Mayuri Kurotsuchi Card Game, starting from Naruto

Chapter 22 The Third Person

"You want to learn how to craft ninja tools?"

In the clearing within the grove, Orochimaru looked at Shikane with a puzzled expression. He didn't understand why Shikane would be interested in ninja tools.

In his view, Lu Nie's talents should be focused on learning ninjutsu and accumulating knowledge.

"I just want to learn a little," Shika Nie said firmly, facing Orochimaru's questioning gaze. He didn't intend to study in great depth, but simply wanted to understand a little about the crafting of ninja tools in this world.

"Ninja tools are a very broad category." Orochimaru paused for a moment before answering Shikane: "Ninja shuriken, kunai, swords, explosive tags, any kind of tool, including the puppets of Sunagakure and the seven ninja swords with different functions of Kirigakure, can all be considered a type of ninja tool."

In addition, there are some legendary items that are said to possess great power.

The village of Craftsmen has the most comprehensive and thorough understanding of how to make ninja tools. Other ninja villages mostly focus on a particular category.

I can only find you some basic knowledge about ninja tool manufacturing.

"That's enough. I just wanted to understand." Lu Nie nodded.

Seeing that Shiro's expression didn't seem fake and that he was just asking out of curiosity, Orochimaru stopped caring.

As a teacher, he absolutely did not want to see Lu Nie waste his talent and time on things that were destined to have limited potential.

Moreover, his teacher is skilled in chakra and ninjutsu, or biological modification, but he doesn't know much about ninja tools.

"Teacher, you're giving Lu Nie extra lessons again!"

Suddenly, a resentful voice rang out, accompanied by a figure descending from the sky. Hongdou, who landed lightly on the ground and paused, stood up and pointed at the two of them, shouting angrily.

"No, I just arrived too." Lu Nie hurriedly waved his hand. If he admitted it, he would have to face Hong Dou's harassment and attacks in various ways for the next period of time.

Even when it comes to such meaningless matters, Rokunobu still exhibits the Nara clan's aversion to trouble.

"Hmph!" Red Bean glared at Shikanobu with a huff, then asked Orochimaru, "What kind of training are we doing today, teacher?"

"I've accepted a mission for you two." Orochimaru remained calm and unfazed by the exchange between his two disciples, waiting for Anko to finish her fuss before speaking.

"A mission? Another trip out of the village?" Hongdou was initially delighted, but then became somewhat reluctant. She had only been back home for a few days.

"Rank C mission: deal with a giant beast that escaped from the Forest of Death." Orochimaru held up one finger, explaining the mission details and objectives to Shika and Anko one by one.

"Although it's a C-level mission, it's no less dangerous than some B-level missions. If you're careless, you could get injured."

"A giant monster that looks like a wild boar. Kill it, or drive it back to the Death Forest. Don't let it disturb or damage the village's buildings and crops, right?" Upon hearing that she didn't have to leave the village, Hongdou breathed a sigh of relief and perked up.

Compared to Shikane, who wished she could stay in the lab with Orochimaru forever, she actually quite enjoyed the thrill of intense battles.

At least in this respect, she could feel that she wasn't a burden or a useless member of the team.

"Wait a minute, there's one more person joining us." Orochimaru stopped Anko from moving.

"There's one more person?"

Both Shiro and Anko fixed their gazes on Orochimaru.

"Are there new people joining us again?" Hongdou couldn't quite explain her own thoughts.

"Three-person teams are a tradition, and this one was recommended by the Hokage." As he spoke, Orochimaru's gaze drifted towards a certain direction in the woods.

"I'm sorry, Lord Orochimaru! I'm late!" A young figure emerged from behind a tree in the direction Orochimaru was looking, his face full of apology.

"An Uchiha!" Seeing the conspicuous fan emblem on the newcomer's sleeve, Anko instinctively shouted out.

The Uchiha clan was as renowned in the village as the Senju clan had been. The village knew most about this clan for their immense strength, their Sharingan, and their closed-off, arrogant, and self-reliant nature.

It is rare for an Uchiha to join a squad that is not led by their own Jonin.

"Introduce yourself." Orochimaru didn't reveal any extra emotions.

"My name is Uchiha Shisui, and I'm a member of the Uchiha clan. I recently graduated from the Konoha Ninja Academy and I'm skilled in Fire Release, the Three Body Techniques, Body Flicker Technique, and swordsmanship. I hope we can get along well!" The newcomer introduced himself somewhat shyly.

"What?! He's not as arrogant as the legendary Uchiha!" Anko suddenly felt quite fond of Uchiha Shisui, who looked like a shy and handsome young man.

"sorry."

Shisui chuckled awkwardly upon hearing Anko's words. He knew his clan didn't have a good reputation in the village. If it were any other, more extreme Uchiha, they probably would have turned on him on the spot after hearing Anko's words.

"Deer Nirvana! Nara Deer Nirvana! Skilled in medical ninjutsu and shadow techniques."

"Anko, Mitarashi Anko! I'm skilled in Fire Release and Orochimaru-style ninjutsu. As someone who joined later, you can call me Big Sister!" Anko moved closer to Shisui, taking over Shikagure's words, introducing herself while trying to recruit a new follower.

clap clap!

"Let's finish the mission first." Orochimaru clapped his hands, drawing the attention of the three.

He turned his gaze to Zhishui: "The old man thinks highly of you. In the next mission, you'll be the main attacker. The three of you will work together to complete this mission, and you can collect your reward afterward."

"What about you, Orochimaru-sensei?" Anko asked instinctively.

"I'm busy with other things." After Orochimaru finished speaking, his figure turned into a cloud of smoke with a bang and disappeared.

"Damn it!" Seeing that there was only a shadow clone present, Anko muttered angrily, then looked at Shinobu and the obedient Shisui, and said, "Since Orochimaru-sensei didn't say who to listen to, then I'll be the captain of this mission. You two don't have any objections, right?"

Shisui glanced tentatively in the direction of Lu Nie. Before coming, he had learned some information about Lu Nie and Hongdou from his family.

After all, Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin, took the initiative to recruit disciples, and Nara Shikane had also learned medical ninjutsu from Tsunade. He was quite famous among the Jonin, although everyone thought he had gotten lucky.

"I'm fine." Lu Nie couldn't be happier if Hongdou took the lead and took on all the troublesome matters. Anyway, Hongdou would remember his idle and lazy external brain when necessary.

"I'm fine with it too!" Once Lu Nie's attitude was clear, Shisui immediately followed suit.

Hongdou immediately stood with her hands on her hips, beaming with joy.

"The first step is to track down the target. Do you know tracking techniques?" Red Bean's gaze swept towards Shisui.

"No problem," Shisui nodded. At the Ninja Academy, there were courses on how to track targets. Genin performed these missions to digest and truly master the knowledge learned at school.

(End of this chapter)