In mid-March, the cherry blossoms are falling, and Ninja Academy graduation season has arrived as scheduled.
Rin Nohara is responsible for counting the list of ninjas who want to join the medical system. Recently, fewer and fewer application forms have been received, and the girl can't help but look worried.
During the lunch break, Obito Uchiha specially brought a love lunch to the girl, but his cooking skills were not very good, so Rin Nohara's smile was a little forced.
"Damn, the miso chicken is so salty! Sorry, Lin, it's all my fault!"
Obito took a sip and stood up with a frustrated look on his face to apologize. Rin Nohara hurriedly grabbed the boy and showed a gentle smile:
"It's okay, Obito, it's really delicious! There's no need to blame yourself."
"Lin, I can't even compare to Kakashi in cooking, I..."
Obito lowered his head and muttered to himself with a lonely look on his face. Rin Nohara knew that the other party had been hit recently, so he raised his head and encouraged him seriously:
"Obito, isn't your goal to gain everyone's recognition and become Hokage?"
"It's just that I'm temporarily lagging behind in practice. I'll just work hard to catch up in the future!"
"I will always watch you. Let's work together. After passing Chunin Ninja Exams, we will soon catch up with Kakashi."
Obito looked at the girl's serious and pretty face, and his face became increasingly red. For a moment, he completely forgot about Kakashi, and responded with a blushing face:
"Hmm!"
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Kakashi, who was on a mission to hunt down spies, didn't know yet that he had hit Obito. Some time ago, he helped with special training, and the two Tenten had a quarrel.
Now that he is performing the task, Kakashi just feels comfortable. It is still too difficult to teach "idiots" and he is not suitable to be a teacher.
After arriving at the scheduled location, Kakashi saw Minato Namikaze and Shu Furukawa chatting, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
"Sure enough, it's a step too late."
"Well done, Kakashi, it seems your sense of smell has been strengthened again."
Minato Namikaze, who was wearing Jonin combat uniform, showed a bright smile and spoke encouragement. Kakashi just nodded slightly, then released the target corpse from the scroll and reported in a low voice:
"The Iwagakure spy in the grain caravan is about Chunin in strength and has no special abilities."
There were three corpses on the ground. Kakashi carefully looked at the targets of Shu Furukawa and Minato Namikaze and found that the wounds on the corpses were very small, and they were all fatal injuries to the heart.
Kakashi knew that both of them used wind attribute Chakra blessed weapons, compared their targets, and secretly muttered in their hearts:
"The gap is obvious. My control of Chakra is not accurate enough."
Killing skills are also a way to judge the strength of a ninja. Although Minato Namikaze looks like a "sunny guy", he has a talent for killing far beyond ordinary people.
"Kai will be here soon. This task is still a bit difficult for him."
Shu Furukawa sensed Chakra from Might Guy and sounded a reminder. Minato nodded, and then said with a smile:
"Lord Hokage values him very much. Kai needs to adapt to various complex tasks so that he can take on more responsibilities in the future."
"At the end of the month, we are going to carry out the guard mission of Lord Land of Fire. This is also specially arranged by Lord Hokage."
Every year, Lord Land of Fire would visit Konoha on a routine basis. Although the daimyo nominally rules the country, the military strength is completely in the hands of Konoha Ninja.
"Sorry, I was too slow. Damn it, you used Rock Clone!"
Might Guy came to several people and gasped for air. After showing the body, Kakashi's eyes twitched slightly when he saw the deformed ribs and sunken head. This technique was too rough.
"It's amazing, Kai! This kind of strength is not something that ordinary Chunin can achieve."
Shu Furukawa took one look at the corpse and praised it. Might Guy immediately showed his white teeth, ducked a few people behind, and gave a thumbs up in response:
"Youth never slacks off!"
Minato Namikaze laughed when he saw it. After checking it carefully, he greeted several people and said:
"Go back and deliver the mission. You can rest for a while afterwards. We will go to Land of Fire Capital at the end of the month. Remember to show your best side then."
"Yes, Captain Minato."
After returning to the village, Minato Namikaze left in a hurry. Recently, his relationship with Kushina has heated up again and they have planned to get married.
Kakashi wanted to ask Shu Furukawa about some knife skills, but he was blocked by Obito again, who started shouting loudly when he was far away.
Rin Nohara also waved energetically. The two of them had been waiting for a long time.
"Kakashi, guiding companions is also a way of practice!"
Shu Furukawa patted Kakashi on the shoulder, and the latter sighed helplessly. Before he could speak, Might Guy shouted loudly:
"So you're secretly practicing more? Damn it, I can't control my Gate of Pain flexibly yet. I really want to have a duel with Reverse Lotus."
"Reverse Lotus Let's leave it to Xiu!"
Kakashi complained and waved goodbye. Recently, he has been with Obito a lot, just to get some information.
The lurking Root ninjas were purged by Fugaku Uchiha, and Danzo had to reactivate some ninjas, so Kakashi got a chance.
In the evening, Shu Furukawa came to Memorial Stone alone. After laying flowers as usual, an ordinary young man soon appeared next to him. The latter half-knelt on the ground and handed out the scroll:
"Master Xiu, this is Lord Orochimaru's subordinate in the village. During this period of time, we will completely obey your orders."
Shu Furukawa looked incomprehensible when he saw the content in the scroll. Root also had Orochimaru's spies. Danzo restarted Wood Release Project and saw the corner of his mouth slightly raised:
"Teacher Orochimaru wants to push Mr. Third Hokage to step down as soon as possible. Naturally, I will give my full support."
"After the negotiation with Sunagakure fails, I will contact Uchiha Clan to re-enter the war."
"The time is tentatively scheduled to be after the arrival of Lord Land of Fire. Remember, follow the plan."
The young man's body trembled, and the flash of murderous intent made him stiffen up. He subconsciously lowered his head lower and responded in a deep voice:
"Yes, Master Xiu."
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Shu Furukawa, who came to the underground laboratory as a routine late at night, used Summoning Jutsu and got another scroll from little Aoda.
Shu Furukawa secretly shook his head after seeing Orochimaru's plan to steal Kekkei Genkai's ninja from Sunagakure. This teacher was more courageous than he thought. Fortunately, war also met his needs.
Katsuyu squirmed from his arms to his shoulders, looked at the thoughtful Shu Furukawa and reminded him:
"Master Xiu, today we need to verify the Hashirama Cells energy conjecture."
"I almost forgot, Experimental Subject No. 3 has been nearly completely eroded. Is it the familiar energy fluctuation?"
Shu Furukawa came to a twisted wooden figure, Katsuyu squirmed past, released Chakra, and responded after carefully sensing:
"It does possess some of the energy characteristics of God Tree."
Shu Furukawa nodded, taking advantage of the experimental subject still retaining some physical instincts, and decisively used the [Collection] ability, and a ball of energy immediately appeared in his right hand:
"As expected [Collection], the next step is to verify it on White Zetsu."