Konoha's Hextech Ninja

During this time, in addition to absorbing the knowledge taught at the Ninja Academy, Yagami Yoruichi was also thinking about her future path.

There are many sub-fields among ninjas in this world, but according to the simplest division, they can be divided into three main directions.

Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu.

Any path, when taken to its extreme, has an extremely high ceiling.

Of course, the best solution is to pursue all three paths simultaneously without any weaknesses.

However, people have limited energy, so focusing on one direction from the beginning is the fastest way to improve.

The best approach is to develop a certain level of expertise first, and then consider pursuing other areas to address weaknesses.

As for Yagami Yoruichi herself, with the 'Emperor of the Sacred Heart template,' the path with the highest compatibility is undoubtedly 'ninjutsu,' followed by taijutsu.

With such a massive amount of chakra, even the weakest D-rank ninjutsu could unleash considerable destructive power in the hands of Yagami Yoruichi.

Furthermore, as her equipment is completed and her chakra reserves increase, Yagami Yoruichi's ninjutsu power will become increasingly astonishing. Following the path of a ninjutsu-type ninja is the way to maximize Yagami Yoruichi's advantages.

Furthermore, with the Hextech enhancement of "From Mind to Matter," Yoruichi Yagami's chakra limit can be converted into physical attributes, and her physical attack limit will not be low either.

As for illusion techniques, although Yagami Yoruichi has lived two lives and possesses extremely high innate mental strength, it is only comparable to that of an ordinary ninja.

Compared to true top-tier illusion geniuses, Yagami Yoruichi's advantage in mental strength is nothing; choosing the path of illusion is the least suitable option for her.

However, knowing which direction suits her doesn't mean that Yoruichi Yagami can easily choose her future path.

In this ninja world where everyone cherishes their own skills, the threshold for learning ninjutsu is quite high.

The ninja academy only teaches the most basic taijutsu and the three body techniques; there are no offensive or defensive ninjutsu techniques to learn.

Theoretically, there are only three ways for a ninja to learn ninjutsu.

It is passed down through families, from master to apprentice, and can be redeemed from the village after one has made meritorious contributions.

As for developing one's own ninjutsu, not everyone has this talent. Even if someone does have the talent, they still need to learn enough ninjutsu and lay a solid foundation first.

In the original work, Yagami Yoruichi knew a lot about the hand seals for ninjutsu, but simply knowing the hand seals was not enough to learn them.

The only technique that Yagami Yoruichi mastered was the 'Rasengan,' which was shown in its entirety in the original work.

However, because of its 'unknown origin', Yagami Yoruichi could not use this ninjutsu openly.

As for other ninjutsu, he tried many times but failed to execute them.

If one cannot even learn a ninjutsu with a known hand seal sequence, then developing a new ninjutsu from scratch is naturally wishful thinking.

Yagami Yoruichi was an orphan, so her family's ninjutsu was naturally out of the question.

As for earning merit in exchange for rewards, it's out of the question until you graduate from the Ninja Academy and become a full-fledged ninja.

Even after becoming a formal ninja, it's not easy to exchange merits for ninjutsu.

The only way is to find a suitable teacher.

but……

Yoruichi Yagami searched her mind for Konoha ninjas of this era, pondering which ninjas would be suitable for her.

First, there are some ninjas who have just shone brightly in the Second Shinobi World War.

Among the legendary Sannin of Konoha, Tsunade is a medical ninja with taijutsu skills, but she is not proficient in other ninjutsu besides medical ninjutsu.

Jiraiya and Orochimaru are both skilled in various ninjutsu, but Jiraiya is obsessed with finding a savior and is rarely in Konoha.

As for Orochimaru, if you hire him as your teacher, you might end up being used as a test subject.

Besides the Legendary Sannin, other notable figures who gained fame during the Second Shinobi World War included Dan Kato, Fugaku Uchiha, and Sakumo Hatake.

However, Kato Dan is dead, and Hatake Sakumo is skilled in swordsmanship rather than ninjutsu. Uchiha Fugaku would be a suitable candidate, but as an Uchiha, he would naturally be viewed with suspicion by the higher-ups of Konoha. The risk of contacting him would be no less than that of contacting Orochimaru.

Aside from those who rose to fame during the Second Shinobi World War, the rest were some of Konoha's veteran powerhouses.

The current Konoha leadership, headed by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Yoruichi Yagami doesn't know what Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado are good at.

Akimichi Torifu is clearly skilled in the Akimichi clan's secret techniques and taijutsu. Such clan ninjas rarely come into contact with anything outside of their clan's secret techniques.

It is suspected that Uchiha Kagami has already passed away. At least, Yagami Yoruichi has been in this world for several years, and no one has ever mentioned this name.

As for Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, they were both skilled in ninjutsu.

Among them, Hiruzen Sarutobi is a rare all-attribute ninja.

However, the same problem remains: aside from the risks, the difficulty of becoming an apprentice of these two is also extremely high.

Even if he truly displays extraordinary talent, if Danzo takes a liking to him, he will most likely be recruited into Root for brainwashing and control with a cursed seal, rather than being taken as a disciple.

Even if someone is lucky enough to be noticed by Hiruzen Sarutobi, they will most likely be assigned to his disciples or subordinates for training, rather than being personally accepted as a disciple by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After all, Hiruzen Sarutobi is not young anymore, and given his status as Hokage, it's unlikely he would personally take on disciples.

Aside from the people mentioned above, there are no other promising new generation ninjas who will shine in the future, such as Kakashi Hatake, who are either not yet fully grown or have not even been born yet, so there's no need to consider them.

Those who already possess considerable strength but have not yet become famous, the only ones that Yagami Yoruichi can think of right now are the future Fourth Hokage and his wife Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, Might Guy's father Might Dai, and Kosuke Maruboshi, the 'perennial genin' of Konoha.

However, at this time, Minato and his wife had just graduated. Regardless of their strength, they were not yet qualified enough to take on apprentices.

Moreover, as the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, it would be quite risky to make contact with Kushina Uzumaki rashly.

Yagami Yoruichi looked at the names written in her notebook and circled the names Might Guy and Maruboshi Kosuke.

Maruboshi Kosuke's Water Release technique is said to have been learned from the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. In Konoha of this era, he is undoubtedly the number one Water Release ninja. In addition, he also has exceptional swordsmanship skills.

The only drawback is that Maruboshi Kosuke has a single attribute; he is only good at Water Release and not good at other esoteric techniques.

As for Matt Day...

If you can't find a suitable ninjutsu teacher, it's a good alternative to learn taijutsu from Might Guy and focus on improving your strength first.

As Might Guy's classmate, and given Might Dai's simple-minded personality, it wouldn't be too difficult for him to learn physical techniques from him.

The only thing to put up with is the somewhat eccentric personalities of this father and son.

"First, test your attributes. If you have the water attribute, then try to get in touch with Maruboshi Kosuke. If you don't have the water attribute or can't get in touch with Maruboshi Kosuke, then go to Might Guy to learn physical techniques."

Yagami Yoruichi made a decision, tore the page from the notebook, lit a lighter, and burned it to ashes.

Chapter 6 Chakra Properties, Nobuyuki Imai's Promise

"Chakra paper is so expensive."

Yoruichi Yagami held a test strip and couldn't help but complain.

As a ninja orphan, Konoha Village would provide Yagami Yoruichi with a monthly living allowance until she grew up.

However, the standard of living expenses was not high, only a few thousand taels a month, which was barely enough to make ends meet.

This small piece of chakra paper costs a full five thousand ryo, which is more than half of Yagami Yoruichi's monthly living expenses.

Fortunately, Yoruichi Yagami was mature enough from a young age, and she would save any extra money beyond her daily expenses and not spend it recklessly.

Although I didn't have much savings, I had saved up some money. Buying a chakra paper would only hurt my wallet a little, but it wasn't so bad that I couldn't afford it.

"Let's see what my attribute is." Yagami Yoruichi channeled her chakra into the test paper.

Visibly, the test strip split in two, with one half catching fire and the other half becoming wet.

"Three attributes: wind, fire, and water? Or two attributes: water and fire?" Yagami Yoruichi was somewhat uncertain.

Looking at the time, it was almost time for afternoon classes, so Yagami Yoruichi hurriedly ran to the teachers' office.

"Teacher." Yagami Yoruichi found her teacher, Imai Nobuyuki, showed him the chakra paper in her hand, and asked, "I tested my chakra nature. Is it dual-nature or tri-nature?"

"Oh? Chakra attribute?" Nobuyuki Imai was somewhat surprised. For a first-year student, being exposed to this kind of thing was a bit too early.

However, considering Yagami Yoruichi's performance in the practical training, Imai Nobuyuki didn't say anything and looked at the chakra paper in Yagami Yoruichi's hand.

“Cut it in half, then add burning and moisture.” Nobuyuki Imai nodded and said, “You have the attributes of wind, fire, and water, which is quite rare.”

"Three attributes, huh?" Yagami Yoruichi was in a rather good mood.

Although it's not the legendary five attributes, having three attributes already puts it at a much higher starting point than the average ninja.

To become a Jonin, one needs to master at least two attribute transformations.

Yagami Yoruichi was born with three chakra natures. Although developing chakra natures also requires training, it is much easier than mastering new natures later in life.

Moreover, ninjutsu of different attributes have different characteristics.

Even from a tactical perspective, mastering ninjutsu with more attributes has a much higher potential than mastering a single attribute.

“I remember you have a huge amount of chakra.” Nobuyuki Imai stroked his chin.

The student, Yoruichi Yagami, left a deep impression on him.

He has an outstanding physique and a large amount of chakra.

Of course, this is all based on the standards for a six-year-old child.

This is quite rare for an ordinary child.

Imai Nobuyuki, having developed a fondness for talent, said to Yagami Yoruichi, "How about this, if you can get first place in the grade in the next monthly exam, I'll teach you a ninjutsu?"

As he spoke, Nobuyuki Imai revealed a proud expression and boasted, "Don't underestimate me just because I'm only a Chunin. I once carried out an S-rank mission! It's just that I was injured in the last war, which reduced my combat power, so I left the ranks of combat ninjas and became a teacher at the Ninja Academy!"

Upon hearing Imai Nobuyuki's words, Yagami Yoruichi's eyes lit up.

Nobuyuki Imai was also a commoner ninja, so his ninjutsu skills probably weren't very strong.

But for Yagami Yoruichi now, what room is there for picking and choosing?

If someone is willing to teach, Yagami Yoruichi is naturally willing to learn.

Immediately, Yagami Yoruichi hurriedly said, "Thank you, teacher! Could you tell me what kind of ninjutsu it is?"

“You’re still young, and complicated ninjutsu isn’t suitable for you,” Nobuyuki Imai said with a smile. “If you get first place in the next monthly exam, I’ll teach you a C-rank ninjutsu, Water Release: Water Rumble. I used this move to kill three Rain Ninja on the battlefield back then! If I hadn’t been unable to master the second nature transformation, I might have become a Jonin by now.”

Yoruichi Yagami remembered this ninjutsu. Several ninjas in the original work used it, and even ninjas from different villages used it. It is considered a relatively common basic ninjutsu, like the Great Fireball Technique and Earth Release: Earth Wall.

But a strong foundation does not mean a weak foundation.

After all, the level of ninjutsu only represents the difficulty of learning it, and cannot be completely linked to its power.

Once you've mastered the technique and increased the amount of chakra injected, even low-level ninjutsu can unleash tremendous power.