Chapter 106: Promotion and Disbanding

A few hours after the Exam ended, an Anbu ninja went underground and entered a base. The base was covered in a lot of seals to prevent detection. It was very dark. The Anbu passed through a few passages, before entering a small house.

He knelt and greeted, "Danzo sama"

Danzo looked at him and asked, "Did anything important happen during the exam?"

The root ninja replied, "No Danzo sama. Only a couple of small matters. Lord Hokage and Senju clan made a move against Gato. They got 210 million Ryo from him by betting."

This surprised Danzo. While he hadn't paid any attention to Gato, it was surprising that he made such a huge loss while hosting the Tournament gamble. He asked, "Who did the Hiruzen bet on?"

The root ninja answered, "They placed their bets on Suzuki Fujin, an orphan. He defeated a Yuki genin who knew Ice style, another Kiri genin who knew the Hydrification technique, then the Uchiha Mieko, and lastly a Steam release user from the Sakai clan. He specializes in Wind Release and Body flicker. And his chakra reserves can be considered to barely be at Jounin level!"

This surprised Danzo. He wondered, 'How did we miss such an orphan when recruiting for Root?' He asked, "How talented is he at Wind Release?" Danzo was curious about it. Ninjas with Wind affinity were rare in Konoha. And a good Wind release user in Konoha could be counted on fingers!The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.

The root ninja answered, "He could supercharge Great Breakthrough jutsu in a couple of seconds. And he could perform all his Wind jutsus with just 1 hand seal. Except for Wind Explosion jutsu, which he could perform without any hand signs. And the power of his supercharged jutsu would be difficult for anyone under Elite Chunin level to replicate."

Danzo was impressed. However, he soon frowned, 'I heard that Hiruzen will be teaching him a jutsu. So I can't make a move on him before he is taught. And Senju Renjiro could be an annoyance as well.'

Danzo looked at his subordinate and instructed, "After he completes a couple of missions as chunin, invite him to join the Anbu."

Danzo analyzed, 'Hiruzen waits for a few months for the new chunins to realize how boring chunin life is. And then he invites the talented ones into Anbu. So even after a couple of missions, I should be the first one to approach him.'

The root ninja asked, "What if he declines Danzo sama?"

Danzo thought a bit and answered, "Try convincing him verbally. You can tell him that he will get to learn deadly Wind jutsus if he joins us. If he is insistent on declining, then return and ignore him."

The three chunins nodded. They were excited at the prospects of taking A rank missions.

Hiruzen asked, "At what time do you begin your training?"

Hoka replied, "At 5 AM, Lord Hokage."

It was as Hiruzen expected. He said, "Tomorrow I will meet you guys at your usual training ground at 7 AM. So be on time and warm up before I come. You are dismissed for now."

Hoka and Mieko were about to nod and leave, when Fujin said, "Lord Hokage."

Hiruzen looked at him and said, "Yes Fujin?"

Fujin replied, "I was wondering if you could arrange for samurai swords that assist Wind chakra flow for me now."

Hiruzen thought, 'I recall saying that I will arrange a meeting with someone who can make them. And not arrange them myself.'

He nodded and said, "Don't worry. I'll arrange for a swordsmith to meet you in a few days. He'll ask you the measurements of the sword you would be comfortable with. Don't worry about the cost as it'll be paid by me."

Fujin wondered, 'Was he really not planning to pay for the sword?'

Hiruzen, on the other hand, was thinking, 'The village earned 120 million Ryo thanks to him. I can afford to spend a few million on him.'

Since there was nothing else to discuss, they left the building. Renjiro said, "Let's meet at the training ground."

He flickered. The newly promoted chunins followed him.