Naruto: Master of Yin chakra

Konoha, Ichiraku Ramen.

"Satoru, I heard you've started leading a team. Will it be dangerous?" Teuchi asked, serving a bowl of noodles.

Satoru took the ramen. "It's just leading a small team, not some S-rank mission. There's no difficulty."

Teuchi nodded at his words.

"Is it okay if you don't stay with the team?"

"Hey, they're all D-rank missions, just manual labour. With a Shadow Clone watching them, it's enough."

Satoru indicated he didn't care.

He wanted to see Ayame today. What was wrong with using a Shadow Clone? Did they dare to have an opinion?

Ayame chuckled from the back. "Satoru, that's not good, is it? I see other Ninjas all taking their teams seriously."

"Haha, I'm very serious too! Any mission the Village gives me, I complete it clearly and thoroughly. No one can find fault with it." Satoru slurped his ramen.

He wasn't lying. He still put a lot of thought into his team members, as this was his main job now.

However, those three guys, after almost half a month, were still as enthusiastic as ever. Even when facing D-rank missions, as long as he said something related to the Will of Fire, they would get pumped up as if they'd had a shot of adrenaline.

It was simply absurd.

If he had known, he wouldn't have bothered coming up with so many ideas to entice them to complete missions. Just talking about the Will of Fire would have been enough.

To work steadily and smoothly, he had thoroughly researched this aspect.

After half a month of D-rank missions, the three had finally consolidated most of what they learned at the Ninja School.

When he watched anime, he didn't understand why Konoha made graduates start with D-rank missions. They had Chakra, so their abilities were far superior to ordinary people.

Now, as a Captain, he understood after thinking and experiencing it.

These small missions could train a Ninja's patience, will, tracking, analysis, and other comprehensive abilities. They were the first practical application of the knowledge taught in the Ninja School.

It was like what he first thought of on the battlefield: the most important thing for a Ninja wasn't learning Ninjutsu, but rather intelligence, analysis, and other abilities.

And to achieve these, using mathematics, similar to projectile motion, in combat was very basic knowledge.

Without these, it would be difficult to hit opponents when throwing Shuriken or Kunai.

"Hey, Ayame, let's discuss when we should get married. I want to have two chubby boys with you. By then, I want to train them to be stronger than the God of Ninja."

The previous thought was only fleeting. Satoru shook it off and said something important to Ayame.

Swish!

Ayame's working hands paused, and her entire face instantly flushed red. Her rosy face was incredibly cute.

"You... what did you... say?" She stammered.

"Discussing marriage!"

Teuchi's eyes narrowed. "No, you're still young. You need to wait two more years."

"Of course, I know we're still young. I just wanted to discuss it so I can prepare!" Satoru scratched his head.

He wanted to do well in this aspect, as it was his dream.

It was a lifelong event!

"Hmm, I'll help you find an auspicious day. It's working hours now, don't discuss it here. Come to my house tonight to discuss it." Teuchi looked at the surrounding customers, seeing their gossipy eyes, and said.

The redness on Ayame's face disappeared, but her shyness remained, and her heart felt sweet.

Ah, I'm usually so composed, but why do I become so soft whenever I meet Satoru?

"Understood." Satoru got his answer, and his teeth were about to split from smiling.

A lifelong event, no suspense.

"Go find your teammates quickly. Don't let Hokage-sama see you slacking off." Teuchi quickly urged him to leave, feeling strange about guests overhearing such conversations.

"Hehe."

Satoru finished his ramen and walked out the door.

He headed north.

...

Ding-dong!

98th Training Ground.

"First, never act impulsively.

Second, never do anything that harms the Village.

Third, never give up the belief in inheriting the Will of Fire."

"Yes, Captain."

As Satoru's main body arrived, he heard his Shadow Clone using that chuunibyou-like line to instil ideals in the three little ones, and his feet instantly dug into the ground.

No, do I also have chuunibyou tendencies?

Release!

Iruka and the other two were brimming with passion when their Captain suddenly disappeared.

This instantly cooled their blood.

"Shadow Clone?"

"Hahaha, did you forget what the Shadow Clone just said? It was just a joke."

Satoru emerged from the shadows, laughing awkwardly.

Iruka puffed out his cheeks upon hearing this, clenching his fists. "How can we forget the Captain's words? And this is not a joke. We will always remember these three sentences. I think they're excellent.

Captain, we understand your determination to inherit the Will of Fire, and we also believe you are the true inheritor of the Will of Fire. We still have a long way to go, but please don't underestimate our determination!"

Ibara Keisen and Mibu Shinobi also nodded in strong agreement.

How could they not feel the Captain's burning Will of Fire?

They had excellent grades in Third Hokage-sama's Will of Fire lessons, so how could they not understand the value of the Captain's three sentences? Those were the Captain's summary!

Although it wasn't as profound as what Third Hokage-sama said, it was real! They respected the Captain even more. He truly lived up to his title.

"..."

Looking at Iruka's expression and listening to his words, Satoru could already imagine what would happen when he became a Ninja School teacher and Naruto started school.

Naruto, that boisterous guy, might add another catchphrase, and Sasuke, if he was also influenced, it was hard to imagine Sasuke shouting...

First, never act impulsively.

Second, ...

He quickly shook his head to dispel that thought. The thought of that art style was unbearable.

"Ahem, it's enough that you understand my will, Captain. These words must never be revealed. Next, I'm going to teach you things to improve your Ninja strength."

Satoru quickly changed the subject, not wanting to discuss it with them anymore. People who could be forcibly motivated by the Will of Fire to do boring D-rank missions for half a month without getting discouraged were beyond reasoning.

He could only sigh that the Third Hokage had some tricks up his sleeve!

Upon hearing that the Captain was going to teach new things, the three's attention was indeed diverted.

"Captain, what is it? Is it that real Genjutsu of yours?"

They were also getting tired of it, but they felt that doing D-rank missions helped them understand the Will of Fire, so they persevered.

"In the past half-month, you have accumulated a certain amount of mental energy. You have also gained some practical experience in Ninja intelligence gathering, and your patience has improved…

Overall, your Ninja qualities in all aspects have improved very quickly.

However,

Besides intelligence gathering and a firm will, a Ninja also needs to improve their strength to fully utilise the information.

Therefore,

I have tailored a step-by-step training plan for you to become an excellent Ninja."

The three felt that their half-month of effort had found a place of rest after hearing the Captain's approval.

And what he said next made them even happier.

"As for real Genjutsu, that's not something you little brats who just entered the Ninja world can learn. Remember not to aim too high."