The brief commotion did not affect the normal life of the Konoha villagers.
Under the scorching sun, the sounds of street vendors, haggling, and provocations were endless.
"Let's settle this once and for all, Kakashi!"
"No way!"
Kakashi glanced at Might Guy with his dead fish eyes, then shifted to the left and walked while speaking.
"Guy, I've joined the ANBU now, and every day I deal with lives. I'm not in the mood for such a simple match with you anymore."
"Then find it back, find the original intent of competing with me."
Upon hearing this, Kakashi looked up at the sun. The glaring sunlight made him slowly squint his eyes.
The original intent of the competition, huh.
When I went to the bathroom, you stood on the wall; when I took a shower, you popped out of my bathtub; even when I slept, it felt like someone was under my bed.
Recalling the years when Might Guy forced him into matches, Kakashi looked at Guy's fiery eyes and, after a moment of contemplation, said with resignation, "Rock-paper-scissors, best of five."
"Kakashi, you're just trying to fool Guy again."
Suddenly, a voice came from behind them.
Hearing the familiar voice, Kakashi twitched his mouth and then revealed his dead fish eyes, looking down at the ants crawling on the ground.
This guy is really hard to like.
"Kakashi, a man who never forgets his youthful spirit is the most likable."
Kakashi turned to look at Asuka and lazily replied, "Actually, it's fine if I'm not likable."
Hmm?
Upon seeing the female ninja on Asuka's back, Kakashi's expression froze, and his entire demeanor changed instantly.
Sand Ninja?
Is she Pakura?
What happened to her?
At this moment, Pakura was covered in dirt, and beads of sweat the size of beans dripped down her forehead and onto Asuka's clothes.
She rested her chin on Asuka's shoulder, breathing heavily, her arms hanging limply in front of Asuka's chest as if they were broken.
"Tsk!"
Asuka came over to them, lifted Pakura slightly, then placed his hands on her thighs and turned his head to look at Might Guy, breathing a bit heavily.
"Guy, remember, youth has no price, and the Eight Gates are for the present. You will definitely win today's competition".
Hearing this, Kakashi's face turned pale. He looked at the trembling, excited Might Guy, then used Body Flicker to appear next to Asuka, quickly changing the subject.
"Why is Pakura here?"
"Oh!"
Asuka's eyes shifted slightly, glanced at Pakura resting her chin on his shoulder, and casually explained.
"She came with Ebizo to negotiate with the village. This guy took advantage of my distraction, kicked me out a dozen meters, and then we started fighting in the forest outside the village."
The result of the final match was obvious. I won.
I couldn't just leave her lying there, nor could I heal her on the spot, so I had to carry her to the hospital to see a doctor.
"Despicable."
Pakura spat out the words through gritted teeth and continued to breathe heavily.
"Hey, who told you that all Jonin from the Uchiha clan are combat-type ninjas?"
Upon hearing this, Pakura's eyes widened in disbelief. She felt her lung capacity diminish, and this bastard was still carrying her, his back pressed against her chest, making it even harder to breathe.
When her injuries heal, she'll definitely kill him.
"Has your strength grown to this level?"
"Not really. It's just that this girl is so overconfident in her own strength, she doesn't even bother to gather intel before a match. I've severed some of the muscles in her limbs and also cut the intercostal muscles in her chest. Now she's struggling to breathe, let alone fight."
Asuka waved at the two of them and, while walking towards the hospital with his back to Guy, shouted.
"Guy, youth lasts only thirty thousand days; each day that passes is one less. Cherish today."
Hmm!
Guy clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with an intense fire as if fueled by natural gas. He looked at Asuka's departing figure, then turned to Kakashi with excitement.
"Kakashi, while today's youth hasn't ended, let's settle this once and for all."
"No."
Before he could finish, Kakashi felt a large hand gripping his shoulder tightly. Then his feet left the ground, and a whistling sound of strong wind came to his ears.
Asuka, that guy, is really hard to like.
He always provokes Guy to be this restless.
"Heh~"
Upon hearing the commotion behind her, Pakura sneered and breathed heavily.
"You have so many perverts in Konoha. That pervert actually wears a tight-fitting outfit, And green too. Now not only my muscles hurt, but my eyes hurt too."
"Well, well—"
Asuka shook his head and sighed.
"The 'pervert' in your eyes is actually the pinnacle of regular ninjas. When all ninjas fall, that liver king will rise, transforming into a red beast, and making a mess of things.
Oh, you might not have heard his name yet, but his father is quite well-known in the ninja world. His father is the one who crippled three of the first Seven Ninja Swordsmens of Hidden Mist Village and killed four."
Upon hearing this, Pakura immediately recalled a shocking rumor from last year.
Hidden Sand Village and Hidden Mist Village also have a great enmity, and they know a bit about each other's trump cards.
It's said that the first batch of Seven Ninja Swordsmens of the Mist was meant for Hidden Sand Village. But unexpectedly, just a few days after they left the village and were about to publicize the brutality of the Mist Ninjas, they were crippled by a Konoha Ninja.
"Eight Inner Gates. Might Duy?"
"So you know about him."
"Yeah!"
After responding, Pakura lay silently on Asuka's back, unusually quiet.
Konoha seems to be blessed by the heavens, always producing a bunch of extraordinarily powerful ninjas in times of crisis.
And for the Hidden Sand Village, they were not only restricted financially by the daimyo, but their military strength is also on a different scale compared to Konoha, let alone having any of those extraordinarily powerful ninjas.
This time, while she was escorting Ebizo to sign the negotiation agreement, Ebizo revealed some of the negotiation content along the way.
In summary, the point is clear: we can't beat Konoha, and the negotiation bottom line of Hidden Sand Village is very flexible.
"Hey, can you tell me about Konoha?"
Seeing Pakura, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly say this, Asuka paused momentarily and then continued walking, He thought that this place was still some distance from the hospital, so he spoke.
"What do you want to know?"
"I'm not sure."
Pakura shook her head, looking at the street in Konoha, which was many times more prosperous than the most bustling street in Sand Village, and said with some disappointment.
"Tell me about yourself first."
"What is there to tell about me?"
"When you fought me, you must have kept a lot of cards. I remember that Uchiha's Sharingan can copy any ninjutsu. It's impossible that you don't know such a powerful ninjutsu as the Eight Gates.""
"Hey, hey, the Uchiha clan isn't as amazing as you think. Copying has its limits. I can only open the first gate of the Eight Gates.
Also, the conditions for upgrading that Ninjutsu are extremely difficult:
1- Staying up late to train, and work very hard.
2- Wearing tight-fitting clothes that don't bulge.
3- Having the determination and belief to not be afraid of making a fool of yourself.
4- You need to have a father who can open all Eight Gates.
If you lack any of these four conditions, you won't be able to open the Eight Gates."
After saying this, Asuka, smelling the faint lavender scent in the air, couldn't help but have a somewhat distracted look in his eyes.
I don't know why those time-travelers chose the Eight Gates as their skill.
It's really too difficult to practice.
As night fell, Asuka appeared once again in the Nara clan's estate.
"How much longer will it take for my son to become normal?"
Hearing Nara Ryoko's anxious voice, Asuka looked down at the sleeping child on the bed and after a moment of thought, said.
"After six more treatments, your son should be able to act like a normal person. However, continued observation will be necessary. If Tsunade returns to the village, you can pay to have her take a look on him."
Ryoko looked at her son, who was pale and without color, and said with a hint of sorrow.
"Since my son was born, Tsunade-sama hasn't returned to the village."
"Don't worry. She has almost lost all her money, so she should be back in about six months."
Recalling the last letter he received, Asuka's mouth twitched.
There were only a few words on the letter.
The general meaning was: [You're a good person, but the creditor came to collect the debt, so I don't have time to write much. Goodbye.]
The granddaughter of the great Senju Hashirama, the Senju Clan Head, and Konoha Sannin, who borrowed money but didn't repay and injured the creditor while running away with pigs—
The thought processes of these people in the ninja world are truly baffling.
What do those creditors who lent money to Tsunade want? Do they hope she won't repay them?
Should I also borrow money under the Uchiha name?
Anyway, the Senju family's reputation is already so tarnished.