After following Tazuna all the way to his home and settling in, the three of them, having found a place to rest, resumed their training.

However, the kind of consultation that happened in the original story is unlikely to happen with Xianyu now. After all, Xianyu's secrets have been thoroughly exposed by the combined efforts of many Uchiha Sasukes and Uzumaki Narutos. The reason he is still willing to follow Hatake Kakashi's orders to a certain extent is only because of that strange yet familiar feeling of dependence.

Although his experience as the team leader Jonin was terrible this time, since any Genin in the team could easily beat him, which made the long-dormant Hatake Uchiha lose face, he was still somewhat willing to fulfill his duties as a team leader and properly guide his subordinates in their training.

only.

Looking at Lin Nian, who was sitting quietly on the surface of the lake, contemplating the concept of "the highest good is like water, which benefits all things without striving, so that none can contend with it," and reflecting on the universe with a single point, one can understand the essence of heaven and earth.

Xianyu suddenly realized that the two of them were practicing different things, a point he couldn't quite grasp.

Then he looked at Uchiha Sasuke, who was standing on the treetop, holding his sword close to his chest, closing his eyes to comprehend the meaning of sword Zen, intending to use the sword to transform the world and cultivate a unique Sage Mode.

Well, his father's swordsmanship was quite good...

Finally, he looked at Naruto Uzumaki, his teacher's child.

Well, Naruto's training method is much more orthodox; at least he can understand it.

At this moment, the little yellow-haired creature was wrapped in a Vajra seal, and nine tails of different colors emerged from behind it, connecting heaven and earth. Faintly, immortal feather robes appeared on its body, and faint immortal eyeshadow appeared at the corners of its eyes.

The gentle breeze that swirled around him, though seemingly mild, subtly gave Kakashi Hatake a peculiar feeling of extreme danger.

"Holy crap, Master and Mistress, how did you give birth to such a little monster? Also, that tail behind him, isn't it a nine-tailed fox? It must be a nine-tailed fox, right?"

"When did he become the perfect Jinchūriki? Why is there no news about him at all in the entire village?"

Seeing this scene that almost made his jaw drop, and lamenting how far the higher-ups and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had fallen apart, Kakashi Hatake silently closed his eyes and mouth.

After all, he was just a pitifully weak Jonin, without the powerful strength of the Hokage and the advisors.

It was late at night when I saw Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha still training, and Kakashi Hatake, who had surprisingly abandoned Icha Icha Paradise and was secretly training alone in the grove.

After creating an alibi here, he randomly grabbed a hoodlum on the street and, guided by the hoodlum, arrived at the entrance of Kado's manor.

In the end, after a brutal and inhumane feast, Kado, with a bruised and swollen face and eyes that could barely open, silently contributed all the cash he had saved.

All the bodyguards he hired were now lying on the ground, covering their faces and groaning in pain. Apart from the women, the faces of almost everyone in the manor were unsightly for the time being.

Silently pocketing about five or six Asma's worth of cash, and after marveling at how talented Kado truly was, he also quietly shared some of his own opinions with the fat man, such as not exploiting the working class too harshly, showing care for the elderly and children, and prohibiting wrongdoing, etc.

This scared the terrified Kado so much that he kowtowed and swore to the heavens that he would definitely be a good person from now on.

And in response to this…

"Don't worry, I believe you will definitely be a good person in the future, because if you can't be a good person, then you might as well be a dead person!"

The moment the words fell, the chill seeped into his very bones and nearly scared Kado to death. He didn't dare lift his head, which was still pounded on the ground.

It wasn't until much later, when he finally mustered the courage to look up and see what was going on with this fierce-looking man, that he realized Lin Nian was already far away. But a blade of grass that had somehow gotten stuck in his wrist terrified him so much that he didn't dare to move an inch.

"If you can't be a good person, then be a dead person..."

The words rang out again, but this time, faced with a real threat to his life, Kado believed them.

The night passed, and the next morning, after packing his bags, he ignored Tazuna's attempts to persuade him to stay and headed back to Konoha.

As they passed the bridge, they discovered that the wealthy man of the Land of Waves, the one who controlled both the public and private spheres, Kado, was gathering people and building the bridge under the incredulous gazes of all the people of the Land of Waves.

As for whether the influx of capital from outside the country after the bridge is completed will destroy his core business?

Nonsense! If we fix it now, at least we'll die later; if we don't fix it now, we'll die right now. Any normal person knows which to choose!

"What did you do last night? This guy has changed so much!"

Thinking of Gato, who had gathered samurai in his memories to ambush them, and looking at the fat man whose face was still swollen, Sasuke Uchiha had a rough idea of ​​what was going on and wanted to know more details.

"It's nothing, just telling him to be a good person."

The final words need no further explanation; those who understand, understand.

"After we get back this time, we should be able to prepare for the Chunin Exams, right? By the way, should we participate?"

Naruto, who was walking beside him, suddenly remembered something and wanted to confirm his schedule for the next period of time.

This also left Xianyu feeling quite helpless, because he discovered that his three students, apart from being a bit reckless, were almost as knowledgeable as him, making him, the Jonin in charge, feel completely invisible. For example, the Chunin Exams, which he was about to announce as big news, were casually mentioned.

And from what they said, they even seemed reluctant to go?

"I'm not really interested in the Chunin Exams. After all, the spots are basically already decided. Maybe I can become a Chunin in this Chunin Exams by relying on the lingering influence of the Senju clan. After that, it'll be Shikamaru from the Ino-Shika-Cho trio. Maybe the Hyuga clan will also send one. I just don't know if it will be Neji or Hinata?"

"But now that you mention it, I think I'm interested in participating again. After all, it makes sense for a Chunin to order a Genin to participate..."

"You bastard, how could the Chunin Exams be like this? You think you can become a Chunin and order me around? I bet you'll only become a Genin!"

Upon learning that the village's dark side went far beyond this, Naruto Uzumaki grew anxious. Of course, this was also partly due to the fact that he seemed to have been relegated to the genin position for a very, very long time…

"Naruto, give up! When you're invincible, just grab the Third Hokage's beard and make him promote you to Jonin. Trying to become a Jonin through all the trials... I think that's a bit risky..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Uchiha Sasuke, who in the original future wasn't even a genin. As a result, a glint of steel flashed between the three of them.