Uzuki Yugao

The next day, early morning.

Iruka arrived at the Hokage Office bright and early to report that Su Yu had mastered the Shadow Possession Technique.

The Third Hokage listened, then offered a faint smile.

"Rest assured, the Nara Clan will not pursue this matter."

"Then I can set my mind at ease."

Iruka let out a sigh of relief.

"Go and tell Su Yu that there is no need to hide the Shadow Possession Technique. It is a secret art; even if others know the training method, many are still unable to master it," the Third Hokage said with a smile.

"Understood." Iruka bowed and left the Hokage Office.

The Third Hokage watched the door close.

"Go and bring Nara Shikaku here."

"Yes." A figure vanished silently.

This was an Anbu operative from the Hokage's personal guard.

When Su Yu arrived at the academy.

The other students wearing their headbands had already arrived.

Naruto Uzumaki saw Su Yu and greeted him with a smile.

Su Yu gave a slight nod.

Today was the day of graduation and team assignments.

As someone who knew the plot, the only thing Su Yu was curious about was which team he would be assigned to.

The protagonist's team was naturally out of the question.

The Reconnaissance Squad and the Ino-Shika-Cho were even more impossible.

Su Yu sat in his seat, looking out the window.

Before long.

The first Chunin arrived and called out the names of three Genin.

The three Genin hurried to follow.

Immediately after, the second Chunin appeared.

Watching the number of students in the classroom dwindle, Su Yu's expression turned subtle.

By the time Asuma appeared and took away the Ino-Shika-Cho.

The expression on his face grew even more puzzled.

Because there were only seven people left in the classroom.

One was the protagonist's team, and the other was the Reconnaissance Squad.

A few minutes later.

Kurenai Yuhi appeared and took away the Reconnaissance Squad.

Only four people remained in the classroom.

Haruno Sakura couldn't help but glance at Su Yu.

At this very moment, she was also feeling quite nervous.

Among the four of them, one would inevitably be left without a team.

Perhaps because the atmosphere felt off, even Naruto Uzumaki, who had intended to prank the new teacher, sat obediently in his seat.

A dozen minutes later.

Kakashi opened the door.

"You three, come with me."

He was referring to Naruto Uzumaki, Haruno Sakura, and Uchiha Sasuke.

As Naruto Uzumaki and Haruno Sakura left, they glanced back at Su Yu.

"???" Su Yu.

What was going on?

Could it be that they had forgotten about him?

Or was it that because the numbers didn't add up, he was the one to be excluded?

Su Yu stared at the closed classroom door.

After a long while.

He prepared to stand up and leave.

The classroom door was pushed open.

A purple-haired woman walked into the classroom.

"Follow me," she said to Su Yu.

Su Yu was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed.

As they stepped out of the classroom door.

He finally realized what was happening.

He had been assigned to the Anbu.

The training grounds of Konoha.

"I am Uzuki Yugao, a Special Jonin of the Anbu. When I was carrying out a mission with your parents, we were discovered by the enemy. Your parents died protecting our retreat. I learned of your situation from the Hokage, and I specifically requested to become your teacher. I will not leave your side until you become a Chunin," Uzuki Yugao said slowly.

Su Yu opened his mouth.

Then, he bowed deeply.

"Teacher Uzuki Yugao, please take care of me."

"I know that you have very little experience in taijutsu, so let's start with that. Come and attack me," Uzuki Yugao nodded and said.

Su Yu straightened up and attacked Uzuki Yugao directly.

His taijutsu was at an entry level, equivalent to that of a pre-Genin.

Uzuki Yugao dodged his attacks with ease.

Needless to say, the gap between a Special Jonin and a newly graduated Genin was immense.

After Su Yu had been attacking for several minutes.

"That's enough, stop," Uzuki Yugao interrupted Su Yu's assault.

Su Yu stopped and looked at her.

"Your taijutsu needs improvement. The most obvious issue is your lack of stamina; this is a fatal weakness. To master taijutsu, you must first train your body. This is a training method for taijutsu-specialist ninjas, and here is the training method for Konoha-Style Kenjutsu. If you are interested, you can practice the taijutsu first, then the swordsmanship," Uzuki Yugao said as she took out a scroll and handed it to Su Yu.

"Thank you, Teacher Uzuki Yugao." Su Yu took the scroll with a look of pleasant surprise.

Although Yakushi Kabuto had also given him a taijutsu training method, what Uzuki Yugao had given him was the training method specifically for taijutsu-specialist ninjas.

The greatest characteristic of a taijutsu-specialist ninja is that their taijutsu is extremely powerful, far surpassing that of ordinary ninjas.

The method Yakushi Kabuto gave him was for an ordinary ninja, while Uzuki Yugao's was for a taijutsu specialist; the difference between the two was significant.

"My specialty is Konoha-Style Kenjutsu. If you also wish to practice swordsmanship, study the Konoha-Style Kenjutsu training method carefully. I will give you one week to train your taijutsu. After one week, I will evaluate you. If you pass the assessment, you will be able to carry out official missions," Uzuki Yugao said softly.

"Yes, I will definitely train hard," Su Yu replied earnestly.

"Come here on the morning of the day after one week," Uzuki Yugao said, then vanished.

Su Yu put away the scroll and headed toward his home.

In Su Yu's bedroom.

He looked at the symbols recorded on the paper.

This was the formula for the Flying Thunder God.

Unfortunately, to practice the Flying Thunder God Technique, one must first master the Body Flicker Technique.

The Body Flicker Technique is considered a prerequisite for a Jonin.

For Su Yu to learn the Body Flicker Technique, he would at least need to reach the Chunin level to be qualified.

As for whether he could learn the Flying Thunder God Technique?

That would depend entirely on luck.

Putting away the Flying Thunder God formula, Su Yu opened the scroll Uzuki Yugao had given him.

After reading through it once, he sighed.

"As expected of a training method for taijutsu-specialist ninjas."

The physical exertion required by this training method far exceeded his own workouts, but since it was a method developed by taijutsu-specialist ninjas, it was foreseeable that the more he suffered, the stronger he would become.

Su Yu put the scroll away and left his home.

He needed to go buy some weighted gear.

Over the next few days.

Su Yu woke up early every day to train, and he never returned home before midnight.

In addition to practicing taijutsu, he was also training in the Shadow Possession Technique and the Three Body Technique.

Perhaps due to the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan, he felt his chakra increasing every time he woke up in the morning.

His training seemed to be activating the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan.

To be safe, he did not activate his Sharingan anywhere outside of his room; only when he returned home at night would he activate it to observe his training.

Of course, he had not forgotten about his achievements.

Tree Climbing and Water Surface Walking went without saying, and the Shadow Possession Technique had also reached the introductory level; the achievement for defeating a Genin had been marked as completed the moment he defeated Mizuki.

The only troublesome part was killing ten wild beasts.

With his strength, killing wild beasts was not a problem, but the issue was that wild beasts were extremely rare in the forests near Konoha.

After all, the village was mostly populated by ordinary people, and to ensure their safety, Konoha ninjas would periodically clear out the beasts in the forest.

This meant that to complete this achievement, he would have to travel much further away.