Naruto: Who made him a ninja?

The three of them didn't say anything, but instead looked at Kakashi with the eyes one reserves for a lunatic.

Where did they look like they had any energy left?

Looking at this guy in front of them, wearing a mask, with his forehead protector covering half his eyes, and the other half curved like a crescent moon in a 'bright smile'.

They were itching to strangle him!

How could there be such a wicked person?

Unconsciously, more than a month had passed, and Karin and the others had been learning from Kakashi for a month.

However, this period of time could be described as their days of suffering.

Kakashi in this timeline probably already knew that Obito had defected, so many of his original habits had changed.

Late?

Non-existent!

Kakashi, who adhered to the principles of the Anbu, would never be late!

Training?

That was extremely painful. Kakashi directly accepted a massive number of tasks to satisfy these little guys!

These series of tasks were either pulling weeds or picking up trash, or looking for cats and dogs. All the way down, Karin and the three were completely dumbfounded.

This was not the ninja they had imagined.

To simply describe their current state, it was probably close to collapse, right?

Getting up earlier than the rooster, working harder than an ox, sleeping later than a dog...

Even oxen and horses, even donkeys, wouldn't be used like this!

At this rate, even Sasuke, who was used to 'Konoha at four in the morning,' couldn't take it anymore.

Just...

Kakashi casually took out a book and smiled as he read.

"Since you're full of energy, let's start today's efforts!

Didn't you say during your self-introductions that one of you wants to become Hokage,

one wants to gain power to avenge their family, and the other wants to become a female ninja like Lady Tsunade.

How can you succeed if you don't work hard? Well, well, well, smile, and then we'll set off!"

"Wait, Captain Kakashi!"

Karin couldn't hold it in anymore. Seeing Kakashi looking down at his book, planning to start another day of him relaxing while they were the oxen and horses, she immediately spoke up.

"These tasks are meaningless to us, and I heard Brother Shūzō say that he was already performing various high-difficulty tasks at my age!

Even if we can't compare to Brother Shūzō, we can't keep doing low-level tasks, right?

Captain Kakashi, you used to be Brother Shūzō's teammate. Is it not good for you to train us like this?"

Karin really didn't want to bring up Shūzō, joining this squad already meant repeating a year. It was really embarrassing to mention Shūzō's name!

Especially...

Now, who in Konoha doesn't know that the new Hokage Assistant of Konoha Village has been chosen, and it's Shizuhara Shūzō!

One prospective Hokage at home, one prospective Hokage secretary, one official Hokage Assistant.

There's also an Anbu logistics team leader and a medical team leader, and a Root personal guard captain, Hokage Assistant personal guard...

But when it comes to her, she becomes a repeater, the worst one?

Saying it out loud is not only embarrassing for her, but for the whole family!

So, she never talks about her family's affairs during this time. Even if Naruto and Sasuke want to ask, she quickly avoids or changes the subject.

She just wants to quickly work hard to get rid of this 'dilemma,' but they are just a bunch of 'garbage collectors'?

"Shūzō, huh?"

Kakashi's body stiffened slightly when he heard this name, and painful memories seemed to resurface.

"Kakashi-sensei, I think we should also perform some other tasks!"

Naruto immediately chimed in, he had long been dissatisfied.

On the other side, the taciturn Sasuke nodded, staring at Kakashi with burning eyes, everything was self-evident.

"You guys..."

Kakashi looked at the scene in front of him with some amusement. He could feel that these little guys seemed to be reaching their limit.

He just didn't expect that they would react so strongly.

Karin had been conscientious during this time, but now even Shūzō's name had been brought up.

Moreover, Naruto and Sasuke obviously didn't want to continue, calculating the time, it seemed to be just right now.

Kakashi admitted that he had some conditioned reflexes when it came to Shūzō, but he had recovered a lot at this time, but he couldn't help but tease.

"Although your ideas are good, you are not him after all. Ninja is not a game, recklessness can be fatal."

That's still better than continuing to be a 'garbage collector' here and embarrassing ourselves!

Karin couldn't help but complain in her heart. For her, she would rather die outside than continue to stay in Konoha and be ashamed.

"I think we are ready, Captain Kakashi.

Moreover, I believe Brother Shūzō doesn't want to see me continue to mess around like this.

So, Captain Kakashi, please!"

"..."

Kakashi pursed his lips, and he almost lost the mood to read. Can't you not mention Shūzō?

"Captain Kakashi, you don't want Brother Shūzō to feel disappointed in our entire team, right?"

Seeing that Kakashi didn't speak, Karin raised her head and asked cautiously after a moment of silence.

Only this sentence immediately made Kakashi's fist harden a little!

Sure enough, this style is just like Shūzō.

"Shūzō, the people from Kirigakure are almost here, how are you arranging things?"

Inside the Hokage Building, Shūzō sat in the Hokage's office listening to Hiruzen Sarutobi's words.

Tsunade is now rehearsing some of the Hokage's succession matters, so some things still need Hiruzen Sarutobi to come forward.

Touching his chin, Shūzō said.

"I roughly know the movements of the Akatsuki organization, and I have already sent someone over. If there is any trouble, he will remind me with Flying Thunder God.

But speaking of which, why haven't Kakashi and the others moved yet? Didn't we agree this time to let them go out to train?"

"Should they still be training their obedience?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought for a while and said. In his opinion, Kakashi was still extremely reliable.

As for why they haven't set off yet, on the one hand, it's because they are not sure about the Akatsuki's actions, and on the other hand, they must also consider the little guys.

Even with Shūzō's arrangements, ninja is still a high-risk profession. What else can they say if they can't even do obedience well?

Of course, this is also because the distance between Konoha and the Land of Waves is not too far, and they have time to prepare.

Especially since Shūzō has certain information about the Akatsuki, which is why they haven't taken complete action yet.

"But it's almost time. The people from the Land of Waves have been in Konoha for half a month, and I'm afraid they can't help it anymore."

"Then let them act, continuing to wait is probably not good."

Shūzō smiled. If he remembered correctly, the person who ran over from the Land of Waves should be that Tazuna.

A guy who is very good at moral kidnapping, but that is probably their way of survival?

"That's fine, I'll have Kakashi and the others come over later and give them the task."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded directly. After formally finishing the conversation, he suddenly looked left and right, revealing a 'smile that all men understand'.

"Kid, work harder, you should have offspring too."

"..."

Shūzō was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt a little dumbfounded. Didn't you say this a month ago?

"What did I promise you?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi blinked and continued to speak.

"I'm talking about children, just children. You're not young anymore, you should work harder.

Especially the bloodline of Wood Release, it must be passed on well, understand?"

"..."

Shūzō opened his mouth, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

He worked hard with He Zhi for three years...

But some things are really not useful with hard work. The changes brought to him by bloodline mutation are much greater than imagined!

"Also, Tsunade can use Wood Release with your help, right?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stretched his back and suddenly asked with a smile.

"Hiss."

Shūzō suddenly gasped, and he asked cautiously.

"This, it doesn't seem to work?"

"This, it can work."

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Shūzō and said quietly, and his expression was particularly serious.

"..."

Shūzō rubbed his eyebrows, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

As expected of the master who taught Jiraiya, the one who uses crystal balls to peek during work, his ideas are really unusually bold.

Shūzō knew where the difference between himself and this Third Hokage was. He only dared to sneak around and take it slow, while he was a 'true warrior'!

"Hokage-sama, Kakashi and the others are here, I'll go back and prepare."

Fortunately, Shūzō really didn't want to continue talking about this topic at this time, and he immediately got up and bid farewell.

Hiruzen Sarutobi could only show regret on his face when he heard this. Shūzō's perception was very strong, and he naturally believed Shūzō's words.

"Okay, by the way, say hello to the Anbu outside and ask them to call that Tazuna up."

"Yeah."

Shūzō nodded, then opened the door and quickly left here, while Hikari was always waiting outside the door.

Seeing Shūzō come out, she immediately stood up to greet him. Seeing Shūzō's expression a little strange, she asked suspiciously.

"What's wrong, didn't you have a happy chat with that old man?"

"It's not that, but get ready, we're going to set off too."

Shūzō thought for a while, but in the end he didn't say too much. He was considering the situation of this mission.

"It's been a long time since we've been out, so let's move around. By the way, this time we may meet Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Itachi again."

"Tch, two losers."

Hikari took Shūzō's arm quietly. It seemed that she didn't take the combination of Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito to heart.

But this is also normal. Even if she doesn't quite agree with Uchiha in her heart, she is still a pure Uchiha after all.

They love and hate clearly. They ridicule those they don't like to the extreme, 'sweeten their mouths', but they 'pour out their hearts' to those they approve of.

Shūzō actually didn't quite like this kind of personality, and he was also taken aback by Hikari holding him like this.

"Hey, hey, hey, this is the Hokage Building, there are Anbu here..."