Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

At this point, Kakashi was indeed essentially Yu Ming's teacher.

In the ninja world, if you teach someone ninjutsu, that person becomes your teacher.

After all, teaching ninjutsu is extremely important among ninjas. Even within a small team, the instructor may not necessarily teach you any ninjutsu.

You need to get him to acknowledge you as his student first.

Chapter 9

Kakashi wanted Yu Ming to understand things more deeply, so he explained a lot of basic knowledge about Fire Release ninjutsu to him.

This kind of knowledge cannot be learned in a library.

Therefore, Yu Ming not only had no impatience, but also felt that he had gained a lot.

At the same time, while contemplating the knowledge Kakashi had shared, he discovered that his mental strength had increased significantly.

He thought to himself, "As expected, the knowledge taught by elite Jonin is the real essence. I've been reading books in the library for over a year, and I haven't improved this quickly."

Kakashi was somewhat surprised that Yu Ming could listen to him talk about so much dry and boring knowledge.

Logically speaking, at Yu Ming's age, he shouldn't like listening to these theoretical concepts.

After finishing his explanation, Kakashi led Yu Ming to the pool and said, "Now I'll demonstrate to you how to release the Great Fireball."

Yu Ming stood next to Kakashi and nodded, "Mm."

Kakashi's gaze narrowed slightly, and he began to form hand seals, but very slowly, hoping that Yu Ming could clearly see the sequence of his hand seals.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique".

After spending more than ten seconds completing the hand seals, Kakashi unleashed a fierce burst of flames towards the pool.

A fireball, five or six meters long, was quickly launched more than ten meters away and crashed into the waterfall.

"Tch~".

The fireball struck the waterfall, creating a cloud of water vapor.

Yu Ming sighed, "It is indeed much more powerful than the Great Fireball Technique. Although both are C-rank ninjutsu, the difference in power is too great. No wonder it is an exclusive ninjutsu of the Uchiha clan."

"I bet any ninja with fire-style chakra would want to learn this ninjutsu."

Yu Ming's words made Kakashi smile. "That's true. Up to now, the number of Konoha ninjas who have mastered this ninjutsu can be counted on one hand."

"The Uchiha clan is indeed highly skilled in the art of fire-style techniques."

After saying that, Kakashi looked at Yu Ming and asked, "Any leads yet?"

"This ninjutsu is quite difficult. I had to use a special method to learn it back then."

Yu Ming was taken aback. "A special method?"

Yu Ming then realized that the special method might be the Sharingan.

Kakashi thought for a moment and then stopped hiding it from Yu Ming: "Yes, the special method is my special eyes."

Kakashi pulled his headband up.

He revealed his Sharingan, which he had been keeping open.

Yu Ming stared at Kakashi's Sharingan for a moment, then exclaimed, "This is... the Sharingan?"

Kakashi laughed and said, "You know quite a lot. That's right. I copied this ninjutsu using my Sharingan. Because of the special nature of my eyes, many people call me the Copy Ninja."

Yu Ming hadn't expected Kakashi to tell him these things. Was this a sign of trust?

Yu Ming didn't understand what Kakashi meant, but he knew that Kakashi probably didn't mean him any harm.

He then laughed and said, "A copy ninja? Does that mean these eyes can copy ninjutsu just by looking at it?"

Yu Ming was somewhat envious.

Kakashi smiled and said, "Yes, as long as it's not a bloodline limit ninjutsu or a high-difficulty ninjutsu, I can copy it."

Kakashi didn't hide this from Yu Ming.

"You should know what a bloodline limit is, right?"

Yu Ming nodded. "Yes, I know. It's a special kind of chakra that combines two or more attributes. I've seen it in the library."

This knowledge can also be found in libraries.

It's just that very few people will go to see it.

Kakashi was somewhat surprised. "I didn't expect you to have learned so much at such a young age. That's rare. Yes, that's the principle of bloodline limits."

"My Sharingan is also a type of bloodline limit, but it is a bloodline limit caused by the specificity of a certain organ in the body."

Yu Ming nodded. In the library, there was no detailed description of the definition of the second type of bloodline limit.

"Alright, give it a try and see if you get anything out of it."

Yu Ming nodded. "I think I've already learned it."

Kakashi was stunned for a moment, somewhat incredulous. "You've learned it?"

Yu Ming did not answer Kakashi, but instead rapidly formed hand seals, so fast that only afterimages could be seen.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique".

"Phew~".

"Boom!"

A ball of flame was instantly spewed out by Yu Ming.

A fireball over six meters tall shot dozens of meters away in an instant, crashing into the waterfall in the blink of an eye.

The flames lasted for three seconds before being extinguished by the continuous flow of water from the waterfall.

A large amount of water vapor filled the pool.

Kakashi was stunned. "Amazing."

After Yu Ming finished releasing the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, he smiled and said, "Not bad."

"This ninjutsu is indeed very powerful."

Kakashi turned to look at Yu Ming and said, "You really are a terrifying guy. I only told you once, and you already learned it. That's terrifying."

Yu Ming wasn't particularly surprised, because he knew that Itachi Uchiha had also learned it after watching his father demonstrate it once.

She is in no way inferior to Yu Ming.

Yu Ming looked at Kakashi and smiled, "Today's lesson is finished, Kakashi-sensei."

Kakashi nodded and said with a wry smile, "I originally thought it would take you about a week to master this ninjutsu, but I didn't expect it to be so quick."

Kakashi calculated that Yu Ming's study time included the previous wading and tree climbing activities, so it would take a week.

Kakashi truly believed that Yu Ming needed two days, or at most two days.

Yu Ming smiled and asked, "So, what ninjutsu will you teach me today?"

Kakashi shook his head and smiled, "No need for that today. You should familiarize yourself with this ninjutsu. I have a mission tomorrow and won't be in the village for about a week. Do you want to learn taijutsu? If you do, I can have a ninja teach you. He'll be in Konoha while I'm on a mission."

Yu Ming knew who Kakashi was talking about, and looked at Kakashi and said, "Is it the person you ate ramen with that day?"

Kakashi nodded. "That's right, he's also a Jonin, and his taijutsu skills are extremely advanced."

Yu Ming had no intention of learning physical techniques from Kai, and he had absolutely no interest in the Eight Gates Formation.

He could never possibly learn such a fleeting martial art.

Even if he were to eventually unlock all eight gates based on his physical constitution, he might not die.

But what's the point?

His body was originally designed to become stronger no matter what he did, and there were absolutely no limitations.

He certainly wouldn't bother learning that kind of physical skill.

So Yu Ming laughed and said, "Then forget it. My physical skills aren't bad right now."

Guy's physical skills under normal circumstances are indeed not much better than Kakashi's.

Since he didn't want to learn the Eight Gates Formation, there was naturally no need for him to learn it from Kai.

Kakashi was stunned for a moment. "Really? You'd better not regret this later."

Yu Ming smiled and said, "I will definitely not regret it."

Kakashi exclaimed, "Actually, he's a master of taijutsu. You really should learn from him."

Yu Ming smiled but didn't reply.

Chapter 10

Seeing Yu Ming's calm demeanor, Kakashi already knew what Yu Ming was thinking.

"You have quite a lot of chakra. The Great Fireball Technique is a ninjutsu that consumes a lot of chakra. With the intensity you just released, the amount of chakra consumed definitely exceeds that of an ordinary genin."

Yu Ming smiled and said, "My chakra reserves are indeed higher than the average person's."

Kakashi looked at the sky and said, "It's already dark. Let's go down the mountain and get something to eat."

Yu Ming was taken aback for a moment. "But I~."

Yu Ming was about to refuse, as he didn't like eating out.

To everyone's surprise, Kakashi patted Yu Ming on the shoulder and laughed, "Alright, it's on you."

Upon hearing this, how could Yu Ming possibly refuse?

"You'll have to treat me, I don't have any money to eat out."

Kakashi smiled, as if remembering something, "Oh, right, this is your reward for learning the Fireball Jutsu."

Yu Ming was stunned for a moment, watching Kakashi take out his wallet and pull out three 10,000-tael bills.

"Here you go, this is your reward for today."

Yu Ming never expected that Kakashi would actually give him money; he had originally thought that Kakashi was just saying it casually.

Kakashi stared at Yu Ming in disbelief, then placed three 10,000 tael bills in Yu Ming's pocket and said with a smile, "This is what you deserve."

Yu Ming frowned. "Actually, I thought you were just joking."