Haku in High Demand

Bai's problem was completely resolved after Yichen brought his sister Yuki Kinuyo, back.

Yichen visited Bai at Kitsuchi's house; Bai and Yuki Kinuyo got along well.

However, the atmosphere between Kurotsuchi and Yuki Kinuyo was very strange.

At this point, Team Seven can finally get back on track. Up until now, Yichen hasn't led the three members of Team Seven on any missions.

With Bai's threat finally eliminated, Yichen now has the time and energy to cultivate while completing missions.

To allow the three disciples to fully integrate and to strengthen their bond, Yichen led Team Seven into a monotonous life of daily tasks and training.

Every day, while his three disciples were on missions, Yichen would carefully study Madara Uchiha's Wood Release Ninjutsu experience.

Although Madara Uchiha's notes did not describe the proportions of the three elements in Wood Release.

However, it still recorded how to suppress and control Wood Release.

These methods are very effective for splitting and fusing Yichen's Light Release.

Because the path Madara Uchiha followed was very similar to the path Yichen was about to take. Madara Uchiha fused his body with the Yang Release of Wood Release, and then Yin-Yang Fusion.

Yichen's plan is to use his body to fuse with the Light Release, ultimately achieving the unity of the Five-Attribute.

Light Release and Wood Release have many differences, but they share one similarity: they are domineering and uncontrollable.

Wood Release goes without saying; of all Orochimaru's experimental subjects, only one survived.

Danzo could only rely on the power of his Sharingan to suppress Wood Release. Without the Sharingan, his right arm quickly suffered a backlash.

Light Release is equally powerful. Even Yichen, the user who developed Light Release, has to be careful not to be touched by Light Release.

Yichen didn't dare to synthesize Light Release Chakra within his own body; that would be tantamount to courting death.

This is why, even decades after Ōnoki learned Dust Release, he could still only use it externally.

Yichen has already integrated Porcelain Release, Storm Release, and Flame Release into his body, but his Light Release has made no progress.

However, after reading Madara Uchiha's insights, Yichen finally had a glimmer of understanding.

The level of Kekkei Genkai is already very high, not to mention the level of Kekkei Tōta.

Yichen's body was not high enough to suppress the Light Release. He couldn't even manage to put up a fight.

Madara Uchiha proposed a theory.

The reason he was able to perfectly fuse with Hashirama Senju's cells, which is Wood Release, is that his Yin Release briefly suppressed the most important Yang Release among Wood Release.

Indeed, even after a brief suppression, Madara Uchiha felt that Hashirama Senju's Yang Release had far surpassed his own Yin Release Battle of the Valley of the End.

Upon seeing this, Yichen guessed that perhaps, as he had suspected, Hashirama Senju had died from Bloodline Disease.

Hashirama Senju's Yang Release may have exceeded his limits due to numerous all-out battles, and he may have even reached a higher level of Sage Mode.

Therefore, Hashirama Senju died from the Yang Release.

Therefore, the cells left behind by Hashirama Senju seem to possess infinite vitality.

They can be continuously cultivated and multiplied, repeatedly providing life force to Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, Shimura Danzō, and even Naruto later on.

In addition, they can support the energy consumption of numerous human experiments.

Getting back to the main point, Madara Uchiha's Yin Release is not as powerful as the Yang Release in Hashirama Cells, but he is strong enough to suppress it briefly.

This brief period of suppression was the opportunity for him to comprehend the mysteries of Yin-Yang Release.

According to Yichen's understanding, the magical Chakra was taking this opportunity to slowly adapt to the new environment on its own.

Through these repeated attempts, Madara Uchiha completed the evolution of Chakra.

Ultimately, he miraculously achieved the Yin-Yang Fusion, creating the Kōten Taisai.

Yichen, meanwhile, was slowly searching for his own path by studying the many details of Madara Uchiha's suppression of Yang Release.

After a period of theoretical preparation, Yichen finally decided to make his first attempt.

"You're on holiday starting tomorrow. You can do whatever you want," Yichen said to the three students in Team Seven.

"Yay!" Fujii Kusaka and Kamizuru Tsuruhime cheered loudly.

Bai's eyes lit up, and he seemed very happy.

The C-rank mission that Yichen led them on were just too boring.

Seeing this, Yichen added, "Don't forget the daily basic training. Since we're not going on missions anymore, our training time needs to be increased."

"Ah?! No!" Fujii Kusaka and Kamizuru Tsuruhime protested loudly.

However, under Yichen's authoritarian rule, the protests were ineffective. Yichen directly assigned the three of them a cultivation task that they had to complete.

After sending his three disciples away, Yichen went outside the village to practice his Light Release technique.

Light Release is uncontrollable, and it's too dangerous to practice it inside the village. Therefore, Yichen chose a deserted area outside the village to practice.

Unlike previous Light Release practice sessions, this time, Yichen first entered Sage Mode.

According to Madara Uchiha's theory, Yichen would need to use Chakra of other attributes to suppress the Light Release, but Yichen's own Chakra Level was far from sufficient, making it clear that he could not complete this task.

Therefore, Yichen plans to use Sage Mode to enhance his Chakra.

Of course, Sage Mode also has another function: it can accelerate recovery from injury.

Yichen sat cross-legged on the ground, separated three fine strands of regular Chakra from his body, and then completed the Nature Transformation of the three attributes of water, earth, and lightning within his body.

Then Yichen controlled the three strands of Chakra Fusion, forming Light Release Chakra.

Getting to this point isn't difficult, but the real challenge lies ahead.

While trying his best to control the Light Release Chakra to prevent it from getting out of control, Yichen also used a large amount of Senjutsu Chakra to envelop it.

Finally, Yichen slowly released his control over the Light Release Chakra.

Without Yichen's control, the Light Release Chakra immediately showed signs of collapse.

Yichen had Light Release countless times and knew that the so-called collapse was caused by the annihilation damage inflicted by the Light Release.

Once the Light Release Chakra collapses within his body, Yichen is essentially subjected to a miniature Light Release attack within his body.

He certainly won't die, but the vaporization effect of the Light Release will cause a piece of flesh to be removed from Yichen's body.

Yichen controlled his Senjutsu Chakra to suppress the Light Release Chakra with all his might.

Surprisingly, it actually had some effect; the rate at which the Light Release Chakra collapsed slowed down significantly.

But it only slowed down; it didn't stop.

Yichen quickly Hand Seals, expelling the Senjutsu Chakra that was wrapped in Light Release Chakra from his body.

Yichen mobilized his Chakra very quickly, but unfortunately, he was still a beat too slow.

When the Light Release Chakra reached Yichen's left arm, the Senjutsu Chakra Light Release Chakra longer suppress it.

The Light Release Chakra annihilation directly took away the nearby Senjutsu Chakra, a small section of Yichen's meridians, and some flesh from the vicinity.

Yichen's lips twitched, and with a wave of his right hand, the Medical Ninja in the distance quickly rushed over and immediately began treating Yichen.

Accompanying the Medical Ninja were two complete Anbu Squad, as well as Han, the Perfect Jinchuriki.

Yichen would certainly not conduct such a dangerous experiment secretly by himself; that would be too risky, and if something went wrong, there would be no one to rescue him in time.

Therefore, Yichen not only arranged for Han and the Anbu to provide protection, but also arranged for Medical Ninja to be on standby at all times.

Yichen's injuries were not minor, but in the Ninja World, such injuries were nothing special.

The Medical Ninja first cut open Yichen's outer muscles, releasing the gas generated by his Light Release, and then used Mystical Palm Technique to stimulate the cells near Yichen's wound.

Soon, the small portion of tissue that Yichen had missing was replaced.

The Medical Ninja acted quickly, and it didn't take long from the start of treatment to the complete healing of the wound.

However, the Medical Ninja warned Yichen not to use the Mystical Palm Technique too many times on the same spot, otherwise there would be side effects.

Yichen knew that the number of times human cells can divide was limited, understood the consequences, and nodded in agreement.

After treating his wounds and waiting for the Medical Ninja and guard ninjas to leave, Yichen resumed his training.

However, Yichen was not a mindless cultivator like Naruto. Yichen first carefully recalled the feeling he had just experienced, and then theoretically analyzed the various details of the cultivation process.

The second experiment was only started last.

This time, Yichen's experiment was more effective than the previous one.

Although the Light Release still collapsed within the body, the point of collapse shifted a considerable distance from the arm to the palm.

After the second treatment, Yichen conducted several more trials.

Finally, during the final test, Yichen successfully expelled the encased Light Release Chakra from his body.

This time, Yichen was not injured. His Light Release Chakra collapsed outside his body and was easily blocked by Yichen's Porcelain Release.

At this point, the most dangerous and crucial step in Yichen's cultivation was over.

Yichen then performed the same training several more times, and never appeared in his body again before being annihilated by the Light Release.

As the number of times he practiced increased, Yichen was able to suppress Light Release Chakra for longer and longer periods of time.

Yichen usually confines his Light Release Chakra within his body, persisting until his own Chakra reaches its limit before releasing it.

After practicing outside the village for a few more days, and once Yichen felt he had mastered the training rhythm, he returned to the village to continue leading his three disciples on missions.

Yichen arrived at the Training Ground the three members of Team Seven often went, intending to check on their training progress.

The Training Ground turned out to be quite lively.

This was exactly the time when the Ninja Academy let out. Besides the three disciples, there was a group of kids standing in two distinct formations, facing off.

Kurotsuchi, Neji, Karin stayed together.

Meanwhile, in another location, there were several figures, including Yuki Kinuyo and Sakura, as well as Sakura's two followers: Little Rhino Dog and Little Chōmei.

Yichen observed the situation and chose a position far from the opposing side to enter the fray.

Upon seeing Yichen arrive, the tense atmosphere between the two sides in the arena eased slightly.

"Teacher Yichen"

"Lord Tsuchikage."

"Yichen."

Everyone except Yuki Kinuyo greeted Yichen, including the two Tailed Beasts.

Upon seeing Yichen, Yuki Kinuyo felt a little guilty, as she still remembered the day she had spoken ill of Yichen to his face.

However, when she heard Sakura call Yichen by his name, it sounded quite affectionate, and Sakura's two pets even called Yichen by his name directly. So she immediately hid behind Sakura.

Ignoring the three disciples, Yichen looked curiously at the two groups facing off and asked, "What are you doing?"

Sakura immediately stepped forward and said, "Lord Tsuchikage, this is my new classmate Yuki Kinuyo. I came here to see her brother, but that woman is fighting with Iori over him."

Yichen nodded, thinking to himself, "So Yuki Kinuyo entered the Iwagakure Ninja Academy and became best friends with Sakura."

Karin immediately retorted, "Nonsense! Brother Bai has always been Kurotsuchi's brother. She's the outsider; she's the one fighting with Bai for her brother's affections."

Before the two women involved could speak, their best friends immediately began to argue on their behalf.

Yichen looked at Yuki Kinuyo and then at Kurotsuchi, and understood. One was Bai's biological younger sister, and the other was a younger sister who grew up with Bai and was always treated as his own sister by Bai.

So Yichen turned to look at Bai, wanting to know what he was thinking.

Bai looked embarrassed, but forced himself to remain calm, keeping his mouth tightly shut and refusing to speak.

Judging from his expression, Yichen knew he had clearly suffered in this matter. Men, after all, their first reaction is to want both, but in the end, they end up pleasing neither.

Yichen said: I understand.

As for Bai's two teammates, it's unclear whether they did it on purpose.

Kamizuru Tsuruhime immediately declared, "I support Koi."

Fujii Kusaka chimed in, "I'm on Kurotsuchi's side."

Seeing Bai's lips twitch, Yichen knew that these two were just looking for trouble.

Yichen glared at his two disciples, then looked at Kurotsuchi and Yuki Kinuyo and said, "We're all students at the Ninja Academy, what's the point of arguing? You two have a contest, and whoever wins gets to keep the white robe."

White:...

Bai thought to himself, "Teacher Yichen, shouldn't you help mediate?"

Kurotsuchi was confident; she was also a genius and was certain she was no weaker than Yuki Kinuyo, especially since Yuki Kinuyo was a year younger than her.

So she stepped forward and replied, "Okay, I agree to the contest."

Yuki Kinuyo a little timid. She had spent a few days at the Ninja Academy and had heard about Kurotsuchi's reputation as a genius.

However, not one to back down, she immediately retorted, "Fine, let's compete! Who's afraid of who?"

Yichen smiled slightly and said, "Alright, I'll be the referee. You'll have three matches. You can go on stage by yourself or choose a helper."

"Best of three, the loser cannot call Bai 'brother' for a whole day."

"Okay." Yuki Kinuyo immediately replied. The conditions weren't harsh; she could accept losing.

Kurotsuchi was even less likely to refuse; she simply disliked Yuki Kinuyo and wanted to find an opportunity to put her down. One day was enough.

Yichen said, "The first round is Ninjutsu competition. However, we won't compete in using Ninjutsu; we'll compete in Chakra Control."

As he spoke, Yichen quickly Hand Seals with one hand hidden in his sleeve, then stomped his left foot on the ground, and Earth Wall five meters wide and twenty meters high immediately rose up beneath his feet.

Then Yichen walked down the vertical wall step by step and said, "You have half an hour to practice. Whoever can climb higher using my method wins."

"Considering the age difference between you two, Kurotsuchi, you need to climb one meter longer than Yuki Kinuyo. The timer begins."

Yuki Kinuyo and Kurotsuchi, who were originally planning to exchange a few more harsh words, immediately stepped forward to prepare for practice when they heard the timer start.

Yichen then turned to Bai and said, "Bai, you teach them what to do."

Bai's smiling expression froze, thinking to herself, "Teacher Yichen, could you please stop stirring things up?"

Yichen ignored whether Bai was willing or not, and instead turned to Fujii Kusaka and Kamizuru Tsuruhime, saying, "Don't you two also have people supporting you? You two are responsible for protecting them from falling and getting hurt."

Upon hearing this, the bright smiles on their faces faltered for a moment, then they replied in unison, "Yes."

After arranging the opera troupe, Yichen leisurely walked to the side, ready to watch the performance.

Yichen wasted no time and entered Sage Mode, occasionally reaching out to shoot out miniature Light Release into the sky.

The people watching from a distance were completely baffled, not understanding why Yichen was setting off blue fireworks.

Soon, under Haku's guidance, Kurotsuchi, Karin, Sakura, Yuki Haku began practicing.

Neji did not participate; with his sharp mind, he immediately announced his withdrawal, emphasizing that a two-on-two format would be fairer.

Kurotsuchi merely glared at Neji without saying anything more. She was confident enough.

Seeing that Yuki Kinuyo Neji somewhat at ease.

Then the four little girls began their first wall-climbing practice.

At first, Kurotsuchi and Karin were indeed far ahead. Both of them had good strength and talent, and they had received a good education. Their foundation was much stronger than Sakura and Yuki Haku.

Yuki Kinuyo is younger and less talented than the other two, so the gap between them is quite obvious.

Sakura had the worst grades. Coming from a commoner background, she hadn't cultivated her Chakra for very long, and she hadn't practiced Chakra Control at all.

But as time went on, a shocking scene unfolded: Sakura unexpectedly overtook Yuki Kinuyo.

Instead of being jealous, Yuki Kinuyo was overjoyed. She immediately said to Sakura, "Sakura, do your best! You must defeat that woman!"

"Hmm." After struggling at first, Sakura is now getting the hang of it more and more.

Sakura's grades improved with each attempt, and before long, she surpassed Kurotsuchi and Karin, who were so anxious they were practically stomping their feet.

After a while, Sakura went straight to the top of the Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall.

At this point, the half-hour deadline given by Yi Yichen had not yet passed.

Even Yichen, who had been practicing suppressing Light Release, showed a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He had been observing Sakura using Mind's Eye, and he now understood why Sakura was improving so quickly.

While talent certainly plays a part, the main reason is that Sakura has two souls within her.

The combined assistance of two souls in Chakra Control is immense.

Yichen said, "Alright, the first round of the competition ends early. Yuki Kinuyo's side wins."

"Yay!" Yuki Kinuyo cheered while hugging Sakura, and also made a provocative face at Kurotsuchi.

Kurotsuchi's face darkened, and he turned his head to the side.

Bai tried his best to suppress his breathing and make himself as invisible as possible.

Yichen continued, "The second round is a contest of Taijutsu..."

Yichen has been behaving himself lately, spending his days leading his disciples on missions while practicing suppressing his Light Release Chakra. He also occasionally stirs up trouble between Kurotsuchi and Yuki Kinuyo, the two rivals.

However, Iwagakure was restless during this period.

First, following the strategy devised by Yichen, the Iwa ninja began to suppress the Sunagakure in all aspects after the war.

This time, however, Yichen's tactic was to win over the Daimyo of the Land of Wind while suppressing the Sunagakure.

The Tsuchikage Daimyo of the Land of Wind had an agreement that the Land of Earth would strengthen and deepen cooperation between the two sides, while the Daimyo of the Land of Wind would have to reduce the funds allocated to the Sunagakure.

This was exactly what the Daimyo of the Land of Wind wanted; he hadn't wanted to spend so much money on the Sunagakure in the first place.

Despite having so much funding, Rasa suffered defeat after defeat in battle.

This made the Daimyo of the Land of Wind feel that the funds had been wasted.

Thus, a bizarre scene unfolded in the Ninja World: the Daimyo of the Land of Wind bypassed the Sunagakure and signed numerous cooperative treaties with the Land of Earth.

Meanwhile, Iwagakure is targeting Sunagakure in various ways.

First, the Iwagakure snatched all the missions related to the Northern Small Countries of the Land of Wind from the Sunagakure Village.

Even if the missions issued by these small countries are actually within the territory of the Land of Wind.

Once Sunagakure crosses the line, Iwa ninja Sunagakure decisively kill them. The Iwa ninja does this openly and without any attempt to conceal it.

At first, the Sunagakure protested, accusing the Iwa ninja of trying to start a war.

However, the Iwa ninja completely ignored it. Furthermore, no other ninja village, including Konoha, used this incident to condemn the Iwagakure; at most, they offered lukewarm advice to both sides to calm down.

Secondly, Iwa ninja would frequently launch surprise attacks on Sunagakure who were on missions within the Land of Wind.

Because of the heavy losses suffered in the previous battle, Rasa dared not completely break with the Iwa ninja. Therefore, he could only send elite squads from time to time to fight a war of attrition against the Iwa ninja on the border of the Land of Wind.

Yichen was happy to see this kind of small-scale battle.

The Iwa ninja have just undergone a major expansion and need battles to hone their skills.

Even if such a battle results in significant manpower losses, the Iwa ninja can afford them.

However, Sunagakure could not afford such a loss, as the village had already reduced the number of students enrolled in its Sunagakure Ninja Academy due to insufficient funding.

If another wave of this kind of attrition occurs, the number of ninjas in Sunagakure will only decrease.

Forced by circumstances, Rasa changed his strategy, no longer training Sunagakure on a large scale, but instead choosing to take the elite route.

Meanwhile, in order to obtain sufficient funds to ensure the normal operation of the village, Rasa had to spend more and more time on mining.

However, this caused his relationship with his youngest son, Gaara, to deteriorate due to the lack of time spent with him.

Gaara's emotions are becoming increasingly unstable.

However, Rasa, in his eagerness to achieve quick results, continued to allow the Chakra of the One-Tails Shukaku to influence Gaara.

To be honest, Gaara a genius when it comes to controlling Tailed Beast, but even a genius can't hide the fact that he's still just a child.

Finally, Gaara couldn't withstand Shukaku's pressure and went berserk.

This resulted in heavy losses for the Sunagakure. Because Gaara went berserk within the village, not only were there numerous casualties among the Sunagakure's personnel, but countless houses were also destroyed.

For Sunagakure, the biggest loss from Shukaku's rampage was property damage.

Rasa is now truly experiencing what it means to be penniless, even for a hero.

The Sunagakure's finances are completely insufficient to support such a large-scale reconstruction of the village.

When Yi Chen heard that the tailed beasts of Sunagakure had gone berserk, he exclaimed with regret, "I should have joined in! What a pity!"

If they could have disrupted the Sunagakure while the Sunagakure was suppressing the Tailed Beast, the Sunagakure Village might have truly been on the verge of extinction.

However, the situation for the Sunagakure isn't much better right now.

Yichen immediately dispatched an envoy to Sunagakure.

Yichen's disciple Takuya, served as the head of the delegation, representing Iwagakure to express the most sincere condolences to Sunagakure.