Famous Across Konoha
The next day.
Kazan was late.
He had no idea how long it had taken him to repair the road last night, but it had definitely been well past midnight. By the time he finished, only he and Kakashi remained on the street—not even a ghost was around.
As a healthy person who slept eight hours every day, Kazan had straightforwardly overslept today.
When he opened his eyes, the system, which had remained silent all this time, finally made a sound.
[Hidden Achievement Completed: Famous Across Konoha 1!] [Monkey D. Garp Template fusion rate increased by 10%!]
"Hm?"
Kazan was stunned at first, then understood. He hadn't expected the system to be so wild.
Then what had all that time keeping a low profile amounted to?
Kakashi had just graduated, and he had already run over to beat him up!
"But it's not too late now. At least I know how this system works."
The 10% increase in the template's fusion rate felt extremely obvious.
After getting up, Kazan felt as if his entire body were overflowing with inexhaustible strength.
If there had still been other factors involved when Kazan defeated Kakashi last night, then defeating Kakashi now would be far too easy.
And...
He had a vague feeling that he could now cultivate the Six Powers. His body finally met all the requirements.
"Two pieces of good news at once."
Overjoyed, Kazan created six Shadow Clones and had them cultivate the Six Powers in his place.
Only after finishing all this did he leave home and head toward the Ninja Academy.
On the way, the Konoha villagers were gossiping furiously.
"Did you hear?"
"Hear what?"
"About last night? The village's genius, Kakashi Hatake, was knocked unconscious by that little devil Kazan?"
"What? Kazan, that good-for-nothing delinquent? He knocked Kakashi unconscious?"
"That's the one. I heard he invented a move called the Big Bang and smashed Kakashi into the street like wringing a chick's neck."
"Gasp, he's that strong?"
The man was utterly shocked. Then the two parted ways, dividing up the work and spreading the rumor everywhere.
"Did you hear?"
"Hear what?"
"Last night, Kakashi was instantly taken down by that kid Kazan's Big Bang!"
"The Big Bang?!"
"Yeah. Supposedly, Kakashi was beaten so badly that he almost went to see his father on the spot!"
"Terrifying!"
"..."
"What? Kakashi was punched into the hospital by Kazan and still hasn't woken up?"
"Pass it on: the genius Kakashi Hatake got beaten so badly by Kazan that he shat himself!"
"Big News! The genius Kakashi was blown up by one punch from Kazan, with yellow and white fluids covering the ground!"
"Oh, no! The devil Kazan has stopped pretending..."
It was utterly ridiculous.
Even though Kazan had lived two lives, he still couldn't help twitching at the corner of his mouth when he heard these passersby's rumors.
So completing the Famous Across Konoha achievement was all thanks to these people!
Kazan quickened his pace. The rumors were growing more outrageous by the minute. They had already reached the point where Kakashi had supposedly been beaten until his feces and urine flew everywhere. He had no idea how far things would go after this.
What a bunch of lunatics!
A while later.
Classes at the Ninja Academy had already begun. In a hurry, Kazan leaped straight up and jumped through the classroom window instead of entering through the main door.
In an instant, the Chunin teacher's lecture stopped, and everyone else in the class turned to look at him.
"He's here! It's Kazan!"
"I heard he put Kakashi in the hospital last night."
"What do you mean, put him in the hospital? The version I heard said Kakashi shat himself on the spot!"
"Huh? Wasn't it that his shit and piss flew everywhere?"
"Gasp..."
A series of sharp gasps came from the classroom.
Who could have expected this? Kakashi, the genius who had entered the academy at five, graduated early that same year, and was now already a Chunin, had actually been defeated by Kazan, who only knew how to throw punches.
"How could that be? It must be a rumor. That guy Kakashi has to be defeated by me!" Obito didn't believe the rumor.
Asuma didn't believe it either. If Kazan was really that strong, what was he supposed to do?
"Kazan!!!"
The Chunin teacher was equally surprised, but when he saw Kazan walk toward his seat as if nothing had happened, he instantly forgot his shock. As a teacher, he felt that his sacred duty to educate the people had been desecrated.
He shouted angrily, "Why didn't you use the main entrance?"
"Because I was late and in a hurry!"
"Then why were you late?"
"I overslept!"
At least you're honest, kid.
"Go stand outside the door as punishment. You're not allowed to enter the classroom for the rest of this class!"
"And from now on, you're not allowed to enter the classroom through the window. Use the door properly!"
"Oh~"
Kazan gave an "oh," then walked into the corridor and stood against the wall as punishment.
After a bout of noise, the classroom quickly quieted down under the teacher's reprimands, and the lesson resumed.
As for Kazan...
He began thinking about how to make a big splash.
He had keenly noticed the Arabic numeral at the end of the achievement [Famous Across Konoha 1].
That meant there were further stages to this achievement.
As long as he became even more famous, he should be able to continue unlocking proficiency in the Garp Template and increase his combat power.
"But now that I've defeated Kakashi, how am I supposed to become famous next?"
Kazan thought for a long while.
He realized that unless he left the village and did something earth-shattering, his only option now was to take on the Uchiha or Hyuga, Konoha's two greatest Shinobi Clans.
There had always been talk in the Shinobi World of the Three Great Dojutsu.
The first was the legendary Rinnegan of the Sage of Six Paths, praised as the Sage's eye.
It existed only in legend. Across the entire Shinobi World, only a handful of people knew that it had truly existed.
The remaining two were the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan and the Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan.
For the most part, this made the two clans unwilling to marry outsiders easily, in order to preserve the purity of their descendants' bloodlines.
Combined with the strength of their Kekkei Genkai, this gave both clans extraordinary status within Konoha.
"Let's give it a try. Maybe it'll really work?"
The Third Shinobi World War was already imminent, and he had to improve his strength as much as possible.
His original plan had been to survive the Third Shinobi World War quietly. Even the Third Raikage, a powerhouse of the first order, had died in that "Shambles," which showed just how brutal it was.
Now, he planned to make himself thoroughly famous. Since an achievement like Famous Across Konoha existed, there had to be one for becoming Famous Across the Shinobi World as well.
The more impressive his battle record, the faster his strength would increase. The stronger he became, the greater his chances of surviving the Third Shinobi World War.
Strength was the foundation of everything!
Meanwhile.
Inside the Hokage's Office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was listening to a village Jonin complain.
The complaint concerned Kakashi, who had clashed with the other members of his team.
Many times, Kakashi wouldn't even listen to the words of his Jonin team leader. He acted completely on his own, seriously affecting the team's ability to carry out missions.
"I understand. You may leave for now. I'll make arrangements for Kakashi."
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed silently.
Kakashi's talent was extremely high. If he grew up healthily, he would certainly become another "White Fang of Konoha," one who would shake the Shinobi World in the future.
But right now...
This was already the fourth Jonin team leader to complain about Kakashi.
Kakashi's problems had to be handled properly. Konoha couldn't afford to lose such a genius.
The only person Hiruzen could think of was Minato Namikaze.
That genius was like sunlight, always wearing a smile that embraced all things. Perhaps he could lead Kakashi back onto the right path and dispel the darkness in his heart.
"Have Minato come to see me."
"Yes!"
An ANBU member hidden in the shadows answered, then quickly disappeared from the office.