Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Sealing techniques seem to have a much higher barrier to entry than medical ninjutsu, so they must be extremely difficult to learn.

However, in the Naruto fan community, there has always been a saying that sealing techniques are the 'underlying code' of the Naruto world.

It is a system that does not belong to the Otsutsuki clan, yet is able to contend with them.

Yagami Yoruichi was naturally very interested in this system and immediately said, "Then I'll trouble you, senior. I will study it diligently."

According to the original work, sealing techniques seem to be very dependent on natural talent.

The requirements are even higher than those for medical ninjutsu.

Yoruichi Yagami wasn't sure if she had any talent for sealing techniques, but it wouldn't hurt to try it out first.

Anyway, with shadow clones, even if I learn more, I won't be too busy.

"I'm just a little over a thousand gold coins short of crafting [Doomsday Winter]. Its attributes will increase further, which will allow me to create more shadow clones. If we don't continue with missions, it will take about two months to craft [Red Packet] Hextech. If we do more missions, one or two more of this scale of bandit suppression missions will be enough."

Yagami Yoruichi was secretly planning when to ask Tsunade for a few more bandit-suppression missions.

If an ordinary person without chakra is classified as a 'minion' by the system.

Could it be assumed that ninjas and samurai with chakra would be judged as 'heroes' by the system?

Killing a minion will only net you a maximum of twenty gold coins.

But if you kill a 'hero', you're guaranteed at least a hundred gold coins.

Killing twenty or thirty enemy ninjas is enough to collect a complete piece of equipment. This efficiency in accumulating equipment is much faster than foolishly waiting for Hextech to give out money.

However, ninja battles are ultimately risky.

Even though Yagami Yoruichi is quite strong, it would be difficult to guarantee her safe escape if she encountered a Jonin-level opponent.

Although Yagami Yoruichi also possesses the strength of a Jonin, in ninja battles, ability counters, intelligence, and other factors can all become key factors influencing the outcome.

There are quite a few powerful ninjas in history who were killed by enemies weaker than themselves!

Compared to the high risk of fighting ninjas, the mission of annihilating mountain bandits is simple, safe, and can even bring in extra profits.

As for the lower income, that's not a big problem.

In this messed-up world, there's never a shortage of shady characters.

There are plenty of bandits to be wiped out in any village outside a small town.

……

On the way back, at Maruhoshi Kosuke's request, the group deliberately returned via the 'Tanatsu-gai' route.

In the town of Tanzaku, Kosuke Maruhoshi met with a local nobleman and sold the weapons and armor he had looted from the mountain hermit at a low price, earning a considerable sum of money.

Including the mission rewards and cash received, this mission earned a total of over 400,000 taels of silver.

Yoruichi Yagami took 130,000 yen, while the remainder was divided among Kosuke Maruboshi, Kakashi Hatake, and Inahi Uchiha.

Returning to Konoha, even though it hadn't been long, Yagami Yoruichi still felt as if she had lived through another world.

When the squad disbanded, Kosuke Maruhoshi looked at Yoruichi Yagami with a smile and said, "Yoruichi, remember to write mission reports. It's also your duty as the captain."

Upon hearing this, Yagami Yoruichi's face immediately fell.

Even after arriving in the ninja world, I still can't escape the fate of writing work summary reports.

"I understand. I'll report to the teacher tomorrow." Yagami Yoruichi waved her hand weakly and disappeared in a flash.

……

While Yagami Yoruichi was writing his mission report at home, Maruboshi Kosuke had already entered the village and found Tsunade at a casino.

Tsunade was dragged off the gambling table, in a very bad mood. She glared at Maruhoshi Kosuke and said, "I'm about to win big, so you'd better really have something important to say!"

"You'd be a fool to win!"

Kosuke Maruhoshi thought to himself, then took out a scroll and handed it to Tsunade, saying, "Your student, and the other two children, all performed well in this mission. They are geniuses worth nurturing."

"You should talk to the old man about this. I only reluctantly accepted Yoruichi as my disciple because I lost a bet. As for the other two, they have nothing to do with me."

Despite her tough words, Tsunade unconsciously took Maruhoshi Kosuke's mission log, opened it, glanced at it, and a hint of appreciation appeared in her eyes.

From Tsunade's perspective, the performances of Yagami Yoruichi and the others were quite immature; they were merely adequate and didn't make any major mistakes.

However, by the standards of ninja academy students, or even just graduated genin, the three of them were elites among elites, and their performance was practically perfect.

Especially Yagami Yoruichi, who was able to quickly overcome her psychological discomfort and adapt to the bloodshed of the ninja profession during her first mission.

This is something that the vast majority of ninjas cannot do.

As Yagami Yoruichi's teacher, Tsunade couldn't help but feel a little proud: "This is a student I taught!"

When she said this, Tsunade completely forgot that apart from giving Yagami Yoruichi a bunch of books, she hadn't really taught Yagami Yoruichi much.

Chapter 78 Tsunade, the Stubborn but Soft-Hearted

"Yoruichi-kun, you're back!"

The next day, Kurenai Yuhi saw Yoruichi Yagami return to school and immediately showed a surprised expression.

"Don't rush, this is just a shadow clone." Yagami Yoruichi quickly stopped Yuhi Kurenai from rushing forward, saying, "My main body went to find the teacher and will be back at noon."

"Mmm!" Kurenai nodded vigorously, her expression showing a hint of something she wanted to say but couldn't.

It seems like there's a lot to say, but I don't know where to begin.

It had only been two days since they parted, but to her it felt like a long time had passed.

"This mission is quite interesting. I'll tell you more at noon. Focus on the lesson first." Yagami Yoruichi said with a smile to Yuhi Kurenai, and took out the book on basic sealing techniques that he had obtained from Maruboshi Kosuke to look through.

As for theory classes?

Given the pace of teaching at the Ninja Academy, Yagami Yoruichi could now use Shadow Clone Technique to complete a semester's worth of courses in just one week.

The main reason she still uses shadow clones to attend classes every day is to keep Kurenai Yuhi company.

Nobuyuki Imai was already used to Yagami Yoruichi reading other books during class.

As long as Yoruichi Yagami can maintain her top ranking in her grade, no one will care what she's actually studying.

This is both the treatment afforded to a genius and the fact that Yagami Yoruichi is Tsunade's student, which greatly elevates Yagami Yoruichi's status.

Opening a book titled "Basic Introduction to Sealing Techniques," and looking at the densely packed, seemingly nonsensical symbols and formulas inside, Yagami Yoruichi had the illusion that her brain was about to grow.

After watching for only a short while, painful memories of studying advanced mathematics all night before my university final exams in my previous life flooded back.

"Now I understand why sealing techniques have such a high barrier to entry. Given the level of basic education in the ninja world, starting with advanced mathematics right off the bat—how could it not be difficult?!"

Yagami Yoruichi mentally complained, resisting the urge to close the book, and struggled to study the basics of sealing techniques.

……

Meanwhile, Yagami Yoruichi's true form, estimating the time, arrived at the Senju clan's territory and knocked on the door of Tsunade's residence.

Tsunade often stays up late gambling and drinking, and always gets up very late.

Yoruichi Yagami deliberately went through her usual training before arriving, and didn't come until almost noon.

Sure enough, when the door opened, Tsunade looked like she had just woken up, still yawning, and stretched out her hand to Yagami Yoruichi: "Where's the mission report? Give it to me?"

"Here it is." Yagami Yoruichi handed over the mission report he had rushed to finish the night before, and casually said, "The mission went very smoothly, and there were no survivors among the Yamata family members."

“I’ve heard a lot from Kosuke, and you did well.” Tsunade nodded and was about to close the door when she saw Yagami Yoruichi still standing there. She asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

"Teacher..." Yagami Yoruichi gritted his teeth and forced a smile, "What about our mission reward? You haven't forgotten, have you?"

"Didn't I already give you 50,000 taels? That's your reward." Tsunade showed no embarrassment whatsoever, saying matter-of-factly, "I haven't taken a cut from your rewards as your team leader, which is already being very considerate! When are you going to learn to show some respect to your teacher?"

"As far as I know, a bandit suppression mission of this scale is usually a B-level mission, and the reward should be over 300,000 taels, right?" Yagami Yoruichi's smile became even more 'brilliant': "But the mission book that the teacher gave us only says 50,000 taels as a reward. That's a really ruthless cut!"

Tsunade blushed and shouted, "Stop nagging! You're still ninja academy students, you shouldn't be accepting missions! Violating the rules will cause a lot of trouble, understand?!"

Yagami Yoruichi realized that Tsunade had no intention of returning the deducted 'cut'. She shook her head helplessly and said, "Alright, consider that money a tribute to the teacher. But next time, it would be best to deduct it only from my share, since my teammates also need money."

Compared to the benefits he received from Tsunade, the 'difference' of over 200,000 taels was really nothing.

If Tsunade were willing to sell student slots, she could charge millions or even tens of millions of ryo for each disciple as an "apprenticeship fee." There are plenty of ninja clans willing to pay that money, and some would even be eager for Tsunade to accept it.

Two hundred thousand taels is not even a fraction of the amount.

However, Tsunade never mentioned charging Yoruichi Yagami any apprenticeship fee. On the contrary, aside from being a bit stubborn, she never skimped on the benefits she was entitled to give Yoruichi.

She will do her best to help Yagami Yoruichi if she makes a request.

For someone like Yoruichi Yagami, who came from humble beginnings and was an orphan, such a teacher was something she could only dream of.

After saying goodbye to Tsunade, Yoruichi Yagami turned and left, preparing to go to the Ninja Academy.

"Hey kid, stop right there!"

Tsunade's voice came from behind me.

Yagami Yoruichi turned around and saw a dark shadow flying towards him, so he immediately reached out and grabbed it.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a deposit slip with 200,000 taels written on it.

"As the team leader, it's perfectly reasonable for me to take 50,000 taels. The rest, you can share with your team members," Tsunade said expressionlessly, turning around and closing the door.

Yagami Yoruichi was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on her face.

Originally, Yoruichi Yagami did not intend to actually get the money back; she was merely expressing her 'protest'.

Unexpectedly, Tsunade actually gave back the money she had obtained.

"My teacher is indeed stubborn but soft-hearted."

Yagami Yoruichi shook her head slightly and put the deposit slip away.

Return it?

Given Tsunade's prideful nature, if Yoruichi Yagami were to actually do that, she would be close to death.

I'll find another opportunity to repay you later.

As for the money, Yagami Yoruichi certainly wouldn't pocket it. She would just distribute it according to the rules of the ninja team. Getting tens of thousands of ryo for herself would be a windfall.

In this way, his income from this mission would exceed 200,000 taels, and his economic situation would immediately improve significantly.

At least for the time being, there will be no shortage of money for daily training, ninja tool consumption, etc.

They might even have enough money to improve their quality of life.

At this rate of earning money, Yoruichi Yagami could easily quit her part-time job at Ichiraku Ramen.

If you can take on a bandit suppression mission every two or three months, you'll have plenty of funds.

But whether or not to do it, Yagami Yoruichi hasn't decided yet.

The income from working at Ichiraku Ramen wasn't high, but Yagami Yoruichi still remembered the care that Ichiraku had given her over the past few months.

"Even if I have to resign, I should at least help the boss find another helper."

A thought flashed through Yagami Yoruichi's mind: "But we can talk about this later. Now, let's go back to school and have dinner with the little girl."

Yoruichi Yagami hummed a little tune as she walked briskly toward the ninja academy.

Chapter 79 Water Release - Water Formation Wall

After school in the afternoon, at the Konoha training ground.

While Yagami Yoruichi was training with Kurenai Yuhi, a shadow clone carrying a ninjutsu scroll walked alone to the riverbank.

This ninjutsu scroll is the 'Water Release: Water Wall' scroll that Tsunade gave to Yagami Yoruichi before she left Konoha to carry out her mission.

The principle behind this ninjutsu is to summon a wall of water to protect oneself from enemy attacks.

There are two versions of ninjutsu. The original version requires five hand seals and only has one water wall in front of the body, which can only defend against one direction.

The improved version by Tobirama Senju reduces the number of hand seals to two, and the water wall rotates 360 degrees to protect the body from all directions.

The scroll records both versions of hand seals, chakra mantras, and training methods.

"I remember in 'The Unburnable Legend,' that guy named Boro could cast a water barrier with just one 'End' seal?"

A scene flashed through Yagami Yoruichi's mind, but he quickly snapped out of it and dismissed the thought.

Putting aside the Water Release: Water Wall technique with only one seal in the Boro version, even the original version, which is the easiest to learn, is still a ninjutsu with a difficulty level as high as B-rank. Even Jonin need a certain amount of time to learn it.