Shinki Returns! The Konoha 12's Challenge

Listening to her two companions' conversation, Hinata asked, "I heard that Shinki and the others will be back in the next couple of days, is that true?"

Ya nodded. "Probably. So much time has passed, they should be back by now."

Hinata's face immediately lit up with a hint of joy. "Naruto-kun..."

Just then, Akamaru, who had grown into a large dog next to Kiba, twitched his nose twice.

Woof woof!

Akamaru suddenly shouted excitedly twice.

Tooth asked doubtfully, "You really smelled that guy's scent?"

"Woof!" Akamaru replied.

"All right."

Kiba turned to Hinata and Shino: "Akamaru says it smells the scent of the Shinki and Naruto!"

Streets of Konoha.

Nearly three years after leaving the village, Shinki and Naruto returned with expressions of surprise in their eyes.

"After walking for so long, the village seems to have changed quite a bit," Shinki said.

Naruto nodded. "Yeah! Ichiraku Ramen Shop has been renovated!"

As they spoke, the two of them turned to look at Jiraiya behind them. "Hey, Pervy Sage (Master Jiraiya), how about you treat us to a Ramen?"

Jiraiya happily said, "Alright! I'm always generous, I'll treat you two to a good meal!"

Naruto retorted, "What do you mean by generous? For the past three years, almost all our expenses on trips have been covered by the Shinki..."

Jiraiya immediately glared at him. "Naruto, are you talking about me behind my back?! Ծ‸ Ծ"

Half a minute later.

Ichiraku Ramen Shop.

Teuchi's daughter, her face flushed, kept glancing at the red-haired Shinki, muttering to herself, "Whose young man is this? He's so handsome..."

Teuchi looked at his daughter with a speechless expression.

"This is Shinki, don't you recognize it?"

The daughter then realized what was happening, and began to examine the Shinki closely, becoming more and more fascinated with it...

Jiraiya and Naruto, standing to the side, were already used to it.

Immediately, Naruto cupped Shinki's face in his hands and examined it carefully again and again. "Why do all the girls say he's handsome? I don't see anything unusual about him?"

"Go! Go! Go."

Shinki pulled his hand away from Naruto's and said irritably, "You can't see how handsome I am? That's because you lack artistic appreciation."

As they talked, the Ramen was served.

Teuchi said enthusiastically, "Shinki and Naruto haven't been here for three years, so this meal is on me."

"We can't accept this, Uncle. You've already treated us to so many meals before."

Naruto and Shinki looked embarrassed; they weren't children anymore.

Jiraiya pouted, "What's there to be embarrassed about? Now I don't have to pay, hehehe... (∇)"

Shinki, Naruto: (ー_ー)!!

"Can't you act like a teacher for once?"

Finally, after finishing eighteen bowls of noodles, the two slapped down the money and left the shop.

Jiraiya looked at his empty wallet and said with a resentful expression, "The boss already said I don't need to pay..."

"The boss said no, so we couldn't very well refuse," Shinki said, pouting.

Inside the Ramen shop.

Teuchi's daughter reluctantly turned her gaze away from the Shinki: "I wonder when they'll come back for noodles next."

Teuchi: "You better stop now! (`Δ´)!"

Outside the noodle shop.

Shinki suddenly sensed several familiar Chakra Breath.

"They're here."

A few seconds later.

Woof woof!

A large dog darted up to the two people from Shinki and barked twice.

Although the changes were significant, Shinki recognized it as Kiba's Akamaru.

"What a change! Akamaru has grown so much in just a few years," Naruto remarked from the side.

The next moment, a familiar, timid voice rang out from the alleyway beside them. "Naruto- kun~"

Naruto turned around, saw Hinata's red face, and immediately Teuchi greet her, "Hinata!"

To help Naruto, Shinki pushed him forward, saying, "You've been gone so long to get back to the village, hurry up and say hello to Hinata."

Immediately afterwards, several figures appeared and surrounded the Shinki.

Ya said, "You two have changed so much in three years."

Tenten nodded in agreement, saying, "Yeah, Shinki has become so handsome, I'm totally smitten. (⌯︎¤̴̶̷̀ω¤̴̶̷́)✧︎"

Ino sensed Breath: "You like every handsome guy you see, you fall in love with every single one you meet! (′д`σ)σ"

Tenten shook her head. "I didn't! I only said that to Shinki-kun! ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"

Rock Lee said, "The Shinki has grown quite a bit taller; I wonder how much its strength has improved."

Neji also showed interest. "Yes, Shinki, you haven't slacked off in your training these past three years, have you?"

Shinki laughed and said, "Hey, you guys aren't saying this because you want to have a match with me, are you?"

Neji, Rock Lee, Kiba, and the others nodded. "Yes."

Shinki: "Alright, let's go to the Training Ground."

Ino hesitated for a moment. "But you just got back..."

Shinki shook his head. "It's alright, I'm super strong right now. ꉂ(ˊᗜˋ*)"

And so, the group marched in a grand procession toward the Fifth Training Ground.

On the road, it attracted countless stares.

Once inside the Training Ground, the group looked at each other and quickly determined their battle strategy.

"Let's have a one-on-one fight," Kiba Inuzuka said.

Shinki nodded happily. "Okay."

The next moment, Kiba, Neji, Rock Lee, Shino stepped onto the Arena.

What's even more outrageous is that even Naruto has taken a stand against the Shinki.

Shinki:???

"Wasn't it supposed to be a one-on-one fight?! ∑(✘Д✘๑)"

Naruto grinned. "Yeah, a whole bunch of us, one against one of you. ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"

Naruto and the Shinki went on a three-year training trip.

Officially, it was Jiraiya took the two of them out for training.

In fact, Shinki taught him much more.

Therefore, during those three years, he endured countless beatings in Shinki, and accumulated a lot of resentment in his heart.

Today, I finally managed to win back the game with my friends, and we were so proud of ourselves.

Of course, Naruto also knew that he and his group would definitely be no match for Shinki in a real fight, so he specifically added a prerequisite:

"You can't use Wood Release, Ice Release, or Flying Thunder God Technique later."

Shinki nodded confidently. "Alright, whatever you say goes. I'll grant your request today."

After Shinki agreed, Naruto turned to look at Shikamaru and Choji in the audience.

"Hey, Shikamaru, Choji, you two help out too."

Shikamaru, hands in his pockets, walked onto the Arena with Choji, pouting and saying, "What a hassle. ~_~"

"Then, let the battle begin."

Tenten, the referee, said.

Training Ground.

Tsunade and Jiraiya met, exchanged a knowing smile, and sat side by side on Park bench.

"Any new information from the Akatsuki in the past two years?" Tsunade asked.

Jiraiya shook his head. "Very few. I only learned the name of the Akatsuki — Pain— in Amegakure."

"Because their safety had to be considered, no in-depth investigation was conducted."

Tsunade frowned. "I've never heard of this person in the Shinobi World."

Jiraiya nodded. "Yes, after learning his name, I checked the Bingo Book of all the major Ninja Villages, but found nothing."

Tsunade sighed, "Speaking of which, three years have passed, and it seems the Akatsuki will be making moves again."

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