Hiruzen was observing the Thunder Breath sword forms that Yasu had given him.
The issue was no longer whether he was satisfied or not with these Thunder Breath sword forms, but rather, it was a matter of pleasant surprise.
However, from the perspective of Hiruzen, the 'Professor of Ninjutsu,' the first five sword forms of this Thunder Breath were only capable of reaching the level of a B-rank Body Enhancement Technique at most. Only the final sixth and seventh forms could reach the A-rank level.
If evaluating the entire set of Thunder Breath sword forms, it could reach the A-rank level.
But this was already enough to surprise Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Because this was an entire set of Body Enhancement Jutsu, which was extremely precious.
Hiruzen put away the scroll and looked at Yasu with satisfaction: "Yasu, on behalf of Konoha, I am very grateful to you for contributing this entire set of Thunder Breath sword forms. So, tell me, what reward do you want?"
Yasu shook his head and said, "This is what I should do. I am deeply honored to be able to contribute to Konoha. This is already considered a reward for me."
Hiruzen was now becoming more and more satisfied with Yasu.
Yasu's talent was beyond doubt. He not only mastered the Lightning Release chakra form transformation and nature transformation, but also the entire set of Thunder Breath sword forms. As long as he grew step by step, becoming a Jonin should be a certainty.
Most importantly, Yasu was quite loyal to Konoha, directly contributing this entire A-rank Jutsu without reservation.
Originally, Hiruzen thought that Yasu still had some resentment towards Konoha, but now it seemed otherwise.
Otherwise, he would have had no need to contribute the entire A-rank Jutsu.
Hiruzen felt that Yasu was a promising talent, and he could train him well in the future.
Moreover, Yasu had half Uchiha blood in his body. With this identity, Yasu might be able to play a special role in the Uchiha plan in the future.
Hiruzen walked up to Yasu, patted him on the shoulder, and encouraged him: "Yasu, I have high expectations for you. So, work hard and don't let me down."
Yasu lowered his head slightly, his expression a little strange.
He sensed Hiruzen's intention to reuse him, and that... was really great.
The more Hiruzen valued him, the more smoothly he would be able to execute his plan.
Yasu raised his head, looking at Hiruzen with burning eyes, and responded: "I will definitely not disappoint Hokage-Sama expectations!"
After Hiruzen encouraged him a few more times, Yasu excused himself and left.
Yasu breathed a sigh of relief as he left the Hokage Building.
For a long time to come, he would have basically nothing to do besides training.
After all, Konoha was currently in a time of peace and there would be no major events, nor would he be able to obtain any Witness Points.
Yasu was now a veritable pauper, with no Witness Points on him.
And he almost suspected that the system was doing it on purpose. A standard katana cost 10 Witness Points, and replenishing chakra once cost 30 points. After replenishing three times, it was exactly 100 Witness Points.
Yasu took a deep breath, looking at the setting sun, he still had to work hard to become stronger!
Five days later.
Ninja School was closed today.
Yasu had agreed with Kushina yesterday to visit the place where he had trained before.
Because he had mentioned yesterday that the scenery where he used to train was very beautiful, especially now that it was the season for cherry blossoms to bloom.
Cherry blossom petals were falling everywhere on the streets.
The time they had agreed upon was one o'clock in the afternoon.
Kushina, who was going out to play with a friend for the first time, was extremely excited. After eating lunch with Mito at noon, she immediately went out.
Kushina planned to reach the meeting place one step ahead of Yasu, and then hide and give him a surprise.
Kushina ran towards the meeting place with brisk steps.
Looking at the cherry trees in full bloom around her, Kushina had a smile on her face, imagining the scene of walking with Yasu under the cherry blossom rain later.
Suddenly, she stopped, the smile on her face disappeared, and she looked ahead angrily.
There was a person standing next to the cherry tree in front.
That person was the brat who had been causing trouble for Kushina when they were at the Ninja School.
That brat was also glaring at Kushina as if he was determined to make trouble for her today.
From behind the brat, a boy who was a head taller than him appeared, and this boy was wearing a forehead protector, a Konoha Genin.
The Genin put his hand on the brat's shoulder, and the two of them grinned evilly at Kushina.
The Genin crossed his arms and strode towards Kushina: "So it's you who always make my brother cry."
Kushina pointed at the brat and argued: "He's the one who always provokes me! He's clearly a coward."
The Genin looked at his brother, and the brat turned his head guiltily.
The Genin looked at Kushina again, pointed to his forehead protector and said triumphantly: "I'm a Genin, very powerful, right? And no matter what, I have to teach a lesson to the bad guy who bullies my brother!"
The Genin cracked his fingers, making a 'crack' sound.
Kushina's eyes narrowed, and without the slightest hesitation, she jumped onto a tree and ran forward.
The Genin immediately followed, chasing after Kushina relentlessly.
The Genin directly threw a kunai at Kushina, the kunai stuck beside her, nailed to the tree.
Kushina was startled, she didn't expect this Genin to use a kunai on her, and a real kunai.
Kushina leaped onto the tree trunk in front, exerted force with her feet, and rushed towards the Genin.
The Genin also didn't expect that she would confront him head-on. Caught off guard, he was hit squarely by Kushina's fist and fell to the ground.
Before Kushina could breathe a sigh of relief, a burst of white smoke emerged from the Genin's body, turning into a log.
It was the Body Replacement Technique.
The Genin landed behind Kushina and struck her neck with a chop, and then kicked her in the back, knocking Kushina to the ground.
The Genin grabbed Kushina's hair and lifted her up, Kushina cried out in pain, and ridiculed: "Didn't even notice the Body Replacement Technique? Looks like you're still just a kid! This hair is as stiff as wire; it's really an eyesore!"
The brat also mocked Kushina from the side: "Hahaha, serves you right!"
Kushina began to sob.
When Yasu arrived here, he happened to see Kushina Uzumaki being grabbed by the hair and crying.
His brain was buzzing, and an extreme anger rushed to his head.
The brat discovered Yasu in the distance, pointed at him and said: "Brother, that traitor has appeared, he's with her!"
The Genin twisted his neck and grinned hideously: "Then I'll teach this traitor a lesson too, I've always wanted to do this!"
Kushina saw Yasu and shouted loudly at him: "Yasu, run!"
At this time, Yasu's brain had almost lost its reasoning, the standard katana with many nicks in his hand was already in his hand, and at the same time he was slightly bowing his body, lightning began to flicker on Yasu body.