Ruins from the Age of Myth

Ōnoki swallowed hard, then said uncertainly, "Two Tailed Beast? Are they the Six-Tails and the Seven-Tails?"

Ōnoki's knowledge was quite good; he could even recognize Chōmei in his juvenile form.

Yichen nodded, pointing to the Outer Path Statue Fragment, and said, "I made a home for Little Rhino Dog and Little Chōmei inside this thing. I can only use their power; I haven't become Jinchuriki."

After understanding the situation, Yichen breathed a sigh of relief Ōnoki remained calm and did not blindly covet the power of the Tailed Beast.

"Little Rhino Dog, right? Little Rhino Dog is a ninja in the village now?" Of course, Ōnoki had already noticed the Iwa Ninja forehead protector on Little Rhino Dog's forehead.

"Hmm." The Little Rhino Dog nodded and said, "This is my first mission, and it's an A-rank one at that."

This is true; Yichen and Little Rhino Dog teamed up to carry out the mission of obtaining the Seven-Tails Chakra. The mission has now been perfectly completed. As long as they return to the village to register, Little Rhino Dog will have an A-rank mission record.

Ōnoki was taken aback. Recording missions for the Tailed Beast? That must be something Yichen came up with. But if Yichen wasn't Jinchuriki, how did he utilize the Yichen Tailed Beast's Chakra?

Yichen carefully explained to Ōnoki the origins of the Little Rhino Dog and the Little Chōmei, as well as how Han became a truly Perfect Jinchuriki.

Ōnoki was very excited and said, "That's great! Han is finally out of danger of going berserk!"

Yichen understood Ōnoki's feelings. The ninja villages had a complicated attitude towards the Tailed Beast. They coveted the power of the Tailed Beast, but were also afraid of Tailed Beast going berserk.

The Tailed Beast of Iwagakure used to run rampant, and the Iwa ninja paid a heavy price to reseal Tailed Beast.

In the decades before Yichen and Ikura rose to power, Iwagakure only had one Kage Level Ōnoki. One of the main reasons Ōnoki dared not leave the village was that he was afraid the Tailed Beast would suddenly go berserk in his absence.

But now things are different. Han, now Perfect Jinchuriki, not only won't go berserk, but he can also help suppress the rampaging Tailed Beast. The threat of the Tailed Beast to Iwagakure has been reduced by more than half.

"By the way, how is Senior Roshi?" Yichen remembered that Roshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, was right next to Ōnoki.

Upon hearing this, Ōnoki snorted coldly and said, "Don't mention him to me. I really don't understand why you sent him here."

Yichen touched his nose, feeling a little guilty. He quickly changed the subject. "Natsuki didn't cause you any trouble, did she?"

When the topic of Natsuki came up, Ōnoki's expression turned serious again, and he said, "Let's go downstairs and talk."

Yichen was puzzled. Judging from Ōnoki's expression, something must have happened, but it didn't seem like anything bad.

The two humans and two Tailed Beast quickly landed on the ground, where a group of people were waiting for them.

"Lord Tsuchikage."

"Teacher Yichen"

"Elder brother."

Yichen glanced at everyone.

Kawakita, Kawakita's three disciples, Roshi, and a team of Roshi guarding Anbu, Deidara and his two teammates, Kajiyamari, Natsuki, Uchiyama Takuhiro, Wada Akio.

Yes, they're all here; not a single one is missing.

Yichen nodded to Kajiyamari and said, "Congratulations, Kajiyamari, you have finally become Elite Jonin."

Kajiyamari Sato Yichen said, "Teacher Yichen, thank you for your guidance. Without you, I wouldn't have my current strength. However, I disappointed you before."

In the end, Kajiyamari felt somewhat ashamed, as he was considered below average among Yichen's disciples. Ogura Saki, who was two years younger than him, was already Elite Jonin. Kawazoe Yura, who was four years younger than him, had also long enjoyed the treatment of Elite Jonin due to her significant contributions.

As Yichen's earliest disciple, he, like the other disciples from previous generations, was still only Jonin. Although he himself knew that as a traditional Ninjutsu- type ninja, his growth would be slower than others.

However, he still felt that he had embarrassed Yichen. Especially after Kawakita became a quasi-film general, the pressure he felt was unimaginable to others.

Yichen patted Kajiyamari on the shoulder and said, "Don't overthink it. You're already very capable. Your teacher is very satisfied with you."

Kajiyamari took a deep breath, knowing that this was not the right occasion for him to show too much emotion, so he suppressed his excitement and stepped back.

Kawakita, standing to the side, patted him on the shoulder. Kajiyamari looked at Kawakita gratefully. He was able to become Elite Jonin no small part to Ōnoki's guidance during this time. But the main reason was the daily instruction from his teammate Kawakita, ostensibly for sparring.

Yichen nodded to Kawakita Bei, then turned his gaze to Deidara, Wada Akio, Uchiyama Takuhiro.

The others were genuinely carrying out a mission with Ōnoki, and Yichen didn't have high hopes for their improvement. However, he hoped that these three could improve like Kajiyamari Yichen.

Of the three, Deidara has the highest talent and already possesses strength surpassing most Chunin, though he hasn't yet reached the Quasi-Jonin.

Given Deidara's talent, this progress is actually a bit strange. However, looking at Ōnoki's love-hate gaze towards Deidara, Yichen understood somewhat. Ōnoki was probably deliberately suppressing Deidara and tempering his mentality.

Then there's Uchiyama Takuhiro. Yichen can sense that he's made progress, but it's limited. Yichen isn't in a hurry, though. He's four years younger than Kajiyamari, so spending more time building a foundation is a good thing.

Finally, there's Wada Akio. Like Uchiyama Takuhiro, he's still just Jonin. However, he gives Yichen a slightly different feeling.

"That's quite an improvement," Yichen thought to himself.

Then Yichen Chen said to the Little Rhino Dog that was sizing up Roshi, "Little Rhino Dog, come here for a moment."

"Hmm." The Little Rhino Dog responded, and then came to Yichen's side with Little Chōmei.

Yichen placed his hand on the Little Rhino Dog's head, and the next moment, he was enveloped in a layer of Six-Tails Chakra.

Having entered Six-Tails Chakra Mode, Yichen turned around and once again turned his gaze to Wada Akio.

However, unlike before, this time Yichen's aura surged, directly pressing down on Wada Akio.

Wada Akio was startled and Hon tried to resist, but the pressure from Yichen in Six-Tails Chakra Mode was real, and he couldn't move at all.

Yichen slowly reached out towards Wada Akio's head.

To others, Yichen's outstretched hand appeared slow, giving Wada Akio ample time to react. But to Wada Akio, Yichen's movements seemed incredibly fast, as if he were about to be slapped to death by Yichen at any moment.

He didn't have time to think about why Yichen attacked him; he just wanted to try his best to break free from that oppressive aura.

Yichen's hand drew closer and closer to Wada Akio grew increasingly anxious. Finally, just as Yichen was about to touch him, Wada Akio suddenly shouted and moved. Forcibly freeing himself from the pressure Wada Akio took a step back, avoiding Yichen's hand reaching for his head.

"Not bad, not bad." Yichen withdrew his aura, deactivated the Six-Tails Chakra Mode, and said to the still-shaken Wada Akio, "Akio, congratulations."

Wada Akio was stunned for a moment, then instantly realized what was happening. He sensed the changes in his body and Elite Jonin.

"Thank you, Lord Tsuchikage." Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Wada Akio quickly suppressed his joy and said respectfully to Yichen.

Yichen smiled slightly, "You were just one step away from becoming Elite Jonin. I merely gave you an opportunity. Your ability to seize that opportunity and advance is due to your own efforts."

That's the truth. Only geniuses of this caliber have a chance to advance by overcoming immense external pressure. Back then, Yichen even pretended to be an enemy and launched a sneak attack on Takuya to make him Quasi-Jonin, putting so much pressure on him, but it was no use. Fortunately, the last bowl of chicken soup achieved its goal.

Then Yichen turned his gaze to Natsuki, who was somewhat avoiding him. Yichen had a headache; Natsuki's strength had hardly changed, which meant that she definitely hadn't been training properly during her time away from the village.

Yichen glared at her but didn't say anything.

Natsuki chuckled, walked up to Yichen, and pointed to the Little Rhino Dog and Little Chōmei beside him, saying, "Brother, are these your Ninja Beast?"

Yichen ignored her and instead encouraged the other ninjas, promoting the Will of Stone.

Yichen didn't say anything particularly insightful, but everyone listened attentively because right before their eyes, Yichen effortlessly transformed a Jonin into Elite Jonin.

Although they had only heard about Yichen's impressive teaching skills before, they witnessed it firsthand this time, and their excitement and envy were unimaginable. So even though Yichen was talking about the Will of Stone and didn't actually give them any specific guidance, they listened very attentively.

After Yichen finished speaking, Ōnoki said, "Yichen, over there, we found an abandoned temple."

Yichen was taken aback. A temple?

The Ninja Temple is steeped in mythology, including legends such as the Rabbit Goddess Kaguya Otsutsuki and the Sage of Sage of Six Paths. Because Yichen knew that the Rabbit Goddess Kaguya Otsutsuki based on a real person, he always maintained a policy of ignoring and avoiding these mythological figures.

The only time I had close contact with the so-called god was when I met Natsuki.

He was a Jashin. Yichen was in great danger that time. Although he gained a lot, he was almost drained of his body by the Genjutsu.

Thinking of this, Yichen looked at Natsuki. Natsuki was chatting with the Little Rhino Dog and Little Chōmei.

Ōnoki looked at Yichen and nodded Natsuki something was off about that shrine. But I've studied it for a long time and haven't found anything special."

Yichen's expression was somewhat grave as he said, "Let's go take a look together."

Where there are myths and gods, there will naturally be temples. However, with the rise of ninjas, temples have become increasingly rare.

Because many of the abilities of ninjas are indistinguishable from those of gods in the eyes of ordinary people, the existence of ninjas makes it much harder for messengers of gods to deceive believers as easily as before.

Since it's impossible to fool believers, temples are now very rare.

However, the temples that have survived are generally quite unusual.

I initially thought changing the protagonist's age when he time-traveled wouldn't be a big problem, but now I've realized there is one. Deidara might be slightly older than in the original story, but it doesn't affect the plot. Please forgive me.