Shinju: "Not teaching. ┐(´-｀)┌"
Konohamaru froze for a moment at that reply.
This guy was clearly wary of his identity as the Hokage's grandson.
So why was he refusing to teach him now?
"Why?"
Konohamaru asked in confusion.
"Because you're a troublesome little brat, and I don't want to teach you."
Shinju spread his hands.
Refusing the Hokage's grandson didn't scare him in the slightest.
The Hokage wasn't the type to abuse his power for personal grudges, so there was no way he'd get mad over something this trivial.
Besides—this kid really was annoying!
But hearing Shinju's answer actually made Konohamaru's eyes light up.
He had finally found him—someone who wasn't afraid of his identity!
Konohamaru's attitude did a complete 180. He gave Shinju a deep bow and said earnestly:
"Please, you have to teach me! I have to defeat Grandpa to prove myself! I want to become the Fifth Hokage of Konoha!"
Shinju was curious now. Why had this kid suddenly become so obedient?
"Why do you have to defeat the Hokage?" he asked.
Konohamaru began telling his story.
"My name, Konohamaru, was given to me by my grandpa, named after this village."
"But whenever people call me, they never use this name they're so familiar with. They only ever call me 'the Hokage's grandson.' No one recognizes me for who I am."
"So I have to defeat Grandpa and earn the title of Hokage myself!"
Shinju thought it over for a moment.
"You really are ridiculously childish."
But then, remembering Konohamaru was probably only six or seven, Shinju relaxed.That made sense.
"So, will you teach me a jutsu strong enough to beat Grandpa now?"
Konohamaru quickly shifted the topic, looking at Shinju with hopeful eyes.
"Nope. ┐(´-｀)┌"
Shinju refused outright.
It wasn't like he even knew how to beat the Hokage.
And kids… kids were just trouble.
"If you agree to teach me, I'll even give you all my snack rations from now on!"
Shinju: "Deal! What do you want to learn! ❛‿˂̵✧"
"Awesome!"
Konohamaru pumped his tiny fists in excitement.
Super strong jutsu to beat Grandpa—coming soon!
...
An open field outside the village.
Using the Body Flicker Technique, Shinju brought Konohamaru here in an instant.
"That 'whoosh' just now—how did you do that? I want to learn it!"
Konohamaru was buzzing with excitement after appearing in the field.
"You want to beat the Hokage? Body Flicker alone won't cut it. You need a powerful jutsu!"
Shinju lectured.
Konohamaru nodded seriously. Big Bro Shinju was right.
"So what jutsu should I learn?"
Shinju thought for a moment.
Teach him Wood Release?
No—Yamato-sensei had specifically told him not to reveal Wood Release to others. Plus, it required a special bloodline.
Then… how about teaching him Wind Release: Rasenshuriken?
That would do some real damage. And if he used it to sneak attack the Third from behind… maybe it could work!
...
Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office, the old man suddenly shivered.
Ebisu, kneeling respectfully before the desk, said:
"Hokage-sama, it's cold now. You should wear something warmer."
The Third waved him off.
"It's fine. Just felt a sudden chill down my back."
As Konohamaru's private tutor, Ebisu continued:
"Hokage-sama, I couldn't find young master Konohamaru anywhere. It's time for his lessons today."
"I haven't seen the little rascal for a while either. Don't worry, I'll check…"
The Third turned to the crystal ball on his desk.
This crystal ball was linked to the entire village. Anything happening within Konoha, he could see.
After scanning around, he found the boy—at the village's edge, with another kid.
"There he is. Why's Konohamaru with Shinju?"
The Third stared curiously at the image.
It looked like Shinju was teaching Konohamaru something.
But watching the two whisper conspiratorially somehow made the Hokage's back feel even colder.
"Shinju… isn't he that dead-last orphan from the war? The red-haired boy who always hangs around the Nine-Tails brat?" Ebisu asked.
"Yes."
The Third's voice carried a trace of anger.
"I told you not to bring up the Nine-Tails incident again."
"And remember—they're children. They are Konoha's future. That cold, hateful look of yours will only hurt them."
The Hokage's tone was sharp.
Realizing the Hokage was truly angry, Ebisu bowed lower, apologizing:
"I will remember your teachings, Hokage-sama!"
"As a teacher, you must not look at your students through tinted glasses."
The Third added, "That's enough, you may leave."
Ebisu nodded repeatedly and left the office.
Outside, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, still shaken.
The Hokage's pressure was unlike anyone else's.
Behind his sunglasses, Ebisu's eyes burned with irritation.
"Damn it… it's that dead-last brat's fault! Taking young master Konohamaru so far away!"
"I can't let him keep spending time with Shinju—he'll be led astray."
Muttering to himself, Ebisu took off toward their location at full speed.
...
Outside the village.
Shinju casually spun a Rasengan into existence in his palm, showing it to Konohamaru.
"Are you trying to trick me? This is just a plain old chakra ball—it doesn't even look that strong."
Konohamaru clearly wasn't impressed, pouting.
Without a word, Shinju began infusing the Rasengan with Wind Release chakra…
The moment the Wind chakra merged with it, the Rasenshuriken was born!
Konohamaru stared at the massive chakra shuriken in Shinju's hand. Even from here, the energy rolling off it felt overwhelming!
"This looks way stronger than the other one!"
Konohamaru's eyes sparkled. "Can you show me how powerful it is?"
Shinju nodded, indulging his excitement.
Whoosh!
The Rasenshuriken left Shinju's hand, flying toward a distant forest outside Konoha.
Learning from last time's… incident, Shinju made sure to throw it very far.
A split second later—impact.
BOOM!!!
A tidal wave of Wind chakra exploded outward!
The Rasenshuriken's detonation carved out a massive crater two to three hundred meters wide!
Every thread of Wind chakra was like a miniature kunai, obliterating everything in its path.
Konohamaru: (´◊ω◊｀)
Holy crap!!
That was insane!
What terrifying destructive power!!
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