Uchiha Rogge

The next day, sunlight streamed through the window and fell across Rogge's face.

He slowly woke up, the lingering afterglow of his passionate night with Tsunade still remaining in his mind.

After washing up, Rogge headed out.

Today was his first day reporting to the Konoha ANBU.

The ANBU member code-named Tiger, wearing a cat-faced mask, was already waiting for him at the door.

"Rogge, let's go. I'll take you to the ANBU base, let you get familiar with the place, and brief you on a few things to watch out for."

Tiger's voice was still as muffled as ever.

"Alright. I've been wanting to see what the legendary ANBU base looks like."

Rogge looked extremely interested.

The two moved one after the other, sneaking along the way until they finally reached the entrance to the ANBU's underground base.

Like Danzo Shimura's Root, the Konoha ANBU base was located beneath Konoha.

Other than ANBU members and the Hokage, it was almost impossible for Konoha's other ninja to find the entrance to the ANBU base.

"Rogge, did you bring your mask? Put it on." Before entering the base, Tiger specifically reminded Rogge.

Rogge nodded, formed hand seals, then quickly crouched down and slapped his right hand against the ground. In an instant, black runes slithered out of his hand like black snakes.

"Summoning Technique!"

"Poof!"

A cloud of white smoke rose up. When it dispersed, a folded black cloak and a mask placed atop it appeared out of thin air.

The mask was made of hardwood, with a white base decorated by scarlet clouds. Its left and right edges were connected by an elastic cord.

Seeing how Rogge used the "Summoning Technique," Tiger could not help but comment, "You kid... you've really come up with all kinds of tricks for the Summoning Technique."

"Heh heh... ninjutsu isn't just for combat. It can be used in daily life too."

Rogge swiftly put on the black cloak, then wore the white mask patterned with red clouds.

"Let's go in."

It was worth mentioning that the ANBU underground base had many entrances, scattered throughout ordinary, inconspicuous places in Konoha Hidden Village like rat holes.

The entrance Tiger and Rogge used this time was in the fitting room of a struggling fashion clothing store in the southeastern area of Konoha Hidden Village.

Using the Body Flicker Technique, they secretly slipped inside.

The two burly men stood shoulder to shoulder, squeezed into the narrow fitting room.

Tiger then stretched out his hand and knocked on a floor tile in a pattern of three long knocks and two short ones.

Three long knocks and two short knocks made one set, and he knocked out three sets in total.

The floor beneath their feet suddenly moved, slowly descending like an elevator in the modern world.

Rogge said in surprise, "Oh, this mechanism is pretty good. It's even voice-controlled."

"It's not voice-controlled. Someone is on duty below. They heard my signal, then activated the switch and lowered us down," Tiger explained flatly.

"So that's how it is." Rogge felt a little awkward.

After taking the "elevator" down to the ANBU base, a pleasant prompt from the sign-in system rang out in Rogge's mind.

"Ding! Successfully signed in at the Konoha Hidden Village ANBU base. Obtained Kekkei Genkai—Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan!"

Rogge's heartbeat immediately quickened. He struggled to suppress his excitement, keeping his emotions from showing on his face.

After all, he was in the ANBU base right now, surrounded by rigorously trained ANBU members. He could not reveal the slightest flaw.

Tiger seemed to notice something off about Rogge. He turned and glanced at him. "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Rogge hurriedly shook his head. "Nothing. It's just my first time here, so I'm a little nervous."

Tiger nodded slightly. "No need to be nervous. You'll gradually get used to it. Come on, I'll show you around the base first."

Rogge followed behind Tiger, doing his best to calm himself as they walked.

The interior of the ANBU base was intricate and labyrinthine, with crisscrossing passageways and rooms serving all sorts of different functions.

Tiger introduced them one by one, including the training rooms, meeting rooms, armory, and so on. Rogge listened carefully and committed all the information to memory.

While touring the armory, Rogge saw all sorts of ninja tools and could not help marveling at the abundance of ANBU resources.

After showing him around the base, Tiger explained some ANBU precautions to Rogge, including confidentiality rules, mission execution protocols, and more.

Rogge listened very seriously. He knew these rules were of vital importance to ANBU members. The slightest carelessness could lead to severe consequences.

"Alright, that's enough for today. You can head to the training room first and familiarize yourself with your abilities. If you have any questions, come find me anytime." With that, Tiger turned and left.

Rogge stood alone in the passageway, considering his next move.

He decided to find a quiet place and properly study the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan he had just obtained.

He came to an empty room, shut the door, sat on the ground, closed his eyes, and focused on sensing his eyes.

Gradually, he felt a powerful force surging within them. It was the unique aura of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

Rogge carefully tried to activate his Sharingan. His eyes instantly turned blood-red as three black tomoe slowly spun around a mysterious pattern in the center.

Then, the three-tomoe Sharingan transformed into the straight-tomoe Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan!

In an instant, a flood of information poured into Rogge's mind.

Left eye ocular techniques: Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi!

Right eye ocular techniques: Izanami, Izanagi!

Both-eye ocular technique: Susanoo!

At the same time, he felt his vision become far sharper. He could see minute details in the distance and even see through the insides of certain objects.

His dynamic vision had greatly improved! Along with it... his combat ability had also risen!

Moreover, Rogge's spiritual power had increased dramatically.

His Conqueror's Haki and Observation Haki, both tied to it, had increased severalfold as well!

"With these eyes, does that mean I count as part of the Uchiha Clan too?" Rogge's lips unconsciously curled upward as he thought of something interesting.

After leaving the training room, Rogge went to the ANBU base's equipment department and said to the person in charge, "Please give me a chakra test paper."

Rogge was curious about his chakra nature transformations and wanted to test them.

The person in charge of the equipment department was also an ANBU member wearing a mask.

In a hoarse voice, he said, "State your number."

Rogge smoothly recited his ANBU number.

"Here."

The person in charge handed Rogge a chakra test paper.

The five transformations indicated by chakra test paper usually referred to the five basic chakra attributes: earth, water, fire, wind, and lightning.

These attributes had different uses and effects in ninjutsu, and they also countered one another.

Earth-attribute chakra: the chakra test paper would crumble.

Water-attribute chakra: the chakra test paper would become damp.

Fire-attribute chakra: the chakra test paper would burn.

Wind-attribute chakra: the chakra test paper would split down the middle.

Lightning-attribute chakra: the chakra test paper would wrinkle.

These changes were determined by a ninja infusing chakra into the test paper and observing its reaction.

Each chakra attribute caused a specific reaction in the test paper, helping ninja identify and master different chakra attributes.