Team 7 Activation

It turns out this was all Sasuke's plan.

Sasuke knew that with their current strength, it was impossible to defeat Kakashi. Rather than relying on brute force like that idiot Naruto to solve problems.

It would be better to outsmart him and directly touch the bells with a plan, wouldn't it?

So this was the result. Josuke, playing the role of the hidden sixth man, could only cover his face and chuckle. Another famous anime scene was born.

Sasuke smiled, thinking he was about to win.

Sasuke secretly rejoiced, only to be caught by Kakashi and buried in the earth.

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The famous anime scene of Sasuke standing out, Josuke almost died laughing.

Thus, Team 7's encounter with Kakashi ended in defeat. Kakashi tied Naruto to a stump, woke Sakura up, and pulled Sasuke to his feet.

Josuke also quietly emerged from the woods himself.

Kakashi looked at Josuke and smiled slightly.

"You're out?"

Josuke scratched his head. "I'm embarrassed to say,"

"It's only because you didn't chase me, or I would have been caught long ago."

He then casually found a stump to sit on, picked up a lunchbox, and started eating. As a fire-style user, he knew what would happen next in the story, so Josuke just quietly watched Kakashi show off.

Watching the three eat their lunches, Kakashi slowly said, "Do you know why I tied Naruto up?"

The three shook their heads. Kakashi then said, "Because while we were fighting for the bells, he secretly ate a lunchbox, so he was tied up."

Sakura and Sasuke looked at Naruto with disdain, while Josuke was the only one focused on eating.

Kakashi then changed the subject.

"Since you didn't complete the bell-grabbing challenge this morning, we'll continue this afternoon. After eating and resting, we'll continue."

The members of Team 7, except for Josuke, looked helpless.

Naruto, tied to the wooden stake, couldn't stand it anymore and started complaining.

"This is unfair, I'm so hungry..."

He started acting shamelessly, looking pleadingly at Kakashi, but Kakashi pretended not to see him and started reading his Icha Icha Paradise.

"Damn it..."

Naruto lowered his head and looked at his shrunken stomach, which rumbled.

Josuke knew it was time for him, the utility player, to step in. He got up, picked up his lunchbox, and walked towards Naruto.

"I ate some rice balls this morning, so I'm not very hungry. I'll leave this chicken leg for you."

Kakashi looked at Josuke, incredibly surprised. He seemed to see the appearance of an old acquaintance in him...

Sakura also couldn't sit still. When she heard Kakashi say that, she had already thought about giving Naruto something to eat, but she had been hesitating.

Josuke's action was like pushing a boat with the current, so she also handed over her lunchbox. Sasuke, who was diligently eating, naturally saw this. Although he didn't say anything, he still handed over his lunchbox.

"Eat quickly, we have to 'continue' after you finish."

Seeing this, Kakashi was genuinely moved. He walked over to the four of them and smiled, "Bingo, congratulations, you've passed the assessment! Congratulations!"

"Huh?"

The three were shocked. Kakashi then explained, "Actually, today's assessment was to bring out your teamwork. Because as ninjas, on the battlefield, you rely on trustworthy teammates with your backs to you when facing strong enemies.

Your initial actions couldn't be called uncooperative, but rather fighting individually, which disappointed me. But now, your performance has satisfied me.

I saw that you care about your comrades, so you passed the assessment. Please guide me in the future."

It took a while for the three to react to Kakashi's words.

But at that moment, Kakashi added, "Those who break the rules in the ninja world are scum, but those who don't cherish their comrades are even worse than scum."

This sentence was deeply remembered by the tied-up Naruto, etched in his heart.

Thus, Team 7 was officially formed and launched!

(I'm too lazy to write about fighting Zabuza, Haku, etc. here, so I'll just skip to after the Land of Waves arc. I don't want to write about the Land of Waves either, as too many people have written about it. I'll just skip it ε=(´ο｀*))))

The Land of Waves arc ended, and Josuke truly benefited greatly. If Haku and Zabuza hadn't been on different sides from the beginning, perhaps they could have become friends... Josuke wasn't sure.

Not thinking about it anymore, Josuke's trip was quite fruitful. Through his Sharingan, he replicated Kakashi's Chidori (there's a debate here whether the second pillar learned Chidori or Raikiri?).

He also learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu. He tried it a while ago and could create seven or eight clones at once, which was already a very good level.

This mission was an A-rank one, so the pay should only be more, not less.

Back in the village, Josuke collapsed and slept. These past few days had been truly exhausting, without a single night of proper sleep. Although he knew the Land of Waves wouldn't collapse, he was still afraid of causing some butterfly effect.

Thinking back now, his caution back then wasn't unreasonable.

It wouldn't be long before the Konoha Crush plan, and once the Third Hokage died, he'd have to flee the village too. Whether he'd go with Orochimaru or Jiraiya, he couldn't figure that out yet.

However, there was one thing he was certain of: he was destined to become a Rogue Ninja. Not even Jesus could stop him then.

Hmph... Drawing a line on his forehead protector must be the aspiration of every Konoha ninja, after all, it was an acknowledgment of strength.

But these past few days, Josuke hadn't been idle. During this time, something happened that left Josuke with some unbreakable bonds in this Konoha.

That day...

Josuke was walking down the street, buying some ninja tools.

A young girl in the distance spotted Josuke at a glance and immediately sprinted over.

"Josuke-kun!!!"

Josuke heard the voice and felt a bit happy, but he didn't show it too much.

"Ino, what a coincidence, why are you out on the street too?"

Ino's face flushed slightly. Of course, she wouldn't reveal the little secret in her heart.

"I was just wandering around the street too, and look, I saw Josuke-kun~"

With that, Ino boldly took Josuke's arm and acted spoiled. Josuke's face turned red, and he quickly pulled his hand away, laughing awkwardly.

Sometimes he really wondered, why that Sai kid? Damn it, he was just a kid from Danzo's Root, he should just stay in Root properly~

Really, but Josuke only thought about it, not taking any further action, because he didn't want to disrupt the original story and cause a butterfly effect or anything.