The ancients said that a person is composed of two parts: the soul and the body. The body is the vessel for the soul, granting a person the right to exist, while the soul is the inner essence of the body, giving a person meaning.
There are also two types of death: body death or soul dissipation. Body death is not true death, but soul dissipation is the end of a person.
Things like souls genuinely exist, as demonstrated by the Sealing Art, Reaper Death Seal.
Honestly, Yueshu didn't know his current situation. Thinking with his past life's mindset and guessing through various tropes, he also experienced soul transmigration, and most likely, two souls now inhabit the same body.
Of course, it's possible that the original owner's soul has almost dissipated, with only some lingering obsessions remaining.
Yueshu didn't consider himself a kindhearted person, nor would he meddle in unrewarding affairs.
However—
If he occupied someone else's body but couldn't even help them fulfill their last obsession, wouldn't that be too shameless?
That's what Yueshu thought.
Whether it was an excuse he found for himself or not, his goal was now very simple.
It was merely to fulfill the obsession of this body, purely and simply.
Not to become the strongest in the world, nor to become the Hokage.
Just such a simple goal.
"Wind Release: Wind Blade!"
Kushina's voice came, and Yueshu snapped out of it, lightly leaping to the side, easily dodging Kushina's Ninjutsu.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough."
Seizing the opportunity, Mikoto's Ninjutsu erupted from the side, and Kushina reacted in time, unleashing Wind Release to cooperate with Mikoto.
Wind fueled the fire, and Mikoto's already ordinary Great Fireball Technique grew much larger due to the wind.
Bang!
The Great Fireball hit Yueshu, exploding immediately.
"Good!"
The two girls thought they had succeeded and excitedly clenched their small fists.
"Too bad."
Yueshu's voice came from above, and the excitement on the two girls' faces visibly froze.
"Checkmate."
Lightly jumping down, Yueshu slowly uttered a phrase.
Kushina and Mikoto still lacked practical combat experience and didn't react in time at all.
Slap.
Yueshu timely reined in his strength, striking both girls on the head with two hand chops.
"Ow."
The two girls simultaneously exclaimed.
This practice session was undoubtedly another victory for Yueshu.
"You still have a long way to go."
Yueshu retracted his hand.
"During combat, if you don't directly see the enemy's corpse, never let your guard down."
"No, even if you see the enemy's corpse, don't let your guard down."
Yueshu began to instruct the two girls.
"Ninja combat is incredibly unpredictable because Ninja have too many methods, so never let your guard down, no matter what."
"Maintaining vigilance is a basic quality for a Ninja."
Yueshu lectured the two girls like an elder, which annoyed Kushina, causing her to snort directly.
"Got it."
Kushina responded somewhat reluctantly, with obvious unwillingness and defiance in her eyes.
This was right, after all, this girl was inherently stubborn. If Blood Red Habanero were like Mikoto, she wouldn't be Blood Red Habanero.
Kushina was the Blood Red Habanero who, when displeased by someone badmouthing her, secretly beat up several people by herself.
"Well, it's not bad though; you've even learned to cooperate, which is excellent. However, your hand sign speed could be faster; it's still a bit slow. If it were faster, I might not have had a chance to use the Substitution Technique."
Yueshu smiled, giving appropriate encouragement. Both sugar and bitterness should be given in moderation to achieve the greatest effect.
"Quite a bit of time has passed, hasn't it?"
Yueshu sighed, and Kushina and Mikoto looked at him.
"It's time."
Yueshu smiled.
Nearly two weeks were spent on Chakra control training, followed by another two weeks of comprehensive training. Whether it was Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, or Chakra control, Kushina and Mikoto had perfectly transformed into different people over this past month.
In any case, Yueshu felt that Kushina and Mikoto had now met the requirements.
"Then let's begin."
"The graduation exam."
Yueshu glanced at the two girls, their eyes filled with excitement.
"Everyone must succeed!"
"Do you even need to say that?"
"Mm!"
Kushina and Mikoto's almost opposite reactions made Yueshu chuckle.
During this time spent with the two girls, Yueshu had slowly grown accustomed to this feeling.
Kushina was not a straightforward person; she always liked to hide her feelings, yet sometimes her words were very direct.
Mikoto was just as her first impression suggested: a Yamato Nadeshiko-like girl—gentle, tolerant, good-tempered, quiet, and diligent, truly an outstanding girl.
Their personalities were almost opposite, yet they became each other's best friends, almost like complementary characters.
Yueshu took a deep breath.
"Then."
"The special training officially ends here!"
As Yueshu's words fell, the special training for early graduation thus concluded.
Next up is the graduation exam!
Everyone must pass together and graduate early together!
This plan was finally about to be officially attempted.
Yueshu had not failed to notice the sweat Kushina and Mikoto put in during the month of special training.
While he slept, Yueshu clearly saw the sweat Kushina and Mikoto expended.
While ordinary girls were still enjoying the joys and beauties of life, Kushina and Mikoto were desperately undergoing special training. To achieve the goal Yueshu set earlier, the two even continued to train extra after completing Yueshu's tasks.
It was precisely because of this that everyone had to pass together. No matter what, this was also a responsibility to Kushina and Mikoto's efforts.
"You two rest for a bit."
Yueshu turned to Kushina and Mikoto and said.
The two girls were also covered in fragrant sweat; today's training had left them exhausted enough.
"What about you?"
"I'm going to find the Third Hokage."
"To apply for early graduation from him."
Kushina and Mikoto looked at Yueshu.
"Go on."
No need for a thousand words; all that sweat expressed everything.
Yueshu glanced at the two girls, then leaped up, leaving the area directly.
Kushina and Mikoto watched Yueshu disappear into the distance, then looked at each other, finally breaking into smiles.
Their bell-like laughter spread through the air, carried by the wind and the river water.
"You can do it!"
"You can do it!"
Kushina and Mikoto both clenched their small fists at each other, looking extremely cute.
Neither of the girls was typically this type of personality, so such a display was truly rare, though unfortunately, no one else saw it.
Leaves gently drifted down, lightly brushing past the determined gazes in the two girls' eyes.
Yueshu also arrived in front of the Hokage building.
Right before him, pushing open the door led to a new path.
Next!
It was the path of a Ninja!