Team Seven: "Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke."
With Iruka's voice from the classroom platform, the ninja academy's team assignments ended.
Unlike the original story, Uzumaki Naruto very easily passed the ninja academy graduation exam. Naturally, he didn't participate in Orochimaru's abandoned spy Mizuki's plan to steal the Scroll of Seals left in Konoha.
More importantly, without Naruto's participation in the Scroll of Seals theft plan, the result was predictable. Mizuki randomly found a student who hadn't passed the exam, and before even stepping through the door, was caught by ANBU.
Mizuki had it even worse. His strength among chunin wasn't strong to begin with, and he was defeated in one move by an ANBU member and smoothly captured.
Without all this, there was no Iruka's heartfelt "confession" to Uzumaki Naruto, the important beginning that would influence Naruto's life throughout the entire plot.
Although with the Golden Silkworm Gu's participation, Naruto no longer needed others' so-called acknowledgment, this turning point couldn't be ignored.
From this moment on, perhaps the entire destiny of the Naruto world's protagonist and child of fate, Uzumaki Naruto, had changed.
However, even if the current Naruto knew, he wouldn't deign to do such tasteless things. That level of Scroll of Seals? How many powerful jutsu could be recorded inside? What Naruto most wanted to learn now were his father's Flying Thunder God Technique and his mother Uzumaki Kushina's sealing techniques - those jutsu that should have belonged to him.
Of course, information about Naruto's parents was all told to him by the Golden Silkworm Gu.
"Why hasn't our team leader jonin arrived yet? Really slow enough." Sakura complained slightly. After all the genin who successfully passed the exam were led away by their respective team leader jonin, only Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke remained in the classroom.
But actually, Inner Sakura:
"Yay, so lucky to be on a team with two handsome guys of different styles. Even if the teacher comes slower, it doesn't matter. But I definitely still prefer Sasuke more - so cool, simply too handsome. Though sunny-type Naruto is also good."
"Among Konoha's jonin with tardiness habits... seems like there's only one person. I have a bad feeling about this. Though if I remember correctly, that jonin's strength is very powerful, but his personality..." Naruto analyzed while pinching his chin. They'd already been waiting in the classroom for over an hour, almost two.
"But his personality is what?" At this moment, the classroom door finally opened. A masked man with lazy dead-fish eyes walked out from the other side.
He looked around at the three once. But when seeing Naruto, his eyes became somewhat strange. Worthy of being Sensei's son - simply identical to Sensei.
"Dead-fish eyes, masked man, forehead protector covering one eye. My judgment was indeed correct. You're the one with an extremely lazy personality and the title of Tardiness King, Konoha elite jonin Hatake Kakashi." Naruto didn't laugh it off just because Kakashi was present, but spoke honestly. Indeed, as Kinsan said, Father's student? Hmph. Let me see what abilities you have.
"My first impression of you? Pretty annoying. You all, come to the rooftop." The dead-fish eyes still looked listless, saying weakly.
However, upon hearing Naruto's description of himself, he couldn't help but nod. As a Konoha elite jonin, his reputation in the village was very high. That Naruto could determine his identity from habits and appearance showed his intelligence gathering ability was good.
Truly worthy of being Sensei's son. But dead-fish eyes, masked man won't do. Even if you're Sensei's son, tomorrow looks like it'll be fun.
"Do a simple self-introduction - things you like, things you hate, and such. For example: I'm Hatake Kakashi. My favorite food is salt-grilled saury. There are many things I hate. As for dreams, I don't want to tell you."
"Isn't this the same as saying nothing... And Naruto already said the name earlier." Sakura was already powerless to complain.
"Uchiha Sasuke. My favorite food is rice balls and tomatoes. My ideal... or rather ambition, is to restore the Uchiha clan. What I hate is... killing a certain someone." Sasuke said coolly. But when mentioning killing a certain someone, his emotions became somewhat agitated. Of course, the degree of agitation was very small - if you weren't companions who were frequently together, it would be difficult to notice.
"Obito's clansman? Uchiha Sasuke's talent probably isn't low either. But the team I'm leading is probably the most troublesome in all of Konoha."
At this time, Naruto patted Sasuke's shoulder, showing comfort. As Sasuke's only acknowledged companion in Konoha, he naturally knew what the other meant.
"My name is Haruno Sakura. What I like is... ah..." Aside from Kakashi's slightly sarcastic explanation of Sakura, the other two had no reaction.
"Well then, now it's my turn. I'm Uzumaki Naruto. What I like is good food. What I hate is discrimination. I have a dream to become Hokage - I want everyone to acknowledge me."
As if. Acknowledgment? That's just a weakling's behavior. I want to become Hokage, I want to make all of Konoha pay the price. The first jinchuriki Hokage in history? Sounds pretty exciting.
"Become Hokage? Truly worthy of being Sensei's student." Naruto's sunny smile and outward behavior were very deceptive.
This was what the Golden Silkworm Gu taught him. Probably aside from a few people, everyone else would be deceived by his facade.
"Tomorrow morning at six, at Training Ground 8. Don't eat breakfast - you'll vomit." Kakashi ended this meeting with his last lazy words.
"Sasuke, looks like we got an incredible team leader jonin."
"Oh? You're saying this Kakashi is strong?"
"Konoha's super elite, elite jonin Hatake Kakashi. Among all of Konoha's current jonin, he can rank in the top five. If going all out, he can at least enter the top three. Graduated from ninja academy at five, promoted to chunin at six, jonin at twelve. Outside, he's known as Konoha's Number One Technician, said to have copied over a thousand jutsu."
"The son of the legendary Konoha White Fang and student of the Fourth Hokage. Sasuke, in other words, when the opponent was our age, he was already a jonin."
"Then compared to Itachi?" Hearing from Naruto's mouth how amazing Kakashi was, Sasuke's heart stirred. As for who Itachi was, perhaps Sakura who'd been disconnected like offline the whole time didn't understand.
But Naruto knew who Sasuke meant - Konoha's S-rank rogue ninja, the dangerous man said to have nearly annihilated the entire Uchiha clan alone, Uchiha Sasuke's brother - Uchiha Itachi.
Sasuke knew that this Uzumaki Naruto before him had the title of know-it-all, always somehow knowing unknown secrets from somewhere.
Of course, this was still told to Naruto by the Golden Silkworm Gu. But at this time, the Golden Silkworm Gu still stayed on Naruto's head dumbly like a decoration.
"Want to hear the truth?" Naruto's expression became somewhat strange.
"Obviously, speak quickly."
"If Itachi is serious, Kakashi would be taken down in one encounter." Although Naruto also found this result somewhat incredible, this was the truth. Because what the Golden Silkworm Gu told Naruto was the result of Itachi using Tsukuyomi on Kakashi.
If Kakashi's talent hadn't been wasted, if Kakashi hadn't become decadent, if Kakashi still inherited White Fang's swordsmanship, then he would be Konoha's another White Fang, and even stronger than the original.
That kind of Kakashi - facing Itachi, the outcome would at most be fifty-fifty.
"Damn it." Sasuke's entire face darkened again. Just how great was the gap in strength between him and Itachi?
"Sasuke, don't worry. The reason Itachi is so strong is because he has your Uchiha clan's strongest eyes - Mangekyou Sharingan. If you can also awaken them, then the strength between you two won't differ too much. Without Mangekyou Sharingan, our Kakashi-sensei's strength is completely not inferior to Itachi's."
"From the beginning, Naruto, Sasuke, what exactly are you two talking about? I completely don't understand!" The disconnected Sakura finally exploded this time.
"Ah, sorry Sakura... I didn't even notice you. How about this - I'll treat you to a meal. At Sasuke's house."
"Why is it at my house again?" The originally gloomy Sasuke also returned to normal due to Sakura and Naruto's banter.
"Who told you to be rich~"
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"Ah, sorry. I got lost on life's road earlier." The next day, Kakashi didn't arrive at Training Ground 8 with an apologetic face until ten o'clock.
Fortunately, with Naruto's hint, Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto had eaten breakfast and didn't wait too long. Because the three of them hadn't followed Kakashi's so-called six o'clock arrival.
Well, more accurately, Naruto and Sasuke didn't arrive early, while Sakura only focused on Sasuke without paying attention to the time.
Subsequently, Konoha's traditional bell-snatching test also began under Kakashi's introduction.
"Eh? Naruto, why didn't you hide like those two?" Kakashi, holding an Icha Icha Paradise book, said.
"Because I really want to know - just how strong is Kakashi-sensei, who became jonin at twelve, now?" A textbook sunny smile once again bloomed on Naruto's face.
"Interesting. Then let's begin." Kakashi, who had intended to teach Naruto a lesson anyway, very easily agreed after hearing Naruto's one-on-one-like declaration.
"Kakashi-sensei, let me warn you - if you're still holding a book and not concentrating when fighting me, the one who gets defeated might very well be you."
(End of Chapter)
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