Civilians in Konoha, forging their own paths

The next day, Dihuangwan and 12 others were waiting in a row on the rooftop platform of the Hokage Building. When they looked up, they saw the statues of the first to third Hokage.

Everyone has been waiting here early. After all, it is the Chunin appointment ceremony. Everyone takes it very seriously and is looking forward to the moment when they put on the Chunin vest!

At nine o'clock in the morning, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and his staff appeared on the rooftop platform.

When everyone saw the Third Hokage appear, they all knelt on one knee to show their respect. Sarutobi Hiruzen asked everyone to stand up and gave an inspiring speech.

Brainwashing remarks like "you have grown into the backbone of Konoha, you must protect the new buds of Konoha, burn yourself to become nutrients for the big tree of Konoha, and wherever Konoha dances, the fire will never stop," etc.

After the polite words, Sarutobi Hiruzen winked at the staff, who walked forward, holding a wooden board in their hands, on which were placed the Chunin commission and the Chunin vest.

"From now on, you are the Chunin of Konoha. Please accept your letters of appointment and vests!" said Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Everyone took it and showed joyful expressions. Dihuangwan also raised the corner of his mouth. After seeing the Konoha vest for so long in his previous life, he finally had a set of his own.

Everyone put on their vests and knelt on one knee in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen again.

"The future of Konoha belongs to you, go and welcome the new chapter that belongs to you! Disband!" The appointment ceremony officially ended and everyone dispersed.

"The future is yours yet. For the next thirty years or so, Konoha will be yours!" Dihuangwan couldn't help but complain in his heart.

He looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Sarutobi Hiruzen sensed Dihuangmaru's gaze. The two looked at each other, and Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded at him, then left the platform of the building and returned to the office.

"Dihuangwan, let's go!" Anma Feiyun touched Dihuangwan's arm, and the two left the building platform together.

"When will Dihuangwan-kun report to the Anbu?" asked Kurama Feiyun.

Walking on the streets of Konoha, feeling the villagers looking at his and his vests with respect, Dihuangwan felt a different kind of fun.

It’s a pity that I can only feel it for a few hours in the morning. “I’ll go in the afternoon!” Dihuangwan responded.

"Ah? We're going in the afternoon! So soon?" Anma Feiyun was obviously reluctant.

"Feiyun, becoming a Chunin means more responsibilities. It is normal to be forced to do things against one's will. The only right way is to become stronger!" Dihuangwan said.

"I know, but when I think about you going in there and carrying out a dangerous mission, I feel worried and scared!" said Kurama Feiyun.

Dihuangwan touched Kurama Feiyun's head, "Feiyun, didn't I tell you yesterday? I will tie my head to my belt, and tie it tightly! Don't worry!"

"You must also study medical ninjutsu well. If I am really seriously injured in the future, you must personally rescue me!" Dihuangwan said.

"Yes! I will work hard to practice medical ninjutsu!" said Kurama Feiyun.

"Also, don't neglect the practice of illusion. Strength is the foundation. You have to hide your illusion under the medical ninja. In this way, even if faced with emergencies, you will have enough strength to deal with them!" Dihuangwan said again.

The two walked past the three-color meatball shop, and Dihuangwan bought two three-color meatballs. They ate while walking and chatted for a long time. Their mood improved a lot. After sending Anma Feiyun home, Dihuangwan returned home alone.

After showing it to his mother, Dihuangwan returned to his room, took off his Chunin vest, folded it neatly, and put it in the box together with the Chunin commission. From the deep cabinet, he took out his father Takoyamaru's tattered Chunin vest and looked at it in a trance.

"Father, I am also a Chunin. You have always expected me to become a better ninja than you. I will do it! I will become the strongest ninja in Konoha!" Dihuangwan said secretly.

After putting away his father's belongings, Dihuangwan placed his Chunin vest and letter of authorization next to his father's belongings and closed the cabinet door!

Dihuangwan walked to the window and looked at the streets of Konoha Village, "It's time to take the next step in my ninja career! Anbu! I'm really looking forward to it!"

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Dihuangwan came to an entrance of the Hokage Building. An Anbu ninja wearing a black robe and a mask appeared and stopped him!

"Please stop, this is not the place you should be!" said the Anbu ninja.

Dihuangwan took out the Anbu appointment scroll given by the Sandaime and handed it to the Anbu ninja who was blocking the way.

After the Anbu ninja confirmed it, he made way and said, "Come in!"

Dihuangwan retracted the scroll, passed through the entrance, and followed the passage to the deep underground of the Hokage Building. It was very empty here, and the space was much larger than he had imagined, but it was not that dark. Instead, it was brightly lit.

"Dihuangwan, right? Come here, the captain is waiting for you!" Anbu ninja wearing a cat-face mask said to Dihuangwan.

Dihuang Wan hurried over, followed him and entered an office.

As soon as you enter the office, you're greeted by a very simple layout, similar to the Hokage's office, but the size of the desks and chairs are much different.

Inside the office, a masked figure sat at the desk, "Minister, the person is here!" said the cat-faced ANBU ninja.

The sitting figure nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work! You can get out first!"

The cat-faced ANBU ninja bowed and left the office.

"Dihuangwan, I'm the head of the Anbu, Hatake Sakumo!" said the masked ninja.

"What!? You are Lord Sakumo!" Dihuangwan was very surprised. He thought it would be the captain of the Anbu team who arranged him, but he didn't expect that it would be the Anbu chief Sakumo Hatake who would come in person.

After being surprised, Dihuangwan knelt on one knee, "Lord Shumao, I am sorry for being rude! I have always heard about your deeds, and I am very surprised to see you!"

Hatake Sakumo took off his mask and asked Dihuangmaru to stand up. Dihuangmaru looked at the man in front of him, who was definitely the mask-less version of Kakashi, very young and handsome.

"Dihuangwan, you will join my direct team and be my subordinate!" said Hatake Sakumo.

Dihuangwan was stunned. He didn't expect that he would be directly admitted to the minister's direct team. Only the most elite and loyal ninjas in Konoha are qualified to enter! He is the sharpest knife in the hands of the Hokage! He only accepts the arrangements of the Hokage and the minister! He didn't expect that Sarutobi Hiruzen and Hatake Sakumo would attach so much importance to him!

After a moment of daze, Dihuang Wan quickly responded: "Yes, Lord Shuomao, it is my honor to join your direct team!", and then bowed deeply.

"I'll take you to familiarize yourself with the basic situation of the Anbu!" After saying that, he took Dihuangwan out of the office and took a tour around the Anbu base.

"There are now 8 teams in the Anbu, each with 8-10 people. Except for the team directly under me, each team has a team leader and a deputy team leader. Each team has its own expertise, such as assassination, lurking, or guarding, etc."

"And the team directly under me is proficient in all directions and is the sharpest sword in Konoha!" said Hatake Sakumo.

After a round of inspection, Hatake Sakumo returned to the office with Dihuang Wan and poked the secret compartment on the desk. The wall immediately flipped over, revealing a passage!

Hatake Sakumo took Dihuang Wan and walked into the passage. There were several spacious spaces in the passage leading to the outside world. "This is the rest area and standby room of my direct team. When there is no mission, the team members will be on standby here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two figures appeared, one wearing a bull-head mask and the other wearing a dog-head mask. "Minister!" The two men bowed.

"This is Feng, and this is Lang!" Hatake Sakumo introduced to Dihuangwan.

"Every member of the Anbu will choose his or her own mask and code name. You can choose!" After saying that, he led Dihuangwan to the wall of the lounge, where there was a wall of masks.

Dihuang Wan's eyes swept across the masks on the wall and finally settled on a fish-face mask, which looked a bit like Benboba and Bapopen in Journey to the West, so ugly and cute.

"That's it!" Dihuangwan reached out and took off the fish-face mask and put it on his face.

Hatake Sakumo handed over a set of Anbu combat uniform and a black robe. Dihuangwan quickly changed his clothes in the lounge. At this moment, Dihuangwan was covered in a deep black robe, with only a fish-face mask showing. No one could recognize that this was Dihuangwan!

"What about your code name? Have you thought of it?" asked Hatake Sakumo.

"My code name is Yu!" said Dihuangwan.

From then on, the Konoha Anbu ninja code-named "Rain" appeared in the ninja world!