Naruto: Fooling the Ninja World, I'm Hailed as a Savior

"You..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils trembled slightly as he stared at Hyuga Yun Chuan. He licked his somewhat dry lips and said, "You actually learned Raikiri?"

"My apologies, Third Hokage, I feel it's still far from Kakashi-senpai's Raikiri," Hyuga Yun Chuan shook his head, looking at the electric light in his hand with a troubled expression. "My mastery of Lightning Release chakra nature transformation and form transformation is still far from Kakashi-senpai's. I feel it can currently only reach the level and difficulty of an A-rank Ninjutsu."

"It's not yet worthy of the name Raikiri, perhaps it should be called Chidori?"

With that, Hyuga Yun Chuan averted his gaze and looked up at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who stood there dumbfounded, his expression humble and ashamed.

[Ding! Your lie has been judged as [utter nonsense]. Hiruzen Sarutobi has experienced violent emotional fluctuations, reaching the level of [doubting life]. You have gained 800 Truth Points.]

Only A-rank Ninjutsu, and you still feel ashamed...

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eye twitched uncontrollably. For a moment, he didn't know how to express his feelings, only managing a complex smile. "It's already very good."

After all, this Third Hokage was truly recognized throughout the ninja world as the "Professor of Shinobi." This wasn't some self-serving title like "God of Shinobi" or "Strongest Hokage" that Orochimaru used to flatter his sensei.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, even as a child, could combine five different elemental ninjutsu. Later, he could even use over a thousand ninjutsu, and his nature transformation for all five elemental chakras was exceptionally proficient. He was also skilled in secret techniques, taijutsu, and genjutsu.

The reason he favored Orochimaru among his three disciples was precisely because Orochimaru, like him, was born with five elemental chakras, naturally making him the most suitable person to inherit his legacy. It was just that he later went astray.

So, Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally understood what Hyuga Kawa's performance implied.

"Ahem." He lightly cleared his throat, composed his expression, and a sincere smile appeared on his face. "Kawa, when did you master Lightning Release chakra to such an extent?" It was precisely because he knew what it implied that he had shown such a loss of composure. Since Hyuga Kawa could use the unsealed simplified version of "Wind Release: Wind Cut" at the Jōnin meeting, it indicated that he had mastered Wind Release chakra nature transformation and shape transformation to an extremely high degree.

That's why Hiruzen Sarutobi intentionally left so many B-rank Wind Release ninjutsu here and was even contemplating whether to have Danzō, who excelled in Wind Release, teach this child.

It must be noted that reaching the level of being able to use B-rank ninjutsu through mastering a single elemental chakra's nature and shape transformation was already considered standard jōnin level.

That's why Kakashi, who developed the S-rank Lightning Release ninjutsu, could become a jōnin and even an Anbu squad leader at the age of twelve. This was also why, at the jōnin meeting, after Hyuga Kawa displayed that Wind Release ninjutsu, everyone else present respectfully fell silent, and even secretly mocked Hyuga Higo.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi himself was only as proficient in the nature and shape transformation of a single elemental chakra. For example, his most proficient techniques, Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet, Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet, Lightning Release: Roaring Thunder, and Wind Release: Vortex, were all B-rank ninjutsu. Of course, what he truly excelled at was compound ninjutsu.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi had not expected that Hyuga Kawa had already mastered even the nature and shape transformation of Lightning Release chakra to this extent, completely surpassing the level of an ordinary jōnin…

Whizz!

The solidified electrical arcs in Hyuga Kawa's hand dispersed, leaving only several winding, snake-like trails in the air. He scratched his head, seemingly a bit flustered by Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze, and said softly, "Third Hokage, I've actually been trying to use Lightning Release chakra to train my physique for three or four years now."

Hiruzen Sarutobi fell into complete silence, but his eyes grew brighter and brighter. How old is this child again? Fifteen? Or sixteen? Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the boy's youthful face, as if he were looking at a "rare treasure." At only fifteen years old, he had mastered both Lightning Release and Wind Release nature transformation and shape transformation to a level surpassing that of a jōnin. And, being from the Hyuga clan, his first few years had been wasted…

"Kawa!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi instantly appeared before Hyuga Kawa, grabbing his shoulders firmly and asking seriously, "Have you ever had your chakra nature measured?" Having experienced such emotional highs and lows, he now felt an intense urge. Orochimaru was no longer reliable, but if it were this child…

However, Hyuga Kawa's smile faltered, and he lowered his head in frustration, saying, "I only have Wind and Lightning attributes."

Hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt as if a basin of cold water had been thrown over him. He instantly calmed down, and the grip on his hands loosened slightly. "Only Wind and Lightning attributes?" he sighed with disappointment.

Hiruzen Sarutobi genuinely felt a strong urge to pass on his legacy to Hyuga Kawa, a strong urge to take Hyuga Kawa as his disciple. However, cultivating other attributes from scratch, mastering the nature transformation of other elemental chakras, was even more difficult than proficiently mastering shape transformation. Alas, what a pity, truly a pity…

"It's alright, having two attributes is already very good." Noticing the frustration and shame on Hyuga Kawa's face, Hiruzen Sarutobi forced a smile and patted his shoulder.

He chuckled, "Most ninjas never master a second chakra nature transformation in their entire lives. I believe with your talent, you can go even further." He still had expectations for Hyuga Kawa. After all, this child was only fifteen or sixteen years old. But it was somewhat regrettable that he was a branch family member of the Hyuga clan.

At this thought, Hiruzen Sarutobi subconsciously glanced at Hyuga Kawa's forehead, but it was obscured by the forehead protector. As if suddenly remembering something, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the table nearby, seeing the unfurled Strength of a Hundred Seal scroll, and couldn't help but purse his lips.

"Kawa…" He turned back, asking tentatively, "I saw you also looked through the Strength of a Hundred Seal. What do you think of it?"

Under Hiruzen Sarutobi's hopeful, almost delusional gaze, Hyuga Kawa shook his head without hesitation, his tone low. "I can feel that the jutsu's effects are very suitable for me, but that chakra pathway system seems only applicable to females."

"The amount of work to modify it is too great."

[Ding! Your lie has been judged as [Blatant Falsehood]. Hiruzen Sarutobi experienced emotional fluctuation, reaching the level of [Heart Moves with Words]. You gained 600 Truth Points.]

The emotionless notification sound echoed in his mind, seemingly indicating that everything Hyuga Kawa had said was a lie. Yes, the Strength of a Hundred Seal—he had mastered that too.