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

Chapter 59 Kakashi's Favoritism, Yagyu's Expectations

For the next two weeks, Yagyu trained in Tanabata Street and taught Karin some ninjutsu.

As luck would have it, Karin's chakra nature is not only the same as Yagyu's before graduation, but also the same as Sakura's: Yin, Yang, Water, and Earth.

That's why, if a version of Karin were to be created, she would definitely be no less powerful than the new generation of Sannin before Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha became super-Kage level powerhouses.

Although Sakura is excellent, she is still far behind Karin, who is able to establish a relationship with the Otsutsuki clan.

For the past two weeks, Yagyu not only taught Karin his Water Release ninjutsu, but also used his Transformation Technique to take her to various casinos in Tanabata Street to make a killing in order to help her recover her strength.

Karin, whose body was still growing and whose chakra was no longer being absorbed, had her teeth marks on her arm completely disappear after more than half a month of nourishment. Her skin was no longer so pale, and her hair was no longer so dry.

The amount of chakra finally matches the identity of the Uzumaki clan.

Although he is still far behind Yagyu and Naruto, in a few years, he will definitely be in the cards!

During this time, under the pretext of providing guidance, Yagyu would create a shadow clone every day with roughly the same or less chakra as Karin to engage in taijutsu combat and unconventional duels with her.

Over the course of more than half a month, Yagyu successfully obtained the Uzumaki clan's physical healing ability and Kagura's Mind's Eye from Karin.

Both unique abilities are represented by blue orbs of light.

However, in Yagyu's eyes, these two abilities are like Sakura's chakra control; they are not red, but they are more useful than many red-level abilities.

Physical healing can heal not only others but also yourself; it's essentially a weaker version of the original healing.

Needless to say, Kagura's Mind's Eye is one of the strongest senses in the ninja world, with a range of tens of kilometers.

Including the Byakugan and the Red-Eyes, Yagyu now possesses three types of sensory techniques.

It has X-ray vision, farsightedness, and super farsightedness!

In terms of perception, Yagyu is now definitely one of the strongest in the ninja world.

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June 6, Konoha Year 60, 8 PM.

"Karin, I'm going back now."

At the door of a room in an apartment building, Yagyu bid farewell to Karin, saying, "After I leave, don't neglect your training. Wait a few more days, and I'll come to pick you up."

"Mmm... Take care on your journey, Yagyu-kun." Karin nodded obediently.

After giving Karin a gentle head pat and ruffling her now-soft red hair, Yagyu smiled and vanished in an instant.

This time, Yagyu returned to Konoha from Tanabata in less than two hours.

After arriving home, Yagyu saw Sakura's message on the sign at his door.

After the incident in the Forest of Death, Sakura realized her weakness and wanted to ask Kakashi Hatake to teach her ninjutsu. Kakashi then recommended her to intern at Konoha Hospital.

Once Sakura gains their approval, Kakashi Hatake will apply for advanced medical ninjutsu and training scrolls for offensive medical ninjutsu for her.

During this time, Sakura worked as an intern at Konoha Hospital, assisting the medical ninjas.

Seeing these comments, Yagyu felt happy for Sakura, but at the same time, he couldn't help but shake his head.

He thought of Naruto!

If nothing unexpected happens, Naruto must have pestered Kakashi Hatake to teach him ninjutsu a month ago, but Kakashi Hatake recommended him to a special Jonin, who was Ebisu, Konohamaru's teacher.

Because Kakashi Hatake didn't have time to teach Naruto, he wanted to use this time to teach Sasuke Uchiha the taijutsu techniques he had copied from Rock Lee using his Sharingan, the technique of using lightning chakra to stimulate cells and increase speed, and his own lightning release: Chidori.

He casually pushed another disciple to a special Jonin, not caring that the other party disliked his disciple, while he devoted himself to teaching the other disciple.

That's right, Kakashi Hatake is just that biased.

Looking at the original manga's early years and Shippuden, it seems that Kakashi Hatake only taught Naruto two things.

One is climbing trees with his feet, and the other is helping Naruto develop the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken with Yamato, though it was still a half-finished product.

Yagyu couldn't understand it at all. Kakashi Hatake had already tested Naruto's chakra attributes and copied thousands of ninjutsu. Even if Naruto couldn't learn his Chidori, he shouldn't have refused to teach him even a Wind Release technique, right?

If Naruto had no connection with him and didn't win his favor, then so be it.

However, Kakashi Hatake was Minato Namikaze's student, and he also knew that Naruto was his teacher's son.

He didn't help Naruto when he was in his darkest period, even though he was also going through a dark phase at that time.

But when Naruto needed him, he would just give him a perfunctory response.

This is Kakashi Hatake's biggest flaw. Yagyu even maliciously speculated that he might also blame the fastest man in the ninja world, like Obito Uchiha, for always being late at crucial moments.

It is because of this stain that Kakashi Hatake, the teacher with the most screen time, can never compare to Jiraiya in status, nor to Iruka Umino, who has the least screen time.

Fortunately, Jiraiya had already returned to the village by this time; otherwise, Naruto, under the Five Elements Seal, might not have been able to defeat even Choji Akimichi in the official tournament.

After all, the Human Bomber and the Multiplying Technique are quite powerful.

Thinking about his plans, Yagyu was filled with anticipation for tomorrow.

The era of Hiruzen Sarutobi is coming to an end, and it will soon be Tsunade's era, and Yagyu's stage!

The next day, at 10 a.m.

Inside the bathroom, Yagyu was tidying up his appearance.

He still wore the same black trench coat, white undershirt, black trousers and shoes, and then put on gloves with iron plates and fastened his ninja tool pouch.

After putting on the colored contact lenses, Liu Sheng took out a black cloak and a white mask from his spatial backpack.

Immediately, Yagyu formed a hand seal: "Shadow Clone Technique!"

With a loud bang, white smoke filled the entire bathroom.

Yagyu walked out of the bathroom, then left his house and headed straight for the enormous plaza that stood in the center of Konoha.

On the way, Yagyu saw a large number of carriages and many unfamiliar faces, all heading towards the circular square.

Colorful fireworks burst in the sky.

A short while later, Liu Sheng arrived outside the square.

After verifying his identity at the contestant entrance, Yagyu went inside.

Meanwhile, Hinata and Ino had already arrived.

"Yagyu, over here, over here..."

Upon seeing Yagyu's arrival, Ino immediately waved and called out to him.

Before Liu Sheng could raise his hand in response, he felt a chill down his spine.

Such a strong killing intent!

Glancing at the audience out of the corner of his eye, Liu Sheng thought to himself.

This "killing intent" was not an illusion, but rather Yin Release chakra transmitting emotions to Yagyu.

Yagyu knew without guessing that the caster was Ino's father, the "Ino" of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio—Yamano Inoichi.

Unlike the original story, all members of Class 10 passed the elimination rounds, and Ino-Shika-Cho will definitely be there to support their children.

Realizing he might be being watched by the heads of two ninja clans, Yagyu straightened up. He didn't respond to Ino enthusiastically, but simply nodded to her before walking over to Nara Shikamaru's side.

"Is the pressure high?"

Nara Shikamaru's teasing voice reached Yagyu's ears.

Yagyu glanced at Nara Shikamaru, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said, "I don't know if I'm under a lot of pressure, but you'll definitely be under a lot of pressure later."

"Hey...you wouldn't be that petty, would you?"

Nara Shikamaru's smile froze instantly, and he quickly said, "My dad is watching from the stands. Don't let me lose too badly when the match starts."

"Too late. My heart is as small as a pinhole. Prepare to turn from a deer into a pig!"

(End of this chapter)