Naruto: Starting as Tsunade's Desk Mate

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Onoki scoffed from the side, "Hmph, if I hadn't been seriously injured by Uchiha Madara, I wouldn't have fallen into your hands. You're really trying to make yourself look good."

An Yan smiled and patted Onoki's head. His chakra was sealed all over his body, so he couldn't fly. He was short and funny.

"The Third Tsuchikage was certainly very powerful, but if I hadn't saved you back then, you would have died at the hands of Madara Uchiha."

Onoki slapped An Yan's hand away and sneered, "You probably didn't have good intentions in saving me. Why don't you tell me what you're thinking?"

Hiruko sneered from the side: "We're just pursuing ninjutsu, how is that ill-intentioned? Besides, what could Iwagakure possibly have that we'd covet? It's nothing more than your Dust Release technique, and oh yes, your ability to fly."

An Yan clapped his hands and praised, "Hiruko understands me. Senior Onoki, I see that your Iwagakure is suffering from a shortage of talent. There are not many capable people. I guess no one will be able to inherit your Dust Release and advanced Earth Release in the future. It would be better to hand them over to our Konoha. At least we have many talented people in Konoha, so these ninjutsu will not be lost."

Although Onoki was cunning and shrewd, he was also stubborn. Upon hearing An Yan's words, he immediately refused: "Wishful thinking, absolutely impossible."

An Yan shrugged: "After all, I saved you, so it's only natural to give you some thanks, right? Without a pillar like you, who knows how long Iwagakure can hold on in the ninja world?"

Onoki remained silent, and Hiruko, seeing this, casually said, "I heard that Old Shi of Iwagakure seems to be vying with Koto for the position of Fourth Tsuchikage. It's been quite a commotion lately. However, Koto is still young and doesn't have any outstanding achievements. It seems that apart from his noble status, he hasn't gained much support."

Onoki clenched his fists. If he died here, Old Zi would indeed have a chance to become the Fourth Tsuchikage. At that time, I wonder how Yotsuchi would feel. Would the village that had been passed down from his grandfather be handed over to outsiders?

An Yan also appeared nonchalant, saying indifferently, "Senior Onoki, you must have witnessed Lord Tobirama's Impure World Reincarnation technique, right? After all, the Second Hokage and the Second Tsuchikage fought each other. In fact, we could summon the Impure World Body of the Second Tsuchikage, Mu, and believe we could obtain all the information we want from him. However, we do not wish to disturb the deceased unnecessarily, so we came to ask for your opinion first. If we cannot get what we want in the end, disturbing the deceased is the only option left."

Konoha had already obtained the body of the Second Tsuchikage, Mu. However, the ninja, who came from the Warring States period, had an extremely strong will. The Impure World Reincarnation could not extract any specific information from him. Specifically, they could control the battle and cooperate in the research, but they could not force him to reveal the training method of Dust Release.

Chapter 83 Return to Konoha

Dust Release is a bloodline limit, formed by the fusion of three chakra natures. Even if the Second Tsuchikage Mu is summoned using the Impure World Technique to assist in the research, it would still take years to achieve any results.

Against an impure body, mental techniques like mind reading are ineffective; if you can't use force, you have to resort to gentler methods.

However, Onoki remained silent.

An'yan and Hiruko played the roles of good cop and bad cop, repeatedly verbally pressuring Onoki, but Onoki remained steadfast and unmoved.

However, it's not easy to use mind-reading on a body that's been impure, but it's a different story for a living person. But once you get to that point, it's not very dignified.

The three of them argued for a whole day without reaching a conclusion. An Yan and Hiruko left the wooden amulet space and let Onoki think it over on his own.

During dinner that evening, Orochimaru learned about An'an and Hirukogan's affair and said with a light smile, "Why bother with all that trouble? I'll just go to the Tsuchikage's office and search it. I'm sure I can find the ninjutsu you're looking for."

Hiruko looked doubtful: "Orochimaru, how do you think you can get past all the obstacles from Iwagakure?"

Orochimaru laughed and said, "With the White Zetsu's transformation technique and my own self-developed face-erasing technique, it's enough to fool everyone."

An Yan gasped. Every time he saw Orochimaru use the Face-Changing Technique, he felt a phantom pain in himself, as if it really hurt.

Orochimaru's Face-Changing Technique is a ninjutsu that involves tearing off someone else's face and pasting it onto one's own for disguise. It hardly falls into the category of transformation techniques and is extremely difficult to detect with detection ninjutsu. Its only drawback is that it's quite disgusting to use.

However, it's quite difficult to disguise a tall person as a short person, especially since this short person walks in a floating manner. None of the people present know the art of lightness and heaviness, so they can't float.

However, it's not like there's no way to solve it. For example, one could pretend to be the Third Tsuchikage who is seriously injured, then there's no need to fly.

An Yan refused, saying, "I feel that this is too dangerous, and it's not worth it for Orochimaru to take the risk."

Orochimaru shrugged, saying nonchalantly, "I was originally planning to go to Kumogakure to try and collect some of the Eight-Tails' cells. That job is much more dangerous than this. Consider this practice. Trust my abilities, An Yan."

An Yan was speechless. In his memory, Orochimaru did indeed go to Kumogakure during World War II and poisoned the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, causing the Eight-Tails to go berserk and the Jinchuriki to die, resulting in a huge loss for the Kumogakure.

As a result, the Eight-Tails had one of its horns broken off by the Third Raikage. Orochimaru took the opportunity to collect the horn powder and then cultivated an Eight-Tails horn himself, which meant that the Eight-Tails' true form was always missing a horn.

Orochimaru really did something amazing. For someone with his limited strength during World War II to be able to do something like this, he truly deserves to be called the shameless snake who lived from beginning to end.

Now that Orochimaru is even stronger, doing something like this again should be even easier for him.

However, An Yan did not make a decision immediately. He wanted to use the technique of erasing faces to strip off the skin of Onoki, who was a popular character. He did not deserve such a crime. He was the Kage of a village and deserved respect.

What? You're asking about the Third Kazekage? The Third Kazekage was Sasori's toy first, then Orochimaru and Kabuto's toy. He's always been a toy, so there's no question of him having any face or dignity. He's long since lost all face.

An'an admired Onoki quite a bit and didn't want to kill him easily. He decided to lock him up first, in case he needed him later. The more people in the ninja world died, the fewer there were left. If they were all killed, he wouldn't even have any help if the Otsutsuki attacked one day.

Seeing that An Yan had rejected his opinion, Orochimaru didn't say anything, but just tidied up his own belongings, looking like he was about to go on a long trip.

Hiruko said worriedly, "Why don't we go with you? I'm always worried about you going to Kumogakure by yourself."

Orochimaru smiled, his pale face full of arrogance: "Don't worry, Hiruko, although I don't know the Flying Thunder God Technique, my means of survival are the strongest among all of us. I won't die even if anyone else dies."

An Yan gave Orochimaru a Flying Thunder God kunai. If something unexpected happens at a critical moment and he gets trapped, he can send a distress message through his summoning beast, and An Yan can go and rescue Orochimaru in time.

Orochimaru vanished into the darkness in an instant.

Hiruko stood there, looking in the direction Orochimaru had left, her face full of worry.

"Orochimaru, he should return safely, right?"

An Yan said calmly, "Even if we all die, Orochimaru won't die. Don't worry, he'll definitely be fine."

An Yan and the others received orders from the village that since there had been no war on the border of the Land of Fire for a long time, the elite ninjas stationed on the border were being transferred back to Konoha in batches, leaving only a few Jonin-led squads to patrol in shifts.

After waiting for several days, An Yan finally got the chance to return to the village.

An Yan set off with Minato Namikaze, Kana Uzumaki, Konan, and Yahiko. Before him, Tsunade had already gone ahead and returned to Konoha with medical ninjas.

During this time, Nawaki didn't know how well he was learning Sage Mode. Speaking of which, Jiraiya had studied Sage Mode for most of his life, but it still took him a long time to use it. Naruto, on the other hand, only took a month or two to learn Sage Mode. Jiraiya died in battle, Naruto went to Mount Myōboku, and Pain attacked shortly after, and he had already learned it.

Nawaki's only advantage over Naruto's is the Nine-Tails. Logically, he shouldn't need much time to learn Sage Mode, since he has the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique as a speed-up, allowing him to learn anything quickly.

Unless Rope Tree's mind is so sharp that he can't think of using the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique for training, then he'll have to grind it out slowly.

With Black Zetsu watching from the outside world, An Yan didn't specifically remind Rope Tree, so he decided to let him stay on Mount Myōboku for now, as it would be less safe for him to come out.

Meanwhile, Minato was gradually starting to understand the Flying Thunder God Technique that An'an had taught him some time ago, which made Hiruko, who was standing nearby, very jealous.

An Yan was used to Bei Liu Hu's undisguised envy, jealousy and hatred. Over the years, he had seen this kind of expression of separation every few days. At first, An Yan thought he would turn evil, but later he found that this guy just liked to act.

Jealousy may exist, but it's not that exaggerated.

With two young children who hadn't yet cultivated much, An Yan and his group couldn't travel fast. It took them several days to finally return to Konoha.

Along the way, Konan and Yahiko were amazed by what they saw. They had lived in the Land of Rain their whole lives and had never seen bright sunshine, beautiful flowers, or lush green forests.

These things, which are very common in the Land of Fire, surprised them.

Chapter 84 Instantly Emptys the Up Pool

Upon returning to Konoha, An Yan first took Konan and Yahiko to arrange accommodations. With An Yan as their guarantor, Hiruzen Sarutobi readily agreed to let the two join Konoha and arranged for them to stay near An Yan's house.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's meaning is clear: you are responsible for the people you recruit.

An Yan said he didn't care.

Konan and Yahiko are both twelve years old. It's obviously not appropriate for them to go to the ninja academy at that age, since the ninja academy in Konoha is, after all, just an elementary school.

So An Yan personally took them in as students, but they were not included in the Konoha ninja organization for the time being. They were just registered so that any incidents could be investigated immediately. For now, they could practice ninjutsu at Konoha's training grounds.

An Yan's daily routine became relatively regular after that.

I wake up to the soft fragrance of jade in the morning, then do morning exercises with Tsunade, and after breakfast I go to the training ground to teach students.

Minato Namikaze grasps everything he teaches instantly; he's truly an excellent ninja. No teacher dislikes a good student, and people can be biased. An'yan accidentally taught him a little too much.

When An Yan was teaching Konan and Yahiko, he clearly felt a sense of disparity. It wasn't that Konan and Yahiko were stupid, but that they didn't know anything and he had to start from the very basics, which was quite troublesome.

After giving them a few lessons, An Yan entrusted them directly to Minato and Kana, asking them to provide one-on-one instruction.

After the previous incident, Kana Uzumaki's level of effort increased exponentially, clearly motivated by the stimulus, and she became determined to improve herself.

An Yan was happy with this arrangement. Xiang Cai's main skills were sealing techniques and medical arts. Combined with the chakra of the Uzumaki clan and Tsunade's superhuman strength, no one would dare to mess with her after she came of age. She was currently studying dry and boring theoretical knowledge, but she studied very diligently every day.

Yahiko and Konan also began training in ninjutsu.

Before that, An Yan tested the chakra of the two of them.

Yahiko has three chakra natures: water, fire, and wind.

Konan has four chakra natures: wind, water, earth, and yang.

The two have a wider range of ninjutsu to choose from, especially Konan. If she weren't so fixated on Paper Release, An'yan could teach her medical ninjutsu, or Magnet Release and Wood Release.

However, it's impossible to teach them bloodline limits right away. They need to first identify with each other spiritually and gradually become one of us before we can teach them the core techniques. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if we ended up producing a traitor to Konoha's traditions.

An Yan let them choose which ninjutsu to learn first. After much deliberation, Yahiko learned Water Release first, while Konan chose to learn Wind Release first.

Teaching disciples is always a relaxed and enjoyable time. On this day, An Yan woke up as usual. Before he could thank Tsunade for waking him up, he suddenly noticed something on his system panel out of the corner of his eye. He clicked on it and saw that the up pool had been updated.

The gat5 logo has finally disappeared, replaced by Devil May Cry 4.

An Yan felt like crying tears of joy. There was no morning exercise today. After eating a quick bite, he found a place to check his own panel.

Over the years, due to the poor quality of the featured banners, Anyan hasn't made many prayers, thus accumulating a large amount of reputation points, totaling over 400,000.

This time, having encountered a banner that interests him, An Yan plans to use all his reputation points to make a wish.

Devil May Cry, also known as Ghost Cry, is affectionately called "Devil May Cry" by players.

An Yan immediately fired a hundred shots to test the waters, and a lot of good items dropped right away.

The Blue Rose is a revolver with unlimited ammo.

A specially made knife that can be ridden on a motorcycle—Crimson Queen.

The Yamato, possessing the power to tear through space.

The rest are alchemical items and magical knowledge.

Alchemy items are those, such as Star of Life, Star of Demons, Holy Water, Blue Soul, Purple Soul, and Yellow Soul.

The Star of Life restores health, the Star of Demons restores mana, Holy Water has a special attack against demons and can deal massive damage, Blue Souls increase health, Purple Souls increase mana, and Yellow Souls are resurrection coins.

There's a new type of resurrection coin, and this one is much more reliable than the previous one. It integrates directly into the body as a soul, so if you accidentally die one day, you can choose to be resurrected on the spot.

With the addition of the Yellow Soul, An Yan suddenly felt that the Earth Amulet was no longer as appealing. The Earth Amulet had to be worn close to the body to be effective, and it would emit light on its own, making it easy for enemies to detect and for it to be stolen. Although it had the Flying Thunder God Mark, it was still too obvious. The Yellow Soul, on the other hand, was much better and more concealed.

An Yan felt it wasn't enough, so he did ten 100-pulls straight away.

In one fell swoop, An Yan seemed to have completely drained the Devil May Cry 4 up pool, drawing all the items in the game at once, including various demon weapons, artificial demon creation technology, alchemical magic, various alchemical items, and various character skills.

An Yan even saw the Demon Sword Cult's ultimate weapon among the prayer items—the Savior, which is a Gundam plus one that can be piloted.

Among the alchemical items, there is one particularly eye-catching item—the Time Controller, which allows one to enter a state of slowed time. When combined with the Focus skill and Criminal Intuition, the triple slowed-time state causes sensory time to accelerate drastically, and the world almost falls into a state of time standstill.

An Yan can now cosplay as Dior on the spot, spreading his arms wide and shouting: "Za Warudo!"

It's really exhilarating!

Not only that, he also saw the bloodline option.