The Root Ninja "Invites"

The Third Hokage looked up, eyeing Kakashi with interest. "You seem quite concerned about him?"

Kakashi nodded, not denying it. "To possess that kind of power at only twelve years old."

"I have to be concerned; I want to know exactly what kind of strength he truly possesses."

Because Kakashi was a trusted confidant of the Third Hokage, he dared to inquire about Yeyu directly in front of him.

The Third Hokage did not suspect Kakashi; he even shared all the details regarding Yeyu from earlier that day with him.

Kakashi was somewhat surprised. "He actually possesses all five elemental chakra natures?"

"This world is truly unfair. His taijutsu is already that strong, and his talent for ninjutsu seems equally formidable."

Kakashi was genuinely envious.

Although Kakashi was known as the Copy Ninja, capable of unleashing all five elemental ninjutsu, he did not actually possess all five elemental chakra natures himself.

Inside Yeyu's home.

After reading the scroll until midnight, Yeyu finally finished studying the Five-Fold Rashomon.

Lying on his bed, he muttered to himself, "In reality, this is just a ninjutsu similar to the Summoning Technique."

"It's just that mastering this ninjutsu requires a massive amount of chakra, which is why its learning difficulty is ranked S-class."

"The learning difficulty itself isn't actually that high; I estimate it's only slightly harder than the standard Summoning Technique."

Because the Five-Fold Rashomon is essentially a Summoning Technique, the scroll also contained an introduction to the Summoning Technique.

By learning the Five-Fold Rashomon, Yeyu had also mastered the Summoning Technique.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door.

Yeyu unleashed his Observation Haki.

"So, I really did run into this."

Yeyu walked to the door and opened it.

Standing outside was a ninja wearing a beast mask.

"Yeyu, come with me. Lord Danzo wants to see you."

Yeyu didn't speak, just stared at the ninja.

The ninja assumed Yeyu didn't know who he was or who Danzo was.

"I am from the Anbu. Lord Danzo is a Konoha Hokage advisor, and he wants to see you."

Yeyu's expression remained calm. "Why are you wearing a mask?"

The ninja was stunned. "I am an Anbu ninja."

He explained it once more.

To his surprise, Yeyu replied, "Take off the mask. I suspect you aren't a ninja from Konoha."

"What!"

The ninja was incensed. "Are you playing with me?"

Yeyu remained calm. "I'm just verifying your identity. Who knows if you're a spy from another village?"

"You're courting death!"

The ninja felt that Yeyu was intentionally messing with him.

He immediately threw a punch toward Yeyu's stomach.

BOOM

"Urgh~"

Just as he was about to strike, a terrifying mental shock slammed into his consciousness.

The ninja rolled his eyes and collapsed limply at Yeyu's doorstep.

Yeyu paid him no mind.

He was somewhat surprised. "Could this be Conqueror's Haki?"

"Akainu didn't have Conqueror's Haki, yet I actually possess it?"

Because he had Akainu's experience, Yeyu was able to control his newly awakened Conqueror's Haki perfectly, reaching the level of Conqueror's Haki infusion.

"I have all three types of Haki now."

"My obsessive-compulsive disorder is finally cured."

Breathing a sigh of relief, Yeyu smiled.

Glancing at the ninja lying at his door, Yeyu casually tossed him aside.

As for whether he would fall to his death or freeze in the night, Yeyu didn't care.

This guy's strength wasn't pathetic enough for that to happen.

Having dealt with this person, he knew that doing so would certainly offend Danzo.

But Yeyu did not care; he was no longer someone who could be provoked by just anyone.

He did not want to stir up trouble, but he would absolutely never wrong himself.

At the headquarters of the Root, Danzo had been waiting for a long time, but the ninja he sent to summon Yeyu had yet to return.

With a gloomy expression, he dispatched two more ninjas to bring Yeyu back.

These two ninjas were both Special Jonin.

The pair arrived at Yeyu's home and saw their companion lying on the ground.

"Kuma has fainted. Was he hit by a mental-type ninjutsu?"

Kuma, who had been knocked unconscious by Yeyu's Conqueror's Haki, was rolling his eyes, foaming at the mouth, and had lost consciousness.

He looked miserable.

The two were shocked.

Kuma was a Special Jonin, just like them, and belonged to the upper echelon of combat power within the Root.

For someone to have beaten him into such a state—the two looked up toward the third floor.

That was the residence of Yeyu, as per their investigation.

"It must have been him, right?"

"But he just graduated from the Ninja Academy. Does he really have this kind of strength?"

The two were conflicted.

"Never mind that. Let's take Kuma back first, then come back later to drag that brat in."

Both nodded.

The next moment, they vanished from the scene, taking Kuma with them.

At the headquarters of the Root, Danzo looked at Kuma, who lay on the ground unable to wake up, his face dark.

"Yamanaka Fu, wake him up."

Yamanaka Fu was a member of the Yamanaka Clan, and ninjas of the Yamanaka Clan were highly skilled in mental-type ninjutsu.

Yamanaka Fu was also one of Danzo's confidants; the other was Aburame Torune.

Yamanaka Fu approached Kuma and began to probe his brain and spirit.

"What terrifying mental power. It nearly destroyed Kuma's nerves. How did he manage this?"

Many of Kuma's nerves had been destroyed; pure mental-type ninjutsu could hardly achieve such an effect.

Just as with genjutsu, ordinary genjutsu and Tsukuyomi were not even in the same category.

Yamanaka Fu tried for a while before shaking his head helplessly. "Lord Danzo, this subordinate has no way to wake him. We can only wait for him to wake up on his own."

"Many of his nerves have been damaged, but the opponent seems to have controlled it intentionally; otherwise, Kuma would be dead by now."

"However, I cannot think of anyone in Konoha who possesses this level of control. It is too precise."

Danzo's expression grew even gloomier. "Kuma went to find that brat named Yeyu. Could it be his doing?"

Yamanaka Fu shook his head. "That seems unlikely. Such precise manipulation of mental power is something even the most skilled medical ninja could not achieve. He is just a student who just graduated from the Ninja Academy."

Yamanaka Fu did not believe it.

The nerves in Kuma's brain had been damaged with such perfect precision that it made it difficult for him to wake up, yet it was not fatal.

Even medical ninjas or sensory-type ninjas would find it difficult to treat.

Such precise operation was something even Yamanaka Fu, a top-tier sensory-type ninja, could not achieve.

Danzo gripped his cane. "But that guy was promoted to Chunin by Sarutobi the moment he graduated, and he was even made a Hokage assistant."

"How could he not have something special about him?"

"The person Kuma went to find was him, and the incident happened near his home. If it wasn't him, who else could it be?"

In Konoha, who would dare provoke an Anbu ninja?

Only a student like Yeyu, who knew little about the Anbu, would strike at them without restraint.

Danzo's expression was dark. "If it really is that brat, I can understand why Sarutobi Hiruzen is so partial to him."

"But such a ninja must never be allowed to emerge. He is Sarutobi Hiruzen's man."

"It seems that old man intends to groom him to become the Hokage."

"With mediocre grades at the Ninja Academy and being promoted to Chunin and Hokage assistant immediately upon graduation—Sarutobi Hiruzen has hidden him quite deep."

"Is he worried that I might make a move on him prematurely?"

Danzo's face was very ugly.

He felt that Yeyu was a genius intentionally hidden by the Third Hokage.