"Save money!"
Pakura took the tea poured by Hyuga Rimei and said casually.
Save money???
Hearing this, Hyuga Rimei and Kushina looked bewildered, unsure of how to respond.
Save money at their arch-enemy's place? What kind of crazy idea was this?
Taking a sip of tea, Pakura glanced at the two who didn't understand banking, and explained:
"Firstly, the Shinobi Union Bank accepts deposits from everyone and maintains absolute neutrality. It does not interfere with the affairs of the ninja world and is only accountable to its clients. This is Shishou's directive."
"Secondly, the Shinobi Union Bank offers higher interest rates on deposits compared to other banks, which is what interests Kakuzu."
"Thirdly, Kakuzu doesn't know our identities, so he has no concerns about this."
After Pakura's explanation, Kushina and Hyuga Rimei finally understood the reasoning.
Pakura stretched and stood up.
"Since you're here, I'll go train."
Mikoto glanced at Pakura and nodded.
"Go ahead."
...
In Konoha.
After school in the afternoon, Shishou and Hinata were preparing to go with Ino to her house for dinner.
However, they were stopped shortly after leaving the school gate.
Sasuke, looking serious, said to Shishou:
"I challenge you!"
Hearing Sasuke's words, Shishou put a hand to his forehead, looking helpless.
Ino and Hinata exchanged glances, not knowing what to say.
Naruto, Shikamaru, and the others who were with them also turned to look at Sasuke, surprised.
Over the past two years, every time Sasuke felt his strength had improved, he would challenge Shishou, only to be beaten each time.
Today, he probably saw Shishou applying for early graduation and felt a bit provoked, so he came to challenge Shishou again to prove he was the strongest.
Given the situation, not just Ino and Hinata, even Shikamaru, Naruto, and Sakura were a bit numb to it.
They didn't know whether to say Sasuke wasn't learning from his mistakes or to commend him for his persistent fighting spirit.
"To the training ground, then."
Shishou turned and walked towards the school's training ground, shaking his head.
If he didn't accept, Sasuke would keep pestering him, giving him no peace.
In that case, it was better to defeat him quickly and move on.
Ino's mother was still waiting for them to have dinner together.
"Hmph!"
"I'll show you the power of the Uchiha clan today!"
Sasuke snorted, looking excited as he followed Shishou.
Ino, Hinata, Shikamaru, Naruto, and the others also followed, ready to watch the spectacle.
"Let's begin."
Standing on the training ground, Shishou took out a kunai.
"Go Sasuke!" Sakura cheered for Sasuke from the sidelines.
Seeing this, Ino also shouted, "Go Shishou!"
Sasuke pulled out shuriken, and with a wave of his hands, ten shuriken flew towards Shishou.
Then, Sasuke himself charged at Shishou.
Clang, clang, clang~
Shishou parried all the flying shuriken with his kunai, then raised his right leg to kick Sasuke at an awkward angle, intending to end the fight with one move.
Although Shishou had suppressed his strength to a genin's level, this kick was still too fast for Sasuke to dodge.
However, Sasuke narrowly avoided the kick and continued to attack Shishou with his kunai.
'So he's awakened the one-tomoe Sharingan, huh.'
'No wonder he could dodge.'
Seeing the single tomoe in Sasuke's eyes, Shishou was surprised but also thought it was expected.
Sasuke had awakened the single tomoe Sharingan on the night of the Uchiha massacre, but due to his young age and the body's self-protective mechanisms, he couldn't use it.
Now, at 11 years old, his physical condition allowed him to use the Sharingan.
Shishou thought it was time to start training Sasuke.
Yes, let Tsunade assign Kakashi to guide Sasuke.
Although Shishou had promised Itachi to train Sasuke, he didn't intend to do it personally.
"So that's the Uchiha clan's Sharingan."
From the edge of the training ground, Shikamaru watched Sasuke's Sharingan with interest.
Now he understood why Sasuke challenged Shishou again – he had awakened the Sharingan.
However, despite this, Shikamaru still doubted Sasuke could beat Shishou.
Shino shared the same thought.
Meanwhile, Naruto and Kiba were rooting for Sasuke.
"Go Sasuke, take Shishou down!"
"Yeah, show him the power of the Uchiha!"
Even though they were friends with Shishou, Naruto and Kiba hoped someone could outshine him for once.
Otherwise, he'd continue to steal all the attention from the girls.
Naruto noticed that even Sakura occasionally glanced at Shishou.
This made Naruto very unhappy!!!
"So his name is Shishou, and he's so tall."
From the shade of a tree at the edge of the training ground, Tenten, practicing her shuriken, watched Shishou fight Sasuke with interest.
At 1.6 meters tall, Shishou was very noticeable among his 1.3-1.4 meter peers.
'Why, why can't I hit him!'
Seeing his attacks effortlessly blocked by Shishou, Sasuke roared in frustration internally.
He had thought that with his newly awakened Sharingan, he could beat Shishou in taijutsu. Yet, just like before, he couldn't even touch Shishou.
This was unacceptable for Sasuke!
Bang!
Suddenly, Sasuke felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.
The next moment, he was sent flying, crashing to the ground.
"You've lost."
Glancing at the unwilling Sasuke, Shishou shook his head and turned to leave.
With Sasuke's stubborn nature, the colder Shishou treated him, the more determined he would become.
Seeing Shishou leave, Sasuke stood up and shouted, "I won't lose to you!"
Shouting, Sasuke ran towards the school gate, intending to train harder at home.
"Sasuke lost again..." Naruto mumbled, watching Sasuke leave alone.
"No more to watch, let's go get some ramen," Kiba said, nudging Naruto to follow.
"You're pretty impressive, thanks for helping me with my ninja tools today."
Seeing Shishou walking past, Tenten greeted him.
Shishou glanced at Tenten's cute buns and smiled, "My name is Shishou."
Tenten smiled back, "I'm Tenten."
"Shishou, wait for us!"
Seeing Shishou chatting with another girl, Ino grabbed Hinata and quickly ran to his side, looking warily at Tenten.
One girl she could tolerate.
But adding another was too much!
Seeing Ino's reaction, Shishou chuckled, said goodbye to Tenten, and left with Ino and Hinata.
...
Night.
In Kirigakure.
Swoosh!
A figure flashed into Mei Terumi's resting room.
Seeing Mei Terumi's sleeping face, Shishou grinned.
"Who is it?" Mei Terumi woke up suddenly.
"It's me."
As soon as Shishou finished speaking, his lips were sealed by Mei Terumi's kiss.
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