Chapter 382: Squad Six
After they were seated, Ishiro gestured for the little girl to sit as well. Then he said, "Chiga, right? I imagine you know the reason I've come to find you. Did Senior Shinsuke come to see you as well?"
When Chiga heard Ishiro mention Shinsuke, she immediately understood what he saw in her and hurriedly said, "I understand. Senior Shinsuke did come the day before yesterday. He said he wasn't sure what was happening to me, but that it should be a good thing. It was just that he didn't know how to develop this ability of mine, so he didn't choose me as his disciple in the end."
Ishiro said, "Mm, Senior Shinsuke recommended you to me. Tell me about your situation in detail."
Chiga nodded. "That day, I accidentally stabbed Masatake. His blood splashed on my face, and some of it got directly into my mouth. Then, after a while, I felt his figure constantly appearing in my mind. I always felt like he was watching me from a distance without leaving. I was a bit scared, and I haven't rested well for the past few days."
Ishiro asked, "In your perception, did his position relative to you change?"
Chiga said, "It did. When I first stabbed him, he was very close to me, but soon, he got farther and farther away. I thought he would just leave like that, but for some reason, he suddenly stopped moving and just stayed in that place."
"It was only after a long time that he completely disappeared."
Ishiro thought for a moment. "In which direction was he?"
Chiga blinked, not understanding what he meant.
Ishiro added, "In your senses, Masatake was always in a certain position later on, right? Point in the real-world direction of that position."
Chiga thought for a moment, then pointed in one direction and said, "It should be that way."
Ishiro said, "Are you sure?"
Chiga pondered for a moment. "I'm sure. It's right there. The kitchen is in that direction. I haven't dared to go into the kitchen these past few days."
Ishiro looked at Sakai and asked, "That Masatake, was he at the ninja hospital the whole time after he was injured?"
Sakai immediately replied, "Yes. He stayed in the hospital for two days. I visited him both days; there's no mistake." After speaking, Sakai froze for a moment and looked in the direction Chiga had just pointed. That was exactly the direction of the hospital. He said in disbelief, "Lord Tsuchikage, are you saying that Chiga can sense Masatake's location?"
Ishiro nodded. "Give her a drop of your blood, then go find a place to hide. I'll bring her to find you."
Sakai didn't hesitate. He took out a senbon, pricked his finger, and squeezed out a drop of blood.
Ishiro said to Chiga, "Little Chiga, ingest this drop of blood, then sense your teacher and see if you can find out where he is."
Chiga was a bit flustered, but with her teacher and the Tsuchikage present, she mustered up her courage and ingested it.
Then, Ishiro said to Sakai, "Go and hide."
"Yes." After acknowledging, Sakai left.
Ishiro looked at Chiga. "Can you sense where your teacher is?"
Chiga closed her eyes. "I think I can." After speaking, she pointed in a direction.
Ishiro nodded. "When your teacher stops moving, we'll go find him."
Ten minutes later, Ishiro and Chiga were standing in front of Sakai.
Sakai was amazed. "Chiga, can you really track my position?"
Chiga now also understood the use of this ability of hers. "Yes, teacher."
Ishiro said, "Alright, Chiga. From now on, you are my disciple. Tomorrow, I will formally go to the Ninja Academy to accept my students."
Hearing this, Chiga was overjoyed, feeling so excited she didn't know what to do with her hands. If Ishiro and her teacher weren't still there, she probably would have jumped for joy.
Ishiro smiled. "Alright, go back and get some rest. Don't worry, this is a special ability of yours. It's not a bad thing."
"Mm, goodbye, Lord Tsuchikage. Goodbye, teacher," Chiga said, then left with a skip in her step.
After confirming Chiga's ability, Ishiro returned to the Ninja Academy. After observing the students on his list, he finally chose a student from a regular class named Sasagawa Ayumi, a student who was skilled at drawing with exceptional speed and realism.
With that, Ishiro's three disciples were chosen: Uchiha Sōkai (Tenbin Chūkō), Chiga, and Sasagawa Ayumi.
The next day, at the Ninja Academy, Ishiro announced the list of students he had chosen, putting an end to the matter the graduating class was most concerned about, and while he was at it, promoted a wave of the Will of Stone.
A few days later, Saka and Bella finished compiling the list of civilian-born jonin that Ishiro had mentioned. They were summoned to the Tsuchikage's office. Ishiro expressed his gratitude to them and then distributed the reward of one B-rank ninjutsu per person. Of course, the promotion of the Will of Stone was indispensable.
After these jonin dispersed, many of them also chose to go to the Ninja Academy to accept a batch of disciples. This was something Ishiro hadn't expected. He didn't know if it was the effect of his B-rank ninjutsu reward or if his speech on the Will of Stone had played a role. Although quite a few B-rank ninjutsu were given out, as long as two or three of the disciples these people recruited this time became jonin, the village would not be at a loss.
But that was a matter for later. Right now, Ishiro was leading Sōkai and the other two in their first training session.
"Chiga, Ayumi, you two each have your own special skills. However, we are not in a hurry to develop those skills. Let's first build a solid foundation. So, I won't teach you powerful ninjutsu from the beginning. We'll start with basic training," Ishiro said, then laid out a detailed training plan for the two of them.
Then, he turned to Sōkai. "Chūkō, your situation is special. Lord Third and Senior Kitsuchi should have already given you a long period of basic training. So, while doing basic training, we also need to conduct special training."
"Come over here. I'll undo your seal first."
Sōkai silently walked to Ishiro's side.
Ishiro formed hand seals, then pressed his hand on Sōkai's forehead. After a while, he withdrew his hand. "Chūkō, I have already undone the seal on your Sharingan. From now on, you can use it, but try not to use it in front of anyone other than your teammates and me. If your identity is exposed too early, it will not be good for the Uchiha clan."
Sōkai nodded, then directly activated his Sharingan.
Chiga and Ayumi both looked at Sōkai in surprise. The Uchiha clan's Sharingan? Our Iwagakure actually has a member of the Uchiha clan? Aren't the Uchiha part of Konoha? How could one appear in our village?
The two were instantly filled with curiosity about Sōkai's origins.
Ishiro said, "Chūkō, if you want to tell your two comrades about your situation, you can tell them yourself in the future. I will not force you."
"This is the scroll your clan head gave you last time. It records some of the genjutsu of your Uchiha clan. Take a look when you have time. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me."
"The village has captured several pairs of Sharingan before and has conducted experiments. We have already seen the genjutsu on this scroll and have copied it into the village's ninjutsu library."
"If one day your Uchiha clan is annihilated, these ninjutsu can be considered your family's secret techniques, and the village will give you a certain amount of contribution. But not now. You can't be too conspicuous right now."
After dealing with the matter of Sōkai's Sharingan, the two returned to their original spot.
Ishiro looked at his three new disciples and smiled with satisfaction. "Alright, you three can start training on your own for now."
"Yes," the three replied, and then began to train according to Ishiro's arrangements.
The next day, while Chiga and Ayumi were conducting their tedious basic training at the training ground, Ishiro was practicing his Wind Release in his Little Chōmei Chakra Mode.
At this moment, Sōkai suddenly stopped his training, walked to Ishiro's side, and said, "Master Ishiro, I want to talk to you."
Ishiro nodded, ended his Seven-Tails Chakra Mode, and let Little Chōmei go to the side to play with Little Saiken. Then he said to Sōkai, "Let's go sit on the side and chat."
"What do you want to talk about?" Ishiro asked after the two sat down on a rock at the edge of the training ground.
"Master Ishiro, is there really no hope for our Uchiha clan?" Sōkai asked, staring into Ishiro's eyes.
Ishiro looked at him and said, "Sōkai, you need to know that I am the Tsuchikage. The destruction of the Uchiha clan is beneficial to Iwagakure. I will not change my position to help you."
"Unless you can offer a greater benefit, only then will I consider letting the Uchiha clan go. Conversely, even if the Konoha leadership and the Uchiha clan could truly reconcile, I would not agree to it."
"I have ways to make them both go to war immediately, and when that day comes, I will not hesitate in the slightest."
Sōkai clenched his fists, gritting his teeth without speaking, but his eyes had already turned a crimson red.
Ishiro did not try to persuade him. He waited for him to slowly calm down and deactivate his Sharingan before sighing inwardly. What a pity. The tomoe in his eyes didn't change. It seems this little bit of stimulation is not enough.
"Master Ishiro, didn't the clan head do anything? Is he just going to watch the Uchiha clan be destroyed?" Sōkai asked.
Ishiro glanced at him. It seemed these years had not been in vain; this Sōkai fellow had also been thinking. This question hit the nail on the head. Fugaku Uchiha was clearly aware that the Konoha leadership would make a move, so why had he done nothing? Shouldn't he, as the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, be the most anxious about this matter?
Ishiro said, "Your clan head is a weirdo. No, your entire Uchiha clan is full of weirdos. Your clan head feels that resistance will not change anything. Since that is the case, he has chosen to let nature take its course."
"He may have weighed the options and believes that even if they resist, the Uchiha clan will still be destroyed; they cannot escape the fate of extermination. Since that is the case, he simply won't resist."
Sōkai thought for a moment. "Master, what if Iwagakure intervenes? What if Iwagakure and our Uchiha clan fight against Konoha together?"
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