Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Both sides are too familiar with each other's abilities.

Kakashi Hatake knew that Yoruichi Yagami's ninjutsu was extremely powerful and large-scale, and he absolutely could not allow Yoruichi Yagami to create distance and use her ninjutsu.

Yoruichi Yagami will not give Kakashi Hatake the opportunity to form hand seals and release 'Chidori' to increase his speed.

With both sides doing their best to suppress each other's strongest abilities, the battle devolved into a pure clash of physical skills.

Ping!

The two passed each other once again.

Yoruichi Yagami's kunai struck the short sword in Kakashi Hatake's hand with such force that Kakashi's arm went numb.

"I'm not fighting anymore, I'm not fighting anymore."

Kakashi Hatake quickly stopped the fight, complaining, "Your power is too abnormal. I can keep up with your speed, preventing you from using ninjutsu, but in a taijutsu fight, I'm no match for you."

After several months of intensive training, Yoruichi Yagami's weakness in physical combat skills has been overcome.

He might not be considered a master of physical combat, but he's certainly no less skilled than a genius like Kakashi Hatake.

When the skills are roughly equal, Yoruichi Yagami's physical attributes, which are far superior to Kakashi Hatake's, become the key to determining the outcome.

No matter how talented Kakashi Hatake is, he is still only a six-year-old child, and his physical abilities certainly cannot be compared with those of an adult ninja.

Yoruichi Yagami, on the other hand, relied on the system to gain a Jonin-level physique, so it was only natural that she could suppress Kakashi Hatake.

"Your physical abilities have improved a lot again." Kakashi Hatake looked at Yoruichi Yagami and said, "If you keep improving like this, there'll be no point in me sparring with you."

In order to achieve mutual improvement, friendly competition should be conducted when the two teams are evenly matched, or at least not too far apart.

If the difference in strength is too great, it will either be a one-sided crushing defeat, or the stronger party will voluntarily lower their strength to serve as a sparring partner for the other party, without gaining any benefit themselves.

Yagami Yoruichi opened her equipment inventory and glanced at it.

In addition to [Seraph's Embrace] and [Tears of the Goddess], there is also an additional [Red Crystal].

The attribute is simple: it increases the constitution attribute by 150 points.

Compared to Yagami Yoruichi's physique of over 1,000 points, a 150-point increase isn't particularly large, but it still shows a fairly obvious difference.

No wonder Kakashi Hatake felt overwhelmed.

“Practice with physical techniques is indeed not very effective anymore.” Yagami Yoru nodded, then changed the subject, saying, “If you want to improve your physical techniques, sparring with Guy will be more effective. Or you two can both be my opponents.”

Might Guy is a late bloomer. At this stage, he's not exactly at the bottom of the class, but among the geniuses in Class A, his actual combat ranking is only below average.

However, if we only consider physical skills, among all the students in Class 1-A, only Yoruichi Yagami can consistently suppress Might Guy.

Even Kakashi Hatake couldn't guarantee a win.

Even though Yagami Yoruichi is powerful, he would still face some pressure if he had to deal with both of them at the same time.

However, Yoruichi Yagami could feel the increase in her stats as her equipment improved.

The sparring among these genius students at the ninja academy is becoming less and less helpful to Yoruichi Yagami.

Last semester, and even during the winter break, Yoruichi Yagami sparred with Kakashi Hatake, which allowed her to improve her skills rapidly.

But now, the sparring between the two has often turned into a one-sided crushing defeat.

If the second piece of equipment, [Doomsday Winter], is synthesized, even if the entire class attacks together, it will probably be difficult for Yagami Yoruichi to feel any pressure.

It has nothing to do with skill or talent; it's purely a numerical crushing victory.

"Kai?" Kakashi Hatake asked thoughtfully.

Occasionally sparring with Might Guy is indeed advantageous for him.

But Matt Kay's eccentric personality was also a headache.

In particular, ever since Might Guy joined this 'training group', he has frequently tried to sell Kakashi Hatake his incredibly ugly green bodysuit.

Kakashi Hatake felt a chill run down his spine at the thought that he might succumb to Might Guy's 'sales pitch' and end up wearing a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle outfit.

But thinking about how he and Yoruichi Yagami trained together, yet the gap in their strength was widening, Kakashi Hatake gritted his teeth: "A ninja must endure what ordinary people cannot. As long as it improves my strength, there's nothing I can't accept!"

“Starting tomorrow, Guy and I will begin intensive taijutsu training. As for our match, let’s change it to once a week, with Guy and I teaming up to challenge you,” Kakashi Hatake suggested.

“Sure.” Yagami Yoru nodded and said, “We can continue to exchange ideas on ninjutsu. I’m not good at lightning release, but I do have some experience with water release, fire release, wind release, and hand seals.”

"In terms of ninjutsu, I have indeed benefited a lot from you." A hint of gratitude appeared in Kakashi Hatake's eyes.

In fact, their attributes don't match.

Excluding the hidden Yin and Yang escape techniques, let's just talk about the basic five escape attributes.

Yoruichi Yagami's elemental attributes are wind, water, and fire.

Kakashi Hatake, on the other hand, is associated with the elements of Lightning and Earth.

Yagami Yoruichi speculates that the future 'all attributes' will likely be something he mastered through training.

At this stage, aside from his trump card 'Chidori', Kakashi Hatake primarily uses Earth Release ninjutsu.

Lightning and earth are subjects that Yagami Yoruichi has very little experience with.

However, the principles of ninjutsu are universally applicable, and Yagami Yoruichi's experience in modifying 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave' can greatly inspire Hatake Kakashi.

Furthermore, by 'copying the correct answers' and comparing them with Kakashi Hatake's fighting style in the original work, Yoruichi Yagami's occasional pointers could greatly benefit Kakashi Hatake.

"But what about your practical training?" Kakashi Hatake suddenly asked. "If you don't have suitable opponents, your rate of improvement will slow down, right?"

“Definitely.” Yagami Yoruichi nodded somewhat helplessly and said, “Our progress has been quite rapid recently because of mutual sparring. Without equally matched opponents, my improvement in actual combat would inevitably slow down.”

The development of ninjutsu, learning new ninjutsu, and so on can be accomplished through training on one's own.

However, the application of these skills in actual combat and the improvement of combat experience require constant battles against a sufficiently strong opponent.

Kakashi Hatake's strength can no longer keep up with Yoruichi Yagami's progress.

Both Kosuke Maruboshi and Tsunade have their own things to do and can't often be Yoruichi Yagami's free sparring partners.

Without Kakashi Hatake as an opponent, it was almost inevitable that Yoruichi Yagami's combat ability would improve at a slower pace.

"Perhaps there's a way to do this." Kakashi Hatake had an idea and asked Yoruichi Yagami, "What do you think of the Uchiha clan?"

Chapter 58 The Genius of the Uchiha Clan

"Uchiha?" Yagami Yoruichi looked at Hatake Kakashi with a puzzled expression and asked, "Do you mean Tekka? Or Obito?"

Uchiha Tetsuka and Uchiha Obito were the only two Uchiha clan members in this generation.

“None of them.” Kakashi Hatake shook his head and said, “There is a genius in the graduating class named Inahi Uchiha. He is a few years older than us and is said to be very strong. Before he even graduated, he was already a designated squad leader of the Konoha Police Force.”

The Konoha Police Force is the Uchiha clan's private domain, but not all Uchiha ninjas join the force.

Those who were selected were all elites among the Uchiha clan.

One of the squad leaders must have at least the strength of a special Jonin to be eligible for the position.

Even before graduating from the Ninja Academy, he was already slated to be a squad leader in the security force. Even if it was a favor due to his genius, Uchiha Inahisa's strength was at least not too bad.

As Yagami Yoruichi recalled the plot of the original work, she vaguely remembered that this future version of herself seemed to have awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan and died at the hands of Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito on the night of the massacre of her clan.

Yoruichi Yagami didn't remember the specific details very clearly, but she was certain that the other party and Uchiha Tekka were very close.

Just as Yagami Yoruichi was about to ask, Hatake Kakashi said, "Tekka asked us about training and sparring together, so he probably wants to join. What do you think if we offer to have Uchiha Inahisa-senpai as your sparring partner, and you occasionally serve as Tekka's sparring partner in return?"

"Inahisa-senpai..." Yagami Yoruichi nodded thoughtfully and said, "If his strength is indeed strong enough, I can consider giving it a try. But if he's just an average ninja academy genius, then forget it. You know my strength; if I'm not strong enough, it'll be difficult for him to be of any help to me."

Yoruichi Yagami is already very strong.

Once the second piece of equipment, [Doomsday Winter], is synthesized, even if one lacks some combat experience, one will still possess combat strength that is not weak even among Jonin.

If someone is just a typical 'ninja academy genius,' even if they are a few years older than Yagami Yoruichi and are already a graduating genius, they would still be no match for Yagami Yoruichi, let alone improve together through sparring.

What Yagami Yoruichi needs is an opponent who can help her improve her strength, not just a target to be beaten up.

“I don’t know much about Inahisa-senpai, but I’ve heard that he’s the most outstanding genius in the Uchiha clan in the last ten years, so he shouldn’t be too bad.” Kakashi Hatake thought for a moment and said, “Speaking of the Uchiha, I heard that another very powerful genius has emerged in their clan. He is only two years old and has already shown great talent. The Uchiha clan has high hopes for him.”

"A two-year-old Uchiha genius?" Yagami Yoruichi asked, intrigued. "Do you know his name?"

Kakashi Hatake didn't hide anything and said directly, "His name seems to be Uchiha Shisui, and he seems to have some background, but my dad doesn't let me find out about it."

“Uchiha Shisui…” Yagami Yoruichi was naturally familiar with this name, but her age was something she hadn’t expected.

However, considering that Uchiha Shisui earned the title of "Shisui of the Body Flicker" during the Third Shinobi World War, although he was a bit young at the time, it is reasonable if we consider him as a super genius.

However, even the greatest genius is still a thing of the future.

At only two years old, Shisui is naturally nothing that Yagami Yoruichi would care about.

This age is far too young. By the time Uchiha Shisui enters the Ninja Academy, Yagami Yoruichi will already be fully equipped.

“The Uchiha clan has always had many geniuses. Even if a two-year-old is a genius, there’s no need to pay attention to him now.” Yagami Yoruichi shook her head and said, “Could you please contact Inahisa-senpai for me and arrange a time for a sparring match to test his strength?”

"It also depends on whether Tetsuho can persuade him. This is just my idea, and he might not even be willing to be your sparring partner." Kakashi Hatake shrugged.

"If you don't want to, that's fine. It's not like I can't do without him. At worst, I'll be your sparring partner, and then I'll ask Uncle Sakumo to give me some pointers on my training," Yagami Yoruichi said with a mischievous grin.

"Go away, go away! My dad's very busy, always on high-difficulty missions, I hardly ever even see him." Kakashi Hatake immediately snapped, "Even if he's training, it'll be with me, don't even think about it!"

This was the first time Yagami Yoruichi had discovered this side of Hatake Kakashi, and she found it quite interesting.

Just as I was about to make a few jokes, the shadow clone that had been accompanying Kurenai Yuhi in practicing shuriken disappeared not far away, its memories being transmitted back to the original body.

"Looks like it's about time." Yagami Yoruichi shrugged at Hatake Kakashi and said, "I'm off now, see you tomorrow."

"I'm going to train with Kai." Kakashi Hatake said, and then disappeared in a flash.

Yoruichi Yagami walked towards Kurenai Yuhi. When she reached the little girl's side, she had just put away the scattered shuriken. She looked at Yoruichi with a smile, as if seeking praise, and said, "Yoruichi-kun, I can now hit the target 100% of the time at a distance of 100 meters!"

"You've made rapid progress." Yagami Yoruichi smiled and ruffled Kurenai Yuhi's hair, saying, "Let's go get something to eat, and then I'll take you home."

After training together every day, it has become a habit for the two of them to go to the commercial district of Konoha for an extra meal.

High-intensity training can rapidly improve one's skills, but it also significantly increases energy expenditure.

Increasing the frequency and amount of food intake becomes an inevitable choice.

At this stage, Yoruichi Yagami needs to eat five meals a day, and each meal must be nutritionally balanced in order to sustain the energy expenditure of a whole day of high-intensity training.

Since getting a part-time job at Ichiraku Ramen, Yagami Yoruichi's tight financial situation has eased considerably, and she can now afford this expense.

"It's my turn to treat today." Kurenai Yuhi knew about Yoruichi Yagami's family background and insisted on taking turns treating Yoruichi so that Yoruichi wouldn't spend too much money.