Konoha's Hextech Ninja

It was only a little past five in the afternoon, and the sun had already begun to set. In just over an hour, the sun would be completely down.

"You don't really think that kid can pass this test, do you?" Tsunade looked at Maruhoshi Kosuke and advised, "You should find him a teacher of higher status. Jiraiya is more suitable than me. If you're willing to make me chicken soup for the soul often, I can help you persuade Jiraiya."

"Jiraiya is away from Konoha for a long time. Are you suggesting we let this kid follow Jiraiya all over the ninja world?" Maruboshi Kosuke said somewhat displeased, "Don't rush to conclusions. He has made great progress in the few times you gave him guidance. Maybe he can pass your test."

"Learn 'Regeneration Technique' in one afternoon? Are you kidding me! Do you think I don't understand how difficult this ninjutsu is?!" Tsunade laughed out loud.

"How about we make a bet?" Maruhoshi Kosuke said with a smile, "I bet he can learn the Regeneration Technique before sunset. If he fails, I'll make you ten chicken soups for free, and I'll be there whenever you call."

Tsunade showed a hint of interest and immediately bargained, "At least... fifty times!"

"What if you lose?" Maruhoshi Kosuke didn't refute, but instead made a request: "Since it's a bet, there should naturally be an equal stake."

"If I lose, I will not only take him as my disciple, but I will also teach him all the medical ninjutsu I know, as long as he can learn it!" Tsunade said without hesitation.

"Add to that the Second Hokage's Water Release techniques," Maruboshi Kosuke requested. "I've only learned a portion of the Second Hokage's Water Release techniques; you must teach him the rest as well."

“Okay.” Tsunade didn’t think she would lose at all and immediately agreed: “But if you lose, you have to make me chicken soup a hundred times!”

“It’s settled then.” Maruhoshi Kosuke revealed a sinister smile and said in a low voice, “Your name is Kato Shizune, right? Remember, if Tsunade wants to make a bet in the future, you’d better watch out. She’s notorious for losing every bet; she’s never won! I was worried that Yoruichi wouldn’t be able to complete the test, but since there’s this bet, this time it’s a sure thing!”

"Huh?" Shizune was completely bewildered. What did she mean by 'always losing at gambling'?

Upon hearing Kosuke Maruboshi's words, Tsunade flew into a rage, her forehead practically creased with anger. Clenching her fists, she said, "Uncle Kosuke, don't think that just because you're a senior, I won't dare to lay a hand on you!"

"Hahahaha, let's just forget about it. My old bones can't take your abuse!" Maruhoshi Kosuke quickly begged for mercy: "Just pretend you didn't hear what I said."

No sooner had Maruhoshi Kosuke finished speaking than Yagami Yoruichi's delighted voice came from the kitchen: "It's done!"

"Um?!"

Maruhoshi Kosuke and Tsunade were both taken aback and looked towards the kitchen.

Yagami Yoruichi came out of the kitchen door carrying a fish.

The wounds on the fish's body were covered with green Yang Release chakra, and the wounds were slowly, but visibly, healing.

In just a few minutes, the wound, about five centimeters long, was completely healed, leaving only a small, inconspicuous scar.

"Tsunade-sama, I succeeded." Yagami Yoruichi's voice carried a hint of surprise.

"You actually learned it..." Tsunade stared blankly at Yoruichi Yagami.

She knew all too well how difficult the Regeneration Technique was.

How could Yagami Yoruichi learn it in just one afternoon... or more precisely, in less than six hours?

Although her skill level wasn't high, and judging from the irregular scars left after the wound healed, it was clearly not perfect.

However, to be able to successfully execute it is already extraordinary enough.

"Tsunade, you lost!" Kosuke Maruhoshi said with a smile. "According to the bet, Yoruichi is now your disciple, and you must teach her with all your heart."

"You've passed the test, but you're still far from becoming my acknowledged disciple!" Tsunade said stubbornly. "Now, I'll allow you to call me teacher! Remember, teacher, not master!"

"Yoruichi-kun is amazing!" Shizune exclaimed, her eyes wide. "I've been trying to learn the Regeneration Technique for a month and still haven't mastered it, but Yoruichi-kun only took an afternoon! No wonder he's a recognized genius!"

"Shizune has started learning medical ninjutsu too?" Yagami Yoruichi was taken aback. "Wasn't she supposed to be still working on the basics?"

Tsunade impatiently interrupted the two: "Isn't the Regeneration Technique just a basic ninjutsu? To truly become a medical ninja, you at least need to learn the 'Healing and Regeneration Technique.' A 'Regeneration Technique' isn't much more effective than top-grade healing medicine. What is it if not a basic technique?"

Such difficult ninjutsu, and this is just the basics?

Yagami Yoruichi was speechless.

The skill threshold for medical ninjutsu is higher than I imagined.

However, successfully passing Tsunade's test still put Yoruichi in a good mood, and she quickly changed her words, saying, "Tsunade-sensei, I will study hard!"

Although studying medicine seems like a painful experience.

But if it can improve one's own strength, especially one's ability to survive, and even help teammates and comrades, it is entirely worthwhile to invest some energy.

“Tsunade, you have to accept the consequences of your bet,” said Kosuke Maruhoshi from the side. “Remember the wager you made.”

"Stop nagging!" Tsunade said, somewhat exasperated. "I lost the bet, of course I'll admit it! I'll teach this brat everything I need to know!"

"As for you, kid..." Tsunade looked at Yoruichi Yagami with unfriendly eyes, seemingly disliking her because of losing the bet. "You have to memorize all the books in that study over there, just like Shizune! I'll be checking your progress all the time, so don't even think about slacking off!"

Yagami Yoichi glanced at the overflowing bookshelves in the study and was immediately overwhelmed with despair.

Chapter 49 Tsunade's Student

He became Tsunade's disciple, though only as a 'student' rather than a 'disciple'.

However, because she needed to learn medical ninjutsu and medical knowledge, Yagami Yoruichi's time became increasingly insufficient.

Before the start of the new semester, Yagami Yoruichi accumulated 400 gold coins through [red envelopes] and bought her second [Goddess's Tears].

In less than a day, I fully stacked the passive effect of [Tears of the Goddess], and my chakra and constitution attributes increased slightly again.

However, since it's just a single piece of [Goddess's Tears], the improvement is minimal compared to a complete set.

Yagami Yoruichi estimated that his strength would only surge again after he synthesized the Ice Armor, also known as the [Doomsday Winter].

Relying solely on the small amount of gold coins that randomly drop daily through "red envelopes," it would take approximately four months.

Perhaps there are other ways to increase gold income, such as killing enemies.

But given my current age, it's probably better to stay in the ninja academy and lay low for a while.

After all, the ninja world at this time is not safe. Several elite Jonin and even Kage-level powerhouses have died.

However...

While enduring Hiruzen Sarutobi's incessant lecturing, Yoruichi Yagami was pondering the division of time.

Even after the opening ceremony ended and she returned to her classroom, Yoruichi Yagami was still somewhat absent-minded.

"Yoruichi-kun, is something on your mind?" The little girl Kurenai Yuhi had already noticed Yagami Yoruichi's unusual behavior and asked with concern.

"I was just thinking that there's so much to learn right now, and I don't have enough time," Yagami Yoruichi explained.

“If there’s not enough time, then we can learn slowly. Anyway, Yoruichi-kun is a genius, he learns everything quickly.” Kurenai Yuhi said matter-of-factly.

In her eyes, Yagami Yoruichi was the number one genius in the ninja world, and there was nothing that could stump Yagami Yoruichi.

Hearing Kurenai's unwavering trust and adoration for him, Yagami Yoruichi felt a surge of inexplicable excitement.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Yagami Yoruichi changed the subject and asked, "Your dad's back from his mission, right? Are you going to train together after school today?"

"Don't worry about him. We have an agreement. As long as I get home before ten o'clock, he's not allowed to bother me." Kurenai Yuhi moved closer to Yoruichi Yagami and said, "Of course we'll train together tonight. After we train, I'll treat you to dinner! You treated me last time, and I haven't returned the favor yet! I heard you were accepted as a student by Lady Tsunade? Consider this dinner a celebration for you."

"You found out too?" Yagami Yoruichi nodded and said, "I've been feeling like I don't have enough time lately because Tsunade-sensei is making me learn a lot of extra things."

As he spoke, an idea popped into Yagami Yoruichi's mind.

Perhaps I could ask Kosuke Maruboshi or Tsunade to teach me the Shadow Clone Technique?

It's just a regular shadow clone, not the forbidden book's multiple shadow clone technique. They should be willing to teach me, right?

Once you learn Shadow Clone Technique, your learning and cultivation efficiency will be greatly increased.

Now, in addition to practicing taijutsu, shurikenjutsu, and ninjutsu, I also have to spend a lot of time learning medical knowledge.

In addition to training and studying, he also had to work at Ichiraku Ramen.

Yagami Yoru felt early on that there wasn't enough time at all.

If you can learn the Shadow Clone Technique, this situation will be greatly improved, and you will be able to become stronger much faster.

With his current chakra reserves and physique, which surpass those of an average Jonin, supporting several shadow clones shouldn't be too much of a burden.

At worst, we can play it safe and just create one shadow clone to test our limits little by little.

……

On the first day of school, apart from the opening ceremony, we just distributed textbooks, explained the course schedule for the semester, and then quickly dispersed.

"I'm going to find Tsunade-sensei. See you at the training ground this afternoon. Please tell Kakashi and Guy for me." Yagami Yoruichi greeted Kurenai Yuhi, then jumped out of the window, took a shortcut, and scaled the wall to Tsunade's house.

When the door was opened, Tsunade seemed to have just gotten out of bed, still reeking of alcohol.

"Kid, isn't today the first day of ninja school?" Tsunade said in a fierce tone, "Did you skip class?!"

"Teacher, have you forgotten that there are no classes on the first day of school?" Yagami Yoruichi was speechless.

After spending some time with her, Yoruichi Yagami also realized that beneath Tsunade's fierce personality, she was actually quite gentle at heart.

I just don't know why, but she always has to act fierce, making others afraid of her.

Tsunade was taken aback and asked, "Then what brings you here? If you want to learn medical ninjutsu, wait until you've finished reading those medical books."

"It's not medical ninjutsu." Yagami Yoruichi got straight to the point: "Teacher, I want to learn the Shadow Clone Technique."

After a pause, Yagami Yoruichi said, "I have too many things to learn right now, and I don't have enough time. So I want to use the Shadow Clone Technique to speed up my learning and training."

"Shadow Clone?" Tsunade pondered for a moment, then reached out and grabbed Yoruichi Yagami's arm, channeling her chakra into Yoruichi's body to examine her.

"You brat, how come your physique is so strong?!" Tsunade looked surprised.

She had long heard from Maruboshi Kosuke and Akimichi Torifu that Yagami Yoruichi was physically strong and had a large amount of chakra.

But unexpectedly, Yoruichi Yagami's physical abilities were so strong that they exceeded the threshold for Jonin.

With this physique and a huge amount of chakra, if the number of shadow clones is controlled, there is indeed not much risk.

"I can teach you the Shadow Clone Technique," Tsunade reminded her, "but given your current physical condition, you can only maintain two shadow clones at most for low-intensity learning and training, and the intensity absolutely cannot be too high, understand?"

Although he did not actually take Yagami Yoruichi as his disciple, he only took her as a student.

However, since Yagami Yoruichi had completed the test she set, Tsunade wouldn't completely abandon her.

While teaching ninjutsu, Tsunade also reminds Yoruichi Yagami of the risks associated with ninjutsu.

“I understand, Tsunade-sensei.” Yagami Yoruichi nodded in agreement: “I guarantee that I will not create more than two shadow clones.”

"Two shadow clones are the limit for you to maintain your studies and low-intensity training. In battle, a few more are fine, but you also need to consider the consumption of chakra. You have a lot of chakra, but not enough to squander at will."

Tsunade gave a few reminders, then turned and went back inside.

A moment later, she returned with a scroll, shoved it into Yagami Yoruichi's hand, and said, "If you don't understand anything, go ask Uncle Kosuke. Okay, stop blocking the way here, I'm going to the casino, and kids aren't allowed to come with me!"

Chapter 50 Shadow Clone

The Shadow Clone Technique is a B-rank ninjutsu.

However, its difficulty lies not in the control of ninjutsu, but in the requirement for a certain amount of chakra.

If your chakra level isn't high enough, you simply can't learn it.

However, as long as there is enough chakra, this ninjutsu is only slightly more difficult than the E-rank Shadow Clone Technique, and much simpler than the three C-rank ninjutsu that Yoruichi Yagami previously mastered.

On her first attempt, Yoruichi Yagami successfully created a clone.

After several attempts, Yoruichi Yagami was able to precisely control the number of clones she created.

The trick is simple: to create several shadow clones, simply divide your chakra into equal portions.

The key is 'average', there shouldn't be too obvious differences.

"The more shadow clones you create, the less chakra your main body retains." After trying it out, Yagami Yoruichi instantly understood the fatal flaw of this ninjutsu: "With my chakra reserves, if I create three shadow clones, the maximum chakra reserves of my main body and each shadow clone will drop to the Chunin level."

"Furthermore, if a shadow clone dissipates, the unused chakra will not return to the original body; it will simply be wasted."

"No wonder that ordinary ninjas in battle will at most create one or two shadow clones to confuse their opponents' judgment, and will not create too many."

"However, if you have the chakra reserves of Naruto Uzumaki or Hashirama Senju, it doesn't matter if you waste a little. You can create hundreds or thousands of shadow clones and ensure that each clone still has enough chakra to use."

For a moment, a hint of envy surfaced in Yagami Yoruichi's heart.

Even though Yagami Yoruichi was an overpowered player, his chakra reserves were still quite mediocre compared to the two most outstanding successors of Ashura.

However, Yoruichi Yagami quickly put the idea aside.

Given enough time, whether in terms of strength or chakra reserves, Yoruichi Yagami could leave everyone else in the ninja world far behind.

After learning the Shadow Clone Technique, Yoruichi Yagami immediately created two shadow clones.

"One of you go home and study medical books. The other go to the training ground and practice ninjutsu," Yagami Yoruichi instructed his two shadow clones.

Shadow clones cannot maintain a high level of intensity in combat for extended periods.

However, low-intensity learning and training, especially 'reading' which doesn't consume much chakra, can be sustained for a long time.