[Without further ado, host, please evaluate the previous service of this system.]
The system didn't bother to talk to Kaze and quickly popped up a new dialog box.
[Option 1: Very good, 7 - 10 points. Completion reward: All attribute values +1.]
[Option 2: Average, 4 - 6 points. Completion reward: Speed -1.]
[Option 3: Poor, 1 - 3 points. Completion reward: All attribute values -1.]
[Option 4: Abandon the evaluation, 0 points. Completion reward: All attribute values -2.]
Kaze:「...」
「System, you didn't really intend for me to choose in this multiple - choice question, did you?」
This so - called multiple - choice question is actually a forced - choice situation (like you have no real choice, just like filling in a blank)!
[Host, watch your words. Although I did it this way, please don't say it out loud.]
[Alright, please voluntarily evaluate this system according to your true thoughts, host.]
Kaze:「...」
Sure enough, when they say it's 'voluntary', it's anything but voluntary.
Voluntary sign - up for this event, voluntary participation in this tutoring session.
Voluntary attendance at this meeting, voluntary abstention in this vote...
Only the voluntary tick of "Continue to install regardless of risks" is truly voluntary.
How to choose? There's no choice.
Kaze had to go against his conscience and give the system a score of 7 - 10.
[Selection successful. Reward obtained: All attribute values +1.]
「System, check my attributes.」Kaze said in his mind.
[The host's current attributes are as follows.
Killing power: 16
Speed: 29
Defense: 18
Chakra: 18]
「(((;Д))) Damn it!」Kaze was completely stunned.
Putting aside the newly added attribute values, it turns out that he really hasn't made any improvement in this year!
「Fine then.」Kaze once again had a clear understanding of his own talent.
「Since the system is online, there's no need for me to continue my training with Orochimaru.」
「... Anyway, I can't learn anything. It's just a total waste of time.」Kaze thought.
「System, show the countdown for mastering the Flying Thunder God Technique.」
[There are still 725 days left for the host to master the Flying Thunder God Technique!]
「Kaze!」
Seeing Kaze with a distracted look in his eyes, Orochimaru was helpless.
It's only been two minutes. Why is this kid distracted again...
Even that idiot Jiraiya was more focused than him when he was a kid!
Orochimaru sighed inwardly and then said.
「Forget it. Since you can't sit still, let's have a combat exercise. It's just right to test your recent training results with Minato.」
Hearing about the combat exercise, Kaze immediately got excited:「Whoa, how will this combat exercise work?」
「Are we going to have a combat?」Minato also stopped gathering chakra and looked at Orochimaru expectantly.
「I won't take action. You two have a combat.」Orochimaru crossed his arms and said with a half - smile.
"Let's consider this a life-and-death fight. Go all out and use every means at your disposal. Don't worry about hurting each other. I'll step in at the critical moment."
"Playing it this intense?" Kaze and Minato looked at each other, looking quite embarrassed.
You know, they've grown up together since childhood, as close as brothers are.
Fighting to the death... They just couldn't bring themselves to do it!
"Then, start!" Orochimaru didn't give them any time to mentally prepare and directly announced.
Hidden Shadow Snake Limbs!
Minato reacted quickly. After hearing Orochimaru's command, he instantly activated his ninjutsu.
A python as thick as a human arm slithered out of his sleeve and coiled towards Kaze at lightning speed, trying to pin him in place.
"Damn it?!"
Kaze was just forming the opposing hand seal. Who would have thought that Minato, that little scoundrel, would launch a sneak attack.
He tapped his toes on the ground and quickly retreated, cursing: "You're not playing fair, Minato! That's not cool!"
"Hehe." Minato gave a shy smile but didn't say a word. Taking advantage of his head start, he continued to press the attack.
Shuriken: Shadow Clone Jutsu!
Minato threw a shuriken at Kaze. His fingers moved nimbly, forming eight seals in the blink of an eye.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dense shurikens appeared, tracing arcs in the air before shooting towards Kaze from all sorts of tricky angles.
"Damn, Orochimaru is so partial. He even taught Minato this jutsu!"
Looking at the sky full of shurikens, Kaze wasn't panicked at all. He even had time to be distracted.
"Humph, Wind Release: Separate Wind!"
Chakra surged out of Kaze's body, forming a wind field that instantly deflected all the incoming shurikens.
Clang!
He quickly drew out the long sword on his back. Stepping forcefully on the ground, he turned into a blur and pounced towards Minato.
Fire Release: Flame Bullet!
The situation switched from defense to offense in an instant. Minato quickly retreated, spitting out a series of disc-shaped flames from his mouth to obstruct Kaze's approach.
"Kaze is faster than me. I can't let him get close and grapple with me. To win, I have to use the terrain!"
Thinking of this, while Kaze was dodging the Flame Bullet, Minato rushed into the nearby woods.
"Minato, don't run away!" Kaze dodged the flames by swaying his body and quickly followed him into the woods.
Huh?
Orochimaru was a bit surprised: "Is it an illusion? Why does it seem that this kid's speed has increased?"
"Well, it'll be easier for me to report to Tanzō this way. Hehe."
In the woods, he fled, and he chased. There was no way he could escape.
Looking at Minato dashing ahead, Kaze leaped into the air and landed on a high tree branch.
He inhaled a large mouthful of air like a giant whale sucking in water, and then opened his mouth to spit out a series of chakra air masses.
Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!
Kaze assumed an energetic look, puckering his lips and spitting out chakra air masses continuously, firing at Minato like a machine gun.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of Vacuum Spheres were shot haphazardly at Minato, breaking one branch after another and forcing Minato to dodge clumsily.
The saying "Those in high positions just give orders, while those below work their butts off" probably describes the current situation.
Puff!
Minato couldn't dodge in time, and one Vacuum Sphere shot straight at him.
"Ha ha, got him!" Kaze showed a hint of joy upon seeing this.
But just then, the Minato who had been hit and fallen to the ground instantly transformed into a tree trunk in the smoke!
"Damn it!" Kaze was startled. This kid Minato actually used the Substitution Jutsu!
The key is that he didn't notice at all when Minato swapped his real body.
"If I were Minato, then I'd be..."
"Not good!"
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a dark figure charging from behind. Kaze didn't have time to dodge and instinctively wanted to use the Separate Wind.
"Wind Release: Separate..."
Pfft.
Minato's blade stabbed into Kaze's body first.
However, to his surprise, the Kaze in front of him also dissipated into smoke and disappeared.
It was a Kage Clone Jutsu!
Plop.
As the clone dissipated, a Poison pouch fell to the ground.
"Ah, I fell into a trap."
Minato turned around somewhat annoyed, and sure enough, Kaze was grinning at him.
"So, Minato, do you feel weak in your limbs and dizzy in your head?"
"Give up. I won this practical battle."
Hearing Kaze's words, Minato's lips curled up slightly, and he smiled shyly.
"Hehe, that's not necessarily true, Kaze. It's not just you who can use Poison."
"What the hell?" This time Kaze was really shocked.
He carefully sensed for a while and found that Minato wasn't bluffing. He really got poisoned!
"..."
Kaze couldn't hold back his frustration. Really, he just couldn't.
You're Minato Namikaze, a decent and upright guy. Now you're either launching sneak attacks or being underhanded and using Poison...
What's wrong with you, buddy!
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