Chapter 134: Breakthrough To Kage Level

"People are like this..."

"You don't need to pay attention to what they say..."

At this moment, Yugao also heard the discussions of the people around, and couldn't help but slightly furrow her brows. She gently held Yu's hand to comfort him.

Since returning to Konoha from the battlefield, Scarlet Yu, who had once been the top talent of Konoha, had transformed into the greatest hero on the battlefield. The significant change in his status made Yu feel the peculiar gazes and discussions of the people around him almost every day.

"Do you think I care about what they say?"

"No, you're wrong..."

Feeling comforted by Yugao's actions, warmth filled Yu's heart. However, a wry smile appeared on his face because his Observation Haki had sensed a group of terrifying figures approaching continuously.

What?!

At the words, Yugao was momentarily stunned and subconsciously followed Yu's gaze.

In astonishment, a group of girls could be seen desperately pushing through the crowd, rushing towards the positions where she and Yu were located.

"Yu-sama!!"

"Lord Yu! I want to give birth to your kids!!"

"Who is that woman? Doesn't she know that the only woman standing beside Yu-sama should be me?!"

"She's even holding Lord Yu's hand! How infuriating... quickly let go!!"

"Why are you still standing there? Hurry, run!!"

Without hesitation, Yu tightly grabbed Yugao's small hand. In an instant, with a Body Flicker, the two of them disappeared from the spot, escaping this troublesome place.

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Days passed by.

After the Great Ninja War, the turbulent situation gradually settled, and Yu, back in Konoha, finally enjoyed a period of peaceful days.

Aside from his daily check-ins at the Konoha Ninja Hospital, Yu spent all his remaining time diligently practicing. Occasionally, he would banter and stroll through the streets with Yugao and her friend Kurenai, creating a pleasant and fulfilling time.

On this day, at the back of Konoha's mountains.

"Rumble... Rumble..."

An exaggerated sound echoed through the vast valley, as if a prehistoric behemoth was rampaging inside.

"Blood Umbrella!!"

With a light shout from Yu, a mass of threads gathered in his hand, swirling like a vortex. In the blink of an eye, a long spear formed, shooting into the ground beneath his feet like a beam of light. Instantly, numerous sharp threads, akin to lasers, spread out, slicing through the entire valley beneath Yu's feet in an instant.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Biting Explosion!!"

At the same time, another Yu, identical in every way, swiftly formed hand seals beside him.

Suddenly, a crack appeared on the ground beneath his feet, and in an instant, a pool of water, about ten meters in diameter, emerged. Rapid streams of water shot upwards, fiercely assaulting the nonexistent targets in the sky.

Following that, all the water in the air rapidly converged, transforming into an immensely large water dragon that roared and descended, devouring everything in its path. It struck the ground with a spectacular and powerful explosion.

It was another S-rank Water Release, one of the most powerful techniques recorded in the Water Release Ninjutsu scroll by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama.

"Genjutsu: Bringer of Darkness!!"

"Dragon Fang!!"

Not only that, but on the other side, there were two more identical Yus.

One was performing an extremely advanced Genjutsu, while the other unleashed a tremendously powerful Taijutsu. They were mutually practicing, refining their skills in Genjutsu and Taijutsu during their combat training.

"The sky is already dark..."

"That's enough. Let's conclude today's training."

Watching the three shadow clones practicing intensely in front of him, Yu's original self muttered to himself.

Indeed, the training method he was currently employing was the Shadow Clone training technique pioneered by the protagonist Naruto Uzumaki in the original work.

The greatest advantage of the Shadow Clone training technique lies in the fact that the combat experience and insights gained by the clones are all transmitted to the original self when the clones are dispelled, resulting in a training effect that is twice as effective with half the effort.

Of course, the drawbacks of the Shadow Clone training technique are also apparent. Without a sufficiently massive amount of chakra to support it, ordinary ninjas would be unable to withstand the information and energy brought about by multiple clones training simultaneously.

In short, it's like a cheat code specifically designed for protagonists. The difference is that Naruto Uzumaki achieved it through the power of the Tailed Beasts and the Uzumaki Clan's constitution, while Yu achieved it through the modification of his body with Devil Law.

Although he currently dared not release dozens of shadow clones simultaneously like Naruto Uzumaki, training with several shadow clones at once was already enough to bring significant gains to Yu.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Three clusters of white smoke rose as Yu retracted the three shadow clones that were practicing Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu. With their withdrawal, Yu felt a tremendous surge of chakra accompanied by an immense influx of training information into his body.

"Hmm..."

Caught off guard by the sudden influx of immense energy and information into his body, despite Yu mentally preparing himself, he couldn't help but grunt and kneel to the ground.

"What is this?!"

However, as the chakra and information from the three shadow clones entered his body, Yu, sensing the unusual changes, widened his eyes.

"Have I finally broken through?!"

Feeling the significant transformation and breakthrough in the chakra amount that had lingered on the verge between the Jonin peak and Kage for so long, Yu's eyes lit up.

As if a faintly existing limit within him had been shattered, Yu's chakra reservoir, already at the pinnacle of Jonin level, instantly expanded continuously, stopping only after increasing by three to five times its original size.

Especially for someone like Yu, with a chakra reservoir several times that of his peers, feeling the immense chakra surging and overflowing within him, Yu almost couldn't resist groaning and howling in ecstasy.

This sensation was akin to someone accustomed to bathing in a bathtub suddenly being thrown into a swimming pool, or like upgrading from an iPhone with 16GB of memory to one with 256GB.

It's important to note that taking the step from Jonin to Kage is even more challenging than all the previous stages combined—Academy, Genin, Chunin, and Jonin.

Yu could even clearly discern that, with his current strength, if he were to face an opponent like the Third Raikage again, there would be no need for the same level of distress as before.

"This is fantastic..."

"I've finally taken this step!"

Finally stepping into the true realm of Kage, Yu managed to suppress the excitement bubbling within him.

In that moment, his hands intertwined, mysterious black runes spread across the void, activating the Summoning Jutsu to directly summon all of his puppets.

In addition to Tyrant, Michael, and Toshogun, there were puppet creations formed by the five-tailed Jinchuriki Han and the puppet crafted by the Third Raikage. Five unified terrifying figures, clad in black cloaks, stood in a row before Yu.

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