Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 35 The Mysterious Masked Man Appears

"Thank you for your hospitality."

Ten-year-old Akihara Kagura nodded her thanks.

Perhaps it was because she felt obligated to eat his food, or perhaps it was because Hiruzen Sarutobi had made them finish their ramen quietly, but Akihara Kagura was unusually polite.

"Thank you for your hospitality."

Six-year-old Naruto Uzumaki still behaved perfectly in sync.

If you ignore the hair color of these two little guys, you might even think that their synchronized movements look like an older brother leading a younger brother.

"Go home and get some rest."

Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up his pipe again.

This encounter wasn't entirely fruitless. Hiruzen Sarutobi felt he had come to understand Kagura Akihara and wasn't so fixated on guiding him anymore. He even sensed from Kagura's attitude towards Naruto Uzumaki that night that the kid's personality wasn't so bad after all.

"I'm leaving! Bye-bye!"

Naruto Uzumaki patted his bulging belly happily, waved goodbye to Kagura Akihara and Hiruzen Sarutobi, and walked back towards his residence.

"You can't tell at all..."

Akihara Kagura's gaze was fixed on the departing Uzumaki Naruto.

"Oh?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, pipe in mouth, turned to look at Kagura Akihara standing there and asked, "Kagura, what are you trying to learn from this little Naruto?"

"You can't tell he's sad at all."

Akihara Kagura's eyes darkened, and she whispered, "If someone abandons me, I'll be so heartbroken I'll want to kill someone."

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a little unwell.

"I'm leaving."

Akihara Kagura said no more and headed towards the Root organization's base.

"That brat..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head helplessly.

The old man, who had held power in Konoha for decades, walked step by step toward the Hokage Building, his voice suddenly becoming deep and cold.

"Kakashi, Tenzo."

As the voice faded, Kakashi Hatake and Tenzo instantly appeared beside him.

They were supposed to have a day off this morning, but while they were still resting tonight, they were suddenly ordered to serve as the Hokage's bodyguards.

What do you guys think of Akihara Kagura?

Hiruzen Sarutobi kept his gaze fixed on the Hokage Building, ignoring his two subordinates, and continued to speak to himself: "After the Chunin Exams, that kid will join the Anbu, and I will assign him to your team."

"..."

Kakashi Hatake couldn't help but glance at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The Third Hokage did not turn around, and his steps were firm. He did not seem to want to discuss it with anyone; this was an order from the Hokage.

"Yes."

Kakashi Hatake quickly lowered his head.

As for Tianzang standing next to him, he has never had much say in such situations.

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly stopped and continued seriously, "By the way, don't underestimate that kid. His Wood Release talent is very strong, and from what I've seen so far, he's already able to unleash considerable combat power."

"Yes."

Kakashi Hatake and Tenzo exchanged a glance.

Hiruzen Sarutobi brought up Kagura Akihara's shortcomings again: "However, that kid's basic ninja training is not quite up to par. His personality is a bit too extreme, so we can't leave him to be taught by the Jonin leading the team in the village. You and Tenzo will have to teach him more in the future."

"This…"

Kakashi Hatake suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Because when he first met Akihara Kagura, he felt that the little girl wasn't a normal child; she was always ready to kill for Shimura Danzo and such…

However, whether it was the time he saw him at Ichiraku Ramen this morning, or hearing that the kid impersonated him and deceived the test takers, almost causing a major accident, Kakashi Hatake felt that the kid's personality was definitely worse than he had imagined.

but…

The Anbu must obey orders from the Hokage.

"Yes."

Kakashi Hatake could only agree earnestly, and then suggested, "Since Akihara Kagura possesses the Wood Release Kekkei, let's assign him to Tenzo's team..."

"..."

Tenzo looked at Kakashi Hatake in disbelief!

Tenzo was an honest man who deeply believed that Kakashi Hatake was a reliable senior.

At that moment, when Tenzo suddenly heard that Kakashi Hatake was going to give him a big problem, his inner thoughts finally started to stir.

Hey, hey, hey, what are you talking about, Kakashi-senpai!

You know how awkward my relationship with Akihara Kagura is. That little guy is always yelling at me to fight. Why did you put him in my class? You know what kind of torture I'll suffer!

"Can."

Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Kakashi Hatake's proposal.

After giving his orders, the Hokage waved his hand at them and said, "Alright, you can all leave now. I'll take a walk by myself."

"Yes."

The two figures vanished instantly behind Hiruzen Sarutobi.

In the alleyways and side streets.

After leaving the Hokage's residence, Tenzo finally couldn't contain himself any longer and said anxiously, "Hey, senpai, arrange for me to be with that little Kagura..."

"I believe you can do it."

Kakashi Hatake patted Tenzo on the shoulder and continued, "Tenzo, I've always believed that you would become a reliable senior as well."

"But…"

"Heavenly Treasury".

Kakashi Hatake interrupted him, saying in a low voice, "That child possesses the same Wood Release bloodline limit as you. Perhaps this is a fateful encounter. I hope you can help him become someone like you, silently protecting Konoha in the darkness."

"All right…"

Tenzo could only scratch his head helplessly and offered his own solution: "I'll teach him to slowly develop his Wood Release bloodline ninjutsu first. If he encounters any problems, I'll ask you, senior..."

"Can."

Kakashi Hatake agreed and reached into his pocket: "Now that today's guard duty is over, go back and rest early."

"Um."

Tianzang scratched his head in distress and headed towards home.

"..."

Kakashi Hatake leaned against the wall with his head down.

Kakashi, the infamous cold-blooded ninja, gradually began to drift into a daze, and most of the time, he himself didn't even know what he was thinking.

Kakashi Hatake's fate seems destined to be lonely.

When he was a child, his father suddenly committed suicide, making him an orphan while he was in school; as he grew up, his close teammates sacrificed themselves one after another in the war; and later, his teacher and his wife both died in the Nine-Tails' attack, leaving Kakashi Hatake with a feeling of being suffocated by fate.

Kakashi Hatake felt that his future was a blur, that he would be stuck in the Anbu carrying out endless missions, and that there would never be anything to make him happy again.

After a long while.

Kakashi Hatake got up and left the alley.

After Kakashi Hatake left, a mysterious masked man in a black robe quietly appeared, coldly snorting as he looked in the direction Kakashi had gone.

"Hmph, this piece of trash..."

"Hehehehe..."

A pitcher plant monster with a black and white body slowly emerged from the ground. Its white, half-faced creature grinned and said to the mysterious masked man, "Now, it seems unnecessary to pay attention to Kakashi Hatake anymore, right? Shouldn't we be more concerned about that Wood Release brat who has reappeared in Konoha?"

"maybe…"

"Could that kid become an accomplice in Project Eye of the Moon?"

First update!

(End of this chapter)