Le contrôle des bêtes commence à zéro

by sasucchi0123

french version.

4. Chapter 4 AUTRE HISTOIRE

1 - 10

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Summary:

When Sakura graduated from Akademi in age 12, she found she has menarche and also found she has 9 soulmates, it is really surprised her. as they are KONOHA's past Hokage's and Uchiha founders, even include her Jonin sensei.

Notes:

I do not own Naruto, it belongs to Masashi Kishimoto

Chapter 1 : Chapter 1

Chapter Text

Since some time ago, soul mates appeared. They are a person's destined person. When the younger one of the soul mates reaches physiological maturity, that is, the day when the boy has his first nocturnal emission and the girl has his first menarche, the name of the soul mate will appear on the skin of the younger one and his destined soul mate. According to those who have found their soul mates, the combination of the two brings absolute satisfaction of spiritual harmony and incomparable extreme pleasure in the body.

Although not everyone has a soul mate, the proportion is even less than 60%, and not everyone can find their soul mate after having a soul mate. After all, the soul mate does not necessarily live in the same place with you. Some people may not even find their soul mate in their entire life, and there are many who end up marrying someone else.

But this does not prevent most people from dreaming of having a soul mate when they were young. Young girls in love have even stronger expectations for this. After all, the concept of a destined person sounds extremely romantic.

Of course, in the adult world, people may be much more cautious. If the timing of the appearance of a soul mate is not right, it is often easy to lead to conflicts. There are many extreme examples where people suddenly find that they have a soul mate after getting married, and then after finding their soul mate, they are willing to abandon their families and children in order to be with their soul mate. Although it is happiness for those who find their soul mates, what is wrong with the abandoned person?

This is something that the ninja world and ninjas must be more cautious about. What if their soul mate is from an enemy country? Should they become a traitor or kill their relatives for the sake of their village? Based on years of experience, most people rebel for love, and it all depends on which side they rebel against.

The same is true for Konoha. Ordinary people may not have such strict restrictions, but for those who want to become ninjas, it's okay if they don't have a soul mate. If they have a soul mate but are unable to find out the soul mate's situation and details, it will inevitably be specially recorded in the file, and may even affect the level of their mission and the degree of their own promotion. They will also not be able to become the head of the Anbu and the major important departments of Konoha.

Such a strict system may also be related to the fact that almost all successive Hokage have never had a soul mate.

Although the first generation Senju Hashirama married Uzumaki Mito, they were not soul mates, and the name of soul mate never appeared in Senju Hashirama's name.

The second generation Senju Tobirama never married and also had no soul mate.

Uchiha Madara, who founded Konoha with Senju Hashirama, also did not marry and had no soul mate.

The current Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen and his wife Biwako are soul mates, but perhaps precisely because they are soul mates, the Sandaime is more aware of how far a person can go for a soul mate, so the corresponding measures have not been relaxed, but have become more stringent.

The fourth generation Minato Namikaze and his wife Kushina Uzumaki, who died young, were not soul mates, but that did not affect their relationship as a perfect couple.

Kakashi Hatake still remembered that when he was guarding the pregnant Kushina, he once heard the sensitive Kushina during pregnancy ask Minato what she should do if he suddenly had a soul mate one day?

Minato smiled and replied that even if he had a soul mate, he would still love Kushina. This was a deeper love than a soul mate and would never change. Although Kushina was skeptical, she was still very satisfied with Minato's answer.

Of course, Minato did keep his promise and sacrificed his life heroically for Konoha in order to protect Kushina and the newly born Naruto.

Also sacrificing with him was the Sandaime's wife, Biwako. Since then, the Sandaime looked much more haggard. Although he was still the Hokage, his control over Konoha suddenly became much weaker. Not long after, the Uchiha clan genocide occurred, shocking the entire Konoha and the ninja world.

Kakashi often felt that if it weren't for the suitable candidate for Hokage who was reluctant to take over the position of Hokage, the Sandaime would not even have wanted to live, and it was only his sense of responsibility to Konoha and his family that kept him barely holding on.

This also made Kakashi think that having a lover is a troublesome thing regardless of whether it is a soul mate or not, so he is also very satisfied that he has no soul mate. Of course, what he dare not think about deeply is whether he personally killed his soul mate - Lin?

Obito is obsessed with Rin, but Rin likes him, or maybe she likes Obito a little bit? Kakashi himself has complicated feelings towards Rin. When he was young, he was a cool and indifferent person. At least when the three of them were together, he felt that he didn't like Rin, but of course he didn't hate her closeness. Obito often shouted that his future soul mate would definitely be Rin, and Rin was always looking forward to whether she would have a soul mate. As for who it was, she never said it. Kakashi didn't care about it at all, and even felt it was troublesome.

Later, Obito died, and he didn't have a soul mate until his death. Kakashi was very sure that he didn't have one, because Obito, who used to shout every day that his soul mate would be Rin, suddenly stopped shouting one day. Instead, he looked at Rin expectantly with tears in his eyes and hesitant to say something all day long. Naturally, everyone knew what he meant.

As for Lin, Kakashi didn't know whether she had a soul mate until she died. On the day she died, she was still talking about whether she would have a soul mate. If so, who would it be? Would it be him? Or Obito? Or she didn't have one either, or it was someone they didn't know? That was a mystery that would never be known.

But now, Kakashi knew that at least Rin's soul mate would not be him. Standing in front of Rin and Obito's grave to pay tribute to them, Kakashi felt a sudden sharp burning pain in his right upper arm. A heart palpitation hit him directly, and he shuddered all over. Kakashi suddenly lifted up the sleeve of his right hand, and at the same position as the Anbu tattoo on his left arm, a name slowly emerged - Haruno Sakura.

Haruno Sakura? His soulmate? He actually has a soulmate? Why did she appear now? She only reached menstrual maturity now? How old would she be now? Kakashi's mind was in a mess.

Wait! This name is so familiar. He just saw it. Kakashi suddenly felt dizzy. He quickly took out the class roster given to him by the Sandaime and found a photo. The pink-haired girl in the photo was smiling brightly and lively. The motto of Shinobi was "A life of love all my life".

Kakashi remembered that he just found this declaration funny when he saw it, and he also expressed strong doubts about whether Haruno Sakura could become a qualified ninja. This was obviously a case of love being more important than ninjutsu.

But now, as her possible or even certain love interest, Kakashi panicked. The photos in his hands became hot. Haruno Sakura was only 12 years old, but he was already 26 years old. Was God playing a joke on him?

No, calm down, he needs to calm down and think carefully, is there anyone who knew he had a soul mate but ended up not being together? Kakashi tried to recall and found that there were actually quite a few such examples, where they couldn't be together because they couldn't find their soul mate, but he knew where Haruno Sakura was, no, wait, knowing it can be pretended not to know, but that's not right, he will go to meet Haruno Sakura, Uzumaki Naruto, and Uchiha Sasuke tomorrow, wouldn't they know immediately after the two sides are introduced?

Kakashi was like a headless fly at this time. This unexpected soul mate caught him completely off guard, especially since this soul mate was obviously untouchable at the moment. Although they had been regarded as adults by the village the moment they became ninjas, the ninja world had maintained a superficial state of peace for some time. Unlike the Third War, even young people might be ordered to perform some seduction missions.

Kakashi finally decided to go find the Sandaime. He could not become Sakura Haruno's teacher, and it would be best if Sakura Haruno did not even know who he was. Although this was somewhat unlikely, after all, he felt that he was quite famous in Konoha and even in the ninja world. But as long as he avoided seeing her, there was nothing to worry about.

Kakashi had made up his mind and told the Sandaime so. Although the Sandaime was shocked, he could understand it. However, before removing Haruno Sakura from Kakashi's team, he still needed to confirm her soul mate with Haruno Sakura herself.

The Sandaime sent someone to summon Haruno Sakura, and Kakashi hid in the dark.

Sakura Haruno is here. Although Kakashi has seen her photo, when he sees her in person, he finds that Sakura Haruno is not the type that looks good in photos. She is more delicate and beautiful in person than in the photo. Even though she is still young, she can already be seen as a stunning beauty in the future.

The little girl had a full forehead, rosy cheeks with a hint of baby fat, so round that one would want to pinch them, and delicate and bright facial features. Her long pink hair was soft and flowing, and looked very nice to touch. Kakashi's hand moved involuntarily, then he realized something was wrong and quickly put it down. Her big, round emerald blue eyes were even more amazing and impressive. In short, she was a bright girl who would make people think of blooming flowers in spring at first glance.

However, those eyes, which should have been smart and cunning, were now filled with panic and helplessness. Kakashi couldn't help but frown slightly, and after a closer look, he found that Haruno Sakura herself seemed to be in a bad state as well. She looked completely absent-minded, as if she had suffered some major shock.

What major stimulus? Didn't she just know that he was her soul mate? Did she already know about him? Although Kakashi intended to avoid Haruno Sakura and didn't even want this soul mate, Haruno Sakura's attitude of not only not being happy but resisting still made Kakashi feel subtly uncomfortable.

The Sandaime obviously noticed that something was not right with Haruno Sakura. Of course, he still exchanged some pleasantries first. In the face of Sakura's anxiety and confusion, he said in a serious manner that he was doing a questionnaire survey to find out what the students who graduated from the ninja school thought and whether they had any expectations for their future teammates and teachers - even though these had already been decided. Of course, at the moment Sakura Haruno did need to be re-assigned to a new class and choose another teacher.

When Haruno Sakura was summoned by the Hokage, she was confused. She had her first period today and knew that she did have a soul mate, but it was not Uchiha Sasuke whom she had been thinking about day and night. But before she could be disappointed, she discovered something even more terrifying. The Hokage's summons made her nervous, but also made her want to get it all out. She felt that she could not handle such a big thing alone.

Haruno Sakura answered the Sandaime's questions absentmindedly. In the Sandaime's seemingly endless chat, they suddenly talked about soul mates and a series of restrictions and insurance measures regarding soul mates. As if inadvertently, the Sandaime asked with a smile,
"I wonder if Sakura will have a soul mate in the future?"

The Sandaime was not afraid that Haruno Sakura would hide it. Having a soul mate and deliberately hiding it would be tantamount to betraying the village. However, Haruno Sakura obviously hesitated, as if she couldn't say it.

The Sandaime was a little strange, but Kakashi felt a little irritated. He took a deep breath. They were supposed to be strangers, but he was obviously affected by Haruno Sakura's every move. Was this the influence of soul mates?

Finally, Haruno Sakura seemed to have made up her mind. She encouraged herself, gritted her teeth, and shouted out in one breath.

"Actually, I just found out today that I have a soul mate, but, but... I have 9 soul mates!"

"Hmm?" The Sandaime's amiable smile froze.

Kakashi lost control of his breath and almost revealed his true form. What did she just say? Was he hallucinating?

The Sandaime obviously felt that he might be hard of hearing, and he asked again in disbelief. "Hehe, you're old, I don't think I heard what you said just now?"

Haruno Sakura said with a resolute and heroic face, "I said, I have nine soul mates."

The Sandaime was silent again, and this time the silence lasted a bit longer. He desperately searched his memory, wondering if there were any records of multiple soul mates in history. It seemed that there really were, and he slowly chose his words.

"I've never heard of a number like nine soul mates, but I know there have been people who have had two or even three soul mates."

"So, what was the final result?" Haruno Sakura clenched her palms and asked nervously.

The Sandaime recalled, "Well, it's hard to say, because for people with multiple soul mates, their soul mates are not each other's soul mates, so who can be with him in the secular sense, I mean marrying, basically requires a fight. One example is that a soul mate died, and the remaining ones were together. Another example is that the person lived separately from his soul mate, each for half a year? Of course, there seems to be some who live together peacefully, but this usually applies to men who have several female soul mates, not, uh, the other way around?"

The Sandaime didn't know what to say. The situation with Haruno Sakura was obviously too complicated. Both of them might fight over her. These nine might start a war. For Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had a soul mate, he knew that it was impossible to reject his soul mate. It was fine if the soul mate was not in front of him, but he was in front of him, so why didn't he want to be together? Haha, to put it bluntly, resisting the existence of soul mates was even more difficult than quitting drugs. The Sandaime didn't think Kakashi could reject Haruno Sakura in the end, but Haruno Sakura was still young, so he had some reason to stay away from Haruno Sakura, and the Sandaime agreed.

But now, there are eight more competitors. I don't know if Kakashi can still hold back. After all, being sure that something is yours and you can take it away whenever you want is different from being unsure whether it is yours.

Kakashi was indeed upset. All his thoughts about not letting Haruno Sakura know him, not being able to be her teacher, and not wanting this soul mate disappeared at that moment. Damn it! Why should his soul mate be taken away by someone else? Even if he didn't want it, no one else could have it!

The Sandaime coughed before thinking of another question. "Well, although it's shocking that you have 9 soul mates, can you tell me who they are?"

Who are the other 8 besides Kakashi? Are they from Konoha? If they are from other villages, then it is definitely not allowed. Even if Kakashi doesn't want it, he must keep Haruno Sakura by his side. Otherwise, if she turns to other soul mates, Kakashi's mental state will definitely be greatly affected.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was calculating and thinking about the worst-case scenario, and then, he heard Haruno Sakura calling out the names one after another, and again wondered if he was hard of hearing again.

Haruno Sakura also found it unbelievable. She rubbed her eyes several times, confirmed each name several times, and wiped them several times. She stared at these names until her mind collapsed before she was finally sure that she was not mistaken. But when she said their names at this time, she still felt that there were many flaws.

"The names are Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Minato Namikaze, Madara Uchiha, Izuna Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Scorpion of the Red Sand."

Before Haruno Sakura's first period, she wished that she could have Uchiha Sasuke as her soul mate. God obviously heard her wish and gave her Uchiha, but none of them was the Sasuke she wanted. And he gave her 4 at once. Did she need so many? Flip the table~

Among them, Izuna and Obito were people she had never heard of. She had learned about Uchiha Madara in history class, but he was not only dead, but also betrayed the village! As for Uchiha Itachi, as Sasuke's elder brother, she remembered meeting him when she was a child, but this one was the murderer who wiped out the entire clan, and he also betrayed the village!

As for the rest, did she poke the Hokage's nest? There are a total of 4 Hokage in Konoha, excluding the Sandaime who has a soul mate, she alone has taken the remaining three Hokage, how can she be worthy of it! She is not worthy! Both Osakura and Inner Sakura just want to hold their heads and scream wildly.

At this time, Haruno Sakura didn't know that one of her soul mates, Hatake Kakashi, was the future Sixth Hokage, so she was four Hokage by herself, not three.

Although they didn't know, these names were enough to petrify the Sandaime and Kakashi for a long time.

Kakashi was in a complicated mood. He heard too many familiar names, his teacher Namikaze Minato, his teammate Uchiha Obito, so even if Rin had a soul mate, it would not be either him or Obito? This long-standing mystery was completely solved today, but Kakashi had no mood to sigh.

He looked at Haruno Sakura again. He really didn't know whether God loved her too much or hated her too much. If he loved her, he gave her nine soulmates at once. How could she bear this? If he hated her, these soulmates were almost all outstanding. Three Hokage plus one Uchiha Madara was enough to defy the heavens.

After saying this, Haruno Sakura actually relaxed. She looked at the Sandaime with trepidation and anticipation in her green eyes.

"Um, Sandaime-sama, I know the Shodaime, the Nidaime, and the Yondaime, and I also know Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Itachi, but I don't know who Uchiha Izuna, Uchiha Obito, Hatake Kakashi, and the Red Sand Sasori are. Do you know them?"

The Sandaime finally recovered from the shock and thought for a moment. He decided that he should not hide the secret from Haruno Sakura. After all, his curiosity about his soul mate was strong and irresistible. If he didn't tell her, her own random investigation would easily lead to problems. He told her one by one.

"Uchiha Izuna is Uchiha Madara's younger brother. He was killed by the Second Damei, Tobirama-sama, before Konoha was founded."

"Ah." Although they were clearly unrelated people, Sakura couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in her heart. Her soul mate was dead, and was killed by her other soul mate.

"As for Uchiha Obito, he and Hatake Kakashi were both students of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze. They were once a team, but Obito died heroically in the Third World War." Sarutobi Hiruzen continued.

"Ah, dead too?" Sakura couldn't help but let out a low cry again, but this time she didn't feel the same pain in her heart as before. Instead, she had an inexplicable doubt. She always felt that Obito should not be dead. This feeling was too strange, so Sakura ignored it. After all, although they were soul mates, they were still strangers.

"Scorpion of the Red Sand is not from our Konoha, but from Sunagakure. He defected from Sunagakure during the Third War. He is a dangerous S-rank traitor, and as I remember, he should be in his 30s."
Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned when introducing this person. The other eight were from Konoha after all, but this one was from another village. He particularly emphasized the issues of outsider village, traitor and age.

Sure enough, Haruno Sakura's eyes dimmed. No matter which label it was, it was too much for a 12-year-old girl in Konoha. It was a completely unacceptable type of love.

"Finally, Hatake Kakashi, as I mentioned before, is a student of the Yondaime Minato, a former teammate of Obito, and the current elite jonin of Konoha. You will probably meet him when you have the chance in the future."

Sarutobi Hiruzen saw that Haruno Sakura suddenly perked up and he could understand it. After all, this seemed to be the only soul mate still alive in the village.

Kakashi also held his breath slightly, looking at Haruno Sakura's bright and expectant eyes, not knowing whether he was happy or worried that the Sandaime would continue to expose his situation.

"He is 26 years old this year." After hesitating for a moment, the Sandaime still mentioned his age.

"26 years old? So old." Haruno Sakura blurted out, and Ri Sakura shouted in disgust, he is already an uncle.

The thirty-something Red Sand Scorpions in front had not suffered that many blows because they had no intention of considering it at all, but the last one left was so much older than her, which was completely despairing.

Thinking of this, Haruno Sakura didn't care about being in front of the Sandaime and was mad. "Why is my soul mate either dead or unsuitable in some way?"

Even Uchiha Itachi, who is closest to her in age, is 6 years older than her and still a traitor. How can she feel love-struck as a young girl? Haruno Sakura feels like she's completely heartbroken before she even falls in love. So even if she has 9 soul mates, does that actually mean she has none?

Riying clenched her fists and yelled, "Shannro! What soul mate? From today on, as long as Sasuke doesn't have a soul mate, she will stick with Sasuke!"

Kakashi was still slightly unhappy about being disliked for his age, but after listening to the introductions of these soul mates, he calmed down again. Although Haruno Sakura had 9 soul mates, 6 of them were dead and posed no threat at all. The three living ones, Uchiha Itachi and Sasori, were both traitors. If Haruno Sakura had a normal mind, she would not get involved with them.

The Sandaime obviously thought of this as well, but if Kakashi did not take action, there was no guarantee that Haruno Sakura would not run away for love one day. The lethality of soul mates is not to be underestimated. All external incompatibilities can be ignored when you actually meet the person. Of course, Itachi is actually a good person, but in this situation, it is unknown when Itachi can be redeemed and return to Konoha. Alas, he is sorry for Itachi.

Haruno Sakura was dejected, but Sarutobi Hiruzen would not just sit there and wait for her to be depressed. At present, it was only her one-sided story. Whether there were so many incredible soul mates needed to be confirmed. The Sandaime found a female Anbu and took Sakura Haruno to do further confirmation. In the end, it was confirmed that what she said was indeed the fact.

The Sandaime asked Haruno Sakura to go back temporarily, but he still had to think carefully about the follow-up. Although the First, Second and Fourth Hokage were all dead, as the soul mates of successive Hokage, their value was still very great. It was hard to say whether someone would take advantage of this to do something. Therefore, Haruno Sakura had to be closely monitored to ensure that her every move was under his control.

Kakashi came out again, and the Sandaime looked at Kakashi and asked, "You heard it all, tell me, what do you think?"

Kakashi thought for a moment, his usually lazy and lifeless eyes now sharp. "I think I still plan to serve as Haruno Sakura's jonin teacher."

Originally, he thought that Haruno Sakura only had him as her soul mate, so he should just stay away from her. Konoha would not deliberately monitor Haruno Sakura because of this. Kakashi did not think that he was that important, and they were from the same village, so there was no concern about betraying the village.

But the situation is so complicated now. Kakashi, who was almost instigated by Danzo and has a certain understanding of the Root, knows a lot about the filth and darkness of the Konoha high-level officials. He is worried about the safety of Haruno Sakura. Danzo has ulterior motives, and the other two elders are also pedantic and stubborn. He may not want a soul mate, but he will never let his soul mate be hurt. After Rin, he will not do that.

The Sandaime made the final decision. "Then you will still be Haruno Sakura's teacher, but we need to visit Haruno Sakura's parents and let them know about this situation. If they cannot understand, I cannot force them to agree to you being Haruno Sakura's teacher."

Kakashi was a little nervous, going to meet Sakura's parents was a bit like meeting her parents, but if he went with this mentality, he would really be opposed.

Kakashi and the Sandaime went to visit Haruno Sakura's parents. After hearing about this, her parents were naturally shocked at first, and had some concerns about Kakashi being Sakura's teacher, but in the end, Haruno Aya agreed. He and Mebuki were soul mates, so he could understand the inseparable bond between soul mates, especially since the man in front of him seemed to be the only choice for their daughter.

Haruno Zhao could only give a subtle reminder.
"Although I know that once you have a soul mate, even if you are an adult, it is difficult to control your soul mate. I also know that once you become a Genin, you must be prepared for everything, but times have changed after all. Even if you can't help it, you should take it easy."

Kakashi coughed for a while and could only laugh it off awkwardly.

Having resolved his worries, Kakashi was now looking forward to seeing Haruno Sakura's reaction when he saw her tomorrow.

Ying was holding a stack of books and walking hurriedly on her way home. Unexpectedly, she was so absorbed in looking up information that when she came to her senses, it was already so late. Her parents must be worried.

After coming out of the Hokage Tower, she went to the library to look up things about her soul mates. Although she already knew some of the deeds of previous Hokage from school classes, her mood at that time was completely different from now. Even though they were dead, the bond of soul mates made Sakura unable to restrain her curiosity and desire to understand them.

As for Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna, there was even less information about them in the textbooks. She wanted to know what kind of people they were.

There are quite a lot of literature, many of which are already outdated and it seems that not many people read them. Haruno Sakura read a lot of them, and borrowed those that she couldn't finish.

When passing by a small forest, Ying suddenly heard a familiar male voice.

"Naruto, give me the scroll."

Naruto? Why is he here? Is this voice from Mizuki-sensei? What are they doing here so late at night? When Haruno Sakura was puzzled, she heard Naruto's confused response and another familiar voice shouting anxiously.

"Hey, hey, what's going on?"
"Naruto, don't give the scroll to him even if you die!"

Haruno Sakura was shocked. Is this Iruka-sensei? He would rather die than live? What's so serious?

She hurried over and heard Iruka-sensei continuing to yell.

"This sealed scroll contains many dangerous ninjutsu. Mizuki used you to obtain it."

This sentence made Haruno Sakura immediately realize that something was wrong. She should have called for help instead of coming over directly. But it was too late. She had already rushed in front of the three people, and unfortunately she was next to Teacher Mizuki.

"Yingchan?" Naruto shouted in surprise.

"Sakura, why are you here like this?" Iruka was also shocked and shouted anxiously. "Run!"

Sakura also wanted to run, but Mizuki was faster than her. He grabbed her neck with one hand and put a kunai directly against her throat, threatening Naruto.

"You've come just in time, Naruto. If you don't hand over the Book of Seals, I'll stab you. I've seen you peek at Haruno Sakura quite often. You like her, right? Would you be willing to let her get hurt or die?"

Naruto was hit on the heart of the matter. He blushed at first, then immediately shouted anxiously, "Ying-chan, let Ying-chan go!"

Sakura didn't dare to move. It was her first time facing the threat of death. She was completely stunned and even ignored the fact that Naruto liked her.

Iruka wanted to get up to rescue her, but he was too injured to do anything, so he could only shout angrily, "Mizuki, you are too despicable! You actually want to kill students, let Sakura go!"

Mizuki not only didn't let go, he even thrust the tip of the kunai a little deeper, directly cutting the skin, a trace of bright red blood slowly flowed down, he threatened with a sinister smile.
"If you don't hand over the seal book, Haruno Sakura's life will be in danger."

Seeing that Mizuki refused to compromise, Naruto could no longer bear it and threw the Book of Seals in front of Mizuki, shouting angrily,
"I have already given you the Book of Seals, you should release Sakura-chan!"

Mizuki held Sakura and moved forward slowly. When he reached the Book of Seals, he pushed Sakura to the ground. He lowered his head and tried to bend down to pick up the book, but Naruto pounced on him and knocked him away. They both rolled out together.

Mizuki struggled for a while before kicking Naruto away. He frowned in disgust and threw several kunai at Naruto, "Damn it! Go to hell!"

"Naruto, danger!" Sakura screamed and wanted to help, but she couldn't stand up for a while. Naruto tried hard to dodge, but was still hit by several kunai and fell to the ground.

He raised his head and tried to shout. "Ying-chan, don't let Mizuki get the Book of Seals. Take it and run."

Haruno Sakura looked at the Sealed Book that was so close to her, and then looked at Mizuki who was running towards the Sealed Book with a ferocious look on his face and threatening her at the same time, "If you dare to touch the book, you'll be dead!"

Her eyes suddenly became firm. She grabbed the sealed book, put it on her back, turned around and ran away. Shuimu was chasing her closely. She had no weapons, so she could only throw the borrowed books and scrolls in her hands as weapons to delay Shuimu's pace. Her aim was pretty good. Several of them hit Shuimu. The hard cover of one book even scratched Shuimu's cheek, leaving a bloody wound.

But the book did not have much killing power after all, and the injury even angered Mizuki even more. Haruno Sakura ran in a panic, and instead of running to the street, she ran deeper into the woods. Mizuki now directly attached his chakra to his feet and climbed up the tree, chasing her from above. He caught up with her soon, and then threw kunai at Sakura.

Sakura stumbled and tried to dodge, but was still stabbed by the kunai in several places, her shoulders, back, waist, and calves. Waves of severe pain hit her, and blood oozed out in large quantities, with blood flowing all the way to the ground. Sakura's steps became slower and slower, and she staggered along, her mind was hazy, her heart was full of fear, and tears flowed from her eyes unconsciously. At this moment, she suddenly felt a severe pulling pain in her hair.

It was Mizuki. He finally caught her. In a hurry, Sakura pulled the straps off her shoulder and threw the Book of Seals behind Mizuki, hoping to lure Mizuki away. The Book of Seals rolled to the ground and spread out more than one meter long.

But Mizuki didn't take the Book of Seals. Instead, he grabbed her neck angrily, tightened it, and lifted her up.
"I wanted to kill that brat Naruto, but you're asking for death. You should die in his place!"

Sakura was having trouble breathing. She struggled in vain, her breath becoming weaker and weaker. Was she going to die here today? She was going to die before she became a ninja, before she met any soul mates? She was so unwilling!

Kakashi suddenly felt a sharp palpitation, as if he was about to lose something important. He stood up suddenly and looked at his right arm. For some reason, the name of Haruno Sakura was not as clear as it was in the morning. What happened? Did Haruno Sakura have an accident? Relying on the induction of his soul mate, Kakashi picked up the old Anbu mask, put it on, and rushed out of the house, running quickly in one direction.

Obito, who was far away in Kirigakure, also had his heart beating very fast. His almost feelingless body was now burning hot. With a complicated expression, he stroked the name that had just appeared on the inner corner of his left elbow today. The name gradually became blurred, and Obito muttered to himself.

"Haruno Sakura, is that you? Why did you show up after all this? You are not Lin, so if you are not Lin, there is no need for you to be my soul mate. Are you going to die now? Haha, is this what God wants me to do to complete the Infinite Tsukuyomi?"

Obito endured it silently, feeling his soul tormented and split. On the one hand, he couldn't help but worry about his soul mate and wished he could fly over immediately, but on the other hand, he was waiting for the result indifferently. In fact, what else could he do if he didn't wait? He didn't even know who Haruno Sakura was.

At this time, Scorpion of the Red Sand was also staring silently at the name on his heart. He had been staring at this name in a daze for almost a whole day today. He really couldn't understand it. His body was like a puppet, but the name of his soul mate could still appear on his heart. Or was it really true that soul mates are mates of souls, so as long as his soul was still there, he would still have this mate?

However, before he could figure out what to do with this soul mate, he felt that his soul mate seemed to be in trouble. Scorpio was a little irritated. He hated the feeling of being controlled by others, so he aroused a little rebellious psychology. He wished that his soul mate would be in trouble soon. Even if he might feel uncomfortable and empty afterwards, he believed that he would be able to get through it after waiting for a long time, which was better than having an unknown soft spot waiting to explode somewhere.

Uchiha Itachi was also in a state of confusion. He also saw the name on his waist today - Haruno Sakura. If I guessed correctly, she was Sasuke's classmate, right? Itachi had an impression of this little girl who seemed to be obsessed with her brother, because he saw her peeking at Sasuke several times, and because of her rare hair color and eye color, he always thought of cherry blossoms. Of course, her name was indeed Sakura, but it was too appropriate to say that, and it felt like nothing was wrong.

That kid is 6 years younger than him, so he should be 12 now, the age for a new Genin, right? Could it be that he encountered some dangerous mission that was beyond his level? Itachi couldn't help thinking, he stood up, but found that he couldn't do anything. Besides, he didn't have much time left, whether he died in Sasuke's hands or was killed by lung disease first. In this case, what did it matter if his soul mate died before him?

At this time, Sakura was still struggling for her life for the last time. She kicked her legs and looked around, trying to find a ray of hope. Then, her eyes fell on the spread-out seal book, which recorded various forbidden techniques and secret techniques.
Although it might be useless, Haruno Sakura still tried hard to find a technique that could solve the current predicament. Even though she might not have enough chakra to seal and activate the technique, she didn't want to give up hope.

A spell caught her eye - summoning. It was described above as a kind of spiritualism that could summon things from the other world without going through a contract with a spiritual scroll. However, there was no guarantee of what could be summoned. It could be strange creatures from another world, monsters, or even dead people. Moreover, this spell required a lot of blood, almost half of a person's blood had to be drained. The person also had to be on the verge of life and death before the seal could be cast.

If it wasn't for the wrong timing, Haruno Sakura would have wanted to complain that this was a ninjutsu tailor-made for her. She was dying, her blood was all over the floor, and the amount of blood loss was definitely almost half of her body. Haruno Sakura silently memorized the technique, and then, she tried her best to circulate chakra, form seals, and use blood as a medium to suddenly launch the summoning technique.

There were several loud bangs, and a thick fog suddenly rose up. Shuimu immediately looked around vigilantly, but he didn't relax his hands at all, and shouted at Ying. "What did you do?"

Haruno Sakura was being strangled and couldn't speak at all. She could only look at the place where the thick fog was gradually dispersing with hope. What on earth had been summoned? Even if it was a monster, if she could create a gap, she would have hope of survival.

Chapter 2 : Chapter 2

Chapter Text

Five figures stood in the thin mist. After looking at each other, they spoke at the same time.

"Hmm? Where is this? Ah! Isn't this Tobirama, Madara, and Izuna? We are reunited in the underworld, hahaha."

"Stupid anija, what nonsense are you talking about! And why did you want to reunite with the Uchiha after you died!"

"Brother Madara, is that you? Are you here to see me after you die? Senju Tobirama, you have come to this day too, and you are still going to die! Haha~"

"Izuna? You are Izuna? What's going on? Is this really the underworld? Hashirama? You are here too?"

"Huh? This place doesn't look like the belly of a god of death? Hmm? Is it the Shodaime, Nidaime? And Uchiha Madara?"

The names in the conversation stunned Mizuki and Sakura. Mizuki even lost his strength. He looked at the five people in front of him in disbelief, who were as vivid as if they were real people.
"The Shodaime, the Nidaime, the Yondaime, and Uchiha Madara? How is this possible? Is this a dream?"

Sakura was also in disbelief. Although this summoning technique did say that it might summon dead people, she didn't expect that it would be the successive Hokage and Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna. Could it be because they were her soul mates?

When they heard the noise, they saw a ninja wearing a Konoha forehead protector tightly grasping the neck of a petite pink-haired girl. The girl was covered in blood, and the ninja called them the First Generation, the Second Generation, the Fourth Generation, and Uchiha Madara. So this is a ninja from Konoha? Why did he kill this little girl? Was she an enemy? But the little girl didn't have a forehead protector, so was she a spy? Or just a civilian? Was it because of the mission? It was not uncommon for ninjas to kill civilians who got in the way for the sake of their mission, even if it was immoral.

But after thinking about it, they immediately realized that this place didn't look like Huangquan, and even the scenery here looked somewhat familiar. They could even see the Hokage Rock in the distance when they looked up, with four portraits on it. So, this was Konoha?

Of course, Uchiha Izuna is the only one who feels unfamiliar with the environment here. After all, he died before Konoha was founded. However, as a person who grew up in the turbulent Warring States period, he still has some judgment of the situation. After realizing that this might not be the underworld, seeing that Madara did not speak or move, Izuna naturally did not act rashly.

So, in the end, it was the carefree Senju Hashirama who asked first. "Are you a ninja from Konoha? Why did you kill that girl?"

Mizuki was very panicked now. Seeing the successive Hokage and the Uchiha brothers was like seeing a ghost, a real ghost! Moreover, what he was doing now was completely a betrayal of the village, but the Hokages were obviously not aware of the situation, so Mizuki rolled his eyes and lied immediately.
"This girl is a spy from another village. She came to steal the Book of Seals. I caught her and I am going to execute her now."

In order to prevent any further complications, Mizuki decided not to waste his energy strangling Haruno Sakura to death. He raised his kunai and scratched Sakura's carotid artery.

Sakura was shocked and shook her head desperately, looking at the Hokage and the Uchiha brothers with tears in her eyes, despair and resentment almost overflowing from her eyes.

Without looking at Sakura's performance, just listening to Mizuki's words, the Hokage and Uchiha Madara also realized that something was wrong. Tobirama frowned fiercely when Mizuki finished speaking. Only Izumi didn't understand the situation and didn't hear anything wrong, but the Uchiha's natural indifference towards outsiders made him have no reaction.

So, after the words fell, Mizuki felt that the kunai had simply struck empty air, and the Haruno Sakura in his hand was gone. When he looked up again, he found that Haruno Sakura had been held in the arms of Senju Tobirama.

Mizuki's pupils constricted instantly. He didn't see clearly how the Second Hokage took away Haruno Sakura. Could it be that the Second Hokage's unique skill that made him famous - Flying Thunder God?

Sakura had escaped death and was terrified. She just looked up blankly at the Second Damei, Senju Tobirama. He lowered his head and glanced at her indifferently with his red eyes.

Being looked down upon so majestically, Haruno Sakura's heart tightened and she opened her mouth to explain, but her throat was injured and all she could say was a violent cough. However, she still did not give up and was still struggling to speak.
"Ahem, I, ahem, I'm not, ahem, a spy. It's Mizuki-sensei who stole..."

The more anxious she became, the less she could say. Tears welled up in her cherry eyes. Her emerald pupils were filled with water. She looked aggrieved and anxious. She was still covered in blood, which was still dripping.

Hashirama couldn't bear to see a child go to the battlefield and get hurt. Even if the child was really a spy, he shouldn't be killed so cruelly. This always reminded him of his younger brothers Kawarama and Itama who were killed at a young age. What's more, the child might not be a spy at all! However, the loopholes in the words of the Konoha ninja in front of him made him suspicious.

Hashirama took Sakura from Tobirama's arms and gently comforted her,
"Alright, alright, don't worry, we won't do anything to you, and we won't let anyone else hurt you. Don't talk, and don't be afraid. You're badly injured, let me treat you first. Otherwise, even if you don't die at that person's hands, you will die from your injuries."

Hashirama used his simple and crude healing ninjutsu, although he did not have much confidence. He was very good at healing himself, but he was always unable to do so when it came to healing others. But today, on this little girl, Hashirama found that his chakra was integrated into the little girl's body like fish and water, very harmoniously, without any sense of awkwardness. Her body was like his own clone, and he could do whatever he wanted wherever he went. It was rare to meet such a compatible patient, so Hashirama treated her more attentively.

The pale girl in front of him looked better after a while. After Hashirama noticed that the bleeding on her wounds had stopped, he placed his hand on her delicate neck. The purple marks there were shocking, and Hashirama frowned when he saw it.

He looked very authoritative when he was serious. Haruno Sakura suddenly became nervous. Although he was her soul mate, the person in front of her was the founder and Shodaime of Konoha, the legendary God of the Ninja World, and he was much older than her. Sakura was really a little scared and didn't know what kind of personality the Shodaime had.

Noticing the little girl's shrinking in his arms, Hashirama immediately smiled like an immortal again, laughing and patting Sakura's head, trying to make her relax.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I just feel pain for you when I see this wound."

While Hashirama was treating Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna were watching coldly. Neither of them was interested in what happened in Konoha, so they were too lazy to intervene. As for Namikaze Minato, seeing that the Second Hokage seemed to be planning to take action, he just watched and watched.

Tobirama crossed his arms, his face stern, his pomegranate red eyes narrowed slightly, staring at Mizuki sharply.
"Which department are you from? You said this child is a spy, where is the evidence? Why didn't you send the spy to the T&I Intelligence Department after you caught him, but killed him on the spot? And this child has very little chakra, how did she steal the Book of Sealing under such heavy defense? Has Konoha fallen to the point where even a child who is not even a Genin can easily steal confidential documents?"

Mizuki suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and didn't know what excuse to make for a moment. He was still racking his brains to think of a reason when Naruto and Iruka had already caught up with him despite their injuries.

"Let go of Sakura-chan!" Naruto shouted angrily.

"Mizuki, let Sakura go! Surrender as soon as possible. Do you think you can escape from the village after getting the Book of Seals?" Iruka also shouted.

As soon as the two appeared, they were face to face with the three Hokage and the Uchiha brothers. Iruka was stunned for a moment, looked carefully for a moment, and was suddenly confused and exclaimed.
"What? The Shodaime, the Nidaime, the Yondaime, Uchiha Madara? Is this an illusion?"

Iruka even made an 'open' gesture to try to break the illusion, but the person in front of him remained unchanged.

Naruto didn't recognize them at first, and squinted his eyes and looked around, wondering why these people looked so familiar. But he just couldn't remember who they were. When he heard Iruka reveal the answer, he jumped up and down,
"What? Iruka-sensei, you said they are the Hokage grandfathers? This is a ghost, the ghosts are out! The ghosts of the Hokage grandfathers are out to cause trouble."

Naruto was so scared that he trembled, hugged Iruka's waist and hid back. Iruka didn't care about being shocked at this time, he slapped Naruto on the forehead and shouted with a smile.
"Naruto, you have to respect the Hokage! How can you say that their spirits came out to make trouble? You should say that this is the spirit of the old man appearing!"

Uchiha Madara snorted coldly and spoke unhappily. "The younger generation of Konoha today don't even know how to respect the founder of their own Konoha? All they see is the Hokage?"

Iruka immediately looked at Uchiha Madara anxiously. If you don't betray the village, then you are naturally a respectable leader. But this is not betrayal, and your position is embarrassing.

Uchiha Izuna was also extremely upset. What was going on? These people all knew the Senju brothers, but they didn't know him? And they knew Madara, but they didn't respect him?

Tobirama's face darkened slightly. Whether he was treated as a ghost or was a spirit, it felt terrible.

Hashirama didn't care and even laughed. "We were summoned, so it really counts as a manifestation?"

After a while, Hashirama already felt that he was in a state of being summoned by ninjutsu, but it was not like the Impure World Reincarnation created by Tobirama.

Only Minato Namikaze changed his previous calm attitude of secretly observing. His cobalt blue eyes were fixed on Naruto, whose teeth were still chattering as if he was frightened by a ghost. He asked with some expectation and caution.
"Naruto? Is your name Naruto? You are my..." son?"

"Hmm?" Naruto looked up and saw a blond super handsome guy looking at him excitedly. Naruto frowned and asked. "Who are you?"

He had a strange feeling towards this man, as if he felt very close to him by nature, but also somewhat repulsed. His stomach seemed to be getting hot and he felt a little uncomfortable.

"Naruto! This is the Fourth Hokage, why don't you bow and greet him!" Iruka had seen the Fourth Hokage when he was a child, so he quickly shouted angrily and patted Naruto's head, asking him to bow and salute.

Before Naruto could reluctantly greet her, he saw Sakura, covered in blood, in Hashirama's arms. He immediately forgot about the formalities and the fear of seeing a ghost. He rushed towards Sakura, shouting in panic.
"Sakura-chan! Sakura-chan, what's wrong with you? Don't die!"

He ran in front of Hashirama, but unfortunately his height was not even as high as Hashirama's waist, so he could only circle around him anxiously.

As they got closer, Minato could already feel the Nine-Tails Seal on Naruto, which completely confirmed that this was his and Kushina's child. His expression was complicated, filled with excitement, guilt, and joy. Looking at his son, his heart and eyes were filled with the pink-haired girl. Was this his son's sweetheart?

Minato saw Naruto's disorganized look, so he stepped forward and held Naruto's shoulder, saying gently, "Calm down, the little girl is fine, the First Daime Hashirama is treating her."

After being treated by Hashirama, Haruno Sakura's throat was no longer so painful and she could barely speak. However, she had lost too much blood and had no strength in her body, so she couldn't move. She reluctantly turned her head and smiled at Naruto.
"Naruto, I'm fine, don't worry."

"Sakura-chan." Naruto's eyes were filled with tears. He repeatedly confirmed that Sakura was fine before turning back angrily and yelling at Mizuki.
"Mr. Mizuki, I will never forgive you for hurting Sakura-chan! I trusted you so much! I thought you were a good teacher who really helped me!"

Mizuki actually wanted to escape, but although the situation looked chaotic just now, the Second Generation Senju Tobirama had always kept his attention on him. He was very sure that as long as he moved, Senju Tobirama would instantly launch Flying Thunder God to subdue him on the spot.

He was completely defeated today, and hearing Naruto's words, he was like a broken jar. Mizuki could no longer control the disgust in his heart, and he laughed wildly and cursed out loud.

"Helping you sincerely? Stop making me sick! I hate you when I see you, I wish you would die! Do you think Iruka likes you? You are wrong! He hates you because you killed his parents! And your dream is to become a Hokage? Hahaha, that's funny, it was the Hokage you admired who sealed you, oh, it was the Yondaime standing there who did it, because of you, he died! Let me tell you a secret today, do you know why everyone hates you? Because you are the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox that destroyed our village twelve years ago!"

Naruto was stunned, completely unable to digest what he heard.

Iruka was furious, "Mizuki! How could you say that? Naruto, don't listen to Mizuki! It's not what you think."

Haruno Sakura was also shocked and whispered, "Naruto is the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox? That's why the adults always tell me not to play with him? They say he will bring disaster and bad luck?"

Hashirama suddenly lowered his head and looked at Haruno Sakura, who looked confused and suddenly enlightened. His face was gloomy. Why was there such a misunderstanding? The existence of Jinchūriki protected the village, but it was said to have brought disaster? Thinking of his wife Mito being hated like this, Hashirama felt angry.

Tobirama pursed his lips tightly, his face was cold. What happened to Konoha? Who is the current Hokage? Why did such a misunderstanding exist? Even the active Konoha ninjas believed that this was the truth.

Uchiha Madara suddenly sneered and said with great disdain, "Can't you even tell the difference between a Jinchūriki and the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox? Konoha has really fallen, actually venting its anger on an innocent child."

Izunai still doesn't understand the situation and can only watch the show in silence. Brother Ban is really something. He doesn't even give him an explanation. Is he bullying him to die early?

Among the people present, Minato Namikaze had the ugliest expression. He sealed the Nine-Tails in Naruto's body in the hope that everyone would think of him as a hero who sealed the Nine-Tails, rather than the Nine-Tails itself as a disaster. Moreover, Naruto was the son of the Fourth Hokage, but why did these people in front of him seem to be unaware of this? Some even said that his son killed him? He and Kushina died generously together because they firmly believed that Konoha would still treat his son well after they left, instead of hearing that everyone in Konoha hated and rejected his son!

Looking at Naruto at this time, his clothes were shabby, old and dirty, and he was obviously a wild child with no one to take care of him. Minato's heart ached, and at this moment, his cobalt blue eyes turned into a dark blue, which was filled with extreme anger.

Looking at Naruto who was alone and seemed to have suffered a great blow, Minato took a step forward and was about to speak, but after a few pop sounds, he heard the pink-haired girl suddenly scream in pain. Minato looked back and found that for some reason, she suddenly fell on her butt to the ground.

Hashirama was looking down at his hands in shock, Tobirama raised his eyebrows, looked at him with disbelief that his elder brother was so slow, and asked with a look of disdain,
"Brother, did your hand slip? You can't even hold a little girl?"

"No, no, the little girl suddenly went through my hand." Hashirama panicked and squatted down to pick up Haruno Sakura again. "Oh, sorry, sorry, I must have hurt you, it's my fault."

But Tobirama, Minato, Madara, and Izuna all saw Hashirama's hand go straight through Sakura's body, and after Sakura rubbed her little butt, she looked around in confusion.
"Hey? Where are the Shodaime, the Nidaime, and the Yondaime? And Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna, why are they gone?"

Mizuki and Iruka also noticed that the Hokage and the Uchiha brothers disappeared suddenly after a few bangs. Iruka was shocked, while Mizuki was delighted.
"Hahaha, I thought they would always be here. It seems that this ninjutsu has a time limit. They are all gone!"

The five people who did not leave and remained where they were only then discovered that Haruno Sakura and Naruto seemed to be unable to see them.

Minato tried to touch his son several times, but was hit by the touch every time. He asked anxiously,
"What happened? Was the summoning spell really unlocked? Why did it unlock at this moment? What if the three of them are injured and can't beat Mizuki? If I had known, I should have dealt with Mizuki first."

Minato looked at Naruto with an annoyed and worried look on his face.

Izuna couldn't bear to see Mizuki laughing so arrogantly, so she walked up to him and slapped him in the face several times with the handle of the knife, but it was all in vain. Only then did she confirm that they really couldn't see her and they couldn't touch these people.

Hashirama turned to look at Tobirama. "Tobirama, do you know what's going on?"

Although the Book of Sealed was made and sealed by Hashirama, the techniques inside were almost all written by Tobirama. They were either created by him or he collected and studied them from all over the place.

Tobirama glanced at Haruno Sakura.
"We were summoned by this little girl, and the summoning technique has not been officially unlocked. Now it is obvious that this little girl does not have enough chakra, so we cannot appear in front of people."

Uchiha Madara asked in a deep voice.
"Oh? So we were really summoned by a little girl? Why can she summon us? What are the conditions and limitations of this summoning? How can we get rid of our current state and return to the Pure Land? Does she have any control over us when she summoned us? Can we return to the state before where we can be seen and touched by everyone?"

Madara had been very taciturn since he was summoned, but now he kept asking questions. Madara had not forgotten his Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, but he didn't know how Obito was doing now. He planned to use Obito to revive himself through reincarnation, but the state he was summoned just now was no different from a living person. If he could figure out the key, it would not be a bad idea to revive now and start his plan.

So, even if he had to ask for advice from Tobirama, the person he hated the most, Madara had to accept it.

Tobirama thought for a moment, but still couldn't fully understand their current situation.
"I'm not sure. This summoning technique is something I collected. I have conducted dozens of experiments on death row prisoners. Almost all of the summoned monsters are from other worlds. They are grotesque and disgusting, without any intelligence, and don't listen to commands. As for the dead people summoned, they are not like us. They are like zombies that have been dead for a long time and have rotted and no reason. They can only attack people. Because I felt that I couldn't summon anything useful, I didn't study it later. After all, the cost of this summoning is too high. Even if it is a way to die together, the things summoned can't distinguish between friend and foe. If you hurt the enemy by a thousand, you will also lose a thousand. As for how to cancel the technique, there are only two ways. Either the summoned creature dies by itself, or the summoner dies."

Tobirama glanced at Sakura again, "So, I'm actually surprised that this little girl was able to summon us."

Izuna said sarcastically. "After all this time, you don't even know why this little girl was able to summon us. You thought you knew everything."

Tobirama snorted coldly with a straight face. "You think too highly of me. I don't even dare to think so myself."

"Well, you said that either the summoned creature dies or the summoner dies, but we are already dead, right?" Hashirama asked puzzledly.

Tobirama rolled his eyes. "Didn't you see that we had physical bodies just now? We were almost like living people. We would be considered dead only if we were killed in that state. As for our current state of being like ghosts, I don't know what's going on."

Everything returned to the starting point, and the five people didn't know what to do. They could only look at the four living people again.

Because of the disappearance of the Hokage, Mizuki became arrogant again and attacked Naruto in the face, which made Minato furious. However, the Senju brothers and Uchiha brothers, who didn't know Minato, understood something.

Senju Tobirama was concise and straightforward in distilling the key points.
"So you are the Yondaime, and this child named Naruto is your son? The Nine-Tails revolted, and you died while sealing the Nine-Tails? And Naruto is the new Jinchūriki?"

"Yes." Minato suppressed his anger and took the time to answer Tobirama while paying attention to Naruto.

"But why would the Nine-Tails riot? Mito was my Jinchuriki at that time, so who was it after that? How many people were between him and Naruto?" Hashirama asked in confusion.

Minato could not hide his grief. Although 12 years had passed in reality, it seemed as if it had just happened to him.
"It was my wife Uzumaki Kushina. After Mito-sama passed away, the Nine-Tails was sealed into my wife's body. But she was attacked during childbirth, and the Nine-Tails was released."

When Minato said this, he suddenly paused. He turned back and looked at Uchiha Madara, his eyes dangerous and dark. "As I remember, the person who released the Nine-Tails was an Uchiha, and he claimed to be Uchiha Madara!"

Uchiha Madara crossed his arms across his chest, his attitude arrogant and indifferent. "It wasn't me."

Although the Nine-Tails rebellion was part of his plan, he did not do it personally, so Madara had no guilt at all. But he was right about Obito, he did a good job.

Izuna naturally supported Madara without any brains. "Brother Madara is brave enough to take responsibility for his actions, but he will never take the blame if it's not his own."

Minato Namikaze was still full of doubt and scrutiny, after all, that was definitely an Uchiha.

Senju Tobirama also knew from a rational analysis that it was definitely not Uchiha Madara who did it. The main reason was that in terms of time, Tobirama would never believe that if Madara was alive, he would be at least a hundred years old and still be so strong and vigorous to cause trouble. Imagine a Madara with osteoporosis, wrinkles all over his face, and white hair jumping up and down there, it was simply unbearable! But Tobirama would never speak up to help Uchiha Madara.

But Hashirama was still willing to believe in his good friend, even if the two of them ended up having different opinions, so he immediately followed suit and made the promise.
"I believe in Madara. He said it wasn't him, so it definitely wasn't him. Besides, I killed Madara with my own hands..."

Thinking that it was he who killed Madara with his own hands, Hashirama squatted down on the spot and started growing mushrooms in melancholy.

Madara was furious and speechless when he saw Hashirama's attitude. Although he had tricked Hashirama and was secretly resurrected with Izanami, Hashirama did kill him once, so this bastard should reflect on himself!

Izuna didn't know the situation and really thought that Madara was killed by Hashirama. Of course, it was not wrong to think so. After all, without Izanami, Madara would have been killed by Hashirama. She immediately angrily vented her anger at Hashirama and Tobirama.
"As expected, none of you Senju are good people! You tricked my brother Madara into establishing Konoha, and finally killed my brother Madara. I really hate that I died early, otherwise I would never let you trick my brother Madara!"

When Tobirama heard this, he was immediately unhappy and immediately retorted, "Humph, Uchiha Madara lost to my eldest brother, and your Uchiha clan basically surrendered at that time. If you don't want to form Konoha with us, then there will be no Uchiha clan!"

"What did you say?" Izuna's black eyes turned red in an instant, and his complicated Mangekyō Sharingan spun rapidly. He drew out his sword with a swish, and was about to fight with Tobirama.

Tobirama was not to be outdone and also drew out his Thunder God Sword. Hashirama immediately stopped growing mushrooms and quickly jumped up to block between Tobirama and Izuna, trying to calm the situation.
"Wait, Tobirama, Izuna, don't be impulsive. Now is not the time to fight. Besides, we are all dead. Fighting is completely meaningless. We can't die again." He said at the end, muttering softly.

Minato hadn't figured out his own confusion back then, and as a result, he was dragged into the fight between the Senju and Uchiha again, and for a moment he was forced to calm down.

He also noticed that there was another change in the scene at this time. Iruka risked his life to block the huge shuriken that Mizuki threw at Naruto. Iruka's sincerity towards Naruto also made Minato feel relieved. It turned out that there were still people who cared about Naruto.

Naruto finally exploded and used the Book of Multiple Shadow Clones. The forest was filled with Naruto's clones. With all his strength, Mizuki was knocked down. Sakura was relieved to see that Mizuki was completely unconscious, and then she hurried to help Teacher Iruka.

Minato looked at his son's counterattack with pride and pride.

Tobirama praised him generously, saying "Oh" in appreciation. "The chakra reserve is simply enormous. He is an Uzumaki, right? The Uzumaki are born with a lot of chakra, plus the chakra of the Nine-Tails, so he can create so many shadow clones. If it were someone else, they would die of chakra exhaustion after the technique was released."

Such a large number of shadow clones were nothing to Hashirama and Madara. A ninja god and a ninja world Shura were not likely to be amazed by this technique, but Hashirama still praised it a few times, while Madara showed little interest.

Chapter 3 : Chapter 3

Chapter Text

At this moment, Izuna suddenly raised his head and glanced at a treetop. "Someone is coming, huh? Not going to show up?"

He looked down at Sakura, Naruto, and Iruka who were completely unaware, and sneered,
"Is this the level of the Konoha ninjas you taught? They didn't even notice when someone approached them so close, and they don't even know how they died."

Izuna is not a perception-type ninja, but if a ninja from the Warring States period was not sharp enough, he would die quickly, so his taunts are still very powerful.

As the person who founded the ninja school, Tobirama felt like he was shot in the knee, but his quality had obviously declined, so he could only snort and pretend he didn't hear anything. He sensed it and said, "It's the Anbu."

After Minato sensed it, he was surprised. "It's Kakashi."

"Who? Someone you know?" Hashirama asked curiously.

Minato explained with a smile. "Ah, it was my former student, Hatake Kakashi. He was in the Anbu at the time. I didn't expect that he is still in the Anbu after all these years."

Kakashi had already quietly climbed up the tree behind them, but he couldn't see the five of them. However, Minato and the others could see him clearly. After seeing that the three of them and the unconscious Mizuki on the ground seemed to be fine, he did not show up. Instead, he turned around and jumped away. It seemed that he went to report the news.

After Iruka recovered, he dragged the unconscious Mizuki, and took Sakura and Naruto to find the Hokage. Not only did they need to return the Book of Sealing, but the sudden appearance and disappearance of the Hokage and the Uchiha brothers were also a big deal. On the way, Iruka and Naruto helped Sakura collect the borrowed books that she had used to throw Mizuki. Iruka lent Sakura a sealing scroll, saving her the trouble of continuing to hold a stack of books.

As Sakura moved, the five people who were still standing still suddenly felt a strong pulling force. The farther Sakura was, the stronger the pulling force became. After more than 50 meters, the five people were instantly dragged behind Sakura Haruno by an irresistible force.
Uchiha Madara quickly stood firm and looked at Sakura Haruno with a look of surprise.

"What's going on? We can't get too far away from this little girl? Is it really because of the contract between the summoner and the summoned? Isn't this just being controlled by someone? She can't even sense us now. Are we supposed to just follow her stupidly?"

Uchiha Madara still has the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan waiting for him, so naturally he doesn't want this situation to continue. Even returning to the Pure Land is better than the current situation.

Izunai is content with having her brother. Naturally, she believes whatever her brother says and goes wherever her brother goes.

Hashirama and Minato were also a little distressed at this time. The pink-haired girl was cute, but what was it like for five grown men to follow a little girl every day? Even if no one could see it, it felt very disgusting, okay? Even if he really had to be a ghost, Minato would rather be the ghost of his son.

Tobirama was not in a hurry for the time being. After meeting the Hokage and asking about the situation, perhaps someone would guide the little girl to cancel the summoning technique.

Walking into the Hokage's office that was familiar to everyone - except Izuna of course - they all felt that things had changed a lot, but after seeing the current Hokage, they all felt a sense of familiarity.

"It's the monkey. He's aged a lot." Hashirama was the first to sigh.

"It's the Sandaime." Minato had mixed feelings. The Sandaime was the Hokage who pushed him to the stage, and his wife Biwako was also very good to Kushina. He didn't know why their son Naruto was living such a miserable life under him.

Uchiha Madara naturally knew that Sarutobi Hiruzen was the Sandaime, but he did not expect that after the death of the Fourth Hokage, the Fifth Hokage was not chosen, but the Third Hokage remained as Hokage.

Tobirama also frowned slightly and questioned directly.
"Why is the Sandaime still in the position after the Yondaime? Although the Hokage needs experience, he needs ability more. Although the monkey is strong, he is old. Why not choose a young and strong one to take the position?"

No one answered their doubts. Iruka was already reporting what happened. Tobirama noticed that the Anbu Kakashi was also hiding aside.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was also shocked to hear that the Hokage and the Uchiha brothers had appeared, but Sakura Haruno's soul mate had now become an S-level secret, so he naturally couldn't ask in detail at this time. So after listening to the reports of the three people separately, and after letting Iruka and Naruto accept the security seal, he let them leave first, leaving Sakura Haruno alone.

Minato could only watch Naruto reluctantly until he disappeared from his sight before turning his head again. They understood why the Sandaime left Haruno Sakura behind, as the summoning technique that had not yet expired had not been resolved.

But unexpectedly, the Sandaime's first words shocked Hashirama and the other five.
"Sakura, you can summon Hashirama-sama, Tobirama-sama, Minato, as well as Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna. Is it because they are your soul mates?"

Soulmate? Everyone looked at Haruno Sakura in shock this time. She had pink hair and blue eyes. She was a very pretty girl, but she was still a child, right?

Perhaps it was because they were summoned after death that both their souls and bodies were rather dull, which is why they hadn't noticed it before. But now that they had calmed down, all five of them had realized the vague spiritual connection with this little girl, as well as the sudden strong attraction.

Hashirama suddenly tried to take off his clothes, and Tobirama found it offensive and immediately stopped him. "Brother, what do you want to do?"

Hashirama had a troubled and expectant look on his face. "I want to see if there's a name on me. This girl's name is Haruno Sakura, right? I want to look for it."

Tobirama looked disgusted. "It doesn't matter if we find it or not. Even if we find it, what does it matter? Don't say we are dead. Even if we are alive, you are committing a crime!"

Hashirama was immediately shocked and squatted down to draw mushrooms gloomily. "Why? Does God think I'm a pervert? Why did he arrange such a little girl to be my soul mate?"

Tobirama frowned, even a little angry.
"I've always thought that soulmates are a completely unreasonable and unreliable mechanism. Two people who may have nothing in common are bound together just because they are soulmates. Who decided this? God? Now I see that it is true. If it weren't for the summoning technique, what's the point of me and this little girl becoming soulmates? There's no way we can meet!"

"Yeah, is this wrong? Wait, how many years are there between us?" After being shocked, Izunai immediately wanted to calculate the age difference, but he died too early and had no idea about the time after that.

"At least 90 years!" Uchiha Madara said in a deep voice. He also felt it was ridiculous. Even if he used the year when he tore off the Outer Path Statue and died as the basis for calculation, it was still an extremely exaggerated number.

"This isn't how arranged matchmaking works." Minato's cobalt blue eyes were also full of disbelief, he was better off than the Shodaime, the Nidaime and the Uchiha brothers, he was not so miserable that he would never be able to meet his soul mate in his lifetime, if he hadn't died young, he would still be able to meet Haruno Sakura, but, seeing as she was the same age as Naruto, he was old enough to be her father.

Hashirama pouted and looked at Haruno Sakura, feeling a little longing and a little regretful. "I actually have a soul mate. I used to look forward to having a soul mate. Of course Mito is good too, but soul mates are different."

"Fortunately we are dead. No matter how this mess happened, it has no impact on either of us. She won't be bound by any constraints and can find someone she likes in the future."
Tobirama rubbed his forehead with a headache, thinking that this was a blessing in disguise. He used to think that it didn't matter whether he had a soul mate or not, and he himself had no interest in women, otherwise he wouldn't have remained unmarried for his whole life. He just didn't expect that he would know that he had a soul mate after his death.

Tobirama looked at Haruno Sakura. If he was still alive, if she was a little older, maybe... But now, it was useless to think about it.

When the others heard this, their shocked emotions slowly calmed down. Yes, no matter what, they were all dead, and Haruno Sakura was still alive. This was already the biggest gap.

Madara has completely lost all ideas. He never found a soul mate until his death, and he always thought that he had no soul mate. He is the patriarch of the Uchiha clan. The clan members once advised him to find a woman, or even several, for the sake of offspring, even if he didn't like her. But Madara would rather be alone than have the wrong woman, and it was difficult for him to be moved by any woman. Except for occasional relief, he has been single. Now he is told that he has a soul mate, but this soul mate is too young. Madara looked at Haruno Sakura again critically. Well, her appearance is actually to his liking. If she was a little older, he wouldn't mind having a relationship with her, but now he is dead, what's the use!

Although Izuna knew that it was impossible for the two of them to be together, he was still very interested in his soul mate Haruno Sakura. Unlike Hashirama, Tobirama, and Madara who died in middle age and were therefore more sensitive to age differences, he died at the age of 24 and was still a young adult. During the Warring States Period, women got married at an early age, with many getting married at the age of 12 or 13, and an age difference of more than a dozen years between couples was also common. Therefore, Izuna did not think this was a big problem. The emergence of soul mates assumes that both parties must be adults to form a bond, right?

Izuna also had expectations about soul mates. Of course, before he met his soul mate, he had had several women. Although the pressure was not as great as that of Madara, as the second in command of Uchiha, he had also been urged to get married. But Madara did not have a wife or children, so naturally he would not have one either. He just didn't expect that he would have the same soul mate as Madara.

Izuna suddenly laughed out loud, and Madara came back to his senses and asked in confusion. "Izuna, what funny thing did you think of?"

Izuna explained with a smile. "I used to think that if Madara and I each got married, we would become two families and our relationship would become more and more distant. I would feel lonely and unhappy, so I didn't want to get married. But if we have the same soul mate, the three of us can live together and don't have to separate. It's just a pity that this girl showed up too late."

Madara was stunned, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should be happy that his brother was close to him, or shocked that he actually had the idea of sharing a wife.

Tobirama looked at Izuna with horror. What kind of brother-loving fetish is this? You want to be with your brother even after marriage, and you are not afraid of sharing your wife? Your wife should be thankful to God for meeting you two brothers.

Hmm? Wait, isn't Izuna's wife and soul mate also his soul mate? Why should she live with them? Although this is a completely impossible assumption, it also makes Tobirama feel unhappy that someone has robbed him of his things.

Tobirama crossed his arms, expressionless, and snorted. At this time, Hashirama suddenly stood up, his eyes shining, and he seemed eager to try.
"Tobirama, although we still live together after I get married, when I was with Mito before, I always felt that I owed you, as if we excluded you. But if we have a common soul mate, I don't mind sharing. Madara and I are good brothers, we can be together."

At the end of his words, he looked at Madara happily again. Madara was speechless, wondering why the topic had deviated here. Izuna glared back at him unhappily. He, Madara and Sakura could be a family, so what was the point of Hashirama joining in?

Veins popped out of Tobirama's head, and he finally couldn't stand it anymore and yelled, "What kind of lewd words are you all saying? Where's your moral integrity? Where's your bottom line? This is a crime, a crime! Do you understand? And, I say it again, we are dead, dead! Once the summoning spell is lifted, we will leave!"

If he were still alive, Tobirama could wait for a few years, but isn't this completely helpless? People cannot be blinded by emotions. Reason is a good thing, and Tobirama has always been proud of it. Now he uses this reason to fight against the strong attraction that his soul mate gives him.

"Ah, yes." Hashirama suddenly felt depressed.

Minato Namikaze was sweating profusely as he looked at the first and second generation who were completely different from what he had imagined, as well as the unique thinking of Uchiha Izuna. He felt that his celebrity filter was shattered, but when one meets his soul mate, few people would not be obsessed.

Minato looked at Haruno Sakura again, and couldn't help but think of Kushina's question. What would he do if he met his soul mate? At that time, he could say without hesitation that he only loved Kushina. Now he can still say that he loves Kushina, but if he wants to ignore his soul mate, he seems unable to do it. Minato has completely felt the strong attraction of his soul mate.

Suddenly, Minato was glad that he died early, otherwise if the 36-year-old himself met Haruno Sakura now, he didn't know what he would do. Unlike what he deliberately showed on the outside, he was not an upright person. He would do anything to get what he wanted. He would not leave Kushina, but if Haruno Sakura went to find someone else, Minato felt uncomfortable just thinking about it.

Is the possessiveness between soul mates so strong? Minato rubbed his brows, feeling disgusted with his own mentality.

Not to mention the entanglement between the five people, Haruno Sakura herself was also confused as to why she successfully summoned the Hokage and the Uchiha brothers. Soul mates might be the best explanation, but they disappeared suddenly, and no one knows whether the summoning technique was lifted.

Sakura asked the Sandaime for advice. Sarutobi Hiruzen was known as the professor of ninjutsu and was very knowledgeable about various ninjutsu. Although he had never come into contact with this summoning technique, he had some experience with it. The two of them fiddled with it for a while, and Sakura formed a seal and began to release the ninjutsu.
"Release!"

After the gesture, nothing happened. Sakura was unsure and could only turn to look at the Sandaime. The Sandaime naturally couldn't sense anything, but since nothing happened and the Hokage and the Uchiha brothers did disappear, the jutsu was actually lifted. So, he nodded to Sakura as if it was a success,
"The summoning jutsu has been lifted."

Next to them, where the two couldn't see, five people who hadn't left at all looked at each other.

Hashirama touched himself and said, "Well, I'm still here, so, did I fail to release the seal?"

Tobirama was full of black lines on his head. "No, this is indeed the correct summoning seal release technique, but I don't know why it doesn't work."

"If it's correct, why did it fail?" Minato didn't know whether he should be happy or worried. If he stayed, he could continue to accompany his soul mate and have the chance to see his son.

"Does it have anything to do with us being Sakura's soul mates? After all, soul mates are bound together by soul, so it's normal for us to be around her," Izuna said indifferently.

He had no expectations of returning to the Pure Land. His memory stopped at the second before he died, and the next moment he opened his eyes and saw Madara-kun, Haruno Sakura and the others. Doesn't this prove that he wouldn't know anything even if he went to the Pure Land? It would be better for him to stay with Haruno Sakura. At least he could still see the human world. If he could touch reality, it would be even better. He wondered if Sakura could make them visible again someday?

Madara sighed. If he continued to exist in this soul state, and Obito reincarnated him one day, he should be able to be resurrected even if he was not in the Pure Land? The main thing is that Madara didn't know what to do in this situation. Tobirama Senju said that it was right to understand the seal, so what else could he say? He couldn't communicate with Haruno Sakura.

After thanking the Sandaime, Sakura Haruno left for home. It was almost midnight at this time, and it was a bit scary to go home alone. Fortunately, the Sandaime said that an Anbu would escort her home in secret. Although Sakura Haruno couldn't feel anything, she felt a lot more at ease thinking that someone was watching her in secret, but it didn't stop her from quickening her pace to run home.

The five people followed Haruno Sakura easily. Minato landed beside Kakashi and looked at him wearing an Anbu mask. Although he knew he couldn't hear, he still smiled.
"Kakashi, you've grown so big. I wonder how you've been doing all these years?"

Kakashi naturally didn't answer him. After seeing Haruno Sakura enter his house and waiting for a while, when the light in Sakura's room came on, he took off his Anbu mask and said softly,
"Sakura, good night, see you tomorrow."

Minato was puzzled. See you tomorrow? Was he, an Anbu, assigned the task of monitoring and protecting Haruno Sakura for a long time? But think about it, Haruno Sakura has three Hokage and the Uchiha brothers as soul mates. Even if they are all dead, there is no guarantee that no one will want to use her to do something, especially today's summoning technique successfully summoned them. If this news leaks out, there will be no fewer people who will harm Haruno Sakura.

Minato thought for a while, watched Kakashi disappear, and then he jumped into Haruno Sakura's room.

Sakura's room was not big, and with five grown men and Haruno Sakura crammed in, it seemed a bit cramped. Sakura couldn't see them, and when they walked around the room, it was only because several men moved away in time that the tragedy of their bodies being pierced was avoided.

Minato looked around Sakura's room. Although it still had a bit of a girlish style, as a ninja, she still had the necessary equipment. There were many ninja books neatly arranged on the bookshelf. The room was tidy and well-planned. She was a clean and organized girl.

Chapter 4 : chapter 4

Chapter Text

Sakura had no idea that there were five invisible big men in the room with her, walking around the room busying themselves in plush slippers with rabbit heads on them.

She first carefully closed and locked the window, then carefully pulled the curtains to ensure that it was airtight and no one outside could see in.

Hashirama was currently inexplicably excited about discovering that he had a soul mate. He felt that his soul mate was extremely rare no matter how he looked at it. When he saw Sakura was very vigilant and remembered to check the doors and windows, he immediately praised her.

"Sakura-chan has a good sense of safety. Well, girls should protect themselves well to avoid attracting some perverted peeping Toms."

Madara immediately sneered. "Hashirama, you're calling Sakura-chan out now? And don't you think the last sentence is a bit of a subtle slap in the face?"

Minato couldn't help but cough in shame, indeed, they seemed like peeping Toms now, although it was something they had no choice and was not voluntary.

Hashirama looked at Madara in disbelief. "Madara, why do you compare yourself to a perverted peeping Tom? Do you want to peek at Sakura-chan?"

Madara's veins immediately popped out and he was extremely annoyed. He felt the extremely mean and sinister side of Hashirama again for the first time in a long time.

"Hashirama, you bastard! You said something ambiguous yourself, and yet you're trying to turn the tables on me!"

Hashirama pouted, looking innocent as if Madara had misunderstood his meaning.

Tobirama was speechless. Although his elder brother was a mean person, Madara deserved it. He could only attribute it to himself for being silenced.

Izuna gritted his teeth secretly. His elder brother was wise and brave, but when he met Hashirama Senju, he was like a possessed person and was always inexplicably suppressed. When he was alive, he could watch, observe and persuade him from the side to prevent his elder brother from being deceived by the Senju people. But after his death, his elder brother still fell for it. Not only did he set up this damn Konoha with Hashirama, but he also lost his life in the end.

Tobirama sensed Izuna's hostility towards his elder brother and himself, and returned her a sharp look.

Minato was once again forced to be involved in the undercurrents between the Uchiha and Senju. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. The grudges and hatreds in history could not be resolved or reconciled with just a few words, even after death, so he could only remain silent.

Sakura naturally didn't know that her soul mates were not getting along with each other. She just took out the scroll that Teacher Iruka lent her, unsealed all the books she brought out of the library and her own notes, and had to return the scroll to Teacher Iruka tomorrow.

She sorted out her notes and books a little before leaving the desk to get her change of clothes.

Tobirama was attracted by the books and didn't have time to glare at Izuna. Looking at the pile of books, Tobirama praised them. "Not bad, she is a little girl who loves to study."

It seems that the matching of soul mates is not completely random, at least this girl and he have something in common.

He walked to the desk, looked at the title on the book cover, and raised his eyebrows in surprise. "This is..."

Izuna wondered what Tobirama was surprised about, so she looked over. Madara, Hashirama, and Minato followed suit. After seeing the title of the book clearly, they were also slightly surprised.

"The Warring States Period: The History of the Senju and Uchiha from Confrontation to Reconciliation"

The Legendary Life of Hashirama Senju, the God of Ninja World

"Argumentation of the friendship between Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama and analysis of the reasons for their breakup"

Uchiha Warring States Chronicle

"The Second Hokage Senju Tobirama's Governance Strategy"

《A List of Forbidden Techniques and Research Speculations of Tobirama Senju》

Rise of the Three Kingdoms Heroes - Yellow Flash

The Nine-Tails Rebellion and the Fourth Hokage

"Is Sakura trying to understand us?" Minato muttered to himself, with an indescribable feeling in his heart.

The curiosity about soul mates is engraved in the soul, but they are all dead, so Sakura can only learn about her soul mate through books and history, which is inexplicably sad.

Tobirama also sighed silently. It is really the case that you were born before I was born, and I was born after you died. I can only hope that Haruno Sakura will be more open-minded and find her own new happiness as soon as possible.

Hashirama laughed optimistically. "Oh, why do I feel a little happy? Sakura-chan cares about us a lot. It would be great if I could show my form again. I can talk to Sakura-chan about our situation in person. It will definitely be first-hand and authentic information."

Madara's heart was a little complicated. He subconsciously felt happy when he saw his soul mate pursuing him, but he soon resisted this feeling. Why was he told that he had a soul mate when he was already disappointed with the world and was planning to break it up and rebuild it? This would only disturb his will and would be useless! No, he would not waver. Haruno Sakura could find a peaceful and happy life in the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Izuna was a little unhappy. Others at least had their own collections, but he didn't. It would probably be very difficult for Sakura to understand him. I wonder how Uchiha is doing now? His detailed deeds should be recorded in the Uchiha clan.

He looked at Ying and found that she had opened the drawer to take out clothes. The clothes were folded and arranged neatly, but the colors were all pink and colorful, which was obviously a little girl's style.

Izuna looked at some of the small pieces of fabric consisting of two semicircles and shoulder straps in confusion and asked, "Are women's clothes so strange now? Where are they supposed to be worn?"

Minato glanced at it, blushed, and quickly looked away, kindly reminding and explaining, "Izuna-san, you'd better not look at it, this is a woman's underwear."

If I keep watching this, it will prove that what Hashirama said is a perverted voyeur.

"Underwear?" Izuna looked at the semicircular shape and gestured on her chest again, then she suddenly realized. "Nowadays women tie this on their chests. Is it for female ninjas only? Why not just wear metal mesh clothes? Wouldn't it be more protective? This kind of fabric that will tear easily doesn't have much protection."

Minato was embarrassed and could only continue to explain to the old Sengoku. "Uh, no, this is just ordinary underwear. Women wear it regardless of whether they are ninjas or not. It can shape and stabilize the breasts."

Why were they talking about this topic? Minato felt like slapping himself on the forehead as he spoke.

In his heart, Hashirama thought the underwear looked very nice, but he wisely did not join in the conversation. Even though he was also an old antique from the Warring States Period, he at least knew to keep his mouth shut at times like these.

Madara and Tobirama also felt embarrassed. Two straight men without wives felt like perverts just by listening to this topic. It was all Izuna's fault for looking around and asking stupid questions! Why do you care what other people wear?

Although Izuna had no problem with the underwear, she suddenly remembered another question. "Wait, Sakura seems to be a ninja too, why do women have to go to the battlefield now? All the men are dead? Senju, the Konoha you founded can't even protect women?"

Hashirama and Tobirama were being mocked. Before Hashirama could react, Tobirama exploded first and snorted angrily. "In the name of protecting women, you tie them up in the backyard to give birth, and they can only stay at home and revolve around their husbands and children? Times have changed, Izuna, your thinking is outdated. Women are not weak, nor can they only be protected."

Minato agreed with a smile. "Yes, in the new era, women have the right to freely choose their jobs and their own lives, and there are many excellent female ninjas. My wife Kushina is an outstanding ninja."

Izuna glanced at Sakura and didn't comment. "Other jobs are fine, but I don't want my woman to risk her life to become a ninja.

The others also looked at Ying, frowned slightly, and said nothing more.

Sakura took her clean clothes and left the room. The men guessed that she was probably going to take a shower, so they didn't follow her. Instead, they looked around Sakura's room casually again.

There are many photos on the little girl's desk, bookshelf and bedside table. In every photo, Sakura is wearing a high red hairband, like a little rabbit. She looks very cute and smiles very cutely.

Hashirama felt his heart melted by cuteness, and grinned with the expression of an old father looking at his good daughter. "Wow, Sakura-chan was so cute when she was a child."

There was no way to refute this, even straight men like Tobirama and Madara nodded in agreement.

In addition to her parents and some group photos, the most common person appearing in the photos is a little girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. It is obvious that Sakura has a good relationship with her.

Izuna noticed the girl's blue eyes without pupils and said in surprise.

"This is a mountain? They have joined Konoha too? Ino-Shika-Cho have always been together, so what about Nara and Akimichi, who are also in Konoha? How many clans are there in Konoha now?"

Izuna was not too surprised by the obvious Uzumaki bloodline of the previous Sandaime Sarutobi Sasuke and Minato's son. After all, these two clans were already on good terms with the Senju and were their allies, but the Ino-Shika-Chou was a completely neutral clan.

Hashirama suddenly looked proud. "Almost all the famous clans in the Land of Fire have joined Konoha, including the Hyuga, Shimura, Inuzuka, Aburame, etc. Konoha has united everyone and everyone can live in peace. Izuna, you really should take a look. The alliance between the Senju and Uchiha is definitely not a mistake."

Izuna was surprised. If so many clans could really coexist peacefully, it seemed like a good thing. Then why did Madara die? Izuna looked at Madara with a questioning look. He remained silent, neither agreeing with Hashirama nor explaining anything to Izuna. He even avoided looking at Izuna.

Izunai felt a sense of estrangement. After all, it was because he died early that his brother no longer confided in him?

Ying came back from taking a shower. She had changed into a long-sleeved nightgown with cartoon rabbit and flower patterns on it. She was steaming from her body, and her round cheeks, still with some baby fat, were rosy and tender, like a white and soft bun just out of the pot. Just looking at her made people want to pinch and hug her.

Hashirama missed her very much, and even thought of his eldest granddaughter Tsunade, who was as cute as Sakura.

After Sakura locked the door, she took out a white box from the drawer of the bedside table and put it on the bed, then suddenly reached out and took off her pajamas.

This action was unexpected, but fortunately the men reacted quickly and turned their backs in embarrassment. After the rustling sound of clothes falling to the ground, there was a long silence. They didn't know what Haruno Sakura was going to do, and they couldn't turn around, so they wondered in their hearts what she was going to do?

After waiting for a long time, there was finally some movement, but all I could hear was the little girl's suppressed gasps and low sobs.

What happened? Is Haruno Sakura crying? After being stunned, the men felt an indescribable pain and worry in their hearts. They didn't realize that this was inappropriate at all. The five men subconsciously looked back nervously.

The pink-haired girl was sitting on the bed with her back to them. Her long pink hair was pushed to one side of her chest. She still had her panties on, thus retaining a minimum level of privacy.

However, the first thing that several people noticed was the several red and swollen wounds on Sakura's fair skin. There were marks left by kunai on her shoulders, back, waist, thighs and calves. Although the bleeding had stopped, it was still shocking.

The white box she had just taken had been opened, revealing the medical supplies and bandages inside. The little girl used tweezers to hold cotton dipped in iodine and applied medicine to her wounds one by one.

Maybe it was because it hurt a lot, big tears fell silently from the pink-haired girl's green eyes. She tried hard to suppress the weak sobs in her throat, and her little appearance was really pitiful and adorable.

Everyone blamed themselves for being careless. When Sakura summoned them, she had already lost almost half her life, but they actually thought she was fine. It was really wrong! Several men couldn't help but blame the Sandaime and Iruka for not remembering to send Sakura to the hospital. How irresponsible!

Hashirama walked over to Sakura and reached out to touch her, but his hand went right through her. He looked annoyed and self-blaming. "Oh, I should have tried harder to treat her. It's all my fault. Sakura-chan, this wound looks so painful."

Tobirama wanted to rationally point out that this wound was only a minor one for a ninja, but when he saw Sakura's tearful eyes, he suddenly couldn't say it and he couldn't help but sigh.

"It's inevitable for a ninja to get hurt. If she wants to become a ninja, this kind of thing will happen a lot in the future. If she cries every time, she might as well not be a ninja."

Minato's cobalt blue eyes were also filled with concern and heartache.

When Madara and Izuna were summoned, they were very indifferent and could be said to have watched her die without helping. But when they saw Haruno Sakura crying, they wanted to hold her in their arms and comfort her.

Madara couldn't help but feel distressed, but at the same time he felt that it was unreasonable for him to feel sorry for Haruno Sakura. He rubbed his temples. Is this a soul mate? He was just a stranger he had just met today, but he was so worried about her. This lethality was too terrifying.

Izuna didn't struggle that much. Sakura was his soul mate, his woman. Although it was impossible for them to be together in this life, it was normal to care about your soul mate. He sat beside Sakura and watched her apply the medicine.

Ying was applying the medicine while wiping away her tears. She felt very wronged. Today was the darkest day in her life.

The soul mate she had been waiting for for so long was not the one she wanted. She mourned the fact that her dream of being a young girl was shattered and that she would never be able to live a happy, fairy-tale life with her soul mate again. The soul mate she had summoned with great difficulty came and went in a hurry and she didn't even get to see him clearly.

Moreover, facing a life-and-death crisis for the first time really frightened Sakura, but she could only keep it in her heart and digest it by herself. She didn't even dare to tell her parents. Sakura didn't want to make her parents worry. If they knew that she was almost killed today, her parents, who were already worried about whether she could become a ninja, might be even more strongly opposed.

In addition, her wound was really painful. Today was even the first day of her menarche. Her lower abdomen was already uncomfortable, and she had just lost too much blood. Now she felt weak and dizzy.

Anyway, she was the only one in the room and no one knew that she was out of control. After she finished crying, she was still the strong and unyielding Haruno Sakura.

Sakura didn't know that not only her five soul mates had seen her vulnerability, but even her body had been seen almost completely, otherwise she would have definitely changed her depressed attitude and directly beat out all those guys who were prying into her heart and body.

After feeling heartbroken, Tobirama realized that it was inappropriate. He was about to turn away and remind the men not to stare at Sakura when he heard Izuna suddenly exclaim in surprise.

"Hatake Kakashi? Uchiha Obito? Who are these two? Isn't Sakura the only one with five soulmates?"

Izuna stared at the red names on the upper side of Sakura's right arm and the inner elbow of her left arm. She thought they were one of their names, but in fact they were none of them.

Of these two names, I am familiar with the surname but not the given name; I have just heard of the other name but don't know the surname.

Izuna turned to ask Minato. "What's the last name of Kakashi, the ANBU student you mentioned earlier?"

Minato's cobalt blue eyes were also full of disbelief and shock, and he murmured, "Kakashi, Obito, how could it be the two of them?"

"Do you still know Uchiha Obito? Who is he?" Izuna asked immediately.

Minato smiled bitterly at everyone. "Both Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Obito were once my students, but Obito is dead. He died in the Third World War when he was 13. You all met Kakashi just now, but how could it be possible? Does Kakashi know that Sakura is his soul mate? There is too much age difference between them."

Minato really felt confused, a sense of absurdity came over him, the three of them, teacher and student, were actually all Haruno Sakura's soul mates, the probability of this happening was even smaller than winning the lottery.

Thinking of the triangle relationship between Kakashi, Obito and Rin, Minato sighed secretly, no one expected the outcome to be so dramatic, and he was also dragged into it. Minato once again felt that it might be a good thing that they all died early, otherwise if they were all alive, it would definitely be a mess now.

Although Kakashi and Sakura have a big age gap, they will be together when all other soulmates die, right? Minato thought he should be happy for his student Kakashi and his soulmate Sakura, but the fact is that he didn't feel much joy, but a little bored.

Tobirama didn't care to be shy. After taking a close look at Sakura's entire body, he almost wanted to curse. His face turned pale. "It's not just the two of them. There are two more! Haruno Sakura actually has nine soul mates? Are you kidding? Who has nine soul mates? Was God blind when he assigned them?"

"Uchiha Itachi? Another Uchiha?" Madara's face was also very ugly. How much bad fate does Haruno Sakura have with their Uchiha family? God is giving her as many Uchiha as possible.

When Madara heard Obito's name, he was shocked and surprised. He didn't expect that he was also Sakura's soul mate. This kid is not dead. Now that he knows that he has a soul mate, can he still resolutely carry out his Infinite Tsukuyomi plan?

At the beginning, he designed to let Obito witness the death of Rin, whom he loved, forcing Obito to despair and turn evil. Who would have thought that man proposes, God disposes, and Obito actually had a soul mate. The lethality of a soul mate is much more powerful than that of the dead White Moonlight. Madara was really worried that Obito, a love-brained and infatuated man, would change his mind.

It just so happens that Obito's soul mate is also his soul mate. This is a bad joke from heaven! Madara feels sickened by fate.

"Who is Uchiha Itachi?" Izuna looked at Minato. If there was anyone who might know, it would be him. Fortunately, Minato actually gave an answer, although it was an outdated answer.

"He is the current heir to the Uchiha family's patriarch. If Sakura and Naruto are the same age, then Itachi is 6 years older than Sakura." Minato realized that Kakashi's position was still unstable, and Itachi, as a soul mate, was obviously more suitable for Sakura in terms of age.

"The heir to the clan leader? That's a younger relative with a very close blood relationship. Brother Madara, do you know whose descendant he is?" Izuna asked in surprise, looking at Madara.

"The descendant of Fire Core." Madara frowned. After he left Konoha, he heard that Uchiha Fire Core inherited the position of clan leader.

Izuna suddenly understood. "The fire core? That's right. If Madara and I don't have any children, he is the closest blood relative to the main branch. But this soul mate is a bit too ungentlemanly. Is the grandson competing with the grandfather for the wife? It's too awkward in terms of seniority."

Tobirama rolled his eyes and said sarcastically, "If you die, there will be no need to fight for a wife. The only one left is my granddaughter-in-law."

But after saying that, Tobirama still didn't feel relieved, because it seemed that his soul mate might really be snatched away by the Uchiha. If there was no other suitable partner, the evil Uchiha! Why did they always get involved in everything!

"Uh, so who is this last Scorpion of the Red Sand?" Hashirama asked puzzledly, looking at the name on Sakura's heart.

It was Minato who died late who answered. "Well, if I'm not mistaken, he's not from our Konoha, but from Sunagakure. I remember he's four years younger than me, so he should be 32 this year."

"Well, after eliminating these two candidates, it seems that Sakura-chan will be Itachi Uchiha's wife." Hashirama's tone did not sound very happy.

After applying the medicine, Sakura finally went to sleep. Five grown men didn't need sleep. At first, they were still thinking about many things. After a while, the night was long, and the Uchiha brothers went to the rooftop to reminisce about the past, while the Senju brothers went downstairs to reminisce about the past. Minato was left alone to sit at the foot of Sakura's bed, staring blankly with a lot on his mind.

Chapter 5 : chapter 5

Chapter Text

The early morning sunlight filtered through the curtains and shone onto the pink-haired little girl who was sleeping sweetly on the bed. She dodged the slightly dazzling light, murmured, smacked her lips, and rolled back and forth in the quilt like a kitten. Then she rubbed her eyes sleepily and slowly sat up.

The five men who were resting with their eyes closed were immediately alarmed. After a whole night, the men had almost finished chatting. Hashirama even caught Madara and talked to him for a long time. Although Madara didn't want to waste any more time talking to Hashirama, he couldn't get rid of Hashirama who kept pestering him.

Izuna and Tobirama had nothing to do, so they brought up the old account between them from childhood to death. The verbal battle was so fierce that if Hashirama hadn't tried hard to act as a peacemaker, they might have fought again.

At first Minato felt bored because no one was talking to him, but after the Sengoku group finished their conversation, they started bombarding him indiscriminately. Except for Madara who didn't ask Minato many questions, the questions from the Shodaime, the Nidaime and Izuna were more numerous and tricky than the last. Minato broke out in a cold sweat and spoke until his mouth was dry, which completely made up for the loneliness of no one paying attention to him in the first half of the night, although he would rather be alone at that time than be caught and questioned non-stop.

At this time, the five grown men looked at Ying and found that their soul mate seemed to be in a bad mood after waking up. She sat at the head of the bed for a long time with a dazed look on her face, with her hair sticking up here and there, and her little appearance was so cute no matter how you looked at it.

Hashirama felt like his heart was about to melt because of the cuteness of his soulmate so early in the morning. He grinned. "Oh, Sakura-chan is so cute, like a little dumpling, soft and fragrant, just like Tsuna. I really want to hug her."

"Brother, don't do that, it's like a pervert!" Tobirama had a dark face and made a fatal complaint.

Hashirama was immediately shocked and squatted on the spot to grow mushrooms. "Tobirama, that's too much. I didn't say anything."

Madara rolled his eyes at Hashirama. "You haven't said anything yet? You said that the little girl is sweet and soft and wants to be hugged. That's too disgusting and perverted!"

Hashirama was completely defeated by the two consecutive attacks from his brother and Apocalypse's friend, although he was still grumbling unwillingly. "Your thoughts are not pure, and you actually blame me."

Izuna has not yet realized the seriousness of the problem, and thinks that her brother Madara and Senju White Hair are overreacting. "Sakura is very cute, I want to hug her too."

Madara looked at his brother and sighed in confusion. Tobirama glared at Izuna with disdain, "If Sakura is not our soul mate, then everything is fine. Otherwise, it's impossible."

Izuna was speechless as she shared the same idea as Hashirama. "There's no sexual implication in this. You guys should think of something inappropriate."

Minato was ashamed. Are the Nidaime and Madara afraid that Lord Hashirama will fall into the abyss of lolita?

While they were complaining, Ying had finished washing up, and when they saw her taking out her clothes, the familiar scene made the five of them turn their backs consciously. Although they had seen almost everything yesterday, there were reasons for that, and it was not a reason to continue to peep shamelessly.

When they turned around again, they saw that the pink-haired girl was already wearing a long red cheongsam with green tights. With her pink hair, the color saturation of her whole body was extremely high, bright and eye-catching.

Tobirama's brows immediately furrowed. "As a ninja, why do you dress so brightly and ostentatiously? Isn't this the first time you will be used as a target when fighting the enemy?"

Minato didn't particularly agree with this choice of clothing, but he was a kind person and smiled to smooth things over.

"While the color of her clothes is eye-catching, her pink hair is already a big enough goal that it doesn't matter what color she wears."

Minato had never seen anyone with pink hair, which was even more eye-catching than Kushina's red hair. After all, there were many people with red hair in Uzumaki and Sunagakure.

But pink hair, if not unique, is at least hard to come by, but it is indeed very beautiful, especially since the girl takes good care of it, making it soft and shiny, which makes it even more eye-catching. Minato really wants to touch its hair.

The Uchiha clan always wears black or navy blue, with black hair and black eyes. Wherever they go, they are all in darkness. When they suddenly saw such bright colors, Madara and Izuna even felt like their eyes were being brightened.

Madara pinched his brows, feeling a headache. "She's really a child. She has a completely little girl's aesthetic taste."

Izuna also prefers light colors, and red always seems to clash with Sakura's long pink hair and fails to highlight her rare and beautiful hair color, Izuna commented.

"If you must wear bright colors, you might as well choose powder blue, white, or light green. They will complement Sakura's hair better."

However, Hashirama thought that Sakura looked good in this outfit and came to her defense.

"Oh, Ying is still young. Children like bright red and green colors. Red is so festive, just like the Fuwa in the New Year pictures. It is bright and lively just by looking at it~"

Tobirama, Madara and Izuna, three men who had neither children nor granddaughters, looked at Hashirama in shock, and Minato could not quite understand the kind mentality of this elder.

Madara looked disgusted. "Hashirama, you really have a terrible old-age aesthetic."

He was much older than Hashirama when he died, and he hadn't developed this kind of aesthetic taste.

Hashirama pouted. "You don't understand. I won't tell you anymore."

Sakura was unaware of her soul mates' comments on her clothes. She picked up her ninja forehead protector, feeling indescribable excitement, anticipation and nervousness in her heart.

Today will be the second major decision point in her life - the class division! The first decision point in her life - the soul mate has failed. God did not give her the soul mate she wanted. At least the class division must let her and Sasuke be in the same team!

Sakura clenched her fists, her blue eyes were full of fighting spirit, and Ri-Sakura was even shouting, "Shannaro! She will definitely be grouped with Sasuke!"

Sakura held the ninja forehead protector and tried it on her head and body for a long time, trying to see which way of tying it would make her look cuter. Her action made several men who had no idea about girls' hearts look at her in confusion.

"Why does it take so long to tie a forehead protector? Wouldn't it be better to just tie it on your forehead?" Tobirama complained again.

Minato tried to understand Sakura's intentions, "Hmm~ Maybe you think this is too common? Not unique enough?"

Finally, Ying made up her mind. She tied the forehead protector on the top of her head like a headband. The headband was slightly long and extended from the back of her neck like two little tails. Ying looked left and right in front of the mirror to make sure that there was nothing wrong. Then she put one hand on her waist, made a victory V sign to the mirror, and praised herself.

"Very good, today I am also an invincible and cute super beautiful girl!"

"Puchi." Minato laughed. His soul mate was really a lively, funny and cute girl.

"Yeah, very cute, as cute as a little rabbit." Hashirama also had a cute expression on his face and smiled and praised his aunt.

Izuna found that he and Hashirama had a lot in common when it came to Sakura, so he smiled with amusement. "That's true. She used to be a long-eared rabbit, but now she looks like a lop-eared rabbit."

These two blue headbands sticking out from under the hair look like the two long ears of a lop-eared rabbit.

Madara and Tobirama had tense faces and didn't express any opinions, but they were also deeply touched in their hearts. Their soul mates were really too cute. They were secretly annoyed in their hearts. Damn it! Their thoughts were very dangerous.

Sakura finally walked out of the house. Izuna was amazed by the bustling and lively streets. She once again felt the huge scale of Konoha. Hashirama and Tobirama were also very pleased. Their village had obviously expanded a lot since their death.

Minato adapted well, and the current Konoha has not changed much from when he was alive. However, Madara was obsessed with creating a perfect world in the Infinite Tsukuyomi. He didn't care about anything in the real world. Anyway, no matter whether it was good or bad, everything would be perfectly resolved in the Infinite Tsukuyomi in the end.

When they arrived at the Ninja School, a blonde girl also appeared at the door. The two met on a narrow road, and the atmosphere was full of sparks and lightning.

"Huh? Isn't this Sakura's friend in the mountains? Why is the atmosphere so tense? Are good friends having a conflict?" Izuna looked at the two little girls who were staring at each other like fighting cocks in confusion.

Hashirama couldn't help but think of Madara. He and Madara were once friends, but they parted ways because of different ideas. Although they are both dead now, Hashirama feels that everything can be turned over and he hopes to reconcile with Madara, but Madara is always not interested. Hashirama always thinks that he has something on his mind, but what can he have after he is dead? It's useless to have something on his mind, and he can't be resurrected to fulfill his long-cherished wish.

To Tobirama, the friendships and conflicts among children were like the fights among small animals. They might be fine today, bad tomorrow, and fine again the day after tomorrow. There was no need to worry about them at all.

The blonde girl spoke first with a smug look on her face. "Good morning, Sakura. I didn't expect you to graduate. It's just right. Today I'll show you that you can never beat me! In today's class division, I will definitely be in the same class with Sasuke! Sasuke's soul mate will definitely be me!"

Sakura was a little lacking in confidence for a moment, but soon, she said with a straight face, "Good morning, Ino, don't mention the past anymore, I am now an independent ninja! I will not lose to you again! And don't dream! It is me who will be in the same class with Sasuke!"

Even if it wasn't her in the end, it certainly wouldn't be Ino. How could the Pig, Deer, and Butterfly be separated? Ino was simply daydreaming!

"Sasuke? Who is he? Is the conflict between Sakura and her friends due to this Sasuke?" Izuna is very sensitive to the name Sasuke.

Minato saw through the crux of the matter at a glance. "It's the boy they like, right? Do both girls like this Sasuke?"

His son Naruto seems to like Sakura too. Is there still hope? Teenagers' feelings are the most changeable. Maybe they like her today but not tomorrow. Naruto should still have a chance, right?

But Sakura still has Kakashi, her soul mate. Sakura is still young now, but when she grows up, will Kakashi be able to resist attacking Sakura? What should I do? Minato sighed, feeling that his son seemed to have no chance of winning.

Caught between his son and his students, and with his own vague discomfort that was totally beyond his control, Minato was extremely conflicted.

The others heard Minato's guess and pondered it in their hearts. The boy that Sakura liked? This made them feel a little bad for some reason.

Ino was also angry when facing Sakura's reply. She actually knew that it was impossible for her to be grouped together with Sasuke. From childhood to adulthood, besides Sakura, the people she had the most contact with were Shikamaru and Choji because of their family connections.

But being pointed out still made Ino extremely unhappy. She crossed her chest and snorted. "Even if it wasn't me, are you sure it must be you?"

A second later, Ino asked with a look of surprise after noticing that Sakura didn't yell that she would be Sasuke's soul mate as usual.

"Wait, why didn't you yell that Sasuke is your soul mate today? Broad Forehead, there's something wrong with you!"

"Inoboru, what nonsense are you talking about!" Ying turned her head away uncomfortably and rushed straight into the classroom.

Ino saw something fishy going on and immediately followed, asking with curiosity and ill intentions. "Why are you running, Sakura? You look so guilty. Do you know whether you have a soul mate? Tell me now! Tell me, do you have a soul mate?"

Ino was so excited that she kept asking questions.

Sakura didn't want to tell Ino, after all, those soul mates were too amazing, and she couldn't tell Ino either, the Sandaime told her to keep it a secret and not reveal information about her soul mate.

So, Sakura, who couldn't stand Ino's pestering, could only shout loudly. "No, no! I don't have a soul mate!"

"Really?" Ino said in disbelief, "Don't tell me it's not your soul mate, but some random person from somewhere. Do you not want to acknowledge him because you are disappointed?"

It would be great if it was just some random person. Sakura hung her head in frustration. "No, Ino, please stop asking. I'm already in a bad mood."

When Ino saw Sakura's genuine disappointment, she immediately believed it and hurried to comfort her friend. "Don't be discouraged, Sakura. If you don't have a soul mate, then you don't have one. It doesn't matter. You can like whoever you want, right?"

Sakura clenched her fists. "Yes, I'm going to pursue Sasuke!"

The fake bestie relationship suddenly broke down again, and Ino's face changed immediately. "Don't even think about it! Sasuke is mine, you have no hope, but he will definitely be my soul mate!"

"Impossible! I don't believe it!" Sakura fought back.

The two best friends entered the classroom while playing and joking.

The four people including Hashirama who followed Sakura and heard their conversation felt a little complicated. Although they knew that it was almost impossible for them to have a soul mate, and Sakura should not reveal their information casually, it still made them feel uncomfortable to be denied by their own soul mate.

However, several people immediately noticed something was wrong.

Izuna asked in doubt. "Strange, why would Sakura say she doesn't have a soul mate? It's fine if we're dead, but doesn't Sakura still have three living soul mates? Hatake Kakashi and Scorpion are too old, so I can understand her resistance, but Uchiha Itachi is the heir of the Uchiha family, so he should be a good marriage partner, right? Why is she hiding it?"

This question is everyone's question, but no one knows the answer yet.

When they walked into the classroom, they saw Sakura bravely pushing away Naruto who was blocking her way, and then shyly asked a black-haired boy in a delicate voice, "Sasuke-kun, can I sit next to you?"

Sakura's expression changed so quickly that it really made several men frown. No matter how young a woman is, she is still a woman, and her infatuation is even more so.

Minato looked at his son sympathetically. He was looking at Sakura with a face full of resentment, and glaring at Sasuke with dissatisfaction. But speaking of it, Sakura seemed to have a violent temper? Could she be the same as Kushina?

A few people wanted to see who Sasuke was, who made Sakura fans so crazy about him. After seeing clearly, except for Minato, everyone in the Warring States group was surprised.

"Izuna?" Hashirama widened his eyes. Although the Senju and Uchiha were enemies, in a sense, the four of them could be considered childhood sweethearts who grew up together. Although their daily activities when meeting were to beat each other to death, Hashirama was naturally familiar with Izuna's appearance as a child.

"This Sasuke looks like you when you were a child." Madara was also shocked. He looked back and forth between Sasuke and Izuna. Sasuke, who looked like his younger brother, made Madara recall their childhood with emotion.

Izuna was also quite surprised, but soon she started to laugh. "She looks like me, so if we round it off, Sakura will like me too."

It's a pity that he is not alive, otherwise he would have been able to win Sakura's heart easily, right?

"She's actually an Uchiha? And she likes someone like Izuna? What a bad taste!" Tobirama was extremely dissatisfied. If Sakura wanted to pursue this happiness, he would definitely not agree!

Izuna sneered proudly. "You are just jealous, Senju Shirako! It seems that Sakura is destined to be a member of our Uchiha family."

Minato was surprised that Sasuke was actually an Uchiha, and coincidentally looked very similar to Uchiha Izuna. It seemed that there was a reason why God gave Sakura so many Uchiha, because she liked just one Uchiha, but he didn't know what went wrong and didn't give this little girl her favorite Uchiha.

Sakura's speech caused a riot. Not only Ino, but other girls also tried to sit next to Sasuke. Looking at the group of girls who almost broke their heads in order to compete for the position next to Sasuke, Minato smiled shyly. "Uh, this Sasuke is really popular. Is he the class flower?"

Before Kushina appeared, Minato was also a popular classmate and school hunk, but after Kushina appeared, because he had been interested in Kushina early on, and Kushina was a hot-tempered and domineering girl, over time, the girls in the class kept their distance from him.

Seeing that Sasuke was completely indifferent to the dispute caused by him, Tobirama snorted again. "Pretentious Uchiha brat!"

This was obviously what Naruto was thinking as well. He squatted on the table and had an eye fight with Sasuke. Then tragedy happened. The classmate at the table in front of him stepped back with his elbow, and Naruto was pushed out directly. The two kissed on the spot.

This shocked everyone. Not only did the two parties feel nauseous, but the five men watching on the side also got goose bumps and felt nauseous. They were all straight men and naturally could not accept the intimate scenes between the two men.

Madara and Izuna also felt a little sympathy for Sasuke at this time. This was really an unexpected disaster. Sasuke's coldness was actually very normal for them. It was the characteristic of the Uchiha clan.

Minato covered his face, his son Naruto's behavior was really unexpected and he was completely speechless.

樱和一干女孩子却气坏了，围着鸣人就是一顿暴揍，等揍完鸣人后，樱还干翻了一众情敌，力压群雌，夺得了坐在佐助身边的特权，可谓强悍的一批，几个男人无语认识到，他们这灵魂伴侣绝对不是个温柔性格。

Hashirama tried to save face for his soul mate. "Hahaha, the girl is very lively and strong-willed, so it's no use~"

Madara expressed his admiration for Hashirama's lies. "You call this being lively and competitive?"

Minato even muttered softly. "Why is she the same as Kushina?"

Teacher Iruka walked in at this time, and the noisy classroom suddenly became quiet. He didn't say much. After congratulating everyone on their graduation, he began to read out the team list and finally read out a few familiar names.

"Uzumaki Naruto."

"Haruno Sakura."

Naruto immediately cheered, Sakura looked at Naruto dejectedly, and then the last name was announced.

"Uchiha Sasuke, this is Team 7."

Now it was Sakura's turn to cheer. She made a victory sign to Ino behind her and boasted proudly, "This is the victory of love!" This made Ino very angry.

Naruto's face fell, looking dissatisfied.

The five men were also a little surprised. They didn't expect that the three of them would be grouped together. Wouldn't Sakura be able to see Sasuke every day in the future? This simply created an opportunity for her to get the moon first.

Tobirama felt dissatisfied again, even a little worried. "If this is a small team, will Haruno Sakura still have the heart to complete the mission? Don't hang around Uchiha Sasuke every day. Being a ninja is not playing a love game."

This worry cannot be said to be completely unfounded, but there is nothing they can do. However, Minato is still very happy because he can see his son more often.

Naruto yelled and asked why he and Sasuke were put in the same class. Iruka couldn't stand it anymore and pointed out that Sasuke was the top student among the graduating class, while Naruto was the last.

Minato was shocked. He graduated with the top grade in the Ninja School just like Sasuke. Was this kid like Kushina? Although Kushina was not very smart, her grades were not at the bottom. At most, she was in the middle. Who was Naruto like? Was it because of the years of discrimination, neglect and suppression that no one taught Naruto well?

Minato's face was grim. It better not be the latter, otherwise, when he found the root cause of Naruto's difficult situation, he would definitely not let the culprit go!

After the classes are divided, the leading jonin teacher will be announced in the afternoon. Before that, the students will be dismissed to have lunch.

Sakura took the initiative, clenched her fists over her chest, blushed slightly, and took the initiative to invite. "Sasuke-kun, since we are in the same class, can we go to lunch together?"

Naruto immediately followed suit. "Sakura-chan, I want to come too! How about we just leave Sasuke alone and go eat by ourselves?"

Sakura's veins popped out, she really wanted to slap Naruto and tell him she was not going, but she and Naruto had experienced a life-and-death ordeal together yesterday, and she had seen how much he cared about and protected her at that time. She was not an ungrateful or ungrateful person, and besides, they were in the same team and would see each other every day in the future, so it would be better for them to start getting along well now.

Sakura glanced at Naruto reluctantly. "Okay, Naruto, let's go too. What about Sasuke-kun?"

Sakura looked at Sasuke with starry eyes, but he just rejected her coldly. "I'm not interested. What three-person team? I didn't recognize you. You just added two more people who are in the way."

Sasuke left, Sakura was disappointed, and Naruto was furious, scolding Sasuke for looking down on people.

Sasuke's attitude also made Tobirama more convinced that Sakura must not hang herself on Sasuke's crooked tree.

Sakura had promised Naruto and couldn't go back on her word, so she could only follow Naruto listlessly to eat on a bench in the campus.

Naruto was chewing on a rice ball bought from a fast food restaurant, still muttering indignantly about Sasuke looking down on people.

Sakura listened to Naruto yelling, and sighed. "It can't be helped. Sasuke-kun must be under a lot of pressure. What happened to the Uchiha clan?"

"That kind of thing? What is it?" Izuna asked puzzledly. Madara and the others didn't know either, but Sakura didn't continue. They could only wait and hope that the mystery would be solved one day.

Sakura took a few bites of her own food, but felt that she had no appetite. Naruto ate much more voraciously. He had a really good appetite, Sakura sighed in her heart, and looked at Naruto's rice balls. She felt that she smelled a strange smell, as if it had gone bad.

She frowned and leaned over to take a closer look, and found that there was mold in a spot inside the rice ball. Sakura screamed in disbelief.

"Naruto! What are you eating? This rice ball is rotten! Don't you feel anything while eating it?"

"Hmm? You think it tastes weird? But it's okay." Naruto was still chewing and looked down at the rice ball.

"What do you mean it's okay? Throw it away! You'll get a stomachache!" Sakura angrily slapped the rice ball out of Naruto's hand.

"Ah." Naruto looked at the rice ball on the ground with regret, touched his stomach, and suddenly, a growling sound of hunger came out.

"What? Are you hungry? Then eat my lunch box, as long as you don't mind me touching it." Sakura took a look and handed over her lunch box.

Naruto's blue eyes suddenly became teary. "Really? Sakura-chan, you're so nice to me! I don't mind, I want to eat!"

Naruto excitedly took the lunch box and gobbled it up happily, praising it. "Sakura-chan, it's delicious, just like my favorite ramen."

Sakura was helpless. "Really? My mother made it, but I'm tired of it. Naruto, eat slowly! No one is going to snatch it from you."

Sakura saw that Naruto choked because he ate too quickly, and she immediately cursed in unbearable pain.

But Naruto felt very happy. He had someone who cared about him, and it was the girl he liked.

Minato was heartbroken again, and for the first time he began to regret that he had followed Kushina to commit suicide without hesitation. He shouldn't have believed the Sandaime and Konoha. He should have lived well and taken care of his son personally.

If he was the son of the Fourth Hokage, how could Naruto be reduced to not being able to eat a normal meal and eating moldy food! Looking at Naruto's reaction, it is clear that he often eats spoiled food and doesn't think it's strange.

Minato felt guilty and angry, but fortunately, his soul mate Sakura took care of his son.

Hashirama and Tobirama were quite relieved that their soul mate was not a violent girl who could only bluff and fool around with women, but was actually gentle and kind at heart. Although Naruto's experience also made them frown, they wondered how the monkey managed Konoha.

Madara and Izuna also developed a liking for Sakura's gentleness and thoughtfulness, but looking at the happy atmosphere between Sakura and Naruto, two childhood sweethearts, they felt inexplicably unhappy.

I don't like the words in Sakura's original work that attracted negative attention, so I changed them here.

Chapter 6 : chapter 6

Chapter Text

After lunch break, students returned to the classroom one after another, and then each team was led away by their own jonin teachers. In the end, only Sakura, Naruto and Sasuke were left waiting in the empty tiered classroom, and the three of them were getting impatient from waiting.

Tobirama was quite dissatisfied. "What's going on? This jonin teacher is too late! How could such an irresponsible and punctual person be chosen as the jonin teacher to train the next generation?"

"Maybe he was delayed by something?" Minato guessed.

"If there was a delay, shouldn't someone be sent to inform us?" Madara was also quite dissatisfied. Wasn't he forced to wait? He scoffed at Minato's reason.

Izuna also has no good feelings towards Sakura's new teacher. "It's unbelievable that ninjas have no sense of time. If it's someone with no skills, it would be better for me to teach Sakura."

"Well, I also think I can teach Sakura-chan. It would be great if I could manifest again." Hashirama was still thinking about manifesting.

At this time, Hatake Kakashi, who was being cueed crazily, sneezed in front of Lin's tombstone. He rubbed his nose and muttered to himself, "Who is saying bad things about me?"

He placed a bunch of pink lilies in front of Lin's tombstone, stood in silence for a while, and then went to Obito's tombstone. Kakashi felt it was not easy to tell Lin that he had a soul mate, but he could tell Obito about it.

"Obito, I have a soul mate, and you have one too. Isn't that a surprise? What's even more surprising is that our soul mates are the same. Isn't that horrifying? You probably won't like having the same soul mate as me, right? What's even more unfortunate for you is that this isn't Rin. Our soul mate's name is Haruno Sakura, a cute little girl with pink hair and green eyes. If you see her, you'll probably like her, although I don't know whether you'll like Rin or Sakura more.

By the way, Ying is going to be my student today. To be honest, I am a little nervous. I don't know how to strike the right balance between being a teacher and a soul mate. I should actually stay away from Ying. I don't deserve Ying's happiness, but I have no other choice. Ying's situation is too complicated. Alas."

Kakashi talked to himself for a long time, then was in a daze for a while before leaving.

Not long after he left, a rotating and twisted space suddenly appeared in front of Obito's tombstone, and a tall man wearing an orange vortex mask appeared out of thin air.

As usual, he first spread the lilies that Kakashi had given to Lin, and then stared blankly at his own tombstone, thinking about the news that Kakashi had just revealed.

His soul mate is actually from Konoha, and what's more coincidental is that he is about to become Kakashi's student. But the worst thing is that he and Kakashi actually share the same soul mate. What kind of bloody and ridiculous fate is this? Kakashi not only shares his eyes, but also his soul mate?

Yesterday, when his soul mate Haruno Sakura was on the verge of death, Obito hoped that she would die and stop disturbing his mind, but on the other hand, he wished he could fly up and save his soul mate immediately. However, he didn't know who the other person was, so Obito could only wait helplessly. The feeling of powerlessness was just like the despair and heart-wrenching pain when he witnessed Rin's death with his own eyes and could do nothing.

So, when he found out that his soul mate had survived, Obito completely relaxed physically and mentally. He even shed a tear, his heart full of relief and joy that his soul mate was not dead and he still had the chance to see her.

But now, after learning the identity of his soul mate, Obito became homesick. He couldn't go to see his soul mate. For more than a decade, his entire life had been devoted to revenge and promoting the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan. He couldn't give up. Obito was afraid that if he met his soul mate, he would be shaken, and he was also afraid that his love for Rin would be shaken as well.

Obito glanced at the direction Kakashi left, and suppressed the urge to follow him. He disappeared into the Kamui Space and left Konoha, but his thoughts were still filled with his soul mate.

By the way, did Kakashi just say that Haruno Sakura is a cute little girl with pink hair and green eyes? Obito imagined that it should be very bright and colorful, like spring. Unfortunately, he was in the cold winter and no longer expected spring to come to his world again.

However, what did Kakashi mean when he said Sakura's situation was complicated? Just because she had two soul mates? But he was already "dead", wasn't he? Kakashi was just making excuses. He clearly just wanted to get close to the girl. Kakashi had been a dead shy person since he was a child. Obito sneered.

Kakashi sneezed again, rubbing his nose and wondering to himself, "Is someone saying bad things about me again? Or am I really going to catch a cold?"

He walked into the hallway just in time to hear Naruto's planned prank, and glancing at the chalk-dusted blackboard eraser stuck to the top of the door frame, Kakashi wondered if he was going to fall for the trap or not.

If he succeeds, he can observe everyone's reactions to it, but if he fails, it's actually the same. Well, he'd better fail. For some reason, Kakashi doesn't want to embarrass himself in front of Sakura.

Just as Minato was worrying about whether Naruto's prank on his teacher would be disliked, he felt Kakashi's chakra.

He turned his head and looked outside. "Is Kakashi here? He didn't show up all morning. I thought there was a mistake. The Sandaime didn't assign Kakashi to monitor Sakura, huh?"

Minato was surprised. Looking at Kakashi who opened the door directly and caught the blackboard eraser neatly and handsomely, he suddenly doubted his judgment. Was Kakashi really an Anbu sent to secretly monitor Haruno Sakura?

Which ANBU surveillance would appear directly in front of the person being monitored! Doesn't this lose the meaning of secret surveillance, or is Kakashi unable to resist wanting to see his soul mate? But this is against the rules, Kakashi is confused.

Minato hasn't figured out the key yet and is worrying about his students unnecessarily. Tobirama and the others have no preconceived ideas, but they directly think of the impossible guess.

"No way, what is the monkey thinking?" Tobirama's face changed, and he murmured in disbelief. If his guess was correct, this was such a ridiculous and immoral arrangement!

Naruto became unhappy when he saw the silver-haired guy in front of him catch the eraser. He pointed at Kakashi and asked rudely.

"Who are you? That was a gift I gave to our jonin sensei! You ruined it."

"Idiot!" Sasuke cursed in a low voice without any good mood. Since he appeared at this time, shouldn't he first suspect that this was their Jonin teacher?

Kakashi weighed the blackboard eraser, threw it back to Naruto, and spoke lazily, "Naruto, I don't like your gift, you should keep it."

"What? What do you mean?" Before Naruto could figure it out, Sasuke couldn't stand it anymore and said angrily. "Isn't it obvious? He is our jonin sensei!"

Naruto looked incredulous, his eyes popping out. "What? This lazy-looking uncle with prematurely gray hair is our teacher?"

Kakashi was immediately unhappy. He was very sensitive about age now. He complained with dead fish eyes, "I'm not an uncle. I'm only 26, still a serious young man. This is natural silver hair, not white hair."

He glanced at Sakura. There was curiosity in her eyes, but more doubt and confusion. She obviously felt something. Kakashi could understand her feelings because he felt it too. The moment the two met, his blood boiled, his mood was high, and his heart was filled with joy.

Minato was also in disbelief and said in shock. "This is impossible! Kakashi is Sakura's teacher? How could the Sandaime make such a ridiculous arrangement? Doesn't Kakashi care about his reputation? If people knew that he and his student were soul mates, no matter whether they can succeed in the future, people will think that Kakashi raised Sakura since she was a child."

Tobirama got the confirmation and was also full of anger, "The monkey is crazy, is Hatake Kakashi crazy too? Why didn't you refuse?"

Hashirama's face was serious. "It's indeed inappropriate. If Sakura-chan knew that her teacher was her soul mate, wouldn't she be at a loss as to what to do?"

Although they all felt that Kakashi was less likely to become Sakura's husband than Uchiha Itachi due to the age difference, Sakura would definitely find it difficult to resist her soul mate if they were to spend every day together. This was simply another way of saying that whoever was close to the water got the moon first.

Madara made a malicious guess. "You don't want to be Sakura's teacher just because you feel you can't compete with Uchiha Itachi. That's too shameless."

Izuna was shocked. "That's really shameless and invincible. In order to defeat Uchiha Itachi, his love rival, he is willing to bear the bad name of a lolita control and violate the taboo of teacher-student love. This Kakashi is really a ruthless person."

Although Izuna said at the beginning that if the assigned teacher was not good enough, he could teach Sakura himself, that did not mean he really accepted the teacher-student relationship. This is simply an ethical taboo.

"Kakashi is not that kind of person. Although he was arrogant and cold when he was a child, he still had a sense of propriety." Minato was shocked and tried to defend his student.

Kakashi didn't know his reputation was being damaged. He glanced at the three of them and said, "Let's go. Meet on the rooftop. I'll give you five minutes. If you can't make it, go back to the ninja school and study again."

Kakashi disappeared in an instant, and Sasuke and Naruto immediately rushed out of the door.

Sakura also chased after him, but she was worried. Who was that silver-haired man, their future teacher? Why did she feel her heart beating like a drum? Her eyes kept wandering around him uncontrollably, and her whole body and mind seemed to want to cheer for joy. That feeling was even stronger than the joy she felt when she saw Sasuke.

Sakura panicked. The man said he was 26 years old, and her soul mate, Hatake Kakashi, was also 26 years old. Was this just a coincidence? Perhaps the truth would be revealed when she knew the name of their future teacher.

Sakura reached the rooftop within five minutes. The other three had arrived. Sakura quickly sat next to Sasuke and Naruto and looked at Kakashi.

He put his hands in his pockets, leaning against the railing in a handsome posture, looking at them lazily. His eyes stayed on Sakura for a few seconds, and Sakura immediately held her breath nervously, although she didn't know why she did that.

Kakashi looked away and spoke lazily. "Well, first introduce yourself. Tell me what you like, what you hate, and your future dreams."

Naruto glared at Kakashi with dissatisfaction. "Then you should introduce yourself first, teacher. We don't know who you are."

Kakashi stroked his chin, looked at Sakura again, scratched his hair, and then spoke reluctantly as if the boss was the boss. "I'm Hatake Kakashi..."

As soon as he said the name, Sakura couldn't help but scream and stood up suddenly.

Kakashi looked at Sakura quietly without saying a word, although his fists were secretly clenched nervously.

Naruto looked puzzled. "What's wrong? Sakura-chan, do you recognize this name? You're so excited."

Sasuke also looked at her with questioning eyes. Sakura then realized that she had lost her composure. She forced a smile and explained, "No, I just suddenly thought of something else."

Sakura sat down, not even having time to feel disappointed at the dissatisfied look Sasuke gave her. She half lowered her head, her hands clasped on her knees. She absolutely believed that her future teacher, Hatake Kakashi, knew that she was his soul mate, but this was too weird. Why did he appear to be her teacher?

Sakura knew that even though she had 9 soul mates, she didn't really have a choice, and if she had to choose, Hatake Kakashi would be the most likely choice, excluding the age difference, there was nothing wrong with him.

Sakura looked up at Kakashi again. He looked listless and said a bunch of adult clichés without revealing any personal privacy information to them. Intellectually, Sakura disliked this lazy uncle, but the overbearing attraction of a soul mate made Sakura unable to control herself from being attracted to Kakashi.

Inner Sakura was so confused that she was scratching her hair, almost making it bald, but Outer Sakura still had to continue paying attention to Naruto and Sasuke's self-introductions.

Except for the inspiring part about wanting to become Hokage, the rest of Naruto's self-introduction is simply the confession of a ramen fan.

Hashirama laughed. "That's an interesting introduction."

Tobirama glanced at Minato and complained speechlessly. "It's a good dream, but this introduction is really hard to describe. If your son continues like this, his hope of becoming Hokage is slim."

Minato smiled shyly. "Naruto takes after her mother. Kushina also loves ramen."

Izuna and Madara retained the usual arrogance of the Uchiha clan, so they both had a slight case of idiocy, but at least they knew not to speak ill of their son in front of their father.

However, Sasuke did not have such concerns. A contemptuous remark of "last place" made Naruto jump up and they almost broke out in another fight.

Sasuke's introduction was also very clear and concise, without revealing any personal preferences, but his dream made everyone notice something wrong and inconsistent, because his dream was to revive the Uchiha. Compared with this, his desire to kill a certain man was an insignificant matter, although they would find out in the near future that this was not an insignificant matter.

Izuna looked at this little self and asked curiously. "Who is Uchiha Sasuke? Is he from the main branch? Why does Uchiha need to rely on him to revive? Although it is not wrong for an ordinary Uchiha to have such ambitions, only the clan leader or heir is suitable to consider such issues, such as Uchiha Itachi.

Come to think of it, whether on the street or in the classroom, I haven't seen any Uchiha other than Sasuke. Is the Uchiha population so small? Is the Uchiha in decline now? Does even an ordinary Uchiha need to worry about the future of the clan?"

Madara and the Senju brothers naturally could not answer Izuna's questions.

At that time, Minato was busy with Kushina who was about to give birth and arranging a series of protective measures. He did not ask about the name of the second son of the Uchiha family who was born more than three months earlier than Naruto. Naturally, he did not know that Sasuke was Itachi's biological brother.

Then it was finally Sakura's turn. Her infatuated girlish heart towards Sasuke was completely confused in front of her soul mate who suddenly appeared. Her self-introduction became very conventional. She said her favorite thing was anko and her dislike was spicy food. But she suddenly got stuck when she talked about her dream.

She first looked at Sasuke and blushed slightly, but soon looked at Kakashi with a troubled look, with an indescribable expression on her face. Finally, her eyes dimmed, and she sighed tiredly, holding her chin and said that she didn't have any dreams for the time being.

Kakashi still remembered Sakura's declaration that her life would be a life of love, but now, the girl seemed to be deeply devastated and didn't want to fall in love for the time being, although she still looked at Sasuke with reluctance, and looked at himself with a dead heart.

Kakashi was extremely upset, but he couldn't correct Sakura's thoughts, as that would really make her a lolita complex. It was just right that she didn't want to fall in love, so he could just focus on ninjutsu.

Kakashi directly announced the time of tomorrow's survival exercise, and told them not to eat breakfast, then left in an instant, leaving Sakura in a daze. She originally thought that she could completely ignore her soul mate and continue to pursue Sasuke, but after seeing Kakashi, her mind was unconsciously attracted to him, and she couldn't even say things like the person she liked was Sasuke and hoped to marry Sasuke in the future.

The more Sakura thought about it, the more unwilling she became. Kakashi was gone, and his influence was not that great. Sakura was unwilling to be led by her soul mate, so she turned around and shouted with a fist, "Sasuke-kun! Let's go on a date!"

As it turned out, Sasuke was nowhere to be seen except for Naruto who was looking at her, and he rushed over to her with an excited look on his face. "Sakura-chan, Sasuke is gone, let's go on a date."

Ying refused immediately. "No, I want to go home."

Leaving Naruto with a resentful look on his face, Sakura also left. Minato could only look at his son with sympathy again, and followed Sakura home involuntarily.

Chapter 7 : chapter 7

Chapter Text

Early the next morning, Sakura pressed several alarms before she could barely get herself out of bed. The gathering time set by Kakashi was too early. In order to sleep a little longer, Sakura clicked the alarm. She didn't even have time to comb her hair before she started rushing to the third training ground yawning all the time, for fear of being late.

As a result, they stood there stupidly for nearly two hours, and their teacher still didn't show up. Hunger, lack of sleep, and anger from waiting for so long made Sakura feel extremely irritable. Sakura had even stabbed Kakashi's figurine countless times.

Not punctual, irresponsible, a big liar! How did Hatake Kakashi become her soul mate? Sakura even imagined a miserable future after marrying and living with the lazy Kakashi, where she would be skinny and pale, working hard every day to run the housework, and there was also a horrible scene of Kakashi lying in bed like a maggot waiting for her to feed him.

Ying was terrified by her own imagination. She didn't want to! Even if she had to be single for the rest of her life, she absolutely, absolutely didn't want to marry this man! It was simply too scary!

Why didn't she have any other living and reliable soul mates besides Hatake Kakashi? Sakura once again wanted to hold her head and lament. Scorpion, who was 20 years older than her, was fine, but she would definitely not consider him no matter what the situation was.

But why did Uchiha Itachi give up being the heir of the Uchiha clan and go to slaughter his own clan? She really couldn't figure it out! If Uchiha Itachi was still alive, would she end up in this tragic situation with no other choice today?

Sakura looked at Sasuke and felt resentful again. She obviously liked Sasuke so much, why didn't God give her Sasuke? He would rather give her 9 completely useless men. How unfair!

Sakura clenched her fists, her blue eyes full of fighting spirit, "My fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of God!" Even if it was a destined marriage, she would overturn it and chase Sasuke unwaveringly, resolutely ignoring Kakashi, the annoying soul mate!

Not to mention the irritable Sakura, Madara and Tobirama were also about to explode. No one had ever made them wait for so long. Not women, not men, not anyone!

If they were able to show their true form, they would have wanted to catch Kakashi the moment he appeared and beat him up severely, to see if he would dare to be late again!

It was a rare moment when the two men were of the same mind. They both had sullen faces, crossed their arms, tapped their arms impatiently, and exuded murderous aura. The dark energy and resentment emanating from their bodies were so heavy that they were almost as strong as those of vengeful spirits.

Izuna was also very upset. He couldn't find Kakashi, so he blasted Minato. "What's wrong with Hatake Kakashi? Is he a habit of being late? Was he always like this? How did you teach him as a teacher? If it were me, I would beat him every time he was late until he dared not to be late!"

Hashirama was getting bored waiting, and there was nothing to do here, so he looked at Minato. "Yeah, and he told Sakura-chan not to eat breakfast, but now he hasn't shown up. I can hear Sakura-chan's stomach growling with hunger. It's so pitiful. Is he torturing them on purpose?"

Minato was getting a little impatient while waiting, and he also had to endure the anger of Madara and the others. He felt that he had no way to express his grievances. He was innocent! Minato's head was sweating coldly, and he was puzzled while explaining.

"Kakashi has never been late before. It's Obito who is always late. I don't know what's wrong with him. Ah, he's finally here!"

Minato suddenly felt Kakashi's chakra and almost cried for joy. He looked up at a treetop, but after waiting for a while, Kakashi just hid quietly in the tree and did not show up.

"Why don't you show up when you're here?" Hashirama asked curiously.

"It's to observe the reactions of Sakura and the other three, but why did you come so late!" Tobirama said impatiently.

After waiting for about 15 minutes, seeing that Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke were all exhausted and listless, Kakashi finally landed on the red bridge and greeted the three with a smile. "Hey, good morning."

"It's too late!" Even though they had no strength left, Sakura and Naruto still made angry accusations, and Sasuke also looked annoyed.

Kakashi scratched his head and said innocently, "Well, I just lost my way in life."

"Liar!" Sakura and Naruto shouted angrily again, while Kakashi laughed out loud.

"I'm going to end your life right now!" Veins popped out of his head and he really wanted to use a fire escape to burn Kakashi to ashes and throw him away.

Tobirama's expression was also stern. "What a ridiculous excuse! If I could show my form, I would really like to have a good talk with Hatake Kakashi about his life. If he is confused, I will help him straighten it out!"

Kakashi suddenly felt a chill and he looked around sensitively. Apart from Sakura, Naruto and Sasuke who were glaring at him, there was no one else. It seemed that the three of them were very resentful.

Especially his soul mate Sakura, the disgust and resentment in her eyes were almost materializing. Kakashi quickly coughed in a pretentious manner, took out two bells, and explained the rules of the exercise.

"Huh? Three people fighting for two bells? Those who fail to grab one will be considered unqualified and have to return to the ninja school? This rule is a bit strange. Won't this lead to internal strife? But if they are not united, it will be impossible for three Genin to create opportunities to grab the bells by themselves, right?" Hashirama asked, touching his chin with a puzzled look on his face.

This is how Minato tested Kakashi, Obito and Rin in the past. Now, seeing his student Kakashi testing his son Naruto, his soul mate Sakura, and even the last member of the team is also an Uchiha in the same way, for a moment, he had only a sense of fate that everything in the world is a cycle.

Minato explained. "In fact, it doesn't matter if they can't grab the bell, or if they do, they won't be eliminated. The purpose of the test is to see if they have the spirit of teamwork and can cooperate with their companions to complete the task together."

Izuna frowned and questioned. "Isn't your test unreasonable? Isn't this a typical case of two peaches killing three warriors? It takes the cooperation of three people to grab the bell, but one person is doomed to fail from the beginning even if he makes an effort. Who wants to be a victim under the conflict of interests? When there are no clear instructions and hierarchical order to confirm each other's responsibilities, it is a bit too difficult to rely on awareness alone."

Tobirama could understand Minato's intention, although it was indeed a bit difficult, especially for a Genin ninja who had never experienced a life-threatening mission.

"Human nature is like this. It is indeed difficult to make a decision or even reach cooperation, but a team needs to be able to trust each other. When facing life and death, they can entrust their safety to each other. Otherwise, there will be no basis for trust. Everyone will only care about their own team and will inevitably fail. Even if there are clear orders and instructions, selfish people will not follow them. So this test is to screen out qualified people from the beginning, or at least let them deeply understand the importance of teamwork, otherwise they will just die on the battlefield in the future."

Hashirama nodded. "Yeah, that's right, Minato's method is very good. After all, now is different from the past. Everyone is from the same clan. If people from different clans and different backgrounds join a team, the foundation of trust will definitely be very weak."

Only then did Izunai agree with the purpose of this test. Indeed, those who had fought alongside him in the past were all members of the Uchiha clan. Izunai's status as the second-in-command of the Uchiha clan and his natural blood connection allowed him to trust his partners without hesitation, and they would also do their best to protect and cover his safety.

After Izuna's death, Madara completely became a lone ranger. Teamwork was nothing to him. He just used and manipulated others to make them do things according to his own plans. He was disappointed with human nature, so he just remained silent about this test.

After Kakashi finished explaining the rules, before he even said start, the young and inexperienced Naruto had already rushed out and was directly suppressed and taught a lesson by Kakashi. After Kakashi said start, Sakura and Sasuke knew that they should hide themselves first and wait for the opportunity, but Naruto just stood there stupidly and clamored for a fight to decide the winner.

Not to mention that Kakashi thought Naruto had a problem with his brain, Minato himself had to cover his face and sigh. Not only did his son absolutely not understand the spirit of teamwork, but he was also impulsive and brainless. Passion and courage would not work in the ninja world.

Tobirama and the others were left speechless by Naruto, but as his father was present, they didn't say anything unpleasant. However, the indescribable looks they gave Minato spoke volumes, and Minato could only smile bitterly when he saw them.

Kakashi didn't even bother to pay attention to Naruto. He slowly took out a book from his ninja tool bag and started reading leisurely. This made Naruto so angry that his head was smoking. He rushed forward again with his arms swung.

Minato was not worried about his son, and thought it would be good to teach him a lesson, but he was shocked when he saw the familiar cover of the book in Kakashi's hand. When did Kakashi fall for Jiraiya's pornographic book? Wasn't he disgusted by it before? And he was reading it in public. Wasn't he afraid of being embarrassed or being considered a pervert?

Except for the novel from which Naruto's name originated, which was clean and contained no content above 18, Minato dared to tell Kushina about it. As for other books, he could only read them secretly without Kushina's knowledge. Otherwise, he would definitely be beaten to death if Kushina knew about it. Not to mention reading them in public like Kakashi did, which would simply destroy his perfect personality!

Minato really couldn't recognize Kakashi. How much has Kakashi changed since his death? The originally cold and aloof man is now lazy and languid. The punctual man is now late as usual. The man who originally disdained the relationship between men and women is now watching the intimate paradise so enthusiastically and laughing so frivolously. Even if time is a butcher's knife, it has changed Kakashi too much.

"Using reading to humiliate the opponent is a good psychological tactic, but it requires absolute mastery to do so," Tobirama commented on the matter at first, but when he saw the 18+ mark on the book cover, he immediately thought there was something wrong with his eyes. "Huh? That book is... is it what I thought?"

Hashirama, Madara, and Izuna also saw the cover of the book clearly, and each of them had an indescribable expression on their face.

Izuna said with a tone of certainty. "Hatake Kakashi is a pervert, right? I have a reasonable suspicion that his purpose in becoming Sakura's teacher is not pure. Is he so impatient?"

Madara looked at Kakashi as if he were trash, and Hashirama's face looked a little serious. It would be fine if Kakashi was just looking at him, but if he imposed his evil thoughts on Sakura chan, he would never let Hatake Kakashi go.

Tobirama was already furious. "Is this what a teacher should do? If he can make me visible, I will beat him to death!"

Now it was Tobirama's turn to be obsessed with Apparition, he hoped that his soul mate could pursue her own happiness, but not to let her fall into the hands of a pervert.

Minato was in awkward silence, wishing he could dig a house out of his house with his toes. No matter whether it was his son or his student, Minato felt that he had endured too much today. Why were they the ones who did the wrong thing, but he was the one who was embarrassed and died?

In order to avoid being implicated, Minato dodged to the side, but still could not escape the bombardment of the Nidaime and Izuna, and the questioning of Hashirama, which was called earnest but actually questioning. Minato could only repeatedly assure Kakashi that he was not that kind of person. In his heart, he almost wanted to cry speechlessly, he was innocent~

As a result, just as Minato made his promise, Kakashi directly used the Thousand Years of Death on Naruto. He could not wash himself clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River, which confirmed the fact that Kakashi was a pervert.

The eyes of the men in Tobirama looked at Minato again, and they were really cold. Minato had completely given up on himself. Fine, Kakashi can do whatever he wants. As a teacher, he can't control it. Minato turned his head away and said, "Don't look at me. I don't know. I only taught Kakashi until he was 13 years old."

However, their soul mate Sakura impressed the five people again. Although she misunderstood the purpose of Kakashi's hand seal, she still remembered to remind Naruto to escape quickly at the risk of exposing her own position. Even if she did not understand the spirit of teamwork, this love for her companions is a more valuable quality.

Naruto used his proud Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, but was caused to fight among himself by a simple transformation technique of Kakashi, and finally was caught in an obvious trap.

Kakashi looked at Naruto who was hung upside down and said, "Think carefully before using ninjutsu, otherwise I will just use you. Don't fall into the obvious trap, idiot~"

Naruto was so angry that he twisted and struggled like a worm. Minato even had a vision of Obito overlapping his son. At least Kakashi hadn't changed in this respect. The arrogance of the elite genius in his bones was not diminished at all, and his mouth was still unforgiving.

"This Kakashi has a bad personality, doesn't he?" Hashirama touched his chin.

Tobirama and Izuna are also sharp-tongued, so they think Kakashi is right, and Madara looks indifferent.

After dealing with Naruto, Kakashi exposed a flaw and forced Sasuke's location. He set out to find Sasuke. Although Sakura appeared in his sight first during this period, Kakashi decided to postpone dealing with his soul mate.

It didn't take much effort before Sasuke was pulled into the soil with only his head left on the ground.

Izuna commented on this Uchiha junior of hers. "His strength is average, not as good as me and Madara when we were 12 years old, but for an ordinary Uchiha, it's considered normal. He probably hasn't opened his eyes yet."

Madara glanced at Sasuke, and found that he was still much stronger than Obito was back then.

Sakura was also trying hard to find Sasuke, but she didn't see Sasuke. Instead, she saw Kakashi holding a book. She braked suddenly and hid, thinking that she had not been discovered, but the next moment she suddenly heard Kakashi calling her from behind.

"Sakura~"

Sakura turned around suddenly, but she didn't expect that Kakashi was not only right behind her, but also very close to her, almost touching her face. It was like being followed by a perverted stalker. Sakura was frightened and screamed immediately.

"Ah!" The pervert had something stuck in his throat and didn't have time to scream out.

Tobirama was dissatisfied again, "Let's fight, why are you getting so close!"

I never saw Kakashi get so close to Naruto and Sasuke when he was fighting!

Izuna was suspicious. "Why do you feel like he's trying to scare Sakura on purpose? Is Hatake Kakashi the childish type who doesn't know how to approach a girl and can only attract her attention by bullying the girl he likes?"

"Haha, this type really exists." Hashirama agreed deeply, but bullying Sakura is not an option. Look how scared Sukura-chan is, her face has turned pale.

Minato felt that Kakashi might really be like what Izuna said. After all, he was arrogant, cold and sharp-tongued. Even if he liked someone, he probably wouldn't express it well. Minato could only make up for it. "But you see, at least he doesn't have the book in his hand now. It seems that he knows that it's not appropriate to read in front of Sakura."

"If he holds the book so close to him, anyone who sees him will treat Kakashi Hatake as a gangster and send him to the police station." Madara held his forehead with his hand and complained.

Kakashi, who didn't know he was being dissed madly, looked at Sakura's cute little face with baby fat so close to him with fear, and felt that he had gone too far, but he still had to test her, and he couldn't let her down, so Kakashi simply formed an illusion seal.

Sakura fell into the illusion, but Hashirama and others found that the environment around them had also changed. Kakashi disappeared and the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds.

Hashirama understood immediately and looked surprised. "Huh? Why are we also in the illusion?"

"Because we were summoned by Sakura? And our souls are connected to her?" Izumi frowned and guessed.

Tobirama, Madara and Minato were also surprised. If Izumi's guess was correct, it only meant that they did not exist completely independently and objectively, but relied on Sakura's existence, so they could see and feel what Sakura felt.

"Then if I release the seal now, will it work?" The Uchiha are all good at illusions. Izuna's eyes turned red, and her Mangekyō Sharingan came online, easily seeing the flaw in the illusion.

Sakura grabbed her hair with a puzzled look on her face. She didn't realize that this was an illusion and was still looking for Kakashi who was somewhere unknown, until she saw Sasuke suddenly appear from behind a tree, his body full of kunai.

"Save me! Sakura." Sasuke stretched out his bloody hand and begged for help.

Sakura's mind was blank, she didn't understand what was going on, but she had at least overcome her fear of life and death after a near-death experience the day before. However, the fact that the person she loved was on the verge of death was totally unbearable for Sakura, and she couldn't help but burst into tears and screamed. "No, Sasuke!"

Sakura rushed towards Sasuke, and Izuna also released the seal at this time. In an instant, Sasuke disappeared, and the surrounding environment returned to normal. Sakura still had tears in her eyes, and she looked around with a confused look on her face.

"What? What happened? Where is Sasuke?"

"Huh?" Every man except Sakura hummed in surprise.

"After I released the seal, Sakura also got rid of the illusion?" Izuna blinked, looked at her hand, then looked at Sakura. Does this mean that their connection with Sakura is closer than they thought?

Tobirama was shocked and puzzled. "What's going on? Why can Sakura benefit from Izuna's seal? I have never seen this phenomenon in other summoning users."

"The other summoned objects are either dead or disappeared completely, unlike us who are in a spirit state. Besides, the ones summoned are not the summoner's soul mate, right?" Madara sneered.

Hashirama smiled excitedly. "If the seal can work on Sakura-chan, it means that we do share some feelings, and we can also use our abilities on Sakura-chan? If we can find a way, can we contact Sakura-chan? Or even make her visible again?"

Minato was also quite excited, he didn't want to remain in this state of a ghost watching and unable to do anything, if he could manifest stably again, he could do a lot of things, including seeking justice for Naruto.

Tobirama, Izuna and Madara had the same idea. They had no choice but to accept it when there was no other way. Now that they see a glimmer of hope, no one does not eagerly want to get rid of this state of being haunted.

The five of them then began various attempts. Of course, Sakura still knew nothing at the moment. She just saw her soul mate, Hatake Kakashi, suddenly appear in front of her and asked her a question with obvious confusion in his tone.

"Sakura, how did you get out of the genjutsu?"

Kakashi didn't see Sakura release the seal, but her chakra fluctuated inexplicably and she broke free from the illusion. However, she still looked confused and unaware.

Sakura's brain took a moment to react before she realized what Kakashi said. "Genjutsu? Was that an illusion?"

She was really scared to death just now. Sasuke almost died in front of her, which really shocked Sakura deeply. Except for the moment when she was about to die, Sakura had never been so scared and desperate. As for how to break free from the illusion, how could she know!

Sakura yelled in anger and rushed towards Kakashi with clenched fists.

"This is too much! How dare you take advantage of a young girl's feelings like this! Go to hell, unscrupulous teacher!"

"Hey, Sakura, what are you talking about? How did I deceive your feelings?" Kakashi was confused and fended off Sakura's fancy punches and kicks with cold sweat on his head.

You can eat whatever you want but you can't say whatever you want. If someone hears it, they will think he has abandoned Sakura.

"You made me see that Sasuke was about to die! I like Sasuke, how could you deliberately lie to me and make me think that Sasuke was about to die? You're going too far!" Sakura shouted angrily, grabbed the shuriken and caltrops from her ninja tool bag and threw them at Kakashi desperately.

Kakashi finally understood the whole story, but he immediately felt unhappy. The Naraku Vision Technique can allow people to see the most fearful things in their hearts. But in Sakura's heart, is Sasuke more important than her soul mate?

Kakashi grabbed Sakura's wrist and looked down at her coldly. The inexplicable jealousy in his heart and the disappointment that Sakura was ignorant made Kakashi speak in an extremely harsh tone and scolded her.

"Sasuke Sasuke, do you remember what you are here for today? What do you think a survival drill is? Did you become a ninja just for Sasuke? Am I exaggerating? Ninjas use all means to fight the enemy. You are too weak in illusion. With your current level of disorganization, if you form a team to carry out the mission, it is only a matter of time before Sasuke dies in front of you!"

Sakura's angry struggle suddenly stopped. The anger and disappointment of her soul mate were completely transmitted to her, making her feel deeply uneasy and uncomfortable.

Thinking carefully about Kakashi's words, Sakura gradually lowered her head in shame.

Indeed, she treated being a ninja as a game and did not take this exercise seriously;

It was because she herself had no ability that she fell into the illusion trap. She could blame Kakashi today, but who would give her the chance to blame him tomorrow? A single failure could mean the difference between life and death!

She liked Sasuke, but apart from saying that she liked him, what could she do for him? She couldn't even help him! She had boasted to Ino that she would become a ninja who could stand on her own.

Sakura is not a girl who doesn't know how to reflect on herself. After deep reflection, Sakura bowed her head and sincerely admitted her mistakes with tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry, Kakashi sensei, I was wrong."

The others watched Kakashi scolding Sakura and felt that he finally acted a bit like a teacher, although there was still a bit of selfishness mixed in, after all, he focused too much fire on Sasuke.

Kakashi then realized that he had lost his composure a little. He let go of Sakura's hand, turned around, and motioned for Sakura to follow him. "Let's go back to the meeting point."

Kakashi freed Sasuke from the ground on the way. After returning to the assembly point and dealing with Naruto who was trying to steal the lunch box, he tied him to a pillar and directly announced that all three of them were unqualified.

Sakura already knew her problem and didn't dare to say a word in argument. Although she was very reluctant, she was indeed not worthy of being a qualified ninja at the moment.

But Sasuke and Naruto were furious. After Sasuke fought back, he was directly suppressed by Kakashi. Kakashi then explained that this exercise was to test whether they had the spirit of teamwork. Then he scolded Naruto and Sasuke, saying that ninjas without the spirit of cooperation and individualism would not only kill themselves, but also their companions.

Kakashi stood in front of the memorial for the martyrs, looking a little depressed. "Some of my friends are here too."

Minato looked a little gloomy. Obito, Rin, and himself, they all left Kakashi. Did Kakashi also often blame himself?

Sakura looked up at Kakashi's lonely back, but she couldn't help feeling heartbroken for her soul mate. She wanted to comfort Kakashi and tell him not to be sad, and that she would stay with him. Sakura raised her hand subconsciously, but soon realized that she was insane. Although she knew she was wrong, it had nothing to do with emotional issues. She didn't want to be with an old man!

Ying slapped her own mischievous hand with lingering fear and clenched her hands tightly. To hell with the heartache!

When the three thought that there was no hope for this exercise, Kakashi suddenly changed his mind and told them that he would give them another chance after lunch, but they could not give Naruto lunch, otherwise he would be considered unqualified and disappeared on the spot.

Sakura thought this was very strange. Since they already knew the answer, they would have to and would only work together in the afternoon exercise no matter what. Unless Kakashi wanted to let the three of them pass, the afternoon exercise would have completely lost its meaning.

Naruto's stomach was rumbling at this time. He kept saying that it was okay not to be hungry, but he was visibly becoming listless. Sakura looked at the two bento boxes and the words of teamwork came to her mind again.

Sakura's eyes lit up, she understood, this was Kakashi's real test!

Sakura picked up the bento and quickly divided it into three equal portions, then said to Sasuke and Naruto, "Let's eat together, three of us."

Sasuke frowned, and Naruto was so moved that his eyes were filled with tears. After a moment, Sasuke also understood and snorted. He did not object and picked up his own portion to eat.

Sakura directly untied Naruto's rope. Since it was a team collaboration, and she had already made an exception to let Naruto eat the lunch box, there was no need to be afraid of making another exception to untie Naruto and let him move freely.

Naruto picked up the lunch box and started to eat it. Sakura ate the lunch box while keeping an eye on and waiting. Sure enough, Kakashi appeared soon.

He pretended to be ferocious and threatened them, saying that none of the three of them were qualified, but Sakura and Sasuke who were confident stated firmly that the three of them were one. Although Naruto did not see through the purpose of the test, he also vowed to stand by Sakura and Sasuke until death.

Kakashi's expression changed then, he smiled and congratulated them on passing the test. He taught his students the first lesson that would influence their lives.

"In the ninja world, people who break the rules are scum, but people who don't value their companions are the worst of scum."

Sakura was deeply touched, Sasuke's face relaxed, but Naruto's face was filled with passion and emotion.

Tobirama and Hashirama also had a smile on their faces, and for the first time they looked at Kakashi with a more favorable eye.

Tobirama praised. "It seems that we can still expect him to become a qualified teacher."

This survival exercise was not only a test for Kakashi against Sakura and the other two, but also a test for Tobirama to secretly evaluate whether Kakashi was a qualified teacher. Kakashi was lucky enough to have passed his test temporarily.

Izuna also agrees with Kakashi's philosophy. "Well, Kakashi isn't completely useless, is he?"

Minato could finally feel relieved. It wasn't easy for him. Kakashi had finally escaped the situation where everyone was hating him.

Madara snorted inwardly. So what if they were teamwork? The better the tacit understanding and the deeper the feelings between the team members, the more painful it would be when they lost each other. The system of the ninja world was fundamentally wrong. Warmth was just an illusion, tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst. Only the Infinite Tsukuyomi could bring people true peace.

Chapter 8 : chapter 8

Chapter Text

The Seventh Team officially began their career as active Genin. The three kids had no experience and no outstanding abilities, so naturally they couldn't take on any big tasks. They could only help catch kittens, walk dogs, pull weeds in farmland and gardens, or run errands and deliver express packages in the village.

"Can this be considered a ninja? It's just a part-time job, right? Not all non-ninjas can do it." Izumi looked puzzled. This was completely different from their ninja career during the Warring States Period.

Stealing intelligence, assassinating target persons, and fighting against hostile clans on the battlefield are the main jobs of the Warring States ninjas, regardless of age. Tasks like the ones Sakura and the others are doing now are only performed by women or ordinary members of the Uchiha clan who cannot become ninjas.

Hashirama laughed heartily. "Hahaha, it's a bit ordinary, but there's nothing wrong with it. Who says that ninjas have to fight to the death? Let the children practice their skills, and they can help others, and the village can also earn money. Isn't this killing three birds with one stone? Don't narrow your path."

Tobirama snorted coldly. "What do you know? Missions have different levels, and ninjas also have different levels. You should accept missions corresponding to your level. This is also to reduce unnecessary casualties. At least the children will not die meaninglessly on the battlefield before they grow up."

Izuna didn't understand and looked at Madara for an explanation. Madara sighed and explained to his brother Konoha's ninja training system and promotion channels, as well as the corresponding levels of tasks. Dangerous tasks would not be assigned to incompetent ninjas and children. Genin could basically only take D-level tasks, and C-level was the limit.

"Oh, that sounds reasonable." Izuna reluctantly admitted that the system reformed by Senju Tobirama can indeed maximize the use of human resources and reduce unnecessary losses.

Madara couldn't help but sneer. "What's the use? In peacetime, this system may be strictly followed, but in wartime, who will continue to promote this principle? No matter how much you fix it, garbage is still garbage. The ninja system is fundamentally wrong!"

This radical statement made Hashirama worried, Tobirama frowned, Izuna puzzled, but Minato sighed and said.

"Indeed, no matter how good the system is, it still needs people to implement it. During the Third World War, a large number of children were also sent to the battlefield because we were short of combat power and manpower. Two of my students, Obito and Rin, died in the Third World War at the age of 13."

Hashirama's face suddenly became a little gloomy, and Tobirama's expression was also solemn.

Hashirama spoke after a long while. "It is difficult to maintain peace forever. All we can do is try our best. Each generation has its own responsibilities. Let's trust future generations."

Madara snorted. "Leave it to future generations? Hashirama, aren't you shirking your responsibility? I said at the beginning that simply establishing Konoha is not enough. Only by uniting everyone under one will can we achieve true peace!"

Hashirama's face was serious. "Madara, before you left Konoha, you kept saying that you saw a place farther away. Is this what you thought? But you have to understand that force cannot bring true peace. Using force to suppress others will only cause more hatred. What will happen when it can no longer be suppressed? It will only drag Konoha into the abyss. I will never let you destroy this hard-earned peace!"

Tobirama couldn't help it, crossed his arms, and looked at him sharply. "Madara, you take things for granted! Why haven't you thought about why even your clan members have abandoned you? I opposed your direct election as Hokage and the democratic selection because I knew that your willful behavior was not in the public interest. The war has lasted too long and no one wants to fight anymore! Your peace requires more wars to achieve, which is completely contrary to the original intention of establishing Konoha!"

Madara sneered. "But did you get the peace you wanted? Hashirama even separated the tailed beasts, but what was the result? Didn't we still have to fight three Ninja World Wars! Hashirama, the peace you hoped for was not realized, and the children still died on the battlefield! In fact, because the scale of the war expanded, more people died! Konoha was passively involved in wars time and time again, and the blood that should be shed was still not reduced!"

The fierce argument among the three people stunned Minato and Izuna.

Izunai had never thought that her brother's ideals were so lofty. He wanted to solve the problem fundamentally and once and for all. This even exceeded the upper limit of the responsibilities of the ninja profession. It was not based on the family unit, nor was it considering the gains and losses of a city or a place, but a far-sighted thinking that looked at the overall situation.

Izuna looked strange. "Brother Madara, this is not a ninja's job. This is not even a question for the daimyo to consider. Do you want to unify the world, merge the five major countries, and become the emperor directly?"

He thought too little of his brother, and thought that Brother Ban was naive and idealistic. But it turned out that he was shortsighted. It turned out that his brother's ultimate goal was to dominate the country and unify the world!

Madara frowned. "I didn't think that far ahead. Although I did want all countries to submit to Konoha at the beginning, but now... forget it, let's not talk about it. It's all in the past."

It is no longer possible to unify the world. Instead, it feels easier to let the whole world sleep in the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

But Hashirama and Tobirama just thought that Madara didn't mention it because he was dead and there was nothing he could do.

Hashirama's eyes softened. "Madara, I admire your lofty ambitions, but my wish is very simple. I just want to do my best to protect our Konoha. That's enough."

Tobirama muttered in dissatisfaction. "Let's not talk about whether we have the strength to unify the world. What if we conquer the world? How can we manage it? One Konoha is already difficult enough! You just said you wanted to establish Konoha, but didn't I have to deal with all the rules and regulations in the end? There's no need to fill in the details to realize your dream, right!"

The world can be conquered by force, but it cannot be stabilized by force alone!

Minato could understand Tobirama very well, he had been the Hokage for more than a year and knew very well that Konoha could not even be considered an independent and healthy political system, as it could not even achieve the most basic financial self-sufficiency and still needed funding from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, which was tantamount to being controlled by others in disguise.

A ninja is just a tool. If he wants to escape the fate of being a tool, he must become the one who can set the rules of the game. Without the support of his own rights, force is nothing more than a knife in the hands of those in power.

Minato once considered the way out for ninjas and Konoha, but he also thought about reform and patching up the current system, but he never thought of the possibility of directly overturning the chessboard and redistributing the benefits.

All we can say is that Uchiha Madara is indeed courageous enough, but unfortunately his ideas do not match the actual situation, which can easily lead to tragic endings like Akiha taking too big a step and getting hurt. The newly established Konoha is too unstable and too weak to support Madara's dream.

Does Konoha have this strength now? Minato pondered, but soon felt that his idea was too shocking. He laughed at himself and stopped thinking about it.

The five of them ended the topic tacitly, but these words still left a ripple in everyone's heart.

Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto were very diligent and conscientious in their tasks at the beginning, and had no complaints. They ran around Konoha Village every day, and the five spirits following Sakura also passively wandered around the entire Konoha.

But as Izuna was passively wandering around Konoha, he gradually began to have a question. He looked at Madara, "Where is our Uchiha clan's current location? Why haven't I seen any Uchiha other than Sasuke in all these days?"

Although Izuna knew that the Uchiha clan was indeed quite xenophobic and did not like dealing with outsiders, people still had to eat and live, and they were not omnipotent. They could farm and produce daily necessities, and they always had to go out to purchase supplies. As a result, even in the most prosperous and lively markets, Izuna had never seen any Uchiha clan members. They couldn't just arrange for people to deliver the goods to their doorsteps and then distribute them within the clan, right?

Ban pointed in a direction with a hint of uncertainty on his face. "There."

Anyway, that was where he was before leaving the village. After leaving the village, he devoted himself to the Infinite Tsukuyomi cause and no longer paid attention to the latest situation of the Uchiha clan.

But Izunai looked unconvinced, "But we have been in that direction many times, and I haven't seen any large-scale building settlements. Even if the clan members have split up into small families and live separately, how come we haven't even seen the Uchiha clan emblem?"

He looked at Tobirama and Minato with suspicion again, "Could it be that after my brother left Konoha, you relocated the Uchiha clan?"

Tobirama folded his arms across his chest and snorted. "I remember it was in that direction as well. As for what happened after I died, how would I know? It's useless for you to question me."

Over the past forty or fifty years, the layout of Konoha has changed a lot. Tobirama has relied on large buildings and natural landmarks to confirm the previous layout, and he can't recognize many places.

It has only been 12 years since Minato passed away, so the changes are smaller. He first confirmed what Madara and Tobirama said, and then he touched his head and hesitantly confirmed what Izuna said.

"What Madara-san and the Nidaime said is correct. The Uchiha clan land is indeed there, at least it was there when I died, but it is indeed gone now. The Tsukimi 3-chome commercial street you saw yesterday was the former Uchiha clan land. They should have moved their entire clan after I died, but I don't know where they moved to."

Izuna always has an inexplicable sense of uneasiness. The Uchiha clan's land, which is somewhere unknown, and the Uchiha clan members, which are somewhere unknown, always make Izuna smell a scent of conspiracy.

But he couldn't leave Sakura now, so he could only hope that Sakura would pass by the Uchiha clan one day? It was also Sasuke's fault that he was so cold and aloof, not hospitable at all, and didn't even know to invite his teammates to his home!

At this time, Izuna didn't mention Sasuke at all. This was the typical Uchiha behavior. She was just venting her anger on others.

Although Tobirama didn't say anything, his brows knitted slightly. The old Uchiha clan's territory was located in the center of Konoha, with convenient transportation and not far from the major power centers of Konoha. How many clans would be jealous of such a prime location? How could the Uchiha give up this Feng Shui treasure land for no reason? Tobirama also noticed something was wrong.

Hashirama and Minato also felt a sense of disobedience, but they could only wait before discovering the truth.

For some reason, Madara thought of Obito, but his plan had nothing to do with the Uchiha clan.

Another two weeks passed, and Team Seven was still stuck in endless D-level missions.

Izuna still didn't find the Uchiha clan's territory, nor did she see any other Uchiha, but thanks to Sakura's mission that covered almost the entire Konoha, Izuna had already set her sights on the southwest corner of Konoha, which was close to the Minamiga River and almost out of the village. Sakura had never been there, but occasionally passed by on the Hokage Rock. When Izuna looked down at the entire Konoha, she could see that there were a large number of residential houses there, although she couldn't see if there were any activities there.

Izuna didn't know why Sakura's missions never involved that corner. Maybe Uchiha didn't issue low-level missions? But not seeing Uchiha other than Sasuke still made Izuna feel more and more depressed.

Hashirama and Minato both chose not to mention the matter in order to avoid bringing bad luck. Tobirama also remained silent for a rare moment. Madara also had no words of comfort to say to his brother who was in a bad mood. After Izuna's death, he no longer had any feelings for his own clan.

Madara could only try his best to divert Izuna's attention. "It's been almost two months since the mission began. Isn't Kakashi a little too idle? He hasn't taught Sakura and the others anything."

As a guiding jonin teacher, Kakashi had to follow and watch Sakura and the other three, but the low-level tasks were not challenging or dangerous at all for Kakashi, a former ANBU captain and elite jonin.

So during most of the mission, Kakashi was either napping on a tree or reading that 18+ novel with a lewd grin on his face, while Ren Ying and the other three were busying about. Only when they made a mistake or made a mistake would Kakashi appear to apologize for them and clean up the mess, basically adopting a laissez-faire approach.

So when this was mentioned, Tobirama had something to say, and he was full of dissatisfaction.

"That's right! And he's still late every day! It's unbelievable! I was wrong about Hatake Kakashi. He's totally unqualified as a teacher! A jonin teacher should be someone who guides genin to improve their abilities and pass on his rich experience in fighting the enemy, not someone who acts as a babysitter!"

Izuna also temporarily jumped out of the mystery of the Uchiha and started to complain. "Indeed, and he knew how to cover it up before, but now he is holding that pornographic book and reading it in front of Sakura every day, how shameless!"

Minato was once again silent in shame.

Hashirama felt that although he sometimes did not do his job properly and left most of the training to Tobirama, he would occasionally teach their common student, Sarutobi Hiruzen. Compared with Kakashi, he was truly a qualified teacher.

Not only were the spirit group behind the scenes dissatisfied, but Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke were also a little tired of doing low-level missions.

Sakura was relatively okay. She knew that this was the only way for a Genin, so she continued to carry out one low-level mission after another step by step. After all, she was getting paid. But sometimes she couldn't help but feel that the missions were too easy, too trivial and ordinary, making them feel less like ninjas and more like child laborers.

But the other two are more radical.

Naruto felt that this was totally inconsistent with his imagination of the magnificent, exciting and thrilling ninja life, and he kept clamoring to take on more exciting missions, such as protecting the princess, destroying the bandit's lair, and adventurous treasure hunting. In response, Kakashi always said that the dream was good, but he should not mention it next time.

Sasuke doesn't care about the level of the mission, but he is extremely dissatisfied with the large amount of meaningless time wasted on the mission. He wants revenge, he needs to become stronger, he doesn't have time to do such missions that are of no help to his own growth. He has been strongly requesting Kakashi to arrange more training for them and improve their ninja skills instead of taking a bunch of junk missions every day.

Sakura and Naruto are still looking forward to Sasuke's idea. Naruto simply wants to learn it because he thinks the gorgeous and handsome ninjutsu can make him look powerful and cool. After Sakura was scolded by Kakashi last time, she felt that she was too weak and really wanted to become stronger.

Kakashi did not directly reject Sasuke's request, but he also told them not to be too ambitious and to lay a solid foundation first. He also prescribed a bunch of physical training packages. After all, a strong physique is the most basic but also the most important ability for a ninja.

Sakura lacks speed, endurance, and strength, so these trainings are very suitable for her, but Sasuke has not slacked off in his training, and Naruto has the support of the Nine-Tails, so these trainings are not enough for them.

So Sasuke and Naruto both insisted that Kakashi teach them something practical. Sakura didn't want to do physical training every day, and she was also looking forward to seeing Kakashi. Kakashi was annoyed by them, and he couldn't bear to refuse Sakura, so he taught the three little guys his unique kunai and shuriken throwing techniques.

Whenever Sasuke thought of Itachi - his brother was also extremely skilled in kunai and shuriken throwing - his fighting spirit rose. His skills belonged to the Uchiha family and were invincible in his peers, but he was definitely not as good as Itachi. Kakashi's unique method could improve and supplement his own skills.

Naruto had no skills at all, so he was learning from scratch. Kakashi discovered that he was actually quite talented and could imitate something almost perfectly just by watching. He had a natural physical memory. After all, he was Minato's son, but no one had taught him before, so he was the last one.

As for Sakura, her posture and technique are standard academic ones. This technique is quite standard and does not require particularly high physical fitness, but the corresponding throwing accuracy is not high either. Even when practiced to the extreme, the hit rate is only about 80%.

Therefore, Kakashi was not surprised by Sakura's 50 to 60 percent hit rate. Although she was now trying to integrate the techniques he taught her, she had just started, so naturally there would be no miraculous progress.

However, what Kakashi found strange was that when others missed the target, there were always various weird deviations from the trajectory. It was just because their skills were bad, so he wouldn't feel anything. But Sakura's deviation from the trajectory always made Kakashi feel a tightness in his chest, as if he had missed the target perfectly at the last moment, which was particularly unbearable.

The spirit group behind them also felt that something was wrong.

The Uchiha have the Sharingan, which, with the aid of their insight, allows them to be outstanding in kunai skills, overwhelming all the other clans. Therefore, Madara and Izuna are particularly sensitive to Sakura's throwing and feel uncomfortable.

Izuna covered his face. For some unknown reason, he was about to develop obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"Sakura's kunai throw makes me feel uncomfortable. Why is it so unpleasant? It's normal to miss the target, but the feeling of having your expectations dashed when you feel like you'll hit the target every time you throw it is too frustrating!"

Madara also complained while holding his forehead. "This is worse than just the level of badness. At least it's normal. This kind of badness always feels completely unreasonable."

Hashirama threw kunai and shuriken entirely by physical memory, without thinking, so he didn't feel the madness of Izuna and Madara at all. He half believed and half doubted. "Is it so exaggerated? I think it's okay."

Minato is neither the gifted Uchiha nor the physical intuition Hashirama, so he has studied some kunai techniques. He held his chin with his hand and said in confusion.

"No, Sakura's throw seems normal at first glance, as if she simply missed the target, but when you look closely, there seems to be something unnatural. What is it?"

Tobirama frowned. He did have a guess. Although he thought it was unlikely, if it was true, it was no wonder that God arranged Sakura to be his soul mate.

Kakashi couldn't help it either. The more skilled a person is, the more he can't tolerate Sakura's slight mistake that leads to a huge difference.

He interrupted. "Sakura, stop for a moment. Can you tell me how you choose the angle each time you throw?"

Sakura stopped nervously. She knew that her skills were terrible. Even Naruto, who seemed to be throwing randomly in her eyes, had an unreasonably higher hit rate than hers. Not to mention Sasuke, who almost hit the target every time.

Sakura didn't want to embarrass herself in front of her soul mate, but facts spoke louder than words, she just couldn't do it, and Kakashi's question seemed to have turned into an interrogation.

Sakura apologized dejectedly. "I'm sorry, Kakashi sensei, I want to throw well, but my body just won't obey me. I can't throw it in the perfect trajectory I want, even though I have calculated the best angle."

"Figured out? What does that mean?" Kakashi's eyes widened in surprise.

"That's it..." Ying bit her lip and calculated quickly. "I'm at point A now, the target is at point B, the distance is thirty meters, the elevation angle is twenty degrees, the current wind speed... So the best angle of incidence is north..."

Sakura talked non-stop, leaving Kakashi stunned and dumbfounded. It seemed like his soul mate was a little bit against the will of heaven.

Kakashi thought about it for a while before finally coming to the same conclusion as Sakura. Her answer was completely correct, but the key was who would do this kind of calculation in battle? By the time they figured it out, the enemy would be able to launch four or five waves of kunai.

Kakashi sighed and smiled bitterly. "Sakura, you are very smart, but there is no time for you to calculate slowly on the battlefield. A single second of lag can be fatal."

"No way, can't this be calculated immediately after just one look? Can't Kakashi sensei do it?" Sakura shook her head and asked with a strange look on her face.

Kakashi, who has always been praised as a genius and also calls himself a genius, choked up when he was asked this question for the first time. Well, he really couldn't do it. Kakashi said stubbornly, "Of course I can do it. The teacher is just reminding Sakura in a friendly way."

Minato finally understood and smiled. "I see, no wonder it feels unnatural. It's like when you fill in all the correct answers on an exam, but you miss a few strokes for each word."

Hashirama didn't understand what was said at all. He turned his head to look at Tobirama, and seeing him smiling with appreciation, he knew that what Sakura said was right, and immediately praised her heavily.

"Wow, Sakura-chan is amazing, so smart. I can't calculate at all, I just throw whatever I want."

Izuna and Madara basically didn't understand what was said, but that didn't stop them from knowing that Sakura was actually very powerful.

Madara admitted proudly. "Well, this can be considered a talent."

Izuna still didn't understand. "So, the trajectory was right, the angle was right, why didn't it hit the target in the end?"

Tobirama said bluntly, "Because her internal power generation method is wrong, her physical fitness is poor, and her not-so-strong physical fitness limits her performance. She also lacks a little subtle body control and intuitive reaction in combat."

It's the typical case where the brain and eyes can do it, but the hands can't.

Kakashi was also aware of this fact. However, physical fitness can be gradually improved through exercise, but combat instinct and physical reaction can only be understood and not explained in words. Maybe he will get it one day, or maybe he will never understand it in his entire life.

Kakashi felt sorry for Sakura after he saw that even after Sakura incorporated the techniques he taught her, she still couldn't improve her hit rate after throwing for the Nth time. Although she was still practicing perseveringly, her little face was becoming more and more frustrated. He suggested.

"Ying, if you don't mind, I can show you how to throw once, so you can get a feel for how to exert force and how your body feels."

Sakura's eyes suddenly lit up. "Really? Kakashi sensei, I don't mind, please teach me!"

But soon, Sakura realized that this teaching posture seemed a little too intimate.

Kakashi sensei half bent over, almost holding her whole body in his arms, her back against Kakashi's chest, his hand holding hers, his slightly hot breath sprayed on her neck, goose bumps danced along, Kakashi sensei's low and magnetic voice brushed past her ears, making Sakura inexplicably feel her whole body tremble slightly, Sakura blushed unconsciously.

The spirit group behind him inexplicably felt that this scene was a bit dazzling, and Tobirama said sternly, "You are too close! Aren't you shy at all?"

He also has a female student, Xiaochun, but he has always been very careful about the proper manner and distance.

Minato also frowned slightly. Kakashi seemed to be having something to say. When it came to instructions that required physical contact, if Lin didn't know how to do it, he would usually let Kakashi and Obito teach instead of doing it himself.

"Watch this, Sakura." Kakashi guided Sakura's hand and pulled out the kunai from the kunai bag on her leg. He habitually spun it a few times and made a beautiful blade flower.

Sakura looked envious and subconsciously thought that this action was very cool. She exclaimed softly. "Wow, this is very cool~"

Kakashi smiled. "Sakura, you can try this in the future."

Izuna couldn't help but complain, "This is just a show-off! Why do you have to spin a kunai so many times on your fingers? It's a completely useless move."

Kakashi took Sakura's hand and shot several times, always hitting the target. When he finished and stepped back, Sakura blushed and stammered a thank you.

"Thank you, Kakashi sensei, that's helpful. I think I'm getting the hang of it."

Minato couldn't bear to watch it. He felt that Sakura's brain was probably frozen and she had no mind to pay attention to the kunai throwing technique.

Hashirama also looked skeptical. "Why do I feel like Sakura-chan didn't even bother to pay attention to how she threw the kunai?"

Madara looked dissatisfied. "Hatake Kakashi definitely has ulterior motives."

Kakashi had no idea that the Spirit Group was plotting against him, and he smiled, "You're welcome, Sakura, you can come to me if you need anything." His nose seemed to still be filled with the sweet and fragrant scent of the little girl, which smelled very good.

Kakashi remembered that Parker's shampoo was almost used up, so he decided to buy the Sakura scent next time.

Chapter 9 : chapter 9

Chapter Text

The following days passed quickly as they performed daily tasks, performed physical training, and received occasional teaching guidance from Kakashi. After a month, Sakura clearly felt that her basic physical fitness had improved a lot, and her shuriken throwing technique had greatly improved. Naruto and Sasuke also seemed to have become a lot stronger.

After another day of ordinary physical training, Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto sat on the ground to rest, sweating and panting.

Naruto looked at Kakashi, who was still wearing a mask in the sultry weather and hardly sweated even when sparring with them, and finally couldn't help but ask with a puzzled look on his face.

"Hey, why does Kakashi Sensei always wear a mask?"

Ying was immediately shocked when she heard this. This was also what she was wondering. He looked like a Middle Eastern gangster, with only one eye showing on his face. What kind of weird habit was this? She had long been curious about what her soul mate looked like. If he was ugly, she would definitely not want him!

Sakura pretended to be concerned, trying to hide her true thoughts. "Yeah, Kakashi sensei, the weather is so hot, don't you feel stuffy? You're about to get a heat rash on your face, do you want to take it off now?"

Kakashi glanced at Sakura. Her green eyes were sparkling and full of curiosity and excitement. Her intentions were obvious to him. He couldn't help but laugh in his heart. He said seriously.

"That won't do, Sakura, Naruto. Because I'm too handsome, I'm afraid if I take off my mask I'll be chased by everyone from eight-year-old girls to eighty-year-old ladies. I don't want to destroy the stability and unity within Konoha."

"Kakashi sensei you are lying!" Naruto didn't believe it at all.

Sasuke then showed a look of contempt and intolerance. He is also a handsome guy, and there are countless girls chasing him since childhood, and he didn't even cover his face. Kakashi is too pretentious.

Sakura also looked skeptical. "Kakashi sensei, come up with a better excuse. Your reason is too fake."

Maybe the truth is that he is too ugly to show his face? Besides, even if he is handsome, can he be more handsome than Sasuke? Sakura held her cheeks and turned her head to look at Sasuke with a blushing face.

Sasuke noticed Sakura's gaze, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly with a hint of pride. See, this is a real handsome guy who always attracts girls' attention. He is not like Kakashi, who everyone thinks is suspicious at first sight.

The corners of Kakashi's mouth twitched slightly under his mask. Sakura seemed to be a member of the Appearance Association. Fortunately, he thought he was quite handsome, otherwise he would be disliked to death by this little girl.

Kakashi spread his hands and said indifferently, "Anyway, I told the truth. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do about it."

The three little ones still looked skeptical and unbelieving.

The Spirit Team behind him also looked disgusted by Kakashi's remarks.

"He's so narcissistic. So, what does he look like?" Izuna turned and asked Minato.

Minato rubbed his head and smiled shyly. "Well, Kakashi was quite handsome when he was a child, and he should be pretty good when he grows up, although it's a bit exaggerated to say that he can attract people from eighty to eighty years old."

"Hmm~ is that so?" Izuna looked Kakashi up and down critically, then looked at Sakura who was looking at Sasuke with a blushing face, and smiled as if she had won.

"Even if he's handsome, he probably can't compare to me and Madara-nii. It's obvious that Sakura prefers our Uchiha with black hair~"

Izuna deliberately put emphasis on Uchiha's black hair.

Besides being touched that his younger brother always mentioned him in his words, Madara also felt that the topic was a bit childish. Is it the peacock spreading its tail?

Tobirama snorted immediately. "Superficial! What do men care about face?"

Kakashi has the same silver-white hair as him, and Tobirama inexplicably feels like he's being targeted.

Besides, both Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna are as delicate and pretty as women, so what's so good about this sissy guy!

Izuna said deliberately. "But Sakura likes it~"

Tobirama glared. Izuna couldn't respond to what he said. Nothing he said felt right. After a moment, he crossed his arms and turned his head away, sneering. "Childish!"

Minato, with his blond hair, found that he seemed to have little say.

Hashirama laughed. "Hey, Kakashi, why are you talking about yourself? Kakashi has been wearing a mask since he was a child?" Hashirama asked curiously and looked at Minato.

"Yeah, but I don't know why Kakashi wears a mask. I'm used to it anyway." Afraid of being questioned, Minato quickly said that he didn't know either.

The spirit group behind the scenes thought that the matter had passed, but they found that the three little ones were becoming more and more interested in Kakashi's true appearance. They were making guesses and even came up with a lot of plans to try to take off Kakashi's mask.

Naruto looked convinced. "Maybe Kakashi sensei has big buck teeth under his face!"

Sakura imagined it, rubbing her arms and feeling a chill.

Sasuke snorted. "Maybe it's the thick lips~"

Sakura imagined it again and held her head in frustration.

Naruto chuckled and suggested another possibility. "It could also be a cherry mouth."

Sakura imagined it again and again and almost screamed. No, this was related to her future happiness. If she couldn't solve this mystery, she felt she wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

Sakura looked at Naruto and Sasuke with a sharp gaze and said seriously, "Let's find a way to get Kakashi sensei's mask off."

Naruto hit it off immediately, and Sasuke was also arrogant in words, but his actions showed that he was full of interest.

The three of them then began to follow Kakashi in various ways, but all their attempts failed and they returned empty-handed. Even following him was difficult, after all, Kakashi would often disappear in an instant while walking.

"What an idiot! Kakashi is just teasing them, why don't they give up?" Izuna looked at Sakura who was trying hard to sneakily follow her and sighed helplessly.

Hashirama grumbled. "Kakashi is also a bad guy. What's wrong with showing his face to Sakura? She's so curious and wants to see it."

Minato smiled bitterly. "Kakashi is really weird in some ways."

Madara and Tobirama were also speechless. These three little guys were not interested in other tasks, but they enjoyed this one very much, even though it was of no use.

After realizing that the flanking maneuver was not working, Sakura and Naruto simply decided to attack head-on. The two of them pestered Kakashi to go eat ramen with them. Sasuke still looked like he didn't care, but he followed them with his body upright.

Sitting in Ichiraku Ramen, Minato felt quite nostalgic. He and Kushina used to date here often, and it turned out that his son Naruto also loved eating ramen. This inheritance was really powerful.

After four bowls of hot ramen were served, Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto did not pick up their chopsticks. Sakura and Naruto stared at Kakashi without blinking, while Sasuke secretly observed Kakashi out of the corner of his eye.

Kakashi asked knowingly. "Sakura, Naruto, Sasuke, why aren't you eating? Why are you looking at me?"

Sakura and Naruto laughed. "We'll eat later, sensei, you eat first."

Sasuke snorted but didn't move.

Kakashi did not expose them. He smiled and deliberately pulled down his mask slowly. Sakura and Naruto stretched their necks unconsciously, and Sasuke clenched his fists. Just when they were about to see, the Ino, Shika, and Chou trio rushed in from outside and perfectly blocked the view of Sakura and the other two.

After a while, when Sakura looked again, Kakashi's bowl of noodles was empty, and the mask was still welded to his face. The only person who could prove that he had taken off the mask was perhaps Miss Ayame, who was standing behind the bar with red eyes.

Sasuke left unhappily after leaving his ramen money behind. He finally realized that Kakashi was just making fun of the three of them.

Naruto and Sakura were naturally very disappointed, especially after seeing Miss Ayame's reaction, Sakura was even more upset, but before she could say anything, Kakashi disappeared in a puff of white smoke, leaving only one sentence. "Thank you for the hospitality~"

Then, when they were checking out, they were even more frustrated to find that not only did they not see Kakashi's face, he actually ran away. As an adult, Kakashi sensei actually ran away! They were left to pay for the meal.

Naruto rummaged through his frog wallet for a long time and found just enough to pay for his meal, so Sakura sadly paid for both herself and Kakashi Sensei's ramen.

After leaving Ichiraku, Ying felt so miserable that she could not even cry when she saw her empty wallet. She even wanted to hold her head and spit blood. She just yelled out in helplessness and rage at the empty place.

"Kakashi sensei, you gigolo!"

This was the term used by a neighbor auntie to scold her husband when she was a child. Sakura had not specifically tried to understand the meaning of this term, but after piecing together the meaning, it meant a man who depends on women for a living. Kakashi Sensei's behavior today was not exactly the same.

Kakashi, who hadn't walked far yet, heard Sakura's angry scolding and almost sprained his ankle. A gigolo? Does Sakura know what this means? He just got a meal for free, so he can't be a gigolo, right?

Minato covered his face and couldn't bear to look directly at it. He felt that Kakashi was making a big deal out of it. Did he feel that he had no competitors, so he let himself go? Although this wasn't a date, it didn't make sense for a girl to pay for him.

Hashirama also looked speechless. "If they're not soulmates, I think Kakashi and Sakura-chan have no hope of being together. Girls don't like stingy men."

Although Madara and Tobirama have never dated women, it is the men who should take responsibility in such matters.

Madara rolled his eyes. "So, where is Uchiha Itachi? Kakashi is really no good."

Tobirama also looked unhappy. "What is Kakashi thinking? He actually asked his students to pay. As a teacher, he has no ethics. As an adult, he doesn't know how to love children. As a man, he doesn't know how to be considerate of women."

Izuna looked disgusted. "Ying is right, she is really a gigolo."

They had just seen clearly what Kakashi looked like. He was indeed good-looking and qualified to be a gigolo, but Izuna felt that he was still not as good as her. It was a pity that he died, otherwise how could this stingy Kakashi have the chance to hang around Sakura every day.

The battle to see Kakashi's true face ended in vain. Although Sakura did not give up, she could not think of any other good ideas for the time being. She could only wait and see if there would be another opportunity in the future.

A few days later, when accepting a new mission in the Hokage Building, when Naruto once again clamored to take a higher-level mission, the Sandaime, contrary to his usual behavior, did not dissuade him, but gave them a C-level mission.

Naruto was immediately overjoyed and satisfied, Sasuke was also looking forward to it, Sakura was stunned and then looked at Kakashi, who was also a little surprised.

However, after confirming the details with the Sandaime, Kakashi nodded in agreement. The client was Dazna from the Land of Waves. They only needed to send the person to the Land of Waves and then stay there until the bridge was successfully completed.

Dazna was a drunk old man. Naruto was very disappointed because the client was not the princess he had imagined, and Dazna's words were not very polite or nice, which made Naruto very angry, although he was suppressed by Kakashi.

Sakura also felt that this old man was a bit rude and didn't understand the situation. It was a C-rank mission that didn't involve a ninja confrontation. How good a ninja could he want to protect him?

You get what you pay for! To be honest, he actually made a lot of money. Sakura didn't forget what the Sandaime said about Kakashi Sensei being an elite jonin. This level only does A-level and S-level missions, and the rewards are different.

The Spirit Group behind the scenes was also very familiar with this kind of mission system, so when they realized that this mission was relatively simple, they understood that the Sandaime probably wanted Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto to go out of the village for some training.

After agreeing on the meeting time, Sakura ran back home. This was her first time traveling far away and she was extremely excited. She packed all the necessary equipment for a ninja and also brought a bunch of miscellaneous things that were completely useless in the eyes of the men.

Snacks, beautiful clothes, sunscreen, personal care products, hair dryer, cosmetics, and Sakura even wanted to take her own pillow away.

Seeing this, Tobirama finally couldn't help but complain. "This doesn't look like a mission, it looks more like a trip."

Hashirama smiled. "Sakura-chan has never been out of Konoha before. This is your first time traveling far away, so it's inevitable that you're a little excited."

"Although this mission doesn't sound very dangerous, Sakura is taking it too easy." It was rare for Izuna to stand on the same side as Tobirama this time. He lived in the chaotic Warring States period, and it was simply impossible for him to imagine that there would be such leisure time while on a mission.

Madara also felt that this little girl didn't take the mission seriously enough and could easily lose her life, but what else could he do except watch? He couldn't have a heart-to-heart talk with this little girl.

Minato smiled. "It's a peaceful time now, and the major ninja villages are all peaceful. If this mission doesn't involve a ninja confrontation, Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke won't be afraid of it given their current strength. Moreover, I believe Kakashi will protect Sakura, Naruto, and the others."

When they gathered, as usual, Kakashi was still a little late, even though the client, Dazna, was also present. Although they were used to it, Sakura and Naruto couldn't help but break down and complain. Kakashi once again gave them an unreliable excuse, which made even Dazna look at Kakashi with a little suspicion and distrust.

But the spirit group behind the scenes were too lazy to bother Kakashi anymore. However, Madara, Tobirama, and Izuna had all made notes in their minds, waiting for the opportunity to deal with Kakashi in the future.

Hashirama and Minato also thought that they needed to talk to Kakashi someday and have a good chat.

Walking out of the Konoha gate, Naruto immediately jumped up and down excitedly like a monkey. Minato looked at his lively son tenderly and was also in a good mood.

Dazna is not a ninja, so Team 7 cooperated and walked slowly on the road. The forest along the way was dense and the air was fresh. The spirit team behind them followed them on a leisurely stroll. Suddenly, they also felt like they were out for some fresh air and a trip.

But this relaxed mood only lasted for less than an hour. Almost at the same time, Tobirama and Minato suddenly uttered doubtful sounds, raised their heads and looked in one direction, their eyes suddenly becoming sharp.

Tobirama frowned slightly. "There are two ninjas following us."

Minato identified it. "From the chakra sensed, it seems to be a ninja from the Hidden Mist?"

Although the two trackers seemed to have tried hard to conceal their chakra traces and deliberately kept a distance from Team 7 to avoid being discovered, they still could not escape the perception of Tobirama and Minato, whose perception abilities were among the best in the ninja world.

Hashirama's eyes suddenly turned serious. "Are you coming for Sakura and the others? Or for this client?"

If it is the former, then it is aimed at Konoha, which may represent the outpost and prelude of a war. If it is the latter, it means that the client lied about the level of the mission. Either way, it is not a trivial matter.

Although Hashirama, Madara, and Izuna were not of the perception type, their senses were very sharp. And because the two Mist Hidden Trackers could not see Hashirama and his four companions, they did not have this limitation. Therefore, after Hashirama and Madara jumped onto the tree and searched for a while, they found the two trackers who were trying hard to hide.

But they were unable to remind Sakura and the others. Every time this happened, Hashirama and the other five would become extremely dissatisfied with their own spiritual state. They could do nothing and could only watch and see what was useful!

Minato looked at Naruto, Sakura, and then at Kakashi with a worried look in his eyes. "I wonder if Kakashi has discovered these two Kirigakure ninjas? They should only be Chunins, and it won't be difficult for Kakashi to deal with them with his strength."

Madara and his companions could only wait with tense expressions for the two pursuers to take the initiative to attack, hoping that Kakashi would not let them down. After all, three Genins could not beat two Chunins.

Sakura and Kakashi in front seemed to be unaware. Sakura curiously asked if there were any ninjas in the Land of Waves. Kakashi also told her about other ninja villages and the Five Kage. The Five Kage were the strongest people who stood above tens of thousands of ninjas from various countries.

After hearing this, Naruto looked incredulous. How could the old man who couldn't even withstand his seduction technique be so strong?

Sakura also found it hard to imagine. After all, since she was a child, the Sandaime was already very old and even walked slowly. He looked like an ordinary kind old man. It was really hard to imagine that he could stand above tens of thousands of ninjas.

Sakura asked out of curiosity as she thought of her three deceased Hokage soul mates.

"Hey, Kakashi sensei, do you know who is the strongest among the four Hokage of Konoha? I know that the Shodaime founded Konoha, the Nidaime invented many forbidden techniques, and the Yondaime is your teacher, right? He also sealed the Nine-Tails and sacrificed himself to save the village."

Kakashi looked down at Sakura. He didn't realize it at other times, but at times like this, Kakashi would be particularly aware that the Shodaime, the Nidaime and the Yondaime were all Sakura's soul mates, so she was so curious. Fortunately, the three of them were dead, otherwise, Kakashi would feel a bit stressed out competing with the Hokage for the woman.

After hearing Sakura's question, Hashirama, Tobirama, and Minato were also somewhat curious about how Kakashi would answer, who is the strongest in history? But if they were asked to judge for themselves, they would have a clear understanding.

Tobirama crossed his arms and simply admitted that he was not as skilled as his brother. "I am not as strong as my elder brother. As for the fourth generation, we can spar with each other later." He looked at Minato.

Minato smiled self-awarely. "Just kidding, I'm no match for the Shodaime and Nidaime."

Although it is common for the younger generation to surpass the older generation, the first generation Hashirama and Uchiha Madara easily caught ten tailed beasts, but he died after sealing the runaway Nine-Tails. Even if there was a sacrifice for love, it cannot be denied that it was due to his own lack of ability. Otherwise, with such a strong strength, would he fall to the point of needing to sacrifice for love? He could have easily captured the Nine-Tails a long time ago.

As for the second generation, his intelligence made Minato feel ashamed. He couldn't invent so many forbidden techniques. Even his own Flying Thunder God came from the second generation.

Hashirama patted his head modestly and laughed. "Ahahaha, I'm not that strong anymore."

Madara sneered. "Strong is strong, Hashirama. If you don't admit it, what does it mean to me who was defeated by you?"

Izuna inexplicably felt that he was at the bottom of the list. After all, he died at the hands of Tobirama Senju. Even if he was careless, he still lost. And this Fourth Hokage was best at Tobirama's Flying Thunder God, which seemed to be saying that he was no match for Minato.

Kakashi stroked his chin and thought. "Hmm~ Who is the strongest? It's hard to say. Minato and the Nidaime both know Flying Thunder God, and both were known as the fastest men in the ninja world at the time. They are both proficient in sealing techniques. In addition, the Nidaime's water-based ninjutsu and Minato's own wind-style Rasengan are also very powerful.

The first generation had a unique Wood Release technique, and as a Thousand Hands, he also had very strong physical fitness. As for the third generation, he was called the Professor of Ninjutsu.

However, in terms of comprehensive strength, the third generation is not only meticulous and has a broad perspective, but also possesses five types of chakra in terms of force, and can use most of the advanced ninjutsu and sealing techniques. Therefore, the strongest is the third generation! Well, this is the current official statement. "

Kakashi shrugged. Whether one is strong or not is a matter of opinion, but the unanimous opinion in Konoha is that the Sandaime is the strongest, so it is enough for Sakura to just know this to avoid any more trouble. Anyway, the dead Hokage can't jump out to express their disagreement.

"Huh? The Third Hokage is the strongest?" Sakura felt a little disappointed. Could it be that none of her soul mates were better than the Third Hokage?

Hashirama and Tobirama looked at Sakura's depressed face and felt uncomfortable for some reason. They were originally quite pleased that Monkey had surpassed them, but men, in front of their women, or in other words, in front of their soul mates, they must have style and class.

Madara also snorted. "Let's not talk about Tobirama for now, Sarutobi Hiruzen is stronger than Hashirama? It's a joke!"

Minato was relatively okay. After all, he really didn't think that he was stronger than the Third Generation. At most, he was on par with him. But seeing Sakura disappointed, a bit of a unwillingness to admit defeat emerged in him.

Kakashi looked at Sakura with her head down and finally couldn't help himself, he rubbed the top of Sakura's head and found that it was as soft and smooth as he imagined. He rubbed it several times unconsciously like petting a cat, then he smiled with his crescent eyes.

"Everyone has a different understanding of who is the strongest Hokage. Sakura, there is no need to be bothered by the official statement, but it is certain that all previous Hokage are well-deserving strong men."

Sakura finally cheered up, and then immediately realized that her teacher's hand was on her forehead. She should have slapped it away, but Kakashi sensei's big hand was very warm, and the soothing strength was comfortable. Moreover, he quickly took his hand away, so Sakura hummed inwardly and acquiesced to this head pat.

At this moment, a small puddle of water suddenly appeared in front of the road. The spirit group behind them suddenly looked stern and realized that they were coming.

Sasuke, Naruto and Dazna, who were walking in front, stepped over unconsciously and continued forward.

Kakashi glanced at the puddle of water and stepped over it calmly. Sakura, who was following him, also jumped over the puddle with one light step.

But after Sakura landed on her toes, she suddenly felt something was wrong. She couldn't help but look back at the puddle of water in confusion. But before she could take a closer look, she saw two men suddenly emerging from the water, and two long, thin chains with barbs were tying up Kakashi.

"Danger! Kakashi sensei!" Sakura widened her eyes in horror and screamed.

But her reminder seemed to be too late. The chain grabbed Kakashi and tore him into pieces like a piece of paper.

Sakura's eyes widened blankly, her mind went blank, Kakashi sensei, her soul mate, was killed in front of her?

Chapter 10 : chapter 10

Chapter Text

Sakura thought she would be in excruciating pain, heartbroken, and her heart would be burning, but in the end, she felt nothing except shock and disbelief, as if Kakashi's death had no effect on her at all.

Sakura had heard that if one loses a soul mate, the one left behind will feel tremendous pain as if the soul is torn apart and an unspeakable emptiness, and there are many cases where the person never recovers for the rest of their life. This does not even matter whether the one left behind has found his or her soul mate or not.

Sakura didn't think she would be an exception, but it was a fact that she felt nothing at this moment. Under the huge contradiction, IQ once again occupied the top position in Sakura's mind. After she calmed down, she couldn't help but begin to doubt whether what she had just seen was the fact. After all, could an elite jonin be killed so easily even if he was caught off guard?

But this was not the time to verify. The two ninjas who suddenly appeared did not stop after hitting Kakashi. They continued to attack Naruto.

"Danger! Naruto, get out of the way!" Sakura only had time to shout a warning.

But Naruto seemed to be frozen, and he just stared blankly at the two chains flashing with cold light approaching his eyes, without any resistance.

"Naruto, move!" Minato was extremely anxious. Even though he knew it was futile, he still stood in front of Naruto. Although he knew that Kakashi was hiding nearby and would not let Naruto face life-and-death crisis and would only cause him to suffer some physical pain at most, Minato loved his son so much that he did not want to see him get hurt.

Sasuke moved, throwing out two shurikens, which deflected the chains in front of Naruto. He rushed forward, stepped on the hands of the two ninjas, and kicked with his feet, hitting their jaws. The two ninjas flew out immediately.

But they did not give up. After breaking free from the chains that locked them, one ninja continued to attack Naruto, while the other went straight for Dazna.

Sakura reacted quickly and bravely stood in front of Dazna and shouted, "Uncle, stand back!"

This is the client, he must be protected as the top priority.

Sakura also saw what happened to Naruto before. She looked determined and held the kunai tightly. She could do it! She had trained for so long, she would not just wait for rescue without any resistance!

Sasuke sighed. Facing the second attack, Naruto still looked at a loss. Sasuke could only continue to rescue Naruto, after all, he was close.

He looked at Sakura. She had to survive the first attack by herself before waiting for his support. Sasuke was annoyed. What was Kakashi doing? Why was he still hiding?

Fortunately, Kakashi finally showed up in time, stood in front of Sakura, and dealt with the ninjas who attacked Dazna and Sakura.

Sasuke also used physical skills to knock away the ninja in front of Naruto. Although he still accidentally let the ninja's claws cut the back of Naruto's hand, he couldn't care less. Naruto, the last one, was really useless. Getting injured and learning a lesson would also help him clear his mind!

"Kakashi sensei, you are not dead after all!" Sakura was relieved and excited, her cheeks flushed, and she shouted happily.

"I'm sorry, Sakura, I made you worry, but Sakura is very brave. You remembered the mission at the first moment and stood up to protect the client. You did a good job!" Kakashi narrowed his eyes and praised with a smile.

"Hehe~" Ying scratched her cheek shyly, feeling a little embarrassed, but feeling very happy in her heart.

Sasuke couldn't help rolling his eyes when he saw Kakashi saving Sakura and praising her a lot.

Kakashi turned around and praised Sasuke. "Sasuke also performed very well."

Sasuke snorted arrogantly.

After Kakashi tied up the two Kirigakure ninjas, he spoke to Naruto half apologetically and half sarcastically. "I'm sorry, Naruto, I was late in rescuing you and you got hurt, but I didn't expect you to be motionless."

Sasuke followed up with a mocking tone. "Yeah, it's okay, you coward."

Naruto jumped up immediately but was stopped by Kakashi. The wound on the back of his hand was poisonous and had to be treated as soon as possible, but there was no time for him to mess around with Sasuke.

Naruto looked at the wound on the back of his hand with an unwilling look on his face, feeling angry and frustrated.

Minato looked at his son with pity. In this first battle, Naruto indeed performed the worst. He hoped that he would not become depressed like this.

Uchiha Madara and Izuna didn't say anything unpleasant due to Minato's consideration, but that didn't stop them from expressing their admiration for the younger generations of their own clan.

Izuna smiled. "Sasuke has not brought shame to our Uchiha clan."

Madara crossed his arms and said proudly, "It's not bad. This is just normal performance for an Uchiha."

It's not that Tobirama and Hashirama cannot understand Naruto's performance. After all, it's understandable that he was frightened when he first went to the battlefield. However, compared with Sasuke and Sakura, it was a little insufficient.

Tobirama smiled slightly and gave a fair evaluation. "Sakura was able to keep a calm mind and behave calmly in her first actual combat. She immediately prioritized and protected her client. Even though her strength is a little lacking, she deserves praise. Sasuke's strength and mentality have surpassed the average Genin level."

Hashirama nodded and praised. "Yeah, Sakura-chan is great, and Sasuke is also impressive. They will become a good ninja."

Kakashi has finished communicating with Dazna and has confirmed that he lied about the level of the mission. These two ninjas are coming for him. The next question is whether to do this mission or not?

Sakura didn't want to do it, she felt that she wasn't strong enough and it was not yet time for her to take on a B-rank mission, and besides, Naruto was injured, so she suggested nervously.

"Should we give up this mission? Naruto's wound also needs anesthesia. Shall we go back to the village?"

Tobirama agreed with Sakura's choice. He set up the ninja mission levels to avoid unnecessary casualties. Hashirama and others also felt that this was the most reasonable strategy.

Kakashi looked up at the sky and thought. "That's right, let's go back to the village and help Naruto treat his wounds."

But Naruto refused to give up. He took out a kunai and stabbed the back of his hand. After releasing the poisonous blood, he said firmly that he would not lose to Sasuke, he would protect Dazna, and asked to continue the mission.

"What are you doing, Naruto?" Sakura was angry at Naruto for not caring about his own body, but also felt that he didn't understand the essence of the problem.

Sakura knew that Naruto felt that he was holding back, so he wanted to continue the mission in order to prove himself, but this was not just about Naruto's injury. Why did they act as if they had to return to the village because of Naruto's injury? This was a matter of misreporting the mission level. Dazna was the problem. Naruto had completely missed the point! Sakura was about to throw her head in her hands and freak out.

Izuna's face also became longer, and her words became even more unpleasant. "Everyone can say nice things, but is he really capable? Wasn't he the worst performer just now? It's easy to continue the mission, but have you considered the level of ninjas you will face later? Why should Sakura be dragged into the mission just because he made the decision? Not only does he want to die, but he also drags his companions to die with him. Isn't this selfish and brainless!"

"Naruto just doesn't want to be a drag. He probably hasn't thought about this problem." Minato defended his son somewhat weakly. His son was impulsive, but he wouldn't disregard the lives of his companions.

Kakashi did not easily agree to Naruto's idea of continuing the mission, but asked about the whole story again. Seeing that he could not avoid it, Dazna began to explain the situation, but he was deliberately playing the victim.

The world-famous tycoon Cardo relied on his own financial resources and evil forces to manipulate and wreak havoc on their Wave Country. Now the only hope to escape from their control lies in the bridge he built. If he is killed, not only will the Wave Country be hopeless, but his 8-year-old grandson and daughter will probably have to hate Konoha all their lives and live a lonely life.

After saying all this grievance, Sakura was blackmailed by the perfect morals. She felt her conscience aching, and her firm determination to refuse was shaken.

Naruto's face was also filled with passion, his heroic spirit erupted, and he vowed to protect Dazna.

Sasuke didn't care the least. He was very confident in his own strength and felt that he could handle it even if the mission continued. Of course, Dazna's words still had some influence on Sasuke, who was not very worldly-wise.

Kakashi also felt that he was in a dilemma. After thinking for a while, he finally agreed to continue the mission. When this decision came out, Dazna breathed a sigh of relief, Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke also accepted it without objection, but the Spirit Team behind the scenes was furious.

Tobirama was extremely dissatisfied and was the first to speak harshly. "What's wrong with this Kakashi? Ninja is not about heroism, nor is it about charity! Accepting a mission that does not match your ability will not only lead to mission failure, but may even endanger the lives of the team! Is this a decision that a mature leader should make?"

Experience also needs to be gradual, not forced.

Madara crossed his arms and made a scathing comment. "Has Kakashi lost his mind? This involves the internal struggle of a country, which is not even in the scope of a B-rank mission. How can he guarantee that there won't be more powerful ninjas appearing later? By then, he may not only need to protect this client, but also Sakura, Sasuke and others. Is he so confident in his own strength? Or is he so arrogant that he can't recognize the situation?"

Minato didn't understand what Kakashi was thinking. He protected his son's self-esteem and drive, for which Minato was indeed grateful, but this was completely different from continuing the mission. Acting on emotions was a taboo for ninjas.

Dazna's situation is very pitiful, but it is not Konoha's fault that they have no money to pay higher mission commissions. It has nothing to do with Kakashi and Team 7. Dazna concealed the level of the mission out of selfishness. Not only did he not care about his own life, he also did not consider the safety of the Konoha ninjas who accepted the mission.

In other words, he was lucky this time, as he met Kakashi, one of the strongest men in the village, and was safe. But if it was just an ordinary Chunin team that accepted the mission today, they would have suffered heavy casualties, if not completely wiped out. And from the situation described by Dazna, Minato had every reason to believe that those two Chunins were definitely not the upper limit level of enemy ninjas for this mission.

Kakashi might be confident that he is strong enough and therefore is not afraid to continue this mission, but this is not in compliance with the rules and is also a bit too arrogant.

Hashirama also frowned. "Kakashi, this decision is too risky. Now we can only hope that no enemy that we cannot deal with will appear in the future."

Izuna cursed angrily. "It turns out that it's not just Naruto who's brainless, Kakashi is also one of them. When did we ninjas become so compassionate? A mission is just a mission. Why talk about feelings with the client?"

But no matter what the spirit group behind the scenes thought, they could not change the fact that the mission had to continue. They could only suppress their anger and worry and continue to follow Sakura and the others to the Land of Waves.

Not long after crossing the sea and setting foot on the land of Wave Country by boat, Tobirama and his companions sensed the traces of two ninjas, who were obviously more powerful than the previous two Chunins.

The enemy ninja had no intention of delaying and launched an attack soon. A super-large sword flew towards Sakura and the others. Although everyone dodged it after Kakashi's reminder, the Spirit Team and Kakashi behind them recognized the identity of the visitor through the sword.

Minato's face changed color slightly, and he said solemnly, "It's the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist. They are not only jonin, but also the elite among jonin."

In a one-on-one fight, Kakashi and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist may be evenly matched, but the problem is the other hidden ninja. If he is also a jonin, the situation will be bad.

Minato was worried, but he could only watch as both sides exposed each other's secrets.

The enemy is Zabuza Momochi. He is indeed one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Kirigakure, but he is also a traitor. This immediately makes Minato, Tobirama, and Hashirama breathe a sigh of relief. At least this is not a confrontation between Konoha and Kirigakure, and they don't have to worry about defeating Zabuza Momochi, which will lead to endless Kirigakure ninjas continuing to fight.

The nickname of Kakashi that was revealed by Zabuza Momochi - Kakashi who copied the Ninja Sharingan - made Izuna suspicious. When she saw that there was really a red Sharingan with rotating tomoe patterns under Kakashi's left eye after he took off the blindfold, Izuna questioned him angrily.

"What's going on? Why would an outsider have the Uchiha's Sharingan? Did Kakashi kill an Uchiha and take his eye? What do the Uchiha clan do? How can they just let Kakashi use the Sharingan? Is this how Konoha treats us Uchiha!"

Madara thought of Obito's empty left eye and couldn't help but say, "Ah, maybe it wasn't stolen, but given to him voluntarily?"

Izunai rarely angrily retorted to his brother Madara's words, "The Uchiha clan values the Sharingan the most, who would give it voluntarily! Moreover, this is not up to me to say. The Sharingan is the fighting power of the Uchiha clan, and the clan will not agree to let outsiders use it. If this hole is opened, who knows what will happen in the future! What is the current Uchiha clan leader thinking!"

Madara didn't dare to run into his furious brother again. Kakashi had nothing to do with him anyway, so if Izuna was angry, he should vent it on Kakashi.

While Izuna was still angry and upset, Kakashi and Zabuza had already started fighting.

A cloud of fog appeared out of nowhere, and the fog spread thickly. Soon the vision around became hazy, and Zabuza's figure disappeared on the lake.

Sakura and the other two surrounded Dazna cautiously, and Sakura asked Kakashi who Momochi Zabuza was.

After introducing Zabuza's life and his silent killing skills, Kakashi reminded them to be careful and finally said something dryly humorous. "If all else fails, the only option is to die."

Ying immediately complained in a rage, "Don't make it sound so easy!"

At this time, Zabuza suddenly appeared and stood between Sakura and the other two and Dazna, but Kakashi returned to defend in time. The two of them attacked and defended each other, and each used the water clone technique to break the other's attack. But when Kakashi thought he had control of the overall situation, he found that Zabuza, who was under his control, was still a water clone. Kakashi was kicked away by the sudden appearance of Zabuza's real body. Kakashi wanted to hide in the water and wait and see, so he let himself fall into the water.

But this made Tobirama anxious and scolded. "Kakashi, you idiot! What was he thinking of deliberately falling into the water in front of the Kirigakure ninja who was using water ninjutsu! Is there something wrong with your brain? The water is Kirigakure's home turf!"

Sure enough, the next moment, Kakashi found that the water sticking to his body was extremely heavy, and Zabuza directly used the Water Prison Technique to trap Kakashi.

Tobirama was furious. "I told you! What should we do now? Three Genin to fight against an elite Jonin? Kakashi's arrogance is killing people!"

Minato was worried, Hashirama's eyes were cold and serious, and Madara and Izuna couldn't help but worry secretly as well.

Kakashi was shouting at Sakura and the others to run away, but Sasuke rushed forward. Zabuza formed a hand seal to create a water clone and started to play with Sasuke and Naruto like a cat playing with a mouse.

However, Naruto did not give up, and even took back his Konoha forehead protector that was stepped on by Zabuza after he was knocked out. He said confidently that he had thought of a good plan, but was laughed at by Zabuza, saying that they did not know what a ninja was at all. He was a demon Zabuza Momochi who killed all the winners of the same period.

Sakura, Naruto and Sasuke were all shocked and horrified by the cruelty of the Kirigakure ninja selection and Zabuza's ruthlessness.

Far away in Kirigakure, Uchiha Obito, who was the cause of the tragedy of Bloody Mist Village and Zabuza, suddenly sneezed. He rubbed his nose. Who was talking about him?

Now that Obito has finished his recent tasks, he can't help but want to see his soul mate again, but no, if he sees Sakura, he will definitely not be able to control himself.

Obito took out a flower like an innocent high school girl, and began to tear off the petals anxiously, mumbling and counting them.

"Go see the cherry blossoms, don't go see the cherry blossoms, go see the cherry blossoms, don't go see the cherry blossoms, go see the cherry blossoms..." Obito stared at the last petal and counted the final result. "Don't go see the cherry blossoms."

Obito was silent for a while, and suddenly threw away the flower in his hand, crushed it with one foot, and then he looked up at the sky and talked to himself in a cheerful tone. "Well, let's go see Sakura, just take a sneak peek from the side."

Sakura, unaware that she is being targeted by some schizophrenic boss, is still worried about Sasuke who was defeated by Zabuza.

But soon, Naruto used his proud Shadow Clone Technique. Although it did not work, the two of them cooperated, and Sasuke used Fuma Shuriken, directly attacking Zabuza's body. Although it was caught by Zabuza, it was actually a two-stage attack. Although the second shuriken was still avoided by Zabuza, no one expected that this was actually the result of Naruto's transformation technique. After canceling the transformation technique, Naruto threw a kunai directly at Zabuza. Zabuza had no way to avoid it, and finally could only pull his hand out to dodge it. The Water Prison Technique was thus broken.

This move of pretending to repair the plank road while secretly attacking Chencang was really brilliant, and seeing Kakashi escape from trouble made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

Tobirama couldn't help but smile and praised, "Naruto is quite quick-witted."

Hashirama laughed. "Well done!"

"Naruto, I'm proud of you." Minato was also very pleased that his son finally overcame his fear and fought a wonderful and beautiful battle.

Izuna did not forget to brag about the Uchiha family. "It was also thanks to Sasuke's good cooperation. The two of them worked together perfectly."

Madara was not stingy with his praise. "This tactic is eye-opening, and it is a far cry from the previous performance. Naruto is growing very fast."

After escaping, Kakashi faced Zabuza again. Zabuza began to make hand seals. Kakashi activated his Sharingan to copy Zabuza's ninjutsu. The two men faced each other and began to make hand seals synchronously, which lasted for dozens of seconds.

Although he was the Hokage, Tobirama was more proficient in water jutsu and could completely serve as an honorary Mizukage. He saw at a glance the ninjutsu that the two were trying to release, and he was immediately furious. He stroked his forehead speechlessly and complained.

"What on earth are these two doing? Does a Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu take that long to form hand seals? Oh, Zabuza actually made several wrong hand seals, and Kakashi didn't notice? He even copied them mindlessly, is this a joke?"

Izunai, who was watching the fun, started to make sarcastic remarks. "Tobirama, I think you should learn their hand seals. It would be great if you could release water dragon bullets like that. I would feel relieved."

Tobirama, who was about to make two seals to release the Water Dragon Bullet Technique, immediately rolled his eyes. If he had made the seals like this, it would not have been Izuna who died, but himself. Before he could finish making the seals, he was burnt to a crisp by Izuna's Great Fireball Technique.

The hand seals are extremely simplified, and sometimes even Hashirama and Madara, who don't make hand seals, can't understand the operation, but it still feels quite intimidating, as if they are using some ultimate move. Although the operation is as fierce as a tiger, in the end it is just a small water dragon bomb.

Minato smiled shyly. Kakashi was not good at water ninjutsu, so it was not easy for him to do this.

Finally, the two of them finished their seals, and as expected, two water dragons rose up, roaring and fighting each other. Suddenly, huge waves rose in the lake and rushed towards Ying and the others on the shore.

Sakura, Sasuke, and Dazna quickly retreated, but were still swept into the waves.

But the competition between Kakashi and Zabuza did not end there. Kakashi used his Sharingan to even foresee Zabuza's movements and ninjutsu in advance and launched the Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique first.

The huge current instantly washed Zabuza away. Zabuza rolled in the water, choking and almost drowning. Finally, he hit a big tree and stopped completely. However, Kakashi, who was chasing closely behind him, shot several kunai at him, hitting several vital parts of his body.

But before hitting Zabuza, several Senbon flew out and knocked Kakashi's kunai down.

"What!" Kakashi's eyes suddenly widened.

"Here comes the second ninja!" Minato and his companions were startled. This ninja had been hiding in the dark and watching. They thought that this ninja would not intervene, but in the end he still joined the battle.

A slender man wearing a Kirigakure ANBU mask appeared. He stood in front of Zabuza and spoke softly.

"I'm sorry, Zabuza-san, I shouldn't have rashly intervened in your fight, but I can't watch you get hurt."

"Bai, you are so nosy!" Zabuza spoke coldly, but still acquiesced to Bai's interference. He slowly got up and looked at Kakashi with a more cautious look.

Bai Wen suggested. "Master Zabuza, our goal is just to kill Dazna. There is no need to fight the Konoha ninja to the end. Please let me lend you a hand. I am willing to hold back the copy ninja."

Zabuza picked up the sword again, pointed at Kakashi, and ordered Haku. "Hmph, Haku, you are no match for Hatake Kakashi, let me deal with him. I will definitely be able to see through the Sharingan this time. As for you, I will leave those three brats to you. You don't have to fight them, just find a chance to kill Dazna."

"Yes!" Bai nodded in response, and in a flash, he appeared in front of Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto and Dazna.

Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto immediately felt like they were facing a formidable enemy, clenched their kunai, and faced Bai together.

Kakashi also wanted to go to support, but at this moment, he was suddenly hit by a severe feeling of dizziness and weakness. Kakashi couldn't help but sway. He quickly supported himself on the tree trunk, but his body was completely out of control. Kakashi tried hard to stay awake, but he couldn't.

Oh no! Did he overuse his Sharingan? He must not faint at this moment! If he faints, who can deal with Zabuza and Haku? Damn it! He shouldn't have been so arrogant!

Now, not only would he risk his own life, but he would also kill his soul mate, Sakura? Why had he not improved after all these years, and failed to protect his companions and his lover?

Kakashi felt as if he had returned to his thirteen-year-old self, the powerless and arrogant self. He regretted it deeply, but could only fall into a coma unwillingly with regret and panic.

Sakura, I'm sorry! This was the only thought that remained in Kakashi's mind before he finally sank into darkness.

Seeing Kakashi suddenly fall from the tree unconscious, Sakura and Naruto screamed at the same time. "Kakashi sensei!"

Sasuke's eyes also became nervous, and he reacted quickly. He immediately rushed to Kakashi, picked up Kakashi, and leaped back to Sakura and Naruto.

Zabuza and Haku, who were afraid of a trick at the beginning, did not stop Sasuke's actions until they realized that Sakura and Naruto's panic did not seem to be acting and Kakashi did not respond to their calls and beatings, did they realize that Kakashi had really lost his fighting ability.

Zabuza burst into laughter, "It seems like God is on my side too! Hahahaha!"

Tobirama and the others were also stunned by this sudden change.

Izuna couldn't help cursing. "How can you fail at this time? Kakashi is too unreliable! This is worse than being trapped in the water prison just now!"

Minato sensed Kakashi's chakra and his face turned very ugly. "Kakashi's chakra is almost exhausted. He can't recover in a short time. Even if he wakes up, he can't fight now."

"What should we do? Sakura-chan and the others can't possibly defeat Zabuza and the others!" Hashirama was also very anxious, "How can we reveal ourselves? Last time, Izuna was able to help Sakura break the illusion, can she come up with a solution this time? Tobirama, think about it quickly~"

"Brother, shut up! I'm thinking!" Tobirama was also upset and almost lost his composure. If it wasn't for the wrong timing, he really wanted to kill Kakashi. If Kakashi hadn't insisted on continuing this mission, how could they have ended up in this situation where they were about to be wiped out!

Madara was also feeling agitated, especially when he saw Sasuke and Naruto rushing forward without considering their own abilities, only to be beaten up by Zabuza and not being able to resist at all. Then he saw Sakura with a look of fear on her face and her body trembling slightly, and he became even more annoyed. If they couldn't reveal themselves, today would undoubtedly be the day this little girl would die.

When thinking about the death of his soul mate, Madara found that he simply couldn't care. He also didn't have the latitude and confidence that he could revive Sakura again in the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Even if she was resurrected, she wouldn't be the real Sakura!

Sakura was filled with fear, and her tears were about to flow. Was she going to die here today? Seeing Sasuke and Naruto being beaten to the ground, vomiting blood, and falling to the ground, no matter how they struggled, they were just being played around with, their breaths getting weaker and weaker, and Kakashi Sensei was still unconscious. Sakura was extremely scared. She wanted to muster up the courage to help Sasuke and Naruto, but her body was stiff and she couldn't move.

Finally, Sasuke and Naruto also fell unconscious due to serious injuries. Zabuza turned his gaze to her and Dazna. Sakura trembled all over, but still clenched the kunai with shaking hands, ready to fight to the death.

"Don't worry about me! Sakura, they only want to kill me, so don't resist." Dazna couldn't bear to see a girl being beaten, especially since it was completely futile.

Zabuza also mocked. "Yes, don't move. I won't do anything to you, but if you resist, don't think I'm the kind of person who will go soft on a woman."

Zabuza approached Sakura and Dazna easily step by step. Sakura and Dazna retreated step by step, but finally they had nowhere to retreat. Sakura's eyes suddenly became firm.

"Sakura, don't resist!" When Izuna saw Sakura was about to attack, she whispered anxiously in Sakura's ear. Now was not the time to be stubborn.

Sakura couldn't hear, but she wouldn't back down even if she did. She shouted and rushed towards Zabuza. "I'm also a Konoha ninja. I won't retreat before the fight!"

Tobirama, Hashirama, and Minato are proud of Sakura's belief and pleased with her courage, and that she is indeed their soul mate. However, they also realize that belief and courage cannot make up for the gap in strength. They hope that Sakura will not be so stubborn at this time and simply give up.

Ying was knocked flying and spat out a mouthful of blood. She hunched over and covered her abdomen tightly, but still felt terribly painful. While coughing violently and spitting out blood, Ying still struggled to get up.

Sasuke and Naruto must have been in the same pain at that time. She couldn't lose to them. She would let them know that they were definitely not the most useless person in the team.

Her emerald eyes were filled with tears, but she still persevered and got up again and again to continue her attack.

Seeing that Zabuza had no mercy on Sakura and beat her all over her body, Hashirama, Tobirama, Minato, Izuna and Madara were all heartbroken and were extremely furious with Zabuza.

"That's enough, Sakura-chan, give up, you've done very well." Hashirama had tears in his eyes and looked at Sakura's pretty little face that was swollen, feeling heartbroken.

Tobirama clenched his fists tightly. Sakura is a qualified Konoha ninja, and her will is admirable!

Minato couldn't bear to watch any more, he always thought Sakura would be that kind of delicate and squeamish little girl, but today he realized how wrong he was, Sakura was stronger than anyone else, although he would rather she wasn't so strong and fearless.

Izuna was almost going crazy, and he shouted helplessly and furiously over and over again, "You let me return to the human world just to let me watch my soul mate die with my own eyes? Oh my God, if you can make me visible!"

Madara was getting more and more furious. He wanted to kill someone, Zabuza who beat his soul mate. Madara's Sharingan was spinning rapidly, and even under excessive stress, it turned into Rinnegan. Although everyone's attention was on Sakura at this time, no one noticed this.

Sakura's mind was hazy and empty. She seemed to be completely unable to feel her body. Sakura just mechanically got up again and again and attacked Zabuza. If she continued like this, she would die, right? Deep in her heart, Sakura thought indifferently, should she lie down and give up? If she lay down and gave up, would it be the end? She had tried her best, hadn't she? But why did she have to get up again and again? What was the purpose of such persistence?

At this moment, a voice suddenly came out.

【Do you want to win? 】

Who? Why does it sound a bit like Ri-Yakura's voice? Ying reacted slowly.

Win? Could she win? But she wanted to win!

【Then go win! 】

How to win? Ying was confused, but at this moment, she suddenly felt something. There were five powerful and warm light spots around her.

Two are shining with red light as hot as fire, one is a blue light as cold as flowing water, one is a green light as vibrant as the birth of all things, and the other is a blue light that is sometimes as light as a breeze and sometimes as violent as a hurricane.

Sakura felt that as long as she caught one of them, she would be able to win the battle, but who should she choose? She hesitated. Zabuza was good at water jutsu, so he should be able to be restrained by fire type.

She felt her mental tentacles reaching out towards two fiery red lights, one of which seemed to be hotter and brighter than the other, and Sakura grabbed it without hesitation.

Then, the next moment, Zabuza, who was still beating Sakura, suddenly stopped. For a split second, he felt an extremely terrifying murderous aura, as if he was suddenly stared at by a monster from the abyss, and it seemed that he would be torn to pieces in the next moment.

Zabuza was sweating profusely, his whole body was stiff. What on earth had happened? He turned his eyes around, trying to find the source of the abnormality, and then his eyes slowly fell on the little girl who was slowly getting up from the ground. Could it be her? Impossible, she was being beaten without any resistance just now, how could she suddenly make him feel a life-and-death crisis now?

And Izuna was the first to discover that her brother was missing. "Huh? Where's Madara? Why is he gone? Where did he go?"

Before he could find someone, Tobirama spoke with a stiff and unbelieving expression. "Don't look for it, it's right in front of you."

"What? In front of me? Where..." Izuna's confusion came to an abrupt end when he saw Sakura standing up.

Sakura's pair of emerald eyes were now bright red, the complex light of her Mangekyō Sharingan swirled unsteadily, her bruised face showed arrogance and fury that was inconsistent with her usual image, the corners of her mouth almost twisted into a ferocious arc as she spoke coldly.

"Scum! You had so much fun beating my soul mate, are you ready to die? Fire Style: Great Fire Extinguishment Technique!"

As the words fell, Ying formed seals with her hands quickly and neatly, and a sea of fire gushed out of her mouth.

Izuna's eyes widened immediately and he cried out, "Brother Madara?!"

Minato and Tobirama also had strange expressions on their faces when they felt the familiar chakra of Uchiha Madara on Sakura's body.

Hashirama shouted in surprise. "Is Madara possessing Sakura? How did he do that?"

I changed the part where Haku attacked Zabuza and caused him to fake his death. I don't really understand why Haku attacked Zabuza. He listened to Zabuza so much and fought for Zabuza. He shouldn't have interfered with Zabuza's battle without permission, especially since killing Dazna was a must. What was Haku's purpose in letting Zabuza fake his death instead of helping him? Zabuza was a bit at a disadvantage at the time, but he was not in a completely desperate situation. And Haku's fighting power was not damaged at all. In any case, the two of them should have fought together. They should have fled after they couldn't win, instead of fleeing before they fought. Especially when they had the final battle with Kakashi and others on the bridge, the conditions of both sides did not change at all, which made it even more unreasonable to retreat this time.