"Teacher."
Obito Uchiha saw Haruki come out and quickly stepped forward to greet him.
"Come with me."
Haruki reached out and grabbed his shoulder. He activated the Shifting Body Technique, and the two disappeared from the street.
"Where is this?"
Obito looked around. After a few seconds, he felt it was a bit familiar. He asked uncertainly, "Kakashi's house?"
"Correct."
Haruki flicked his hand slightly. Chakra enveloped the two of them, hiding their auras.
Then he took Obito and jumped onto the wall of the Hatake family. Immediately, the situation in the courtyard was fully visible.
Only then did Obito notice that under the moon, there were two guys with white hair, one tall and one short, fencing.
They were Kakashi and his dad, Sakumo Hatake.
The fencing was extremely dangerous, with the blades clashing repeatedly.
"So amazing?" Obito felt his mouth go a bit dry.
He rarely saw Kakashi's knife skills at school, but as the son of the Legend of the White Fang, it was impossible for him not to know knife skills.
In the original story, it was mostly due to the Sharingan.
In a sense, the Sharingan greatly held Kakashi back in the early and middle stages.
Of course, if he didn't have this eye, it would have been unlikely for him to have such a large role in the later stages.
However, in Haruki's view, even without the Sharingan, Kakashi's achievements wouldn't be much worse than Minato Namikaze's under normal circumstances.
Except for a few guys, he'd be more than qualified to be the Hokage.
"Now do you know why he can be better than you?" Haruki asked.
"Because he has a dad called the Legend of the White Fang." Obito thought for a moment and replied.
"Think it over again!"
A black line appeared on Haruki's forehead. He directly punched Obito on the head. He kind of missed Minato, who could make inferences from one example.
"Huh?"
Obito covered his head and asked in confusion, "Isn't it? His knife skills were taught by his dad."
"..."
Haruki was speechless. Well, it was really too difficult for a kid of a few years old. He said, "It's diligence. Think about what you do after school every day."
"Diligence?" Obito was stunned.
Right, Kakashi went home in time after school every day. He even skipped class with clones, but he wasn't playing; he was studying and practicing. But what about himself?
Thinking about his work - by - fits - and - starts behavior, he couldn't help but feel a bit ashamed. At the same time, he also understood that it was normal for him to be inferior to Kakashi.
"You and Kakashi have comparable talents, but he is more diligent and hardworking, redeeming his talent in advance. If you don't change your current habits, it'll be difficult for you to catch up with Kakashi unless you encounter a major upheaval one day."
Haruki glanced at him and left one sentence unsaid.
You have one of the greatest cheats, the Sharingan. You are destined to surpass Kakashi, as long as you don't give your eye to him.
If in the early stage of the original story, it still talked about the role of diligence, but in the later stage, it could only depend on bloodline and eyes.
The only possible guy, Might Guy, was banned and ended up with a lifelong disability.
"I understand."
Obito heaved a sigh. Kakashi had always been regarded as his lifelong rival. Now that he knew Kakashi's strength, which far exceeded that of his peers, actually came from hard practice, if he wanted to catch up, he had to put in the same amount of effort.
"Starting tomorrow, go to Minato and Mikoto after school for special training."
"Huh?" Obito was a bit surprised. He thought he would train alone, but he didn't expect Haruki to arrange two teachers for him.
"Not willing?" Haruki asked rhetorically.
"Sure! Of course I'm willing!"
Obito nodded quickly. If Kakashi is only a well - known genius within the Ninja Academy at present, Minato and Mikoto are geniuses in the ninja world. They are recognized as the future super - strong ninjas of Konoha.
"I plan to have Minato be your leading teacher when you graduate. You can experience it in advance and see if you're satisfied with him."
Haruki said with a smile, "I'll also have Rin be your teammate at that time."
"Really?"
Obito almost jumped up. He knew that the graduation assignment was not up to him, and it was possible that he wouldn't be in the same class as Rin Nohara in the future. However, Haruki had the authority to make such a decision.
"Do you think I'd lie to a kid like you?"
"Thank you, Teacher!" Obito immediately showed a silly smile.
"Work hard." Haruki thought for a while and didn't tell him that the other teammate would be Kakashi.
Tonight's teacher - student education session was over.
Haruki walked Obito part of the way home and then returned home.
"I'm back..."
Haruki interrupted himself. He opened the door and saw Tsunade lying on the table, eyes closed.
He could probably guess that she was waiting for him, then dozed off while waiting and finally fell into a deep sleep.
Haruki stepped forward, sized up her posture, and reached out his hand to pick her up.
"You're back?"
With her eyes still closed, Tsunade groggily threw herself into his arms and rubbed against him like a cat.
It made it easier for him to pick her up.
Haruki picked her up in a princess - carry and walked to her room.
"It's time to let go."
Haruki looked at her hands wrapped around his neck helplessly.
"No, never!"
Tsunade seemed to be talking in her sleep, or perhaps she lost her usual toughness in a half - awake state.
"What nonsense are you talking about."
Haruki couldn't stand hearing her say the word "die". He tried to pry her fingers off, but since they were clasped too tightly, he just pulled his head back to avoid her tight embrace.
"Be a good girl."
Haruki smoothed the frown on her brow and softly sang a song from his past life.
"My baby, I'll give you a little sweetness to help you sleep well tonight. My dear, I'll tickle your cute face and make you look forward to tomorrow..."
Tsunade's expression gradually calmed down, and there was a faint smile on her lips.
Haruki kissed that smile.
He remembered that August 2nd was Tsunade's birthday.
He had already thought of a gift.
A diamond ring and an engagement ceremony.
Although an engagement and marriage in Konoha didn't require a ring, he, a person from the modern world in his past life, was used to such a ceremony.
And he would also prepare fireworks.
The best birthday gift is showing affection.
Haruki then returned to his own room.
The next day, the [Konoha Daily] started promoting the basketball game at the [Ninja Academy].
Haruki planned to use this game as a gimmick to attract lots of ninjas and civilians in [Konoha Village], and then hold a large - scale basketball game to make some cash.
Naturally, it was reported that the [Hokage], Hiruzen Sarutobi, would take part in this basketball game as a parent.
Since the boss is participating, each clan that supports the [Hokage] lineage will surely show up at the game.
The only one who's unhappy is definitely Tanzo Shimura.
He now has a good idea of the influence of the [Konoha Daily] and is even scared of it.
"Humph, the so - called [Will of Fire] is just bullshit. Once Haruki decides to rebel, this newspaper will be his first knife, killing without bloodshed," Tanzo Shimura frowned and said.
But he realizes he doesn't dare to take on Haruki.
The matter is too complicated, and there's no good reason.
If people find out that Haruki died at his hands, [Konoha] could fall apart.
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