In Konoha, you get one evolution point every day.

Lin Fan took Lin Xiaobai to the Hatake family.

The Hatake family's doorway was covered in a bunch of extremely insulting words written in red paint.

"Tsk tsk, this is the power of cyberbullying." Lin Fan crossed his arms, appreciating every insulting sentence: "This won't do. If I were to curse, I would at least curse White Tooth's ancestors for eighteen generations."

"Lin Fan, you're so naughty," Lin Xiaobai muttered.

"...So you came to my house just to yell at us?"

Lin Fan heard a sound coming from behind him.

Turning around, he saw Kakashi Hatake standing behind him with dead fish eyes, holding a paper bag full of vegetables and meat.

"Yo! Kakashi! So you've come!" Lin Fan greeted him.

No way, he heard the footsteps a long time ago.

"It's Kakashi!" Lin Xiaobai murmured.

Hearing the purring sound, Kakashi Hatake lowered his head and looked at Lin Xiaobai. A fleeting desire to pet the pet flashed in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it and looked up at Lin Fan again.

"My family doesn't welcome guests right now. If you don't need me, you can leave."

Lin Fan ignored Kakashi and walked forward on his own.

"Huh? You can still buy meat and vegetables?" Lin Fan was a little surprised. Logically speaking, shouldn't it be like Naruto's situation, where the whole village stops selling things?

"...I bought it for twice the price," Kakashi sighed.

"Oh, no wonder."

Lin Fan suddenly realized.

These villagers are so shrewd!

"But you're right, I did come to see you." Lin Fan suddenly patted Kakashi's shoulder, his tone heavy: "Do you know? Your father is dying."

"—!"

He suddenly released his grip, and just as the bag was about to fall, Lin Fan sped up and caught it: "Your things."

At this moment, Kakashi's vision was unfocused, his whole body was filled with chakra, his knees bent, and he tried to jump over the wall to check on his father's situation, but Lin Fan stopped him first.

"Let me go!" Kakashi exclaimed.

"Don't get agitated. I'm just stating a possibility. Your father isn't going to die that soon," Lin Fan said, shaking his head.

"???"

"You're kidding me!"

Kakashi's eyes widened, and he angrily snatched the bag from Lin Fan's hand: "If you're like those people, then we'll be enemies from now on."

Enemy?

With Lin Fan's current intelligence, he seemed to understand why Bai Ya committed suicide.

If White Fang hadn't committed suicide but instead slowly erased his merits and became a villain in the village, what would Kakashi have done?

...He'll most likely become the next Sasuke.

Kakashi is clearly not the pushover Naruto.

"Don't worry, I'm on your side."

Lin Fan smiled.

......

Finding a quiet place, Lin Fan talked to Kakashi for a long time, then handed him a capsule that looked like a red pearl, gave him some instructions, and left with Lin Xiaobai.

Kakashi stared at the capsule in his hand.

He packed it up and took the food home.

"I'm back."

There was no response from inside. Kakashi was already used to it. He changed his shoes and went in. When he arrived at the living room, he saw countless empty bottles on the floor. The once imposing Hatake Sakumo had now become a drunkard who had been lying on the table snoring for days without taking care of his appearance.

Normally, Kakashi would cover Sakumo Hatake with a thin blanket to prevent his father from catching a cold.

But now, he ignored Sakumo Hatake and went straight to the refrigerator to put in the ingredients.

After Kakashi left, Sakumo Hatake opened his eyes slightly.

......

Tsunade's hair was never short to begin with. It looked short in the front, but it actually had a small golden ponytail in the back. Now it's styled into two small ponytails with bangs covering one eye, and her hair is still white.

"Wow! This looks amazing!" Lin Fan couldn't help but praise the hairstylist's styling. This hairstyle was practically identical to that of Amanokawa Ina from "Z/X Code Reunion," except that Tsunade was the mature, older sister type.

Tsunade was quite pleased with her new hairstyle. She nodded smugly at Lin Fan, snorted coldly, and raised her hands to form hand seals: "Hmph, it's not over yet."

After forming the hand seals, Tsunade's body cells changed. Her original rejuvenation was a kind of consolidation technique. She is now very close to her peak physical age, but she can shrink back to a younger state at any time.

...reduced to eighteen years old.

"This will do." Tsunade looked at her own figure; being smaller made it easier to move around.

Turn around.

"Huh? What's with that look?" Tsunade, seeing Lin Fan staring dumbfounded at her chest, snapped angrily, "You brat, if you look at me again, I'll punch you!"

Looking at the size, which was at most a D, Lin Fan felt utterly bored.

......

The two left the village, and Snowflake returned to the Hokage Building.

"Lord Hokage, Tsunade and Lin Fan have left the village. Should we continue to track them?" Snowflake was unaware that the two had received a mission from the Hokage.

"No need. Starting today, you can return to the Anbu and wait for missions." Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand, indicating that Snowflake could leave.

Snowflake responded with a soft "..." and silently left the building.

Oh no! My daily life in the Anbu!!

......

Early the next morning.

Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Sakumo Hatake to the Hokage's office.

"Sakumo, what happened to you?" Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that Sakumo Hatake had been having a hard time lately, but he didn't expect him to be this sad.

A unkempt beard, sunken eyes, and a faint odor emanating from his body... It seems he hasn't even taken a shower!

"I'm sorry, Hokage-sama." It seems like all Hatake Sakumo can do now is apologize.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't want to hear any of this and waved his hand: "Sakumo, do you know? Actually, there are still many people in the village who care about you... Don't give up on yourself. Even if you have to bear a heavy fate for the rest of your life, you must live well."

A heavy fate...

Sakumo Hatake took a deep breath.

"I understand, Hokage-sama. If there's nothing else, would you mind allowing me to return and rest?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent for a long while.

"...Sakumo, be honest, can you handle this?"

He was referring to public opinion in the village.

He needs the villagers to vent their discontent in order to secure his position as Hokage.

But he didn't want his subordinates to feel wronged.

"Of course," Hatake Sakumo said firmly.

But judging from his appearance, it's just that Sakumo Hatake is being stubborn.

Upon hearing what Hatake Sakumo said, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't say anything: "In that case, I'll tell you something."

"What is it?"

"Just yesterday, Tsunade and Lin Fan set off saying they would help you make up for the failure of your mission and carry out an even more difficult Super S-rank mission."

"What? Tsunade? Lin Fan? This won't do! They'll die!" Sakumo Hatake rushed forward.

Hiruzen Sarutobi could even smell Sakumo Hatake's body odor; he felt like vomiting, but couldn't.

Hold it in! You damn stomach, hold it in!

"Lord Hokage, please retract your order. This is all my fault. How could I let Tsunade and Mr. Lin Fan go to their deaths!" Hatake Sakumo knew Lin Fan because Lin Fan had defeated Kakashi twice in a row, and the second time he had won against Kakashi's group of more than eighty people in a group battle, which made him famous.

"...This is...uh. This is Tsunade and Lin Fan's idea. I've already tried to persuade them, but to no avail." Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head helplessly. Ugh, White Fang, get the hell away from me!!!

He almost vomited.

......

As he left the Hokage Building, Sakumo Hatake's face showed a hint of emotion.

He was delighted to find himself encountering a junior like Tsunade and a highly respected new ninja like Lin Fan in this ninja era where relationships are easily strained.

"Hmm?" Hatake Sakumo was preparing to go home to pack his things. Even though the Hokage forbade him to leave the village, he was going to go out and bring the two of them back.

But then, two members of the Dark Guard suddenly appeared in front of them... No, wait.

"It's Root." Hatake Sakumo stared at the intricately patterned masks on the two men's faces, his voice low and menacing. "What does Root want with me?"

A Root ninja stepped forward.

"Lord Danzo requests your presence."