Konoha 38th year, April 1st.
Click!
With the sound of the camera, the entrance ceremony for Hoshishita Shuichi's class officially concluded.
The originally quiet crowd instantly became noisy, and everyone left the school.
Hoshishita Shuichi and Might Guy walked home side-by-side, and then saw Uchiha Obito, panting and arriving late.
Looking at the students leaving in twos and threes, Uchiha Obito sighed in disappointment; he was still late.
Kakashi stopped, turned slightly, and said with a mocking tone: "Even late for the entrance ceremony..."
Uchiha Obito gritted his teeth and turned back. This guy really knew how to make sarcastic remarks.
Hoshishita Shuichi had also stopped and turned to watch this good show unfold.
Uchiha Obito was once the brightest among many young companions, until Kakashi appeared.
Indeed, Uchiha Obito, Rin Nohara, and Kakashi were already familiar playmates before entering the Academy.
Unlike Hoshishita Shuichi, who had always lived in the Orphanage before, his playmates were also the children from the Orphanage.
...
"Here, this is for you!"
Rin Nohara held a file bag, her face full of smiles: "I've already picked up the materials for you."
"Eh?"
Uchiha Obito was stunned for a moment, then his face flushed, his annoyance with Kakashi instantly vanished, and his face was full of smiles: "Thank you, Rin!"
...
What a memorable scene!
Hoshishita Shuichi sighed to himself, then patted Might Guy: "Let's go!"
Might Guy stepped to follow, realizing belatedly: "Shuichi, do you know them?"
"Yes."
"That white... that white-haired guy is the son of the famous White Fang!"
"I see, it seems I'll have one more opponent!"
"He's very powerful, we both need to work hard!"
"Of course, how about we double today's training volume!"
(⊙o⊙)...
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When Hoshishita Shuichi brought Might Guy back to his home, the house, which had been uninhabited for a long time, had been thoroughly cleaned by Yakushi Nonou and a few older orphans.
In addition, Maito Dai was also helping, taking on most of the dirty and strenuous work.
Next, they all worked together to prepare a rich Chinese lunch, and Hoshishita Shuichi had bought the ingredients after his morning training.
So Maito Dai, who had originally planned to leave, stayed, because too much food had been prepared and couldn't be wasted.
...
At 1 PM, after a sumptuous lunch and cleaning up, Maito Dai and Might Guy left first.
Then Hoshishita Shuichi also saw Yakushi Nonou and the others to the door.
"Don't worry, Director, I'll take care of myself."
Hoshishita Shuichi smiled and assured Yakushi Nonou, who was giving him instructions.
Yakushi Nonou nodded: "I believe you, but please, if you have any difficulties, you must return to the Orphanage."
Hoshishita Shuichi nodded heavily: "I will!"
Yakushi Nonou took out a notebook she had prepared earlier and handed it to Hoshishita Shuichi: "These are some of my notes on studying Medical Ninjutsu, as a gift this time."
"If you need anything, you can come to me anytime."
Hoshishita Shuichi was greatly surprised, quickly took the notebook, and then hugged Yakushi Nonou's soft waist: "Thank you!"
Yakushi Nonou gently stroked Hoshishita Shuichi's head: "From today on, Shuichi is also an independent person. You must work hard!"
"Mmm..."
Hoshishita Shuichi released Yakushi Nonou, then watched as she led a group of his former companions gradually walk away.
The current "Walking Witch" was actually only in her early twenties, still very young, and had not even completely left Danzo's Root.
Because when he was in the Orphanage, Hoshishita Shuichi noticed that Yakushi Nonou would be away from the Orphanage for a significant period every so often.
"Although I don't know the exact time, Yakushi Kabuto entered Konoha after the Third Shinobi World War, and it must have been in the later stages. So Yakushi Kabuto being sent to various countries as a spy would be a later event, at least ten years from now."
Ten years!
Hoshishita Shuichi withdrew his gaze, turned and went home to close the door: "Ten years to become a Jonin, and even to achieve the same renown as the Sannin, or even White Fang..."
Of course, there's another way: kill Danzo.
This isn't without opportunity.
In the next decade or so, Danzo, as the leader of Root, would still frequently go out on missions.
The prerequisite is to have enough strength to kill Danzo at that time.
Don't just look at Danzo later stabbing Susanoo with a kunai; a person who can achieve the second most powerful position in Konoha definitely has strong abilities under his command.
That Wind Release Ninjutsu of his is rare, not just in Konoha, but probably in the entire Ninja World.
Collecting his thoughts, Hoshishita Shuichi took the notebook to the study.
The house left by his parents had a layout of two bedrooms, one living room, one bathroom, and one kitchen. So, besides one room used as a bedroom, the other was used as a study.
On the desk in the study, there were currently two scrolls.
These were Ninjutsu scrolls left by Hoshishita Shuichi's parents, and they also contained notes.
There weren't many Ninjutsu, because his parents were only Chunin and Genin.
Besides the Three Body Technique, his father left two Fire Release Ninjutsu: Flame Bullet and Dragon Fire Technique, both C-rank in terms of difficulty.
His mother, besides the Three Body Technique, left one Wind Release Ninjutsu: Gale Palm.
Yes, a rare Wind Release Chakra nature.
Of course, Chakra nature and talent are two completely different things.
Placing Yakushi Nonou's notebook on the desk as well, Hoshishita Shuichi didn't immediately look at it, but rather focused his attention on the skill tree in his mind.
There's a surprise!
Today, after the entrance ceremony, the keywords "Student" was fully lit up.
But the surprise was that the skill tree showed a prompt.
The keywords "Student" can be combined with the keywords "Self-discipline" to form the keywords "xueba (academic overlord)".
Acquisition conditions: Simultaneously possess the keywords Student and Self-discipline, and maintain 100% focused study for at least 100 hours.
keywords effect: The overlord machine among learning machines, 10 times concentration, thought processing speed increased by 100%. At the same time, the original keywords effect will not disappear.
Wow, Hoshishita Shuichi got excited.
He had only briefly tested the 1x concentration increase before, which allowed him to enter a highly focused state instantly in an extremely noisy environment.
Clearly, this is an effect that calms the mind and eliminates external interference.
If 1x concentration is like that, then 10x...
"I'm afraid it means being so engrossed that you forget to eat and sleep, unable to extricate yourself!"
Hoshishita Shuichi clicked his tongue: "And it also increases thought processing speed by 100%, which means the brain works faster, and also means faster reactions."
"And whether it's concentration or thought processing speed, it's definitely not just useful for studying; it's equally useful in combat and fighting."
"Thought processing speed, the speed at which the brain processes information, can also be said to be neural reaction speed, right?"
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