Konoha: Offer your heart to the Hokage!

Me? There's this part too?

Shen Er subconsciously looked at Hashirama, who was looking at him with a mischievous grin.

We've been outmaneuvered.

Even when faced with a crisis, he remained calm, slowly walked onto the stage, and stood beside Zhili.

After a moment's thought, he began to recite his entrance poem in a calm voice: "Where leaves dance, fire will never cease; its light will illuminate the village and cause new trees to sprout..."

Shen'er's entrance poem is none other than the Will of Fire.

The so-called Will of Fire, simply put, is a spirit that champions selfless dedication, created by the villagers of Konoha through long-term struggle.

The First Hokage, Hashirama, was a key founder of the Will of Fire. The Second Hokage, Tobirama, continued it, but it was the future Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who truly summarized it.

In Shen'er's view, this explanation was long, empty, and utterly boring.

The Will of Fire is incredibly great; Konoha is a land of civilization; all the villagers of Konoha are one family…

family?

It's common knowledge that when people with no blood relation keep calling each other "family," it's never a good thing. They're either plotting to steal or kill, or trying to use their family status to morally blackmail or verbally abuse you.

Even though they scoffed at this argument, the villagers of Konoha, from top to bottom, really bought into it.

Just look at what happens to the villagers of Konoha in the future to find out.

I'd curse Naruto a couple of times to wake myself up, compare the bacon on the table to Choji at breakfast and curse him to whet my appetite, see the tomatoes in my lunch and think of Kushina and curse them, and see Sakura at the next table during afternoon tea and comment on her big forehead...

A beating is a sign of affection, a scolding is a sign of love.

Clearly, the villagers of Konoha have put their words into action, truly treating each other as family and loving each other deeply.

Since the ignorant villagers like it.

Shen Er naturally wouldn't refuse and decided to personally become the chief architect of the Will of Fire!

"The Will of Fire..."

"This is the Will of Fire. That's so well said. How come I never thought of that?"

offstage.

Hashirama Senju couldn't help but feel his eyes redden and tears fall. He kept murmuring, "No one understands me better than Hashirama. This is exactly what I've been searching for."

Even the usually serious Tobirama Senju was slightly moved.

He never expected that Shen Er would say something so thought-provoking.

Although Tobirama Senju broke taboos by conducting human experiments, treating the prisoners in Konoha's jail as less than human, and never truly accepted the Uchiha clan, he was still ultimately dedicated to Konoha.

Tobirama wholeheartedly agreed with the Will of Fire that Shen had spoken of.

Even though he wasn't the Hokage, at this moment, he said what a Hokage should say and did what a Hokage should do.

No one present felt he was overstepping his bounds; on the contrary, they all secretly admired him.

This director of the Gospel Hospital has a great character and a golden spirit.

The awareness they displayed was truly moving.

Thinking back carefully...

Even though he has been in Konoha for the past three years, he has been putting his words about the Will of Fire into practice. From the moment he took the lead in signing the "Organ Donation Volunteer Form," he truly treated every villager here as family.

The audience erupted in applause.

She raised her hand to gesture, then quietly walked off the stage.

When I went to the clothes, I learned the name and the name.

Today will surely be recorded in the annals of Konoha.

The most important spiritual core of Konoha, the "Will of Fire," was first formally proposed and established on January 15th of Konoha Year 8 by Zenin Jinji, the first director of Evangelion Hospital.

I returned to my seat.

Hashirama wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and sighed to Shen:

"Shen'er, what you said is so good. How did you come up with these ideas?"

"I didn't think about it specifically, it was just something that came to mind on the spur of the moment." Shen'er said calmly, "But Hokage and Jiri, why didn't you tell me beforehand that you wanted me to go on stage? I wouldn't have refused. This suddenness caught me off guard."

These words, though seemingly a complaint, were actually a subtle way of elevating oneself in front of Hashirama.

I didn't even prepare a draft in my mind; I just said whatever came to mind, and I was able to say such pure words. If you really opened my heart, you would see how sincere my feelings were.

Hashirama's reaction was exactly as expected; he was even more moved.

He immediately instructed Zhili, who was sitting to Shen'er's right:

"Starting next week, the Ninja Academy will add a course called 'The Will of Fire.' Zhili, you should arrange for someone to compile and summarize Shen's speech today as the dedicated teaching material for this course."

"The graduation assessment will be expanded to include assessments related to 'The Will of Fire' in addition to the existing assessments."

"Yes, Hokage."

Uchiha Chiri immediately agreed.

It is not hard to foresee that with the official implementation of this set of teaching materials, Shen Er is destined to become an unavoidable figure in the history of Konoha.

To become a Konoha ninja in the future, in addition to basic ninjutsu and the deeds of the past Hokage, one must also be familiar with Jinji's ideals and deeds.

Many powerful ninjas will be forgotten in history as time goes by, but those recorded in textbooks will achieve a different kind of immortality.

Although he himself is an immortal being.

If the leaves do not fall, then they will live forever.

Even though his heart remained unmoved, his face displayed an expression of deep emotion. "Lord Hokage, what have I done to deserve such an honor..."

He didn't care about these empty titles, compared to being written into textbooks and leaving his name in history.

The forbidden techniques in the Book of Seals and the various sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan are the real benefits he desires.

"You deserve all of this!"

Hashirama patted him heavily on the shoulder.

Clearly, this time, Hashirama didn't catch the hidden meaning in Shen'er's words.

Never mind...

He remained silent and withdrew his gaze.

Given his current status and position, he truly has no reason to ask for the sealing technique again. He can only suppress his thoughts for now and try to get it from Mito after Hashirama passes away.

As for the reasons, they have already been tentatively prepared.

To prevent the extreme situation of "the tailed beasts being controlled by the Uchiha again, and the Uzumaki clan declining and having no successors in the increasingly complex ninja world environment" from occurring.

As a long-lived being, he needs to master the power of the Four Symbols Seal to become the last line of defense for Konoha's safety.

"If they endanger the village, even if they are my wife's in-laws, I will never let them go..."

This statement demonstrates an enlightenment comparable to that of Hashirama.

This will surely make Mito miss him upon hearing this, and he will hand over the Four Symbols Seal, this ultimate seal technique, to him.

He then came to his senses.

The first graduation ceremony concluded in this enthusiastic atmosphere.

In high spirits, Hashirama immediately announced a banquet for all the teachers of the Ninja Academy to thank them for their hard work in building the schools. He also invited the Jonin who had been selected to lead the teams, encouraging them to do their best to cultivate the first batch of outstanding ninjas under the new system for Konoha.

Everything seems to be moving in a positive direction.

Inside the banquet hall.

She was arranged to sit with Chiri.

He took the wine glass from Chiri, but his gaze was fixed on the table where the Jonin were leading the team.

Chapter 49 Concerning Students' Physical and Mental Health

Looking at the names on the list, I may remember them, but I don't really feel any connection to them.

When he actually saw them gathered together, a hidden connection deep within his heart was awakened, allowing him to rediscover a sense of familiarity with these people.

Heizo Shimura, Hidekatsu Sarutobi, Hiroshi Nara.

All three were chosen as Jonin to lead the team, and they also share a secret commonality.

Both had suffered severe heart damage, and both had been infected with parasitic seeds while being treated by Shen Er.

Even now, he can only control a maximum of five parasitic seeds.

Aside from Zero and First Type, who remained in the Land of Rice Fields, the three hidden agents left in Konoha, waiting for him to activate, were the ones standing before him.

If Shen Er wanted to, with a snap of his fingers, these three highly respected Jonin leaders in Konoha would become rogue ninja on a dark and stormy night.

How heartbroken their people and students must be...

But Shen'er will not use it lightly.

They defected purely for a twisted sense of humor, without any real benefit whatsoever.

Some agents never know they are agents in their entire lives, and their identities are never revealed until their death. But once activated, they are bound to inflict heavy damage on their target or bring enormous benefits to themselves.

Shimura and the Sarutobi clan do not possess any special secret techniques, and Shimura intends to act according to circumstances.

As for the Nara clan, they possess the secret art of shadow manipulation.

If necessary, he even plans to control Nara Hiroshi to imitate his third brother's actions, steal the Nara clan's Shadow Technique Scroll, and then defect.

After Shen Er's test.

He can control the parasite to unleash ninjutsu. However, secret techniques cannot guarantee successful activation.

Fearing a situation where the user "knows how" but not "why," and can only use the secret technique on specific parasites, taking the scroll and defecting is the safest option. As long as the original user can learn it, all parasites can activate the secret technique.

Unlike bloodline limits, secret techniques are not directly linked to the heart; they are special skills that can only be mastered through learning.

As for why not directly activate the parasite and steal the scroll to bring to the main body...

Firstly, activation is a one-time event, and there's no way to control it all day long. If it's entrusted to the Earth Grudge Fear for too long, it will inevitably reveal its flaws. Secondly, the ninja clan must be extremely strict in guarding the secret technique scroll.