Lin Ke felt the abundant amount of Chakra and had the urge to unleash a few more skills below.
For example, the Earth Flow Wall, which, when fully released, could create earthen walls that flowed like water, and the Earth Flow Severance, which made the soil flow with sharp properties, were both large-scale attacks.
The mutated effects weren't much different from the original versions; the Earth Flow Severance was even more lethal.
The Chakra consumption would be significant for him in his normal state, but in his current state, he could withstand releasing three or four in one go.
If he used all his Chakra on Earth Flow Severance, he estimated he could instantly tear apart the Death Forest, which had a diameter of twenty kilometers, with flowing soil...
This is power.
Lin Ke restrained his somewhat excited mood and looked at the Seventh Training Ground below, which, apart from an extra irregular large rock, was no different and remained quiet.
Who knew if the Fox Masked Man was hiding somewhere, ready to launch a surprise attack? After his body enlarged, his strength and speed had increased significantly, but close combat against the Chakra Scalpel was too dangerous. It was better to wait in the sky anyway; the Earth Dragon's consumption was irrelevant to him at this point.
As for whether summoning the Earth Dragon would cause any trouble... Summoning Jutsu was unpredictable. Jiraiya could suddenly summon a group of giant toads, so the village wouldn't pursue such matters.
Ninjas near the Seventh Training Ground rushed over. Konoha Village's reaction speed was super fast. After he released the Earth Dragon, the barrier team issued a warning as soon as it flew into the air. Konoha's great barrier was circular, and both underground and aboveground were within the scope of alert.
Then, flea-like green-vested ninjas rapidly approached, the majority of whom were likely Jonin.
It had been a long time since Konoha Village had seen such a big event. The last time was... well, the last time was also him.
Lin Ke reluctantly patted the Earth Dragon, canceling his special state. Going from full of energy to extremely exhausted was instantaneous.
Surrounded by a group of ninjas, he landed nimbly, canceled the Earth Dragon's Summoning Jutsu, and began to pant heavily.
"Chunin Lin Ke." After a while, a ninja with two scars on his right cheek, a goatee, and the classic pineapple-head Nara hairstyle walked over and said sternly, "I am Jonin Nara Shikaku. Come with me to see the Third Hokage."
It wasn't a request, but an order.
Using such a large-scale Jutsu within the village and summoning a large Summoned Beast was a taboo. Taking him to see the Third Hokage was a form of protection. Theoretically, he should have been taken back to the Anbu or the interrogation department to await processing, but geniuses always had some privileges.
Nara Yan Shui arrived late, looking at his subordinate surrounded by a group of Special Jonin and Jonin, scratching his cheek in distress, and helplessly spreading his hands to indicate that he couldn't do anything about it.
"Yan Shui, you come with us." Nara Shikaku glanced at the young member of his clan, his tone slightly softened.
Nara Yan Shui sighed and said, "Yes."
The other startled ninjas didn't speak, only silently watching the three of them leave on foot.
Lin Ke walked out of the streets near the Seventh Training Ground and felt his strength return slightly, no longer so exhausted. The Chakra used for the Transformation Jutsu was completely consumed. The Chakra and stamina after the transformation, no matter how abundant, couldn't be retained after the transformation ended.
The two Naras were in front and behind him. After walking a distance, Nara Shikaku said, "The Anbu responsible for protecting you were found dead."
"An enemy attacked me while I was training," Lin Ke said concisely, paused, and added, "I used a secret Jutsu to discover that the person who attacked me was Genin Yakushi Kabuto. He used the medical ninjutsu Chakra Scalpel."
Regardless of whether it was true or not, he would pin the blame first. A spy couldn't withstand investigation at all.
"Mm." Nara Shikaku responded, without questioning. The possibility of Konoha Village's most talented new-generation Chunin falsely accusing someone for no reason was low. Even if it was a false accusation, they would investigate first.
Next, they slightly increased their speed and arrived at the Hokage Building, in the Hokage Office.
As soon as they entered, they saw Hatake Kakashi and Yuhi Kurenai. All the Jonin who had interacted with Lin Ke were here.
Nara Shikaku delivered the two and nodded to the Third Hokage before turning to leave.
"Yo~" Hatake Kakashi's eyes and expression (it was hard to tell with the mask) were very lazy. He raised his hand in greeting, his voice quite relaxed.
Yuhi Kurenai nodded with a smile. The overall atmosphere in the office was good.
The Third Hokage had a smile on his face and said, "Little Lin Ke, do you mind telling us what exactly happened?"
"An enemy attacked me while I was training..." Lin Ke repeated what he had said on the way, continuing to blame Yakushi Kabuto.
Even if he couldn't catch or kill Yakushi Kabuto, it would be good to force him to be unable to cause trouble in the village in advance.
The Third Hokage pondered for a few seconds and said in a relaxed tone, "If that's the case, the punishment originally planned for you to repair the Seventh Training Ground..."
"Let's forget about it."
It sounded more like a joke.
"Rest assured, the village will never allow such a thing to happen." His voice was still very gentle. "Kakashi, I'll leave this matter to you."
A spy who can use the Chakra Scalpel...
"Yes." Hatake Kakashi's expression turned slightly serious.
"So, little Lin Ke, how has your training been recently?" The Third Hokage lightly brushed the matter aside, showing no intention of pursuing it, and instead asked with a smile of concern.
Lin Ke was not nervous to begin with, and now with such a relaxed atmosphere, he said with some distress, "The training is going smoothly, but my Chakra is a bit insufficient..."
Judging from the Fox Masked Man's words, the village should have already noticed that his ninjutsu was mutating, and the problem of lacking Chakra was probably not a secret.
Nara Yan Shui showed a helpless expression, Hatake Kakashi sighed silently, and Yuhi Kurenai deeply agreed.
Even the elderly Third Hokage in this room was actually part of the 'Chakra-deficient' group, just at different levels of deficiency.
If the problem of Chakra capacity could be easily solved, everyone wouldn't be generally short on Chakra.
Lin Ke's distress immediately silenced the room. The Third Hokage originally wanted to answer some difficult questions in his training as compensation for the attack, but now...
"Ahem~" The Third Hokage coughed lightly and said, "Lin Ke, you need to be careful on your own recently. I will send Anbu to protect you." This upgraded the covert protection to overt protection.
"If you have any questions about your training, you can come and ask me." This was a real reward.
The atmosphere was right, and Lin Ke immediately said gratefully, "Thank you, Third Hokage. Then, I'll take my leave." With that, he consciously left.
As for what the Jonin and the Hokage wanted to discuss, he didn't need to worry too much about it.
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