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"The Akatsuki organization has recruited a new member, Juzo Biwa."
Bai Jue replied.
"It's still too slow."
Obito Uchiha shook his head, clearly dissatisfied.
"We have been doing our best to find strong individuals in the ninja world."
Bai Jue paused for a moment and said, "Currently, we have identified two targets."
The ultimate skill is divided into Black Ultimate Skill and White Ultimate Skill.
White Zetsu possesses exceptional stealth abilities and exists in large numbers, allowing them to infiltrate various parts of the ninja world and gather intelligence.
"Ah."
Obito Uchiha waved his hand and said, "You may leave."
Upon hearing this, Bai Jue disappeared into the ground.
Obito Uchiha looked up and gazed out the window.
He returned to Konoha not for Raiga Kurosuki, nor for Kakashi Hatake, but for Rin Nohara.
Because it's almost the anniversary of Rin Nohara's death.
However, the information provided by White Zetsu gave him the idea of going to see what was happening to Kakashi Hatake.
Chapter 227 Kitazawa's Promotion to Jonin
on Tuesday.
After having breakfast, Kitazawa went straight to the ninja academy's training ground.
Since it wasn't time for class yet, only a portion of the students had arrived.
However, Kosuke Maruboshi and Kakashi Hatake had already arrived ahead of time.
"Kakashi, Kakashi-senpai."
Kitazawa stepped forward to greet him.
"Kitazawa".
Maruhoshi Kosuke looked at him and exclaimed, "You're so young to be able to kill Kurosuki Raiga. You're truly a force to be reckoned with."
This was the first time Kitazawa had ever heard someone say he was young.
But considering Maruboshi Kosuke's age, he can indeed be considered young.
"Senior Kosuke, you flatter me. I still have a lot to learn."
Kitazawa asked with some curiosity, "How did you know I killed Kurosuki Raiga?"
"It was a notification from the Hokage."
Kakashi Hatake interjected to explain.
He was somewhat surprised, but not much, that Kitazawa had killed Raiga Kurosuki.
Last year, he teamed up with Kitazawa to carry out a mission to support Kabuto Yakushi, and fought against several Iwagakure ninjas during the mission.
At that time, he understood Kitazawa's strength; it was definitely at the Jonin level.
Of course, Raiga Kurosuki's strength far surpasses that of the Iwagakure ninja.
All I can say is that Kitazawa has improved too quickly.
But it's normal for someone to be chosen by Tsunade.
"I see."
Kitazawa raised an eyebrow, roughly understanding Hiruzen Sarutobi's reasoning.
how to say?
This is a good thing.
Although fame makes one more vulnerable to being targeted by enemies, it also subtly enhances one's status and influence in Konoha.
The three chatted for a while longer, and soon it was nine o'clock.
They stopped chatting and, with their respective study groups, began their training.
Kitazawa checked the students' progress as usual.
After confirming that everything was alright, he left two shadow clones to guide them.
As his true form, he came to the school's artificial lake to practice the Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique.
Time passed slowly.
As school was about to end in the afternoon, three lines of text appeared before Kitazawa's eyes.
[Current Mission: Learn four Water Release ninjutsu within the third semester.]
[Mission Reward: Proficient-level Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation.]
[The host has completed the mission; reward issued.]
Upon seeing this, Kitazawa couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
We've finally completed this task.
With the mastery of Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation, he can learn Water Release ninjutsu much faster.
Moreover, he is one step closer to learning the Five Elements: Great Combo Technique.
But Kitazawa has no intention of continuing to learn Water Release ninjutsu.
Because he also has a system task this semester to learn four Earth Escape Techniques.
Kitazawa has already mastered Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall, and he only needs three more Earth Release ninjutsu to complete the mission.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to learn Earth Release: Earth Substitute first.
Kitazawa didn't choose randomly.
In his view, while learning offensive Earth Release ninjutsu would be good, he had already learned many offensive ninjutsu.
Simply put, offensive Earth Release ninjutsu can only be icing on the cake; it cannot play a decisive role.
Earth Release: Earth Substitution is different; it's an Earth Release ninjutsu that combines support and defense, making it suitable for saving one's life.
Its effect is to control ground materials to form a substitute, allowing the caster to replace their original body when attacked by an enemy.
It is very useful for both defense and evasion.
Since school was about to end, Kitazawa did not continue training.
After thinking for a moment, he went to the training ground of their ninja squad.
Yesterday, he had already divided the 1.2 million taels he had received equally among Yakushi Kabuto and the others.
The main reason I'm here now is for the mission.
"Teacher Kitazawa."
When the three of them saw him, they immediately stopped their cultivation.
"Remember to keep increasing your task count when you have free time."
Kitazawa reminded him, "As before, come to me if you encounter any troublesome tasks."
"Yes, Kitazawa-sensei."
The three, including Kabuto, answered in unison.
Just as Kitazawa was about to speak, a familiar figure suddenly appeared.
"The Hokage requests your presence."
"It's that the ANBU ninja Haru got straight to the point," he said.
Kitazawa couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Could it be related to Raiga Kurosugi?
But wasn't everything already made clear a couple of days ago?
"I understand, thank you."
Kitazawa didn't think about it anymore, figuring he'd find out once he met them.
After he finished speaking, Qing disappeared from the spot.
"School's over. Your training for today is over. Go home now."
After saying goodbye to Kabuto and the other two, Kitazawa left the ninja academy.
He arrived at the Hokage Building very quickly.
Kitazawa stopped at the door.
Because several people were gathered in front of the bulletin board.
Kitazawa leaned over and took a look. The posted notice was about his ninja squad killing Raiga Kurosuki.
After he finished reading it, he discovered a blind spot.
The announcement stated that it referred to Kitazawa as a Jonin, not as a Special Jonin.
Kitazawa seemed to be deep in thought.
It seems they called me here so that I could become a Jonin.
Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. He killed Raiga Kurosuki, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, who was also a Special Jonin. That really doesn't make sense.
Kitazawa went upstairs and entered the Hokage's office.
As soon as he entered, he saw the green vest of a Jonin placed on the Hokage's office.
Sure enough, his guess was correct.
"Kitazawa".
Hiruzen Sarutobi cut to the chase, saying, "There's something I forgot to tell you before: from now on, you'll be promoted to Jonin."
"Thank you, Lord Hokage."
Kitazawa bowed slightly and asked, "Is a Jonin exam required?"
"Do you still need to take the test? Killing Raiga Kurosuki is much harder than taking the Jonin test."
Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but laugh and said.
After he finished speaking, he stood up, picked up the green vest, and handed it to Kitazawa.
"Thank you, Lord Hokage."
Kitazawa accepted the green vest and expressed his gratitude once again.
"There's one more thing."
Hiruzen Sarutobi sat down again and said, "This morning, news came from Kirigakure that they plan to send a delegation to our Konoha."
"Do you want to retrieve Raiga Kurosuki's corpse and Raiga's Blade?"
Kitazawa narrowed his eyes and asked.
"That's true."
Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped his pipe and assured him, "But don't worry, once I give you Raiga, it's yours."
Kitazawa was somewhat surprised.
Hiruzen Sarutobi surprisingly showed some toughness for once.
This is probably because this time they are facing Kirigakure, not Kumogakure.
However, Kirigakure is now under the control of Obito Uchiha.
Kitazawa had no idea what was going to happen.
But it's okay.