Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

"……Oh well."

Rin Nohara thought for a moment and then relented: "But Obito, you have to listen carefully later and not disturb others. If you disrupt the class like you do at school and make it difficult for everyone to concentrate, I'll be angry."

"Yay!"

Obito clenched his fist and then hurriedly agreed, "I'll definitely listen carefully. See you tomorrow!"

"By the way, we're leaving at 8:30 tomorrow morning, so don't be late."

"oh!"

Obito finally skipped and hopped away.

Yu Mikami and Rin Nohara exchanged a glance, both sighed softly, then nodded in farewell and returned to their respective courtyards.

After entering the room, Mikami Yu greeted her mother, Mikami Aoi, and said a few words about what had happened that day. She then quickly washed up, threw herself onto the bed, and sprawled out in a starfish position.

"What a fulfilling day!"

"Transformation Jutsu, Shadow Clone Jutsu, Substitution Jutsu, and Fireball Jutsu... Goodnight, sweet dreams."

[Transformation Spell: Hmm, get a good night's sleep, mistress.]

[Transformation Skill Affection +1]

……

The next morning.

sunny.

Phew——!

A ninja hawk flapped its wings and flew over Konoha Village, arriving at the rooftop railing of the Hokage Building.

An ANBU member stepped forward, took the secret letter from Ninja Hawk's leg, handed it to the intelligence team to decipher the message, and then presented the information to the Hokage's office desk.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who didn't seem that old, nodded, took the document, and quickly skimmed through it.

"The Land of Lightning again... It seems those guys from Kumogakure have been a bit restless lately."

"How's it going at the water gate?"

Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's question,

The ANBU member wearing the dog-face mask immediately bowed and replied, "Reporting to the Third Hokage, Lord Minato has led a team to infiltrate the Kumogakure region and made contact with their informant there. If all goes well, they should retrieve the intelligence in the coming days."

"Okay, report back to me as soon as you have any news."

After giving the orders, Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe and took a few deep drags after the Anbu had left.

It has been six or seven years since the end of the Second Shinobi World War.

For the ninja world, which had just ended the Warring States period less than fifty years ago, such a long period of peace was rare.

The various clues that have emerged in recent months have made Hiruzen Sarutobi, who has lived since before the founding of Konoha and has experienced two Shinobi World Wars, sense something unusual.

"Could it be..."

Is a new round of the Ninja World War about to begin?

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a smoke ring with some irritation, rubbed his temples, and then picked up another document—a report on the routine test that Konoha Ninja Academy had delivered that morning. He hadn't had time to look at it yet because he was busy with official duties.

"I wonder how that kid Asuma is doing lately..."

"Let me see, who's the top student in the grade this time... Mikami Yu?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi vaguely remembered this name.

The reason is nothing more than that this child named Mikami Yu has a very thorough understanding of the "Will of Fire," especially the short essay he wrote during the final exam last semester, in which he highly praised the Konoha leadership, with Hiruzen Sarutobi at the center, and won Hiruzen Sarutobi's approval.

Hmm... it's only slightly worse than Asuma's "My Naruto Father" from a couple of years ago.

However, it was precisely because he had noticed Yu Mikami before that Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that the child had a serious imbalance in his academic subjects. While he consistently ranked first in his grade in academic subjects, he often ranked outside the top ten in practical subjects, and his final total score was around fourth or fifth.

in other words……

If Yu Mikami can improve his actual combat performance to the top three, then his total score will basically be in first place.

Unfortunately, it can't be mentioned.

There have been precedents for this type of student before.

As for their career paths after graduation, most of them went into clerical jobs, such as working in the intelligence department to decipher signals, or staying at the ninja academy as teachers. A small number of those with higher scientific literacy went to the Konoha Research Institute to help Orochimaru with his experiments.

But this time...

"A profound understanding and skillful application of the Three Body Techniques, keen tactical thinking, and the spontaneous improvement of the Substitution Technique's hand seals... one might suspect a talent for space-time ninjutsu?"

Oh?

Is it really that highly rated?

It's important to know that space-time ninjutsu is not something that's commonplace.

That is a more powerful and rarer ninjutsu than the Five Elements Release or even the conventional Yin-Yang Release. In the decades since Konoha was founded, there have only been two people who have truly achieved outstanding mastery in this area: the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, and Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya's student.

The latter, relying on his "Flying Thunder God Technique," rose to the rank of Jonin in his early teens and has now subtly earned the title of "Yellow Flash." The implications of having another talent like him are self-evident.

but……

"The principles of Substitution Jutsu and Space-Time Ninjutsu are different. Simply being good at the former doesn't mean you can learn 'Flying Thunder God Technique'..."

"But since Oki and Himura have both said so, we might consider taking the time to meet this child and see if he really has the qualities to become an excellent ninja."

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought so.

……

At the same time.

Hyuga family territory.

Hyuga Himon washed his face, looked at his slightly tired reflection in the mirror, and finally stepped out of his house to visit his cousin Hyuga Hizashi, who lived not far away.

"Fire Gate, you've arrived."

Hyuga Hizashi, who was about seventeen or eighteen years old, was practicing Gentle Fist in the yard. The wooden dummy opposite him was already covered with pits and dents.

Seeing this, Hyuga Himon didn't immediately step forward. Instead, he waited for a while until Hyuga Hizashi stopped before quickly handing him a towel and bowing to greet him: "Good morning, Hizashi-nii."

"Good morning. What's wrong? Are you having trouble with your cultivation again? Tell me about it."

Hyuga Hizashi wiped his sweat and said casually.

As cousins ​​belonging to the same branch family, Hyuga Hizashi and Hyuga Himon had a very good relationship and often discussed training issues together. Hyuga Hizashi, being a few years older, became a ninja first, so he mostly acted as the teacher.

Now, he naturally assumed that this young man had come to ask him another question.

And in fact...

"...I do have some concerns."

Hyuga Hidetoshi pursed his lips and asked, "Hizashi-nii, under what circumstances would the Byakugan fail to recognize an enemy using a transformation jutsu at close range?"

"?"

Hyuga Hizashi paused for a moment, then asked, "What do you mean?"