Naruto: They are all reborn.

Chapter 17 How could Konoha have a fifteen-year-old genin?

Two days later, the Third Hokage suddenly issued a notice, ordering the removal of Sakumo Hatake from all his positions and demanding that he hand over his headband.

The news caused an uproar throughout Konoha Village.

What does submitting your headband signify?

This means that from this day forward, Hatake Sakumo will no longer be a ninja of Konoha, but an ordinary civilian.

Some people believe the punishment was too harsh, considering that Sakumo Hatake had a distinguished military record and his merits and demerits should be balanced.

Some people believe that the punishment was just right or not enough, because Sakumo Hatake violated the "Ninja Code," which means he is no longer suitable to be a ninja.

A day later, someone saw Sakumo Hatake leave Konoha through the village gates. No one knew where he was going or whether he would return.

Asuma skipped school by climbing over the wall and ran all the way to the Hokage's office to question the Third Hokage.

"Father, is this the result you hoped for?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of white smoke and slowly said, "If you were even half as smart as Tomoyuki, you wouldn't have come to question me."

Since that day, Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered an investigation into who Asuma had been in contact with, fearing that someone might be deliberately transmitting certain thoughts to Asuma, turning him into a sword aimed at the Hokage.

However, after the secret investigation, it was discovered that the source of everything was the barbecue restaurant. After obtaining the detailed account, Hiruzen Sarutobi's evaluation of Tokio improved even more.

He was clever enough to devise a punishment plan for Sakumo Hatake and knew that the key to solving the problem lay with the villagers.

He was brave and worked well with Obito Uchiha, together defeating a seasoned Chunin.

Most importantly, Toki was avenging Kakashi. He had only been in Konoha for a little over a month, yet he had already formed such a deep bond with the villagers.

Good prospect, good prospect!

Hiruzen Sarutobi was satisfied with everything, but the more he admired Tokio, the more disappointed he became when he saw his own silly son.

Asuma: ?

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of smoke and continued, "What you see is only the tip of the iceberg, while from my position, you see the entire iceberg. The view is different depending on the height you stand at, and the things you need to think about are also different."

"You've come to question me because you're dissatisfied with White Fang's punishment, thinking it's too severe. But in my opinion... this punishment might not even be enough."

Asma's head was buzzing from the string of words: "Father, can you stop with the riddles? Can't you just be straightforward?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at him: "You don't have the mindset of a Hokage yet. With your current knowledge and abilities, even if I explained, you wouldn't understand."

Asma felt extremely wronged: "How do you know I don't understand if you don't explain?!"

"No one knows a son better than his father; do you think I don't know that?"

"You don't understand me at all!"

"Asuma!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's mustache twitched, as if he were holding a seven-wolf sword instead of a pipe.

"Tch! All you do is play the riddle-maker!"

Asma kicked the table leg and ran away.

Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his fist on the table in a huff, but made no further move. He simply watched Asuma leave and let out a long sigh.

"Asuma, train hard. When you graduate and become a genin, the scenery you see will be different from what you see now. When you become a jonin, you'll understand my choice."

He sat back down at his desk, staring at the documents in his hand, lost in thought.

[The Cloud Village's proposals and demands regarding the signing of a peace treaty.]

"White Fang's resignation as a ninja has successfully diverted the villagers' attention, but that's not enough. We must completely shift the villagers' attention away from White Fang... Once that's done, we'll have passed this hurdle."

"But the fundamental problem remains unresolved: the conflict between the Will of Fire and the Ninja Code... It's tough."

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"Kakashi, what's wrong?"

In the past few days, Shi Xu noticed that Kakashi's dead fish eyes were getting worse and worse, and couldn't help but wonder what had happened.

Kakashi sighed and asked instead, "Tokio, are you aware of graduating early?"

Shi Xu shook his head.

"You can apply to graduate early from the Ninja Academy, but the difficulty is much higher than the normal graduation exam."

Upon hearing this, Shi Xu seemed somewhat intrigued: "Kakashi, would you like to apply for early graduation?"

Kakashi nodded then shook his head: "I'd like to, but not now. I plan to apply for early graduation in a year. Do you want to come with me?"

"I need to think about it."

Shi Xu learned very quickly, and in just over a month, the Ninja Academy could only play a very limited role for him.

His current focus is mainly on after-school training, which Tsunade and Kushina tailored specifically for him. Every day, they perfectly drain every last bit of his energy, and his progress has already surpassed that of school.

The only thing he could learn at school was theoretical knowledge, but with his self-learning speed, he had already mastered it almost completely.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Of course, he only glanced at books like "The Ninja Code" and "The Will of Fire" without taking them seriously. He devoted most of his energy to practical books such as "Trap and Mechanism," "General Knowledge of the Ninja World," and "Practical Ninja Techniques."

By now, Toki has begun learning medical knowledge from Nohara Rin, laying a foundation in advance. As Tsunade's disciple, how could he not learn medical ninjutsu?

Why do you want to graduate early?

Kakashi slightly raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the students playing ninja games in the classroom, lingering for a moment on the student who shouted, "I want to be Hokage!"

"Because it's annoying here."

"Why?" Shi Xu clicked her tongue in surprise.

Kakashi is a cold-faced but warm-hearted person. Even though he keeps calling Obito an idiot and making a fuss, he always considers Obito a friend.

However, as Tokiho had just seen clearly, Kakashi was genuinely fed up with the Ninja Academy.

Kakashi hesitated for a long time before quickly explaining in a voice that wouldn't be heard by others: "Father went to find the Hokage on his own initiative."

He now refers to him as "Hokage" instead of "Lord Hokage".

Shi Xu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."

When the Hokage issued the announcement, he thought the Hokage had waited for that opportunity, but the truth was that Sakumo Hatake had taken the initiative to approach him. His dismissal, even handing over his headband and resigning from his ninja career, were probably all Sakumo's own proposals.

Looking at it this way... it seems like the Hokage didn't do anything?

Therefore, Kakashi felt disappointed and doubtful about becoming Hokage, while at the Ninja Academy, there were children everywhere shouting that they wanted to become Hokage.

"I want to meet the standards for the Chunin Exams as soon as possible after graduation. Once I become a Chunin, I won't have to spend all my time doing missions with the Jonin in charge, and I'll have more time to do what I want to do."

After saying that, Kakashi turned to look into Toki's eyes: "Of course, I don't force you to make the same choice as me."

"No, actually I also want to apply for early graduation."

Shi Xu shook his head, straightened his back, and looked at Kakashi, who was a head shorter than him: "I'm four years older than you. If I had followed the rules and completed the entire Ninja Academy, I would have graduated at fifteen."

"Does Konoha have a fifteen-year-old genin?"

(End of this chapter)