NARUTO: IDE:Chapter 13: Spiritual Fruit “What are those three little guys plotting?” Nakagawa Ichiryū raised his head slightly and glanced at the sky.
“It’s almost time, and they still haven’t made a move.
Aren’t they worried about being eliminated?” “They’re coming.” The corners of Nakagawa Ichiryū’s mouth lifted.
Ahead of him, the ground suddenly bulged.
A mound of earth raced across the field, heading straight toward him.
“That kid, Abero.
His Earth Release isn’t bad.” “Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu!” Nakagawa Ichiryū lowered his gaze.
A hand had already broken through the soil and grabbed his ankle.
A moment later, his entire body was dragged underground, leaving only his head above the surface.
“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!” Ito Miyuki rushed into the center of the field and rapidly formed hand seals.
She took a deep breath and blasted out a fireball.
Bang!
The ground erupted.
Dirt and dust flew everywhere as a figure shot into the air.
Nakagawa Ichiryū.
He couldn’t use techniques beyond the level of a Genin, so all he could rely on was his years of combat experience.
“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!” The instant Nakagawa Ichiryū reached the peak of his jump, he suddenly looked up.
Another Ito Miyuki was already above him, her hand seals complete.
A Great Fireball more than a meter across roared straight toward him.
“This is bad.” Nakagawa Ichiryū formed a single hand seal.
“Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!” He wasn’t using the Wind Release to clash with the Great Fireball.
Instead, the blast of wind erupted behind him, driving his body away from its original position.
A simple C-rank Wind Release Ninjutsu had been turned into a means of movement in an instant.
That was the strength of a Jonin.
They could exploit the terrain, timing, and every advantage around them, turning seemingly impossible situations around with a single move.
With nothing to stand on in midair, Nakagawa Ichiryū quickly landed.
Another Ito Miyuki was waiting for him there.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Three Shuriken flew in, sealing off his landing point.
Nakagawa Ichiryū immediately drew a Kunai and knocked them aside.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
He thought that was the end of it.
Then he noticed the Ito Miyuki still in the air had already closed the distance.
Her hand reached toward the scroll tucked against his chest.
“Not good.” Nakagawa Ichiryū pushed off with his toes and retreated at full speed.
Seeing Ito Miyuki’s brilliant smile, a bad feeling flashed through his mind.
He had been tricked.
The other Ito Miyuki had been waiting for this moment all along.
Her Kunai reversed in her hand, and its tip drove toward Nakagawa Ichiryū’s back.
Poof!
A cloud of smoke burst open.
Ito Miyuki’s Kunai stabbed into empty air.
A scroll dropped from the smoke.
Ito Miyuki caught it cleanly.
Bang!
Ito Miyuki suddenly transformed back into Shin’s appearance.
That’s right.
The Ito Miyuki who had launched the first attack was actually Shin using the Transformation Technique, all to confuse Nakagawa Ichiryū’s vision.
Under normal circumstances, such a trick naturally couldn’t fool a Jonin.
But Abero had started with Earth Release, Shin had followed with Fire Release, and Ito Miyuki had been waiting in the air.
Three attacks from three directions.
With everything happening at once, even Nakagawa Ichiryū didn’t have enough time to determine which figure was Ito Miyuki and which was Shin.
What Shin hadn’t expected was that the Nakagawa Ichiryū they had been fighting wasn’t even the real one.
A mere Shadow Clone had played all three of them like fools.
Was this the strength of a Jonin?
Clap!
Clap!
Clap!
At that moment, a figure walked out of the forest.
It was the real Nakagawa Ichiryū.
“You three performed quite well, especially Uchiha shin.
Your strength surprised me.” When did this guy use a Shadow Clone?
Shin hadn’t noticed it at all.
He had thought his plan had succeeded.
After all that effort, however, he had only been fighting a Shadow Clone.
This year’s assessment really was lenient.
“Now, I announce that all three of you have passed the assessment.
From this moment on, you are the Genin of my Team 7.” “Yay!” Abero jumped up in excitement.
Ito Miyuki also smiled, but her eyes remained fixed on the back of the figure standing ahead.
“Uchiha shin, just how much strength have you been hiding?” When Shin used the Great Fireball Technique, Ito Miyuki had vaguely noticed that he was holding back.
“Alright.
To celebrate the official formation of our Team 7, I’m treating you all to barbecue.” At those words, Abero became even more excited.
“Teacher Nakagawa, you’re the best!” “Ding-dong, congratulations to the host for passing the team assignment assessment.
You are awarded a graduation gift package.” Shin also revealed a faint smile.
“Let’s go eat barbecue!” Abero shouted as he grabbed Nakagawa Ichiryū and pulled him along.
Shin and Ito Miyuki quietly followed behind.
How long could such a warm moment last?
By afternoon, Shin had returned to the Uchiha Clan compound.
As he walked into his home, he remembered Nakagawa Ichiryū’s pained expression when paying the bill.
Shin couldn’t help finding it amusing.
For the past month, Shin had lived on dry rations and military rations.
He hadn’t eaten a proper meal in ages, so when the barbecue was served, he naturally ate until he was stuffed.
The entire meal cost ten thousand Ryu.
Ten thousand Ryu was enough to make a Genin complete several D-rank missions just to earn it back.
Of course, Nakagawa Ichiryū was a Jonin and could afford the expense.
What he hadn’t expected was for Shin and Abero to eat so much.
The meal alone had burned through half a month’s worth of his spending money.
Those were minor details.
Shin pushed the matter aside and turned his attention to the graduation gift package.
The rewards were: Evolution Points +100.
Spirit Transformation Fruit ×10.
Silver Coins +1,000.
Shin knew what the Evolution Points and silver coins were for, but the Spirit Transformation Fruit was new to him.
[Spirit Transformation Fruit: After consumption, the fruit can gradually strengthen the consumer’s physique.
One fruit can also suppress hunger for three days.] Shin’s eyes lit up.
A fruit that strengthened the body while keeping hunger at bay for three days?
This was far better than military rations.
He immediately took one out.
The Spirit Transformation Fruit was about the size of a small apple, with smooth, pure-white skin.
Shin took a bite.
Sweet juice spread across his tongue.
His eyes widened.
It tasted countless times better than military rations.
More importantly, the fruit could strengthen his physique.
That was exactly what Shin needed.
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