"Sarutobi is your disciple... human?" The Monkey King examined Li Zhenwu closely and suddenly noticed the tail behind him, speaking to the Third Hokage with a hint of uncertainty.

"Of course, he is human, just born a bit different from the rest," the Third Hokage replied, his eyes flashing with wisdom as he asked, "Did you discern something?"

Li Zhenwu was confused, as the Monkey King stepped closer and circled him twice, sniffing.

"I sense a profoundly hidden aura," the Monkey King's face, resembling that of a monkey, wore a serious expression.

"Our clan is quite similar to humans, but from your disciple, aside from the human aura, I also detect a trace of something akin to our ape lineage."

The Monkey King scrutinized Li Zhenwu and trembled slightly, "Moreover, I vaguely feel this powerful aura makes me tremble."

The Third Hokage was surprised, "What do you mean? Could it be... Zhenwu is a jinchūriki? No, that doesn't seem right."

After asking this question, the Third Hokage himself felt it was impossible.

"No, it seems like the power hidden inside his body or unrecognized potential is as vast as the ocean," the Monkey King refuted the Third Hokage's speculation.

The two conversed without avoiding Li Zhenwu.

Li Zhenwu was secretly astonished, thinking that the Monkey King was quite perceptive and could vaguely see his otherworldly traits.

What the Monkey King said was indeed true; within Li Zhenwu lay an immense power and potential, and during a full moon, without the suppression of transformation liquid, he could transform into a raging Ape.

Wasn't this exactly as the Monkey King described?

While he was inwardly alarmed, Li Zhenwu maintained his composure and chuckled, "I truly am a talented individual with immense potential then."

Such childlike pride in his words helped brush over the matter.

The Third Hokage did not pursue the issue, as Li Zhenwu's background was too clear to be problematic.

Moreover, Li Zhenwu was a disciple of the Third Hokage; once accepted as a disciple, how could he not have faith in him?

After skimming over this issue, the Monkey King became very interested in Li Zhenwu.

"Have you made your decision? Will you have your disciple sign the summoning contract?" the Monkey King asked.

"That's right," the Third Hokage nodded.

"Great, then let's sign the contract."

"What?" The Third Hokage doubted his ears; had he misheard? His old friend, the stubborn Monkey King, had readily agreed to allow an outsider to pin down his summoning contract?

Knowing his old partner's character, the Monkey King's readiness to proceed without even mentioning a test surprised the Third Hokage.

"Don't you... want to conduct a test?" the Third Hokage inquired.

"No need, Sarutobi. I have high hopes for your disciple," the Monkey King said, narrowing his eyes slightly.

The process of forming a contract with the Monkey King was far simpler than Li Zhenwu had imagined.

When Naruto signed a contract with Gamakichi, he faced a rigorous test, but here, the Monkey King directly agreed without hesitation.

Li Zhenwu signed his name on the scroll with his blood, and from that day forward, he could summon the Monkey King through the summoning technique.

Or, given the limitations of chakra, he might not be able to summon the Monkey King directly but could certainly call forth a "relative" of his.

This was an unexpected delight for Li Zhenwu.

After teaching the summoning technique, the Third Hokage spent several days teaching him various ninjutsu.

Luckily, before becoming a ninja, Li Zhenwu had often trained his chakra control through water walking and tree climbing, so learning ninjutsu posed no challenge for him.

After several days of instruction, the Third Hokage sent Li Zhenwu off to find Kakashi in the village.

"Kakashi has a technique that suits your current level well.

Go find him," this sentence prompted Li Zhenwu to start searching for Kakashi around the village.

As an elite ninja and a master of stealth, Kakashi's whereabouts were not easy to track for most people.

However, for Li Zhenwu, finding Kakashi in the village was not difficult at all.

After the Third Hokage sent him away, Li Zhenwu immediately began searching for the hard-training Might Guy.

"Guy Sensei, do you know where Kakashi Hatake is?"

With a leap, Guy Sensei, who was doing push-ups, responded, "What do you need Kakashi for?"

"I want to learn Chidori from him."

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