Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

As Shinto slowly spoke, he didn't know if guiding this kid toward Orochimaru was the right or wrong thing. If he didn't live in a family like the Umekawa clan, it would be really hard for someone with this kind of personality to survive in the ninja world. The last person with a similar personality was the eldest of Nagato's three best friends, and he was tricked to death by Danzo.

But speaking of which... he still can't figure out how Danzo managed to kill that brat. You know, in the original story, Danzo and Hanzo of the Salamander teamed up to kill that brat.

That's because Danzo and Hanzo of the Salamander didn't have much interaction in the original story. It was only because they had a common enemy that they were able to team up.

However, during World War II, Hanzo of the Salamander hated Danzo immensely, and Danzo hated Hanzo of the Salamander immensely, making it almost impossible for them to team up.

But now, both Hanzo, the salamander, and that brat are indeed doomed.

All I can say is that Danzo's schemes are still unfathomable!

Even under such extremely harsh conditions, they managed to kill Hanzo the Salamander and that little devil. It's unbelievable.

......

"Hey! Ohnoki, have you eaten? It's been years since I last saw you. How are you? Still in good health?"

At the entrance of Iwagakure, Shinto floated in the air, three heads taller than Onoki, bent down, ignored Onoki's death glare, and patted Onoki on the shoulder with a slightly exaggerated smile, as if meeting an old friend.

“(▼he▼メ)....I am perfectly fine. You are not dead, how could I bear to die?”

Ōnoki gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence.

If he could, he really didn't want to see this bastard. The moment he saw him, a chill would inexplicably rise in his anus.

Thinking of the pain he felt back then, he wished he could tear that bastard to pieces.

However, as one of the five most influential figures in the ninja world, he should still have the magnanimity he deserves. If he takes the initiative to invite others over and then doesn't come out to greet them, he will inevitably be criticized for being petty.

A few years ago, when his son got married, he sent out wedding invitations to that damned monkey, Hiruzen Sarutobi, but that bastard ignored them and didn't say a word. People have been criticizing him for being petty for years.

Therefore, he learned a profound lesson from that damned monkey. Whenever someone came, he personally came out to greet them, demonstrating the hospitality of Iwagakure and showing everyone the difference between Onoki and Hiruzen Sarutobi!

876. As soon as I entered, I saw Shiki and Onoki exchanging barbs.

"Haha, really? Don't push yourself too hard! You know all sorts of health problems come on as you get older. Trying to act tough is going to be dangerous. The fortune teller always said I'd live to at least ninety. Nephew, take better care of your dad. The most important thing for an old man is family. Don't let him fall into the toilet in the middle of the night and not be able to get out. Remember to wake him up every night before bed so he doesn't fall in and can't get out...ヾ(^?^)?"

Looking at Onoki, who seemed ready to explode in anger at any moment, Masato raised an eyebrow at the yellow earth behind him and said with a smile.

"......"

The yellow earth behind Onoki was gazing at the sky, as if he wasn't talking to me.

In situations like this, the best thing is to hear nothing at all, so he doesn't get caught by his father when he gets home that night...

"By the way, nephew, I heard you had a daughter, right? Onoki, that's not right of you. Before, when you were young and inexperienced, it was understandable that you held him back from taking over. Now that you're a father, you've achieved great things later in life, and you're still clinging to your position without doing anything. That's just outrageous! Look at Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Konoha, they've all had their fourth Hokage, and Kirigakure has its fifth. You Iwagakure are still only at the third! When people get old, they should acknowledge their position. Don't keep clinging to the little power you have, especially your own son. It's really outrageous... Hey? What's wrong with your nose? It can change color? Are you researching some new ninjutsu lately?"

Without giving Onoki a chance to speak, Masato continued to complain to Onoki, looking as if he were standing up for his nephew.

"You bastard, say that again if you dare. (▼へ▼メ)"

Originally, Onoki, who had been holding back as the host, couldn't take it anymore. He floated up, gave Masato a death stare, rolled up his sleeves, and looked ready to fight.

Damn it, on his own turf, to his face they're saying he's hogging the toilet and not doing his business. If I keep tolerating him, Onoki will really become a Ninja Turtle.

"Hey, I've got a short temper. You want to hit me? Fine, I'll say it, but try touching me!"

Masato also rolled up his sleeves, dodged Onoki's "kiss of death," and turned his head to glare back.

"Say that again if you dare!" (▼へ▼メ)

"Give it a try! Just move it and see! (▼ヘ▼#)"

"Try saying that again if you dare!" (`皿′)

"Go ahead and try to move!" (▼へ▼メ)

"Tell me if you dare..."

"Go ahead and try..."

"........-_-||"

Watching the two exchange insults as if they were in an empty room, both sides looked up at the sky with exasperation. The atmosphere had been built up to this point, why don't you just start fighting already...? -_-||

"...Une-sama, Masato... has Masato-sama always been like this? Amazing... ⊙０⊙"

Watching their village's legend clash with the Tsuchikage, the group of young Sunagakure boys were dumbfounded. They thought it was incredibly impressive. In their minds, the Tsuchikage was just like their Lord Shigenori, both being truly important figures. Now, their Lord Shinto was exchanging insults with the Tsuchikage in front of so many people. It was truly amazing!

"Ahem... Just call me Meichuan... Teacher and Tsuchikage have a long-standing relationship, it must be their... way of communicating."

Mei Chuan, regaining her senses, almost coughed up her internal injuries as she explained.

He had no idea what was going on. It was the first time he had ever seen his teacher and the Tsuchikage arguing. However, in order to preserve his teacher's legendary image among the group of teenagers, he had to come up with an excuse that he could barely accept.

"...Lord Shinto and all the young people from Sunagakure must be tired from your journey. The Chunin Exams still have some time before they begin, so I'll take you all to rest first."

Seeing his boss and Golden Lion exchanging barbs at the village entrance, looking like they were about to fight but weren't, Huang Tu had no choice but to bite the bullet and step in to interrupt their pointless argument. If they kept going like that, it could go on forever...

"My nephew has a much broader perspective, unlike some people... Nephew, I'm giving you face."

"Having a father like that must be exhausting, right?"

Shindou stopped and spoke to Huang Tu with both admiration and sympathy.

"You bastard..."

"Father, you should go back first. I'll take them to rest."

Seeing his father about to launch into another tirade, Huang Tu quickly calmed him down while giving Tu Mu a meaningful look. His father had two major rivals in his life: Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shiki the Golden Lion. He'd lose his temper whenever he encountered either of them, and leaving him here would only bring further embarrassment...

"Lord Tsuchikage, Konoha's White Fang has arrived..."

Upon receiving a look from Huang Tu, Tu Mu deliberately moved closer to his underling, feigning a listening posture, before changing the subject and speaking to Onoki.

"Hmph! Let's go. (▼he▼メ)"

After calming down, Onoki gave the bastard in front of him a death stare, then snorted coldly and led his son and his underlings past them to walk outside.

"...No need for you to trouble yourself, Lord Tsuchikage, we have arrived."

As soon as Onoki took two steps, the white-haired father and son, who had been watching the show not far away, came up with a dozen or so strange-looking kids from Konoha. As soon as they reached the door, they saw Golden Lion and Onoki exchanging insults.

Old White Hair and Big White Hair remained calm, as they knew Golden Lion's mouth all too well. Moreover, Golden Lion's grudge against Onoki was no less than that between Onoki and their Hokage. Enemies meeting are bound to be extremely hostile; it was a miracle Onoki hadn't fought back after all these years...

However, the Konoha kids were a different story. To them, both Shiki and the Tsuchikage were incredibly powerful figures, figures they'd only ever seen in books. They never imagined they'd witness two such figures, only known from books, exchanging barbs in front of them. It completely shattered their worldview; so this is what powerful people are like...

"Yo! A Konoha technician! Kakashi's here too?..."

Shinto turned his head and tilted his head to look at Kakashi, who was standing silently behind his father next to Sakumo Hatake, his face half-covered by a black cloth. He deliberately emphasized the word "technician" and teased him.

"..."

Kakashi, standing beside his father, rolled his dead fish eyes, ignoring the old man's teasing as if he hadn't heard it at all. He thought to himself, "You'll lose if you take this bastard's mouth seriously."

Although he didn't know why this old guy probably called him "Konoha Technician" instead of "Copy Ninja," and even emphasized "Technician," based on his understanding of this old guy, he knew he was definitely not hiding anything good.

877. His vision is directly proportional to his ability.

"Welcome, everyone from Konoha. The Chunin Exams will continue for a while, so I'll take you all to rest."

This time, Huang Tu was quite astute. Before his father could even speak, he quickly approached Konoha and the others and politely greeted them.

Huang Tu breathed a sigh of relief when it wasn't his father's old nemesis, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who came. His father couldn't even out-talk Shiki with his words. If Hiruzen Sarutobi had come too, his father would have been utterly humiliated in a two-on-one fight.

Konoha has a decades-long tradition of verbal sparring...

"Hmph! Let's go."

Ōnoki didn't say anything. After giving Shiki a death stare, he arrogantly turned and left with his underlings, leaving his son there to entertain the people from Sunagakure and Konoha.

He was afraid that if he stayed here for even a minute longer, he would lose his temper and start fighting with that bastard Shiki, which would damage Iwagakure's international image.

"Oh! Nephew, having a father like this, you must have had a tough time all these years."

Masato sighed and patted Huang Tu on the shoulder.

"...Please follow me, everyone."

Huang Tu broke out in a cold sweat and didn't say anything. After changing the subject, he immediately turned around and led the way. Not to mention his father, even he didn't want to stay here for another second. Contact with the Golden Lion was too unbearable; there were pitfalls everywhere.

.....

"Hiruzen Sarutobi really went all out, sending out even the Uchiha Supernovas just to humiliate Onoki."

Masato looked at Kishimoto's youngest son with a smile and said.

His Observation Haki told him that his guess was correct. His youngest son was indeed his youngest son, and his talent was truly outstanding. Although he had not yet awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, he was already a Jonin at the age of eleven or twelve. No wonder he could fly directly after awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Lord Golden Lion, you flatter me. Shisui is the true supernova of the Uchiha clan."

The youngest son, like his nominal father, wore a deadpan expression and spoke earnestly.

He had seen the giant snake have diarrhea before. This crazy, blond-haired middle-aged man was a fierce warrior who fought the nine-tailed fox hand-to-hand. He still remembered the violent and passionate scene from back then. Moreover, he was from an enemy village. Being targeted by an enemy was not a good thing.

"You mean that Uchiha Shisui? He's not bad, but in my opinion, you're way better than him. Don't believe me? My judgment is as good as my strength. I said back then that Kakashi was a bright kid, and unless he was given a cheat code, he would have a hard time taking off. And look at him now. He gave up his good White Fang and insisted on getting a Sharingan to become a technician."

"Speaking of which, White Fang, don't your Konoha Anbu members get paid? Why do you have to do side jobs?"

Shinto glanced at Kakashi, whose face was half-covered except for one eye, and said to White Fang.

"????"

Sakumo Hatake looked at his son with a puzzled expression. He didn't quite understand what his son meant, but he understood that his son was doing a side business. His son had been working in the Anbu for the past few years, and he rarely inquired about his son's situation, so he didn't know much about him. However... not to mention that his son was now a squad leader in the Anbu, and his salary and benefits were definitely the best in Konoha, even with the wealth of the Hatake clan, his son wouldn't go hungry, right?

As long as you're not as carefree as Tsunade, you can live a carefree life for generations.

Seeing the serious look on this guy's face, Hatake Sakumo not only looked at his son.

"..."

Recalling Jiraiya's recent work, Kakashi seems to have figured out what the "technician" in that frivolous middle-aged man's words meant.

However, he couldn't explain that kind of knowledge to his father, so he could only roll his dead fish eyes and helplessly shrug, indicating that he was too busy in the Dark Division to have time for side jobs.

The title "Konoha Technician" was instantly blacklisted by him. He didn't know which bastard gave him that title, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Mei Chuan looked at the Uchiha supernova his teacher had mentioned with surprise. Although his teacher was usually unreliable, his judgment was definitely not exaggerated. So far, the only person who had received the highest praise from his teacher was the deceased Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. Now his teacher said that this kid was even more awesome than that "Shisui of the Body Flicker Technique," and seeing that Konoha's White Fang, who was on par with his teacher, did not refute it, he couldn't help but take a closer look at this Uchiha boy.

Mature and composed, he was only eleven or twelve years old but lacked the naivety of children his age. He didn't show the slightest joy at the teacher's praise, which was truly rare. If it were any of the kids in his village, they would have jumped for joy upon hearing such praise from their teacher. However, this young man remained as calm as ever. He had only ever experienced this kind of composure with Handsome Scorpion, and only those super geniuses who had been praised so much since childhood and had become accustomed to it would remain so calm.

Although his strength is still unknown, his composure shows that this young man is no ordinary person.

Konoha is indeed a land of outstanding talents. The Land of Wind produces one Golden Lion every hundred years and one handsome Sasori every few decades, but Konoha has produced countless geniuses over the past few decades!