Back to Konoha, Senju mansion is still the lively harbor.
"Little Chen! You are finally back! Let Sister Kushina take a look. He is dark and thin. He must not have had a good meal outside!" Kushina Uzumaki rushed out of the house in a hurry and gave Senju Chen a big hug without any explanation. The strength almost made him breathless.
"Sister Kushina, I can't breathe..." Senju Chen patted her back helplessly.
It used to be Tsunade, but now it's Kushina. Hey, this damn gentle town.
"Hmph, why did this mission take so long?" Kushina let go of him, put his hands on his hips, and said angrily, but he couldn't hide the concern in his eyes.
Minato Namikaze and Shizune walked out from behind her with smiles. Shizune was holding a cup of hot tea in his hand and handed it to Senju Chen naturally. "Welcome back, Little Chen. Have a sip of tea first to warm yourself up."
Two years have passed, and the future Fourth Hokage's temperament has become warmer and calmer, and the eyes he looks at Kushina have become more gentle. Senju Chen has no doubt that as long as he goes out a few more times, he may be ready to have a wedding banquet when he comes back.
In the past two years of getting along day and night, Senju Chen has never stopped observing Minato Namikaze. He has witnessed the other party's hard practice day after day in order to perfect the Wuji Ninjutsu. The scars left on his hands due to Chakra Shape Transformation's failure, and the perseverance to stand up again after being exhausted.
All of this gave Senju Chen a new understanding of the word "genius". The so-called genius is just putting in efforts that are unimaginable to ordinary people.
For eight-year-old Senju Chen and Shisui Uchiha, the past two years have been their transformation from teenagers to youth, from Genin to Chunin.
On the day he was promoted to Chunin, Shisui's face showed the pride and excitement of a successful young man, while Senju Chen's expression was just right, with both the joy of being recognized and a hint of composure beyond his age.
Only he knows that in the past two years, he has gained far more than just one Chunin vest. In the life-and-death battles with rebel ninjas and enemy ninjas, those eyes hidden under the calm appearance have quietly bloomed three black Tomoes in an unknown corner.
Wood Release Bloodline and Uzumaki Bloodline As he grows older, his improvement becomes more and more obvious. The Chakra in his body has already reached the level of Jonin. Now he can easily outplay and annihilate the enemy team with only Wood Release.
Flying Thunder God Technique's practice has already passed the most difficult period. Now, every time he changes space, what he brings to him is no longer a spinning feeling of vomiting, but a slight dizziness that can be controlled. His body, like a piece of fine steel that has been beaten repeatedly, has finally begun to adapt to the violence of tearing apart space.
But in terms of reflexes, maybe he really has no talent. Flying Thunder God is now a battlefield escape technique for Senju Chen. He sets a mark in advance, and when in danger, he leaves with a "swish", and then... is gone.
Like Minato Namikaze, who can shuttle through the battlefield and kill enemies easily and comfortably, Senju Chen can only say that I can't do it...
After the promotion ceremony, Senju Chen and Shisui were walking on the street, but they overheard the discussions of several villagers next to them.
"Have you heard? That kid from the Hatake Clan, Kakashi, graduated from the Ninja Academy this year when he was only eight years old!"
"Not only did he graduate, I heard that he has been accepted as a disciple by Lord Minato Namikaze!"
"Eight years old? Oh my god! Lord Orochimaru back then was nothing more than that, right?"
"But it's still not as good as the young master Senju Clan. He graduated at the age of six. That's the real genius."
"Yes, yes, our young master is the most powerful."
"Yes, I heard that the young master and Kakashi were classmates before."
"..."
Kakashi graduated early?
Senju Chen's footsteps paused. The string called "plot" in his mind was gently plucked. He remembered that Kakashi was indeed Minato's student, but because of his appearance, the wings of this butterfly seemed to cause many things to subtly shift. He did not expect that this incident would still happen according to the original trajectory.
The corners of his mouth raised an imperceptible arc.
Do you want to go now and stimulate him? You just graduated, and your brother and I are already Chunin.
Thinking of the shocked expression on this little ice cube's face, hehehe.
"Chen, what's wrong?" Shisui Uchiha asked curiously when he saw him stop.
"It's nothing, let's go" Senju Chen came back to his senses and put a sunny smile on his face again
After Senju Chen said goodbye to Shisui, he turned around and walked to Kakashi's house. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Konoha on his head. Forehead Protector's Kakashi, and Might Guy who looked envious next to him, kept reaching out to touch Kakashi's Forehead Protector.
"Chen, you're here. Did you know that Kakashi graduated early and is now an official ninja?" When Might Guy saw Senju Chen, he looked like it was big news and immediately said to Senju Chen.
"Really, Kakashi, congratulations." Senju Chen also pretended to hear it for the first time and hurriedly congratulated Kakashi.
When Kakashi heard Senju Chen's congratulations, he let out a cold "hmm" from his nose.
But Senju Chen's action of helping Forehead Protector when he was fine showed Kakashi's current heart, and he was absolutely happy.
"Hey, Kakashi! What's your attitude! Chen is greeting you!" Might Guy immediately stopped and glared at Kakashi with his hands on his hips.
"Crane tail, you are not qualified to talk to me." Kakashi's voice was as cold as his person.
"What did you say! You genius bastard! I'm going to challenge you!"
Seeing that the two were about to perform a full martial arts show again, Senju Chen quickly grabbed the excited Might Guy and smoothed things over with a smile, "Okay, okay, today is a special day, don't quarrel."
He looked at Kakashi and suggested. "Kakashi, you have officially graduated and become a ninja. To celebrate, how about I treat you to Ichiraku Ramen?"
Kakashi frowned, instinctively wanting to refuse. But when his eyes met Senju Chen's clear and sincere eyes, he could not say the words of refusal.
"... whatever."
"Great, let's go, let's see who eats more this time. I will definitely surpass you two this time!" Might Guy's passion is everywhere, and it can be fully reflected in eating.
Ichiraku Ramen's small shop is filled with steam.
"Uncle! Three bowls of miso barbecued pork ramen! Add more dried bamboo shoots!" Senju Chen greeted uncle Teuchi familiarly.
The three of them sat down side by side around the dining table.
Might Guy turned his grief and anger into appetite, sucking in the noodles with big mouthfuls, and the soup splashed everywhere.
Kakashi slowly took off a corner of the mask, picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks, put it into his mouth at a speed that was too fast for people to see, and then quickly pulled up the mask. The whole process was smooth and smooth, as if it had been rehearsed thousands of times.
"Kakashi, I heard that you became Brother Minato's disciple. It's really amazing!" Senju Chen praised sincerely, "Brother Minato is the most amazing genius in our village. If you follow Brother Minato, you will definitely become stronger in the future!"
His words not only praised Kakashi, but also quietly showed off his relationship with Minato Namikaze.
Sure enough, Kakashi paused in his noodle-clipping action. He raised his head, and a trace of surprise flashed through his exposed eye. "Do you know Minato-sensei?"
"Of course, Brother Minato and Sister Kushina are at my house now, and we Tenten are having dinner together!"
Looking at Kakashi with a dull expression on his face, Senju Chen laughed inwardly, "What the hell is this? It will scare you to death."
"Humph! What's so great!" Might Guy on the side muttered unconvincingly, "I will also surpass Senior Minato through my own efforts in the future!"
"Well! I believe in you, Kai!" Senju Chen immediately encouraged him, "Although it is a bit difficult to surpass Brother Minato, hard work is also a talent, and it is a talent that is more important than talent!"
"Yeah, you're right, Chen, and the ramen here is really delicious."
"How about I graduate next time, or wait until Chen is promoted to Chunin, let's come here again to compete and eat ramen. This is the promise of our youth." Might Guy flashed his big white teeth and gave a thumbs up to the two of them.
"Okay. But I'll just wait until you graduate." Senju Chen looked at Kakashi strangely and smiled.
"Because I have been promoted to Chunin..."