Under the moonlight, Yagyu looked at the utterly exhausted Sasuke, a satisfied expression on his face,
"Today's training results were pretty good."
Too tired to even speak much,
Sasuke simply gave a faint "Mm" in agreement.
Sitting cross-legged, Yagyu organized his thoughts before speaking:
"I'll be heading out on another mission soon. Kakashi-sensei has already recovered, so Team 7 should start taking missions again. During that time, your training plan must not stop."
After a brief pause, he continued:
"Kakashi-sensei is still your assigned jōnin instructor. Putting everything else aside, just his strength alone makes him more than capable of being your sparring partner. So don't stop your combat training either."
"Sasuke, you and Naruto are different kinds of geniuses. Naruto is the type who thrives in battle he can often surprise his opponents in real combat. But you… you're the type who grows stronger through reflection and accumulation."
Raising his hand, forming a hand seal, Yagyu gave one final reminder,
"Carefully review what you've learned over these past few days. You should already feel it you're becoming stronger."
Poof.
As his words fell, Yagyu's body turned into a puff of white smoke and disappeared.
The shadow clone technique was released.
After a while, Sasuke slowly got up from the ground.
"So tired…"
Feeling the exhaustion spreading through every part of his body, Sasuke smiled,
"But… this feeling of truly getting stronger it's incredible."
Crack.
He clenched his fist tightly, joints popping, his expression filled with hatred:
"Itachi… three years. In three years, I'll take your life. I won't let you off."
After resting a bit longer, Sasuke stood up and began walking home.
What he didn't realize was how his not-yet fully developed body was enduring such intense training, especially with his Sharingan active for nearly ten consecutive days.
At the same time, in his body, a special chakra was rapidly merging.
Indra's chakra was fusing with Sasuke's own chakra.
Silently strengthening his body and accelerating the evolution of his Sharingan toward a higher level.
Of course, the main effect was still the evolution of his eyes.
The physical enhancement was merely an added bonus but even that was extremely valuable.
Yagyu residence.
In the small courtyard.
Yagyu, who was quietly being affectionate with Ino, suddenly paused for a moment.
Lying on the clean wooden floor with her head resting on Yagyu's lap.
Ino Yamanaka, dressed in casual clothes, asked in confusion:
"Sōsuke, what's wrong? Did Sasuke's training just end?"
Nodding yagyu smiled and said,
"Yeah, today's training is done. I have a mission tomorrow, and Team 7 will be back in action too. Until the impact of the Konoha Crush completely settles down, Sasuke's combat training will temporarily be handled by Kakashi Hatake."
Hearing that, Ino nodded, then tilted her face up to look at Yagyu:
"Sōsuke, I feel like I shouldn't be asking about this… but I still want to know. Why are you helping Sasuke so much? Your relationship with him wasn't that close before, right?"
Yagyu smiled faintly and looked up at the star-filled night sky.
After thinking for a moment, he replied,
"As for the reason… honestly, I don't really know how to explain it."
"…If I had to say it, it's probably because I don't want to see my classmate or someone who once saw me as a rival fall into darkness."
Half-understanding Ino nodded.
Then, as if recalling something, she added,
"My father mentioned that one of the village elders wanted Sasuke to serve under him, but Lady Tsunade firmly rejected it."
Yagyu raised an eyebrow slightly and said casually,
"I see… I can pretty much guess who that was."
Who else could it be besides Danzo Shimura?
Shaking his head, Yagyu felt a bit speechless.
"In a situation where Itachi Uchiha is still active in the ninja world, he still dares to target Sasuke… isn't he afraid Itachi will come back and chop off his hands?"
"He really is persistent when it comes to the power of the Uchiha clan."
Thinking about that,
Yagyu suddenly reflected on himself If one day his Wood Release awakened, would Danzo still be able to sit still like this?
After all this time, Danzo hadn't made any moves against him.
Yagyu could roughly guess where that confidence came from Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan.
But something that isn't truly yours will never fully suit you.
Danzo's thinking… was far too naive.
The next morning.
Yagyu woke up from bed and, as usual, performed his daily sign-in.
[Ding! Sign-in successful. Reward obtained: Uzumaki Sage Body. Detected Senju Sage Body. Fusion complete: Complete Sage Body]
Buzz! Boom!
The moment the system's voice fell,
a terrifying surge of chakra erupted from Yagyu's body.
The shockwave sent everything in his room scattering in all directions, crashing onto the floor in disarray.
"Damn what the hell?!"
Feeling the vast surge of chakra within his body, along with that completely new, pure, and overwhelming life force, Yagyu was stunned,
"Damn it… did this really have to come so suddenly?"
He hurriedly restrained the chakra erupting from his body, remaining still on the bed.
Quietly, he waited for that gentle yet refreshing stream of life energy to fully merge into his body.
After about ten seconds the power finally settled completely, sinking deep within him.
Crack.
Lightly clenching his fist, Yagyu's face was filled with shock.
"My body's been strengthened several times over again… is this the power of a complete Sage Body? Does this make me something like another Asura himself…?"
"…At this rate, the fusion of Asura's chakra will probably speed up even more."
It was powerful.
Far beyond what he had been before.
Of course the increase in strength itself wasn't the most important part.
What truly mattered was that his potential had broken through yet another limit.
Yagyu could clearly feel it within his body lay a power so immense it bordered on terrifying.
As he continued to grow and develop, that power would gradually surface until one day, it would make him a truly top-tier powerhouse.
"So now… the only thing limiting my strength is my age?"
Sensing that dormant potential inside him, Yagyu couldn't help but laugh wryly:
"No… actually, ever since I got the system, the only thing that's been limiting my growth speed has always been my age."
"After all, I'm only twelve."
There was no need to rush.
Even though he was about to turn thirteen by the standards of true physical development, he was still far from his peak.
For humans their true physical prime comes in their twenties.
Yagyu still had immense room to grow so there was no need to be impatient right now.
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