Codename Aizen (Seeking collection and recommendations!)

An uninvited guest arrived at Sosuke's residence.

Sosuke, who had been fast asleep, suddenly woke from his dreams. He sat up and stared at the Root ninja who had appeared before him.

A masked woman with purple hair stood straight before his bed. Her figure was quite slender, and her ninja attire made her appear highly capable.

The crimson mask she wore depicted a Japanese demon—a Hannya.

Her voice was cold and detached as she spoke.

"Sosuke, by the order of Lord Danzo, I am to bring you to the Root organization."

Sosuke looked at her and chuckled with a gentle expression.

"Leaving so early? Could you at least let me wash up?"

The female ninja wearing the Hannya mask: "..."

Soon, Sosuke finished washing up and got dressed.

His brown, shaggy hair was fluffy atop his head, and he wore a white Shinigami Robe. Kyoka Suigetsu was tucked diagonally into his sash. Aside from the black glasses on his face that seemed out of place, he looked quite handsome.

Watching Sosuke, the female ninja seemed to hesitate for a moment. Finally, under Sosuke's smiling and puzzled gaze, she stepped forward and formed hand seals.

"Poof!"

At her summons, a pile of various masks appeared before Sosuke.

"Choose one. From today on, you will be a member of Root. You will have no name, only a codename."

She looked at Aizen and said coldly.

Sosuke was startled, but he did not hesitate. He glanced at the masks, reached out, and grabbed one at random. It turned out to be a blue demon mask.

Seeing that Sosuke had chosen his mask, the female ninja put the others away and said coldly.

"From today on, you will follow my squad. My codename is Hannya. You should think of a codename for yourself as well. Aside from myself and Lord Danzo, no one in Root will know your real name. Everyone is to be addressed by their codename."

Hearing this, Sosuke looked down at the mask and made a decision in his heart.

He gently raised his head, revealing a very amiable and kind smile.

"In that case, my codename shall be Aizen."

As he spoke, he put the mask on his face.

Seeing Sosuke put on the mask, Hannya turned around and led him toward the Root base.

Sosuke naturally followed closely behind.

Before long, the two arrived at the gloomy underground stronghold.

Sosuke had followed Hannya calmly from start to finish. Even upon seeing this massive underground base, he felt no surprise, though the glint in his eyes seemed to reveal his inner thoughts.

Root, is it? Another Konoha intelligence organization independent of the Anbu!? How does the Third Hokage tolerate such an organization? How many high-ranking officials in the village are aware of this? And do those few clans know too much about Root?

Everything seems to be getting more interesting...

He did not meet Danzo; instead, he simply registered his identity under Hannya's guidance.

Codename: Aizen. Strength: Chunin.

Along with other such information.

Then, Hannya brought Sosuke to a Scroll Room.

For some reason, her attitude toward Sosuke seemed rather strange. She said in a cold voice.

"This is per Lord Danzo's instructions. This place holds some rather precious ninjutsu and forbidden scrolls. You only have today to study them. Starting tomorrow, you will accompany me to complete some missions."

After speaking, she turned to leave, as if she did not wish to see Sosuke any longer.

However, Sosuke looked at her and said softly.

"That won't be necessary. The ninjutsu and forbidden arts here are not quite suitable for me."

That was true. Sosuke possessed Kido, which was in no way inferior to ninjutsu. Using his chakra to cast Kido was far more cost-effective than using it for ninjutsu. Through the explanations Kyoka Suigetsu had given him over the past few days, he knew that if he could master those high-level Kido, they would absolutely be capable of crushing S-rank forbidden arts. Therefore, he did not want to bite off more than he could chew.

Hearing his words, Hannya's attitude toward him seemed to grow even colder; it felt as if one could sense the chill in her eyes through the mask.

But Sosuke did not mind, still facing her with a gentle smile.

Hannya's voice was stiff as she spoke.

"Is that so, Aizen? Since that is what you think, then come with me on a mission today!"

At this moment, she could no longer tolerate this brat who was always smiling! She wanted to teach him a lesson!!

As for her uncle's instructions, she no longer had any desire to follow them!

She had always been looked down upon by her uncle, and she was already deeply dissatisfied when she heard that he actually thought highly of a civilian brat and intended to take him as a disciple.

Furthermore!

The news she received yesterday was that this brat had injured the Root members sent to fetch him, and in the end, her own uncle had to go and find him in person!

All of this made Shimura Kazumi feel deeply indignant, to the point where she couldn't stand the sight of Sosuke!

Fine, since you refuse to accept the kindness of my uncle, who instructed you to train in ninjutsu here, then you shall come with me to carry out some assassination missions! I want to see just how much a brat who just graduated from the ninja academy can actually accomplish!

Thinking this to herself, Shimura Kazumi walked out of the Scroll Room with a cold face. Although Sosuke wore a mask, he followed closely behind with a smile on his face.

Before long, they received a B-rank mission.

After reading the mission briefing, Shimura Kazumi accepted the task and tossed the scroll to Sosuke.

After catching it, Sosuke carefully examined the details.

Exterminate a group of bandits hiding at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth.

Although it looked like a very ordinary mission on the surface—one that could be handled by any ninja in the village—there were actually reasons why it had to be handled by Root.

The reason was!

That group of bandits was actually an intelligence organization mixed with ninjas from other countries. The mission briefing did not specify which village they belonged to, but it could be inferred that their strength was not particularly formidable.

They had simply been hovering around the outskirts of Konoha Village, verifying the credibility of information by purchasing news and hijacking passing travelers.

Such an existence fundamentally endangered the interests of the village, yet they could not be openly eliminated by Konoha ninjas. This was the moment for Root to play its part.

Beyond safeguarding the village's internal intelligence operations, Root was also required to get involved in clearing out such eyes from other nations.

Without hesitation, since the opponent's strength was not particularly formidable, the two began their journey.

The pair left Konoha Village via a special secret passage.

Outside, the dappled sunlight spilled onto the shade of the trees, casting tiny beams of light that felt very comfortable when they shone upon one's body.

Walking along the road, Sosuke felt quite at ease.

This was Sosuke's first time leaving Konoha Village, and it was also his first mission.

What would the outcome be?