I Can't Wait to See What Ninja Life Will Be Like
The Five-Tails incident caused a huge uproar in the Shinobi World.
The Five Great Shinobi Villages remained silent on the matter, and the other smaller ninja villages had no sources to know anything about it.
Meanwhile, Takigakure contacted Konoha immediately, seeking Konoha's assistance.
Their Seven-Tails also disappeared.
Konoha's response was that they didn't have much energy to help at the moment.
Previously, due to the incident where Takigakure stabbed them in the back, it was known to almost the entire Shinobi World.
They chose to pay little attention to the Kumogakure and Kirigakure factions.
At this moment, they still need to cooperate with Konoha, so they have no time to care about the affairs of Takigakure.
Even Ōnoki and Kitsuchi, who became the Fourth Tsuchikage, ignored Takigakure.
Not to mention the Five-Tails, which is still in critical condition, even the Four-Tails Konoha not been returned to them by Konoha.
Time passed quietly, and the Shinobi World fell into a brief period of peace.
And the Ninja Academy has once again come to the end of an academic year.
"Finally, it's holiday time again!"
Kiba Inuzuka stretched and couldn't help but cheer.
This time, however, no one responded to his words. The end of their fourth year meant that their time to become apprentice ninjas was fast approaching.
Everything these little ones have learned this school year has shown them what a ninja is.
What's going on?
Kiba Inuzuka looked behind him with a strange expression, preparing to look for Naruto.
As a result, Kiba Inuzuka was stunned when he turned around. Naruto and the others were nowhere to be seen in the classroom.
They had already left when get out of class ended.
Shino, adjusted his sunglasses with a finger and spoke calmly.
"What a boring comment." Kiba Inuzuka muttered, pouting. He was practically used to seeing Naruto like this.
But I still find it boring.
"By the way, Shino, do you want to go out and play together later?"
Kiba Inuzuka, unable to find Naruto, turned to Shino and spoke.
"No, there are matters within the clan, and I need to train." Shino paused for a moment, then shook his head.
After realizing that his strength was far inferior to that of Naruto and the others, he asked his father to train him.
Shino could only politely decline Kiba Inuzuka's invitation.
After saying that, Shino packed up her things and left the classroom.
"What? One by one..." Kiba Inuzuka looked unhappy. Why were his friends even busier than usual during the holiday?
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"Shikamaru, are you going to see that Jonin tomorrow?"
Naruto, standing nearby, asked curiously, even though it was only the start of his vacation.
However, their teacher had said that they needed to report Jonin the Jonin in charge first.
"That's right, it's probably to let us get acquainted with this supervising Jonin, since at least we don't have an evaluation period compared to the other trainee ninjas."
Shikamaru nodded and shared his guess.
Choji and Ino, who were standing nearby, nodded; Shikamaru had already told them about this.
"Oh, does that mean I won't be able to see you guys at the beginning of tomorrow?"
Naruto was filled with disappointment. Although he longed to become a ninja, he had to part ways with Shikamaru and the others.
I'm still finding it a little difficult to adjust.
"It's not like we'll never see each other again." Shikamaru rolled his eyes, utterly exasperated.
"Besides, haven't you always wanted to become a ninja? Tomorrow is also the day you go to meet your instructor Jonin."
"That's right, but for the time being, we don't know who the Jonin will be."
Naruto scratched his head in distress, having been asking Hagoromo- sensei repeatedly but receiving no answer.
"We'll know tomorrow." Shikamaru put his hands behind his head, seemingly having some guesses.
Given Naruto's importance, the only Jonin he'd likely mentor would be Hagoromo, and even their Jonin mentors.
Shikamaru had gotten a rough idea from all the recent subtle inquiries.
All I can say is that their own teachers really planned out their entire path.
The training over the past few years will eventually yield a satisfactory result.
"Hehe, I'm really looking forward to what my ninja life will be like from now on." Naruto, on the other hand, is very simple: if he can't figure it out, he doesn't think about it.
Otherwise, it will only increase your troubles.
Seeing Naruto's expression, Shikamaru gave a helpless wry smile. If only the life of a ninja were really that simple.
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Early morning.
Shikamaru lazily got up, while he could already hear his mother bustling about outside the room.
After getting up and tidying up, Shikamaru, dressed neatly, came to the living room, which is also the dining room where his family eats.
Shikamaru, who was rubbing his eyes, froze for a moment.
My dad, whom I haven't seen lately, was sitting upright at the dining table.
Shikaku looked up at the sound and, seeing it was Shikamaru, smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be up so early today."
"Ah~ after all, it's only the first day of reporting for duty."
Shikamaru yawned and sat down opposite his father.
Shikaku glanced in the direction of the kitchen, and only after seeing that no one was paying attention did he turn to look at Shikamaru.
"How about it? Are you confident?"
Shikamaru, who was holding a teacup, paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes."
Upon receiving this answer, Shikaku's lips curled into a smile; his son had changed remarkably in the past few years.
Although I'm still a bit lazy, at least I'm not as lazy as before.
The kind of person who's too lazy to even turn over for a nap.
"Your Jonin is Asuma, so unleash your full potential! We've been waiting for this new generation of Ino-Shika-Cho for a long time."
Shikaku and then spoke to Shikamaru.
After all, this was the result of so many years of training, Hiruzen Sarutobi was very attentive to the strength of the group.
And this can be considered Hagoromo's answer to the Konoha Jonin group.
Now, Hagoromo is not only delivering his answer to the Third Hokage, but his disciples are also among his allies.
"I understand." Shikamaru put down his teacup, appearing quite calm.
Just as I guessed, Naruto and the others are probably in the same boat, except that the people being tested will likely be other people.
"Well, you're talking about these things with your son first thing in the morning, and you don't even know to come and help you get it done."
Shikamaru's mother came over with a tray and said to Shikaku with great displeasure.
"Haha, coming right now!"
Shikaku quickly got up and hurried to the kitchen to start cooking.
Seeing this, Shikamaru couldn't help but want to laugh.
"And you, now that you've made up your mind, you'd better watch your own safety from now on. Don't think that just because you've become a ninja you can disobey me."
Shikamaru's mother, not one to let her son off the hook, began her lecturing session.
Without arguing, Shikamaru quickly nodded; he didn't want to be nagged by his mother before leaving the house.
Meanwhile, Ino, and Choji others were experiencing the same scene in their respective homes.
The older generation of Ino-Shika-Cho almost all exhibited a tendency to be somewhat afraid of their wives.