Building the Land of Demons Branch

Yichen didn't intend to pay too much attention to the affairs of the Sunagakure Village. Instead, he asked about Orochimaru's establishment of the ninja village.

"Ikura, has Orochimaru's ninja village been completed? Where exactly is it located?" Yichen asked, looking at the map.

Ikura didn't answer Yichen's question, but said expressionlessly, "Whether he finishes building it or not, don't even think about going to the Land of Whirlpools. Right now, everyone in the Ninja World is on edge; don't give anyone else a chance."

"To prevent any accidents, I specifically warned the Third Lord, who is traveling abroad, to be careful. So don't go out and cause trouble. What if Konoha finds out that you went to Uzushio Village alone Jiraiya?"

Yichen sighed inwardly. He was becoming increasingly humble in front of the High-ranking officials, and leaving the village was now more than twice as difficult as before.

With his eyes darting around, Yichen said, "Ahem, how's the site selection for the Land of Demons Branch going? The Third Hokage personally oversaw the construction of the Land of Snow Branch, so I'll supervise the construction of the Land of Demons Branch."

"The Land of Demons is closer to the Land of Wind, so its security requirements are even higher. I'm not comfortable with my subordinates. I plan to make another trip to the Land of Demons myself."

Hearing Yichen earnestly make excuses, Ikura sighed inwardly. They, the higher-ups, were helpless against Yichen 'Yichen restless nature and could only respond to his frivolous smiles with indifference.

However, this tactic is becoming less and less effective, as Yichen's shamelessness is growing day by day.

Now that Yichen had found a legitimate reason, there was no way to stop him. So Ikura said, "Going to the Land of Demons is fine, but you must bring a ninja who can summon sharks. You must maintain uninterrupted communication with the village."

Yichen immediately agreed to this small matter.

With Ikura's agreement, persuading the other advisors became much easier.

A few days later, the site selection for the Land of Demons Branch was completed, and Yichen led a large group of ninjas to the Land of Demons to build the new branch.

Having learned from the first experience, Ming assigned many professional talents to Yichen's team and allocated a large amount of materials needed for the construction of the branch in one go.

Yichen also met Kawazoe Yura and Atsumi Akino, who were special talents, in the group. One of them was in charge of setting up the branch's barrier, and the other was in charge of setting up the Teleportation Array.

This team was extremely large; the Iwagakure even included ninjas responsible for suppressing bandits within the Land of Demons.

Not counting the transport personnel, there were several hundred ninjas.

Yichen stood at the village entrance, nodded to Ikura and the others, and then led the group to set off.

Since the journey was long and fraught with danger, Yichen naturally took his three new disciples with him. Of course, the official mission was still to escort them.

Standing beside Yichen, watching the energetic and bustling Sokai, Chiga, and Sasagawa Ayumi Atsumi Akino and Kawazoe Yura exchanged a glance, both inwardly criticizing their teacher.

However, before long, the two noticed that there was one more person bustling around in the group. No, it was a group, a group of Uzumaki Riori.

Uzumaki Riori was once again assigned to Yichen's team. However, Uzumaki Riori's main task this time was not to escort this large team, but to travel to the Land of Demons participate in the bandit suppression mission there.

So now Uzumaki Riori has nothing to do, and seeing how seriously Sokai and the other two are completing their tasks, she very willingly joins in.

Atsumi Akino helplessly pulled over Uzumaki Riori and asked, "Are you the real one?"

Uzumaki Riori had been pulled back, was overjoyed to see Atsumi Akino. She went up and hugged Atsumi Akino, rubbing her head against Atsumi Akino's body, clearly delighted.

Atsumi Akino sighed and asked again, "Riori, are you the real Riori?"

Uzumaki Riori shook her head matter-of-factly and said, "I'm not!"

Atsumi Akino was speechless, thinking to herself, "Why are you hugging me so affectionately with a Shadow Clone?"

"Let your real body come here." After saying that, Atsumi Akino clenched her fist and punched Uzumaki Riori in the stomach.

Bang!

The Uzumaki Riori in front of her vanished instantly, and a moment later, Uzumaki Riori real form Fenghuo to Atsumi Akino's side. Before she even arrived, her delighted voice rang out. "Akino, you're here too!"

Atsumi Akino sighed and said, "Riori, aren't you in the Anbu? Don't you need to hide your identity anymore?"

"No need, our mission hasn't even started yet," Uzumaki Riori said.

Atsumi Akino was even more speechless. You haven't even carried out a mission, yet you're working so hard? However, Atsumi Akino didn't ask Uzumaki Riori to dispel the Multiple Shadow Clones. This girl has boundless energy; it's fine if she wants to do more work.

Since Uzumaki Riori joined the Anbu, the two have had fewer opportunities to meet. Since they finally managed to get together, Atsumi Akino decided to have a good chat with her and give the silly girl some pointers.

However, Atsumi Akino's plan was destined to fail, as Uzumaki Riori's attention was quickly drawn to the Little Rhino Dog and Little Chōmei.

Since the temple incident, Uzumaki Riori hasn't fought the two Tailed Beast again. Seeing them again, and with no mission to complete, Uzumaki Riori is completely preoccupied with Atsumi Akino.

Watching Fenghuo Uzumaki Riori to Yichen's side to challenge the two Tailed Beasts to a duel, Atsumi Akino deeply doubted the effectiveness of her teacher's plan to send Uzumaki Riori to the Anbu for training.

Yichen's feelings were similar to those of Atsumi Akino. Although Uzumaki Riori was right next to him chatting with the Little Rhino Dog, Yichen seriously doubted whether the silly girl had even seen him.

Yichen thought for a moment, then walked over to Uzumaki Riori and said with a smile, "Little Riori."

Hearing someone call her name, Uzumaki Riori looked up in confusion, then exclaimed with delight, "Teacher Yichen, you're here too!"

Upon hearing Yichen's smile grew even more amiable, "Riori, come here, let your teacher teach you a Ninjutsu."

Upon hearing this, Uzumaki Riori's bright smile froze. Why? Why did she have to learn Ninjutsu again? Wasn't our team disbanded? Didn't I join the Anbu?

Yichen took out a Ninjutsu Scroll of the Great Fireball Jutsu and forcefully shoved it into Uzumaki Riori. He then solemnly said, "Little Riori, this Ninjutsu is a unique Unique Technique of the Uchiha Clan, the number one clan in the Ninja World. You must learn it well!"

Holding the scroll, Uzumaki Riori stared blankly at Yichen. Suddenly, she felt the whole world slowly drifting away from her. All that remained by her side was coldness and darkness.

Until, Atsumi Akino couldn't bear it anymore and came over to take Uzumaki Riori's hand.

When Uzumaki Riori came to her senses and saw that it was Atsumi Akino, she immediately hugged her and burst into tears. While crying, she pointed a finger at Yichen, but she was too choked up to say a word.

The girl was truly heartbroken; one sentence from the devilish teacher had completely ruined her good mood. It felt like she was back in Team Five, constantly learning Ninjutsu.

Atsumi Akino gently Uzumaki Riori's back and said, "Riori, I understand. Let's analyze how to train Ninjutsu together."

Uzumaki Riori nodded, finally managing to stop crying.

Then the two of them went to the side to study the Great Fireball Scroll that Yichen had given them. Atsumi Akino had never learned Fire Release, but there was no other way. With Uzumaki Riori's intelligence, she probably wouldn't even be able to understand the Ninjutsu Scroll without her help.

After the silly girl finally figured out how to practice Ninjutsu with the help of Atsumi Akino, Yichen came over and had Uzumaki Riori create Shadow Clone so that the many Shadow Clones could practice together.

Soon, Uzumaki Riori cheered up again.

Every time the large group takes a break, you can always see this speechless scene.

Hundreds of Uzumaki Riori gathered around the makeshift camp and began a competition to see who could learn the Great Fireball Jutsu first.

Uzumaki Riori was having a blast playing with her Shadow Clone all by herself, giving the impression of a group of the Ninja Academy students practicing Ninjutsu together.

Atsumi Akino felt that her words of comfort had been a complete waste of breath.

Uzumaki Riori's boundless energy was the envy of everyone who saw her.

In particular, Sokai, who desperately wanted to improve his strength quickly, longed to train like Uzumaki Riori. However, the Uchiha Clan was not known for its Chakra reserves, so he could only watch with envy.

Seeing Sokai's expression, Yichen didn't offer any words of comfort. Instead, he inquired about Sokai's Sharingan training. The amazing Uchiha didn't need their thoughts to be understood.

"Teacher Yichen, I have become proficient in using the general functions of the Sharingan. In my sparring with Chiga and Ayumi, I have been able to use the Sharingan to predict their Taijutsu attacks."

Yichen nodded and said, "Very good. Whenever I have free time, I will create a Shadow Clone to help you practice your Sharingan."

Sokai nodded, his eyes full of anticipation.

Yichen then asked, "How's your Sharingan Genjutsu practice going?"

Sokai said, "Genjutsu given by the Clan Leader Fugaku comes in all levels, but I've only learned one that can be cast when I Single-Tomoe."

Yichen nodded. He knew how talented Sokai Yichen was. He had already done his best to learn a Genjutsu that was no less than C-level in this short period of time.

After thinking for a moment, Yichen One-handed Hand Seals and created a circle of Earth Wall around the two of them, then said, "Use your Sharingan Genjutsu on me."

Sokai nodded, activated his Sharingan, and met Yichen's eyes directly, then cast Genjutsu on Yichen.

Yichen nodded in approval of Sokai's speed in casting Genjutsu. Although it was still a bit clumsy, it was highly likely that Genin would fall for it. It already had some of the feel of the Sharingan Genjutsu that Yichen had seen in the original work.

Even Uchiha Sharingan Genjutsu charging up; it's not instantaneous from the start. It's just that in the original story, only a few Uchiha with special abilities remained, allowing them to create Genjutsu with a mere glare of their eyes. This creates the illusion of instantaneous activation.