chsdbacks Chapter 26: Meet Hiruzen Sarutobi!
Chapter 26: Meet Hiruzen Sarutobi!
night.
In the courtyard of Shinku's house.
Akira Shun and his daughter, Yuhi Shinku, sat in rocking chairs, bathed in moonlight, feeling the evening breeze.
"Are you in such a hurry to participate in the Chunin Exams? Well, you're already strong enough, there's no point in continuing as a genin."
Kurenai Yuhi took a sip of water and continued, "But don't be careless. Your team and Kakashi's team only have two people, but the other villages are different. They all have three-person teams. You and Kakashi are at a disadvantage from the start, and since you're in another village, you're more likely to be targeted."
Kurenai Yuhi looked very serious today, patiently telling Shun Akihi about his experience of passing the Chunin Exams.
He explained everything in great detail, from the process to the solutions to various problems, to Akira Shun. He was practically ready to write a 10,000-word analysis.
"I understand, Uncle Shinku, but I believe in Kakashi's strength, and I also believe in my strength."
After listening, Akira Shun said earnestly that he was truly grateful to Yuhi Shinku for being willing to tell him so much.
"Haha~ Sure, it's good that young people have confidence. Keep that confidence, I believe you and Kakashi can do it too. But you still need to be careful to prevent accidents."
Kurenai Yuhi always admires Shun Akihi's confidence.
"Don't worry, Uncle Shinku. Don't forget, I also know Healing Jutsu. If anything unexpected happens, at least I can heal on the spot, right?"
After Qiu Rishun cracked a joke, the originally serious atmosphere became noticeably more relaxed.
"Shun, when you leave, do you want to take some food with you? I heard that the people in Sunagakure eat sand, you probably don't like that, right?"
After Kurenai Yuhi said this, Shun Akihi and Shinku Yuhi both laughed.
"Okay, I will definitely bring food tomorrow. Then I'll trouble Hong to pack some food for me."
Kurenai Yuhi stood before Shun Akihi, hands on her hips, her face beaming with pride: "Of course, no problem! Leave it to me!"
As he spoke, he jogged into the house, and then a series of chaotic sounds came from inside, presumably indicating that they had started packing food.
Seeing this, Yuhi Shinku smiled and shook her head, then suddenly seemed to remember something.
"By the way, you haven't met the Hokage yet, have you? You'll definitely be leaving the village for the Chunin Exams, so you'll have a chance to meet the Hokage then."
the next day.
After getting up, Akira went to Kurenai Yuhi's house first. After taking the package that Kurenai Yuhi gave him, he arrived at the meeting point on time.
Unexpectedly, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, and some other teams participating in the Chunin Exams were already waiting here.
"Lord Hokage, I apologize for keeping you waiting!"
Autumn Shun immediately bowed and greeted him, conveying just two words.
loyalty!
The moment he saw Akihito Shun, Hiruzen Sarutobi's originally serious old face immediately broke into a chrysanthemum-like smile.
Take a look!
What a wonderful child!
He's talented, polite, and has a great Will of Fire!
"It's okay, we were the ones who arrived here early anyway, you weren't late."
As Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke, he continued to carefully observe Shun Akihi, becoming more and more satisfied with what he saw.
"Speaking of which, this seems to be our first meeting, but I am very familiar with your name, genius. I have a deep impression of your article about the Will of Fire, and I even saved it."
Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled the article titled "The Third Hokage is the Sun," which was arguably the most satisfying article he had read since becoming Hokage!
At this moment, Qiu Rishun also showed a joyful smile on his face.
"Thank you for the praise, Hokage-sama. I was just writing down my thoughts."
"Very well written. I didn't expect you to have the mindset of a Naruto at such a young age."
Why use such foul language?
Hiruzen Sarutobi's praise almost made Shun Akihiro lose his composure.
It's worth noting that only one character in the original work received this praise.
That was the most filial person, Kishimoto's most beloved father, Uchiha Itachi!
While Akihi Shun was lost in thought, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder in a friendly manner to encourage him, and then walked over to a few Anbu members nearby, giving them some instructions.
At this moment, Kakashi also arrived. Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi was busy, he didn't go to greet him, but instead came to Shun Akihito's side.
"Akihi Shun."
Since Sakumo Hatake died, Kakashi, who was already a man of few words, has become even more so. If it weren't for Akihi Shun, he wouldn't even bother to speak.
After exchanging greetings, Kakashi, having nothing else to do, would glance at Shun Akihito.
To be honest, he and Akihi Shun were usually rivals, but unexpectedly they'll be teammates in the Chunin Exams this time.
Since being taught a lesson by Akira Shun's Chidori during the last heavy rain, Kakashi has been training like a madman and doing missions non-stop for the past six months. His strength is now completely different from what it used to be!
If given the chance, Kakashi would really like to find an opportunity to fight Shun Akihito during this Chunin Exams.
He was genuinely curious about how much Akatsuki Shun had grown up to.
"Kakashi."
Autumn Shun also politely returned the greeting.
He was used to Kakashi's gaze; Kakashi and Might Guy had looked at each other like that back in school.
As the two greeted each other, Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to have finished explaining things to the Anbu, who nodded and then instantly left.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked around at the crowd and said, "Next, we just need to wait for Shun Akihime and Kakashi's team leader."
Kakashi is different from Shun Akihito. Because of his psychological problems, he is too closed off and basically refuses to communicate with others, so Hiruzen Sarutobi has never assigned him a mentor.
Regarding Kakashi's arrangements, Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to give Kakashi some time to calm down before assigning him a mentor after all the students at the Ninja Academy had graduated.
Since Akigashi Shun was also participating in the Chunin Exams, Hiruzen Sarutobi simply arranged for Kakashi to temporarily stay with Akigashi Shun.
The Jonin around him didn't show any dissatisfaction after hearing what Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
There's no way around it, everyone knows who Akira Shun's team leader is.
Tsunade!
The First Hokage, granddaughter of the Second Hokage, disciple of the Third Hokage, and one of the Legendary Sannin!
If such an important person is late, they must have something to do. It's okay to wait a little while; it won't make a difference if it takes a little more time.
Tsunade knew that today was important, so she wasn't late. Everyone waited for less than five minutes before they saw Tsunade.
but......
Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes and looked towards Tsunade.
How come he saw two other figures next to Tsunade?
Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze?
What are these two doing here?