Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Yoruichi Yagami's own physique is over 1500 points.

As for Mitek, according to Yoruichi Yagami's assessment of his training intensity, it is estimated to be around 900 points, which is very close to the Jonin level.

Of course, physical fitness alone does not mean that one's strength has reached the level of a Jonin.

In fact, the combat power displayed by ninjas like Miteke, who are extremely specialized in one area, was much lower than the actual numbers in the early stages.

He has physical qualities close to those of a Jonin, but he lacks talent in ninjutsu, genjutsu, and even shuriken throwing.

Even a moderately experienced genin could easily defeat the current Metacritic.

However, Kai is the type of player who shines in the late game. He is weak in the early game, but the further he progresses, the more terrifying his combat power becomes due to his extreme development path.

This is the man who almost brought the whole thing to a close with one kick. Yagami Yoruichi won't underestimate Metacritic just because she has a cheat system.

“Kay’s training methods are too extreme and not suitable for us. However, if we can learn from his strengths and make up for our weaknesses, we can improve our training efficiency in physical techniques.” Yagami Yoruichi looked thoughtfully at Hatake Kakashi and asked, “Kakashi, are you and Kai very familiar with each other? I think we can invite him to train with us.”

Kakashi Hatake's face immediately fell.

Is he familiar with Kai?

Was this his choice?

Isn't it because they're completely helpless against Mitchell?

I don't know where Might Guy heard that, but he believed that Kakashi Hatake was the greatest genius of this generation, and he always kept pestering Kakashi Hatake to duel.

Despite being easily defeated by Kakashi Hatake every time, even with the rule restricting the use of only taijutsu, it was still the same.

But Might Guy remained relentless, fighting again and again despite repeated defeats, and no matter how Kakashi tried to dodge, he couldn't escape.

Many students in the class saw that the two often practiced together, and after a while, they naturally assumed that they had a good relationship.

However...

In the past, Kakashi Hatake might have denied it.

But now that he knows the intensity of Metacritic's training, he can't help but feel a bit of approval for Metacritic and doesn't deny what Yagami Yoruichi said.

"Next time we meet, I'll try inviting him. Kai is easy to talk to, and he should be willing to cultivate with us."

Kakashi Hatake hesitated for a moment as he spoke, “But he only focuses on taijutsu. If he trains with us, he won’t be able to participate when we train ninjutsu.”

“We can split the time. For example, we can practice taijutsu together in the morning, and then he can practice ninjutsu on his own in the afternoon.” Yagami Yoruichi thought for a moment and felt that she couldn’t just take advantage of Matt Kei, so she said, “We can help him find his weaknesses in taijutsu.”

Mitek's physical skills are indeed extraordinary, but Yoruichi Yagami and Kakashi Hatake are not bad either.

By observing from different perspectives, it is naturally easier to discover shortcomings and make improvements.

“In that case, I’ll talk to him next time I see him,” Kakashi Hatake agreed.

"Let's practice ninjutsu today. Yesterday, Kosuke-senpai left me two ninjutsu techniques, and I plan to learn them before school starts," Yagami Yoruichi said, stating her training plan for the day.

"I also want to continue studying the Chidori technique. After you talked about it last time, I have many ideas to experiment with." Kakashi Hatake said that he also plans to learn ninjutsu.

“Then let’s each train individually first, and then we can discuss it together.” Yagami Yoruichi greeted them, walked to the open space to the side, took out the scroll left by Maruboshi Kosuke, and carefully studied the ninjutsu ‘Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique’ according to the training method on it.

Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique, judging from the name alone, is easily confused with 'Fire Dragon Technique'.

But in reality, the latter involves shaping the flames into the form of a giant dragon.

The former, on the other hand, is a straight line.

It can also be used in conjunction with a shuriken and steel wire to more precisely control the trajectory of the flames.

Its characteristics are high speed, wide coverage, and moderate lethality.

As a C-rank ninjutsu, the Dragon Fire Technique is not particularly difficult.

Yagami Yoruichi tried a few times before barely managing to execute it.

Looking at the ravaged open space before her, Yagami Yoruichi couldn't help but compare it to 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave'.

In terms of lethality against living beings, the Dragonfire Technique is clearly far more powerful than the Water Chaos Wave.

However, due to the nature of fire, it does not possess the offensive and defensive characteristics of water-style ninjutsu, and can only be used for pure offense.

"At this temperature, if it hits you head-on, even if you use chakra to form a defense on your body, you'll still be seriously injured, right?" Yagami Yoruichi reached out and touched the soil in front of him that had been scorched by the flames, feeling the residual heat on the ground.

"The hand seals are four, one more than the Water Wave, but the chakra manipulation trajectory is not complicated. Once you are proficient, the release speed should be about the same."

"Next, we need to continuously improve our proficiency. We need to be able to complete the task within one second to truly have practical value."

After Yagami Yoruichi barely learned the 'Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique', she did not stop there, but continued to practice to improve her proficiency in this ninjutsu.

Chapter 43 Princess Tsunade

The land of the Thousand Hands Clan.

Ever since the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, disbanded the Senju clan, this clan territory has been abandoned.

However, because Tsunade is still alive, the village has not taken her back.

Now, only Tsunade lives in this vast clan territory, making it appear quite desolate.

Knock, knock, knock.

Kosuke Maruhoshi gently knocked on the door, the sound echoing far away.

After a while, the door opened, and a blonde woman asked impatiently, "Who is it? It's so early in the morning, can't people get some sleep?!"

“It’s already noon.” Maruhoshi Kosuke picked up the lunchbox in his hand and said, “I heard you were drinking late again last night, so I brought you some chicken soup.”

"Uncle Kosuke?" Tsunade was taken aback.

Of course she knew Maruhoshi Kosuke.

Tsunade also held this elder, who truly upheld the 'Will of Fire,' in high esteem and quickly welcomed Maruboshi Kosuke into the house: "Senpai, please come in."

After entering the room and taking a seat, Tsunade asked, "What brings you here, senpai?"

The two knew each other, but they weren't close; they were just acquaintances.

Unless it was something important, Maruhoshi Kosuke would obviously not have come to visit.

"There is something." Maruhoshi Kosuke didn't rush to get to the point. Instead, he opened the lunchbox and pushed it in front of Tsunade, saying, "Have some chicken soup to warm your stomach first. Judging from your smell of alcohol, you must have had quite a bit to drink yesterday, right?"

“Senior…” Tsunade seemed slightly embarrassed.

When an elder sees Tsunade's mental breakdown and her decision to act recklessly, even with her carefree personality, it's a bit embarrassing.

"It's alright, have some soup first." Maruhoshi Kosuke smiled and pushed the lunchbox towards Tsunade again.

The aroma of the chicken soup seemed to awaken Tsunade from her hangover, instantly making her feel hungry.

She was a straightforward person by nature, and since she was hungry and had food she liked, she naturally wouldn't be polite: "Then I won't be polite."

As she spoke, Tsunade picked up her lunchbox, took a big gulp of chicken soup, and said indistinctly, "Kousuke-senpai, is there anything you need me to do? I'll definitely help if I can."

"I would like to ask you for your help in taking on a disciple," Maruboshi Kosuke said with a smile. "He is a commoner genius with a high talent for ninjutsu. I would like him to inherit the Second Hokage's Water Release technique."

"A ninjutsu genius?" Tsunade paused, puzzled. "Shouldn't a genius skilled in ninjutsu be looking for Orochimaru? I'm skilled in medical ninjutsu and taijutsu, but I'm not proficient in ninjutsu."

That's just a polite way of putting it.

With Tsunade's skill level, she absolutely has no weaknesses.

Even in ninjutsu that doesn't seem to be their forte, they possess a level of skill surpassing that of an ordinary Jonin.

It's just that her medical ninjutsu and taijutsu are so strong that she gives people the impression that she's 'not good at ninjutsu'.

But compared to Orochimaru, it's not entirely wrong to say that she's 'not good at ninjutsu'.

Compared to ninjutsu geniuses like Orochimaru, the vast majority of ninjas can be categorized as 'not good at ninjutsu'.

In the entire Hidden Leaf Village, there are only a handful of ninjas whose ninjutsu skills have reached such a high level.

The vast majority of them are only proficient in one or two types of ninjutsu, such as Maruboshi Kosuke's Water Release.

Only Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi are proficient in all five elements, and even have in-depth knowledge of Yin Release and Yang Release.

“Orochimaru and Danzo are getting too close, I don’t like that.” Maruboshi Kosuke shook his head and said, “I don’t need you to actually teach him any ninjutsu. I will teach him water ninjutsu, and with his talent, he can learn other elemental ninjutsu on his own. All I need is the title of your disciple, Princess Tsunade.”

Kosuke Maruhoshi's words were so blunt that Tsunade immediately understood his intention.

After a few seconds of silence, Tsunade asked, "For the sake of the Hokage?"

If someone were to become her disciple but not learn any of her methods, the only reason would be to pave the way for the Hokage position.

Tsunade recalled her great-grandfather Tobirama Senju's evaluation of Kosuke Maruboshi and couldn't help but feel uneasy: "Kosuke-senpai, are you getting involved in politics now too?"

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Kosuke Maruhoshi immediately realized that Tsunade had misunderstood, and quickly explained, "I don't intend to get involved in the Hokage competition, it's just that this child's talent is really high, and I don't want him to become a tool in the hands of the higher-ups in the future."

After a pause, Maruhoshi Kosuke said, "With you as his teacher, at least he can choose his own path in the future."

"so it is."

Tsunade nodded, but the next moment, she refused without hesitation: "I'm sorry, Kosuke-senpai, apart from having already agreed to Dan to take Shizune as my disciple, I do not intend to take on any other disciples."

"It's just a nominal apprenticeship; you don't need to personally teach him," Maruhoshi Kosuke quickly said. "You don't need to waste any of your energy."

"I'm quite curious, what kind of genius could make you come all the way to me?" Tsunade hadn't changed her mind, but she was very curious about the genius that Maruhoshi Kosuke had recommended.

“I believe his ninjutsu talent surpasses Orochimaru’s.” When mentioning Yagami Yoruichi, Maruboshi Kosuke was full of praise, saying, “He not only learns ninjutsu quickly, but he can also deeply analyze the essence of ninjutsu. He was only a first-year student at the Ninja Academy, yet he was already able to improve his ninjutsu on his own.”

Kosuke Maruboshi briefly explained the process of how Yoruichi Yagami modified 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave'.

Tsunade's talent in ninjutsu is not as good as Tobirama Senju or Orochimaru, but she is strong enough and has a high vision. As soon as she heard what Kosuke Maruboshi said, she understood how difficult it was for Yoruichi Yagami to achieve this level at such a young age.

“From what you’ve said, he is indeed a genius.” Tsunade nodded, but still insisted, “However, I still don’t intend to take him as my disciple. My disciples must at least be able to inherit my medical ninjutsu.”

"Medical ninjutsu?" Maruhoshi Kosuke's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "If he has a talent for medical ninjutsu, you'd be willing to take him on?"

"He also has a talent for medical ninjutsu?" Tsunade asked, her face full of disbelief.

Ordinary Five Elements Ninjutsu and medical Ninjutsu are two completely different concepts.

The latter is more difficult and requires higher talent, specifically the very rare 'Yang Escape' talent.

Throughout Konoha, people with the talent for Yang Release are very rare.

“I don’t know,” Kosuke Maruboshi said truthfully. “Ordinary chakra test strips can only test the basic five elemental abilities. As for Yang Release, I haven’t tested it. However, his physical attributes are very strong, so his Yang Release ability should be quite good.”

Yang Release corresponds to the ninja's body, while Yin Release corresponds to the ninja's spirit.

Generally speaking, those with exceptionally strong physiques are also likely to have decent Yang Escape talent.

Of course, this is just Kosuke Maruhoshi's speculation.

Having said all that, Tsunade couldn't insist any further and could only say, "Well then, if his talent in medical ninjutsu reaches genius level, I can give him a chance. But let me make this clear: my test is very difficult, and that brat has no chance of passing it!"

Tsunade had already made up her mind to use an impossible test to persuade Maruhoshi Kosuke, whom she was pushing to become her 'disciple'.

Whether this level of difficulty is reasonable for a first-year student at a ninja academy is completely outside her consideration.

Chapter 44 Heading to the Thousand Hands Clan Territory

Yoruichi Yagami was completely unaware of the conversation between Kosuke Maruboshi and Tsunade.

It took two days for Yoruichi Yagami to learn 'Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique' and 'Wind Release: Vacuum Blade'.

However, it still requires a certain amount of practice before it can play a sufficient role in actual combat.

Even relatively simple C-rank ninjutsu requires sufficient proficiency to be effective in actual combat.

However, this can be achieved simply by practicing and spending some time.

As for whether to continuously improve her ninjutsu like 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave' to make it perfectly suited to her and become her 'signature ninjutsu', Yagami Yoruichi has not yet made a decision.

Both 'Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique' and 'Wind Release: Vacuum Blade' have their merits, but they are not irreplaceable.

Actually, the same applies to 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave'.

Previously, Yagami Yoruichi invested a lot of energy and effort in 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave' simply because it was the only ninjutsu she knew and she had no other choice.

However, in terms of cost-effectiveness, specializing in a C-rank ninjutsu doesn't yield high returns.

Even if it is improved to the extreme, the effect that can be achieved is still limited.

However, without mastering more ninjutsu, spending some time and effort to study the principles of these three ninjutsu and improve upon them can also be considered a way to enhance one's strength.

Even if you learn more and stronger ninjutsu in the future, these three ninjutsu will be discarded. In the process of studying ninjutsu, the understanding of the essence of ninjutsu will ultimately benefit you for life.

Yoruichi Yagami didn't rush to make a decision and continued to complete her daily training in a methodical manner.