We packed our luggage, put on our backpacks, and left the village.

This was Naruto's first time leaving Konoha and he was extremely excited.

I looked at him standing there, with the vast world behind him, and was thinking, Naruto and I had been living in the village before, and the biggest difficulty we encountered every day was probably that we couldn't understand the teacher's lessons. Even if someone like Mizuki had murderous intentions towards him, they didn't dare to act openly.

His life will not be in danger.

But leaving the village, this is a C-level mission. In the future, there will be B-level, A-level... and even S-level missions.

We would encounter ninja from outside of Konoha, we might fight other ninja on missions, and they would definitely kill us if they got the chance.

Unable to communicate, unable to understand each other, unable to reconcile.

We may encounter a strong enemy and be put in a desperate situation.

Naruto...can he make it through?

Just like what happened with Mr. Mizuki, even without me, could he have survived on his own and been tempered into someone strong enough to fight against Uchiha Sasuke?

Then I can really just watch from the sidelines, and even if I am worried about him and feel heartbroken for him, I have to learn to trust him, trust Orochimaru, trust Lord Shikamaru, and not interfere?

Because my interference might actually be a hindrance?

Sasuke asked me, "Why are you a little absent-minded today?"

"It says in the book," I looked up at the sky, "people worry because they think too much. If we could be like Naruto and not think too much, maybe we would be much happier."

Sasuke looked at Naruto who was arguing with his client for some reason, "Maybe he doesn't think too much because thinking is painful."

Naruto has been treated coldly by the villagers since he was a child. If he kept thinking about why this happened every day, he would probably only feel more hurt. It would be better for him not to think about anything.

Thinking of nothing was more of a protection mechanism than an escape mechanism for Naruto.

"You're right... But if thinking is painful, why doesn't Shikamaru... Shikamaru not?"

"How do you know he won't be in pain?" Sasuke asked me, "He's so lazy all day long, not wanting to care about anything. He's trying not to think as much as possible."

I blinked, "Sasuke, your words... sometimes hit the nail on the head, and it makes me suddenly understand something!"

Of course Lord Shikamaru is in pain. As long as he thinks about the future, his fate, and what is right and wrong, he will be in pain.

Because when you make a choice, if the result is bad, you will feel that the other decision must have been correct.

The most painful regret is the regret of "what could have been right".

But why must one be right and the other wrong? Can't both be correct?

You can see different scenery on every road. Even if a momentary choice causes things to not develop as expected, people are alive and can always think of ways to turn their lives around!

After all, what I hate most is the idea that fate is predetermined!

My mood immediately improved a lot. Looking at Naruto's figure in front of me, I felt that he had many advantages that were worth learning from: "Sure enough, Naruto is great."

Sasuke: “?”

"Think less, do more, speak your mind, move forward courageously... never regret it!"

Naruto must have heard it. He turned his head, rubbed his nose at me, and smiled.

Sasuke seemed to want to say something, but I saw a pool of water ahead and couldn't help but shout, "Kakashi-sensei?"

Kakashi-sensei looked at me with a smile: "Hmm?"

"Um...it doesn't seem to have rained in the past few days. Why is there water here?"

If there is something wrong, as a jonin he should have more experience than me, I hope he can confirm it.

Speaking of accumulated water, there is a subordinate who assists Uchiha Sasuke, named Hozuki Suigetsu. He can turn his body into liquid, and he also has a water escape technique that can disguise himself as liquid. I have seen it in everyone's memory.

Now that we've left Konoha, we can never be too careful.

However, if there was something wrong, why did Kakashi-sensei lead everyone forward without saying a word? Was he sure there was no problem?

Teacher Kakashi didn't say I was making a fuss. He stopped and blocked Mr. Dazna who was obviously getting nervous and asked me, "What do you want to do, Chaolu?"

I held a few shurikens between my fingers, but I wasn't sure if they would be of any use.

But, give it a try.

I threw the shuriken at the puddle of water. There was a small detonating talisman attached to the shuriken. I thought it would be safer to blow up the puddle of water.

If nothing had happened, the client would probably think I was jumpy and untrustworthy...

But what the heck!

I want to learn from Naruto. If I have to speak, I have to say what I want to say directly. It is completely meaningless to feel painful by blindly thinking about things that have no answers. So if you want to do something, just do it!

Two figures suddenly rushed out of the accumulated water. My shuriken fell on the open ground, and the detonating talisman naturally only caused a cloud of dust.

But, there really are enemies!

If we walked through the puddle of water without any precautions, they might be able to launch a surprise attack from behind us where we were defenseless. But now they were exposed in advance and could only fall in front of us and be on guard.

They were equipped with steel claws on their hands, and iron chains connected the claws.

Naruto had never expected this and was stunned for a moment.

Judging from the forehead protectors on the enemies, they are two ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village.

"Well done, Asaka," Kakashi asked, "How about it, do you want to try it?"

I was taken aback.

He smiled with his eyes curved, "Don't worry, I'm here, I can take care of them in a flash, so go ahead and rest assured."

I subconsciously hesitated between staying by the target's side and watching Naruto, and rushing over to test the level of the ninjas from other villages, but before I could come up with a result, my body had already rushed out.

From the corner of my eye I saw Sasuke following closely behind.

"Brother, did you see the family crest on this kid's clothes?"

one of the enemies hissed.

"I saw it. The little devil of the Uchiha clan - could it be the last descendant of the Uchiha clan? If we kill him, the reputation of our devil brothers will surely be greatly enhanced!"

Are these a pair of brothers?

Sasuke and I pulled out our kunai and clasped them in our hands, looking at each other.

The ghost brothers attacked first, their chains were connected together, it seemed that their usual way of attacking was to strangle together.

However, this attack method also has great limitations, that is, the two of them are connected together and cannot move freely.

If one of them is caught, the other cannot escape.

I raised my hand and the chakra thread popped out and stuck to the chain. I pulled it left and right, and the chain changed direction in mid-air. I became the third party connected to the chain, swung the chain in the air, and then threw it back towards them.

The ghost brothers suddenly separated, trying to relieve the impact of the chain. Sasuke sneered. I guess he was quite angry about the two men who just said they wanted to kill him.

He rushed forward and kicked one of the enemies to his brother's side, and the two men fell into a ball.

"Teacher Kakashi," I felt that although they looked fierce, they were not actually very strong, so I asked curiously, "Are they Genin or Chunin from Kirigakure?"

"Be careful, this is a Chunin from the Hidden Mist Village who is famous for fighting to the death at all costs."

"It sounds pretty intimidating...but other than being a little scary at first, I feel like I'm not as good as Mizuki-sensei."

"Well, after all, if we can keep up with their speed, their weapons will only become weaknesses that can be targeted. But be careful, they haven't used their ninjutsu yet."

As if to verify what teacher Kakashi said, there was a "click" on the steel claws of the demon brothers, and the iron chains that connected them for strangulation fell to the ground, and they were able to move freely!

"Okay." Teacher Kakashi said, "Asaka, Sasuke, come back."

Before he finished his words, he suddenly disappeared from the spot. We didn't even see his movements clearly. In the blink of an eye, the ghost brothers fell at his feet.

…So fast!!

Teacher Kakashi smiled and said, "Asaka, Sasuke, although this may make you proud, your speed is indeed comparable to that of a Chunin."

But he is still far from being a jonin, and is speed the only thing that can compare to him?

How could I be proud after seeing Kakashi's speed?

"Naruto..." Sensei Kakashi finally spoke to Naruto, "I didn't expect that you hadn't taken any action so far."

"I……"

Naruto looked at me, then looked at Sasuke who walked to my side with his hands in his trouser pockets, and clenched his fists: "I simply can't find a chance to join in..."

"Well," Kakashi-sensei sighed, "After all, there is indeed a difference in strength."

Teacher Iruka said that the principle of team formation is balance.

Because Naruto's grades were not good, his teammates were the two first.

It's almost like saying that Naruto's shortcomings need to be compensated by two firsts.

Is this grouping principle really true?

Although Teacher Kakashi did not blame him for anything, I think that kind of understanding without any expectations might make Naruto more painful.

I looked at Naruto with his head down, wondering what he was thinking, and I was a little worried: "Naruto..."

"I!!" But he suddenly raised his head, with an extremely determined look in his eyes, "I swear on my forehead protector, I will definitely... I will definitely defeat you! Sasuke!! I will never let you push me away from Chaolu!!!"

I subconsciously wanted to say "I support you" excitedly, but after hearing the last sentence, I said "Huh?" a little confused, "He can't squeeze through."

Sasuke glanced at me and patted my head.

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