Naruto: Let the glory of the giants spread throughout the ninja world!

Upon hearing Zabuza's astonishing statement, both the Third Hokage and Kakashi widened their eyes in surprise.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

Zabuza smiled slightly and said, "Please rest assured, Third Hokage, I am just a figurehead. I will not do anything during the exam."

The third generation closed his eyes and silently smoked his pipe; his expression was obscured by the swirling smoke.

Kakashi spoke seriously, "Zabuza, that Haku's strength is already comparable to an elite Jonin. Even if he were to participate in the Chunin Exams alone, it would be like a tiger entering a flock of sheep."

Zabuza observed their reactions and made a decision.

He slowly began, "Haibaku and Ryukura Akira taking the exam is also to make it more believable for other ninja villages to know their identities. That way..." He paused, "wouldn't that also allow them to better serve Konoha?"

Upon hearing Zabuza's words, the Third Hokage finally opened his eyes and nodded.

He tapped his pipe lightly on the edge of the table. "Alright, we'll do as Zabuza says, but I have one request."

"Please speak about the three generations."

"You will participate in the exam as a Konoha genin, and you will also serve as the exam's maintenance personnel."

"Of course it must be so." "Zai Buzha bowed."

Seeing this, Kakashi stopped interfering.

"Kakashi," the Third Hokage waved his hand, "take Zabuza down with his three headbands."

"Yes, sir." The Third Hokage watched the two disappear in an instant, then continued to peruse the documents in his hands.

"Heh, Akira Ryukura, how interesting."

The file clearly stated: "An ANBU reports that Gato's camp in the Land of Waves was attacked by a giant. Gato is dead. According to survivors, it was a giant that attacked. Gato had previously planned to gather mercenaries to assassinate ninjas."

Considering Kakashi's description of the giants' performance and the Third Hokage's observation of the unharmed Akira Ryukura from the crystal ball, the Third Hokage had already made a deduction in his mind.

He closed the file and looked out the window.

"Konoha is currently facing a talent shortage," he murmured. "One rogue ninja and two powerful orphans—that's all we can do."

the other side,

As Zabuza walked out of the Hokage Building, he suddenly spoke up: "How about it, Kakashi? Want to come to my house for a bit? My house is quite big."

Kakashi raised an eyebrow; he also wanted to check on the two of them.

When the two arrived at Zabuza's residence, Kakashi saw an unexpected person there.

In the courtyard, a figure wearing a green bodysuit was facing away from him, doing push-ups with a teenager.

"One! Two! One! Two!" The voice of that figure was full of vigor, "Youth is about burning brightly in sweat!"

"Kai? What are you doing here?"

Might Guy stood up at the sound of his voice, turned around, and flashed his signature gleaming white teeth: "Yo! Kakashi! You're here too!"

"I'm here to teach on the orders of the third generation!" Might Guy gave a thumbs up, his teeth gleaming even brighter.

As for who to teach, Kakashi's gaze shifted to the tall boy, and Zabuza introduced him: "This is Ryukura Akira."

At that moment, the young man with emerald green eyes finished his training, stood up, and waved to Kakashi.

"Oh ho ho, you must be Zabuza-san and Kakashi, the one Haku mentioned."

Kakashi looked at the young man in front of him and nodded.

Zabuza said to Ryukura Akira, "Since you have a Jonin to guide you, you should train properly. Your current strength is not even up to that of a Genin."

Akira Ryukura smiled and scratched his head, but Might Guy defended him, saying, "Even if you're Akira Ryukura's guardian, you can't do this!"

He put his arm around Ryukura Akira's shoulder, his eyes welling up with tears: "This is the power of burning youth!"

Zabuza stared at Might Guy for a while with the look of someone looking at an idiot, and finally chose to give up on communicating, taking Kakashi into the house.

In the courtyard, Ryukura Akira looked at the passionate man beside him with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

"Yosh!" Might Guy released him, put his hands on his hips, and roared to the sky, "Let's start training! First, run a hundred laps around Konoha while doing a handstand! If you can't do that, do ten thousand frog jumps!"

"Hey, there are so many."

Although Ryukura Akira didn't understand this youthful training method, out of respect for the man who almost ended his life with a kick, he had no choice but to raise his arm.

Inside the house, Kakashi looked at Haku, who was busy attending to him like a Yamato Nadeshiko, and gave him his classic dead fish eyes.

"Although I expected it, I didn't expect you to be like this usually."

Bai tilted his head slightly, his face showing no resentment towards the person who had almost killed him; he simply smiled gently.

"This is the life I've always dreamed of, Mr. Kakashi, you shouldn't be surprised."

Kakashi nodded: "Looks like I don't need to explain the village rules to you anymore."

He then explained to Zabuza in detail the mission arrangements during the Chunin Exams, as well as his future responsibilities in the village.

After chatting for a while, Kakashi got up to say goodbye.

Bai wanted to see him off, but he waved his hand and refused.

As they reached the door, Kakashi turned his head to the side and said, "If you're happy with your current life, that's enough."

On the other side, Ryukura Akira and Might Guy ran upside down around Konoha, then started squatting, sticking their tongues out from exhaustion.

"As expected of Emperor Kai, his training methods are just too natural."

It should be noted that, with the support of awakened bloodline and years of training, even Bai would find it difficult to suppress Ryukura Akira in the realm of physical techniques.

It should be noted that Haku's strength is already greater than Zabuza's. Even though Haku is not a taijutsu specialist, his strength as an elite Jonin should not be underestimated.

However, this did not affect the fact that Ryukura Akira was being trained like a dead dog at this moment.

"Yosh, training over!" Might Guy jumped up, gave a thumbs up, and his teeth gleamed.

"What a vibrant young man! I'm sure Xiao Li will be happy to meet you!"

He patted Ryukura Akira on the shoulder: "Then let's meet at the village entrance at six o'clock tomorrow morning, and let's burn with youth together!"

Ryukura Akira nodded, panting, and dragged his nearly broken body home.

During the journey, he felt that although his body was very weak, he could still muster strength if he wanted to, and his body had even recovered quite a bit compared to before.

Pushing open the door, steaming hot oden and stir-fried pork with onions were already on the table, along with the three-colored meatballs he had brought back during the day.

Wearing an apron, she was ladling soup into a bowl.

At the dining table, Ryukura Akira was happily shoveling rice into his mouth, taking a bite of stir-fried meat and a sip of soup.

Zabuza looked at Ryukura Akira, who looked like a starving ghost, with a hint of helplessness, and then suddenly spoke.

"The three of us will participate in this Chunin Exam as Konoha's genin."

As he spoke, he casually picked up three Konoha headbands and placed them on the table.

puff--

Zabuza stared blankly at Ryukura Akira, who had sprayed rice all over his face, veins bulging on his forehead.