Multiverse Skill System

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Minato Namikaze said with certainty.

A year isn't unacceptable, but it has to be said that Minato Namikaze's conditions met Yi Shuihan's bottom line. Yi Shuihan didn't really want Jiraiya to be unable to enter the hot springs for 10 years; if he did, their relationship would be completely ruined.

Yi Shuihan himself didn't care too much about this, but Tsunade must have had a hard time being caught in the middle.

"For a year, out of consideration for you, it's not impossible."

Yi Shuihan's words brought a smile to Minato Namikaze's face.

"But if I catch you again next time, it won't be ten years, it will be a permanent ban from entering. I'm making this clear in advance."

"I promise on behalf of the teacher that he will definitely not do it again next time."

Minato Namikaze was decisive, and at the same time, he was determined to have a good talk with Jiraiya. If he really wanted to spy on people, he shouldn't have come here. There are hot springs in other places too.

This isn't your average hot spring; it's a matter of power!

Minato Namikaze couldn't understand Jiraiya's actions. He had no idea that spying here was far more thrilling and dangerous than spying elsewhere.

If Jiraiya's first time was for a beautiful woman, the second time was more about seeking a thrill. Compared to ordinary hot springs, the tension of being caught at any moment was something Jiraiya longed for.

It could be said that in Jiraiya's mind, successfully spying on Yi Shuihan once was comparable to the sense of accomplishment of spying on others a hundred times without being discovered.

Okay, to sum it up, there's something wrong with him; he craves excitement but is willing to risk his life.

"That's it."

Yi Shuihan nodded, acknowledging Minato Namikaze's words, and then called Might Guy over to give him some instructions.

After seeing off Minato and his wife, Yi Shuihan was greeted with guests once again, making him feel that today was quite strange.

"If you want to return the money, just go directly to Dai."

Although that's what he said, Yi Shuihan knew that Hatake Sakumo definitely didn't come to him for this matter.

Speaking of repaying the money, Hatake Sakumo's lips twitched, and he had an urge to turn around and leave. He never imagined that even though he had worked so hard to earn money during World War II, it still wasn't enough, and he could only owe money. Even now, he still couldn't get a proper rest and was often out on missions.

If he could, Hatake Sakumo would rather not continue soaking in the hot springs. After all, his strength was already almost there, and there was no point in soaking in the black iron hot springs anymore. The bronze hot springs were too expensive, and the price of 100 taels of gold per soak was painful for him.

However, besides himself, he also has Kakashi in his family, and for his son's future, he has to work hard to earn money.

So much time has passed, and the Bronze Hot Spring has naturally reopened. However, compared to the previous two, very few people use it. Even the Third Hokage, who controls Konoha, doesn't dare to squander money in the Bronze Hot Spring!

The fact that only a few people visit the Bronze Hot Spring each day, and sometimes there are none at all, tells you that the price of the Bronze Hot Spring is indeed not something that ordinary people, or even ordinary ninjas, can afford.

Aside from the heirs of large families, probably no one would be so extravagant as to soak in the bronze hot spring.

In light of this situation, the Yishuihan hot springs that followed were not opened to the public.

Of course, the bronze hot spring is already capable of greatly increasing the strength of Kage-level powerhouses, and it has already taken care to meet people's needs.

"I want you to ask me a question."

Sakumo Hatake's eyes darted around as he spoke.

Wait, something's not right! He...

Yi Shuihan suddenly began to scrutinize Hatake Sakumo closely and finally noticed something amiss. Hatake Sakumo appeared much more dejected than before, as if he had suffered some great blow.

That one incident was the only thing that could have dealt such a blow to Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang of Konoha! But the timing seems a bit off; is it another example of the butterfly effect?

Well, there were indeed quite a few mistakes when I came to this world, such as the ages of Kakashi and the others. Anyway...

The general direction was correct, but minor mistakes kept occurring.

Yi Shuihan thought about the reason why Hatake Sakumo committed suicide: during a mission, he abandoned the mission for his comrades, causing Konoha to suffer heavy losses.

"Do you think the mission is more important or your teammates?"

So that's really the problem!

"Of course, companions are more important. Other things can be found again if lost, but companions are gone forever once lost."

Without the slightest hesitation, Yi Shuihan said decisively, and in fact, that was exactly what he thought, so there was no doubt that he was saying this to comfort Hatake Sakumo.

Yi Shuihan's words stunned Hatake Sakumo, and the confusion in his eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by renewed brightness.

As Yi Shuihan guessed correctly, Hatake Sakumo had indeed just experienced abandoning his mission to save his comrades. However, unlike the original story, it seems that Konoha's strength had increased considerably because of his hot spring resort, so Konoha did not suffer as much damage as in the original story.

The losses were not significant, and given Hatake Sakumo's achievements, the accusations he made were far less severe, so his suicidal thoughts were not as strong as in the original story, although he was still depressed.

"What happened?"

"No, it's nothing."

"Alright then! When are you going to pay me back?"

"..."

Sakumo Hatake indicated that he did not want to talk to Yi Shuihan and turned to leave.

"If you don't want to be a ninja, you can come work for me."

Yi Shuihan shouted loudly, while Hatake Sakumo paused for a moment before continuing on his way.

Chapter 307, The Rise of Chinese Martial Arts

The seed has been planted; it may not sprout immediately, but it will bear fruit one day.

After seeing Sakumo Hatake off, Yi Shuihan was planning to go find Tsunade and have some fun.

"Ding, detected that Might Guy has reached the Ming Jin stage, mission generating..."

Mission Title: The Rise of Chinese Martial Arts

"Mission Description: A new spark of power has emerged in the ninja world, but a spark alone is not enough. As the one who spreads this seed, please ensure that traditional martial arts develop thoroughly in the ninja world and become a power system that is no less powerful than that of ninjas."

"Task Reward: One guaranteed gold lottery draw"

"Punishment for failure: Remain in the current world forever."

The appearance of the system made Yi Shuihan stop in his tracks, his expression extremely strange.

"The system has come back to life? It actually issued a mission like this? To develop Chinese martial arts into a system that is no less powerful than that of ninjas? What the hell do I have to do?"

The lack of specific standards, coupled with such a vague statement, left Yi Shuihan feeling helpless.

How could such a task appear? Just because I taught Might Guy martial arts?

After thinking for a long time, Yi Shuihan could only come up with this possibility.

A mission! How do we complete it? While the Chinese martial arts system may not be as powerful as the ninja system in terms of potential, this is the world of ninjas now. The ninja system has been developing for so many years. If we want the Chinese martial arts system to become as powerful as the ninja system, it will take a lot of time.

This is a task that will require a long period of hard work!

Yi Shuihan was starting to regret passing on martial arts to Might Guy. It was just a spur-of-the-moment decision, and he never expected it would lead to such a mission.

"What a headache! Are the days of drinking tea, sunbathing, and teasing Tsunade every now and then going to be gone forever?"

As he said this, Yi Shuihan's eyes shone brightly, and he felt a surge of excitement within him.

Although this task is extremely troublesome, it's better than having no task at all, and it's a 100% gold lottery draw—just thinking about it is exciting!

Isn't it just about promoting Chinese martial arts in this world? I really want to see what Kaguya's expression will be when she withdraws her chakra and faces a bunch of Chinese martial arts masters.

If a martial arts master at the Void Breaking Realm were to appear, would Princess Kaguya be instantly defeated?

Just as Yi Shuihan was thinking about the mission, at the ninja academy's training grounds...

"Look, Matt Kay is doing weird things again."

"It's so ugly. I really don't know what he's doing. Is he trying to be funny?"

He said it was a horse stance, and that doing it would make you stronger.

"Get stronger? Is that all? If getting stronger is like this, I would have become a ninja long ago. Instead of wasting time showing off, you should practice your ninja tool throwing and ninjutsu."

Almost everyone scoffed at Matt Kee's approach, but a few people looked thoughtful.

"Hey, Kakashi, what do you think he's doing? Is he practicing some kind of taijutsu?"

In one corner, a little boy with a cigarette dangling from his mouth asked Kakashi, who had a cold expression on his face.

Kakashi definitely wouldn't have paid attention to anyone else, but the person who asked him the question was Sarutobi, named Asuma, the son of the current Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Kakashi thought for a moment and said, "Guy isn't the kind of person who would do something pointless. Since he did it, then this action must be helpful."

Although Kakashi and Might Guy weren't particularly close, they had met several times at the hot spring resort and knew that Might Guy's father was Might Dai.

Kakashi's father once told Kakashi that Might Guy was no ordinary person. The fact that Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang of Konoha, made such a comment naturally made Kakashi take Might Guy much more seriously.

"Why not just ask them? Maybe they'll tell us."

Beside Sarutobi Asuma, a boy with white eyes suggested that he was from the prestigious Hyuga clan of Konoha.

Just then, crackling sounds emanated from Might Guy's body, which had been motionless. His body then grew stronger at a visible speed, increasing in height by 7 or 8 centimeters in a short period of time, and exuding a fierce, beast-like aura.

"I've finally broken through to Ming Jin! It's amazing! Just breaking through to Ming Jin has already brought about this change. I feel several times stronger than before." Might Guy looked at his hands excitedly, completely unexpected that simply reaching Ming Jin would result in such a significant increase in strength.

Yi Shuihan underestimated the power of Chinese martial arts in this world. When combined with the strong physiques of the people in this world, the power of Chinese martial arts was not as simple as the sum of its parts.

Just as mastering the Six Powers in the One Piece world can make one a superhuman, even fearless of guns and cannons, Chinese martial arts are even more magical in the ninja world.

Might Guy, who has just reached the Ming Jin level, combined with his Ming Jin realm, means that even though he is only a Chunin-level player, he can fight opponents of higher levels and is not at a disadvantage even against Jonin-level players.

After a period of further training, once you have fully mastered Ming Jin, defeating a Jonin will be no problem.

Mr. Zombie doesn't have chakra, so Yi Shuihan didn't know that Might Guy, who had cultivated Ming Jin, had refined his chakra much faster as a result.

While it can't compare to the speed at which chakra increases in a hot spring, it's still more than twice as fast as under normal circumstances.

"Did you feel it?" Kakashi looked at Might Guy with a shocked expression. "His aura is several times stronger than before."

"Those movements...so that's really training." Sarutobi Asuma stared wide-eyed at Might Guy.

"Kakashi, how about we have a match?"

Might Guy walked up to Kakashi and said with a fighting spirit, "I know from my father that Kakashi has become a Jonin. I've wanted to challenge him for a long time. Before, it was because I wasn't strong enough. Now that I've broken through to the Ming Jin level, I finally feel that I'm qualified to challenge him."

"Challenge me?" Kakashi instinctively wanted to refuse. He didn't like pointless battles, but he was also curious about Might Guy's strength and wanted to know what Might Guy had trained for.

"Okay, but you have to tell me what happened before."

Chapter 308, Mike Kay vs. Kakashi

"He agreed. Kakashi accepted Might Guy's challenge."

"There's something good to watch."

"But Might Guy is definitely no match for Kakashi. Kakashi is the son of Konoha's White Fang and a genius."

Kakashi's acceptance of the challenge immediately excited everyone around him. Although they were all only about six years old, in this precocious world, they weren't playing house or playing with mud; they were playing with kunai.

The commotion naturally attracted the attention of the ninja teachers not far away. However, after discovering that the main characters were Kakashi and Might Guy, they did not stop them. Instead, they all showed great interest, as if they couldn't wait for the two to start immediately.

Even these teachers were extremely curious about Kakashi's strength. While ordinary people couldn't see Might Guy's abilities, the teachers, with their keen eyesight, could naturally discern the powerful force hidden within his body.

"What happened before? What do you mean?" Might Guy was completely bewildered, not understanding what Kakashi was talking about; his intelligence was indeed not very high.

Kakashi was taken aback and looked at Might Guy in surprise, thinking that Might Guy was pretending to be stupid. But when he saw the deep question in Might Guy's eyes, he realized that he had been thinking too much. The other party really couldn't understand what he was saying.

I'm starting to regret it. Was it really a good idea to fight a guy like that?

With a sigh, Kakashi said, "So, why did you suddenly grow taller? Were you practicing taijutsu before?"

“Oh, I see. Now that you put it that way, I understand. I’ll tell you, I am indeed practicing physical techniques. This is a physical technique that Brother Yi taught me. National Martial Arts is the name of this technique. I just broke through to the Ming Jin level.” Might Guy said directly.

It's fine to just mention a name, not the cultivation method.

"National martial arts? Ming Jin, what is that?" This time it was Kakashi's turn to be confused.

Before Kakashi could think, Might Guy had already charged forward. Under the power of Ming Jin, his speed and strength were greatly enhanced. With a burst of speed, he left a trail of footprints on the ground.

"That's incredibly fast. Even a professional ninja wouldn't be this fast, would they?"

"My uncle is a great Chunin, but he's not this fast! Could it be that Might Guy is a Jonin? You must be lying!"

The peers around were dumbfounded, and even the teachers looked on in disbelief.

As teachers at the Ninja Academy, they are generally only at the Chunin level. However, the speed that Might Guy is showing now is even faster than theirs, which makes them, who are decades older than Might Guy, feel quite ashamed.

"boom"

Might Guy's kick missed; he was fast, but Kakashi's reaction was just as quick.

"As expected of Kakashi, let's go again."

Matt Kai shouted excitedly.