Naruto: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

Chapter 147 Now! Immediately! Right now! Bring that kid back from the front lines!

A few hours later, Tsunade returned. As soon as she got back to the camp, she learned some news that almost made her anxious: that brat actually used himself to test the poison on that old woman Chiyo!

Is this kid crazy?

How dare he?

What if something goes wrong?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and the more anxious she got, the faster she walked.

Tsunade stormed into the tent, the curtain being flung high, bringing in a gust of cold wind, her eyes burning with rage.

But when she saw what was inside the tent, she stopped in her tracks.

The young man stood between the hospital beds, slowly making his rounds. He would occasionally bend down and softly ask a wounded patient how they were feeling. He would reach out and touch the patient's forehead, and then carefully check the pupils. The wounded patient would weakly nod, their eyes filled with gratitude and trust as they looked at him.

He walked slowly and deliberately, observing and recording, the lamplight reflecting on his calm face.

It was as if nothing had happened.

Tsunade stood at the tent entrance, and for some reason, her anger suddenly dissipated.

She tiptoed and slowly walked up to the boy.

He didn't speak.

She just watched him quietly.

Shinichi looked up and met her gaze. Her eyes remained calm, offering no explanation or defense, only a gentle "Tsunade-sensei, I'm sorry to have worried you."

Tsunade looked at him and remained silent for a few seconds.

Why?

"Tsunade-sensei, do you remember that time at the barbecue restaurant a year ago?"

Shinichi spoke softly.

"I've said it before, I'm an orphan, the village raised me, Konoha is my home, and the people in the village are my family."

"I was just protecting my family."

"Just like those predecessors who protected the village and me back then."

"I'm just keeping my promise."

"It's that simple."

Tsunade looked at him, at his calm eyes, opened her mouth as if to say something, but found the words stuck in her throat, unable to come out.

What had initially been a bellyful of anger vanished completely at that moment.

Instead, a more complex emotion emerged.

Tsunade looked at the boy, remained silent for a long while, and finally sighed.

That sigh contained helplessness, heartache, pride, and something else that was hard to describe.

Be more careful next time.

After she finished speaking, she turned and left quickly, as if she were running away from something.

Shinichi stood there, watching her figure disappear at the tent entrance, his expression still calm and unchanging, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

That evening at 8 PM, in the Hokage Building conference room in Konoha.

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After the outbreak of war, at this time every day, the Konoha leadership would gather together to discuss the situation on the front lines.

The Third Hokage sat in the main seat, with Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado on either side. Danzo Shimura remained seated in the darkest corner, expressionless and silent.

An ANBU member presented the latest frontline report to the Third Hokage and the three advisor elders.

The report clearly documents everything that happened this morning.

The expressions of the Third Hokage, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado were first solemn, then filled with lingering fear, and finally, almost simultaneously, they froze, falling into a kind of daze.

The barrier of time seemed to have been breached, and figures from two different eras, yet possessing strikingly similar cores, overlapped at this moment, separated by the words on the report.

This child...

Koharu, who was turning over the dorm, was the first to break free from this huge daze and shock. She took a deep, extremely slow breath, as if trying to suppress some surging emotions, her expression indescribably complex.

Mitokado Yan slowly leaned back in his chair, took off his glasses, rubbed his sore nose, and fell into a deep silence, lost in thought.

As the Third Hokage continued to rub his pipe, his thoughts drifted back to that rainy night four years ago. At that moment, he knew that the child who had once told Kakashi in the cemetery, "I'll cover your retreat," had fulfilled his promise.

Four years ago, he told his companions who had lost their father in the cemetery that if they encountered a desperate situation, he would cover their retreat.

Four years later, he told his dying compatriots on the front lines that if sacrifice was necessary, then he would be the one to test the poison.

This child said it, and he did it.

When his companions faced insurmountable danger, he was the first and most natural person to step forward, standing in front of everyone and becoming the one who took the initiative to "cover the rear," the one who faced death head-on.

The Third Hokage remained silent, picked up his pipe again, brought it to his lips, and tried to calm his inner turmoil with a puff of smoke.

boom! ! !

A sudden, loud slam, like a thunderclap, exploded in the silent conference room!

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Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado were startled by the sudden loud noise, and the Third Hokage's hand trembled, almost dropping his pipe.

"You bastard!!!"

A furious, even frantic, hoarse roar, followed by a slam of the table, came from someone no one expected.

Danzo Shimura!

This man, who was always as somber as an ancient well and never showed his emotions, suddenly stood up from his seat, his eyes burning with terrifying rage and fury.

"What kind of hero is this kid trying to be?!"

"Does he even deserve it? Who does he think he is?! Is Chiyo's poison something you can just test on so easily? What if she dies right away? What if we can't make an antidote? Has he even thought about the consequences?!"

His voice grew louder and more urgent with each sentence, completely losing its usual coldness and restraint. He paced back and forth in the conference room like a restless wild beast.

"What is Jiraiya doing?! He just stands by and watches this kid run wild?! Did a toad eat his brain?!"

"And Tsunade! Isn't she that kid's teacher?! Is this how she teaches her students?! Teaching him to go and die?! Teaching him to gamble with his own life?! Useless! All of them are useless!"

"Especially this kid! He's a complete idiot! A moron! A fool! A reckless brat who doesn't know his place!!"

He became angrier and angrier as he cursed, walking faster and faster, his chest heaving violently.

Under the almost bewildered gazes of the Third Hokage, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado, this old friend of half a century seemed to have been struck hard on his most sensitive and least wanted nerve by something invisible, and he completely went berserk.

Ignoring the expressions on the three men's faces, Danzo abruptly stopped and stared directly at the Third Hokage, saying, "Hiruzen! This brat acted on his own, risked his life, and showed no respect for discipline! This is absolutely not the behavior of a qualified ninja! Nor is it the judgment of a temporary leader bearing such a heavy responsibility!"

"So! Now! Immediately! Bring that kid back from the front lines!"

What happened in the back of the conference room was unknown to outsiders, but that night, the lights in the Hokage Building stayed on very late.

Ultimately, Shinichi Higashino was not transferred back.

But the next morning, an urgent document bearing the joint seal of the Konoha F4 was delivered to the southwestern front by a special envoy.

The document contains two main parts.

The first document was a formal reprimand to Jiraiya, the frontline commander. It was harshly worded and showed no mercy, clearly pointing out that as the supreme commander, he failed to stop his subordinates' dangerous behavior in time and bore an unshirkable leadership responsibility.

The second document was a direct order to Shinichi Higashino, prohibiting him from engaging in any dangerous actions similar to testing poison on himself. Any violation, regardless of the reason, would result in his immediate and mandatory transfer back to the rear.

Below the command are the signatures of four people.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The advisor elder turned to Xiaochun.

Advisor Elder Mitomon Yan.

as well as...

Advisor and Elder Shimura Danzo.

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