Besides inheriting Sakazuki’s power, Yoruha now possessed another terrifying advantage:
An enormous chakra reserve.
After estimating it roughly during his battle against Hiruzen Sarutobi, Yoruha concluded that his chakra quantity already exceeded Kakashi Hatake’s by dozens of times.
And Kakashi himself was already considered an elite Jonin with respectable chakra reserves.
Combined with Akainu’s monstrous physical strength, combat instincts, and learning ability—
Even Yoruha became curious about what kind of ninjutsu he could eventually master.
Soon, the Third Hokage brought him fully into the Hokage’s office.
The old man pointed toward a desk positioned beside his own.
“That will be your future seat.”
Then he lightly patted the Hokage chair itself.
“And perhaps…”
“In a few years, you’ll be sitting here instead.”
Yoruha leaned casually beside the office window while overlooking Konoha below.
“I think Hokage-sama should continue working hard instead.”
“I have no interest in that position.”
Hiruzen laughed softly.
“Interest can be cultivated.”
“The reason I value you isn’t merely your strength.”
“It’s your mentality.”
The Third Hokage’s gaze became surprisingly serious.
“I’m good at judging people.”
“Even if you currently appear detached from everything…”
“…once responsibility truly falls onto your shoulders, you will fulfill it.”
“Even if you personally dislike it.”
Yoruha glanced toward him calmly but did not answer.
He understood Hiruzen’s reasoning.
From the old Hokage’s perspective, Yoruha possessed overwhelming strength without obvious ambition or emotional instability.
Compared to dangerous geniuses like Orochimaru, someone like Yoruha naturally appeared far safer politically.
Still—
Yoruha genuinely lacked interest in becoming Hokage.
At least for now.
The Third Hokage eventually stopped discussing the matter further.
“You’re still young.”
“There’s no need to think about burdens like that yet.”
Then Hiruzen retrieved a small strip of special paper from a drawer.
“Now…”
“Let’s test your chakra nature affinities.”
Yoruha looked at the paper curiously.
“This is chakra test paper.”
The Third Hokage explained patiently:
“The human body usually possesses affinity toward one or more elemental chakra natures.”
“Training ninjutsu matching your natural affinity becomes significantly easier.”
Then he handed the paper over.
“Input a small amount of chakra.”
Yoruha accepted it calmly.
Truthfully, he also wanted to know what kind of chakra nature composition he possessed now.
After all, his body had undergone massive transformation since inheriting Akainu’s power.
He slowly infused chakra into the paper.
Instantly—
The chakra paper reacted violently.
One section became soaked with water.
Another section burst into flames.
Another crumbled into dust.
Another wrinkled sharply.
And the final section split apart cleanly.
The office became quiet briefly.
Yoruha raised an eyebrow slightly.
“…All five basic chakra natures?”
Even he felt mildly surprised.
Meanwhile, Hiruzen’s lips twitched subtly.
“…Truly enviable.”
The Third Hokage himself possessed mastery over all five elemental transformations.
However, Hiruzen spent decades gradually learning and refining them.
Yet Yoruha apparently possessed natural affinity toward every single element from the beginning.
And unlike Hiruzen—
Yoruha already possessed monstrous physical combat talent as well.
That combination bordered on unreasonable.
Yoruha glanced toward Hiruzen.
“Hokage-sama also possesses all five elemental natures, correct?”
Hiruzen nodded.
“Yes.”
“Both I and Tobirama Senju possessed all five elemental transformations.”
“Within Konoha…”
“…you are now the third.”
Yoruha remained calm.
“Even with five natures, no one can truly specialize equally in all of them.”
This time, genuine surprise appeared on Hiruzen’s face.
“You understand that already?”
Then he smiled approvingly.
“You’re correct.”
“Most shinobi still focus primarily on one or two affinities even after mastering multiple natures.”
“For example, although I can use all five…”
“…my greatest proficiency remains Fire Release.”
“Meanwhile, the Second Hokage specialized heavily in Water Release.”
Yoruha nodded thoughtfully.
Regarding Tobirama, he mainly remembered several key abilities:
Water Release mastery.
Flying Thunder God Technique.
Edo Tensei.
And incredible battlefield intelligence.
The Second Hokage was arguably one of the greatest technical innovators in shinobi history.
The Third Hokage then asked:
“So…”
“Which chakra natures do you intend to focus on?”
Yoruha answered almost immediately:
“Fire Release.”
“And Earth Release.”
Hiruzen blinked slightly.
“That’s the same combination I prioritized.”
But unlike Hiruzen—
Yoruha’s reasoning was very different.
The closest equivalent to Akainu’s Mag-Mag Fruit within the Naruto world was naturally Lava Release.
And Lava Release itself was generally created through combining Fire and Earth chakra natures.
Meaning—
By developing Fire and Earth techniques openly, Yoruha could later display magma-related powers without attracting excessive suspicion.
Of course—
The actual destructive capability of the Mag-Mag Fruit far exceeded ordinary Lava Release.
The difference resembled the gap between normal Wood Release users and Hashirama Senju.
Same concept.
Completely different scale.
The Third Hokage continued explaining:
“Earth Release provides excellent defense and battlefield control.”
“Fire Release excels in offensive power.”
“A balanced combination.”
Then Hiruzen led Yoruha deeper into the Hokage archives.
Rows upon rows of sealed documents and scrolls filled the chamber.
This location stored decades of Konoha’s accumulated knowledge, including countless ninjutsu records.
“Since you already possess overwhelming taijutsu…”
“…you should also develop one or two trump-card techniques.”
“Preferably forbidden-level techniques.”
Yoruha slowly scanned the shelves.
He had no interest in collecting countless mediocre elemental jutsu.
The Mag-Mag Fruit alone already surpassed most conventional elemental ninjutsu in raw destructive force.
Instead—
He searched specifically for techniques capable of fundamentally enhancing combat versatility.
Eventually, Yoruha selected three scrolls.
The Third Hokage glanced at them before pausing briefly.
“…Fivefold Rashōmon.”
“…Myojinmon.”
“And Flying Thunder God Technique.”
Then Hiruzen looked at Yoruha strangely.
“You chose only these three?”
Yoruha nodded calmly.
“That’s enough.”
“These techniques are already difficult enough.”
“I may not successfully learn any of them.”
The three techniques he selected were all absurdly advanced.
The Flying Thunder God Technique alone defeated countless genius shinobi attempting to learn it.
Even among Minato’s personal guards, only a group combination version was partially mastered.
As for Myojinmon—
That sealing technique originally belonged to Hashirama Senju himself.
Meanwhile, Fivefold Rashōmon represented an extremely powerful defensive summoning technique.
Hiruzen smiled slightly.
“Well, failure is normal.”
“Very few people ever master these techniques.”
“The First Hokage mastered Rashōmon and Myojinmon.”
“The Second and Fourth Hokage mastered Flying Thunder God.”
Then his expression became somewhat nostalgic.
“Back then…”
“Both the Second Hokage and Minato Namikaze became famous largely because of Flying Thunder God.”
“The Second Hokage was once called the fastest shinobi alive.”
“And Minato earned the title Yellow Flash.”
“All because of that technique.”
Then Hiruzen looked at Yoruha seriously.
“If you successfully combine Flying Thunder God with your current physical strength…”
“…the resulting combat power may even surpass Minato’s.”
This was not exaggeration.
Minato’s greatest strength lay in speed, intelligence, and precision assassination.
However, his raw destructive capability was comparatively lower against extremely durable opponents.
Yoruha, meanwhile, already possessed overwhelming close-range killing power.
If he gained Flying Thunder God’s mobility on top of that—
Even Hiruzen found the idea terrifying.
Still, the Third Hokage could not help asking:
“Are you certain you don’t want to choose additional elemental ninjutsu?”
“At least some foundational techniques?”
Yoruha shook his head immediately.
“Not interested.”
“The Five Elements techniques won’t improve me significantly.”
That answer sounded arrogant—
Yet Hiruzen found himself unable to refute it.
After personally witnessing Yoruha’s devastating punch last night, ordinary elemental ninjutsu indeed felt somewhat insignificant in comparison.
Eventually, Hiruzen sighed helplessly.
“Very well.”
“Since you’ve decided…”
“…I support your choice.”
Then he changed topics again.
“Also.”
“You no longer need to live in your previous residence.”
“You’re now both a Chunin and the Hokage’s assistant.”
“I’ve already arranged a new house near the Hokage Building.”
“If anything urgent happens, you’ll be able to arrive immediately.”