Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 3 Water Gate's Loving Lunch

"Looks like I need to learn medical ninjutsu to see if I have any talent in it."

For Tsunade to accept him as a disciple regardless of his gender, only someone with extraordinary medical ninjutsu talent would have a chance.

To become a medical ninja, one must first have extremely precise chakra control.

Li Yao has no problem in this regard; his chakra control is 100% perfect, whether in terms of precision or sheer power.

Secondly, the ability to condense medical chakra that can bring dead fish back to life is also very important.

In my previous life, someone online said that medical chakra is a special type of chakra that extracts the life aspect of the yang attribute from non-attribute chakra.

The key lies in whether or not one can extract chakra with the Yang attribute.

Li Yao didn't know if he could extract it.

Finally, it comes down to a flexible mind and the ability to understand and absorb medical knowledge.

In this respect, Li Yao, as an undergraduate student majoring in medicine in his previous life, should have had a slight advantage.

However, the world is different now, and much medical knowledge needs to be updated and adapted.

"In short, you have to be prepared to stick with it for a long time."

"No matter what, I must learn medical ninjutsu, and I must succeed in becoming Tsunade's apprentice."

Li Yao secretly cheered himself up. Becoming Tsunade's apprentice was not only to learn Yin Seal and medical ninjutsu, but also to join the Hokage's lineage.

In Konoha, to become Hokage...

The key is not whether or not you can win the support of the villagers.

The key is whether they are from the same lineage of master and disciple across three generations.

Looking at the Hokage after the Third Hokage, whether it's Tsunade, Kakashi, or Naruto, they all come from the lineage of the Third Hokage and his disciples.

Even if Danzo was acting as Hokage, he could be considered a member of the Third Hokage's lineage in a certain sense.

So, putting aside all the reasons, the fact is that the position of Hokage has never deviated from the key factor of the Third Hokage's lineage.

If Li Yao wants to compete for the Hokage position, he has to become Tsunade's apprentice; otherwise, he won't be able to compete with Minato.

"bite……"

As the bell rang, the first chakra training class of the morning came to an end.

The quiet classroom instantly transformed into a sea of ​​jubilation.

The chakra training course, which requires children to neither speak nor move, is very painful for active five- or six-year-olds.

As soon as get out of class ended, everyone eagerly stood up and interacted with others.

Only Li Yao was still immersed in the joy of condensing chakra.

After all, the intense pleasure brought by the constant replenishment of chakra within the body is too stimulating, making it irresistible and addictive.

"Yao...!"

Minato murmured to himself, glancing at his friend out of the corner of his eye, his expression growing colder.

The longer he observed, the more certain he became that something was wrong with his friend.

Right now, your friend's chakra is still increasing rapidly.

This indicates that your friend is still refining chakra, and this extraordinary speed of chakra refining is something your friend could never have done before.

Moreover, condensing chakra is actually mentally taxing.

During a typical class period, one's mental focus becomes less concentrated, and the speed at which chakra is condensed slows down.

Even for him, if he focuses on condensing chakra for one class period and then continues, the speed at which he condenses chakra will decrease, just not as much as for others.

However, in my perception, my friend's chakra generation speed has not changed at all, and has maintained the same growth rate as at the beginning.

Such intense mental focus could not possibly belong to a close friend.

"Who is it?"

"Or what exactly happened?"

Minato pondered, still unable to draw a conclusion as to whether his friend had a problem or was being controlled by someone else.

"Kimura Yo, stop. The chakra condensation lesson is over."

The ninja instructor came to Li Yao's side, frowned, and reminded him, "Further refinement will harm your body and mind."

He understood that the child wanted to become stronger because of his parents' situation.

However, excessive mental exertion to condense chakra can harm both the body and mind, and in severe cases, it can even cause permanent damage.

That would be a losing proposition.

Hearing someone call Kimura Yao's name, Li Yao opened his eyes and saw his classmates looking at him curiously and his teacher looking at him with a serious expression. Only then did he realize that the first lesson on condensing chakra was over.

Not wanting to appear too unconventional, Li Yao immediately bowed his head to the ninja teacher and apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, teacher, I won't do it again next time."

"Don't rush, reasonable effort is the fastest way to improve your skills." The teacher nodded, offered a few words of encouragement, and turned back.

"Yes, teacher!"

Li Yao nodded in agreement, watching the teacher leave, and breathed a sigh of relief.

He is still somewhat worried about interacting too much with others, especially adult ninjas.

"Yao, you were much more focused on condensing chakra today than before." Minato still had a gentle smile on his face, and his tone was casually curious, subtly probing Li Yao.

Li Yao didn't think much of it and casually laughed, "To become Hokage, one naturally has to strive to become better."

Minato replied with a smile, "Then I'll have to work even harder."

"Together."

"Together."

The two smiled at each other, looking like a pair of close buddies in love.

The ten-minute break between classes passed quickly. Minato didn't probe Li Yao too much, and Li Yao was happy with that, not feeling that anything was wrong.

It can only be said that Minato, with his sincere and gentle smile, easily gained the trust of others.

The second lesson was on the Will of Fire. Each student received a book on the Will of Fire, and the lesson focused on the Will of Fire.

However, after the entire class, Li Yao felt it was more like a lecture on the Third Hokage's personal autobiography.

Because the contents of the Will of Fire book are all about the Third Hokage's life from childhood to adulthood.

In other words, the Will of Fire is interpreted through the deeds of the Third Hokage.

In a sense, the Will of Fire is the will of the Third Hokage.

"No wonder the Third Hokage was known as the strongest Hokage in Konoha in the original work."

Li Yao sighed inwardly. It was just like writing his will into the compulsory knowledge of the college entrance examination. He couldn't help but make people acknowledge his title as the strongest Hokage.

At the same time, it can subtly enhance the Third Hokage's prestige among the many ninjas and civilians in Konoha.

The Third Hokage truly lived up to his reputation as the Hokage with the strongest political acumen.

That's a great move... I need to remember it.

Li Yao chuckled to himself, deciding that he would write his own book on the Will of Fire so that everyone in Konoha could inherit his Will of Fire.

After the Will of Fire lesson, the third lesson is a theoretical lesson on ninja tools.

The main purpose is to introduce the usage of various ninja tools in the ninja world and the corresponding techniques and tactics.

Today we'll discuss the five hidden villages' techniques for creating kunai traps using kunai combined with elastic wire and springs, as well as the tactics related to using cards to trigger explosive tags.

It explains things in great detail, taking into account factors such as the geography and climate of the five major countries.

Li Yao approached the task with an even more serious attitude than he had during his senior year of high school in his previous life, actively absorbing the knowledge imparted by the ninja teacher on the podium.

After all, this knowledge could potentially save lives in the future.

We can't afford to take this lightly.

The theory class on ninja tools was quite long, and after that, there were no more classes until lunch break.

We had lunch break at school and didn't go home, which is similar to most schools in my previous life.

I usually come to school in the morning and go home after class in the afternoon.

"Yao, let's eat together."

Minato took out his large lunchbox, opened it, and invited his friend to have lunch together.

"This...isn't that inappropriate?" Li Yao feigned modesty.

He only just realized that he was the only one in the class who hadn't brought a lunchbox; everyone else had.

It's not his fault; he's been feeling tense and panicked about coming to a strange world for the past few days.

In addition, I didn't have the habit of preparing my own lunchbox for lunch in my previous life.

So this morning, he only brought one person with him to class.

"Let's eat together. I brought enough for two people." Minato smiled and handed a pair of chopsticks to Li Yao.

Seeing the two pairs of chopsticks already prepared in the lunchbox, Li Yao instantly understood that Minato had indeed prepared lunch for him in advance.

The conversation among the female classmates at that moment confirmed that Li Yao's guess was correct.

"I see!"

"No wonder Minato-kun has been carrying a big lunchbox these past few days, it turns out it was for Yao."

"He's so gentle and handsome, Minato-kun!"

Several girls were captivated by Minato's personal charm, their eyes sparkling.

"It seems like Minato was... the one who started bringing the big lunchbox."

Some people noticed that Minato started bringing a lunchbox on the day the news of Kimura Yo's parents' death came. Combined with the current scene, they all know why Minato has been bringing a large lunchbox these past few days.

This is to prevent the day when Kimura Yosuke doesn't bring his lunchbox.

Why doesn't Kimura Yo bring a lunchbox?

Since Kimura Yao is an orphan with no other relatives to help him, he certainly wouldn't prepare his own lunchbox.

At such a young age, his sensitivity to human relationships and affairs is truly admirable.

"It's so great to have a friend like Minato-kun!"

Some people looked at Li Yao with envy in their eyes, clearly longing for the friendship that Minato and Kimura Yao shared.

Hearing this, Li Yao, who understood everything, was deeply moved. He looked sincerely at Minato and said in a heartfelt voice, "Thank you, Minato."

After saying that, Li Yao took the chopsticks from Minato's hand. Minato smiled and said, "We're friends, aren't we?"

Li Yao nodded emphatically: "Yes, we are friends."

At the same time, Li Yao thought to himself: Yes, we are friends, and the outcome of the Nine-Tails' attack will never happen again. I swear, I will never let that traitor Obito succeed.

Minato's thoughtfulness truly moved Li Yao; he was a friend to whom one could entrust their life and death.

Li Yao cherishes this friendship.

He wants to become stronger and change everything.

"Eat."

Minato pushed the open lunchbox between the two of them, his expression showing no sign of anything amiss, his smile as friendly as ever.

Li Yao was so moved that he didn't notice that the lunchbox contained sashimi sushi rice balls. He picked one up with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

In an instant, the raw fishy smell of the sashimi, combined with the strong sour vinegar flavor, assaulted Li Yao's senses.

Or rather, it suddenly triggered Li Yao's past life memories of his aversion to sashimi and vinegar.

Li Yao frowned slightly, his throat itched, and he felt like spitting out.

Fortunately, he managed to hold back at the crucial moment and forced himself to swallow it.

(End of this chapter)