Hinata: I'm in charge of Konoha.

Chapter 79 A Couple with a Tragic Fate

Hinata hummed a song as she walked briskly toward the third training ground.

Kissing Sakura was purely out of a twisted sense of humor, wanting to see Naruto fly into a rage.

Sakura's words —

Isn't it normal for girls to wear face masks?

What's the big deal?

Besides, Sakura didn't refuse, so it's not Naruto's place to interfere.

For two whole months, Hinata's life was extremely regular.

Basically, every day consists of eating, cultivating oneself, and receiving the gentle service of the maid.

Just as Hinata was lamenting the boredom of life, a strongly worded notice from Kumogakure to Konoha shattered the peace.

In its notification to Konoha, Kumogakure was filled with accusations that Konoha had persecuted its innocent ninjas, portraying itself as a weak and innocent victim.

This caused quite a stir in the ninja world, which had been peaceful for many years.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi had anticipated this and promptly released the prepared accusation notice against Kumogakure.

The notice angrily denounced Kumogakure for coveting the Byakugan, taking unauthorized action against the Hyuga main family of Konoha, and now turning around and blaming others, which is simply self-destructive. It also advised Kumogakure to recognize its mistakes as soon as possible, pull back from the brink, and not be stubborn and willful.

However, Yunyin immediately issued another announcement accusing Konoha of abusing its power, being unreasonable, and shamelessly distorting the truth.

Konoha responded urgently, saying that Kumogakure was being unreasonable and stirring up trouble, and that they shamelessly put on airs in an attempt to cover up their wolfish ambitions.

The Hidden Leaf Village and the Hidden Cloud Village engaged in a war of words, which provided endless entertainment for countless onlookers in the ninja world.

Until Hiruzen Sarutobi could no longer tolerate the endless verbal battles from Kumogakure, he immediately wrote a letter and issued it.

If you want war, then let's fight; stop with the empty talk!

However, the reaction of the Hidden Cloud Village was even more unexpected.

To sum it up in one sentence, skipping the long, irrelevant paragraph...

Come and hit me!

This unusual behavior made many observant people sense something amiss.

Besides their astonishing reputation, the Hidden Cloud Village in the Land of Lightning is known for its decisive action rather than empty threats.

This time, facing Konoha's strength, they didn't resort to the traditional brute force approach, but instead started engaging in a war of words with Konoha.

The significance of this is far more than simply engaging in verbal sparring with Konoha.

Yunyin must be hiding some kind of purpose.

This unusual reaction was also unexpected by Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Hiruzen couldn't worry about Kumogakure for the time being, because the ninja teams from Sunagakure and Kirigakure who were participating in the Chunin Exams had already arrived in Konoha. He could only temporarily leave the verbal battle with Kumogakure to Koharu Utatane.

"Oh ho!"

"Konoha, I, Naruto Uzumaki, am back!"

At the gates of Konoha, the four members of Team 7, who had just finished their mission in the Land of Waves after many twists and turns, finally returned to Konoha.

This trip to the Land of Waves was full of twists and turns.

I thought it was just a simple matter of protecting Tazuna and building a bridge, but unexpectedly, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist appeared out of nowhere.

After being trapped in the Water Prison Technique by Zabuza and rescued by Naruto and Sasuke, Kakashi did not hesitate and took the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags directly from Sakura.

With a single S-rank technique, the top-tier technique that Tobirama Senju used to deal with Six Paths level Obito Uchiha in the original work, the unsuspecting Zabuza Momochi was sent to meet his grandmother.

What puzzled Class 7 was why there was a corpse of a Kirigakure ANBU member lying nearby.

And it appears to be a suicide.

Although Kakashi didn't understand, he still simply buried Zabuza and the corpse of the Hidden Mist Anbu together.

If Hinata knew this, she would probably definitely sigh with emotion.

They really were a pair of star-crossed lovers.

Although Haku is male, the original work never stated that Zabuza was not female.

So describing them as a pair of star-crossed lovers is absolutely right.

"You three, disperse. I'm going to report the mission status to the Hokage."

Kakashi glanced at the three little ones beside him, then turned and left.

"Ugh, Kakashi-sensei really doesn't care about us at all."

"There's still plenty of time today for them to guide us in our practice!"

"That's going too far!"

Looking at Kakashi's resolute retreating figure, Naruto couldn't help but complain.

"Just let Sasuke guide me on my training."

"After all, Sasuke is very strong."

Kakashi, who was in front, heard Naruto's complaint, waved his hand dismissively, and spoke casually.

"Oh, right, we can go to the third training ground."

Finally, Kakashi added one more sentence.

After saying that, he disappeared completely.

Two years ago, after Hinata asked Sasuke to find Kakashi, Sasuke went through a lot of trouble to finally find him.

Although Kakashi was reluctant because he disliked trouble, he reluctantly agreed to guide Sasuke's training due to the triple factors that Sasuke was the only remaining Uchiha clan member, a clansman who had sacrificed his comrades, and the fact that he had previously tricked Hinata.

Although Kakashi often disappeared while teaching Sasuke over the past two years, he has still done his best.

Therefore, Sasuke's strength is almost precipitous compared to Naruto and Sakura.

"What the hell!"

"That's so irresponsible."

Naruto's resentment intensified upon seeing this.

"They're gone, the worst performer."

"If you want to get stronger, I'll teach you~~"

During their mission in the Land of Waves, Team 7 gradually worked together, to the point that Sasuke, who had once been blinded by hatred, began to slowly accept his comrades.

"Stinky Sasuke!"

"You just wait!"

"Once I get stronger, I'll definitely give you a good spanking!"

Naruto was so angry at Sasuke's arrogant face that his nose practically twisted out of shape.

"Alright, alright, let's go."

"Could there be some hidden meaning behind Kakashi-sensei sending us to the Third Training Ground?"

Sakura smiled and pulled the two of them together, acting as a glue between them.

"Hmph, I only went to train with Sasuke because of Sakura!"

Even though he secretly wanted Sasuke to teach him how to train, Naruto's face still showed a defiant look.

"Don't come crying and begging me then."

Sasuke immediately retorted.

When will these two ever end?

Sakura felt utterly exhausted upon witnessing this scene.

If Hinata were here, she could have resolved their conflict with a single punch from each of them using physical means.

A strange thought popped into Sakura's head.

Because of its remote location, the Third Training Ground of Konoha is almost never used except by Might Guy, a training fanatic. So since the formation of Team Guy, it has been the only place where Team Guy members usually train.

Kakashi and Might Guy, being close friends, were naturally aware of this.

Therefore, Kakashi's purpose in sending his Team 7 to the Third Training Ground is almost obvious.

He just wanted Matt Kai to give his three students some special training.

After all, the foundation of ninjas is taijutsu, and Might Guy is the strongest taijutsu master in Konoha.

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