Chapter 49: Kakashi, What Do You Think?

'Something is off!'

'Nine out of ten times, something is definitely off!'

Tsunade glanced at Aoba, who was practicing Chakra Scalpel and Mystical Palm Technique.

Then, she looked at the four little girls beside him, staring at Aoba with eyes full of admiration.

Tsunade felt that something was unusual.

'Could it be that my disciple is playing around with four different girls at the same time?'

Among these four little girls, one was the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan, another was from the Yamanaka clan, one was the daughter of a ninja tool shop owner, and only Sakura seemed a bit more ordinary, though she also had a sharp and intelligent look.

'Right now, these four excellent girls are all revolving around this little brat, Aoba.'

Tsunade pondered whether she should intervene, but since they all seemed to get along peacefully, interfering would make her seem nosy.

"Are any of you interested in learning medical ninjutsu?", Just sitting around doing nothing wasn't good, and Tsunade herself felt a bit bored, so she decided to find something for them to do.

The group's attention was immediately drawn to her, even Aoba was a little surprised.

"R-Really?"

The four girls became excited. Even if they might not have the talent to become medical ninjas, just getting guidance from Tsunade was enough to make them happy.

"Wait here for a moment."

Tsunade smiled, got up, and walked upstairs.

She had only thought of this on the spot. If any of them showed promise, she would pay more attention to them. If they were just average, there wasn't much she could do.

"Aoba! Lady Tsunade is actually going to teach us medical ninjutsu. Does that mean we will be your junior disciples in the future?", Tenten couldn't suppress her excitement.

Aoba shook his head helplessly and said, "That depends on whether you have the talent for it. If you don't, even if you want to learn, it would just be a waste of time."

"Then Aoba, do you think we have the talent?", Ino looked at him with anticipation, and the other three girls also had expectant expressions.

Aoba thought for a moment. He didn't know who had no talent, but he did know who had the most talent.

"I think Sakura should have the most talent."

""What?"", Tenten and Ino widened their eyes, and even Hinata looked confused.

Sakura was stunned for a moment before snapping back to reality.

"Eh? Aoba, do you really think I have the most talent?", Sakura's face turned bright red, filled with both excitement and embarrassment.

'Aoba saying I have the most talent… Isn't that just another way of saying that out of the four of us, he liked me the most?'

'If I became Aoba's junior disciple… then later, his wife…'

'And our future children… what should they be named?'

Aoba had no idea how a single sentence from him could make Sakura imagine so much. He had just spoken the truth.

"Hmph, so Aoba, your favorite is Sakura," Ino looked at Aoba with a slightly resentful gaze, and both Tenten and Hinata seemed a bit unhappy.

"...", Aoba didn't want to continue this topic and focused on handling the fish in his hands.

After all, they would soon find out for themselves.

Having two personalities meant he could multitask, which meant double the learning efficiency and enhanced control over multiple processes.

Soon, Tsunade returned, holding four small booklets in her hands.

"You've all extracted Chakra, right?", In half a year, they would all be enrolling in the Ninja Academy.

Although Tenten was already over six years old, she had chosen to delay her admission for a year just to enroll at the same time as Aoba.

However, all four of them had already extracted Chakra.

They nodded in unison.

"Good," Tsunade smiled and handed each of them a booklet.

"Let's see if any of you have the talent for this."

———

[Hokage Office]

Sarutobi Hiruzen had a headache today.

Last night, when he went to give Naruto some pocket money, Naruto suddenly said he wanted to learn ninjutsu.

Sarutobi guessed that he must have been influenced by Aoba and Uchiha Sasuke.

Both of his good friends had already learned how to use ninjutsu, yet he still didn't even understand what Chakra was. This probably made him feel frustrated.

Naruto rarely made requests, and considering that he was about to enter the Ninja Academy soon, Sarutobi decided to teach him.

The result was both joyous and troublesome—Naruto had incredible talent. He extracted Chakra in just one night.

But at the same time, his talent was also problematic. Despite his large Chakra reserves, he had difficulty controlling it.

Most likely, the Nine-Tails was interfering.

In this situation, let alone learning complex ninjutsu, even mastering the basic Clone Jutsu was proving to be a challenge.

'Having a treasure trove but being unable to access it—what a frustrating situation!'

Now, Sarutobi Hiruzen was troubled.

"Kakashi, what do you think?"

In the office stood a white-haired, masked man with a single exposed eye.

Kakashi had originally come to report on a mission, but now he had to listen to Sarutobi's latest dilemma.

'What do I think? Well, I'm standing and listening.'

He was just a cold, emotionless mission-completing machine.

After thinking for a long time, he finally remembered a certain green spandex-wearing individual and came up with a feasible idea, "Why not let Naruto learn Taijutsu?"

"Taijutsu?"

Hiruzen's eyes lit up slightly, "That's actually a good idea."

"Naruto has the Uzumaki clan's bloodline and the Nine-Tails' Chakra. His body recovers quickly, and he has more stamina than most people. He's well-suited for Taijutsu."

"Who do you think should teach him?"

Kakashi answered without hesitation, "Let's have Guy teach him."

"Might Guy? Not bad. Their personalities might actually match well."

For some reason, both Sarutobi Hiruzen and Kakashi suddenly imagined Namikaze Minato wearing a green spandex suit.

'Yellow and green... That would be quite an eyesore.'

Kakashi quickly snapped out of it and asked, "Lord Third, do you have any other missions for me?"

Ever since joining the Anbu, he had to take missions directly from Hiruzen.

Hiruzen snapped back to reality as well and, looking at Kakashi, felt another headache coming, "Kakashi, being too tense isn't good for you. You need to find ways to relieve your stress."

"Lord Third, I already have ways to relieve stress..."

"..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen: 'Your methods better be proper!'

Kakashi: 'You're not exactly one to talk!'

"Ahem!"

Hiruzen coughed lightly, "Then I'll give you another mission."

"Come out!"

A shadowy figure emerged from the darkness, appearing before Kakashi and Hiruzen.

Kakashi was a bit surprised. The newcomer was very young, barely reaching his chest in height, yet he wore an Anbu vest.

More importantly, he was from the Uchiha clan—Uchiha Itachi.

As far as he knew, no Uchiha had ever joined the Anbu before.

'Has the village's attitude toward the Uchiha changed?'

"Kakashi-senpai!", Uchiha Itachi greeted him politely.

Kakashi nodded back.

"Kakashi, Itachi is a new recruit in the Anbu. Guide him through the environment. If there are any special missions, I'll notify you both."

""Understood, Lord Third!""

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