Hearing Zabuza's words, Yūto waved his hand casually, "No need. You don't need to worry about Konoha's matters for now."
"Also, Gato was a famous merchant. Although he's dead, his money won't disappear. You're responsible for clearing out Gato's forces."
After speaking, Yūto's gaze shifted from Zabuza to Haku, and he said softly,
"As for Haku, you can assist Zabuza for now."
Haku was slightly stunned, then joyfully said, "Yes, Lord Yūto."
At this moment, Haku didn't notice that even if Yūto hadn't said so, he would still have stayed by Zabuza's side.
Yūto stretched, chuckling to himself,
"Things here are resolved. I wonder how Kinoshita Yoshiro is doing?"
— — — —
Meanwhile, Kakashi and the others had no idea that Zabuza would no longer attack them. Just like in the original story, they continued their tree-climbing training.
Kinoshita Yoshiro hadn't made any moves for two consecutive days, but the only change was that Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura had lowered their guard against Kinoshita Yoshiro.
During this time, Uzumaki Naruto asked Kinoshita Yoshiro several times if he knew any more news about the Whirlpool Clan.
However, Kinoshita Yoshiro always found an excuse to dismiss Naruto.
As a result, although Kakashi still held a hint of caution in his heart, he was no longer as wary as he had been at first.
However, in Kinoshita Yoshiro's view, whether Kakashi was wary of him wasn't that important. He only needed to gain the trust of those few kids.
As the head of a clan, one might lack other abilities, but two things were essential: one was acting, and the other was an understanding of human nature.
After two days, Kinoshita Yoshiro had thoroughly figured out the personalities of Kakashi and the others.
"Mr. Yoshiro, Mr. Kakashi and the others will be back soon after their training. Please help me bring the food on the table."
Tazuna's daughter's voice came from the kitchen.
"Alright." Kinoshita Yoshiro walked towards the kitchen with a gentle smile on his face.
However, Kinoshita Yoshiro's eyes were unusually indifferent. Having wasted two days, he knew he had to start acting.
At the dining table.
Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke were like in a competition, constantly shoveling rice into their mouths.
Seeing this scene, everyone at the table showed helpless expressions; it was clearly not the first time.
"You two, if you can't eat anymore, then stop."
Sakura looked at the two of them and couldn't help but complain.
"No! I want to eat!"
Naruto and Sasuke spoke simultaneously, then exchanged glances and returned to their rice-shoveling competition.
"Seeing you all train so hard, I feel a bit bad, staying here and getting free food and lodging."
"If you have any problems with your training, I can also help. After all, I am a Jonin."
Kinoshita Yoshiro said with a hint of guilt and a light chuckle.
Hearing Kinoshita Yoshiro's words, Naruto and Sasuke's eyes lit up.
"Really? Kakashi-sensei always teaches us to control Chakra, which isn't much help for combat."
Naruto looked at Kinoshita Yoshiro excitedly, muttering softly at the same time.
Although Sasuke didn't speak from the side, his eating slowed down noticeably. He was clearly quite dissatisfied with Kakashi only teaching them basic tree climbing.
Compared to that man, his current speed of becoming stronger was too slow. Sasuke clenched his fist slightly.
Sakura, sitting nearby, also pricked up her ears, clearly very interested in Kinoshita Yoshiro's suggestion.
"Don't make a fuss, Naruto."
Kakashi said indifferently, with his eyelids drooping, while his peripheral vision couldn't help but glance at Kinoshita Yoshiro sitting across from him.
"It's fine. We rogue Ninja don't have so many restrictions. However, Ninjutsu is out of the question. Not only can it not form combat power in a short time, but compared to your Konoha Ninja, I shouldn't show off."
"However, when it comes to combat techniques, I do have some insights. I believe they should at least be very helpful for self-preservation. If Kakashi-sama doesn't mind, you can join us."
Kinoshita Yoshiro rubbed his head and laughed heartily.
Hearing that there was no Ninjutsu to learn, a hint of disappointment flashed in Naruto and Sakura's eyes.
On Sasuke's face, however, a look of expectation appeared. Even if the other party was a rogue Ninja, something like Ninjutsu couldn't be taught casually.
Moreover, the Uchiha Clan didn't lack Ninjutsu, but a Jonin's combat techniques would likely be of great help in improving his current strength.
"In that case, if the three of them want to learn, I have no objections."
Kakashi looked at the expressions of Sasuke and the other two, understanding that his attempts to stop them would be meaningless.
Moreover, this rogue Ninja named Yoshiro was becoming more and more inscrutable.
Rather than having such a person stay in Tazuna's house, it would be safer to keep him under their watchful eyes. And Kakashi also wanted to see what Kinoshita Yoshiro was truly up to.
The next day.
In a forest.
Kakashi leaned against a large tree, his gaze fixed on a small book in his hand.
Kakashi's peripheral vision, meanwhile, occasionally looked towards Kinoshita Yoshiro, who was teaching Sasuke and the others in the center of the forest.
"Naruto, you have too many unnecessary movements."
"Naruto, make your movements smaller."
"Sakura, you're doing very well. Naruto, you should learn more from Sakura."
"Hmm, Sasuke, you're very good. You've already memorized everything I told you so quickly."
A series of earnest voices came from the center, making Kakashi unable to help but suspect that he was an outsider, and Kinoshita Yoshiro was the true team leader.
Kinoshita Yoshiro wore a faint smile, watching the three people training.
Although it hadn't been long, Kinoshita Yoshiro had easily discerned the talents of these three Genin.
Sasuke and Naruto had the highest talent, while the girl named Sakura had the lowest.
But under Kinoshita Yoshiro's careful guidance, among the three, the one who superficially appeared to have the worst talent was Naruto.
There's a saying: the more you do, the more mistakes you make!
If, for every action, Sasuke and Sakura were taught an average of once,
Then for Naruto, Kinoshita Yoshiro would teach him twice or even three times.
On the surface, Kinoshita Yoshiro taught very earnestly, but imperceptibly, he gave Naruto a misconception, a misconception that he was inferior to others.
What Kinoshita Yoshiro wanted to do now was to constantly attack Naruto's self-confidence and make Naruto's psychological defenses collapse.