After the First Great Ninja War, three of the five Kage were dead. Even Tobirama Senju had almost died. Only the Sand Village had preserved its strength.
The Second Kazekage, Shamon, was the First Kazekage's disciple. He had attended the first Five Kage Summit as a guard and realized that among the five great nations, the Sand's strength was lacking.
Huh? Why am I the only one who feels weak?
Shamon was an ambitious and self-aware person. So, when he became Kazekage, he focused on developing the Sand's military power. He studied the One-Tailed Shukaku while developing various jutsu that could fight multiple enemies. He dedicated himself to training the next generation of ninja. Techniques like the Puppet Jutsu, Magnet Release, and various sand manipulation techniques were all his creations. In terms of research ability, he was a mini-Tobirama.
With the Sand Village focused on development and the other nations crippled, the ninja world was forced into a period of peace. There would be nearly two decades of development time.
When the next generation of ninja grew up, there would be another great war.
An Yan decided to focus on his own development. His original plan was to increase his strength, make a name for himself in the upcoming wars, and then become Hokage based on his merits. However, with Tobirama still alive, his plans changed. He needed to find a way to use Tobirama's brilliant mind to develop the techniques he wanted.
For example, accelerated thinking, magnetic field rotation, and the like.
So, he needed to find a way to join the Technology Development Department. That department was likely to become the core of Konoha's future. With his current knowledge, it shouldn't be too difficult to join after graduation.
After more than a year of study, An Yan had committed all the knowledge from the library to memory. While it was an exaggeration to say he had mastered it all, he could recall any piece of information or skill whenever he needed it, like having a search engine in his brain.
After a year of lottery draws, the system's wish pool had updated automatically. The current pool was the Sifu wish pool. As everyone knows, Sifu is also known as the "Jackie Chan simulator."
Although this pool didn't have many items, it had some good ones: a pendant that could resurrect the dead, the five elemental talismans, and kung fu.
If he were in a modern urban world, he could become a martial arts grandmaster with this pool, showing off all over the place. But this was Naruto. In a world of flying magic, kung fu seemed less useful; its power level was too low.
However, when An Yan drew the "White Brow Fist," he still began to practice it diligently. If nothing else, martial arts were good for strengthening the body. After practicing for a month, his strength, physique, and agility had each increased by one point.
Having a system was great. Once you learned something, it was permanent. There was no forgetting it or getting rusty. The same applied to physical training; his stats only increased, never decreased.
While An Yan was immersed in his daily fist practice, Hiruko made a new friend.
So, when An Yan was practicing by the river, a white-haired boy approached.
After An Yan finished his set, Hiruko came over.
"An Yan, I made a new friend. He's a pretty nice guy. I want to introduce you."
An Yan looked over and immediately knew who Hiruko's new friend was.
Pale skin, long black hair, purple eyeshadow, and a delicate face.
Wasn't this a young Orochimaru?
An Yan walked up and extended his hand.
"Nice to meet you. I'm An Yan."
Orochimaru was a little taken aback by An Yan's enthusiasm. At this point, he was just a kind, somewhat timid child.
Hiruko gently patted Orochimaru's back.
Orochimaru snapped out of it and shook An Yan's hand.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Orochimaru."
Hiruko was happy that his two friends were getting along. He excitedly told Orochimaru:
"Orochimaru, let me tell you, An Yan is a genius just like you. He can learn any jutsu just by seeing it once. He's even created a few of his own. You should see them sometime."
"Really? That's amazing. I haven't created any jutsu yet. Hiruko, have you?"
Orochimaru was just an innocent child at this point and believed whatever he was told. However, his casual question unintentionally hurt someone.
"Of course! Even though I'm only in the second year, I've also created a jutsu. I'll show you when I get the chance."
A cold sweat broke out on Hiruko's forehead as he answered through gritted teeth.
An Yan could see Hiruko was bluffing. He suppressed a laugh and played along with a straight face.
"That's right. Although our Hiruko is still young, he has created a super ninjutsu. According to my analysis, it's even powerful enough to defeat the Third Hokage."
More cold sweat dripped from Hiruko's head. He quietly pulled An Yan aside and whispered, "You're going too far, An Yan! If you praise me like this, how am I supposed to live it down later?"
An Yan whispered back in his ear, "Have you forgotten about the Sexy Jutsu?"
Hiruko gasped, his face turning red. He pointed at An Yan, speechless, then squatted on the ground and sulked.
Orochimaru watched this scene with a bewildered expression, having no idea what was going on.
Seeing Hiruko get angry, An Yan quickly went over to him and started sweet-talking.
"There are no useless jutsu, only useless people. I guarantee you, if you master the Sexy Jutsu, even the Third Hokage won't be able to handle it. You have to believe me."
Hiruko said angrily, "You're the one who told me that a weak dynasty leads to invasion from the north, and then you tell me to practice the Sexy Jutsu! You're clearly up to no good."
An Yan was shocked. "How did you connect those two completely unrelated things? Let me tell you, my sexual orientation is normal. I'm not interested in you, so don't get any funny ideas."
Orochimaru watched the two of them gesturing from a distance, wondering what they were talking about. He scratched his head, feeling a bit bored.
An Yan finally managed to calm Hiruko down and led him back to Orochimaru.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. Let's go get something to eat."
Orochimaru was slightly stunned. Is he always this friendly? We just met, and he's already inviting me to eat.
Hiruko put an arm around Orochimaru and pointed at An Yan. "This guy's cooking is pretty good. We're going to eat a lot of his food."
An Yan tilted his head back with a look of pride and swaggered off.
Orochimaru couldn't help but chuckle.
The three of them went to An Yan's house, had a simple meal of knife-cut noodles, and gradually became good friends.
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