Danzo's Reflection

After the illegitimate child incident, Danzo began to reflect on his actions.

My unfilial son seems to have been too idle, which is why he's given me such a huge task.

After all, the other party carries his dream of becoming the Hokage's father, and the child is not young anymore; it's time for him to get involved with the Konoha High Command.

Therefore, Danzo approached Sakumo without any qualms, hoping that Sakumo could arrange a position for Kazashiro.

"I understand your needs, Advisor Danzō."

Sakumo, who was directing Minato to process the data, nodded in agreement after hearing Danzo's purpose.

Indeed, the tasks assigned to Kazashiro by the higher-ups have always been the kind where he has no fixed teammates or fixed assignments, and he has to go wherever he is needed.

This results in Kazashiro sometimes being extremely busy, and other times being extremely free.

However, even though he understood, Sakumo still felt it necessary to explain the difficulty of the matter to Danzo.

"Konoha does indeed have many positions that need manpower right now, but I don't think any of these departments are suitable for Kazashiro. What do you think?"

As he handed the documents from the various department heads pleading poverty to Danzo, Sakumo's smile became somewhat forced.

"The Intelligence Department is short one squad leader, the Torture Department is short one squad leader, Barrier Team..."

The Intelligence Department needs to deal with a large amount of social information, and also needs to have the ability to decipher codes. Unfortunately, Kazashiro's intelligence is not suitable for this kind of work.

The entry requirements for the Torture Department are relatively simple, but a certain level of Illusion Technique ability is required.

Coincidentally, as a Jonin with no obvious weaknesses, Kazashiro's resistance to Illusion Technique is maxed out, but his ability to cast Illusion Technique is zero.

This is also reflected in Kazashiro's ninja file.

The Hokage or department head would write their evaluations in the files of their Genin to provide a reference for their successor or the new department leader.

Sakumo's assessment of Kazashiro was that he was a powerful Konoha Ninja who needed wise companions to assist him when leading a team in battle.

As for Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was Kazashiro's teacher, his evaluation was even more straightforward: outstanding combat ability, but lacking sufficient intelligence analysis ability.

As an advisor, Danzo was naturally qualified to view Kazashiro's file and was well aware of the evaluations of the two Hokage.

Judging from Kazashiro's current performance, staying in the village as a street thug—no, as a mobile force—might be the best option.

In short, Sakumo promised that if a suitable position became available, he would keep an eye out for Kazashiro.

A worried Danzo left the Hokage's Office and unknowingly ended up at a place that sold ninja textbooks.

At home, Kazashiro woke up yawning and stretched on the bed as usual, his right hand just touching the neatly folded bedding that Kimimaro had made.

"Oh, right, you can't move so much in the future."

Seeing the bedding, Kazashiro remembered that there were two little ones sleeping in his bed. However, it seemed that the two had woken up quite early. Looking around the room, Kazashiro did not see them.

Upon entering the living room, Yamato was seen chewing on a piece of bread while flipping through a book.

The book is titled <The Creativity of Structural Art>.

Sitting opposite him, Shisui was also flipping through a book titled "Circuit Principles".

Alright, I'll definitely recommend these two guys to the Konoha Engineering Department for a job when I get the chance.

"Yamato, have you seen Haku and Kimimaro?"

Kazashiro asked the other party about the whereabouts of the two little ones.

Yamato didn't speak, his eyes still fixed on the book, but he pointed towards the kitchen with his free hand.

"Brother Kazashiro, you're awake! Come and eat!"

Before Kazashiro could go to the kitchen to check, Bai appeared with a plate and placed breakfast on the table.

The plate contained sandwiches that were clearly toasted on both sides.

Kimimaro then brought out a glass of milk and placed it next to the sandwich.

"After this kind of thing happens..."

Just as Kazashiro was about to suggest that such a small matter could be left to Yamato or Shisui, Bai preemptively spoke up, "I told Yamato- nii to rest. Isn't he going to expand our room today? Making breakfast is a small matter that Kimimaro and I can handle."

Seeing Bai Tianjing's smile, Kazashiro didn't finish his sentence. He opened his mouth, hesitated for a long time, and finally managed to say, "Yamato isn't busy at all."

This remark nearly caused Yamato to spit bread all over Shisui across from him.

What? When Bai wasn't around, you called me "Yamato" and " Little Brother" all the time, but now that Bai is here, you call me "I'm not busy"?

Waaaaah, Kazashiro Bai is such a fickle and heartless jerk!

Yamato wanted to retort, but after seeing Kazashiro's cold gaze, he quickly changed his tune. "Ah, right, Bai, I'm not busy. Leave this to me."

However, at Shiro's insistence, he forcefully took on the task of making breakfast for the Shimura Clan. Although he was only a few years old, the determination in his eyes made neither Kazashiro nor Yamato dare to object.

"After we finish eating, I'll give you some pointers on your Ice Release training..."

After taking a sip of milk, Kazashiro didn't forget about guiding Bai Xiuxing, but as soon as he spoke, he realized that he seemed to have forgotten something very important.

Oh no, I forgot the scroll my mother left for me!

Without that thing, how can I guide myself?

As evening fell, Danzo returned, carrying many books in his hands.

Seeing the book in Danzo's hand, Kazashiro was still wondering to himself.

When did the Shimura Clan develop such a strong academic atmosphere?

Even so, Kazashiro still stepped forward and took the pile of books. After a quick glance, he realized that they seemed to be educational textbooks sold to students of the Ninja Academy to improve their thinking skills.

"Dad, I'm almost an adult, I won't need these anymore--"

"These are for Kimimaro and Haku." Danzo's voice was cold, and seemed to carry a hint of anger.

"Oh," Kazashiro replied, pouting as he sensed the other person's displeasure.

That's so unfair!

Even though he had been reading manuals about Chakra and ninjutsu back then, he showed these theoretical knowledge to Haku and Kimimaro, who weren't his biological children.

It seems Danzo doesn't want to pass on those secret techniques to Haku and the others.

This won't do. I must stop this blatant favoritism and ensure that Haku and Kimimaro receive the same education as me.

Danzo stared at Kazashiro's profile for a long time, lost in thought.

At this moment, he was reflecting on the failure of his education. When Feng Bai was young, he was so focused on cultivating Kazashiro's combat abilities that he completely forgot to impart theoretical knowledge to him.

After a brief conversation with Sakumo, on a whim, he went to the archives and found Kazashiro's file, including his score sheet from the Chunin Ninja Exams.

It's shocking.

Aside from his combat capabilities being rated S+, Kazashiro's evaluations for both intelligence analysis and team leadership range from C to B.

Especially in academic subjects, all of them were Cs.