In the mountains outside Konoha.
A powerful shockwave shot out from Yeruashi's hovering body, sending huge clouds of dust into the air.
After pushing Rinne Tenseigan's power to the limit and activating the Six Path Mode, the furious chakra released by the opening of Hachimon TOnko's Death Gate and the chakra of the Six Path Mode were similar to the Yin and Yang power of the Six Path Mode.
One part was fierce and furious, and the other was gentle and calm.
The red and bloody vapor disappeared.
Instead, it took on a golden hue, as if Yeruashi's body was enveloped in a glowing yellow flame, the color of his hair also changed from red to yellow, and the enormous fluctuations of his chakra formed arcs of crackling yellow lightning that enveloped his body.
The pattern of the Six Paths on the golden cloak had also changed. The nine magatamas moved and formed a circle, with the Eight Gates pattern in the center.
This is...
Six Paths: Liberation of the Eight Gates!
The moment the Six Paths Mode and the Eight Gates reached an almost perfect combination, the surrounding space began to seem incredibly fragile to Yeruashi, the entire surrounding world seemed weak and vulnerable.
It seemed that with a simple swing of his fist, he could distort the space around him, and with a little more force, he could completely shatter the space within his fist's reach!
"It's done..."
"This is the supreme power..."
Yeruashi clenched his fists.
The power surging through his body made Yeruashi feel that he could crush any opponent with a single blow!
Even if Kaguya returns to the peak of her strength and creates a huge Truth-Seeking Orb that, as stated in the anime, is capable of destroying and turning an entire world into nothing, she can still be crushed with a single blow!
"As I expected, this power goes beyond the third stage of the Six Paths level, combined with the ability to speed up time.... Will it be the fifth or even the sixth stage?", Yeruashi whispered thoughtfully.
He couldn't help but smile as he assessed his appearance with Rinne Tenseigan's help, "This form... I look like a Super Saiyan."
Clenching his fists, Yeruashi didn't try to move them because he was afraid of damaging the world... this power was too great.
In a few seconds.
Under the influence of the time reversal ability, the Eight Gates closed and the layer of the Six Paths Mode dissipated, returning him to his normal form.
Yeruashi looked around and sighed helplessly as he saw the destruction caused by the simple shockwave from activating the Six Paths Mode and opening the Eight Gates.
He looked up at the sky.
Yeruashi's deep gaze seemed to penetrate the clouds and reach the vast starry sky.
At that moment, he suddenly had a strong desire to meet Kaguya or Momoshiki Otsutsuki.
Now, Yeruashi had no worthy opponent to test his strength and determine his current limit.
''Ah, it's been almost seven years, when are you coming back? Kaguya Otsutsuki...", Yeruashi laughed weakly.
I wonder if a strong woman like Kaguya will cry when I destroy all her hopes with a couple of blows.
...
After the end of Shinobi Academy, Naruto, Sasuke and the rest of the students were divided into teams, though initially the two geniuses couldn't be on the same team, especially given the irreconcilable relationship between Sasuke and Naruto.
But Yeruashi personally took charge of the formation of the original team seven, sending Naruto and Sasuke to it.
Kakashi took charge of team seven.
After all, the two Geniuses of this team had some connection to him. One of them is the son of their master, Namikaze Minato, and the other is the younger brother of Uchiha Itachi, who is now the Captain of one of the Shadow Guard Squads, as well as Yeruashi's student.
Kurenai, as Yeruashi expected, was not interested in leading a Genin team. Rin, Shizune and the others were not interested either. Only Kakashi, as the future Hokage, was obligated to take command of the team.
In fact, as a rule, all Jounin who are not Anbus from Konoha take over a team of young Genins and train them for one or two years.
This can be considered a mandatory mission.
This order was retained under Yeruashi.
Kurenai and the others were free to decide whether to take a Genin team or not just because they belong to the Shadow Guard, as for Yeruashi, he never thought of training a Genin team due to special circumstances.
Yeruashi simply didn't have the time to do this because he took over as Hokage at the age of only fifteen.
Since children from Sunagakure, Kirigakure, Kumogakure and Iwagakure attended the Konoha Shinobi Academy, the number of graduates was unusually large and, as the distribution progressed, Shikaku even suggested forming teams of four.
Otherwise, they might not have any Jounin left free.
Yeruashi approved the request.
Since Hinata was his student and did not follow the normal development path, Yeruashi did not assign her to the team.
"Yeruashi-sensei," Hinata entered the Hokage's office.
She had grown noticeably in the past two years, though Hinata's voice still seemed soft and shy, but that was only a superficial impression.
By now, Hinata had already taken control of a decent portion of Hamura's chakra. In terms of chakra quantity, she has already surpassed most of the Jounins of Konoha, and in terms of pure power, she is at the top of the Chuunin level. Hinata can now be considered a Tokubetsu Jounin, due to her amount of chakra.
"You're here, Hinata," Yeruashi signed another document and put down the pen.
Hinata nodded a little shyly.
As Hinata's sensei, Yeruashi was certainly aware of the growth and was well aware of her current limit.
Compared to other Genins, Hinata doesn't need to go through the initial stage of training, right now, for the fastest progress, she needs to take on several combat missions.
Yeruashi thought for a moment and said, "Go take on a mission.... Let's see, you can accept an escort mission, C-Rank or B-Rank."
"Okay, sensei," Hinata nodded obediently and left the Hokage's office.
Soon after.
She took the mission, returned to the Hokage's office and handed Yeruashi the mission statement.
Yeruashi gave her a cursory glance, "Hmm.... To accompany Koyuki Kazahana to the Snow Region for the filming of the movie..."
That name sounds a bit familiar....
Yeruashi thoughtfully looked at the contents of the mission once more and nodded, "Alright, you will take on this mission as the Shadow Guardian of Konoha."
"Ah... no... Yeruashi-sensei, can I handle this?", Hinata looked uncertainly at Yeruashi, although she was aware that she had a decent amount of strength, but she still felt very nervous about going on her first mission alone.
Yeruashi smiled, "Don't worry, your strength is enough to complete this mission and, in general, I'm going with you, so everything will be fine."
"Ah...," Hinata was surprised and started to hesitate, "But wouldn't that interfere with your work, sensei?"
She knew that, as Hokage of Konoha, Yeruashi must always be very busy. His father had repeatedly reminded him not to bother Yeruashi unnecessarily if there was nothing particularly important.
Yeruashi reached out and patted Hinata's head, "What kind of sensei am I if I can't even accompany my student on a mission? Besides, this is your first mission, go get ready."
Hinata blushed a little and bowed shyly to Yeruashi, "Yes..."
When Hinata left the office, Yeruashi took the document from the table and once again looked thoughtfully at the contents of the mission.