Selecting Special Jonin

One morning a few days later.

Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the trees, casting dappled patterns, a beautiful sight.

Yei, as usual, woke up very early. After a quick wash and breakfast, he headed towards a certain location.

"What exactly is this mission? Could something have happened at the border again?" Yei frowned slightly, pondering as he walked.

Just yesterday, he had received a mission to gather at a training ground in Konoha today. Yei didn't know the specifics of the mission.

Border skirmishes weren't too serious at the moment, with the major countries exercising restraint. It probably wasn't a border issue.

He didn't dwell on it too much. He'd know what the mission was once he reached the meeting point.

"There are quite a few people..." The gathering point was already crowded. Yei estimated there were several dozen people, and more were arriving. The number would likely increase.

Yei didn't recognize many of them. They were of various ages, some even over twenty.

Of course, there were also some familiar faces from his class: Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, Anko Mitarashi, Genma Shiranui, Asuma, Hayate Gekko, Yuugao Uzuki...

Daisei and Nami from Yei's previous Ninja Squad were also present.

They spotted Yei and greeted him.

Yei walked over to his classmates, exchanged brief pleasantries, and then asked, "Why are so many people gathered? Is the village making a big move?"

Yei had already spread his senses and noticed that almost everyone present was a Chunin, which led him to some speculation.

Asuma, being the son of the Third Hokage, had the best information. He explained, "A big move? It's just that the village wants to select some Tokubetsu Jonin."

"Tokubetsu Jonin?" Several classmates were surprised.

Although Tokubetsu Jonin weren't true Jonin, they could lead a Ninja Squad into action during wartime.

They were ninja with a bit of authority.

Asuma looked around, then whispered mysteriously, "Of course, Tokubetsu Jonin is just a pretext. There are other reasons."

The others were intrigued and looked at Asuma. "What reasons?"

Asuma seemed to enjoy being the center of attention. He whispered smugly, "Didn't the Fourth Hokage just take office? Every Hokage needs their own Shadow Guard Squad. Traditionally, the Shadow Guard Squad is selected from the Anbu or the village's Jonin. But the Fourth Hokage plans to personally select and train a Shadow Guard Squad from the younger generation. This time, it's probably for that reason..."

Perhaps realizing he had said too much, he added, "Well, that's probably it..."

The Hokage's Shadow Guard Squad wasn't necessarily the strongest group of ninja in the village, but they definitely had better treatment.

In some ways, they were even above other Jonin. After all, as the Hokage's Shadow Guard Squad, they represented the Hokage in certain situations!

Their position and benefits were much higher than those of ordinary Jonin!

After hearing Asuma's words, the other classmates nodded. "I see."

Because of the war, the number of Jonin in the village had decreased sharply. The village needed to promote some people to replenish the Jonin ranks, hence the selection of Tokubetsu Jonin!

It was also to prepare for the Fourth Hokage to select a Shadow Guard Squad, killing two birds with one stone!

Genma Shiranui said, "In that case, the Fourth Hokage will probably watch this selection, right?"

Asuma wasn't sure. "Maybe. The Fourth Hokage mentioned this selection. Even if he doesn't come in person, the selection process will definitely be sent to his desk."

Yei's eyes flashed as he thought, If I remember correctly, in the original story, the Fourth Hokage's Shadow Guard Squad only had three members, and they had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique... Genma Shiranui seems to have been one of the Shadow Guard Squad members...

Yei glanced unobtrusively at Genma Shiranui beside him, speculating, The Fourth Hokage's Shadow Guard Squad is a good job, with a chance to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, a space-time Ninjutsu. If I could learn it... But there are also downsides. I'd have to constantly follow the Fourth Hokage to protect him. That's not free enough for me...

Thinking of this, Yei shook his head slightly. The Flying Thunder God Technique was good, but if the price was losing some freedom, Yei didn't want it.

"Shadow Guard Squad, that's even more impressive than Jonin!" Anko Mitarashi pursed her lips, her eyes full of longing.

Asuma also said, "I only know that the Fourth Hokage has this idea. As for whether the Shadow Guard Squad will be selected this time, I'm not sure..."

"Tch... I thought you knew everything!" Anko looked at Asuma and pouted. "Just bragging."

Asuma choked, glanced at Kurenai Yuhi, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she didn't look any different. He glared at Anko. "Anyway, I definitely know more than you guys!"

"Let's not talk about the Shadow Guard Squad. Even the competition for Tokubetsu Jonin is very difficult. Are you confident?" Genma Shiranui stepped in to smooth things over, a toothpick in his mouth. His tone wasn't very confident. "Just now, I saw people from the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan like Yei. People from two Bloodline Trait clans are here..."

"The Uchiha Clan? I heard there's a Shisui Uchiha who awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan around the age of ten? He even has a record of killing Jonin. He's a genius who isn't inferior to Kakashi!" Hayate Gekko wasn't a sickly person yet. He looked in one direction in the crowd, where the Uchiha Clan members were.

"Uchiha, Sharingan..." Might Guy also looked over. He considered himself Kakashi's lifelong rival, and Kakashi also had a Sharingan, so Might Guy paid some attention to the Uchiha Clan who possessed the Sharingan.

"Shisui Uchiha..." When Yei heard this name, he also looked over. Among the Uchiha Clan group, he saw a young man who wasn't very tall.

That person was none other than Shisui Uchiha!

Yei knew about Shisui Uchiha. After all, he had read the original story and knew that Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan ability—Kotoamatsukami—was simply a BUG-level Genjutsu.

He just didn't know if Shisui Uchiha had already awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.

However, thinking about Shisui Uchiha's age, Yei shook his head slightly. Shisui Uchiha was only about eleven years old now. How could he have awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan?

However, when his Observation Haki scanned Shisui Uchiha, Yei's eyes narrowed slightly. In his perception, Shisui Uchiha was hiding an extremely strong power!

It even gave Yei the feeling that if it erupted, everyone present would be no match for him...

Could he have already awakened the Mangekyo? Yei muttered, a little surprised. This feeling seemed genuine. Shisui Uchiha definitely possessed an extremely strong power within him!

Even he couldn't contend with it now!

And just as Yei's perception landed on Shisui Uchiha, Shisui seemed to sense something, turned his head to look at Yei, and met his gaze.

'Acute perception... he can even detect Observation Haki?' Yei was slightly taken aback, raising his evaluation of the Mangekyo Sharingan a bit.

Seeing Shisui look over, Yei simply nodded slightly to him.

Shisui also nodded in acknowledgment, then turned back, muttering to himself, 'The Hyuga Clan, that prying just now, was that the Byakugan? But that person didn't seem to activate the Byakugan...'

Just now, his acute senses had indeed felt someone prying, but of course, there was no malice in that prying, so he didn't take it to heart.

He just assumed that Yei was observing the surroundings and happened to land on him, and that his own perception was too sensitive, which was why he noticed Yei's gaze.

This was just a minor interlude.

As time passed, more and more people arrived to gather here, numbering over a hundred.