Chapter 24

Chapter 24: The Fourth Hokage Arrives

Yesterday, when Shikaku, Chōza, and Inoichi returned, it was already evening. After parting ways with them, Koshino headed home early, planning to take it easy and get some well-deserved rest.

Reflecting on the events of the previous day, Koshino felt quite fulfilled.

First, he proved his talent within his clan, and then he announced himself as the top of the new generation of Konoha, especially in front of the prestigious Uchiha and Hyūga clans. Filled with the joy of surpassing the Itachi he had long admired, Koshino had enhanced his abilities through multiple real combat experiences.

Moreover, the development of his new secret technique, Shadow Hand, and the leap in chakra capacity had elevated Koshino's strength to rival that of a genin, even surpassing many genin in Konoha.

Thus, both mentally and physically exhausted, Shikaku didn't even ask Koshino to return to the clan to hand over the two newly developed secret techniques. Dragging his weary body home, Koshino only managed to add a new secret technique to his development list after working on Shadow Hand, before going to bed early.

As for what Koshino added to the development list, that was quite interesting.

When he brought up the development function list again, Koshino suddenly discovered that the success rate of developing the new secret technique Shadow Hand, combined with the Shadow Imitation Technique, was 100%.

Curious, Koshino combined the new Shadow Hand with the long-mastered Shadow Imitation Technique, hoping for the miraculous effect of the development function, and fell asleep under the assault of fatigue.

Who would have thought that when he woke up the next day and checked the development function list, he found that the development progress hadn't even reached 1%.

Thinking that a brand-new secret technique might take some time to develop, Koshino took out the secret technique scroll he obtained from Fugaku Uchiha, planning to first complete the training of the Shuriken Technique to enhance the effectiveness of Shadow Shuriken, and then address his shortcomings in taijutsu by diligently training in that area.

But just as he was about to open the scroll, Koshino never expected that his genius reputation would ferment throughout Konoha in just one night!

Before Koshino could open the scroll, a series of knocks came from outside.

Tidying up his appearance, he opened the door to find, well!

Dozens of people were lined up outside Koshino's door, all there to challenge the so-called genius Koshino!

"Nara Koshino! Shiranui Genma, please teach me!"

"Nara Koshino! Hatake Tora, please teach me!"

"Nara Koshino! Uchiha Mizu, please teach me!"

"Nara Koshino! Hyūga Taji, please teach me!"

"... ... ..."

With a head full of black lines, Koshino stared at the dozens of people in front of him, his eyes filled with helplessness.

At this moment, he finally understood that the title of genius was far from as easy to bear as he had imagined!

What is a genius?

In the ninja world, where the strong are revered, a genius is the target many people aim to challenge!

In the familiar original storyline, wasn't there the trouble of Guy constantly pestering Kakashi, always claiming he would defeat the genius?

After yesterday's events, Koshino had just gained fame, and countless opportunists from various clans were ready to step on Koshino's name to prove they were the true geniuses of Konoha's new generation!

Of course!

If it were Uchiha Itachi, these people wouldn't have the chance to challenge him.

Are you kidding? Who is Uchiha Itachi?

Not to mention he's from the prestigious Uchiha Clan, just the fact that he's the eldest son of the Uchiha Clan's leader is enough for most of Konoha's new generation to weigh whether they have the qualifications to challenge Uchiha Itachi.

However, when the new generation of various clans found themselves unable to challenge the revered Itachi to prove themselves, Koshino suddenly emerged!

Perhaps the Nara Clan members are seen as easier to bully.

Or perhaps Koshino's sudden rise to fame made many feel he didn't live up to his reputation.

So, early in the morning, many came to challenge Koshino at his doorstep.

On the contrary, Koshino was not someone with a good temper either! Fine! Aren't you here to challenge me?

Then I'll send each of you back one by one!

With no intention of giving up his morning training, Koshino stared at the challengers outside the door, secretly sneering in his heart, and said, "I need to train. My morning training must be completed on time every day, so please make way!"

Hearing this, the challengers outside thought Koshino was afraid of battle and tried to provoke him with insults, hoping to force him into a fight.

Unfortunately for them, they didn't know Koshino's temperament. Before they could even start their insults, Koshino had already made a "please" gesture and sneered:

"So, why don't you all come at me together!"

"Don't waste any more time!"

"Boom!"

As soon as Koshino finished speaking, without giving the challengers time to react, he unleashed chakra from his feet and landed a punch right on Uchiha Mizu's face!

He had long been displeased with the Uchiha Clan members, and Koshino finally seized the opportunity to vent his frustrations.

Though Koshino's strength might not have been immense, when his punch connected with Uchiha Mizu's face, he cleverly unleashed chakra, sending Uchiha Mizu flying three meters away! The other challengers, especially after seeing Uchiha Mizu's predicament, couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

Next, the challengers outside exchanged glances and rushed forward, intending to overwhelm Koshino with sheer numbers.

But what they never expected was that just as they took their first step forward, they found themselves unable to take another!

Looking down, they discovered their shadows had already connected with Koshino's shadow. Each challenger wore a dejected expression. Clearly, the gap between them and Koshino was too vast. They hadn't even noticed when Koshino used the Shadow Sewing Technique, and they were already defeated.

After dealing with the first batch of challengers, Koshino didn't think much of it and eagerly prepared to continue his morning training.

However, as Koshino went to have breakfast, challengers kept coming, driving Koshino to the brink of annoyance.

Throughout the day, whether it was going to the bathroom, training, or eating, the new generation from various clans swarmed like flies, each coming to challenge him.

He dealt with one batch, and another would come.

Forget about proper training; Koshino barely had time to recover his chakra. Often, when he was trying to recover, many would attempt to ambush him.

"This can't go on!"

"Every day, so many people come to challenge me. How can I handle it? And dealing with those annoying guys every day leaves me no time to train!"

"No, this can't continue. I should go hide at Uncle Shikaku's place!"

After a day of dealing with challengers, Koshino felt it was more exhausting than training. He decided to hide at Shikaku's house.

But on the way to Shikaku's, Koshino encountered three or four more batches of challengers, making him feel like the title of genius was nothing but a curse.

Fortunately, after dealing with those three or four batches of challengers, Koshino finally arrived at Shikaku's house.

Feeling the cleanliness of Shikaku's home, Koshino was so excited he almost cried. Unfortunately, he didn't have much time to revel in his excitement, as a piece of news from Shikaku left him stunned!

"Master Koshino, you've arrived?"

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