[{(EXTRA CHAPTER)}]
Title: Team Leader - Hatake Sagiki
Early morning on the third day.
Everyone gathered at the gate of Konoha, and Akabane found that besides his and Orochimaru team, there was another team going to take the Chunin exam with them.
Moonlight Night Dance, Shin Yūhi, and Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
"Hey, I really didn't expect you guys to also participate in the Chunin Exams."
Jiraiya said in surprise.
"Hey! For your information, our grades were better than yours when we were still in Academy and you dare to look down on us?"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke retorted.
Even though he knows Jiraiya well, he still feels very upset after hearing what he said.
"Really? I Didn't expect we are in the same class…" Akabane muttered in a puzzled tone.
"It's because you're too lazy to ask."
Hearing it, Moonlight Night Dance sighed and conceded.
The more she gets in touch with Akabane, the less she will be surprised because this guy doesn't care about the outside world.
"Um… that's right, Shinnosuke long time no see."
Akabane waved his hand, which is a greeting.
"Yes, long time no see."
Shinnosuke also waved his hand responding to his greeting, he then moved to the side and used hand seals with both hands, then the rock near him turned into a chair.
"..."
Akabane, seeing it become silent, and after a few seconds, walked up to him and poked him then said.
"Make me one too."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke didn't do what Akabane asked and replied.
"This is my personal stone chair, if you want to also have one, you have to get it done using Earth-Style."
When Akabane was about to answer back, he heard an angry voice directed at him that made him stop before he got beaten.
"That's enough!"
Tsunade seeing it can't stand it anymore and growl at Akabane who was making trouble.
She thought that the other team would be a decent team unlike hers and Akabanes team, but she didn't expect them to be even worse than she thought.
Especially Shinnosuke who uses Ninjutsu directly to make a stool for himself.
Furthermore, if they continue bickering with each other, she is sure that it will be already night before they finish it.
Hearing Tsunade's almighty roar, the others who were doing their own business all turned their heads on her.
With how fierce she is when she is talking, how can they not give a face to her.
But the tension suddenly got broken when they heard Akabane's words.
"Brother, can you lend me your chair? I am too weak to stand up." Akane said to the guard on the side.
"You are Kurama Akabane…since your physique is weak, it's not that weird for you to ask. Here you go."
The Chunin said and passed the chair he was sitting on Akabane after recognizing him.
Kurama's physique is not a secret so it's not weird for the Konoha guard to know about it.
Akabane froze for a moment, he didn't expect the guard to really give him the chair….And he suddenly felt ashamed thinking how he lied about his condition.
"Sorry for the trouble brother guard."
Before Akabane finished speaking, he was already sitting in the chair.
"…"
Tsunade is speechless witnessing the weird scene happening in front of her. Especially looking at Akabane's face and thinking: 'Does this guy really feel sorry?'
But the Chunin didn't care about giving his chair, instead, he was even more excited than Akabane and he then said excitedly.
"Akabane, your show that day was so exciting, especially the last scene of Haku and Zabuza turning into a bluebird, it was so touching!"
"Um, it's nothing, I just happened to think of it."
This brother seems to be one of my fans…
Akabane froze for a while and was suddenly enlightened, he then took out the drawing board and paintbrush and started painting.
shua shua shua ~
In a few minutes, one drawing is completed.
"For you, as thanks for your seat."
Akabane slightly smiled while he gave it to him.
After all, it's his loyal fan that loves his work, and it's not good to let his fan stand there without giving him some reward.
The Chunin Guard glanced at the painting and was stunned by what he saw and stutteringly said: "T-this is…"
The painting is the epitome of the last scene where Zabuza meets Haku's phantom. And above them were two blue flying birds side by side.
"By the way, what is your name?"
Akabane asked.
"Yohara Ling."
The Chunin answered with a smile.
"Yohara, what a good surname."
Akabane was taken aback for a moment, and then he wrote his signature and Yohara's name.
"Thank you!"
Yohara Ling said full of gratitude and accepted it happily.
Since if he shows it to his son who also likes comics like him and gives it to him as a gift, his son would definitely be delighted.
After Akabane gives the painting, he plans to rest on the chair since he knows it's going to be a long journey for them to reach their destination, but it seems he can't do that.
Because, just as everyone was waiting, a voice was heard.
"Are all the teams here?"
Following the voice, a ninja with a black sword came along the street.
The moment he saw him, Sakumo immediately became more serious.
Jiraiya also no longer glanced around and immediately became serious, including Orochimaru and Murasaki who stopped their small movements.
The stone chair under Shinnosuke also disappeared automatically, and he quickly stood up and saluted.
"Uncle Sagaki, I didn't expect you to lead the team!"
Tsunade said in a surprised voice.
"Hello, Uncle Sagaki!"
Akabane immediately greeted while standing up from his seat awkwardly and continued, "Sorry, I…."
"Un "
Hatake Sagaki slightly nodded, and emotions cannot be distinguished from his facial expressions.
After that, he glanced all around.
After seeing all of them here, he said: "This time it is not a local event. We are going to the Land-of-Wind and I will lead the team as a Jonin."
Finally, he looked towards Akabane, and looked around strangely, and asked.
"Where is the caravan?"
"They are all ordinary people, so I let them go to Land-of-Rivers and wait for us there."
Akabane explained.
They are all ninjas, and they can rush from Konoha to the Land of Fire border in one day, but the caravan is crowded and in stock. It will take at least two or three days to get from Konoha to the Land of Fire border.
If he didn't let the caravan go first, and they arrived there before them, then it's meaningless to bring a caravan in the first place.
"Very well, let's go!"
Hatake Sagiki said as he threw a note on the table.
This is a permit.
Of course, Yohara Ling will not block them with these trivial matters. After bowing and saluting, he wrote down their names on the list and let them leave.
With Hatake Sagiki leading the team, the atmosphere of the whole team becomes cold and strict.
Along the way, everyone rushed with all their strength and did not dare to chat.
"Hey, Sakumo, your father…"
After a long time, Jiraiya couldn't help but ran closer to Sakumo and asked quietly.
"Stop talking, go forward with all your strength."
Sakumo replied coldly and then quickened his pace.
Jiraiya was stunned.
How come this guy has completely changed himself.
Reaching the Land of Fire border after a long run, Hatake Sagiki stopped, he looked around first then said after seeing no abnormalities in the surrounding.
"Take a rest here."
"Yes, Father!"
Sakumo sat down first, putting the short blade on his lap.
Seeing his son's posture, Hatake Sagiki was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Sakumo, don't be too stiff… this is outside, so relax."
"Uh...yes."
"Lord Hatake, I didn't expect you to lead the team."
Orochimaru slightly smiled and said.
In Sakumo's situation, it was obvious that it was also his first time learning about it so he wanted to show off in front of his father.
But what he didn't know was….
Since the development of Chidori, Hatake Sagaki has already recognized him.
"Well…I didn't expect it either."
Hatake Sagiki answered and also sat on the ground, with the same posture as Sakumo.
"Father has killed a lot of Sand Ninja, right?"
Sakumo is a little worried.
"Compared with the rest of the Ninja Village, Sand Ninja is relatively small."
Hatake Sagiki lightly answered, showing his confidence.
"Because Land-of-Wind only wanted to take advantage of the loser, it didn't really invest in their main forces, after all, the Second-Kazekage did not participate in the war."
Akabane interrupted and explained.
The Second-Kazekage of the Sand Village was the only one who survived among the Five Great Kage in the First Shinobi War due to him not participating in it.
The alliance with Konoha is also his proposition.
"At first, I wanted to take advantage of both sides. But because of other village interference, we instead formed an immediate alliance against the land of earth to deal with them, killing a few groups that weakened them slightly."
Hatake Sagiki nodded and clarified.
"If that round is not won, Land-of-Wind should also form an alliance with Land of Fire, but the land will definitely not return."
Murasaki muttered a moment later.
"Apart from Sand Ninja, are there other Ninja Villages?"
Shinnosuke asked.
"Yes, Ninja from Hidden Village like Rock Village to smaller villages also participated in it."
Hatake Sagiki explained, and said in a serious tone "So you can't underestimate your opponent."
Hearing it, Orochimaru lightly said with a smile.
"It doesn't matter, since we are the strongest."
"Yes…you just need to be the strongest. Anyway, I'm not interested in the Chunin Exam."
Akabane said, he then leaned against the tree and took time to rest.