Naruto: Starting as Tsunade's Desk Mate

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Hiruko watched the two interact with a deadpan expression. He glanced at the sky and decided it was time to go home.

Just as he turned to leave, he suddenly heard An Yan's question.

"Hiruko, do you want to learn my Rasengan? I'll teach you."

Hiruko suddenly felt deeply moved, his eyes stung, and he almost burst into tears. He took a deep breath, calmed himself down, turned around, and smiled brightly, "Okay."

Chapter 11 Mito the Uzumaki

"Good morning, Tsunade-san and Hiruko-san."

Good morning, An Yan.

When they returned to the classroom, An Yan, Tsunade, and Hiruko looked at each other.

A strange feeling suddenly arose among the three of them.

It's as if the three of them share some little secret that no one else knows, which creates a strange sense of superiority. Maybe that's what they call a bond?

The day's classes ended quickly.

Hiruko bought a large number of balloons and began the first stage of his Rasengan training. He wisely refrained from continuing to follow An'an and the others.

Tsunade then brought An'an to the Senju clan's territory.

This is a quaint little courtyard with a tranquil environment, where a few trees accentuate the vibrant life around it.

An Yan finally met Mito Uzumaki, just as he had hoped.

In the courtyard, she stood under a tree, dressed in a kimono, her red hair tied in two buns, her face calm and gentle, quietly watching An Yan and Tsunade.

When Tsunade saw Mito Uzumaki, she excitedly ran up to her and grabbed Mito's hand, shaking it from side to side.

"Grandma Mito, look, that's my deskmate, the super genius I told you about!"

Mito Uzumaki affectionately patted Tsunade's head to soothe her emotions, then her gentle gaze fell on An Yan.

An Yan instantly felt the air around him grow heavier. He took a deep breath, bowed slightly to Mito, and said in a clear voice, "Lady Mito Uzumaki, it is an honor to meet you. I am An Yan, Tsunade's classmate. It's a pleasure to meet you."

An Yan felt a little nervous facing this ordinary woman; his body tensed up.

The red-haired beauty with two buns in front of me is Konoha's strongest fighting force right now.

After the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, sacrificed himself, Madara Uchiha didn't cause any trouble for two or three decades. Surely no one thinks he was afraid of the "Strongest Hokage," Hiruzen Sarutobi, right?

As a super strong person who possesses the strongest sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan in thousands of years, Mito Uzumaki can easily pose the Nine-Tails in eighteen different ways.

Her strength is absolutely comparable to that of Madara Uchiha. Not everyone has the strength to be Madara Uchiha's rival. With sealing techniques, a bug-level ability in the Naruto world, Mito Uzumaki's strength is beyond doubt. Anyone who comes here will be scratching their head.

Mito's gaze lingered on An Yan for a moment, scrutinizing him from head to toe, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"You child, Tsunade has mentioned you quite often at home."

Mito spoke slowly, her voice tinged with laughter.

"Whether it's your outstanding learning ability, precise chakra control, ingenious mechanism design, or disciplined reaction training, you excel in every single one..."

An Yan's face flushed slightly, feeling a bit shy from being suddenly praised by his mother-in-law. He secretly glanced at Tsunade, who was standing with her hands on her hips, looking smug.

Your grandma is praising me, what are you so proud of?

An Yan muttered to himself, responding humbly to Mito Uzumaki's praise.

"You flatter me. I'm not as outstanding as you say."

Mito Uzumaki chuckled and said, "It's not an exaggeration. Whether you're that good or not, I have my own judgment. Child, I heard from Tsunade that you created a ninjutsu without hand seals. Can you show it to me?"

Upon hearing Mito Uzumaki's request, An Yan didn't hesitate and immediately extended his right hand. A pale blue Rasengan instantly took shape, emitting a soft glow.

Mito Uzumaki looked at the Rasengan in An Yan's hand and nodded slightly. "Tsunade is right. It has indeed reached the level of an A-rank ninjutsu. To be able to create an A-rank ninjutsu at such a young age, An Yan, you really are a genius."

An Yan scratched his head shyly before saying, "This technique is not the strongest form I envision. In my final design, the Rasengan's shape change combined with chakra nature transformation will make the entire ninjutsu's attack power extremely terrifying."

Mito Uzumaki pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right. The current Rasengan is just a basic form. If combined with powerful chakra attributes like wind, fire, and lightning, I believe the power of this ninjutsu could reach S-rank."

Tsunade and Anyan exchanged a glance and both smiled. The higher the evaluation of the Rasengan, the higher the ninjutsu level that Mito Uzumaki would give Anyan later.

"Little An Yan, would you be willing to record this ninjutsu on the village's forbidden technique scroll?"

Mito Uzumaki asked the question with a gentle expression, while Tsunade, standing beside her, seemed somewhat curious.

"Grandma Mito, the Rasengan technique shouldn't meet the standards for a forbidden technique, right?"

Mito Uzumaki patted Tsunade's head and explained with a smile, "This technique has high development value and can easily reach S-rank later, so it can be included in the forbidden technique scroll."

An Yan didn't mind if other people in the village learned the Rasengan, and readily agreed.

Seeing An Yan's decisiveness, Mito Uzumaki was slightly taken aback, but she quickly realized that it was a good thing that the child was willing to hand over the technique to the village. This showed that his heart was with the village, and that the child was a true inheritor of the Will of Fire.

Mito Uzumaki was very pleased, her eyes full of appreciation, and she nodded slightly.

"Very good, An Yan, you are a very good kid. It is Tsunade's good fortune to be your deskmate. I hope you can support each other and grow together in the future."

Tsunade listened intently and nodded emphatically, patting her chest and saying, "Don't worry, Grandma, we will definitely grow into towering trees that protect Konoha in the future."

Mito Uzumaki smiled helplessly, looked at An Yan again with a gentler gaze, reached into her bosom, took out a scroll, and handed it to An Yan.

"It's our first meeting. As an elder, I don't have much to offer as a gift. This scroll contains some knowledge about sealing techniques. You can take it and study it."

An Yan stared at the scroll, slightly stunned. His original intention was to learn Tsunade's superhuman strength, but he didn't expect to gain a sealing technique as well.

An Yan respectfully accepted the scroll from his hands, bowed deeply in gratitude, and said, "Thank you very much, Lord Mito. I will study it diligently and will never let you down."

Looking at the respectful An Yan, Mito Uzumaki patted his head and said, "From now on, just call me Grandma like Tsunade does. You don't need to call me 'Master'."

An Yan was slightly stunned, then noticed Tsunade's slightly flushed face and immediately realized what was happening, saying, "Grandma Mito."

“Good child, we’ve been chatting for so long, the food inside is getting cold. Come and have a bite, and try Grandma’s cooking.”

Hearing An Yan call her "Grandma," Mito Uzumaki was overjoyed and pulled An Yan and Tsunade into the inner room.

The three then enjoyed a pleasant dinner.

Chapter 12 Sealing Techniques and Lottery

After eating and drinking his fill, An Yan politely bid farewell to Mito Uzumaki and Tsunade. Unusually, he didn't use his chakra to leap across rooftops, but instead leisurely walked home.

Walk a hundred steps after a meal and you will live to be ninety-nine.

Grandma Mito's cooking was quite delicious, much better than what An'yan made himself. An'yan's own cooking was barely edible and not really tasty.

During this period, which was only a few years after the Warring States period, resources were still relatively scarce, and various ingredients and seasonings were difficult to obtain. An Yan was too lazy to put in the effort, and it was fine for boys to eat simpler food.

So, when An Yan suddenly tasted some pretty good food, he ate until his belly was round and full. Grandma Mito was also very happy. An Yan's wolfing down of food was the greatest affirmation of her cooking skills.

After strolling home and closing the doors and windows, An Yan unfolded the ninjutsu scroll given to him by Mito Uzumaki, which contained nine basic sealing techniques.

An Yan examined them closely and found seals such as the Evil-Sealing Seal to seal the enemy's chakra, the Fire-Sealing Seal and the Water-Sealing Seal to deal with ninjutsu attacks of the five chakra natures of wind, thunder, water, fire, and earth, as well as heavy seals for the limbs to restrict the enemy's movement, finger seals for transmitting information, and contract seals for summoning beasts.

The Evil-Sealing Seal was used by Hatake Gouwukai, the Fire-Sealing Seal was used by Jiraiya, I don't remember the Four Limbs Heavy Seal, the Finger-Carving Seal seems to have been used by Jiraiya to transmit information before his death, and the Contract Seal was used by Eternal Sister on the night of the Nine-Tails to sever the summoning contract between Kenji and the Nine-Tails.

Although they are all common sealing techniques, they should be able to be used by ordinary ninjas from the genin stage to the jonin stage without any problems.

As for dealing with tailed beasts, that requires a higher level of sealing techniques.

With the system at his disposal, An Yan mastered all the sealing techniques after just one quick glance, deeply imprinting the knowledge of various sealing techniques into his mind. However, sealing techniques are also mana-intensive, and An Yan's current chakra was depleted after only a few sealing techniques.

The Uzumaki clan possesses naturally strong vitality, and their chakra can rival that of tailed beasts. In their hands, sealing techniques are like ordinary attacks, but in the hands of others, they are ultimate trump cards.

Therefore, sealing techniques should only be used as a trump card.

I really envy Mito Uzumaki. She has three buffs: the innate Uzumaki bloodline, the power of the tailed beast, and the Yin Seal. Her chakra is almost never used up.

After learning all the sealing techniques recorded on the scroll, An Yan surprisingly mastered an advanced sealing technique without a teacher—the Five Elements Sealing Technique.

It's very simple. Once he learns the five basic sealing techniques, such as the Fire Sealing Seal and the Thunder Sealing Seal, he will naturally master the Five Elements Sealing technique, which is formed by combining these five techniques.

An Yan remembered that Orochimaru had used the Five Elements Seal to reinforce Naruto's Nine-Tails Seal and disrupted his own chakra, greatly reducing his chakra control. It was only later that Jiraiya was able to undo it.

It's a fairly powerful sealing technique, which is quite a pleasant surprise.

An Yan felt lucky today. He opened the prayer system. He had experienced a lot these past two days. He got into a fight with the 207 group, said some famous quotes in front of his classmates, and became a "book king" after discovering the school library. His classmates complained. An Yan's reputation value reached 200 points. He could use it twice.

A brilliant shooting star streaked across the sky. After the cutscene ended, An Yan obtained a talent skill and a weapon.

The skill you gain is something that might be somewhat useful, or it might not be very useful at all. It's a passive talent that grants immunity to fall damage when falling from a height after acquiring the skill. The skill's name is Light Steps.

In the game "The Enemy Is Deaf and Blind: My Arms Are Incredibly Strong", Lara has fallen from great heights more than once, but she has always escaped unscathed. Her usual routine is to crash planes and get scraped, all thanks to her innate light footwork.

If an ordinary laid-off office worker were to acquire this talent, they could probably threaten to jump off a building to get reasonable compensation from their boss.

Tsk, what a pathetic idea.

However, as a ninja, although you can move around a lot, you probably won't encounter a situation where you fall to your death, so this skill can only be left unused.

Shaking off the strange thoughts in his mind, An Yan looked at the weapon he had drawn this time. It was a recurve bow, which could shoot arrows a greater distance with the same force. In other words, it was slightly better than the bow An Yan had made himself, but that was all.

The advantages of a recurve bow are its excellent balance and long range, with good lethality within a range of 200 meters. In contrast, the longbow that An Yan made himself had a range of about 100 meters, and beyond that, it depended on luck.

An Yan studied the weapon for a moment and then put it away. In ninja battles, bows and arrows are rarely useful, but since this weapon was free, he might as well use it for now. Maybe it would come in handy someday if he were to do some bandit suppression missions.

But if I drew a weapon this time, will I draw a gun next time?

An Yan remembered that Laura had quite a few guns.

Muttering to himself, An Yan tidied up the house briefly, washed up, and went straight to bed.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the village, at the Hokage Building.

Tobirama Senju sat in a chair, frowning as he looked at the scrolls laid out on the table.

The scroll contained detailed information about An Yan, from his family background to his behavior and even his every word and action. It showed that even his ancestral graves had been thoroughly investigated for his daring to approach the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Tobirama Senju looked at the words recorded on the scroll: "Only cattle and sheep travel in herds, while wild beasts always roam alone."

Senju Tobirama fell silent.

Am I a ferocious beast or a cow or sheep?

The eldest brother is the real beast, isn't he? But the eldest brother never goes alone.

Standing opposite him was a member of the Anbu, the young Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had brought information about An'an from Mito Uzumaki.

"So, this kid created his own A-rank ninjutsu at the age of six?"