Chapter 7: Genius

After Iruka finished speaking, Natsuwari immediately began to extract chakra in front of him. This time, he extracted all of his chakra at once and released it without any restraint, causing his entire body to be enveloped in a layer of blue chakra.

Iruka's eyes widened as he looked at Natsuwari in disbelief. He had extracted so much chakra in one go, so how terrifying must Natsuwari's chakra reserves be?

However, the next moment, Natsuwari and Iruka's eyes met.

Natsuwari: Stares...

Iruka: Uh...

"Natsuwari, why did you stop extracting? To compare chakra levels, you need to extract all of your chakra." Iruka reminded him.

"I've already extracted all of it." Natsuwari frowned and, seeing Iruka's reaction, asked, "Iruka-sensei, is my chakra level very low?"

If it was really too low, it would be troublesome, as many ninjutsu would be limited by this scarce chakra.

"Low? No, no, of course not. It's just unexpected that you could extract all of your chakra at once." Seeing Natsuwari's frown, Iruka knew he might have misunderstood and quickly explained.

"Then, Iruka-sensei, what is my current chakra level? How does it compare to a Genin?" Natsuwari stared at Iruka. This was related to the results of his years of effort.

"Hmm, let me think." Iruka looked at Natsuwari and thought for a while before saying, "Currently, your chakra level is about half that of the lowest level of a newly graduated Genin, and about a quarter of the average."

"Is the difference that big?" Natsuwari frowned again.

"No, no, Natsuwari, your chakra level is already very high. After all, you're still in the period of physical growth. Your chakra level will increase as your body grows. In fact, during this period, the amount of chakra naturally gained through growth is even more than that gained through training."

After Iruka finished speaking, he sensed the chakra around Natsuwari's body again, sighed, and continued, "So, as long as you grow normally until graduation, your chakra level should far exceed the average."

"I see." Natsuwari finally breathed a sigh of relief. So his efforts had paid off, far exceeding the average level.

Suddenly, Natsuwari remembered something that didn't seem quite right. There was a Naruto Uzumaki in his class. Naruto's chakra level was abnormally high because he had been the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki since childhood and was also the reincarnation of Asura, coupled with his Uzumaki lineage.

If Naruto was included, Natsuwari felt that he might not even reach the average level. However, he couldn't compare himself to a freak. Thinking about this, Natsuwari smiled.

Seeing Natsuwari's smile, Iruka also breathed a sigh of relief. He had almost discouraged him just now. If he had discouraged a genius, and that genius was also his student, he wouldn't forgive himself.

That's right, in Iruka's eyes, Natsuwari had become a genius. After all, he was able to learn chakra extraction from scratch so quickly, and from what he had just seen, his proficiency in chakra extraction was quite good. More importantly, his chakra level at the beginning of school was already at the average level of a third-year student! With all of this combined, how could he not be considered a genius? Even...

"There's one more thing, Natsuwari." Iruka also smiled. He was also happy that his student was a genius.

"Hmm?" Natsuwari looked at Iruka in confusion.

"The amount of chakra you extracted at once has already surpassed most Genin and even rivals some Chunin. This is very impressive." Iruka said that he was also surprised at first. The large amount extracted at once made him think that Natsuwari had a lot of chakra.

"Oh." However, Natsuwari didn't care much about this. After all, the amount extracted at once was related to the spirit, and in this aspect, he was quite confident.

"By the way, Iruka-sensei, can I learn the Three Body Techniques in advance?" Natsuwari finally brought up his second intention. However, these two goals were complementary. Only by showing a level far exceeding that of a first-year student could he possibly obtain the Three Body Techniques.

"Well, normally, the Three Body Techniques are basic ninjutsu taught in the second year. However, your current level has indeed surpassed that of a second-year student, so you can learn them." Iruka thought for a while and agreed.

They were going to be taught anyway, and there was no rule against teaching them in advance. It was even possible to move the teaching of the Three Body Techniques to the first year, but not everyone was like Natsuwari. Most students still needed to start learning from the basics, so he decided against it.

"Thank you, Iruka-sensei." Natsuwari thanked him sincerely. He approached Iruka because he knew Iruka's personality from the original work. If it were Mizuki, he definitely wouldn't have approached him. But even though he knew Iruka would most likely agree, he was still grateful. After all, Iruka didn't owe him anything.

"Oh, it's no problem. And I think you earned the Three Body Techniques through your own hard work." Iruka scratched his head and laughed. He was happy to be thanked by his student.

Then, Iruka handed Natsuwari three scrolls and said, "These are the Three Body Techniques. There are some of my notes on them. Read them first, and if there's anything you don't understand later, come find me. But remember to return the scrolls to me."

"Okay." Natsuwari took the scrolls and looked at them. There were quite a few marks on them, which should be the scrolls Iruka prepared for teaching later. Some even had notes on how to explain them. If he couldn't learn them, he might as well bang his head against a wall.

"Is there anything else, Natsuwari?" Iruka asked.

"Sensei has helped me so much. I'd like to invite you to dinner." Natsuwari said.

"Haha, it's a teacher's duty to help students. And I have something to do later..." Iruka wanted to refuse.

"Ichiraku Ramen." Natsuwari added.

Instantly, Iruka hesitated. He did like Ichiraku Ramen, but he didn't need a student to treat him. After all, it wasn't that expensive, and as a Chunin, he could afford it.

But looking at Natsuwari's serious expression, if it was just Ichiraku Ramen, it wouldn't be a big deal for his family, so he could agree.

"Then you go ahead and get busy, sensei. I'll go home first. I'll wait for you in front of Ichiraku Ramen at six o'clock this afternoon." Seeing Iruka's hesitation, Natsuwari didn't give him another chance to refuse and left directly after speaking.

Iruka looked at Natsuwari's back and was slightly stunned. He felt that Natsuwari didn't seem like a child of this age. Thinking about his family situation, he couldn't help but sigh.

As expected, children from poor families mature early. However, he actually knew that he liked Ichiraku Ramen. Although he had mentioned it before, most students probably wouldn't remember it. He was happy!

(End of Chapter)