After confirming the name, the ninjas of the Ninja Sect began fervent construction, and the impact of Mokgetsu's unrestricted teaching quickly spread.
The concentrated golden sayings from Mokgetsu's lectures, the feat of Fire Dragon Dance instantly defeating Pakura, and the story of a thousand ninjas bowing to him as a master, all began to spread in the Ninja World.
A large number of ninjas vouched for Sosuke, proving the rich significance of the title "Ninja Master".
It might be a case of trying to build him up to bring him down, or maybe they're truly fanatical, but some even say Sosuke is the modern Six Paths Sage, a second Six Paths Sage.
Hidden Rock Village.
Tsuchikage Building, Tsuchikage Office.
After listening to Kitsuchi's report, Onoki showed a surprised expression.
"Does Sosuke really have such strong teaching abilities? In just seven days, you even managed to gain something from it."
Onoki thought that, for someone at Kitsuchi's level, there was basically no way to teach them, and they could only rely on themselves.
He had tried to help Kitsuchi, but Kitsuchi just couldn't learn Bloodline Elimination or the Lightweight Rock Jutsu. These abilities weren't something that could be learned just through effort.
"Without any exaggeration, on the last day of the course, all the ninjas sincerely bowed in gratitude to Sosuke. He indeed has exceptionally strong teaching abilities," Kitsuchi said earnestly.
"I think we could consider commissioning him to train our village's ninjas. With his teaching abilities, I believe we can look forward to the final results."
Onoki fell into deep thought.
Essentially, a Ninja Village is a military organization, and outsourcing the cultivation of its members might seem somewhat abstract, as being subverted could have very severe consequences.
"Try contacting them first, and see what willingness there is from the Ninja Sect," After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Onoki decided it was worth trying.
Based on existing information, the Ninja Sect is mainly composed of idealists, and their leader, Sosuke, even more so. It's highly unlikely they would help other Ninja Villages to subvert their Hidden Rock ninjas.
Moreover, Onoki did not plan to initially dispatch the village's top ninjas; he would first send ninjas with the Will of Stone to test the waters.
The main reason is that Kitsuchi spoke so highly of Mokgetsu; Onoki thought if it's really feasible, even if it's a bit troublesome, it would be worthwhile.
After Kitsuchi left, Onoki began to review the profiles of Hidden Rock Village ninjas, looking for strong young fighters under the age of eighteen.
Although there are few who cultivate Fire Release in Hidden Rock Village, denying powerful ninjutsu to other opponents is a gain, and the Hidden Rock would surely compete in the Youth Martial Arts Tournament.
One of Hidden Rock's current battle opponents, Konoha, has quite a few ninjas who play with fire. The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, is an expert in fire techniques, and Onoki didn't want Konoha to obtain the Fire Dragon Dance.
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The Hidden Sand Village.
Kazekage Building, Kazekage Office.
"Pakura, instead of wasting time embarrassing yourself, couldn't you spend more time seeking enemy squads on the battlefield? You've disgraced Hidden Sand entirely!" Rasa reprimanded unceremoniously.
He originally had a competitive relationship with Pakura, and after becoming Kazekage, Pakura was not very convinced, so their relationship was quite ordinary. Rasa despised Pakura.
With such an opportunity to attack, Rasa naturally wouldn't let it go, directly lambasting Pakura, who had come to report intelligence.
"As a Hidden Sand Hero defeated instantly by a ninja from a small country, how do you expect the other four great Ninja Villages to view our Hidden Sand Village?" Rasa pressed relentlessly.
"Why not, Sosuke-senpai is formidable; isn't it natural that I lost to him?" Pakura retorted.
If it were a real battle, Pakura certainly wouldn't have been instantly defeated, but she said she wanted to learn Mokgetsu's Fire Release, so naturally, she had to confront it head-on.
"If you have the skill, challenge Sosuke-senpai. If you can win, I'll immediately use a kunai to end myself once I return!"
Pakura implied that if Rasa was so capable, he should go ahead, as she didn't believe Rasa could defeat Mokgetsu.
"As Kazekage, I'm busy with daily matters. I don't have the free time you do," Rasa mocked.
He wasn't stupid enough to actually challenge Sosuke.
Even a legendary senior like Half-God Hanzo fell to Sosuke, so Rasa was sure he wouldn't fare any better.
He was merely finding a reason to scold Pakura and wouldn't really underestimate Sosuke, who was renowned throughout the Ninja World, just because he came from a small country.
Pakura clenched her fists, wishing she could punch Rasa and swell his detestable face.
Residual reasoning allowed Pakura to release her fists and turn towards the door.
"You can say whatever you like about me, but the Youth Martial Arts Tournament hosted by Sosuke-senpai has excellent rewards. Remember to select outstanding ninjas from the village to participate, or you'll regret it," Pakura stopped at the door to remind.
Even though she couldn't stand Rasa, Rasa was now Kazekage, and Pakura had no authority to gather village talents to compete.
"You needn't worry about those matters. I'm the Kazekage," Rasa said flatly.
Bam!
The door to the Kazekage Office was slammed shut.
After Pakura left, Rasa began to seriously study the intelligence on the Ninja Sect and Sosuke.
He found that the Ninja Sect was actually quite a formidable threat because Sosuke was too unique.
He possessed formidable strength while also having extraordinary teaching abilities and personal charisma.
In just seven days, he got a thousand ninjas to voluntarily consider themselves his students. If this happened a few more times, it would be unheard of, an outright Ninja World sensei.
If Sosuke were just one person, it might be fine, but the key was that Sosuke also had the backing of the Ninja Sect, which was flourishing under his influence.
Currently, Sosuke and the Ninja Sect gave Rasa the impression of a super version of Hanzo and the Rain Village.
If Sosuke developed ambitions similar to Hanzo's, the Land of Wind, bordering the Land of Rain, could very likely become a target of the Ninja Sect's attacks.
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Konoha.
Due to the Rinnegan and the Ninja Sect's heritage, Shimura Danzo was very concerned about information regarding the Land of Rain.
He checked the intelligence returned by Root members every day.
"Sosuke's mastery of seven Chakra Nature Changes and ninjutsu is definitely related to the Ninja Sect's heritage," Shimura Danzo did not believe Sosuke achieved his current power solely through his cultivation.
No matter how much of a genius, time is needed for cultivation.
Shimura Danzo's old classmate, Sarutobi Hiruzen, is a super ninja jutsu prodigy of Konoha, whose talent in jutsu even the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, considered inferior.
But even Sarutobi Hiruzen, at the same age, was not as advanced as Sosuke is now. Shimura Danzo didn't believe anyone in the Ninja World could be so genius, or Sosuke wouldn't have remained unknown until recently.
"I can't allow Sosuke and the Ninja Sect to continue growing," The more Shimura Danzo thought, the more he perceived the Ninja Sect as a threat. He immediately ordered Root ninjas in the Land of Rain to take action and contacted Hanzo to discuss eliminating the Ninja Sect.
Even though Hanzo had already signed a peace treaty with the Ninja Sect.
Shimura Danzo thought Hanzo should cooperate, as the threat the Ninja Sect posed to the Rain Village was evident. If he were Hanzo, he would have begun planning Sosuke's assassination long ago.
Feeling this still wasn't enough, he sought out Sarutobi Hiruzen, intending to explain the threat Sosuke posed.
PS: This chapter is 7k words, slightly less than the usual two-chapter combo, feeling a bit worn out.