Naruto: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

Chapter 157 Shinichi's Ideal First Disciple

That night.

It was already January, the dead of winter, and snow was falling heavily from the sky.

Snowflakes fluttered down, silently covering this land ravaged by war.

This was the first night after the Battle of Kikyoyama, a night that many people would never see again.

The area where the field hospital of the Konoha Southwest Army is located has now completely changed.

The once spacious tent area is now densely packed with makeshift medical sheds, with stretchers constantly moving in and out.

At a large tent, Shinichi and Yakushi Nono were moving among the wounded patients in their hospital beds.

Shinichi was squatting in front of a stretcher, his hands glowing with a soft green light, treating a young wounded man in his early twenties.

After changing the dressing of an injured person, Pharmacist Nonou stood up, but her gaze involuntarily drifted back to the boy's back.

Yakushi Nonou remembered that several medical ninjas who followed Shinichi had said that Shinichi had deliberately drawn away hundreds of Sand Village ninjas during the most intense part of the battle to protect them.

When she first heard the news, her mind went blank and her heart almost stopped.

Hundreds of people! And Ye Cang too! He's all alone! What's the difference between this and sending them to their deaths?!

The following period was an unprecedented ordeal for her and for many who knew the situation.

He came back later, and when he came back, he didn't say anything.

The thrilling chase and pursuit were not recounted, nor was the danger faced when confronting Yekura and hundreds of Sunagakure elites mentioned.

He simply walked to the area with the most injured people, squatted down, and began to rescue them.

Even now.

"alright."

Zhenyi withdrew his palm strike and softly instructed, "The wound is healing well. After ten to fifteen days of rest, you should be able to move around again."

"Thank you for your help, Shinichi-kun."

Some time later, in the washing area in the corner of the tent, Shinichi and Yakushi Nono were washing their hands.

"Shinichi."

Yakushi Nonou suddenly spoke.

"What do you plan to do after the war ends?"

Even though she knew the war had only just begun, Yakushi Nonou still couldn't help but ask about what would happen after the war.

Shinichi glanced at her, thought for a moment, and replied, "I'll probably continue being a ninja, and maybe draw some comics and study cooking on the side."

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"What about you, Nono-neechan?"

"Me..." Yakushi Nonou smiled gently, "The old headmistress is getting old. After the war ends, I plan to apply to the village to resign from my position as a ninja and return to the orphanage to take over the old headmistress's work and continue to take care of those children. Shinichi, what do you think?"

"I think it's great."

Shin nodded in agreement, saying, "Someone as gentle and considerate as Nono-neechan will definitely do a great job."

"By the way, if you need any help from Nono-neechan, such as repairing the yard or if the children need anything, please let me know."

"Don't worry, I won't hold back with you, Shinichi."

Yakushi Nonou smiled, replied, and continued washing her hands.

Shinichi lowered his head and continued washing the marks on his hands, but another name, Kabuto, involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Yakushi Kabuto.

According to the trajectory of his previous life, this child should have been found in the ruins of the battlefield after the final battle between Konoha and Sunagakure, the Battle of Kikyo Mountain.

At that time, he had lost his memory and did not know who he was, where he came from, or where he was going.

The person who found him was none other than the pharmacist Nono in front of us.

But in this time and space, everything changed because of him.

Konoha blocked Sunagakure's offensive from the very beginning, the Battle of Kikyoyama broke out ahead of schedule, and the battle line remained stable near the border of the Land of Fire. Sunagakure was unable to penetrate deep into the heart of the Land of Fire, and Konoha did not launch a large-scale counter-offensive.

Therefore, Kabuto has not yet appeared near Mount Kikyo.

The child who should have been found in the ruins of the battlefield is now somewhere, waiting for a turning point in his fate.

Shinichi had been interested in this super genius for a long time. In the original timeline, his medical talent was no less than Tsunade's, his research talent and creative ability were comparable to Orochimaru's, and he could even fuse multiple bloodlines and master Sage Mode later on.

He planned to recruit him, even to make him his first disciple. Shinichi Higashino, who was also Shinichi's first disciple, had read the script and knew how terrifying Kabuto's potential and talent were.

In Shinichi's view, Kabuto Yakushi's growth trajectory in the original timeline was a huge waste. He spent most of his early years as a spy for Root and later Orochimaru, wasting his most precious growth period in conspiracies and disguises.

Even after receiving some of Orochimaru's true teachings and embarking on an independent research path, the process was full of twists and turns and loneliness. Nevertheless, he eventually grew into a top-tier ninja in the ninja world and even became a boss-level figure in the Fourth Shinobi World War.

What if Shinichi personally provided the instruction?

Shinichi himself has a profound understanding of taijutsu, medical ninjutsu, pharmacology, chakra control and other aspects.

Moreover, Shinichi also has three attributes that can improve his guidance efficiency: Chunin, Swordsman, and Guidance. These attributes may even be upgraded in the future, further increasing the guidance efficiency.

If he were to personally teach him, combined with Kabuto's terrifying talent and learning ability, his growth rate and future achievements would definitely far surpass that of the "Kabuto" from the original timeline who walked the gray area and finally found himself. He might even reach a new height that would make the entire ninja world take notice.

Thinking of this, Shinichi's lips curled into a slight smile.

Recruit Senju? Uchiha? Hyuga? Or members of other bloodline limit families to be students?

What does that mean?

Those families that have been passed down for thousands of years have produced countless powerful individuals whose names resound throughout the ninja world. Even if another genius emerges, people will only say, "As expected of the XX clan," "The bloodline is indeed powerful," and "He has inherited the glory of his ancestors."

People will attribute his success primarily to his lineage and family resources, rather than to his teachings as a mentor.

While accepting such a disciple may strengthen ties with the family, it is more of an added bonus and does not highlight Shinichi Higashino's unique value and extraordinary vision as a mentor.

Even if they were to accept someone, it would certainly not be someone like the founding disciple, who would be a benchmark figure.

He himself, Shinichi Higashino, started as an orphan from humble beginnings and, through his own "talent," hard work, and planning, gradually rose to become the most dazzling new star in Konoha and is regarded as the hope for the future.

His rise to power is the best example of how "ordinary people can surpass the wealthy," and it is an important part of his image as a practitioner of the "Will of Fire."

Therefore, it would be best if his first disciple could also continue this symbolic meaning.

Then train another disciple who comes from an ordinary background but will eventually become an unparalleled expert.

This perfectly proves that Shinichi Higashino is not only powerful himself, but also possesses the ability to turn lead into gold and transform the rotten into the miraculous through teaching!

This proves that his path, his philosophy, and his teaching methods are effective and capable of breaking the shackles of bloodline and birth, and cultivating top-notch experts!

This has been of immeasurable help to him in building his reputation, consolidating his image as a leader among the common people, and winning the support and respect of more lower- and middle-class ninjas and the general public.

At the same time, it can also help upgrade his education-related entries. The more ordinary the disciple's background and the lower the starting point, the higher the final achievement, which proves the teacher's ability.

The stronger his disciples are, the greater his reputation becomes.

The greater the reputation, the faster the entry will be upgraded.

The faster the entry is upgraded, the stronger the disciples he teaches will be.

This is a perfect positive cycle.

And Kabuto Yakushi is the most ideal candidate.

"Shinichi?"

Yakushi Nonou's voice came from the side, interrupting his thoughts.

Shinichi snapped out of his daze and looked at her.

"What's wrong?"

"What were you thinking about just now?" Yakushi Nonou looked at him with some curiosity. "Your smile was a little strange."

Shinichi smiled and shook his head, replying, "It's nothing, Nonou-neechan, I just thought of some... interesting things."

Yakushi Nonou glanced at him but didn't ask any further questions.

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