Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Unexpectedly, the situation changed so quickly that Sarutobi Asuma was defeated in the blink of an eye.

He originally thought that even if Yoruichi Yagami reacted, she would use ninjutsu to fight back to win, but he didn't expect that Yoruichi Yagami would do even better than he expected, it was a textbook perfect response.

In the short time it took for Yagami Yoruichi to be distracted, she had already completely taken control of Sarutobi Asuma.

Imai Nobuyuki snapped out of his daze and quickly announced, "The outcome is decided, stop!"

"Ninjutsu isn't used like that." Yagami Yoruichi glanced at Sarutobi Asuma and couldn't help but say, "There are only two meters between us. What makes you think I won't be able to defeat you before you finish your ninjutsu?"

At this distance, even Yagami Yoruichi didn't dare to use Water Release: Water Disruption Wave.

Sarutobi Asuma's clumsy hand seals clearly showed a level of proficiency lower than his own.

Yagami Yoruichi couldn't understand how he dared to use ninjutsu at such close range.

What's the difference between this and giving it away for free?

Sarutobi Asuma, still brooding over his defeat, was stunned by Yagami Yoruichi's words and subconsciously began to think: "Was my battle strategy wrong?"

But soon, Sarutobi Asuma came to his senses, and his face flushed red.

"Don't think you can lecture me just because you beat me, you damn bastard!"

Sarutobi Asuma roared inwardly, but dared not provoke him any further.

After this battle, he clearly realized that the gap between himself and Yoruichi Yagami had not narrowed, but rather widened.

Perhaps using ninjutsu could offer a chance to turn the tide of battle.

However, under Yagami Yoruichi's taijutsu suppression, he had no chance of successfully using ninjutsu.

Unless they create distance before the battle begins and then unleash ninjutsu at the very start of the fight, there is still a slight chance.

Or perhaps you could verbally pressure Yoruichi Yagami, forcing her to endure your ninjutsu for the sake of her pride?

But will Yoruichi Yagami fall for this trick?

Sarutobi Asuma seemed to be deep in thought.

……

On the other side.

"Yoruichi-kun, you're amazing!" Kurenai Yuhi looked at Yoruichi Yagami with a face full of admiration.

She was startled when Sarutobi Asuma formed hand seals and prepared to use ninjutsu.

Unexpectedly, Yoruichi Yagami won easily.

“Didn’t we learn in ninjutsu theory class that most ninjutsu require hand seals, and you must first maintain a safe distance?” Yagami Yoruichi said with a smile. “At such a close distance, taijutsu is definitely faster than ninjutsu.”

Any ninjutsu that requires hand seals is inferior to taijutsu in close combat.

Unless it's a Rasengan, a ninjutsu that doesn't require hand seals.

Actually, if Yagami Yoruichi had been a little more ruthless, he could have easily seriously injured Sarutobi Asuma with the Rasengan.

However, there's no need for children to go to such lengths in their fights.

Before she had enough strength, Yagami Yoruichi didn't want to completely offend the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Moreover, the origin of the Rasengan is also unclear.

"Your taijutsu is indeed very impressive." Kurenai nodded, looked at Yoruichi Yagami, and said, "How about you teach me taijutsu after school?"

"Teach you?" Yagami Yoruichi was taken aback.

You're still learning from others, and suddenly you're supposed to be a teacher, instructing others on how to cultivate themselves?

However, upon closer reflection, I realized that I am indeed not bad in terms of physical skills.

According to Ikkaku Umino's assessment, Yoruichi Yagami's taijutsu is already comparable to most Chunin.

She is still more than capable of teaching the current Kurenai Yuhi.

"Okay," Yagami Yoruichi agreed, half-jokingly adding, "I'll be very strict, so don't let me make you cry!"

"I don't cry that easily!" Kurenai Yuhi wrinkled her nose, making a 'I'm super fierce' expression.

But with her youthful face, she didn't look fierce at all; on the contrary, she was incredibly cute, which made Yagami Yoruichi laugh.

The afternoon's practical training session continued to focus on physical training, supplemented by physical combat exercises.

After the little incident of Sarutobi Asuma challenging Yagami Yoruichi, many students also started challenging each other.

For example, Obito Uchiha once again confronted Kakashi Hatake, only to be easily defeated.

Mite also tried to challenge Kakashi Hatake, but was refused by Nobuyuki Imai on the grounds that "one person can only participate in one duel". He could only turn to Tetsuka Uchiha, who was not weak, and was easily defeated as well.

However, due to the restriction that he could only use Konoha-style taijutsu, which was in Might Guy's area of ​​advantage, this battle did not end as quickly as the previous two. Might Guy held out against Uchiha Tetsuka for several minutes before being defeated.

At this point, Might Guy was far from becoming the future King Guy who almost single-handedly ended the story. He was even weaker than Rock Lee in the early stages of the story, and his strength was not as good as that of the prestigious Uchiha Tetsuka, which was to be expected.

After school, Yoruichi Yagami and Kurenai Yuhi left together and headed to the training grounds near Konoha Park.

Chapter 18 Illusion?

The land of the Sarutobi clan.

boom!

Sarutobi Asuma stormed home and headed straight for the backyard.

In the training ground in the backyard, a young ninja was breathing a ball of flame at a target in the distance, clearly practicing fire-style ninjutsu.

He was Sarutobi Shinnosuke, the eldest son of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the older brother of Sarutobi Asuma.

"Brother!" Sarutobi Asuma shouted, interrupting Sarutobi Shinnosuke's training, and said repeatedly, "The ninjutsu you taught me is useless! Quickly teach me more powerful techniques, I must defeat that arrogant guy!"

"What's going on?" Sarutobi Shinnosuke stopped his training and looked at Sarutobi Asuma in confusion: "The Wind Release: Gale Palm that I taught you is only a C-rank ninjutsu, but it should be enough to easily defeat a ninja academy student. Could it be that he has mastered a more powerful ninjutsu?"

"no."

When this was mentioned, Sarutobi Asuma's face darkened: "I didn't even get to use my ninjutsu before he knocked me unconscious!"

"Hmm?" Sarutobi Shinnosuke became curious and immediately asked, "Tell me the details of the battle."

“It was like this…” Sarutobi Asuma immediately recounted the battle, not even missing the embarrassing moment when he was almost knocked unconscious.

Having already lost face once at the Ninja Academy, he didn't care about losing face in front of his older brother again as long as he could defeat Yagami Yoruichi.

"Hahahaha!" Sarutobi Shinnosuke burst into laughter: "Your way of dealing with this is really interesting! You don't seem like a student at the Ninja Academy at all, but rather like a real ninja who has been through countless battles!"

"Brother!" Sarutobi Asuma's face darkened. "I asked you to help me improve my strength to defeat him, not to listen to you praise him! Quickly teach me more powerful moves, or I'll hide all your cigarettes!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke's lips twitched.

That kid deserves a beating!

But after all, he was his younger brother. Sarutobi Asuma always lost to others, which also brought shame to the Sarutobi clan.

"Your problem right now is not that you don't have enough skills, but that you can't use them in actual combat."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke thought for a moment and said, "From today onwards, I will accompany you in your training every day after I finish my work. As long as you can last ten minutes under my guidance, defeating the other students will be a piece of cake."

This is not a casual remark.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke was, after all, an elite Jonin in the Anbu, and even commanded an entire Anbu squad.

Hiruzen Sarutobi even considered moving up Shinnosuke's position to become the head of the Anbu.

While the Sarutobi clan's 'family heritage' certainly played a role, Sarutobi Shinnosuke's own strength must at least reach the minimum threshold to secure his position.

If Sarutobi Asuma could hold out for ten minutes under Sarutobi Shinnosuke's command, even if Shinnosuke held back significantly, he would have near-Chunin strength, making it no problem for him to deal with the geniuses of the Ninja Academy.

Geniuses who possess Chunin-level skills before graduation are extremely rare, and few have emerged since the founding of Konoha.

The previous one was Orochimaru, who has now become one of the strongest shinobi in Konoha.

"Alright, hurry up and train with me!" Sarutobi Asuma exclaimed excitedly.

“Your taijutsu, ninja tools, and ninjutsu are all quite good for your age, but you haven’t been able to utilize them effectively in battle,” said Sarutobi Shinnosuke. “From now on, I will help you quickly learn how to effectively unleash your strength through battle!”

……

On the other side.

On the Konoha training ground.

After explaining the key points of Konoha-ryu taijutsu to Kurenai Yuhi, Yagami Yoruichi left Kurenai to practice on her own.

Yagami Yoruichi cut a branch from a nearby tree, 'gripped' a kunai with chakra, and tried to carve it with the branch.

This is a technique for training chakra control, belonging to the advanced training of climbing trees and treading water.

Ordinary ninjas wouldn't go this far.

In fact, for the vast majority of genin and chunin, training in tree climbing is sufficient; they don't even need water-walking training.

Since they have no opportunity to learn advanced ninjutsu, it would be more useful for them to practice taijutsu, ninja tools, and even study trap setting and breaking techniques than to waste time training in chakra control.

However, Yoruichi Yagami has extremely high ambitions and naturally has higher expectations for herself.

If you can't get in touch with it, that's fine. But now that you have, you should learn and master it.

Using chakra to control kunai for carving instead of using one's hands, this delicate chakra manipulation is quite challenging even for Yoruichi Yagami.

In addition, she had to multitask, not only carving but also keeping an eye on Kurenai Yuhi's physical training. As expected, her first attempt failed.

However, Yagami Yoruichi didn't care. She casually tossed the scrapped wood aside and picked up a new branch to continue carving.

After practicing chakra control for a while, Yoruichi Yagami then sparred with Kurenai Yuhi in taijutsu.

Time flew by, and before we knew it, it was late at night.

"Alright, that's about time." Yagami Yoruichi called a halt to the training and said to the panting Kurenai Yuhi, "Rest for a bit, then I'll take you home."

"Do you train this intensely every day?" Kurenai Yuhi asked Yagami Yoruichi in surprise.

She displayed remarkable talent in Yin Release from a young age, and her father, Kurenai Yuhi, did his best to nurture her, providing her with the best conditions and helping her build a solid foundation, making Kurenai Yuhi's physical talent far superior to that of most of her peers.

Even so, after a day of training, Kurenai Yuhi was finding it hard to keep going.

In the end, it was only because he didn't want to lose face in front of Yoruichi Yagami that he was holding on with sheer willpower.

She couldn't understand how Yagami Yoruichi, who underwent such intense training every day, showed so little sign of fatigue. What kind of abnormal physique did she have?

"Pretty much. Today's training intensity was a bit lower because we spent a lot of time practicing chakra control." Yagami Yoruichi smiled and said, "You don't need to envy me. Your advantage is mental strength, which is much stronger than mine."

Although she couldn't see Kurenai's panel data, Yoruichi Yagami could vaguely sense that her mental power was extremely strong.

If expressed as a numerical value, it might not be lower than one's own 'Constitution' attribute.

Indeed, this was true; the future Kurenai Yuhi did achieve great success in illusion magic.

Unfortunately, as soon as he left the mountain, he encountered a cheat-like opponent with the Mangekyou Sharingan.

In this world where bloodline reigns supreme, the Otsutsuki clan's bloodline is ridiculously strong.

“My father also said that I have strong mental strength and am suitable to inherit his illusion techniques,” Kurenai Yuhi said with a smile. “Once I learn illusion techniques, I’ll show you how powerful I am.”

"Okay, I'll be waiting." Yagami Yoruichi smiled.

Yoruichi Yagami wasn't very interested in learning illusion magic because she knew her talent didn't lie in that area.

However, experiencing the power of illusions and learning how to resist and break them are essential skills.

To become a strong person, you cannot have any weaknesses.

You may not know illusion magic, but you also cannot be restricted by the enemy's illusion magic.

Chapter 19 Naruto Series

Sarutobi clan land.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke accompanied Sarutobi Asuma during his training for several hours, but Asuma, exhausted, had already gone back to his room to sleep.

It wasn't until midnight that Sarutobi Hizen returned home. He was taken aback when he saw his eldest son waiting in the living room.

"Shinnosuke, what's wrong?" Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that his eldest son was very mature, and he wouldn't stay here waiting for him to come home unless there was something important.

But the fact that he's waiting here instead of going directly to the Hokage's office probably means it's not something serious, or at least not urgent.

“It’s Asuma.” Sarutobi Shinnosuke said, “Among Asuma’s classmates, there seems to be a very talented genius, and he has some kind of conflict with him. This is the first time I’ve seen Asuma with such a gritted-teeth look, which makes me a little concerned.”