First, invoke the First Hokage

[True Commitment System (Living World Edition)]

Gold Coins: 0

Skills:

[True Commitment Substitution Technique] MAX: ...

[Counterattack] Lv2: ...

[The host has spent a total of 3,000 Gold Coins. Organization Module unlocked.]

As Yan upgraded Counterattack to level 2, a new module unlocked in the system in his mind.

"What is this? Pay money to unlock new privileges?"

Yan opened the newly unlocked Organization Module.

It contained Wish, Raid, and Member List.

Yan opened Wish and was prompted to craft a Wish Item first.

Where am I supposed to get you a Wish Item?

Yan mentally ranted at the system, then noticed a small line of text below: Crafting Tutorial.

Sorry, system. I misjudged you.

Grinning, Yan opened the tutorial. Apparently, all he needed were two components: a Divine Seat and a Bell.

Oh!

Yan already had an idea, but before getting to work, he decided to check the Member List.

The only member so far was Yan himself. He was a commander without an army.

Beside it was a list of people he could invite. Anyone with a trust rating of at least 50 and strength below the leader's could be invited into the organization.

Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, Asuma Sarutobi...

At a glance, Yan saw nothing but the suckers... companions he had farmed Gold Coins from today.

Their trust ratings were mostly between 50 and 60...

Huh?

Asuma Sarutobi — Trust: 80

How did this guy's trust get all the way to 80?

What did I even do to him? All I did was threaten him with a sword!

Yan couldn't make sense of it.

A little earlier, at the Sarutobi Residence.

After finishing his boxed lunch and saying goodbye to his companions, Asuma returned home.

"Ow. That Yan guy is way too strong."

Asuma rubbed the spot on his back where Obito had crashed into him and pushed open the front door.

The moment he entered, Asuma noticed three things.

First, his mom hadn't saved him any dinner. Did she know Yan had dragged him off for special training?

Second, there was an extra pair of shoes by the door.

Third, the smell of smoke drifted from the living room.

Asuma took off his shoes and entered the living room. Sure enough, his old man, who was hardly ever home, was sitting there smoking.

"Oh, Asuma. Come have some fruit."

Biwako came out of the kitchen with a plate of fruit and beckoned Asuma over.

After setting the fruit on the table, Biwako returned to her work in the kitchen, leaving father and son alone.

Asuma ate fruit while the Third Hokage smoked. Father and son said nothing.

"How did Homura Uchiha treat you today?"

The Third Hokage broke the silence in the living room first. Asuma chewed the fruit in his mouth, inwardly scoffing.

Here come the lectures again. Only now does he bother putting on an act.

Seeing that Asuma wasn't responding, the Third Hokage continued:

"He's a dangerous individual..."

"What's it to you?"

Asuma cut him off. "Since when do you care who my friends are?"

"Aren't you supposed to be in your office, listening to ANBU reports and dealing with all those important matters? So busy you don't even have time to teach me Ninjutsu?"

Long ago, when Asuma had first learned to mold Chakra, he had eagerly sought out the Third Hokage, hoping his father would teach him Ninjutsu.

Yet he could barely even get to see him. Asuma had assumed he simply wasn't ready.

But even afterward, Asuma rarely saw the Third Hokage. On the rare occasions his father came to instruct him, he often left halfway through because something had come up.

That made Asuma feel that perhaps his strength wasn't the problem. Perhaps he simply wasn't worth his father's time.

Now, hearing the Third Hokage call Yan dangerous, all the resentment Asuma had bottled up erupted.

"Sure, he threatened me with a sword, but at least when he teaches me, he genuinely wants me to get stronger."

"What happens between Yan and me is none of your business! I'm still going tomorrow."

With that, Asuma shot to his feet, returned to his room, and slammed the door with a bang.

The Third Hokage stared blankly at the spot where Asuma had just been sitting, then slowly exhaled a ring of smoke.

He hadn't meant to stop Asuma from associating with Yan. He had only wanted Asuma to understand, from the Hokage's perspective, what Yan's actions meant for the village.

He approved of what Yan was doing.

Who could have guessed Asuma would blow up after just a few words?

"Honestly, why insist on lecturing the boy first? Can't you just be direct with him?"

Having heard their exchange from the kitchen, Biwako sighed quietly.

The next day, after school.

As soon as Taro left the classroom, Yan stepped up to the podium.

"I won't make you come today, okay? Anyone who wants to keep doing special training, follow me."

Yan headed for the door after speaking. To his surprise, Asuma was the first to stand and follow him out.

Obito naturally followed. Once he noticed Rin was coming too, he grew even more excited.

"I want to become a ninja as amazing as Lady Tsunade."

With that goal in mind, Rin Nohara chose to continue the special training.

Meanwhile, Kakashi recalled what his father had told him yesterday:

"Yan is doing something remarkable. He'll become your lifelong friend."

Seeing that almost everyone who had gone yesterday was following Yan, Kakashi stood and joined them.

Watching Kakashi follow them, Might Guy felt an itch to go too.

He wanted to join, but he had left too early yesterday for Yan to find him.

Besides, Might Guy trained with his father, Might Duy, every day after school. If he went to train with Yan, then his father...

Might Guy walked distractedly out of the school gates and met Might Duy, who had come to pick him up.

"What's wrong, Might Guy?"

Noticing something was off with his son, Might Duy asked him why.

"Dad, I want to join Homura Uchiha's training."

Yan taking his classmates out for special training yesterday had caused quite a stir, so Duy had naturally heard about it.

He patted his son's shoulder and smiled, exaggerated streams of tears pouring from his eyes.

"Might Guy, have you found your own bonds of youth? Then go after them boldly! That's the hot-blooded spirit of youth!"

"Dad!"

"Might Guy!"

"It's decided! If I get to train with Yan, I'll run a hundred laps around Konoha every night!"

The two hugged each other excitedly. Seeing two eccentrics in green jumpsuits embracing and weeping, passersby hurried away.

Yan led the group to a new training ground—the one Fugaku had told him yesterday the Third Hokage had specially approved.

"Everyone! I'm planning to start an organization. How does Night sound for a name? Want to join?"

Yan smiled at everyone. He had already made up his mind: if anyone refused, he would make them see reason.

To his surprise, everyone agreed to join.

"After the commotion we made yesterday, weren't we practically an organization already?"

Leaning against a tree, Kakashi mercilessly ribbed Yan.

Just as Yan was about to announce the organization's founding, a green figure came sprinting from the distance.

"I—I want to join too!"

Kicking up a cloud of dust, Might Guy stopped in front of Yan and spoke nervously.

"Of course you're welcome. If you hadn't left so early yesterday, I would've invited you too."

Hearing Yan's words, Might Guy immediately burst into tears.

So someone besides Dad noticed all my hard work?

Yan, I, Might Guy, will consider you my second rival after Kakashi!

Yan raised a hand to signal everyone.

"Then I hereby declare the Night Organization officially founded today!"

Hidden nearby, Orochimaru curled his lips into a smile, both intrigued and faintly dismissive.

Night, is it?

You may call it Night, but what you really want is to kindle a flame in the darkness and bring light, isn't it, Yan?

Perhaps this feeble flame will burn out before long.

Watching the Night Organization's founding through the Crystal Ball, the Third Hokage recalled his younger days.

Teacher Tobirama...

Lost in nostalgia, he refrained from smoking for once and took a sip of tea instead.

But Yan's next move made him spray his tea all over the Crystal Ball!

Yan took out a Shrine with a Bell hanging inside.

What nearly gave the Third Hokage a heart attack was

the three Ancestral Tablets inside, bearing the following inscriptions:

Great Deity of the Vast Void and Verdant Wood, Queller of Chaos, Founder of Shinobi, and Harmonizer of the World — Hashirama Senju

Great Deity of Blazing Flames Aloft in the Void, Contender with All Creation, and Warrior of the Celestial Pole — Madara Uchiha

Great Deity of the Mystic Azure, Setter of Order, Weaver of the World, Enlightened Strategist, and Lawgiver — Tobirama Senju

"As an organization, we naturally need a strict attendance system."

"So I hereby declare that everyone must ring the Bell before special training begins each day."

"And silently recite: First, invoke the First Hokage. Second, invite Tobirama to possess me..."