Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

After he returned, he took a two-week vacation.

Izumi revealed that Itachi Uchiha had joined a ninja team and, like any ordinary genin, was performing simple tasks within the village.

Gengetsu Shimura has temporarily lost interest in Itachi Uchiha. The reward for the third stage requires very strong emotions, and he can't kill Itachi Uchiha right now, so he might as well let him develop for a while.

Later, if we threaten him with Erzhuzi, we can easily crush him.

......

After resting, Shimura Gengetsu resumed his studies.

The person in charge of teaching him this time is Aburame Bonya, the captain of the first battalion of the Root, who is also Aburame Ao's father.

The Aburame clan is not only skilled at playing with insects, but also highly adept at using poison. After all, most insects are poisonous, and they conduct relevant research when breeding insects.

What Shimura Gengetsu needed was not to learn how to make poison, but simply to understand the types of poison and the various ways to administer it.

As for the antidote... he has another teacher.

"........."

"Isn't this Dean Nonou? It's been a long time!"

Gengetsu Shimura looked at Nono Yakushi standing in front of him with a smile.

In the beginning, he frequently visited the orphanage to "bring warmth" to the children. After a few visits, most of them had reached the second stage of their bond, so he stopped going as often.

However, he still sends people to the orphanage every week to deliver some food and daily necessities.

“Young Master Xuan Yue, this is the Root. You can call me by my nickname, ‘Witch.’”

Yakushi Nonou looked bitter. The thing she disliked most was revealing her identity as a Root spy in front of people she knew.

"So you're the famous 'Walking Shrine Maiden'," Shimura Gengetsu said with a sudden realization.

[The host has reached the second stage of the bond with Yakushi Nonou, and is rewarded with a medical ninjutsu talent.]

Gengetsu Shimura was taken aback.

He just mentioned a name... how did it cause such a stir, even triggering the second phase of the bond?

“Young Master Xuan Yue, that’s all just hearsay. Please don’t use that title anymore.”

Nonou forced a smile that looked more like a grimace. "Let's begin the lesson."

Gengetsu Shimura nodded without refusing and quickly got into study mode.

........

There is no doubt that Tsunade is the number one medical ninja in Konoha, no, the number one ninja in the entire ninja world.

With her help, Konoha has the highest overall medical level among the five great nations, and Nonou's medical skills are also quite high, making her one of the top tier after Tsunade.

Gengetsu Shimura would not waste such a rare teacher, and not only did he learn detoxification, but he also learned medical ninjutsu from Nono.

It is very difficult for others to learn medical ninjutsu, firstly because their chakra control is not up to par, and secondly because they do not have yang-attribute chakra. They must master it through specific methods.

These two difficulties simply do not exist for Gengetsu Shimura.

With his exceptional chakra control talent and ordinary-level Senju bloodline, his life force was abundant, and his rate of progress left Nono speechless.

In just half a month, she mastered her medical knowledge and some of her unique ninjutsu.

"Young Master Xuan Yue, in this world, the only person qualified to be your teacher is probably Lady Tsunade." Nono looked at the boy in front of her and couldn't help but sigh.

"Forget it." Xuan Yue put down the fish that had died and come back to life repeatedly, and shook her head slightly. "Given my old man's relationship with Tsunade, I could never be her disciple."

Nono remained silent.

Danzo was indeed quite unpopular.

Ordinary ninja clans both respected and feared him, but when it came to Tsunade's status, the two sides became direct enemies. Back when Tsunade was in the village, she often clashed with Danzo.

But it's not her place to say those things.

“Young Master Xuan Yue, there’s nothing more I can teach you.” Nono bowed slightly. “If you study more in the future, you will definitely become a medical ninja no less than Lady Tsunade, even without becoming an apprentice.”

"If you have no further questions, I will now proceed with Lord Danzo's other missions."

........

Gengetsu Shimura traversed the Root base, arriving at the deepest part of the mountain. He pushed open the door and entered Danzo's office, asking somewhat impatiently:

"Old man, I've approved all the projects you assigned, but have you resolved the issues with my teammates yet?"

He's been a genin for almost three months now, and he still doesn't have a team.

How can he get promoted and receive a raise to become the youngest Jonin and Hokage?

The door was abruptly pushed open, and Danzo frowned at first, but when he saw it was Shimura Gengetsu, he relaxed and patiently explained:

"We've got a good start. Your teammates and the Jonin leading the team should be here in no more than a week."

"It'll take that long?" Shimura Gengetsu was speechless. "Couldn't you just find me a few people from the Root organization?"

“Of course not.” Shimura Danzo shook his head. “The Root ninjas walk in the shadows. I need you to stand in the light and follow the standard procedures for promotion. Only in this way can you gain greater prestige.”

"Go back and rest for a while. You've been working hard lately," Danzo said with relief.

Gengetsu Shimura's talent and willpower far exceeded his expectations. Anyone would be happy to have such a descendant.

"Alright then, I'm going to go play with Izumi." Shimura Gengetsu resigned himself to his fate.

"Can't you stay away from that Uchiha girl?" Danzo's face, which had just been gratified, immediately darkened.

This was the only thing he was dissatisfied with about Shimura Gengetsu.

Those are the evil Uchiha!

The boy walked out the door without looking back. "It's my business who I like to play with. If I don't like someone, I can have another one if I want."

"You unfilial grandson! You unfilial grandson!"

Danzo roared from inside the office, but he really couldn't do anything about Shimura Gengetsu.

Is it really possible to have one?

Chapter Twenty-Five: The Tragic Team Leader and Familiar Teammates

Danzo kept his word. A week was about to pass in the blink of an eye. At the last minute, he sent someone to tell Shimura Gengetsu that the teammates and the instructors had been arranged and that they would meet at Training Ground No. 47 at eight o'clock the next morning.

Filled with curiosity, Shimura Gengetsu arrived at Training Ground No. 47 on time the next day.

He arrived just in time. When he got there, there were already three people on the training field: one man and two women.

The man's eyes lacked pupils, making them resemble those of a severely cataract patient.

The two girls, one with black hair and the other with purple hair, were quite different, but they both had one thing in common: they were very beautiful.

Gengetsu Shimura's expression was inscrutable.

These three...are all acquaintances.

The man in the lead saw Shimura Gengetsu arrive and immediately knew he was the last member of the team, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

However, his serious and rigid face, along with his pure white and flawless pupils, were somewhat eerie.

"You must be Shimura Gengetsu. I am Hyuga Hizashi, your Jonin leader. These two are your future teammates."

"Hello, Ms. Hizashi."

[The host establishes a master-disciple bond with Hyuga Hizashi, and is rewarded with improved physical attributes.]

Shimura Gengetsu ignored the system's prompts and instead recalled information about Hyuga Hizashi.

Hyuga Hizashi, son of the previous head of the Hyuga clan, and younger brother of the current head, Hyuga Hiashi.

Just because it was born fifteen minutes later, it was separated from the family and marked as a caged bird.

Given the bond between the brothers Hiashi and Hizashi, Hizashi didn't actually harbor much resentment about becoming a member of the branch family. It wasn't until the birth of his son, Hyuga Neji, that Hizashi's mindset changed.

Because of him, his son is subject to others, and his descendants cannot escape their fate.

There are many pitiful people in Konoha, including Hyuga Hizashi and Hyuga Neji.

Neji, in particular, was the only one of the Konoha 12 to die in the Fourth Shinobi World War, and he was also the strongest one besides the main characters.

Tsk...

"Now that everyone is here, let's start by introducing ourselves. It's a tradition. Getting to know each other will make it easier to become comrades-in-arms and trust each other with confidence."

Hyuga Hizashi was unaware that Shimura Gengetsu was already pitying his and his son's future fate and was controlling the pace according to standard procedures.

"Let me give you a demonstration first." Hizashi didn't put on any airs of a Jonin and was very easygoing.

"My name is Hyuga Hizashi, I am thirty-four years old, a Jonin, and a member of the Hyuga clan's branch family."

When the topic of dividing the family property came up, her fair eyes dimmed for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal.

"He is skilled in using the Byakugan for reconnaissance and the Gentle Fist martial arts. He doesn't have many ranged attack spells and prefers close combat."

"My favorite food is sukiyaki, my least favorite food is fried ribbonfish, and my dream...?"

Hyuga Hizashi chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I'm already so old, I don't have any dreams anymore, I'll just live until I die."

"Alright, it's your turn." He turned his eyes and pointed to the black-haired girl. "You'll start, Red."