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The next day, at noon.

Yukan had reported to Hiruzen about all the events that occurred at the frontline.

"Do you think I have no other work?" Yukan asked in an expressionless voice. He was now talking to Hiruzen in an informal way.

"No, No, I am giving you an option. The next Hokage or another group of students?" Hiruzen asked with a smile on his face.

Yukan hit his palm on his forehead and said," None?"

"You leave me with no other option if you act like this…" Hiruzen said in a very serious tone.

He moved his hands, bringing them together. Seeing his actions, Yukan almost summoned his [Multilayer Barrier] to defend himself from any ninjutsu.

Contrary to Yukan's expectations, Hiruzen joined both his hands and made teary eyes while looking at Yukan.

"Please? Pretty please? Become the Hokage and take all this paperwork from me. I am getting old, this is my age to play with kids and then die peacefully." Hiruzen said in a voice asking for sympathy.

Yukan turned sympathetic from his previous coldness and just gave him a chance with being the Hokage. He took a glance at the pile of paper on Hiruzen's table.

The momentary sympathy disappeared and Yukan's face turned even colder.

"No way. Why should I even listen to you?" Yukan said in a colder voice.

"W-Why be so cold? You want to live in Konoha, right?" Hiruzen asked.

Yukan thought about it.

According to him too, Konoha was the best place to live in the coming years. Danzo was killed by him, Danzo was killed by him and Danzo was killed by him so as long as he is strong, he would have a good life.

"Alright, then I choose…"

"..." Hiruzen eagerly waited for Yukan's answer.

"...Another batch of students," Yukan said.

Though this broke all of Hiruzen's hopes, he still had Sakumo and Minato to ask.

"Ahh, my acting was no use," Hiruzen said regretfully as if he expected something other than vomit at the kind of face he made.

"Don't make that face ever again." Yukan threatened Hiruzen by keeping his hand on the sword's hilt.

Hiruzen gulped once and nodded to Yukan's words.

"Here, this is the list of your new students…"

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Yukan had walked out of the Hokage's office some time ago and now just sat in the spot he used to come with his mother at.

"Hey system, what about my reward?" Yukan asked

[It was delivered right after the quest completion]

"Yeah? Welp, show me my stats.

[Host: Yukan Norio]

[Age: 20]

[Template: Benimaru 100%

Teresa (Currently locked)]

[Abilities:

Swordsmanship Level Max.

Chakra sense

Steel strength Level Max.

Heat Sense

Multilayer barriers Level Max.

Thought acceleration (100x)

Inspire Forces

Black Flame Level Max.]

[Resistances:

Poison resistance

Spiritual Attack Resistance

Pain nullification]

[Items:

Bantsukzi Sword

Mask of Oni

Slave Contract (One use)

All-Healing Pill l (14%)

Crimson Rectus

Body of Oni ]

"Yeah, so what is this reward?" Yukan asked when he took out the Body of Oni from his inventory.

It seemed like normal clay… it was just much more in quantity than what kids played with.

[This is the Body of Oni. Using this, the host can create a perfect clone which cannot be detected as fake by any means.

The clone can also detach and attach to itself like normal clay.]

"So, do you want me to make clones like people make pots from clay, using their hands?" Yukan asked.

[No. The host only needs to pour some of his chakra and imagine the image of the person or the thing you want the clay to transform into]

"Good. It would have been so useful if the clones could move and fight alongside me." Yukan said and then looked at the lake in front of him.

At that time, while keeping his hand down, he accidentally pressed a venomous cobra.

"Aiyo fuck, this burns like hell," Yukan said.

He did not go to a hospital but he continued to sit there for a long time. When he was unaffected for a long time, he said," I guess poison resistance works… Will it work on my cooking though?" Yukan wondered as he got up to leave. The wound, even if it was not painful, could end up becoming an infection.

.

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-Meanwhile, on the battlefield in Iwa-

"Oiii Minato, this is a reply from Tsunade," Jiraiya shouted happily from a distance while holding an envelope.

Minato walked to Jiraiya and said," Master, there is no need to announce it so openly. If you were rejected, we would have to tell everyone a disrespectful thing."

"Don't be like this always," Jiraiya said and opened the letter to read it.

He did not react for a minute.

"Master, it is alright, shit happens. It is-" Minato was interrupted by laughter from Jiraiya's side.

"No Minato, she…"