Konoha, under the setting sun.
Hiruzen and Kazuki, one old and one young, met officially for the first time.
Of course, this was still the Third Hokage's undercover visit.
Even in later generations, this old man would occasionally dress up and visit Naruto.
Kazuki was not surprised by this.
"Training here alone? Why don't you play with other classmates?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked.
Hearing this, Kazuki understood that Hiruzen Sarutobi was testing him, and after thinking about it, he replied:
"Hokage-sama, as you know, I am a survivor of a small ninja village. I realize the cruelty of the ninja world, so I need strength to protect myself."
"Just to protect yourself?" Hiruzen Sarutobi said seemingly casually.
"Naturally, there is also protecting important people, and this village that saved my life."
Kazuki said without blushing or skipping a beat, tying himself to Konoha all at once.
He really had no intention of becoming an enemy of Konoha Village, especially when he was still a hidden dragon, there was no need to provoke trouble.
But if Konoha had to force him, then he had to make a choice.
Hearing this, Hiruzen nodded, very satisfied with Kazuki's answer.
Ninjas were not only about killing, but also about having a heart to protect and maintain that layer of bond.
Without this, what was the difference between them and the walking dead!
Only in this way could the fire of Konoha, the spirit of Konoha, be passed down forever.
In response, the Third Hokage said with a kind face:
"Child, it's great that you think this way. These days, Konoha has neglected you. In fact, I also hope that you can understand the current situation, the major ninja villages are competing for territory and are hostile to each other.
Konoha is the same, ordinary people hate war, so they are hostile to ninjas from other villages, I hope you can understand."
After hearing this, Kazuki said: "I can understand, Hokage-sama, this is human nature."
He is not a three-year-old child, or an angry young man who couldn't stand a little grievance.
If you want to be respected, first of all, the two of you must stand on the same level, otherwise there is no point in talking.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was very happy, Kazuki was very sensible, and he was willing to spend some effort to cultivate such a junior, and said again:
"Kazuki, you have offended the Uchiha family, and their clan will not let this matter go."
"I hope Hokage-sama will stand up for me," Kazuki said with his fists clasped, throwing the blame to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Hehe."
Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled, this was the effect he wanted, and said:
"After all, the Uchiha clan is a powerful clan in Konoha, and the family's strength is not small, even the Hokage has some headaches.
Kazuki, now with your strength, you don't need to continue studying at the Ninja Academy.
Come report to the Anbu. Once you are in the Anbu, you will be a direct subordinate of the Hokage, and even the Uchiha clan will not be able to do anything to you."
"Thank you, Hokage-sama," Kazuki said.
"No need to thank me, with your strength, you should have done this in the first place," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile.
Kazuki took a deep breath and decided that joining the Anbu was the safest method at the moment.
Moreover, Anbu had many ninja missions to take, and there would inevitably be a lot of training, which would be of great benefit to his cultivation.
He looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, pondered for a moment, and finally asked:
"Hokage-sama, why didn't I see my teacher Okamoto during the competition?"
"Okamoto! He has a secret mission to do, and has already left Konoha Village," the Third Hokage explained.
Of course, he didn't say what the specific mission was. With Kazuki's current rank, he was obviously not qualified to know.
But even if Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't say it, Kazuki knew what had happened!
The Second Ninja War was about to begin!
The major ninja villages in the current ninja world would not be content with the status quo, and they were all thinking about seizing resources, seizing territory, and expanding their power.
Especially the Land of Wind, the Sand Ninja Village! They were located in a desert area, with a harsh environment, scarce resources, and were neighbors with Konoha. They were always thinking about seizing Konoha's land.
In fact, they were very envious, jealous, and hateful of Konoha!
The Land of Fire, Konoha's land could be said to be the most fertile and vibrant of the five major countries.
Was this Konoha Village born with fertile land, with many plants and fresh air?
Of course not, it all depended on that ninja world legend, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.
This Hashirama Senju wandered around the Land of Fire, and from time to time used Wood Release technique, building a large artificial forest in minutes.
If there was a drought and lack of water, the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju would also casually use a Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!
In terms of Wood Release, who could compare to Hashirama Senju?
In terms of Water Release, who could compare to Tobirama Senju?
With such favorable conditions, who wouldn't envy and be jealous of Konoha!
After the deaths of the First and Second Hokage, was there still peace in the ninja world?
Who didn't want to expand their power, especially Konoha's unique advantages, who didn't covet them.
Kazuki thought a lot, so he tried his best to improve his strength so as not to become cannon fodder.
If the war situation gets bad, this young generation of people might go to the battlefield early.
In the Third Ninja War, there were many war-born children like Kakashi and Uchiha Obito.
After that, the Third Hokage chatted with Kazuki about some daily issues, and then slowly left.
Kazuki watched Hiruzen Sarutobi's back, silently planning the future in his heart.
Now he didn't need to go to the Ninja School, and he had a certain plan for his future.
After training his taijutsu and exercising his physical strength alone for a while, he went back to his room to take a shower, and began to liquidate the gains from the battle with Minato Namikaze.
Open the attribute panel:
"Host: Kazuki!
Abilities: Conqueror's Haki Lv2, Observation Haki Lv2, Armament Haki Lv3, Tornado Secret Lv2, Shave Lv2, upgrading to the next level requires 10000 experience points.
Devil Fruit: Mera Mera no Mi Lv2, upgrading to the next level requires 1000 experience.
Experience Points 1650/10000."
Should he upgrade the Three-Color Haki, or upgrade the Mera Mera no Mi ability? Kazuki fell into a dilemma.
He didn't expose the ability of the Mera Mera no Mi in this ninja competition, which was a trump card for him.
To be honest, in the ninja world, if you didn't leave some trump cards, you would probably die faster.
After weighing it, improving strength is the most important thing! In the end, he still chose to upgrade the Mera Mera no Mi!
"System, upgrade the Mera Mera no Mi," Kazuki said.
Then the experience points instantly disappeared by one thousand and became six hundred and fifty, and the Mera Mera no Mi level became Lv3, the same level as Armament Haki.
Kazuki felt that the power of the Devil Fruit in his body grew a lot in an instant, that was a power different from chakra, very special.
Lv2 Armament Haki Kazuki could barely smash C-level ninjutsu, Lv3 Armament Haki could directly crush C-level ninjutsu, not to mention.
C-level ninjutsu represented the ninjutsu controlled by Chunin!
After that, he even punched and destroyed Minato Namikaze's A-rank Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!
Of course, it wasn't that A-rank ninjutsu was not strong, it was just that Minato Namikaze couldn't exert the full power of A-rank ninjutsu at present.
Combining his abilities, combining Haki and Devil Fruit, although Kazuki was a Genin, his true combat power was at the elite Chunin level, and even stronger.
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