Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

I guess so.

Yu Mikami nodded.

Putting aside the newly acquired objective of "Hatake Sword Technique," he also wanted to address his weakness in close combat. Compared to fist techniques and "Eight Gates," which require more time to practice and achieve results, using weapons to enhance combat power is clearly a more convenient approach.

At this time, Kakashi was still determined to inherit his family's swordsmanship. It would be a waste not to use such a good sparring partner.

"I see."

Kakashi's tone remained indifferent: "Then come with me later. I have a few old swords at home that I'm not using right now, so I'll lend them to you. You can return them to me after you buy your own sword."

"Huh?"

Yu Mikami was a little surprised.

In a ninja's daily expenses, ninja tools make up the bulk. Aside from consumables like kunai, shuriken, and explosive tags, good swords are also very expensive, costing tens or even hundreds of thousands of yen. Special ninja swords made with chakra-conducting metal are even more expensive and have superior performance.

With Mikami Yu's current net worth, he could at most buy an ordinary iron sword to make do with.

Since Kakashi is willing to let me get something for free, there's naturally no need to refuse.

"Thank you very much, Assistant Kakashi."

"……Um."

Kakashi nodded slightly and didn't say anything more.

Obito, standing to the side, was a little unconvinced: "Hey, Kakashi, why didn't you ask me?"

"You? You should probably work on your ninjutsu first."

"..."

By evening.

Yu Mikami followed Kakashi to the Hatake family's old house. He waited outside while Kakashi went inside for a while. When he came out, he was holding a white short sword, scabbard and all, and handed it to him.

"This knife and the one I'm carrying were made at the same time. It was my father's secondary knife back then. You'd better not disgrace it."

"That's natural."

Yu Mikami took the knife.

[Ding! Gift detected - Hatake Sword Technique: The Ancient Sword of the Hatake Clan!]

"?"

Wait... this thing can be given away as a gift??

Mikami hesitated for a moment and did not choose to "give a gift".

After all, Kakashi lent him this sword, and he had to return it later. Unlike ninjutsu scrolls, which could be used as a "gift" and then rewritten by simply buying a blank scroll.

Furthermore, even disregarding the fact that this sword was once "White Fang's secondary sword," its cost alone is probably not cheap, something that Mikami Yu could not afford.

but……

"Since the old swords of the Hatake family can be given as gifts to 'Hatake Swordsmanship,' then... I wonder if other things, such as training notes or insights into sword use, could also be given as gifts?"

It seems there might be quite a bit of treasure to be discovered in Kakashi's house. If there's a chance, we can go in and take a look.

Mikami Yu carefully examined the Hatake family's old house, thinking to himself.

……

"Water Release: Water Clone Technique!"

In the courtyard.

As Mikami Yu unleashed his clone technique once more, completing today's "practice," the corner system's text box appeared—

[Water Clone Technique (Clone Technique) (Affection: 100/100 (Heart to Heart))]

(4 stage rewards obtained: Constitution +4, Trait: One Man's Army: Your clone technique has reached perfection, you can freely allocate the chakra of your clones and share their complete senses and consciousness. At the same time, after each clone technique is defeated, the remaining clones and the original body will be granted a layer of "The Army Will Win" attribute, which greatly increases speed, strength and reflexes for a short period of time.)

So far,

Yu Mikami's Three Bodies Technique has been upgraded to the maximum level.

Like transformation and substitution, the characteristics of "Clone Technique" also change when it reaches its maximum value.

The ability to freely allocate chakra is nothing special, similar to shadow clones, but it does allow Mikami Yu to make his tactics more flexible. As for the "victory of the desperate army" aspect, that's something worth discussing.

"So, if I first create ten or eight clones, and then scatter them all..."

Does this mean we can generate buffs out of thin air?

Oh wait, casting the clone technique still consumes chakra. But as long as the buff is strong enough, it's worth it overall.

Yu Mikami was willing to give it a try, but he felt it was a bit strange to create a clone and then break it, so he decided to go back and try it with Kakashi.

In addition...

Yu Mikami was also a little bothered by another point: By the way, with all three body techniques at maximum level, how come there wasn't a single combo skill activated?

Or is this a hidden feature that hasn't been triggered yet?

"Forget it, it's the same as forming my own group."

Mikami Yu had already considered this:

His Substitution Technique can be activated in just 0.2 seconds, and theoretically it can be combined with the Clone Technique to form a "Phantom Body Flicker Technique" similar to Shisui's. The Transformation Technique can also be added to create a special formation within an 80-meter range, where there are clones everywhere and the original body everywhere.

Perhaps it could be named...

"Instant Shadow Killing Array!"

after that,

Mikami Yu then spent some time taking stock of his other ninjutsu besides the Three Body Technique:

[Currently available targets]

【Great Fireball Technique (can switch skin "Great Fire Wall Technique") - Affection (81), Healing Technique - Intimacy (65), Water Wave Technique - Intimacy (60), Phoenix Flower Technique - Strange (13), Eight Gates - Strange (8), Hatake Sword Technique - Strange (1)】

Of these, Phoenix Flower and Hatake Sword Technique are both recently acquired, and Mikami Yu hasn't spent much time practicing them yet. However, the former's favorability rating has increased quite quickly, perhaps because of the presence of the "older sister" Great Fireball Technique, enjoying an extra boost.

In the short term, Yu Mikami plans to max out his "Great Fireball" technique before considering improving his healing techniques and Water Release.

Physical skills also need to be continuously trained. Which one to max out first depends on the difficulty of the two strategies.

However, Mikami Yu estimated that the favorability rating for the Hatake sword technique might be a bit easier to raise than that for the Eight Gates...

"Yu-kun, are you there?"

The sound of fingers tapping on the fence came from next door.

Yu Mikami turned his head and saw Rin Nohara standing in the neighboring yard, her hands behind her back, smiling at him.

After he approached, the latter pursed his lips and quickly stuffed something into his hand. It was a small cloth amulet, with a few green leaves and a traditional Chinese character "悠" embroidered on the plain cloth. The stitches were fine, showing that it had been carefully made.

"This is a talisman, which I sewed myself... I hope it will bring you good luck on your trip."

"Nohara Rin said softly."

"A talisman..."

Yu Mikami opened his palm and looked at it. "Is this just for me, or does everyone in the team get one?"