Bastard! Don't Treat Me Like I'm Not a Person!
Knock knock--
Inside the Hokage's Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up and replied towards the door:
"Come in."
"Master, take a rest. I brought some things with me."
Hagoromo, carrying the snacks in her hand, spoke up.
Wow, that's rare. You actually care about me now that I'm in the hospital?
Hiruzen Sarutobi joked as he stood up and slowly walked to the sofa.
"If you say that, I won't dare come here again."
Hagoromo Yi shook her head and took the contents of her bag out.
"It's alright, I'll have Asuma go and get you."
Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a chuckle.
Yu Yi's Hagoromo stiffened, after all, Asuma had taken the fall for her last time.
If Asuma were to actually call him, he'd better stay with his old man.
Then Hagoromo really lost face big time.
"Master, you're becoming increasingly disregard for your status; you're even capable of such shameless behavior."
As she spoke, Hagoromo poured out some tea and handed it to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
After taking it, Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head helplessly and said, "I've lived a whole life, can't I even relax a little now that I'm old?"
"Speak, what is it?"
"Oh, you guessed right!" Hagoromo said with a smile.
"I'd like to borrow someone from you, Master."
"Who is it?" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Hagoromo with curiosity, after all, this disciple had only mentioned wanting the Mirage Vapor Pearl last time.
She hardly ever spoke to him.
"Uh, Shisui," Hagoromo said, scratching the back of his head.
"Hmm? You have a direction for learning Senjutsu? No, you've already learned them?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback at first, then looked at Hagoromo with some disbelief.
After all, he knew Hagoromo's personality; unless he was certain of success, he was unlikely to come to him for Shisui's help.
"Yes, I opened the Summoning Scroll at home a few days ago, and it happened to contain Senjutsu, so I learned them all."
Hagoromo nodded without any hesitation.
After all, a summoning beast that can only be signed by Jonin is certainly not an ordinary one.
Since we already have Three Great Sage Lands, one more won't make a difference.
"You make it sound so easy."
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head with amusement, ever since Hagoromo became his apprentice.
There were some things he didn't pay much attention to, such as the spirit beasts that possessed Senjutsu powers.
With his knowledge, how could he not know that this was no ordinary spirit beast?
"Okay, Shisui!"
As soon as Hiruzen Sarutobi speaking, Shisui appeared directly in the office.
"These next few days, you stay with Hagoromo. Help him whenever he needs anything."
"Yes, Lord Hiruzen!"
Shisui knelt on one knee and responded directly.
Hagoromo held a teacup in her hands, sipping slowly and occasionally observing Shisui.
It seems like their mental state has improved?
No longer did he wear that worried expression; indeed, the water of the Naka River is not nourishing.
Hagoromo thought to herself.
Shisui Uchiha simply walked to the side, intending to follow Hagoromo when he left.
His eyes were also observing Hagoromo, comparing Hagoromo now to before.
It's become somewhat unpredictable.
You should know that a few months ago in the Naka River, Hagoromo was at most only slightly Chunin.
Now, however, Shisui had a vague feeling of danger.
"By the way, Master, is someone trying to cause trouble?"
Hagoromo asked Hiruzen Sarutobi.
After all, there are some things that need to be confirmed with the old man's decision.
"Ignore it. With your current abilities, I think they wouldn't succeed no matter who they send."
Hiruzen Sarutobi, on the other hand, seemed unconcerned, leisurely sipping his teacup while simultaneously sending his signal.
Hagoromo raised an eyebrow, meaning that he should just let himself go.
That's a good thing; at least we don't have to worry about the old man's feelings anymore.
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"Lord Hagoromo, how have you been lately?"
After leaving the Hokage Building, Shisui Uchiha, who was following behind Hagoromo, finally spoke.
Hagoromo turned around, pointed to herself, and said with a blank expression, "Are you calling me?"
"Yes." Shisui Uchiha nodded.
"Just call me by my name. I'm just a Chunin."
Hagoromo waved her hand in refusal.
I'm only seventeen years old and haven't accomplished anything significant, so I don't want Shisui to call me that.
Moreover, Shisui was about the same age as him.
Shisui Uchiha was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and slowly followed.
"I heard you haven't returned to your clan?"
Hagoromo asked curiously, indicating that she would be in need of this Genjutsu genius's help for the next few days.
It's better to be more familiar with each other.
"Yes, after all, I am now the Anbu Captain under the Hiruzen Generation Lord."
"Although things have changed within the clan, it's still necessary to avoid suspicion."
Yu Hagoromo glanced sideways at him, and the expression on Shisui Uchiha's face revealed that these were his true feelings.
"That's rare, and I hope you keep it up."
Hagoromo said calmly.
After all, Kotoamatsukami is a powerful weapon; Shisui Uchiha had used it once before, during the interrogation of Danzo.
More than a decade of cooling-off time should have been enough to extinguish some people's hopes.
"Yes." Shisui Uchiha simply nodded.
"Let's go, I'll have to trouble you these next few days."
Without saying another word, Hagoromo quickened her pace and led Shisui Uchiha to the training ground.
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In the training ground, Hagoromo began setting up Sealing Jutsu directly on the ground.
"Done."
Straightening up, Yu Yi glanced around before Hagoromo.
"Do you really need to go through all this trouble to set up your Genjutsu, meow?"
The Cat San San, watched from the side and thought this procedure was too troublesome.
Unlike the demon race, which possesses innate supernatural powers and can form a shape with a single thought.
"The problem isn't casting Genjutsu, but creating an infinitely looping, realistic environment."
Hagoromo began to explain.
"Infinite loop? What grudge could there be?" Cat San San was speechless upon hearing Hagoromo's words.
"..." Hagoromo stared at the Cat San San with dead fish eyes.
After a long pause, he spoke again, "I created this to allow people to immerse themselves in a scenario, enabling them to think strategically and make corresponding arrangements."
"It's like playing chess, only with real people."
"Teaching applications?" Cat San San was taken aback, then asked somewhat uncertainly.
"Ah, it's still in the experimental stage. It would be even better if it could feel completely realistic and achieve the effect of real combat."
Hagoromo nodded.
In this way, battle-hardened ninjas can be trained directly.
"Hmm, that's a good idea." Cat San San scratched its neck, but shook its head and said, "But, just fighting against thin air, it just feels weird, meow."
"Since you're so good at giving advice," Hagoromo said with a smile, looking at the Cat San San.
"Then we'll use you as our opponent for Naruto and the others' subsequent combat training."
"You bastard! Don't treat me like I'm not human!" Cat San San arched its back and roared angrily.
"It's alright, you weren't human to begin with," Hagoromo waved her hand and said.
"..." Shisui, standing to the side, felt a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.