Whether a Hokage is qualified or not, strength is only a prerequisite.
What truly matters is how much positive change they bring to the village and its people during their tenure.
The village's economy, diplomacy, and other factors are all important hidden metrics.
Of course, although strength is only a prerequisite, it is also the most important factor.
Tsunade had only just become the Fifth Hokage, and her foundation was far from stable.
Even though she had suppressed the two foolish elders earlier, her overall influence was still insufficient.
Even after one or two more years, it would still be lacking.
The Third Hokage had ruled for too long.
And the two elders and Danzo Shimura, who had built their power around him, had accumulated immense influence within Konoha.
Even one or two years later, in the original timeline, they were still able to interfere with Tsunade's decisions regarding Naruto. That alone showed how deep their influence ran.
For Tsunade, just dealing with those old schemers and building her own authority as Hokage would already consume a huge amount of effort.
And now, the goodwill and hidden economic benefits that Yagyu brought from the Land of Snow came at the perfect time for her.
Because of that, Tsunade, who was in a very good mood, waved her hand generously and said to Yagyu:
"Sōsuke, based on your contributions this time, you can make one reasonable request to the village. What do you want?"
Looking at him with her beautiful eyes, Tsunade smiled, waiting for his answer.
To her, Yagyu was destined to become the Sixth Hokage sooner or later, so granting him something now didn't matter.
After thinking for a moment, Yagyu looked at Tsunade and asked,
"Senior Sister Tsunade, could you teach me your super strength technique and the Yin Seal?"
"In fact, since I was young, my chakra has been abnormally large. A lot of it goes to waste, and I was born with great physical strength. If I learn your super strength, my taijutsu should improve significantly."
Hearing Yagyu's request, Tsunade was momentarily surprised, but she didn't think too much about it.
She didn't refuse and simply nodded:
"That's fine. But without precise chakra control, the super strength technique is very difficult to master. You should be mentally prepared."
For Tsunade, teaching these two techniques to Yagyu wasn't a big deal.
Although the super strength punch was one of her signature abilities, her true strength lay in her medical ninjutsu and the S-rank forbidden technique she developed,
Creation Rebirth and the Hundred Healings Technique.
A power that essentially allowed her to become immortal in battle.
Even later, when fighting Madara Uchiha alongside the Five Kage, she could be impaled through the body by Susanoo and still survive.
It was absurdly powerful.
The Hundred Healings Technique was indeed incredible, but for Yagyu, it didn't have much practical value.
He didn't need such a technique.
Once his body fully adapted and fused the chakra of Indra and Asura, there was a high possibility that complete Six Paths power would naturally emerge within him.
By that time, his recovery ability would only be stronger than Tsunade's Hundred Healings Technique.
Half an hour later, after obtaining the two scrolls, Yagyu left the Hokage Tower and returned home.
"I'm back."
Walking into his family's bookstore, Yagyu called out to his mother, who was arranging a newly arrived batch of books on the shelves,
"Mom, did you get a new shipment again?"
Hearing him, his mother turned around, looked at her son, and said:
"Yes. The latest volume of Lord Jiraiya's series Make-Out Paradise has arrived. It's extremely popular."
"But… Sōsuke, you're still too young to be reading that kind of book. Do you understand?"
Hearing this, Yagyu's mouth twitched slightly as he replied,
"Mom, I'm not interested in those kinds of books, so you don't need to remind me again and again."
The kind of "literature" written by that old pervert Jiraiya was only appealing to someone like Kakashi, who had never seen much of the world.
In his previous life, Yagyu had already been exposed to countless such works.
He had no interest in Make-Out Paradise at all.
"I'm going to change clothes."
After saying that, Yagyu walked straight into the backyard.
Not long after, dressed in comfortable home clothes, he returned to the shop, helped his mother finish organizing all the books, and then took over watching the store.
"So this is the super strength technique…"
Sitting behind the counter, Yagyu unfolded the scroll in his hands, a thoughtful expression on his face,
"I should practice it a bit. Combined with my natural strength, this technique suits me quite well."
To be honest, Tsunade's fighting style was extremely direct and powerful.
Her punches could shatter mountains, and her kicks could split the earth.
It carried a strong visual impact and easily ignited a sense of excitement.
Every time one watched Tsunade fight, there was a feeling of heroic elegance.
That was exactly it.
The super strength technique didn't increase Yagyu's power by much.
But it looked impressive.
Strength might only matter for a moment, but style lasts a lifetime.
"Super strength technique… Yin Seal."
After finishing both scrolls, Yagyu nodded in satisfaction:
"With my chakra, I can fill the Yin Seal in at most two months, and it will only grow stronger over time."
Putting away the two scrolls, Yagyu decided to begin training both techniques that very night.
Fortunately, both the super strength technique and the Yin Seal mainly required extremely precise chakra control.
Other than that, there wasn't much difficulty.
By evening, there were now two people watching the store.
"So your mission this time was to escort Fuji Fūsetsu-e?"
Looking at the autographed photo in her hands, Ino's face was filled with shock as she spoke,
"Ah! I'm so jealous! I also want to see Miss Fūsetsu-e in person! Why didn't you take me with you on that mission?"
As she spoke, Ino shot Yagyu a resentful little glare, as if he had committed some unforgivable crime.
Tap.
Raising his hand, Yagyu lightly knocked her on the head and said helplessly:
"If I really asked you to come along, would you actually go?"
After being lightly tapped, Ino grinned and replied,
"Well… no! If I went with you, what about Shikamaru and Chōji? And Asuma-sensei would probably complain about you too!"
It had to be said, although Ino usually acted carefree and playful, her mind was actually quite sharp.
And her political awareness was also exceptional.
Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to take on intelligence work in the future.
A lot of intelligence required strong political instinct to interpret correctly.
Right now, Ino was clearly already growing.
Although there was still a slight gap, that gap was no longer very significant.
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