Twenty days later, Li Chuan, as usual, strolled through the Village with Tianzang.
However, his strolls were no longer for sightseeing, but to find the Konoha Jonin scattered throughout Konoha, who were training their disciples for the upcoming official Chunin Exams.
For example, he would find Might Guy to spar in Taijutsu, have a heart-to-heart, praise the power of his Eight Gates, and incidentally gather information and details about what to pay attention to when training the Eight Gates.
Besides Might Guy, there was also his old friend Kakashi; Kakashi knew all five elemental Ninjutsu, but was most proficient in Lightning Release and Earth Release.
Because they already had a good relationship and the Third Hokage had given his approval, Kakashi was not stingy in imparting knowledge about Lightning Release and Earth Release.
Of course, Chidori, Lightning Blade, and some other Ninjutsu would definitely not be taught to Li Chuan.
Next was Asuma, who excelled in Wind Release and Fire Release; as the sworn brother of his master Chiriku, Asuma was most dedicated in guiding Li Chuan on Wind Release and Fire Release.
He even gave Li Chuan the Ninjutsu scrolls for his self-created Ninjutsu, Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning and Wind Release: Dust Cloud Technique, which surprised Li Chuan a little.
Furthermore, Li Chuan also sought advice from Yuhi, who had a mutual affection with Asuma, regarding Genjutsu.
Finally, of course, there was the most powerful Third Hokage; although others had several elemental Ninjutsu, like Kakashi who had all five, each Ninjutsu was cast separately, only the Third Hokage could simultaneously release Ninjutsu of different attributes, combining them into more powerful Ninjutsu.
It was just that the Third Hokage was too busy to catch normally.
Overall, he managed to 'milk' a Jonin every day, fully maximizing the Third Hokage's previous promise to him.
But no one disliked him.
Firstly, because of his status as a prince and Chiriku's disciple; secondly, because the Third Hokage had already given instructions; and thirdly, because of the good reputation he had established earlier, and the good deeds he had done for Konoha.
The fourth and most important point was that besides seeking Ninjutsu knowledge and experience from various Jonin, Li Chuan would also offer himself as a free sparring partner for their disciples.
With his grandmaster-level combat skills, he would teach them some striking techniques and moves for use in battle.
Crucially, if they trained too hard and got injured, with Li Chuan present, a healing magic could help them recover, saving them a significant amount of recovery time.
Therefore, whenever Li Chuan appeared, these Konoha Genin were very welcoming.
However, it was also because he sought advice on different elemental Ninjutsu from every Jonin that everyone discovered a shocking fact: Li Chuan was also a Ninjutsu genius born with five Chakra natures.
"Oh, it's Gekkō Hayate!"
Passing by Konoha's main road, Li Chuan saw Gekkō Hayate, the examiner for the second stage, pulling a purple-haired woman into a flower shop to buy flowers, both with happy smiles on their faces.
It made him recall the time when he and Wanda had just gotten married.
According to the original plot, Gekkō Hayate was killed by the Sand Shadow Village's Elite Jonin Baki shortly after the second stage of the Chunin Exams ended, because he was tracking the Konoha rogue Ninja Yakushi Kabuto.
Now, due to Li Chuan's appearance, Sasuke did not receive the cursed seal in the Forest of Death, and Yakushi Kabuto did not infiltrate the Konoha Hospital and expose his identity, so naturally, Gekkō Hayate did not receive the secret mission to track Yakushi Kabuto.
However, he didn't pay much attention to these things; he had no relation with Gekkō Hayate, and whether he lived or died was not important.
At noon, after returning from wandering around Asuma's place, Tianzang suddenly spoke:
"Chuan, how about I treat you to ramen?"
"Tianzang, why are you suddenly treating me to ramen? This is quite rare."
Li Chuan looked Tianzang up and down, a hint of surprise on his face.
After more than a month of getting along, their relationship was quite good, but perhaps due to his status and mission, Tianzang rarely spoke proactively, and this was the first time he had offered to treat him to a meal.
Tianzang rubbed the back of his head and smiled:
"You've always treated me to all sorts of things. After today, I'll be going on other missions, so consider this a return favor. If you don't like ramen, we can eat something else."
Last night, after he reported the situation to the Third Hokage, the Third Hokage told him that his surveillance and protection mission was over. He was to lead a portion of the Anbu to patrol around Konoha Village for ten days, until the Chunin Exams concluded.
It turned out that after the second stage of the Chunin Exams ended, the Third Hokage convened a meeting with the Advisor and all the Jonin.
The main topic was to discuss Orochimaru's appearance in Konoha, whether it was related to the alliance, and whether he had any designs on this Chunin Exams besides Sasuke.
Now, after so many days of observation, the Third Hokage had enough trust in Prince Li Chuan, and the Prince himself was not weak, so he decided to reassign Tianzang, an Elite Jonin, to a place where he was more needed.
"You're going on other missions, then…"
Li Chuan roughly guessed what was happening, but his face still showed some confusion.
Tianzang certainly couldn't tell Li Chuan the truth, only explaining:
"Hokage-sama feels that you are now very familiar with Konoha and know many Jonin, so you shouldn't need me as a guide anymore. Also, your strength is not inferior to mine, so you don't need my protection anymore."
"Is that so? Alright then, let's go to Ichiraku for ramen."
Li Chuan nodded, not showing too much disappointment or anything; he and Tianzang were ordinary friends, not yet at that level, and acting too much would seem fake.
Actually, without Tianzang by his side, his actions would be much freer, which was a good thing.
The two walked to Ichiraku Ramen, finding that someone was already eating there, and one of them was an acquaintance.
"Naruto, eating ramen again!"
Li Chuan sat down and greeted Naruto, who was slurping ramen beside him, but his eyes involuntarily looked at the tall man with long white hair and an "Oil" character on his forehead next to Naruto.
With such obvious features, there was no need to guess; it was Jiraiya, the Sage of the Toad, one of the Three Sannin.
If asked which of the Three Sannin was the strongest, he felt it was undoubtedly Jiraiya.
Tsunade's super strength was powerful, but she leaned more towards medical and healing aspects. Orochimaru had modifications and a messy array of Ninjutsu; he was strong, but his main focus was survival and self-preservation.
Only Jiraiya was truly the strongest in terms of raw power among the three, and also the Ninja who was best at teaching disciples.
"Brother Chuan, you and Uncle Tianzang came to eat ramen too."
Naruto was clearly in a very good mood at this moment, because he didn't have to spend his own money today and could eat his favorite ramen to his heart's content.
Tianzang said somewhat annoyed:
"Naruto, don't call me 'Uncle,' call me 'Brother Tianzang.' I'm only in my early twenties."
"Okay, Uncle Tianzang."
Naruto nodded indifferently, then introduced to Li Chuan:
"Brother Chuan, this is the Perverted Sage, he's currently guiding my training!"
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