Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

Kakashi continued, "Yu Ming almost died during that mission, so he received a ninjutsu as a reward. Do you understand now?"

This kind of thing is actually common knowledge; it's just that Naruto and his fellow genin are unaware of it.

Naruto looked at Yu Ming and suddenly realized that Yu Ming, who was usually quiet, had actually done something like this, and he couldn't believe it at all.

By the way, it seems that Yu Ming usually uses shadow clones when he goes on missions with them.

No wonder he didn't have much interaction with himself, Sasuke, or Sakura back then.

Sasuke, on the other hand, wanted to figure out just how powerful Yu Ming was now.

Kakashi only went this far and didn't say anything more.

Throughout the journey, Xiaoying and her two companions kept secretly watching Yuming.

They felt that Yu Ming was becoming increasingly mysterious.

Sasuke, in particular, was very eager to know just how strong Yu Ming really was.

Yu Ming, however, was completely unconcerned about Naruto and the others peeking at him.

He chatted and laughed with Kakashi the whole way.

After walking for a long time, the group found themselves in a forest, very close to the Land of Waves.

As they passed two puddles, Yu Ming's lips curled into a slight smile.

Kakashi glanced at Yu Ming and gave him a look.

Yu Ming instantly understood: "Kakashi is trying to test the mental fortitude of the team members. I feel like I'm just watching a show."

Although this is true.

Yu Ming did not intend to make a move.

So I pretended I knew nothing at all.

Just a few steps past two puddles, two Chunin from Kirigakure suddenly sprang into action, using their scythes to slice Kakashi and Yumei, who were walking behind them, in half with a single strike.

(In fact) Yu Ming was originally walking in front, but he deliberately walked behind so that the two Hidden Mist Villages would cut him down along with them.

This sudden accident left both Naruto and Sakura stunned.

I have absolutely no idea what happened.

After the two Chunin from Kirigakure cut Kakashi and Yuuki in half, they charged toward Tazuna.

Sakura was stunned for a moment, but after she came to her senses, she drew her kunai, intending to block the Chunin from Kirigakure.

Sasuke also realized what was happening and swung his kunai at the chain of the Hidden Mist Village Chunin.

"Ding~".

Kunai nailed his chain to the tree.

Sasuke and Sakura were locked in a fierce battle to protect Tazuna, while Naruto was so terrified by the scene that he was speechless.

They didn't even dare to move.

The sight of Yu Ming and Kakashi being cut in half at the waist had left him completely powerless.

He muttered to himself, "Kakashi-sensei is dead, Yu Ming is dead, he was... he was cut in half."

Chapter 65

Although Sasuke and Sakura were no match for the two Chunin from Kirigakure, they were still thinking about how to protect Tazuna.

In this respect, he is at least much better than Naruto is now.

That's normal, though, because Naruto hasn't fully matured yet.

Yu Ming and Kakashi stood on a big tree. Yu Ming laughed and said, "It seems that Sasuke is quite good. He has such awareness at such a young age."

Kakashi looked at Naruto with some disappointment.

Yu Ming smiled and said, "Don't worry about it so much, Kakashi-sensei. Naruto has never experienced anything like this before, so this reaction is normal."

Kakashi is indeed somewhat disappointed in Naruto, but he also knows that Naruto can be changed.

He is still young.

However, looking at Yu Ming, Kakashi laughed and said, "What do you mean by 'this age'? You're the same age as them."

"It's unbelievable that you have strength that surpasses mine at such a young age."

Yu Ming is definitely the most talented ninja Kakashi has ever seen, and also the strongest ninja he has ever seen. He believes that Yu Ming's strength has now surpassed that of the Third Hokage.

The strongest ninja in Konoha is definitely Yu Ming.

It's even possible that none of the three legendary Sannin of Konoha could be a match for Yu Ming.

Of course, this was just Kakashi's guess, because he wasn't entirely sure of the exact strength of the Legendary Sannin.

Of the three legendary Sannin of Konoha, the person he was most familiar with was not Jiraiya, nor Tsunade, but Orochimaru.

Because when Orochimaru left Konoha, it was he who went to hunt him down, but at that moment, he was so intimidated by a single look from Orochimaru that he couldn't move.

Keep in mind that he already possessed the strength of a Jonin at that time.

Even in front of Orochimaru, he was still trembling under Orochimaru's gaze.

But it is precisely because of this that Kakashi believes that Yu Ming's current strength has surpassed Orochimaru's power back then.

Yu Ming smiled and said, "Power is something you only need to have; there's no need to pursue too much of it."

As soon as Yu Ming finished speaking, Kakashi was speechless.

He felt that if he didn't know Yu Ming, he would definitely think Yu Ming was showing off.

However, he also knew that Yu Ming wasn't that bored.

Yu Ming might be right to say that, because he was already powerful enough, even stronger than the Third Hokage.

Few people could disagree with him when he said that.

But if an ordinary person said that, they really have something wrong with their brain.

Yu Ming saw Kakashi's expression and laughed, "Just kidding. Actually, I'm just training step by step, and I've already felt a bottleneck. I estimate that my strength will be stuck at this stage for a long time."

This statement is still a lie, because Yu Ming's body can become stronger without limit.

There are no restrictions.

What Yu Ming was referring to was only ninjutsu. The ninjutsu he currently possessed was roughly the collection of ninjutsu he could currently practice. As for other more advanced ninjutsu, he would need to request them from the Otsutsuki clan.

At least for now, Yu Ming's strength is far from sufficient.

He may have reached the initial Kage level now, but he is still far from Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, and even further from the Six Paths level.

Kakashi also believed this; based on his common sense, it was impossible for a person to become stronger indefinitely.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with what Yu Ming said.

"It's alright. Haste makes waste. Take it slow. In cultivation, the bottlenecks become bigger and bigger as you progress. But at your age, having the power to defeat a Kage-level opponent is already quite impressive."

"I even think that you now possess power that surpasses that of the Fourth Hokage."

Kakashi felt that Yu Ming had already surpassed the Fourth Hokage.

Because Yu Ming also mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Yu Ming generally uses any ninjutsu he masters much better than ordinary people, even better than them.

Moreover, in terms of pure physical strength and the power of ninjutsu attacks, Yu Ming is far superior to the Fourth Hokage.

Furthermore, he has now mastered Wood Release and learned many Wood Release ninjutsu.

Kakashi believed that the Fourth Hokage was not as strong as Yu Ming.

Kakashi laughed and said, "Maybe you'll become the Fifth Hokage."

These words startled Yu Ming for a moment, then he smiled wryly and said, "Kakashi-sensei, please don't flatter me. I don't want to be Hokage. I'm not cut out for it. I just want to be an ordinary ninja."

That's true. Yu Ming knows that he is now considered a top-tier fighter in Konoha.

There are only a few ninjas who can threaten him.

However, Yu Ming did not think he was invincible because of this, and thus became arrogant and unrestrained.

This is not in his character.

However, this personality isn't the kind of "lazy" personality; he just takes things lightly and prioritizes happiness.

He will follow some rules, but he doesn't care about others at all.

It is possible that this is all possible with backup 371.

Therefore, Yu Ming felt that his place in this world was as insignificant as a wisp of air.

It seems to move with the wind, both free and not free.

Kakashi laughed and said, "Sometimes things really are beyond our control; you can't just do whatever you want."

Kakashi sighed. He naturally liked this state, but the key was that achieving it was very difficult.

Yu Ming smiled and said, "That's right. If it were really easy to do, then it wouldn't be worth cherishing."

I stood on the book and chatted with Kakashi for a few minutes.

Seeing that Sasuke was about to collapse, another Chunin rushed over to kill Tazuna. At this moment, Sasuke was being held back by a Chunin. Sakura was no match for the other Chunin. Naruto was completely terrified.

If we don't make a move, Tazuna will definitely be killed.

Yu Ming looked at Kakashi and said, "Kakashi-sensei, if you don't make a move, Sakura definitely won't be able to stop you."

Kakashi shook his head. "They still need to train."

After saying that, Kakashi used the Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of Sakura and punched the Chunin so hard that his neck was bent out of shape.

Almost instantly, the Chunin from Kirigakure who was fighting Sasuke was also bound by Kakashi's chain with lightning speed.

The entire process took less than three seconds.

Kakashi then chained the two Chunin from Kirigakure to a large tree.

Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura were all stunned when Kakashi reappeared.

"Kakashi-sensei is not dead."

Naruto shouted happily.