Naruto: My version is ahead of the ninja world

"Yugen, how do you feel about the 'permission' the Third Hokage granted you today?"

After leaving the Hokage's office building, Kohinata Shingen and Hagen chatted as they walked.

"As far as what I've seen today is concerned, it certainly has value. For someone like me who comes from a ninja background, there's no need to talk about any profound theories about chakra and ninjutsu. In fact, I lack a lot of common sense knowledge... I think the reading time in the library can make up for this deficiency."

Putting aside the two physical clone techniques he memorized, in a sense, the scroll about lightning attribute and lightning release that Yu Xuan saw today was actually more valuable.

It provided some ideas for Yu Xian's next research on the Chidori Sharp Spear. In ninja battles, a five-meter-long lightsaber is still very lethal.

It's quite difficult to constrain lightning into a straight physical shape; Yu Xian still needs to learn more.

Kohinata Shingen nodded. He agreed with Yugen's point of view. After all, Kohinata was not Hyuga. The former did not have the right to cling to Gentle Fist. Therefore, he needed to learn other ninjutsu. Why would someone without Byakugan play Gentle Fist? He still needed to develop comprehensively.

"That library contains many valuable ninjutsu techniques and other knowledge, but... after observing it carefully today, I found that the value of the various scrolls and books varies greatly, requiring judgment to select them."

"Have you ever seen anything exceptionally valuable, like an S-rank ninjutsu with high learning difficulty, or a high-level sealing technique?" Yu Xian asked without much hope.

"No, the highest I've seen is only B-level. To summarize the valuable content I've browsed, it can be described as basic, comprehensive, practical, and solid. As for the content related to sealing techniques, it can hardly be called in-depth... because I can understand most of it," Kohinata Shingen said.

"It's only natural. Considering the value of scientific ninja tools, it's already quite generous to allow us access to a library of this level." Weighing the costs and benefits, Yu Xian had no complaints.

Learning advanced techniques is impossible, but that doesn't mean there aren't good things in the library; you just have to search for them slowly.

As for finding ultimate techniques like the Flying Thunder God Technique inside, don't even think about it.

"Yu Xuan, let's be objective. I think the reward the Hokage gave us is already beyond what's expected. Just think about the difficulty and cost for an ordinary ninja to learn a ninjutsu, and then compare that to the fact that we can access the ninjutsu library. It's no exaggeration to say that we've obtained a treasure trove."

Yu Gen glanced at Kohinata Shingen. The other man's words were quite sophisticated, because Yu Gen couldn't tell whether he was being sarcastic or genuinely grateful.

Think about Yu Xian's original form and when he first arrived on the battlefield; it was indeed impossible for him to learn ninjutsu.

"I haven't had a chance to look yet. Are there many practical basic ninjutsu and escape techniques in the library?" he asked.

"If you have the energy and talent, you could become a Five Elements Ninja like the Third Hokage... Haha, just kidding."

Having many mediocre skills is not as good as having one specialty. For the average ninja, it is completely unnecessary to be greedy for more, bigger, and more.

"That's good, I understand."

"Let's put those gains aside for now. Yuzuru, what are your thoughts on the Third Hokage's mention of producing ninja tools and establishing related teams?"

Although Yugen's way of doing things was different from what Kohinata Shingen had expected, Shingen had never thought that he would start dealing with the Hokage so soon, so he had some unrealistic ideas.

"What do you think? My idea is not to take polite words too seriously. If there's no top-down inquiry, then there's no need for us to offer any truly enthusiastic suggestions."

"..."

When it comes to team building, the Hokage is a professional; it's not up to someone like Kalamiti, a nobody, to offer advice.

Shingen Kohinata sighed and said, "Then we'll go with your opinion."

"Senior Zhenyan, we have made contributions to the ninja village, and the Hokage has given us the corresponding reward. Everything seems reasonable, but there is a possibility that cannot be ruled out..."

"possibility?"

"Yes, the possibility of us returning to the battlefield."

"Yu Xian, this possibility can never be ruled out."

That's for sure. Even the Hokage goes to the battlefield, let alone Yugen and the others.

It's conceivable that, at the latest, when scientific ninja tools begin to be deployed on the battlefield, Yugen will also have to go back.

"Hopefully, the Fourth Shinobi World War won't be so terrible by then."

The Fourth Shinobi World War will proceed as planned. The only thing Yugen can change is himself; he still needs to continuously improve his strength.

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Another day passed, and Yu Xian received his bonus. This amount of money was indeed a large sum for an individual, so much so that he didn't know how to spend it.

After much thought, he decided to first purchase ninja tools and replace all his standard weapons with high-quality ones.

So on the day he received the money, he went to the village's famous ninja tool shop.

Yu Xian entered the store and, without asking anything else, immediately inquired about the price of explosive talismans.

"Shopkeeper, what's the price of explosive tags now?"

"The war shows no signs of ending, and the price of explosive tags is still rising. Coupled with the insatiable demand from the ninja villages, this has caused some problems with our supply... 1500 taels per tag, is that acceptable to the customer?"

Yu Xian quickly did the math and found that the price was equivalent to the purchase price of certain heavy grenades by one of the world's largest military powers... Although the price of the detonating tags was very expensive, this store wasn't ripping people off.

An explosive tag is something any ninja can afford, so it's not a financial burden. But don't forget that it's a consumable item, and frequent use of explosive tags is like burning money.

Fortunately, Yu Xian was there to play the role of a wealthy patron today, so arrogant that he didn't even ask for a discount.

"A very reasonable price. I'll start with a hundred explosive tags." Yu Xian thought to herself, "So this is what it feels like to spend money without batting an eye?"

"One hundred...guest, are you sure?"

"Is there an inventory problem?"

"No, it's just... well, you're not planning on causing any trouble in the village, are you?"

"How could that be? I just came back from the battlefield, and I might have to go back at any time. There's a shortage of detonators at the front, so I'm just buying them as a precaution."

So this person was worried about me launching a terrorist attack in the village? Using explosive tags for a terrorist attack is too inefficient; at the very least, you'd have to use a tailed beast.

"I see. Don't worry, sir, we definitely have a hundred explosive tags in stock... Do you have any other needs?"

"Hmm, do you have any high-quality short blades?"

"Yes, please take a look, sir. This short sword is one of our best-selling products. Its sharpness far surpasses that of the standard kunai... It costs 50,000 taels."

Yu Xian: "..."

No, I wasn't really taken advantage of, was I? A broken dagger costing tens of thousands?