"Jugo... Jugo!"
The name was repeatedly spoken by Senju Hayashi, as he desperately tried to engrave it into his mind.
This was the first mission given to him by Genya.
He had to complete it perfectly, to give everything for Genya.
"He's a big guy with orange hair. He's probably going to be with Kimimaro, though it's possible they won't be together. But his personality is extreme—either one way or the other!" Genya was describing Jugo's appearance and personality to Senju Hayashi.
As for the method Genya mentioned to deal with the violent natural energy inside Jugo, that was easy.
Black Flame could constantly absorb the explosive energy in Jugo's body. As long as Jugo stayed by Genya's side, there was no chance of him losing control.
There was another point: Jugo's might give some insight on Orochimaru's cursed seal, and they might even find a faster way to utilize the cursed seal!
In Genya's eyes, both Kimimaro and Jugo had high growth potential, but being around Orochimaru was somewhat wasted.
"I understand, Genya-sama. I'll complete the task!" Hayashi nodded seriously, full of confidence.
Genya didn't say anything discouraging. Instead, he nodded encouragingly:
"Also... the Wood Release technique I taught you the other day. You need to study and practice it well. Wood Release is a powerful ninjutsu, especially for someone like you, who possesses the legendary Wood Release."
Wood Release was a technique Genya had copied from Masked Obito, and he had taught it to Hayashi and his siblings.
After all, there were too few users of Wood Release right now. If there were no records, the siblings would have to figure it out themselves—or maybe... visit the Konoha Storage Room again.
There, they might find the original records of the First Hokage Senju's hand signs for using Wood Release ninjutsu.
Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!
"Make sure that technique doesn't get lost!"
He felt that in the future, either Hayashi or Hikari might have the potential to reach that level.
The group chatted casually as they made their way back to Konoha.
The next morning, Senju Hayashi said his goodbyes to Genya early, preparing to leave Konoha.
As he was leaving, Hikari couldn't help but feel a sense of longing, hoping her brother would return safely.
"Hayashi, aren't you going to say goodbye to Might Guy? He should be getting ready to train soon!" Genya asked, noticing the sky still looked somewhat grey.
"No, I'll skip saying goodbye to him!" Hayashi quickly shook his head, even using respectful terms to refer to Might Guy as "that old man."
No, he was really scared. After just getting his hair cut into a melon head style, if Might Guy was around, he'd definitely be told to cut it regularly. Hayashi planned to avoid Guy for now.
He was truly afraid of Might Guy forcing him into a tight training suit again.
With that thought, he hurriedly said goodbye to Genya and quickly flew towards the edge of Konoha.
His speed was incredible!
After traveling a good distance from Konoha, Hayashi turned back for a moment to look at the village. Then, he carefully pulled out the Ox mask and slowly put it on.
From today on,
He was Atsukara's Wood Ox!
His eyes lingered slightly on the village, but that nostalgic light quickly faded, disappearing into the forest.
I'm going to the Bounty Station!
"Genya, what are you looking at? Hmm, where's Hayashi? Did he slack off?"
As soon as Hayashi left, Might Guy jogged over.
Beside him was the newly joined member of their team, Shou Kui!
Recently, Might Guy and Genya had started using Kui as an assistant for their Taijutsu training.
Shou Kui was more than happy to help them, and now, he could maintain triple gravity mode for long periods. Unfortunately, in this mode, he required a lot of chakra and spiritual energy to sustain it!
Because of this, his face was slightly flushed.
But because of this, his Kekkei Tōta was improving rapidly, and even his physical body had seen significant growth.
When he saw Genya, his eyes were still filled with gratitude.
It was Genya who gave him the direction to move forward. Without him, he would still be stuck learning those so-called clone and substitution techniques from the teachers, unable to improve his innate abilities.
"We're here to send off Hayashi!" Genya said slowly, looking at the curious Might Guy.
"Send off Hayashi? He's leaving the village?" Might Guy scratched his head, not understanding what Genya meant.
"Yes, Hayashi is off on a mission. He probably won't be back for a while!" Genya added, seeing that Might Guy wasn't very bright.
"Ah? What a shame," Might Guy said with some regret. "I already prepared a tight suit for him, but didn't get the chance to give it to him before he left!"
Genya's eyelids twitched. As expected... Might Guy wasn't going to let Hayashi off easily.
It was a good thing Hayashi left when he did, or else Genya would have had to see him wearing that tight suit. It would have looked really good... He chuckled to himself, a little regretful that he let Hayashi leave today.
"Enough, let's continue training!" Might Guy sighed and quickly regained his fighting spirit. "Let's burn our youth with passion and train a bit more. Then, we'll challenge Kakashi again. Next time, I'll definitely win!"
Kakashi was the goal Might Guy had always been striving for!
During the training, Neji joined the group, and in the end, an unexpected member joined as well—Rock Lee!
Surprisingly, Rock Lee was persuaded by Might Guy and joined the training team.
But Rock Lee's body was too weak, so he could only lag behind, breathing heavily. Might Guy had to stay behind to wait for him, seeing in Rock Lee the younger version of himself.
As for Genya, Hikari, and the others—they were all talented freaks, working hard but already incredibly gifted.
"Do you want to get stronger? Do you want to earn the respect of others?"
"Yes!"
"Then you better work hard to keep up with me. If you can't even keep up with me, how can you expect to get stronger?"
"I'll try my best!"
"Hurry up, faster!"
"I'm coming."
"Go for it, run ahead with big steps, and become someone people can watch over with a smile."
Genya and the others were training ahead, while behind them, they heard Might Guy's passionate words.
Even Genya couldn't help but feel his own blood pumping with excitement. Youthful energy.
Konoha, Hokage's Office
As Sarutobi Hiruzen entered his office, an ANBU ninja was already waiting nearby.
"Any news from the Uchiha clan today?" Even though Hiruzen had temporarily given up on wiping out the Uchiha clan, he still had them under constant surveillance, especially the important figures within the clan.
After all,
There were no longer any insiders in the Uchiha clan, and that left him uneasy. He didn't feel secure.
Especially with the appearance of that assassin, it was clear that the Uchiha clan was no longer under his control.
"Nothing particularly important. The Uchiha clan has started building the Uchiha Academy, and...!" The ANBU ninja continued, then seemed to remember something.
"Oh, yes! This morning, Senju Hayashi seems to have left the village. And Uchiha Genya personally saw him off!"
Hiruzen raised an eyebrow. "Hayashi left the village? Do we know why he left?"
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