Konoha In mid-January of 1949, the enemy showed weakness, which made Konoha Ninja look forward to a new round of war.
During the war, the village was subsidized, and the salary was higher than that of ordinary tasks. As long as you could survive, your income would naturally increase greatly.
In addition, the status of a victorious country can bring more commissions to Konoha, and even Genin began to discuss the situation on the New Year's front line.
In the evening, Kakashi followed everyone in line outside the barbecue restaurant with squinting fish eyes. Might Guy laughed from time to time and told about his mission experience at Small Nations: "Land of Tea has not been affected by the war. I have been doing missions there recently and the reward is very generous!"
"It seems that many businessmen are concentrated in the southern region. In short, all the tasks there are contracted by us.
"Lord Hokage is still very considerate of our batch of Chunin. These are high-quality commissions."
After being promoted to Chunin, in addition to routinely going to the front line to perform tasks and receive training, the village spent most of the time assigning Chunin, who was around 12 years old, to perform other tasks.
Only those with outstanding performance and outstanding strength will continue to perform tasks on the front line. Might Guy did not force himself. Chunin can already take care of his father. The father and son have a caregiver when they work together.
The same goes for Genma Shiranui. After his rotation, he returned to the village to perform ordinary tasks. He had a clear understanding of his own strength and looked at Kakashi with an envious look on his face. "Kakashi, you are too strong!"
"I heard from seniors that you will be nominated for Jonin this year. No wonder I bought a new Apartment recently."
Kakashi, who was exuding a chill all over, came back to his senses when he heard "New Apartment", noticed the envious eyes of several people, and said calmly, "I have been Chunin for many years, so I should be promoted to Jonin, right?"
"Hey, you have to consider Genin's feelings!"
Ebisu complained with a frustrated look, only he failed Chunin Ninja Exams.
Kakashi sighed, looked at the others and said seriously, "Except for Kai, you guys are not suitable to be Chunin. If possible, you must not team up with me, let alone serve as my subordinates."
"I don't want to go to Memorial Stone to give you flowers every year..."
"Kakashi You bastard, what are you talking about again?"
Obito Uchiha, who was late, only heard the second half of the sentence and rushed to him angrily to argue loudly.
The name "cold-blooded Kakashi" is widely circulated among Chunin. Only those who pursue mission efficiency and have outstanding ninja talents will partner with Kakashi. For this reason, the reputation is polarized.
Rin Nohara at the door of the store had a worried look on her face. She had also heard the rumors. Kakashi seemed to have reached an extreme situation.
Kurenai Yuhi, who finished queuing up, gave the girl a tug, and then joked in her ear, "You should seize the opportunity to get along well!"
Rin Nohara's face turned red, and he put his hands behind his back and admitted openly. "It's really red. I just felt that everyone hadn't seen Kakashi for a long time, so I wanted to have a dinner together."
"He has a bad reputation in the village recently. As Peer, I want to help him change this situation."
Kurenai Yuhi raised his head with a thoughtful expression, and suddenly shared the news he had received from home, saying in an adoring tone, "Sure enough, Xiu is more powerful. My father told me that Xiu will be able to serve as Jonin by March this year at the latest."
"We are not even qualified to understand the mission Xiu is performing now. This is a genius ninja. Maybe Hokage will appear in our class in the future!"
Rin Nohara, who does not work at Konoha Hospital, can only occasionally hear the name Shu Furukawa from the team leader Minato Namikaze.
Those high-level tasks were too far away in the eyes of girls. Rin Nohara still wanted to enter the world of Kakashi. He smiled and pulled Kurenai Yuhi and teased, "Will Hong also admire Xiu?"
"! Every young man in the village will have this emotion!"
When the group entered the barbecue restaurant, Obito was still criticizing Kakashi. When he saw Rin Nohara sitting next to him, he was even more angry and yelled.
Sarutobi Asuma was so confused that he sat down in his seat with a decadent look on his face. Thinking of his father nagging about retirement every day, his thoughts were racing. "Kakashi, Kai has outstanding talents, Xiu even has a chance to become Hokage."
"What is the meaning of existence for an ordinary ninja like me who is taken care of by my family?"
In the underground laboratory in the dense forest on the west side of the village, Orochimaru looked at Shu Furukawa who had completed the operation on the experimental table with admiration. "It's unbelievable, you actually did it. The activated and implanted Hashirama Cells prevented the experimental body from being corroded."
"Tsunade is also very difficult to complete this operation!"
Pakura, who was lying on the experimental table, could only feel the power emerging from his left arm. The refined Chakra was also affected, and his alienated body was slowly recovering.
Shu Furukawa didn't look at Pakura's reaction, frowned slightly and fell into deep thought, then said with some regret, "This kind of activation causes the cells to lose their original strength, and they will eventually be assimilated by the body."
Noticing that Pakura had lost consciousness, a smile appeared on Shu Furukawa's face. He stopped going around in circles and went straight to the topic. "Teacher Orochimaru just wants to feel Natural Energy! Activate the whole body, increase Chakra, find a balance point, and finally synthesize Senjutsu Chakra."
"Theoretically it can be done, but the body will also be completely changed. After all, it relies on cell modification."
Orochimaru did not respond directly. He glanced at Shu Furukawa and changed the subject in a deep voice. "Xiu, your Peer, your teacher, and the top management of the village probably don't know the other side of you, your disregard for life and your fanaticism for eternity!"
"In their eyes, you have perfectly inherited Will of Fire, but unfortunately Hokage is definitely not what you are after."
"Is it because of the growth in strength? I can feel your change."
It's been a long time since I heard Talk no Jutsu from Orochimaru. Shu Furukawa looked at the teacher in surprise, thought briefly and simply responded, "Teacher Orochimaru is the same, I just want to help teacher Tsunade become Hokage."
"This wish should be realized soon, and by then it will be time for me to chase my dreams."
"Eternal life is more meaningful. This is what you taught me, teacher."
Speaking of "eternity", Orochimaru returned to his former self-confidence and no longer struggled with the transformation of Shu Furukawa: "Danzo seems to have not given up yet. Kakashi will soon become the next White Fang of the Leaf." You should have heard the discussions in the village."
"He probably wouldn't have made a choice like Sakumo. This child has already taken another path."
Orochimaru noticed that Shu Furukawa had no emotional change, and raised his voice slightly and asked, "Xiu, will you watch him become Root's tool?"
"We are almost 12 years old, we are no longer children."
Shu Furukawa reminded him loudly. Seeing that Orochimaru had not yet entered the topic, he could only say with a serious face, "Teacher Orochimaru, it's time to seriously talk about the plan to infiltrate Sunagakure. After the war is over, it will not be so easy to get One-Tail Chakra."
"Cultivating Tailed Beast Chakra is not an easy task. This aspect depends entirely on you, teacher."
Orochimaru nodded, laughed nervously twice, and did not talk about Root again. He threw out a scroll and seriously warned, "I have accurate information. Sunagakure is trying to activate Tailed Beast Weapon. This should be their last attempt."
"I have written down the plan here. With our strength, it is not difficult to just collect some experimental materials."
Shu Furukawa showed respect and put the scroll in the ninja tool bag behind him. Just as he was about to flatter him, Aoda suddenly wrapped himself around him affectionately.
After Orochimaru explained the precautions, he sent Shu Furukawa out of the laboratory. When he returned, Aoda appeared next to him again. "Little guy, do you feel the breath of Natural Energy?"
Seeing Aoda shaking the snake's head from side to side, Orochimaru couldn't help but look disappointed. Ryūchi Cave's inheritance was too dangerous, and Senjutsu Chakra was the key to his realization of eternity. He needed to be fully prepared.
The Hashirama Cells modified by Shu Furukawa is very tempting, but he always feels that there is something wrong with it.
Orochimaru took one last look at the Scorch Release experimental subject, but ultimately failed to make up his mind to transform his body. "Visible betrayal is not terrible, Shu Furukawa, what on earth are you pursuing."
Aoda spit out the snake message quietly, carefully sensed Orochimaru's body, found no abnormalities, and released Summoning Jutsu with a bang.
The secret medicine is waiting for it, it is not one of those beasts that cannot practice.