Naruto: Who made him a ninja?

"Bastard, what are you saying! You're the idiot!"

"Don't you pay attention to what's happening in the village?"

Sasuke looked at Naruto with disdain, he snorted lightly and said.

"The village has announced a lot of news recently, one of which is the selection of the Hokage Assistant, and that person is the one from just now."

"Hokage Assistant?"

Naruto froze when he heard the word 'Hokage', but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the word 'Assistant' afterwards.

Good thing, it's not the Hokage!

However, he was a little puzzled.

"What is a Hokage Assistant?"

"The Hokage Assistant is one of the most powerful people in the village, second only to the Hokage, and the Hokage Assistant is considered the Hokage's successor."

Kakashi sighed, looking at Naruto's incredulous and wide eyes, he felt that Naruto really needed to catch up on his lessons.

Although it is said that his grades are not as bad as he imagined, he doesn't seem to know much about many common sense things.

After thinking for a moment, Kakashi said again.

"I'll also tell you a piece of news, Konoha is about to change Hokage, the Fifth Hokage."

"Eh?"

"And this Fifth Hokage is Shūzawa's teacher!"

Fifth Hokage?

Teacher?

Naruto felt numb, is this the news he wanted to hear?

Now that the Fifth Hokage has been replaced, then Shūzawa will be the Sixth Hokage in the future?

What about himself?

Seventh Hokage?

Although it's not unacceptable, Shūzawa doesn't look much older than him, and he's worried that he will still be the Seventh Hokage by then?

"Why is it like this, this is different from what I thought."

Naruto said with a sad face, glanced at Karin next to him, and suddenly he immediately asked.

"Karin, are you really with Shūzawa-aniki?"

"Yes, I am."

Karin didn't want to answer, because it would only make her more embarrassed, but seeing Naruto's pitiful eyes, she finally nodded.

This response immediately made Naruto even more desperate. When will it be his turn if this continues?

"That guy, is he that scary..."

Tazuna had been listening with his ears perked up. After hearing Kakashi and Naruto's words, he himself felt a little terrified.

So young, and already has such achievements?

"Hmph, it's not surprising at all that Shūzawa-sama has such strength and ability."

Sasuke snorted lightly, originally wanting to call him by his name directly.

But after thinking again and again, and because of what that extremely cold woman who was with Shūzawa said about him being impolite, he still added an honorific.

"He once told me that if you want to improve, you must work hard, and the answer he gave me was 'Konoha at four in the morning'!"

"Naruto, you idiot, at this point, you're probably still sleeping in, right?"

"Damn it..."

Naruto clenched his fist, and after a while, he seemed to cheer up and shouted loudly.

"Isn't it just Konoha at four in the morning, I can do it too!"

Konoha at four in the morning?

Kakashi's mouth twitched when he heard this sentence, and looking at Naruto and Sasuke's appearance, he didn't know what to say for a while.

And Karin turned her head away even more, she felt that she had no face to look at it.

Someone actually believes this kind of nonsense?

"Long time no see, Mei Terumi."

In the Land of Waves, in a forest, Shūzawa and a group of Root members had already met up with the people from Kirigakure.

What surprised him a bit was that the person who came from Kirigakure this time was actually Mei Terumi leading the team.

And besides Mei Terumi, an acquaintance, there were also Zabuza, Kisame, and Ao, these old acquaintances.

Seeing these people, Shūzawa was naturally very happy, after all, they were all characters in his memory.

"Ha, long time no see."

It's just that, compared to Shūzawa's happiness, after Mei Terumi and others saw Shūzawa, even though so many years had passed, they still couldn't help but twitch their mouths.

Admittedly, they had to admit that Shūzawa had helped them, and they had also tricked Konoha.

Of course, in the years of trading with Konoha, both sides had mutual benefits and win-win situations, and the relationship had eased a lot.

But as soon as they saw Shūzawa, the dilapidated Kirigakure back then, and the collapsed Mizukage Building, seemed to be still vivid in their minds.

This guy is simply like a plague god, it's too uncomfortable!

"I never thought that you, as the Hokage Assistant and the head of Root, would personally come, it really makes us feel flattered."

"Aren't you the same? I heard that Elder Yagura didn't even establish a Mizukage for you."

Shūzawa spread his hands, and said with some amusement.

"Maybe in the future, you will be the Fifth Mizukage."

"We are in healthy competition, but there is no designation, don't talk nonsense."

Mei Terumi shook her head repeatedly, she would not admit these things, and she didn't want to continue this topic.

"Okay, let's not talk about these. The people you sent before came to scout, what do you mean by saying that this operation is not as simple as imagined?

Could it be that Akatsuki has really set its sights on Gato?"

"That's right, they have indeed set their sights on him, and have already taken action."

Shūzawa nodded with a smile. Nagato and Kakuzu were both his people. Akatsuki couldn't avoid his eyes when they wanted to do something!

"If nothing unexpected happens, they are already on their way, and it is very likely that you will encounter Uchiha Obito."

"Uchiha Obito..."

As soon as this name was mentioned, the people of Kirigakure immediately seemed to have a stress reaction.

The Fourth Mizukage's affairs were still vivid in their minds. What did that guy do to the entire Kirigakure?

To put it bluntly, the person Kirigakure wants to kill the most is probably this Uchiha Obito!

Now that they hear this name, how could they not react?

It's just that wanting to kill him is one thing, and whether or not you can kill him is another...

"So, let's talk about the benefits first."

Shūzawa smiled when he saw the reaction of the Kirigakure people.

"This time, Gato's side will be handled by you, and our Konoha will deal with the people from Akatsuki.

But in terms of benefits, I think Konoha should take the bulk.

After all, we are responsible for such a dangerous organization as Akatsuki, and you only need to kill Gato and the ninjas he hired.

Konoha can even provide some personnel to assist you in your actions, what do you think of this distribution?"

"Six-four split."

After hearing about Akatsuki's actions, Mei Terumi immediately understood that Konoha wanted to lower the price.

They had been prepared for this kind of situation for a long time. After all, even without Akatsuki, Konoha would definitely want the bulk.

So she might as well try to quote a price first to see if there is a possibility of not lowering the price, but unfortunately Shūzawa shook his head directly.

"Impossible, or else you deal with Akatsuki, and I'll take people to kill Gato.

As long as you can come back alive, I'll give you 60%, otherwise it'll be an 80-20 split, what do you think?"

"Don't go too far, 20%, are you sending away beggars?"

Listening to Shūzawa's proposal, even though Mei Terumi knew that they were no match for Akatsuki, she couldn't bear it at this moment.

"30-70 split! At least it was our proposal, and it's us Kirigakure who will take the blame if it gets out, the money for being scolded can't be less!"

Kirigakure is not a 'terrorist organization' like Akatsuki that has been nailed to the board, they still want face.

Attacking wealthy merchants is very damaging to their image!

Even if they can try to shift the blame to Akatsuki, but the problem is that the target is in the Land of Waves, and they have all come.

It's really hard to say whether anyone will believe it at that time, public opinion can melt metal, rumors are no joke.

Especially since they really did it.

"30-70?"

Shūzawa touched his chin, seemingly thinking seriously, and for a moment, the whole place couldn't help but quiet down.

After a while, Shūzawa nodded slightly and said.

"30-70 is possible, but there is one condition."

"Speak, as long as it's not too much."

Mei Terumi hesitated for a moment before speaking with some caution.

"It's not too much, you should know that Konoha is going to host the Chunin Exams for the entire ninja world this time."

Shūzawa smiled, he spread his hands indifferently.

"So it's possible that some villains will do something, so..."

"Oh, is there any definite information?"

Mei Terumi frowned, this news seemed a little interesting.

"Yes, and according to some information, your enemy Akatsuki may also participate."

Shūzawa's smile remained the same, he stretched slightly and continued.

"Although Konoha can deal with it, it would be better if allies express their position, so that we can focus on dealing with other things.

Also, you should also know about the changes in Sunagakure and Amegakure, as well as the small countries around Konoha, right?

Konoha will not treat its own people badly, especially since Tsunade-sama is about to become the Fifth Hokage, I hope that you, as friends and allies, can show something."

"Is that so?"

Mei Terumi couldn't help but ponder after hearing these words. Of course, she was also clear about these things. To be honest, she was naturally very envious.

After all, there is no country in the entire ninja world as rich as the Land of Fire, as rich as Konoha.

If they could get more support from Konoha, no! It would be no bad thing for them in Kirigakure to establish a more complete trade chain with Konoha!

Thinking of this, Mei Terumi had a calculation in her heart. Although she is not the Mizukage, she can still do many things.

"Okay, I will go back and inform Elder-sama about this matter, but I believe Elder-sama will not refuse.

At that time, Kirigakure will send excellent ninjas to Konoha to participate in the assessment and cooperate with Konoha to maintain order.

However, we need to adjust the distribution this time. We can assist you in dealing with Akatsuki together.

In addition, the specific measures and plans for the follow-up also need to be discussed..."

"When the mission is over, you send someone back to inform Elder Yagura, and also send someone to Konoha to discuss."

Shūzawa smiled very directly, and at the same time, he stretched out his hand.