"Then let's call it 'Fire,'" Shisui thought for a moment and said.
He wanted to become the fire that lights the way for the Uchiha Clan, hoping his actions would burn away the difficulties of the Uchiha like flames consuming weeds.
"Are you sure it will be 'Fire'? Although it can be changed, it might cause some small trouble." Mokgetsu asked again.
After receiving Shisui's confirmation, Mokgetsu helped Shisui fill in the information.
"Go meet your colleagues," Mokgetsu glanced at the time and said, standing up.
Shisui nodded and followed Mokgetsu into the training squad's conference room.
Because it was still early before the scheduled meeting time, there were no ninjas in the conference room when Mokgetsu and Shisui arrived. After Mokgetsu and Shisui sat for a while, the ninjas began to arrive one after another.
"Captain Mokgetsu," the arriving Anbu greeted Mokgetsu one by one.
This meeting was only for leaders and higher-ranking Anbu to attend.
In the current training squad, except for Shisui, the leaders and vice squad leaders were all rehired veteran Anbu. Although it was also their first day at the training squad, they had already received information about the training squad from Sarutobi Hiruzen and knew that Mokgetsu was the training squad's captain.
Mokgetsu smiled and responded to each greeting.
When the tenth Anbu ninja entered the conference room and sat down, Mokgetsu cleared his throat and quickly scanned over all the Anbu ninjas.
Under a normal Anbu team, there are four squads, each with 17 people, led by a squad leader, further divided into four groups.
However, considering the actual situation, the training squad currently only has two squads, eight groups, and a total of thirty-five ninjas.
"In the first month, regular training squad members will mainly be conducting intensified training in intelligence gathering and battle proficiency. For training squad members who are leaders and above, the focus will be on learning the 'Breath of Darkness,'" Mokgetsu explained his teaching plan.
Due to being rehired Anbu, the veteran Anbu hadn't mastered the now mandatory 'Breath of Darkness' Secret Technique.
Fortunately, the new Anbu have many courses to learn, so Mokgetsu could let the veteran Anbu first master a part of the 'Breath of Darkness' and then have new Anbu learn from them.
"Becoming an Anbu Squad Captain at such a young age, the future is limitless," an Anbu leader thought while looking at Mokgetsu's youthful face.
He had experienced several Anbu Squad Captains but had never seen one as young as Mokgetsu, not even Sarutobi Hiruzen's son could compare.
Shisui listened seriously to Mokgetsu's content and occasionally took notes in the small notebook he carried with him.
He had good memory but wasn't able to remember everything in detail.
The meeting lasted about an hour, and when Mokgetsu announced adjournment, Shisui closed his notes.
Due to the Uchiha Clan's fondness for clan meetings, Shisui was not unfamiliar with meetings.
But the training squad's meeting was still quite novel to Shisui.
Because the Uchiha Clan's meetings usually had the Clan Leader sitting above, speaking very little, while the training squad's meetings were mostly Mokgetsu speaking.
After the meeting, Shisui tidied up and began looking for his subordinates.
"The seventh group…" Shisui muttered his group's number in his heart, recalling the training squad base's layout map.
When Shisui found the location of his group, he discovered that all his members were already present.
Although everyone was wearing masks, Shisui recognized them through the information he had studied before.
The male ninja with a ponytail was a ninja from the Nara Clan, named Nara Shiomizu.
The female ninja next to him with a white-furred ninja beast was a ninja from the Inuzuka Clan, named Inuzuka Midori.
After identifying these two people, the remaining person didn't need further recognition, it was the Aburame Clan ninja Aburame Naoya.
Shisui was quite satisfied with these subordinates of his.
Nara Shiomizu mastered the Shadow Secret Techniques with strong control abilities, Inuzuka Midori had excellent Taijutsu and could stand up front with her ninja dog to restrain the enemy, and the Aburame with the Insect Control Secret Techniques was a versatile talent, able to gather intelligence with insects and absorb Chakra through them in combat.
The combination of the three could produce a result greater than the sum of its parts in battle.
"Whose kid is this?" Inuzuka Midori looked at the short figure approaching with a surprised expression and instinctively teased.
Shisui: ...
He seemed not so satisfied anymore.
"Ahem," Nara Shiomizu coughed twice in reminder.
Generally, the person approaching at this time was their superior.
Besides, although Shisui was short, he was neatly dressed in Anbu uniform, clearly not like a leader's child who had wandered into an important place by mistake.
"Hehe, Midori means it's impressive to become an Anbu member at such a young age," Inuzuka Midori chuckled, trying to salvage the situation.
When informed at home, Inuzuka Midori was quite puzzled, having not done anything special, how could her unpolished potential be discovered?
"It's a training squad member," Nara Shiomizu corrected.
The training squad was a special establishment, differing somewhat from regular Anbu members.
"Fine, it's still impressive to become a training squad member so young," Midori's enthusiastic tone deflated into a narrative monotone.
Shisui gave Inuzuka Midori a suspicious glance, wondering if she really wasn't somehow related to Obito.
"I am Uchiha Shisui, with the codename 'Fire' in the training squad, and I am your leader," Shisui introduced himself, removing his mask.
Masks were meant to prevent being recognized by others, not to hide one's identity from teammates.
"So, it was him, no wonder," Nara Shiomizu felt surprised internally.
He certainly couldn't have failed to recognize Uchiha Shisui. After all, this was a prodigy, the youngest in Konoha's history, who had even achieved a top-four placement in the acclaimed younger martial arts tournament before.
With Shisui's capabilities, joining the training squad as a leader was more than fitting.
"You can start thinking about the codenames you'll use for missions while in the training squad. This will likely accompany you for your entire time here, so try to be careful," continued Shisui.
The records stated that Nara Shiomizu and Inuzuka Midori had already been members of the same team, hence Shisui skipped the full self-introduction.
He only needed them to understand him.
"A codename, it's indeed important," Inuzuka Midori nodded in agreement.
A codename is the name used during missions. Naturally, a name is important, or communicating during missions could be awkward.
"Given that, then Midori's codename shall be 'Super Fierce Dog Warrior!'" Inuzuka Midori exclaimed, a flash of insight striking her mind.
Shisui assessed Midori, wondering if she had no connection to Obito.
"That's not acceptable, too long, one or two syllables is better," Shisui heartlessly denied.
In reality, he wasn't sure if there was such a rule for the training squad's codenames, but imagining future exchanges with Inuzuka Midori, where she might respond with "Super Fierce Dog Warrior here," made it hard for him to maintain composure.
"Aww, then just 'Inu' (Dog) it is," Midori showed a face of slight regret.
Unable to think of a cooler name with one to two syllables, Midori opted to choose a single character from her originally intended codename.
"I'll be 'Shika' (Deer)," Nara Shiomizu decided.
Unable to think of a suitable codename, and not wanting to waste mental energy pondering, he simply used his clan's symbol as a codename.
"Mushi" (Insect)," Aburame Naoya stated concisely.
Shisui nodded and, without dwelling on the codename selection, commenced the second part of his planned actions.
"Follow me," Shisui instructed his three subordinates.
After speaking, Shisui headed towards the training squad's practice field.
Although Shisui knew information about Nara Shiomizu and the others, they weren't aware of information about Shisui.
Despite the fact that they wouldn't currently receive combat missions, Shisui felt it was necessary to familiarize themselves with each other's abilities.
Moreover, battle training was an integral part of their training.
PS:
I was too exhausted today and ended up lying down while writing, unexpectedly falling asleep...
So, the update was two hours late.
As long as I haven't posted a leave notice, there'll usually be an update, but the timing isn't guaranteed.