Chapter 169 : What level of ninja are you?
Uchiha Obito looked at Uchiha Yuzuru with anticipation, clenching his hands into fists and placing them under his chin: "With the status you have, Brother Yuzuru, you can definitely ensure I successfully become a Jonin, right?"
Uchiha Yuzuru slapped Uchiha Obito on the head.
A man who is 1.8 meters tall should stop trying to act cute in front of him!
Uchiha Obito looked aggrieved: "Brother Yuzuru, why did you hit me?"
"My strength isn't worse than Kakashi's. If you just say a word to Lord Raikage, wouldn't it be fine to promote me to Jonin exceptionally?"
After hearing Uchiha Obito's words, Uchiha Yuzuru snorted lightly: "A Jonin is responsible for the lives of many people. How can you rely on shortcuts?"
"If you can't pass the assessment, it only proves your ability is insufficient. I won't open the back door for you."
Hearing this, Uchiha Obito pulled a test paper from his pocket: "Then Brother Yuzuru, you try doing this nonsense and see if my ability is the problem, or if the content on this paper is the problem!"
Uchiha Yuzuru took the paper and glanced at it. After just a quick look, he immediately felt a headache coming on.
Throwing a shuriken requires calculating distance, wind resistance, angle, and trajectory?
Calculating the explosion radius of exploding tag and the optimal detonation height?
Deciphering the following encrypted codes and summarizing their content?
Besides that, there were many complex calculation problems involving diagrams... What the hell is all this?
Uchiha Yuzuru immediately threw the paper back to Uchiha Obito, then rubbed his slightly throbbing temples.
Sure enough, once a person gets older, they can't look at this kind of stuff.
These test papers were simply more terrifying than an enemy's Genjutsu.
Seeing Uchiha Yuzuru's reaction, Uchiha Obito cried out: "See, see? Brother Yuzuru, you don't understand it either!"
"Using these things for assessment makes absolutely no sense."
"Could it be that Brother Yuzuru, you are also a so-called dead last like me?"
Hearing this, Uchiha Yuzuru retorted: "Obito, stop spouting nonsense. I am not the same as you."
"I lack interest, while you... lack talent."
Hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's rebuttal, Uchiha Obito froze on the spot, his brain momentarily unable to process the information.
Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Shisui couldn't help but exchange glances, both seeing admiration in the other's eyes.
As expected of Lord Yuzuru, his pretense is incredibly seamless. He managed to find such a unique angle to explain something he wasn't good at, leaving people completely unable to find any flaws.
He is truly too strong!
A moment later, Uchiha Obito finally recovered and said unconvincedly: "Brother Yuzuru, whether you lack interest or lack talent, it's certainly true that you can't do this paper, right?"
"In that case, according to the rules, shouldn't even you fail the Jonin assessment?"
Hearing this, Uchiha Yuzuru snorted lightly: "What Rank of Ninja are you, to compare yourself to me?"
Uchiha Obito was momentarily speechless.
Even though he had always been very confident in himself, when facing Uchiha Yuzuru's ridicule, he could only choose to lower his head.
Just as Uchiha Yuzuru finished speaking, a silver bell-like laugh rang out behind everyone.
The red-haired Uzumaki Kushina walked out and said to Uchiha Obito: "Obito, stop giving your Brother Yuzuru a hard time."
"You might not know this, but he is still a Genin even now."
"Huh?!"
Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Shisui, and Hatake Kakashi all opened their mouths wide in shock.
Uchiha Yuzuru, who shook the Ninja World and terrified everyone who heard his name, was actually just a Genin?
Are you kidding me!
Seeing the three of them look surprised, Uzumaki Kushina explained: "Back when he was in Konoha, Yuzuru joined the Military Police Force right after graduation and never participated in the Chunin assessment."
"After arriving at Hidden Cloud Village, everyone filled out their profiles based on their status in Konoha."
"I was the one who helped Yuzuru fill out his information back then, and I personally wrote the Ninja Rank column."
"Since then, Yuzuru hasn't participated in any Ninja Rank promotion assessments, so strictly speaking, Yuzuru is still just a Genin."
After hearing Uzumaki Kushina's explanation, Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Shisui both struggled to hold back their laughter.
Uchiha Obito even jumped in front of Uchiha Yuzuru and burst into laughter: "Hahahaha... Brother Yuzuru, it turns out you're not even as good as me! I'm at least a Chunin now!"
"Looking at it this way, we really aren't on the same level; we're separated by an entire Ninja World Rank."
"Get out of here." Uchiha Yuzuru kicked Uchiha Obito on the backside, then gave Uzumaki Kushina a wry smile and said, "Kushina, how could you expose me in front of so many people?"
Uzumaki Kushina's eyes curved into crescent moons as she smiled: "I was just telling the truth."
After speaking, she smiled at Uchiha Obito and the others: "Dinner is ready. Come eat with us."
"Huh? Wouldn't that be a bit intrusive..."
"That's great! My stomach has been rumbling for ages."
While Uchiha Shisui was still trying to politely decline, Uchiha Obito excitedly ran inside the house.
After learning that Uchiha Yuzuru was a Genin, his depression about not being able to become a Jonin instantly vanished.
Seeing this, Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Shisui could only follow him.
Uchiha Yuzuru gave Uzumaki Kushina a firm smack on her curved behind and whispered: "I'll deal with you tonight."
Uzumaki Kushina lowered her head, blushing, but a faint, hard-to-notice smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
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Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was the 52nd year of Konoha.
Early morning.
Uchiha Yuzuru was sitting in the room drinking tea when a crisp System notification sounded in his mind.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host, your Family population growth has exceeded 10,000 people, granting Bloodline evolution attempts +1!]
[Current Family population count: 30,000!]
Uchiha Yuzuru slowly opened his eyes and looked at the translucent panel in front of him that only he could see.
Immediately, he silently recited in his heart: "Evolve Scorch Release Bloodline."
He currently possessed the Night Moon Bloodline, the Chinoike Clan Bloodline, the Uzumaki Clan Bloodline, Magnet Release (Sand) Bloodline, and Scorch Release Bloodline.
Except for the Scorch Release Bloodline, all the others had already reached 100% evolution progress.
Therefore, without needing to think, Uchiha Yuzuru immediately chose to evolve the Scorch Release Bloodline.
The next second, a warm current flowed through his body, and the System notification sounded once more.
[Ding! Scorch Release Bloodline current evolution progress: 100%! Granting Family Trait drawing opportunity +1!]