Time Waits for No One

The Ninja World is full of ups and downs; one moment it may be shrouded in the clouds of war, and the next it may be calm and peaceful.

Yichen watched as Ikura secretly organized an elite force. At that moment, Yichen believed that if anything else happened in the Ninja World, it would be difficult for all parties to back down.

But in just three days, this elite unit was disbanded, and the turbulent undercurrents in the Ninja World immediately returned to calm. Neither public opinion nor intelligence could reveal any information related to the war.

But this incident still reminded Yichen that the peaceful times in the Ninja World were not as he had previously thought, and could not be maintained for long; war could break out at any moment.

"It seems we need to accelerate research into applying Sealing Jutsu in actual combat. We should be proactive in planning for the future."

After all, as time went by, Yichen had gradually reached the Kage Level. However, his skills were still at the level of Elite Jonin. He didn't have any powerful moves to show for himself, and his explosive power was too weak.

The advantage of Sealing Jutsu is that Chakra, making them a good way to overcome stronger opponents. This is very suitable for chakra users like Yichen.

Kawazoe Yura's success provided Yichen with a great deal of inspiration. Yichen first tried to break down a simple Sealing Jutsu into several parts and then used Chakra to draw them onto the Porcelain Release that had hardened into rock.

Next, Yichen manipulated the rocks closer to the target, then activated the runes on the rocks. These runes combined with each other to form a complete Sealing Jutsu.

The process went smoothly, simpler than Yichen had anticipated.

However, there are a few minor issues. First, drawing runes on rocks directly with Chakra from a distance is quite difficult and takes too long. There's not much to say about this; you just need to practice more.

Secondly, the rock block covered with Sealing Jutsu is too large and will easily alert enemies. Enemies don't need to know what Yichen is planning; they just need to get away once they sense something is wrong.

In response to this situation, Yichen's solution was to break down the Sealing Jutsu into as many parts as possible. In the end, Yichen simply tried to break the Sealing Jutsu down into pieces based on individual runes.

This method is feasible, but because the runes are scattered, there will be a relatively long delay when the Sealing Jutsu is finally activated. In addition, the fact that the Gamabunta scattered places a great demand on Yichen's mental strength, as he needs to memorize the location of each rune.

Of course, Yichen wasn't a rigid ninja, and he quickly came up with a way to reduce the consumption of mental energy. He divided the runes into various types, and inscribed many of each type. When Sealing Jutsu was needed, he would temporarily search for them among the small Iwa ninja near the target.

This would take longer to activate the Sealing Jutsu, but would undoubtedly greatly reduce the mental strength required from Yichen.

Although the Ranged Sealing Jutsu still has many flaws, now that it's on the right track, Yichen believes that with more practice, his proficiency will quickly catch up.

The training of Ninjutsu has always been like this: the difficulty of getting started is always many times greater than the difficulty of increasing proficiency later on.

On this day, Yichen, along with Yoshimura Kazumasa, Katsuya, Suda Himezuki from the Team Three, were carrying out a C-rank mission.

With Yichen's guidance, the six disciples have a good foundation. Now, Yichen has changed the task from one D-rank Mission per day to one C-rank mission every few days.

The goal of carrying out the mission also changed from getting to know each other within the small team to adapting to the Ninja World environment and becoming a truly qualified ninja.

This time, Yichen and his team were on an escort mission. There was no other way; the environment in the Land of Earth was relatively good, and it was difficult to find a mission suitable for newcomers to experience the cruelty of the Ninja World.

Missions like eliminating bandits simply don't exist in the Land of Earth. There are plenty of missions to find and kill missing-nin, but neither Team Three nor Team Four are qualified at this stage.

Of the six disciples in the two classes, only Uchiyama Takuhiro the Team Four was barely competent; the others were all novices.

Yichen hoped to make a splash with the escort mission and let his disciples experience the battles of Genin, but nothing unexpected happened on the way to the destination.

This made Yichen somewhat depressed. On the way back, he didn't want to talk much and focused most of his attention on thinking about Ranged Sealing Jutsu.

The atmosphere in the Team Three was quite good. The three of them were very happy to be able to leave the village to carry out a mission. The three in the Team Three were much more lively than those in the Team Four.

The three children and a kitten created a lively atmosphere as they chatted about cultivation while leisurely following Yichen's footsteps towards the village.

"Himezuki, have you thought of a name for the little Shironeko?" It was Yoshimura Kazumasa who asked the question. He was quite envious of Suda Himezuki for having a Ninja Beast, but he didn't have the patience to raise one himself.

"Not yet, I always feel that no name is worthy of it." Suda Himezuki said, sounding somewhat discouraged.

Yichen, who was leading the way, rolled his eyes but didn't say a word.

Katsuya asked, "Do you know what kind of animal the little Shironeko is?"

There aren't many Ninja Beasts that know Ninjutsu, but they do exist. Ninja Beast generally also have Chakra properties, but not Ninja Beast can learn Chakra nature and Shape Transformation.

Speaking of this, Suda Himezuki looked excited. "I know, I know! It's Wind Release. Teacher said that Wind Release Chakra, if used well, is very suitable for close combat."

"Furthermore, I am Fire Release user, and with the combination of Fenghuo, I can also use Combination Ninjutsu." As she said this, Suda Himezuki was full of confidence in the future.

Yoshimura Kazumasa retorted, "Come on, you haven't even learned a single C-rank Ninjutsu yet."

Suda Himezuki was furious. "I'll learn it soon enough, don't get cocky."

Suda Himezuki's talent was quite average, and even learning Ninjutsu step by step would have taken her a long time. But the hateful Yichen made her spend most of her time on basic training. In addition, she also had to take care of the kitten, so she simply didn't have enough time to learn Ninjutsu.

As a result, she hasn't even learned a single Ninjutsu.

On the contrary, Yoshimura Kazumasa has a good talent for learning Ninjutsu. With his nimble fingers, he Hand Seals and manipulate Chakra more easily than the average ninja. He has already learned two C-rank Ninjutsu.

However, Yoshimura Kazumasa's Ninjutsu Hand Seals are too numerous to be used in actual combat, so he is practicing simplification.

Katsuya didn't interrupt the topic. In any case, others had many Ninjutsu to choose from, but he had too few Genjutsu to learn. He had already learned two C-rank Genjutsu, but neither of them were for actual combat.

What's Katsuya frustrating is that the village has too few Genjutsu in its collection. There are only a few C-rank illusions that can be used in actual combat, and almost none of the B-rank or higher ones.

He was less learning Genjutsu and more researching Genjutsu.

Yichen was quite generous to Katsuya, not only giving him the Uchiha Clan's Dōjutsu and Genjutsu, but also all the B-rank Genjutsu that Yichen knew.

Because these Genjutsu were either created by Yichen himself or obtained from Konoha, the village's level of secrecy was not high.

Seeing Suda Himezuki's anger, Yoshimura Kazumasa quickly changed the subject. "Katsuya, how's your research on interference Genjutsu coming along? Can you cooperate with us in battle?"

Team Three is in an awkward position. Their team suffers from the same problem as most teams in the Ninja World: they lack any distinctive characteristics.

None of the three possessed any Ninjutsu or Genjutsu used in actual combat; in a fight, they were essentially three Taijutsu Ninja. Unfortunately, none of them had any talent for Taijutsu.

Yichen felt that if all the Genin teams in Iwa ninja were to participate in a strength ranking competition right now, Team Three would definitely be at the bottom.

Uchiyama Takuhiro from Team Four could take down Team Three all by himself.

Therefore, the Team Three was very anxious, and they wanted to come up with a set of tactics that suited them. Since poor individual combat strength was a major weakness, their teamwork could not be any worse.

After much deliberation, they concluded that the only way to Wind Release: Breakthrough was through Katsuya's Genjutsu.

Suda Himezuki's kitten growth will take a long time, possibly measured in years. Yoshimura Kazumasa's Ninjutsu learning will also take time, and according to Yichen's description, one or two Ninjutsu techniques that can be used in actual combat are not very useful. Only Katsuya's Genjutsu can quickly improve the team's strength, Genjutsu can easily catch people off guard.

Suda Himezuki was a carefree little girl who was easily distracted by Yoshimura Kazumasa's words, and she looked at Katsuya expectantly.

Katsuya was about to speak, Yichen, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped and gave the three of them a few hand gestures.

The three were wondering why Yichen had stopped when they saw the hand gesture. They immediately felt a chill and instinctively assumed a battle formation.

All four of them turned their gazes forward.

A moment later, a person slowly walked towards the four of them. The person was extremely tall, wore a mask, had green eyes, and there were obvious stitches on the exposed skin. Most importantly, a bright Takigakure Forehead Protector with a slash on its forehead was clearly visible on the person's forehead.

Upon seeing this person, Yichen, being a fan of the original work, naturally recognized the other party's identity immediately: Kakuzu, the Kakuzu with five hearts and the ability to possess the Earth Grudge Fear.

Yichen's attention had been focused on studying the Sealing Jutsu, so he didn't immediately notice Kakuzu entering the range of his Mind's Eye's Eye. However, Kakuzu's undisguised killing intent and violently fluctuating Chakra were simply too obvious. So, even though his attention was elsewhere, his Mind's Eye still Hon alerted him.

As Kakuzu slowly approached, Yichen naturally wouldn't wait foolishly. Kakuzu clearly indicated that they were enemies. Yichen was never good at talking; he never used words when he could win a fight.

So even though Kakuzu was still far away, Yichen's Ninjutsu had already been activated.

Porcelain Release, Mud Clone.

Yichen rarely used this technique in actual combat because mastering the amount of Chakra required for using the Chakra Clone Technique is an art, Yichen didn't have much chakra, so he rarely used Shadow Clone Technique in battle. However, facing Kakuzu, Yichen had to change his tactics. Kakuzu five hearts, which meant that he was essentially fighting as five well-coordinated people, Yichen dared not be careless in the slightest.

The moment the Mud Clone appeared, it unleashed a continuous Porcelain Release- Kakuzu attacks, employing various techniques to strike Kakuzu.

Seeing this, Kakuzu paused, no longer blindly approaching. He also chose to attack from a distance. Suddenly, a large number of black tentacles emerged from the stitches on his arms, no less than the amount of Porcelain Mud created by Yichen's clone.

The numerous Porcelain Release Kunai the black tentacles, but they were all blocked. However, the black tentacles also suffered considerable damage, with large sections being Kunai by the kunai.

While his clone was controlling the Porcelain Release, Yichen's main body formed hand Hand Seals and unleashed Fire Release. A Great Fireball, ten meters in diameter, crashed down on Kakuzu.

"Water Release: Water Style: Water Wave!" Kakuzu didn't hesitate either, quickly Hand Seals and unleashing a wide-range Water Release attack that directly shattered the Great Fireball.