Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

"Your Wood Release should be far superior to Yamato's now. It was only that day that I realized how powerful the First Hokage's Wood Release could be."

Because Kakashi didn't know much about the First and Second Hokage, he thought their strength was incomparable to that of the Third and Fourth Hokage.

But when Yu Ming displayed that terrifying Wood Release technique that day, he realized that the First Hokage's Wood Release was truly powerful and terrifying.

Yu Ming smiled and said, "Kakashi-sensei, it seems you don't have much of a concept of the previous Hokage."

"If the First Hokage who founded Konoha Village didn't have some ability, how could he have ended the chaotic Warring States period?"

"Moreover, I've heard that his Wood Release technique can alter the terrain; I'm still far from being able to do that."

Although Kakashi was previously in the Anbu, his knowledge of the First Hokage was probably not as extensive as Yu Ming's, because he wouldn't pay attention to that.

Kakashi smiled. "It seems you know a lot about this."

Yu Ming sighed, "It was only after understanding that I realized that both the First Hokage and the Second Hokage were powerful figures who could dominate the ninja world. The First Hokage, in particular, could be said to have suppressed an entire era of ninjas. When he was alive, no one dared to start a ninja war. He truly deserved the title of God of Shinobi."

Kakashi wasn't very clear on this knowledge; he only knew that the First Hokage founded Konoha.

Seeing the respectful tone in Yu Ming's voice when he spoke of the First Hokage, Kakashi smiled and said, "Who knows, you might grow into a ninja of that level in the future?"

Yu Ming smiled and said, "I hope so, but I think it's difficult. The First Hokage was incredibly strong. Although I have mastered Wood Release, my Wood Release is still far inferior to his."

"If there are no problems with the records, a single ninjutsu of the First Hokage could completely break a mountain range that is tens of kilometers long, and destroy a country without any pressure. I think this is probably why no country dared to start a ninja war in that era."

"Actually, besides the First Hokage, the Second Hokage was also a very powerful ninja. He developed the Flying Thunder God Technique, the Shadow Clone Technique, and so on. Many of the forbidden techniques in Konoha today were developed by him."

"That's why I learned about the previous Hokage and realized that my strength is really nothing."

If we're talking about strength, Yu Ming's current level is actually already comparable to Tobirama Senju's.

However, Yu Ming would never say that the Second Hokage was no match for him.

Kakashi was also learning this for the first time, but seeing Yu Ming's high regard for the First and Second Hokage, Kakashi smiled and said, "So your goal is them? Now that you have mastered their ninjutsu and bloodline limits, with your talent, I think it's only a matter of time before you reach their level."

Kakashi had considerable confidence in Yu Ming as a student.

Yu Ming's talent and basic conditions are much better than his back then.

Yu Ming chuckled, then looked at Kakashi and said, "If Kakashi-sensei hadn't been held back by those things, he would probably be even stronger now."

Kakashi, however, didn't seem to mind and laughed, "People always have to go through things they don't want to go through, and they'll gain more insights afterward."

Yu Ming nodded.

However, as soon as Kakashi finished speaking, he looked at Yu Ming and said, "But since I've already been through it once, I don't want you to go through it again."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

Just then, Sakura stood in the corridor and called out, "Kakashi-sensei, Yu Ming."

Looking at Sakura, Kakashi asked curiously, "Why is Sakura wearing your clothes?"

Yu Ming smiled wryly and said, "Things are a bit complicated. I'll talk about it when we get back."

Yu Ming didn't know what to say.

Yu Ming promised Xiao Ying that he wouldn't tell anyone.

He needs to figure out how to make it up.

Kakashi didn't understand what was so hard to say.

However, since Yu Ming didn't want to talk about it, he didn't force him.

After burying Zabuza and Haku's bodies, Gato came looking for trouble.

They led over a hundred men and surrounded Dazna's village.

There were also several samurai among them.

Kado shouted arrogantly, "Tazuna, stop building that bridge! Or believe me, I'll kill your entire village!"

Yu Ming stood on a large tree and watched as Tazna led the villagers to negotiate with Kado.

Kakashi, standing next to him, remained calm and showed no concern whatsoever.

Even if Gato has a few samurai around him, he's not worried. Samurai are generally not as strong as ninjas, unless they are experts like Mifune.

After watching for a while, Gato and Tazuna failed to reach an agreement, and in the end, Tazuna even angered Gato.

"Tazuna, don't push your luck. Do you believe I'll kill your entire village today?"

Tazuna frowned and said, "Even if you want to kill us, we will still build that bridge. Gato, you have monopolized the trade of the Land of Waves for a long time, making the Land of Waves impoverished. Do you think we will still submit to you?"

Kado's face darkened. "It seems you're determined to rebel. In that case, go die with your son-in-law."

"Kill everyone in this village."

Those behind, wielding samurai swords, hesitated for a moment, but still charged forward with their swords.

Looking at these people, Yu Ming was speechless. "What a bunch of idiots! Even Zabuza and Haku are dead, how did they have the courage to come in?"

Kakashi also felt that Gato seemed a little off. Did he not understand the significance of Zabuza, an elite Jonin?

However, Kado really believed that as long as he had more people, he could win.

Yu Ming found this kind of thing boring. "Since he's come here to die, I'll grant his wish."

Standing on the tree, he stretched out a finger toward Kado, who was standing dozens of meters away.

"Sizzle~".

A bolt of lightning shot out from Yu Ming's fingertips in an instant.

Kado, who was laughing heartily, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart, and then collapsed, feeling utterly weak.

He pulled himself out, revealing a small hole about the thickness of a finger in his chest; the wound was charred.

His heart stopped instantly, his body convulsed, and within ten seconds he was completely still.

Yu Ming remained calm, while Kakashi chuckled, "This ninjutsu must have been developed from Chidori, right?"

Yu Ming nodded. "Many derivative ninjutsu can be developed from Chidori."

Chidori is just a basic ninjutsu, while Raikiri, which is above Chidori, is an S-rank ninjutsu that Kakashi developed himself.

However, Yu Ming did not learn Lightning Blade, because it was an S-rank ninjutsu unique to Kakashi.

Yu Ming possesses his own S-rank Lightning Release ninjutsu.

He rarely used it, however, because its destructive power was too great.

Chapter 76

Kado's men, who were about to rush into the village, were stunned when they saw that their leader was dead.

They were all terrified when they looked at Yu Ming standing in the tree in the distance.

They scattered like birds and beasts in no time.

Only a few samurai remained, still daring to draw their katana and confront Yu Ming.

"Boy, how dare you kill our employer? Are you looking for death?"

Yu Ming looked at the samurai and smiled, saying, "Samurai, do you still have any dignity as samurai?"

Samurai generally disdain accepting hired missions like ninjas.

However, many samurai do not have a place to live now, so those exiled samurai will accept employment from employers.

Upon hearing Yu Ming's words, the warriors frowned, clearly feeling that Yu Ming's words had hurt their pride.

"You brat, you're asking for it."

One of the samurai, wielding a katana, charged toward Yu Ming.

The sword is imbued with chakra. In this world, even samurai need chakra as a form of energy to fight.

However, they do not know ninjutsu.

Yu Ming was quite happy to let them witness his swordsmanship.

He formed hand seals and took out the ANBU samurai sword that Kakashi had given him from the spatial scroll.

Yu Ming smiled and said, "I'll play along with you for a bit."

After Yu Ming finished speaking, he drew his katana, and his body instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning. Before the charging samurai could react, a flash of light passed by him.

Before the samurai could even understand what was happening, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his body.

Looking down, he saw a long wound running from his chest to his abdomen, from which blood was flowing, causing him immense pain.

The samurai's strength was instantly drained, and he collapsed to the ground, his body covered in blood.

he died.

He died before he even fought Yu Ming.

He died with his eyes wide open in disbelief.

Yu Ming sheathed his sword and calmly looked at the trembling warriors.

“Even in terms of swordsmanship, none of you are my match. If you don’t want to die, you can come up again. I don’t mind making you die with him.”

The warriors no longer dared to provoke Yu Ming. They glanced at their companions and then all turned and ran away.

They didn't want to die here. Despite being humiliated by Yu Ming, they knew very well that they were no match for him.

It could even be said that the two sides are not even in the same dimension.

Kakashi appeared beside Yu Ming and said with a smile, "You haven't practiced swordsmanship for a long time, have you? I thought your swordsmanship had deteriorated."

Yu Ming smiled slightly and said, "I have never slacked off in swordsmanship."

Yu Ming still cares a lot about swordsmanship.

In physical combat, using a weapon is always much better than not using one.

Moreover, in this world, below the Six Paths, you can be killed even with an ordinary kunai.

Even someone like Hashirama Senju would die if he were stabbed too quickly in succession.

Yu Ming never slacked off in his swordsmanship.

Kakashi nodded. "Swordsmanship is indeed a very effective fighting method."

"For you, it's just adding another skill to your repertoire of killing."