Naruto: Starting as Tsunade's Desk Mate

"Of course, although I'm only a second-year student, I've also created my own ninjutsu. I'll show it to you when I have the chance."

Hiruko's forehead was beaded with cold sweat as he gritted his teeth and answered Orochimaru's question.

An Yan could tell at a glance that Bei Liu Hu was being stubborn again, so he suppressed a laugh and cooperated in a serious manner.

“That’s right. Although our Hiruko is still young, he has created a super ninjutsu. According to my analysis, this ninjutsu can even defeat the Third Hokage.”

Beiliuhu broke out in a cold sweat. He quietly pulled An Yan aside and whispered, "That's too much, that's too much, An Yan. If you keep blowing your own horn like that, what if I can't handle it in the end?"

An Yan leaned close to Bilu Hu's ear and whispered, "Have you forgotten the art of seduction?"

Hiruko gasped in surprise, her face immediately turning red. She pointed at An Yan, wanting to say something, but couldn't get the words out. In the end, she just squatted down on the ground, sulking.

Orochimaru stared blankly at the scene, wondering what An'an and Hiruko were up to.

Seeing that Beiliuhu was angry, An Yan quickly went over and began to use flattering words and ingratiating expressions.

"There are no useless ninjutsu, only useless people. I guarantee you, if you master this Sexy Jutsu, even the Third Hokage wouldn't be able to resist it. You have to believe me."

Bei Liu breathed heavily and said, "You said before that the consequence of Little Southern Liang would be the Northern Dynasty, and you even made me practice the art of seduction. You clearly had ill intentions."

An Yan was shocked: "How did you connect two completely unrelated things? Let me tell you, my sexual orientation is normal, and I'm not interested in you at all, so don't overthink it."

Orochimaru watched the two standing in the distance gesturing and talking, not knowing what they were saying. He scratched his head, feeling a bit bored waiting there.

An Yan finally managed to subdue Hiruko, and he led Hiruko toward Orochimaru.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Let's go grab a bite to eat."

Orochimaru was slightly taken aback. Was he really that familiar? They'd only just met and he already wanted to have a meal together.

Hiruko grabbed Orochimaru and pointed at An Yan, saying, "This guy's cooking is pretty good. We'll eat him up in a bit."

An Yan tilted his head slightly, looking very impressive, and walked with an air of indifference.

Orochimaru watched and couldn't help but chuckle.

The three of them went to An Yan's house, ate a simple bowl of knife-cut noodles, and gradually became acquainted.

Chapter 21 Graduation Early

Early morning at school.

An Yan had just started class when he received a message from Teacher Sato.

"What? Graduating early! I didn't apply for that!"

When An Yan saw the genin headband that Teacher Sato handed him, he was completely dumbfounded. He wanted to develop at school and graduate normally at the age of 12. Why was he being given a headband to graduate now?

Teacher Sato smiled and said, "The Third Hokage reformed the Ninja Academy system. Excellent children like An Yan, who have enough ability, all graduated early. And it's not just you, Tsunade and Hiruko also graduated."

An Yan clenched his fists. That damned old devil Sarutobi, that heartless capitalist, must have killed too many Konoha genin and didn't have enough workers, so he urgently promoted a group of students to do the work.

Tsunade, who had already put away her ninja headband, looked at An Yan with a puzzled expression: "Don't you always shout about the Will of Fire? Now it's your turn to shine for the village, why do you seem a little unhappy? Look at Hiruko."

An Yan glanced at Hiruko. This idiot had already put on his ninja headband and was completely unaware of his tragic fate of becoming a wage earner ahead of time. He was still grinning foolishly.

Moreover, becoming a ninja means you have to earn your own living. The village won't give you relief funds anymore. Do you understand?

An Yan really wanted to grab Bei Liu Hu by the neck and shake the water out of his head.

The Third Hokage really had a brilliant plan. He used the money that was originally intended for relief funds to make the students work, saving on government revenue while also generating extra income for the village. It was truly killing two birds with one stone. No wonder you became Hokage.

"Sigh, once I became a genin, I stopped receiving welfare payments. This was something my parents gave their lives for, so I feel a little sad."

After explaining to Tsunade, An Yan quickly packed his things. He was going to take a photo and register his personal information before leaving the ninja academy.

After hearing An Yan's answer, Tsunade remained silent for a moment before continuing, "People always have to look forward and not dwell on the past. I believe your aunt and uncle would also like to see you grow up."

An Yan was completely confused. What were you imagining this time? When did I start dwelling on the past? Oh well, all I need to do at times like this is smile.

An Yan smiled at Tsunade and changed the subject, "After graduation, we'll all form our own ninja teams. I hope I can still be with Tsunade then."

Tsunade responded with a bright smile: "Me too, I hope to be with An Yan."

Hiruko peeked out from behind Tsunade: "Me too, me too."

Tsunade's smile froze slightly, and An Yan was speechless. This kid really has no sense of propriety. Is this the time for you to start a conversation?

An Yan and his two companions left the classroom, and Class A of Grade 2 erupted in cheers. The three exam kings were finally gone. Now it was time for a new king to ascend the throne. As long as I secretly studied and out-exam others, I would become the new exam king.

The students discussed how they would no longer have to take tests, and at the same time resolved to study hard while their competitors were off guard.

The innocent students have been corrupted. Whose fault is this? It seems to be the trend started by Beiliuhu.

That's how "study-bitch" girls are.

An Yan and his two companions went to take photos together, then registered their ninja information. Following the teacher's instructions, they entered the designated classroom to wait. There was no graduation assessment as rumored; they simply waited for the teacher to lead them.

In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi was looking at the student files, hesitating about which students to assign to Danzo Shimura. This time, the school's education reform required each teacher to mentor three graduating students. Not only would Hiruzen Sarutobi personally mentor students, but his other old classmates would also each mentor three students.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had already chosen his students: Tsunade from the Senju clan, Orochimaru, a genius among commoners, and Jiraiya, a loser who was very close to Orochimaru.

We need to be careful when assigning students to Shimura Danzo. Danzo will compete with us no matter what he does, and this applies even to his disciples. So we need to arrange for a few suitable students.

An'yan is a direct disciple of Lady Mito, possessing the same political influence as Tsunade, and has a good relationship with her, so he's a good choice. As for the other two, Hiruko gets along well with An'yan and could form a bond. Who should I choose as the third?

Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped his fingers lightly on the table, pondering silently. Danzo's personality meant that if he were to assign a student who was a failure, he probably wouldn't be taught properly, and a good child would be wasted. So, he would choose a genius instead.

So when An Yan arrived at the designated training ground after receiving the notification, he saw Shimura Danzo who had been waiting for a long time.

At this time, Guo Ying was still young, had not become a one-eyed dragon, his arm was not crippled, and his mind was not twisted.

As a character Kishimoto later used to take the blame for the Third Hokage and supplement the story's logic, Danzo's death was too tragic. He wasn't satisfied with being killed by Sasuke once, so he killed him repeatedly more than ten times. While the audience was satisfied, they couldn't help but complain that this 5.5th Hokage's performance was really terrible. With top-notch equipment, he made the most stupid move.

Izanagi dodged the kunai, the kunai stabbed Susanoo, and before his death, he sealed a bridge—each of these scenes is a memorable one.

Madara uses Izanagi to revive the dead, Obito uses Izanagi to turn the tide of battle, but Danzo uses Izanagi to dodge kunai.

It just goes to show that people get confused when they get old.

However, in reality, Danzo's strength in his youth was extraordinary. As the Second Hokage's personal disciple, he was capable of competing with Hiruzen Sarutobi for the Hokage position. Danzo was far from being as senile as he appeared when he was killed off in the later plot.

Hiruzen Sarutobi possesses five chakra natures: wind, lightning, water, fire, and earth, and can use the Five Elements Release techniques.

Danzo Shimura also possessed five chakra natures, but they were wind, fire, water, earth, and yin. He was also among the best of ordinary ninjas and was almost never countered by any ninjutsu.

Characters like Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi represent the pinnacle that ordinary ninjas can achieve.

Above that are all sorts of strange and unusual bloodline ninjas.

Danzo Shimura always took the Second Hokage as his role model and followed his example in everything. The Second Hokage never married, and so did Danzo. The Second Hokage never smiled, and Danzo always had a deadpan expression on his face.

When An Yan saw Shimura Danzo, he felt like the sky had fallen. If he became Danzo's student, would he still have a chance to become Hokage in the future?

Danzo himself was the most devoted to the Naruto series, okay?

There was no way around it; Danzo was too radical in his actions, so he was always stopped by Hiruzen Sarutobi and suffered a lot of anger. Moreover, Hiruzen Sarutobi always liked to use his status as Hokage to pressure him, and the phrase "I am the Hokage" made Danzo so angry that he developed a tumor.

Chapter 22 Stealing the Bell

According to conspiracy theories, the deaths of figures like Senju Nawaki and even Kato Dan are related to Danzo, because given their family backgrounds, they would have a high chance of becoming Hokage if they had enough strength.

Sakumo Hatake's death seems to be related to Danzo as well. How could ordinary villagers know about such a confidential ninja mission without the encouragement of Konoha's higher-ups, and why would they even start denouncing it?

As for the other bad things, they are all confirmed: the tragedy of Nagato and his two companions, the tragedy of Yakushi Nonou, and even the tragedy of the Uchiha clan.

In short, if you don't know who did the bad thing in the ninja world, just look for Danzo.

Danzo Shimura's future as a teacher is truly bleak.

An Yan sighed.

However, it's not a big problem; killing one's teacher is a tradition in Konoha.

On the training field, apart from Shimura Danzo whom they had met before, the other two teammates were already in place. They were both white-haired. One of them looked very familiar; it was Hiruko. When the kid saw that he and An Yan were assigned to the same team, he grinned at him happily. The other white-haired guy looked to be five or six years older than An Yan and the others, and should be a senior who had graduated normally.

An Yan suspected that Danzo was a white-haired character fetishist, otherwise why would he choose so many white-haired students? He strongly suspected that this guy projected the white-haired students onto his teacher, Tobirama Senju.

So should I dye my hair white too? Maybe I can get some special treatment.

An Yan was deep in thought.

Upon seeing An Yan arrive and everyone in place, Shimura Danzo spoke up immediately.

"I am Shimura Danzo, your team leader. Now, please introduce yourselves to each other, tell us what you are good at, what you like, what you dislike, and what your dreams are for the future."

An Yan looked around, and Bei Liu Hu on the left stepped forward first.

"Greetings, Danzo-sensei. I am Hiruko. I am skilled in medical ninjutsu, enjoy researching medicine, and have no dislikes. My dream is to become a miracle doctor who can bring the dead back to life."

As An'yan's classmate, Hiruko understood early on that people must find their own place. So while spending time with An and Tsunade, he also studied a lot of books about medicine. In this team, he directly positioned himself as a medical ninja.

An Yan raised an eyebrow. He originally wanted to say that he was a medical ninja. As a healing unit, medical ninjas are usually given priority protection by their comrades. However, since Hiruko beat him to it, he decided to say it another way.

"Hello teacher, I am An Yan. I am skilled in sealing techniques and enjoy researching various ninjutsu, secret techniques and forbidden techniques. I hate self-righteous idiots and my dream is to become Hokage one day."

Danzo raised an eyebrow slightly. Does this kid share the same dream as me?

The white-haired senior on the side also began his self-introduction: "Hello everyone, my name is Hatake Sakumo. I am skilled in swordsmanship, I like reading, I hate eating dumplings, and my dream is to become a great hero praised by everyone."

Wow, I was just complaining about Sakumo Hatake, and now I've seen him in person. Sakumo Hatake is Danzo's apprentice, right, brother?

However, if Sakumo Hatake was Danzo's disciple, then his death is somewhat explainable. Or is it a butterfly effect caused by my arrival, and he should have been someone else's disciple?

An Yan was deep in thought, his brow furrowed.

Danzo, however, had already taken out the bell and begun the tradition of the Hokage lineage.

"I have two bells in my hand now. The three of you are to come and steal the bells with the determination to kill me. This is your first mission after joining my team. Let me see your strength."

Upon hearing Danzo's words, Hiruko's eyes flickered, and his gaze immediately turned to Anyan.

An Yan gestured to Hiruko and then gave Hatake Sukeshige a look. The three of them immediately scattered and moved away from Danzo's location.

The three met in the grove.

Hiruko spoke first: "Ayan, how do you plan to fight?"

An Yan rolled her eyes: "Do you guys have any good suggestions?"

Beiluhu immediately shook his head. The moment he saw An Yan, he was already prepared to become a scoundrel, and the most important thing for a scoundrel is to find a good big brother to lead him.

Hatake Sukeshige said directly, "Let's create a favorable environment first. Let's find a way to set some traps, then make our move to force him into the traps, and then take the opportunity to steal the bell."