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Over the past year and more, Hinata's changes have been significant, and among all of them, her personality change has been the greatest. She is no longer as weak as before, nor does she have that previous unassuming nature.
After all, Liu Chen has been brainwashing her all these years with various life philosophies, forcefully twisting Hinata's personality. Of course, it also took a very long time. Starting from Hinata's third year... to her fourth year, fifth year, sixth year... three years have now passed. Three years is not just an ordinary long time. It took Hinata about three years to reach the level of a Chunin. It sounds like her cultivation speed is very slow.
After all, in the world of One Piece... the protagonist Monkey D. Luffy, from setting sail to the Summit War, it was only... possibly not even more than a year. However, it cannot really be put that way, after all, Luffy started cultivating when he was a child.
And Hinata is only about 12 years old now, barely reaching the age of puberty. Speaking of which, there are only two months left until graduation. Hinata's Three-Body Technique... seems to have not been cultivated much. She only refined her chakra in her spare time.
After all, her Byakugan is still very useful, and activating the Byakugan requires chakra. Coupled with Hinata's physique and cells, after three years of taijutsu training, she is already extraordinary, even surpassing ordinary people countless times. And the refining and extraction of chakra are done within cells. So, her chakra refining can be said to be very simple. And the efficiency in this aspect is very high.
Her chakra reserves are not low at all now; it's just that her ninjutsu is very weak. Things like Clone Jutsu, Substitution Jutsu... etc., she has been stuck at the fourth-year stage. This stage can be said to be very weak. At the very least, she would definitely fail the graduation exam. Of course... Iruka-sensei, over these three years, has also come to know that Hinata is not good at ninjutsu but particularly skilled in taijutsu, just like that kid in the next class... named Rock Lee. So, by the time of the graduation exam, Hinata's exam content should be different from other students, right?! Of course, Liu Chen didn't pay much attention to this. Whether Hinata could become a ninja or not made no difference to him. Anyway, his goal was to make Hinata stronger. "After this little girl's strength increased, she could actually affect me... She is barely at Chunin strength now, and my strength has also increased significantly because of it." A glint of surprise flashed in Liu Chen's eyes.
For a powerhouse of his caliber, even a "slight" increase in strength was a rapid advancement. It was precisely for this reason that he painstakingly taught Hinata, allowing her, at only 12 years old, to possess the strength to kill a Chunin! And the time spent on this... was actually only two or three years. "This girl's talent is truly excellent. In just over a year, she has cultivated all the Marine Six Powers to the introductory level. Among them, especially the Six Powers' Finger Pistol, is already close to mastery.
However, Iron Body is only barely at the introductory level." "This kind of talent is naturally suited for taijutsu training. Training ninjutsu would only drag her down. Of course, if it's ninjutsu that enhances taijutsu, then that's another matter." "Hinata's small improvements are genuinely very significant." "..." Liu Chen, in the world of One Piece, was at the pinnacle. There was almost no young generation he would praise.
But today, he praised Hinata. This indicates that Hinata's talent and effort... have caught his "eye." She has received his approval. Recalling his thoughts, Liu Chen's calm gaze fell on Hinata, whose face was joyful. A helpless smile appeared at the corner of his lips. No matter how Hinata changed, she was still just a 12-year-old girl this year.
At this age, she was just beginning her rapid development. Although her mind had matured quite a bit, she was still a child. After working hard for over two months, she barely achieved a passing score, so she was naturally very happy. Thinking from her perspective, even if it were him, he would also be very excited and joyful. It showed that over a year of effort was not in vain, and all her years of hard work were worth it.
Concealing the helpless smile on his face, Liu Chen said calmly, "Although 68 points is a passing score, if you can achieve 100 points, I can teach you the Marine Six Powers more deeply, for example... the extended techniques of the Six Powers." "Now that your foundation is solid and you've also learned the Marine Six Powers, prepare yourselves tomorrow... I'll take you to a place for a practical assessment." "After you pass the practical assessment, you can return to participate in the ninja academy's graduation." "But if you don't pass within two months..." "Then you'll have to wait until next year to graduate." After hearing Liu Chen's words, the joyful expression on Hinata's delicate face faded somewhat.
She nodded seriously and said, "Next is a practical assessment, huh... Guardian Spirit Brother, don't worry. In two months, I will definitely be able to participate in the ninja academy's graduation exam on time." Regarding the practical assessment... Hinata didn't have much concern or worry. After all, she had once seen blood. And she had killed more than just one person. Over a year ago... in this very place, under Liu Chen's guidance, Hinata, then only 10 and almost 11 years old, killed over thirty mountain bandits!! In other words, she now had over thirty human lives on her hands. So, she had some confidence in the practical assessment. As long as the enemy wasn't too strong... Liu Chen continued, "It's best if you talk to your father. The time you'll be away from Konoha this time isn't just one or two days; it might be one or two months." Hinata's face showed difficulty, but she quickly nodded: "One or two months, huh... Mm, I'll persuade Father to let me travel outside for one or two months."