Chapter 5: Eat Dog Food

The reason why Ren Hayashi sealed quickly was because he couldn't refine chakra before, so he could only work on the seals. The twelve seal gestures could be completed almost instantly, and the flexible use of the Clone Technique and Transformation Technique was thanks to the memory that belonged to Ren Hayashi.

The Hokage series had been chasing him for seven or eight years, and if he couldn't even remember some basic tactics, then he wasn't a true Hokage fan.

Ren left the scene, leaving only the stunned crowd.

As everyone knows, because of this battle, Ren completely refreshed his classmates' understanding of him. One to ten, ten to a hundred, and soon, the name Ren Hayashi was well known to all the students in Class 5. His classmates often ridiculed him as a genius who counterattacked overnight.

The person who couldn't even refine chakra turned out to be a genius boy who could flexibly use basic ninjutsu after one night!

In this regard, Ren did not say anything. Hard work will eventually pay off. Although with the help of external forces, it is undeniable that he sacrificed all his free time for this. Except for eating and sleeping, the rest of the time was spent in cultivation.

During this period, he also made the first friend in his life - Minato Namikaze.

When other children were playing, there were always two figures on the playground sweating: one was the yellow-haired boy Minato Namikaze, and the other was Ren Hayashi.

Both were touched by each other's hard work and became good friends with common dreams, but they were also competitors.

Under this kind of competition, the two of them improved very quickly, but Ren started low, and after all, he still couldn't compare to Minato.

On an ordinary evening, Ren and Minato, who had just finished their discussions, rested under a tree, drinking water and looking up at the red sunset.

Suddenly, a figure flashed.

A pink face with a little baby fat, waist-length red hair, and a hairpin pinned to the left bun—it was none other than the "Blood Red Chili Pepper" that the boys in the class didn't dare to provoke: Kushina Uzumaki.

Because of this, the only people Kushina was familiar with in the class were Minato Namikaze, who was as gentle as a girl, and Minato's good friend - Ren Hayashi.

"Kushina, why are you here?" Minato quickly stood up, a little panicked.

Ren thought it was funny. Minato Namikaze, who had always been calm and composed, behaved helplessly every time he met Kushina.

"Okay, you are Minato. You come here secretly every day to train, and you don't tell me." Kushina crossed her arms over her chest, and her tone was blaming.

Kushina was carrying carefully packaged food, which was just exposed in front of Minato's eyes at this time.

"What's the matter? I just want to practice for a while so I can do more for the village in the future," Minato said, slightly innocent. Then his eyes narrowed into a slit, pointed to the food, and smiled, "Brought it for me? Great work."

Kushina's face turned a touch crimson, her mouth pursed, and she said angrily, "Who would bring you food? This is for Ren."

After saying that, she handed the food to Ren and turned around and ran.

Ren was embarrassed for a while, realizing he was the third wheel…

There is dog food to eat everywhere; single people have no human rights. Ren wanted to cry without tears.

The rice was carefully packaged and still hot, obviously specially brought by Kushina for Minato to eat. Ren handed the food to Minato, feeling too embarrassed to eat it himself.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Minato asked.

"I'm not hungry," Ren said with a smile. This dog food has fed him enough; what else does he need to eat?

Having said that, after separating from Minato, Ren quickly found a noodle restaurant and ate two large bowls.

Exerting physical strength without replenishing energy is definitely not sustainable. If you don't eat, your body will collapse sooner or later.

Seeing that his wallet was getting more and more deflated, Ren walked down the street and said to himself, "If this continues, I'll have to drink the northwest wind."

Just as a gust of wind was blowing, Ren was messy in the wind…

No way! Relying on the village's relief money is not enough at all. Although he is small, because he squeezes out his physical and mental energy every day, he can eat a lot. If this continues, he will starve to death sooner or later.

Gotta find a way to make some money!

The fastest way to get money is to become a ninja and perform various tasks issued by the Hokage. Even the lowest D-rank mission pays more than ordinary work. But he is not qualified to perform missions now. To perform missions, the first condition is to become a ninja, and the minimum requirement is to become a Genin.

In addition, there seems to be no other way. Being a temporary worker is a waste of time and doesn't pay much. Borrowing money won't work either. In school, he is only familiar with Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, and these two definitely don't have much pocket money, as they are both students of the ninja school.

Even if he could borrow money, it's not a long-term solution.

It seems that the only way is to graduate early. Now he can use basic ninjutsu and has a good grasp of theoretical knowledge. He should be able to pass the graduation exam smoothly.

Yes, that's it!

Back at his humble home, Ren made a slight adjustment and began the final stage of his dash to the mystery of the Twilight Blade.

Tomorrow is the day agreed with Hinata Shirahui. Even if he refines chakra and can use basic ninjutsu, he is definitely not the opponent of the Hyuga clan.

The reason why the Byakugan is excellent is that it has a 360° perspective, can see the chakra flow of the surrounding environment, as well as the meridian nerves and acupoints of others, and its insight surpasses the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.

If he wants to defeat Shirahui, Ren Hayashi can only learn the secret technique that Shen taught him.

But how can the secret technique of Shen be learned casually? Ren has been studying the Twilight Blade at home for the past few days, but he hasn't succeeded yet; he just feels a little bit of progress.

Tonight, it must be learned. Otherwise, his ninja career will be completely over. Shirahui has explained this matter to the Hyuga clan and has received the support of many peers. If he loses but does not fulfill his promise, he will be suppressed by the Hyuga clan everywhere, and it is not impossible for him to suddenly disappear. After all, he is just a nobody in the village, and no one will care.

Condense the Soul Blade!

Ren drew out half of his chakra, condensing the prototype of the soul blade not far away. As the chakra continued to be injected, the light blue soul blade gradually condensed, becoming more and more like a sharp weapon wrapped in chakra.

This is the basis for the use of the Twilight Blade, and the connection between the Soul Blade and Ren is unbreakable. The two are connected by an invisible line of perception.

Ren is glad that it is not connected by a chakra line. Anyone who is careful will notice the chakra line and then cut it through their own means, making the secret technique self-defeating.

Of course, Shen took this into account, so he used the method of perception lines, connecting himself and the soul blade in this way. It is difficult for the opponent to detect, and even if they do, it is hard to cut off. This, however, increases the difficulty of casting the secret technique.

Recall the Soul Blade!

This is the first and most crucial step in casting the secret technique, which is to recall the soul blade through perception and merge it with the weapon, thereby increasing the weapon's penetration and lethality.

The difficulty lies here. If it were a chakra line, he could easily recall the soul blade condensed by chakra because the chakra used to condense the soul blade belongs to him, and chakra is one.

If it's a perception line, it's even harder!