Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu.

Nohara Rin's eyes widened in surprise. She looked down at her pale toes and quickly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "Um... how about we go to the training grounds to practice later? It seems like it's been a long time since we practiced taijutsu together."

"now?"

Yu Mikami pulled his thoughts away from the rune structure that Kushina had just explained and glanced at the girl beside him: "Okay, I just finished eating, let me digest a bit."

"Uh-huh……"

The two turned toward a small forest training ground that was closest to the residential area.

The training ground was exceptionally quiet at night, with only the chirping of insects and the rustling of leaves.

"...I'm going to go, Yu-kun!"

Nohara Rin took a deep breath, clearing her mind of distractions, and quickly formed hand seals: "Water Release: Water Clone Technique!"

Three clones identical to Nohara Rin appeared on the left and right sides, forming a triangle around Mikami Yuu along with the original body. Then, the clones, wielding kunai, advanced to encircle him, while Rin's original body opened her small mouth and spat out a torrent of water: "Water Release: Water Chaos Wave!"

To be fair, Rin Nohara has indeed worked very hard these past few months, diligently practicing everything from Water Release techniques and medical ninjutsu to regular taijutsu and shuriken throwing. She also participated in the special training program devised by Minato Namikaze.

However, due to her lineage, her skill level can only be considered "elite genin".

Mikami Yu didn't use swordsmanship or fire release techniques to bully people. After using a substitution jutsu to create distance, he reached into his ninja tool pouch and filled his fingers with kunai and shuriken tied with transparent steel wires. Then he threw them out with great force.

Amidst the clanging and banging sounds.

Some of these kunai and shuriken shattered Nohara Rin's water clones, while others were knocked down by the water clones and the water turbulence. However, most of them were dodged and then pinned to several large trees around Nohara Rin. The steel wires intertwined and tightened in mid-air, faintly forming a three-dimensional network!

then……

"receive!"

Mikami Yu pulled hard.

scoff!

The tough wire mesh suddenly contracted inward, and Nohara Rin's two remaining water clones were quickly cut and scattered into water droplets by the dense wire mesh. Then her main body was not spared either. Her slender waist and arms were bound by the suddenly tightening wire mesh, bringing a strong sense of restraint!

"Well!"

Nohara Rin screamed and, before she was completely bound like a dumpling, she formed hand seals and activated the Substitution Jutsu. With a "bang," she disappeared from her spot and reappeared five or six meters away, her face flushed and slightly panting. Where she had just stood, there was a wooden stake tightly wrapped with steel wire.

"Pretty!"

Mikami Yu gave a compliment, then continued throwing ninja tools.

Rin Nohara concentrated her chakra beneath her feet, using the tree trunk as a foothold to climb upwards, escaping the area with the densest steel wires. At the same time, she drew a kunai and hurled it. The two ninja tools collided in mid-air, sending sparks flying.

Well, while Nohara Rin's close-quarters combat skills are a bit lacking, her throwing technique is quite good.

Finally, Nohara Rin seized the opportunity, closing in on Mikami Yu with a series of smooth movements. Suddenly, she descended from the sky, swinging a kunai at Mikami Yu. However, Mikami Yu neither dodged nor avoided, but directly reached out and grabbed the kunai that Nohara Rin was holding, startling the latter's eyes widening instantly: "Yu, watch out... Eh?"

When the kunai's blade touched his palm, instead of blood, a string of blinding sparks appeared!

Serpentine limb hardening!

While Nohara Rin was still in shock, Mikami Yu had already taken her weapon, then grabbed her wrist with his other hand, pulling and dragging the girl in front of him. He then used his hardening technique to hold the kunai that had fallen to her, placing the handle against Rin's neck: "It's over."

“...As expected of Yu.”

Nohara Rin gave up resisting and looked at Mikami Yu's right hand with some curiosity: "Yu-kun, how did you do that? You were able to catch the kunai with your bare hands. Was it an illusion?"

"Well, it's a new ninjutsu I recently learned that can harden the limbs."

Yu Mikami did not reveal anything about Orochimaru, as these matters were not suitable for too many people to know.

Nohara Rin nodded, then asked with a hint of curiosity, "There's such a technique? That's amazing... Can any part of the body be hardened?"

"?"

Chapter 95 Special Item: The Sealed Left Arm! (First Update)

Mikami Yu hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Wait... this question sounds a little strange?

If he didn't know Nohara Rin's personality, he would have thought the girl was deliberately making inappropriate remarks.

However, Yu Mikami did attempt to apply "snake-like hardening" to the torso.

However, it's likely that Orochimaru originally developed this technique to replace swords with arms, using them as backup weapons in crucial moments, so he didn't really consider using them for defense. Using it on anything other than the limbs would be slightly more complicated, requiring more precise chakra manipulation.

I need to practice more.

After a brief summary of the battle...

Mikami Yu and Nohara Rin together gathered up the scattered ninja tools around them, and even rolled up the wires into a ball: "It seems that without the Sharingan, it's really not easy to use those fancy rope techniques... Let's take it slow, it's not our main offensive method anyway."

Night was falling.

The two packed up their ninja tools, left the training ground, and said goodbye in front of their respective homes.

Goodnight, Yu-kun.

Goodnight, Lin.

Soon, the boys and girls, having finished washing up, lay in bed, their minds replaying the structure of the sealing runes and their time together on the training field. Then they closed their eyes and drifted off to sleep along with Konoha Village.

……

In the time that follows.

Yu Mikami's schedule is gradually becoming very full:

Every morning, I would rush to Konoha Hospital, join the medical jonin in making rounds and treating patients, then listen to one or two medical theory classes, or assist in a few internal and surgical operations.

In the afternoon, you can either train near the Namaka River or go to Orochimaru's place to help him organize the mountain of experimental data, or do some blood analysis experiments and process body tissue slices of some unknown organisms.

After returning home in the evening, I first read the book "Sealing" for two hours, and then interacted with the ninja girls in the corner system. Regardless of whether I had time to practice, I tried my best to max out the affection level in the dialogue section.

In addition, the squad has one to two routine missions per week on average: patrolling, bandit suppression, escorting supplies, and delivering intelligence...

None of these things can be accomplished in a short time. With each item on the schedule, Yu Mikami is spinning like a top, feeling like she's facing the countdown to the college entrance exam or postgraduate entrance exam.

Of course, there were also many gains.

First, the "harem" expanded.

During his third "Kushina's Little Classroom" session, Mikami Yu successfully struck up a conversation with "Binding Seal" and added her to his romance list, increasing the number of romanceable targets to 13.

Unfortunately, Yu Mikami is really not good at communicating with this gloomy and difficult girl. Even during "practice"—that is, when drawing sealing runes—she doesn't seem to react much, and her favorability rating is currently in the single digits.

but……

Orochimaru, on the other hand, gave Mikami Yu quite a surprise. When he paid his salary in the second month, he gave Mikami Yu a research report on "Neural Activation Technique".

Although its authenticity is unknown, according to Orochimaru himself, this is the latest research result in his possession.

And the corner system, as expected, reacted to this report—

[Ding! Special item detected - Body Component - Neural Activation Technique: The Sealed Left Arm!]

"..."

What the hell is this "sealed left arm"? What are they doing with it in this Gundam build?

I'm almost speechless.

However, as soon as he got home, Yu Mikami copied the six or seven-page research report and then pieced the original together with the "Neuroactivation Technique".

After a difficult search and battle, you obtained the missing left arm of the "Neural Activation Technique" from a snake's nest on the west side of Konoha Village and pieced it onto the disabled girl's body. The girl remained asleep with her eyes closed, seemingly unaware of what was happening, but a faint trace of color had appeared on her pale face, bringing her one step closer to awakening.

[Neural Activation Technique: Affection +5, Affection Max Increased by 11, Current Affection: 14/36 (Stranger)]

Yes, that's right.

Because the technique was incomplete, Mikami Yu didn't dare to practice "Neural Activation Technique" casually. During this time, he had been communicating with the technique through dialogue. Although the other party didn't respond no matter what he said, he would occasionally receive a "Friendship +1" notification, which had slowly accumulated to the present.

Judging from the current situation,

The body components for "Neural Activation Technique" are at least four more: the "Sealed Right Arm," the "Sealed Left Leg," the "Right Leg," and the "Heart." You need to find one or two more to raise the affinity cap to 50.

However, Yu Mikami couldn't do this himself.

After all, "Neural Activation Technique" involves multiple disciplines such as neurology, cell biology, and even electromagnetism, and requires extremely high precision in chakra control. The complete version is at least a B-rank ninjutsu. It is already very difficult to understand the research content, let alone develop and innovate it.

He did consult Tsunade, but given her usual work habits of leaving after class, rarely visiting the hospital for days, and being smelled of alcohol by Mikami Yu in the office a few times, it was probably difficult to expect her to develop new techniques.

We can only hope that Orochimaru will try his best.

Aside from these two rather special new targets,

The strategies for other ninjutsu are mostly quite reliable:

[Currently available targets: Three Body Technique (100), Great Fireball Technique (100), Healing Technique: Affection (99/100), Phoenix Flower Technique: Intimacy (71), Water Wave Technique: Intimacy (70), Hatake Sword Technique: Friendly (37), Dragon Fire Technique: Friendly (29), Water Formation Wall: Friendly (28), Eight Gates: Strangers (22)]

The "Healing Spell" is currently stuck at 99 points of favorability. The reason seems to be that the "Special Event: Treat 100 Patients" has not yet been completed, so the favorability is temporarily locked.

But it's not a big problem. After all, new patients arrive at Konoha Hospital every day, and Mikami Yu and Nohara Rin are often involved in frontline treatment. Reaching the maximum stats is just a matter of time. Considering that traits often undergo significant changes after the fourth stage, a slightly higher difficulty level is reasonable.

In addition,

Phoenix Fire is the technique that Mikami Yu has been practicing the most recently, and he is already close to the "Affection" stage.

Then there are the two newly unlocked characteristics of Water and Fire Release techniques:

【Dragonfire Technique:】

(Stage reward obtained once: Constitution +1, Trait: Piercing Flame: Your Dragonfire Technique is exceptionally stable and less affected by external environmental factors when cast. The range of the flames is increased by 15% on top of the original range. If you spend time charging, the range will increase by an additional 1% for every second of charging, up to a maximum of 5 times.)

[Water Formation Wall:]

(Having obtained the stage reward once: Constitution +1, Trait: Water Fusion: Your Water Barrier has a strong self-management awareness. It will actively observe your combat habits and predict your vulnerable points. When released, its defensive strength is increased by an additional 25%, and there is a 20% chance that it will trigger automatically to block an unstoppable surprise attack for you.)

Both of these skills have decent characteristics: one increases range when charged, and the other increases defense.

While not as drastically enhanced as "Great Fireball" and "Water Rumble," it's still a significant improvement over the original. Once Housenfire and Hatake Sword Technique are upgraded again, I should have some time to practice them more.

Chapter 96 Congratulations, Dad, you can finally support yourself! (Second Update)

During this period of time.

Two major events occurred outside Konoha Village.

The first major event was Konoha's significant victory on the southwestern battlefield. They not only successfully halted the Sand Village's offensive but also pushed the battle line back from the Land of Fire's border directly into the Land of Rivers. Upon hearing the news, the entire village of Konoha rejoiced, and decorations were everywhere.

The second major event was the Cloud Village's lightning attack on the Land of Hot Springs.

On the surface, this has nothing to do with Konoha.

However, the Land of Hot Water serves as a buffer zone between the Lands of Lightning and the Land of Fire, and has historically been closer to Konoha. Now that the Hidden Cloud Village has conquered it, they can theoretically station troops on the border, threatening the security of the Land of Fire. The Hidden Hot Water Village has therefore appealed to Konoha for assistance, putting Konoha in a dilemma.

We definitely have to help, but if things go wrong, we might have to confront the Hidden Cloud Village directly, which would turn into a two-front war and cause us a real headache.

Against this turbulent backdrop.

A significant event also occurred in the Mikami family: Mikami Tajima finally completed several surgeries, had his cast removed, and began basic rehabilitation training.

"...Here, your father's post-operative evaluation report."

In the office, Tsunade casually tossed a report over: "So far, the surgery is going quite well. The initial 30% chance has increased to 70%. As long as nothing goes wrong this month and the nerve function recovers smoothly, there shouldn't be any problems."

"That's great, thank you so much for your plan and guidance, Lady Tsunade."

Yu Mikami expressed his gratitude.

"Oh."

Tsunade pushed back her chair, crossed her arms, and stood up: "Rin said you've been very busy lately, and your whereabouts are often mysterious. You haven't even had time to rest... Could it be that you've been going on a date with some girl?"

"...How could that be? It's just that the team has had a lot of tasks lately, and the training volume has increased. In addition, I'm also looking at the sealing technique notes given to me by Minato-sensei and Kushina-senpai, so I'm a bit overwhelmed. But I'll try to adjust things later."

"Really?"

Tsunade frowned slightly, then suddenly stepped in front of Mikami Yu. Her fair and bright face loomed large, and her amber eyes stared intently at him, as if trying to see through his pupils to understand what he was thinking. With this movement, her golden twin tails swayed gently.

"scare!"

Yu Mikami subconsciously tilted his head slightly upwards.

Because he's currently under ten years old, Mikami Yu's body is still developing, and he's a little shorter than the adult Tsunade. As she suddenly approached, his eyes met her red lips, and a little lower, he could see the deep, snow-white cleavage…

With just a slight movement, you can bury your head in the ditch and experience the pampering of facial cleanser.

but……