New Disciple, the Aburame Clan and the Inuzuka Clan

The training ground was very lively.

Hizashi Hyuga, dressed in a kimono, watched the sparring on the field and said with a smile to Uchiha Miya beside him: "In the past, our Hyuga Clan relied too heavily on Nintaijutsu, neglecting other ninjutsu."

Uchiha Miya: "That was the Hyuga Clan's way of survival. The Hyuga system may not be strong, but it is very good at surviving."

Hizashi Hyuga: "In the end, the Byakugan has strong versatility."

Uchiha Miya: "The Byakugan and the Sharingan both have strong versatility. Mm, and also the physiques of the Senju and Uzumaki. Simply having a lot of Chakra is also very useful; with enough ninjutsu at your disposal, combat power rises linearly."

All were great clans left behind after the bloody slaughter of the Warring States period, layer by layer—there was a reason for it.

"A lot of Chakra... I'm really envious," Hizashi Hyuga said, pinching his chin in thought.

After all, the Byakugan wasn't great at boosting Chakra.

The Sharingan on the Uchiha side was somewhat better in that regard; it seemed that each upgrade increased Chakra by quite a bit.

"...Mm?" Uchiha Miya paused.

"What's wrong?"

"No, I was thinking of a Civilian Ninja. During the war, many Civilian Ninjas rose up, and they all followed Namikaze Minato. That guy should be on rotation this time too."

"Who?"

"Ogawa Gō. His Chakra is several times that of an ordinary Jonin. He's skilled in Earth Release and Water Release. Should I call it innovation... no, it's more like a revival. He created a ninjutsu that lets him adhere earth and stone to his body to form armor, increasing defense, and then steps on water currents to boost mobility."

"I never thought there was such a method."

"Yeah, in the end, it's a difference in thinking, just like how the Byakugan's usage has changed now."

The old Byakugan usage: see through the opponent's chakra pathways, then close in for taijutsu.

The current Byakugan usage: scout the surroundings, then throw kunai/Explosive Tags/ninjutsu from a distance.

And in the old days, ninjas wore armor.

But that slowed them down, and losing mobility made them targets on the battlefield, gradually evolving into the current style of not wearing armor to maintain mobility.

This was the first time someone had used Water Release to boost mobility.

"Only someone with that much Chakra can pull that off," Hizashi Hyuga said.

Then the two fell into silence.

"Ogawa Gō... could he be..."

"Mm, a Civilian Ninja. He was targeted by Root and became a test subject. Although only Namikaze Minato knows the specific details... with those traits, he's undoubtedly a descendant of the Senju Clan."

"Sigh... the Senju Clan." Hizashi Hyuga let out a sigh.

"They abandoned their surname, disbanded the clan, and in the end couldn't protect their own people, reduced to test subjects. I wonder what expression that 'Princess' would make if she found out... Hmph."

Uchiha Miya sneered.

Then he stood up and left.

"I'm going back. Sparring with Fugaku is what improves my level. You're not up to it."

Who asked you?

"Yes, yes..." Hizashi Hyuga smiled wryly and waved goodbye to Uchiha Miya.

Konoha, the wilderness.

Uchiha Aoi looked very displeased, but she obediently handled the barbecue.

And she was multitasking.

In a pot beside her, fish soup was boiling, and the water had been added by Ogawa Gō.

"A new member joins, so let's start with introductions," Ogawa Gō said with a smile.

"Inuzuka Bon..." A girl with wild, dusty-looking hair said, a large dog by her side.

"Aburame Suihei." Another youth, wearing sunglasses and a large robe that looked quite stylish, spoke quietly.

Both were from the Konoha Great Clans.

Su Nuo watched all this from inside Ogawa Gō's body.

It seemed that Ogawa Gō's excellent performance on the battlefield had also caught the interest of these great clans.

When he was an ordinary Jonin, his students were two civilians and one Uchiha loser.

Now that he was an Elite Jonin, he immediately gained two new students from the great clans.

Because a good teacher could have a great effect, bringing many benefits.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was proficient in the Five Elemental Ninjutsu and Fuinjutsu, and the Sannin he trained, as well as their students, were also skilled in Fuinjutsu.

And...

Sending children to train under powerful civilian ninja could trigger a low-probability event.

Namikaze Minato, as a "genius civilian ninja," had a student lineup consisting of: Kakashi, Rin, and Obito.

The Uchiha were a major clan, but Obito was the dead last.

The Hatake clan specialized in swordsmanship; they weren't a major clan, but they weren't civilians either.

And then there was Rin Nohara, who came from a civilian background.

Yet this student lineup belonged to the Fourth Hokage's disciples.

If Obito hadn't met with misfortune, he would have become a bridge between the Uchiha Clan and the Fourth Hokage.

This was like drawing a lottery.

In the world of Naruto, this kind of master-student inheritance was very common.

The First Hokage and Second Hokage had Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, as their student.

Then the Fourth Hokage was Hiruzen Sarutobi's grand-disciple.

If Rin Nohara hadn't died, she would have risen overnight, going directly from a civilian to a direct subordinate of the Fourth Hokage.

Now, Ogawa Gō's track record was the same.

After Ogawa Gō's strength increased, and due to the pressure of war, Konoha assigned him two more disciples.

Now.

Ogawa Gō's squad had five members—a configuration of three from major clans and two civilians, which was already quite high.

In truth, those two civilian ninja could almost be disregarded; it was essentially three disciples from major clans.

But for a civilian ninja like Ogawa Gō, whose political stats were basically zero, even if people were sent to him, they were only the mediocre members of their clans.

And that was indeed the case.

Inuzuka Bon and Aburame Suihei each belonged to two other squads, their teachers being two civilian jōnin.

They had died in the war.

Over the past month, Konoha ninja had suffered many casualties.

With their teachers gone, they needed to be reorganized, and it just so happened they were placed under Ogawa Gō.

"Introduction over. Then the second lesson will be combat." Ogawa Gō clapped his hands.

"Huh?"

Inuzuka Bon looked bewildered.

The Aburame beside her said nothing.

"2v2, a round-robin spar with shuffled teams." Ogawa Gō put his hands on his hips and grinned.

"What kind of training method is this? You're just trying to slack off!" Inuzuka Bon pointed at Ogawa Gō and shouted.

Biu!

A small pebble hit Inuzuka Bon, making her clutch her head and wail. The big dog beside her barked and also got hit by a pebble. One girl and one dog crouched down, holding their heads.

"Hurry up." Ogawa Gō's face turned stern.

"Damn it..."

After that, the five of them took turns sparring.

Ogawa Gō, meanwhile, used Earth Release to erect a podium on the side, casually made clay from water and earth, and molded a cheap trophy.

After a full day of round-robin sparring.

Ogawa Gō's five disciples were completely spent, not a single drop of chakra left.

But because of that, after they finished, they all had a fairly deep understanding of each other.

Still, some tempers had flared.

After all, they were all young and hot-blooded.

The rankings were very clear: Uchiha Aoi first, Aburame Suihei second, Inuzuka Bon third, Kujo Mutsuki fourth, Koizumi Subaru fifth.

Ogawa Gō laughed heartily: "Come on, I'm treating you all to a big meal. Then go back and rest well. Tomorrow, you five will head to the Hyūga training ground to fight a four-man team made up of Uchiha and Hyūga."

"Huh?!" The two civilian disciples had already turned white, as if about to spit out their souls.

"Me, fight an Uchiha? For real?" Inuzuka Bon shouted.

Aburame Suihei: "..."

Uchiha Aoi curled her lip: "This is just slacking off again, isn't it."

"Don't worry, I'll find opponents similar to you. After all, they have a youth group over there too, hahaha."

"And tomorrow, you'll also get to see your teacher's cool fighting form, you know."

"Hahaha!"

Ogawa Gō put his hands on his hips and laughed loudly.

"Idiot teacher..." Uchiha Aoi muttered quietly.

Then she got hit on the head by a small pebble.