Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

He's been pondering lately how to better utilize ninjutsu or taijutsu under the Eight Gates, but the conclusion is—

Kakashi shook his head. "For you, mastering taijutsu is the right path."

"You first."

It's hard.

That's way beyond the scope of the curriculum!

"You won. What's the condition? I'll do a handstand or carry you around Konoha ten times, I'll do either."

"Ah."

After he went back last time, he practiced extra.

Kakashi shook his head: "Not this kind of duel. Let's do something different today, and add a prize. The loser has to grant the winner one wish."

"???"

Kai was completely dumbfounded.

Chiba hadn't gone far, so he still heard some noises and couldn't help but laugh as he descended the mountain.

Kakashi is incredibly mean.

Although Kai wasn't a poor student, he was definitely not a top student. Asking him to learn medical knowledge was like asking Zhang Fei to learn embroidery.

Best wishes to Teacher Kai.

Chiba thought to himself.

but.

His chakra armor has recently hit a bottleneck. If Guy learned some medical knowledge, he could delve deeper into ninjutsu.

Teacher Kai's current physical skills are very high, but he has a real problem with knowledge exchange.

of course.

I just haven't had time to research it.

Otherwise, with Chiba's hard work, she might make a breakthrough in ten days or half a month at most. Unfortunately, she has a lot of things to do lately, and her work focus is not on that.

In the short term, mental ninjutsu is more important than chakra armor.

And

Next, we'll begin training in the shadows.

Even though Chiba brought in several helpers, there were still some things he had to do personally.

Things like meeting up shouldn't be done by someone else.

……

Root base.

Yu Nu Qu Gen and Yamanaka Fu received the order and waited here early.

The sixteen people stood still, and the entire place was silent.

This is where all the members of the root are located.

During this period, they were ordered to maintain training and silence, and were not allowed to leave the base without special orders.

Until today, a new leader is coming.

After waiting for a while, Yu Nu suddenly looked up at a certain spot in the forest.

"what happened?"

"nothing."

Yu Nu frowned.

Logically speaking.

The "new leader" should be arriving around this time, but so far, the parasites haven't given any feedback. Could it be that the other party is late?

Could it be that guy?!

There aren't many ninjas in Konoha who are known for being late, and Kakashi Hatake is one of the most famous among them.

In terms of qualifications and abilities, Kakashi is a perfect fit.

Yamanaka Fu clearly guessed his partner's meaning and secretly communicated with him through mental telepathy: "It's unlikely to be Kakashi. I heard that Jonin Kakashi has been researching new ninjutsu recently."

"Ah."

Aburame Tori nodded.

A while later, a figure jumped down from the tree.

Chiba was very satisfied.

Regardless, at least Gen's qualities and discipline are definitely top-notch.

He made no disguise; he simply wore a mask, and his identity was immediately apparent from the outside.

“You are the remaining members, right? Actually, you should have come a few days ago, but I thought I should let you calm down for a few days before I came to talk to you.”

Chiba looked around and found Yamanaka Fu, Aburame Torune, and Sai among the masked crowd.

"You may still be hoping that Konoha will send a new Root leader, but I have to tell you that starting today, the Root team is officially disbanded."

"what?"

Shanfeng was stunned.

He thought that at most the structure and members would be reorganized, and the root organization would be brought under the control of the dark side, unlike before when it was semi-independent. He did not expect that the root organization would be directly abolished.

This……

"Lord Chiba, this... this is inappropriate. Although Lord Danzo has some problems and some connections with Orochimaru, his original intention was for the sake of Konoha."

Aburame Torune quickly explained, "If the Root organization is disbanded, then all our plans..."

“Those can be handed over to the dark side; the root should return to its original function.”

Chiba gestured for them all to sit down.

Then, the seventeen people sat down on the ground.

"The Root that Danzo mentioned is used to help Konoha deal with some shady things, but intrigue and scheming are minor tricks. If you really want to become strong, you have to strengthen yourself..."

The sixteen people listened quietly.

After listening, one of them raised his hand.

It's Sai.

Chiba nodded, gesturing for him to stand up and speak.

Sai said coldly, "So you don't need us anymore?"

“It’s not that you don’t need to, but that you don’t need to live the way Danzo arranged. You can have your own choices, such as the Konoha ninja forces, the Anbu, or any other department.”

Chiba said, "Elite people like you would be sought after anywhere."

"This……"

The sixteen people looked at each other in bewilderment.

For so many years, everyone has been doing things according to Danzo's thinking. Suddenly being told that they are "not needed" has left everyone feeling lost and helpless.

to be honest.

They are used to obedience and have no ideas of their own.

“Like Aburame Torune, you can go to the Dark Division and become a squad leader or even the Dark Division commander. Yamanaka Fu, you can go to the Intelligence Department.”

Chiba said, “Everyone has a bright future, don’t they?”

"Yes!"

The oil-producing woman took the root, and the mountain wind responded in kind.

Chiba's lips twitched, and he waved his hand, saying, "No, I'm not saying you have to do what I say, but rather that you should make your own choices."

"Yes, we think your idea is very correct."

"That's what Aburame Tokine said."

"..."

Chiba sighed silently.

Fine.

He realized that Gen and his group didn't have any such feelings or thoughts; they simply followed orders. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to stay in Gen for so long.

Chiba began to distribute them one by one.

Most of them were left in the Dark Guard training unit to serve as the backbone of the unit in the future. He paused when he called out the last name.

"Sai, right?"

"Yes!"

Sai stepped forward.

Chiba pondered for a moment and said, "You've only been with Root for a short time. Let you choose for yourself. There are two paths: one is to join a team and try to live a normal life."

After listening, Sai pondered for a moment, then asked, "What's the other option?"

"Without a doubt, it's still the Dark Division."

Chiba said.

Sai's abilities are more than enough to join the elite ANBU squad, but he is still young and lacks experience. With some training, he will become a valuable asset.

At least he's an elite Jonin and can lead a team without any problems.

Sai opened his mouth, then fell silent, and said, "I don't know."

"Let's talk privately. You can train yourselves and discuss your future plans, including Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fu. You can bring up whether you want to become a Jonin leader or something else."

Chiba waved his hand, signaling them to disperse so he could talk to them.