"Ahhhhh! Why did I fail again?!"
"Isn't this how you taught me?"
"Damn it, how could this happen?"
"I'm sorry, stop scolding."
In a training ground within Konoha.
Naruto stood in the training ground. His self-talking behavior made Jiraiya, who was standing beside him, cover his face.
Kakashi also sat slumped to the side, and Sasuke looked at Takemi with a puzzled expression.
"Senpai, what's wrong with him?"
"Him? Just assume he's not quite right in the head."
Takemi leaned against a tree. He glanced at Naruto, who was constantly changing expressions, and chuckled.
At this moment, his main body had returned to Konoha, his God Tree Clone was enough to handle things on the moon.
Besides, the Chunin Exams rematch was about to begin, and he wouldn't miss such a grand event.
"Right."
Sasuke nodded, which made Kakashi's forehead twitch involuntarily.
"Hey, Takemi, isn't it a bit harsh to say that?"
After all, Naruto has his teacher and his teacher's wife inside him, isn't Takemi being too much?
"I think what I said is fine, just look at his current performance and you'll know."
Takemi pointed at Naruto indifferently, then sighed.
"Also, is he really suited for Flying Thunder God? Is Flying Thunder God that difficult to learn?"
"I remember if it wasn't for Pervy Sage wasting my time back then, I might have learned it even faster."
...
Kakashi was speechless for a moment, but on second thought, it really seemed to be true.
Flying Thunder God, it seemed to be a jutsu that Takemi learned relatively slowly...
"But, is it really fair to compare Naruto to you?"
"Ha."
Takemi chuckled without speaking, because he really couldn't answer that question.
He turned to look at Sasuke and asked, "Speaking of which, the competition is tomorrow, do you have confidence?"
"Senpai, I do!"
Sasuke immediately nodded, his expression instantly becoming serious.
"That's good, perform well."
Takemi nodded, and Sasuke clenched his fists.
"I definitely won't disappoint you!"
...
Kakashi, who was beside them, couldn't bear to read his book anymore, and he sighed in his heart.
Sasuke had followed him and learned Chidori for so long, yet he wasn't as respectful to him as he was to Takemi?
Has Konoha's education already deteriorated to this extent?
"He won't have problems with the exam, you should think about his subsequent training. I, for one, have no solutions."
"Kakashi-sensei, aren't you too lazy?"
Takemi looked at Kakashi with disdain, but he also stroked his chin and began to seriously consider.
Sasuke's training definitely couldn't be relaxed, and it was indeed troublesome without Orochimaru, but...
"Kakashi-sensei, what do you think of the Second Hokage?"
"Uh..."
Kakashi looked at Takemi seriously, and that intense gaze made Takemi raise an eyebrow.
"Kakashi-sensei, there's something wrong with your eyes."
"Then what kind of person do you think Second Hokage-sama is?" Kakashi rolled his eyes and asked.
Sasuke looked bewildered, how did the conversation shift to the Second Hokage?
"Strict?"
Takemi stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and replied.
Kakashi paused and then corrected him, "Reliable!"
"Cold?"
"Calm!"
"Treacherous?"
"Wise!"
"Autocratic?"
"Stop it, he has independent judgment!"
Kakashi rubbed his temples, glaring at Takemi.
Although the words weren't wrong, why did he keep speaking the truth?
And he vaguely noticed that Takemi's eyes seemed to light up.
"And he's also good at research, hmm..."
Very similar to Orochimaru, truly very similar!
Moreover, he seemed to remember that Sasuke and Madara's younger brother, Izuna, were almost identical.
So...
"Why do I feel like you're thinking of something bad?"
Kakashi couldn't help but say, and Takemi came back to his senses and shook his head.
"Nothing, I'm just thinking about how to properly train Sasuke."
"Hey, you don't have any bad ideas, do you?"
Kakashi's eyes widened, he felt that his disciple was a bit too outrageous.
"Alright, Kakashi-sensei, I know what to do."
Takemi smiled and interrupted Kakashi, but he stroked his chin again.
"But speaking of which, Kakashi-sensei, it seems you haven't done what I suggested last time."
"What?"
"Like stuffing explosive tags into Kamui. Are you really that reluctant?"
"..."
"At worst, throw some disgusting things at him, like your graduation photo, deliberately tearing off his half?"
"..."
Kakashi felt a bit exhausted. He just didn't understand why in just over ten years, Konoha's education had become like this.
They were clearly fine back then, weren't they?
Such a failure...
"What are you talking about?"
Just as Kakashi was having a headache, Jiraiya had walked over with a dejected Naruto.
Looking at the three in front of him, Jiraiya asked curiously.
"And Kakashi, you look like that."
"Nothing..."
Kakashi awkwardly shook his head, while Takemi looked at them curiously.
"Are you done training? How did Naruto do?"
"Sigh..."
Facing this question, Jiraiya and Naruto both sighed simultaneously.
Clearly, Naruto's training wasn't ideal.
"Forget it, his current level should be enough to handle this assessment."
After a while, Jiraiya said with a troubled expression, but soon he smiled again.
"Besides, there's plenty of time in the future, I believe this kid will definitely get better and better."
"That's natural, no matter what, he's part of our team." Takemi nodded.
He looked at Naruto, who was still a bit dejected, and after thinking for a moment, he spoke, "Alright Naruto, there's no need to be sad, you've actually done quite well."
...
Naruto looked up and pursed his lips, looking as if he didn't know what to say, while Takemi continued to smile.
"Actually, everyone has things they're good at and things they're not good at. Right now, you're just encountering something you're not good at. Also, do you remember the story I told you about Guy-sensei?"
"I remember." Naruto nodded.
Takemi continued with a smile, "Since you know it, then you should know the secret to his success, which is his belief and effort. In fact, everyone encounters difficulties and setbacks as they go along."
"But how one faces these difficulties and setbacks divides people into different types. Some will be knocked down, some will get up and continue forward."
"I'm very curious, which kind will you become?"
Which kind to become?
This question made Naruto pause, and his eyes became firm.
Originally, he only wanted to become Hokage, but now he knew more and had more goals.
He couldn't be defeated by the current difficulties!
"Sasuke, you too, both now and in the future, it's the same. What about you?"
Takemi then turned to look at Sasuke, and Sasuke was very determined. He carried the blood debt of the Uchiha, and he would never forget it.
"Don't worry, senpai, I definitely won't disappoint you."
"Me too!"
Naruto was no longer dejected, he clenched his fists and shouted loudly.
"My goal is to be Hokage!"
Watching this scene, Kakashi and Jiraiya exchanged glances and smiled knowingly.
Even Minato and Kushina inside Naruto nodded.
Takemi already had the demeanor of a Hokage.
It's just a pity for Naruto, but the village will definitely get better and better...
"Not bad, very spirited!"
Seeing this, Takemi nodded with satisfaction, but the next moment he sternly straightened his face.
"However, shouldn't you two return my book to me?"
"Book..."
Naruto and Sasuke froze, and the next moment, their expressions stiffened.
"That's right, it's the icha icha paradise written by Pervy Sage that I accidentally left behind." Takemi nodded, speaking with utmost seriousness.
"You've finished reading it, haven't you?"
"..."
"Was it good?"
"..."
"Then, shouldn't you return it to me?"
"..."
Kakashi and Jiraiya both covered their foreheads, they had no idea about this matter.
Sasuke now wanted to strangle Naruto, and Naruto wanted to die because in his mind, Kushina's full head of red hair was already constantly swirling.
Looking at the chaotic scene in front of him, Takemi laughed.
"I wonder if Sasuke and Naruto can survive the next three years..."