Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Stuffing Sakumo Hatake's child into the root?

Was Shimura Danzo out of his mind?

As for the Uchiha clan, that's even more impossible.

Everyone in Konoha knows that the Uchiha clan hates Shimura Danzo the most and wishes he were dead. How could they possibly let their clansmen work for Shimura Danzo?

"This won't work, that won't work, I don't have any manpower at the base, how can I develop!"

Danzo Shimura shouted angrily, "Since Kakashi Hatake and Tetsuka Uchiha won't do, how about a commoner orphan?! There's also a girl named Yoruichi Yagami in this batch. Give me that child, and I'll use her to supplement the Root's manpower!"

This was Shimura Danzo's true purpose.

He knew, of course, that Kakashi Hatake and Tekka Uchiha could not possibly join Root.

Make demands that are impossible to satisfy first, and then settle for the next best thing.

Given Hiruzen Sarutobi's personality, there's a high probability he'll agree.

Danzo Shimura couldn't help but give himself a mental thumbs up, thinking to himself, "So what if Hiruzen Sarutobi becomes Hokage? He's still completely at my mercy."

Unexpectedly, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face immediately darkened upon hearing the name 'Yagami Yoruichi'.

"Shimura Danzo!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi called out Danzo Shimura's full name after a long absence, and scolded, "I'll emphasize again, Yoruichi Yagami is the child of a hero! I have my own plans for him, and you are absolutely not allowed to interfere! If I find out that you've done anything underhanded, you'll bear the consequences!"

A child who can write an article like "The Hokage's kindness is never-ending" is someone we must hold firmly in our grasp. How can we let Shimura Danzo ruin that talent?!

Not to mention, judging from this child's current performance, he is definitely a genius among geniuses, and may become a powerful ninja like Jiraiya or Orochimaru in the future.

Such ninjas should definitely be trained as direct descendants. If this is successful, not only will Konoha's strength be greatly enhanced, but my control over the village will also be greatly strengthened!

"Hiruzen!" Shimura Danzo was dumbfounded. He never expected that Hiruzen Sarutobi would give him such a stern warning for the sake of an orphan.

He quickly said, "Hiruzen, he's just a commoner orphan, is it really necessary to make such a fuss? Let him graduate early and hand him over to me. In less than three years, I guarantee you'll have a Jonin-level fighting force!"

"That's enough!" Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't intend to reveal his true thoughts, nor was he interested in continuing the argument with Danzo Shimura. He ended the topic with a classic line: "Danzo, I am the Hokage, and I make the decisions!"

Upon hearing this, Danzo Shimura felt his blood boil and nearly lost his composure, blurting out his catchphrase: "Hinzan, you'll regret this!"

boom!

Danzo Shimura slammed the door shut and stormed off.

Chapter 14 Water Release - Water Chaos Wave

Ninja Academy.

On the blackboard of Class A, Grade 1, the report card and rankings were posted.

Theoretical exams, practical exams, and overall rankings.

In all three categories, Yagami Yoruichi came in first place.

"Yoruichi-kun, you got first place! That's amazing!" Kurenai Yuhi exclaimed excitedly beside Yoruichi Yagami. Judging from her expression, anyone who didn't know better would think she had won first place herself.

"Red is pretty good too, her overall score is in the top five." Yagami Yoruichi said with a smile.

Kurenai Yuhi's performance in actual combat is relatively average, after all, her talent lies mainly in illusion techniques rather than physical techniques.

However, even though he was least skilled in taijutsu, he still made it into the top eight thanks to his family's 'traditional' skills, only to lose to Uchiha Tetsuka in the third round of practical combat.

However, based on the results of the theoretical exam, Kurenai Yuhi ranked fourth in the class, behind only Yoruichi Yagami, Kakashi Hatake, and Tetsuka Uchiha.

Obito Uchiha unsurprisingly came in last place in the theory exam. Although his performance in actual combat was not bad, his overall score was only in the middle to lower range.

The situation is similar for Mitchell.

Nohara Rin and Shizune did well on their theoretical exams, but they were lacking in practical skills, and their overall rankings were not high.

In comparison, Kurenai Yuhi became one of the top students in the class in terms of overall academic performance.

Of course, this is just 'exam results'.

But there are too many monsters among this year's students.

Especially after Obito Uchiha turned to the dark side, he became even more powerful.

The ninja world is ultimately a place where strength matters.

In the future, Kurenai Yuhi, an "ordinary Jonin," will be on a completely different level compared to monsters like Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, and Obito Uchiha.

Countless thoughts flashed through Yagami Yoruichi's mind. His gaze fell on the little girl whose eyes were crinkling with laughter, and he couldn't help but smile knowingly.

So what if we're weak?

Good looks are everything.

If it were up to Yoruichi Yagami to choose, she would only want to be friends with Kurenai Yuhi.

Anyway, I'll have my own strength sooner or later.

"Are you going to the training ground for extra practice today?" Kurenai asked.

"Yes. A senior ninja gave me some advice, saying that the training intensity at school couldn't keep up with my needs."

Yagami Yoruichi nodded and said, "From now on, I'll probably have to practice for a few hours every day after school."

"Then, can we train together?" Kurenai tilted her head, looking at Yoruichi Yagami, appearing very cute.

Yagami Yoruichi couldn't help but reach out and pat Yuhi Kurenai's head, smiling as she said, "Of course, but will your family agree?"

Unlike herself, Kurenai has no family to care for her.

If she comes home too late, even if all children in the world are precocious, her parents would probably worry.

"Ugh, why are you suddenly touching my head!" Kurenai Yuhi slapped Yoruichi Yagami's hand away and said, "I'll go back and talk to my dad today. He spoils me the most, so he should agree."

“If your family agrees, we can go to the training ground near Konoha Park to train after school,” Yagami Yoruichi said casually.

Training alone is still training, so bringing Kurenai along won't have much of an impact.

Having a beautiful and cute little girl by your side is a delightful thing, so Yagami Yoruichi naturally wouldn't refuse.

"Yagami Yoruichi." Nobuyuki Imai's voice rang out at the classroom door.

"The teacher called me, I'll be right back." Yagami Yoruichi said goodbye to Yuhi Kurenai, walked out of the classroom, and stood in front of Imai Nobuyuki: "Teacher, is there anything I can help you with?"

"I told you before, if you get first place in this monthly exam, I'll teach you a ninjutsu," Nobuyuki Imai said with a smile. "Don't rush off after school, I'll teach you today."

Although Yagami Yoruichi had some suspicions, she was still very happy when she heard these words and quickly agreed.

When Kurenai heard that Yoruichi Yagami was going to stay at school, she was a little unhappy, but after Yoruichi coaxed and tricked her, she was quickly appeased and left school to go home alone.

Yagami Yoruichi followed Imai Nobuyuki to a training ground by a small river.

"Water Release ninjutsu is best used in an environment with water, as it can save a lot of chakra. In a completely dry environment, either chakra consumption will increase or the power will decrease drastically."

Nobuyuki Imai explained the principle of 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave' simply: "Water Release: Water Chaos Wave is an offensive ninjutsu. It involves spraying a high-pressure stream of water from the mouth to strike the enemy. Its advancement is 'Water Release: Water Severing Wave,' developed by the Second Hokage. However, Water Severing Wave is too difficult, while Water Chaos Wave is much simpler. If used properly, its power is also quite remarkable."

"The hand seals for Water Release: Water Chaos Wave are in the order of Tatsu-Ox-Rabbit. When casting it, you need to convert your chakra into water, gather it in your mouth, compress it, and then spray it out." Imai Nobuyuki quickly formed the hand seals, and a high-pressure stream of water shot out from his mouth, snapping a large tree by the river.

After the demonstration, Nobuyuki Imai said to Yoruichi Yagami, "You try it first."

Yagami Yoruichi nodded and, following the instructions of Imai Nobuyuki, mobilized chakra through hand seals, transformed its attributes, and compressed it in her mouth.

"Chen-Chou-Mao...Water Release: Water Chaos Wave!"

Yoruichi Yagami attempted to convert the chakra she compressed in her mouth into a high-pressure stream of water, but only a small jet of water, about the thickness of a finger, was ejected, which had no destructive power whatsoever.

Upon seeing this, Yagami Yoruichi was taken aback at first, then immediately showed a look of frustration, and couldn't help but doubt whether she had the talent for ninjutsu.

"Hahaha!" Imai Nobuyuki laughed heartily, comforting him, "Don't underestimate the Water Rumble Wave just because it's only a C-rank ninjutsu. It's not that easy to learn. It took me a month to master it myself. Don't rush, take your time. You had a slight problem converting chakra just now, it should be like this..."

Nobuyuki Imai patiently instructed Yoruichi Yagami.

After several attempts, Yagami Yoruichi finally mastered the correct method of 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave' and was able to spray out a high-pressure water jet.

But it only looks 'similar'.

They are still far from having sufficient combat power.

"The process is mostly fine. Next, you just need to continue improving your proficiency." Nobuyuki Imai nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's enough for today. Just practice more in the future. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."

"Thank you, teacher," Yagami Yoruichi said quickly.

"No need to thank me. It was the Hokage's approval that allowed me to teach you ninjutsu." Imai Nobuyuki explained how the Hokage had approved his instruction to Yagami Yoruichi.

Yagami Yoruichi was taken aback upon hearing this. He hadn’t expected that in Konoha, teaching someone ninjutsu required the Hokage’s approval.

With such strict management policies, it's no wonder that ordinary civilian ninjas can't learn much ninjutsu and can only fight using taijutsu and shuriken.

"No matter what, I still want to thank you, teacher." Yagami Yoruichi said earnestly, "If you hadn't been willing to teach me, I wouldn't have had the chance to learn this ninjutsu."

Compared to the Rasengan, which relies entirely on 'self-study' and cannot be used openly and legitimately.

To be precise, the 'Water Release: Water Disorder Wave' taught by Nobuyuki Imai was the first ninjutsu that Yoruichi Yagami could use openly and without any hidden dangers.

"You're still young, don't practice too many times to avoid getting injured." Nobuyuki Imai didn't respond to Yoruichi Yagami's words, gave a few reminders, and then said, "It's already very late, let's stop here."

Chapter 15 Ideas for Improving Ninjutsu

"Water Release: Water Chaos Wave!"

A high-pressure jet of water shot out from Yagami Yoru's mouth, snapping a large tree more than ten meters away in half.

"It's finally done."

Yagami Yoruichi was overjoyed.

After spending an entire night, I finally mastered the ninjutsu 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave', reaching a level where it could be used in actual combat.

This speed is, of course, far inferior to that of a genius like Itachi Uchiha, who could learn the Great Fireball Technique with just one glance.

But compared to the average ninja, it's already considered very fast.

Even a top-tier ninja like Nobuyuki Imai took a full month to learn this C-rank ninjutsu.

Of course, the main reason she was able to learn so quickly was because Yoruichi Yagami had enough chakra to support the high-intensity training.

"A single Water Ripple has negligible effect on my chakra consumption."

Yagami Yoruichi opened the system panel and took a look.

A standard 'Water Rage Wave' consumes 50 chakra points.

With Yagami Yoruichi's current chakra limit of nearly 1200 points, she can use it sixty times.

However, simply releasing it more often is not very meaningful.

With Yagami Yoruichi's current level of proficiency, casting 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave' requires approximately two seconds of preparation time.

Ninjas are all very fast, and to create a two-second gap in actual combat requires an extremely strong grasp of the battle situation.

Or, they might try to find a way to speed up the casting of ninjutsu.

For example, by increasing the speed of hand seals, increasing chakra control, etc.

Naturally, Yoruichi Yagami also included this kind of training in her plans.

The former, practicing hand seals, is a long-term endeavor.

As for the latter, Yagami Yoru had already completed the classic training such as tree climbing and wading, and had not yet obtained the more advanced training methods.

Perhaps I could also ask Mr. Nobuyuki Imai about the nature transformation of Water Release chakra and the methods for advancing in chakra control?

C-rank Water Release doesn't require high-level nature transformation, so even someone like Yoruichi Yagami with little prior experience can learn it with some time.

However, to further enhance this ninjutsu, it is definitely necessary to involve the nature of the change.

In addition to these basic trainings, we must also find ways to enhance the power of ninjutsu.

Yoruichi Yagami had two thoughts on this.

Alternatively, one could increase the amount of chakra input, investing more chakra in a single ninjutsu to enhance its scale.

The most classic example is the 'Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation' used by Madara Uchiha against the Allied Shinobi Forces in the original work, which greatly increased the scale of the ninjutsu by increasing the amount of chakra.

The individual power may not change much, but the coverage area will be increased to a terrifying level, turning single or small-scale ninjutsu into super-large-scale group attack ninjutsu.

Another approach is to increase the power of the 'compressed water column' to its maximum, which would be to develop it in the direction of the ninjutsu 'Water Release: Water Severing Wave'.

Considering her unfamiliarity with chakra nature transformation, Yagami Yoruichi decided to try the former first, which was to increase the scale of 'Water Release: Water Chaos Wave' by increasing the amount of chakra injected.