Chapter 506: Intelligence Jiraiya (two chapters in one, 8k)

Whoosh!

The blade, wrapped in yellow lightning, pierced the red fleshy wall, but the imagined scene of an easy cut-through didn’t happen. The defense of the fleshy wall in front of him seemed to surpass copper walls and iron strongholds, and there was also a mysterious force that forcefully jammed Kakashi’s White Fang Short Blade inside.

Kakashi could neither cut through the fleshy wall nor pull out his sword.

Kakashi didn’t hesitate and immediately wanted to abandon the White Fang Short Blade, but several tentacles suddenly extended from the fleshy wall and bound him, tightly tying him to the fleshy wall. Then, the fleshy wall he was in contact with rapidly changed, pulling him inside the fleshy wall.

Rin Nohara tried to help Kakashi but was instead caught off guard by Jiraiya’s Shadow Clone and defeated.

“Tsk, no wonder you earned the title of Lightning Fang at this age. Your sharpness is even greater than White Fang’s in his youth,” Jiraiya praised, glancing at the slightly exposed tip of the lightning blade.

Being able to pierce the intestines of the Giant Rock Toad indicated that Kakashi possessed extremely outstanding offensive capabilities. Ordinary defensive Ninjutsu would likely not be able to block Kakashi’s strike.

Kakashi was a bit surprised, not expecting Jiraiya to know the title he had earned on the East Bank Battlefield.

“Haha, don’t underestimate my intelligence-gathering abilities,” Jiraiya laughed when he saw this.

After all, Kakashi and Obito were Minato Namikaze’s disciples, so Jiraiya would pay a bit more attention.

“I still have a long way to go to catch up to my father,” Kakashi said, shaking his head.

Although his output ability was very strong now, combat wasn’t just about one ability, and his high output came at the cost of sustainability.

Jiraiya patted Kakashi’s head with his large hand, “Why do you and Minato Muzuki learn this? What’s with being so humble about strength you’ve cultivated yourself?”

If Jiraiya had Kakashi’s current strength and reputation at eleven years old, he’d have to use Wind Release to create a breeze when he walked, Orochimaru would have to walk around him, and if a dog on the roadside dared to bark, he’d kick it directly.

After speaking, Jiraiya dispelled the Summoning Jutsu, and the red fleshy wall rapidly disappeared.

Although there was no referee, everyone could see that the battle had ended.

Obito collapsed from exhaustion, Rin Nohara was defeated by Jiraiya’s Shadow Clone, and Kakashi had basically lost his ability to fight.

“Considering your ages, your performance was not bad. However, goggle-wearing brat, if you want to sign a contract with Mount Myōboku, you’ll have to work harder,” Jiraiya commented.

In fact, Obito and the others’ performance exceeded Jiraiya’s expectations. The overall combat power of the entire squad was enough to complete some important S-rank Mission, with Kakashi’s performance being particularly outstanding. Both his combat discipline and raw strength far surpassed that of an ordinary Jonin.

If Jiraiya were to grade them, he would give them ninety-eight out of a hundred points. The two points deducted were for Obito’s mischief.

Of course, the reason Jiraiya didn’t let Obito sign with Mount Myōboku wasn’t because Obito’s mischief had offended him; he wasn’t that petty.

The real reason was that Jiraiya had discovered a problem with Obito and Kakashi during the battle—poor sustained combat ability.

The power of Obito’s Fire Release varied greatly before and after entering Flame Breathing Chakra Mode. Jiraiya guessed that he possessed a secret technique that could enhance his own abilities, somewhat similar to the Sage Mode.

Such secret techniques generally required very powerful Chakra; for example, Sage Mode’s powerful Chakra was merely a threshold for learning it.

Due to insufficient Chakra, the current Obito had the drawback of not being able to fight for long periods, and Summoning Jutsu required a large amount of Chakra to summon powerful Nin-Beast.

Therefore, letting Obito sign with Mount Myōboku now would be meaningless, which is why Jiraiya told Obito to continue working hard.

Obito only needed to continue growing and increasing his Chakra, and then his problems would be solved easily, and Mount Myōboku’s blood contract would naturally become useful.

“If I don’t sign, I don’t sign. In the future, the Fire Dragon will definitely be stronger than those toads,” Obito pouted, not caring about Mount Myōboku’s blood contract.

What attracted him wasn’t Mount Myōboku’s Nin-Beast, but the Sage Mode that Jiraiya had mentioned.

“Goggle-wearing brat, you’re quite arrogant. Kakashi earned the title of Lightning Fang on the battlefield. What title do you have?” Jiraiya asked, knowing the answer.

Obito’s face darkened, and he remained silent. Obito was also very angry about not having a title.

He felt that those Hidden Mist Ninja had no foresight and failed to see the immense potential hidden within his body.

“How about I, the legendary Sannin, give you one? Konoha’s Fading Fire. You collapsed after using a few Fire Release, truly a bit weak,” Jiraiya said, stroking his chin and feigning seriousness, teasing him.

Obito’s face instantly flushed red. If he hadn’t run out of Chakra, he would have entered Flame Breathing Chakra Mode and given Jiraiya a Fire Release: Iron Mountain Impact.

“Naturally evil white-haired old ghost, when I get stronger, I’ll definitely make you pay!” Obito roared in his heart, feeling aggrieved.

However, Jiraiya’s words reminded Obito of a good place to get a cool title—Hanzō.

It was well known that the Sannin was the title given to Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru after their battle against Hanzō during the Second Shinobi World War.

And the Ninja Master Sōsuke, who had recently become famous in the Ninja World, gained such great prestige by repelling Hanzō.

From the above, it could be concluded that fighting Hanzō equals fame equals a cool title.

If he also went to fight Hanzō and won, that would mean surpassing the Sannin, as even the Sannin couldn’t defeat Hanzō back then.

Obito couldn’t help but start fantasizing.

Jiraiya bowed to him, “Fire God Obito, I shouldn’t have looked down on you with my toad-like vision. Please, you must teach me the powerful Fire Release that defeated Hanzō.”

If Jiraiya’s attitude was sincere enough, he might not be unwilling to teach.

“Goggle-wearing brat, you’re so weak it seems you can’t cook. But since you have such a thoughtful heart, I’ll leave the vegetable washing to you,” Jiraiya said with a chuckle, patting Obito’s shoulder.

Obito was expressionless. At that time, he would definitely only teach Jiraiya the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.

The final cooking responsibility fell to Muzuki, who voluntarily stepped forward. No one raised any objections to this.

At night, after eating, Obito began to train around the camp.

“Although training hard is a good thing, there might be major combat missions recently, and it will be very tiring then,” Kakashi reminded him.

As an elite squad, if Minato’s plan succeeded, they would definitely be assigned important combat missions. This was also Hiruzen Sarutobi’s purpose in bringing them to the battlefield.

“This is the difference between us, Kakashi. You can only see the potential missions and the civil war months from now, while I’m already thinking about how to defeat the Demigod Hanzō,” Obito replied calmly.

Kakashi:???

Jiraiya didn’t seem to have hit Obito’s head, so why did his brain seem like it had been caught in a door?

Kakashi tentatively took out Obito’s photo and waved it in front of Obito’s eyes.

Obito instantly couldn’t maintain his calm demeanor and reached for the photo with both hands.

But Kakashi had activated Transparent World in advance, and all of Obito’s movements were seen through by Kakashi. A sidestep and retreat caused the rushing Obito to nearly stumble.

“It seems he’s generally normal,” Kakashi said, relieved, putting the photo back into his Ninja tool pouch.

Obito: …

He hated white hair!

…

Days passed, and Konoha’s plan proceeded in an orderly fashion.

On one hand, they had the Grass Ninja closely monitor Iwagakure, and on the other, they fabricated a failed intelligence operation that led to the leakage of information about a crucial stronghold.

However, the turn of events indeed exceeded the expectations of Jiraiya and other high-ranking Ninja Force members.

“Iwagakure is indeed not easy to deal with,” Minato Namikaze said, frowning as he looked at the intelligence report from the Grass Ninja.

For some unknown reason, Iwagakure had suddenly discovered the Grass Ninja’s defection. After ambushing the Kusa Country Ninja Force, they disappeared without a trace.

“It’s not that your plan, Minato, had a problem, nor is it that Iwagakure’s abilities are too strong; it’s that the Grass Ninja’s abilities are lacking,” Jiraiya said, putting down the intelligence report and shaking his head.

Konoha hadn’t even made much of a move, so it was clear that the Grass Ninja had messed up.

“Muzuki, you agree, right?”

Muzuki nodded. This was indeed not Minato’s fault.

After carefully rereading the data, Muzuki felt a slight anomaly. This incident gave him a strange sense of déjà vu.

In the final battle on the East Bank Battlefield, Konoha also inexplicably suffered a crushing defeat in intelligence. If they hadn’t underestimated Muzuki’s strength, the Hidden Mist could have caused Konoha a huge setback.

If Iwagakure hadn’t chosen to directly turn against the Grass Ninja this time, but instead pretended not to notice and sent false intelligence to Konoha to set up an ambush, the Konoha Ninja Force on the Land of Grass battlefield would have encountered the same situation as the Konoha Ninja Force on the East Bank Battlefield.

Of course, from Iwagakure’s actual choice, Muzuki knew that Iwagakure was aware of Muzuki arriving on the battlefield with an elite squad, so they didn’t want to take risks.

If it had been Kumogakure instead, Muzuki felt that the two forces might have already started fighting. With the advantage in intelligence, Kumogakure would not lack the courage to take a gamble.

“Since we’ve been discovered, let the Kusa Country Ninja Force fight for us openly. Let them search for Iwagakure with all their might,” Jiraiya said after some thought.

With the Grass Ninja’s strength, Jiraiya didn’t expect them to have much effect on the front lines. He only hoped that the Grass Ninja could help Konoha establish a larger war intelligence network to assist him in defeating Iwagakure and getting off work early.

For Jiraiya, who was used to traveling, staying on the battlefield for a long time was truly boring.

“This is the only way for now,” Minato Namikaze couldn’t think of a better solution.

If they couldn’t use intelligence discrepancies to trick people, then they could only rely on a head-on comparison of the forces’ various abilities, as before.

Moreover, compared to before, Iwagakure had lost the Grass Ninja’s strength, while Konoha had gained the full support of the Grass Ninja. With this ebb and flow, Konoha was definitely making a small profit.

Jiraiya reported the intelligence while making new battle arrangements.

Now that they had a greater advantage, they naturally had to take the initiative as much as possible to weaken Iwagakure’s strength.

Jiraiya dispatched sensory Ninja to search for Iwagakure, and at the same time, sent elite Ninja to eliminate any areas with Iwagakure clues. For a time, the Konoha Ninja Force held absolute dominance in the Land of Grass.

The Konoha Ninja were all very excited, as if they had already seen another great victory before their eyes.

But only Jiraiya and the others knew that this was just an illusion. The Iwa Ninja Force had not lost much strength because Iwagakure was desperately avoiding direct confrontation.

The high-ranking officials in Konoha, upon receiving the intelligence, quickly held a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

The Hidden Mist, which had aggressively invaded the Land of Fire, was now silent. Kumogakure was busy fighting Sunagakure and didn’t waste too much strength on Konoha. Now, Iwagakure was the major Ninja Village with the most intense confrontation with Konoha, and the high-ranking officials attached great importance to the situation on the Land of Grass battlefield.

“Since Iwagakure is afraid to fight, then force them to fight. Directly let Jiraiya lead the army to assault the Iwagakure border and point directly at Iwagakure. Can Iwagakure really abandon their Village?” Danzo Shimura was the first to speak.

He believed this was the best current plan, which could both force the Iwa Ninja Force to fight Konoha and showcase Konoha’s prowess.

As the war progressed, Konoha had never actively invaded a major country, always remaining on the defensive. Danzo Shimura believed this was not good and would affect Konoha’s reputation.

Thump thump!

Hiruzen Sarutobi showed a thoughtful expression, his right index finger unconsciously tapping lightly on the conference table.

Although Danzo Shimura’s plan was aggressive, with Konoha’s current Ninja strength in the Land of Grass, there was indeed a possibility of invading the Land of Earth.

Currently, Konoha had over eighteen hundred Ninja in the Land of Grass, including powerful individuals like Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and Muzuki, as well as elite Jonin like Shibi Aburame and Kosuke Maruboshi, making it the strongest Ninja Force Konoha had assembled in recent years.

“It’s too aggressive,” Hiruzen Sarutobi finally shook his head and denied it.

“The Land of Earth has many rocky mountains, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. Once the troops enter and their logistical supplies are cut off, they will fall into an abyss. Moreover, from my understanding of Ōnoki, Iwagakure definitely has more strength than they are showing,” Hiruzen Sarutobi stated his opinion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was only a few years younger than Ōnoki. The Ōnoki he remembered was definitely cunning and shrewd. How could such an old fox easily expose all of his strength?

“How can we know if Ōnoki isn’t just bluffing without fighting a battle?” Danzo Shimura retorted.

Danzo Shimura truly felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi had changed his mind in his old age. If it were Hiruzen Sarutobi from ten years ago, he would have approved of his plan.

They could make the Hidden Mist scatter in fear, so why couldn’t they strike Iwagakure hard?

“Instead of gambling on others being as weak as imagined, it’s better to stabilize the situation and strengthen our own power,” Hiruzen Sarutobi disagreed with Danzo Shimura’s gambler mentality.

“Kushina has gradually become familiar with the Nine-Tailed. In at most a year, Kushina can play the role of a Jinchuriki on the battlefield.”

Danzo Shimura was silent for a moment. What Hiruzen Sarutobi said indeed made a lot of sense.

If Kushina could go to the battlefield as a Jinchuriki, it would be a significant boost for Konoha.

A Jinchuriki’s Tailed Beast Ball was even more terrifying than dozens of Jonin collectively using a legion Ninjutsu; it was a devastating weapon in large-scale warfare.

“Then what do we do now? Just keep dragging it out with Iwagakure?” Danzo Shimura really couldn’t think of any words to refute.

“Maintaining the status quo is the best choice,” Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and said.

Anyway, Konoha wasn’t suffering any losses; they had weakened Iwagakure and also gained some benefit from the Grass Ninja.

“In that case, why not end Hayate Mugetsu’s squad’s mission and have them return to Konoha?” Homura Mitokado said after some thought.

The initial purpose of sending Muzuki on the mission was to solve the Grass Ninja problem and help the Kusa Country Ninja Force establish an advantage. Now that the Grass Ninja problem was resolved and a major battle was unlikely to break out on the Land of Grass battlefield, Muzuki continuing to stay with the Kusa Country Ninja Force would be a bit of a waste of combat power.

Muzuki can not only undertake various teaching tasks in Konoha, but also complete high-commission S-rank Missions, and if there are unexpected situations, Muzuki can be sent for support.

Homura Mitokado’s proposal was approved by all high-level officials.

Danzo Shimura needed Muzuki to continue helping him train Wood Release Ninja, and Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted Muzuki to plan the third phase of Anbu training.

As for Utatane Koharu, everyone agreed, and she felt there was nothing to refuse.

… …

After receiving the order from the higher-ups, Muzuki bid farewell to Jiraiya and Minato, preparing to lead the team back to Konoha.

This result was within his expectations, after all, in a sense, his strategic significance surpassed Jiraiya’s.

“Ah, we’re going back so soon this time.” Obito, who had prepared for battlefield immersion, asked in surprise.

He had thought it would be like the East Bank Battlefield, where they would only return to Konoha after defeating the Iwa Ninja Force.

“Mm, the higher-ups’ arrangement.” Muzuki answered concisely.

“That’s good too. I haven’t seen Fire Dragon in a while. I wonder how Grandma will feed it.”

Obito scratched his head, realizing that leaving was a good thing, as he would only have to face one naturally evil white-haired person for now.

“Muzuki-sensei, when can I learn Flying Thunder God Technique?”

Thinking of Kakashi, who activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode during this mission, and then thinking of himself, Obito couldn’t help but ask.

Compared to the inferior Fire Release, Space-Time Ninjutsu was undoubtedly a noble existence.

Only two Ninja in the entire Konoha had mastered Flying Thunder God Technique: one was Minato Namikaze and the other was Muzuki, who had respectively earned the titles of Yellow Flash and Raging Sun Mu Yue, making them the two most famous young powerhouses in Konoha.

If he mastered Flying Thunder God Technique, Kakashi’s slashes, no matter how strong, would be meaningless, because they simply couldn’t hit him.

“It depends on your own situation. If you’re fast, it should be possible in a year.” Muzuki looked at Obito’s panel with Appraisal and replied.

【Name: Uchiha Obito】

【Chakra: 16000】

【Skills: Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery: 150 / 15000), Flame Breathing (Mastery: 250 / 15000), Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique (Mastery: 20 / 15000)… …】

With Obito’s current Chakra, spending a lot of time on Flying Thunder God Technique would be a complete waste of time, because he didn’t have that much Chakra to use the Ninjutsu.

If he worked hard for a year and his Chakra reached over 20,000, and he was a bit more frugal, he could barely integrate Flying Thunder God into Obito’s combat habits.

Obito understood, it meant he had to train harder.

“But in a year, there will be two internal battles.” Obito scratched his ears and cheeks, hoping he could fast-forward to next year immediately.

Facing Kakashi’s No Thought Strike, amplified by Transparent World and Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Obito felt like he, using Fire Release, was simply a primitive man.

“Muzuki-sensei, do you think it’s appropriate for me to start training in Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation now?” Shisui asked Muzuki.

Shisui didn’t want to learn No Thought Strike; he was thinking of learning another Ninjutsu to enhance his adaptability.

“My suggestion is that you can delve more into Armament Haki Secret Technique.” Muzuki replied.

Shisui had a remarkable talent in Yin Release. In Muzuki’s Shisui cultivation plan, if Shisui urgently wanted to enhance his combat ability, Armament Haki would be a good choice.

Although it looked unremarkable and not as dazzling as No Thought Strike, as long as the Armament Haki was strong enough, it could potentially block both Golden Skyline and No Thought Strike.

“Also, whether it’s a problem with training or a problem in life, you can come to me without any burden.” Muzuki patted Shisui’s head and said.

The rewards from Disciple Return were too random. To obtain skills that matched the disciple, life missions were the best choice.

Because Shisui’s life mission progress lagged behind his other disciples, Muzuki didn’t have any powerful skills that were highly compatible with Shisui.

Shisui nodded in thanks.

Even though Muzuki had already done so much for him, Shisui could still feel Muzuki’s care for him through every detail.

“I must change the future!” Shisui thought silently to himself.

He had repeated this sentence thousands of times in his mind, but Shisui didn’t think it was too many, because it concerned the safety of the person he cared about most.

Shisui noticed that the future had actually already changed.

According to Kakashi and their accounts, Yamato, who traveled from Rouran, didn’t recognize Muzuki, and even mistook him for Minato Namikaze.

But now Yamato had become Muzuki’s disciple. If this was normal historical development, then Yamato would absolutely not be able to not recognize Muzuki, which meant that history was changing, and everything in the new future was unknown.

And what he had to do was to survive in this new future with Muzuki and his other disciples.

After leaving the Ninja Force camp, Muzuki took the squad to Grass Ninja Village, let Hana-rei Uzumaki join the team, and brought her to Konoha.

Since Hana-rei Uzumaki had not undergone Ninja training, Muzuki’s return speed was a bit slower than when he came.

For Obito, slow also had its advantages; he could discover more scenery and take photos as souvenirs.

What he regretted most was that Rin Nohara always called Kakashi along, instead of the two of them enjoying their time together.

“This is Konoha…” Looking up at Konoha’s incredibly tall wooden gate, and then at the expressions on the faces of the passing crowd, Hana-rei Uzumaki found it hard to imagine that Konoha was in the midst of war.

In Hana-rei Uzumaki’s somewhat blurry childhood memories, after the Land of Whirlpools was drawn into war, the atmosphere of the entire country became heavy, and even the most mischievous children became well-behaved under such an atmosphere.

“That’s right, this is Konoha, the strongest and safest Village!” Obito said proudly.

“Of course, this isn’t Konoha’s limit yet. With me here, Konoha will definitely become even more prosperous.”

Kakashi was speechless. If Obito really became Hokage, he would only feel that Konoha was doomed.

“And us!” Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki, who were on guard duty, heard Obito’s words and couldn’t help but get excited, shouting along.

Hearing this slightly familiar voice, Obito then noticed that two familiar juniors were also at the gate.

“Muzuki-sensei, Shisui, Obito-senpai, long time no see.” Kotetsu Hagane greeted them.

Muzuki nodded in response. He had seen Kotetsu Hagane, Izumo Kamizuki, and Anko, who was squatting behind the two with her head in her hands, early on, but Muzuki was thinking about why they were guarding the gate.

This gate of Konoha was not something one could guard just because they wanted to. Guarding the gate was a D-Rank mission or higher. According to Konoha regulations, the three of them should temporarily not be qualified to guard the gate.

Shisui and Obito also responded.

“You guys just finished a mission too, what a coincidence.” Obito looked at the headbands on their foreheads with a hint of nostalgia.

The first-year juniors he had once guided had all graduated and become Ninja.

Izumo Kamizuki looked embarrassed, “Uh, we’re currently on a mission.”

Obito was a bit puzzled.

Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki tacitly spread to both sides, revealing Anko, who was squatting defensively with her head in her hands, muttering ‘can’t see me’.

Feeling everyone’s gaze, Anko coughed twice and stood up, her face wearing a disguise that even a three-year-old child could see through.

“Hey, what a coincidence, Muzuki-sensei, you guys just finished a mission too. I have something to do, so I’ll be leaving first.” Anko made to leave.

Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki extended their merciless iron hands and pulled her back.

“If it weren’t for you, Anko, being unreasonable and wanting to do higher-level missions, which displeased Sandaime-sama, how could we have been assigned to guard the main gate!” Kotetsu Hagane directly exposed Anko’s misdeeds.

Anko could even defeat some Chunin teachers, so she naturally couldn’t stand those D-Rank missions that were generally odd jobs.

Coincidentally, when Anko was causing a fuss at the mission assignment office, Hiruzen Sarutobi passed by and directly assigned them a high B-rank mission—guarding the Konoha main gate.

This bored them to death; they could only stand in front of the gate without moving, and had to endure the stares of passersby.

“What do you mean? It must be your previous bad performance that Sandaime-sama remembered. This is your punishment.” To salvage her image in Muzuki’s mind, Anko tried hard to defend herself.

She really felt that she was being dragged down by Kotetsu Hagane and them. Hiruzen Sarutobi inspected them several times, and Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki were always messing around. One time, they even used that Enemy Confusion Technique to attack Hiruzen Sarutobi.

“There was no bad performance. It must be your unreasonableness that caused trouble.” Izumo Kamizuki didn’t think their performance had any problems.

Obito couldn’t hold back a laugh. What a comedy troupe! How did these three juniors’ team become so amusing?

“From my experience, this should be considered a good thing.” Kakashi said.

He graduated early and wasn’t very familiar with Kotetsu Hagane and them, but since they were Muzuki’s students, he didn’t mind helping to clear up their confusion.

“For Genin who just graduated like you, guarding the Konoha main gate is already a high-level mission. Your grades in the Ninja Academy shouldn’t be bad, right?” Kakashi asked.

“Of course! I got first in theory!” Izumo Kamizuki answered first.

That time, he and Shisui both got perfect scores, but being tied for first also counted as first.

“I got first in practical combat!” Anko puffed out her chest and shouted, but after seeing Shisui, she lowered her head slightly and added:

“First place in all three semesters of the third year.”

Kotetsu Hagane scratched his hair, “I often got into the top two.”

“Perhaps Sandaime-sama wants to cultivate you. It’s rare to have such an opportunity right after graduation.” Kakashi analyzed.

There was a certain element of comfort in his words, but he wasn’t just talking nonsense; it was indeed impossible for ordinary graduating Genin to guard the gate.

Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane’s faces lit up with joy. Even Kakashi Hatake, the legendary super genius from the Ninja Academy, said so, so it must be true.

“Izumo, what do you think will be next?”

“Guarding the gate is training. After training, it’s about being given important responsibilities, it should be serving as the Hokage’s guard!”

Kakashi’s mouth twitched. He felt that these two didn’t even need his comfort; they were so optimistic that he didn’t know what to say.

“When I become Hokage, I’ll choose you two to be my Shadow Guards!” Obito said grandly.

“Obito-nii, really?” Kotetsu Hagane’s eyes immediately lit up, and he immediately regarded Obito as his elder brother. If Obito said that pressing one could make him a Shadow Guard, Kotetsu Hagane would press it until it exploded.

In his opinion, a genius like Obito really could become Hokage.

“How could I lie? Don’t I know your abilities? Shadow Guards are more than enough.” Obito patted his chest and said.

Even if Obito didn’t believe in their abilities, he believed in Muzuki’s abilities. They were outstanding students from Muzuki’s class.

Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki were both very excited, expressing that from then on, they would recognize Obito as their elder brother.

Kakashi looked at Anko with pity. Being with these two teammates was almost like having two Obitos as teammates.

“Obito-nii, I’ll be the Dango Department head!” Anko also joined the group of people recognizing Obito as their elder brother.

“What’s the Dango Department?” Obito thought for a moment, truly never having heard of such a department in Konoha.

“A department where everyone has to buy the head a dango every day.” Anko replied instantly.

Kakashi: … …

He should pity the team leader. These were three Obitos.

Anko’s outrageous words made Hana-rei Uzumaki unable to help but smile, and she had more expectations for her upcoming life in Konoha.

She felt that a Ninja Village with such cute Ninja shouldn’t be too bad.

After entering Konoha, Muzuki disbanded the squad.

Muzuki’s disciples tacitly went to the South Border Forest together.

Kakashi needed to become more familiar with No Thought Strike, and at the same time, strengthen his body to resolve his Chakra weakness.

If possible, he still didn’t want to collapse after one slash.

Obito was also full of motivation. Seeing Kakashi’s breakthrough truly made him uncomfortable; he had to become stronger himself to feel better.

Strength was a necessity for Shisui, who wanted to change the future. He planned to train according to Muzuki’s plan, focusing most of his energy on Armament Haki.

His companions were all full of fighting spirit, and Rin Nohara also yearned to become stronger to help them more.

After Muzuki left, he took Hana-rei Uzumaki to handle all the necessary procedures for living in Konoha.

Muzuki now had some power in Konoha, so everything went very smoothly and quickly.

Due to Hana-rei Uzumaki’s status as a Uzumaki survivor, Muzuki also helped Hana-rei Uzumaki apply for subsidies, including free housing and living allowances.

The house was in the Leaf Village Main District, and the living allowance was 80,000 ryo a month, which was enough for Hana-rei Uzumaki to live a normal life in Konoha.

Muzuki’s actions stunned Hana-rei Uzumaki. She had been thinking all along about whether to sleep on a park bench or under a bridge, but Muzuki quickly solved all her living problems.

After dealing with the miscellaneous matters, Muzuki took Hana-rei Uzumaki to meet Uzumaki Kushina, whom she had been very curious about along the way.

PS: Thank you for your concern. If I had health problems, I definitely wouldn’t force myself to write, after all, writing is a long-term battle.

Xiao Ju will try to write as much as possible when health conditions permit.