Konoha's Hextech Ninja

But now...

Yagami Yoruichi, accompanied by two women, went to a ninja tool shop to buy equipment.

Yoruichi Yagami has her own fighting style and relies very little on ninja tools.

Even the Kusanagi sword that Tsunade gave to Yoruichi Yagami was rarely used by her.

It's not that they can't fight in close combat.

With her physical attributes and superhuman strength, Yoruichi Yagami's destructive power in close combat is extremely terrifying.

The Kusanagi Sword happens to be one of the few weapons in the ninja world that can withstand superhuman strength, and even serve as a 'carrier' of superhuman strength, enhancing its destructive power.

If she were to pursue the path of close-combat ninja taijutsu, with her superhuman strength and the Kusanagi sword, Yoruichi Yagami could also possess astonishing combat power.

However, considering Yagami Yoruichi's character stats, these are only suitable as support.

Only a long-range artillery-type ninja can fully utilize the advantage of Yoruichi Yagami's enormous chakra reserves.

Given the scale of Yagami Yoruichi's ninjutsu, most ninja tools in her hands are of no value whatsoever, not even for restraining or interfering with the enemy.

Just because Yagami Yoruichi can't use it doesn't mean that Yuhi Kurenai and Nohara Rin can't.

Although Kurenai Yuhi primarily uses genjutsu, she also needs ninja tools to increase the possibilities for more tactical variations.

As for Nohara Rin, besides her medical ninjutsu, she can only fight enemies using kunai, shuriken, and explosive tags.

Without ninja tools, their combat power would be greatly reduced, and if they happened to encounter Yagami Yoruichi not by their side, the level of danger would skyrocket.

When it comes to safety, Yoruichi Yagami wouldn't consider saving money.

Anyway, with Yagami Yoruichi's strength, she could easily earn back the money for ninja tools, so there was no need to be frugal.

"arrive."

Arriving at the ninja tool shop called "Spinning Spin," Yagami Yoruichi greeted the shopkeeper and stated her needs: "We want to buy a batch of ninja tools, especially explosive tags, and we'll buy them at the highest ration. We also need some kunai, shuriken, steel wire, and so on."

Chapter 157 'Master-Level' Ninjutsu

"The price of ninja tools has gone up again."

As they walked out of the ninja tool shop, Nohara Rin looked distressed: "An explosive tag used to cost only 800 ryo, but now it's 3200 ryo, a fourfold increase! Kunai and shuriken have increased in price tenfold! These profiteers!"

"The sharp rise in the price of military supplies further illustrates that war is not far off."

Yagami Yoruichi touched her wallet.

Due to the price increase, Yagami Yoruichi's savings were severely damaged during this procurement of supplies.

If it weren't for the 'pocket money' that Kurenai Yuhi and Shinku Yuhi gave her, the combined funds of the three members of the team might not have been enough to replenish their ninja tools.

Yagami Yoruichi had not anticipated such a large price increase.

He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed: "If only I had stockpiled some ninja tools earlier."

Even if they don't make money from selling, at least their own team can save some money.

Instead of spending hundreds of thousands of taels just to replenish a batch of ninja tools, as is the case now.

An S-rank mission, even at the lowest standard, would only yield a reward of one million taels of silver.

After deducting the village's share, it's only a few hundred thousand taels.

The three-person team hadn't carried out any missions for several months, spending their savings instead.

After replenishing their ninja tools, everyone's wallets were now 'empty'.

I wouldn't say there's not a single penny left, but the little money left certainly isn't enough to do much.

Even maintaining a basic standard of living for the next few months is proving difficult.

Fortunately, I was to go with the team to the front line to carry out defensive missions.

During the process of guarding the front line, food and drink were provided by the village, so they did not need to pay out of their own pockets.

There will be a reward for each mission.

Otherwise, Yoruichi Yagami really needs to find a way to earn some money to meet her basic living needs.

How can a Kage-level ninja find a way to earn money to eat in the future?

If this gets out, people will probably laugh themselves to death.

Right, Kakuzu?

"Alright, go back and rest." Yagami Yoruichi said to the two women, "Spend time with your families when you should. This mission will probably keep you on the front lines for quite some time."

As she said this, Yagami Yoruichi glanced at Nohara Rin one more time.

Her parents were both civilians, and they must have been very worried about their daughter going to war.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

Who made Hiruzen Sarutobi specifically request that Yoruichi Yagami's squad be sent to the front lines?

The only thing Yagami Yoruichi could do was suggest to Namikaze Minato that Nohara Rin, as a 'medical ninja,' stay at the headquarters instead of going out to carry out those dangerous combat missions.

……

The three of them went their separate ways.

Because of the impending war, daily routine training was canceled so that the two women could spend more time with their families before leaving.

Yoruichi Yagami, however, did not neglect her own training.

Using shadow clones, Yagami Yoruichi finally raised her proficiency in [Fire Release: Great Fire Extinction] to 100% before the main force assembled.

[The proficiency of the skill 'Fire Release: Great Fire Extinction' has increased; the current proficiency level is 'Master'.]

Yoruichi Yagami opens the skill list.

In the 【Active Skills】 section, after the first-ranked 'Fire Release: Great Fire Extinction', there is a 0.01% progress bar, which means that 'Master Level' is not the limit.

Above that, there are even higher levels.

Yoruichi Yagami's proficiency in ninjutsu was something she developed little by little on her own.

Therefore, when crossing levels, there is no feeling similar to 'enlightenment'.

There was absolutely no change; only the records on the system panel were different.

Of course, 'Master' level and 'Proficient' level ninjutsu belong to completely different worlds.

The master-level 'Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation' is incredibly effective at clearing out weak 'minions'.

However, against ninjas of the 'Kage' level, it is easy for them to use various methods to counter them.

However, even for ninjas at the 'Master' level, it is not an easy task to neutralize Yagami Yoruichi's attacks.

Yagami Yoruichi raised his hand, and a flame about one centimeter in diameter rose from his palm and flew forward.

As the flames flew out, their color rapidly changed, from deep red to orange-red, then gradually faded until they turned white.

Then, a touch of blue rose from the white.

Finally, it settled on a blue and white color that resembled lightning.

Even from a distance of over a hundred meters, Yoruichi Yagami could feel the terrifying heat.

The flames gently floated to the ground.

The soil and rocks on the ground visibly melted, turning into a lava-like substance.

"This temperature is even more terrifying than the so-called 'melt escape'!"

While Yagami Yoruichi was surprised, he also felt a sense of pride that was hard to describe.

The key to increasing the lethality of the ninjutsu 【Great Fire Extinction】 is the temperature of the flames.

And these blue-white flames have a temperature of at least two thousand degrees.

Under such high temperatures, most defensive ninjutsu in the ninja world would become ineffective.

Even a method like Susanoo, which is known as 'absolute defense', might not be able to withstand such terrifying high temperatures.

Of course, the complete Susanoo might be an exception.

But in the entire ninja world, how many people possess a defensive method that is almost at the level of a complete Susanoo?

In addition, the sheer amount of chakra possessed by Yagami Yoruichi resulted in the exaggerated coverage of the [Great Fire Extinction].

In the entire ninja world, there are very few ninjas who can withstand or dodge Yagami Yoruichi's attacks.

With this skill alone, Yagami Yoruichi already has the qualifications to stand in the first tier of the ninja world.

Of course, this refers to the current ninja world, not the version where gods fight each other in the later stages of the Fourth Shinobi World War.

"With this move, I can rest assured. My speed may not be as fast as the AB combination, but my attacks are also something they can't withstand. Even the Third Raikage, who is known for his strongest defense, couldn't withstand my Great Fire Extinction."

As Yagami Yoruichi muttered to himself, he swiftly formed earth-release hand seals, causing the earth to churn and bury the area that had been burned into lava by the flames.

The Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall, a variant of the ninjutsu, is surprisingly useful when you need to conceal your tracks.

……

A few days later, the main force assembled and left the village.

"Kakashi, you're here too." Yagami Yoruichi greeted Hatake Kakashi happily.

Unlike some of the 'misbehaving' Yoruichi Yagami.

Kakashi Hatake is a mission fanatic. From graduation until now, he has either been on a mission or on his way to one.

You can hardly ever see Yagami Yoruichi in the village.

"Some time ago, there was a slight mishap during a mission. My original teammate couldn't continue being a ninja, so we switched to another team."

Kakashi Hatake stared with dead fish eyes at his teammates not far away and said, "As you can see, we are now a team, and the Jonin leading the team is Minato-sensei."

Not far away, Uchiha Obito approached Nohara Rin, asking her questions incessantly and showing off his ninja headband.

—When a large number of geniuses in Yoruichi Yagami's class graduated early, Obito Uchiha was one of the few who failed the graduation exam and was forced to stay at the Ninja Academy.

After more than half a year of study, he finally graduated ahead of schedule and became a glorious Konoha genin, becoming Kakashi Hatake's teammate.

As for their other teammate, he was a minor ninja whom Yoruichi Yagami didn't recognize. He looked to be in his early twenties and, according to Kakashi Hatake, was just a genin who hadn't even passed the Chunin Exams.

Such extras would definitely be considered 'cannon fodder' on the battlefield.

A shuriken fired from a treacherous angle could take his life.

"It must have been tough for you, bringing along two burdens," Yagami Yoruichi teased with a smile.

Having not seen him for several months, Yagami Yoruichi had no idea how much Kakashi Hatake's strength had improved.

But judging from the change in his demeanor, it's clear that he definitely didn't waste this time.

Their strength is definitely greater than before.

Before graduating, Kakashi Hatake already possessed the strength of a Jonin.

After these months of training, they may have already crossed the threshold of becoming a Jonin.

Of course, she can't compare to a pervert like Yoruichi Yagami.

However, among the younger generation of Konoha, she is undoubtedly the number one genius, second only to Yoruichi Yagami.

“It’s a bit of a headache to have two weak teammates.” Kakashi Hatake glanced at Kurenai Yuhi and Rin Nohara, as if he had something to say, but he swallowed it back.

“I’m different from you.” Yagami Yoruichi guessed what Hatake Kakashi was thinking and said, “You need challenging missions to hone your skills, but I don’t. For me, having more time to train is more important, and a weaker team is actually better for me.”

Kakashi Hatake doesn't have any cheat codes; he has to become stronger through constant training and practice.

Yoruichi Yagami doesn't have this problem.

Moreover, Kakashi Hatake, being a single guy, would never understand the fun of taking girls out.

“I’ve heard my father say that.”

Kakashi Hatake suddenly spoke up, saying, "Father said that your strength ranks among the top five in Konoha?"

What Hatake Sakumo said was definitely based on the strength that Yagami Yoichi showed during the last mission to infiltrate Iwagakure.

In the past few months, even without considering the improvement in ninjutsu, Yagami Yoruichi's strength has increased significantly simply from the natural growth of her attributes.

However, there's no need to say these things out loud.