My Name Is Kabuto, Kabuto Yakushi

Chapter 17: My Name Is Kabuto, Kabuto Yakushi

Training Ground Nine.

Shimura Danzō was still full of ambition.

However, Shimura Danzō soon realized a problem that was about to arise: he would likely encounter setbacks when teaching Akihara Kagura Wood Style Ninjutsu.

After all, most of the powerful Wood Style Ninjutsu Shimura Danzō had encountered originated from the jutsu formulas written by First Hokage Hashirama Senju on the Scroll of Seals.

But...

There was a major problem here.

When First Hokage Hashirama Senju cast ninjutsu, many techniques only required the same Snake hand seal, or even no hand seals at all...

What was he supposed to do?

It seemed...

What he had provided Akihara Kagura...

Was only the name of a technique.

Shimura Danzō remained very calm.

Shimura Danzō calmly formed a Snake hand seal.

Shimura Danzō calmly began teaching Akihara Kagura. "This ninjutsu is also a Wood Style Jutsu of the First Hokage. It only requires a Snake hand seal, and you must directly activate the chakra within your body..."

Shimura Danzō calmly added an explanation based on the relevant records in the Scroll of Seals. "The effect of this technique is to use the chakra within your body to transform the trees in the forest into a gigantic wooden dragon..."

"Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique!"

Shimura Danzō solemnly spoke the name of the technique!

"..."

Akihara Kagura felt like something was seriously wrong.

What the hell was this?

Was there any difference between this and when he had taught him Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence?

The same hand seal, the same teaching method...

Just a different name, and that meant he had taught two different ninjutsu?

Perhaps Shimura Danzō also felt a little embarrassed. He did not ask whether Akihara Kagura had learned it, instead taking the initiative to comfort the youngster.

"It's fine if you can't learn it right away."

Shimura Danzō appeared extremely composed as he spoke softly. "This technique is more difficult than Deep Forest Emergence. You need to practice it slowly on your own..."

"Yes..."

Akihara Kagura hesitated, finding it difficult to speak.

This was not a matter of whether the technique was difficult or not!

Lord Danzō, isn't your teaching method the problem here?

Yet this bizarre teaching method... was actually acknowledged by the system!

System Prompt: The Ninja Professor trait has activated. The host possesses the Wood Style Bloodline, has an SSS-rank chakra reserve, and the Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique currently being learned conforms to ninja theory. Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique learned successfully.

System Prompt: You have learned the new skill Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique.

Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique (Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Secret Technique. The caster uses the chakra within their body as the source of life, transmitting chakra into tree seeds. Lush trees form a gigantic wooden dragon covered in thorns, capable of binding enemies with extremely powerful restraining force. Enemies bound by the wooden dragon will have their chakra absorbed.)

Although...

He had a learning cheat...

It still did not seem quite right to say that he had learned it just like that, did it?

After all, there was already a serious problem with Shimura Danzō's teaching method. If he could still learn the Wood Dragon Technique, it would definitely arouse Danzō's suspicions...

"I'll try my best..."

Akihara Kagura raised a finger and asked softly, "Lord Danzō, is there any difference in how chakra is activated between the Wood Dragon Technique and the Deep Forest Emergence Technique?"

"..."

Shimura Danzō fell silent, thinking about how he should answer.

After all, he neither possessed the Wood Style Bloodline nor knew either of these Wood Style Ninjutsu...

Akihara Kagura seemed to sense that this question had put his superior in a difficult position, and immediately began thinking of a way to remedy it. The best way was undoubtedly to give his superior an opening to solve the problem!

In less than three seconds, Akihara Kagura immediately corrected his question and gave his superior a way out. "Lord Danzō, the Wood Dragon Technique might be a little difficult for me. Are there any other Wood Style Ninjutsu?"

"Yes!"

Shimura Danzō seemed to have found a way out.

Shimura Danzō immediately regained his confidence and slowly said, "Then this old man will teach you another Wood Style Ninjutsu. This technique was also created by the First Hokage..."

As Shimura Danzō spoke, he subconsciously began forming hand seals according to the records he had read in the Scroll of Seals. It was still the exact same Snake hand seal...

"..."

Shimura Danzō's fingers stiffened.

Even Shimura Danzō felt that his teaching method was going too far.

Shimura Danzō withdrew his fingers with an indifferent expression and rebuked him. "Practice properly during this period. Learn the Wood Dragon Technique this old man taught you first, then this old man will teach you a new technique..."

"..."

Akihara Kagura's expression immediately turned strange.

So he had taught him absolutely nothing!

He himself did not care about this awkward teaching method, so what was Shimura Danzō embarrassed about?

After one night, Shimura Danzō's work suddenly became quite busy.

Previously, Shimura Danzō had said that he would personally guide Akihara Kagura's cultivation and training. Now, he began making excuses and telling Akihara Kagura to practice ninjutsu by himself...

After all...

Shimura Danzō also knew that his teaching method was rather absurd.

Shimura Danzō did not expect Akihara Kagura to learn anything through his absurd teaching method. He merely had Root Organization members take turns watching him to ensure that he did not slack off.

For the time being, Shimura Danzō did not even want to meet Akihara Kagura, lest that child ask any more questions about Wood Style Ninjutsu.

Next time...

He would read through the Scroll of Seals once more before answering that child's questions.

A superior avoiding a subordinate's questions was not good for Akihara Kagura... If a superior and subordinate did not meet, it was easy for a crisis of trust to arise.

But...

For Akihara Kagura, this was an opportunity.

Perhaps he could use the excuse that he could not learn the Wood Dragon Technique to make Shimura Danzō bring him the Scroll of Seals!

Naturally.

This situation was not friendly to the Root Organization members.

With Shimura Danzō absent, Akihara Kagura ran wild.

The youngster only obeyed Lord Danzō's orders. He also did not allow other Root Organization members to call him by name. Anyone who dared call Akihara Kagura Kou would be hung from a tree.

This became a miserable task that rotated among them.

Until one spy who had just returned to the Root Organization Base to report in was ordered by an older member to take on this miserable task—go to Training Ground Nine and supervise Kou's training.

Training Ground Nine.

The ancient forest still stood upon this land.

Something strange seemed to be swaying within the forest, making one feel at any moment that there was some terror inside capable of devouring people. A bespectacled young man cautiously entered the forest.

Whoosh!

A branch suddenly shot out!

The young man swiftly twisted and leaped, trying to evade the branch's attack as he shouted, "Kou, I was sent here on orders..."

The branch's attack paused...

The next moment, countless branches and roots shot out!

The young man was instantly tied up and hung upside down from a large tree!

A youngster slowly emerged, calmly walking to his side. He reached out, grabbed the young man's head, and asked, "Who gave you permission to call me by the name Lord Danzō bestowed upon me?"

"Then how should I address you?"

The bespectacled young man was rather tactful.

"Call me Lord Kagura."

The youngster seemed entirely unconcerned with Root's restrictions and continued asking, "What is your name? How come I've never seen you in the base?"

"Kabuto."

The bespectacled young man calmly gave his full name.

"Kabuto Yakushi."

First update!

I kept thinking about how to bring Kabuto into the story...