On this day,
Kakashi returned to Konoha after completing a mission. He came to the Hokage Building and placed his animal mask on the Hokage's desk.
This was his last mission as an Anbu.
After this mission, he would no longer be an Anbu ninja, but an ordinary Konoha elite jonin!
"Kakashi, don't blame Guy. He's doing this for your own good."
"And I also think that staying in the Anbu for a long time is not good for you."
Kakashi remained silent, saying nothing.
Might Guy had been worried about Kakashi's mental health and had asked the Third Hokage more than once to transfer him out of the Anbu.
Although Kakashi understood that Might Guy was acting out of concern, he still felt a little uncomfortable. He felt that his life should not be decided by others.
But what kind of life did he want?
Thinking about this question, Kakashi fell into confusion once again.
As if sensing Kakashi's turmoil, Sarutobi Hiruzen suggested, "You probably haven't figured out what to do yet. Do you want to try being a group-leading jonin? Cultivate new talents for Konoha, like the Fourth Hokage did."
"Fourth Hokage..."
What a long-standing name. His teacher had been gone for ten years.
With the anniversary of Obito and the others' deaths approaching, he thought he should visit his teacher.
Lost in thought, Kakashi unconsciously agreed.
"There is still one year before the next class of students graduates. I have a task for you to teach students. Do you want to prepare first? Otherwise, you might not know how to teach students in the future."
"Teaching mission? B-level?"
Kakashi took the mission scroll handed to him by the Third Hokage and was stunned when he saw the mission level.
What kind of teaching mission could be as high as B-level?
"A genius of the Gekko Clan, who wants to learn the nature changes of chakra at the age of ten."
"Ten years old?"
Kakashi was a bit surprised. Even he had only mastered the nature change of lightning attribute chakra at twelve.
"It was because the goal of the mission seemed too small that no one took it. They all thought it was impossible for a ten-year-old to learn how to change the nature of chakra!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff of his cigarette and continued, "But everything is possible, not to mention a genius!"
"Sir Third Hokage, do you believe he can learn it?"
"I don't know, but I have to try to believe it, right? Just like I believe you are the future of Konoha."
"…Um."
"I accept this mission."
In reality, Kakashi knew that Sarutobi Hiruzen had not asked him to accept the mission for any high-sounding reason like the future of Konoha. Maybe he wanted to train Kazuki to be his new chess piece or to hone him so he wouldn't fall into darkness and turn to Danzo.
But no matter what the purpose was, Kakashi knew he needed to change himself.
And this mission was the beginning!
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The news that the mission was accepted quickly reached the Gekko Clan.
After learning that it was the genius jonin Hatake Kakashi who had taken the mission, Gekko Himan was so excited he nearly burst into tears.
"Sure enough, a moment of waiting is for a better encounter!"
Himan couldn't help but sigh and then immediately ordered someone to pass the message to Kazuki.
In the Gekko Clan training ground,
Kazuki was half lying on a bench, his body resting on the laps of Hinata, Ino, and Sakura.
Hinata carefully fed him snacks, Ino carefully massaged his shoulders, and Sakura carefully massaged his legs.
Life was so uncomfortable.
In the training ground, Sasuke was holding a sword and moving so fast it almost left an afterimage.
"What is Sasuke's move? It's so fast that it almost leaves an afterimage!" Sakura asked curiously.
"This is the secret technique of our Gekko Clan. Moon Shadow. It creates an illusion through instant movement, making it difficult for people to distinguish between the real and the fake," Yūgao explained casually.
"Amazing!"
"But why can Sasuke practice the secret techniques of your Gekko Clan?"
"No reason. I asked him to learn it. If you want to learn it, I can teach you. Anyway, it's not something special."
"Really? Thank you, Kazuki!"
"I want to learn it too!"
After agreeing with Ino and Sakura, Kazuki enjoyed the massages even more.
The comfortable feeling made Kazuki moan uncontrollably.
As for Hinata, she seemed to have little interest in swordsmanship. But Hinata was born into the Hyuga family, so there was no shortage of secret techniques to become stronger. It was normal for her to be uninterested. Sakura was born into a civilian family and had no decent C-level ninjutsu, while Ino's family had secret techniques better suited for assisting than fighting.
So, learning a few swordsmanship moves would provide more safety during missions.
"Kazuki, Kazuki!"
Just as Kazuki was enjoying himself.
"What's wrong?"
Kazuki lay in the arms of the three girls, with no intention of getting up.
Gekko Akira looked envious. If he had this strength and appearance, he would also enjoy the happiness of being surrounded by girls!
cough cough After swallowing his words, Gekko Akira said, "The clan leader asked me to tell you that the matter of cultivating the nature of chakra has been settled."
"Oh? A month later, someone finally took the task..."
Kazuki curled his lips and asked, "Who took this task?"
"It's Hatake Kakashi!"
"Kakashi?!"
Kazuki didn't expect Kakashi to accept this mission. There were so many jonin in Konoha, why did Kakashi happen to be the one?
Fate is really amazing...
"Do you know when to start practicing?"
"I don't know. The clan leader said that person will come to find him."
Kazuki nodded, relieved that he didn't have to go himself; it would save energy.
"I understand. You can go back now."
"Yeah."
Gekko Akira glanced at Sasuke before leaving.
Secret Sword. Moon Shadow!
He had practiced this technique before, but due to his average talent, he had only achieved a small success so far. Yet, the young man who was not from the clan had mastered it better than him.
Is this a genius?
A trace of envy flashed in Gekko Akira's eyes.
"Kazuki, are you going to learn the chakra property change? It is said that only when learning advanced ninjutsu do you need to master the property change of chakra. Are you planning to practice advanced ninjutsu? Awesome!"
Although Sakura's actual combat performance was average, she was still a top student in theoretical knowledge. She had also read about relatively obscure knowledge like chakra property change.
Ino was confused. "What is the chakra property change?"
Seeing Ino's confusion, Sakura couldn't help but sarcastically say, "The so-called chakra property change is the special attribute of the chakra. It is a skill that must be mastered before learning advanced ninjutsu! If you don't even know this, I don't know if you can keep up with Kazuki."
"What did you say! Broad forehead!"
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Kazuki raised a hand to signal them to quiet down.
"It's getting late. Shall we go back and have dinner?"
"Good!"
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