Chapter 21 Kakashi's Shock!
Seeing Yoruha react like that, Kakashi was a little surprised.
"You really are different from other kids. If other children heard something like this, they'd only think they were amazing, and that I thought highly of them."
"But you don't look proud at all."
Kakashi hadn't expected Yoruha to act so mature.
Yoruha frowned. "Wouldn't it be wrong to think I'm that amazing? I know my own abilities very well."
"It's impossible for me to reach Jonin strength within half a year, and even more impossible for me to go out on missions with you."
"I still want to stay alive."
Kakashi smiled. "But Toichi and I both think you have that ability."
"Then that just means both of you think too highly of me. I don't have that kind of ability."
Yoruha shook his head.
"All right. Whether you have that ability or not, we'll only know after testing it."
Kakashi didn't dwell on the issue.
He truly believed Yoruha had the potential to become Jonin-level within half a year.
After saying that, Kakashi took out a sheet of Chakra Paper from his ninja pouch.
He handed it to Yoruha. "This is Chakra Paper. It can test what nature your Chakra has."
Looking at the Chakra Paper Kakashi handed over, Yoruha hesitated for a moment before taking it.
Kakashi didn't notice.
In truth, Yoruha didn't want Kakashi to know that he possessed Chakra of all five natures.
In the ninja world, people with all five nature transformations were rare—extremely rare.
In Konohagakure, the only ones Yoruha knew of were Kakashi and the Third Hokage.
"Channel your Chakra into it, and you'll find out. Give it a try."
Yoruha's gaze sharpened slightly, and the Chakra inside him instantly poured into the Chakra Paper in his hand.
Kakashi stared intently at the paper in Yoruha's hand.
He really wanted to know how many Chakra natures Yoruha possessed.
Most people only had one. Having two was already quite rare.
Many Jonin originally only had one Chakra nature, and the extra one had been developed later through training.
But a Chakra nature developed through training was naturally much weaker than one a person was born with.
Kakashi was hoping Yoruha had Lightning Release Chakra.
That way, he could teach Yoruha Chidori.
The moment Yoruha infused Chakra into the Chakra Paper—
the paper was instantly split in half. Then, of the two halves, one became damp with moisture.
The other crumpled up, then a small flame appeared and burned a hole in part of it, while the rest crumbled into powder like shattered stone.
Kakashi was dumbstruck.
He couldn't get a word out.
Yoruha was a little surprised too.
Although he had long known he possessed five Chakra natures,
this was still the first time he had actually verified it.
Once Kakashi came back to himself, he looked at Yoruha with a shocked expression. "You—you actually possess five Chakra natures. Th-this is far too unexpected."
"How many years has it been? How many years has it been since Konohagakure produced a ninja with five Chakra natures?"
"Yoruha, you truly are destined to become a great ninja like the Fourth Hokage."
Watching Kakashi's excited face,
Yoruha was almost speechless.
Having five Chakra natures really was shocking.
But Kakashi himself had five Chakra natures, so what was there to get this excited about?
And Kakashi was actually comparing him to the Fourth Hokage.
Although Yoruha believed he would definitely surpass the Fourth Hokage in the future, for now, the Fourth Hokage was still someone far beyond his reach.
"Kakashi-sensei, aren't you exaggerating a bit? Is my Chakra nature really that rare?"
Yoruha didn't reveal that he understood Chakra natures.
This kind of knowledge wasn't something a Genin should know anyway.
Even though they had learned about Chakra natures at the Ninja Academy, they definitely hadn't learned about Chakra Paper, much less used it.
Yoruha's words pulled Kakashi back to reality.
Kakashi smiled. "You don't know this, but having five Chakra natures means you have Chakra of all attributes. Tell me, shouldn't that be exciting?"
At present, Kakashi still didn't know much about Yin and Yang Release.
And he had thought Yoruha would be just as excited as he was after hearing he had all-attribute Chakra.
Who would've thought Yoruha wouldn't show even the slightest excitement?
He simply nodded calmly. "That does sound pretty good. Does that mean I can learn ninjutsu of every attribute?"
Kakashi felt a little helpless. "You don't seem surprised at all."
Yoruha's expression remained calm, with not the slightest trace of excitement.
"What's there to be surprised about? I only care whether I can learn ninjutsu of every attribute."
Kakashi shook his head. "You really are different from other kids your age."
"But forget it. What you said is true. Since you have five Chakra natures, that means you can learn ninjutsu of all five Chakra attributes."
"Do you know how many people there are with five Chakra natures?"
"Just from how excited you looked earlier, I can tell it's very few."
Kakashi nodded. "That's right. Very few. That's why I got so excited just now."
"As far as I know, in Konohagakure right now, besides you and me, only the Third Hokage possesses five Chakra natures."
Yoruha smiled. "So you have five Chakra natures too. Though that does make sense, given your title as the 'Copy Ninja.'"
"If you didn't have the corresponding Chakra nature, I imagine it would be hard to copy an opponent's ninjutsu."
Kakashi nodded. "Right. Even though Sharingan can copy a lot of ninjutsu,"
"it still can't copy everything. If the user doesn't possess the corresponding Chakra nature, then it can't be copied."
"And some forbidden techniques and Kekkei Genkai can't be copied either."
"Taijutsu is also difficult to copy."
Kakashi clearly thought highly of Yoruha now, to the point that he explained the properties of the Sharingan so clearly.
Though it wasn't exactly a secret,
ordinary ninja really didn't know much about it.
A Genin like Yoruha should have been even less likely to know.
It was easy to imagine just how much Kakashi trusted Yoruha at this moment.
Yoruha already knew everything Kakashi said.
So he wasn't surprised.
Kakashi patted Yoruha on the shoulder in satisfaction.
"Starting today, I'm going to use the harshest training to make you master the ninjutsu you need to learn in the shortest possible time."
"You should be mentally prepared."
Yoruha nodded. "I don't really mind."
"But I can only do my best."
Kakashi smiled. He was extremely happy now.
Yoruha's natural gifts were simply too outstanding.
He was like an incomparably precious uncut jade.
And the kind that would become a beautiful gem with only a little polishing.