All-Purpose Three Jutsu

Of course, Anko definitely had talent. Otherwise, Orochimaru would not have taken her as a disciple.

The reason she only became a Special Jonin in the future was entirely because the initial version of the Curse Mark of Heaven held her back, and she was unwilling to accept the boosts it brought.

Without the Curse Mark of Heaven, the two should have been evenly matched. Anko might even have been a little stronger.

But unfortunately, Anko had now been given the Curse Mark of Heaven.

So, an opponent who should have been evenly matched with Kurenai was now being crushed by her in every aspect.

And at that moment—

Two figures appeared and began attacking Anko without a word.

"Uncle Goruryu, please show mercy!" Seeing his guards appear, Bai Yue hurriedly called out.

Hyuga Goruryu was a Jonin! If he got serious, he could beat Anko to a pulp in minutes, not to mention that this was now a righteous three-against-one!

If they truly went all out, Anko would be impressive if she could last even one minute against the three of them!

At his words, Kurenai immediately sighed in relief.

She had truly been afraid that Bai Yue's guards would beat Anko to death!

Since Anko had attacked first, even if the Hyuga Clan killed her, the Hokage could not blame them, even if he came in person.

"Yes!" Hyuga Goruryu immediately answered. As Bai Yue's temporary guard, he knew that Kurenai, Mitaraishi Anko, and the others had a fairly good relationship with Bai Yue.

Now that Bai Yue had personally pleaded for her, Hyuga Goruryu would not coldly kill his Young Master's friend.

"Gentle Fist Style: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!" A barrage of palm strikes rained down, and Anko immediately dropped unconscious.

"..." Bai Yue was utterly dumbfounded! Looking at Hyuga Goruryu, who had come to his side with an innocent expression that screamed "loyal and dutiful," Bai Yue covered his face with one hand and said helplessly, "Uncle Goruryu, didn't I ask you to show mercy?"

Was that really necessary? Knocking her out would have been enough, yet he had actually used a technique!

Still, fortunately, he had indeed held back. Otherwise, Anko would have become dead Anko by now.

"I'll have to trouble you, Sister Hong, to take Sister Anko to the hospital for a checkup. Just tell me however much the medical fees are." After staring blankly at Hyuga Goruryu for a moment, Bai Yue stepped forward and spoke to the even more helpless Kurenai.

"Bai Yue, I'm so sorry!" Kurenai was nearly losing her mind!

How many times had this been already?!

Before, it had been manageable—she had merely been an innocent bystander caught in the mess. But today! She had nearly become an accomplice in an attack on the Hyuga Main Family!

Was I naturally incompatible with the Hyuga Main Family, or was Anko just determined to cause me trouble?!

"I'm fine. It's just that Sister Anko needs to adjust her mindset properly. Continuing to dwell on rogue ninja Orochimaru is not a good thing in the end," Bai Yue said gently. "Even if the village approves her application and truly lets Sister Anko search for Orochimaru, with Sister Anko's strength, Orochimaru would probably kill her outright."

Anyone could say pretty words. Bai Yue did not believe Orochimaru could truly kill his own disciple. Even if Orochimaru had completely lost his humanity, as long as Anko still possessed the traits of Resurrection Coins, Orochimaru would not kill her.

"Mm! I understand! I've caused you trouble!" Kurenai was deeply moved!

Bai Yue truly was such a good child! Gentle, sensible, and talented!

Even after being attacked by Anko, he was still worried about Anko's situation!

"Goodbye, Sister Hong!" After saying farewell to Kurenai, Bai Yue left.

On the way back, Bai Yue's thoughts suddenly wandered, and he inexplicably began wondering whether Orochimaru had any humanity at all...

He frowned in thought, and in the end, Bai Yue reached a conclusion.

Orochimaru was really difficult to judge...

Killing one's teacher was a traditional specialty of the Hokage lineage, and Orochimaru had done it.

By Bai Yue's moral standards, that was undoubtedly an unforgivable crime!

Yet for some reason, he also felt that the killing had been well done.

It was a strange feeling.

Forget it! Why was he thinking about all this nonsense?!

Orochimaru was not going to give him Living Corpse Reincarnation anyway. He should think about something else...

"Bai Yue—" The moment he returned home, the old man, who seemed to be perpetually stationed in the Central Hall, called out to him!

"What is it, Grandpa?"

"When the Ninja Academy starts this time, you will attend it," the old man said blandly.

"I'm not interested in playing house!" Bai Yue refused without hesitation!

What kind of joke was this? Why should he attend the Ninja Academy? There were no plot characters among children his age!

Besides, he was not some obsessive fan of plot characters! Was he supposed to follow everyone around just to take a look?!

In a world like the Ninja World, where great power belonged to oneself, instead of seeking immortality or striving to become a god, he was supposed to chase stars? That was insane!

Just because he occasionally hung around Might Guy, Kurenai, and the others did not mean he had to mingle with plot characters.

He merely wanted to obtain the Eight Inner Gates from Might Guy! Kurenai and the rest had only resulted in a few incidental ties.

It could even be said that—

If his grandfather had not absolutely forbidden him from learning a Forbidden Jutsu like the Eight Inner Gates, which harmed both user and opponent, then even if he met Emperor Kai, he would only sigh in admiration and would never shamelessly try to befriend him.

He had become Minato Namikaze's disciple for the foundation and resources of the Hokage lineage!

If Kushina had not treated him so well, then even on Nine-Tails' Night, Bai Yue would never have wanted to get involved.

"You must go!" the old man said in a tone that allowed no refusal. "After all, you are the Fourth Hokage's disciple. Even if it is only for show, you must report to the Ninja Academy."

"Fine..." After thinking for only a moment, Bai Yue agreed. Since this was just a mandatory bit of political theater anyway, he might as well accept it.

Besides, having a Shadow Clone attend school in his place was not particularly troublesome.

"But Grandpa, I'm not interested in playing house, so I want to learn the Shadow Clone Jutsu. Then I can have a Shadow Clone attend school for me," Bai Yue stated his plan directly.

"Alright!" The old man agreed at once.

Rather than having his obedient grandson attend school, it would be better to send a Shadow Clone.

For one thing, Bai Yue's safety would be guaranteed. For another, it was only for show anyway. As long as he displayed the proper attitude, that was enough.

Besides, with Bai Yue's talent, sending him to the Ninja Academy to play house would truly be a waste.

"And the Body Flicker Technique and Substitution Technique." Bai Yue suddenly remembered something and spoke with blazing eyes.

For all this time, Bai Yue had overlooked what was right in front of him. If the matter of having a Shadow Clone attend school had not reminded him of the Substitution Technique and Body Flicker Technique, he might never have remembered them!

He was not particularly interested in most Ninjutsu, but he was very interested in these three all-purpose techniques: the Shadow Clone Jutsu, Substitution Technique, and Body Flicker Technique.

Especially the Substitution Technique!

Bai Yue had always felt that even if the Substitution Technique was not directly tied to Space-Time Ninjutsu, it definitely had some connection to it!