A Sudden Turn

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"Ha. I never imagined the Wolf Fang Bandit Group would be wiped out like this."

Looking at the corpses of the Wolf Fang Bandit Group, Kushina Uzumaki smiled faintly, then turned to Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi, saying, "Yue, Kakashi, you both did a great job. I thought the level-one missions would be difficult for you, but you've completed three so quickly since leaving the village. It seems the next mission will only take a week!"

"Yes, Tsuki-kun and Kakashi performed exceptionally well."

Seeing that Kushina Uzumaki finally praised Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi, Minato Namikaze saw this as a good opportunity to ease the tension within the team. He then smiled and said, "However, Tsuki-kun, Kakashi, while your individual strengths are both quite good, you still lack a bit of experience when carrying out missions. For example, Tsuki-kun, when you infiltrated the Wolf Fang Bandit Group, your experience was clearly insufficient; you didn't even notice their obvious weakness. However..."

At this, Minato Namikaze's smile deepened, and he continued, "However, when you uncovered the Wolf Fang Bandit Group' plot later, you really deserve credit, Moon Lord. You even discovered the sleeping drug that I hadn't noticed. You truly live up to Lady Tsunade disciple. So, Moon Lord, you just need to accumulate more experience in future missions. I'm really looking forward to you becoming Konoha's youngest Chunin!"

"Yes, I will try my best."

Hearing Minato Namikaze's praise, Uchiha Yue nodded slightly and sat down to recover his Chakra.

Then, Minato Namikaze's gaze shifted to Hatake Kakashi, saying, "Kakashi, you have a few more problems. Yes, your strength and Tsukihime's are actually about the same, but you're a little impulsive in actual combat. Otherwise, you wouldn't have encountered so much trouble the first time you faced the Gale Bandit Group. I was on a mission with Tsukihime the whole time, so I didn't get to see your fight. Let Kushina point out your weaknesses."

"Ha, Kakashi's weaknesses? He has way too many!"

Kushina Uzumaki, as always, was sharp-tongued. As soon as Minato Namikaze finished speaking, she said mockingly, "If I hadn't intervened, Kakashi would have been killed by those Wolf Fang Bandit Group. Knowing they were all Wolf Fang Bandit Group, you still insisted on using Taijutsu- to-hand combat. With your half-baked Hatake Sword Style, how could you possibly be a match for them?"

Seeing Hatake Kakashi's expression grow increasingly grim, Kushina Uzumaki smiled knowingly and continued, "So, Kakashi, from now on, when you face an enemy, you must find their weaknesses to exploit. Your Hatake Sword Style might be quite good among Genin, giving you a certain degree of suppression, but it's not as effective against stronger opponents. I suggest you either diligently practice your Hatake Sword Style to improve your overall strength, or develop a more well-rounded approach like Yue. This way, you'll have a wider range of offensive options when facing enemies."

Hearing Kushina Uzumaki's evaluation, the Hatake Kakashi's expression was anything but pleasant. However, after Kushina Uzumaki finished speaking, Hatake Kakashi's gaze shifted to Uchiha Yue. Uchiha Yue, having just recovered his Chakra, naturally noticed Hatake Kakashi's gaze and immediately understood that Uchiha Yue was considering whether to develop a well- Hatake Kakashi like himself, rather than specializing in the Hatake Sword Style.

Of course, if Uchiha Yue were Hatake Kakashi, he would definitely specialize in the Hatake Sword Style.

Because, while improving his own strength, Uchiha Yue clearly felt that he was training in too many areas, and couldn't master everything. Therefore, even Uchiha Yue had a focus when training, and he wouldn't advise Hatake Kakashi to develop in all aspects. Only someone like Kushina Uzumaki, who couldn't teach others how to train, could make such an absurd suggestion.

However, just as Hatake Kakashi was slightly shaken by Kushina Uzumaki's words, Minato Namikaze Hatake Kakashi up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Kakashi, don't listen to Kushina's nonsense. Actually, what you lack right now is practical experience, not overall strength. Specializing in the Hatake Sword Style won't do you any harm. If I were you, I would specialize in the Hatake Sword Style; it would benefit your strength. From now on, you just need to accumulate more experience, and your strength will increase rapidly."

Seeing that Minato Namikaze Uchiha Yue had recovered his chakra, Chakra Namikaze continued, "Tsuki-kun, I actually have the same suggestion. I suggest you focus on cultivating one thing. Of course, what I just said was just my personal opinion. Whether you adopt it or not is up to you to decide."

After listening to Minato Namikaze's words, Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi both sat down and began to think, clearly considering their future paths.

However, just as Uchiha Yue was pondering how to train, he suddenly realized that the little girl Hoshino Aki had been forgotten there. Moreover, when Uchiha Yue turned his gaze to Hoshino Aki, he found that the little Hoshino Aki had already fainted. Undoubtedly, the little girl Hoshino Aki had never seen any bloody scenes, so she was frightened unconscious by the battle between Uchiha Yue and Minato Namikaze.

Seeing that Hoshino Aki was being ignored, Uchiha Yue quickly went over, her hands glowing with the light of Medical Ninjutsu Chakra as she approached. However, even with Uchiha Hoshino Aki's exceptional Medical Ninjutsu, she couldn't immediately regain consciousness in Uchiha Yue 'Hoshino Aki condition. After all, the little girl Hoshino Aki hadn't fainted due to injuries, so Uchiha Yue could only treat her external wounds.

But who would have thought...

Just as Uchiha Yue was healing the loli Hoshino Aki's external injuries, Minato Namikaze, who had been talking with Kushina Uzumaki, suddenly walked towards Uchiha Yue and Hoshino Aki. Moreover, when Minato Namikaze reached Uchiha Yue's side, he gestured for Uchiha Yue go to Kushina Uzumaki's side.

Seeing Minato Namikaze's subtle hand gesture, Uchiha Yue frowned slightly, but still followed Minato Namikaze's instructions and went to Kushina Uzumaki's side. At the same time, Hatake Kakashi also followed Minato Namikaze's orders and went to Kushina Uzumaki's side, as if Kushina Uzumaki was to protect both Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi, leaving Uchiha Yue even more confused, not understanding what Minato Namikaze was up to.

However, while Uchiha Yue looked at Minato Namikaze with utter confusion...

Suddenly, Minato Namikaze Kunai a Kunai from his palm, and under his control, he pressed it against the throat of the loli Hoshino Aki!

Immediately afterwards...

Just as Uchiha Yue's brows furrowed even more, Minato Namikaze smiled and said calmly, "Stop pretending. I've seen through your disguise!"