Konoha's Hextech Ninja

"Since the teacher isn't leading the team, I won't give you that portion. The rest will be distributed according to the normal team rules. Although encountering Orochimaru was an accident, since no battle occurred, I won't take an extra portion."

While thinking, Yagami Yoruichi's shadow clone quickly divided the money into three portions and headed straight to Tsunade's house to reunite with her main body.

Tsunade at home.

Yoruichi Yagami had already taken the two women home and stopped Tsunade, who had just gotten up.

She seemed to have drunk quite a bit last night; she reeked of alcohol and looked listless.

"Didn't you say you went on a mission? You're back so soon?" Tsunade yawned and urged, "Get me something to eat, I'm starving! Nothing you buy outside tastes as good as what you make."

"Teacher, I encountered Orochimaru during this mission."

Yagami Yoruichi's words instantly sobered up Tsunade, who was suffering from a hangover.

"What exactly happened?"

Tsunade carefully observed Yoruichi Yagami, and only relaxed slightly after confirming that Yoruichi was not injured.

But she still wasn't completely at ease, and looking at Yagami Yoruichi, she asked, "What exactly happened?"

"Orochimaru wanted my gene sample for research, but I refused. In order to ensure Kurenai and Rin's safe escape, I gave him some information."

Before coming to see Tsunade, Yagami Yoruichi had already thought it through. Without hiding anything, she said directly, "The Sharingan of the Uchiha clan and the cells of the First Hokage have a mutual suppressing and balancing effect."

Upon hearing Yagami Yoruichi's words, Tsunade chuckled: "You're quite the storyteller! But I don't recall ever telling you about your grandfather's cells, did I? Orochimaru told you?"

"Teacher, I'm not making this up! This is true!" Yagami Yoruichi said seriously, "With Orochimaru's abilities and this information, it's very likely that he can create a test subject who possesses both the Sharingan and Wood Release bloodline limits!"

Chapter 135 The Flying Thunder God Technique Acquired

"That's amazing!"

In a laboratory somewhere.

Orochimaru stared in disbelief at the white mouse whose cells had become fibrous and whose body was covered with tree trunk-like branches.

"The erosion of interstitial cells has decreased by 47%, which is still a number that ordinary life forms can hardly withstand, but it is much better than the previous lack of progress."

Orochimaru stared intently at the white mouse in the culture chamber. On its back were embedded Sharingan eyes with a single tomoe, which looked incredibly eerie and somewhat terrifying.

But Orochimaru looked at the white mouse as if he were examining a rare treasure: "The Sharingan's power is also increasing, and the rate of increase is... very fast!"

As soon as he finished speaking to himself, the tomoe in the Sharingan on the back of the white mouse began to spin rapidly, stopping a few seconds later.

At this moment, the Sharingan, which originally had one tomoe, turned into two tomoe.

However, this change did not last long.

Under the erosion of Hashirama cells and the pressure of the Sharingan, the fragile mice simply could not withstand such a heavy burden.

Its limbs twitched violently, and it quickly ceased to live, leaving only a withered body and a 'small tree' that grew from its trunk, which was more than ten times its size.

"One tomoe Sharingan isn't enough. No, given the corrosive nature of Hashirama's cells, even a three-tomoe Sharingan wouldn't be able to suppress it, but it could at least suppress most of it. As long as we can find a way to eliminate the remaining corrosiveness, mastering the legendary Wood Release might not be just a fantasy..."

While pondering, Orochimaru picked up a scalpel and removed the Sharingan from the white mouse.

As soon as the Sharingan was removed, one of the tomoe in the pupil disappeared, returning to a single tomoe.

Seeing this, Orochimaru stood there, a thoughtful expression on his face.

……

The land of the Thousand Hands Clan.

"What did you just say?!"

Tsunade glared at Yoruichi Yagami and demanded, "The Sharingan, how could it possibly be related to Wood Release?! Where did you get this information from?!"

"Teacher, please don't ask about the origin of the information."

Yagami Yoruichi hadn't even considered how to come up with a seemingly logical source of information, so she simply skipped the topic and said, "I know how dangerous Orochimaru is. To deal with future troubles, you need to get rid of your hemophobia as soon as possible."

Tsunade's talent is absolutely among the best in the ninja world.

Although she can't compare to monsters like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, there are very few people in the entire ninja world whose talent surpasses Tsunade's.

If it weren't for the fact that hemophobia caused him to waste more than twenty years, his strength would definitely be stronger than it was during the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original work.

As one of her own, Yoruichi Yagami naturally hopes that Tsunade can get rid of the effects of hemophobia as soon as possible and regain her confidence.

"What do you know!" Upon hearing the words "hemophobia," Tsunade immediately bristled. Forgetting all about the secrets of the Sharingan and Wood Release, she roared, "Do you think I don't want to?! I simply can't control myself!"

Having known Tsunade for so long, although she had never mentioned 'hemophobia', Yoruichi Yagami knew a little about it.

In Yagami Yoichi's view, 'hemophobia' is a type of mental illness, a typical stress response.

This can be restored through psychotherapy.

The ninja world does not have the concept of 'mental illness'.

However, in her previous life, Yagami Yoruichi had countless related theories and research results, and even most mental illnesses had practical and effective treatment plans.

Although Yoruichi Yagami didn't know much about this, after coming to this world and becoming Tsunade's apprentice, she learned medical ninjutsu and developed her own understanding of medicine.

In the field of psychotherapy, we are confident that we can achieve certain results through research.

“Teacher, your hemophobia is not a physical illness, but rather a psychological one,” Yagami Yoruichi said eloquently, explaining the concept of ‘psychological illness’.

After a brief introduction, Yagami Yoruichi said, "I have only just begun my research and treatment of mental illnesses. If possible, I hope you can join us. Maybe we can find a way to treat hemophobia."

"You little rascal!"

Upon hearing Yoruichi Yagami's words, Tsunade felt a strange emotion stirring within her.

I haven't taken this disciple for nothing!

However, Tsunade was still somewhat skeptical about the concepts of 'mental illness' and 'psychotherapy': 'Are you sure what you're saying will work?'

"We've only just started researching, how can we say for sure that it will work?" Yagami Yoruichi saw that Tsunade was somewhat tempted and couldn't help but smile: "But with your medical ninjutsu, Master, if we research together, we'll definitely achieve something."

Having said that, Tsunade no longer intended to refuse.

But she still hesitated a little: "What about your cultivation? And your two girlfriends, aren't you going to take them on missions?"

"Rin and I are just ordinary companions," Yagami Yoruichi corrected before saying, "After what happened with Orochimaru, our team shouldn't leave the village for a while. If we're doing research, we can use shadow clones; it won't affect my main body's training."

"That's true. With your chakra reserves, creating hundreds of shadow clones wouldn't be a big burden for you, would it?"

Tsuna nodded subconsciously.

Yoruichi Yagami's body has developed inexplicably, with her chakra increasing almost every day, as if there were no end in sight.

After a moment's thought, Tsunade put on a sour face and snapped, "Now that you're back, go work at the hospital! Shadow clones will do! The hospital is already overwhelmed with work!"

"Yes, yes, I'll go right now."

Yagami Yoruichi looked helpless.

After all, his teacher was nominally the director of Konoha Hospital.

Occasionally, I'll work for a teacher for free; there's nothing I can do about it.

Upon emerging from the Senju clan's territory, Yagami Yoruichi saw Orochimaru waiting outside and immediately tensed up, adopting a defensive stance.

Orochimaru, however, showed no intention of making a move. He took out a scroll and tossed it to Yoruichi Yagami: "This is the Flying Thunder God Technique you wanted. I traded it with the old man using my accumulated merits. You can use it openly. But if you don't have the talent for space-time ninjutsu, then don't blame me."

Space-time ninjutsu requires special talent to learn and is not something everyone can master.

Yoruichi Yagami wasn't too worried about this.

Having activated the system for so long, Yagami Yoru had already confirmed one thing: the 'Rune Mage - Ryze' template brought him more than just the passive skill [Arcane Mastery] and its extremely high stats.

They also possess extraordinary talent in 'magic'.

Although this talent is only reflected in chakra control, after all, Ryze does not have a specific attribute.

However, Ryze does possess 'spatial abilities'.

Its ultimate move, "Curved Mirror Leap," is a large-scale strategic spatial skill.

It's impossible to say that Ryze doesn't have spatial abilities.

Since Ryze has it, then I, who inherited Ryze's template, should have no problem mastering the Flying Thunder God Technique.

At most, they just can't reach the level of the Second or Fourth Hokage who were so incredibly powerful.

"Thank you, senior." Yagami Yoruichi took the scroll but did not open it immediately. Instead, she planned to wait for Namikaze Minato to return to the village so that he could check it first.

As for Orochimaru, Yoruichi Yagami is completely trustworthy.

Yagami Yoruichi looked up at Orochimaru and asked, "Senpai, have you already conducted the experiment? I wonder if it was successful?"

"It wasn't successful, but it's already made great progress, enough to give me reason to restart the experiment." Orochimaru was clearly in a good mood and didn't mind revealing some of the experiment's progress to Yoruichi Yagami.

"I'm curious, where did you get that information?" Orochimaru asked, looking at Yoruichi Yagami. "I wonder what price I'll have to pay to get the source of this information from you, Yoruichi-kun?"

"Well..."

Yagami Yoruichi hesitated for a moment, wondering whether she should reveal the existence of Uchiha Madara and let Orochimaru go and confront him.

However, considering Madara Uchiha's terrifying combat power and arrogant personality, Yoruichi Yagami gave up the idea.

If Orochimaru were to reveal his existence and pique Madara Uchiha's interest, leading him to attack Konoha, then we would be doomed.

Even though Madara Uchiha is now very old, he is still a Kage-level powerhouse, with one foot already in the Six Paths realm.

In this era without Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha is undoubtedly the number one ninja in the world.

Even if he were old and dying, and had transplanted his hard-won Rinnegan to Nagato Uzumaki, he was still not someone an ordinary 'Kage' could deal with.

Moreover, if we were to provoke Madara Uchiha and he were to cause a ruckus in the ninja world, who knows what kind of chain reaction it would trigger.

Let him go and wreak havoc on the Land of Water and the Hidden Mist Village, instead of causing trouble on the Ninja Continent.

With a thought in mind, Yagami Yoruichi said, "I can't tell you yet, senpai. You don't have what I want yet."

"Oh?" Orochimaru looked at Yagami Yoruichi with great interest and asked, "What do you want? Why don't you tell me?"

Yagami Yoruichi was just making up an excuse to make Orochimaru back down, but he never expected Orochimaru to be so persistent and demanding.

Yagami Yoruichi quickly searched his mind for information about Orochimaru. After thinking for a while, he said, "I've heard that there's an incomplete forbidden technique called 'Edo Tensei Jutsu' in the Book of Sealing. If you can perfect this technique, you can use it to exchange information with me."

In the original work, Orochimaru never perfected the Edo Tensei before his death. It was Kabuto Yakushi who later perfected and popularized this forbidden technique.

Although Orochimaru's attention was not focused on this forbidden technique, even if he had focused on its research, it would have taken him several years to perfect it.

Let alone a few years.

In just one or two years, Yagami Yoruichi will no longer need to fear Orochimaru. At that point, she won't need to worry about whether to make a deal or go to war.

Chapter 136 All-Attribute Ninja

Yagami Yoruichi wasn't particularly interested in Edo Tensei, but this forbidden technique was indeed a good excuse to buy time.

"Edo Tensei? That technique does exist, and I know it too, though it's only a work in progress. The resurrected dead aren't much stronger than Chunin in combat, and they're prone to going out of control."

Orochimaru commented, "But if this technique is perfected, it could be enough for one person to destroy a country. Are you sure your intelligence is worth that price?"

"As before, I'll give you the information first, and you can make your own judgment. If you think it's worth it, then you can pass on the technique to me." Yagami Yoruichi said with a smile, "But the transaction must take place after you have completely perfected Edo Tensei."

Since it was just a matter of stalling for time, Yagami Yoruichi simply gave Orochimaru empty promises.

Hearing Yagami Yoruichi's words, Orochimaru no longer doubted and nodded, saying, "I will consider it, but perfecting this technique is very difficult and may take several years."

“I can wait. I have plenty of patience for the mysteries of chakra and ninjutsu,” Yagami Yoruichi said.

"The mystery of chakra and ninjutsu, I like that phrase." Orochimaru gave a meaningful smile, his body gradually merging into the wall behind him and disappearing from sight.

Seeing this, Yagami Yoruichi shook her head slightly and muttered to herself, "It's Earth Release again. Apart from forbidden techniques and snake-type ninjutsu, Orochimaru seems to be most skilled in Earth Release."

Earth Release, Lightning Release, and Yin Release are three elemental attributes that Yagami Yoruichi has not mastered.

The first two can be gradually mastered through self-cultivation of chakra nature transformation.

The primary requirement for Yin Release is an extremely high [Spirit] attribute, which Yagami Yoruichi does not yet possess and needs to improve her attribute through the [Soul Devouring] Hextech.

Once your [Spirit] attribute has been raised to a sufficiently high level, you can slowly try to master the chakra nature changes of 'Yin Release'.

Let's leave aside the Yin Escape for now.

Yagami Yoruichi has already met the requirements for training in Earth Release and Lightning Release, and has included them in her training plan.

Mastering all five attributes is definitely stronger than mastering three attributes, and it allows you to better adapt to various combat environments.