?For the next month, Yukito sent a shadow clone to the academy while he immersed himself in jutsu creation.

  ?He first tried to make infinity, but turned out his understanding over space manipution with chakra still cking.? He decided to revisit the idea after mastering the principles of sealing and summoning jutsu. Both of them were fundamentally based on space manipution.

  ?He started working on chakra absorption instead. ?Yukito had always known there was something unusual about his chakra signature. It turned out his chakra was surprisingly compatible with nature chakra.

  ?Shinobi chakra originates from the Otsutsuki. There were direct descendants of Hagoromo and Hamura, and there were others who received fragments of their chakra — disciples of Ninshu and, by extension, all five great vilges and other shinobi cns. This chakra is not naturally compatible with nature energy, which is why it’s so difficult to learn Sage Mode.

  ?To achieve the Sage State, one must absorb nature energy and blend it with their own chakra and spiritual energy in equal ratios. If nature energy overwhelms the Otsutsuki-derived chakra, the body’s DNA and chakra pathways are overwritten, turning the user into part of nature.

  ?But... that’s for ordinary shinobi.

  ?As for Yukito — he could absorb any amount of nature chakra, in any form, almost effortlessly. ?The nature energy blended with his chakra naturally, causing no harm. It drained his stamina, though.

  ?After some refining, adjustment, and development, Yukito was able to create his own version of Sage Mode — one that could absorb any ordinary ninjutsu thrown at him.

  ?He wasn’t confident yet about Six Paths techniques or Kekkei Genkai. Still, he believed he could create countermeasures once he experienced them firsthand. He named his creation Sage Style: Absorption.

  ?His Sage Mode didn’t visibly change his appearance much. ?His eyes glowed faintly, but his pupils didn’t morph into frog eyes or anything grotesque. His hair grew messier, almost resembling dual horn of Kaguya Otsusuki.

  ?With this foundation id, he started developing offensive jutsu next.

  ?Around the same time, tensions began to rise between Konoha and Kumo1Vilge Hidden in the Clouds, from the Land of Lightning, LoL . It was a sign that they were recovering from the damages of the Second Great Shinobi War.

  ??During the Second Shinobi War, Konoha mainly fought against Suna2Vilge Hidden in The Sands, from Land of Winds. and Ame3Vilge Hidden in the Rains, ruled by Hanzo the Samander..

  ?Kumo and Iwa4Vilge Hidden in the Stones, from the Land of Earth. Isn’t this basically the Land of Land?(another LoL?)joined the fray much ter. They suffered far fewer losses accordingly.

  ?The ultimate losers of the Second Great Ninja War were Ame and Suna.

  ?Konoha took quite the toll as well. They also recovered fastest, thanks to being the rgest and wealthiest vilge.

  ??Kumo, led by the Third Raikage — the strongest shinobi of the time — had grown increasingly arrogant.

  They began pnting spies in other vilges. They aimed to capture or ruin other vilges' Jinchuriki, especially since they were struggling with their own. ?They were also actively searching for surviving members of the Uzumaki Cn, known for their perfect compatibility as Jinchuriki.

  ?At the underground level of an old temple on Konoha's outskirts. A middle-aged man sat on a chair, listening to reports from his subordinates. ?He had a bandage over his right eye. His right arm was also wrapped and slung across his chest. ?

  "Give away the location," Danzo ordered.

  ?"Make sure they don’t have much time. About two hours' dey should do. Orochi won’t have problems fleeing, but that Senju brat... not the same case."

  ?‘I will make him pay,’ Danzo thought but didn’t say aloud.

  ?Meanwhile, Yukito was enjoying css. In his previous life, he suffered from a lot of sickness. Although his test result shone brilliantly, his school life didn’t. After developing some level of strength, Yukito decided to join the css and deepen his bond with others.

  ?And Yukito discovered something — he was quite the looker! Both his parents were good-looking, so it didn’t seem like a cheat. But his appearance worked almost like a cheat anyway, drawing attention from the entire css.

  ?"Aburame Cheon vs. Umino Isshiki!"

  ??"Yes, Sensei."

  ??Umino Isshiki resembled Iruka-sensei from Naruto. Although he was a civil-born, his potential was immense. He fought an Aburame evenly.

  ?– "This Hidden Leaf-style taijutsu taught at the Academy is quite cool, isn’t it, Yukito?"

  ??– "Yeah, it's almost the maximum efficiency of using chakra in an unarmed fight. This Isshiki guy is quite talented. He'll become a Jonin in the future given he's alive."

  ??– "Are you for real?"

  ??– "Of course, why not? Even if he doesn’t have your freakish reaction speed or combat instinct, he’s still using his hands and feet efficiently."

  ??Yukito and Minato were analyzing the match. They had become good friends during the time.

  ?Soon, the fight ended.

  ??"Winner: Umino Isshiki!"

  ?"Namikaze Minato, Kasugano Yukito. Step forward!"

  ??The atmosphere instantly shifted. The cssroom filled with excited chirping from the girls.

  ?Both Minato and Yukito were equally popur.

  ?Minato shined like a bright, radiant sun; Yukito exuded a mature, magnetic aura.

  ??– "Love you, Minato-kun~!"

  ??– "Micchan, Gambaree!5A japanese cheer, literally means You can do it.~"

  ??Yukito fans immediately followed up.

  ??– "Yukito-san is the best~!"

  ?– "Strongest ever, Yukito-san~!"

  ??– "Go, go, Yukito-san! Crash him, Yukito-san!"

  ?"Go ahead, Micchan~" Yukito teased, his grin spreading ear-to-ear.

  ?Minato grimaced.

  ??Isn’t this the same for you? Why are you so smug about mine?

  ??And anyway, isn’t being fawned over something men should be proud of?? Why does Yukito’s shit-eating grin make him look like a sinful vilin?! He’s only ten!

  ??No sooner had the duel started, all of the cheering arond fall silent. What is this fight? It's far beyond the Academy standard!

  ??Even the genin and chunin instructors struggled to follow their movements, let alone average students. They could only catch glimpses — yellow phantom cshing with white violently and white is confronting them equally.

  ??"The Yellow... Fsh,"

  ?Nawaki ultimately muttered. Just like that, Minato gained his nickname, much earlier than cannon. Nawaki had to acknowledge admiration for Yukito, who was handling such a monster like Minato.

  ?Yukito, however, was slightly disadvantaged.

  ?Minato was faster, more agile, and more efficient in using chakra-infused taijutsu.

  ?After all, the Leaf-style Taijutsu was designed to maximize the terrifying potential of chakra.

  ??On the other hand, Yukito was using kickboxing — pouring chakra into his limbs — which wasn’t nearly as efficient. ?Ordinary shinobi would have exhausted their chakra by now.

  ?Kickboxing was a great technique, but it was developed for completely normal human without any mystical force within.

  ??For example, shinobi could focus chakra in their feet to leap over long distance — a basic technique. The likes of Minato who were natural geniuses, could jump hundreds of metres while sleeping.

  ?Kickboxing had no countermeasures for such chakra-based techniques. Meanwhile, his block, parry or deflection strategies were better. Based on advance knowledge about centre of mass and w of motions, his stance easily surpassed defensive measures of this medieval world's martial arts.

  ?Yukito had one huge advantage: a tremendously strong body.

  ?He had reinforced his limbs, tendons, blood vessels and bones with rge amounts of nature chakra. His attempt was to mimic a "cultivation method" he had read about in a xianxia novel in his previous life.

  ?It ended up creating something completely else, though. His body was now closer to a [Sage Body], like those of the Senju and Uzumaki cns Kekkei Genkai.

  ?Yukito’s strength, sturdiness and defence surpassed Minato’s, while Minato held the advantage in speed, reflex, precision, and overall agility.

  ?And this Minato didn't even possessed any Kekkei Genkai!

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  ?I'm really, truly, absolutely very sorry about the dey posting. I had some difficulties on admission process in University, I couldn’t focus on writing at all. By the way, I got admitted into the most prestigious University in my country. Isn't that great? Once again, thank you all for reading and support.

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