Narration system starting from Konoha

"Haha, I get it. Kakashi-sensei is coming over to treat me to ramen."

"Kakashi-sensei is very generous. Didn't he promise to treat us to ramen yesterday? He just forgot at the last minute."

I knew Kakashi-sensei wouldn't go back on his word.

"Ku, where's Sasuke?"

"He went to eat his own lunch. Should I call him over? It's rare for Kakashi-sensei to treat us, we can't refuse."

[If I have a good meal with Kakashi-sensei today, I can save on food expenses for the day. Perfect timing to call Sasuke over; that'll cover my food expenses for tomorrow.]

Kakashi said without changing his expression, "Since you're not here, that's fine. We'll get together another day. Today, I'll treat you two to ramen."

"Kakashi-sensei, could you tell me the specific date? Is it tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or the day after that?"

[Could it be that Kakashi-sensei was just saying it casually and didn't actually intend to treat us? This is just wishful thinking.]

[I've seen many people say things will happen in a few days, but it's all just empty talk. Sometimes, even after several years, nothing ever gets done.]

Naruto looked at Kakashi with hopeful eyes.

[Kakashi is furious. He's never seen such a troublesome kid. This isn't a pushover; this guy's a genius.]

"Kakashi-sensei, what kind of human is this? Can a human cultivate into a spirit?" Naruto asked with a puzzled look.

[Heavens and earth, if I, Kakashi, have done anything wrong, please send down lightning to strike me dead!]

Kakashi forced himself to calm down and decided to just give some random number of days to get by.

"Kakashi-sensei can't fool us."

"How could that be? Let's talk about it after you've finished eating."

"Okay, uncle, give Naruto ten bowls of ramen to tide him over."

"Haha, you still understand me best."

Kakashi looked utterly dejected. It seemed his wallet was going to be empty today; he didn't think the Hokage would reimburse him.

Chapter Nine Collection

"You're home, why aren't the lights on? Did something happen to you?"

Kong said unexpectedly.

The house was completely dark, with only a faint light coming from outside the window to barely make out the light.

Sasuke sat alone in the chair, seemingly lost in thought.

Sasuke hadn't recovered from the day's blows and was somewhat confused as to why he kept losing to empty-handed opponents.

"Haha, second brother, you're still basking in the glory of being a genius at the Ninja Academy. You're impulsive and easily angered, and you've lost to the same place twice in a row when sparring with me."

A true ninja is not just someone who simply throws shuriken and performs ninjutsu.

You still need to practice.

"Hmph, it's nothing but a crooked and unorthodox method. Your victory this time was entirely due to my carelessness. But this is only the first time. Next time, I will show you the power of the top student."

[Ku secretly curled his lip. Anyone can talk the talk, but Ku was thinking of saying he could surpass the Hokage in a month.]

"Hmph, I'll show you what I'm made of."

"By the way, Kakashi-sensei said we all passed the test and will start the mission tomorrow."

"understood."

A surge of secret joy rose in Sasuke's heart. The time had finally come for him to show his strength. Tomorrow, he'd let Sora witness the Uchiha's Great Fireball Technique.

[Ku barely managed to suppress a laugh. What was so great about a C-rank ninjutsu? He had mastered a B-rank ninjutsu.]

Sasuke suddenly remembered the ninjutsu that Ku had used during the day, which made him feel a little nauseous.

"Haha, second brother, don't worry about how disgusting it is, as long as I can beat you, that's all that matters. Battles between ninjas are battles of life and death, who cares about how disgusting it is?"

Before Sasuke could retort, Sora returned to his bedroom, leaving Sasuke with a bellyful of words to keep to himself.

Sasuke discovered that he always seemed to lose to Ku, even though he was stronger than Ku, they always ended up in a draw or he lost.

He was even more at a disadvantage in terms of language; this guy could make black sound white.

Kong immersed himself in the system space again, first searching for several familiar figures on the screen, but none of them appeared. It seems that these guys haven't been near Konoha recently.

I just don't know where the narration system has spread to; it hasn't even appeared in the Land of Fire yet.

Searching for the daimyo of the Land of Fire, the screen finally lit up, revealing a middle-aged man fast asleep in a spacious room.

Suddenly, a narration began in the quiet night.

Danzo wants to usurp the Hokage position and plans to bribe the ministers in the capital.

The Land of Fire's dominance over the villages displeased Danzo, who planned to completely restructure the Land of Fire's political system, prioritizing the ninja villages while the capital merely played a supporting role.

The daimyo, who was lying in bed, woke up with a start. Ever since the narrator appeared in the capital, the daimyo hadn't slept well for several days.

I finally managed to fall asleep today, but I was woken up by the narration.

The narration terrified the daimyo. Konoha was a military base of the Land of Fire, but it was only nominally under the daimyo's jurisdiction.

The daimyo only had the right to allocate funds but not the right to manage them.

"Danzo, that guy is definitely not someone to be trifled with."

The Daimyo believed Danzo was capable of such a thing; that guy was a warmonger, a madman who feared nothing more than peace and chaos.

It seems we need to give Konoha's higher-ups a heads-up and find out the Hokage's attitude.

Looking at the unpredictable Daimyo, Uchiha Sora smiled and thought, "It's good to cause Danzo trouble."

Sora believed that Danzo must have the ambition to replace the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, but the Hokage stood in his way, which restricted many of Danzo's actions.

Danzo would probably not act rashly before he seized the Hokage position.

Uchiha Sora fell asleep in a pleasant mood.

As the sun rises, Konoha Village, which had been silent all night, comes alive with activity.

Sora and Sasuke entered the mission hall.

Kong exclaimed in surprise, "Kakashi-sensei actually came? Has the sun risen in the west? Is there something wrong with that black cat blocking our way today?"

[Kakashi sighed helplessly. Although he was often late, he knew when to stop. Today was their first mission, and it was clearly inappropriate.]

"My previous lateness was just to test your will. Let's go take on the mission together."

"Haha, I can't wait! Old man, what challenging missions do you have for us to complete?" Naruto shouted at the Third Hokage in the room.

"You've arrived. I have a lot of tasks piling up here. Aunt Cangjing's child in the village needs someone to take care of him, Brother Muli's fields need help harvesting, and..."

"Third Hokage, I'm going to be Hokage someday, can't you make it a little more challenging? Making the five of us take care of someone's child is too easy."

[Naruto was surprised; Sora was right after all—they were all very simple tasks.]

The Third Hokage glanced at Sora unexpectedly, but Sora's expression remained unchanged, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

[The Third Hokage nodded to himself. Even a lazy bum has his strengths. Could he be similar to the Nara clan ninjas, a highly intelligent one? Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to see things so clearly.]

"Haha, thank you for your appreciation, Hokage-sama. It's just some common sense in the ninja world. Gathering intelligence anytime and anywhere is a ninja's duty."

The missions of genin (low-ranking ninja) are no secret in the village, and genin on missions are a common sight; they are easy to spot if you observe carefully.

The Third Hokage nodded in satisfaction and said, "The missions of genin are indeed not a secret, but the fact that you know about these things right after graduation shows that you have the potential to become an excellent ninja."

[It seems both of the Uchiha children are exceptional geniuses; the Third Hokage intends to observe them closely.]

"Thank you for the compliment, Hokage. However, I am not very talented. I attended the Ninja Academy for six years and my grades were only average."

[Kong was always troubled by this. He felt that no matter how hard he tried, his strength didn't improve much, so he might as well just be a couch potato and see things more clearly.]

This is something Sora added to the narration to distract the Konoha leadership.

The five of them took on a weeding task before leaving the task center.

Naruto and Sasuke were somewhat sullen; this was different from the mission they had imagined.

Sakura was secretly delighted; she could finally go on a mission with Sasuke, but there were still three troublesome guys around.

"Sakura, don't talk about yourself like that. Actually, I find you quite pleasing to the eye. Do you want to try to please me? I'll tell you about Sasuke's childhood."

"Hmph, shut up."

[Sasuke constantly displays the authority of an elder brother, but to Ku, it's all just empty talk.]

Only absolute strength has absolute authority. Sora always insisted on this principle. Sasuke's strength was only so-so, but he was quite good at pretending.

Several veins bulged on Sasuke's forehead, and his eyes were fierce.

"Haha, don't mind it. Don't take the narrator's words seriously. Actually, I still respect you quite a bit. After all, we are related by blood and are brothers."

[Sasuke's anger subsided slightly. The word "brother" held significant weight in his life, but the thought of his other brother still caused him waves of pain.]

Sakura looked at Sasuke with a worried expression, and even Naruto became much quieter.

Chapter Ten: Scolding Erzhuzi for Being a Wasteful Son

"Why isn't Kakashi-sensei here yet? We've already finished the mission."

The four of them leaned against a big tree, and Naruto complained.

Before the mission, Kakashi said he had to leave for a while, but half a day has passed and he still hasn't returned.

"He's definitely up to no good. He's probably hiding in some corner peeping at the lovey-dovey paradise. You should understand the embarrassment of a thirty-year-old man."

"If you can't find a partner, and you spend your days reading books like 'Make-Out Paradise,' you might be looking for a place to relieve your pent-up desires."

Naruto looked puzzled and asked, "Ku, what does 'fire release' mean? Does it mean you're researching Fire Release techniques?"

"Haha, the so-called 'venting anger' is to find someone of the opposite sex and take out your anger on them."

Doing some indescribable things.