"Now, regarding the final exam."
Netero stood at the front. All the examinees had gathered, and every pair of eyes was focused on him.
"I will have the nine of you here participate in an elimination tournament."
A staff member pushed over a blackboard covered with cloth. Netero lifted the cloth, revealing the match order beneath.
"Does that mean only one person can pass?" Leorio couldn't help asking.
"No," Netero replied. "As long as you obtain a single victory, you will pass…"
Hyuga Arin rolled his shoulders slightly.
At last, it had come to the final convergence. This final test was very simple: everyone only needed to win once to qualify. In the end, only one person would be eliminated.
That was how it was supposed to go.
However, there was one additional rule: killing was forbidden during the matches. Anyone who killed an opponent would be immediately disqualified, and everyone else would automatically pass.
The final result, therefore, was that Killua killed someone, was immediately disqualified, and everyone else passed.
In other words, this round could be cleared by lying flat and doing nothing.
According to the original timeline of this world, as long as you made it to the finals and didn't become the unlucky one killed by Killua, you were guaranteed to pass.
With Netero finished explaining the rules, the matches officially began.
The first match was Hanzo versus Gon.
There was nothing particularly interesting about this fight. Hanzo's strength far exceeded Gon's, yet Gon simply refused to concede.
No matter how Hanzo struck or pressured him, Gon showed not the slightest intention of giving up.
Hyuga Arin glanced at Hisoka, who was watching nearby. A faint killing intent was already leaking from Hisoka's body.
Hanzo sensed it instantly.
Absolutely intentional.
"I really don't want to end up fighting that guy," Hanzo thought grimly. This exam was truly cursed for him.
"I surrender. I lost this match."
He sheathed his sleeve blade. If it weren't for Hisoka's unleashed killing intent, he could have broken Gon's spirit completely.
In the end, Hanzo chose to surrender. Gon won—unconscious.
The third match was Hanzo versus Hyuga Arin.
"I surrender."
The moment he saw Hyuga Arin, Hanzo immediately conceded.
Before, it had been hard to fight.
This time, it was impossible to fight.
The fourth match featured Hisoka, who toyed with his opponent for a bit before ending the fight.
But in the fifth match, things changed.
Killua faced his older brother Illumi. Illumi completely dropped his disguise, provoking Killua beyond his limit.
In the sixth match, Killua killed someone.
Killua was disqualified.
Everyone else passed.
"So it's still not over?" Hyuga Arin noticed that the task was still marked as in progress.
Only after the Hunter Association distributed the Hunter Licenses that afternoon—
[Quest Complete]
"See you next time, old man."
Hyuga Arin gave Netero a stiff, fake smile.
As for the chaos in the stairwell—Illumi provoking Killua, Gon demanding an apology—he completely ignored it.
No one cared about the dead examinee anyway.
Everyone in the room fell silent, staring as Hyuga Arin's body gradually became transparent.
"So you really do have a way to leave," Netero said with a chuckle, showing no concern at all about Hyuga Arin's departure.
…
Inside a cramped room.
Hyuga Arin opened his eyes as lines of information flashed before him.
[Quest Complete]
[Class Change Successful]
[Nen Energy Bar Unlocked]
[Chakra Energy Detected]
[Nen and Chakra Fused]
[Energy Capacity Increased]
[Skill Acquired: Nen]
[Nen-Related Skill Permissions Unlocked]
"Finally… the class change is complete!!"
A blue aura burst out from Hyuga Arin's body.
The amount of chakra inside him had increased by at least three times, and it was now far easier to control.
He raised his hand. Blue energy flowed from his fingertips, condensing in the air into numbers—from one to ten.
In anyone else's eyes, this would be completely impossible.
Chakra simply couldn't do this. Even those with extremely refined chakra control could at best stabilize it—not manipulate it to such precision.
"My chakra has taken on the characteristics of Nen. Calling it chakra feels wrong now… should I call it chakren?"
It sounded strange no matter how he thought about it.
At the same time, fundamental Nen knowledge appeared in his mind:
The four major training methods—Ten, Zetsu, Ren, Hatsu.
The four basic principles—"Wrap," "Suppress," "Refine," and "Release."
Hyuga Arin opened his status panel.
[Name: I'm Hyuga Arin]
[Class: Hunter]
[Level: Lv18 (0/5000)]
[Chakra/Nen: 240/510 +50 +20]
[Skills: Transformation (Lv10), Substitution (Lv10), Brainphin (Lv10), Gentle Fist (Lv7), Fire Release: Shiranui (Lv4), Xiongbo Hand (Lv4), Eight Trigrams Air Palm (Lv4), Byakugan (Lv3), Clone Technique (Lv2), Medical NinTechnique (Lv2), Niko Style: Fire Heaven (Lv1), Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique (Lv1), Rotation (Lv1), Nen (Lv1)]
[Experience Pool: 1236]
His chakra cap had increased to 510, and with equipment bonuses, it reached 580.
However, his current chakra hadn't yet caught up.
A new skill had appeared.
[Nen (Lv1) EXP (0/5000) Traits (None)]
Nen was clearly an experience sink.
A base requirement of 5000 EXP—this was a top-tier skill.
"I can start Nen training now. And the Nen-related items in my inventory are finally usable."
"Once I gather the skills of an exorcist, I can completely solve the Caged Bird problem."
At this point, Hyuga Arin had achieved half of his ultimate goal. What remained was farming drops.
"Unfortunately, I can't fully develop Nen yet."
He felt a bit regretful.
In the game system, early-stage Hunters could only use dropped Nen skills. To create a personal ability, one had to reach Level 36 and undergo the first awakening.
Ninja awakening granted a random Kekkei Genkai.
Pirate awakening granted Haoshoku Haki.
Hunter awakening meant developing one's own Nen ability.
The knowledge he received contained no option for ability creation—only that once one reached sufficient strength, their ability would naturally awaken.
"Still… my body isn't fully systemized."
"If I rely on my own experience, maybe I can develop Nen early."
In theory, it was possible—just like how he had obtained a chakra bar before officially class-changing.
But without systematic knowledge of ability development, he would need another trip to the Hunter world to properly learn it.
After the class change, his overall strength had increased across the board.
"If I ran into a special jōnin now, I could probably fight evenly."
He decided to test that later.
Right now, the most important question was—
"How much time passed in the Naruto world while I was in the Hunter world?"
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