Konoha's Hextech Ninja

The benefits he, as a teacher, can bring to his students' future status are almost negligible.

"What if you teach him yourself, but nominally have him apprentice under a different teacher?" Akimichi Torifu suddenly suggested, "Let him inherit your ninjutsu, but nominally have him apprentice under a teacher of higher status. Wouldn't that resolve your concerns?"

"What are your thoughts?" Maruhoshi Kosuke, sensing Akimichi Torifu's implied meaning, immediately asked.

"Our generation shouldn't even think about it. The only one with a high enough status, to be precise, who truly belongs to the 'Hokage lineage,' is Hiruzen. As for the others, Enma, Koharu, including you and me, and even Danzo, none of the disciples they train in the future will be able to become true high-ranking members of Konoha."

Akimichi Torifu analyzed, "Hiruzen's status makes it impossible for him to take on disciples, so we can only look among Hiruzen's disciples. Orochimaru and Danzo are too close, so it's not suitable. Jiraiya and Tsunade are actually both good. Jiraiya's disciples are also an option, but the relationship would be a bit too distant."

“Minato already has a disciple he likes.” Maruhoshi Kosuke shook his head.

Minato Namikaze had his eye on Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha, and he knew that he would take them as his disciples as soon as they graduated from the Ninja Academy.

“Then Jiraiya and Tsunade, either one is fine, it just depends on who you can persuade to agree,” Akimichi Torifu said. “However, Hiruzen’s three disciples each have their own ideas, and none of them are people that we old guys can easily persuade.”

"Jiraiya, Tsunade..."

As Maruhoshi Kosuke muttered those two names, he suddenly felt a headache coming on.

Their problems, while not as serious as Orochimaru's, are still quite troublesome.

He was obsessed with the so-called prophecies of Mount Myōboku, trying to find some 'Child of Prophecy', and was unwilling to stay in Konoha for long, spending most of his time running around the entire ninja world.

The other one, after the last Shinobi World War, also became extremely depressed, spending his days drowning his sorrows in alcohol or fooling around in casinos, and he didn't even go on missions anymore.

Let's not even talk about whether we can persuade them to take on disciples.

Even if I did accept them, could I really entrust such a genius to them with peace of mind?

Even if it's just a master-disciple relationship in name only?

Maruhoshi Kosuke felt an intense headache coming on.

When there was no suitable successor, his biggest worry was how to pass on the Water Release ninjutsu taught by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

But now that there's a genius successor, there are even more things to worry about.

"Jiraiya doesn't seem to be in the village lately. Let's go talk to Tsunade tomorrow." Maruboshi Kosuke glanced at Akimichi Torifu and said, "Torifu, this was your idea, so you have to help me!"

"You old bastard!" Akimichi Torifu couldn't help but grin, "I must have owed you something in my past life!"

Chapter 42 Fire Release - Dragon Fire Technique

It was past 10 p.m. when I took Xi Ri Hong home.

Yagami Yoruichi rushed to the market to help Uchiichiraku Ramen shop get supplies.

After delivering the ingredients to the store and helping with the preparations, Yagami Yoruichi dragged her tired body back home, quickly washed up, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Yagami Yoruichi got up before dawn as usual.

After finishing her morning delivery work and having breakfast at Ichiraku Ramen, Yagami Yoruichi arrived at the training ground.

"Was that Guy just now?" Yagami Yoichi asked Kakashi Hatake, looking at the departing figure running away into the distance.

“It’s him. He seems to start training very early every morning.” Kakashi Hatake nodded.

Kakashi Hatake had a real headache dealing with this classmate who was always causing trouble and constantly pestering him to duel.

But after learning how hard Matt Kai trains every day, he also felt a bit of admiration.

At least, Kakashi Hatake himself couldn't do this level of training intensity.

It's not that I lack willpower, but that my body can't keep up.

The physical ability to withstand such high-intensity training is itself a kind of talent.

Although Might Guy has almost no talent in ninjutsu or genjutsu.

But the sheer abnormality of his body alone surpasses that of a large group of his peers.

“His physical abilities are probably not much worse than yours,” Kakashi Hatake couldn’t help but say.

“He’s definitely not as good as me now.” Yagami Yoruichi wasn’t very familiar with Might Guy, but because she paid special attention to him, she knew him fairly well and truthfully gave her assessment: “His current physical abilities should be at the level of an elite Chunin, but he’s not far from becoming a Jonin.”

According to the system's standards, 1000 points of physique is the threshold for becoming a Jonin.

Yoruichi Yagami's own physique is over 1500 points.

As for Might Guy, according to Yoruichi Yagami's assessment of his training intensity, it's estimated to be around 900 points, which is very close to the Jonin level.

Of course, physical fitness alone does not equate to the strength of a Jonin.

In fact, the combat power of a ninja like Might Guy, who is extremely specialized in one area, is much lower than his actual stats in the early stages.

He has physical attributes close to those of a Jonin, but he lacks talent in ninjutsu, genjutsu, and even shuriken throwing.

Even a moderately experienced genin could easily defeat Might Guy in his current state.

However, Kai is the type of player who becomes powerful in the late game. He is weak in the early game, but the further into the game he goes, the more terrifying his combat power becomes due to his extreme development path.

This is the man who almost ended the series with one kick. Yagami Yoruichi will not underestimate Might Guy just because she has a system cheat.

“Kai’s training methods are too extreme and not suitable for us. However, if we can learn from his strengths and compensate for our weaknesses, we can improve our training efficiency in physical techniques.” Yagami Yoruichi looked thoughtfully at Hatake Kakashi and asked, “Kakashi, are you and Kai very familiar with each other? I think we can invite him to train with us.”

Kakashi Hatake's face immediately darkened.

Are you familiar with Kai?

Is this what he wanted?

Isn't it because he was entangled with Might Guy and had no other choice?

I don't know where Might Guy heard it from, but he believed that Kakashi Hatake was the greatest genius of this generation, and he always pestered Kakashi Hatake to duel.

Despite being easily defeated by Kakashi Hatake every time, even with the rule restricting the use of only taijutsu, it was still the same.

But Might Guy remained indomitable, fighting on despite repeated defeats, and Kakashi Hatake could not escape him no matter how hard he tried.

Many students in the class saw the two of them often practicing together, and after a while, they naturally assumed that they had a good relationship.

but……

In the past, Kakashi Hatake might have denied it.

But now that he knows the intensity of Might Guy's training, he can't help but feel a bit of approval for him and doesn't deny what Yagami Yoruichi said.

"Next time we meet, I'll try inviting him. Kai is easy to talk to, and he should be willing to cultivate with us."

Kakashi Hatake hesitated for a moment as he spoke, "But he only focuses on taijutsu. If he trains with us, he won't be able to participate when we're practicing ninjutsu."

“We can split the time. For example, we can practice taijutsu together in the morning, and he can practice ninjutsu on his own in the afternoon.” Yagami Yoruichi thought for a moment and felt that she couldn’t just take advantage of Might Guy, so she said, “We can help him find his weaknesses in taijutsu.”

Might Guy's physical skills are indeed extraordinary, but Yoruichi Yagami and Kakashi Hatake are not bad either.

Observing from different perspectives makes it easier to identify shortcomings and make improvements.

"In that case, I'll talk to him next time I see him," Kakashi Hatake agreed.

"Let's start by practicing ninjutsu today. Yesterday, Kosuke-senpai left me with two ninjutsu techniques, and I plan to learn them before the start of the semester," Yagami Yoruichi said, outlining her training plan for the day.

"I also want to continue researching the Chidori technique. After you mentioned it last time, I have many ideas to experiment with." Kakashi Hatake said that he also planned to learn ninjutsu.

“Then let’s each cultivate individually first, and then we can discuss it together.” Yagami Yoruichi greeted them, walked to the open space to the side, took out the scroll left by Maruboshi Kosuke, and carefully studied the ninjutsu ‘Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique’ according to the cultivation method on it.

Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique, judging from the name alone, is easily confused with 'Fire Dragon Technique'.

But in reality, the latter involves shaping the flames into the form of a giant dragon.

The former, however, is a straight line.

It can also be used in conjunction with shuriken and wire to more precisely control the trajectory of the flames.

Its characteristics are high speed and wide coverage, while its lethality is moderate.

As a C-rank ninjutsu, the Dragon Fire Technique is not particularly difficult.

After several attempts, Yagami Yoruichi managed to perform it with great difficulty.

Looking at the ravaged open space before him, Yagami Yoruichi couldn't help but compare it to 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave'.

In terms of lethality to living beings alone, the Dragonfire Technique is clearly far more powerful than the Water Chaos Wave.

However, due to the nature of flames, it does not possess the offensive and defensive characteristics of water-style ninjutsu and can only be used for pure offense.

"At this temperature, if it hits head-on, even if you use chakra to form a defense on your body, you'll still suffer serious injuries, right?" Yagami Yoruichi reached out and touched the soil in front of him that had been scorched by the flames, feeling the residual warmth of the ground.

"There are four hand seals, one more than the Water Ripple technique, but the chakra manipulation trajectory is not complicated. Once you are familiar with it, the release speed should be about the same."

"Next, we need to continuously improve our proficiency. We need to be able to complete the task within one second to truly have practical value."

After barely mastering the 'Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique', Yagami Yoruichi did not stop there, but continued to practice to improve her proficiency in this ninjutsu.

Chapter 43 Princess Tsunade

The land of the Thousand Hands Clan.

This clan land has been abandoned ever since the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, disbanded the Senju clan.

However, because Tsunade was still alive, the village did not take it back.

Now, only Tsunade lives in this vast clan territory, making it appear quite desolate.

Knock, knock, knock.

Kosuke Maruhoshi gently knocked on the door, the sound echoing far and wide.

After a while, the door opened, and a blonde woman asked impatiently, "Who is it? It's so early in the morning, can't a person get any sleep?!"

“It’s already noon.” Maruhoshi Kosuke picked up the lunchbox in his hand and said, “I heard you were drinking late again last night, so I brought you some chicken soup.”

"Uncle Kosuke?" Tsunade was taken aback.

Of course, she knew Maruboshi Kosuke.

Tsunade also held this elder, who truly upheld the 'Will of Fire,' in high esteem and quickly welcomed Maruboshi Kosuke into the house: "Senior, please come in."

After entering the room and taking a seat, Tsunade asked, "Senior, is there something you need from me?"

The two knew each other, but they didn't have much of a relationship; they were just acquaintances.

Unless it was something important, Maruboshi Kosuke would obviously not come to visit.

"There is something." Maruboshi Kosuke didn't rush to get to the point. Instead, he opened the lunchbox and pushed it in front of Tsunade, saying, "Have some chicken soup to warm your stomach first. Judging from your smell of alcohol, you must have had quite a bit to drink yesterday, right?"