From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 346: The secret art of spiritualization is acquired, and a selection competition is held where novices fight each other.

For the next half month, Bane spent a very peaceful time in Konoha, and no one came to disturb him.

The Chunin Exams had officially begun a few days ago, but the initial stages were not open to the public, and Bane had no interest in watching.

He had nothing to do and had no intention of going out. He spent the whole day either soaking in the hot spring or studying the ninjutsu left by Orochimaru.

Bane was not very interested in ninjutsu such as water, fire, and earth escape techniques. After roughly mastering a few ordinary C-level related ninjutsu, he did not continue to study them.

In comparison, he has a strong interest in sealing techniques and barrier techniques.

In Bane's opinion, these two techniques, which are very different from ordinary ninjutsu, are the essence of the ninja world!

Sitting in front of the window, with the sunlight shining through, Bane was reading the sealing scroll "Vajra Seal" in his hand.

This is the most advanced sealing technique among the information related to sealing techniques that Orochimaru has provided him with. It was originally a secret of the Uzumaki clan and its difficulty level was rated A.

It was after the Uzumaki clan fell into decline that this sealing technique became popular in Konoha, but to this day, not many people have mastered it, and even Orochimaru himself cannot perform this technique.

It's not that this sealing technique is difficult to understand. On the contrary, the A-level Diamond Seal is actually quite simple and crude. But there is a prerequisite, which is that it requires extremely strong chakra to perform. If the amount of chakra is not large enough, it is impossible to use this sealing technique.

Orochimaru's chakra is not small, but it is not particularly outstanding either. Anyway, he can't use it.

The reason why the Diamond Seal was originally the Uzumaki clan's iconic sealing technique is because the Uzumaki clan has always had huge chakra.

The power of the Diamond Sealing Technique is also proportional to the chakra. The greater the chakra, the stronger the power, and it can even suppress the tailed beasts.

Bane was still very confident in his chakra. The simple and rough use of chakra by the Diamond Seal was very much to his liking, and he was watching it with great interest.

If nothing unexpected happens, this A-level sealing technique will become the first sealing technique he masters. In comparison, although the evil-sealing seal is not difficult, it has too many twists and turns. Bane studied it for several days but still couldn't figure out the situation, so he put it aside for the time being.

He would think about that later when Orochimaru was free to give lectures.

Just as Bane was looking at the scroll in his hand with great interest, the door of his room was knocked again.

As if he already knew who was coming, Ben said without even looking up, "The door is not locked, come in."

Soon, the door opened and Kakashi walked in and said, "Excuse me for disturbing you, Rei-zun."

"What's the matter?" Bane rolled up the scroll in his hand and looked at Kakashi and asked.

Kakashi did not make any unnecessary movements, nor did he look at what scroll Ben was reading. He said calmly, "The trial in the Forest of Death ended the day before yesterday. A selection will be held later today for the Genin who passed the trial in the Forest of Death. Although the selection is not open to the public, Sandaime-sama means that if you are interested, you can go with me to watch the competition."

Ban didn't respond to this, but looked up at Kakashi and said, "A few days ago, I smelled Orochimaru's scent. I'm sure you have noticed it too, right?"

Hearing this, Kakashi's expression became a little gloomy and he said, "Orochimaru did appear in the Forest of Death and interfered with the test, but unfortunately we didn't really find him."

"Jiraiya should have already mentioned to you the relationship between me, Ryuchido, and Orochimaru. Under this circumstance, are you still planning to invite me to watch this qualifying match?" Bane asked.

A few days ago, Bane felt the presence of Orochimaru and vaguely heard that there was some unrest in Konoha. There were even people watching him from a distance.

But Bane didn't get involved in any of this and didn't pay any attention to it.

Kakashi was silent for a moment before he spoke: "Sandaime-sama approves of what you said to Jiraiya-sama."

Although it wasn't stated explicitly, Ban understood what Kakashi was talking about.

That is what Bane said when he called himself a 'spiritual beast'.

"Really?" Bane stood up, casually drew a ripple in the air, revealing the rich dark elements inside, and threw the scroll in his hand into it.

Kakashi naturally saw this scene as well, with some surprise and confusion in his eyes, but he didn't ask anything out of curiosity.

"Then go and take a look." Bane said softly after putting away the scroll.

Soon, under the leadership of Kakashi, Bane came to a closed training ground in Konoha.

This is the place where the selection competition is held. The process of the Chunin Exam is not complicated. It starts with a written test. After the written test, those who pass can take part in the Death Forest Test, which should test the degree of cooperation between teams and groups.

After the Death Forest, personal strength will be strictly screened.

The selection competition is a one-on-one fight, and only the winner can enter the next round. In fact, winning here can be regarded as getting a ticket to Chunin.

Because the final official competition is not a test of winning or losing, but a test of the ninja's thinking and will. Even if you lose, as long as you fight beautifully and show enough talent and qualifications, you can also become a Chunin.

In other words, the qualifying round only looks at strength, while the official competition is a comprehensive consideration.

When Bane arrived at the training ground, the selection competition had already begun. Several jonin and chunin from Konoha were watching the competition from the high stands. Apart from that, the venue was quite empty, with no extra people. Kakashi brought Bane to the stands, and then Bane saw Hyuga Neji beating up his little cousin.

To be honest, Bane had no interest in the fights between these Genin, nor could he see any value in them. He just treated them as fun.

"What kind of hatred and grudge is that?" Seeing Hinata being beaten up by Neci but still refusing to give up, Bane couldn't help but sigh.

On the other side of the stage, Uzumaki Naruto was still cheering for Hinata. Not only were the Twelve Ninjas of Konoha present here, but there were also Genin from other villages. The only one that caught Bane's attention was Gaara, who now looked cold and like a murderer.

"Tailed Beast." Bane murmured to himself.

But as if noticing his gaze, Gaara, who was originally watching the show of the Hyuga family's genius beating up the eldest daughter, slowly raised his head and looked at Bane in the stands.

The moment their eyes met, Gaara's face showed a cruel and confident smile, as if he was going to eat Bane from a distance.

"Are all the kids nowadays so arrogant?" Bane grinned and muttered to himself with some amusement.

In view of Gaara's arrogant attitude, Bane decided to teach him a lesson later.

At this moment, Jiraiya, who had not appeared in the selection competition, walked up to Bane and said with a smile, "That is a Genin from the Sand Village. It is said that he is the son of the Fourth Kazekage."

"He's also the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, right? I can feel a surge of energy from him." Ban said this first, then looked at Uzumaki Naruto and said, "That blond kid is the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki of your Konoha, right? Is there a Nine-Tailed Demon Fox in his body?"

Jiraiya had no intention of hiding this information. He looked at Uzumaki Naruto with a slightly complicated look, and then said, "Yes, he is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

As soon as Jiraiya finished speaking, his eyes narrowed, but he did not move. At the same time, Kakashi disappeared from Bane's side with a flash of his body, and when he reappeared, he had already arrived at the competition venue.

At this moment, Hyuga Neji was a little crazy, and he directly had murderous intentions towards his cousin Hinata. He used a Bagua Palm to attack with murderous intent.

Then the famous scene appeared. A special jonin and three elite jonin appeared in the examination room instantly and subdued Hyuga Neji.

"Oh my, it seems that the girl is of noble status." Ben teased, pretending to be ignorant.

Jiraiya on the side scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "That's the daughter of the Hyuga clan. To be honest, the Hyuga clan has a great influence in our Konoha. If the daughter of the head of the family is defeated by a member of the same clan in this kind of exam, we will have a hard time explaining it."

"Ningji, calm down!" In the audience, the thick-browed Xiao Li finally reacted and couldn't help shouting.

Looking at this scene, Bane was also a little emotional. In this selection competition, Xiao Li was hit by Gaara and suffered a comminuted fracture, but no one stopped him. Although on the surface, it was because Xiao Li did not admit defeat at all and insisted on continuing to fight.

But at this moment, Hinata didn't give up at all!
The level of Konoha's social class seems to be visible from here.

This farce did not continue, and Neji won in the end, but he still spoke harshly to Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuga Hinata and others, looking like a villain.

Ban didn't pay any attention to such trivial matters. Instead, he looked at Jiraiya and asked, "Where is my spirit transformation secret technique?"

"I knew you would ask." Jiraiya smiled, then took out a scroll and a stack of revised manuscripts from the large scroll behind him, handed them to Ben, and said, "My "Intimate Violence" and the Secret Art of Spiritualization are both here."

As he said this, Kakashi, who had just come up from downstairs, suddenly moved his ears and stared at the scroll and manuscript in Bane's hand.

What the hell? Jiraiya-sama's "Intimate Violence"! ?

That is a treasure of mankind!
want to!

But it was obvious that Jiraiya and Ban ignored Kakashi's meaning at this time.

After taking the manuscript and the spiritualization secret technique, Bane had no intention of inspecting them and threw them back into the dark space.

"It's really a convenient technique." Jiraiya said with some envy as he watched the scene.

"This is not a technique, just forget it." Bane responded casually.

Jiraiya did not dwell on these things, but asked impatiently: "I have already contributed the sacrifice you requested, so what is the answer?"

"As far as the horizon and yet so close at hand," Bane said as he turned his gaze towards Uzumaki Naruto who was comforting Hinata with his friends.

Jiraiya followed Ben's gaze and said with a surprised expression, "Are you saying that the little princess of the Hyuga family is the child of prophecy that I'm looking for?"

That would be a difficult matter. Although he was one of the famous Three Ninjas of Konoha and the Hyuga family had to give him enough respect, it was not so easy to accept the Hyuga family's legitimate daughter as a personal disciple.

"You're dreaming, it's that golden-haired kid." Bane complained.

After these words fell, Jiraiya's expression became more complicated, and he whispered: "Naruto?"

That was the name of the protagonist in his first and only serious novel, "Genshin Ninden", and he was also the son of his most valued disciple, Namikaze Minato.

This is a bit embarrassing. The son of my disciple has become my disciple. Doesn't that mean that the father and son have become brothers?
(End of this chapter)