An Unexpected Prize

Darkness swallowed the last rays of the sunset, and the earth was shrouded in endless darkness. The world, which had been bustling all day, fell silent, and all things slept. A bright moon shone in the sky, casting its pure white light, and countless stars twinkled as if telling some joyful story.

To celebrate Yemo's victory in the Chunin Ninja Exams, Kushina used all the ingredients in her house, called Minato, and prepared a very lavish dinner.

Dinner was pleasant, the only downside being that Kushina gave Yemo a stern lecture about using the Six-Pointed Seal. The Six-Pointed Seal is considered Forbidden Jutsu by the Uzumaki Clan because it is considered against the natural order.

To be honest, this seal isn't particularly abnormal or difficult to break. However, no matter how it's broken, the seal's host will inevitably die, just like the Reaper Death Seal. Both sealing and breaking it require sacrificing one's life to the Shinigami.

Although cruel, this seal is very useful and can sometimes produce unexpected results, such as dealing with Jinchūriki. In addition to the fact that this Ninjutsu is A-rank and not difficult to learn, this is also why Yemo learned it.

After dinner, my older sister cleaned the table and kitchen, then went out with Minato to enjoy their own time together, leaving Yemo miserably alone at home.

I was watching TV out of boredom, and almost every channel was broadcasting the Chunin Ninja Exams, including some particularly exciting battles, such as Sasori of the Red Sands vs. Hozuki Mangetsu, and his fight against Yugito Nii...

After the Chunin Ninja Exams, Yemo became famous throughout the entire Shinobi World. He climbed to the champion's throne by defeating the geniuses of many villages. Even Yugito Nii, who used Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, was no match for Yemo. Most importantly, Yemo was only 8 years old and was hailed as a genius rarely seen in the Shinobi World for hundreds of years. He was a genius boy who might even surpass the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju.

Eight years old? Ordinary children are still in the Ninja Academy. Some geniuses may have already graduated from the Ninja Academy. For example, Kakashi graduated from the Ninja Academy at the age of 5 and became Chunin at the age of 6, two years younger than Yemo. Unfortunately, Kakashi did not have such amazing achievements as Yemo. His Chunin Ninja Exams were not like Yemo's, where he competed against geniuses from all the villages and climbed to the champion's throne by stepping on the shoulders of countless geniuses.

Yemo watched for a while, then got bored and turned off the TV. He wanted to go to sleep, but after sleeping for two days, he wasn't sleepy at all.

Taking a bottle of juice from the refrigerator, Yemo, who was bored and wondering what to do, suddenly remembered that he hadn't looked at the prize he won in the Chunin Ninja Exams Yemo.

His eyes lit up, Yemo quickly ran upstairs, took down the scroll, cleared the table, and unfurled it. He wondered what kind of gift the Third Hokage.

On the long scroll were three strange symbols, which belonged to the Sealing Jutsu who used space storage.

Seeing four symbols, Yemo was overjoyed and smiled broadly. He hadn't expected there to be three prizes. Given his status Third Hokage, the three prizes were sure to be of high quality.

Reaching down to wipe the drool from the corner of his mouth, Yemo impatiently formed a hand seal with his right hand and pressed it onto the first symbol.

With a loud bang, a large amount of white smoke billowed from the scroll. When the smoke dissipated, a stack of silver notes appeared on the table. Yemo's expression immediately became quite interesting.

Holding the thick stack of silver notes in his hand, Yemo was quite disappointed. "I thought it was some high-class prize, but it's just a bunch of silver notes. Third, you're too stingy."

After counting the thick stack of silver notes, Yemo realized that he had misunderstood the Third. This stack of silver notes was no small amount; each note had a face value of 100,000, and there were a total of one hundred notes, which meant ten million taels.

Ten million taels of silver is not a small amount, even in the Hokage world where an Explosive Tag one thousand taels. Yemo had never seen a ten million tael silver note before.

Holding the ten million taels of silver, Yemo was excited for a while before his heart gradually calmed down. If one prize was so valuable, he wondered what the other three prizes were.

After putting down the silver note, Yemo made another hand seal and took out a second item. This time it wasn't a silver note, but a small scroll.

Filled with questions, Yemo curiously opened the scroll. The small scroll was only half a meter long and covered with densely packed text.

After carefully reading a few lines, Yemo couldn't help but smile. This scroll contained a Ninjutsu, an extremely powerful Ninjutsu.

"The Third's move is truly extraordinary, an S-rank Ninjutsu!" Yemo exclaimed after reading the scroll.

The scroll contained an S-rank Lightning Release Ninjutsu, Lightning Release: Lightning Prison, an extremely powerful Ninjutsu. According to the description, it was capable of leveling a hill. If Yemo, who possessed a massive amount of Chakra, were to use it at full power, it could destroy a small forest.

As an S-rank Ninjutsu, this Ninjutsu has extremely demanding training requirements. First, one must have an unparalleled mastery of the transformation of Lightning Release Chakra Shape Transformation. Yemo can barely achieve this, otherwise, how could Yemo condense Lightning Release Chakra into a weapon?

Taking advantage of the relatively quiet period during the Chunin Ninja Exams, Yemo decided to master this S-rank Lightning Release Ninjutsu as soon as possible. With the Third Shinobi World War about to break out, he needed to acquire more trump cards to survive the Third Shinobi World War.

After the Chunin Ninja Exams, his fame spread far and wide, and he became known throughout the Shinobi World as the undisputed number one genius. Naturally, the killing intent of the major ninja villages towards him also reached its peak, as no village would allow another village to produce such a powerful genius.

The same applies to Konoha. If Yemo were from another village, then after the Chunin Ninja Exams, the plan to eliminate him would be on the Third's desk. That's how cruel the Shinobi World is.

The second prize was an S-rank Ninjutsu. Yemo was even more eager to see what the third prize would be. Putting away the scroll, Yemo couldn't wait to take out the third prize.

As the white smoke dissipated, a longsword appeared on the table, with a glossy black scabbard and a red and black hilt. Yemo picked up the longsword and his first impression was that it was very heavy, much heavier than an ordinary sword.

Swish!

Grasping the hilt, Yemo drew his longsword. A sharp, cold glint flashed across the room. Yemo raised the unsheathed sword high. The sword was about a meter long, its blade snow-white, and a sharp aura emanated from it. Without a doubt, this was a rare and excellent sword.

He raised his finger and gently flicked the snow-white blade, causing it to tremble and emit a series of clear, buzzing sounds.

"What a fine sword!"

Yemo couldn't help but praise, "This is definitely a treasured sword forged by a master swordsmith."

After observing for a while, Yemo gripped the sword hilt tightly, mobilized his Chakra, and streaks of azure lightning appeared on his body, causing a gust of wind to suddenly rise in the Yemo room.

Lightning Release Chakra surged into the sword through Yemo's arm. Instantly, the once-quiet sword trembled violently, emitting a clear, ringing sound, as if the sword were howling. At the same time, a faint blue light emanated from the blade, and tiny blue arcs of electricity rose from the snow-white body of the sword.

"Forged from Chakra Metal, Chakra flows into the sword without any obstruction," Yemo said excitedly, gripping the longsword and swinging it lightly. The sharp sword sliced through the air, lightning flashing wherever it passed.

Yemo enjoys wielding swords, but ordinary swords cannot withstand Yemo power and are useless in battle. Therefore, Yemo has no choice but to condense his Chakra into weapons, but unfortunately, this method consumes a lot of Chakra. Yemo has always wanted to forge a longsword from Chakra Metal, which would not only consume more Chakra but also unleash even greater power.

Weapons forged from Chakra Metal are not only harder than ordinary steel, but they can also be perfectly infused with Chakra. For example, incorporating Wind Release Chakra will make the weapon sharper and lighter.

Unfortunately Chakra Metal is rare and incredibly expensive. Forging a Chakra sword would be a huge expense, and Yemo was poor and couldn't afford it.

Unexpectedly, the Third Hokage's reward to him was a longsword forged from Chakra Metal, as if the Third Hokage knew what he needed.

It wasn't that the Third possessed mind-reading abilities, but rather that he specifically prepared these three suitable prizes for Third Yemo based on his performance in battle and his own circumstances.