In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 145 Kakashi Feigning Confusion

"No." Kakashi shook his head.

"It's me." As soon as the words were spoken, a young ninja wearing sunglasses, a bandana, and a black combat suit walked in. It was Ebisu.

Ebisu pushed up his sunglasses, raised his hand to greet everyone, "Yo, everyone."

"Why this silent pervert? I also want Kakashi-sensei to teach me, and otherwise I won't be able to bring that guy back."

To Ebisu's surprise, Naruto's reaction was not as strong as he had expected, and he did not mention the harem technique he had been subjected to last time.

His fists were clenched and his shoulders were trembling slightly; anyone could see that he was acting strangely.

Ebisu was taken aback, looking at Kakashi with some surprise. "What happened?"

"Well, I guess so." Kakashi nodded, then turned his gaze to Naruto, his expression suddenly becoming serious. He said solemnly, "Naruto, I can deeply understand how you feel right now, but after experiencing this Chunin Exams, you must also deeply realize that your foundation is not solid."

At this point, Kakashi's mind conjured up the image of Chiya. "That guy, back when he was in the Ninja Academy, had already mastered the basics to a level that even Jonin could hardly reach."

"He just graduated from the Ninja Academy and defeated his team leader Jonin using only the Three Body Techniques and Taijutsu. If you really want to catch up with him, it's impossible without improving your fundamentals."

Upon hearing this, Naruto fell into a brief silence. After a long while, he finally spoke, "I understand, Kakashi-sensei."

Then, taking a deep breath, he reverted to his usual goofy self, pointed at Ebisu, and questioned, "But can this quiet pervert really teach me properly?"

"A silent pervert? Is Ebisu-sensei a silent pervert?" Kakashi looked at Ebisu with some suspicion.

Ebisu recalled the scene of himself being subjected to the Harem Technique, and his old face couldn't help but turn red. He quickly denied it, "How could that be? Don't listen to Naruto's nonsense."

"What nonsense! You were part of my harem back then!" Before Naruto could finish speaking, Ebisu quickly covered Naruto's mouth and whispered to him, "Please, don't say it out loud. Whatever you want to eat or buy later, I'll treat you."

"Well then, Kakashi, we'll be going now."

As he spoke, Ebisu pulled Naruto outside.

"Looks like these two have known each other for a long time. Well then, Naruto, good luck." Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Kakashi awkwardly took out a book called "Make-Out Paradise" from under his pillow and began to study it carefully.

"Another boring book like this. Well then, I'm leaving too. Kakashi, don't forget about the training you promised me." Sasuke glanced at the "Make-Out Paradise" book in Kakashi's hand, waved impatiently, and turned to leave.

Suddenly, the once crowded ward was left with only three guests: Ino-Shika-Cho.

"Kakashi-sensei, the 'he' you mentioned earlier, you must be referring to Fujiwara Chiya, right?" Shikamaru pulled up a stool and sat down next to Kakashi.

"Why are you suddenly so interested in him? Is it because of Asuma?" Kakashi's expression hardened.

"Asuma is, after all, our teacher." Shikamaru crossed his arms, nodded, and did not deny it.

"If that's the case, then I think you'd better give up," Kakashi sighed.

"Why?" Shikamaru asked, puzzled.

"Because we'll die." Kakashi put away his Icha Icha Paradise and said seriously, "To be honest, even if we fought him again, I don't think I'd have any chance of winning. That guy is no longer someone you can deal with by sheer numbers; on the contrary, the more people there are, the faster they'll die."

"Furthermore, if a situation like Naruto's happened today were to anger him again, I can't guarantee what he might do."

"Then why would he do that? I remember he used to be a Konoha ninja, right? Could it be that Asuma-sensei's family is a parasite on Konoha, so he chose to do that kind of thing?" Ino placed the flowers next to Kakashi and Might Guy's bedside tables.

"You can't just say things like that. But I think there must be another reason." Kakashi recalled Chiya's words: If Naruto knew his background and Sasuke knew the truth about the destruction of the Uchiha clan, he would probably do even worse than me.

Could it be that the demise of the Uchiha clan was truly related to the Konoha leadership?

It seems that Chiya had a childhood friend who was a member of the Uchiha clan, and that he also died on the night of the clan's massacre.

Could it be that he killed the Shimura and Sarutobi clans because the Konoha higher-ups killed that Uchiha girl?

It's not impossible, really.

After all, so far, Chiya has only killed the Sarutobi and Shimura clans in Konoha.

They did not kill the other ninjas.

But if that's the case, then things will be complicated.

Not only Chiya, but even Sasuke might follow in her footsteps in the future, which is the most worrying thing.

Ino was taken aback. "What's the reason?"

"No, it's nothing." Kakashi shook his head.

"It's probably related to the Uchiha clan massacre." Just then, Shikamaru seemed to have thought of something. He glanced in the direction Sasuke had left and said to Kakashi.

"Do you know anything?" Kakashi narrowed his eyes.

"Not long ago, Choji and I found our cousin Panji, who used to team up with Fujiwara Chiya. He told us some things about Fujiwara Chiya." Shikamaru didn't continue, because he knew that Kakashi would understand without him saying it.

"As expected of Shikaku's child, but sometimes being too smart isn't a good thing, it can kill people," Kakashi warned.

"I understand," Shikamaru nodded. He certainly knew what Kakashi meant by "dead people"—it involved the higher-ups in Konoha.

This was beyond the scope of what a low-ranking ninja like him could handle; even the Nara clan wouldn't dare to delve into such matters.

As the two were talking, Ino, feeling completely confused, asked, "What are you talking about?"

"No, it's nothing. Ino, we should probably head back now." With that, Shikamaru pulled Ino away.

As for Choji, he nodded to Kakashi, pretending to understand, and followed closely behind.

"Will someone die? It seems that Kakashi isn't completely ignorant; he's just been pretending to be deaf and dumb."

"And Erzhuzi actually wanted me to be his teacher. How could he even think of that? I'm not stupid enough to take on a disciple in a world where betraying one's master is commonplace."

"You should find Orochimaru to be your teacher, Sasuke."

"Orochimaru seems to know me quite well, though; he even knows I like to get involved in fun."

In the private open-air mixed bath, Chiya soaked in the hot spring, listening to the sounds of Konoha Village with her Observation Haki while enjoying a massage from Yekura.

It has to be said that Yekura's level of caring for people is getting higher and higher.

When they were away from home, Qianye took care of almost everything, from clothing and food to accommodation and transportation.

It's gotten to the point where Qian can hardly live without her.

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