To pay off the debt, become Hokage!

Tsunade blinked, "It's a secret. I do know, but if I tell you, there won't be any surprises."

"Ah, why is this?"

Shengshu was depressed for a moment, and then began to laugh foolishly again.

"Congratulations on your graduation, Nawaki-senpai."

"Congratulations, you've officially become a ninja."

......

All the friends that Nawaki knew well came to congratulate him, including Minato Namikaze, Mikoto Uchiha, Kushina Uzumaki, Nono Yakushi and so on.

Nara Shikaku, Hyuga Hizashi, Inuzuka Tsume and others were also there. All of them knew Nawaki through Uchiha Shigeka and Namikaze Minato.

Sheng Shu was somewhat touched and immediately decided to treat everyone to a meal at the newly opened barbecue restaurant.

As for the cost of the dinner...my brother is graduating, so I have to treat him to a meal as a sister.

Tsunade readily agreed to this and called Jiraiya and Orochimaru.

The night was filled with clinking glasses and toasting each other.

A large group of people were laughing and joking, it was very lively and everyone had a happy smile on their face.

Especially the protagonist of the story, Shengshu, burst into tears of joy.

He kept muttering, "Wow, I'm finally graduating." "No need to study anymore!" "Just wait, I will soon become a Chunin, then a Jonin, and then the Hokage recognized by everyone in the village!"

Nawaki waved his arms: "I want to be the greatest Hokage!"

"Then Rope Tree must be careful when performing the mission." Thinking of Rope Tree's tragic ending in the original work, Uchiha Shigeka gave repeated warnings.

There is only one core requirement: listen to your boss and don't rush forward blindly because of your impulsiveness. This is how Rope Tree in the original work fell into the explosive trap and died, and Orochimaru didn't stop him.

"Remember, you have to pay attention to your own safety. Only when you are alive can you realize your dreams. If you die, you will have nothing."

Sheng Shu slapped his chest hard, but accidentally used too much strength and coughed violently a few times. Now he had a runny nose and tears.

"Ahem..., don't worry, I want to become the Hokage, I won't die on the way!"

It was obvious that he didn't listen. Uchiha Shigeka felt helpless. He patted Shengshu's shoulder heavily. Shengshu frowned and gritted his teeth, feeling a little painful.

He looked at Uchiha Shigeka and saw that he was looking at him seriously.

Chonghua looked like this... Shengshu swallowed, he had never seen him like this before.

"Shengshu, promise me that you will put your life first. I don't want to see you on the memorial tablet one day."

The words sounded serious, and Sheng Shu couldn't help but become serious.

"I promise you, Chonghua. I will not die. I am the one who will carry the shadow hat, how can I remain unknown on the memorial tablet?"

"Hey, why are you so serious? What's with all the life and death?"

Tsunade came over, tapped Uchiha Shigeka's head, and said with a smile: "At his current level, Nawaki can only do D-level and C-level missions. They are not very dangerous, so it's just right for training. You can say those things after Nawaki becomes a Chunin."

Uchiha Shigeka sighed inwardly.

It would be great if it were true, but unfortunately, there are not many opportunities for Sheng Shu to hone his skills, as the war is coming soon.

As soon as I finished speaking, he arrived.

Contrary to Uchiha Shigeka's expectations, a war involving Konoha came very quickly.

A month after Rope Tree graduated, Uchiha Shigeka learned that the Hidden Cloud Village of the northern great country, the Land of Lightning, had launched an attack on the border of the Land of Fire.

This surprised Uchiha Shigeka, but he was relieved immediately.

Although the war between Kumogakure and Konoha during the Second Ninja World War was not mentioned in the original work, he is now in reality and nothing is surprising.

Nawaki did not participate in this war. He had just become a Genin and was still getting familiar with the mission procedures. Besides, Konoha now had sufficient manpower and it was not yet his turn to go to the battlefield.

By the way, Nawaki’s instructor is an elite jonin and an acquaintance of theirs.

Tsunade's best friend, Orochimaru.

This was indeed a surprise for Nawaki. After all, he had heard Nawaki admire Senior Orochimaru more than once.

...But when he arrived at the battlefield, he didn't listen to the advice of his admired senior Orochimaru and lost his life.

As Napeki's instructor, Orochimaru did not follow the troops to the north to deal with the invasion of Kumogakure.

Leading the troops are Jiraiya, Sensei Tsunade, and... Danzo Shimura.

......

"The war in the North is over? So soon?"

Uchiha Shigeka had just brought a half-dead cow back to life. The larger the carcass, the more laborious the treatment would be.

He had just wiped the sweat off his head when he heard Tsunade, who had just returned, say that the Northern War was over.

Is this a little too fast?

It has only been two months since the outbreak of the Northern War.

Tsunade looked a little worried, she glanced further into the corridor, where was the room where Uzumaki Mito was recuperating.

There, Kushina was learning sealing techniques from Uzumaki Mito.

"The Eight-Tails of Kumogakure is rioting."

Tsunade said quickly: "The Third Raikage urgently retreated back to the village to deal with the Eight-Tails riot. Until this incident is resolved, Kumogakure will not be able to start a war again."

When the Eight-Tails rioted, the Hidden Cloud Ninjas were fighting at the front, and the village's strongest ninja, the Third Raikage, was also at the front line.

The rear was empty and was wreaked havoc by the Eight-Tails, the entire village was almost reduced to ruins.

Although the main force is still there, the top priority is to retreat back to the village to deal with the Eight-Tails and rebuild the Hidden Cloud Village that has been ravaged and turned into ruins.

The Northern War ended so abruptly just two months after it began, in such an unexpected way.

......

Chapter 23: Become a Genin, then draw a card and explode

"Chonghua, I want to hear about your choices after graduation."

Uchiha Tadao was sitting on the corridor, gazing into the distance at the towering Hokage Rock.

Uchiha Shigeka remained silent and did not answer.

Uchiha Ridai continued: "The police force is short of people, do you want to come? With my help and your ability, you can quickly become the captain."

"I don't plan to join the police force." Uchiha Shigeka shook his head and refused: "Compared to the position of captain, I would rather start as a Genin doing D-level and C-level missions."

"Do you prefer them to the police force..."

Uchiha Rida understood and was not surprised. After spending a few years together, this child was closer to Konoha than he was.

He shook his head and laughed: "I was just trying to ask. I know your dream and the efforts you have made for it. There is nothing wrong with your choice."

"But..." Uchiha Rida's face became serious, and he looked at Uchiha Shigeka with sharp eyes.

"Chonghua, don't forget that you have Uchiha blood in your veins. Never forget your family."

"The village is important because it is home to all of us, but this home is made up of many small homes. Don't just look up and ignore the roots under your feet."

There is no problem in being close to Konoha, and he, Uchiha Tadao, is also one of those who are close to Konoha.

But being close is being close because it can bring benefits to the family and long-term peace and security.

If there was a conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha clan one day, Uchiha Ridai's eyes were sharp, and he would undoubtedly choose his own root system.

It's a good thing that Uchiha Shigeka dreams of becoming Hokage. It's not surprising that many people in the Uchiha clan have ideas about the position of Hokage.

Uchiha Tadao just hoped that such a brilliant young man would not mindlessly throw himself into the arms of the Hokage lineage and ignore the Uchiha family from which he came.

Family, family is the foundation!

Uchiha Shigeka nodded solemnly to show that he understood, and he would certainly not ignore the Uchiha clan.

But at this stage, he will not get too close to the Uchiha clan. It depends on Sarutobi Hiruzen's mood.

There's no way, who told him that the Hokage has more cards in his hand now? The three ninjas plus Hatake Sakumo are no match for any family.

The initiative is not in their hands, but in the hands of the Konoha officials.

What he needs to do is to work hard to squeeze into the official circle of Konoha, and then step by step strengthen his own voice.

Until the day when the guest becomes the host.

......

"Congratulations on your graduation. Now it's my turn to say it, hehe."

Shengshu congratulated his friends.

Uchiha Shigeka's class graduated today.

Uchiha Shigeka touched the Konoha forehead protector on his head. He did not feel happy. On the contrary, he was a little depressed.

"Chonghua, what's wrong? You've graduated and become a ninja, why do you look like this?"

Of course, the card drawing was a blast.

When he took the Konoha forehead protector, took his ID photo, and sent his ninja file to the Hokage Building, the system popped up and told him that he could draw a Genin card.

Then......

Uchiha Shigeka didn't want to recall his experience of drawing cards. That was not someone he was familiar with, just a random-looking Mist Village Genin.

He looks ordinary from head to toe, and the strongest skill he can master is assassination through the Mist Hidden Technique.

Ah this... Uchiha Shigeka inherited everything from this Kirigakure passerby character card with tears in his eyes. Apart from some increase in chakra and physique, there was basically no benefit.

How strong can a ten-year-old Kirigakure passerby be? This is from the early days of Kirigakure, which was definitely a peaceful period compared to the later Blood Mist Village.

This time the card draw was a failure.

"I want to become a Chunin as soon as possible."

Uchiha Shigeka clenched his fist in anger. He didn't believe that he would be so stubborn when it came to drawing cards as a Chunin!

As a person who has experienced it, Nawaki said earnestly: "If you want to become a Chunin, you must first complete a certain number of missions, and then you need a letter of recommendation from your instructor, which is the most difficult."

"I think I can definitely pass the Chunin Exam with my strength, but Orochimaru-sensei thinks I can't, so he won't recommend me. I have no choice but to continue doing boring tasks."

Uchiha Shigeka gave him a strange look and said, "Is it possible that what Orochimaru said is right? You are really not qualified to take part in the Chunin Exam now."

"I think I'm enough."

Sheng Shu was full of confidence and patted his chest.

"Come on, it's no use if you're the only one who can do it. The Chunin Exam requires the entire class to participate together. Can your teammates do it?"

Uzumaki Kushina suddenly shook her head when she said this: "No, no, it may be that your teammates can do it, but you can't, so Orochimaru disagrees."

“Well, it makes sense when you think about it this way.”

"That's not reasonable at all!" Nawaki looked at Uzumaki Kushina unhappily, "How could it be that I can't do it? Humph, everyone in my class can do it, so it's all Orochimaru's fault!"

"Okay, okay, don't stay here, barbecue, I want to eat barbecue!"

Qiu Daodingzuo shouted that all the congratulations were not as joyful as a barbecue.

"That's true. I'll go call Shikaku and the others over."

Minato Namikaze went to call for help, and then a large group of people came.

Not only Nara Shikaku and other friends were there, but also their parents.

Children’s graduation is such a big event, so of course parents will come and share the joy of graduation together.

On the way, Uchiha Shigeka walked up to Yakushi Nono.

"Nono, are you going to Konoha Hospital after you graduate?"

Pharmacist Nono also graduated from the medical class, but unlike them, the medical class will not have a guidance teacher to lead them in completing tasks. Instead, they will directly enter the Konoha Hospital for internship.

Yakushi Nono nodded and expressed his anticipation for future life.

She finally became a medical ninja and worked in Konoha Hospital to earn money.

This way she can give back to the church welfare home that raised her.