Following the Flying Thunder God markers left behind by his Shadow Clones, Naruto flashed several times and arrived directly near Konoha's gates.
Speaking of Konoha's gates, Naruto thought of two legendary ninja.
Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki.
These two had first appeared during the Chunin Exams. They actually looked quite respectable, giving off an imposing air, but they were pretty goofy in reality.
Because of that, fans jokingly called them godlike beings. With them around, even Pain supposedly would not dare enter through the front gate. Of course, that was just a joke.
Kotetsu Hagane, as a Chunin of Konoha, had always been loyal and dutiful. He could be considered one of Konoha's pillars, personally handling matters both large and small.
For example, he took part in selecting talent during the Chunin Exams, organized documents for the Fifth Hokage, guarded the gates, and even went out with Jonin to fight the Akatsuki Organization. Kotetsu Hagane could be called one of Konoha's vanguard.
It was precisely because of this that Kotetsu Hagane was usually able to adapt to circumstances and make the right decisions according to the situation. Thus, The Book of the Shinobi evaluated him as: "A smile filled with confidence—wisdom that adapts to any situation."
He was also especially skilled at gathering intelligence and Water Release ninjutsu, while his taijutsu was quite respectable as well.
Although he was only a Chunin, judging from his actual performance, he was one of the rare minor characters who had fought members of the Akatsuki Organization. Whether it was his coordinated assassination of Hidan with Asuma—though they had failed to kill him—
or hand-to-hand combat, he had shown far more than Special Jonin Hayate Gekko. Naturally, he was an exceptionally valuable ninja.
Hayate Gekko protested, "Come on, why bring me up here too?