Naruto: Starting as Tsunade's Desk Mate

"While that's the general idea, how good is your trap-making skill?"

An Yan raised a question, Qi Mu Su Mao looked up at the sky and remained silent, while Bei Liu Hu was counting ants with his head down.

"Tsk, I understand your trap-making skills now. Leave these to me."

An Yan glanced at the two people he couldn't rely on and decided to take matters into his own hands. He had already maxed out his basic ninja skills and usually called himself a jack-of-all-trades, so he immediately started setting up traps.

Not only do they use common methods from the ninja world, but they also use ancient tomb traps from Tomb Raider.

After setting up a few simple interlocking mechanisms and getting ready, Hatake Sakumo drew his short sword and charged out.

An'an and Hiruko lay in ambush, and soon they heard the clanging of metal against metal, growing closer and closer. Hatake Sukeshige fought and retreated, luring Danzo over.

An Yan and Hiruko exchanged a glance and rushed out. The three of them fought Danzo and gradually forced him to the location of the trap.

Seizing the opportunity, An Yan cut the rope with a shuriken, triggering the mechanism and unleashing a barrage of dozens of arrows at Danzo.

Upon seeing this, Danzo simply formed a hand seal and slapped the spot, creating an earthen wall.

"Earth Escape - Earth Current Wall"

However, just as the earthen wall blocked the arrow, green poison gas instantly spread from the arrow, covering an area of ​​3 meters in radius, and directly bypassed the earthen wall.

Danzo was slightly startled. He vanished instantly and leaped onto a tree. However, Hatake Sakumo's sword flashed in quick succession, catching Danzo off guard.

After exchanging blows for several rounds, Danzo was forced to the vicinity of another trap.

An Yan slightly adjusted the trap's attack angle, and dozens of arrows were fired in succession.

This time it's explosive arrows, the arrowheads are all grenades.

The arrows rained down on Danzo, either striking him or those around him, exploding continuously, scattering shrapnel and raising clouds of dust.

Meanwhile, Hatake Sakumo had already slipped back and stood beside An Yan, secretly clicking his tongue as he watched the constantly exploding arrows. He thought to himself, "They're so ruthless. What if they really kill the teacher?"

Hiruko was also a little worried: "Anyan, are we going to kill our teacher?"

An Yan curled his lip: "You underestimate Jonin. Even if all three of us die on the battlefield, he won't die, let alone an explosion."

Danzo appeared silently behind An Yan and the other two, clapped his hands, and startled Hiruko.

Just as An'yan was about to launch an attack, he heard Danzo shout "Stop!"

"Alright, I have a general understanding of your strength. We will officially begin the mission tomorrow. Dismissed."

An Yan and Bei Liu Hu exchanged a glance, shrugged, and prepared to go home.

After the three left, Danzo's figure vanished instantly.

Inside the Hokage's assistant office, Danzo, who was helping the Hokage process confidential documents, frowned slightly. These kids were quite strong; they actually managed to take down one of his shadow clones. Luckily, he had a backup plan and placed two shadow clones near the training ground, otherwise he would have been embarrassed.

Chapter 23 Chakra Properties

Under the warm glow of the setting sun.

An Yan and Hiruko walked together naturally, preparing to grab a bite to eat. Hatake Susumu came over, ready to get to know his future teammate better.

So the three of them turned around and went into the ramen shop. They originally wanted to eat barbecue, but An Yan asked around and found out that everyone there was a poor person living on welfare, so they could only eat ramen.

Hatake Sakumo was a rather outgoing person with a slightly brooding personality. It's a mystery why he ultimately committed suicide, since brooding people are generally considered to be carefree.

He gave a detailed introduction to his origins and background. The Hatake clan was a small ninja clan. Their ancestors were originally samurai. Later, the Sage of Six Paths passed down the Ninjutsu, distributing chakra to the people. The samurai gradually mastered this extraordinary power of chakra, and slowly evolved into the ninja clan.

However, the Hatake family was originally a samurai family, and they have always relied more on swordsmanship in conjunction with chakra, rarely using ninjutsu.

An Yan and Bei Liu Hu exchanged a glance and, to their credit, began to cheer them on.

"Wow, I didn't know Brother Hatake was so amazing. You come from a ninja clan, so you must protect us commoner ninjas in the future."

"Yeah, we're just two pitiful, helpless, and incredibly hungry ordinary ninjas. If it weren't for Brother Hatake protecting us, we don't know how we would survive."

"Yes, the ninjas outside are so vicious. Who knows when they'll start another war? With our strength, we'll definitely die a horrible death."

An Yan and Hiruko each addressed Hatake as "Brother Hatake," praising him highly. The young man, who had never experienced the complexities of the workplace, couldn't stop smiling and spoke with great pride.

"Don't worry, An Yan and Hiruko. Now that we're in the same team, I'll protect you from now on, even if it costs the honor of the Hatake family."

"As expected of Brother Hatake, your reasoning is sound and your arguments are very convincing. From today onwards, you are my idol."

"I believe that Brother Hatake is the kind of man who keeps his word and will surely become a great hero in the future."

An Yan and Bei Ruhu showered him with compliments as if they were free, one after the other, making Hatake Sakumo overjoyed. Finally, he slammed his hand on the table and said generously.

"Since you call me Big Brother, then from now on Big Brother will protect you. This meal is on me."

Oh no, I was just there to show my support, but I've ended up being recruited as someone's follower.

An Yan's expression stiffened slightly, then he suddenly relaxed. Hatake Sakumo was five years older than him, so it wouldn't be a loss to recognize an older brother. Besides, the man had a good personality and was strong, so An Yan didn't object.

With his thoughts wandering slightly, An Yan had already imagined how he would bully Kakashi using his uncle's status.

Hiruko has always been a sensitive person. When he saw that An Yan did not object to Hatake Sakumo becoming the eldest brother, he immediately thought more highly of Hatake Sakumo. There are very few people who can be recognized by An Yan, so this person must be very extraordinary.

Hiruko became even more enthusiastic towards Hatake Sakumo.

After everyone had dinner, they went their separate ways. An Yan went to the Thousand Hands Clan's territory to begin his cultivation for the night.

As is well known, sealing techniques rarely involve directly attacking and sealing the target. They are mostly used to seal the target after it has lost the ability to move. The more powerful the being, the less time its actions are restricted.

An Yan is currently focusing on improving the speed of his spellcasting in order to achieve the sealing effect in the shortest possible time. This is a skill that requires years of practice, but fortunately, An Yan has a system, and his daily progress is visible to the naked eye.

It was very late when Tsunade returned, looking sullen.

When Mito asked why, Tsunade looked furious.

"Today, An Yan and I successfully became genin and were assigned to Sarutobi-sensei's team. Everything was normal at first, and we passed the teacher's test smoothly. Then, one guy in our team used the summoning technique after the teacher taught him, without signing a contract with the summoning beast. He was summoned to some unknown place. It's really a headache."

Has Jiraiya finally stepped into his destiny? What prophecy will he receive this time? Is it still about the child of prophecy?

An Yan was deep in thought when Tsunade noticed his expression and quickly nudged him.

"An Yan, don't try something reckless out of curiosity. The location of being summoned is random. You might end up in a volcano and fall in and die!"

An Yan was speechless and tapped Tsunade's forehead. "Do I look that stupid to you?"

Tsunade scratched her head and argued, "I'm just worried. I'm worried about you, understand?"

An Yan responded with a gentle smile: "Okay, I appreciate Princess Tsunade's concern."

Mito Uzumaki sat on the tatami mat, watching the two interact with a smile.

Tsunade asked curiously, "What are you thinking about? You seem so lost in thought."

An Yan laughed and said, "I was wondering why the Third Hokage started teaching you ninjutsu on the very first day he took you under his wing, while my team leader didn't even have a meal with us after the assessment today."

Tsunade asked in confusion, "An Yan, who is your team leader?"

An Yan sighed: "Shimura Danzo."

Tsunade was puzzled: "Your second grandfather's apprentice, it seems the village values ​​you highly. Why do you look unhappy?"

An Yan said helplessly, "I just feel that Danzo-sensei seems to be a difficult person to get along with. It might not be so easy for him to learn ninjutsu in the future."

Tsunade pursed her lips. "If you want to learn ninjutsu, just say so. Why beat around the bush? What kind of ninjutsu do you want to learn? I'll go ask my second grandfather for it."

Mito Uzumaki spoke.

"If you want to learn higher-level ninjutsu, you should first understand your own chakra nature."

An Yan looked over, his eyes sparkling as if they were glowing.

Seeing An Yan's eager look, Mito Uzumaki didn't tease him. Instead, she took out a chakra test strip from her pocket and handed it to An Yan.

An Yan turned to Tsunade and asked, "Why don't you give it a try?"

Mito Uzumaki laughed and said, "Tsunade has already been tested. She has five chakra natures: water, fire, earth, lightning, and yang. Not only Tsunade, but Hiruzen's other two children were born with multiple chakra natures. Jiraiya has six, and Orochimaru has seven."

An Yan curled his lip. He already knew about these things. Grandma Mito was a sly and wicked person who liked to put pressure on him from the first day they met.

An Yan picked up the chakra test strip and directly inputted chakra.

The chakra test strip first broke into two pieces, then the paper became wet, and finally suddenly turned into powder.

"These are the three chakra natures: wind, water, and earth. Very good."

After seeing An Yan's chakra nature, Tsunade kindly praised him.

An Yan wasn't angry about having few chakra attributes; on the contrary, he was pleasantly surprised. He had probably only one or two attributes. As a commoner ninja, what more could he ask for?

The result was surprisingly three attributes, which was a pleasant surprise.

Chapter 24 Bloodshed

An Yan has an additional training task: the practice of chakra nature transformation.

As is well known, chakra has two transformations: one is form transformation, and the other is nature transformation.

Form change is easy to understand; it involves altering the shape, structure, and physical form of chakra.

The change in nature is easier to understand; it alters the inherent properties of chakra, simulating the seven properties of chakra.

Mastering the transformation of a certain attribute is equivalent to mastering the ninjutsu of that attribute.

The fusion of two attributes creates a bloodline limit, making one a bloodline ninja. The alteration of genes by chakra will affect the next generation.

Therefore, the reason why commoner ninjas are commoner ninjas is because their ancestors did not work hard enough and did not synthesize bloodline limits.

The ninjutsu that combines the three natures is called Kekkei Tota, such as the Dust Release of the Third Tsuchikage.

An Yan was somewhat curious whether, with the system at his disposal, it would be possible to fuse more chakra properties.

As for the system's original wish function, An Yan didn't have much hope for it. The ninja world was full of battles between gods, and unless the system created a Black Myth or something similar in an up pool, the regular wish pools were really not enough.

In the previous Tomb Raider banner, An Yan pulled over seventy times in a year, practically draining Lara's resources. However, even though Lara is a legendary adventurer, expert in both cold and hot weapons, and a super archaeologist, she is not a superhero in the lore and has no superpowers, so her help to An Yan was limited. Of course, the same applies to the current mentor banner.

An Yan is waiting for an opportunity, a banner that will allow him to soar to new heights. Before that, he needs to find a way to accumulate more reputation.

Should we try to mass-produce firearms?

An Yan pondered for a moment, then abandoned the decision. He decided to focus on becoming stronger first, reaching a certain level, before considering these matters.

The development of firearms could easily end the ninja era, and might even trigger a larger war.

Let's focus on cultivation first.