Ninja World: I'm really a support-type ninja

"Sae, Seki, tell me, which of these three versions of myself is the real one, and which one is the fake one?"

“The one standing in the middle is the real body!” Sae Hatake spoke first, her words full of certainty.

"No, my brother's true form is on the far left!"

"It's in the middle, Shuo!"

"Third Brother, it's on the far left!"

Sae and Hiroshi Hatake each held their own opinions, looking like they were about to start arguing.

Seeing this, Akira Hatake had no choice but to step in and explain things to his two younger brothers, and to stop the impending conflict.

There's no way around it; that's just how kids are. They're more willing to believe what they see than to think things through. This is a sign of their immature minds and a common problem at this age.

At only three years old, the two were still clueless about everything in the ninja world, so Akira Hatake wouldn't have too high expectations for them.

"You're all wrong. None of these three are my true form."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three clones immediately turned into smoke and disappeared. Akira Hatake and Seki Saiki opened their mouths slightly, looked at each other, and then scratched their heads awkwardly in unison.

Akira Hatake didn't hide anything and directly answered his two younger brothers' questions.

"When I cast the transformation spell, I used the smoke as cover to turn myself into the shape of a scroll, and the scroll turned into my real body."

"When I used the clone technique, I created two more clones to confuse the situation, while I hid behind them."

"This is what you two mean by simple, but if used properly, it can yield the greatest benefit with the least amount of effort."

Having answered their questions, Akira Hatake opened a new world for Sae and Hiroshi Hatake. The two brothers looked at Akira thoughtfully, their eyes gleaming with wisdom.

"Brother, I understand."

"Brother, I understand now."

After thinking for a while, Sae and Hiroshi nodded repeatedly, while Akira smiled knowingly and reached out to pat their heads.

"Whether you two truly understand or not, what you need to do most right now is not to learn more advanced ninjutsu or anything else, but to solidify your foundation."

Akira Hatake brought out his previous theory: "What determines the height of a superstructure is never the building itself, but the foundation."

"Only by building a solid foundation can you make tremendous progress, even if you miss some time in your childhood. When the time comes for your accumulated knowledge and skills to shine, your progress will be terrifying."

Akira Hatake naturally adopted the roles of older brother and teacher, instructing his two younger brothers while also instilling in them correct values.

"Besides laying a solid foundation, knowledge and experience are equally essential. However, you are still young, so it's unrealistic to expect much in terms of experience right now."

"But the same goes for education. The earlier you start reading and learning, the faster you will absorb knowledge."

"So your primary task right now is not to practice the Hatake sword technique, nor to practice the Three Body Technique, nor to aim too high and learn higher ninjutsu, but to calm down and study properly."

After rambling on for a while, Akira Hatake finally got to the point: he would never train his two younger brothers as mere tools for ninja training.

It wasn't just his two younger brothers; since the reform of the ninja academy, the direction of ninja training has also been moving in this direction.

In general, only when a ninja has reached a certain level of knowledge will he begin to have his own thoughts, instead of having only fighting and killing in his mind, or having some strange and eccentric ideas.

“We understand, brother.”

Seeing that his two younger brothers had agreed, Akira Hatake breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Sae Hatake and Seki Saiki weren't stupid; they were much better than those fanatical descendants of the Uchiha clan.

After finishing his instruction, Akira Hatake led the two brothers into the study, took a book from the bookshelf, and began to teach them to recognize characters and read.

When it was time for dinner, Hatake Ena came to call the three brothers to go to the restaurant for dinner. At this time, Hatake Sakumo had already finished his shift at the Anbu.

"Father." X3

At the dining table, the three brothers bowed to Sakumo Hatake, who smiled and urged them to take their seats.

The family enjoyed a pleasant dinner together, and Sakumo Hatake, in a good mood, even drank two glasses of wine during the meal.

"Akira, it's been about a year since Kakashi left the village, hasn't it?"

After the meal, Sakumo Hatake summoned Akira Hatake to his study and immediately inquired about Kakashi Hatake.

"Yes, it has indeed been almost a year."

Akira Hatake nodded. "If I'm not mistaken, Kakashi and Minato should be returning to the village within three months."

"I can rest assured that."

Seeing the worry on Hatake Sakumo's face disappear, Hatake Akira suddenly missed Kakashi and wondered how Kakashi was doing at Mount Myōboku.

Perhaps... I should make a trip to Mount Myōboku, not only to see Kakashi and Minato Namikaze, but also to learn some of the Sage Mode from Mount Myōboku.

With this in mind, Akira Hatake had already made plans for tomorrow's itinerary.

Chapter 358 Unpopular.

Myobokusan, Toad Oil Waterfall.

Kakashi Hatake and Minato Namikaze sat cross-legged on a boulder, their upper bodies covered in a glossy layer of toad oil.

Beside the two, the sage Fukasaku, with his mustache, stood in front of Minato Namikaze, holding a wooden stick, ready to wake the petrified Minato from his stupor.

The same was true for Shima, who stood beside Kakashi Hatake with a wooden stick in hand, to prevent Kakashi from making a mistake while practicing Sage Mode and thus being petrified.

However, as the two cultivated the Immortal Mode for a longer period of time, they became more and more proficient in absorbing natural energy, and the two immortals no longer needed to worry as much as before.

Sure enough, the sage Fukasaku is now dozing off with his wooden stick in hand, and the guards standing by have become a mere formality.

However, this also reflects that Kakashi Hatake and Minato Namikaze have already made progress in their training and will be able to achieve perfect Sage Mode in just a few days.

But what was originally a peaceful day suddenly became turbulent, as a water-ripple-shaped spatial passage abruptly appeared above the Toad Oil Waterfall.

"who!"

The sage Fukasaku, who had been dozing off with his eyes half-closed, suddenly opened them, his eyes flashing with a sharp light as he looked up at the top of the Toad Oil Waterfall.

"Old man, is there an intruder?"

Shima Senjin had somehow appeared behind Fukasaku Senjin, also looking up at the spatial passage above.

"I don't know, but I have a feeling that they don't have good intentions."

Based on Fukasaku's assessment, the two toads assumed a defensive posture, ready for battle.

"Haha, my two immortals, even though I haven't visited Mount Myōboku for a long time, there's no need for such vigilance, is there?"

Just as the two toads were on guard, a hearty laugh rang out from above them, and Akira Hatake stepped out of the spatial passage.

"Akira Hatake?"

Fukasaku and Shima, the two toads, had clearly recognized Akira Hatake, but their attitudes hadn't changed much; they still looked extremely wary.

What are you doing at Mount Myoboku?!

"My two immortals, I have also written my name on the spirit scroll of Mount Myōboku. There shouldn't be any major problems with me coming to Mount Myōboku, right?"

Akira Hatake landed and stood in front of the two toads, looking down at them with a somewhat condescending air.

It wasn't that Akira Hatake was arrogant; it was simply a matter of the two toads' height. If the two toads were stacked together, they probably wouldn't even be as tall as a six-year-old child.

"Heh, our Mount Myōboku cannot accommodate a capable person who has simultaneously contracted with three holy lands. I'm afraid you'll find this laughable."

Shima the Master smirked, his first words dripping with sarcasm.

Akira Hatake did not refute it. What Shima Sage said was true. He had indeed broken a taboo by simultaneously making contracts with the only three summoning sanctuaries in the ninja world.

If Akira Hatake had learned the Sage Arts of Mount Myōboku from the beginning, and then learned the Sage Arts of the other two schools, Fukasaku and Shima wouldn't have treated him so badly.

But Akira Hatake deliberately placed Mount Myōboku last, which was unacceptable to the proud toads of Mount Myōboku.

What? Mount Myoboku, which is also one of the three holy sites, is inferior to the other two?

Since you've learned the immortal arts of those two schools, you should just go to their holy sites. What are you doing at Mount Myōboku?

Seeing the two of them sulking, Akira Hatake suddenly fell silent and refrained from making any extreme remarks.

While he could indeed freely enter and leave Mount Myōboku due to his spatial abilities, Fukasaku and Shima, the two toads, also had certain privileges on Mount Myōboku; they could arbitrarily expel people from the mountain.

If you really anger these two toads, you might get kicked out.

If things really come to that, Akira Hatake would become an unwelcome guest to Mount Myōboku, which would not only be embarrassing, but might also cause the relationship between the two to become irreconcilable.

Akira Hatake has always been a flexible person who doesn't mind losing face a little, as long as he can accomplish his ideas and plans.

Besides, it's just saying a few nice words, there's nothing shameful about it.

"Uh... you two immortals have misunderstood. I always felt that Mount Myōboku is the foremost of the three holy lands, and the Sage Mode is naturally the most difficult to learn."

"I started learning Sage Mode with the idea of ​​starting with the easy parts and then moving on to the difficult ones. I never thought that doing so would cause the two sages to misunderstand me."

"Hmph, this is no misunderstanding!"

Fukasaku's words were still stiff, but after Hatake Akira said that, his expression softened considerably.

"And who knows what you're really thinking!"

"That's really what I think."

Speak human language to humans, and toad language to toads; say what sounds nice, and you can't go wrong.

Moreover, Akira Hatake noticed the change in Fukasaku's expression and immediately put in even more effort.

"As we all know, Mount Myoboku is the foremost of the three holy sites. I still remember the first time I came to Mount Myoboku, I longed to visit it."

"However, due to a series of coincidences, I came up with the idea of ​​combining the immortal techniques of the three holy lands into one, which led to the subsequent events..."

"Okay, you don't need to explain."

Shima the Toad is a female toad with a personality similar to that of a human woman; she is the type who cannot tolerate any injustice.

"You've already done it, no amount of sweet talk will change anything. If it weren't for the Great Toad Sage's repeated instructions when he woke up last time, I would have kicked you out of Mount Myōboku long ago!"

Huh? The Great Toad Sage spoke up for me?

Akira Hatake raised an eyebrow, surprised that it was the Great Toad Sage who had come to his rescue.

Akira Hatake felt much more at ease. With the Great Toad Sage's endorsement, there would be no problem with this trip to Mount Myōboku.

"The Great Toad Immortal understands me best; he knows that this was not my true intention."

Upon hearing Akira Hatake's words, Fukasaku and Shima's faces immediately fell, but they couldn't refute him and could only sulk inwardly.