Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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"Teacher, you haven't visited me in a long time."

"You're so clingy, Nono."

"Hehe, only teachers would do that~ I wouldn't do that to anyone else~"

"And what about your teacher Tsunade?"

Shirahoshi handed the plastic bag to Nonou, who said "thank you." After hearing Shirahoshi's words, Nonou thought for a moment, then smiled and said:

"That's different~ Shirahoshi-sensei is special."

Nono's face flushed slightly as she took out one of the takoyaki skewers and took a bite: "It's so hot~ phew."

Shirahoshi entered the spacious room and went to the desk where Nono was studying. She placed the newspaper she was holding on the table and glanced at the notes Nono was taking: some information about cell biology.

Immediately afterwards, Shirahoshi saw another ninjutsu scroll placed in another location, open and covered with dense writing, but at the very top corner were the words 'Hand Healing Technique'.

"Eh. You've already come this far?" Shirahoshi asked Nonou behind her.

"Nani nani~"

Nonou walked over, eating takoyaki and speaking indistinctly. Seeing the ninjutsu scroll Shirahoshi pointed to, she nodded smugly.

"Oh, right, I'm a qualified medical ninja now. Once I master this A-rank medical ninjutsu, Healing Palm Technique, I can become a Chunin physician at the hospital!"

"Speaking of teachers~"

"What?" Bai Xing finished eating the skewers, casually tossed them behind her, and they landed precisely on a black trash can in the corner of the room.

Nonou's arched eyebrows twitched repeatedly, and Shirahoshi had a feeling that the child was about to mock him...

"I'm about to be ranked as a Chunin!"

"Teacher, you really need to step up your game, or I'll surpass you!"

"..."

"Amazing."

"Tch." Nono knew Shirahoshi would say that. After finishing her skewer, she tossed it behind her and threw it into the trash can in the corner of the room. She then took out another skewer and said unhappily, "Teacher, I haven't slacked off on training."

"You shouldn't relax either."

"Of course." Bai Xing nodded slightly. Seeing his disciple's outstanding growth, he was quite pleased, even as a master who liked to take advantage of his disciples.

"Your teacher has high hopes for your future. By the way, you can take a look at the newspaper article."

"The teacher spent five hundred taels to buy it, don't waste it."

"Huh?! Why is the teacher suddenly so willing to buy newspapers? I remember the teacher saying two years ago that newspapers are all scams!"

"..." Bai Xing scratched her cheek. "Hey, did I say that?"

"stare--"

Nono stared intently at Shirahoshi's embarrassed little expression:

"Said!"

"I haven't forgotten your teachings..."

"Oh, right, teacher."

"what?"

What do you think is the meaning of life?

Shirahoshi: "......"

Several days later, the topic was brought up again, but the identity had changed from a disguised strongman to a 'pitiful and weak' genin.

Shirahoshi, noticing that Nono seemed lost in thought and distracted, coughed to bring her back to attention and said earnestly:

"If it's a teacher."

"Then it should be about striving to become stronger and protecting what you want to protect."

"No matter the cost, we need to protect it, because..."

At this point, the boy's dark eyes met the girl's light green eyes:

"Because the teacher doesn't want to experience the excruciating pain of losing something important again."

"teacher......"

"Nonou..."

Seeing the girl's face, which was slightly closed and gradually approaching, Bai Xing's expression twitched. He immediately took a few steps back, distancing himself from the girl.

"You really are lusting after the teacher's body! You perverted bastard!"

"???"

Upon hearing this voice, Nono opened her eyes and realized that Shirahoshi had walked several steps away. Her face immediately turned ashen.

Shyness and annoyance eventually transformed into a burning rage.

"White Star!"

"This bastard!"

-

After comforting his good disciple, Bai Xing said goodbye and left the room, closing the door and standing quietly outside.

Sorry, Nono.

This is the last time your teacher will lie to you.

Next, he must try to change the Land of Whirlpools.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be impossible to avenge a grudge that was originally 100% task completion rate but has become 99.99%? Here we are referring to the overall task completion rate.

In addition, Shirahoshi did not want the Konoha forces to have to transfer troops from other regions to the Land of Water front to defend against the Land of Water ninjas.

That should make the battlefield missions related to the Fire Rain Battlefield on Misaka's side a bit easier.

and also,

He holds grudges.

Regardless of whether Danzo was involved in the previous events, making Danzo unhappy is the moment he feels good.

Chapter 56 Darkness Has Begun to Spread

Dark and damp, it seemed as if all the endless darkness belonging to Konoha Village had been incorporated into this interconnected underground base.

The base is located on the outskirts of the mountain behind the village.

From the outside, it looks like an ordinary cave, but inside the cave entrance are two Root ninjas dressed in assassination uniforms and wearing masks with more complex patterns than those worn by the Konoha Anbu.

—At the same time, various traps and warning lines were set up to prevent outsiders from approaching or intruding.

From the base entrance to the doors of every important room, and even the corridors in the base tunnels, numerous informants are everywhere, spying, observing, and protecting the security of this place.

This is the headquarters of the Konoha Root organization.

"Has that old man shown any reaction during this time?"

"No."

"Continue monitoring, and notify me immediately of any movement!"

"Yes!"

Inside the base, there is a dark room with wooden panels on all sides.

After one of the Root ninjas standing behind the middle-aged man with short black hair finished his report, the Root ninja disappeared from the room.

The middle-aged man's gaze swept across the room. The dazzling white light from the incandescent bulb in the corner of the ceiling was enough to make him see everything inside.

At this moment, many old photos were displayed on the wooden walls inside the house.

The man gazed at photos from his youth: photos of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, his close comrades from that era, a younger version of himself, and the founding of Root...

"The Whirlpool Clan".

"What a bunch of clueless idiots."

"I only asked for a few more people, yet they directly rejected my good intentions."

"Then don't blame me for being impolite."

"For Konoha."

"It is absolutely forbidden for outsiders to control the vessel of the human spirit."

Some time ago, Danzo's Root team went to the sea area of ​​the Land of Whirlpools. On the way, they encountered the Hidden Mist Ninja, but the number of them was not large. Their main task was to mislead the Konoha Ninja and scare them.

However, Danzo realized that the enemy was weak in both numbers and quality, so he decisively led the Root team to attack directly, successfully reaching the island belonging to the Land of Whirlpools, and arriving at the only city in the Land of Whirlpools - Whirlpool City.

They met the former and current clan leaders of the Whirlpool Village.

However, the Uzumaki clan, who thought they had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel, had all their hopes of making amends dashed by Danzo's threat—Danzo's exact words:

"Konoha needs at least ten children under the age of eight who possess the talents of the Uzumaki clan."

"Secondly, all personnel who have retreated from Konoha's current sea outposts have been stationed in the territory of the Land of Whirlpools, so that they can better cooperate with the ninjas of the Land of Whirlpools in combat."

In short, the above words almost imply that Konoha intends to annex the present and future of the Land of Whirlpools, completely turning the Land of Whirlpools into something belonging to Konoha, or even the Land of Fire.

Therefore, the two clan leaders were furious and refused to give Danzo anyone, expelling him from the Land of Whirlpools, causing the negotiations to completely break down.

Danzo, as expected, returned to Konoha and added fuel to the fire, explaining that the Land of Whirlpools not only rejected Konoha's past cooperative philosophy, but also refused to hand over a young and talented clansman who could wield the power of a tailed beast.

In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi reluctantly informed Mito Uzumaki of the news, and then reported it to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire—after all, the Daimyo had already heard about the cooperation between the ninjas of the Land of Whirlpools and the Land of Water, and he needed to confirm the current situation of the Land of Whirlpools, as many collaborations required advance preparation.

Therefore, when the news came out of the newspaper, it was already more than half a month after the negotiations had broken down.

The Senju clan resides in a tranquil, airy, and lush, retro-style mansion surrounded by greenery.

An elderly woman with a red bun hairstyle, who looked much older than her age, was kneeling in a kneeling posture. In front of her was a sandalwood tea table with a set of valuable tea set and teacups.

In the corner of the coffee table, there is today's Ninja World Daily.

An electrical wire runs from the center of the ceiling to above the coffee table, where an old-fashioned chandelier emits a warm, orange glow.