Wok Shadow Ninja

Chapter 106: Searching for Tsunade

As expected, Danzo was the first to voice his opposition. "Hiruzen, I don't recall Kakashi having made any significant contributions to the village. Aside from being the Fourth Hokage's student, what notable achievements does he have?"

The underlying message was clear: I, on the other hand, have accomplished much for the village. You should make me the Hokage!

The Third Hokage patiently explained, "Kakashi was promoted to Chunin at the age of six and to Jonin at twelve. To date, he has completed 414 B-rank missions, 298 A-rank missions, and 42 S-rank missions. Isn't that enough?"

Danzo's single eye gleamed with a fierce light. "No! Far from it! Every ninja who has reached this level has completed numerous missions for the village. Does that mean they all deserve to be Hokage?"

As if anticipating what the Third would say, Danzo cut him off. "I know you're the Hokage, but I firmly oppose Kakashi becoming the Fifth Hokage. His achievements are simply not worthy of the title!"

Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane remained silent, neither supporting nor opposing the idea.

The Third Hokage's attempt to test the waters had failed.

Ultimately, Kakashi's reputation and accomplishments fell short. If he had been as renowned as Minato Namikaze or the Sannin, Danzo wouldn't have been able to find grounds for objection.

The day after the Jonin meeting, the Third Hokage summoned Kakashi to his office and handed him a scroll labeled "Flying Thunder God" along with some of the Fourth Hokage's personal notes on the technique.

"Hokage-sama, what is this?" Kakashi asked, eyeing the large "Fourth" label on the scroll with hesitation.

The Third sighed softly. "You must think this old man is rewarding you personally, don't you? Actually, no. Many years ago, when the Fourth Hokage first took office, he prepared this gift for you. He hoped you would go further than he did, reach greater heights. He had high expectations for you, Kakashi. Don't let him down. This scroll has been in my care all this time. I believe you're ready now. Take it."

The scroll contained not only the Flying Thunder God Technique but also two sealing techniques from the Uzumaki clan.

Kakashi, filled with nostalgia for his late teacher, immediately began practicing the Flying Thunder God Technique.

It was difficult extremely difficult. Even though he had mentally prepared himself, the complexity of the technique far exceeded his expectations.

Due to his inability to deactivate the Sharingan, Kakashi's available chakra was significantly less than that of other Jonin. The Flying Thunder God Technique consumed more chakra than he had anticipated.

Chakra was one issue, but his body's reaction speed couldn't keep up with the technique's demands, which was another problem.

Often, his mind knew what to do, but his body couldn't respond quickly enough.

After using the technique twice during a spar with Might Guy, Kakashi realized it wasn't working.

What was supposed to be a deadly assassination technique had become a liability in his hands, and that was a serious problem.

Kakashi didn't want to give up the Sharingan that Obito had given him, but his body's speed and chakra reserves were insufficient. What could he do? As an exceptional ninja, he found his own solution. He picked up the Eight Gates technique, which he had neglected for a long time, and began training his body again.

By opening the Eight Gates, he could effectively increase his chakra reserves and significantly boost his physical reaction speed.

Between leading Team 7 on D-rank missions, occasionally dining and strolling with Hanare, and training taijutsu with Might Guy, Kakashi's life suddenly became much more vibrant.

The Third Hokage had chosen Kakashi as his candidate for the Fifth Hokage, with his son Asuma and future daughter-in-law Kurenai Yūhi as advisors.

Asuma, Kurenai, and Kakashi were all classmates, much like the Third, Homura, and Koharu had been in their youth.

As for Danzo's position, the Third hadn't yet decided who would replace him. However, he had confidence in Kakashi and Asuma. They weren't children anymore, and with the support of the major clans, the three of them could easily suppress Danzo.

Having given Kakashi the Flying Thunder God Technique, the Third naturally didn't neglect his son and future daughter-in-law.

They also needed some enhancements.

The Third's own techniques weren't suitable for them, so he selected jutsu from the Scroll of Seals.

He gave Asuma the "Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags" technique and Kurenai the "Darkness Genjutsu," allowing them to train and strengthen themselves.

Since starting to practice "Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags," Asuma had become increasingly poor. The quality of the cigarettes he smoked dropped by two grades, and when he visited the Yamanaka Flower Shop, no matter how much Ino tried to persuade him, he couldn't afford the most expensive flowers anymore.

He was broke utterly broke!

While Kakashi's Flying Thunder God Technique was life-threatening, Asuma's Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags were wallet-threatening.

In theory, Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags was a technique that allowed for the infinite summoning of explosive tags for continuous detonations. However, these tags couldn't just be summoned from a store. If the Second Hokage had developed such an overpowered technique, the shop owners would have gone bankrupt long before the Gold and Silver Brothers could cause any trouble.

Only explosive tags marked with his special seals could be summoned, so Asuma had to purchase large quantities of them to practice the technique.

His quality of life had severely declined, and not only was Kurenai unhappy, but Team 10, who had been freeloading off him, also expressed their dissatisfaction!

Asuma borrowed money from his old friend Chiriku and, following Ino's advice, rented out some of the vacant properties owned by the Sarutobi clan. He was doing everything he could to raise funds.

Ino had completed the water transformation part of the "Steam Danger" technique, but the oil transformation was proving to be extremely difficult.

The oil transformation in the Second Mizukage's technique was primarily used for heating, but the specifics of how to convert chakra into oil weren't explained in detail, unlike the water transformation, which had been described more thoroughly.

Ino had a plan for this.

Who else besides the Second Mizukage used oil? Naturally, it was Jiraiya, the man with the "oil" character on his forehead protector.

Jiraiya's oil transformation was likely different from the Second Mizukage's, but there was a wealth of knowledge to be learned from it, which could then be applied to the Steam Danger technique.

Coincidentally, Kakashi mentioned that he had formally recommended Ino to Jiraiya, who had brought it up with Tsunade. What Tsunade thought of it, however, was something Ino would have to discuss with her directly.

Ino had completed all eight missions required for the Chunin Exams, while Shikamaru and the others were still one mission short. Asuma, who was preoccupied with his financial troubles, was too busy to help.

Using the excuse of searching for Tsunade to learn medical ninjutsu, Ino left the Hidden Leaf Village and headed to a small town on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Waterfalls to find Jiraiya.

Jiraiya, the infamous pervert, often tailed Tsunade, so where Tsunade was, Jiraiya was likely to be found.

Ino's reasoning was solid, and there was nothing sneaky about her actions. It was all aboveboard, and no one could find fault with it.

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