In Naruto: Drinking Makes You Stronger, Chapter 27

Tanaka Shuichi came back to his senses and hurriedly thanked him.

"You're too kind."

Shisui understood Tanaka Shuichi's dazed state perfectly.

Even he himself still had not quite recovered from the shock.

This genius from the Konoha Ninja Academy was simply far too extraordinary.

Not just in terms of strength, but also...

Thinking of what Yuu had done earlier, Shisui could only feel the corners of his mouth twitching.

The three of them had come to the Ninja Academy on a mission, only to nearly be cut down as spies.

And the one who had nearly done it was a student!

If word got out, it would be utterly humiliating!

After giving Yuu a deep look, Shisui did not linger. Chakra surged beneath his feet as he leaped toward the Hokage's office building.

Konoha, Hokage's office building.

Shisui, Kakashi, and the others were reporting the details of this mission to the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

This mission had been personally assigned by Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had sent them to the Ninja Academy to carry it out.

At first, Shisui had found it strange.

After all, was a practical test at a Ninja Academy really worth dispatching two jonin and Kakashi, a recognized genius who had long since become a chunin?

But now, Shisui understood.

There was a monster in the Ninja Academy!

"That's what happened, Lord Hokage," Shisui said respectfully.

Kakashi lowered his head in embarrassment.

He had been the one to volunteer for this mission.

Yet he had nearly been cut down by Yuu after being mistaken for a spy. It was humiliating beyond belief!

After hearing Shisui's report, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eye twitched violently.

"Yuu, you little brat!!!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi cursed inwardly.

Only that guy Yuu could nearly cut down Kakashi and the others after mistaking them for spies!

Sooner or later, he had to find a way to make Yuu quit drinking!

"Alright, I understand. You may leave," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, rubbing his brow wearily.

"Yes, Lord Hokage."

After the three of them left, Hiruzen Sarutobi rose to his feet and gazed out at prosperous Konoha beyond the window.

"Flying slashes... It's hard to imagine that Yuu can achieve this at his age," Hiruzen Sarutobi murmured.

Yuu's performance inevitably reminded Hiruzen Sarutobi of someone.

A man who had surpassed Konoha's Three Ninja, a killing machine on the battlefield!

With the Hatake Sword Style, he had slain countless powerful figures of the Shinobi World and dominated the land.

Kakashi's late father, Hatake Sakumo, the "Konoha White Fang"!

Could Yuu become the next White Fang?

From the current situation, it seemed possible. But when Hiruzen Sarutobi thought of the White Fang, his gaze flickered and his heart ached. After losing the White Fang, Konoha's high-end combat strength was no longer as abundant as before.

Moreover, the situation was unstable. Although the Second Great Ninja War had ended, the effects of war were slowly beginning to surface.

The devastation caused by the war had not allowed the villages to recuperate and rebuild.

Instead, it made them even more desperate to shift the internal conflicts within their villages elsewhere.