Konoha's Hextech Ninja

If arranged properly, and if the opportunity is seized, we might be able to get some benefits from Orochimaru.

Maruboshi Kosuke's Water Release and Tsunade's Medical Ninjutsu are certainly good.

However, Yoruichi Yagami was also very interested in many of the forbidden techniques that Orochimaru possessed.

"However, it's too early to consider these things now. Let's focus on improving our strength first."

Yagami Yoruichi shook her head, suppressing her chaotic thoughts, and focused on practicing ninjutsu.

The Water Release: Water Chaos Wave technique, given Yoruichi Yagami's current strength, has already been modified to a very high standard.

In terms of difficulty, Yagami Yoruichi's "Water Chaos Wave Three-Stage" is at least a B-rank water-style ninjutsu with a high level of difficulty.

Continuing to improve it is not that it's impossible, but the cost-effectiveness is not high. It would be better to learn or develop a completely new ninjutsu.

At this stage, Yagami Yoruichi is focusing more on the 'Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique'. This type of wide-range offensive ninjutsu is the best way to take advantage of Yagami Yoruichi's large chakra reserves, so she naturally wants to improve her proficiency as much as possible.

As for improvements, that's not something to do at this stage. We can delve into it later when we're more proficient.

The morning passed quickly.

As noon approached, Yagami Yoruichi left the training ground and returned to the school, disbanding the shadow clones left behind there.

The memories of several hours of learning returned to her body, causing Yagami Yoruichi to be momentarily dazed.

However, without any training memories, simply learning, an activity that doesn't consume much energy, puts very little burden on Yoruichi Yagami.

He was only in a daze for a moment, and quickly returned to normal.

As soon as she stepped onto the rooftop terrace, Yagami Yoruichi saw a little girl with a pouty expression.

It turned out that Kurenai Yuhi had discovered that Yoruichi Yagami had used shadow clones to attend class, and she was quite angry.

Perhaps she was angry that her true self wasn't with her?

Yagami Yoruichi guessed what the little girl was thinking, and came to Yuhi Kurenai's side with the bento box. She naturally picked up a takoyaki and held it to Yuhi Kurenai's mouth: "Ah~ open your mouth."

Faced with the temptation of takoyaki, Kurenai Yuhi resisted for a few seconds before finally giving in, opening her mouth to bite into the takoyaki and saying indistinctly, "Don't think you can bribe me with a takoyaki!"

"One isn't enough, then two, three will do." Yagami Yoruichi chuckled as he shoved all the takoyaki from his bento box into Kurenai Yuhi's bento box. "I have four here, you can have them all, don't be angry, okay?"

Kurenai swallowed the food in her mouth, glared angrily at Yoruichi Yagami, and demanded, "Why did you use shadow clones to go to class?! Don't you want to stay with me?!"

"How could I not want to be with you?!" Yagami Yoruichi quickly explained, "I just want to train more and improve my strength as soon as possible. Besides, my main body is back now, so I've been with you for the afternoon's practical training and the evening's training!"

"You're already so strong, why are you working so hard?" Kurenai Yuhi asked, somewhat puzzled. "I heard from my dad that using shadow clones to accelerate training is very dangerous. He refused to teach me that ninjutsu."

“Your chakra reserves are insufficient, and your physique is also somewhat lacking, so of course it’s dangerous.” Yagami Yoruichi nodded and said, “However, my physique has already surpassed that of most adult ninjas. As long as I control the number and timing of my shadow clones, there’s not much danger.”

"Fine, I forgive you." Kurenai muttered, "I can't help you become stronger, but I can't hold you back either. But you have to promise me you'll spend more time with me!"

Chapter 53 Matt Ke: Let's have a thrilling battle of youth!

In the afternoon's practical lesson, Nobuyuki Imai stood at the front of the line, holding a kunai and a shuriken, and explained, "The main courses this semester are shuriken throwing and kunai throwing. Now I will demonstrate the basic throwing movements..."

Just like the physical education class last semester, Nobuyuki Imai demonstrated and explained first, and then [the students] practiced.

Yoruichi Yagami, Kurenai Yuhi, and Kakashi Hatake underwent intensive training in shuriken throwing during their vacation, so this basic course at the Ninja Academy was naturally no challenge for Yoruichi Yagami.

While practicing, Yoruichi Yagami was distracted by other things.

"The shuriken and kunai are still too weak in terms of lethality. However, as a medium, they are still very valuable for enhancing ninjutsu or forming unique tactics in combination with specific ninjutsu. For example, the Flying Thunder God Kunai with Eternal Sister, or the Kamui Shuriken for a 50/50 matchup..."

Yagami Yoruichi pondered how to further develop his shurikens and kunai and integrate them into his own combat system.

However, after much thought, it seems that no matter how it is developed, certain ninjutsu are needed to ensure that this weapon, which is not very powerful, can still play a significant role in the later stages of a battle between powerful beings.

If it's just a regular throw, or even if you add the 'Sword Shadow Clone Technique', it will only have a disruptive and restraining effect at most, and it's difficult to directly pose a strong threat to the enemy.

However, this is due to the characteristics of the weapon itself.

A light, flimsy shuriken is naturally not as effective as a sharp longsword in inflicting serious damage on an enemy.

Shaking her head slightly, Yagami Yoruichi stopped thinking about the problem and continued practicing her sword throwing while pondering the problems she had encountered during her previous ninjutsu training.

Whoosh!

A shuriken flew from her hand, and in the instant it was thrown, Yoruichi Yagami came to her senses.

Because of his distraction, the angle at which he threw the shuriken was slightly off. After flying dozens of meters, it would just miss the target on the tree.

In the instant he realized what was happening, Yagami Yoru flipped his hand and took out another shuriken from his ninja tool pouch, throwing it out.

The second shuriken arrived first, colliding with the first shuriken in mid-air, both changing their flight trajectories.

Pa~!

Pa~!

Two muffled thuds rang out almost simultaneously, as the two shuriken struck the center of their respective targets.

"Yoruichi-kun is so handsome!" Kurenai Yuhi exclaimed.

Seeing Kurenai's expression, Sarutobi Asuma's face darkened, and he muttered to himself, "Tch, what's so special about that? I can do that too!"

Not far away, a boy wearing an Uchiha clan uniform glanced thoughtfully at Yagami Yoruichi.

"This technique is no less impressive than our Uchiha-style shuriken handling." Uchiha Tekka couldn't help but glance at Yagami Yoruichi a few times, thinking to himself, "This guy is not only skilled in taijutsu, but also so good at shuriken throwing? If he doesn't have any weaknesses in ninjutsu or genjutsu either, it will be very difficult for him to regain his position as the top student..."

Uchiha Tetsuka may not be considered a top-tier prodigy, but he is of average ability within the Uchiha clan.

Given the Uchiha clan's natural talent, as long as they maintain their 'normal performance,' they should generally be at least in the top three of their grade.

If there weren't any exceptionally talented geniuses, they could almost certainly secure first place.

This year, Uchiha Tetsuka could only rank third because of the two freaks, Yagami Yoruichi and Hatake Kakashi.

However, there is still a significant gap between him and the rest of the class.

This is the true value of the Uchiha clan.

Of course, Obito Uchiha, being an outlier, cannot be considered a normal member of the Uchiha clan.

However, his gaze quickly returned to Kakashi Hatake.

Yagami Yoruichi has held the top spot in Class A for a whole year, that's for sure.

However, in Uchiha Tetsuka's view, even if a genius like Yagami Yoruichi, who comes from a commoner background, has the best talent, her potential will not be very high if she does not have any great opportunities.

In this world, bloodline can determine many things.

Even if a few exceptional talents manage to break free from the constraints of bloodline, many more difficulties await them.

In terms of ninjutsu inheritance alone, geniuses from ninja clans have a significant advantage over geniuses from commoner backgrounds.

Without access to learn various ninjutsu techniques, even the most gifted person will quickly become mediocre.

Perhaps Yagami Yoruichi was very talented, but in Uchiha Tekka's eyes, Hatake Kakashi was the 'strong enemy' he had to take seriously.

But just as Uchiha Tetsuka was about to challenge Hatake Kakashi, Might Guy beat him to it and extended a challenge to Hatake Kakashi.

"Kakashi, let's have a thrilling battle of youth!" Miteke made his signature exaggerated expression, jumped in front of Hatake Kakashi, and shouted, "If I lose, I'll run a hundred laps around Konoha on my hands!"

Kakashi Hatake, looking exasperated, said helplessly, "Kai, stop with these weird rules! I didn't agree to a duel with you!"

"No taijutsu duel? Then other things are fine too!" Mitekai seemed completely oblivious to Kakashi Hatake's refusal, and continued, "What? What? A contest of throwing shuriken the farthest? Or a contest of who can throw more shuriken within a set time? Tell me, I can't wait, anything is fine!"

"Kai is such a character," Kurenai whispered in Yoruichi Yagami's ear, trying hard to suppress the urge to laugh out loud.

"I wonder why he's targeting Kakashi." Yagami Yoruichi was also somewhat relieved that she hadn't been targeted by Mite Kai because of her status as the 'top student'.

Although Yoruichi Yagami does not discriminate against Might Guy's seemingly unconventional way of doing things, she would not be able to stand being constantly harassed and dueled by Might Guy like Kakashi Hatake.

The main problem is that Matt Ke is too persistent; if you don't agree to his request, he'll keep pestering you.

If you agree too easily, he might send out more than a dozen duel invitations a day. Who could stand that?

"It's because of his reputation. Before he even entered the academy, Kakashi's fame had already spread. He was widely recognized as the most outstanding genius in recent years, but you surpassed him." Kurenai Yuhi tilted her head slightly to look at Yoruichi Yagami, her eyes shining.

I guess I have good judgment; I picked the best one right away!

Kurenai thought to herself with pride.

"No matter how capable I am, I still have to listen to you. If you ask me to come with you, I have to obediently come over," Yagami Yoruichi teased with a smile.

Hearing Yagami Yoruichi's words, Kurenai Yuhi blushed and said coquettishly, "You make it sound like I'm domineering! I didn't make you do whatever I said!"

"Alright, alright, I wanted to listen to you." Yagami Yoruichi changed the subject, pointing across the room: "Kakashi is teasing Guy again."

Chapter 54 Kakashi Hatake's 'Pretending'

"Rock, paper, scissors!"

Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy both extended their hands at the same time.

One scissors, one paper—Kakashi Hatake wins.

Upon seeing the result, Matt Ke immediately broke down in tears, shouting, "That's what youth is like, full of regrets! Since I lost, after school today, I'll run a hundred laps around Konoha on my hands!"

"Hey, hey, you didn't listen to a word I said!" Kakashi Hatake's face darkened. "I didn't agree to your ridiculous bet!"

Mitek seemed to completely ignore Kakashi Hatake's words, continuing to weep and wail to himself, spouting incomprehensible things like youth and diligence.

In an instant, the playground was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

"Kakashi." Uchiha Tetsuka finally found an opportunity, stepped forward, and said to Hatake Kakashi, "I also want to challenge you, is that alright?"

Even when facing a genius ranked above him, Uchiha Tetsuka remained very polite and did not display the arrogant attitude that the Uchiha clan always showed.

However, this attitude is limited to those who are stronger than oneself.

If it were an ordinary classmate, Uchiha Tekka would never even look at them properly.

This is a common problem among the Uchiha clan.

If you can't subdue him, never expect him to treat you like a human being.

"Another challenge..." Kakashi Hatake looked at Tetsuka Uchiha with some helplessness and said, "Even if you want to challenge a strong person, you should go find Yoruichi, right? She is the top student, and I am only the second place."

"What I want to do is a battle without rules." Uchiha Tekka's implication was that ninjutsu should be allowed, and he did not think that Yagami Yoruichi was stronger than Hatake Kakashi.

Despite this, in the 'no-rules sparring' after the last semester's final exams, Yagami Yoruichi defeated Hatake Kakashi in a clash of ninjutsu, demonstrating a strength far exceeding everyone's expectations.

However, according to Uchiha Tekka's 'bloodline theory', Kakashi Hatake, who is supported by the Hatake clan, should have surpassed Yoruichi Yagami in strength after a winter break.

"What makes you think that Yoruichi's progress is slower than mine?" Kakashi Hatake looked at Tetsuka Uchiha with suspicion and said, "You all saw our fight last semester. I've been training with Yoruichi all winter break, and her progress is much faster than mine. If we fight now, I'll only lose faster."

"Huh?" Uchiha Tekka was taken aback. "Isn't he a commoner ninja? Could he possibly have learned more ninjutsu? As for that modified version of the Water Rumble Wave, you should have figured out how to break it by now."

Upon hearing Uchiha Tekka's words, Hatake Kakashi did not answer immediately, but instead looked at Yagami Yoruichi with a questioning gaze.

“Tell him, it’s okay.” Yagami Yoruichi waved his hand and said, “My teacher never told me to keep it a secret.”

With Yagami Yoruichi's permission, Hatake Kakashi turned his gaze back to Uchiha Tekka and said calmly, "Yoruichi's teacher is Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin! You don't think he's unqualified to learn ninjutsu, do you?"

Kakashi Hatake didn't say much about Kosuke Maruboshi, only mentioning that Yoruichi Yagami was a 'Tsunade student'.

"Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin?" Uchiha Tekka's pupils contracted sharply as he immediately realized that he had underestimated Yagami Yoruichi.

Because commoner ninjas lack access to learning ninjutsu, it's true that even if they have talent, it's difficult for them to realize it.

But if you can find a great teacher, that would be a completely different story.

To take a recent example, Minato Namikaze, who was a few years older than them, is a typical example.

Because of his outstanding talent, he was valued by Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, and taken in as a disciple. From then on, he soared to great heights and became a Jonin at the young age of ten.

Now that Yoruichi Yagami has also become Tsunade's disciple, she can no longer be regarded as an ordinary commoner genius.

After hesitating for a moment, Uchiha Tetsuka looked at Hatake Kakashi and said, "Kakashi, I still want to challenge you first. Since you said Yoruichi is stronger than you, if I am not your opponent, then I am certainly no match for Yoruichi."

It's a perfectly normal idea to start with the weakest thing.

Kakashi Hatake, somewhat helpless, glanced at Nobuyuki Imai, who was watching the scene unfold without intervening, and could only say to Tetsuka Uchiha, "Fine, if you lose..."

"If I lose, I will teach you my family's Great Fireball Technique," Uchiha Tetsuka said without hesitation, revealing his offer.

Seemingly fearing that Kakashi Hatake might have reservations, Tetsuka Uchiha quickly explained, "Although the Great Fireball Technique is a ninjutsu of the Uchiha clan, every ninja who masters the Great Fireball Technique has the qualification to teach this ninjutsu to others."

Of course, it also needs to pass the village's review.

But for the Uchiha and Hatake clans, this small matter would naturally not pose any obstacle.

“That’s not what I meant…” Kakashi Hatake shook his head and said, “What I meant was, if you lose, don’t bother me anymore. It’s also very troublesome for me if people keep challenging me.”