gold and silver rule

The time passed again.

Naruto passed the graduation exam easily, without the interruption of Mizuki in the original book, Naruto changed his forehead protector to a long black belt, so that after it was tied on his head, the tail belt could hang down to his waist.

Then, it's the second day's class.

Naruto stared boredly at Iruka-sensei who was talking about various matters on the podium, and then felt Sasuke who was sitting on the left tugged at his sleeve.Turning his head to look over, Naruto saw Sasuke, a black cat who was trying to hide his anxiety.

Rubbing the soft black hair in a good mood, Naruto gave Sasuke a comforting smile, and then motioned Sasuke to listen carefully.

"...Class Seven, Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke."

Looking left and right at the cheering little girl Haruno Sakura and the Uchiha Sasuke boy who couldn't hide his smile, Naruto began to look forward to the interesting days ahead.

How do you say that?The wheel of fate has begun to turn.

Naruto, who was thinking like this, showed a playful smile in a certain direction.

At this time, Hatake Kakashi, who was watching this scene through the crystal ball in Hokage's office, turned his eyes away in a complicated mood, not looking at the pair of blue pupils that often appeared in his mind.

Those eyes with a touch of gentleness often appeared in his dreams, saving him from nightmares; but there was also that calm and terrifying look that disturbed his mood.

Whirlpool Naruto...

☆, exercise

After class division, the students in the classroom were taken away by their Jonin teachers one after another.In the end, only Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura remained in the classroom.

Naruto had looked for Sandaime beforehand, but the wicked old man smiled and smoked a pipe and replied, "Keep secret"...

Rubbing his brows weakly, Naruto looked at Sasuke who couldn't hide his impatience and Sakura, a nympho girl who was "painful and happy", and reluctantly took out a scroll of sealing technique and looked at it.

After more than two hours...

Sensing the extra breath coming out of the house keenly, Naruto was secretly surprised in his heart: Why is it him?

I can't blame Naruto for not guessing, after all, among his previous colleagues, this person was always punctual.

Sasuke next to him took a slow step and sensed that someone was coming, and also stared at the door.

As the classroom door was slowly pushed open, a jounin with soaring thick white hair, covering his face and covering his left eye with his forehead came in.

Naruto put away the scroll and stood up, taking time to look at the silver-haired Junin who came in.It's been over two years and he still hasn't changed.

And Kakashi who came in was also secretly looking at Naruto.However, he vaguely avoided Naruto's eyes.He has grown a lot taller, and has reached below his shoulders. Combined with Naruto's face he saw in the crystal ball just now, Kakashi couldn't help sighing: This kid has grown up.I don't know if he changed his answer...

If nothing changes... I will be your teacher and teach you this, Naruto!

After observing the other two children, Kakashi called them to the rooftop.

"Well, let's introduce ourselves first." Sitting on the railing, Kakashi said lazily.

"Self-introduction... what should I say?" Sakura asked.

"Well, likes, dislikes, future dreams, hobbies and so on."

"Then teacher, let's introduce myself first!" Looking at Sakura who proposed again, Naruto thought by the way: By the way, if it's Kakashi... Is it a survival drill to test teamwork?Also think about this...

Naruto, who was thinking like this, didn't notice that Kakashi had already answered "Me?" open eyes.

Ah?Why has the captain been avoiding my sight since just now?Illusion...

"...My name is Hatake Kakashi, what I like and what I don't like...No, as for the future dream...The recent goal is to let a certain brat know the importance of companions! Are you interested... There are also many kinds. Next, it will be you. Start with you first!"

Looking inexplicably at the silver-haired teacher whose tone suddenly became vicious as he spoke, and then turned his gaze to the cherry-haired girl who was called, Naruto thought with a little shame:

[Stinky boy... are you talking about me?By the way, the captain is still angry about that mission?I have to say that this person is really childish...]

It can be seen from the different attitudes of Hatake Kakashi and Uzumaki Naruto towards their companions.

On the other side, the sakura-haired girl who was pointed out began to introduce herself.

"...My name is Haruno Sakura, what I like...it's better to say that the person I like is..." She glanced shyly at the cold Sasuke, and then reluctantly glanced at the smiling Yun Danfeng who was beside her and looked at her lightly. Naruto, the girl blushed, and continued: "Is this about my interest..." Another look at the two, "There are future dreams..." Another look...then screamed.

"Then, what about the things you hate?" Kakashi asked inexplicably.

Immediately, the girl's face was stern, and the girl replied viciously: "Ino! She always grabs the chance to get close to Sasuke-kun and Naruto-kun!"

Smiling indifferently, Naruto looked back at Kakashi who seemed a little angry for some reason, and then saw him look at him and said, "Next!"

Suddenly, the eyes of the two met.Kakashi quickly looked away as if taken aback, but thinking that it was too strange for him to do so, he forced himself to look at Naruto again.

Naruto, who thought the captain was still angry with him, blinked and slowly introduced himself.

"My name is Uzumaki Naruto. My favorite thing... No, it can also be said to be someone. My favorite color is silver."

Hearing what Naruto said, Kakashi couldn't help muttering in his heart:

Naruto, do you have someone you like?So what he was looking for was this person...?

Ignoring the unexplained dull feeling in his heart, Naruto's self-introduction continued.

"... nasty stuff... nothing special."

"Are you interested... practicing, reading, fighting, teasing people... there are many."

The last one is obviously too weird, okay? ←← This is the voice of everyone at this time.

"As for future dreams...it's better to say it's something we must do..." With a slightly serious face, Naruto continued, "Become stronger, help some awkward guy find his answer, and there is..."

The blond boy lowered his head slightly, his bangs covered his eyes, making his expression obscure.As the breeze blew, the young man's blond hair fluttered slightly, and a strong sad breath exuded from his whole body.

At this moment, it seemed as if the world had quieted down, listening to the young man's soft words.

"...find...protect..."

The low whisper was blown far away by the wind almost at the exit, and the cherry-haired girl asked aloud, "What, Naruto? What did you say?"

Raising his head suddenly, Naruto let out a bright smile indifferently: "Ah, it's nothing. I mean, I want to become someone who surpasses the Fourth Hokage!"

In Kakashi's eyes, even the sun at this time is a bit inferior to the boy's smile. At the same time, it is reasonable to say that the arrogant words are not only not ridiculous, but he thinks that he said so for granted.

It is natural to believe that he will do it.

The children sitting on both sides of him were obviously stunned by his smile, but Kakashi was the first to react and said loudly:

"Ah, it's a very lofty ideal. I believe you can achieve it. Then, the next one."

[Naruto, it really makes people unconsciously choose to trust him from the bottom of their hearts, or even...follow him.However, it is difficult for such a child to trust others... Forget it, it is my mission to teach him, isn't it? 】

Sasuke, who was still stupefied, finally came to his senses: "...The name is Sasuke Uchiha. Is there anything you like or dislike... No, what you like is..." Glancing at Naruto on the left, he silently added in his heart: It is a certain Cuisine made by assholes.

But will the arrogant Sasuke say it?the answer is negative.

But someone from the evildoer had already read this information from Sasuke's gaze, so the blond boy raised his hand with a smile and messed up the black hair of the boy who turned his face away because he was guessed to be thinking.

Suddenly a strange feeling came, Naruto turned his head to look at Sakura, and saw the girl with a flushed face, looking at Naruto and Sasuke in disbelief.

[Why, Naruto feels like a master and a pet to Sasuke?But I actually think this scene is so warm...]

Ignoring the tangled girl, Kakashi asked in a low voice, "And then?"

Sasuke's voice continued: "Dream... no, the same must be done is to find the truth of that with your own hands, and then kill the murderer... with your own hands!"

The young man's cold voice was clouded by the master's emotions, and the still weak but sharp murderous aura lingered around the young man.

Kakashi looked at the murderous Sasuke, and thought to himself: instead of killing that person, but killing the real murderer...?Naruto, this is your credit.Sasuke is really special to you...

Kakashi was distracted and heard Sasuke continue to say: "Also... make sure that some bastard doesn't die before I defeat him!" The tone was vicious, but Sasuke's words, which turned his head away, contained imperceptible tenderness .

Looking at Sasuke with a smile, Naruto deliberately said: "Ah, it seems that 'some bastard' really has to work hard! He is waiting for you to catch up with him, Sasuke!"

"Cut, long-winded!"

"Hey, hey, that's all for self-introduction. Tomorrow, we will have a survival drill. This is a very difficult test with a pass rate of only 60%. Those who fail must go back to the ninja school to re-study. Remember to bring your ninja gear to the third field at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning. Gather at the training ground, by the way, don’t eat breakfast, because you will spit it out! That’s it, disband!”

As if trying to escape, Kakashi said the next thing in one breath, and then planned to leave regardless of Sakura's question, but Naruto stopped him: "Please wait, team... Kakashi-san!"

Standing there in surprise, Kakashi was happy for no reason.Although it is still an honorific name, Naruto called him by his name for the first time!

The same unreasonable unhappiness before seemed to disappear, and Kakashi asked, "What's the matter?"

Glancing at the strange Kakashi, Naruto said: "After tomorrow's exercise is over, Kakashi-san, please don't leave immediately, I have something to tell you."

Naruto said hello to Sakura and left with Sasuke.

And Kakashi looked at the back of the blond boy, and said to himself: "You still talk to yourself, this guy."

The next day.

Konoha No. [-] Field Training Ground, five o'clock in the morning.

"Good morning..." Sakura, who was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes, said to Naruto and Sasuke who had already arrived.

"Good morning, Sakura-san." Naruto replied refreshed.Sasuke on the side also nodded.Then he frowned and looked around.

And Naruto was also puzzled: In Anbu, Kakashi was never late for every meeting, and he thought yesterday's lateness was just an accident... Well, forget it, in this case, time can't be wasted.

Thinking of this, Naruto said, "Sasuke, Sakura-san, let's discuss the battle plan." Looking at the two who came over suspiciously, Naruto smiled mysteriously.

10 o'clock in the morning.

"Yo! A black cat stood in front of me this morning... huh?"

Kakashi looked unexpectedly at the three who were not as dissatisfied with him as he expected, let alone Naruto, why even Sasuke and Sakura...

At this moment, when the three people in front of Kakashi saw him coming, they calmly stopped what they were doing and gathered towards him.

Naruto has two shadows, one is fighting with Sasuke, the other is guiding Sakura; and his body is writing and drawing.

Scratching his face, Kakashi decided to let this episode go.He took out the alarm clock to set the time, then rang the bell and said to the three of them: "It's ten o'clock in the morning, you have to snatch the bell from me before twelve o'clock, those who can't grab it, can't have lunch, and And be tied there to watch me eat bento."

Looking at the three thick vertical logs on one side, the girl Haruno Sakura was flustered in the wind, and a sentence quickly floated in her heart: no breakfast...so it was like this~~(╯﹏╰)

As for Sasuke, he secretly glanced at the confident Naruto beside him who was still smiling, a smile flashed in his eyes, then he glanced at the cherry-haired girl beside him, and frowned secretly.

Seeing the performance of several people, Kakashi was entertained by Sakura's performance, but he didn't know much about Sasuke and Naruto.

Shaking the two small bells in his hand, Kakashi continued: "It is enough to grab one bell, but there are only two bells in total... Someone will definitely be tied to the log. And...he will fail because of the mission In other words, at least one person will go back to ninja school to re-read. Shuriken can also be used, and if you don’t have the determination to kill me, you can’t grab the bell.”

Glancing at Naruto, Kakashi continued: "Ah, I almost forgot. Uzumaki Naruto, you are not allowed to use enchantment!"

Looking at Kakashi with raised eyebrows, Naruto winked at the two people beside him.Then he nodded to Kakashi.

oh?Already have countermeasures?Let me see how much you have grown in the past few years, Naruto!

"Okay, then class [-]'s elimination survival drill begins now!"

As soon as the words fell, the three children in front of them flew to hide and disappeared.

☆, failure

Casually glanced around, Kakashi felt it secretly, it's natural that Naruto's breath can't be felt, and it's reasonable for Sasuke to basically not feel it, Sakura... For the freshly graduated Shinobi , is already very good.

So, how are you going to deal with me?

Pretending to relax his body, Kakashi started to walk around, but the three of them remained silent.

oh?Can you hold your breath... But you have a time limit, hurry up and grab the bell...

Unconsciously, his right hand touched the "Kind of Heaven" in the ninja bag, and Kakashi quickly reacted: Oh, oh, the opponent is Naruto, what am I thinking!

However, this momentary distraction caused the three of them to seize the gap.

Seeing Kunai who shot at him quickly, Kakashi secretly warned himself not to be careless,

He easily dodged slightly sideways, but another row of weapons followed closely, cleverly hit the first row of weapons, and then shot again with two shots!

oh?Interesting, is the throwing technique of the Uchiha family?

Using a substitute technique to escape, and then began to track Sasuke who started to move because his position was exposed, Kakashi also noticed the breath leaking from the nearby bushes for a moment.

Showing a malicious smile, Kakashi made a shadow clone, and not long after, the girl's extremely shrill scream resounded through the sky.

This child... what did he see in the illusion?A little ashamed, Kakashi whispered with a smile: "One of the ninja experience: illusion. Be careful."

Coming to an open space, Kakashi looked at Naruto who suddenly appeared opposite, and said in a lazy tone: "Has it finally appeared, Naruto?"

With a mysterious smile, Naruto shot a shuriken, but cut a rope in the nearby forest.

Seeing the overwhelming hidden weapons coming, Kakashi evaded flexibly while predicting Naruto's next move.Looking at Sasuke again, he found that he had disappeared in place. At the same time, the sound of piercing the air came from the opposite direction. Kakashi's heart was full of alarm bells, and he flew back quickly. The bell around his waist rang softly. Jue touched the side and almost snatched the bell.

so close!And how could Sasuke approach me silently in the sword rain!His strength should not have reached this level!

After thinking about it, Kakashi quickly calmed down, and began to deal with another shuriken attack from Sasuke.

Easily separated all the hidden weapons, but found that Sasuke suddenly dodged to the back, followed by a swift kick, Kakashi turned around quickly, and dexterously grabbed Sasuke's ankle while parrying.

And Sasuke immediately used the strength of Kakashi's wrist to twist his body slightly in the air, and attacked with a straight punch, but he was also held by his wrist and couldn't move.

Still not catching it with his hands tied, Sasuke turned his body around again, showing an upside-down posture out of thin air, and made a chop, but was blocked by Kakashi's arm again.

Three attacks were unsuccessful, but Sasuke suddenly laughed. With his only free left hand, he quickly touched the bell on Kakashi's waist!

What!Kakashi reacted immediately, threw away Sasuke and flew back.

Jingle Bell!The bell rang crisply.

Looking carefully at Sasuke who landed deftly on the opposite side, Kakashi thought to himself:

Indeed, compared to the average ninja, this kid is already a lot ahead.There must be Naruto's credit for this...

However, it was still too tender.

Sasuke, who was trying to use ninjutsu in the seal, suddenly felt a strange aura behind him, so fast that he had no time to react.Then there was a pain in his neck, and Sasuke lost consciousness.

Looking at Sasuke who fell to the ground, Kakashi who appeared behind him at some point said leisurely, "Ninja experience [-]: body..."

"Wind Escape - Great Breakthrough Technique!"

what!

A familiar voice behind him spat out the name of a familiar move. Kakashi was taken aback and quickly left the place, but suddenly realized: Sasuke is still in a coma!

The chills couldn't be suppressed in his heart, Kakashi really didn't expect Naruto to ignore his fallen comrades and directly attack the enemy, but when Kakashi turned around angrily, he unexpectedly found that there was no wind blowing from the original place. Traces of escape.

There is only Naruto Fox, who is separated from Kagage Fenshen to take care of Sasuke, and who smiles cunningly at him.

Kakashi gritted his teeth with a few wells popping out of his forehead: he was actually placed...

But he breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

Naruto really is not a person who doesn't care about his partners at all.But what's with this stuffy feeling?

No time to think about it, Naruto's next round of attack arrived.Quickly raised his hand and pulled the forehead guard to reveal Sharingan, Kakashi immediately became serious.At the same time, the comatose Sasuke woke up slowly under the care of Naruto's shadow fenshen, then stood up abruptly, drew out his shuriken and watched the battle between the two with burning eyes. Naruto's words from more than half an hour ago echoed in the ear:

"Sasuke, our teacher - Hatake Kakashi, known as 'Copy Ninja Kakashi' and 'Konoha No. [-] Technician'. Do you know why?"

"That's because: his left eye is a sharingan that has evolved to a three-hook wheel...or even higher level."

"Don't ask me why. When you fight him later, you have to be optimistic."

Holding the shuriken tightly, Sasuke stared at the two figures, one gold and one silver.

The two people not far away moved so fast that they almost turned into two afterimages. At the same time, the sound of "Bump!", "Ding!" and sparks appeared from time to time when the shurikens collided.

Pushing Kakashi back violently, Naruto quickly made a seal: "Fire escape, the art of the fireball!"

A huge fireball with a radius of three meters was ejected by Naruto, and the scorching temperature made Sasuke feel a strong burning sensation.Because it is too big, it must be too late to hide now, Kakashi calmly and quickly formed a seal: "Earth Dune, Earth Flow City Wall!"

The thick and tall earthen wall rose to resist the fire escape attack while Kakashi held a shuriken in his hand and guarded his surroundings.

Naruto's attack will never be that simple.

Sure enough, Naruto's ninjutsu attack came again in the next second, and the fierce battle started again.

Sasuke, who had been watching, had a strange light in his eyes.

So strong... Is this the level of Jonin?And Naruto still has the power to use it...

Secretly clenched his fists, but Sasuke's eyes became more determined: sooner or later, I will become like them... no, stronger than them now!It won't take a lot of time, sure...

At the same time, Sakura, who had been lying in ambush according to the plan, was even more shocked.I knew in advance that Naruto was very strong, even stronger than Sasuke, but I didn't expect to be able to be compared with such a strong teacher...

No, more than that, the teacher also said before that Naruto is not allowed to use enchantment in this exercise...

These two people are so good, but I... I...

Confusion, low self-esteem, and pain appeared in the girl's blue eyes...

At this time, Sasuke watched the battle situation, and clenched the hidden weapon in his hand: the time is almost here.At the same time, he glanced at the place where Sakura was hiding, and thought to himself: I hope nothing goes wrong.

Kakashi, who was fighting with Naruto, was being embarrassed by Naruto's ninjutsu one after another.

Insufficient chakra and poor physical strength are Kakashi's weaknesses in themselves, but Naruto happens to be strong in both aspects.In addition, over the past two years, Naruto's seal speed has been much faster than before... Knowing that this is Naruto's desire to drag him down, Kakashi's heart trembles: he can no longer be suppressed.

But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.Naruto, who was only attacking with ninjutsu, suddenly approached Kakashi, and a violent kick struck Kakashi. Kakashi naturally jumped up to avoid it, but he didn't want another Naruto's breath behind him.

Because he was in the air and had nowhere to borrow his strength, Kakashi, whose hands were controlled, calmly thought of a way to get out, but because of the familiar temperature that almost surrounded him behind him, he was stunned for a moment inappropriately.

It was this momentary flaw that made Kakashi lose the opportunity to get out and avoid the shuriken shot from the side. The bell on his waist was finally cut off and slowly fell down.

Eyes narrowed dangerously, Kakashi kicked back suddenly, with a "bang", Naruto's shadow clone disappeared, then Kakashi immediately turned around and grabbed the bell that was still in midair.

However, at this time, a loud shout sounded not far away: "Sakura-san!"

Um?Is there anyone behind me?I won't be succeeded by you!Speeding up, Kakashi grabbed the bell that fell in the air.

At this time, Sakura, who was hiding, suddenly woke up from her own thoughts because of Naruto's cry, and then hurriedly stood up with her shuriken tightly.

However, it was a shot late.

Kakashi looked at Sakura who appeared out of thin air in the direction where the bell fell. The girl still had a cold light of a sharp blade in her hand. Although it was an unexpectedly good move, but...

Jingle Bell……

The two bells rang crisply, and Kakashi finally grabbed them back.

"12 By nowssesses [-] o'clock noon by the hour" rang.

Secretly heaving a sigh of relief, Kakashi looked at the reactions of the three children in turn:

Naruto was not far behind him, with one hand in his pocket and the other helping his forehead and sighing helplessly, but he didn't give people a sense of loss; Sasuke stood with his chest folded, looked at him with his brows tightly furrowed, and said "cut " with a cry; and Sakura... the girl lowered her head, very disappointed, and looked as if she was about to cry.

"Well, what a pity. It's time."

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10 minute later.

On the log in the middle of the training ground, Sakura, who was "fainted by the illusion from the beginning", was tied.On either side of her sat Naruto and Sasuke with bento boxes.

Looking at the three people with different expressions, Kakashi stood opposite the three of them, cleared his throat and said:

"As far as your performance in the morning... well, I can say that you can all pass this exercise."

Hearing this, Sakura suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with disbelief and joy.After Sasuke was surprised for a moment, he frowned with Naruto.

Sure enough, in the next second, Kakashi spat out ruthless words: "The reason why I said that is because you don't need to be ninjas anymore!!"

☆, talk

"The reason why I say that is because you don't have to be ninjas anymore!!"

The strong wind blew suddenly, and the four of them fell silent for a while.But in one breath, Sasuke rushed towards Kakashi.

He reached out to stop Sasuke, and Naruto didn't smile anymore. He asked in a calm voice, "What do you mean? It's true that we didn't grab the bell, but the purpose of your design of this exercise is to test our teamwork ability. ?”

Facing the calm question from the blond boy, Kakashi also lowered his voice:

"Ah, that's right. There are only two bells in this exercise. The purpose is to select people who can ignore their own interests and choose teamwork first under such circumstances. That is, peers trust each other and rely on each other. .But what about you..."

The silver-haired Jonin said this, his expression became completely serious, and he looked at the children in front of him one by one.

"Sakura, at the beginning you were only thinking about the so-called 'test of love'. After seeing the strength of Naruto and Sasuke, you couldn't help but feel inferior. Of course, you can't blame this, but for the task you took on, you Failure to respond to the trust of our partners can be said to have directly led to the failure of the mission!"

"Sasuke, you failed to trust Sakura from the very beginning. In your heart, you must have thought that only you and Naruto were enough, and you regarded Sakura as a burden, and doubted whether she could complete the task division. , thus repelling Sakura!"

"And you, Naruto, from the very beginning, you never regarded the two of them as companions!"

Staring at Naruto who lowered his head and couldn't see his expression clearly, Kakashi continued: "Whether it's juniors or children, you don't have the slightest awareness of treating them as companions who can fight side by side. Your plan really makes you Everyone played a role in it, and it seemed like a good teamwork, but you actually protected them well, and the most dangerous part was done by yourself!"

"Actually, you don't trust them at all!"

That's right.What Kakashi was talking about was indeed Naruto's mental activity.Naruto, whose psychological age is even older than Kakashi, really finds it difficult to regard Sasuke and Sakura as companions of the same level, and the plan to snatch the bell naturally has factors to protect them.

Hearing what Kakashi said, the three fell silent together.

"As ninjas, you are all faced with life-threatening tasks. Sometimes, you will encounter situations where your companions are taken hostage, forcing you to make painful choices, and the lives of your companions are also at stake."

As he spoke, Kakashi walked slowly to a stone tablet behind the three logs, "Look at this, there are countless names engraved on it, and they are ninjas called 'heroes'!"

"They are not ordinary heroes, but... heroes who died in the line of duty!"

"I have several friends' names engraved on it."

Hearing this, both Sasuke and Sakura were breathless, and they looked at Kakashi who was exuding a strong sad breath, speechless.As for Naruto, he also shifted his gaze from Kakashi to the stele, and grief flashed across his eyes.

After a while, Kakashi recovered from his own thoughts, regained his lazy expression, turned his head and said to the three of them: "I will give you one last chance. The snatching of the bell in the afternoon will be more intense. I don't want to give up Let’s just eat the bento. But, you can’t give it to Sakura!”

Turning around, Kakashi went on to say: "Whoever gives it to her will be eliminated immediately. Remember, here, I am the rule!" As soon as the voice fell, the silver-haired Jonin disappeared in place.

After being silent for a while, Naruto sat down first, opened the bento box, but did not move his chopsticks.

Suddenly, there was a sound of "gurgling" from around, Naruto and Sasuke looked at Sakura who was tied to the middle pillar at the same time, and the girl blushed instantly, and said awkwardly: "Ah, this... It doesn't matter to me, Sasuke and Naruto eat quickly, you have to work hard for the bell grabbing in the afternoon...well..."

Looking at Sakura who said her voice became softer and her head lowered, Naruto understood why she was lost.Recalling Kakashi's words in his ears, Naruto sighed secretly, and stretched out the bento box in front of the girl.

Sasuke on the other side made the same move with him.

"Eh? Sasuke, Naruto? The teacher said you can't give it to me..."

"It's okay, he's not here now. We're going to grab the bell together this afternoon. What he said just now...is indeed true, I really thought so at the beginning. Anyway...sorry."

"Sasuke?"

"That's right, I also felt like I was hit in the head. It's true that what I did was very wrong. I will definitely pay attention to it next time. Sasuke and Sakura-san are already my companions."

"Naruto……"

"Huh." Hearing Naruto say this, Sasuke snorted, and said coldly, "You can only be proud now. I thought we would always be behind you and protected by you." huh? Stop dreaming. Soon..."

"Soon, we will fight side by side with you and become companions you can rely on, Naruto!"

Surprised to see the same firm eyes of the two people, the oath of the boy and the girl, the determination hidden in it is so convincing.Naruto felt his heart was touched like never before: I, can I believe their words like this...?

Shaking his head, Naruto showed a bright smile: "Thank you! I too... will work hard for you! However, you have to become a real ninja first! Eat your bento, Sakura!"

"No, it's still you..."

"We are different from you, we have already eaten in the morning." Sasuke said surprisingly.

"Eh? Eh? No way!"

"It's true! As a ninja, you must analyze the current situation calmly and rationally. It is not wise to fight on an empty stomach." Naruto smiled cunningly.

"Ah...haha, it's really like that..."

"So eat quickly, Sakura!"

"it is good……"

The three of them were chatting happily, when suddenly a violent wind blew up in the open space in front of them, and the sky darkened. Kakashi suddenly appeared with a gloomy face:

"You guys!!!"

"Ahhhhh!!!!!!!!!"

Unlike Sakura's scream and Sasuke's vigilance, Naruto relaxed.

Sure enough, Kakashi, who was terrified just a second ago, suddenly cleared his face and said with a smile, "Passed."

"Eh? Passed? What's going on?"

"It's the first time I've met people like you. The little ghosts before were too obedient. Just like what Naruto said just now, ninjas should be calm and cautious."

After a pause, Kakashi glanced at Naruto with a smile, and continued: "Anyone who violates the rules and iron laws of the ninja world is called trash. But...

"A person who ignores his companions is the worst kind of trash...?"

Listening to Naruto's unfinished words, Kakashi was secretly happy in his heart that he still remembered what he said in the mission in Anbu, and then smiled and said: "Yes, that's it. So... the exercise It's over, all qualified! From tomorrow, the seventh shift will start to carry out the task!"

Turning his head to take a closer look at Sakura who was cheering happily and Sasuke who couldn't help but raise his mouth, Kakashi watched Naruto at this moment, and found something warm in his eyes.

Sure enough, is it easier for Naruto to let go of his guard and blend in with these innocent children?

After disbanding the team, Kakashi came to the memorial monument.

"Minato-sensei, your child has gradually realized the importance of companions. Please rest assured, I will definitely... teach him to be an excellent ninja who cherishes companions..."

"Hey... It would be a lie to say that you are not moved, Mr. Kakashi." In the quiet atmosphere, the boy's pleasant voice suddenly sounded.

Kakashi was taken aback, seeing a