S-Rank Ninjutsu

"Of course it's an S-Rank Ninjutsu, Kirito. This time, you've made an enormous contribution to the village."

The Third Hokage saw the anticipation in Kirito's eyes and immediately answered.

"S-Rank? Really?"

Kirito's eyes widened as he spoke in surprise.

"Mmm~, Magnet Release is an extremely special Kekkei Genkai. It was the signature ability of Sunagakure's Third Kazekage, and the ninjutsu you created, which allows people to cultivate Magnet Release through Lightning Style, is undoubtedly an S-Rank Ninjutsu. You should be proud of it, Kirito."

The Third Hokage praised him without reservation.

That was only natural. As early as the First Shinobi World War, the Second Kazekage had demonstrated the power of this ninjutsu on the battlefield. By the time of the Third Kazekage, Magnet Release had become famous throughout the Shinobi World. Countless Konoha ninja had died to this Kekkei Genkai.

Thus, Konoha's ninja desired this Kekkei Genkai just as much as they hated it.

Unfortunately, they had always sought it in vain.

Now that Kirito had pioneered this new form of Magnet Release Ninjutsu, it would undoubtedly greatly boost the morale of Konoha's ninja.

"That's wonderful. Teacher Mito will definitely be happy too."

Kirito said with satisfaction, then continued looking at the Third Hokage expectantly.

When the Third Hokage heard Kirito mention Mito, he immediately thought of her current condition. His heart ached, and he sighed. "That's right, Kirito. Mito-sama will definitely be proud of you."

Kirito did not reply this time. He merely continued looking at the Third Hokage expectantly.

The Third Hokage looked back at Kirito.

The two stared at each other, and the atmosphere suddenly sank into an awkward silence.

Hey, hey, hey. You took my S-Rank Ninjutsu, so what about everything afterward? Don't tell me you think I'm young and easy to fool, so you want to get it for free? I even mentioned that I'm Mito's disciple. Aren't you embarrassed?

Seeing that the Third Hokage was acting like he had dementia and had not continued discussing the reward, the expectation in Kirito's eyes gradually vanished, and dissatisfaction began to appear on his little face.

The Third Hokage could sit firmly in the Hokage Position because he was naturally shrewd. Seeing Kirito's expression, he immediately understood what Kirito was thinking and sighed inwardly.

It was not that he wanted to take Kirito's ninjutsu for free.

Kirito had contributed such an outstanding ninjutsu to the village, so the village certainly could not be stingy with rewards. Otherwise, how could they persuade others to willingly contribute the ninjutsu they invented in the future?

Konoha had its own fair system of rewards.

This rule absolutely could not be broken.

According to the rules, since Kirito had contributed an S-Rank Ninjutsu, the village had to give him a reward equal in value to an S-Rank Ninjutsu.

However, every S-Rank Ninjutsu in the Scroll of Sealing was basically a forbidden technique, and the process of learning most of them was extremely dangerous. He was worried that learning them too early would harm Kirito, which was why he had planned to compensate him later.

But there was no helping it. This child Kirito was far too clever and not easy to fool.

"Ahem, Kirito, go back and organize the ninjutsu you invented as soon as possible. Once it has been verified and found to have no problems, I can let you learn one S-Rank Ninjutsu from the Scroll of Sealing, or give you a reward of equal value. I suggest you choose the latter."

The Third Hokage gave a dry cough and said exactly what Kirito wanted to hear most.

"I understand, Third Hokage-sama."

The gloom on Kirito's little face instantly turned to sunshine, and he said joyfully.

After saying that, he immediately took out a Summoning Card from his body and infused it with chakra.

Summoning Jutsu: Release Technique.

The next moment, a scroll appeared in Kirito's hand.

Smiling, he respectfully presented the scroll with both hands and said, "Third Hokage-sama, this contains the training details of the ninjutsu I wrote down. Please have a look."

Opportunities were reserved for those who came prepared.

He had not originally planned to reveal Magnet Release today, but since he had discovered the Third Hokage using the Scrying Jutsu to spy on him, and since his Magnet Release Ninjutsu training had just reached a minor level of success, he decided to show it off and see whether he could hook a big fish.

And now, he had indeed hooked a big fish.

An S-Rank Ninjutsu—this was an astonishingly huge catch.

"..."

The Third Hokage looked at the scroll Kirito handed over and gave him a deep look.

He realized that he had still underestimated this little genius. Though the boy was young, his mind was already far from immature. He truly could not treat him as an ordinary child.

He took the scroll and opened it.

The Third Hokage was known throughout the Shinobi World as the Professor of Ninjutsu, and his understanding of ninjutsu naturally lived up to that reputation. He quickly understood Kirito's technique and began trying it on the spot.

In an instant, a highly condensed Lightning Style Chakra Thread appeared in the Third Hokage's right hand and rapidly wound around his arm.

Soon, some iron objects in the room quickly floated into the air.

"Mmm~, it really is quite a good ninjutsu."

The Third Hokage looked at the iron objects he had successfully made float and said with delight.

After only one attempt, the Third Hokage had successfully used the Magnet Release Ninjutsu Kirito had created.

Kirito was not surprised by this. The Magnet Release Ninjutsu he had created was not particularly difficult to begin with. As long as one understood the principle of electromagnetism, any ninja proficient in Lightning Style could quickly master it, much less the Third Hokage, who was proficient in the Five Elemental Transformations.

However, the Magnet Release Ninjutsu he had created was not something ordinary people could learn.

Very soon, the Third Hokage's expression turned grave. He had finally discovered the true difficulty of this Magnet Release Ninjutsu: with his mental calculation ability, it was actually difficult for him to move all the iron objects in the room at the same time.

"Kirito, this jutsu may look simple, but its training requirements really aren't low."

After continuing to try several times without much improvement, the Third Hokage could not help but smile bitterly.

He had originally believed that his mental calculation ability was not weak and that he should meet the training requirements for this Magnet Release Ninjutsu. He had not expected to still fall so far short.

If even he was like this, then others need not even be mentioned. Probably not many people in all of Konoha could successfully learn this Magnet Release Ninjutsu.

"Third Hokage-sama, this is an S-Rank Ninjutsu. If it were easy to learn, could it still be called an S-Rank Ninjutsu? Honestly, compared to many S-Rank Ninjutsu, mine is already relatively easy to learn, and it isn't particularly dangerous either."

Kirito replied with complete confidence.

Of course it was. His Magnet Release Ninjutsu had never been something ordinary people could learn. To master it, one had to be born with a Wisdom Attribute of at least 4.

Were there naturally born geniuses like that in the world?

There definitely were, but they were exceedingly rare.

In Konoha, perhaps only members of the Nara Clan were likely to successfully cultivate it, followed by the Uchiha Clan.

"That is indeed true. I declare that the training content you compiled for this ninjutsu has passed. Later, I'll have someone place it in the Scroll of Sealing. Tell me, what reward do you want?"

The Third Hokage nodded, greatly approving of Kirito's words.

S-Rank Ninjutsu were certainly powerful, but they were indeed extremely difficult to learn, and the training process was generally very dangerous. There were very few ninja qualified and willing to train in them.

Otherwise, Konoha would not possess so many powerful S-Rank Ninjutsu inheritances while having so few people capable of mastering even one of them.

For example, his teacher Tobirama Senju's Flying Thunder God Technique, renowned throughout the Shinobi World. Countless people in Konoha coveted that ninjutsu, yet ever since his teacher's death, no one had successfully mastered it again. Not even he himself or his exceptionally gifted disciple, Orochimaru, had managed to learn it.

"The Spirit Transformation Technique."

Kirito had been waiting for the Third Hokage to say that, and immediately named the reward he wanted.

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