Konoha's Hextech Ninja

"The outcome is decided! The winner is Yagami Yoruichi!" Imai Nobuyuki quickly announced the result of the match.

"Are you alright?" Yagami Yoruichi reached out and helped Hatake Kakashi up.

"It's alright." Kakashi Hatake was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses. He seemed to find it hard to accept his defeat. After a moment of silence, he said, "You are very strong. I will improve my strength as soon as possible and challenge you again."

Chapter 13 Danzo's Covetousness, My Shadow Makes You Regret x2

Hokage Building, Hokage's Office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was grading the exam papers for the Ninja Academy's monthly exam.

It's hard to imagine that the village's leader would personally grade the exam papers of the ninja academy students.

But this absurd scene is actually the norm in this world.

As the Hokage, he handles everything, big or small, even trivial matters like two villagers arguing.

No wonder that in the original work, even after Naruto Uzumaki became the Seventh Hokage and created a bunch of shadow clones, he still couldn't finish his work.

Of course, the Hokage doesn't have to personally grade all the exam papers.

Most test questions with standard answers are naturally graded by the teachers at the Ninja Academy.

For subjective questions, the teachers at the Ninja Academy will give their opinions first, and the Hokage only needs to review them.

However, in order to ensure that he firmly grasped the weapon of 'ideology', the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, spared no effort and would not completely delegate the power to grade exam papers to the teachers of the Ninja Academy. He still had to review them personally.

"Let me see how the children answered the big question on 'The Will of Fire' this time."

Hiruzen Sarutobi flipped through the exam papers one by one, starting from the beginning.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi flipped to Yagami Yoruichi's exam paper, his eyes lit up.

"The Hokage is like the sun, illuminating the entire Hidden Leaf Village? Is the Hokage's kindness never enough?" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the article written by Yoruichi Yagami and vaguely felt that he had been touched by something.

It was proposed by the First Hokage, supplemented by the Second Hokage, and perfected by the Third Hokage.

Originally, Hiruzen Sarutobi considered the 'Will of Fire' to be absolutely perfect.

It seems there's still room for improvement?

Look at what Yoruichi Yagami wrote: 'All people are born with original sin, but only the kindness of the Third Hokage allows us to shine under the light called "Hokage."'

This sentence is so well written, it really resonates with me!

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded secretly, glanced quickly at Yoruichi Yagami's other questions, picked up his pen, and wrote 'full marks' directly on the test paper.

"This child, he also got first place in the practical assessment, right? It seems he even defeated that little genius from the Hatake family."

"Imai Nobuyuki also applied to teach this child the ninjutsu 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave'."

Hiruzen Sarutobi checked the records and confirmed that his memory was correct. He pondered, "Does he have water attribute? Let Nobuyuki Imai teach him first. If he does have talent, we need to find him a good teacher."

After making a quick decision, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued grading the exam papers.

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was feeling overwhelmed by the word "youth" written all over Might Guy's exam paper, he realized that the question was posed to a different question.

Suddenly, with a bang, the office door was kicked open.

Without even looking up, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that there was only one person in the entire Hidden Leaf Village who would dare to barge into his office like this.

Sure enough, Shimura Danzo, with half his face wrapped in bandages, leaned on his cane and shouted, "Hiruzen, I heard that several geniuses have emerged from this year's Ninja Academy, and my Root is short-handed!"

"Don't even think about it!" Hiruzen Sarutobi knew what Danzo Shimura was up to as soon as he heard it, and immediately rebuked him: "Aren't the children in your orphanage enough? You're not allowed to interfere with these students at the Ninja Academy!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was unable to control the entire Hidden Leaf Village, and in order to maintain a good reputation, he could only use Danzo Shimura to do some shady things.

But he would never allow Shimura Danzo to threaten his power.

The students of the Ninja Academy will become the foundation of his rule in the future, so naturally he will not allow Shimura Danzo to interfere.

"I want one!" Danzo Shimura immediately said, "I heard that this year's geniuses include Kakashi Hatake and a kid from the Uchiha clan named Tetsuka. You can give me either of them."

"That's impossible!" Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head: "Sakumo Hatake's children, and the Uchiha clan, are not people you can just manipulate. They can't possibly enter your Root!"

During the Second Shinobi World War, Sakumo Hatake made more contributions than the Sannin combined, and he had extremely high prestige among ordinary ninjas. Even the Hokage sometimes had to make concessions to him.

Stuffing Sakumo Hatake's child into the roots?

Was Shimura Danzo out of his mind?

As for the Uchiha, that's even more impossible.

Everyone in Konoha knows that the Uchiha clan hates Shimura Danzo the most and wishes he were dead. How could they possibly let any of their clansmen work for Shimura Danzo?

"This won't work, that won't work, I don't have enough manpower at the grassroots level, how can I develop!"

Danzo Shimura shouted angrily, "Since Kakashi Hatake and Tetsuka Uchiha are no good, how about a commoner orphan?! There's also a girl named Yoruichi Yagami in this batch. Give me that child, and I'll use her to supplement the Root's manpower!"

This was Shimura Danzo's true purpose.

He knew, of course, that Kakashi Hatake and Tekka Uchiha could not possibly join Root.

First, make demands that are impossible to meet, then settle for something less.

Given Hiruzen Sarutobi's personality, there's a high chance he'll agree.

Danzo Shimura couldn't help but give himself a mental thumbs up, thinking to himself, "So what if Hiruzen Sarutobi becomes Hokage? He's still completely at my mercy."

Unexpectedly, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face immediately darkened upon hearing the name 'Yagami Yoruichi'.

"Shimura Danzo!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, not having done so in a long time, called out Danzo Shimura's full name and scolded, "I'll say it again, Yoruichi Yagami is the child of a hero! I have my own plans for him, and you are absolutely not allowed to interfere! If I find out you're up to any tricks, you'll face the consequences!"

A child who can write an article like "The debt of gratitude to the Hokage can never be repaid" is someone we must firmly grasp in our hands. How can we let Shimura Danzo ruin him?!

Not to mention, judging from this child's current performance, he is absolutely a genius among geniuses, and may become a powerful ninja like Jiraiya or Orochimaru in the future.

Such ninjas should definitely be trained as direct descendants. If this is successful, not only will Konoha's strength be greatly enhanced, but my control over the village will also be greatly strengthened!

"Hiruzen!" Shimura Danzo was dumbfounded. He never expected that Hiruzen Sarutobi would give him such a stern warning for the sake of an orphan.

He quickly said, "Hiruzen is just a commoner orphan, is it really necessary to make such a fuss? Let him graduate early and hand him over to me. In less than three years, I guarantee I'll give you the strength of a Jonin!"

"Enough!" Hiruzen Sarutobi had no intention of revealing his true thoughts, nor was he interested in continuing the argument with Danzo Shimura. He ended the topic with a classic line: "Danzo, I am the Hokage, and I make the decisions!"

Upon hearing this, Shimura Danzo felt his blood surge and nearly lost his composure on the spot. His catchphrase slipped out: "Hiruzen, you'll regret this!"

boom!

Danzo Shimura slammed the door shut and stormed off.

Chapter 14 Water Release - Water Chaos Wave

Ninja Academy.

On the blackboard of Class A, Grade 1, the report card and rankings were posted.

The exam consists of a theoretical test, a practical test, and an overall ranking.

In all three categories, Yagami Yoruichi came in first place.

"Yoruichi-kun, you got first place! That's amazing!" Kurenai Yuhi exclaimed excitedly beside Yoruichi Yagami. Judging from her expression, anyone who didn't know better would think that she had gotten first place herself.

"Red is not bad either, the overall score is in the top five." Yagami Yoruichi said with a smile.

Kurenai Yuhi's performance in actual combat is rather average, since her talent lies mainly in illusion techniques rather than physical techniques.

However, even though he was least skilled in taijutsu, he still made it into the top eight thanks to his family's 'traditional' skills, only to lose to Uchiha Tetsuka in the third round of practical assessment.

However, considering her theoretical exam scores, Kurenai Yuhi ranked fourth in the class, behind only Yoruichi Yagami, Kakashi Hatake, and Tetsuka Uchiha.

Obito Uchiha unsurprisingly came in last place in the theoretical exam. Although his performance in actual combat was decent, his overall score was only in the middle to lower range.

The situation is similar for Matt Kai.

Nohara Rin and Shizune did well on their theoretical exams, but they were lacking in practical skills, so their overall rankings weren't high.

By comparison, Kurenai Yuhi became one of the top students in the class in terms of overall academic performance.

Of course, this is just 'exam results'.

But there are too many monsters among this year's students.

Especially after Obito Uchiha turned to the dark side, he became even more powerful.

The ninja world is ultimately a place where strength matters.

In the future, Kurenai Yuhi, an "ordinary Jonin," will be on a completely different level compared to monsters like Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, and Obito Uchiha.

Countless thoughts flashed through Yagami Yoruichi's mind. Her gaze fell on the little girl whose eyes were crinkling with laughter, and she couldn't help but smile knowingly.

So what if we're weak?

Good looks are everything.

If it were up to Yoruichi Yagami to choose, Yoruichi Yagami would only want to be friends with Kurenai Yuhi.

Anyway, I'll develop my own strength sooner or later.

"Are you going to the training ground for extra practice today?" Kurenai asked.

"Yes. A senior ninja gave me advice, saying that the training intensity at the school couldn't keep up with my needs."

Yagami Yoru nodded and said, "From now on, we'll probably have to practice for a few extra hours every day after school."

"Then, can we train together?" Kurenai tilted her head, looking at Yoruichi Yagami, appearing quite adorable.

Yoruichi Yagami couldn't help but reach out and pat Kurenai Yuhi's head, smiling as she said, "Of course you can, but do your family agree?"

Unlike herself, Kurenai has no family to care for her.

If she comes home too late, even if all children in this world are precocious, her parents will probably worry, right?

"Ugh, why are you suddenly touching my head!" Kurenai Yuhi slapped Yoruichi Yagami's hand away and said, "I'll go back and talk to my dad today. He spoils me the most, so he should agree."

"If your family agrees, we can train at the training ground near Konoha Park after school," Yagami Yoruichi said casually.

Training alone is still training, and bringing Kurenai along won't make much of a difference.

Having a pretty and cute little girl by your side is a delightful thing, so Yagami Yoruichi naturally wouldn't refuse.

"Yagami Yoruichi." Nobuyuki Imai's voice rang out at the classroom door.