Capítulo 13: Minato-Sensei
In the Leaf Village Hospital
Kakashi and Rin had brought Shirou to the hospital and were waiting outside of the room he was admitted in for his treatment to be completed.
Both of them had a lot on their mind and hadn't spoken a single word to each other. They had just watched an 8 year old child outperforming them by a huge margin.
Not once had anyone in their team been able to put a scratch on Minato. Even ignoring that, they had never even forced him to fight as hard as he had against Shirou.
For Kakashi who had been promoted to a Jounin, this was a huge blow to his pride. To get outperformed by a younger clansmen, no one would be able to accept that. Not to mention someone who had been regarded as a genius as soon as he was able to walk.
*~creak*
The door to Shirou's room opened, the doctor walked out and approached them and told them that they can now go in to see their friend.
They thanked the Doctor and then walked in to see Shirou staring out the window while sitting straight on his bed.
The sound of them walking close to him caused him to turn his head around.
"Hey" Shirou said while waving at them
"Hi" Rin replied, taking a seat on the chair placed on the left side of his bed.
"How are you feeling?" Kakashi asked leaning against the window to his right.
"I am fine. I overstrained my muscles and caused them to tear. It will heal up naturally in 2-3 days." Shirou replied
"I see. Well I hope that you make a quick recovery." Rin said
"Thanks" He replied
The room fell into an awkward silence after that since none of the parties had anything to say.
Kakashi and Rin had some questions but didn't know how to ask Shirou.
Finally Kakashi broke the silence and said what was on his mind.
"If you don't mind me asking. What was up with your last move? Why did you do that?"
".....Haah.....I was frustrated" Shirou replied
"Hmm? Frustrated?"
"Yeah...I got frustrated at the power difference between me and him. I knew I wouldn't be able to defeat him. He is someone who could even defeat a Kage of a nation. But.....I just didn't think I will be destroyed so thoroughly in a battle of speed."
""...""
"...Well that was dumb" Kakashi said
Shirou clenched his fists and glared at him at that remark and Rin had an oval shaped mouth, clearly surprised at the sudden provocation.
"U-Um Kakashi!! Th-That was a little too--"
"What do you mean!!" Shirou Roared
"Minato-Sensei is the fastest Shinobi in the entire world to ever exist. He can travel vast distances in the blink of an eye. Why are you - A kid comparing yourself to him."
"I am not comparing myself to him."
Shirou continued, "It's just that, speed is the only thing I have going for me. During these past few months I have gone up against many Shinobis stronger than myself and have returned alive, all thanks to how fast I am."
"You guys have seen my speed for yourself during the spar. I surpass most of the people when it comes to that. Ye-Yet...when I fought him, I wasn't even a challenge. I at least thought that if he doesn't use his teleportation, even if only a little. I had thought that I will be able to keep up with him. But.....It felt like there is a huge wall separating us. And no matter how much I climb I will never be able to cross it....I hate that feeling."
Kakashi spoke a few seconds later in a sift voice, "Don't rush so much. You are only 8 years old. You are probably the strongest 8 year old. He has much more experience than you do and he has also trained for a much longer amount of time."
".....Yeah...Thanks." Shirou said
"Anytime" Kakashi relied
The words of comfort came from the most unlikely source but it accomplished it's purpose.
The three of them chatted for a few minutes and shared a laugh or two until they heard the door of the room slide open. And saw a short man with a wrinkled face, wearing a red hat. And an incredibly handsome, tall, blonde, young man wearing a Jonin's vest enter.
***
<Shirou's POV>
I never thought I would actually be comforted by Kakashi of all people. I guess being with his friends and having the responsibility of a clan-leader made him a little less of a jackass. Though I wouldn't be so sure because I am not going to forget his remark 'Well that was stupid'. I will get my revenge.
We talked about some other things and got to know each other better until we heard the sound of the door slide open and saw a short man with a wrinkled face, wearing a red hat. And an incredibly handsome, tall, blonde, young man wearing a Jonin's vest enter.
Honestly there was such a stark contrast between them that I almost started laughing. The same was not the case with Rin and Kakashi. Both of them bowed to the Third Hokage as soon as they recognised him.
But seriously Hiruzen may have been Handsome or something along those lines when he was young but now he is just an ugly, wrinkled old man. Okay that was really harsh on my side huh?
''Wait I need to bow as well!'
"Greetings, Lord Hokage!" I copied what Rin and Kakashi had said
"Be at ease"
As Hiruzen said that, he walked closer to us with Minato following behind him.
"We will take our leave now. See you later Shirou" Rin spoke for both Kakashi and herself and decided to leave
"There is no need for that. Besides what I am about to say concerns the entire team Minato so it is better for you to hear this as well." Hiruzen said
After Kakashi and Rin walked back to their positions, Hiruzen continued saying,
"Well first things first, Hatake Shirou."
"Yes Lord Hokage!" I replied
"On the recommendation of the Elite Jonin Uchiha Kou and based on the evaluation Elite Jounin Namikaze Minato had of you, You are hereby promoted to an Elite-Chunin. You will take up your duties as soon as you are in suitable condition."
"Thank you Lord Hokage." I said
"Minato will be teaching you the responsibilities and duties of a Chunin. Also, 10 days from now, you will be dispatched on your first mission as a Chunin with the team Minato."
"Huh?"
After listening to Kakashi and Rin's puzzled reaction, he decided to fill them in,
"By tomorrow morning, Iwagakure will begin their invasion into the Land of Fire. This will be the last battle we will have to fight, with this, the Third Great Shinobi War will come to an end."
"What?! But I thought that the war was already calming down. And didn't we already deal with Iwagakure front?" Kakashi being completely shocked at the sudden news of invasion voiced his thoughts.
"Yes, we had also thought that that was indeed the case. However, the reality is always harsh. Iwa has amassed an army of 2 Thousand Shinobis and have switched the battle ground. They will be commencing their attack from the Land of Rice."
"What!!!" This time Kakashi and Rin both exclaimed. But they regained their composure immediately so that they can hear the details of the mission that they will be performing. I on the other hand already knew about this so I wasn't shocked at all.
"To be completely honest, I was also incredibly shocked at this news. However, we don't have time to panic. The invasion will start tomorrow morning. Their army of 2 Thousand will meet ours of 500."
Okay now I am shocked!!
'500? did he really said 2,000 against 500. Sure we have an advantage of terrain but the numerical advantage they possess is way too much. Can those 500 even be able to stall for 10 days? Actually they would have to stall for even more time, considering the fact that we still have to infiltrate the Land of Rice then fight at the heavily secured Kannabi Bridge. So I guess between 2-3 weeks.'
'Woah!! Those 500 guys are absolutely fucked.'
"They will stall for enough time for you to complete your mission. But if the situation there take a turn for the worse, you guys will be dispatched early. I suggest you take the time you have to work on your teamwork, now that you have an additional member joining your team."
As he said that he looked at me and continued, "From now on Hatake Shirou is also part of the Team Minato. Making you guys a 5-man team."
'Okay this is probably the most shocking news right now. Even Minato is surprised right now.'
What the fuck is going on in his head??
'Well anyway, this is good for me. I can receive his training and with a teacher I will become stronger at a much faster rate.'
I could tell just by their expressions that Kakashi and Rin were not very thrilled by this development. Sure we got close enough to talk comfortably, but there is still a 3-5 year age gap between us. It isn't easy to form enough trust for a good teamwork either.
Before you say it, I don't remember Kakashi's age. he should be either 3 or 5 years older than me. That is all i can tell.
"Well this is it. I will take my leave now. I don't know how you will do it but make it work somehow. Our victory will be depend on whether you guys can successfully complete this mission or not."
He left with those words. Leaving me in a pickle.
'How exactly do I start a conversation now? Wait do I even have to start a convo? If I do what exactly should I say?'
"Well you heard Lord Hokage from now on Shirou is going to be part of our team."
Coming to my rescue was Minato. He then again looked at me and said,
"It is a pleasure to have you on my team. Let's hope we can get along."
"Yes Si-Uh-Uhmm... Should I also call you Minato Sensei from now on?" I asked
"Yes. I am your Jounin incharge now. " He said with a smile
"Team meet tomorrow at 9 AM at Training Field 8."
All three of us nodded
At the next second, he completely vanished from our sight.
The room again fell into an awkward silence. Okay honestly how many times is this gonna happen??
"Alright we will see you tomorrow" Kakashi said and was walking away with Rin.
"Yeah see you later" I said
"Hey wait!" I called out and both of them stopped and looked at me
"U-Um didn't you guys had another teammate? Where is he?" I asked while scratching my cheeks.
"Huh??"
Both of them looked at each other with wide-eyes.
"Obito!!" both said at the same time
***
During the sunset, In the Training Field 8.
A boy with jet black hair, wearing sunglasses was sitting with his legs crosses, in the lotus position on top of a rock.
He calmly looked up at the sky, took a deep breathe in and,
"THOSE BASTARDS!!! WHERE THE FUCK ARE THEY??!" He screamed at the top of his lungs while waving both of his hands in the air.
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