69novels Chapter 37: So they came to brainwash me.
Chapter 37: So they came to brainwash me.
The talent boost brought about by the first evolution made Gojo Yoru a true genius.
This is also the main reason why he was able to successfully inject Fire Release nature transformation into the Rasengan in just over a year.
When Orochimaru began teaching him basic Earth Release techniques, Gojo Yoru learned Earth Clone, Earth Substitution, Earth Invisibility, and the Earth Instantaneous Body Technique, which he desired most, in just three days.
Seeing this, Orochimaru was satisfied with Gojo Yoru's comprehension, but he stopped teaching him any other Earth Release techniques.
A qualified teacher should develop a reasonable training plan based on the characteristics and abilities of students, so as to maximize their strengths rather than simply trying to make up for their weaknesses.
Gojo Yoru has mastered the Rasengan, which deals extremely high single-target damage, as well as the Fire Release: Rasengan, which can cause wide-area damage after bursting. He is not lacking in powerful attack methods.
With his limited chakra reserves, learning advanced ninjutsu that requires a huge amount of chakra would likely lead him into a dead end.
Gojo Yoru's strengths lie in his speed and his ability to stealthily use the Phantom Body Technique.
This guy is a born assassin!
The only drawback is that its ability to conceal itself in normal circumstances is not strong, and its chakra is easily detected by sensory techniques.
Now that he has learned the basic extension techniques of Earth Release, Gojo Yoru's concealment and stealth abilities have been greatly improved.
Once you master these extended techniques, or combine them with the stealth ability of the Phantom Body Flicker Technique, only a few top-tier sensory techniques, or those with eye techniques like the Byakugan and Red Eye, can detect Gojo Yoru throughout the entire ninja world.
At that time, Gojo Yoru will be a top-tier assassin in the ninja world.
With this skill alone, one can easily become a squad leader in the Anbu or a special Jonin.
On this day, Orochimaru created a shadow clone and took Kushina Uzumaki to conduct sensory training.
His true form, however, was to lead Gojo Yoru on a mission.
This is the difference between a disciple and a subordinate.
Other genin who have just graduated, even if they pass the test of the supervising jonin, still need to perform missions and spend a long time together to gradually gain the appreciation of the supervising jonin before they will be taught ninjutsu.
Orochimaru had nothing left to teach Gojo Yoru, so he took him on a mission.
At the Hokage Building, Gojo Yoru saw the Third Hokage again after many years.
The last time I saw this ninja was during his first-year Fire Will speech.
As the principal of the Ninja Academy, Hiruzen Sarutobi makes a few appearances each year.
Those who interact with him the most are always the first-year students who haven't yet been nurtured.
"So you're the child of Sasuke and Mio? Not bad, just as Orochimaru said, you're excellent." Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Gojo Yoru with a kind smile, as if he were seeing Gojo Yoru in person for the first time.
Gojo Yoru immediately feigned surprise and bowed deeply to Hiruzen Sarutobi, saying, "Orochimaru-sensei is too kind. Thank you, Hokage-sama, for recognizing me. Not only did you agree to my early graduation, but you also arranged for Orochimaru-sensei to be my mentor Jonin."
"Hehe, Orochimaru wasn't someone I assigned to you. He volunteered to take you under his wing, and even quit his job at the border for it. This is fate between the two of you, so don't let him down."
Gojo Yoru immediately raised his head, glanced at Orochimaru with a surprised expression, then pursed his lips and said firmly, "Please rest assured, Hokage-sama, I will definitely not let Orochimaru-sensei down!"
Seeing that Gojo Yoru had transformed from a withdrawn person into someone who was sentimental and very polite after resolving his inner conflict, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt even more satisfied with his grand-disciple.
Aside from being a bit taller, Gojo Yoru is now just as cute as Orochimaru was when he was a kid.
Especially since the other party is the one that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki relies on the most.
As long as Gojo Yoru is one of his own, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is the strongest trump card he can use, unlike Mito-sama who is high and mighty.
If Gojo Yoru could learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, then Hiruzen Sarutobi would possess two trump cards, and even if the powerful clans of Uchiha and Hyuga joined forces, they would not be able to shake his position.
That's why Hiruzen Sarutobi was so eager to bring Gojo Yoru into the Hokage lineage and even allowed Orochimaru to take him under his wing.
He believed that his most outstanding disciple would be able to train Gojo Yoru to become the successor of the Will of Fire.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Gojo Yoru a task.
It's a very ordinary D-level mission: helping villagers with farm work.
Since Gojo Yoru had no teammates and Orochimaru wouldn't come to his aid, he could only create two shadow clones to assist him.
After the shadow clone dissipated, Gojo Yoru felt unusually tired.
It was still early, so Orochimaru took Gojo Yoru on two more D-rank missions, both of which involved helping villagers with some trivial matters.
On the way back to the Hokage Building, Orochimaru looked at the somewhat dirty Gojo Yoru and asked with a smile, "Don't you find these missions boring?"
"A little." Gojo Yoru nodded honestly.
"Aren't you curious why, given your already formidable strength, you're being assigned such low-level tasks?"
"It is to cultivate our sense of responsibility and basic execution ability as ninjas, laying the foundation for taking on higher-level missions."
Orochimaru was slightly surprised by Gojo Yoru's answer.
Orochimaru glanced at the boy, whose mind and body were as precocious as his own, his eyes filled with admiration. He nodded and said, "That is indeed one reason, but more importantly, it is to let you experience the lives of the villagers firsthand and to rediscover this village founded by the First Hokage."
"You've never left Konoha, so you don't know how cruel the outside world is."
"When you come back from your trip, you'll discover how wonderful Konoha is. There are no barriers between clans here, and no hierarchy among people based on powerful clans versus ordinary clans. Everyone in the village is one family."
At this point, Orochimaru's golden eyes seemed to gleam with a dazzling light, and he said firmly, "We strive to become stronger, not only for ourselves, but also to protect our fellow villagers, to safeguard this hard-won peace and happiness. This is... the Will of Fire."
Gojo Ye: "..."
Good grief, so they've come to brainwash me!
Orochimaru's art style during this period was almost too beautiful; he was a completely different person from the one in later works.
If it were any other child, they would have been fired up by Orochimaru's words.
Gojo Yoru felt nothing at all; in fact, she even felt a little amused.
However, worried about being exposed, he still looked at Orochimaru with eyes full of admiration, and nodded as if he suddenly understood, saying, "I understand, Orochimaru-sensei!"