"So, after discussion, we have all decided that you, who were the first to learn Wood Style, will lead this Jonin class."
Hiruzen took a drag from his pipe and looked at An Yan with a calm expression. Choosing An Yan as the teacher was a compromise between him and Danzo.
Danzo wanted to take control of the Wood Style class, but if he couldn't, then having his disciple teach it was the next best thing. Although he wouldn't have direct control, he was still An Yan's teacher. If he needed to command those Jonin one day, they would probably show him some respect.
Hiruzen, on the other hand, thought that An Yan's personality was different from Danzo's. They would never be on the same path. And since he was young, the Jonin wouldn't be too deferential to him, preventing him from forming his own political faction.
An Yan was bewildered. I thought my luck was a normal 4 today. How did I suddenly become one of the most powerful people in Konoha?
He looked down at the form in his hand. It clearly stated: Wood Style Jonin Training Class, 20 members.
Good grief, there were probably less than a hundred Jonin in the entire village, and they had just handed twenty of them over to him.
With these twenty Jonin, he could probably carry out the Uchiha clan massacre himself.
An Yan felt his ego inflating.
But of course, these Jonin wouldn't just be learning from him. They would still have to go on missions. They would just meet up when they were both free.
"I will complete the mission!"
After getting a rough idea of the situation, An Yan stood up straight and loudly promised the leader.
Hiruzen nodded with a smile, took a puff of his pipe, and then waved him away.
"You can go back, little An Yan. These people will come to the R&D department when they have time. You can teach them there."
"There" referred to the domain space of the Wood Talisman.
An Yan nodded and was about to leave when Hiruzen stopped him, pointing to a Chunin flak jacket on his desk.
"An Yan, from today on, you are a Chunin."
An Yan raised an eyebrow. An unexpected bonus. Nice. He took the jacket and left. Behind him, Danzo and Hiruzen started arguing again.
"Sakumo Hatake is my disciple! Even if he joins the ANBU, he should join my Root! Hiruzen, you've gone too far!"
"Sakumo has a bright heart. He is not suited for the darkness. It would dull his blade."
The two of them were shouting loudly. Koharu and Homura acted as if they didn't see anything and continued with their work.
An Yan's expression didn't change as he heard them. He walked out of the Hokage's office without a pause.
Has Root been established already? That's early. Does Konoha have any dirty work that needs to be done right now?
An Yan fell into thought. He remembered that Root kidnapped children from all over the world, paired them up to grow up together, and then made them fight to the death. The survivor would become a Root member.
That's just sick. If Danzo hadn't placed a curse mark on all the Root members, he would have been killed by his own men long before Sasuke got to him.
Speaking of which, Root is still in its early stages. Is it as dark as it will be later? An Yan thought about it and decided he shouldn't have any illusions about Danzo. The old man was pure evil.
It seems I'll have to find some time to report him to Tobirama. Wait, wasn't Tobirama the original scapegoat king? Would telling him even do any good?
Forget it. I'll just focus on getting stronger. When the Second War starts, I'll find a way to get Danzo killed.
Lost in thought, An Yan returned to the Technology Development Department.
Six Jonin were already waiting for him.
Seeing this, Tobirama handed the Wood Talisman to him.
"Don't disturb the other researchers' experiments. Go to your own place."
An Yan nodded and led the six Jonin to his own lab.
With a wave of his hand, the scenery changed, and they were all in the bamboo forest domain.
"Wow, is this a secret base? So cool."
The Jonin looked around curiously.
"It seems to be a different space."
One of them formed a hand seal for a summoning, but no beast appeared.
"This space is exclusive. Only those invited by the owner can enter," another analyzed.
An Yan cleared his throat.
"Let's introduce ourselves."
The Jonin came back to their senses, looked at An Yan, then at each other, and began their introductions.
"Hello, little teacher. I'm Sarutobi Shun from the Sarutobi clan."
"Hello, teacher. I'm Sarutobi Kureha."
"Hello, little teacher. I'm Sarutobi Arashi."
"Hello, teacher. I'm Shimura Tetsu from the Shimura clan."
"Hello, teacher. I'm Shimura Sakuya."
"Hello, teacher. I'm Shimura Tesshin."
An Yan couldn't remember all their names. It was basically three from each clan.
Since they were all from the Sarutobi and Shimura clans, An Yan didn't bother trying to build relationships and got straight to teaching.
These people were Jonin; their talent was far beyond that of ordinary ninja. After An Yan explained the details, they already knew what to do. The rest was just the process of taming their chakra.
An Yan didn't bother to watch them closely and went off to do his own training.
Everyone was busy with their own things, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
An Yan was practicing the Sound Release Jutsu he had comprehended. As the sound of his flute filled the air, his chakra spread out in waves, and everything around him was within his perception. This jutsu was not only a teleportation technique but also a detection technique.
However, it had a flaw: sound. The speed of sound is 340 meters per second. This speed was fine against Chunin and Genin, but not enough against Jonin.
Fortunately, sound travels in a sphere, so the entire sphere was his movement range, which gave him some room to work with.
Soon, the day's training was over. An Yan wouldn't see these people again until they had learned Wood Style and wanted to learn other Wood Style jutsu.
He was about to send them off, but two of them stood before him, seeming to be the leaders of their respective clans.
They had been fine before, but now they seemed to be competing. They stood in front of An Yan, glaring at each other, sparks almost flying from their eyes.
An Yan raised an eyebrow. What's this? Is there a show?
Finally, Sarutobi Kureha took out a scroll from her sleeve and respectfully handed it to An Yan.
"Little teacher, thank you for your guidance. This is a small token of our appreciation from the Sarutobi clan."
Oh, an unexpected gain.
An Yan looked at her, accepted the gift, and said, "You're too kind. Don't do this next time."
Shimura Sakuya also stepped forward and respectfully handed him a scroll.
"Teacher, this is a gift from the Shimura clan."
"Oh, you shouldn't have."
An Yan smiled and accepted their gifts. Being a teacher is quite fun.
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