Team Six

After they sat down, Yichen gestured for the girl to sit down as well. Then he said, "Chiga, right? I think you should know why I came to see you. Didn't Senior Shinsuke also come to see you?"

Upon hearing Yichen mention Shinsuke, Chiga immediately understood what Yichen in her and quickly said, "I understand. Senior Shinsuke did come the day before yesterday. He said he didn't know what had happened to me. However, he said it should be a good thing, but he didn't know how to utilize my ability, so he didn't choose me as his disciple in the end."

Yichen said, "Yes, Senior Shinsuke recommended you to me. Tell me more about your situation."

Chiga nodded and said, "That day I accidentally stabbed Masajo. His blood splattered on my face, and some even got into my mouth. After a while, I felt his image kept appearing in my mind. I always felt like he was watching me from afar and wouldn't leave. I was a little scared, and I didn't get any rest for the next few days."

Yichen said, "In your perception, has his position relative to you changed?"

Chiga said, "Yes. When I first stabbed him, he was very close to me, but soon he moved further and further away. I thought he would just leave like that, but for some reason, he suddenly stopped moving and just stayed in that spot."

"It took him a long time to completely disappear."

Yichen thought for a moment and then asked, "Which direction is he in?"

Chiga blinked, not understanding what Yichen meant.

Yichen added, "In your perception, Masajo? You point to a direction in reality where that location is located."

Chiga thought for a moment, then pointed in one direction and said, "It should be that direction."

Yichen said, "Are you sure?"

Chiga thought for a moment and said, "There's no mistake, it's right there. The kitchen is in that direction. I haven't dared to go into the kitchen these past few days."

Yichen looked at Sakai and asked, "Was Masajo in the Ninja Hospital after he was injured?"

Sakai immediately replied, "Yes, he stayed in the hospital for two days. I visited him both days; there's no mistake."

After speaking, Sakai paused, looking in the direction Chiga had pointed—the direction of the hospital. He said incredulously, "Lord Tsuchikage, you mean Chiga can sense Masajo's location?"

Yichen nodded and said, "Give her a drop of blood, then find a place to hide. I'll bring her to you."

Without hesitation, Sakai took out a Senbon and pricked his finger, squeezing out a drop of blood.

Yichen said to Chiga, "Little Chiga, swallow this drop of blood, then sense your teacher and see if you can find him."

Chiga was a little flustered, but with the teacher and Tsuchikage present, she mustered her courage and ate it.

Then Yichen said to Sakai, "Go and hide."

"Yes," Sakai replied and then left.

Yichen looked at Chiga and asked, "Can you sense where your teacher is?"

Chiga closed her eyes and said, "It seems like it."

After she finished speaking, she pointed in a direction.

Yichen nodded and said, "We'll go find your teacher once he stops moving."

Ten minutes later, Yichen stood in front of Sakai with Chiga.

Sakai was surprised and asked, "Chiga, can you really track my location?"

Chiga, now realizing the usefulness of her ability, replied, "Yes, teacher."

Yichen said, "Alright, Chiga, from now on you are my disciple. Tomorrow I will officially go to the Ninja Academy to accept new students."

Upon hearing this, Chiga was overjoyed, feeling uneasy about where to put her hands. If Yichen and the other person hadn't been there, she probably would have jumped up.

Yichen smiled and said, "Alright, go back and rest. Don't worry, this is one of your special abilities, it's not a bad thing."

"Goodbye, Lord Tsuchikage; goodbye, teacher." Chiga said, then skipped away.

After confirming Chiga's abilities, Yichen returned to the Ninja Academy and observed the students on his list. He finally chose a student from the Regular Class named Sasagawa Ayumi, a student who excelled at drawing, creating vivid and lifelike works with remarkable speed.

Thus, Yichen's three disciples were chosen: Sokai Uchiha (Liangtiancheng Zhongxing), Chiga, Sasagawa Ayumi.

The next day, Yichen announced his chosen student list at the Ninja Academy, thus putting an end to the most pressing issue for this graduating class and also promoting the Will of Stone.

A few days later, Saka and Mei compiled a list of the commoner Jonin that Yichen had mentioned and summoned them to the Tsuchikage's Office. Yichen thanked them and then rewarded each of them with a B-rank Ninjutsu. Of course, the promotion of the Will of Stone was also indispensable.

After these Jonin dispersed, many of them chose to go to the Ninja Academy and recruit a group of disciples. This was something Yichen hadn't expected.

I don't know if it was the effect of my issuing B-rank Ninjutsu rewards, or the effect of my Will of Stone.

Although they gave away quite a few B-rank Ninjutsu, as long as two or three Jonin emerge from the disciples recruited this time, the village will not lose out.

That's a story for later. Right now, Yichen is leading Sokai and the other two in their first training session.

"Chiga, Ayumi, you two each have your own strengths, but we're not in a rush to develop those strengths. Let's focus on building a solid foundation first. So I won't teach you powerful Ninjutsu right away; we'll start with basic training." After saying that, Yichen devised a detailed training plan for the two of them.

Then Yichen said to Sokai, "Zhongxing, your situation is special. The Third Lord and Senior Kitsuchi should have given you a long period of basic training. Therefore, while conducting basic training, we also need to conduct specialized training."

"Come here, I'll break the seal for you first."

Sokai silently walked to the side with Yichen.

Yichen Hand Seals and pressed them against Sokai's brow. After a while, Yichen withdrew his hands and said, "Zhongxing, I have released the seal on your Sharingan. You can use the Sharingan from now on, but try not to use it except in front of your comrades and me. Your identity being exposed too early is not good for the Uchiha Clan."

Sokai Jie nodded, and then he immediately activated his Sharingan.

Chiga and Ayumi both looked at Sokai in surprise. The Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan? Our Iwagakure has members of the Uchiha Clan? Aren't the Uchiha part of Konoha? How come they're in our village?

The two were instantly filled with curiosity about the origins of Sokai.

Yichen said, "Zhongxing, if you want to tell your two companions about your matter, you can do so yourself later. I won't force you."

"This is the scroll your clan leader gave you last time. It records some of the Genjutsu) of your Uchiha Clan. Take a look at it when you have time, and feel free to ask me if you have any questions."

"The village had previously seized several pairs of Sharingan and conducted experiments on them. We've already seen the Genjutsu on this scroll and copied it into the village's Ninjutsu library."

"If your Uchiha Clan is ever wiped out, these Ninjutsu can be considered your clan's secret techniques, and the village will give you some contribution. But not now; you can't be too flashy right now."

After dealing with the matter of Sokai Sharingan, the two returned to their original spot.

Yichen looked at the three new disciples, smiled with satisfaction, and said, "Alright, you three can start training on your own now."

"Yes," the three responded, and then began training according to Yichen's arrangements.

The next day, Chiga and Ayumi the Training Ground, while Yichen was practicing Wind Release under the Little Chōmei Chakra Mode.

At this moment, Sokai suddenly stopped cultivating, walked to Yichen's side, and said, "Teacher Yichen, I want to talk to you."

Yichen nodded, ending the Seven-Tails Chakra Mode, and told Little Chōmei to go play with the Little Rhino Dog. Then he said to Sokai, "Let's sit down and chat over there."

"What do you want to say?" Yichen asked after the two sat down on a rock by the Training Ground.

"Teacher Yichen, is there really no hope for our Uchiha Clan?" Sokai asked, staring into Yichen's eyes.

Yichen looked at him and said, "Sokai, you should know that I am the Tsuchikage. Annihilation of the Uchiha Clan is beneficial to Iwagakure. I will not change my stance to help you."

"Unless you offer significantly greater benefits, I will not consider letting the Uchiha Clan go. Conversely, even if there is a real possibility of reconciliation Konoha High-ranking officials and the Uchiha Clan, I will not agree to it."

"I have a way to make them go to war immediately, and when that day comes, I won't hesitate for a second."

Sokai clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and remained silent, but his eyes had already turned bloodshot.

Yichen didn't urge him to Sokai. He waited until the man calmed down and closed his Sharingan before letting out a sigh. It was a bit of a pity that the Tomoe in his eyes hadn't changed. It seemed that this little bit of stimulation wasn't enough.

"Teacher Yichen, didn't the clan leader do anything? Was he just going to stand by and watch the Uchiha Clan Annihilated?" Sokai asked.

Yichen glanced at him. It seemed these past years hadn't been wasted; Sokai Jie must have been thinking about this too. This question had hit the nail on the head.

Fugaku Uchiha clearly realized that the Konoha High-ranking officials would take action, so why didn't he do anything? Shouldn't he, as the head of the Uchiha Clan, be the most anxious about this?

Yichen said, "Your clan leader is a strange genius, no, your entire Uchiha Clan is strange geniuses. Your clan leader felt that resistance would not change anything, so he chose to let nature take its course."

"He probably weighed the options and concluded that even if they resisted, the Uchiha Clan would still die and could not escape the fate of being wiped out. Since that was the case, he simply decided not to resist."

After thinking for Sokai said, "Teacher, what if the Iwa ninja intervenes? What if the Iwa ninja joins forces with our Uchiha Clan to fight against Konoha?"