On the other hand, Shino was facing up against Yamato. Every reason was telling him not to fight him.
But he didn't have a choice. Facing an opponent like Yamato, Shino knew he had to be extremely careful.
He had already used his kikaichu around the surroundings to disturb Yamato's sensing ability.
But it didn't mean he could block Yamato's vision. Standing in front of him, Shino decided to strike first.
After all, this was just a test.
He summoned a large number of insects into his arm and sent them towards Yamato.
Seeing these insects, Yamato released his Chakra to his feet and stomped on the ground, sweeping his right leg as he released a huge burst of extremely sharp wind.
'Damn! My kikaichu.'
Seeing his insects die, Shino was certainly angry, but he calmed down as he realized how Yamato used Wind Release without using a Jutsu.
'Is this Jonin Caliber Nature Transformation? Father said to be a Jonin nowadays, one must master all five elements.'
'It is because of this, most of the chunin have remained chunin or Special Jonin for years.'
'Naruto's father is Hokage. So, our Jonin Instructor must be extremely strong. So, how do I go on with this battle?'
Shino thought for a moment and eventually shook his head.
"I give up!"
"Huh?" Yamato was stunned.
"Wait, you can't give up. I am here to test your abilities." Yamato hurriedly shook his head and spoke.
"There is no need to test my abilities, Mr Yamato. I can answer it for you. Currently, I should be weaker than Sasuke, Naruto, and Hinata."
"To be exact, my chance of winning against Hinata is fifty-fifty. Against Sasuke, I only have twenty percent."
"As for Naruto, I have no chance at all."
Shino spoke with a cold tone as he raised the corner of his sunglasses.
Yamato's lips twitched, but Shino didn't stop there.
"Although sparring with you can be helpful. I don't want to lose Kikaichu for no apparent reason. It is better to use them during a proper battle."
Shino said.
Hearing that, Yamato had no choice but to accept it.
After all, Shino was truly lacking the strength to fight him. He was also very much reliant on his Kikaichu.
But Kikaichu were also a lifeline for the Aburame clan. Unless they had no choice, they wouldn't sacrifice their Kikaichu.
"Alright! You are from the Aburame Clan, so I don't need to worry about you when we leave the village."
Yamato agreed.
Shino's fingers stopped on his sunglasses as he asked.
"Is it because of those incidents?"
"You know about them?" Yamato's eyes widen in shock as he asks. He almost went forward to close his mouth.
But Shino quickly shook his head and explained.
"No, my father wouldn't reveal anything about those incidents. He simply stated them as incidents beyond my comprehension."
"Until I become a Ninja, I am not allowed to learn about those incidents. Though there has been quite a lot of news that Kusagakure has disappeared."
"But not much is known about it. Hokage seems to have tightly closed the information among the ninjas only."
Yamato calmed down and nodded.
"Yes, and Hokage has a reason to do this. Since you are a ninja, I can reveal this to you."
"Twelve Years Ago, there was an incident where a loud voice was sent throughout the world."
"At that time, it caused quite a ruckus, but nothing much happened until a week later when the Nine-Tails Incident occurred."
"Do you know about the Tailed Beast?"
Shino nodded his head and explained.
"Yeah! Naruto told us about it. Tailed Beasts are the creatures of Chakra that could be found inside some human beings who are called Jinchuriki."
"He said he is one of the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beast. But there is one thing that I do not understand."
"Normally, Jinchuriki die after having the Tailed Beast extracted from them. Nine-Tailed attacked our village after being extracted from Naruto's mother."
"So, why is his mother alive? I didn't ask this question to Naruto. If you wanna why…"
Before he could continue, Yamato answered it for him.
"Since Lady Kushina was an Uzumaki, she could survive as long as the Tailed Beast was returned to her body."
"But she lost a lot of vitality. She couldn't take the entire Nine Tails. So, Fourth Hokage split the Nine Tails in two and sealed them inside his wife and son."
Shino, who finally got the answer, only had one reply.
"Oh!"
"After the Nine-Tails incident, for two years, nothing happened. But one day, we got information about a strange outbreak that occurred in the Land of Waves."
"That outbreak had killed over three hundred people. So, it attracted the attention of the Hokage."
"He sent his Anbu to investigate the situation. But they couldn't return. Instead, new information started pouring in from different small villages."
"Many of them were asking for help. They were attacked by ninjas and civilians who couldn't control themselves."
"More importantly, it could be spread quite easily. In other words, even Konoha and other Four Great Villages weren't safe."
"You should know that more and more nobles are pouring into the village."
Shino nodded his head.
"That is one thing I noticed. This has also led to the prosperity of the village."
Yamato's expression darkened.
"Indeed! For this, our village was almost split in half. If not for Hokage's ultimate decision, there wouldn't be a Konoha."
"What decision?" Shino was quite curious.
Yamato shook his head and said.
"You are just a Genin. You aren't entitled to know this information. Become a Chunin and you will know more."
"Now, let's see how your friends are doing."
..........
At this moment, Naruto was in mid-air, thinking about how he should proceed with this battle.
Yamato raised his head and said.
"Naruto, you can use your Dojutsu if you want."
"No, if I use these eyes, I won't be pushed to my absolute limits."
Naruto stubbornly disagreed. He didn't think Yamato had what it took to fight against Shinra Tensei.
It would take the Six-Tails Version Cloak of the Nine-Tails to withstand the weakened version of Shinra Tensei from Pain.
It would at least need a Nine-Tails Chakra Mode to withstand the full might of Shinra Tensei.
But as the combat power increased, it became easier to withstand the stronger force of Shinra Tensei used by a stronger enemy.
That's why they were rarely used in Boruto. Not just that, except for the ability to absorb Ninjutsu, the other Six Paths' Abilities were pretty useless.
Maybe Deva Path could be utilized in conjunction with other abilities, but the ability to suck out souls, summon animals, or transform the body into machines wasn't that useful.
Until then, Shinra Tensei was still an absolute trump card in his arsenal. He didn't think Yamato had what it took to block Shinra Tensei.
At this moment, Yamato couldn't help but get irritated.
"Naruto, you are underestimating me, aren't you?"
Naruto landed on the ground and shook his head.
"No, but Rinnegan is too overpowered. Yamato-sensei, if I use Rinnegan against you, it will be like cheating."
"I can sense your Chakra Amount. It is equal to two Kakashi Sensei Chakra Reserve. You are not at Kage Level."
Hearing that, Yamato didn't get angry; instead chuckled.
"So, that's where Fourth Hokage gets those terms from. Using Kakashi as a Chakra Measurement is indeed good for Shinobi."
"If you have more Chakra than him, there is a chance that you can reach Kage Level. Quite an interesting sentence if you ask me."
"But there is something wrong with your senses."
Naruto paused as he released his Sensory abilities. Although not as good as Byakugan, he could sense the Chakra Reserve of a person quite well.
Chakra Reserve was a Chakra amount a person could extract during the battle or whenever using Chakra.
By sensing the amount of extracted Chakra, one could guess the opponent's Reserve.
Reserve was simply used to determine how much Chakra one could extract without passing out.
At this moment, Yamato chuckled, and suddenly, his Chakra amount increased. He was extracting far more Chakra than Naruto sensed before.
And more importantly, it didn't feel like he was being constrained by this action.
"How about now?"
"How is this possible?"
Naruto's eyes widened in shock.
"Yamato-sensei, aren't you supposed to be a Jonin? Your Chakra Reserves are even higher than Old Man Third."
"Although he is old, he is still a Kage-level Shinobi. Does that mean you are also a Kage Level Shinobi?"
Yamato shook his head and said.
"Chakra Reserves alone do not determine one's level. Although my Chakra Reserves are higher, Kakashi can easily defeat me."
"You are Hokage's son. So, you do have a lot more information about us. But many things have been kept hidden from you."
At this moment, he flared out his Chakra as he said.
"Naruto, I will get serious this time. I hope you can show me the limits of your power."
[Wood Release- Deep Forest Emergence]