Shadow Release

"Kaede-san, stay here and don't move. I'll come back for you in a bit!"

"Yes, Ootani-sensei."

Ootani Yuuto knew the importance of this matter, so he first reassured Hanakei Kaede, and then immediately notified the Anbu members stationed at the Ninja Academy to inform the Third Hokage of the high probability that Hanakei Kaede possessed a Kekkei Genkai, relaying the message through them.

After a long while.

The Third Hokage arrived in a hurry, and under the guidance of Ootani Yuuto, met Hanakei Kaede.

"Hokage... Lord Hokage!"

Hanakei Kaede was surprised and a little apprehensive that Hiruzen Sarutobi, wearing the Hokage's ceremonial robes, would come to see her directly, because the 'black substance' she had just manipulated didn't really belong to her...

"I heard from Ootani-sensei that you seem to have awakened a Kekkei Genkai?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked directly. Matters concerning Kekkei Genkai were no small matter, especially since Hanakei Kaede may have awakened a Kekkei Genkai never before seen in the Shinobi World.

"Lord Hokage, I... I don't know..."

Faced with the inquiry from the village's most powerful ninja, Hanakei Kaede was visibly flustered, with fear in her eyes and a slight tremor in her voice.

"Kaede-san, show Lord Hokage the ability you just demonstrated."

Ootani, seeing Hanakei Kaede's apprehension, immediately spoke to her gently. Sarutobi Hiruzen's stern expression also gradually softened, after all, she was just a civilian child with ninja potential...

"Okay..."

Hanakei Kaede obediently nodded, and then condensed a dark, irregular sphere in her palm, wriggling around like a living thing.

"A Kekkei Genkai with Yin Release properties..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen, as expected of someone known as the 'Professor of Ninjutsu', knew its main attribute category just by looking at the 'object' in Hanakei Kaede's palm.

"Kaede-san, do you know how to control and use it?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Hanakei Kaede. He had never seen such a strange thing like a 'shadow' before, and naturally dared not try it himself without knowing the nature of this Kekkei Genkai ability.

"Lord Hokage, I can."

Hanakei Kaede nodded, and then the black sphere in her palm first transformed into a lifelike black lotus flower, and then into an ink-colored black rose.

"Kaede-san, I mean, what is its specific ability? For example, how do you use it to fight?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen realized that Hanakei Kaede didn't seem to understand his meaning, and then said it again.

"It should be like this..."

Hanakei Kaede understood Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, and then, according to her instinct, manipulated the black sphere in her palm. Then, under the gaze of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Ootani Yuuto, it slowly flowed from her palm into the ground like water, and then merged with the shadow under her feet, making the shadow's color darker.

Seeing this scene, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately thought of the Nara clan's shadow techniques, but there seemed to be a big difference between the two.

"Lord Hokage, I feel like I can also control shadows with it, like this..."

As Hanakei Kaede spoke, the black shadow under her feet slowly rose from the ground, gradually gathering into a human figure like a stream of water, standing beside Hanakei Kaede. The size of the body was the same as Hanakei Kaede's, but it had no facial features or obvious physical characteristics.

After the shadow person appeared, it also began to move under Hanakei Kaede's control, but the movements seemed a little clumsy. However, before it lasted long, Hanakei Kaede's forehead and face were suddenly covered with fine beads of sweat, with a look of exhaustion. Then the shadow person turned back into a shadow and lay prostrate at Hanakei Kaede's feet...

"Lord Hokage, Ootani-sensei, my head... feels so dizzy..."

Hanakei Kaede felt a burst of dizziness, and said this sentence before fainting. Fortunately, she was caught by Ootani Yuuto, so she didn't fall to the ground.

"Lord Hokage, Kaede-san, she..."

Ootani Yuuto looked at Hanakei Kaede in his arms with concern, and then asked Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Don't worry, Kaede-san has just overloaded her Kekkei Genkai. She'll be fine after a rest."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said, reassuring Ootani Yuuto.

"Okay."

Ootani Yuuto was relieved after hearing this.

"This Kekkei Genkai of Kaede-san's is somewhat similar to the Nara clan's shadow techniques. Why don't we temporarily call it 'Shadow Release'?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Ootani Yuuto.

"Yes."

Ootani Yuuto nodded.

"Because Kaede-san is too young, she cannot use Shadow Release continuously, otherwise it will cause a great burden on her body... So you must continue to pay attention to Kaede-san and prohibit her from overloading Shadow Release, so as not to leave some hidden dangers on her body..."

Afterwards, Sarutobi Hiruzen instructed Ootani Yuuto again. She was a good seed in the village, and she must be allowed to grow up well, and must not be allowed to die prematurely.

"Lord Hokage, Ootani understands."

Ootani Yuuto responded. Even if Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't say it, he would do his best to pay attention to and take care of Hanakei Kaede. This was not only because she had awakened Shadow Release, but also because she was his favorite student...

"...Then I'll leave first. By the way... don't spread this matter for the time being."

Then, Sarutobi Hiruzen gave a few more instructions before leaving.

After seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen leave, Ootani Yuuto put the unconscious Hanakei Kaede on his lunch break recliner and thoughtfully covered her with a thin blanket.

"No wonder this child was acting a little strange today, it turns out it was because of the awakening of Shadow Release..."

Ootani Yuuto carefully wiped the fine sweat from Hanakei Kaede's face and forehead, and then muttered to himself.

"Perhaps with Shadow Release, you might even catch up to Akeshi and Yuzuru in the future…"

The monotonous school day finally came to an end, but to Akeshi's surprise, Hanakei Kaede hadn't returned since going to Ootani Yuuto's homeroom teacher's office. She had skipped class all the way until school ended…

"Hey, aren't you worried about Hanakei Kaede?"

Akeshi nudged Yuzuru with her elbow, frowning as she asked. Although many girls in the class were attracted to Yuzuru's mysterious aura, only Hanakei Kaede had bravely taken that step and formed an indescribable bond with Yuzuru.

"She's doing very well right now."

Yuzuru glanced at Akeshi, then smiled. It was the first time he had smiled in front of Akeshi, and it stunned her for a moment, because Yuzuru's smile seemed very contagious, like the spring sunshine, making people feel warm and subconsciously want to lean towards him…

"Did you just cast a genjutsu on me?"

Akeshi suddenly realized, and then she instantly moved away from Yuzuru, her face full of doubt. She actually had those thoughts just now, it was too embarrassing!

"Idiot."

Regarding Akeshi's paranoia, Yuzuru directly retracted his smile, returning to his usual indifferent expression. The concise words he spat out directly broke Akeshi's defenses again.

"Go to hell, bastard!"

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