In a remote forest, the dense sound of metal collisions suddenly ceased.
Bang!~
Bang!~
Two shadow clones dispersed immediately, and the next second, Kakashi's expression changed abruptly as he sat directly on the ground.
Releasing the shadow clones will bring back all memories. Once too many memories were brought back, it would cause a significant burden on the body in an instant.
Fortunately, Kakashi only used two shadow clones, and it was just a simple action of throwing a shuriken, so the burden wasn't too heavy.
"Come over and eat something. Food helps with chakra recovery. We'll train twice more in the afternoon, and today's training will be over."
Yoichi gestured to Kakashi, already prepared with three large bento boxes, each containing food for about six people, including rice balls, meat, and seafood, all ordered from some cooked food shops in the village.
He had temporarily ordered them for a month, costing around 120,000 ryo, with seafood being the most expensive, while the rest were at normal prices.
"Sorry for the trouble."
After hearing Yoichi's words, Kakashi didn't be too polite either. He sat down and took the bento box Yoichi handed him and started eating; if Yoichi hadn't called him, he would have prepared to eat his own dry rations.
Although he could have gone home to eat in the village, he was on a mission and had to listen to the employer until the mission was over.
The essence of a ninja is chakra. If you want to recover chakra quickly, you have to start with eating food. Nutritious food helps with chakra recovery, and what's faster than food recovery is medicinal herbs, but generally, no one eats medicine for chakra recovery.
Even the soldier pills made from medicinal herbs are only used in emergencies.
"Are you planning to practice swordsmanship?"
After finishing his meal, Kakashi turned around and asked. Although he took off his mask to eat, he ate facing away from Yoichi.
"Yes, I plan to practice swordsmanship that complements lightning release speed. This way, I'll have a higher survival rate on the battlefield. Also, Kakashi, didn't I tell you not to ask me questions casually!"
Yoichi didn't pay attention and inadvertently spoke his mind again when he answered, but fortunately, he had found some patterns when talking to Kakashi yesterday.
As long as he consciously controlled himself, he could avoid speaking. But if he spoke subconsciously, then he would definitely speak his mind.
"I'm sorry, I'll pay attention next time. But if you want swordsmanship practice, I can change the method, such as using ninjato instead."
Kakashi, with an expressionless face under his mask, apologized, then continued, "I should be better at swordsmanship than you. Compared to practicing throwing shuriken, which can only exercise reaction and blocking, practicing swordsmanship should be more effective."
After hearing this, Yoichi suddenly remembered that Kakashi's father was White Fang of the Leaf, and his swordsmanship was famous throughout the ninja world.
Even in the Third Great Ninja War, Kakashi, with features resembling Sakumo, could scare the Rock Ninja Jonin.
However, it was not graduation season yet, and there were no suitable task teams to insert people, so Kakashi could only accept some D-rank missions.
It was quite a coincidence to encounter Yoichi's mission. Kakashi happened to be in the mission board when the mission was issued, and there was no danger in the village, so Kakashi gladly accepted it.
"Of course, I can do that. If you're okay with it, I can pay you at the level of B-rank missions, and the time is the same as before, just don't talk to me actively."
"Sure, I have no problem with that. Also, you can try using swordsmanship to deal with various ninjutsu. However, my chakra is limited, so I can't accompany you in this kind of training."
Kakashi readily agreed. After watching Yoichi train for a day, he had some understanding of the strength of this Chunin, who was "somewhat famous" in the village.
With only one tomoe on Sharingan, but with fast reaction speed, although he had no foundation in swordsmanship, he could completely block every shuriken attack with his fast reaction speed.
From the training, Kakashi could see his strength. Fighting such a person could also help improve his swordsmanship.
But the Uchiha clan should have many powerful ninjas. Why didn't he find someone from the same clan but instead issued a mission to find ninjas from the village?
"Let's continue training."
After resting for a while, Yoichi stood up and said, and Kakashi was almost rested at this time, and then divided into three shadow clones.
Not long after, the sound of dense metal collisions came from the forest again.
Kakashi's shuriken throwing angle was also very tricky. Although it wasn't attached with chakra and its power wasn't very strong, it aimed for vital points everywhere.
Yoichi only had to keep increasing his sword speed. And with his Sharingan he was able to block them all.
In the afternoon, after finishing the training, Kakashi was also exhausted. After bidding farewell to Yoichi, he hurried home.
After taking a shower, the meal was delivered to his door. Yoichi found it troublesome to cook for himself, so he ordered lunch and dinner to be delivered.
But shortly after Yoichi finished eating, someone knocked on his door.
Opening it, Yoichi frowned slightly. It was one of the last people he wanted to see right now.
"Yoichi-kun, don't forget to attend the clan meeting tonight."
"Kanrin-senpai, I've already said that I don't want to attend. There's no tradition for Chunin to attend clan meetings. Please don't bother me anymore."
"Yoichi, as long as they are members of the Uchiha clan, they can attend the clan meeting. This time, the clan leader invites you. You should go; don't make it difficult for me."
[If you don't go, then I'll have to use some slightly forceful means.]
After hearing Kanrin's words and thoughts, Yoichi couldn't help but say, "Kanrin-senpai, why aren't you this forceful when dealing with outsiders alongside the clan leader?"
"Even if you go to the clan meeting, your ideas won't be realized. From the beginning, I won't apologize to those who insult me. Kanrin-senpai, don't you think not all clan members are like you and the clan leader, compromising and accommodating to outsiders!"
This time, there was no need to control his words deliberately; he wanted to say these things!
"Yoichi, you..."
[He's right. If Yoichi tells the details at the clan meeting, coupled with the instigation of Elder Danzo, then the prestige of Fugaku, the clan leader, will definitely be questioned. No, Fugaku's plan is wrong. It's better to discuss it again.]
After thinking this, Kanrin's expression changed slightly.
At this point, he also didn't want Yoichi to attend the clan meeting anymore, but he couldn't lose face. Finally, he looked at him deeply and said, "Yoichi, whatever others tell you, you've misunderstood the clan leader."
"I know best whether I misunderstood or not. Kanrin-senpai, I understand you better than you do yourself."
After saying that, Yoichi went back to his room and took out a storage scroll, then threw it to Kanrin.
"This is the cost of forging a ninja sword, and the excess is the material cost. If you haven't contacted the Nekomata clan, then return my chakra metal to me, and I'll find someone myself; I don't want to accept your and the clan leader's kindness. Otherwise, I'm afraid one day I'll die under the clan leader's kindness."
The scroll contained 1.5 million ryo, which was more than enough to hire a master craftsman from the Land of Iron to forge ninja tools.
(End of Chapter)
"Did he really say that?"
Fugaku's face remained calm, concealing any sign of anger. However, facing such a situation, as the clan leader, he undoubtedly wouldn't be in a good mood.
The clan members wanted a clean break from him as their leader. It was already polite of them not to openly defy him; they were just short of uttering the words of betrayal.
Speaking of what the Uchiha clan had given to Yōichi, it seemed like they hadn't given him much at all.
Yōichi's parents were also ninjas; his mother was even a Chunin. They had some savings, although his parents had an accident when he was eight years old, before of that Yōichi's ninja basics had already been well taught.
The only things the clan had given him, besides the name Uchiha, were the basics of swordsmanship from Kanrin and the Sharingan genjutsu; they had even planned to use the clan's money to forge a ninja sword for Yōichi, but now he had given away even the money, and he was still quite well off.
Kanrin sighed. "Yes, the way Yōichi is, he probably can't understand your goodwill, clan leader. He's been deeply influenced by others."
As for these "others," Kanrin suspected they were the radicals within the clan.
After all, Yōichi was somewhat famous; he had narrowly escaped death several times in the past six months, and the last time, he even killed a Jonin of Iwa, making him quite a renowned genius.
"Then let's not bother with him. Losing the protection of a clan, someone with his temperament won't last long. Let's go to the Shrine, Kanrin-senpai."
Fugaku suppressed his anger and then proceeded along with Kanrin.
He was the clan leader; he had more important matters to attend to.
-The next day-
Someone from the ninja tool store came to inform Yōichi that the weights he had requested were ready.
Efficiency was high, perhaps because he had paid a large sum, and transportation in safe areas of the ninja world was efficient.
When Yōichi arrived at the ninja tool store, the owner had already brought out the weighted ninja suit he had requested.
"Yōichi-san, this is made according to your specifications. Please check if it meets your satisfaction."
After finishing speaking, the owner of the ninja tool store explained how to use the weighted ninja suit: "Yōichi-san, this weighted ninja suit can change its weight. Even without adding weight plates, the suit itself weighs forty kilograms, and with all the weight plates added, it weighs four hundred kilograms."
In addition to the ninja suit, there were also wrist guards and leg bindings, each weighing approximately one hundred and fifty kilograms. Altogether, it totaled one thousand kilograms.
Half a ton of weight was quite a burden even for taijutsu ninjas. Fortunately, this weight could be gradually increased so he can start lower. Initially, Yōichi only needed to wear a hundred kilograms of weight.
"Thank you very much, boss. I'll come to you if I need ninja tools in the future."
"You're welcome anytime, Yōichi-san!"
The owner of the ninja tool store said with a smile. If it weren't for the danger, he would have wanted to advertise; all the ninja from the Uchiha clan could come to him to buy ninja tools.
After putting on the weighted ninja suit, Yōichi left the ninja tool store.
Subsequently, Yōichi prepared to return to the place where he usually trained. Today, Kakashi was still going to accompany him for training. He was quite looking forward to the learn his father's swordsmanship.
Becoming so renowned in the ninja world was definitely not just talk.
"Ah, it's you! The little Uchiha brat!"
As Yōichi was about to leave, he suddenly heard someone shouting loudly behind him. He subconsciously turned around upon hearing "Uchiha," and what he saw was a mass of pure white.
Golden hair tied into twin tails, beautiful, and with big airbags!
Just by seeing these few main characteristics, Yōichi knew who was calling him. He just didn't know why Tsunade was calling him. So he pretended to be confused and asked, "Lady Tsunade, why are you calling me?"
"What do you mean?"
Tsunade felt somewhat tickled. She had clearly instructed the ANBU to inform her as soon as this Uchiha brat returned, but it seemed like they were as useless as dead people.
As for the reason for finding Yōichi, Tsunade couldn't say it outright. It was absurd to say that she had almost been killed by Yōichi, who had suddenly become a wild boar.
And she had been investigating this matter recently, but there was no progress, making Tsunade even more angry.
However, Tsunade's intuition made her suspect that this matter might have something to do with Yōichi, because last time she heard Yōichi mention something about powers, but according to the ANBU's investigation, Yōichi hadn't shown any "powers."
"Little brat, do you have anything to say to me?"
"Tsunade these are truly big!"
After Yōichi finished speaking, he regretted it immediately. He should have asked the boss of the ninja tool store to make another mask that could control his speech. It would be better to be talked about than to speak recklessly.
After hearing this, Tsunade also paused for a moment, then looked down following Yōichi's gaze, and then angrily said, "Fine, big it is."
"Indeed, it is quite big."
Crackle!~
With a slight thunder, before Tsunade's foot could strike, a figure accompanied by lightning flashed and instantly leaped onto the roof to dodge that terrifying kick.
When Yōichi uttered the words he already had the consciousness to leave this place, but then Tsunade asked him again, and he subconsciously answered.
Boom!~
Under Tsunade's foot, a large pit was directly stomped into the ground, and the walls on both sides collapsed, just like a ten-ton object falling from the sky.
Yōichi just glanced at it and immediately left without looking back.
At this time, the three sannin of Konoha were not at their peak, but they had also fought against the peak of the ninja world. Although Yōichi didn't understand why Tsunade came to him, just now the words he was forced to say had already angered her.
"As Jiraiya said, the Uchiha clan's evil brat!"
Tsunade was furious. Not only was she teased by a little brat, but she also didn't misread the situation just now. The lightning chakra swirling around Uchiha Yōichi's body was the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
There were many in Konoha who could use Lightning Release, but besides using it for ninjutsu, most could only activate cellular activity, with the main ninja represented by Hatake Sakumo.
He used Lightning Release to stimulate cellular activity, making his movement speed similar to that of other ninjas using Body Flicker Technique, and then used Wind Release nature transformation to slash, making his speed and sharpness terrifying, as if his sword was as terrifying as a white fang.
Hence, he was called Konoha's White Fang.
But to be able to materialize Lightning Release chakra and wrap it around the body to increase speed and defense, only the Cloud Village's Lightning Release Chakra Mode could do that, which was their secret ninja art.
This little Uchiha brat had exposed himself in front of her!
Tsunade quickly flashed this thought in her mind, and then gathered chakra under her feet, following Yōichi's escape direction.
Although the speed of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode just now was fast, it was still not as fast as her as a Sanin.
After Tsunade left, people nearby slowly came out to see what had happened, but Yōichi and Tsunade had left too quickly, and they didn't know what had happened.
Then two ANBU arrived, dispersing the surrounding villagers, and began to investigate the scene.
The deep pit caused by the heavy blow, and the faint footprints in the middle of the pit, were enough for the ANBU to know who had caused this large pit.
So the two looked at each other, and one of the ANBU said, "I'll report to the Hokage-sama, you go find Lady Tsunade."
"Understood!"
(End of Chapter)
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