Inside the ANBU headquarters, Tsunade, dressed in Konoha jonin attire, had long been waiting there.
At the Third Hokage's instruction, she was still responsible for teaching Indra and Mikoto.
"Although I'm still your teacher, don't celebrate too soon."
Tsunade stood with her arms crossed, smiling at the two of them.
The next moment, the masked Elephant appeared before Indra.
"You have more than one teacher. By the Hokage's order, I have come to instruct you."
"Put on your masks from now on. You may only remove them when you leave the headquarters and have no mission."
Elephant's cold voice carried over, leaving no room for negotiation.
Those were the ANBU rules. Indra and Mikoto immediately put on their masks.
As they headed deeper into the headquarters, Tsunade began explaining the ANBU's personnel structure.
"Aside from the captain and vice-captain, the ANBU is divided into four squads, each with seventeen members.
Each squad has a squad leader and four teams under them. Every team consists of four ninjas: one team leader and three members.
You are ANBU team members now and must undergo systematic ANBU training."
At that moment, Elephant, who was leading the way, continued Tsunade's explanation. "First, you must undergo an entry test to see whether you are qualified to become proper ANBU members."
He pointed at the cells ahead, where two Sunagakure ninjas were imprisoned.
They were Hidden Sand prisoners captured by Konoha. All the intelligence they knew had already been tortured out of them, so the ANBU was putting them to use one last time.
"They both possess chunin-level strength. Only by killing them can you truly become ANBU members."
Under Elephant's scrutinizing gaze, Indra's expression remained unchanged, while Mikoto looked somewhat nervous.
"Don't fail at something like this. Go on." Tsunade offered them a word of