“Of course I won’t abandon it.”
Yoruha looked toward Kakashi Hatake calmly.
“It’s simply not especially suitable for my fighting style.”
Kakashi’s mouth twitched slightly.
If he had not personally experienced Yoruha’s terrifying intimidation aura earlier tonight, he genuinely might have assumed Yoruha was arrogantly boasting.
After all—
They were discussing an S-rank forbidden technique created by Hashirama Senju himself.
Yet Yoruha sounded mildly dissatisfied because it lacked mobility and offensive pressure.
Still, after tonight’s interactions, Kakashi fully understood something clearly:
Yoruha’s combat system fundamentally differed from ordinary shinobi.
And the Third Hokage’s judgment truly deserved respect.
The moment Hiruzen recognized Yoruha’s abnormality, he immediately elevated him into direct protection and cultivation.
From Kakashi’s perspective, the Third Hokage was already openly treating Yoruha as a future Hokage candidate.
The three continued talking late into the night.
Eventually, the conversation shifted naturally toward Fivefold Rashōmon itself.
At some point, Yoruha casually suggested:
“Why don’t we test it directly?”
The Third Hokage nearly choked.
“This is an S-rank forbidden technique.”
“You make it sound like practicing academy ninjutsu.”
Fivefold Rashōmon consumed absurd amounts of chakra.
Even Orochimaru treated Triple Rashōmon as a high-cost emergency defense rather than a casually spammable technique.
Meanwhile—
Yoruha had only studied the scroll for one night.
From Hiruzen’s perspective, successfully summoning even a single incomplete gate already qualified as genius-level achievement.
Still, seeing Yoruha’s enthusiasm, Hiruzen eventually relented.
“Fine.”
“But don’t force yourself.”
“If your chakra becomes unstable, stop immediately.”
“Try summoning only the first Rashōmon gate initially.”
Yoruha nodded casually.
Soon afterward—
The three arrived at a massive training ground near the outskirts of Konohagakure.
The location was enormous, surrounded by dense forest and rarely used except for large-scale ninjutsu training.
Moonlight illuminated the open field quietly.
Yoruha stepped forward alone onto the grass.
Behind him, Hiruzen and Kakashi watched with unusually serious expressions.
Neither spoke.
Both instinctively feared disturbing Yoruha’s concentration.
Meanwhile—
Yoruha himself remained completely calm.
After studying the Rashōmon formulas thoroughly, he already understood the technique’s core principles completely.
From his perspective—
The main difficulty lay in chakra output and structural stability rather than theoretical complexity.
He bit his thumb lightly.
Blood appeared instantly.
Then he pressed his palm against the ground.
“Fivefold Rashōmon.”
BOOM!!!
The earth exploded violently.
RUMBLE!!!
Massive tremors shook the entire training ground.
The ground cracked apart across enormous distances.
Then—
Gigantic gates erupted upward from the earth one after another.
One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Five.
Five colossal Rashōmon gates towered beneath the moonlight like mountains rising from underground.
Each gate stood nearly one hundred meters tall.
Gigantic demonic faces decorated their surfaces.
Massive iron doors radiated terrifying oppressive force.
Large bells hanging beside the gates rang deeply throughout the night.
DONG…
DONG…
The heavy sound echoed across the forest endlessly.
The entire training ground instantly resembled a mythological battlefield from ancient times.
Behind Yoruha—
The Third Hokage stared blankly.
“…Five?”
His finger twitched slightly toward the distant gates.
“You said you could probably summon three…”
Beside him, Kakashi remained completely silent.
At this moment, even he temporarily lost the ability to process reality properly.
The towering Rashōmon gates looked like enormous mountain walls standing across the battlefield.
The visual pressure alone already felt overwhelming.
Meanwhile—
Yoruha calmly observed the summoned gates while evaluating them internally.
“…Quite imposing.”
Then he estimated the chakra consumption.
“…And expensive.”
“Approximately one-tenth of my chakra reserves.”
Even Yoruha felt mildly surprised.
His chakra reserves were already monstrous enough to rival humanoid Tailed Beasts.
Yet Fivefold Rashōmon still consumed one-tenth instantly.
That alone demonstrated how outrageous the technique’s chakra requirements truly were.
Ordinary Jonin would likely collapse completely before even fully manifesting the first few gates.
Even Orochimaru generally treated Triple Rashōmon as a trump-card defensive measure precisely because of its insane chakra cost.
Soon, Hiruzen and Kakashi slowly approached him.
The Third Hokage’s expression remained deeply shaken.
“Yoruha…”
“Your chakra reserves and talent are genuinely terrifying.”
Learning an S-rank forbidden technique overnight already sounded absurd enough.
Yet Yoruha also possessed enough chakra to deploy Hashirama’s full Fivefold version immediately afterward.
Hiruzen genuinely felt as though he was witnessing another legend emerge before his eyes.
Meanwhile, Kakashi continued staring upward at the gigantic gates.
“This level of ninjutsu…”
“…is beyond ordinary shinobi completely.”
Unlike typical Earth Release walls, Rashōmon gates functioned more like gigantic demonic fortresses.
Their defensive power vastly surpassed ordinary defensive ninjutsu.
Even Tailed Beast Bombs could be redirected or weakened through them.
Kakashi finally exhaled slowly.
“Truly worthy of being an S-rank forbidden technique.”
“Just summoning structures this massive requires chakra levels far beyond ordinary Jonin.”
Then he remembered something suddenly.
“Hokage-sama…”
“You mentioned Orochimaru could only summon Triple Rashōmon, correct?”
Hiruzen nodded.
“Yes.”
“And every usage consumed roughly half his chakra reserves.”
Kakashi’s expression stiffened.
“…Then doesn’t that mean Yoruha’s chakra already exceeds most Kage-level ninja?”
The Third Hokage looked toward Yoruha thoughtfully.
“Based on his current condition…”
“…it’s likely well beyond ordinary Kage-level reserves already.”
The most horrifying part—
Yoruha remained perfectly relaxed after deploying Fivefold Rashōmon.
No exhaustion.
No instability.
No heavy breathing whatsoever.
At twelve years old—
Such chakra quantity was simply unreasonable.
Eventually, the gigantic Rashōmon gates dispersed gradually into smoke and chakra fragments.
The training ground quieted again.
Meanwhile, Yoruha looked completely fine.
After all—
Losing one-tenth of his chakra barely affected him meaningfully.
For most ninja, losing ten percent of chakra during battle was completely acceptable.
The Third Hokage stared at him speechlessly.
“You deliberately understated yourself earlier.”
“You claimed you might summon three gates…”
“…then casually produced all five.”
Yoruha shrugged slightly.
“I wasn’t certain beforehand.”
That answer only made Hiruzen more speechless.
Then the Third Hokage sighed heavily.
“Your chakra reserves are honestly unbelievable.”
“Even Hashirama at your age likely lacked this level of chakra.”
Historically speaking, neither Hashirama nor Madara Uchiha became overwhelmingly powerful during childhood.
Their strength exploded progressively as they matured physically and refined their abilities through years of war.
Meanwhile, Yoruha at twelve already displayed monstrous combat power.
Even the Uchiha prodigies awakened their greatest abilities through trauma later.
Itachi Uchiha awakened Mangekyō Sharingan at thirteen after witnessing Shisui Uchiha’s death.
Obito Uchiha awakened his Mangekyō after Rin’s death.
Early awakening often reflected suffering more than pure talent.
But Yoruha—
Was simply unreasonable from every angle.
What Hiruzen still did not know—
Was that Yoruha’s chakra reserves were not merely three times greater than his own estimate.
In reality—
They already exceeded the Third Hokage’s reserves by roughly fifteen times.
And frighteningly enough—
Yoruha still relied primarily on Akainu’s physical combat style rather than chakra-heavy ninjutsu.
So far, outside the Academy Three Techniques and Fivefold Rashōmon—
He had barely begun using chakra seriously at all.