Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Although it was a little strange why she emphasized "only the two of us", considering her clingy personality, Yagami Yoruichi didn't think too much about it and nodded, "Okay, I promise, as long as I'm not on a mission, I'll definitely spend your birthday with you."

This mission made Yagami Yoruichi realize that war might be closer than he had anticipated.

For ordinary tasks, Yoruichi Yagami can ignore them.

However, if war breaks out, Yoruichi Yagami will not be able to stay out of it.

Upon hearing Yagami Yoruichi's words, Kurenai Yuhi couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

……

Late at night, after escorting Kurenai Yuhi home, Yagami Yoruichi returned to the Senju clan's territory.

To Yagami Yoruichi's surprise, Tsunade didn't go out gambling or drinking, but instead sat on the sofa, seemingly waiting for her to return.

"teacher?"

Yagami Yoruichi looked at Tsunade with a puzzled expression, wondering what had gotten into her.

"Sit down." Gang gestured to the sofa next to him and said, "I have something to tell you."

"Yes, teacher." Yagami Yoruichi responded, obediently sitting down on the sofa to the side, looking at Tsunade, and asked, "Teacher, what is it?"

"I heard from Sakumo that your strength is no less than his, and you've even mastered a space-time ninjutsu similar to the Flying Thunder God Technique?" Tsunade looked at Yoruichi Yagami, a hint of disbelief still in her eyes.

If Tsunade hadn't known that Sakumo Hatake was a man who would never lie, she would have found it hard to believe that her eight-year-old disciple was already one of the top super-strong shinobi in Konoha.

If she's this strong at eight years old, how strong will she be in a few years?

But that's the truth.

“It’s not really fair to compare us, is it? Uncle Sakumo and I are completely different types of ninjas.” Yagami Yoruichi shook his head and said, “If I can keep my distance, my chakra and ninjutsu do have a great advantage. But if Uncle Sakumo gets close, I’m afraid I can’t withstand a single strike from him.”

Sakumo Hatake is a typical close-combat assassin-type ninja. He's not entirely helpless in mid-to-long-range combat, but he can't unleash his full combat potential.

But once he gets close, even the most powerful figure in the village could be killed in one strike by his unparalleled swordsmanship if he's not careful.

As long as the difference in strength between the two ninjas, who have completely different styles, is not so great as to be overwhelming, it is not surprising that any outcome will occur in the battle.

Yoruichi Yagami never thought she was stronger than Sakumo Hatake; it's just that they had different strengths.

Yagami Yoruichiro excels at suppressing or even clearing out large groups of enemies on large-scale battlefields.

Sakumo Hatake, on the other hand, is an important person who is more skilled in infiltration and assassination of enemies, or a super strong person who can deal with enemies one-on-one.

“This is Sakumo’s assessment.” Tsunade shook her head, not arguing with Yagami Yoruichi about who was stronger, but simply said, “Since you already have enough strength, you don’t need my help anymore.”

"Tsunade-sensei?" A sense of foreboding arose in Yagami Yoruichi's heart.

"I'm preparing to leave Konoha."

Tsunade didn't beat around the bush and stated her thoughts directly: "After leaving this time, I probably won't come back. What happens in Konoha in the future is none of my business."

"teacher……"

Yagami Yoruichi opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know where to begin.

Persuade?

Yoruichi Yagami knew very well that Tsunade was a very opinionated person.

Once a decision is made, it cannot be changed.

Moreover, in the original work, she chose to leave Konoha and wander the ninja world because of her hemophobia and her inability to tolerate some of the darkness within Konoha.

Yagami Yoruichi herself disliked the dark side of Konoha, so she had no grounds to persuade Yoruichi to stay.

Moreover, if the Great Shinobi World War really breaks out, Tsunade won't be able to leave even if she wanted to.

It would be better to take advantage of the current relatively stable situation in the ninja world and leave as soon as possible.

"Sign it." Tsunade took out a huge scroll and threw it to Yoruichi Yagami: "Use your blood to sign, and then press your handprint on it. Whichever hand you usually use for summoning jutsu, press the handprint on that hand."

This is the contract scroll of the Damp Bone Forest!

Yagami Yoruichi was overjoyed; this was a good thing.

Unrolling the scroll, one sees a long list of Senju clan names that Yagami Yoruichi doesn't recognize.

The second to last name is Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage, known to everyone in Konoha.

The last name is the one that omits the surname 'Senju' and only has the given name 'Tsunade'.

Yagami Yoruichi bit her finger and wrote 'Yagami Yoruichi' in her own blood in the empty space after Tsunade's name, then pressed her handprint below the name.

“This is the contract scroll of Shikkotsu Forest. I’ll take you there later.” Tsunade put away the scroll and continued, “After I leave, the Senju clan’s territory will be in your care. You can look at and learn from the books and ninjutsu scrolls here as you please, but you are not allowed to pass them on to others.”

As she spoke, Tsunade gave Yagami Yoruichi a meaningful look and said, "But if you and your girlfriend get married in a few years and become a family, you can teach her however you like, as long as she can learn it."

Yagami Yoruichi blushed.

People in the ninja world generally marry young, with the earliest being as young as eleven or twelve, getting married and having children right after graduating from ninja academy.

Those who get married later usually do so around fourteen or fifteen years old.

After all, ninjas have a very short lifespan on average, so they need to get married and have children early in order to pass on their bloodline.

But pressuring people to get married now is just too outrageous.

I'm only eight years old!

Yagami Yoruichi completely ignored Tsunade's question and asked, "Where are you planning to go, Master?"

"I don't know, I haven't decided yet." Tsunade shook her head and said, "I might travel around the ninja world first. I've been so busy with missions and battles that I haven't really seen the scenery of the ninja world."

"Scenery?" Yagami Yoruichi thought to himself, "The scenery of a casino?"

Tsunade is saying something like, "The world is so big, I want to go see it."

But based on Yagami Yoruichi's understanding of her, as soon as she leaves Konoha and arrives at the next town, the first thing she will do is definitely head to the casino.

However, Yoruichi Yagami didn't say anything.

Tsunade's attitude toward leaving is clearly very firm, and there's no point in trying to persuade her otherwise.

Yoruichi Yagami understands Tsunade very well, just as Tsunade never asked Yoruichi Yagami if she was willing to leave with her.

"Is the teacher leaving alone?" Yagami Yoruichi asked. "Did the Third Hokage agree?"

"Old man... Hmph." Tsunade didn't answer the question directly, changing the subject instead: "Shizune will be leaving with me. She's your classmate too, right?"

“Yes, we’re classmates.” Yagami Yoruichi nodded.

Although they were classmates, they weren't very familiar with each other before, not even nodding acquaintances.

It wasn't until Yoruichi Yagami became Tsunade's student that the two became slightly more familiar, but they were just 'fellow students' with a good relationship, nothing more.

In Yagami Yoruichi's memory, Shizune's strength was only slightly below average in the class. She had some talent in medical ninjutsu, but not much, and was even inferior to Nohara Rin.

If it weren't for her special status as Kato Dan's only descendant, she wouldn't have been able to be taken in as a disciple by Tsunade.

Yoruichi Yagami didn't think there was anything wrong with Tsunade bringing Shizune along.

Konoha doesn't lack a medical genin, so why not take this opportunity to let Shizune avoid the next Shinobi World War?

In addition, Tsunade's personality and style, with Shizune by her side to take care of her, at least makes people feel a little more at ease.

"After I leave, your team..." Tsunade had obviously thought about this issue as well, and began, "You're a Chunin now, so the village won't be sending any more Jonin to lead your teams. As for whether to keep things as they are or add a teammate to make it four, that's up to you. If you have someone in mind, you can tell me now."

Yoruichi Yagami thought for a moment. Among her close friends, Might Guy was still at the Ninja Academy, and Kakashi Hatake and the others all had their own teams. There was no need to forcibly separate them. So she said, "No need. Let's keep it as it is. A three-person team is fine. There's no need to make it a full four."

Chapter 155 The Contract of the Damp Bone Forest, Tsunade Leaves the Village

After discussing future plans for a while, Tsunade felt relieved.

In the ninja world, especially children born into ninja families, most of them are very precocious.

Although Yoruichi Yagami is young, her performance has always been enough to reassure Tsunade.

Once Tsunade confirmed that she no longer needed to keep an eye on Yoruichi Yagami, the last trace of worry in her heart was completely relieved.

"Then there's only one last thing left." Tsunade formed hand seals and cast a summoning jutsu.

A blue and white creature, about the length of an arm, that looked like a slug appeared in the house.

“Slug, this is my disciple, Yagami Yoruichi.” Tsuna pointed to Yagami Yoruichi and introduced him, “I passed on the contract scroll of the Shikkotsu Forest to him.”

"Yoruichi, this is the Slug Sage's clone." Tsunade briefly explained the Slug's abilities: "The Slug Sage's main body is very large. Even with your chakra reserves, you can only summon a partial clone. The more chakra you expend, the larger the clone will be. Furthermore, the Slug's main abilities are not in combat, but in support and healing."

"Hello, Slug-sama, nice to meet you." Yagami Yoruichi greeted the slug very seriously.

Although slugs are more of a support type, they are definitely among the top beasts in the ninja world, and will certainly be of great help to me in the future.

Most importantly, Yagami Yoruichi is very interested in Shikkotsu-lin's Sage Mode.

Natural energy is a method that amplifies the strength of a ninja to a greater degree, and it will never be outdated.

"Hello, Yoruichi-sama." The slug was very gentle, its voice soft like a child's. The antennae on its head twitched a few times, as if waving to Yoruichi Yagami.

Among the immortals of the three great sacred sites of summoning beasts, the Slug Immortal is the most gentle in nature, and will even respectfully address the summoner as 'Master'.

In contrast, Ryuchi Cave and Mount Myōboku are quite different. One treats humans as food, while the other, though somewhat friendly, has its highest-ranking toad sages who all adopt an arrogant attitude and use prophecies and other rhetoric to trick their contracted members into serving them.

Only slugs will wholeheartedly help their contracted partners.

Yagami Yoruichi was not interested in the struggle between the three holy lands, but he was very interested in the Sage Techniques of Shikkotsu Forest.

"Tsunade-sensei, Slug-sama," Yagami Yoruichi said, "I've heard that the three great holy lands have a lineage of Sage Techniques? I wonder if I can learn the Sage Techniques of Shikkotsu Forest?"

"Sage Techniques?" Tsunade glanced thoughtfully at Yoruichi Yagami, then nodded and said, "Mastering Sage Techniques requires an enormous amount of chakra. Your chakra reserves are certainly sufficient."

"The so-called Immortal Technique is a mixture of physical energy, spiritual energy, and natural energy in a 1:1:1 ratio; none of the three can be missing." The slug straightened its upper body, looked at Yagami Yoruichi, and asked, "Yoruichi-sama, would you mind if I examined your physique?"

"Thank you for your help." Yagami Yoruichi extended his hand.

The slug crawled onto Yoruichi Yagami's palm. It wasn't slippery as she had imagined; instead, it felt cool and refreshing, like holding a piece of jelly.

Strands of chakra flowed through his palm and into Yagami Yoruichi's body.

However, it is clearly different from normal chakra.

"This is Sage Chakra?"

Yoruichi Yagami seemed to be deep in thought, carefully sensing the chakra, but he couldn't clearly distinguish between Sage Chakra and ordinary chakra.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that the 'strength' of Sage Chakra is many times stronger than that of ordinary chakra.

However, the specific effects cannot be analyzed in a short time.

In just a short while, the slug withdrew its chakra and said to Yoruichi Yagami, "Yoruichi, your physical strength and chakra reserves are astonishing, but your spiritual energy is insufficient, failing to meet the minimum requirements for mastering Sage Mode."

"Mental energy?" Yagami Yoruichi immediately thought of the [Mental] attribute.

"With your spiritual energy, you need to increase it by at least ten times to meet the minimum requirements for cultivating immortal techniques," the slug stated directly, giving a clear goal.

Yagami Yoruichi opened the system panel and glanced at it; her [Spirit] attribute had reached over three thousand points.

Ten times, which is more than 30,000.

This number seems to be a long way off.

However, once the Great Shinobi World War breaks out, it won't be difficult for him to reach the threshold for mastering Sage Mode by killing enough enemies on the battlefield and relying on the [Soul Devouring] Hextech.

"I understand, thank you, Slug-sama." Yagami Yoruichi nodded and said nothing more.

This was merely a brief introduction between Yoruichi Yagami and the slug. After a simple exchange, the slug took its leave, dispelled the summoning jutsu, and returned to Shikkotsu Forest.

After the slug left, Tsunade looked at Yoruichi Yagami and suddenly didn't know what to say.

After a long silence, she finally spoke, "It's late, go and get some rest."

"When are you leaving, teacher?" Yagami Yoruichi asked.

"You don't need to worry about these things. Just focus on your training." Tsunade waved her hand, said no more, and stood up to leave.

Yagami Yoruichi hesitated for a moment, then returned to his room without saying anything more.

That night, Yagami Yoruichi, unusually, suffered from insomnia.

Tsunade's departure will definitely have some impact on Yoruichi Yagami's situation in Konoha.

However, given Yagami Yoruichi's current strength, she doesn't need to worry about these things too much.

If anyone dares to mess with me, I'll just make a scene.

However, from an emotional perspective, Yagami Yoruichi was somewhat reluctant to part with him.