Participating in the Chunin Exam, I Was Broadcast Live!

The small group became lively, likely from watching him eat so heartily.

"Hashirama Senju": Is that Ichiraku Ramen really that delicious?

"Tobirama Senju": I don't know about that. It seems like it only opened after my time.

"Minato Namikaze": About that, I've eaten there. It's quite good.

"Might Guy": I always get a bowl after completing a mission.

"Might Guy": But Kakashi isn't very good at treating people.

As expected of Might Guy, who understood Kakashi best, Kakashi's calm expression instantly vanished after Kitahara Kaede took a sip of the soup.

Then...

"Since you've eaten my food."

"I have something I need to ask of you."

Kakashi said.

"..."

So, inviting him to eat was just a way to ask for a favor?

What kind of social butterfly are you?

"..." Kitahara Kaede glanced at Kakashi.

Kakashi hadn't been out of Anbu for too long, and Anbu members didn't interact much with others. So, Kakashi's social deficiency was understandable.

After a brief consideration, Kitahara Kaede began to listen to Kakashi's request.

Kakashi said, "When I was in Anbu, Orochimaru defected, and the Third Hokage sent me to stop him."

"Then... at that time, I already had Jonin-level strength. Orochimaru glanced at me, and I couldn't move."

"And this matter has stayed with me. Although my current strength is vastly different from the past."

"But I can't guarantee I won't flinch if I encounter Orochimaru again," Kakashi said.

Kakashi wasn't just responsible for the two youngsters in Team 7; he also had to deal with his own significant, persistent problem.

That problem was... his fear of Orochimaru.

"Might Guy": I see.

"Might Guy": I thought Kakashi lived a cold, emotionless life in Anbu, but he actually had an experience like this.

"Might Guy": I never expected it.

"Might Guy": Kakashi faced Orochimaru so young... I was still trash back then.

"..."

The moment Might Guy called himself trash, everyone looked at him.

After all, who didn't know he was a Kage-level powerhouse who entered with the "strongest" attribute?

Who didn't know his two titles, "Blue Beast" and "The Man Recognized by Madara Uchiha"?

And yet, he called himself trash?

[Beep!]

[Detected false statement from Might Guy. Title automatically equipped.]

"Might Guy": ...

"The Man Recognized by Madara Uchiha": Oh, this...

"The Man Recognized by Madara Uchiha": Am I that strong?

"Brother of Hashirama Senju": I was curious before. You were praised by my elder brother, so does that mean my elder brother is still alive?

"Tobirama Senju": There's a possibility. Otherwise, the Nine-Tails' attack twelve years ago...

While everyone was making noise, Kakashi finally received Kitahara Kaede's answer.

"So you're saying you have psychological trauma."

"Then that's easy to handle."

"It's just a matter of recreating the scene and giving you some stimulation. With your current strength, you don't need to fear him excessively," Kitahara Kaede said.

"You mean..." Kakashi shoved his hands into his hair. "You're telling me to face Orochimaru again?"

"But Orochimaru—"

"Orochimaru isn't that hard to find," Kitahara Kaede said. "Or we could find someone to impersonate him."

"I think that person over there is quite suitable."

Saying that, Kitahara Kaede glanced toward the shop's entrance.

As Kakashi looked over, he saw the Fourth Kazekage ostentatiously walk by on the roadside with Baki.

And this Kazekage, everyone already knew... was Orochimaru in disguise.

The real Fourth Kazekage was currently the worst person in the group chat.

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Chapter 047: Kakashi: Isn't Even One of My Techniques Worth Anything?

Perhaps sensing someone was paying attention to him, Kazekage Orochimaru seemed to want to turn around.

But Kakashi stood up directly, blocking Orochimaru's line of sight towards Kitahara Kaede.

Coupled with the obstruction from Ichiraku Ramen, the shop appeared even smaller.

A Kazekage of a ninja village wouldn't deign to visit a place like Ichiraku Ramen, with a business area of less than 20 square meters.

So, Orochimaru, playing the role of the Kazekage, only saw half of Kakashi's backside and continued forward.

After all, as the Kazekage, wandering around in other villages would be quite conspicuous.

However...

He really wanted to laugh.

Not only had he effortlessly obtained the identity of the Kazekage, but he had also directly had the Third Hokage come to greet him. The Third Hokage and Konoha's F4 hadn't even realized he was impersonating the Kazekage.

This was truly... stimulating yet boring.

The stimulation came from the fact that no one could have imagined he'd return to Konoha this way, parading around so openly.

But.

The boredom stemmed from no one discovering his identity.

So it was rather dull.

Konoha was truly sluggish and backward...

[Observing Kitahara Kaede? (^_-) Small Group]

Initially, seeing the fake Fourth Kazekage parading through the village, the person who would be most concerned would definitely be Rasa.

However, Rasa had been muted for two days, so he could be ignored.

The Senju brothers also had their thoughts.

[Big Pillar Goofball]: This Orochimaru is really bold.

[Big Pillar Goofball]: Directly impersonating the Fourth Kazekage and just walking around. And he's spending the Sand Village's money to buy things, right?

[Big Pillar Goofball]: Shouldn't Kakashi really report this?

[Tobirama Senju]: What's there to prepare for? Konoha nowadays... lacks impact.

[Tobirama Senju]: Besides, this fake Kazekage probably isn't strong enough to beat Kitahara Kaede.

[Big Pillar Goofball]: That's true.

Hashirama Senju's mind spun, and he felt it made sense.

No matter how powerful Orochimaru was, Kitahara Kaede had already accepted the mission to deal with Orochimaru.

And...

Hiruzen Sarutobi himself said he would confront Orochimaru, so let him confront him.

Hashirama was also quite dissatisfied with Hiruzen Sarutobi's governance.

So, if he could cause trouble for Hiruzen Sarutobi... he was happy to do so.

Meanwhile, Kakashi was about to throw up.

"You're saying I should ask Da... oh no, ask the Fourth Kazekage to help me overcome my psychological trauma?" Kakashi immediately retorted.

Kitahara Kaede nodded.

"There's still some time before the Chunin Exam begins."

"So it's just the right time to heal your psychological trauma."

"..." Kakashi.

Kakashi thought to himself that because it was in the small group chat, he already knew this fake Kazekage was Orochimaru.

So you're asking him to beg Orochimaru to treat the psychological trauma that Orochimaru himself inflicted on him.

Big brother, you can't play like this.

"But it doesn't necessarily mean we have to fight with real weapons," Kitahara Kaede added.

"Eh?"

Kakashi quickly looked over.

"Psychological trauma, to put it bluntly, is inner fear."

"To overcome fear, you don't even need to go all out."

"Meaning we can consider using genjutsu."

"Use genjutsu to simulate your psychological trauma, and then you can break through that shadow."

Kitahara Kaede said.

"..." Kakashi.

"So... using genjutsu to treat inner trauma?"

Kakashi said.

He found this application of genjutsu quite novel.

In the past, genjutsu had always been used as a weapon for offense, but now... genjutsu could also be used for healing.

Isn't this a new discovery and extension in the field of medicine?

"We can consider giving it a try," Kitahara Kaede said. "After all, if you suddenly ask the Fourth Kazekage for help, they might agree."

"But having a Kage intervene requires a price, and it would be too expensive and not worth it."

"..." Kakashi.

Kakashi felt Kitahara Kaede was being toxic.