Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu.

The gimmick of "drinking raw cola to find the strongest genin in Konoha" did not originate from him or Mikami Tajima, but rather from the Fire Country merchants who had been selected by Tsunade and signed cooperation agreements with the Mikami family.

It seems that there are quite a few shrewd and intelligent people among these guys who know how to maximize their profits.

With Tsunade's endorsement, the other party shouldn't do anything out of line, but we still need to be careful and firmly grasp the core technology of the "raw cola" original formula, so as not to benefit others.

now.

Yuya Mikami took a water glass, took a sip, and casually said, "150,000 bottles? That's too conservative, Lady Tsunade. 250,000 would be more like it."

"Oh? So confident?"

"Yes, a little bit. Next, we plan to launch an 'empty bottle for Coke' campaign, where you can exchange eight empty glass bottles for a bottle of Coke; in addition, there's a 'buy one get one free' lucky draw, where you can get a free new bottle if you see this message inside the bottle cap..."

"These methods can both stimulate sales and reduce production costs, achieving two goals at once."

As Mikami Yu narrated,

Tsunade widened her eyes slightly, looking Mikami Yu up and down as if she were seeing him for the first time.

"Yu, you're a genius!"

"I'm a little curious, how exactly does your little brain work? You're always thinking up these weird and wonderful tricks? Why don't you just go into business? It's such a waste for a ninja to have such a brain!"

"...Maybe it's because I've been by your side for so long and have been influenced by you."

Mikami Yu said without changing his expression.

"Stop talking nonsense! If I had that kind of ability, would I need to go to the gambling den and give money to those guys?"

Tsunade chuckled and cursed, then carefully examined the white-haired boy in front of her.

Yu Mikami is now much taller and more upright than he was a year ago. He no longer looks like a naive young man, but rather has a feeling that is somewhere between a boy and a young man. Under the golden light of the setting sun, he has an indescribable temperament that makes people feel reliable.

Tsunade was silent for a few seconds, her smile gradually fading, and her amber eyes turned serious: "Hey, brat."

"Ok?"

Yu Mikami turned his head.

"You said before that you wanted to be my disciple... were you serious?"

Chapter 174: The Idea of ​​the "Supreme Hokage" and Kurenai Yuhi's Visit

"?"

Yu Mikami was slightly taken aback, not expecting Tsunade to suddenly ask this, but he quickly straightened up and looked at her calmly: "Yes, very seriously."

Tsunade let out a soft breath, her gaze sweeping over Nohara Rin and Uzumaki Kana who were looking this way not far away, and then looking at the continuous rooftops in the distance, she said calmly: "To be honest, my strength is not as good as those two guys, Jiraiya and Orochimaru, and may even be inferior to that kid Minato."

"Although many people in the village call me 'Princess Tsunade,' it's just a fancy name. In reality, I'm just a leisurely person with no political ambitions and no resources that could make someone rise to the top in one step."

"Becoming my disciple is not a wise choice. With your aptitude, you should have better options."

"……It doesn't matter."

Mikami Yu's lips curled into a slight smile: "Who can say what the future holds? Maybe I'll become Hokage someday, and then I'll honor you as 'Supreme Hokage,' ruling from behind the curtain. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"Pfft—cough cough!"

Tsunade nearly choked on her own saliva, looking utterly speechless: "W-what? Retired Hokage? Ruling from behind the curtain? Where did you get these nonsensical terms from?"

"I made it up myself."

Yu Mikami said casually.

In the aristocratic system of the Naruto world, there is actually something similar to an "emperor emeritus," only it's not called that. As a cultured person in Konoha, Tsunade naturally understood what Mikami Yu was trying to say.

now.

She sighed, somewhat speechless, and then looked at Mikami Yu with a slightly complicated expression, as if she had made up her mind.

"Alright, stop being so cheeky. Come over here later."

"I'm definitely going to lose that bet, so there's no need to wait until the six-month period is up to fulfill it. Anyway, I've already taken Jingyin as my disciple, so adding another one won't hurt."

"..."

From Tsunade's perspective, this is a case of dying sooner rather than later. Since she's going to lose anyway, she might as well be more decisive and, considering the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver she'd receive in monthly dividends, taking on a disciple wouldn't be a bad idea.

However, according to Mikami Yuu...

What, is Tsunade going to imitate Bodhi Patriarch and give a lecture under the stars? Shouldn't she tap her own head three times first?

Although he inwardly complained, Mikami Yu smiled and said, "Yes, Lady Tsunade!"

Next.

Tsunade didn't say anything more, but got up from next to Yu Mikami and went to talk to Kana Uzumaki about the follow-up arrangements.

While Konoha wouldn't use Kana Uzumaki as a blood bank like Kusagakure did, some scientific experiments would still be difficult to avoid for a member of the Uzumaki clan with "physical healing" abilities. Besides, Kana Uzumaki herself would need to find some work to do; she couldn't just sit around doing nothing.

These all need to be discussed, taking into account both Uzumaki Kana's own opinion and Konoha's conditions.

Yes, and Naoto Uzumaki too.

However, the latter is not as important as Kana Uzumaki, so we can talk about it later.

At this point, Mikami Yu and Nohara Rin could not linger and disturb them any longer. After saying goodbye to the others, they set off and left the Senju clan's territory.

on the way back.

Nohara Rin moved closer to Mikami Yu and whispered, "Yu, what did you and Tsunade talk about just now? Your expressions suddenly became very serious?"

"Ah, Lady Tsunade is interested in taking me as her disciple and is asking for my opinion."

Yu Mikami said.

"Huh?"

"But don't worry, I'll mention it to Lady Tsunade and ask you to join her sect as well."

"really?"

Rin Nohara's eyes lit up, then hesitated slightly: "Lady Tsunade's requirements for accepting disciples must be very high, right? Yu, you've always been so outstanding, whether it's regular ninjutsu or medical skills, you're definitely not a problem, but my talent is limited, if Lady Tsunade doesn't agree..."

"It's okay. If she doesn't agree, I'll teach you privately."

Mikami Yu paused for a moment, then turned to look at her: "Besides, Rin, your talent is also excellent, so there's no need to belittle yourself. I'm just a little luckier than you."

In a sense, that's the truth.

Without any external advantages, Mikami Yu's original talent was indeed inferior to Nohara Rin's. After all, even in the original timeline, the latter had mastered the Healing Palm Technique before the age of 12 and was able to perform eye swaps for Kakashi and Obito on the battlefield, so her aptitude was by no means bad.

"By the way, Lin, how's your Water Chaos Wave training going?"

Mikami Yu suddenly remembered this and spoke again: "If I have time in a couple of days, I'll train with you once and teach you 'Water Wall' and 'Water Dragon Bullet'."

"Okay!"

This time, Nohara Rin truly showed joy.

For her, Tsunade was an idol worthy of admiration, but somewhat distant. Her status, strength, and talent made her someone she could only look up to.

In comparison, Yu Mikami, who is both a childhood friend and teammate, feels more real.

In particular, since returning to the village to participate in the Chunin Exams, she and Mikami Yu haven't spent much time together. They've either been training separately or the other has been out of the village on missions. If there's a chance to spend time alone, she naturally has to seize it.

present.

The two chatted and laughed all the way home, and said goodbye at their respective doorsteps.

Mikami Aoi had already prepared dinner.

After the meal.

Yu Mikami originally intended to go directly to Tsunade.

But an unexpected guest arrived at the Mikami residence—

"Yu-kun, are you home?"

"……red?"

Yu Mikami opened the door and found Kurenai Yuhi standing outside.

The latter stood gracefully in the doorway, her fair face flushed slightly, her signature ruby ​​eyes looking at him with a hint of nervousness: "Good evening, Yu! Um... congratulations on your promotion to Special Jonin! This is a celebratory gift for you!"

"?"

Yu Mikami paused slightly, noticing the beautifully packaged little box that Kurenai Yuhi was handing over with both hands: "Ah... thank you, may I open it and take a look?"

"of course can!"

After receiving Kurenai's approval, Yu Mikami opened the small box and saw a pair of exquisitely crafted black wristbands lying on a deep red velvet cloth. The wristbands were made of a tough leather that resembled that of some kind of ninja beast, with fine and neat stitching, clearly indicating that they were expensive items.

“What a wonderful gift, thank you for spending so much, Red.”

Mikami Yu smiled and said, "Would you like to come in and sit down? Have a glass of water?"

"...No, thank you!"

Kurenai glanced involuntarily into the room, seemingly tempted, but then shook her head: "It's a bit late today, so I won't bother you any longer! Let's train together another time... another time when we have the chance!"

“My father has been mentioning you a lot these past few days, saying he would like to have another spar with you sometime to see how much your swordsmanship compares to that of Senior White Fang.”

Chapter 175: A Night Meeting with Tsunade, Rin's Medical Kit (Part 2)

"is it?"

Yu Mikami raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "No problem. I'd also like to see Shinku-senpai's swordsmanship again. The sparring in the Death Forest last time was too short, and I didn't get to enjoy it enough."

[Hatake Sword Technique: Indeed.]

As "Hatake Sword Technique" interjected, the text boxes in the Gagua system began to subtly change:

[Ding! Special event keywords detected, triggering a time-limited task]

[Hatake Tojutsu yearns to prove herself as the greatest swordsman in the world. Her method is to defeat eight elite swordsmen from different schools, pushing her own limits in battle and proclaiming her glory through victory. Decide whether you wish to help her achieve her goal: Yes/No]

"Good heavens..."

Yu Mikami exclaimed, "Wow!"

He hadn't encountered a new special event for a while since completing the "Phoenix Fire Technique" special event. He was wondering if he should try to trigger one, but it happened at this time, and it was triggered by the "Hatake Sword Technique".

only……

The requirements for this task seem a bit high.

Defeating 8 different sword styles... Are there really that many styles in the ninja world?

Hmm... thinking about it carefully, it seems there really is one.

After all, Konoha alone has the "Uchiha-ryu swordsmanship," the "Konoha-ryu swordsmanship," and the secret swords of the Moonlight Clan; in addition, there's Kirigakure with its Seven Ninja Swords, the Land of Iron which focuses on training samurai, and Kumogakure where the "Eight Swords Style" can emerge. All these swordsmanship systems, big and small, add up to quite a few.

If you do all of these, you'll definitely be able to collect 8 types.

But it's definitely not that easy to do.

After all, the communication methods in the ninja world were still somewhat backward, and transportation relied entirely on walking. Before the unrestricted war between the five great nations began, it was no easy task to gather together experts from different ninja villages and have them fight one by one.

and so……

We can only take it one step at a time and wipe out the sword styles in Konoha first.

present.

Yu Mikami composed himself, exchanged a few words with Kurenai Yuhi, then saw her to the door, watching her turn and disappear gracefully at the end of the street.

Afterwards, Yuu turned around and went back into the house, where he saw his mother, Aoi Mikami, peeking out from the kitchen with a dishcloth in her hand and looking curious: "Yuu, who came by just now? I think I heard a girl's voice. Was it Rin?"

"No, it's Kurenai Yuhi. She came to deliver something."

Yu Mikami responded.

"Kurenai Yuhi? Is she the daughter of that Crimson Jonin?"

Mikami Aoi thought for a moment, remembered who the other person was, and then said with a smile, "That child is also very good. Like Xiaolin, they are both very good children. They are beautiful, gentle, and understanding."

“Our Xiaoyou is indeed very popular with girls. If she can be with one of them in the future, your father and I would be very happy to see it…”

"..."

No, is the ninja world pressuring people to get married this early?