

Finally, a small mushroom cloud rose up. Fortunately, it was quite a distance from Konoha, otherwise the village ninjas would have been alerted to come and check the situation.

As the dust settled, a huge crater, tens of meters in diameter, appeared on the ground, emitting a burnt smell.

Ye Cang stared blankly at the deep pit for several seconds before finally letting out a deep sigh.

"Congratulations, Xuan Yue, your Blazing Escape technique has reached the same level as mine. You're ready to graduate."

At this moment, Yekura felt both gratified and conflicted.

More than anything, people were shocked by Shimura Gengetsu's learning speed.

Fifteen days made up for what she had worked for fifteen years.

Is the difference between people really that big?

Yekura was unaware that Izumi, who had been acting as a mascot at home these past few days, was the biggest contributor. With the existence of a 100% accelerator and a 20% speed boost from a genin, coupled with her own solid foundation, reaching the same level as Yekura in half a month was not actually an unbelievable achievement.

Xuan Yue stretched, finally able to rest for a while before taking the exam.

"Let's go back."

Back in Konoha, after having a simple dinner with Yekura, Shimura Gengetsu used the excuse that he was tired and went back to his room.

After entering the room, open the system interface.

The original attribute panel and bond records have disappeared, replaced by an upgrade progress bar.

The progress bar has reached 98%, and it's just a little bit away from completion.

Around this time last night, Xuan Yue, who had finished her Scorching Escape training, received a system notification.

[Congratulations, host, your strength has reached the Kage level. The Bond System will undergo a 24-hour update and upgrade. Please look forward to it.]

Xuan Yue had no idea that his system could be upgraded, and that he had to reach the Shadow level first.

Fortunately, he mastered the Scorching Release technique to the same level as Yekura, and his attack power reached the Kage level.

Otherwise, it would take at least another year to reach the Shadow level using the Five Elements Escape Technique.

Shimura Gengetsu rolled around on the bed, but his mind was constantly focused on the system panel.

After another ten minutes or so, the last progress bar finally finished, and the system displayed a gorgeous boot screen with a pop-up window appearing.

[The Strongest Bond System upgrade is complete. Currently, it is version 2.0. Please continue your efforts and reach the Six Paths level to unlock version 3.0. Click to view the update announcement.]

Gengetsu Shimura completely ignored the last encouraging word.

Six Paths?

Even if it were possible, it wouldn't be something that could be accomplished in the next few years, so he wouldn't even consider it.

This was followed by a long list of update announcements.

[1. Optimized Bond Establishment Method: Heroes don't ask about origins, and bonds don't ask about origins. Whenever a target develops strong emotions towards the host, rewards can be obtained without knowing the other party's identity, and the other party doesn't need to know the host's identity. Current limitation: When emotions are generated, the distance between the host and the target cannot exceed fifty meters.]

[2. Added item: Bond Points. The host will receive Bond Points as a reward when establishing a bond with a ninja: 1 point for stage 1, 10 points for stage 2, and 100 points for stage 3. (Note: Due to the special nature of the "Life-and-Death Bond," the Bond Point reward is halved upon achieving this bond.)]

When establishing a bond with a nation, rewards are distributed based on the nation's strength.

[Bond Point Effect: Consuming a certain number of Bond Points can increase the current ability proficiency and talent cap. The specific amount consumed varies depending on the rarity of the talent and skill.]

[The system is gifting you 1,000 Bond Points as compensation; please use them wisely.]