After playing wildly with Hanabi all afternoon until dusk, Naruto finally sent Hanabi back.
However, waiting at the back door for the two of them were not only Hinata but also the old father-in-law, Hiashi.
The two, who had been chatting happily, straightened up instantly upon seeing Hiashi’s face, which was so gloomy it could drip water.
Hanabi also jumped down from Naruto.
“Father, I’m back.” Hanabi approached Hiashi somewhat nervously.
“You still know how to come back?” Hiashi snorted coldly, then looked at Naruto.
“Hello, Father-in-law!” Naruto, not knowing if it was because he had called him Father-in-law too many times today, blurted it out directly to Hiashi.
Hiashi was so angry he almost activated his Byakugan to slap this blond kid to death.
He stared at Naruto for a long time before snorting heavily and turning back into the Hyuga Clan compound.
“Naruto-kun, you…” Hinata’s face was already flushed red.
Naruto’s use of “Father-in-law” had almost scared her to death, followed by a surge of shyness.
“Uh, hehe, it’s inevitable sooner or later.
Calling it early makes it easier to change later.” Naruto scratched his head.
He couldn’t say he just blurted it out on a whim, right?
If he said that, Hinata would definitely be angry.
“Then we’ll go in first.
Be careful on your way, Naruto-kun.” Hinata adjusted her emotions and said.
“Alright, see you next time, Hinata-chan.”
“Brother-in-law, Brother-in-law, don’t forget our agreement.” Hanabi trotted up to Naruto and whispered.
“Got it, go back now.” Naruto rubbed her little head, waved at Hinata, and turned to leave.
Hinata looked at her sister with a strange expression, didn’t say much, just held Hanabi’s hand and walked into the Hyuga Clan compound.
Returning from the Hyuga Clan, Naruto gathered Sakura and Sasuke again, planning to study the survival test for the next day.
“Let me say this first, I looked up our team leader’s information today.” (Actually, it was memories from his previous life.)
“Kakashi Hatake, known as the Copy Ninja of Konoha, possesses a Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan, though only one.”
“What?
How could he have a Sharingan?”
Upon hearing Naruto’s words, Sasuke was instantly unsettled.
He knew only Uchiha could possess Sharingan.
“Don’t be agitated.
It was a gift from a comrade, not obtained through any dishonorable means.” Naruto pressed Sasuke back onto the sofa and continued explaining.
“This person is powerful, once entered the Konoha Anbu, and it is said he has copied thousands of Ninjutsu.
He is a very formidable Ninja.”
Hearing Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke recalled Kakashi’s lazy demeanor and couldn’t imagine his strength.
“Hmm, this guy is indeed a bit outrageous.
Anyway, it’s best to be careful during tomorrow’s test.” Naruto guessed their thoughts by looking at their expressions.
“By the way, are we fighting him in tomorrow’s test?” Sasuke asked, eager to try.
“Pretty much.
Hinata and the others already finished their assessment today.
The so-called survival test is actually a baseline check of our strength and a test of our teamwork.”
Naruto said while writing and drawing on a piece of paper.
“Did Hinata tell you all this?” Sakura asked.
“Not really, I observed it myself.”
Naruto spouted nonsense with a straight face.
If the Third Hokage hadn’t gone home, and Naruto hadn’t specifically gone to the Hokage Building to take a look, he wouldn’t have dared to say that.
“Team 8 clearly had signs of battle, so I’m sure we will definitely fight Kakashi-sensei.
As for teamwork, isn’t that obvious?
Three-person groups are meant to look out for each other.
“Indeed, after all these years, our coordination is quite good.” Sakura said happily.
As the only civilian Ninja family in the small group, Sakura was initially a bit insecure.
It was Ino who brought her into this circle, let her meet Naruto, and allowed her to grow.
Although Naruto was a bit of a homebody, he was very good to his friends.
Everyone in the small group had eaten his magical recipes, and quite a lot of it.
And regarding cultivation, Naruto never kept secrets.
He passed on everything he figured out to everyone without reservation.
However, most only learned the Breathing Style.
This thing could accelerate the flow of Chakra, improve control over Chakra, and increase the power of Ninjutsu, so everyone learned at least one.
As for swordsmanship, not many learned it.
Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji all had their own family traditions and didn’t like playing with swords.
Kiba wanted to learn, but unfortunately, his family’s Beast Mimicry Ninjutsu didn’t support him learning Naruto’s swordsmanship.
After all, you can’t fight with a sword in your mouth.
Shino did something fancy, using insects to condense into a sword.
Naruto was stunned when he first saw it; wasn’t this equivalent to the Thousand Blades?
This made Naruto suspect Shino was a fellow countryman from his previous life, but tests later proved otherwise.
Rock Lee couldn’t use a sword, Neji had already started developing his own moves, and Tenten preferred manipulating bladed tools and wasn’t interested in swordplay.
For this, Naruto reminded her she could study puppet techniques.
Although this is a Ninjutsu of the Land of Wind, Konoha had captured basic puppet techniques on the battlefield.
As for Sakura, Naruto didn’t actually dislike her.
Although she did have many inappropriate behaviors in the original work and spoke without thinking, during the Chunin Exams, she was also desperately protecting her companions.
Her changes in the later stages were visible to the naked eye.
Besides, Naruto had seen many women worse than Sakura in his previous life.
Sakura was just a little girl with a bit of a “love brain,” so he still intended to help her.
Naruto thought of Sakura’s image in his previous life, and since she actually had considerable strength, he recommended Sakura to fight with her fists.
Later, he helped her research fist techniques.
Neji and Hinata also helped.
Although they couldn’t teach the Hyuga Clan’s fist techniques, some basics were no problem.
For this, Sakura specifically cut her hair short for convenience, and her clothes changed from “pretty” styles to “practical” ones.
As for the rumor that Sasuke liked long hair, it had long been dismissed by Naruto.
Sakura trusted Naruto, who was with Sasuke every day, and then Naruto told Sakura that Sasuke liked powerful women.
Sakura’s motivation for training was instantly maxed out.
“By the way, Sakura, can you skillfully control the arm guards Tenten helped you craft?” Naruto stopped his pen and turned to look at Sakura.
“I can already.
I have to thank you and Tenten-senpai more.
Relying on myself, I really couldn’t afford the price of those arm guards.”
Speaking of this, Sakura said embarrassedly.
Because those things contained Chakra metal, they could be considered astronomical in price.
If it weren’t for Naruto providing a large amount of ordinary metal, and Tenten agreeing to let Sakura work in her shop to pay off the debt, Sakura probably wouldn’t be able to afford them until she became a Jonin.
However, thanks to working in Tenten’s shop, her strength had become even greater.
Among everyone, she was only a little inferior to Naruto.
“That’s good.
Tomorrow you will be responsible for close-range containment, Sasuke will be responsible for supporting you from the side, and I will be responsible for the main attack.
Of course, this is not absolute; we must adjust according to the actual situation on the battlefield.”
“Understood.” × 2
“However, don’t hold too much hope.
“Can’t we beat a Jonin?” Sasuke said with some dissatisfaction.
“We might have a fighting chance against an ordinary Jonin with the three of us, but the opponent is an Elite Jonin, meaning a leader among Jonin, belonging to a presence close to Kage-level.”
“Is, is it that exaggerated?” Sakura said with some worry.
“Hard to say, this person’s strength is very mysterious.
You never know where his limit lies.” Naruto bit the end of his pen, looking solemn.
He actually wanted to defeat Kakashi, but the reputation of “Kakashi the 50/50” was too loud.
Who knew if he really had some weird buffs.
Moreover, as of now, he hadn’t even figured out the Third Hokage’s strength.
Every time he fought that old man, the other party was calm and indifferent.
“Enough small talk.
Tomorrow I’ll pretend to try and see if I can sneak attack him.
If I succeed, we’ll all attack together.
If it fails, you two find your own opportunities to enter.”
Naruto circled Kakashi’s name on the paper and then said.
“Alright, let’s confirm tomorrow’s tactics again.”
The three talked until very late before separating.
Then Sasuke sent Sakura home, while Naruto took a shower and lay on the bed, entering the Sealing Space.
“Kurama, do you think we can win tomorrow?” Naruto lay on Kurama’s round belly, looking at the ceiling and saying.
“How would I know.” The fox grabbed a skewer of grilled meat and put it into his mouth, then pulled.
The steel skewer rubbed against the fox’s teeth, sparking, which made Naruto’s teeth hurt just watching.
“I’m saying, besides eating, what else can you do?” Naruto looked at the fox with some disgust.
“Can drink too.” Saying that, the fox grabbed his wine glass and drank it in one gulp, then let out a satisfied burp.
Naruto’s expression became even more disgusted.
“I’m telling you, you told those two brats not to think about winning, yet you start worrying about this yourself?” The fox looked at Naruto and said.
“Hmm, after all, the opponent is him.
I still want to try a bit.” Naruto turned over, lying on the fox’s stomach, his voice muffled.
“With me here, you won’t lose.” The fox’s words made Naruto’s body pause.
“This time, I want to try fighting with my own strength.”
Naruto’s words made the fox’s action of eating skewers pause.
He rarely put down the meat skewer in his hand and said in a serious voice.
“Kid, did you forget what you said before?”
“What I said before…
Ah, is that so?
Ha, hahahaha.” Naruto sat up, whispered softly, and then laughed loudly.
“Sorry, Kurama, I was overthinking.
Also, we are one.
If one prospers, both prosper; if one suffers, both suffer.”
Naruto raised his head, his eyes glowing with spirit again, and raised his right hand towards the fox.
“Hmph.” The fox snorted lightly, the corners of his mouth curling up unconsciously, and then stretched out a claw to bump with Naruto.
“Kakashi, oh Kakashi, I can only say you are unlucky to meet a Kurama with evolved abilities.
Tomorrow you’ll have a tough time.”
Subsequently, after Naruto and the fox said goodnight to each other, he lay on the fox’s belly and fell fast asleep.
The fox covered Naruto with one of his tails and continued to eat skewers and drink wine.
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