Chapter 23 Self-created Ninjutsu Test

"Mr. Hokage, you kept me here on purpose. You must have something to say that is inconvenient for everyone in Team 7 to know, right?"

Not long after Kakashi left with Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura, Hiruzen signaled Luo Yi to go to the Hokage's office with him for the expected private meeting and secret talk.

Hiruzen lit his pipe, frowned, and thought for a long time before slowly speaking, "Luo Yi, how much do you know about "Root"? "

"To be honest, not much. I only know that the founder and leader is named Danzo Shimura, who is similar to the Anbu, but different from the Anbu." Luo Yi didn't know why the Hokage mentioned the "Root". The "Root" at the moment should not have started to exert its power yet.

"The Uchiha clan... before being exterminated, Danzo was still serving as the 'Assistant Hokage'. After that tragedy, I ordered the disbandment of Root, and the original members were absorbed into the Anbu... but in the past two days, former members of Root have been asking about you." Hiruzen said with a gloomy expression.

"Root" was once known as the "Anbu training department", which openly or secretly recruited high-quality ninjas to join; and unlike the Anbu directly under the Hokage, the members of "Root" were only responsible to Danzo, and were controlled by inhumane means such as curse seals.

"It's really degenerate that someone of my level can be worthy of it." Luo Yi smiled indifferently.

"Are you kidding? There are kids of your age in the entire Konoha Village...or should I say, counting up to and including Naruto's generation, I don't think there is anyone in the younger generation who is stronger than you. If Danzo is still operating in secret, recruiting you can be said to be a must." Hiruzen stared with dead eyes.

Speaking of "Root", the only person Luo Yi could think of was Sai, who would replace Sasuke in the future and team up with Naruto and Sakura. His ninjutsu was quite interesting.

What's left is the duel between Danzo and Sasuke. It was a battle full of technology and ruthlessness, especially Danzo's arm, which was so hot that even people with trypophobia would say it was hot.

"If I were to receive such an admission invitation, would I be able to politely refuse it?" Luo Yike didn't want to be transformed into an anthropomorphic creature at all.

"Based on Danzo's style of doing things, I'm afraid... But don't worry, given your current relationship with the Hyuga family, if Danzo covets you, you must be prepared to confront the Hyuga clan. He won't dare to do anything to you." Hiruzen expressed another consideration.

OK, I didn't expect there was this layer.

But he was a ruthless person who threatened Itachi to kill his entire family. Although the result was that the "Root" and the Uchiha family were both destroyed, Luo Yi was in the Hyuga family, which was really a good opportunity for him to enjoy the shade.

"Well, thank you Mr. Hokage and Yue... No, Mr. Hiashi for your care. I am still too young." I should thank you when I need to. Right now, it would be easier for Danzo to secretly abduct me than for Naruto to eat ramen.

"Well... that's the first thing. The second thing is the progress of the research on space-time ninjutsu." Hiruzen wanted to say that he really put in a lot of effort. He was already getting old but still had to read so many scrolls.

"Thank you. Do you have any clues about how to get home?" Luo Yi also wanted to say that he was willing to stay here for a while longer.

"It's like this. Space-time ninjutsu is a very special type of secret technique. It's rare, but not uncommon." Hiruzen kept it a secret.

"You want to talk about the art of spiritualism, right?" Luo Yi answered without mercy in one second.

Hiruzen choked on the smoke, "Ahem... Exactly. You know the summoning technique... Not surprising, but being able to tell that it is the most typical and common space-time ninjutsu shows that you are extremely intelligent."

That's right, don't you see how my buddy got into graduate school?

The difficulty of spiritualism is only C-level, and it is very easy to learn, so its characteristic is that a blood contract relationship must be established between the practitioner and the spiritual beast in advance.

To put it bluntly, it means running in both directions.

"Almost all space-time ninjutsu are bidirectional. Even the Fourth Hokage's famous skill, Flying Thunder God, requires marking a curse seal at the target location in advance. Judging from the fact that you came to this world passively, you may have been summoned to this world. The caster is unknown, and if there is no one in your original world who can summon you back, you might..." Hiruzen took a puff of cigarette and did not say directly, "I'm afraid you can't go back."

"Uh..." Although he was mentally prepared, Luo Yi couldn't help feeling a little disappointed when he learned that the Hokage was also powerless to help him return home.

He doesn’t have many relatives and friends who are close to him, except his mom, dad, and a distant niece.

Forget it, I might as well make the best of it. Besides, there will be people worth asking for advice in the future, such as the Fourth and Second Generations, and the Six Paths Sage. If all else fails, I can just grab someone from the Otsutsuki clan and ask them.

"Let's stop here for now. Telling you this doesn't mean I'm giving up my research, so don't be too disappointed." Hiruzen changed the subject directly, "The third thing is not so much a thing as a question I can't help asking...

"Did Naruto become the hero of Konoha Village in the end?"

Luo Yi's eyes widened when he heard that.

The third generation he really...

“…Yeah, yes.”

...

After saying goodbye to the Hokage, Luo Yi followed Iruka to a secluded training ground.

It is called a training ground, but in fact it is just some wooden stakes and dart boards. There is not even a dummy. It is really rudimentary.

"Speaking of which, Luo Yi, I haven't properly expressed my gratitude to you for the incident with Shuimu before. Thank you for saving my life." Along the way, Iruka didn't act like a teacher to the boy. Instead, he treated him like an older brother.

I'm not taking advantage of him, but the current Iruka is still in his early twenties, at least half a year younger than he was before he traveled through time, okay?

Especially in the Hyuga family, Luo Yi always reminded himself whenever he had the chance that he was almost thirty years old and that he must not go down the path of crime.

"Teacher Iruka, you are too kind. You have seen that even if I was not there, Naruto would not just stand by and watch you die." He did not intend to take credit for it. After all, strictly speaking, the life-threatening danger that the other person encountered was probably caused by him.

"Naruto...yeah, that kid is really good. It's my fault that I didn't teach him correctly before." When mentioning Naruto, Iruka was still proud and gratified.

Although this proud and gratified protagonist is currently harvesting vegetables in the field.

After a few words, the chat came to an end.

According to the Hokage's instructions, Iruka needs to closely observe and record the ninjutsu performed by Luo Yi, and give appropriate guidance if possible, which is a task that best fits the professional positioning of a teacher.

"Let's get started without further ado."

"Oh, wait till I get out my notepad."

Luo Yi came to the ten-meter line of the wooden target, looking like an athlete about to take part in a shooting competition.

Even the movements are similar.

"Wind Style: Fushin Slash"

The name sounds a bit intimidating, but it's actually just two fingers drawn in a circle, one finger storing chakra, the other finger compressing and shaping, and throwing out a crescent-shaped wind blade. The advantage is that it's very fast, not easy to detect, and causes cutting damage; the disadvantage is that it's harder to control the accuracy than shuriken, and requires a high level of proficiency.

Luo Yi fired ten shots, but only one hit the target.

"Uh... Putting aside this achievement, I didn't expect you to be able to use Wind Style." Iruka's forehead was covered with sweat. "Is there any technique in this world that you don't know?"

"Yes, such as illusion, sealing, and space-time ninjutsu...Okay, the next thing is..."

"Fire Style: Flame Phoenix Wings"

Two golden-red feathers flew out from the palm of his hand at different speeds. The faster one directly drilled a hole in the target and then sank into the mountain behind the target; the other one was nailed into the target at about half the depth, burned for a while and then disappeared.

"I didn't see it show its power last time. This special fire jutsu..." Iruka observed carefully.

"Compared to the cutting damage caused by wind jutsu, can fire jutsu cause penetrating damage... But this is secondary."

"Fire Style: Stardust"

"Boom——"*2

The target and the wall behind it, centered on the spot where the feather disappeared, emitted a violent explosion, creating a heat wave.

Iruka, who was more than five meters away, felt the threat of the high temperature and took two steps back.

"Very good, non-living things can also achieve chakra attachment, which is an advantage that even the soft fist does not have. The attachment time and control distance need further testing..." Luo Yi was very satisfied with the two fire escape ninjutsu.

Perfect for being the sixth child.

Iruka was sweating profusely, recording Luo Yi's mumbling like a student doing dictation training.

"That's all for Fire Style. Next is Water Style. There happens to be a small pond over here..."

"Water Style: Water Thought Wave"