[June 11th, Year 38 of Konoha, Sunny.
I caught a cicada, thinking I'd captured the whole summer. Who would've thought it'd tell me that if it's not love, don't be so persistent.
They say decent folks don't write diaries. But if I write in Chinese, no one here can understand, right?
It's been a year. With my talent, my skills haven't improved one bit. I bet it's because I've been wasting time on wine and women!
No, I must quit drinking!
Although I haven't had much wine, it must be the cause!]
"My young master, will you play with Ayako for a while?"
A sweet voice came from behind. Kaze closed his diary and turned to look at the door.
A long, black-stockinged leg stepped into the room, followed by Ayako, dressed in light clothes.
(﹃)
Kaze wiped the drool from his mouth and firmly refused.
"No, Ayako. I'm going to train later. Maybe some other day."
The previous Mangekyō Sharingan had given Kaze a strong sense of crisis.
Damn it, the protagonist Naruto hasn't even been born yet, and this unbalanced thing has already appeared.
This is bullshit!
In a couple of years, will the Naruto world be full of gods flying around and aliens speaking Japanese?
Now that his cheat is blocked, Kaze really lacks a sense of security. All he can think about is training.
"Ah~"
Ayako pouted, looking a bit disappointed, but soon smiled and said,
"Then, how about I train with you, master? You can also give me some pointers on my [Taijutsu]."
Hearing this, Kaze immediately nodded repeatedly.
"Sure, sure. Training in [Taijutsu] is also a form of training."
Let's skip what happened that day.
In the evening, Kaze returned home exhausted. Suddenly, he pounded the table in regret.
"Damn it! I can't keep going like this! I've got to complete the [Advanced Mission] asap!"
Kaze felt a sense of urgency and wanted to improve himself quickly. "I need a powerful person to guide my training!"
But who should he ask?
Several names came to Kaze's mind: Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Sakumo Hatake, and Might Dai.
First, he ruled out Orochimaru. This guy would avoid him whenever they met, afraid that Kaze would ask him for training guidance.
As for Jiraiya, since Kaze didn't know the [Sexy Technique] and wasn't the [Child of the Prophecy], it would probably be difficult to invite him.
Thinking this way, Kaze quickly made a decision.
"Let's go ask Sakumo Hatake first. If that doesn't work, then go to Might Dai and see if I can learn the [Eight Gates]."
Sakumo Hatake was almost the most powerful at this stage and had a similar fighting style to Kaze.
He was Kaze's top choice.
As for how to invite him, Kaze didn't have to worry about that.
Having a father who was the second-in-command of Konoha could save him a lot of trouble.
In the Hokage's Assistant Office.
A handsome silver - haired man knocked on the door and walked in. He stepped gently in front of Tanzō, bowed respectfully, and asked,
"Lord Tanzō, what do you want to talk to me about?"
During The Second Great Ninja War, Tanzō single - handedly led all the military operations, so Sakumo respected him greatly.
Tanzō put down the documents in his hand, looked up at Sakumo, and said in a flat tone, "My humble son has run into some troubles in his training. I hope you can postpone non - essential missions and give him some guidance for a while."
"The reward will be set according to an S - class mission. Consider it a debt I owe you."
"This..." Sakumo hesitated slightly, then quickly responded, "Yes, Lord Tanzō. I'll do as you say."
It's not that Sakumo had no thoughts in his mind, but he also realized that he seemed to have no right to refuse.
"Yeah."
Tanzō nodded slightly, looked at the documents on the table again, and waved his hand at Sakumo.
"Alright, you can leave now. I'll leave my humble son in your care."
"Yes, Lord Tanzō," Sakumo replied.
The next day.
Kaze got up early and specially brought some gifts. He planned to visit his new teacher.
The Hatake clan was small in number and not a prominent family in the village. Their residence was also quite remote.
Knock, knock, knock.
Arriving at the Hatake residence, Kaze walked to the door and gently knocked on it.
Click.
Soon, the door was opened.
"Eh?" Not seeing anyone, Kaze was stunned.
But Kaze knew there were no automatic doors in the ninja world, so he looked down.
He saw that the one who opened the door was a three - or four - year - old child with silver hair. He was wearing a mask even in the hot summer and had a green scarf around his neck.
"Who are you looking for?"
At this time, he was looking at Kaze with a look of three parts vigilance, three parts indifference, three parts nonchalance, and one part curiosity.
"Yo, isn't this Kakashi?"
Kaze was amused. This kid started wearing a mask so young. How hilarious!
But wearing a mask was a good habit.
Why did Kakashi survive while the other three members of Team Minato kicked the bucket?
It was probably because they didn't wear masks. Even though wearing a mask was uncomfortable, not wearing one was unsafe. Oh, well!
After some wild thoughts, Kaze said with a big smile, "Hello, kid. I'm here to see Senior Sakumo. Is he at home?"
As he said that, Kaze even reached out his hand, wanting to touch Kakashi's silver hair.
Kakashi took a slight step to the side, avoided Kaze's unwanted touch, and shouted into the house, "Father, someone is here to see you."
There came a rustling sound from inside the house. Soon, Sakumo walked out.
"Oh, it's Kaze. Come in quickly."
He had once carried out a mission to raid Sunagakure with Kaze, so he was naturally familiar with him.
Kaze followed him into the house and said politely, "Since I'll have to trouble you for guidance in the future, I thought I should come and visit you specifically."
Click.
While the two were chatting, Kakashi had already turned around and gone back to his room.
Sakumo said helplessly, "This kid is just like this. He has a cold personality. Don't mind."
"
"It's all good, it's all good," Kaze quickly waved his hand.
How could he possibly mind? When he watched [Hokage] before, Kakashi was his favorite character. He was so cool, incredibly cool.
Leading Kaze to sit on the sofa, Sakumo got straight to the point.
"Okay, tell me. What problems have you encountered in your cultivation, and how do you want me to guide you?"
"Well, Senior Sakumo," Kaze pondered for a moment and began to describe.
"I'm currently at a bottleneck. Whether it's [Ninjutsu] or [Taijutsu], I've reached the upper limit in terms of power and haven't seen any improvement for a long time."
"I want to improve my Killing power in the shortest possible time. Do you have any good methods?"
After listening, Sakumo frowned slightly and asked, "Do you want to learn some [Explosion] techniques or break through your body's limits?"
"If it's the latter, it'll probably be impossible to achieve in a short time."
Kaze forced a smile and said, "If possible, I want to break through my body's limits. Do you have any good ideas?"
After thinking for a while, Sakumo's brows gradually relaxed, and he looked at Kaze with a sly look.
"Maybe there really is a way to help you break through your current body's limits in a very short time."
"However, the process might be a bit painful. Do you want to give it a try?"
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