Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

For Yu Ming, becoming Hokage with Tsunade would probably be easier than becoming the Third Hokage.

At least he doesn't need to worry about many problems.

During Tsunade's reign, things were indeed more enlightened and peaceful.

Therefore, Yu Ming didn't really want the outcome of the Chunin Exams to change in any way.

The exam lasted for half a day and finally came to an end. Everyone except Yu Ming had gone through a tough battle.

Standing in the crowd, Yu Ming remained calm, while the Third Generation, after setting the time for the finals, gave Yu Ming a deep look.

He is under a lot of pressure right now. Orochimaru has appeared, and his purpose is unclear. He is very likely to cause great damage to Konoha.

The Third Hokage believed that Yu Ming's strength would be of great use to Konoha.

Konoha already has very few Jonin. Kakashi, Asuma, Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, and Yamato are the only five who are proper Jonin. The other Jonin are either clan leaders who have already retired.

Or they are exceptionally skilled ninjas.

They were either Danzo's subordinates; the Third Hokage didn't actually have many people he could use to stop Orochimaru.

Moreover, the Third Hokage was well aware of Orochimaru's strength; even he himself might not be able to stop him now. Therefore, having someone like Yu Ming, who possesses the strength of a Jonin, to help would be much better.

Moreover, he hoped that Yu Ming could use this incident to grow up quickly, because he now realized how serious it was that Konoha was without the Fourth Hokage.

Like Kakashi, the Third Hokage now hopes that Yu Ming can grow into a ninja like the Fourth Hokage, capable of supporting Konoha's top combat strength.

Otherwise, Konoha's strongest Jonin right now is Kakashi, who would indeed be unable to deal with a dangerous figure like Orochimaru.

As for Tsunade and Jiraiya, he doesn't know where they are.

There's only one Jiraiya who can be relied on, and Tsunade suffers from hemophobia, so she doesn't have much fighting power at all.

Therefore, the Third Hokage most hoped that Yu Ming could grow up, and might even have hoped for him more than Kakashi.

Currently, the only person who can support the top fighting force of Konoha is Yu Ming.

In the short term, Yu Ming has the opportunity to grow into a figure like the Fourth Hokage.

If the third generation were younger, he probably wouldn't have such thoughts, but he is already sixty-nine years old, and in a few more years, his strength will decline to a very low level.

If Konoha were unable to cultivate a Kage-level shinobi by then, the village would likely face a major crisis.

Let alone Orochimaru this time, even if we escape Orochimaru, if Konoha doesn't have a Kage-level ninja, it will inevitably make other ninja villages have designs on it.

Kakashi's growth is too slow. He should be at the peak of his strength at his current age, but right now Kakashi is just an elite Jonin. He is indeed excellent among Jonin, but if he can't reach Kage level, then level 240 is meaningless.

Let alone being able to withstand attacks from other villages with Konoha, it's hard to say whether they can even withstand internal conflicts within the village.

This is why the Third Hokage was training Kakashi but never let him succeed him as the Fifth Hokage.

Aside from the Third Shinobi World War, the reason why Minato Namikaze became the Fourth Hokage at the young age of twenty was because he already possessed Kage-level strength and had a distinguished record of military achievements.

Even back then, he faced considerable pressure from the higher-ups, let alone Kakashi.

However, Yu Ming gave the Third Hokage hope. At least he felt that Yu Ming really had a chance to reach the Kage level when Minato Namikaze reached the Kage level, since Yu Ming had already mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.

This is a rather terrifying ninjutsu. Yu Ming, who has mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, could easily reach the Kage level within five years.

At that time, if Kakashi were to take over as the Fifth Hokage, and Yu Ming were to train for a few more years and become Kakashi's assistant for a few years, it would be a natural progression for Yu Ming to become the Sixth Hokage.

After all, Yu Ming is Kakashi's disciple, so you could say he's part of his lineage.

If he were young, the Third Hokage would never have had such thoughts, but now he is old and has to consider the future of Konoha.

Chapter 93

After the Third Hokage left, Yu Ming was summoned by Kakashi.

Kakashi had just fought Kabuto Yakushi from the top floor.

Now we need to use a seal on Sasuke to seal away his cursed seal.

The two led Sasuke to the Anbu's sealing chamber, where there was a sealing barrier.

Applying a seal here will make the sealing technique even more powerful.

Yu Ming stood calmly behind Sasuke, looking at the three tomoe on the back of his neck.

Looking at Kakashi, she asked, "Kakashi-sensei, do we really have to seal him?"

Kakashi nodded. "If it's not sealed, Sasuke will experience excruciating pain even with the slightest use of chakra, and he won't be able to train at all in the future."

Yu Ming nodded. "Alright, I'll apply this sealing seal."

"This will allow us to remove Orochimaru's soul power from Sasuke's cursed seal."

Kakashi nodded.

Sasuke is still in a coma.

The cursed seal causes severe damage to the body, and Sasuke had just returned from the hospital.

Yu Ming stood behind Sasuke, frowned, and quickly formed hand seals: "Sealing Evil Seal, activate."

As Yuu Mei placed two fingers on Sasuke's cursed seal, the ultimate seal, Yuu Mei placed them on Sasuke's seal.

The sealing seals on the ground began to move towards Sasuke's cursed seal.

During this process, Sasuke was awakened by intense pain.

"Ah~".

However, within this sealed barrier, he was the caster and therefore unable to move.

After the three sealing techniques finally enveloped Sasuke's cursed seal, Sasuke's pain disappeared.

However, Yu Ming did not stop there.

The other hand forms a hand seal.

"Spirit-Guiding Seal".

Yu Ming's other hand transformed into a claw, crackling with lightning. The lightning bolts were menacing and the last bolt connected to Sasuke's cursed seal.

Slowly, a small white snake appeared from Sasuke's cursed seal.

The little white snake was constantly pulled out by the power of lightning.

The little white snake tried to break free from the lightning that was guiding it, but it couldn't.

Finally, Yu Ming removed his other hand from Sasuke's cursed seal and began rapidly forming hand seals with both hands, using the "Spirit Annihilation Technique".

The little white snake was trapped in the air by a cage made of lightning.

Countless times it tried to break free, but was always pushed back by the lightning cage.

"Hiss hiss hiss~".

The little white snake kept hissing at Yu Ming, who was forming hand seals.

Even Kakashi, standing to the side, felt it was incredible. "Is this part of Orochimaru's soul? How come this little white snake has such an illusory attraction?"

Kakashi glanced at the little white snake and it was as if he were under a genjutsu.

This is actually a part of Orochimaru's soul that has been integrated with Ryuchi Cave's method of harnessing natural energy, and Ryuchi Cave was originally extremely skilled in genjutsu.

That's why Kakashi felt like he was under a genjutsu.

Yu Ming simply formed the hand seals with a calm expression.

The Extinction Technique is an extremely ruthless ninjutsu with terrifying power. It can even destroy the soul. While the Grim Reaper merely swallows the soul, the Extinction Technique directly annihilates the soul.

Therefore, this ninjutsu has many hand seals.

After forming the hand seal for about ten seconds, countless bolts of lightning instantly crackled across Yu Ming's body.

The lightning cage suspended in the air began to connect with the lightning on Yu Ming's body.

As Yu Ming said, "Destroy."

With just one word, the once quiet lightning cage suddenly erupted with countless bolts of lightning, instantly annihilating the little white snake inside.

Kakashi was stunned. "This, is this also a forbidden technique you learned?"

Kakashi couldn't believe that such a terrifying ninjutsu existed, capable of completely destroying the soul.

This kind of ninjutsu is extremely rare in the ninja world.

After learning about ninjutsu, Yu Ming took a deep breath and said, "No, this is a power that I developed myself to annihilate souls. It is specifically designed to deal with ninjas who use soul power to do evil."

"However, this ninjutsu consumes a great deal of chakra and is extremely difficult to learn; ordinary people simply cannot master it."

Seeing that Yu Ming's forehead was covered in sweat, Kakashi nodded and said, "I can tell. The only time you've ever been this weak is when you first started learning ninjutsu."

Yu Ming didn't actually want to use this level of ninjutsu. It was even more difficult than the Reaper Death Seal and required even more chakra.

Fortunately, as long as the caster's soul power is strong, it won't require sacrificing one's own soul like the Corpse Demon Seal.

However, the chakra consumption is terrifying, ten times that of the Reaper Death Seal.

The energy required to devour a soul is different from that required to annihilate a soul.

Yu Ming originally developed this ninjutsu to deal with ninjas like Orochimaru.

However, it is obvious that this ninjutsu consumes too much energy, requiring the chakra of a Kage-level expert in one go.

Fortunately, Yu Ming's chakra was enormous; otherwise, he would not have been able to perform this ninjutsu at all.

Just after Yu Ming destroyed the chakra Orochimaru had left on Sasuke, Orochimaru, who was plotting with Kabuto Yakushi in Konoha, frowned.

“This guy actually eliminated the soul power I left on Sasuke. He's a terrifying guy. It seems he really has a big impact on my plans. I have to lure him away to another place for the Chunin Exams in a month.”

Orochimaru has now developed some fear of Yu Ming.

Yu Ming was truly terrifying; he could even annihilate soul power.

Inside the sealing chamber, Sasuke woke up and stood up. He seemed to feel that his cursed seal was no longer in pain.

Thinking of this, he gathered his chakra and found that the cursed seal was not activated.

Sasuke smiled, then turned to look at Yu Ming, his expression returning to its usual coldness. "Thank you."

However, he still thanked Yu Ming in the end, and he knew very well that it was Yu Ming who had helped him.

Yu Ming smiled and said, "Actually, this cursed seal is a good thing for you. I have already removed Orochimaru's soul power from it. The function of this cursed seal is to absorb natural energy, which is a very high-level energy. If you can master this energy, you should have a great improvement."

"However, it will be very painful when you first start using it, it will hurt all over your body, but once you get through it, you will gain a very strong power."