Konoha's Hextech Ninja

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the other side.

"Yoruichi-kun, you're amazing!" Kurenai Yuhi looked at Yoruichi Yagami with admiration.

She was startled when Sarutobi Asuma formed hand seals and prepared to use his ninjutsu.

Unexpectedly, Yoruichi Yagami won easily.

"Didn't we learn in ninjutsu theory class that most ninjutsu require hand seals, and you have to maintain a safe distance first?" Yagami Yoruichi said with a smile. "At such close range, taijutsu is definitely faster than ninjutsu."

Any ninjutsu that requires hand seals is inferior to taijutsu in close combat.

Unless it's a Rasengan, a ninjutsu that doesn't require hand seals.

Actually, if Yagami Yoruichi had been a little more ruthless, he could have easily injured Sarutobi Asuma with the Rasengan.

However, there's no need for children to go to such lengths in their fights.

Before she had enough strength, Yagami Yoruichi didn't want to completely offend the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Moreover, the origin of the Rasengan is unclear.

"Your physical skills are indeed impressive." Kurenai nodded, looking at Yoruichi Yagami, and said, "How about you teach me physical skills after school?"

"Teach you?" Yagami Yoruichi was taken aback.

You're still learning from others, and suddenly you're supposed to be a teacher, instructing others on cultivation?

However, upon closer reflection, I realized that I am indeed not bad in terms of physical skills.

According to Ikkaku Umino's assessment, Yoruichi Yagami's taijutsu is no worse than that of most Chunin.

She's more than capable of teaching the current Kurenai Yuhi.

"Okay," Yagami Yoruichi agreed, half-jokingly adding, "I'll be very strict, so don't let me scold you until you cry!"

"I don't cry that easily!" Kurenai wrinkled her nose, making a 'I'm super fierce' expression.

But with her youthful face, she didn't look fierce at all; on the contrary, she was incredibly cute, which made Yagami Yoruichi laugh.

The afternoon's practical training still focused on physical skills training, combined with physical combat practice.

After the little incident of Sarutobi Asuma challenging Yagami Yoruichi, many students also started challenging each other.

For example, Obito Uchiha once again confronted Kakashi Hatake, only to be easily defeated.

Might Guy also attempted to challenge Kakashi Hatake, but was refused by Nobuyuki Imai on the grounds that "one person can only participate in one duel". He could only challenge Tetsuka Uchiha, who was not weak, and was also easily defeated.

However, due to the restriction that he could only use Konoha Fluid Techniques, which were Might Guy's area of ​​strength, this battle did not end as quickly as the previous two. Might Guy held out for several minutes before being defeated by Uchiha Tetsuka.

At this point, Might Guy was far from the future Might Guy who almost ended the story with a single kick. He was not even as good as Rock Lee in the early stages of the story, and his strength was not as good as that of the prestigious Uchiha Tekka, which was to be expected.

After school, Yoruichi Yagami and Kurenai Yuhi left together and headed to the training grounds near Konoha Park.

Chapter 18 Illusion?

The Sarutobi clan's territory.

boom!

Sarutobi Asuma stormed home and headed straight for the backyard.

In the training ground in the backyard, a young ninja was spewing a ball of flame at a target in the distance, clearly practicing fire-style ninjutsu.

It was Sarutobi Shinnosuke, the eldest son of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the older brother of Sarutobi Asuma.

"Brother!" Sarutobi Asuma shouted, interrupting Sarutobi Shinnosuke's training, and said repeatedly, "The ninjutsu you taught me is useless! Quickly teach me more powerful techniques, I must defeat that arrogant guy!"

"What's going on?" Sarutobi Shinnosuke stopped his training and looked at Sarutobi Asuma with a puzzled expression. "The Wind Release: Gale Palm that I taught you is only a C-rank ninjutsu, but it should be enough to easily defeat a ninja academy student. Could it be that he has mastered a more powerful ninjutsu?"

"No."

Mentioning this, Sarutobi Asuma's face darkened: "I didn't even get to use my ninjutsu before he knocked me unconscious!"

"Hmm?" Sarutobi Shinnosuke became curious and immediately asked, "Tell me about the battle in detail."

"It was like this..." Sarutobi Asuma immediately recounted the battle, not even omitting the embarrassing moment when he was almost knocked unconscious.

Having already lost face once at the Ninja Academy, he didn't care about losing face in front of his older brother again, as long as he could defeat Yoruichi Yagami.

"Hahahaha!" Sarutobi Shinnosuke burst into laughter: "Your way of dealing with this is really interesting! You don't seem like a student from the Ninja Academy at all, but rather like a real ninja who has been through countless battles!"

"Brother!" Sarutobi Asuma's face darkened. "I asked you to help me improve my strength and defeat him, not to listen to you praising him! Quickly teach me more powerful moves, or I'll hide all your cigarettes!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke's lips twitched.

That kid deserves a beating!

But after all, he was his younger brother. Sarutobi Asuma always lost to others, which was also a disgrace to the Sarutobi clan.

"Your problem right now is not that you don't have enough skills, but that you can't use them in actual combat."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke thought for a moment and said, "From today onwards, I will accompany you in your training every day after I finish my work. As long as you can last ten minutes against me, defeating the other students will be a piece of cake."

This is not just a casual remark.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke was, after all, an elite Jonin in the Anbu, and even commanded a large Anbu squad.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was even plotting to move Shinnosuke Sarutobi's position again, hoping he would become the head of the Anbu.

While the Sarutobi clan's 'family heritage' certainly played a role, Sarutobi Shinnosuke's own strength was at least at the most basic level to secure his position.

If Sarutobi Asuma could really hold out against Sarutobi Shinnosuke for ten minutes, even if Sarutobi Shinnosuke held back, he would have near-Chunin strength, and dealing with the geniuses of the Ninja Academy would naturally be no problem.

There have been very few geniuses since the founding of Konoha who have reached the level of a Chunin before graduation.

The previous one was Orochimaru, who has now become one of Konoha's top fighters.

"Alright, hurry up and train with me!" Sarutobi Asuma exclaimed excitedly.

"Your taijutsu, ninja tools, and ninjutsu are all quite good for your age, but you just can't utilize them well in battle," said Sarutobi Shinnosuke. "Next, I will help you quickly learn how to effectively unleash your strength through battle!"

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the other side.

At the Konoha training ground.

After explaining the essentials of Konoha Fluid Technique to Kurenai Yuhi, Yagami Yoruichi left Kurenai to practice on her own.

Yoruichi Yagami cut a branch from a nearby tree, held it with chakra, and tried to carve it with the branch.

This is a technique for training chakra control, and it is an advanced training method compared to climbing trees and treading water.

Ordinary ninjas wouldn't go this far.

In fact, for the vast majority of genin and chunin, training in tree climbing is sufficient; they don't even need water-walking training.

Since they have no opportunity to learn advanced ninjutsu, it would be more useful for them to practice taijutsu, ninja tools, etc., or even to study trap setting and breaking, rather than to waste time training in chakra control.

However, Yoruichi Yagami has extremely high ambitions and naturally has higher expectations for herself.

If you can't get access to it, that's fine. But since you have, you should naturally learn and master it.

Using chakra to control kunai for carving instead of using one's hands, this delicate chakra manipulation was quite challenging even for Yoruichi Yagami.

In addition to having to multitask, besides carving, he also had to keep an eye on Kurenai Yuhi's physical training. As expected, his first attempt failed.

However, Yagami Yoruichi didn't care. She casually tossed the scrapped wood aside and picked up a branch to continue carving.

After practicing chakra control for a while, Yagami Yoruichi then sparred with Yuhi Kurenai in taijutsu.

Time flew by, and before we knew it, it was late at night.

"Alright, that's about time." Yagami Yoruichi stopped the training and said to the panting Kurenai Yuhi, "Rest for a while, then I'll take you home."

"Do you train at this high intensity every day?" Kurenai Yuhi asked Yoruichi Yagami in surprise.

She displayed remarkable Yin Release talent from a young age, and her father, Kurenai Yuhi, did his best to nurture her, providing her with the best conditions and helping her build a solid foundation, making Kurenai Yuhi's physical talent far superior to that of most of her peers.

Even so, after a day of training, Kurenai Yuhi was finding it hard to keep going.

In the end, he was only holding on by sheer willpower because he didn't want to lose face in front of Yoruichi Yagami.

She couldn't understand how Yagami Yoruichi, who trained so intensely every day, showed so little sign of fatigue. What kind of abnormal physique was that?

"Pretty much. Today's training intensity was even lower because we spent a lot of time practicing chakra control." Yagami Yoruichi smiled and said, "You don't need to envy me. Your advantage is mental strength, which is much stronger than mine."

Although she couldn't see Kurenai's stats, Yoruichi Yagami could vaguely sense that her mental strength was extremely powerful.

If expressed numerically, it might not be lower than one's own 'physical' attribute.

Indeed, this was true; Kurenai Yuhi in the future did achieve extremely high levels of skill in illusion.

Unfortunately, as soon as he left the mountain, he encountered a cheat-like character with the Mangekyou Sharingan.

In this world where bloodlines reign supreme, the bloodline of the Otsutsuki clan is ridiculously strong.

“My father also said that I have strong mental strength and am suitable to inherit his illusion techniques,” Kurenai Yuhi said with a smile. “Once I learn the illusion techniques, I’ll show you how powerful I am.”

"Okay, I'll be waiting." Yagami Yoruichi smiled.

Yoruichi Yagami wasn't very interested in learning illusion magic because she knew her talent didn't lie in that area.

However, experiencing the power of illusions and learning how to resist and break them are essential skills.

To become strong, you cannot have any weaknesses.

You may not know illusion magic, but you also cannot be restricted by the enemy's illusion magic.

Chapter 19 Naruto Series

The land of the Sarutobi tribe.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke accompanied Sarutobi Asuma during his training for several hours, but Asuma, exhausted, had already gone back to his room to sleep.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't return home until midnight. He was taken aback when he saw his eldest son waiting in the living room.

"Shinnosuke, is there something you need?" Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that his eldest son was very mature, and he wouldn't stay here waiting for him to come home unless there was something important.

But the fact that he's waiting here instead of going directly to the Hokage's office suggests that it's probably nothing serious, or at least not urgent.

“It’s Asuma,” Sarutobi Shinnosuke said. “Among Asuma’s classmates, there seems to be a very talented genius, and there’s some kind of conflict between them. This is the first time I’ve seen Asuma so gritting his teeth, and it makes me a little curious.”