"Children, tell me, what's our motto?"
"Strengthen the village through science! Empower the village through talent!"
"Very good!"
Yakushi Nonō was holding the regular morning assembly.
Xuanhui had taught her all of this. Apart from survival, the children's education was the orphanage's top priority!
For most ordinary shinobi and villagers, acquiring knowledge, broadening their horizons, and expanding their thinking were the most important foundations for making their way in life.
Children with innate talent, such as Kabuto Yakushi and Kimimaro Kaguya, would be entered into the Konoha Outstanding Talent Development Database.
At present, Xuanhui was responsible for managing that database.
In other words, with both Jiraiya and Orochimaru away, Xuanhui was helping oversee education and scientific research at the same time.
On the education front, his student Shisui Uchiha had demonstrated exceptional aptitude as a shinobi.
Combined with Fugaku Uchiha's personal recommendation, his decision to entrust even his eldest son to Xuanhui, and other such gestures, this made the people of Konoha recognize Xuanhui's qualities as a teacher.
For a while, everyone wanted to send their children to Xuanhui for training!
Then one widow said that, for the sake of her child's future, she was willing to sell herself to Xuanhui.
Pakura lost her composure on the spot!
She went to Minato that very night and asked him to issue an order.
From then on, no one was allowed near Xuanhui's courtyard.
Unless Xuanhui personally requested someone by name, no one was allowed to bring their children to his door!
Only then could Xuanhui settle down and focus on his experiments.
Still, making a name for himself was a good thing. If someone he recognized turned up in the future, he could go straight to their door and ask for them.
Mentally exhausted, Xuanhui sighed and sat down to one