Hokage Building, High-Level Council Chamber.
Today's council chamber was packed with talent, filled to the brim with Konoha's elite Jonin.
In a corner, the small group of Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai, and Might Guy naturally gathered together.
The moment the four had settled in, Asuma held an unlit cigarette between his lips and gave Kakashi's shoulder a suggestive nudge.
"Hey, Kakashi, tell us. How did you get that kid Naruto to master Ice Release and Dust Release? Give your old classmate the inside scoop!"
Asuma's eyes were filled with curiosity.
He was not asking for much. He did not expect to turn Ino-Shika-Cho into monsters like Naruto, but reaching Sasuke and Sakura's level would be enough!
In an instant, Kurenai and Might Guy's expectant gazes locked onto Kakashi!
Naruto? They had looked into him after that day.
He had been the Ninja Academy's infamous dead last, yet after training with Kakashi for only half a year, his strength had soared!
If it had only been Naruto, he could have been considered an anomaly. But Team 7's rocket-like progress as a whole was undoubtedly Kakashi's achievement!
Feeling the three burning gazes on him, Kakashi's dead-fish eyes nearly rolled completely white.
If I told them I slacked off the entire time, would they believe me?
In the end, under the three men's "friendly" siege, Kakashi signed a "contract of sale": he would take turns holding special lectures for their classes! Only then did he barely manage to escape.
"See that?"
Asuma gestured with the cigarette in his mouth toward the towering figure in one corner of the chamber and lowered his voice. "With Lord Jiraiya personally showing up, there shouldn't be any suspense, right?"
Might Guy looked in that direction, and his eyes immediately lit up.
"It's Lord Jiraiya!"
His voice was filled