"Hmph, it's all rubbish!"

In a hidden underground base in Konoha, in a sealing research room.

Shimura Danzo was standing in front of a strange machine, looking at the distorted image that appeared above the machine, his face gloomy and terrifying.

There were also several researchers in white coats standing next to the machine, all of them looking silent.

"It's taken so long, and there's still no progress at all!"

"You can't even do this simplest projection machine, so how can I expect you to develop communication machines and training suits in the future?"

"Aren't there so many of you compared to a sixteen-year-old?"

The researchers lowered their heads, not daring to refute at all.

For a moment, the air in the room was terrifyingly heavy.

At this moment, a slightly hoarse voice sounded, breaking the heavy atmosphere.

"Actually, you can't blame them entirely for this, Lord Tuanzang~"

"After all, Xia Yanjun has embarked on a different path from the traditional sealing technique, and it is too difficult for them to understand it all at once."

Hearing this, Tuan Zang turned his head to look at Orochimaru, who was sitting on a chair beside him.

I saw that he was tearing open a Q version of Madara Uchiha's puppet with great interest, and took out the rune elements inside to examine it.

While studying the rune circuit carved on it, he said with a little excitement:

"It seems that I underestimated Xia Yanjun before."

"It's obvious that he's taking the path of only performing ninjutsu through rune techniques, which is completely different from the current sealing technique, what an interesting idea!"

"In this way, no matter who you are, as long as you inject chakra into the rune technique, you can perform the corresponding ninjutsu, and you don't need to learn any sealing knowledge at all!"

"I can already imagine the scene of Xia Yanjun's various rune creations blooming all over the ninja world!"

"Of course, the disadvantage of this kind of rune ninjutsu is also obvious, that is, the difficulty of constructing ninjutsu completely through runes is much more difficult than the normal way, and there is not much information to refer to, I am afraid that the development of each technique will take a lot of time to test."

"Lord Tuanzang, you should also be able to see that although there are actually a lot of inventions made by Xia Yanjun, they are basically developed around the two directions of projection and perception array."

"So I'm afraid Xia Yanjun hasn't developed much rune ninjutsu himself."

"Even Xia Yanjun entered the ninja school to teach, and generously taught projection techniques to students, so he also has the purpose of helping to improve the system with the help of everyone's strength."

"So if you want them to produce results so quickly, it's simply difficult for a strong man."

When those researchers heard this, they couldn't help but look at Orochimaru, and their hearts were moved.

I didn't expect that legendary Leng Jun Orochimaru to be so easy to speak.

Sure enough, it is the researcher who understands the difficulties of the researcher.

Danzang, on the other hand, snorted heavily.

Naturally, he also knew these truths, but if he didn't say that, how could he get these researchers?

At this time, Orochimaru had already carefully dismantled the shell of the rune element, and took a closer look with a little excitement, and then saw that the rune spell inside had been muddled, and his expression stiffened slightly.

"Why is it still not working, I shouldn't have triggered any bans this time, what step did I miss?"

Orochimaru muttered, then threw the component into a large box along with the dissected Madara Uchiha doll.

I saw that it was already full of the corpses of many plush dolls.

Then Orochimaru took out a brand new Uchiha Madara plush doll from another box......

While picking up a knife to open the doll's intestines, he said with some regret:

"It's a pity that Xia Yanjun has become a disciple of Mito-sama, otherwise I wouldn't need to study in such a troublesome way."

"And it's just a day's errand, just a day late."

Tuan Zang also regretted it a little when he heard this, after all, he actually thought about getting his hands on his achievements by accepting Xia Yan as an apprentice, but he didn't expect Mito to start so quickly.

But even if he doesn't have Xia Yan, doesn't he still have Orochimaru.

Tuan Zang looked at Orochimaru again and said, "What about Orochimaru, you?" ”

"You, who are known as comparable to the adults of the Upper House, should be able to easily restore the Fierce Ninja Game Machine."

"To be honest, the death of Shuo Mao before, as well as the recent incident of the Ministry of Police, have found an excuse for Hizaku to cut the funds of the roots, and now the roots are unable to make ends meet financially, and new sources of money must be found."

"Orochimaru, you just came back, you probably don't know, how much money can this forbearance game machine make for that tavern every day?"

"If I can master this wealth, I will definitely be able to protect Konoha better!"

"So Orochimaru, lend me your wisdom!"

Orochimaru pursed his lips secretly when he heard this, and then shook his head slightly and said:

"Lord Tuanzang, it's not that I don't want to help."

"It's just that, as I said, it's a completely new path, and even it will take me a lot of time to master."

"The previous war with Yunyin made me accumulate a lot of research projects on my hands, but I didn't have the time and energy to spend on them."

"Orochimaru, you've changed!"

Danzo asked bitterly, "Isn't it your dream to learn all the ninjutsu?" ”

Orochimaru said speechlessly:

"Although I said that I wanted to learn all the ninjutsu, I didn't say that I had to develop all the ninjutsu myself."

"And isn't Xia Yanjun still going to spread his rune ninjutsu in school? Then I can just study it then? ”

Isn't it fragrant to sit back and wait for a white prostitute?

"When's that going to have to be!?"

Danzang was obviously not satisfied with Orochimaru's answer, didn't he know this truth?

But when that time comes, I'm afraid that the Fierce Ninja Tavern will be opened all over the Fire Country, where will he still have the opportunity to make money?

After a slight cold glint flashed in his eyes, Tuan Zang said in a gloomy tone:

"Orochimaru, don't forget, many of your current experiments are funded by the roots, and if the roots continue to maintain this financially difficult situation, I am afraid they will not be able to continue to support your research."

Orochimaru's pupils shrank suddenly, and his eyes stared coldly at Tuan Zang.

Not to be outdone, Danzo looked at Orochimaru with an expressionless face.

The researchers on the side buried their heads lower, unable to straighten their waists under the weight of the air.

"Huh."

After a chuckle, in the end, it was Orochimaru who looked away first.

He picked up a rune element on the table and threw it away, and after a moment of silence, he slowly spoke:

"If there's a so-called Thrilling Game Console as a reference, then I don't mind wasting a little time."

"And that's my bottom line."

"Need a game console?"

Tuan Zang touched his chin with his right hand and groaned, weighing the pros and cons of the matter.

……

January 9, Konoha 43.

Although it was very reluctant, the short annual leave was over, and the ninja school welcomed the teachers and students again.

At the same time, there was only a little more than a month left before the end of the semester, so everyone quickly packed up the leisurely mood of the annual vacation and re-invested in the intense final sprint.

In particular, those sixth-graders who are about to graduate get up early and stay late every day, racing against time to study and practice, and make their last efforts for next month's graduation exam.

Although the graduation exam of the ninja school is not very difficult now, it is possible for anyone to pass it.

However, the results of the examination will affect the placement of classes in the future.

After all, even if Konoha is relatively peaceful now, it is impossible to assign a guide to each shinobi class, and take them to do some D-class tasks of catching cats and weeding like a nanny every day.

In fact, more often than not, the middle ninja leads the team, if in the time of war, there will even be a situation where a guide middle ninja leads a few classes, or let a more experienced lower ninja lead the team.

So for the sake of ninja life in the future, everyone naturally doesn't dare to slack off.

Fortunately, Xia Yan's sealing class was not affected too much.

In addition to not taking this thing because of the graduation exam, there is also the fact that few sixth-grade students take this course.

After all, the sealing technique requires a long period of study to achieve results, and this course didn't get back on track until Xia Yan came, and those senior students didn't have much time to learn even if they wanted to.

In the entire sixth grade, only a few students who wanted to develop in the direction of the sealing class took this course.

Therefore, Xia Yan's sealing technique class was not affected by the graduation season, and continued to advance in an orderly manner.

Lecture when it's time to lecture, and broadcast stories when it's time to broadcast stories, very leisurely.

- Natsuhiko originally thought so.

It wasn't until after class when he was blocked by a couple of preoccupied sixth graders that he realized he was reassured too soon.

"Let me sort out what you mean."

After listening to their twisting Nini's speech, Xia Yan said with a strange expression.

"To put it simply, you want to continue taking my sealing class, and you plan to apply for repeating, but you can't make up your mind, so you come to ask my opinion?"

Several students nodded a little embarrassedly.

Xia Yan cupped his forehead and said with a wry smile:

"I don't know if I'm happy or not."

"But even if you graduate, you can still study sealing."

"To be honest, Teacher, I just graduated from the ninja school and officially started learning the sealing technique."

"Why don't I write a few letters of recommendation and let you try the sealing class?"

As a result, the students began to explain their reasons again:

"I think you can learn more from you, teacher."

"And we haven't learned your projection yet!"

"I heard that there are a lot of ...... of school reform in the next school year"

"And your research group, teacher, I also want to participate in ......"

Listening to everyone's speeches, Xia Yan scratched his head, and was also a little helpless.

Speaking of which, these sixth-graders are really unlucky.

Graduated just before the official reform of the ninja school.

It is even worse than joining the army in 49.

After all, under Xia Yan's tutoring class, training uniforms, broadcast gymnastics, etc., the strength of students in the next school year will inevitably improve by leaps and bounds.

If you don't care, then the students who have graduated in recent years will probably soon be surpassed by new graduates who have undergone curriculum reform after next year.

And these students, compared to other students who didn't take the sealing technique, have a clearer idea of what they are going to miss.

That's why they came up with the idea of preferring to repeat a grade or stay in a ninja school.

Looking at these children who were just preparing to enter junior high school in his previous life, and now they are worried about their future, Xia Yan is also a little soft-hearted.

After a moment of silence, he smiled slightly:

"I see what you mean."

"I'll talk to Principal Biwako and try to find a way to get the best of both worlds."

"So you can't slack off on your studies with the idea that you're going to repeat a grade anyway."

Several students finally breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, smiled, patted their chests and said:

"Teacher, don't worry, we practice drawing runes every day, Chakra's control is much stronger than other students in the same grade, and the three-body technique can't be difficult for us at all."

"That's fine."

So Natsuhiko waved goodbye to the students and walked in the direction of the principal's office in order to discuss with Lake Biwa......

In fact, this matter is not difficult to solve, that is, to give those students who become shinobi a way to continue their studies.

As for whether they should be allowed to sit in on the lectures or directly hold night classes, that is still up for debate......

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A few days later, in the middle of No. 3 Alley of Yile Avenue.

The Fierce Ninja Tavern, which had just sent off its last guest not long ago, seemed to have welcomed a group of uninvited guests......

I saw eleven ninjas in night clothes and masks appear outside the courtyard at the back of the tavern.

It is worth mentioning that they are all bald.

One of the ninjas spread his hands and said in a helpless tone:

"I didn't expect the employer to spend so much money to ask us Arhat Eleven to come to this small tavern to steal some game consoles."

Another ninja chimed in, "Didn't we try it out when we stepped on the spot just now?" Not to mention, the game console is quite interesting, or we will keep one for ourselves later. ”

The other ninjas chimed in.

At this moment, the ninja standing at the front reminded in a serious tone:

"Don't be careless, it is said that the owner of this tavern, Yusheng Natsuhiko, is a sealing ninja, so it is likely that there are various enchantments set up in it, and if you take it lightly, you will suffer a big loss."

Everyone also restrained their minds when they heard this, and nodded slightly to show that they understood.

"So if you don't have a problem, let's get started."

"Eleven Arhats, dispatch!"

Under the order of the eldest brother in the lead, the eleven Arhats all turned into black afterimages and quietly jumped into the backyard of the Fierce Ninja Tavern.

And then......

Just as they landed, a whining alarm sounded in the courtyard!

Immediately after, a series of rune spells emerged from the ground of the courtyard, and then peeled off from the ground, and twisted into several thick black tentacles with other spells, attacking these intruders.

Before he could react, one of the ninjas closest to these tentacles was tied to his ankle by a tentacle in an exclamation and hung up violently.

"What is this?"

"And why were we found out so quickly?"

The other ninjas wanted to rescue them, but before they could do anything, they found that it was suddenly dark in front of them.

A thick black fog quickly enveloped the entire courtyard.

Another scream rang out from the black mist.

"Leave them alone, now that they've been discovered, let's change it to Plan B."

The ninja who took the lead looked around vigilantly, quickly humanizing the others.

"Yes!"

The other ninjas also reacted quickly, dodging the attacks of the black tentacles while dodging the attacks of the black tentacles according to the map they knew by heart, and at the same time, they quickly rushed in the direction of the back door of the tavern in their memory.

After a few screams, several ninjas finally rushed to the back door of the tavern.

Rumble!

After kicking the back door away, they quickly entered the tavern.

Are there only five left......

The ninja who took the lead glanced at the number of partners behind him, and his heart couldn't help but sink.

I didn't expect so many people to be sacrificed just by breaking through a peripheral trap.

But it shouldn't be a big problem to get here......

"Eight Doors Dunjia, Wounded Door, Open! Look at my Konoha whirlwind! ”

A high-pitched roar suddenly rang out in the tavern.

Covered in green gas, Matt Dai rushed in through the back door at breakneck speed, followed by a sharp spinning kick from his raised foot.

"Earth Escape, Earth Flow Wall!"

The ninja closest to Maite Dai quickly slapped the seal on the ground.

An earthen wall with no carved dog's head rose from the ground, blocking Maitdai's attack.

But before they could breathe a sigh of relief, they heard a click coming from the earthen wall......

Rumble!

The earthen wall that was kicked by Maitdai quickly overwhelmed the caster.

Maite Dai, whose whole body was covered in green flames, said with an expression like a red ghost:

"Teacher Xia Yan's tavern, I will guard it!"

"It seems that although there are no traps here, there are vicious dogs inside."

"Five, seven, ten, block him!"

After the lead ninja gave the order, the remaining three ninjas quickly rushed towards Maite Day, while he took out a scroll and looked at the nearest ninja game machine.

"That's a storage scroll!? Don't you think! ”

Maite Dai finally knew the other party's purpose, so naturally he couldn't let the other party succeed, and with a fierce force under his feet, his body flew towards the ninja like an electric shot.

Unexpectedly, a wall of earth quickly rose in front of him, blocking his way.

Rumble!

Maite Dai smashed the earthen wall with a punch, but found that a second and third path appeared in front of him!

"Triple Earth Flow Wall!"

These were naturally the ninjutsu that the three ninjas used to stop him.

Rumble! Rumble!

Maite Dai was in a hurry, and smashed the two earthen walls in front of him with two punches in succession!

However, this skill was enough to make them perform the spell again.

"Earth Escape, Three Directions Earth Flow Wall!"

Three more earthen walls were raised, and this time in a triangular shape enclosed Maite Day.

At the same time, the three ninjas continued to press their hands to the ground, constantly injecting earth into the earthen wall.

So the earthen wall continued to thicken, squeezing Maite Dai in the middle, making him completely unable to move.

Just when the three ninjas were breathing a sigh of relief, they heard a voice from the earthen wall:

"Eight Gates Dunjia Jingmen - open it for me!"

Rumble!

Three walls of earth exploded in response, turning into pieces of dirt and smashing into the three ninjas around them.

Boom!

Bang bang!

Then Maite Dai was shocked to find that these three ninjas were actually just shadow clones!

So where is their ontology?

Matt Dai, who didn't have time to think about it, quickly broke away from the remaining earthen wall and rushed towards the ninja who had just taken out the storage scroll.

However, judging from the fact that the place where the machine was originally placed next to the other party is now empty, I am afraid that he has already succeeded.

"He must not be allowed to take that storage scroll out of the tavern!"

Matte Dai's expression was more serious than ever, and he rushed at full speed towards the ninja.

However, the other party was not afraid, and was still in the mood to look at Maite Dai's appearance, and secretly sighed in his heart:

"Konoha deserves to be the first ninja village."

"There's such a great character in even a small tavern."

"It's a pity that many times strength is not omnipotent, for example...... Right now. ”

The next moment, he tossed the storage scroll in his hand.

With a bang, the scroll turned into a puff of white smoke and disappeared.

And the ninja also left a sarcastic smile at the moment when Maite Dai's fist was about to come to him, and also disappeared into white smoke.

"The Fierce Forbearance Game Machine was taken over by our Eleven Arhats."

Maite Dai, who pounced on the air, listened to the words that were still echoing in the air, and looked at the tavern around him, which was in shambles, but there was no half of the corpse, and fell into a state of bewilderment.