On the rooftop of the Ninja Academy, a spring breeze carried the faint scent of cherry blossoms.
Tsunade clapped her hands, drawing the attention of the three, and casually began her self-introduction: "Well then, as the leader of team 10, let me introduce myself first. My name is Tsunade, and my likes and dislikes... Well, I don't want to tell you. As for my hobbies... Well, that's a secret for now."
She just likes drinking and gambling, and hates sweets.
Shizune remained expressionless, but internally delivered a precise critique with practiced familiarity.
"Dreams for the future..."
Tsunade waved her hand, looking like she found it troublesome: "I don't care about things that only children worry about."
"Isn't that basically just saying your name..."
Kurenai couldn't help but mutter under her breath, then realized her mistake and pursed her lips slightly.
"Okay, that's settled."
Tsunade completely ignored Kurenai's complaints and glanced at the three of them. "Why don't you all introduce yourselves? Who wants to go first?"
"Let me go first, Tsunade-sensei."
Kurenai stepped forward, her voice regaining its usual clarity and stability, carrying her unique quiet temperament: "My name is Kurenai, and my favorite thing is wasabi octopus."
"What I hate is cake, it's too sweet."
Kurenai Yuhi continued, her tone natural. "My hobby is swordsmanship."
Do you also enjoy practicing swordsmanship?
Shouldn't it be a Genjutsu?
Shinichi's heart skipped a beat, and he glanced at Kurenai Yuhi with a hint of surprise.
"My dream is..."
She paused slightly, a determined light shining in her red eyes: "My dream is to master Genjutsu and swordsmanship, and become a reliable ninja who can protect those who are important to me."
"Hmm, not bad, very energetic."
Tsunade nodded, her evaluation concise: "Next."
"My name is Shizune!"
Shizune stepped forward, her voice clear: "I like brown rice and meatballs, and I hate fatty pork, and..."
As she said this, she glanced at Tsunade and spoke a little faster: "The behavior of getting drunk and causing a scene, making a mess of the house, and then having someone else clean it up."
Tsunade calmly looked back at her, without the slightest embarrassment on her face. Instead, she nodded and said, "Yes, continue."
Shizune pursed her lips and continued, "My interests are learning medical Ninjutsu and traditional cultural arts, and my dream is to become a great ninja like you, Tsunade-sensei."
She paused, then added softly but clearly, "I mean in terms of Medical Ninjutsu."
'This little girl is subtly targeting me again.'
Tsunade raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly, then turned her gaze to the last person, her tone slightly playful: "Your turn, great genius."
Shinichi stepped forward, his tone calm as usual: "My name is Shinichi Higashino. I don't have anything I particularly like or dislike. I have many interests, too many to list at once, and my dreams are also varied."
'What a perfunctory answer...'
The same thought simultaneously crossed the minds of Kurenai Yuhi and Shizune.
"Alright."
Tsunade clapped her hands and concluded in an almost perfunctory tone, "All three of you have very rich and interesting personalities."
"Listen, starting tomorrow, team 10 will officially begin missions. But before that..."
She said, her tone shifting and her gaze sharpening as she swept over the three of them, "You must first pass my test tomorrow. If you fail, you'll have to obediently go back to the Ninja Academy and study for a few more years."
Her gaze finally settled on Shinichi, a playful smile spreading across her lips, as she added, word by word: "Of course, that includes you, Chunin genius."
...
Back home, Shinichi opened his system panel. Compared to before, the information on the panel had changed significantly.
Name: Shinichi Higashino
[Occupation: Chunin, Master swordsman]
[Talent: Proficient In Fire Style (Green), Bloody Battle (Green), Proficient In Firearms (Green), Proficient In Polearm, Basic Genjutsu (White)... ]
First, regarding upgrades. The original white talent, Basic Fire Style, has disappeared, replaced by the green talent, Proficient In Fire Style.
[Proficient In Fire Style (Green): Your affinity with fire nature chakra has surpassed the ordinary, and your understanding and masterful control of its characteristics have reached a new level. Your efficiency in learning and executing Fire Style Ninjutsu has been significantly improved.]
This talent's promotion is clearly due to his successful development of the Great Flame Rasengan and Dark Sweep, leaving a deep impression on those who know him with his extraordinary mastery of Fire Style.
Although the number of people is small, these people are of high caliber.
Next comes the evolution of the white talent, Fighting Spirit.
[Bloody Battle (Green): Pain and adversity can ignite your fighting spirit. In battle, your fighting will and physical explosiveness will be enhanced, thereby reducing energy expenditure.]
The origin of this talent is thanks to Isshin, who is far away in the Land of Iron.
In the past few months, under the identity of Isshin, he had traveled across the southeastern region, challenging others everywhere, stirring up trouble, and cultivating a fierce, battle-hungry image that had already taken root in people's minds.
Even though the effect was reduced by 50%, the wide scope and sufficiently deep impressions still gathered enough recognition to push the Fighting Spirit to green quality.
Then there is the newly added white talent: [Basic Genjutsu (White): Your spiritual energy is more focused and refined, making you more sensitive to the structure of illusions. Your ability to learn low-level Genjutsu and resist low-level Genjutsu has been slightly enhanced.]
This was gradually formed after he consciously used Genjutsu to deal with problems multiple times during his missions over the past few months following the Chunin exams last year. This left the local clients and the general public with the impression that he was quite good at using Genjutsu.
Although the increase was slight, he now possessed the corresponding basic talents for the three major categories of Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu.
Finally, there are two unexpected yet logical new green talents, [Proficient In Firearms (Green)] and [Proficient In Halberd (Green)].
[Proficient In Firearms (Green): You possess an extraordinary and keen intuition for weapons that rely on mechanical activation for long-range attacks. Not only do you master their structure, maintenance, and modification much faster than the average person, but you can also use your intuition to quickly predict ballistics and seize the optimal firing timing and angle in actual combat, significantly improving power, accuracy, and deterrent effect.]
[Proficient In Polearm (Green): You have a deep understanding of the mechanical advantages and combat logic of polearms. Your speed in learning and mastering techniques for long weapons such as spears, halberds, and clubs has significantly increased, and you can more effectively utilize their range and control advantages in actual combat to create and exploit openings.]
Both of these talents also stem from the reputation that Isshin earned in the Land of Iron.
His image, wielding a sword and carrying a halberd, sweeping across the land, is undeniably vivid, making the development of the Proficient In Polearm (Green) a natural progression.
However, this Proficient In Firearms (Green)...
Shinichi found it somewhat amusing. He rarely used that modified musket in various martial arts competitions, having used it only a handful of times, which he could count on two hands.
However, the creation and advancement speed of the Proficient In Firearms (Green) talent is even faster than that of Proficient In Polearm (Green)!
It can only be said that Isshin left a truly shocking impression on the people of the Land of Iron.
His act of drawing a gun and firing it during a martial arts competition was far more disruptive and impactful than simply smashing down ten martial arts dojos with a sword or halberd.
This also resulted in President Soichiro constantly cleaning up his messes with a dark expression.