My journey to Konoha

Kakashi took out three bento boxes, "I only have three. One for me, and the remaining two are for the two of you, Naruto and Sasuke. But Sakura, you are not allowed to eat."

"What?! Why not give it to Sakura?" Naruto, who liked Sakura, immediately questioned Kakashi.

"Because she didn't perform well!" Kakashi said, "There are only three servings. Her performance just now is not enough to enjoy this one."

"Damn it!" Naruto pointed at Kakashi, "It's obvious that because Sakura saw through your trial trick, you got angry and abused your power to retaliate against her!"

"Yes, I abused my power. What's wrong with that?" Kakashi looked at Naruto with disdain. "Also, I want to tell you that as the leader, I can judge you as a failure in the trial at any time."

Naruto gritted his teeth and stared at Kakashi, wishing he could tear him to pieces.

However, Kakashi was right. He had the right to judge them as failures at any time. Chu Yue had already informed them of this last night.

"Looking at you, I think it would be more appropriate to add one more rule." Kakashi said, "Naruto and Sasuke, whoever kills Sakura will lose the qualification for the next round of trials!"

"You!..." This time, even Sasuke couldn't help but want to speak, but he held back.

"Okay, that's it." Kakashi glanced at the three of them, "After the meal, take a short break. We'll start the next round of trials at 2:58 pm."

On the other side, Chu Yue and Shen Wu witnessed the whole process.

I never thought that the plot would turn out like this because of their intervention, but it seems more interesting.

There are three wooden stakes, and a person is sitting under each stake.

Naruto and Sasuke stood on both sides, with Sakura in the middle.

Sakura sometimes looked at Sasuke, sometimes looked at Naruto, and her stomach made a "gurgling" sound again.

Naruto and Sasuke looked at Sakura at the same time.

"Haha, I'm fine." Sakura smiled, "No, I didn't expect you to be so powerful, Sasuke. I, I couldn't help you, so it's only natural that I don't have to eat the lunch box..."

Gollum—

Sakura's stomach growled again...

"..." Sasuke and Naruto were speechless and looked down at their bento boxes.

Sasuke, while eating his lunch box, was thinking about a question.

……

"What if the trial taker is not a competitor but... a companion? What will the result be?"

……

"Sakura..." Naruto whispered to Sakura, "I'll give you some of my lunch..."

"Are you crazy, Naruto?" Sakura looked at Naruto, "If I give you food, then the afternoon trial will be..."

"So, Sakura, eat quickly!" Naruto said, "while that person is not around..."

Sasuke suddenly realized.

……

"What if the trial taker is not a competitor but... a companion? What will the result be?"

……

"Sakura, eat quickly." Sasuke also handed the lunch box to Sakura.

……

"Sasuke..." Seeing Sasuke actually handing out the bento, Sakura was so moved that she almost cried.

"I'm sorry. Naruto and I completely ignored you in the previous trial." Sasuke said, "In the afternoon's match, if you don't eat enough, we won't be able to take the bronze bell from that person..."

Despite the reason, Sakura was still moved... After all, this was a bento received from the prince...

"Well, then... I'm welcome." Sakura blushed as he took the bento from Xiaoying's hand.

Sakura was very hungry and didn't know when Kakashi would show up, so she took the lunch box and ate it quickly.

"Hey, Sasuke, let you eat mine." Naruto suddenly handed his lunch box to Sasuke.

"No need, eat by yourself." Sasuke glanced at Naruto and continued, "Just don't hold me back in the afternoon's trial."

"Huh? What do you mean, holding back?! It's obviously you..."

Naruto was stunned before he could finish his words, because in front of them, Kakashi, with a face as blue as coal, was standing...

"You three, did you take my words seriously?!?!!!" Kakashi's angry voice was like a strong wind, scaring the three people so much that they dared not look him in the face.

Thinking of how Kakashi had always given them a cold shoulder, and even said "If you feed Sakura, you will be disqualified from the afternoon trial", two words came to the minds of the three people at the same time:

Finished!

"You three, do you have anything else to say?" Kakashi's voice was emotionless, as if he had sentenced them to death.

After a short pause, Naruto saw Kakashi's cold eyes, and a surge of anger rose up inexplicably. He pointed at Kakashi and said, "No more! We have nothing to say! Let us fail the trial! It's unfortunate for us to have a guy like you as our instructor!"

"That's right." Naruto's boldness inspired Sakura, and she also summoned up the courage to speak loudly, "Even if we fail! We can only delay it for another year." Sasuke closed his eyes, looking indifferent on the surface, but his clenched fists revealed his determination, "Next year, we will definitely, definitely be able to..."

"Oh? Is that so..." Kakashi leaned forward slightly and stared at these young disciples, "Then..."

The three of them stared at Kakashi, awaiting his decision.

"You three," Kakashi's expression suddenly changed, and he smiled, "You passed the test!"

"What, what?" Naruto widened his eyes.

Not only Naruto, but Sakura and Sasuke were also surprised.

"Congratulations on your successful advancement." Kakashi still looked at them with a smile.

"Advanced?" Sakura couldn't believe it, "Why..."

"You are the first batch of young apprentices who have passed my test." Kakashi said, "Because you know how to cherish your friends. Even though you know you will be punished, even though you know you will fail, you still choose to protect your friends."

"Ninjas must remain calm and act according to mission instructions. Those who cannot execute are considered trash!" Kakashi stood up and turned around. "But those who ignore their companions and do not know how to cherish their companions are not even trash."

The three of them were stunned again. Such words, coming from Kakashi now, were really...

"That's so cool!" Naruto's eyes welled up with tears as he exclaimed, "Teacher Kakashi! That's so cool!"

"That's great..." Sakura couldn't calm down after the sudden surprise, "It worked!"

"Hmph." Sasuke closed his eyes and raised a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.

"The assessment is now over!" Kakashi announced, "Everyone has passed! Team Seven will officially start the mission from tomorrow!"

"Yeah!" Naruto jumped up happily, "Great! The mission has finally begun!"

"Okay, let's put the test aside for now." Kakashi suddenly said, "Tell me honestly, did Chu Yue give you any hints?"

"Ah? A hint?" Naruto thought for a moment, "He just told us that the assessment is entirely up to the teacher, and he didn't say anything else."

Naruto... Sasuke's opinion of Naruto dropped again. He didn't understand the meaning of Chu Yue's game of grabbing stools last night...

Xiaoying seemed to be thinking about something, and obviously she had just remembered what Chu Yue said last night.

"Well, Chu Yue was pretty good to you guys." Kakashi said, "He taught you so many ninjutsu and also guided you in your fighting techniques."

"Hehe." Naruto scratched his head.

"It's not just the teamwork at the end," Kakashi said to the three of them, "Naruto and Sasuke, you both performed very well in the illusion test. When I said you were the best new recruits I've ever led, it was true."

"Really? Really?" Naruto said excitedly, "Hehehehehe, this way, one day I will become Hokage, hehehe..."

Sasuke held his forehead with his hand. If a guy like you becomes Hokage, what kind of disaster will Konoha Village face...

"Um..." Sakura asked, "What about me?"

"Sakura wasn't familiar with Chu Yue before, right?" Kakashi asked.

"Yeah." Sakura nodded.

"Your performance is what a rookie should do. And among rookies, it's pretty good." Kakashi said, "But compared to Naruto and Sasuke, there is still a big gap. You must work harder in future missions."

"Yes!" Sakura replied.

"Okay, let's go back." Kakashi turned around, "Tomorrow morning, remember to gather at the mission pick-up point!"

The four of them returned together, excitedly discussing today's performance.

Chu Yue closed her eyes, took a deep breath, then smiled and shook her head.

“I didn’t expect this process to happen… that’s all.”

After Kakashi and the others left, Chu Yue picked up Kanna and took another route towards the village.

Back in the village, Chu Yue put Shen Wu down and walked towards the door. Not far away, he met the Anbu.

"Mizunoe Chuyue." The Anbu said to Chuyue, "The Hokage has summoned you secretly."

"Yeah." Chu Yue nodded and disappeared with the Anbu.

Hokage Building.

"Hokage-sama, Chu Yue is here." said the Anbu.

"Yeah." The Third Hokage nodded, and Chu Yue walked in.

"Master, you are looking for me." Chu Yue said.

"Chu Yue..." The Third Hokage did not ask Chu Yue where she went in the morning, but asked, "Do you remember Ciyi and the others?"

"Ci Yi Ge?" Chu Yue was stunned. She hadn't heard this name for a long time.

"He was the one who brought Chu Yue into the village." Chu Yue said, "Without him, I wouldn't be who I am today."

"Yes." The Third Hokage said with emotion and helplessness, "He is gone."

“Gone?” Chu Yue was stunned and frowned.

"Yes." The Third Hokage said, "A few days ago, Ciyi and his men received a mission from the Daimyo of the Sea Country to wipe out the bandits there, but..."

"Ordinary bandits?" Chu Yue asked, "Then they..."

"They were just ordinary bandits on the mission." The Third Hokage said, "But those bandits hired some experts who killed Ciyi and his men."

"A master?" Chu Yue asked, "A ninja? Strange, those guys would also hire a ninja? And, which ninja would accept their request?"

The Third Hokage nodded, "This matter is full of doubts. Ciyi and the others seemed to be wiped out in an instant, and only Ciyi lived a little longer and transmitted the information..."

"......" Chu Yue was silent. The death of a ninja also carries information. Since Ci Yi only passed on information, it means that he must have used ninjutsu to destroy his body.

"I suspect that the other party is an Anbu of a certain ninja village, carrying out an unspeakable secret mission." The Third Hokage said, "Because he is too powerful and is helping bandits, he may have bad intentions."

"What is the purpose of a ninja village that would behave like this?" Chu Yue pondered, "Is it to start a war?"

"That's a possibility." The Third Hokage nodded, "So you should know why I called you here, right?"

"Yes." Chu Yue nodded, "Go investigate?"

"Yes." The Third Hokage nodded, "You, Kanna, and Haku, you just returned to the village not long ago and have no other plans, so the three of you go to the Sea Country to investigate this matter."

"Yes!" Chu Yue replied.

"Since we don't know the other party's purpose, this mission must be kept secret and not told to others." The Third Hokage said, "In addition, I have arranged a C-rank mission as a cover."

"Another C-level mission?" Chu Yue wondered.

"Protect one person," said the Third Hokage, "a bridge expert named Dazna, who is from the Land of Waves. Your mission is to escort him back to the Land of Waves. The Land of Waves is adjacent to the Land of Sea, and the bridge that Dazna plans to build leads to the Land of Sea. After you complete your mission, you can go directly from the Land of Waves to the Land of Sea to investigate the matter."

"The Land of Waves?" Chu Yue immediately thought of the original Naruto work. Would she meet him again? Chu Yue nodded and said that she had been to the Third Hokage. The Third Hokage gave Chu Yue a mission and they would set out to carry it out tomorrow. Bai and Kanna would also go with them.

"This is our first mission together." Chu Yue smiled and said to Bai, "Get ready, we'll set off tomorrow."

"Yeah!" Bai nodded.

After dinner, someone knocked on the door. Bai had gone to wash the dishes, so Chu Yue stood up to open the door.

"Oh? It's you." Chu Yue said with a smile.

"Chu Yue! You don't know how handsome I am today!" Naruto said loudly after seeing that it was Chu Yue who opened the door.

"Haha, come in." Chu Yue smiled and let the three people come in together.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura are all here.

"Judging from your expressions, you passed today's test successfully." Chu Yue said, "How do you feel?"

"Well, that." Sakura said, "Thank you very much for your guidance last night, Senior Chu Yue."

Chu Yue saw Xiao Ying's inner thoughts again. She patted Chu Yue's shoulder and said to her, "Haha! You are quite capable!"

"Guidance? What did you say?" Naruto asked Sakura curiously.

"Yeah, I didn't guide you." Chu Yue also said with a smile, "But it's good that you can pass the test."

"An idiot is an idiot." Sasuke suddenly said.

"Okay, okay," Chu Yue was afraid that Naruto and Sasuke would quarrel again, so she added, "By the way, Uncle Kakashi didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

"He didn't embarrass us? That guy is super annoying!" Naruto said, waving his fist, "He threatened us and taught us a lesson."

"Very strong." Sasuke said, looked at Chu Yue, and asked, "Chu Yue, can you defeat Kakashi?"

"You can't beat him." Chu Yue said directly, "You know too little about Uncle Kakashi. Uncle Kakashi's strength is not what you can imagine."

"Huh? Is that one-eyed guy that powerful?" Naruto said.

"By the way." Sakura suddenly said, "Did Senior Chu Yue teach Naruto and Sasuke how to fight?"

"Well, I did teach them actual combat. Shuriken techniques, and some other ninjutsu and so on." Chu Yue said, "Uncle Kakashi must have been shocked, right? With Naruto and Sasuke's actual combat strength."

"Yeah. Teacher Kakashi also said that Naruto and Sasuke are very strong." Sakura said, "So, um, I would like to ask, can you also teach me..."

"what?"

"It's just that... in Team 7, my strength is really not good enough, so..." Sakura said, "I hope Chu Yue senior can teach me."

"Well..." Chu Yue thought for a moment and said, "It's like this. It's not that I won't teach you, but I'm going to go out on a mission tomorrow. Besides, you're also going to carry out the mission with Uncle Kakashi. Uncle Kakashi is the leader of your team 7. If I teach you, I'm suspected of stealing Uncle Kakashi's job."

"I see..." Sakura looked a little disappointed.

"But it doesn't matter." Chu Yue comforted Sakura, "You are still young now, and there is a lot of room for development in the future. Don't think that Naruto and Sasuke are stronger than you now, they will be stronger than you in the future."

"We are still young?" Sasuke suddenly said, "I think Chu Yue, you are about the same age as us, right?"

"Haha." Chu Yue smiled and didn't answer.

Naruto and his friends told Chu Yue the whole process of the test that night, and Chu Yue listened carefully to their words. Although Chu Yue had already understood the whole incident during the day, what she heard from Naruto and his friends was more interesting.

As for what Chu Yue is going to do tomorrow, because it is a secret mission, in order to avoid mistakes, Chu Yue did not even mention the cover mission.