Hokage Version King and Mount!

The Hokage Version: The King and His Mount!

The next day, the moment Shiro pushed open the door, he saw Kakashi, fully geared up, standing guard outside with both dead-fish eyes glaring. Shiro looked him up and down.

"You didn't activate the Craft Essence and talk to Rin?"

"Craft Essence?" Hearing the term, Kakashi instinctively frowned, then understood. He remembered now—that was Shiro's unique name for the ninja tools he had developed.

"You mean the ninja tool, right? I didn't bother Rin. And I know what you mean. I'll contact her after I pass the first trial."

After hearing that, Shiro shook his head and smiled. Sure enough, he had not managed to bluff this brat. Fortunately, Shiro had not pinned any hopes on that anyway. Everything that needed preparing had already been prepared. He then patted Ayue on the head.

"Today's experiment is suspended. Go train your coordination with Shisui and the others. Your Uncle Kakashi and I have something to do."

"Okay, Master. Goodbye, Master. Goodbye, Uncle Kakashi."

"Mm. Goodbye, Ayue."

After that, once Ayue's figure had vanished from their sight, Shiro left behind a single line—"Keep up."—then turned and walked out of the village.

"Can't we go a little faster?"

On a small path in the forest, Shiro was leading Kakashi toward a special training location at an unhurried pace, so slow that Kakashi had grown a little impatient.

But this was exactly what Shiro needed. It had not been a waste for him to put so much thought into this path.

"Don't rush. Take it slow. A famous person once said haste makes it hard to eat hot tofu."

Kakashi curled his lip. "Famous person? I think that was you, wasn't it? How come I've never heard of it?"

"Tch. I have no desire to communicate