Yin-Yang Cursed Seal

"Hah!"

"Ha!"

"Long live youth!"

Before he even saw Guy, Yusuke could hear the shouts from his training from far away.

When Yusuke drew closer, a figure in green so bright it was dizzying came into view; it was Guy, performing push-ups at a frantic, almost inhuman speed.

Yusuke did not disturb Guy, choosing instead to stand quietly to the side and wait.

After Guy finished one thousand push-ups, he suddenly appeared at Yusuke's side using a Body Flicker technique.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Guy grinned and said, "Yusuke-kun, are you here to challenge me to a taijutsu spar? I just finished my warm-up, so let's start right now—a passionate collision between men, fist to flesh!"

Too tired to even comment on Guy's suggestive phrasing, Yusuke shook his head and said, "No, I was just passing by. I'm actually on my way to discuss something with Kakashi."

If it were anyone else, they would have easily seen that Yusuke was lying.

Because the place where Guy trained was quite remote, one wouldn't pass by here on the way to find Kakashi. Furthermore, Yusuke had been standing there waiting for a while, clearly intending to find Guy.

But the single-minded Guy believed Yusuke's words completely and asked curiously, "What do you need to talk to Kakashi about?"

Hooked!

Yusuke chuckled inwardly, but kept his face neutral as he said, "Nothing much, it's just that I've been a bit busy lately, and I wanted to ask Kakashi to help guide my student in taijutsu."

At this point, Yusuke sighed and added, "You know how it is; among our peers, aside from myself, Kakashi's taijutsu is the most formidable."

Upon hearing Yusuke's words, Guy's large face suddenly leaned in close, giving Yusuke a start.

"Yusuke-kun, think about it again. There is someone whose taijutsu is even better than Kakashi's, you know." Guy stared intently at Yusuke with wide eyes.

"Is there?" Yusuke pretended to think about it with a puzzled expression, then shook his head again and said, "No, I don't think so. Kakashi really should be the best."

"Me! Guy! My taijutsu is definitely superior to Kakashi's!" Guy pointed at his own face, emphasizing the point repeatedly.

Yusuke frowned and looked Guy up and down, saying, "You're not bad, but I still feel like Kakashi is a bit more reliable."

"Yusuke-kun, don't you worry! With me, Guy, here, I will definitely train your student's taijutsu well. If you aren't satisfied when the time comes, I, Guy, will accept any punishment you see fit!" Guy pounded his chest wildly.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure!"

"Sigh, alright, alright. I'll take your word for it, however reluctantly."

"Thank you so much, Yusuke-kun!"

"Don't mention it. That's what friends are for."

After arranging his student's recent training plan, Yusuke focused on working with Kabuto in Orochimaru's laboratory to develop a Cursed Seal technique capable of bearing large amounts of Yin Release Chakra within the human body.

Before they knew it, a week had passed. During this process, the learning ability and understanding of ninjutsu that Kabuto displayed left even Orochimaru deeply impressed.

At the start, Kabuto only knew some basic ninjutsu knowledge, but during the development of the Cursed Seal, under the deliberate guidance of two ninjutsu masters like Orochimaru and Yusuke, Kabuto learned and progressed at an astonishing speed.

In just one short week, Kabuto was already able to truly participate in the development of this forbidden technique.

"Yusuke-kun, Kabuto's talent is enough to make even me jealous. I wonder if you would be willing to part with him and let him be my assistant?" Orochimaru looked at Kabuto with an appreciative gaze and asked Yusuke.

Kabuto, who was busy assisting on the side, felt a chill run through his body upon hearing Orochimaru's words, and he looked at Yusuke with a worried expression.

Despite having spent a week with the eerie and terrifying Orochimaru, Kabuto still couldn't get used to him.

Every time he was watched by the man, Kabuto felt as if his whole body were being coiled by dozens of venomous snakes, making him too nervous to move.

"Orochimaru-sama, you're joking. I spent quite a lot of time finding an assistant as suitable as Kabuto; I can't give him to you." Yusuke refused decisively.

Hearing Yusuke's refusal, Kabuto breathed a secret sigh of relief.

"That is truly a pity." Orochimaru licked his lips.

"But today is the day of the Fourth Hokage election. Are you really sure it's okay not to attend?" Yusuke asked, looking at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru waved his hand dismissively: "I have no chance at the position of Fourth Hokage. When it comes to schemes, neither I nor Danzo are any match for Sarutobi-sensei, so why waste the time? Only the development of forbidden techniques can make me feel excited now!"

The election for the Konoha Hokage was not a popular vote, but a vote by the upper echelons of Konoha; only high-ranking officials or prestigious ninja clans had the right to participate.

Aside from these powerful factions, ordinary people only had the right to vote if they reached the rank of jonin.

In general, jonin also existed as subordinates to certain factions, so the so-called Hokage election was essentially a political game.

Originally, Orochimaru did not have the advantage in the election, and Danzo, who supported Orochimaru's candidacy, had been sent out of the village by the Third Hokage at a critical moment for a negotiation mission with the Hidden Rain Village.

Most of the factions with the right to vote had long since been swayed by the Third Hokage. It could be said that Orochimaru had absolutely no chance of defeating Namikaze Minato, who had been personally nominated by the Third.

"With you, the candidate, not even showing up for today's election, Danzo is going to be quite embarrassed," Yusuke remarked.

Orochimaru looked at the scroll in his hand and said, "Yusuke-kun, let's focus on our work. I, too, am very eager to complete this technique as soon as possible. There's no need to talk about those irrelevant matters."

"Fair enough." Yusuke smiled and said no more, focusing his attention back on the development of the ninjutsu.

"By the way, Yusuke-kun, if you were to participate, who would you cast your vote for?" Suddenly, as if remembering something, Orochimaru turned his head to ask Yusuke.

At this moment, in the meeting of Konoha's high-ranking officials to select the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato had defeated Orochimaru by an absolute margin.

Orochimaru himself had not even shown up, leaving only Danzo, whose face was so gloomy it looked like it could drip water.

After the Third Hokage officially announced that Namikaze Minato had been successfully elected as the Fourth Hokage, Konoha was filled with jubilation. The villagers naturally held a far better impression of Namikaze Minato than they did of the sinister Orochimaru.

To help the Fourth Hokage solidify his position, the Third Hokage did his best to assist. After the Fourth took office, he helped him handle a significant amount of administrative work, while simultaneously issuing several policies that both won the hearts of the people and served the interests of various factions, further boosting the Fourth's reputation.

In the months that followed, however, rumors regarding the Uchiha Clan began to spread like wildfire throughout the village.

The rumors claimed that the strength of the current "Flame Tachi" Uchiha Yusuke had actually surpassed that of the clan head, Uchiha Fugaku, making him the strongest expert in the Uchiha Clan.

Meanwhile, "Body Flicker Shisui," who had become a jonin at an even younger age than Uchiha Yusuke, was said to possess even greater talent, marking him as the number one genius of the Uchiha, one who would likely surpass Uchiha Yusuke.

These rumors were naturally spread by people arranged by the Third Hokage, with the goal of having Shisui challenge and defeat Yusuke, thereby allowing him to claim both the titles of "Uchiha's Strongest Expert" and "Uchiha's Number One Genius," making Shisui the most prestigious ninja in the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Fugaku felt a massive headache regarding these rumors. In his view, someone was trying to sow discord within the Uchiha Clan, making him, the clan head, dissatisfied with Yusuke, while simultaneously driving a wedge between the two geniuses of the clan, Yusuke and Shisui.

Itachi, who was both a disciple of Yusuke and a close friend of Shisui, was also deeply worried about these rumors. His thoughts mirrored those of his father, Uchiha Fugaku: someone was targeting the Uchiha Clan with a scheme of alienation.

At this moment, Yusuke, who had been busy developing forbidden techniques, had heard of these rumors but had no time to concern himself with them. The research into the cursed seal technique designed to contain Yin Release Chakra had reached its most critical juncture!

"Yusuke-kun, I believe this should achieve our intended effect." Orochimaru's sinister face was filled with a look of fanaticism.

Yusuke, his eyes rimmed with dark circles, could not suppress his excitement and smiled with satisfaction: "Not bad, in my opinion, this technique is already quite perfect. It can not only contain a massive amount of Yin Release Chakra, but it is also extremely stable!"

"Yusuke-kun, why don't you let me personally apply this cursed seal to you!" Orochimaru licked his tongue and smiled.

Yusuke waved his hand, took out a syringe, and said: "Forget it, I don't have the habit of being bitten by a man."

Inside the syringe was a fusion liquid developed using Hashirama Cells. By utilizing the powerful Yang Release Chakra within them in conjunction with sealing techniques to form a cursed seal, it could perfectly seal Yin Release Chakra within the human body, allowing the host to draw upon it at any time.

It must be said that the cells of Senju Hashirama were truly the cornerstone of the scientific technology in the ninja world; without Hashirama Cells, it is no exaggeration to say that many forbidden techniques would be impossible to perform.

As for the Hashirama Cells Orochimaru had here, they were all obtained for free from Danzo.

Yusuke took off his shirt, injected the fusion liquid from the syringe into his left chest, and then quickly performed a very complex set of hand seals.

"Yin-Yang Seal!"

A cursed seal featuring a yin-yang fish pattern formed on Yusuke's left chest, though at this moment, the seal appeared quite dim.

"How does it feel, Yusuke-kun?" Orochimaru asked.

"The cursed seal is a complete success, but it is currently empty. It only awaits the sealing of the Yin Release Chakra within it," Yusuke said, putting his shirt back on.

Orochimaru nodded in satisfaction. He did not need to use this seal immediately. For Orochimaru, this seal was something to be used only after he performed the Living Corpse Reincarnation, to patch up the weaknesses in his soul.

"By the way, to thank you for your help this time, I have something very interesting here that I'll give to you."

Yusuke pulled a scroll from his robes and tossed it to Orochimaru: "The unlocking sequence for the scroll is the same as before. Don't use the wrong sequence when unlocking it; I only have one of these."

The scrolls Yusuke used to store important items all utilized unlocking sequences. If the wrong sequence was used, the scroll and the items stored within it would self-destruct.

"Oh? Something even you find interesting?" Orochimaru held the scroll, revealing a look of great interest.

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