Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 179 Kakashi, You Are Not Suitable to Be a Root Ninja

Shui Mu's face turned deathly pale.

The office erupted in applause.

Akihara Kagura's plan is quite brilliant.

Under Hiruzen Sarutobi's guidance, Kagura Akihara perfectly arranged everyone's roles, even elevating the minor villain role of Mizuki to a higher level.

The Root ninjas applauded Akihara Kagura's plan, while Karin, with her notebook in hand, looked everyone present up and took notes of those who hadn't clapped.

Obviously.

The people of the Roots all have great respect for Akihara Kagura.

Only Mizuki, an outsider, was rather clueless. Instead of applauding and celebrating, he even tried to refute Akihara Kagura's plan.

Fortunately, Akihara Kagura was a good person. She gently manipulated the shadow with her fingers and then controlled Mizuki's body, causing Mizuki to symbolically clap his hands and even grin. It was clear that Mizuki had agreed to the plan.

"Speaking of which..."

Akihara Kagura patted Mizuki on the shoulder in a friendly manner: "Didn't you want to join Orochimaru? When we catch you, we'll say that Orochimaru instructed you to do so."

"Then it's decided."

Kagura Akihara loosened her grip and ordered, "Have him add a charge of colluding with the S-rank rogue ninja Orochimaru to the confession."

"..."

As Akihara Kagura stopped controlling Mizuki's shadow, Mizuki's body immediately collapsed, and he hurriedly tried to crawl to Akihara Kagura's side!

The Heavenly Dao of Still Water immediately appeared in Mizuki's shadow, controlling Mizuki's body and preventing the soon-to-be-class villainous BOSS from making any rude or embarrassing mistakes. This allowed Mizuki to add another charge of colluding with Orochimaru to his confession.

"You guys should go."

Akihara Kagura waved to Tendo Shisui with satisfaction, then looked at Karin: "Remember to invite Iruka-sensei to dinner tonight. He took good care of you back then..."

"Yes."

Karin nodded.

When Iruka Umino received the invitation, he felt a little strange, but since Naruto Uzumaki would also be attending, he decided to go to the dinner party with Naruto.

Konoha Orphanage.

The orphanage seemed quite lively.

Over the years, the orphanage has not lacked funds.

Most of the orphans that Yakushi Nonou raised have already started working or even started their own families. The most successful one of them has become the assistant to the Hokage of Konoha, and is also the child that Yakushi Nonou feels most guilty about.

Yakushi Nonou has been trying her best to make amends, but as an orphanage director, there's not much she can do to help. The only thing she can do for Akihara Kagura is celebrate his birthday.

There were quite a few people here tonight.

Even Sai, who had already joined the Anbu, took a special leave to come back.

Kakashi Hatake, Anko Mitarashi, and Naruto Uzumaki are all regulars. Iruka Umino had visited the Konoha Orphanage before, but this was his first time attending such a celebratory occasion.

A group of people had a party.

Kagura Akihara made a point of having Iruka Umino stay behind. She glanced at Naruto Uzumaki as he left and murmured, "I can't believe Naruto's graduating so quickly..."

"yes…"

Iruka Umino was somewhat reserved.

Kagura Akihara looked at Iruka and asked softly, "Many people probably don't want to see the Nine-Tailed Fox from the village become a ninja, right?"

"..."

Iruka Umino was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Naruto is a brave child, and I hope he can become an excellent ninja, but his Shadow Clone Jutsu hasn't been practiced very well, so he might not be able to reach the graduation standard..."

"I've heard Hongdou mention this before."

Akihara Kagura stared intently at Umino Iruka and continued, "However, I don't care about such a trivial matter; that's for your ninja academy teachers to judge."

"Also, I'd like to remind Iruka-sensei that Naruto is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of the village, not just an ordinary ninja student..."

"I see…"

Iruka Umino nodded quickly.

Although Iruka Umino deeply resented the Nine-Tails for taking his parents' lives, as a teacher at the Ninja Academy, he would still act fairly.

"Actually, the higher-ups also have their considerations."

Akihara Kagura looked at Umino Iruka with satisfaction and continued to remind him, "The test questions you chose this time are quite good; they're just right for the higher-ups' considerations..."

"Naruto's chakra is too vast to control. At his age, it's difficult for him to precisely control his chakra, so he definitely won't pass the Shadow Clone Technique test..."

"The Third Hokage intends for Naruto to try learning a technique that allows him to directly release his chakra..."

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique..."

"This technique is only slightly dangerous..."

"etc…"

"Isn't that a forbidden technique that could endanger lives?"

Iruka Umino couldn't help but blurt it out!

"This is a consideration from higher-ups; they want to see if Naruto Uzumaki has the courage to pay the price of his life to become a ninja."

Akihara Kagura frowned, but seeing that Umino Iruka had calmed down, she continued, "You just need to know this. As long as he works hard to learn the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique in order to become a ninja, he will have powerful ninjutsu to protect himself..."

"If he dies..."

"It's a lucky thing for the village too."

Akihara Kagura gave Umino Iruka a deep look: "A Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who can't become a ninja is always at risk of losing control. Rather than letting him continue to live, it's better to eliminate this potential threat sooner rather than later."

"But…"

Iruka Umino tried to defend himself, to argue for his student: "Naruto... it's not Naruto's fault that he's the Nine-Tailed Fox! Twelve years ago, Naruto was just a child!"

"The villagers don't care about these things."

Kagura Akihara glanced at Iruka and said coldly, "The villagers will only think of him as the fox spirit who caused the Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage, not that he's innocent, and they won't consider him an ally!"

"..."

Iruka Umino felt a pang of sadness, because he had once been one of those who hated Naruto Uzumaki.

"Executing the command is enough."

Kagura Akihara coldly stared at Iruka Umino, completely ignoring his concern for Naruto Uzumaki, and casually shifted the blame onto the Third Hokage: "This was a mission assigned by the Third Hokage, and I was just carrying it out."

Kagura Akihara directly used her authority to suppress him: "What you need to do is observe Naruto during this time to see if he has the determination to become a ninja and to protect the village at all costs, and to judge whether he has the potential to become an excellent Konoha ninja..."

This is the benefit of becoming a high-level executive.

Akihara Kagura could easily, like Shimura Danzo, directly order her subordinates to carry out missions under the guise of superiors' commands.

"Yes."

Iruka Umino lowered his head in resignation.

"You can leave now."

Akihara Kagura waved goodbye to the guests.

"Yes."

Unno Iruka could only leave in frustration.

After the Chunin instructor left, Kakashi Hatake sat down next to him and asked curiously, "I think I just saw you bullying Iruka. Hey, don't always bully the honest ones..."

"This is the Third Hokage's order."

Kagura Akihara continued to shift the blame onto her boss, glancing at Kakashi Hatake—this guy wouldn't have an easy time in the future: "Why haven't you found a suitable student yet? This is your third year as a Jonin instructor, right?"

"Those children..."

"There are always some things that don't fit..."

Kakashi Hatake casually picked up the pear juice in front of Kagura Akihara: "By the way, how's the matter of transferring me to Root going?"

"The roots are not suitable for you."

Akihara Kagura looked at Hatake Kakashi and shook her head.

"Am I not suitable?"

Kakashi Hatake looked at Kagura Akihara in surprise, feeling that this guy was talking nonsense. A former captain of the ANBU was not suitable for Root?

Just then, a Root ninja noticed that Akihara Kagura didn't have any pear juice in front of her, so he came over and poured her a glass of pear juice, placing it in front of her.

"This is what a qualified Root ninja is like."

Akihara Kagura looked at Hatake Kakashi, who seemed somewhat taken aback.

"..."

Isn't this just blatant flattery of Akihara Kagura?

No wonder this guy claimed he wasn't suited to join Roots!

Kakashi Hatake's forehead twitched, feeling his worldview being severely challenged. He sighed and said, "Why do I feel like things at the root are getting a bit chaotic..."

"I've already tried my best."

Kagura Akihara sighed and waved to her subordinates beside her: "When Lord Danzo was around, the atmosphere in Root was much worse than it is now. Everyone's life had to follow Lord Danzo's wishes. I've been working very hard to change the atmosphere in Root all these years..."

"..."

Kakashi Hatake glanced at Kagura Akihara with a wry look: "Why do I only feel that you're becoming more and more decadent, Assistant Hokage..."

"Fortunately, I am the Hokage's assistant."

Akihara Kagura, holding a glass of pear juice, clinked glasses with Hatake Kakashi: "Be thankful, the current Hokage's assistant is your friend. If Danzo were still in this position, you could go to the memorial stone on the back mountain tonight and choose a propitious burial site for yourself..."

"alright."

"Go home and rest early."

"I need to go back and rest early too."

Akihara Kagura stood up and patted Hatake Kakashi on the shoulder: "I'll be helping the graduates choose Jonin to mentor during this time. I'll pick out a few problem students for you..."

"Well, I really have to thank you..."

Kakashi Hatake's eye twitched involuntarily.

Kakashi Hatake didn't really believe that Kagura Akihara would do such a thing, and that the Third Hokage wouldn't agree to it either. He thought Kagura Akihara was joking.

"You're welcome, it's my pleasure."

Akihara Kagura waved her hand and was about to leave when she casually reminded Hatake Kakashi, "By the way, I'm not joking this time. There are indeed quite a few problem students among this year's graduates..."

"Anyone who isn't Naruto is fine."

Kakashi Hatake waved his hand dismissively.

Over the past few years, Kakashi Hatake and Anko Mitarashi have had a good relationship.

Kakashi Hatake was aware of Naruto Uzumaki's study progress. His tutor, Anko Mitarashi, was practically driven crazy by Naruto's homework, as he was struggling with both academic subjects and ninjutsu.

Mitarashi Anko first set her sights on teaching Naruto Uzumaki to graduate early; then she set her sights on teaching Naruto to become the top graduate; now, for Mitarashi Anko, Naruto graduating would be a great success.

June.

Graduation season at the Ninja Academy is fast approaching.

The graduation test for the Ninja Academy was chosen to be the Clone Technique.

Iruka Umino kept a close eye on Naruto Uzumaki, fearing that someone would harm the student. He was also worried about Naruto's fate, fearing that Naruto would die in the future, but he didn't know what to do. He could only take it one step at a time and give Naruto as much care as possible.

have to say.

This made Naruto Uzumaki's graduation season quite pleasant.

However, this does not mean that Naruto Uzumaki will pass the graduation exam.

The day of the ninja academy graduation exam has finally arrived.

Mizuki and Iruka Umino were the examiners for these students. The two Chunin teachers were supervising the exam with different thoughts in their minds, and their emotions were churning.

until…

It was Naruto's turn.

Naruto Uzumaki had no choice but to obediently release the Shadow Clone Technique. His chakra surged within him, but ultimately, the technique failed. A fake clone with its tongue sticking out lay on the ground. This technique could not be considered successful no matter what.

After much deliberation, Iruka Umino ultimately fulfilled his duty as a teacher and did not allow Naruto Uzumaki to pass the test. On the contrary, Mizuki, the examiner, praised Naruto's physical fitness and endurance with a smile all the way, believing that the child could be admitted exceptionally.

however…

Both examiners must pass the test simultaneously.

Naruto Uzumaki…

I failed the graduation assessment.

Most of the other children at the Ninja Academy had passed their exams and were wearing the ninja headbands issued by the village. They gathered together, laughing and joking, discussing when they would become Chunin and Jonin in the future, while their parents boasted about their children who had passed the tests.

Naruto Uzumaki sat alone on the swing in the ninja academy's training ground, gripping the swing ropes tightly, his head hanging low in despair, not knowing what to do.

"Naruto."

Mizuki stood next to the swing, gently patted his head, and smiled as she comforted him, "I'm sorry I didn't let you pass the graduation exam. I saw your efforts, and I thought I could convince Iruka..."

"Mr. Shuimu!"

Naruto Uzumaki looked up at Mizuki-sensei, the kind person who spoke up for him.

There's still a chance.

Mizuki approached Naruto with a smile and whispered, "There's a Book of Sealing Techniques in the village. It contains very powerful techniques. If you learn just one of them, you can become a ninja comparable to the Hokage. It can definitely help you become a ninja, or even the Hokage..."

"Eh!"

Naruto's eyes were filled with surprise once again.

"Come with me."

Mizuki patted the little guy's head, then looked at Umino Iruka in the distance, and continued with a light laugh, "We should also invite Iruka-sensei; he's also one of the examiners for the graduation exam..."

Second update!

One more chapter, how could I let Lord Orochimaru stay out of this!

(End of this chapter)