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Training Ground Nine.
Akira Tsubaki looked at the memorial stone in front of him thoughtfully.
He could understand the lunch boxes and the photos of beautiful women, but his name was engraved on the stone?
"Are you really not dead?"
Obito reached out and touched Akira Tsubaki's body, surprised and disbelieving.
"Are you disgusting or not?"
Pulling Obito away, Akira Tsubaki was covered in goosebumps.
You're a man, what are you doing touching me like that?
"Akira!"
Rin's face was alight with surprise, and she ran over quickly.
She wanted a friend's hug, but she was cut off by Kakashi, who jumped to the front of the line.
"How did you manage to escape the pursuers?"
Staring at Akira Tsubaki, Kakashi was equally shocked.
With so many Chūnin chasing him, Kakashi genuinely thought it would be near impossible for him to get away.
"I brought over three hundred Detonating Tags."
Akira Tsubaki responded lightly, adopting a strong, invincible pose.
More than three hundred Detonating Tags?
Kakashi was dumbfounded.
For a C-rank mission, he actually brought that many explosives?
"Then you're at a huge loss! The reward for this mission is only enough for you to buy a dozen Detonating Tags," Obito added, feeling that Akira Tsubaki had suffered a massive financial loss this time.
No one would bring so many Detonating Tags for a C-rank mission, as the cost consumption and the reward were not proportional.
Of course, except for some rich kids.
"By the way, Akira, do you know you've been included in the teaching materials?" Obito shared the "good news."
"Textbook? What textbook?" Akira Tsubaki was suspicious.
"Ninja Academy textbooks."
Bookstore.
Akira Tsubaki bought a student-level textbook that had been published yesterday and opened it.
The first page was the village slogan printed in bright red characters.
[Unity! Effort! Selflessness! Dedication!]
—The Strongest Third Hokage.
Flipping past the blank pages, he began searching for content about himself.
Half an hour later.
After flipping through the textbook, Akira Tsubaki finally found his own description.
[Only with a firm Will of Fire can a powerful force emerge.]
[Example: Akira Tsubaki, the worst graduate ever in our village.]
[At the critical moment for his team, he single-handedly lured away dozens of Chūnin, providing a huge boost to the mission's completion.]
[He sacrificed himself and explained what the Will of Fire truly is!]
Slam!
Closing the textbook, Akira Tsubaki walked out of the bookstore.
As soon as he stepped onto the street, he saw a handsome young ninja smiling at him.
"Minato-sensei?"
"Akira, I heard all about you just after I returned," Minato Namikaze said with a smile.
The street wasn't a good place to chat, so the two walked to Minato's residence.
"I heard from Kakashi that you brought a large amount of Detonating Tags on this mission?" Minato brought up the topic immediately.
"Yes."
"With the Detonating Tags alone, you wouldn't be able to escape the pursuit of dozens of Chūnin," Minato Namikaze hinted heavily.
"I'm faster," Akira Tsubaki thought for a moment before replying.
Speed?
"No wonder," Minato nodded.
What Akira Tsubaki said matched Minato's own analysis.
To shake off so many Chūnin, speed was the only deciding factor.
"You did a wonderful job this time. Do you know that Kushina hasn't stopped praising you since I got back?"
"She rarely compliments anyone."
When Minato-sensei said this, Akira Tsubaki looked awkward and felt a little embarrassed.
After all, he was originally just trying to run away, but the problem was that he was discovered right after he went down the mountain.
In desperation, he could only use the Detonating Tags to force the nearby enemies back and run wildly.
Then, he was inexplicably written into the textbook.
Next, Akira Tsubaki began to ask Minato Namikaze about learning Ninjutsu.
"Sensei, is there a kind of Ninjutsu that is very powerful and has a wide range?"
"There are many."
Looking at Akira Tsubaki with surprise, Minato continued.
"Unfortunately, you can't learn any of them."
"Oh," Akira Tsubaki was disappointed.
Minato was actually very relieved because Akira Tsubaki's question showed that he was finally willing to learn Ninjutsu.
Pity.
The boy's Chakra still had no elemental affinity.
Moreover, Minato's own non-attribute Ninjutsu was still under development and not yet complete.
Bidding farewell to Minato-sensei, Akira Tsubaki returned home.
As soon as he stepped back into the yard, he felt at home, and Akira Tsubaki immediately lay down on the chair.
Practice?
What do I practice?
Lying down is so much more comfortable.
Just moments ago, he was thinking about learning a new Ninjutsu, but the moment he lay down on the chair, that ambition flew out the window.
Hokage's Office.
After reviewing the documents, Hiruzen Sarutobi stretched his stiff arms.
Indeed.
The position of Hokage is not for everyone. Only those who work tirelessly can be qualified for this difficult job.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
At this moment, a ninja from the reception desk entered.
"Lord Hokage, an urgent letter from the Land of Hot Water."
"Oh?"
Slightly surprised, Hiruzen Sarutobi took the letter.
The Land of Hot Water? Hasn't that problem already been solved?
"Huh? Is this a thank you letter? And she wants to forward the Happy Hot Springs ownership to Akira Tsubaki?"
Scanning the contents of the letter, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but laugh.
The letter was sent by Minako, the new Daimyō of the Land of Hot Water. In the letter, she not only expressed gratitude to Konoha Village but also specially requested that the ownership of the Happy Hot Springs bathhouse in Konoha be transferred to Akira Tsubaki of Team Minato.
Not only that.
At the end of the letter, she also welcomed Akira Tsubaki to visit the Land of Hot Water at any time.
"Akira Tsubaki? Didn't he already die in battle?"
Seeing the closing remarks, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned slightly.
Akira Tsubaki was supposedly killed in action. Minako should have known this, so why would she still send an invitation?
"Come here, go and find out if Akira Tsubaki has returned to the village."
Following Hiruzen Sarutobi's order, an Anbu appeared and vanished instantly.
A short while later.
The Anbu reported that Akira Tsubaki had indeed returned to the village.
Hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped his finger on the desk.
"A Dead Last who should have died in battle."
"And he was also written into the textbook, becoming the transmitter of the Will of Fire."
"If this person makes mistakes in future tasks, won't it destroy the positive image we created?"
"How can such a positive figure still be alive?"
Thinking about it, he picked up the mission book and began to look through the available missions.
His eyes fell on a B-rank mission, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression turned calculating.
"Indeed, there are still too many tasks in the village."
"This mission, I think, is very suitable for Team Minato!"