Codename, Asura

The meaning of "standing alone" is not as simple as it sounds. (Free portal)

Therefore, shortly after Orochimaru finished speaking, Uchiha Yue, besides expressing his gratitude, really didn't know what to say.

In every ninja village in the Shinobi World, not all ninjas have the authority to stand alone. Just like the Jonin of Konoha, very few are truly capable of leading independently. Even Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki Uchiha Yue to work together on missions. Yet, Orochimaru, having served under Orochimaru for only about a year, was given the opportunity to Uchiha Yue independently, demonstrating just how much Orochimaru valued Uchiha Yue.

Moreover, to be able to stand on your own as an Anbu, you need more than just strength; seniority is also crucial!

Just like Hatake Kakashi in the original story, who had already earned the title of Jonin while in Minato Namikaze's team, Hatake Kakashi still had to start from the bottom as an Anbu, working his way up to become an Anbu leader and truly stand on his own. Right now, Orochimaru disregards Uchiha Yue's seniority and strength, giving him the opportunity to lead independently. Uchiha Yue can only silently thank Orochimaru.

At the same time, Uchiha Yue also saw Orochimaru's expectations of him, and he also strengthened his own beliefs in his heart.

That is, he, Uchiha Yue, absolutely cannot let Orochimaru down!

However, since Orochimaru wanted Uchiha Yue to take charge, he needed to assign him the position of Uchiha Yue Anbu leader. Currently, the Anbu under Orochimaru's command consisted of the elite of the elite, each member far surpassing Uchiha Yue in strength. Given Uchiha Yue's elite Chunin strength, even as Anbu leader, he probably wouldn't be able to command respect. However, whether Uchiha Yue could command respect was not Orochimaru's concern.

Now that Orochimaru has given Uchiha Yue the opportunity to stand on his own, if Uchiha Yue fails to seize it, Orochimaru will only feel disappointed, not help Uchiha Yue any further. After all, Orochimaru already showed great consideration by making Uchiha Yue the captain of the Anbu. Moreover, even if Uchiha Yue received Orochimaru 'Uchiha Yue help, he had also taught him for a long time Orochimaru; the two had already reconciled and were even, so Uchiha Yue had no need to offer further assistance.

Immediately afterwards...

After Uchiha Yue replied to Orochimaru summoned two Anbu and ordered them to serve under Uchiha Yue.

At this point, Uchiha Yue had acquired the identity of Anbu leader, and his role serving under Orochimaru had changed.

However, once Orochimaru disappeared from Uchiha Yue's sight, the two Anbu under Uchiha Yue's command completely disregarded him. They simply didn't make it too obvious, silently watching Uchiha Yue the sidelines. Presumably, these two Anbu also wary of Orochimaru's words, so they didn't directly confront Uchiha Yue, intending to give him a hard time and force him to resign from his position as Anbu Uchiha Yue.

Unfortunately, Uchiha Yue was never one to back down easily, so the hopes of those two Anbu were destined to be dashed.

Then, looking at the two Anbu in front of him, a slight smile appeared on Uchiha Yue's face, hidden beneath his mask. Uchiha Yue then said to the two Anbu, "We've been working together on missions for almost a year now. So, I don't think I need to introduce myself, right? However, you two should introduce yourselves briefly, so it will be easier for us to work together on missions in the future. Now, please introduce yourselves, seniors!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing Uchiha Yue's words, the two Anbu nodded in a formulaic manner.

Then, one of the Anbu said, "Captain, my code name is Stream. Nice to meet you."

As soon as one of the Anbu finished speaking, another Anbu introduced himself, "Captain, my code name is Pinewood, nice to meet you."

"A code name?"

After the two Anbu introduced themselves, a cold smile crept onto Uchiha Yue's lips. He clearly understood their intentions. The reason they hadn't revealed their real names was to give Uchiha Yue a hard time. Undoubtedly, if it weren't for Uchiha Yue 'Uchiha Yue Orochimaru, those two Anbu probably wouldn't have paid Uchiha Yue Anbu attention at all.

Now, those two Anbu felt that they were already giving Orochimaru face by revealing their own codenames.

However, the two Anbu members never expected that, right after they introduced their codenames, Uchiha Yue said in a cold voice, "Alright, Stream, Pinewood, from now on we're members of the same team. I hope we can cooperate well. And since you've both given your codenames, as the team leader, I also need to introduce myself. From now on, when we work together, you'll need to call me by my codename, not my real name."

"From this day forward, my codename will be: Asura!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a faint killing intent appeared on Uchiha Yue's body, causing the gazes of the two Anbu, Pinewood and Stream, to become serious.

Because when Uchiha Yue unleashed his killing intent, he actually used his own spiritual energy. It's important to know that Uchiha Yue's spiritual energy is extremely powerful, especially after absorbing the power of the Monster Ido; his spiritual energy is now capable of overwhelming even Jonin-level ninjas. Therefore, the moment Uchiha Yue released his killing intent, both Anbu, Stream and Pinewood, felt a faint pressure, forcing them to take the young Uchiha Yue seriously.

Seeing that he had established his authority effectively, Uchiha Yue's smile deepened.

However, just as Uchiha Yue was about to continue establishing his authority in front of the two Anbu, Stream and Pinewood, Orochimaru unexpectedly summoned Uchiha Yue and the others over.

The reason Orochimaru ordered Uchiha Yue the others to go was to assign them a task.

At this moment, neither Uchiha Yue nor the two Anbu, Stream and Pinewood, expected Orochimaru's mission to arrive so quickly. After all, Uchiha Yue and his group were only a newly formed team, and carrying out a mission so soon undoubtedly indicated an intention to train them. Therefore, when Orochimaru instructed Uchiha Yue and the others to go on the mission, Uchiha Yue abandoned his idea of continuing to establish his authority and prepared to complete the task assigned by Orochimaru.

At the same time, the two Anbu, Stream and Pinewood, looked at Uchiha Yue with a different gaze.

Even Stream and Pinewood couldn't help but wonder why Orochimaru valued Uchiha Yue so much.