Konoha's Hextech Ninja

This gave Kakashi Hatake an urge to immediately challenge Yoruichi Yagami.

"Let's call it a day. Although you've mastered this technique, you still need to practice more." Yagami Yoruichi waved her hand, refusing Hatake Kakashi's challenge, and said, "You're not good enough yet. You need to continue developing this technique based on 'Chidori' before you can possibly defeat me."

It wasn't that Yagami Yoruichi was arrogant.

The two have faced off so many times that they are very familiar with each other.

Yoruichi Yagami was able to roughly estimate how much Kakashi Hatake's strength would increase after completing 'Chidori'.

Although he is already very strong, he is still not strong enough to defeat himself.

Unless the opponent can master a series of advanced ninjutsu such as 'Chidori Stream' and 'Chidori Sharp Spear', they may not be able to threaten me.

And it was merely a threat.

As long as she uses the Rasengan, Yoruichi Yagami can easily defeat most Chidori-style ninjutsu with her superior chakra.

However, if Kakashi Hatake can truly master the advanced 'Chidori' series of ninjutsu, his strength will indeed put considerable pressure on Yoruichi Yagami.

“You helped me complete this technique, and according to the agreement, we should share it.” Kakashi Hatake was saying this when he suddenly remembered something: “Oh no, I forgot, you don’t seem to have the lightning attribute.”

“It’s alright.” Yagami Yoruichi waved his hand and said, “Lightning attribute can be cultivated later in life. I don’t have that plan in the short term, but I will have to master it sooner or later.”

Yoruichi Yagami's attributes are currently Yang, Water, Fire, and Wind.

However, to truly stand at the top of the ninja world, in addition to the high stats brought by cheat codes, mastery of the seven elements is also indispensable.

Yin Release is a bit more troublesome, but the basic lightning and earth attributes can be mastered through one's own training, which is also part of Yagami Yoruichi's future plans.

Of course, that will only happen after Yagami Yoruichi has developed her existing attributes to a certain extent, at least mastering several powerful ninjutsu for each attribute that can be used as core techniques, before she will try to develop new attributes.

Chapter 57 The Gap in Strength

Public training ground.

The two figures clashed repeatedly, the short sword and kunai colliding again and again, producing a dense, crisp sound.

Both sides are too familiar with each other's abilities.

Kakashi Hatake knew that Yoruichi Yagami's ninjutsu was incredibly powerful and large-scale, and he absolutely could not allow Yoruichi to create distance and use her ninjutsu.

Yoruichi Yagami will not give Kakashi Hatake the opportunity to perform hand seals and release 'Chidori' to increase his speed.

With both sides trying their best to suppress each other's strongest abilities, the battle devolved into a pure physical combat contest.

Ping!

The two missed each other once again.

Yoruichi Yagami's kunai struck Kakashi Hatake's short sword with such force that Kakashi's arm went numb.

"I'm not fighting anymore, I'm not fighting anymore."

Kakashi Hatake quickly stopped the fight, complaining, "Your power is too abnormal. I can keep up with your speed and prevent you from using ninjutsu, but in a taijutsu fight, I'm no match for you."

After several months of intensive training, Yoruichi Yagami's shortcomings in physical skills have been overcome.

He wouldn't be considered a master of physical techniques, but he's certainly no less skilled than a genius like Kakashi Hatake.

When the skills are similar, Yoruichi Yagami's physical attributes, which are much stronger than Kakashi Hatake's, become the key to determining the outcome.

No matter how talented Kakashi Hatake is, he is still just a six-year-old child, and his physical abilities certainly cannot be compared with those of an adult ninja.

Yoruichi Yagami, on the other hand, possessed a Jonin-level physique thanks to the system's cheat codes, making it only natural that she could suppress Kakashi Hatake.

"Your physical abilities have improved a lot again." Kakashi Hatake looked at Yoruichi Yagami and said, "If you keep improving like this, there will be no point in me sparring with you."

In order to achieve mutual improvement, friendly competition should be conducted when the participants are evenly matched, or at least not too far apart in strength.

If the difference in strength is too great, it will either be a one-sided crushing defeat, or the stronger party will voluntarily lower their strength to serve as a sparring partner for the other party, without gaining any benefit themselves.

Yoruichi Yagami opened her equipment inventory and glanced at it.

In addition to [Embrace of the Seraph] and [Tears of the Goddess], there is also a [Red Crystal].

The attribute is simple: it increases the Constitution attribute by 150 points.

Compared to Yagami Yoruichi's physique of over 1,000 points, a 150-point improvement isn't particularly large, but it still shows a fairly obvious difference.

No wonder Kakashi Hatake felt overwhelmed.

“Practice with physical techniques really isn’t very effective anymore.” Yagami Yoru nodded, then changed the subject, saying, “If you want to improve your physical techniques, sparring with Kai will be more effective. Or you two can both be my opponents.”

Michael is a late bloomer; at this stage, he's not exactly at the bottom of the class, but he's definitely a top student in Class A.

However, if we only consider physical skills, in the entire Class 1-A, only Yoruichi Yagami can consistently suppress Metacritic.

Even Kakashi Hatake can't guarantee a win.

Even though Yoruichi Yagami is physically strong, he would still face some pressure if he had to face these two at the same time.

However, Yoruichi Yagami could sense that her stats increased as her equipment improved.

The sparring among these genius students at the ninja academy is becoming less and less helpful to Yoruichi Yagami.

Last semester, and even during the winter break, Yagami Yoruichi sparred with Hatake Kakashi, which allowed her to improve her strength at a rapid pace.

But now, the sparring between the two has often turned into a one-sided crushing defeat.

If they wait until the second piece of equipment, [Doomsday Winter], is synthesized, even if all the students in the class attack together, it will probably be difficult for Yagami Yoruichi to feel any pressure.

It has nothing to do with skill or talent; it's purely a numerical crushing victory.

"What?" Kakashi Hatake asked thoughtfully.

Occasionally sparring with Matt Ke would indeed be advantageous for him.

But Matt Kee's eccentric personality is also a headache.

In particular, ever since Mitek joined this 'training group', he has frequently tried to sell Kakashi Hatake his incredibly ugly green bodysuit.

Kakashi Hatake felt a chill run down his spine at the thought that he might one day succumb to Metacritic's 'sales pitch' and end up wearing that ninja turtle-like outfit.

But thinking about how he and Yoruichi Yagami had trained together, yet the gap in their strength was widening, Kakashi Hatake gritted his teeth: "A ninja must endure what ordinary people cannot. As long as it improves my strength, there's nothing I can't accept!"

“Starting tomorrow, Kai and I will begin intensive taijutsu training. As for our match, let’s change it to once a week, with Kai and I teaming up to challenge you,” Kakashi Hatake suggested.

“Sure.” Yagami Yoruichi nodded and said, “We can continue to exchange ideas on ninjutsu. I’m not good at lightning release, but I do have some experience with water release, fire release, wind release, and hand seals.”

"In terms of ninjutsu, I have indeed benefited a lot from you." A hint of gratitude appeared in Kakashi Hatake's eyes.

In fact, their personalities don't match.

Excluding the hidden Yin and Yang escape techniques, let's focus on the attributes of the five basic escape techniques.

Yoruichi Yagami's elemental attributes are wind, water, and fire.

Kakashi Hatake, on the other hand, is associated with lightning and earth.

Yoruichi Yagami speculated that the future 'all attributes' were something he would master through his own training.

At this stage, aside from his trump card 'Chidori', Kakashi Hatake primarily uses Earth Release ninjutsu.

Lightning and Earth are elements that Yagami Yoruichi rarely explores.

However, the principles of ninjutsu are universally applicable, and many of the experiences that Yagami Yoruichi had during the process of modifying 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave' could provide Kakashi Hatake with great inspiration.

In addition, by copying the correct answers and comparing them with Kakashi Hatake's fighting style in the original work, Yoruichi Yagami's occasional pointers can greatly benefit Kakashi Hatake.

"But what about your practical training?" Kakashi Hatake suddenly asked, "If you don't have suitable opponents, your rate of strength improvement will slow down, right?"

“Definitely.” Yagami Yoruichi nodded somewhat helplessly and said, “Our progress has been quite fast recently because of sparring with each other. If there are no equally matched opponents, my improvement in actual combat will inevitably slow down.”

The development of ninjutsu, learning new ninjutsu, and so on can be accomplished through self-training.

However, improving one's combat skills and experience requires constant battles against a sufficiently strong opponent.

Kakashi Hatake's strength can no longer keep up with Yoruichi Yagami's progress.

Both Kosuke Maruboshi and Tsunade have their own things to do and cannot often be Yoruichi Yagami's free sparring partners.

Without Kakashi Hatake as a rival, it's almost inevitable that Yoruichi Yagami's combat ability will improve at a slower pace.

"In this regard... perhaps there's a way." Kakashi Hatake had an idea and asked Yoruichi Yagami, "What do you think of the Uchiha?"

Chapter 58 The Genius of the Uchiha Clan

"Uchiha?" Yagami Yoruichi looked at Hatake Kakashi with a puzzled expression and asked, "You mean Tekka? Or Obito?"

Uchiha Tetsuka and Uchiha Obito were the only two Uchiha clan members in this generation.

"Neither." Kakashi Hatake shook his head and said, "There is a genius in the graduating class named Inahi Uchiha. He is a few years older than us and is said to be very strong. He was already the designated squad leader of the Konoha Police Force before he even graduated."

The Konoha Police Force is the Uchiha clan's private territory, but not all Uchiha ninjas join the force.

Those who were selected were all elites among the Uchiha clan.

The squad leader must have at least the strength of a special Jonin to be eligible for the position.

Even before graduating from the Ninja Academy, he was already designated as the squad leader of the security force. Even if it was a preferential treatment because of his genius, Uchiha Inahisa's strength was at least not too bad.

As Yagami Yoruichi recalled the plot of the original work, he vaguely remembered that this future version of himself seemed to have awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan and died at the hands of Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito on the night of the massacre of his clan.

Yagami Yoruichi doesn't remember the specific details very clearly, but she is certain that the other party and Uchiha Tetsuka were very close.

Just as Yagami Yoruichi was about to ask, Hatake Kakashi said, "Tekka asked us about training and sparring together, so he probably wants to join. What do you think if we offer to let Uchiha Inahisa be your sparring partner, and you occasionally serve as Tekka's sparring partner in return?"

“Inahisa-senpai…” Yagami Yoruichi nodded thoughtfully and said, “If his strength is indeed strong enough, I can consider giving it a try. But if he is just an ordinary ninja academy genius, then forget it. You know my strength; if I’m not strong enough, it’s hard for him to be of any help to me.”

Yoruichi Yagami is already very strong.

Once the second piece of equipment, [Doomsday Winter], is synthesized, even if one lacks some combat experience, one will still possess combat strength that is not weak even among Jonin.

If someone is just a regular 'ninja academy genius,' even if they are a few years older than Yagami Yoruichi and are already a graduating genius, they would still be no match for Yagami Yoruichi, let alone improve together through sparring.

What Yagami Yoruichi needs is an opponent who can help her improve her strength, not just a target to be beaten up.

“I don’t know much about Inahisa-senpai, but I’ve heard that he’s the most outstanding genius in the Uchiha clan in the last ten years, so he shouldn’t be too bad.” Kakashi Hatake thought for a moment and said, “Speaking of the Uchiha, I’ve heard that another very talented genius has emerged in their clan. He’s only two years old, but he has already shown great talent and is highly regarded by the Uchiha clan.”

"A two-year-old Uchiha genius?" Yagami Yoruichi asked, her curiosity piqued. "Do you know his name?"

Kakashi Hatake didn't hide anything and said directly, "His name seems to be Uchiha Shisui. He seems to have some background, but my dad doesn't let me find out about it."

“Uchiha Shisui…” Yagami Yoruichi was naturally familiar with the name, but her age was something she hadn’t expected.

However, considering that Uchiha Shisui earned the title of "Shisui of the Body Flicker" during the Third Shinobi World War, although he was a bit young at the time, it is reasonable if we look at it by the standards of a super genius.

However, even the greatest genius is still a matter of the future.

At only two years old, Shisui is naturally not worth Yagami Yoruichi's attention.

He was too young. By the time Uchiha Shisui entered the Ninja Academy, Yagami Yoru would already be fully equipped.

“The Uchiha clan has always had many geniuses. No matter how talented a two-year-old is, there’s no need to pay attention to him now.” Yagami Yoruichi shook his head and said, “Could you please contact Inahikasa-senpai for me and arrange a time for a sparring match to test his strength?”

"It also depends on whether Tetsuka can persuade him. This is just my idea; he might not even be willing to be your sparring partner." Kakashi Hatake shrugged.

“If you don’t want to, that’s fine. It’s not like I can’t do without him. At worst, I’ll be your sparring partner, and then I’ll ask Uncle Sakumo to give me some pointers on my training,” Yagami Yoruichi said with a wicked grin.

"Go away, go away! My dad's very busy, always on high-difficulty missions, I hardly ever see him." Kakashi Hatake immediately snapped, "Even if he's training, it'll be with me, don't even think about it!"

This was the first time Yagami Yoruichi had discovered this side of Hatake Kakashi, and she found it quite interesting.

Just as I was about to make a few jokes, the shadow clone that had been accompanying Kurenai Yuhi in practicing her sword technique dissipated not far away, its memories being transferred back to its original body.

"Looks like it's about time." Yagami Yoruichi shrugged at Hatake Kakashi and said, "I'm off now, see you tomorrow."

"I'm going to find Kakashi to train." Kakashi Hatake said, and then disappeared in a flash.

Yagami Yoruichi walked towards Kurenai Yuhi. When she reached the little girl's side, she had just put away her scattered shuriken. She looked at Yagami Yoruichi with a smile, as if she wanted praise, and said, "Yoruichi-kun, I can now hit the target 100% of the time from 100 meters away!"

"You've made great progress." Yagami Yoruichi smiled and ruffled Kurenai Yuhi's hair, saying, "Let's go get something to eat, and then I'll take you home."

After training together every day, it has become a habit for the two of them to have an extra meal in the commercial district of Konoha.

High-intensity training, while rapidly improving strength, also significantly increases energy expenditure.

Increasing the frequency and amount of food intake becomes an inevitable choice.

At this stage, Yoruichi Yagami needs to eat five meals a day, and each meal must be nutritionally balanced in order to sustain the energy expenditure of a whole day of high-intensity training.

Since getting a part-time job at Ichiraku Ramen, Yagami Yoruichi's tight financial situation has been greatly alleviated, and she can afford this expense.

"It's my turn to treat today." Kurenai Yuhi knew about Yoruichi Yagami's family background and insisted on taking turns treating Yoruichi so that she wouldn't spend too much money.