I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 31 Yagyu's Weakness, Returning to the Village

"Hinata, is Kurenai-sensei alright?"

After merging the five white orbs of light, Yagyu approached Hinata and Shino Aburame, and asked Kurenai Yuhi, who was lying on the ground.

Hinata replied while casting a healing spell on Kurenai, "Kurenai is fine. She was just stunned by the electric shock."

"It's good that you're alright."

Liu Sheng nodded, his mood slightly heavy.

Kurenai's appearance served as a wake-up call for Yagyu.

In terms of lethality, Yagyu, who developed the Hard Vortex Water Blade, already possesses the ability to kill enemies of a higher level.

After all, apart from the Fourth Raikage who was skilled in ninjutsu and taijutsu, the other five Kage had the same physique as ordinary people.

Being hit by a water spear is certain death.

Similarly, so was Yagyu.

Aside from a few exceptional individuals, the ninjas in the Naruto world are mostly fragile mages with high attack power but low defense.

Kurenai Yuhi was stunned after being hit head-on by a lightning ball.

Yagyu felt that he was no better off than anyone else after being attacked like that.

Before Yagyu develops his Sage Body and gains the ability to heal without seals, or awakens his Mangekyou Sharingan and can use the Susanoo for absolute defense, his current weaknesses are defense and speed.

If he encounters an enemy with amazing defense or a faster teleportation speed, Yagyu, who only possesses high lethality, will be at a considerable disadvantage.

With that in mind, Liu Sheng knew which aspect he needed to improve next.

"Yagyu-kun, Ms. Kurenai is awake."

Just then, Hinata's surprised voice reached my ears.

Turning my head, I saw Kurenai lying on the ground, slowly opening her red eyes, just like Yagyu's. Her eyes were somewhat hazy, as if she had just woken up.

"Teacher Hong, are you alright?"

Yagyu's voice brought Kurenai Yuhi back to her senses.

Upon seeing Yagyu, and the mountain wall and sky behind him, Kurenai Yuhi suddenly stood up in surprise, looking around warily and asking, "Yagyu, are you alright?"

Before Yagyu and the other two could reply, Kurenai, who had stood up too quickly, suddenly felt a blackout and collapsed towards Yagyu due to insufficient blood supply to her brain.

Yagyu, who was only a few centimeters shorter than Kurenai, immediately reached out to support her and reassured her, "Don't be nervous, Kurenai-sensei, Raiga Kurosuki is dead."

"What?"

Kurenai, filled with worry, froze for a moment, her beautiful eyes widening as she exclaimed, "Kurosuki Raiga is dead?"

Before Yagyu could nod, Shino Aburame said, "He was killed by Yagyu's new ninjutsu, and his body is over there."

Following the direction pointed out by Shino Aburame, Kurenai Yuhi indeed saw a corpse, which was none other than Raiga Kurosuki, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Kurenai's emotions suddenly became complicated.

He felt both pride and shame towards his disciples.

As a teacher, not only did he fail to protect his students, but he also had to rely on his students to protect him. What a failure!

At this moment, Kurenai realized her own weakness and rediscovered the motivation she had lost for who knows how long.

I can't keep drinking and slacking off. If I don't train hard, I'll really become a laughing stock in the Jonin training circle.

Then, Kurenai patted Yagyu on the shoulder, who was supporting her, and laughed, "Yagyu, well done!"

Seeing Kurenai's aura suddenly change, Yagyu was somewhat puzzled, but on the surface he still smiled respectfully and said, "Thanks to the Golden Binding Technique that you taught me, Kurenai-sensei, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to find that person's weakness and kill him."

That's it!

Kurenai Yuhi and Shino Aburame were slightly taken aback.

The former now knows how Yagyu killed Raiga Kurosuki, while the latter finally understands why Raiga Kurosuki didn't dodge but stood still and was hit by Yagyu's attack.

He thought the rain was obscuring his vision, but it turned out that Yagyu had used the Golden Binding Technique to immobilize him.

"Kurosuki Raiga was a rogue ninja from Kirigakure and one of the first Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Because he took Kiba, the Raikou, with him when he defected, he had a high bounty on the black market, but only if he handed over Kiba along with him."

Kurenai, having recovered, approached Raiga Kurosuki's corpse, looked around, and quickly found Raiga's Raito lying on the ground.

After picking it up, Kurenai looked at Yagyu and asked, "Yagyu, you killed Raiga Kurosuki. His head and the Raiga Kiba are your spoils. Do you intend to keep this ninja sword or Raiga Kurosuki's bounty?"

"Red Teacher, I want this ninja sword," Yagyu said without hesitation.

Having already decided which aspect of his character he would improve, Yagyu needed the abilities of this ninja sword to assist him.

"Alright, this ninja sword is yours."

Kurenai Yuhi handed the Raito Kiba to Yagyu, saying, "Use it without worry. I'll report to the Hokage when we get back to the village."

After saying that, Kurenai took out a storage scroll from her body, preparing to put Raiga Kurosuki's corpse inside.

Raiga Kurosuki's brain was intact, and this corpse was extremely valuable to Konoha, which had the Yamanaka clan.

By handing the body over to the village, even if the people of Kirigakure see the Raito Kiba in Yagyu's hand, they won't be afraid of using diplomatic means to force Yagyu to return the Raito Kiba.

Watching Kurenai tidy up the body, Yagyu's expression suddenly changed as if he had just realized something.

He quickly said, "Teacher Hong, could you let me handle this body?"

Upon hearing this, Kurenai paused slightly, then turned to look at Yagyu, whose expression was serious.

A few seconds later, Kurenai Yuhi smiled and took out an explosive tag from her body, sticking it to Raiga Kurosuki's corpse, or more precisely, his head.

"Back off!"

As soon as the detonation tag ignited, Class 8 instantly vanished.

boom--

With a deafening roar, both Kurozuki Raiga and the boy inside the raincoat were blown to pieces.

After disposing of the body, Kurenai clapped her hands and laughed, "Alright, let's go back to the village."

Seeing this, Liu Sheng couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Hong, aren't you going to ask why?"

"There's no need for that. Everyone has secrets they don't want to be discovered."

Kurenai patted Yagyu on the shoulder again and laughed, "You can use Raiga without worry. As for Raiga Kurosuki's corpse, I will explain to the Hokage that we used a trick to blow him to pieces."

Seeing Kurenai Yuhi choose him without hesitation between loyalty and her disciple, Yagyu felt a surge of warmth in his heart and sincerely smiled, "Thank you, Kurenai-sensei."

At the same time, Liu Sheng felt a wave of fear.

The secret was almost exposed!

When Yagyu saw Kurenai cleaning up the body, he suddenly remembered Kakuzu from the original work, and also the secret technique of the Yamanaka clan—the art of mind reading.

This ninjutsu requires no device to read the thoughts and memories of the other person, even if the other person is a dead person.

The ninjutsu that Yagyu used to immobilize Raiga Kurosuki was not the Golden Binding Technique at all, but rather the Sharingan's Illusionary Shackle Technique.

Yagyu didn't know if Raiga Kurosuki's brain had been sealed by Kirigakure, but he didn't dare gamble on that possibility.

If the Konoha F4 knew that he possessed the Sharingan, Yagyu could already imagine what would happen next.

At that moment, Yagyu learned his lesson.

Even the dead cannot be kept secret; the body must be destroyed to cover up the crime.

So, Yagyu took out a storage scroll from his body and collected the pieces of Kurosuki Raiga's and the boy's corpses.

Seeing Yagyu busy, Class 8 did not stop him or ask any questions.

However, Kurenai and the other two were filled with curiosity.

Clearly, the methods by which Yagyu killed Raiga Kurosuki were not as simple as they appeared.

I don't know if it's a secret technique or a bloodline limit.

After Yagyu finished cleaning up the wreckage, Team 8 began their return journey.

Unlike the five days it took them to get there, Team 8, using the Body Flicker Technique, returned to Konoha from the Land of Rivers in less than half a day.

At that moment, it was dusk.

"I'm going to report the mission results to the Hokage. You can go home."

As soon as they entered the village, Kurenai said to the three of them, "I'm giving you three days off. Take a good rest during this time."

"Yes, Teacher Hong."

The three, who looked slightly tired, nodded in agreement.

After the group disbanded, Yagyu also parted ways with Hinata and Shino Aburame, without inviting Hinata to his house for dinner.

During this time, all three of them, including Yagyu, were exhausted.

It's not just physical exhaustion, but also mental exhaustion.

All Liu Sheng wants to do right now is go home, take a shower, have a simple meal, and then get a good night's sleep.

Just as Yagyu was about to go buy fresh ingredients, he suddenly brushed past someone.

Liu Sheng paused slightly, turned around to look at the person behind him, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

It was an old man wearing a straw hat, carrying a wooden box on his back, and holding a wine bottle in his hand.

Although the comics and anime had become a reality, and this was the first time he had ever met the old man, Yagyu recognized him at a glance.

There's no other reason than that, for the past twelve years, whenever Yagyu has been organizing the main storyline and important plot points, the first person he thinks of is him!

Tazuna, the bridge builder from the Land of Waves!

(End of this chapter)