Chapter 206: The New Root, Devil Training!

Chapter 206: Chapter 206: The New Root, Devil Training! [Bonus Chapter]

After thoroughly reviewing and memorizing the entire roster, Shūichi finally looked up and said, "Sensei, for the reestablishment of Root, I won't need too many people for the part I'll be handling."

"Apart from myself, I only need Ryōma Aburame, Aki Nara, Rui Akimichi, and Yano Yamanaka."

These four were all former members of Root, reflecting Danzo's reach in Konoha.

Minato was about to ask if that would be too few but then smiled thoughtfully. "Alright, let's go with them for now. If you need more, we'll add later."

"So, for the team leads who'll be handling the hands-on training missions, do you have any recommendations?" Minato asked.

Shūichi thought for a moment. "They should come from Anbu, be familiar with its operations, and have enough field experience to manage independently. I think Shinnosuke-senpai would be a great fit for the role."

Minato nodded; Shinnosuke was also his choice for this position. From every angle, he was a solid pick.

"Then let's appoint Shinnosuke as the leader of Root's field training division," Minato concluded. Then he smiled. "Your first training group will consist of the ones marked in red."

Shūichi grinned. "Sensei's personal guard squad, right?"

He'd already noticed the names: Genma Shiranui, Iwashi Tatami, and Raidō Namiashi. All were currently chunin, a couple of years older than him.

Minato nodded. "Yes, I've been too busy to mentor them much myself, so I'll have to rely on you."

"Also, go ahead and teach them Flying Raijin—see if they can manage it."

Shūichi nodded eagerly. "Don't worry, Sensei. I'll give it my best."

Minato considered for a moment, then added, "Yamato, Shisui, and Asuka should also join you in Root."

"And regarding the jutsu in the Scroll of Seals..." Minato stood up, pulling out a thick scroll and handing it to Shūichi. "Aside from the more dangerous forbidden jutsu, I've made copies of the other techniques. You're in charge of these—teach them as you see fit to the Root trainees."

"Just draft some guidelines later when you have time," he added.

As Shūichi accepted the scroll, he couldn't help but sigh, "It's really starting to feel like a lot of responsibility..."

Minato chuckled. "You could always make Asuka your secretary!"

"And didn't you say, 'With great power comes great responsibility?'" Another well-aimed boomerang of wisdom, thrown right back at him.

Taking Minato's advice to heart, Shūichi smiled and said, "Sensei, I'd like to request one more person for my team."

Minato raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "Who?"

"Tenka!"

Shūichi mentioned a name Minato hadn't expected, looking slightly bemused.

Quickly, Shūichi added, "Sensei, I'm only doing this for work-related reasons."

Minato laughed. "If she's willing, I have no objections."

...

Upon leaving the Hokage's office, Shūichi immediately sent out a few clones to gather the team while he went ahead to the original Root base to handle the transition.

This place held a lot of secrets. Although many records had been moved, there were still valuable items here, guarded by a few remaining Root members. After the transition, these guards left.

"Things have really changed..." Shūichi thought as he looked around at the familiar surroundings.

Starting today, half of this place belonged to him.

After taking a full tour to reacquaint himself with the base, he placed the scroll of jutsu in a secluded chamber within the innermost part of the Root base, securing it with a seal.

When he came back out, Uchiha Shisui, Yamato, and Asuka had already arrived.

"Yamato, take Shisui and Asuka around to get familiar with the place," Shūichi said with a smile. "From today on, this is our workplace."

Asuka was surprised. "Shūichi, is Root being reestablished?"

Shūichi nodded, "Yes, but I'm only handling the special training. You could say I'm acting as an instructor."

Shisui added, "Root's original purpose was to train elite operatives for Anbu."

Just then, four figures appeared: Ryōma Aburame, Aki Nara, Rui Akimichi, and Yano Yamanaka—all former Root members, habitually wearing masks. They gathered in front of Shūichi and bowed in unison. "Lord Shūichi!"

Shūichi nodded slightly. "Take off your masks. We're not operating under mission cover right now, so there's no need to conceal our identities."

"Yes, Lord Shūichi," they responded, removing their masks.

After sending Yamato off with Shisui and Asuka to explore the area, Shūichi turned to Ryōma and the others. "You four know this place best. Where would be a good area for conducting classes?"

After a brief pause, Aki Nara responded, "Do you need space for practical training, my lord?"

Shūichi replied, "We'll be covering both theory and practicals, including jutsu demonstrations."

Aki quickly answered, "There's no suitable indoor area for live demonstrations, but there are several training grounds around the base that we could use. For theory classes, rooms 11, 13, and 17 can each hold around 30 to 40 people, which should be sufficient."

With a plan forming, Shūichi asked about Root's original training methods. Previously, his Root training only covered Anbu-style mission execution. There had been no enhancement training for personal abilities.

"Root training is split into two categories," Ryōma explained. "The first is pure mission-based training, which you experienced before. The second is skill-based specialization, which Danzo personally supervised for talents in certain jutsu types, often dealing with secret or forbidden techniques."

"There's also routine jutsu instruction and combat training, more of a standard regimen," Ryōma continued.

Genma was stunned. "What? It feels so real..."

He could feel the breeze, smell the flowers and trees...

Shūichi asked, "Genma, you've had dreams before, right?"

Genma nodded. "Of course."

Shūichi continued, "During sleep, the mind operates much faster than when awake."

"That's why dreams can seem to last a long time, even though they're only a few minutes."

Genma understood immediately. "So, this genjutsu works similarly."

"Got it."

Shūichi nodded, "Just as you think."

"But dreams can leave you tired the next day."

"So, dreaming does drain mental energy."

"However, here, training in this illusion is like training with shadow clones—it won't leave you exhausted."

"Given enough chakra, shadow clone training would be an ideal way to accumulate experience quickly."

"But for now, genjutsu will have to do."

Of course, only genjutsu like the Demon Realm: Palace of Memories could simulate the effects of shadow clones in training.

Especially since Shūichi possessed Nine-Tails chakra, which Genma's spirit was now infused with, blending seamlessly with his own chakra.

"Alright, training begins now. Genma, use your wind release to attack me. Let's test its strength."

"Understood!"

Genma nodded, forming hand signs and taking a deep breath. He exhaled, cheeks puffed, and a gale surged toward Shūichi.

Shūichi simply waved his hand, and the approaching whirlwind was torn apart, scattering.

Genma's eyes twitched. "That strength is outrageous..."

Shūichi evaluated, "Your wind release is... well, pretty basic."

"Looks like we'll start from the fundamentals."

He caught a falling leaf and explained, "The power of a jutsu mainly depends on its nature transformation and chakra output."

"With a set amount of chakra, increasing jutsu power requires improving both nature transformation and form transformation."

"We'll skip form transformation for now. For nature transformation..."

As he spoke, Genma saw the leaf in Shūichi's fingers split in two.

"This is your first task."

"For wind release, the nature transformation focuses on flow, thinness, and sharpness."

"Your goal is to use wind release chakra to cut through this leaf."

Genma nodded, but then his expression changed. "My chakra..."

He felt his chakra levels had increased significantly.

Shūichi smiled. "Feel it?"

"You know the shadow clone technique, right?"

"Start with five clones and train together."

"Oh, do you need me to teach you the shadow clone technique?"

Genma quickly replied, "I already know it."

Shūichi nodded, "Good. Let's begin!"

The extra chakra was, of course, from Shūichi.

(End of Chapter)

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