At that moment, in his home, Kimoto Tōichi suddenly opened his eyes and looked toward the balcony.
He said coldly, "Captain, it seems you've heard about that child."
As soon as Kimoto Tōichi finished speaking, a shadowy figure appeared on the balcony.
"Tōichi, I didn't expect you would actually leave the ANBU to become an instructor,"
the newcomer said calmly.
Under the moonlight, his figure became clear.
If Naruto and the others were here, they would have immediately shouted, "Kakashi-sensei!"
The person standing on the balcony was none other than the instructor of Team 7—Hatake Kakashi.
Hearing Kakashi's words, Kimoto Tōichi stepped up to the balcony, leaned against the railing, and gazed at the moonlit sky.
He spoke softly, "You came out too, didn't you? After staying in the darkness for too long, it's good to step out and feel the sun again."
Kakashi looked at him quietly.
"It seems you're quite satisfied with that child," Kakashi said.
"I am," Kimoto Tōichi replied with a rare smile. "He's a remarkable little fellow."
Remembering Yoruha's performance earlier that day, Tōichi couldn't help but smile.
But Kakashi's expression remained serious.
"You should know," he said, "that boy might not be as simple as he appears."
Tōichi turned to look at Kakashi, remaining silent for a long while before speaking.
"To me, he's just a quiet kid who doesn't like crowds. There's no such thing as 'simple' or 'not simple' about it."
"If he truly had ulterior motives, he wouldn't have let me test him so easily."
"I think you can understand that, Kakashi."
Kakashi paused for a moment.
Indeed, if Yoruha truly harbored ill intentions, someone like Kimoto Tōichi would never have been able to probe him so easily.
"Even so," Kakashi said, "it's best to stay cautious around him."
Tōichi chuckled. "Don't tell me you doubt my abilities? I used to work in the ANBU interrogation division, you know."
"The moment I saw that child, I could tell—he's just not one for attention."
"He's not like you. At his age, you probably enjoyed being praised by others, didn't you?"
Kakashi looked slightly embarrassed.
After all, before Rin Nohara's death, Kakashi hadn't been the quiet, stoic man he was now.
After a long silence, Kakashi said, "Regardless, I'll keep an eye on the boy. If anything unusual happens, I'll intervene."
He hadn't originally intended to say that.
After all, Yoruha was Kimoto Tōichi's student, and by saying this, he was essentially declaring that he might step in—something most teachers wouldn't take kindly to.
But Kimoto Tōichi wasn't angry at all.
He replied calmly, "Do as you like. If that child ever poses a threat to the village, I'll personally destroy him."
"But until then, he's my student. I have high hopes for him, and I'll train him to become a protector of the village."
Although Kimoto Tōichi had been stern toward Yoruha's team during the day, he was very pleased with Yoruha's potential.
Originally, he hadn't planned to take teaching seriously—but Yoruha's appearance changed his mind.
He now truly wanted to raise the boy into a powerful ninja.
In Tōichi's eyes, Yoruha was a genius—one with an exceptionally stable temperament.
After understanding Tōichi's intentions, Kakashi said nothing further.
He knew Kimoto Tōichi's abilities well.
Although Tōichi wasn't one of the strongest in the ANBU—being part of the interrogation division—he was meticulous, cautious, and insightful.
If anyone could ensure Yoruha would never become a danger to the village, it was Kimoto Tōichi.
Still, Kakashi couldn't help but feel a growing curiosity toward Yoruha.
After leaving Tōichi's home, he went directly to Yoruha's house.
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For someone of Kakashi's rank and position, investigating Yoruha's background was effortless.
Before long, he was already standing on Yoruha's balcony.
At that time, Yoruha was fast asleep—and there was no way he could sense Kakashi's presence.
Even though Yoruha's chakra reserves were now nearly on par with Kakashi's, that was only in quantity.
In terms of experience and ninjutsu, he was no match at all.
At present, Yoruha's strength barely approached that of a chūnin—
a bit stronger than an ordinary genin, capable of holding his own against a typical mid-level ninja, but not much more.
Naturally, he couldn't possibly detect Kakashi's presence.
Standing on the balcony, Kakashi peered into the room at the sleeping boy.
He watched for a moment, then slowly lifted his forehead protector.
Beneath it, the Sharingan gleamed red, its three tomoe spinning slowly in the moonlight.
In an instant, Kakashi could see the flow of chakra within Yoruha's body.
But what he saw next left him utterly stunned.
"T-this… how is this possible? How can a child's chakra be this overwhelming?!"
Kakashi nearly lost his balance and almost fell over the railing.
The torrent of chakra pulsing through Yoruha's body was so intense that even Kakashi felt a twinge of fear.
"This chakra… this is far beyond what a twelve-year-old should have!"
Even though Naruto's chakra was far greater—perhaps a hundred times that of Yoruha—Naruto's situation was unique.
He had the Uzumaki bloodline and the Nine-Tails sealed within him. That was the only reason for his absurd reserves.
Even then, the Nine-Tails' chakra leaking through the seal was only a fraction of its total power—yet it still made Naruto's chakra hundreds of times stronger than Kakashi's.
Naruto was a special case.
He had the Uzumaki bloodline and was a jinchūriki—that explained his vast energy.
But Yoruha? He was an ordinary boy. His parents weren't even from a ninja clan.
There was simply no way he should have that much chakra.
Kakashi's expression grew increasingly grave.
"His chakra reserves are already about sixty percent of mine—and roughly ten times Sasuke's."
He thought of Sasuke because even Sasuke's chakra was abnormal for his age.
Sasuke, after all, was a descendant of the Uchiha and a reincarnation of Indra.
The Uchiha naturally possessed large chakra pools—second only to the Uzumaki and Senju clans.
As Indra's reincarnation, Sasuke's reserves were far greater than most of his peers'.
By now, he could already perform Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, a jutsu that normally required more chakra than a genin could provide.
Yet even so, Yoruha's chakra was vastly beyond Sasuke's—nearly ten times greater.
Before seeing Yoruha himself, Kakashi had merely thought the boy was a quiet, thoughtful genius.
Now, he realized Yoruha wasn't just a genius—he was a monster.
His chakra level was utterly unnatural—completely beyond explanation.
Kakashi couldn't understand how or why it was possible.
Then, upon closer inspection, he was shocked again.
"No… it's not just the amount—it's the quality of the chakra. It's different."
"This isn't ordinary chakra at all…"
What Kakashi didn't know was that Yoruha's chakra wasn't like a normal ninja's.
It was born from natural energy—a form of Senjutsu Chakra.
If Jiraiya had been there, he would have recognized it immediately.
Yoruha's chakra was entirely composed of condensed natural energy—Senjutsu Chakra formed within his body naturally.
And instead of deforming him as improper sage training often did, this chakra nourished him—strengthening his body day by day, bringing him ever closer to the physique of a Sage Body.