Konoha's Hextech Ninja

However, Yoruichi Yagami's mastery of shadow clones is not yet deep enough, and she is worried about potential problems. Therefore, she plans to replace the shadow clones at noon and return to school with her original body for her afternoon practical class.

"Shadow Clone Technique? You're only a first-year student, and you've already mastered this level of ninjutsu?" Umino Ikkaku was somewhat surprised.

B-rank ninjutsu doesn't sound like a high level.

However, in Konoha, one generally needs to be a Jonin to make contact with them.

Especially for ordinary people, B-rank ninjutsu is a hurdle.

Without the authority of a 'Special Jonin' or a Jonin, no matter how many merits one has made, one is not qualified to learn.

As for A-rank ninjutsu, a considerable portion of them have already reached the threshold of 'forbidden techniques,' and the remaining ones are also frighteningly difficult, with only elite Jonin or some ninjas with powerful backgrounds qualified to learn them.

Ikkaku Umino was naturally surprised to hear that Yoruichi Yagami had learned a B-rank ninjutsu.

More importantly, he was aware of the side effects of the Shadow Clone Technique.

For someone of Yagami Yoruichi's age to be able to maintain Shadow Clones for such a long time is truly remarkable. This is something many seasoned ninjas with extensive experience cannot do!

"My physique is relatively strong," Yagami Yoruichi said without further explanation.

Umino Ikkaku nodded and exclaimed, "Your physique is indeed amazing; your chakra reserves even surpass mine. When you come of age, you might even have chakra reserves comparable to top-tier Jonin."

Top-tier Jonin?

There's no need to wait until adulthood; at most, it will only take three years. Once all six divine items are collected, the 'Emperor Rui's Template' will begin to exert its power, and one's chakra reserves will absolutely surge to an extremely terrifying level.

Even if he can't reach the Six Paths level, he should at least surpass a regular 'Kage', and even surpass a weaker Jinchūriki, right?

A thought flashed through Yagami Yoruichi's mind, and she didn't dwell on the topic, instead asking, "Did you just return from a mission, Ikkaku-senpai?"

Chapter 52 The Little Girl is Angry

"Yes, I'm back from a mission and I'm going home to see my kids."

When talking about her child, Ichika Umino smiled happily.

Yagami Yoruichi's heart skipped a beat. The child of Umino Ichikaku, isn't that Umino Iruka?

He is the teacher of the future protagonist Naruto Uzumaki, and in some ways, he can be said to have taken over the role of Naruto's 'father'.

Of course, in terms of age, the older brother might be more suitable.

“So Ikkaku-senpai already has a child.” Yagami Yoruichi said, suddenly realizing that Umino Iruka’s age should be the same as Mitarashi Anko, Kamitsuki Izumo, and others.

That means they should be around one or two years old now.

“My wife is also a ninja, but the child is still young and I can’t leave her, so she applied for a long leave to stay home and take care of the child. That means I have to go on more missions,” Umino Ikkaku said. “My child’s name is Iruka. He’s a few years younger than you and will be one year old in a few months.”

Yagami Yoru nodded, thinking to himself that it was pretty much as he had predicted.

"If he also has ninja talent, he might become your junior," Umino Ikkaku said half-jokingly.

Although being a ninja is a high-risk profession, the income is very high.

In this world, most families with the means will choose to raise their offspring to become ninjas, unless they lack the talent or resources in that area.

"If he's one year old, he should start school in four or five years, right?" Yagami Yoruichi thought for a moment and said, "I'll take care of him then."

Even if it's just because Ichikaku Umino guided her in her training, Yoruichi Yagami will still take care of his child.

"Hahaha, then I'll be grateful to you! With Yoruichi looking after Iruka, I can rest assured when he's at school." Umino Ikkaku laughed heartily for a while, then quickly took his leave and hurried home to see his child.

"Iruka is almost a year old, which means he's definitely in the same grade as Anko and the others. Oh, right, I remember there was also Yamato among this year's students who didn't go to the Ninja Academy. If Iruka has already been born, has Yamato already completed the Hashirama cell transplantation experiment?"

A thought suddenly popped into Yagami Yoruichi's mind, but she didn't intend to delve into it further.

Yamato is the sole survivor of the Hashirama cell transplantation experiment, which involves Orochimaru and the Root organization. Given his current small size, getting involved would definitely not bring him any benefit.

"As for Anko... I remember there was a flashback scene in the original work where Anko was taken in as a disciple by Orochimaru when she was at the Ninja Academy, but I don't know exactly which year it was?"

Yagami Yoruichi pondered, "But since this part of the story exists, it means that Orochimaru must have been paying attention to the Ninja Academy while Anko was there. I wonder if there will be an opportunity to get some benefits from Orochimaru?"

By the time Mitarashi Anko enters the Ninja Academy, she will have already gathered all six of her "god-tier" items, and her strength will definitely undergo a dramatic transformation.

At that time, even with the most conservative estimate, there's no need to worry too much about Orochimaru's strength.

If arranged properly, and if the opportunity is seized, we might be able to get some benefits from Orochimaru.

Maruboshi Kosuke's Water Release and Tsunade's Medical Ninjutsu are certainly good.

However, Yoruichi Yagami was also very interested in many of the forbidden techniques that Orochimaru possessed.

"However, it's too early to think about these things now. Let's focus on improving our strength first."

Yagami Yoruichi shook her head, suppressing her chaotic thoughts, and focused on practicing ninjutsu.

The Water Release: Water Chaos Wave technique, given Yoruichi Yagami's current strength, has already been modified to a very high standard.

In terms of difficulty, Yagami Yoruichi's "Water Chaos Wave Three-Stage" is at least a B-rank water-style ninjutsu with a relatively high level of difficulty.

Continuing to improve it is not that it's impossible, but the cost-effectiveness is not high. It would be better to learn or develop a completely new ninjutsu.

At this stage, Yagami Yoruichi is focusing more on the 'Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique'. This wide-range offensive ninjutsu is the best way to utilize Yagami Yoruichi's large chakra reserves, so naturally she wants to improve her proficiency as much as possible.

As for improvements, that's not something we need to do right now. We can delve into those later when we're more proficient.

The morning passed quickly.

Around noon, Yagami Yoruichi left the training ground and returned to the school, disbanding the shadow clones left behind there.

The memories of the few hours of study returned to her body, causing Yagami Yoruichi to be momentarily dazed.

However, without any memories of training, simply learning activities that don't require much energy puts a light burden on Yoruichi Yagami.

He was only in a daze for a moment, and quickly returned to normal.

As soon as she stepped onto the rooftop terrace, Yagami Yoruichi saw a little girl with a puffed-up expression.

It turned out that Kurenai Yuhi had discovered that Yoruichi Yagami had used shadow clones to attend class, and she was quite angry.

Perhaps she's angry that her original self wasn't with her?

Yagami Yoruichi guessed what the little girl was thinking. She carried the bento box to Kurenai Yuhi's side, and naturally picked up a takoyaki and held it to Kurenai's mouth: "Ah~ open your mouth."

Faced with the temptation of takoyaki, Kurenai resisted for a few seconds before giving in. She opened her mouth, bit into the takoyaki, and mumbled, "Don't think you can bribe me with just one takoyaki!"

"One isn't enough, then two, three." Yagami Yoruichi chuckled as he shoved all the takoyaki from his bento box into Kurenai Yuhi's bento box. "I have four here, you can have them all, don't be angry, okay?"

Kurenai swallowed the food in her mouth, glared angrily at Yoruichi Yagami, and demanded, "Why did you use shadow clones to attend class?! Don't you want to be with me that much?!"

"How could it be that I don't want to be with you?!" Yagami Yoruichi quickly explained, "I just want to train more and improve my strength as soon as possible. Besides, my main body is back now, and I've been with you for the afternoon's practical training and the evening's training!"

"You're already so strong, why are you working so hard?" Kurenai Yuhi asked, somewhat puzzled. "I heard from my dad that using shadow clones to accelerate training is very dangerous. He wouldn't even teach me that ninjutsu."

“Your chakra reserves are insufficient, and your physique is also a bit lacking, so of course it’s dangerous.” Yagami Yoru nodded and said, “However, my physique has surpassed that of most adult ninjas. As long as I control the number and timing of my shadow clones, there’s no danger.”

"Fine, I forgive you." Kurenai muttered, "I can't help you become stronger, but I can't hold you back either. But you have to promise me you'll spend more time with me!"

Chapter 53 Might Guy: Let's have a thrilling battle of youth!

In the afternoon's practical lesson, Nobuyuki Imai stood at the front of the group, holding a kunai and a shuriken, and explained, "The main courses this semester are shuriken throwing and kunai throwing. Now I will demonstrate the basic throwing motions..."

Just like the physical training class last semester, Nobuyuki Imai demonstrated and explained first, and then everyone practiced on their own.

Yoruichi Yagami, along with Kurenai Yuhi and Kakashi Hatake, underwent intensive training in shuriken throwing during their vacation, so this basic course at the Ninja Academy was naturally no challenge for Yoruichi Yagami.

While practicing, Yoruichi Yagami was distracted and thinking about other things.

"Shuriken and kunai are still too weak in terms of lethality. However, as a medium, they are still very valuable for enhancing ninjutsu or forming unique tactics in conjunction with specific ninjutsu. For example, the Flying Thunder God Kunai of Eternal Sister, and the Kamui Shuriken of Five-Five-One..."

Yagami Yoruichi pondered how to further develop shuriken and kunai and integrate them into his own combat system.

However, after much thought, it seems that no matter how it is developed, certain ninjutsu are needed to ensure that this weapon, which is not very powerful, can still play a significant role in the later stages of a battle between powerful beings.

If it's just a regular throw, or even if you add the 'Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique', it will at most have a disruptive and restraining effect, and it's difficult to pose a strong threat to the enemy directly.

However, this is due to the characteristics of the weapon itself.

A light shuriken cannot inflict serious damage on an enemy like a sharp longsword.

Shaking her head slightly, Yagami Yoruichi stopped thinking about the problem and continued practicing her shuriken throwing while pondering the issues she had encountered during her previous ninjutsu training.

Whoosh!

A shuriken flew from her hand, and Yoruichi Yagami snapped back to reality the instant it was thrown.

Because of his distraction, the angle at which the shuriken was thrown was slightly off, and after flying several dozen meters, it would just miss the target on the tree.

The moment he realized what was happening, Yagami Yoruichi flipped his hand and took out another shuriken from his ninja tool pouch and threw it out.

The second shuriken arrived first, colliding with the first shuriken in mid-air and altering their flight trajectories.

Pa~!

Pa~!

Two muffled thuds sounded almost simultaneously, as the two shuriken struck the center of their respective targets.

"Yoruichi-kun is so handsome!" Kurenai Yuhi exclaimed.

Seeing Kurenai's expression, Asuma Sarutobi's face darkened, and he muttered to himself, "Tch, what's so special about that? I can do that too!"

Not far away, a boy wearing an Uchiha clan uniform glanced thoughtfully at Yagami Yoruichi.

"This technique is no less impressive than our Uchiha-style shuriken throwing." Uchiha Tetsuka couldn't help but glance at Yagami Yoruichi a few times, thinking to himself, "This guy is not only skilled in taijutsu, but also so good at shuriken throwing? If he doesn't have any weaknesses in ninjutsu or genjutsu, it will be very difficult for him to regain his position as the top student..."

Uchiha Tetsuka wasn't exactly a top-tier prodigy, but he was considered average within the Uchiha clan.

With the Uchiha clan's talent, as long as they maintain their 'normal performance,' they can generally be at least in the top three of their grade.

In fact, if there weren't any exceptionally talented geniuses, they could almost certainly secure the top spot.

This year, Uchiha Tetsuka could only rank third because of the two freaks, Yagami Yoruichi and Hatake Kakashi.

However, there is still a significant gap between him and the other students in his class.

This is the true value of the Uchiha clan.

Of course, Obito Uchiha, being an outlier, cannot be considered a normal member of the Uchiha clan.

However, his gaze quickly returned to Kakashi Hatake.

Yagami Yoruichi has consistently held the top spot in Class A for a whole year.