Chapter 630: Chapter – 623 Memories of the Melancholic Past
Hokage Building.
After returning to the Hokage Building, Elder Hiruzen sat in his office and thought about the situation that got stranger the more he thought about it…
The part that confused him most was the strength that Hyuga Kuroto showed today, it was higher than the former Hokage's previous assumptions. Sarutobi Hiruzen assumed Hyuga Kuroto to be an elite Jonin level, however, Hyuga Kuroto clearly surpasses that level…
After thinking about it for a while, Elder Hiruzen called Hatake Kakashi to his office.
As Kakashi entered the new office of the former Hokage, he took off his new Anbu mask and asked Elder Hiruzen, "Sandaime-sama, is there a mission for me?"
Unlike Kuroto, Shisui, as well as several other captains of the Anbu, Kakashi is still part of the Anbu department… The reason he wasn't excommunicated from the Anbu is that he has learned the Flying Thunder God Technique similar to Konoha's Yellow Flash, and as such, he was highly valued by Danzo.
Sandaime Hokage shook his head, and said, "No, there is no mission… I just wanted to ask a few questions…" then, he pondered for a moment, and asked, "You and Hyuga Kuroto are from the same generation, even the short time you stayed in the academy, the two of you were in the same year and class, at the same time, the two of you were part of the team – 11 for quite a few years… Tell me our opinions of him."
"Kuroto?" Kakashi mumbled, then said, "Kuroto… he is very responsible and trustworthy… I don't know much about him during our time at the academy as I didn't have much contact with him, but when we were part of Team-11, we got along very well. Although he didn't speak much, it can be said that he was the brains of team-11… And with him around, almost all of our missions would go extremely smoothly and unhindered without anything unexpected happening…"
Sandaime nodded with a thoughtful expression, then asked again, "And what is his strength? How strong is he in our opinion?"
Kakashi didn't even need to think about it and immediately replied, "Extremely strong… I have never been able to defeat him when we were in the team-11, in fact, even now, after I have mastered it, I don't really think that defeating him is possible… basically, we are on the same level, probably…"
"Is that so?" When the former Hokage heard such an answer from Kakashi, his brows tightened in an unexpected expression…
The disciple of Konoha's Yellow Flash and son of Konoha's White Fang, Kakashi's talent and strength are unquestionable… he became Chunin at six, and Jonin at twelve, and recently Kakashi has also learned the Flying Thunder God Technique and only needs to become better at it and integrate its use in his fighting style.
So, it can be said that among the young generation of Shinobis, Kakashi should be the second most talented and strongest, the first rank obviously goes to Uchiha Shisui who has reached the Super Kage level at such a young age, but Kakashi should be the second rank… And Kakashi is also the candidate Sarutobi has been planning to train for the position of Konoha's next Hokage…
However, just today Hiruzen realized that that's not the case… Hyuga Kuroto who is the disciple of Orochimaru is equally, if not stronger than the current Kakashi…
'Well, I suppose, making him the Principal of the Ninja Academy was really a very good decision… let's see how he performs there…' thought the former Hokage with a thoughtful expression on his face.
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On Kuroto's side.
Unaware of Sandaime Hokage's thoughts, and his discussion with Kakashi, Kuroto was on his way to the Ninja Academy, accompanying him is his lover and fiancé, Hyuga Yui.
Yui lifted Kuroto's hand, and after putting it over her shoulders, she asked lightly, "Say Kuroto-kun, when did you become so strong?"
Kuroto tightened his grip on her shoulder and replied with a smile, "I have always been extremely strong, it's just that I don't show it openly… Think about it, if I didn't have the necessary strength, how could I have become the leader of the most elite Anbu team?"
Yui nodded lightly, "I suppose that's true… To become the captain of Team-Ro, you must have had the necessary qualifications… but it was still very surprising to see your strength today, you are much stronger than I had expected."
Kuroto explained, "The casualty rate of Anbu is so high, the fact I can survive for so long without getting injured, it's definitely not just luck…"
"Yes… you are right." Yui nodded, then said, "That's why I feel relieved now that you have left the Anbu department."
Kuroto shook his head, and said helplessly, "Well, now I am the Principal of the Ninja Academy, so, you don't have to worry about my life being in danger… We can live a stable life now…"
"Mm-hmm." Yui nodded then put her head on Kuroto's shoulder as the two slowly walked through the streets of Konoha and made their way towards Konoha's Ninja Academy.
It didn't take the two very long to arrive at the newly built Ninja Academy. From the look of the new building, it can be seen that the village had spent quite heavily while rebuilding the Ninja Academy.
The new Ninja Academy is several times bigger compared to the previous size, its position is the same, near the center of the village, near the center of the Village, and considering that the children attending the academy are the future of Konoha, it is heavily secured from all sides.
While walking on the playground of the academy, Yui covered her mouth and chuckled, "I never imagined that one day you will become the Principal of the Ninja Academy."
Kuroto looked at the new campus and said with a nostalgic expression, "To be honest, I hadn't expected it either… so, I was also quite surprised when Sandaime-sama assigned me the position of the Principal of the Ninja Academy."
Yui smiled… regardless of whether they had expected it or not, the fact that Kuroto got this position is very good news.
At this time, as if she remembered something, her expression became nostalgic and melancholic and she spoke, "Kuroto-kun, do you remember our academy days?"
"Sort of…" Kuroto replied vaguely…
Yui said, "Do you remember that practical test in our first year? We had to catch the enemy spy who had infiltrated the village… Kakashi-san became the enemy spy while the rest of our class tried to catch him… at that time you also tried to catch Kakashi-san?"
Kuroto was embarrassed upon being reminded of those days, and pretended to not remember them, "Uh, did something like that happen? I don't remember it at all…"
Yui giggled upon seeing Kuroto's embarrassment, then said, "Even if you don't remember it, I do, quite clearly in fact, most of our class was killed (defeated) by Kakashi-san alone… at the end, only you, Asuma-san, Guy-san, and Obito-san were left… The four of you tried to work together and catch Kakashi-san, meanwhile, I, Rin, Kurenai, and Shizune were cheering for the four of you… but, even when the four of you worked together, Kakashi-san still defeated you all…
And not long after that… Kakashi-san took the graduation test… then a few years later we all also graduated, and since then... everything changed…"
As she said so, several painful memories were evoked… death of several friends in the third great shinobi war…
Kuroto obviously understood this, he lightly squeezed her hand to take her out of those depressing thoughts, and said, "We were all Shinobi, and we were all prepared to die the moment we became part of the war. Casualties are inevitable, people will die one day this is an unchangeable fact… don't let it bother you."
Yui retracted her thoughts and nodded, "Hmmm… death is inevitable… everyone will pass away at some point in their life."
As Yui muttered Kuroto also looked at the faint moon in the day sky…
Of course, death is inevitable, but at the same time, it is not inevitable if one manages to escape the cycle of life and death…
The woman sealed on the moon is the direct proof of this conjecture, she who ate the fruit of the God Tree escaped the bounds of this Karmic cycle.
If Kuroto succeeds in his Project Godhood, then he too will escape the cycle of life and death…
But that is a dream far away… and Kuroto will have to work for it.
Kuroto and Yui silently walked and after passing through the playground, they left the school and proceeded in the direction of the Konoha Hospital, Kuroto dropped Yui at the hospital, then he quickly came back to the Ninja Academy.
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Chapter 631: Chapter – 624 Unexpected Face
This time, without wasting any time, Kuroto entered the main building of the Ninja Academy and soon arrived at the faculty office.
The arrival of Kuroto was noticed by the teaching staff, and as he entered the staff room, the members of the faculty hurriedly got up, respectfully greeted him, and introduced themselves.
Kuroto nodded to each of them one by one as he observed all of his subordinates.
'All of them are low-level Chunin… But I suppose this is not strange…' he thought.
Because the teaching staff doesn't have to directly confront the enemy shinobi, as such, generally, low-level Chunin are made the teachers of the academy.
And there is nothing strange with it either, providing basic education to all the trainees in different aspects of Shinobi Arts, low-level chunin are more than enough, as for the further training, that is the responsibility of higher-ranked shinobi.
After getting a basic idea of their strength, Kuroto noticed several familiar faces… One is Umino Iruka, while the other one is Mizuki, the presence of these two is also not so surprising… But what made Kuroto completely taken aback is that––a face that shouldn't be here by any means––is also present in the faculty room…
And it was none other than, 'Kabuto? What is he doing here? What on earth does Orochimaru-sama want to do by sending him here?'
Kuroto couldn't figure this out.
Currently, Shimura Danzo is the temporary Hokage Agent of Konoha, he has enough power to revoke Kuroto from his position as the principal of the Ninja Academy, so, inserting an insider in the Konoha Academy is not at all a problem for him.
But Kuroto couldn't understand the reason why Danzo bothered to insert Kabuto in the Ninja Academy, after all, Danzo should be very clear about Kabuto's identity and his loyalty.
Other than Danzo's purpose, Kuroto is also very curious about Kabuto's purpose, why would Kabuto of all people choose to become a member of the teaching staff of the Konoha ninja academy?
Although curious, Kuroto decided to suppress his doubts for the time being, as such, he chose not to confront Kabuto while the other members of the teaching staff are also present.
He then gave a few brief instructions to faculty members, then turned around, and left the staff room.
After exiting the faculty room, Kuroto paid attention behind him… if he isn't wrong, then Kabuto will likely come to him, and as he expected, Kabuto followed him…
After walking for a while and coming to an area where they wouldn't attract much attention, Kuroto stood silently, waiting for Kabuto.
Kabuto didn't make him wait too long and soon arrived.
After making sure that no one except Kuroto was present in the surroundings, he greeted Kuroto in quite a cheerful manner, "Kuroto-senpai, we meet again."
Considering the attitude with which Kabuto greeted him, Kuroto frowned… Kuroto is very clear of the fact that Kabuto doesn't like him very much, therefore, such a greeting is impossible to come from Kabuto…
He stared at the other party and asked bluntly, "What are you doing in Konoha? And what is your purpose at the academy?"
"Hey now Kuroto-senpai, you shouldn't ask such secrets so bluntly, moreover, even if you asked, I wouldn't tell you… besides, even if I did tell you, it would put you in a difficult position, and you might not be able to continue your duty without offending Orochimaru-sama, which I don't think you want to risk…" Kabuto said playfully, his face seeming quite confident that Kuroto can't force him…
Kuroto narrowed his eyes, the very next instant his figure disappeared from his position, grabbed Kabuto by the neck, and before the other party could react, Kabuto was pinned on the wall by Kuroto…
After pinning Kabuto on the wall, Kuroto released intense killing intent and coldly whispered in Kabuto's ears, "The next time you dare to play around in front of me, it won't stop here… and you will regret ever standing in front of me… understand?"
"You?!" Kabuto was taken aback by Kuroto's sudden move, he didn't expect that the other party would really dare to act against him…
What shocked Kabuto more is the cold killing intent that Kuroto released, it was like facing a bottomless valley…
And when Kuroto warned him, Kabuto knew that the other party wasn't just bluffing, Kuroto would really dare to do what he said, without any regard for the consequences.
Realizing the situation, Kabuto immediately put away his disrespectful tone, and sincerely apologized, I-… I understand, please forgive me, Kuroto-sama!"
Kuroto nodded slightly, "You are forgiven for now!" then without releasing his hold, he added, "What exactly your purpose is in Konoha and at the academy, I couldn't care less… but while I am the Principal of the Ninja Academy, this school is my territory, and in my territory, you are not allowed to mess around or do anything that would defame me or put me in a difficult position… do you understand? Because if you don't, I have more than enough experience in the Anbu to make you understand it the hard way…"
"Y… yes!" Kabuto nodded repeatedly.
"What do you understand?" asked Kuroto.
"I… I won't do anything that would put you in a difficult position." Answered Kabuto.
"I am glad that you understand things fast because if you hadn't you would have to experience a lifetime of torture in an instant…" said Kuroto, then added, "Make note that if you ignore my words, it would mean fate far worse than death for you… And I won't hesitate just because it might remotely offend Orochimaru-sama."
Kabuto didn't understand what Kuroto meant by 'lifetime of torture in an instant' but he didn't have the intention of finding out the meaning… So, all he did was nod as Kuroto released him.
"Good, now, you may go… While you are a member of the teaching staff, you are my subordinate… so do your job, else you will be fired." Kuroto said these last words and then walked away without giving Kabuto any glance.
As Kuroto walked away, Kabuto breathes a sigh of relief…
'Looks like I really can't offend him… otherwise, completing the mission won't be possible.' thought Kabuto as he watched Kuroto's back… 'Well, he doesn't care about my purpose anyway, so as long as I don't interfere in anything he is doing, he won't stop me… at least this is good news.'
Kabuto's purpose behind becoming a member of the faculty is quite simple… One to keep watch over Uchiha Sasuke, obviously… after all, Uchiha Sasuke is Orochimaru's target, so by remaining closer to Sasuke, they have a better chance of capturing Uchiha Sasuke…
But this is just the primary purpose, the other more important purpose is to observe Uzumaki Naruto up close and collect information about Senjutsu and Sennin Mode.
After studying Jugo's body for years, Orochimaru was already aware of the secrets of the Natural energy, then his contract with the Ryuchi Cave gave him further information about the Senjutsu and the Sennin Mode, but because his physique was not suitable for Sennin Mode, so he was never able to experience it… And since he has never been able to watch and study anyone using Senjutsu up close, a true understanding of Senjutsu is still a mystery for him.
With Naruto's success in mastering the Sennin Mode, this opportunity came close, however, they had to return Naruto to Konoha so Orochimaru lost the opportunity to collect and extract enough information that would help him master Senjutsu.
Orochimaru didn't want to let go of this opportunity…
Therefore, he used this opportunity and used his contract with Shimura Danzo to make Kabuto a member of the teaching staff to kill two birds with one kunai, and that's why Kabuto is here.
It's just that neither Orochimaru nor Kabuto expected that Kuroto will become the principal of the academy, so, they will have to be careful.
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