Konoha's Hextech Ninja

“I’m quite skilled at grilling meat.” Yagami Yoruichi smiled and said, “Ninja training requires a lot of protein, and I often choose to grill meat when I eat at home.”

While boiling retains the most nutrients in meat, the taste is rather poor.

When Yagami Yoruichi is at home, she tends to cook using methods such as frying, grilling, and stir-frying.

My skills may not be as good as those of professional chefs, but at least the food I make falls into the category of 'delicious'.

"Yoruichi-kun is the best, he can do everything!" Kurenai Yuhi praised him indistinctly, her mouth stuffed full of meat slices and her cheeks puffed out.

"Eat slowly, there's still plenty left, don't rush." ​​Yagami Yoruichi couldn't help but laugh as she looked at Yuhi Kurenai's adorable appearance. She placed the freshly grilled meat slices onto Yuhi Kurenai's plate and said, "Slow down, don't choke. Have some drinks."

"Drinks..." Kurenai picked up her drink cup, then suddenly remembered something and whispered to Yoruichi, "Yoruichi-kun, have you ever drunk alcohol?"

"Alcohol?" Yagami Yoruichi asked, puzzled. "Why are you suddenly asking this?"

“When I used to eat barbecue with my dad, he liked to drink alcohol and always said that beer and barbecue were the perfect match.”

Kurenai Yuhi looked eager to try: "I want to see how good the beer is, that my dad likes it so much!"

Yagami Yoichi: "..."

No wonder he's one of the future 'Konoha Drunkards'!

How old is she? And she's already thinking about drinking alcohol?

“We’re just kids, they won’t sell us alcohol,” Yagami Yoruichi said, somewhat speechlessly. “Besides, if I actually let you drink, your dad would kill me if he found out.”

The ninja world is a very strange world.

Children as young as six or seven can go to the battlefield and kill, but they cannot drink alcohol.

Hearing Kurenai Yuhi mention beer, Yoruichi Yagami also felt a little hungry.

In her past life, Yagami Yoruichi loved to order a table full of grilled skewers and ice-cold beer after finishing her late-night overtime work.

Since arriving in this world, Yagami Yoruichi has never tasted alcohol.

However, thinking about her current age, Yagami Yoruichi shook her head, pushed a large glass of cola in front of Yuhi Kurenai, and said, "Don't think about drinking alcohol, drinking some cola is fine too."

"When I grow up and reach the legal drinking age, I'll definitely try it and see what it tastes like!" Kurenai Yuhi said angrily, picking up her cola and drinking more than half of it in one gulp.

"Alright, alright, I'll drink with you then," Yagami Yoruichi said with a smile.

With a ninja's physical attributes, it wouldn't matter if they became an alcoholic.

No matter how much you drink, a little chakra manipulation will quickly sober you up.

I wonder if there are any types of alcohol in the ninja world that I liked to drink in my past life?

……

In the private room next door.

Several ninjas were sitting together, having a meal.

One of them was Maruboshi Kosuke.

"Kosuke, that child over there, is he your disciple?" A chubby, burly man said to Kosuke Maruhoshi, "I've heard that this child is even more outstanding than the child from the Sakumo family."

That exaggerated physique clearly belongs to the Akimichi clan.

"Yoruichi is very talented, but he is not my disciple yet, so don't talk nonsense." Maruhoshi Kosuke shook his head.

"Don't you think this genius is good enough?" The Akimichi clansman was puzzled. "Didn't you always want to find a genius who could inherit your Water Release technique? Don't you think this child's talent is enough? Although I don't know him, I heard that you almost turned against Danzo for him."

Danzo Shimura always wanted to gather geniuses into his 'roots'.

Yagami Yoruichi was also on Shimura Danzo's list.

For this matter, Kosuke Maruboshi personally approached Danzo.

No one knows what the two of them talked about, but it is said that after that meeting, Danzo Shimura was so angry that he smashed his favorite tea set.

Given Maruhoshi Kosuke's experience, if he really wanted to protect someone, even Shimura Danzo wouldn't have been able to bring that person into Root without a complete falling out.

Maruhoshi Kosuke has gone to such lengths for Yagami Yoruichi, yet he has no intention of taking her on as a disciple?

Everyone in the private room, including the Akimichi clan members, was very puzzled.

“It’s precisely because his talent is so exceptional that I hesitated,” Maruhoshi Kosuke shook his head. “After all, I’m just an old man. Although I have some experience, my status is too low. As my disciple, he won’t be able to gain any other benefits from me besides learning ninjutsu.”

After a pause, Maruhoshi Kosuke looked at the Akimichi clansmen and asked, "Torifu, you are of higher status than me, could you help this little guy find a more suitable teacher?"

This unassuming Akimichi clansman was none other than Akimichi Torifu, who became a disciple of the Second Senju Tobirama at the same time as the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen!

Chapter 41 Kosuke Maruboshi's Worries

Yoruichi Yagami was completely unaware of what was happening in the next private room.

After finishing dinner with Kurenai, they called the waiter to pay the bill.

"Hello, after the discount, the total bill is six hundred taels." The waiter respectfully handed over the receipt.

"How much?" Yagami Yoruichi thought she had misheard.

When ordering, Yagami Yoruichi had roughly calculated that this meal should cost more than 2,000 ryo, which was equivalent to two weeks' salary. How come it was only 600?

At the price of Akimichi Ichizoku yakiniku restaurant, two thousand ryo is considered cheap.

Eight hundred taels? That's not even enough to cover the cost of the ingredients.

The price of this high-quality meat is not in the same range as that of ordinary meat bought in the market.

"The boss instructed that all customers who come to our shop will receive a 30% discount," the waiter said with a smile. "After the discount, we'll round it down to six hundred taels."

"Boss? Is he from the Akimichi clan?" Yagami Yoruichi wondered, as he didn't seem to have any dealings with the Akimichi clan.

"Guest, our boss said that since you're a student of his old friend, you're one of his own, so he'll just give you the cost price," the waiter explained patiently.

teacher?

This teacher is definitely not Nobuyuki Imai.

It's unlikely that Unno Ichikaku is involved; he's more likely a friend of Maruboshi Kosuke.

Given Maruhoshi Kosuke's status, it's quite normal for him to have a good relationship with the leaders of the Akimichi clan, or even the clan head himself.

Since I've already decided that Maruboshi Kosuke is my teacher, it's not a big deal to benefit from his influence.

When I am able to do so in the future, I will naturally repay my teacher many times over.

Thinking of this, Yagami Yoruichi stopped agonizing over it, took out her wallet, counted out a few bills, and handed them over: "Please thank your boss for me."

After paying the bill, Yagami Yoruichi habitually grabbed Yuhi Kurenai's small hand and walked side by side toward her house.

Behind the two.

Maruhoshi Kosuke and Akimichi Torifu watched the two children from afar, their faces showing maternal smiles.

"It's so good to be young," Akimichi Torifu sighed. "Your disciple is much more mature than you, unlike you, who's quite old and doesn't even have a wife!"

“You always tease me about this!” Maruhoshi Kosuke rolled his eyes, too lazy to argue with Akimichi Torifu, and changed the subject: “Please put in more effort to find a teacher for this little guy.”

“It won’t be easy to find one!” Akimichi Torifu shook his head. “According to what you said, his greatest talent is in ninjutsu, especially in studying the essence of ninjutsu. In the entire Hidden Leaf Village, apart from the deceased teachers, only the Third Hokage and his disciple Orochimaru have this ability. The Third Hokage is the Hokage, so he definitely can’t take on any more disciples. As for Orochimaru… ever since Nabeki died, he’s been too close to Danzo. You definitely wouldn’t want this kid to become Orochimaru’s disciple.”

Upon hearing Akimichi Torifu's words, Maruhoshi Kosuke nodded in agreement.

Orochimaru is definitely not a good choice.

“If you ask me, it would be best if you taught me yourself. Although you are only good at water release techniques, the principles of ninjutsu are the same,” Akimichi Torifu advised.

“I certainly hope he can inherit my Water Release.” Maruhoshi Kosuke nodded and said, “But teaching him Water Release doesn’t mean I’m going to make him my formal disciple. My status is still too low. With his talent, his future will be easier if he has a teacher of higher status.”

Kosuke Maruboshi is an idealist, but at his age, he has come to see through many things.

In Konoha Village, strength is certainly one of the most important factors in climbing the ranks.

But more important is the 'faction'.

If you're not part of the Hokage lineage, forget about becoming Hokage; you can't even get into the upper echelons of Konoha.

The upper limit is to serve as a deputy in an important department, or to become a weapon that can only be used externally.

For example, Sakumo Hatake is a typical example.

Kosuke Maruboshi is considered part of the 'Naruto series,' but he is a very marginal character within it.

The benefits he, as a teacher, can bring to his students' future status are almost negligible.

"What if you teach him yourself, but nominally have him apprentice under a different teacher?" Akimichi Torifu suddenly suggested, "Let him inherit your ninjutsu, but nominally have him apprentice under a teacher of higher status. Would that solve your concerns?"

"What are your thoughts?" Maruhoshi Kosuke, sensing Akimichi Torifu's unspoken meaning, immediately asked.

"Our generation shouldn't even think about it. The only one with a high enough status who truly belongs to the 'Hokage lineage' is Hiruzen. As for the others, Koharu, including you and me, and even Danzo, none of their future disciples will be able to become true high-ranking members of Konoha."

Akimichi Torifu analyzed, "Since Hiruzen's status prevents him from taking on disciples, we can only look among his disciples. Orochimaru and Danzo are too close, so it's not suitable. Jiraiya and Tsunade are actually both good. Jiraiya's disciples are also an option, but the relationship would be a bit too distant."

“Minato already has a disciple he likes.” Maruhoshi Kosuke shook his head.

Minato Namikaze had his eye on Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha, and he knew he would take them as his disciples once they graduated from the Ninja Academy.

“Then Jiraiya and Tsunade, either one is fine, it just depends on who you can persuade to agree,” Akimichi Torifu said. “However, Hiruzen’s three disciples each have their own ideas, and none of them are people that we old guys can easily persuade.”

"Jiraiya, Tsunade..."

Maruhoshi Kosuke muttered these two names and suddenly felt a headache coming on.

Their problems, while not as big as Orochimaru's, are still quite troublesome.

He was obsessed with the so-called prophecies of Mount Myōboku, trying to find some 'Child of Prophecy', and was unwilling to stay in Konoha for long, spending most of his time running around the entire ninja world.

The other one, after the last Ninja World War, became extremely depressed, spending his days drowning his sorrows in alcohol or wasting time in casinos, and even stopped taking on missions.

Let's not even talk about whether we can convince them to accept us as disciples.

Even if I did accept them, could I really entrust such a genius to them with peace of mind?

Even if it's just a nominal master-disciple relationship?

Maruhoshi Kosuke suddenly felt a terrible headache.

In the past, when there was no suitable successor, his biggest worry was how to pass on the Water Release ninjutsu taught by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

But now that there is a genius successor, there are even more things to worry about.

“Jiraiya doesn’t seem to be in the village lately. Let’s go talk to Tsunade tomorrow.” Maruhoshi Kosuke glanced at Akimichi Torifu and said, “Torifu, this was your idea, so you have to help me!”

"You old bastard!" Akimichi Torifu couldn't help but grit his teeth. "I must have owed you something in my past life!"

Chapter 42 Fire Release - Dragon Fire Technique

It was past 10 p.m. when I took Xi Ri Hong home.

Yagami Yoruichi rushed to the market to buy supplies for her partner Ichiraku ramen shop.

After delivering the ingredients to the store and helping with the preparations at Uchiraku, Yagami Yoruichi dragged her tired body back home, quickly washed up, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Yagami Yoruichi got up before dawn as usual.

After finishing her morning delivery and grabbing breakfast at Ichiraku Ramen, Yagami Yoruichi arrived at the training ground.

"Was that Kakashi just now?" Yagami Yoichi asked Kakashi Hatake, looking at the departing figure running away into the distance.

“It’s him. He seems to start training very early every morning.” Kakashi Hatake nodded.

Kakashi Hatake had a real headache dealing with this classmate who was always causing trouble and constantly pestering him to duel.

But after learning how hard Matt Ke trains every day, he also felt a bit of admiration.

At least, Kakashi Hatake himself couldn't match this level of training intensity.

It's not that I lack willpower, but that my body can't support it.

The ability to withstand such high-intensity training is itself a gift.

Although Matt Kee was practically devoid of any talent in ninjutsu or genjutsu.

But the sheer abnormality of his body alone surpasses that of a large group of his peers.

“His physical abilities are probably not much worse than yours,” Kakashi Hatake couldn’t help but say.

“He’s definitely not as good as me now.” Yagami Yoruichi wasn’t very familiar with Mite Ke, but because she paid special attention to him, she knew him fairly well and truthfully gave her assessment: “His current physical qualities should be at the level of an elite Chunin, but he’s not far from becoming a Jonin.”

According to the system's standards, 1000 points of physique is the threshold for becoming a Jonin.