Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Hearing that Tsunade's words implied a plea for Nagato and Konan, Yagami Yoruichi asked in confusion, "What? Are you softening?"

"At least I gave them a few loaves of bread back then. Besides, they were just pawns, unaware that they were being used." Tsunade rolled her eyes at Yoruichi Yagami and said, "In your heart, am I really such a heartless person?"

"If they can face reality and are willing to surrender, it's not impossible to spare them."

After thinking about it, Yagami Yoruichi realized that during this time, the Akatsuki organization had indeed not done anything unforgivable.

At most, he served as a 'mercenary' and carried out a series of small-scale war missions for a few ninja villages.

However, their main activities are concentrated in the Land of Earth and a few surrounding small countries, and have no direct impact on the interests of the Land of Fire and Konoha.

Letting Nagato and the others go is understandable.

However, the prerequisite is that Nagato and Konan must be able to recognize reality and be willing to surrender to Konoha.

If Nagato is still dreaming of collecting the tailed beasts and becoming a god, Yoruichi Yagami will not show the slightest mercy.

Tsunade hesitated for a moment, then said, "If we let Jiraiya try to persuade them, it would be easier to convince them."

“Jiraiya’s own stance isn’t even firm, how can you expect him to persuade others?” Yagami Yoruichi shook his head and said, “Before killing the Sage of Six Paths, let Jiraiya stay in prison obediently. Although Jiraiya’s strength is not enough to pose any threat, I don’t want to cause trouble for myself.”

If Jiraiya were to escape and join forces with me on Mount Myōboku, it would inevitably cause some trouble.

Although it might only cause minor troubles that don't affect the overall situation, it can still be quite annoying.

Tsunade sensed the warning in Yagami Yoruichi's words and couldn't help but glare at him, saying discontentedly, "Don't forget, I am the Hokage!"

“But you can’t beat me.” Yagami Yoruichi glanced at Tsunade and reminded her, “My clone is personally guarding Jiraiya, so don’t even think about sneaking him out. As for Nagato and Konan, after we defeat Akatsuki, I will give you a chance to persuade them to surrender. Whether you can do it or not is up to you.”

At this stage, the number of members in the Xiao organization is insufficient, and their quality varies.

The only people Yagami Yoruichi truly wanted to kill were Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu.

As for the others, whether to kill them or not depends entirely on whether they can be used by me.

Tsunade nodded and said, "Remember to call me when you attack Akatsuki."

"This is a list of core members of the Xiao organization and their known abilities. You should study it in advance. Some of them have quite special abilities, and even you could fall victim to them if you're not careful."

Yoruichi Yagami took out a document and handed it to Tsunade.

This information was gathered by Yagami Yoruichi during her time monitoring Nagato and Uchiha Obito.

At this time, the Xiao organization was not particularly strong.

Aside from Nagato, Obito Uchiha, Zetsu, and Konan, there are only a handful of others who can be considered to have the strength of an elite Jonin or higher.

In the original work, Yagami Yoruichi was only familiar with two members of the Akatsuki organization: Kakuzu and Juzo Biwa.

Perhaps due to the butterfly effect caused by Yoruichi Yagami, Obito Uchiha remained in Kirigakure. As a result, Juzo Biwa was not sent to Kirigakure to gather intelligence, and the famous scene of 'slicing the Tailed Beast Ball' never happened. He has lived to this day.

In addition, there is Kuroko Raiga, a former member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Hiruko, a rogue ninja from Konoha, and Natsumi, a rogue ninja from Hoshigakure in the Land of Bears.

There's another one, someone I don't know where they found out, a taijutsu ninja with incredibly strong skills, probably comparable to Might Guy in his Six Gates form. His name is unknown, and his code name in Akatsuki is 'Three'.

There are ten people in total, which just meets the number requirement for 'Nine Sealings of the Illusionary Dragon'.

As for Hidan, Deidara, and Itachi Uchiha, who were originally core members of Akatsuki, the first two are probably still somewhere in the ninja world.

Meanwhile, Itachi Uchiha is still living peacefully in Konoha, currently serving as the vice-captain of the Uchiha Police Force.

—Originally a member of the Anbu, but at Yagami Yoruichi's suggestion, Tsunade promoted Uchiha Shisui to captain of her own direct Anbu team, and took the opportunity to kick Uchiha Itachi out of the Anbu and send him back to the police force.

Today, we know these core members of the organization.

Tsunade definitely can't beat Nagato and Obito Uchiha.

Even if you know the information, it's useless.

Faced with these two mechanic-based monsters, Tsunade, a ninja who relies entirely on stats, has absolutely no way to deal with them until her stats become so powerful that she can break the mechanics.

The existence of Zetsu is also very special, and its combat power is highly variable.

If the other players have prior knowledge of the situation, Tsunade has a very high chance of winning in a one-on-one situation.

Just be careful not to get tricked by their special abilities.

“Hiruko?” Tsunade saw a familiar name on the list, and a small, thin figure came to mind.

"It's that classmate of yours. I heard he's already perfected the Oni-Garra Technique and devoured at least two bloodline limits." Yagami Yoruichi thought for a moment and said, "Two bloodline limits should be enough for you to handle. But if he's devoured three or more, things will get a bit tricky."

While the Oni-Garra Technique has significant flaws, its ability to boost combat power is undeniable.

By absorbing three or more bloodline limits, one can gain the strength of a Kage-level being.

However, according to the information that Yagami Yoruichi has, Hiruko has only absorbed two bloodline limits. Although he is strong, he is not beyond what Tsunade can handle.

"This guy, like Orochimaru, chose to defect because his human experiments were discovered."

Tsunade held the list, a complex expression on her face.

“If you can persuade Hiruko to surrender, you can spare his life. Hiruko’s talent in human experimentation is no less than Orochimaru’s. If he works honestly, he can contribute a lot of value,” Yagami Yoruichi said casually.

In another ninja world, Hiruko held a high position in Konoha's science department, second only to Orochimaru.

As for Hiruko's crimes of conducting human experiments and his defection, they only harmed people that Yagami Yoruichi didn't care about. As long as he was willing to work honestly for Konoha, Yagami Yoruichi wouldn't mind giving him a chance to redeem himself.

After chatting with Tsunade for a while, Yoruichi Yagami quickly left.

Just as she was about to go find Kurenai Yuhi, Yoruichi Yagami saw 'Sasuke Uchiha' from another world walking side by side with Fugaku Uchiha on the streets of Konoha.

Upon seeing Yagami Yoruichi, Uchiha Fugaku immediately bowed and said, "Yoruichi-sama."

Having lived in Konoha for some time, Sasuke Uchiha knew the differences between the two worlds and was even more aware that all of this was brought about by Yoruichi Yagami.

Although the parents in this world were not his real parents, he was still full of gratitude towards Yagami Yoruichi and said, "Yoruichi-sama, thank you for everything you have done for the Uchiha clan. If there is anything I can do, please do not hesitate to ask."

Upon seeing 'Uchiha Sasuke', Yagami Yoruichi realized that she had completely forgotten about him and Uzumaki Boruto.

Even after killing Urashiki Otsutsuki, he forgot to say hello to them.

"The Otsutsuki you were tracking is dead, but I do have something I need to trouble you with."

Yagami Yoruichi spoke up, "Regarding 'Li,' there should be one in this world as well, and I hope you can help me find it."

Through the 'Plow', Yoruichi Yagami can travel directly between the two worlds without relying on the Dragon Vein.

Although Sasuke Uchiha already has one, Yoruichi Yagami could definitely borrow it.

But we can't keep borrowing forever.

What belongs to others is never as good as what you have yourself.

"'Li'?" 'Uchiha Sasuke' paused for a moment before saying, "In our world, 'Li' was found in an ancient ruin. I know roughly where the ruin is, so I can go look for it. However, I can't guarantee whether I can find it."

“Don’t rush back to your own world just yet,” Yagami Yoruichi said. “If you can’t find a ‘plow’ in this world, I can borrow yours after I’ve finished what I’m doing.”

'Uchiha Sasuke' hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded and said, 'No problem. But I can't tell you the coordinates of our world.'

In Sasuke Uchiha's opinion, Yoruichi Yagami was too strong.

He could easily kill even a dangerous enemy like Urashiki Otsutsuki, and he didn't seem to be injured at all.

If Yoruichi Yagami were to go to their world, it would pose a great threat to their world.

As Uchiha Sasuke grew older, his mindset became more conservative, and he didn't want too many variables to occur.

Yoruichi Yagami guessed what he was thinking, but she didn't care.

In their world, the only things of value are more advanced technologies.

However, with Orochimaru, Amado Sanzu, and others around, they could develop these things themselves by spending some time and resources.

Yagami Yoruichi possesses two ninja worlds. If she were to unify them, the resources she could utilize would be many times greater than those of 'Uchiha Sasuke's' world.

After all, they had no intention of unifying the ninja world; they only wanted to protect their own little territory.

Even the village's finances depend on the daimyo, and the resources they can utilize are far less than those of the entire ninja world, and they can only use a tiny fraction of the resources of the Land of Fire.

Yoruichi Yagami wouldn't even look at those things.

“Um…” Sasuke Uchiha hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Could you tell me about Urashiki Otsutsuki? Our world is facing a threat from the Otsutsuki clan, so if we could gather more information…”

"Let's talk about this after I'm done with this busy period."

Yoruichi Yagami doesn't mind sharing information, as long as she doesn't hand over Urashiki Otsutsuki's body.

However, Yagami Yoruichi saw Sasuke Uchiha's eagerness and immediately decided to use this information to keep him in suspense and get him to find what he needed as soon as possible.

Yagami Yoruichi said, "We'll talk again once you find the 'Li'."

Chapter 265 The attributes are finally maxed out! The ceiling of the Six Paths level!

The brutality of the second round of the Chunin Exams far exceeded the expectations of most participants.

In just ten days, more than two-thirds of the teams were eliminated.

By this time, the gap had widened considerably.

The two teams, led by Karin and Shion, were the fastest and completed the entire assessment in just eight days, reaching the finish line.

Among the teams that were not eliminated, the slowest one was still at the border of the Land of Fire.

Yoruichi Yagami didn't keep a close eye on things the whole time, but because of her students and Kurenai Yuhi, she would occasionally keep an eye on things.

Overall, the candidates in this year's cohort are quite clearly divided into different tiers based on their abilities.

Without a doubt, the strongest individual is Shion, who combines the powers of a priestess and a demon.

Even though she can't perfectly control her power, she can still steadily exert combat power equivalent to the upper-middle level of a Kage.

In addition, her ability to 'foresee the future' and obtain enemy intelligence and even their intentions in battle in advance makes it difficult for even the most powerful Kage-level characters to pose a real threat to Shion.

As for the second tier, it consists of three women: Uzumaki Karin, Hyuga Hinata, and Kurama Yakumo.

Under normal circumstances, they possess the combat power of elite Jonin; under desperate circumstances, they can unleash Kage-level strength.

Such combat power is already considered abnormal at this age.

Apart from Yagami Yoruichi's four students, among all the contestants, only Kaguya-kunmaro, on whom Orochimaru had placed high hopes, could reach this level when the 'Earth Curse Seal' was unleashed to 'Status Two'.

However, given Kaguya-kunmaro's physique, he can only maintain this for a maximum of one minute, making him slightly inferior to the three women, including Uzumaki Karin, in terms of endurance.

Further down the list are the top geniuses who are being groomed by various factions.

Gaara and Fu, the two Jinchūriki who were eliminated early, were actually not bad; they could all be ranked in this tier.

Even under normal circumstances, he possesses the strength of a Jonin.

If the power of the tailed beasts were released, even elite Jonin who were not skilled at dealing with tailed beasts would be helpless.

Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha are also at this level.

The former received guidance from Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze, and is now able to make good use of his own power.

Although he is not yet able to control the power of the Nine-Tails, nor has he awakened any of the Uzumaki clan's bloodline limits, he can still unleash Jonin-level strength with his enormous chakra.

As for Uchiha Sasuke, perhaps due to the 'destiny' between Indra and Ashura, whenever Naruto Uzumaki's strength increases, Sasuke Uchiha's strength also seems to leap up in a short period of time as if he has a cheat code.

Before the start of the second round of the Chunin Exams, he awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan after a 'sparring' with Naruto Uzumaki.

Furthermore, the Uchiha clan was not wiped out, and there were even more skilled members among them. His use of the Sharingan was also much more sophisticated than in the original work at the same time.

With three-tomoe Sharingan, as long as one can make good use of eye techniques and genjutsu, one can become a Jonin with considerable combat power.

In addition, there are Orochimaru's subordinate Guren, Kurotsuchi of Iwagakure ("Leg Shadow"), Chojuro, the young genius of Kirigakure ("Ghost Village"), and so on.

However, strictly speaking, the latter two are slightly weaker, barely reaching the threshold of Jonin.

Moreover, one of them relies on bloodline limits and the other on external forces, so their future growth potential is very limited.

"The quality of geniuses is far too poor."

Yagami Yoruichi shook his head slightly.

At the level of Chunin to Elite Jonin, Konoha does not have any advantage over other ninja villages.

However, Konoha's advantage is too great in terms of top geniuses and top-level experts.

The only village capable of rivaling Konoha in this regard, Kumogakure, was crippled by Yagami Yoruichi and has yet to recover.

Although the teams that were cobbled together for this Chunin Exam performed well, none of them had members who could reach the level of top geniuses.

After watching the battles during the second round of the exams for just a few days, Yoruichi Yagami already had a good idea of ​​the rankings for this year's Chunin Exams.

Without a doubt, Shion will be the winner of the final individual battle.