I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

Even a Hokage needs his own people by his side.

......

The Shadow Guard has always been the guard that protects the Shadows of each ninja village.

The former does not require exceptional strength, nor does it necessarily require one to be a Jonin.

After all, for the village leaders, the strongest are undoubtedly themselves, so why would they need protection from others?

The Shadow Guard exists not only to promote the status of the Shadows, but also primarily to assist them.

Therefore, this position has always been held by the most trusted and loyal person in the Shadow's inner circle.

Since becoming Hokage, Yun Ting has not yet recruited the Shadow Guard.

He wasn't in a hurry before, but now, with his reputation points increasing and Wood Release being put on the agenda, he needs some trustworthy people to help him isolate himself from external prying eyes and better protect his secrets.

Inside the Hokage's office.

Sitting at his desk, Yun Ting carefully flipped through the files of all the ninjas of Konoha who were at least Chunin level.

The latter is undoubtedly a very important confidential document.

But for Yun Ting, who was the Hokage, it was naturally easy to look it up.

“If I remember correctly, the Shadow Guard members that Minato Namikaze selected after becoming the Fourth Hokage should include Genma Shiranui, Raima Namiashi, and Iwashi Tsubasa.” Yun Ting found the information of these three in a pile of documents. “To be chosen by Minato Namikaze and to be able to use the Flying Thunder God Technique when they join forces in the future, these three are indeed quite talented.”

"But! In terms of closeness, they are clearly more familiar with Minato Namikaze, and I haven't had any interaction with him in the previous battle. I can't choose these three as my trusted guards."

Yun Ting shook his head, put down the three people's information, and started searching again.

One hour later.

Looking at the three sets of ninja information on the table, Yun Ting nodded in satisfaction.

"Hakuun Hayama, a Konoha Jonin, is skilled in Wind Release swordsmanship, has a resolute personality, is experienced, and has outstanding command abilities."

"Tekuno, a special jonin of Konoha, is skilled in using various ninja tools and setting traps."

"Hyuga Tokuma, a special jonin of Konoha, possesses the Byakugan Bloodline Limit and has extremely strong reconnaissance abilities."

These are the members of the Shadow Guard that Yun Ting chose for himself.

The three men were quite strong, and they had all fought alongside him in the previous Ninja World War, so they had a very close relationship. They were perfect to be recruited as his trusted confidants.

"Someone come here!" Yun Ting said.

"Lord Hokage!" Sarutobi's assistant hurriedly pushed open the door and entered.

"Summon Shirakumo Hayama, Tekuno, and Hinata Tokuma to my office," Yunting ordered.

"As ordered!"

......

Half an hour later, as expected, Baiyun Yeshan and the other two agreed to serve as members of the Fourth Generation Shadow Guard without any hesitation.

Every Konoha ninja aspires to be a bodyguard to the Hokage.

Thus, Yun Ting's small team was formed.

Chapter 8 Practical Application

October of Konoha 47.

More than a month after Konoha Village welcomed the Fourth Hokage.

The territory of the Senju clan.

In the spacious training ground, Yun Ting stood alone in the center.

He had arranged for the members of his accompanying Shadow Guard to be stationed around the perimeter, prohibiting outsiders from entering.

In fact, after Yun Ting transmigrated here, he focused on reputation points and had secret agents following him all the time, so he rarely had time to test his current strength.

After all, memorization is one thing, but actually putting it into practice is another.

He didn't want to be suspected by outsiders because of a momentary oversight.

Therefore, now that he finally has his own team, Yun Ting is finally able to truly test his abilities today.

After recalling the ninjutsu in his mind, Yun Ting moved his hands, quickly crossing his ten fingers in front of his chest to form a hand seal.

巳－未－申－亥－午－寅.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A massive amount of chakra gathered in Yun Ting's throat, and then he quickly spat it out of his mouth, transforming it into a huge fireball that flew forward.

Boom!

In the distance, towering trees within a ten-meter radius were instantly reduced to ashes by the raging flames.

"This...this is true ninjutsu!"

Yun Ting looked at his hands; compared to what he had seen in animations, they were undoubtedly more real and shocking now.

The only problem is that the ninjutsu release is a bit slow.

Based on Yun Ting's memories, the speed at which he formed the hand seals was half that of the original body in its normal state.

In a real battle, this would undoubtedly be extremely fatal.

"We really need to practice more in real life!" Yun Ting remarked.

While it's not initially required to have a hand seal speed as terrifying as Itachi Uchiha's six hand seals per second, it should at least be at the level of an elite Jonin.

We did it right away.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

"Water Release: Water Fang Bullet!"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough"

"Lightning Release: Earth Walk!"

"..."

Relying on the vast amount of chakra of his Senju clan and his mastery of the five chakra nature transformations, Yun Ting boldly unleashed one dazzling ninjutsu after another from his memory in the following time, in order to adapt to everything as quickly as possible and restore his original peak combat power.

In the days that followed, besides working and earning reputation points, Yun Ting also spent a lot of time fully restoring himself to peak combat strength.

A week later, perhaps due to Yun Ting's own inherent exceptional combat talent, coupled with the fusion of the original owner's past combat memories, he was able to perfectly master his strength in just a few days.

Furthermore, by combining his memories from his previous life with a comprehensive understanding, his strength has subtly surpassed that of the past.

......

On the training grounds of the Thousand Hands Clan.

Wearing the Hokage's divine robes, Yun Ting and Bai Yun Ye Shan separated themselves and formed opposing hand seals.

"Lord Hokage, please enlighten me."

Bai Yunye drew his Long Wind Sword. As soon as he finished speaking, he took a step and used the Instantaneous Movement Technique. Amidst the blinding sonic boom, he instantly flashed in front of Yun Ting, his sword flashing and pointing straight at Yun Ting's chest.

Clang!

Having anticipated this, Yun Ting drew a kunai and blocked Bai Yun Ye Shan's longsword. At the same time, with lightning speed, he drew another kunai from his ninja bag, covered in wind-attribute chakra, and hurled it at the latter.

Stab it!

A sharp whistling sound suddenly pierced the air, like a kunai tearing through the air.

Baiyun Yeshan's body disappeared from its original form, leaving only a few withered leaves that slowly fell.

"A leaf substitution technique?"

The next instant, Baiyun Yeshan's figure appeared behind Yunting.

boom!

The longsword struck Yun Ting, and suddenly white smoke burst from his body. A log, split in two, landed in front of Baiyun Yeshan.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

Before he could react, a multitude of shurikens shot toward him from all directions.

Baiyun Yeshan took a deep breath, brandished his sword, and used his superb swordsmanship to defeat them one by one.

Yun Ting didn't care and used the same Instantaneous Movement Technique to arrive in front of Bai Yun Ye Shan even faster, engaging in fierce close combat.

Ta-da!

The kunai and the longsword clashed together, bursting into dazzling sparks.

For a moment, the entire training ground was filled with the afterimages of the two.

Hyuga Tokuma, who was watching from the sidelines, was covered in sweat. Even with his Byakugan activated, he was still falling further and further behind the two of them.

On the field.

Yun Ting brandished his kunai, his simple and sharp strike aimed swiftly at Bai Yunyeshan's vital points.

He had been fighting for some time, yet there wasn't a single bead of sweat on his body, and his breathing was perfectly steady, as if he were still on a leisurely outing.

On the other side, the fatigue on Baiyun Yeshan's face was unmistakable.

Upon clashing with Yun Ting once again, feeling the opponent's still undiminished power and his own numb arms, Bai Yun Ye Shan secretly marveled at Yun Ting's physique. Finally, he made up his mind, suddenly leaped backward, and quickly formed hand seals.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Ball!"

Several powerful air cannonballs were fired from his mouth, shooting forward continuously like bullets.

Seeing this, Yun Ting showed no panic and made several large leaps in succession on the training ground, dodging all the Vacuum Jade.

Ignoring the continuous explosions behind him, when he looked at Baiyun Yeshan again, he saw that his opponent had already prepared a crushing attack during the previous moment.

Noticing that Baiyun Yeshan's sword was now wrapped in a sharp blade with strong wind attributes, Yun Ting's face showed considerable anticipation.

This should be the Wind Release: Vacuum Sword, a ninjutsu created by Shirakumo Hayama himself.

In terms of ninjutsu level, it belongs to the same S-rank as Kakashi's Lightning Blade.