Naruto: I, Naruto, started with the Rinnegan

Kakashi paused, put the Icha Icha Paradise back in his pocket, and turned to greet Kurenai.

Kakashi still has some self-respect when it comes to women his own age.

Kurenai asked curiously, "Kakashi, how did you get like this? Can you tell me?"

Kakashi covered his face: "I can only say... I was careless, I didn't use Flash."

"Hehe~"

Looking in the direction of the sound, Kakashi saw Sasuke with a mocking expression.

"A loss is a loss. Saying it was due to carelessness is just laughable."

Sasuke looks down on Kakashi. He can't stand losing and his strength is poor, so he's not qualified to be his teacher.

Kurenai and Asuma looked at Kakashi with a hint of pity in their eyes; he had completely lost his teacherly authority.

"Things may be hard to hear, but I think Sasuke is right."

Kai delivered the finishing blow at the opportune moment.

"Okay, okay, I admit I'm bad at this."

Kakashi stared with dead fish eyes and saw behind Kurenai that the traitorous student who caused his hospitalization was chatting and laughing with Hinata, showing no remorse whatsoever.

Anger surged within him.

"Naruto! Come here!"

The ward fell silent instantly, and everyone's eyes turned to Naruto.

Hinata looked worried: "Naruto-kun..."

Beating a teacher into the hospital... shouldn't there be punishment?

"It's alright. I've acted uprightly and honestly, and I have a clear conscience."

Naruto patted Hinata's hand and strode confidently to Kakashi.

"Did the teacher want to see me about something?"

"What is it?!"

Kakashi's eyes widened in disappointment: "Don't you realize what you did wrong? You used such a dangerous technique on your fellow villagers. What if they had been killed..."

Naruto interrupted, "I know what I'm doing. I won't risk anyone's life. Look at you, Sensei, you're still alive, aren't you?"

"You have no sense of propriety whatsoever! If I hadn't been lucky this time..."

"It wasn't good luck, I just went easy on you... Teacher, you'll know if you examine your own body carefully."

Kakashi examined his body with some skepticism, only to find that he was not only unharmed, but even better than before.

"What happened? I remember..."

He remembered being hit by several balls, and it hurt terribly; it was impossible for him to be completely unharmed.

Naruto crossed his arms and looked disgusted: "Actually, I didn't hit you at all. You scared yourself so much that you fainted."

After he finished speaking... the way everyone else in the ward looked at Kakashi changed. They never expected Kakashi to be like this...

"That's impossible!"

Kakashi refused to accept such slander. "I'm a Jonin, after all. I'm not going to faint from fright!"

Even when facing Orochimaru, he was at most too scared to move.

Naruto squinted: "Who knows? Maybe he's just a mediocre Jonin..."

No one believed this. As Konoha's top technician, Kakashi broke the record at the age of twelve, becoming Konoha's youngest Jonin.

If he's a fraud... then every single Jonin present is a fraud.

Kai affirmed, "I believe in Kakashi. He's a man; he might be defeated, but he'll never be intimidated."

Xi Ri Hong'e frowned slightly, puzzled, and said, "But that doesn't make sense. How could she be completely unharmed?"

"Why don't we just call the doctor over and ask?"

Asuma took a drag of his cigarette. "Shikamaru, go and call them."

This student is too lazy and needs to do more work to improve his skills.

"This is so troublesome..."

Shikamaru didn't move. After a moment's thought, he turned his head towards Sasuke.

"You did it, didn't you... Why won't you admit it?"

Since Naruto possesses the strength to fight against a Jonin teacher, it's quite normal for Sasuke, who often trains with Naruto, to have the same genjutsu abilities.

Shikamaru pondered this.

However, it is not.

Shikamaru, lacking practical experience, had no idea what it meant to take down Kakashi with a genjutsu... That was something only Itachi's Tsukuyomi could do.

Sasuke with two tomoe is far from being good enough.

However, based on the available information, it is most reasonable to conclude that Sasuke would take action.

After much thought, Kakashi could only accept Shikamaru's speculation.

"In our previous encounter, Sasuke probably held back his strength... yeah, that should be it."

"Sasuke, you did a great job. Naruto, you did very well too. Your teamwork exceeded my expectations."

Kakashi smiled with satisfaction. The relationship between these two... was indeed deep.

"I didn't... Waaah..."

Sasuke had something to say, but Naruto quickly covered his mouth and asked Kakashi, "Kakashi-sensei, did we pass?"

Sasuke stopped struggling; since it concerned whether he could become a ninja, he could temporarily take the blame.

"qualified?"

The survival exercise tested teamwork; Naruto and Sasuke cooperated perfectly, but as for the other one…

Kakashi looked at the nervous and uneasy Sakura.

Sakura was already in despair... In the end, I was still the one who was eliminated.

Naruto said, "Kakashi-sensei, when you fainted, Sakura also kicked you, so... the three of us defeated you together."

Kakashi's lips twitched: "You did a good job, but don't do it again next time. You've passed this time."

.........

Hokage Building.

After listening to Kakashi's report, the Third Hokage said earnestly, "Kakashi, you need to pay close attention, especially to Naruto. You need to guide him to use his power correctly..."

Kakashi nodded. Indeed, having the strength of a Jonin right after graduation, he would only become stronger in the future. However, without proper guidance, he would go astray, which would bring profound disaster to Konoha.

Remembering Naruto's words about hating troublemakers, Kakashi said in a deep voice, "Hokage-sama, the rumors circulating in the village... you should do something about them."

You can't expect someone to love an environment where they face rejection and discrimination; that's really asking the impossible.

The third generation remained silent for a long time, then turned to look out the window and slowly said, "I've always been in charge."

If left unchecked, the long-simmering resentment of the villagers would have driven Naruto out of Konoha long ago.

But who is the one who caused the villagers' resentment?

Seeing the Third Hokage's grim expression, Kakashi understood. It was Danzo again. But Hokage, why don't you do anything about Danzo?

Kaka remained silent, bowed to the Third Hokage, and left the office.

…………

The sun is just right, the breeze is not dry.

Kakashi made the most of his time, sitting on a tree branch with his back against the trunk, reading diligently.

As for what books they read, I can only say that those who know, know.

"Kakashi-sensei, can you teach me ninjutsu?"

Looking down, I saw Naruto standing under the tree.

"Is the river dredging work complete?"

Cleaning the river was the third D-level mission that the seventh squad received. The previous two D-level missions were catching cats and delivering messages.

"No, but someone is cleaning it up."