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"Barely." Iruka said, only barely keeping his professional façade up. "It's a simple jutsu that's only slightly harder than the basic Bunshin, but it does require a certain amount of humidity or condensation to be present in the air in order to be used, so it's best used around lakes, at sea or on the coast. Vapour Clones have a very limited amount of their creator's strength and relatively low durability, but they can use Suiton jutsu. Congratulations Sakura-chan. You've earned the bonus points."
"Tee-hee!" Sakura smiled brightly and then threw a smug look at Ino, who glowered back at her in annoyance.
'I think that she's going to go far.' The scarred chunin thought with a smile as he handed her a hitai-ate. It was one thing to know how to use a jutsu, but to prepare a method to use it even in an area like the classroom, which was usually too dry to make even one Vapour Clone, took both a level head and forward thinking.
Both useful traits in any aspiring shinobi.
With Naruto
The blond boy grinned as Sakura passed with ease. In the months since he had revealed the [Gamer] to his Jiji, one thing he had done his best to do was level up his Fūinjutsu as much as he could. Now, he could not only make Type-1 storage scrolls, but Type-2 Storage Scrolls and Basic Exploding Tags. His Jiji had given him a scroll about summoning seals a while back and he had finally managed to make one for Sakura just a couple of days ago. She would've had to spend a bit on a large enough storage scroll, a Type-4 at least, in order to carry that much water.
The rest of the class were gaping at Sakura in disbelief. Most of them had heard of solid clones, especially the clan kids, but they were also usually somewhat chakra intensive and tied to one of the elements. One of the only exceptions to the latter was the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, a pure chakra construct invented by the Second Hokage. The Suijōki Bunshin was an exception to the former, only having a chakra that was a bit over double that of the basic illusion clone.
Sitting back as the rest of the class went down and passed the exam was kinda boring, but Naruto knew that it couldn't be helped; alphabetically, he was one of the last people who was to be called. Unless some more people with a v, w, x, y or z in their surname came into the equation, he was always going to be called somewhere around last, unless it was reverse alphabetical order, that is.
Eventually…
"Naruto, you're next!" Iruka called and Naruto sauntered down the stairs to stand easily in front of Iruka-sensei and Mizuki, who was barely able to keep his distaste and hatred concealed.
"I think you know the drill by this point." The scarred chunin said dryly.
"Third time's the charm, Iruka-sensei!" Naruto said confidently. "So…here we go."
Silently, and without any handsigns, Naruto switched places with the wooden block posed for a moment and then swapped back. He had finally maxed out this jutsu over the last few months and earned a small Perk for it from reaching LV100/LVMAX.
[The Substitutor]: You have mastered the Kawarimi no Jutsu to its ultimate limit! You are now able to swap with something as small as a mustard seed with no handsigns and no intonation. Chakra cost for using a Kawarimi no Jutsu is now set at a flat 5 CP, regardless of the small size of the target or how close it is to the jutsu's outer range. Swapping with anything larger than yourself will still cost more CP though.
Mastering a jutsu like this really did pay dividends.
Iruka blinked in awe. "That…that was well done, Naruto. OK then. Please transform into Hokage-sama for me."
Smirking, Naruto made the Ram handsign and transformed in a small explosion of chakra smoke. Well, small by his standards, anyway. It was about triple the amount that Sakura had used for the same jutsu.
When the smoke cleared, the stern personage of Sarutobi Hiruzen stood there eying both chunin with scant favour. "Iruka-kun, Mizuki-kun, I trust that everything is going well in these exams?"
The voice, both in tone and cadence, was spot on, enough to make Iruka and Mizuki instinctively straighten just as it would with the real deal. Naruto smirked as he reverted back. He had also maxed out the Henge no Jutsu, but hadn't received a perk. Instead he'd received a Quest.
XXXX of the Hundred Transformations: You have maxed out the Henge no Jutsu! The most famous man to use this jutsu is Kazan of Yugakure, known as Hyaku Henge no Kazan! Match him in this regard for a reward!
Quest Goal: Transform into 100 different people and deceive at least one person who knows the target well. Current Transformation and Deception Count: 20/100.
Quest Reward: +5000 EXP, Perk: [Naruto of the 100 Transformations], [Shunshin no Jutsu] Scroll
He would have done it just for the pranking value, never mind the actual rewards for the quest.
"That was excellent, Naruto!" Iruka praised him with a smile. "I literally couldn't tell the difference! Now, for the final test…please use a Bunshin no Jutsu."
Nodding, the Blond Jinchūriki ran through four handsigns. "[Doton: Iwa Bunshin no Jutsu]!"
From his mouth, he spat out a large glob of earth that formed into four Rock Clones.
"Does this count?" Mizuki asked Iruka in shock.
"The guidelines specify that they have to be able to perform a Bunshin no Jutsu, not the Bunshin no Jutsu." Iruka reminded him. "As a balancer though, Naruto doesn't receive any bonus points for this jutsu. OK, so you have now passed this section of the test Naruto. Do you want to use another clone technique for bonus points?"
"Sure." Naruto grinned. "Oi, you two! Do it!"
Two of the Iwa Bunshin nodded and used ran through two handsigns apiece. "[Doton: Iwahachi no Jutsu]! (Earth Release: Rock Bowl Jutsu)!"
Each of them spat out another lump of rock apiece, which formed largish bowls after hitting the ground. Naruto then looked at the chunin. "Could you fill these with water, Iruka-sensei? I need it for my jutsu."
Iruka smiled. "Sure." He ran through a handsign sequence and raised a hand at each bowl. "Suiton: Suihachi no Jutsu! (Water Style: Water Bowl Jutsu!)"
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