Starting with the troublemakers of Konoha, the pressure extends throughout the entire ninja world.

Aoba returned to the Ninja Academy but did not see Minato Namikaze.

Kushina Uzumaki sat quietly in her seat.

Upon seeing Qingyu return, Kushina told Qingyu...

The water gate was taken away by a white-haired man wearing a headband with the character "oil" on his forehead.

When that person arrived, he was still laughing heartily.

She was getting a little annoyed.

Qingyu hummed in agreement.

Jiraiya acted even faster than he had anticipated.

Tsunade took in Nonou, Orochimaru took him in, and now it's Minato's turn.

However, given Minato's talent, it was only a matter of time before he was noticed.

Give Minato a little more time, and Konoha will soon unleash another Yellow Flash.

Kushina Uzumaki surprised him somewhat.

Neither he nor Minato were here today, yet this girl actually stayed quietly all day.

Has your temper changed?

Why is it so quiet?

It's rare that I didn't really blend in with everyone...

When school ended, Qingyu saw her walking out of the school gate arm in arm with a girl of similar age whose back was emblazoned with the Uchiha clan crest.

At that point in time, he couldn't think of anyone other than Mikoto who was the same age as Kushina and appeared at the Ninja Academy.

She clearly said yesterday that she wanted Qingyu to wait for her after school.

I found a good best friend today and immediately forgot about this whole thing.

Sigh, a woman's heart...

When he returned home, Minato still hadn't come back.

There was a note on the table: "Come home late tonight, don't wait up for me."

Two rice balls were placed next to it, meticulously wrapped in plastic wrap.

Qingyu picked one up and took a bite; it was plum-flavored.

It's still the same lazy meal plan.

He chewed on his rice ball, thinking to himself, "Jiraiya's interview is supposed to be a job, why is it taking so long?"

Could it be that after testing the Body Flicker Technique, he pulled Minato aside to talk about the Child of Prophecy?

However, given Minato's personality, he will probably listen carefully before giving a serious answer.

After all, as one of the few readers of "The Tale of Jiraiya" in the original work, I can naturally understand Jiraiya's mentality.

There's a reason why the two are master and apprentice.

Noon the next day.

After Aoba woke up, he first went to meet up with Nawaki, since Orochimaru's private training ground was deep in the dense forest outside the village.

Aoba wasn't entirely sure of the location, which is why Nawaki came in handy.

Rope Tree also knew that Qingyu didn't know the exact location, so he waited at the door of his house early in the morning.

In front of the old house, Qingyu saw Mito Uzumaki smiling and greeting him.

Soon, Aoba and Nawaki arrived at Orochimaru's private training ground.

As soon as Qingyu stepped onto the ground, she noticed something unusual.

The training ground is made of hard soil that has been repeatedly compacted by footsteps. It feels slightly hard when you step on it, but it won't affect your movement.

Old marks from kunai remain on the surrounding old trees.

These traces all tell the story of Orochimaru's arduous training here.

Several snakes coiled on the branches, their coiled postures so orderly, their heads all pointing towards the center of the training field.

It's like a camera, helping Orochimaru capture every blade of grass and every tree.

Rope Tree has been excited since last night; the lack of sleep last night actually made its eyes brighter than usual.

This was the first time he had faced off against someone head-on.

Previously at the ninja academy, those people didn't dare to really make a move because of his status.

"Let's warm up first." Orochimaru leaned against a tree trunk, holding his lab notebook in his hand.

"Rope Tree, run ten laps first. Qingyu, go and take all the kunai tied to the tree down."

Qingyu collected all the kunai and handed them over.

Orochimaru picked up one of them and examined the blade against the sunlight.

"It hasn't been used for a while, but it's still sharp."

After all, Orochimaru paid a high price to have it custom-made; if it's not used for a while, it will rust and break.

The shop owner can look forward to being surrounded by thousands of snakes.

Then he walked between the two of them.

"I won't interfere with this training session. Rope Tree is your senior and your only opponent today."

"In short, this training session can be summed up in one sentence: there are no restrictions and no rules."

Rope Tree frowned: "What if Qingyu gets hurt?"

"If the injury is serious, I will notify Tsunade immediately."

It means that as long as you don't die, it's okay.

A hint of doubt flashed through Qingyu's mind; Orochimaru seemed to have seen through his thoughts.

"War may be about to begin. Judging from the intelligence brought back by Jiraiya, Hanzo of Amegakure seems to be dissatisfied with the power structure of the five great ninja villages."

Orochimaru then paused and closed his notebook.

"That's enough small talk, let's form the seal of opposition!"

Both of them raised their right hands at the same time, bringing their index and middle fingers together and holding them upright in front of their chests.

Rope Tree assumed a fighting stance and threw the first punch.

A rock half a person's height runs straight through the middle, as if it were shattered by a rock drill from directly above.

The splashed stone fragments traveled faster than kunai.

Several pieces of debris were driven into the nearby tree trunk, making dull thuds.

Qingyu dodged to the side, a pebble grazed her sleeve, leaving a shallow mark.

Rope Tree showed no signs of warming up or easing up.

Holding back against Orochimaru is no less difficult than winning the Fourth Shinobi World War with bare hands.

Therefore, he held nothing back.

This sincerity weighs about the same as a small meteorite!

Qingyu immediately adjusted her strategy.

He used the Instantaneous Movement Technique to dodge repeatedly, and then used Shadow Hand Sword and Kunai to interfere from the side.

But his attacks hit Rope Tree like toys.

The shuriken in the shadows was casually deflected.

The kunai left only a very faint white spot on the rope tree's forearm, without even breaking the skin.

Ninjas are indeed high-attack, low-defense beings, but if a normal kunai is to harm a ninja,

Then chakra must be added to the kunai.

I've never heard of a genin using chakra to wrap a kunai and break through a jonin's defenses.

Of course, ninjas are only human, and a few large-scale, lethal ninjutsu techniques can injure even a Jonin.

The more Qingyu pulled, the more powerless he became.

Nawaki's chakra reserves are too high.

Even though it was Qingyu who was pulling the other, if they continued to pull like this, he would definitely be the one who ran out of chakra.

Furthermore, Nawaki's superhuman strength is not the kind of precise, instantaneous release technique that Tsunade possesses.

It's more like the overflow of energy from Hashirama Senju.

Every movement was like turning on a fire hydrant, with chakra surging through the meridians.

No precise aiming is needed; a casual wave of the hand deals AOE damage.

Sorry, but having a lot of chakra means you can do whatever you want.

Just as Qingyu regained his footing, Rope Tree's second punch swept in from the side.

He instinctively leaned back, the force of his punch grazing his nose and bending the bushes beside him before it could land.

He flipped backward to create distance, his shoes leaving a drag mark more than two meters long on the hard ground.

Rope Tree did not catch up.

He simply stood there and shook his hand, as if confirming the sensation of the punch he had just received.

Then he grinned at Qingyu and gave her an apologetic smile.

"Sorry, I almost hit you just now, but Orochimaru-sensei said we can't hold back, so I have to keep fighting seriously from now on."

Aoba suddenly realized that Rope Tree wasn't threatening him.

He was apologizing in advance for "potentially hurting him" before continuing to do the same thing.

Excessive sincerity can also be a weapon, and this weapon is in the hands of a thousand-handed man who can shatter rocks with a single punch.

"What are you pretending for? Do you think you're Hashirama Senju?"