Chapter 17 Test

It has been 10 days since the front-line troops returned. During these days, Shiro has been practicing silently, waiting for Orochimaru's notification.

During this period, the most important thing was that Tsunade left the village and went traveling. From this, Shiro roughly knew that Tsunade's plan had failed just like in the original. To be honest, from a personal point of view, Shiro still supported Tsunade's idea. After all, it was reassuring to have a medical ninja as an ally.

Unfortunately, this is just Shiro's idea based on personal interests. The Konoha high-level officials have more to consider. As for what they need to consider, Shiro has no idea. He can only find fault and be a keyboard warrior. If he really does it, Konoha may collapse in two days.

Therefore, Shiro did not pay much attention to this matter. He just went to see Tsunade off with Minato and others when Tsunade was leaving, and then he no longer paid attention to this matter because Orochimaru asked Shiro to be prepared because the test of Ryuchi Cave was about to begin.

At the same time, this was also regarded as a test for Shiro's promotion to Chunin. However, logically speaking, Shiro only needed to go through a process to be promoted to Chunin. After all, Shiro had already met the standards in terms of strength and experience and had been recognized by the team leader. He should no longer need a test, but the village notified him.

I would like to say here that generally there are three ways to be promoted to Chunin. The first is to pass the Chunin exam, the second is to make enough contributions, and the third is the most common way of promotion, which is to gain the recognition of the leading teacher.

The vast majority of ninjas also become Chunin through the third way. The main reason is that, first of all, there are two types of Chunin exams, one within the village and the other between villages. However, whether it is the between-village or the within-village one, it is not easy to pass. That one is usually a stage for geniuses to show themselves. The most representative one is the first Chunin exam that Naruto participated in.

That time, only Shikamaru passed the exam and was promoted to Chunin, while the others failed. However, not long after, the 12 little brats confronted the Jonin of Otogakure and won.

That Chuunin Exam was a bit unique, but it also illustrates the difficulty of the Chuunin Exam. Generally, the intra-village Chuunin Exam is to select talents not discovered during the Ninja Academy, so it is more difficult. And the inter-village Chuunin Exam is even more challenging, as it is a time to showcase one's potential to other villages, making it even more difficult!

There have been quite a few of the second type during this period, but most of those who have been promoted are ninjas who have been in the Genin for a long time and have decent strength. It is a natural progression for them. Even if they have not made any contributions in this war, they can be promoted soon.

Therefore, the third method is the most common, where ninjas are sent by the village to take the assessment through nominations or applications from their leading teachers. Those who pass this method are mostly civilian ninjas with mediocre talents. (Naruto may have been stuck at the Genin level because of his Jinchūriki status.)

The village, however, has set up an assessment as an exception, although it is the same as not setting it up.

But at least it shows one thing, that the village leaders have started to pay attention to him. Although it had attracted some attention when Shiro handed over the strengthening magic to the village, his talent was there after all, so they turned their attention away after a while.

And now, apart from anything else, the fact that he is the contractor of Longdi Cave alone is worthy of the village's cultivation.

Shiro arrived at the test place while he was lost in thought. When Shiro arrived, Orochimaru was already waiting there, and the Third Hokage and Kushina were also waiting nearby. Shiro was surprised at first when he saw the Third Hokage there too, but when he saw Kushina next to the Third Hokage, he understood.

"Hokage-sama, Orochimaru-senpai, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." He then bowed to them.

"Shiro, what about me? Minato and I came here with the old man Sandaime and the others!"

"Kushina, don't say that about Hokage-sama." Minato said to Kushina first, then said to Shiro, "Shiro, don't mind it, we just got here not long ago, we will go to the side first, come on!"

After saying that, he pulled Kushina to bow to the Third Hokage and Orochimaru, then stepped aside.

"Haha, then I'll go watch the fight from the sidelines too. Come on, Shiro, you guys are the hope of the village."

"Yes, Hokage-sama, you are greatly honored."

"So, are you ready, Shirou-kun?" Orochimaru waited for the Third Hokage to come aside and then spoke.

"Yes, Orochimaru-senpai, I'm ready!"

"Well, let's begin, Shiro-kun!"

"The art of spiritual communication!"

"Bang!" A giant snake appeared with the smoke. The dragon snake was about two stories high. However, Shiro had seen Orochimaru's summoned beast, Manda, which was much bigger than it from a distance. Therefore, he was not scared now. If the opponent was a summoned beast, no matter how strong the opponent was, he could be knocked down with one blow!

"Senior Orochimaru, I want to confirm again, as long as we defeat it, no matter what method we use, correct?"

"Yes, Shiro-kun, as long as you fight it off."

"That's easy!" Shiro smiled confidently.

"You little brat! Stop being so cocky! Prepare to die!" The dragon snake roared first, then swooped down suddenly!

Shiro was not panicked. He quickly dodged to the side and then formed seals with his hands.

"Eight Gates of Ninjutsu: Kai, open!"

Having been with Dai for such a long time, Dai had naturally told Shilang about the Eight Gates Dunjia a long time ago, but Shilang did not plan to practice the Eight Gates Dunjia because he did not have the same faith as his father and son. In the future, he could only open three gates at most.

However, Shiro did modify the Eight Gates, making the conditions for opening the gates simpler, but at the same time the side effects were also greater.

How big is it? So big that opening one door is equivalent to opening four doors. This refers to the side effects.

However, the chakra increase is only at the level of the second gate, and the chakra is also more violent, but there is no improvement in physical skills.

This was definitely not going to work, so Shiro went to Kushina and asked her to help him find the Third Hokage to perfect it. Of course, he only wanted to reduce the side effects to the level of the second gate, while keeping everything else the same. The difficulty was not high, otherwise, the Third Hokage would not have the energy to help Shiro. At the same time, this technique was only suitable for Shiro, because his chakra was too violent, and neither ninjutsu nor taijutsu could amplify it, which made it useless for other ninjas.

But it's different for Shiro. Shiro has a magic circuit in his body that can be overloaded to a certain extent. This strength of Eight Gates is just right. What's more, Shiro can also be repaired through the system. After all, Shiro's magic circuit was originally modified by the system.

Furthermore, Shiro was not worried about revealing his Eight Gates, because what Shiro handed over to the Third Generation was Shiro's version of the Eight Gates that he had already modified beyond recognition.

In fact, if the summoning contract of Ryuchi Cave was not important to Shiro, Shiro would not have resorted to such a desperate measure. If he really wanted to fight, it's not that he couldn't win, but the probability was very small. After all, most of the treasures that Shiro can project now are anti-human, and he doesn't know large-scale ninjutsu, so this kind of large creature is a bit unsolvable for Shiro at the moment.

Shi Lang wanted to win this battle not for the sake of magic, but because he had seen the power of these large spiritual beasts on the battlefield. If he missed this opportunity, he would never get it again! Therefore, even if the cost was a little higher, Shi Lang had to win!

Kushina also understood this, which is why, despite knowing the side effects of this technique, she still went to help Shiro find the Third Generation, because she also wanted her brother to become stronger. (This is explained in the relevant works, so I won’t go into details here.)

Here, Shiro activated the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu: Kai and immediately poured his chakra into the magic circuit.

"Projection, start!"

A white light flashed from Silang's hand, and a dagger appeared in Silang's hand!

"Is this Shiro's secret technique (magic)?" This thought flashed through the minds of the Third Generation and Orochimaru at the same time!

The dagger in Shiro's hand is none other than the Rule Breaker, a C-rated weapon from the Fate/Rin arc. Its owner is Medea, the unfortunate princess of Colchis, wife of the hero Jason, and the witch of betrayal in Greek mythology. It's a curved dagger.

The name comes from the English "rule breaker." Medea once betrayed her family and country, killing her brother to be with the hero Jason. Jason fell in love with another woman, then killed her two children and left Jason. This Noble Phantasm is the embodiment of Medea's nature as the demon of betrayal.

Its ability is to "break" all magecraft of the target it strikes, even though its weapon's performance is essentially non-existent. The targets it can break are contracts based on magical power, or life forms created by magical power. It can reset them to their state before the magical power was used. In other words, contracts based on magical power become a blank slate, and life forms created by magical power are instantly destroyed.

It is the ultimate anti-magic Noble Phantasm. However, it is an exception and will not work on any lower level Noble Phantasm.

This is also the trump card prepared by Shiro!

The spirit beast is actually summoned by the caster through a contract, so the Rule Breaker will take effect on it! Send it back to the Dragon Cave!

There was no suspense in the subsequent battle. The Eight Gates Ninjutsu Kai not only provided Shiro with enough chakra to project a C-rank Noble Phantasm, but also left him with a little chakra to use enhanced magic and suddenly rushed towards the Dragon Snake!

I was originally going to choose one from Delusion Heart Sound, Ten Thousand Symbols Will Break the Precepts, and Shooting Weapon Amulet, but later I found that Delusion Heart Sound could not be projected, and shooting was prone to bugs, so I chose Ten Thousand Symbols Will Break the Precepts. Finally, thanks to the troublesome ants, book friend 20171022213613800, and Rainy Day Maple for their recommendation votes.

(End of this chapter)