"Why are you two holding me back? That bastard! Reneging on his debt! Next time I see him, I'm definitely going to cut him down."
Yuyu originally wanted to chase after him, but with his arms grabbed by Kurenai and Rin on the left and right, he could only grumble in dissatisfaction.
"Yuyu-kun, don't be angry. I'll bring you two bottles of good wine tomorrow."
Kurenai comforted him softly.
"Yeah, Yuyu, I found where my family hides the wine. I'll bring it to you tomorrow."
Rin also said with a smile.
Only then did Yuyu put aside the matter of Kakashi reneging on his debt.
"Did you... did you see that? Yuyu defeated Kakashi with one move."
"Too... too strong. Kakashi became a Chunin a long time ago."
"And that black-purple light that could cut through a big tree, what on earth was that?!"
"If that cuts a person..."
...
The classmates shuddered as they discussed.
Such a thick tree, Yuyu cut it in half from so far away.
If Yuyu cut a person, wouldn't they be utterly dead?!
Asuma listened to his classmates' discussion.
Because of his father Sarutobi Hiruzen's comfort and the "courage" of Obito, the dead-last, daring to challenge Yuyu...
The fighting spirit that had just ignited was extinguished again.
Whoever wants to challenge Yuyu can go ahead! It's better than being cut in half!
...
"Sensei, I'll go report back to Lord Hokage then."
Shisui came to Tanaka Shuichi and said.
"Ah... Ah! Thank you for your hard work, thank you so much."
Tanaka Shuichi snapped back to reality and hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
"You're too polite."
Shisui understood completely seeing Tanaka Shuichi's distracted state.
Because even he himself hadn't quite recovered yet.
This genius of the Konoha Ninja Academy is simply too unusual.
Not just his strength, but also...
Watching Yuyu's actions just now, Shisui felt the corner of his mouth twitching incessantly.
Three ninjas carrying out a mission at the Ninja Academy, and they almost got cut down by someone mistaking them for spies.
And the perpetrator was a current student!
If this gets out, it would be simply too humiliating!
Taking a deep look at Yuyu, Shisui didn't stay any longer. Chakra surged under his feet, and he leaped towards the Hokage Building.
...
Konoha, Hokage Building.
Shisui and Kakashi were reporting the details of this mission to the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.
This mission was personally issued by Sarutobi Hiruzen, assigning them to execute it at the Ninja Academy.
Shisui found it strange at first.
After all, for a practical combat test at the Ninja Academy, was it necessary to deploy two Jonin and Kakashi, a recognized genius who had become a Chunin early on?
But now, Shisui understood.
There is a monster in the Ninja Academy!
"That's how things happened, Lord Hokage."
Shisui said respectfully.
Aside, Kakashi lowered his head in shame.
This time, he had clearly volunteered.
As a result, he was almost cut down by Yuyu as a spy. It was simply humiliating to the core!
Hearing Shisui's report, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eye twitched fiercely.
"Yuyu, that brat!!!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen cursed inwardly.
Almost cutting Kakashi down as a spy—only Yuyu could do something like that!
In the future, he must find an opportunity to make Yuyu quit drinking!
"Alright, I understand. You may leave."
Sarutobi Hiruzen rubbed his brow wearily and said.
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
...
After Kakashi and the others left, Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up and looked at the bustling Konoha outside the window.
"Knowing how to use flying slashes... It's hard to imagine that Yuyu at this age can achieve this step."
Sarutobi Hiruzen murmured.
Yuyu's performance inevitably made Sarutobi Hiruzen think of someone.
A killing machine on the battlefield whose power surpassed even Konoha's "Sannin"!
With his Hatake clan swordsmanship, he cut down countless strong ninjas and dominated the ninja world.
Kakashi's deceased father, the "White Fang of Konoha," Hatake Sakumo!
Does Yuyu have the chance to become the next White Fang?
Judging from the current situation...
"White Fang." Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes flickered, feeling a pang of heartache.
After losing the White Fang, Konoha's high-end combat power wasn't as sufficient as before.
Coupled with the current unstable situation, although the Second Great Ninja War had ended, the effects of the war were slowly emerging.
The destruction brought by the war not only prevented the villages from recuperating...
But made them more desperate to divert internal conflicts.
Especially Kumogakure, a village with military expansion as its main strategy; their recent movements had been very frequent.
Even Kirigakure, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages that didn't participate in the Second Great Ninja War, was beginning to stir.
Konoha is located in the Land of Fire, which has the most abundant resources among the Five Great Nations.
Sitting on a treasure trove means always being coveted by others.
Plus, with the death of the "White Fang"...
Konoha's strength didn't seem as unchallengeable to the major ninja villages as before.
"I need to find a way to demonstrate Konoha's strength."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes flickered. Recalling Shisui's report just now, his eyes suddenly lit up.