Chapter 981 Guarding

Qian was well aware of his weakness of insufficient chakra, so he practiced physical skills more diligently, hoping to maximize his physical skills advantage.

That day, Kushina thought of a way. She took Chi to a special forest, which was full of natural energy. "Chi, try to practice here, maybe you can increase your chakra." Chi was puzzled but still sat down to practice according to the instructions. At first, he only felt the chaotic atmosphere around him, but gradually, he seemed to resonate with the forest, and a trace of pure energy slowly flowed into his body and transformed into chakra.

After several hours of training, Qian was pleasantly surprised to find that his chakra amount had increased slightly. "Not bad, but you need to continue to practice to achieve greater improvement." Kushina said with a smile. Qian nodded excitedly, he knew that this might be the key step to change his disadvantage. In the following days, he came to this forest to practice every day, his chakra amount increased steadily, and he was full of confidence in the upcoming Chunin Exam.

However, just when Chi was looking forward to the Chunin Exam, the village was attacked. Huang Tu led hundreds of earth escape masters to the village. They performed powerful earth escape techniques, and the earth shook, and the dense forest in front of them was crumbling. Chi and Kushina rushed to the scene. Seeing such a scene, Chi's heart was filled with a strong fighting spirit. Although his chakra volume has increased compared to before, facing so many powerful enemies, the situation is still grim.

"Sen we have to find a way to stop them from destroying the village." Kushina said with clenched fists.

Qian took a deep breath, he observed the opponent's technique, and quickly thought of a response strategy in his mind. "I will rush over to disrupt their hand seals, and you will find an opportunity to counterattack with ninjutsu." Qian decided to use his physical speed to catch them off guard. After saying that, Qian rushed towards the group of earth escape masters like an arrow from a bow. He flexibly shuttled between the enemies and disrupted the rhythm of some people's hand seals. Kushina saw the opportunity and performed a powerful wind escape technique. For a moment, sand and rocks flew everywhere, and the battle situation fell into a stalemate.

Huang Tu snorted when he saw this: "You think you can stop us with this little trick?" He changed the seals with his hands and increased the output of chakra. The already powerful earth escape technique became even more violent, and the ground kept rising, pressing towards Qian and Kushina. Qian's eyes were stern, and he jumped up with force, adjusted his body in the air, and rushed towards Huang Tu. He knew very well that the king should be captured first.

Kushina quickly formed a seal and spit out a flame from her mouth. The flame hit the oncoming soil and rocks, temporarily blocking the attack. Qian rushed to Huang Tu in an instant and punched him. Huang Tu didn't expect Qian to be so fast. He was hit in the chest and flew backwards. But he quickly stabilized his body and shouted angrily: "Little devil, you have some skills." Then he summoned a rock puppet to fight Qian.

Qian dodged left and right under the puppet's attack, looking for flaws. At this time, other ninjas from Konoha Village came to support. Seeing the arrival of his companions, Qian's morale was boosted. After avoiding the puppet's attack, he kicked it to pieces. Huang Tu saw that the situation was not good and wanted to retreat. But Qian would not let go of this opportunity. He joined forces with everyone to launch an attack, and finally repelled the team led by Huang Tu and defended the village. After the war, the village was in ruins. Qian looked at the devastated scene and secretly vowed to become stronger. The Chunin Exam was postponed because of this war, which gave Qian more time to prepare.

During the restoration of the village, Qian did not slack off in his training. Not only did he practice chakra in the special forest every day, he also asked the elders in the village for various combat techniques.

Finally, the date of the Chunin Exam was rescheduled. In the examination room, Chihiro passed all the tests. With his superb physical skills and increased chakra, he easily defeated many opponents.

The last match was against a ninja from the same village who was good at illusion. At the beginning of the match, the opponent used a powerful illusion to try to control Qian. But Qian concentrated and broke free of the illusion with his firm will. Then he approached the opponent at a very fast speed and won with a few physical skills.

When it was announced that Chi became a Chunin, cheers rang out. Chi looked up at the sky, he knew that this was just the beginning, and there would be more challenges waiting for him in the future. He had to protect the village, protect the people around him, and continue on the road of ninja. After becoming a Chunin, Chi was sent to the border to perform some patrol missions. During a patrol, he accidentally discovered a mysterious cave. Out of curiosity, Chi walked into the cave. The walls of the cave were engraved with strange runes, faintly exuding an ancient atmosphere.

As Qian was studying the runes carefully, a flash of light appeared and he was transported to an unfamiliar space. It was filled with thick chakra mist, blurring his vision. Suddenly, a huge figure loomed in the mist. Qian became alert and took a fighting stance.

The figure gradually became clear, and it turned out to be a huge chakra beast. Qian knew that he had to go all out, so he mobilized all the chakra in his body and used the strongest combination of taijutsu and ninjutsu. After a hard fight, Qian found the right opportunity and gave the chakra beast a fatal blow.

As the chakra beast dissipated, the space began to collapse. Qian tried his best to find the exit and returned to the real world. This experience made Qian realize that there are still countless unknowns waiting to be explored in the world of ninjas, and he himself still has a lot of room for growth. From then on, Qian practiced more diligently and aspired to become a powerful guardian of Konoha Village. In the days that followed, Qian's reputation gradually spread, and many young ninjas regarded him as a role model. One day, the Hokage summoned Qian. "Qian, the situation around the village is becoming more and more complicated. We have received intelligence that a mysterious force is secretly collecting the power of the tailed beasts." Qian's expression was solemn. He knew that once the power of the tailed beasts fell into the hands of the bad guys, the consequences would be disastrous. "Hokage, I am willing to go to investigate." So Qian embarked on a journey to explore the mysterious force. Along the way, he encountered many traps and attacks, but he resolved them one by one with his excellent skills and keen perception. Finally, he tracked down a hidden base. After sneaking into it, he found that several small tailed beasts were imprisoned inside. Just as he was about to rescue them, the mastermind appeared. It turned out to be a Konoha ninja who had defected. He tried to rule the ninja world with the help of the tailed beast. Chi fought a desperate battle with him. During the battle, Chi thought of the people in the village and his own beliefs. He burst out with unprecedented strength, successfully defeated the rebel ninja and rescued the tailed beast. After returning to the village, Chi became a hero. He stood on the roof of the village, looking at the prosperous Konoha Village, his heart was full of relief, he knew that he would always protect this land.