Konoha 41 years, April.

It's been almost a full year since the original Shuomao team disintegrated.

Shiraishi was another year older.

There is basically nothing to say about the organization, and it is developing steadily, because it is in the stage of primitive accumulation, and everything is done carefully.

The locations of the operations are also small countries, and they will not easily involve the scope of the five major countries.

Because of the words and deeds of the leader of Shiraishi, the people in the organization are well versed in this, and in terms of concealment, it can be said that they are out of the blue.

Solving the caged bird, and gathering a subordinate like Hinata Shingo, is also a great help to the organization.

Although you can't show your head outside, the task of guarding the organization's headquarters is also a top priority.

After all, Shiraishi was worried about that kind of strange white creatures, which were very similar to the ability of Shogun Earth, could move quickly in mission objects, and ordinary sentient ninjutsu could not perceive their existence.

With the assistance of White Eyes, this problem can be avoided.

After all, no matter how stealthy you are, merging with the earth, you are also using your body to move, and the white eye, which can see the essence of the blood limit, is far superior to the perception ninja in terms of observation.

And Shiraishi made a detailed comparison of the list of Hinata family ninjas provided by Hinata Shingo and the list of family ninjas provided by Ayane.

He found that in the Hyuga family, the proportion of ninjas who were dissatisfied with the clan was different from what he expected.

Some of them have completely taken refuge in the Zongjia, and some of them are in a wait-and-see attitude, and their will is not firm, but most of the time they are inclined to the decision of the Zongjia.

The rest are the ninjas who are dissatisfied with the clan or are very hostile, and there are not too many ninjas who are not few, but not too many.

Shiraishi had no intention of making contact with these people now.

There are too many people, the more likely he is to be exposed, and he doesn't want to be targeted by Konoha now.

This is likely to be very low, and it should not happen.

Anyway, Konoha is not a bad place, and maybe you can find some useful seedlings.

In the study of immortals, the progress is also relatively good, and after data statistics, after several months of hard work, the probability of success has increased by a few percentage points again.

The rest of the time, Shiraishi still lives as a qualified Konoha ninja, doing research at home and working as a teaching assistant at school.

As a Konoha ninja, he is still very young.

It's just that I went to the garrison, and the number of dates with Liuli has increased.

Of course, it's a very pure date.

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Around mid-April, Shiraishi walked briskly down the streets of Konoha.

It can be seen that he is in a good mood right now.

It's not just that it's Saturday, so you don't have to go to the ninja school to be a teaching assistant, and you have free time.

"Yo, Kakashi, long time no see."

Shiraishi saw a familiar back on the street.

A boy with a full head of silver and white hair.

He wears a face on his face, and carries a white-fanged short knife on his back that is the same as the one used by Shuo Mao.

This kid still worships his father so much.

"Isn't this Shimoshinobi Shiraishi senior? What do you have for advice? ”

Kakashi turned around and replied without being salty, without much fluctuation in his tone.

"When did you learn this kind of tone with Liuli?"

Shiraishi put his hand on Kakashi's head and ravaged his silver-white hair, messing it up before stopping.

"What for?"

"Revenge for what you just said. You little ghost is really annoying, and you don't look like Mr. Shuomao at all. ”

Shiraishi said frankly.

"So, what's the matter with me? I don't believe it was a casual encounter. ”

The Kakashi people learned to speak in an adult tone, holding a book that had been selling well recently, and he was supposed to be reading it with relish while walking.

He put the book in his ninja bag and straightened up his hairstyle, which had been messed up by Shiraishi.

"How's Shinobi's life?"

He didn't explain his intentions, but he was concerned about how Kakashi felt after he became a shinobi.

"What else, the tasks are very simple, and there is basically nothing to worry about."

Kakashi thought about it for a moment, and expressed his thoughts very bluntly.

"You're not humble at all."

Shiraishi patted Kakashi on the shoulder.

"It's time for the seniors to explain their intentions."

"Is Mr. Shuomao at home?"

"No, he's out on a mission, and he should be back in a few days."

"What a pity."

Shiraishi sighed.

"What's wrong?"

"Today is my big day."

Kakashi looked at Shiraishi with some confusion.

"Are you getting married? Who is it for? Ruri senpai or Ayane senpai? ”

“……”

"Isn't it?"

"Of course not, how did you come up with that?"

"The words of the seniors are too misleading."

Kakashi said helplessly.

Shiraishi had no choice but to take out a piece of paper from his ninja bag, which was a letter of appointment signed by the Hokage himself.

"See, from today onwards, I am also a mid-shinobi in the village."

Looking at Shiraishi, who was a little complacent, Kakashi knew where his joy came from.

Should such a thing be something to be happy about?

Isn't it supposed to feel pathetic?

With your team, it's already been a ninja. This hurtful sentence still didn't come out of Kakashi's mouth.

"From today onwards, I will be your superior."

Shiraishi said.

Kakashi sighed helplessly again, and also took out a similarly similar letter of appointment from his ninja bag.

"I'm sorry, senior, I don't want to hit you, just this morning, I was also in the middle of it."

“……”

Shiraishi's smile stiffened on his face.

Then, he noticed something and looked at Kakashi in amazement.

"Wait, Kakashi, you're only six years old, aren't you? Is it the middle forbearance? ”

This must be something went wrong.

Only six years old.

When he was six years old, Shiraishi himself had just entered ninja school.

Although Kakashi entered school at the age of four, which is considered an early education, it took one year to successfully graduate from the ninja school at the age of five, which is already the first time in Konoha that it has been unprecedented.

Now another year has passed, and he has become a middle ninja?

Shiraishi knew that Kakashi's strength surpassed that of his peers, but becoming a shinobi was not just about strength, it was the position of a squad leader in a team.

Qualified psychological qualities and excellent leadership skills are the top priorities.

"It was signed by Hokage-sama himself. Shiraishi-senpai thinks it's fake, and I have nothing to say. ”

"Well, I wanted to show it off."

Thinking that he only became a shinobi at the age of seventeen, and Kakashi did this at the age of six.

I feel a little sorry for myself.

"It's worthy of Teacher Shuomao's child, it seems that I can't treat you as a ghost in the future."

Shiraishi laughed with emotion.

Kakashi was also a little happy when he heard Shiraishi's praise, especially since he lived up to his father's reputation.

"That senior came to me ......"

"Celebrate me for becoming a middle ninja, but now I should also celebrate you becoming a middle ninja."

“……”

You know that's the case.

However, it's just a matter of becoming a shinobi, so what's there to celebrate?

But no matter what the other party said, he was also one of his father's former subordinates, and he could usually talk to each other when they met, and the relationship could be said to be relatively good, so Kakashi nodded and agreed.

Follow Shiraishi to the familiar barbecue restaurant.

Ruri and Tsunade were sitting there waiting, and next to Tsunade, there was a cute girl with short black hair, a little older than Kakashi.

"Isn't Ayane-senpai here?"

Kakashi didn't see Ayane's figure and couldn't help but wonder.

"She can't come today because of something, but the gift will arrive."

"It's a pity that I can't see the best fight."

Kakashi said this.

Bai Shipi didn't smile, and he regretted bringing this little ghost here.

It's exactly the same as when I was a child, and it's not cute at all.

"Tsunade Shinobu, hello."

Kakashi showed respect to Tsunade before sitting down.

"I'm just waiting for you, but didn't that guy from Shuomao come?"

Tsunade didn't see Shuo Mao's figure, and asked out loud.

"He's out on a mission." Kakashi replied.

As he spoke, he looked at the girl next to Tsunade.

"This is ......"

"It's mute, it's a relative of mine."

Tsunade introduced with a smile.

Because today is the big day for Shiraishi to become a shinobi, it is a bit inappropriate to bring a pair of relatives and friends over, but she is not worried about muting one at home, so she brings it here to have a meal.

Kakashi nodded to the girl named Shizune, who smiled and nodded.

"Speaking of which, today is not only the day I became a shinobi, but also the day when Kakashi became a shinobi."

Shiraishi sat down and said with a smile.

After everyone heard this, they all looked at Kakashi in amazement, especially Shizun, she had just graduated from the ninja school, and this boy who looked a few years younger than her was already a shinobi.

"It's really long-winded."

Kakashi, who didn't want to attract attention at all, saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him, so he had to pretend that he didn't care and looked away.

Fortunately, everyone also knows that Kakashi is a genius, and his father is the famous Konoha White Fang, and it is indeed a bit incredible to become a middle ninja at the age of six, but since it is the permission of the Hokage, it means that Kakashi is a qualified middle ninja, and there is no dark box operation.

"Young people are getting scary these days."

Tsunade glanced at Ruri, who was sitting next to Shiraishi, and the pressure he brought to himself was very high.

Look at Kakashi again, although he is immature and immature, he already has the demeanor of his father Konoha White Fang, even better than his father when he was a child......

It's a lot of talent. Tsunade is happy for the future prosperity of the village, but his mood is a little low when he thinks about his current situation.

"Tsunade-sensei, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Tsunade was in a bad mood, Shiraishi was a little puzzled.

"Ah, no, it's just a little emotional."

Realizing his gaffe, Tsunade quickly adjusts his mindset from his loss.

"Suddenly, I felt a little embarrassed to celebrate your becoming a shinobi today. Kakashi was already a shinobi at the age of six. ”

At this time, Ruri said.

"But when Ruri was six years old, weren't you also a student at the ninja school like me?"

Shiraishi said this.

Then Shiraishi's face turned blue.

"Shiraishi-senpai, don't you matter?"

Kakashi glanced at Shiraishi, whose face was blue, and cared for him.

"Adults don't care about children."

Shiraishi knew that Kakashi had asked on purpose.

This little imp is so hateful.

When you leave Konoha in the future, give him some color to see.

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Two days have passed since the incident, and Shiraishi has become a shinobi, and basically no one pays attention to it except for people who have a good relationship.

On the contrary, Kakashi became a shinobi at the age of six, and slowly became known to the people in the village, thinking that the tiger father has no dogs.

Because of this, Kakashi has become someone else's child in the mouth of many parents.

After that, Shiraishi also gave up the idea of being more honest with Kakashi, and if he didn't show his true strength, it would definitely be impossible to compare with Kakashi in terms of the speed of promotion of the ninja rank.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Kakashi was indeed one of the most talented ninja he'd ever seen.

After all, he is an adult, and he can't be like a child.

- It's not been a few days since the days have turned flat, and that's what happened on the way to the garrison in Shiraishi.

"Did you hear that? It seems that the mission has failed......"

"yes, it's unbelievable that a ninja like him would give up his mission......"

"So he's just at this level......"

"This kind of person doesn't deserve to be a ninja at all......"

Among the people who communicated, there were civilians and ninjas, and they came together as if they were cautiously saying something.

Shiraishi just glanced at them and didn't pay attention.

Just after walking a few steps, I saw the Uchiha ninja of the garrison walking hurriedly from another street.

Seeing the people from the garrison coming, these civilians and ninjas immediately stopped talking and looked at the Uchiha ninjas of the garrison with a worried expression.

The people of the garrison just stared at these people coldly, and did not say anything.

Are all the guards dispatched? Shiraishi, who didn't think it was a big deal, immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Ordinary rumours do not provoke the security team to deal with them, except in the case of a major incident.

Thinking of this, he was a little puzzled, so he walked quickly in the direction of the garrison building.

As soon as he got there, he saw a group of civilians and ninjas gathered in the lobby of the garrison building, and Ruri stood there with a cold face, making these people shudder.

The Uchiha ninjas in her squad are also unkind.

When Ruri saw Shiraishi coming, she asked the members of the team to look at these people, and walked to the corner with Shiraishi herself.

"What's going on? There are some inexplicable rumors on the street, the garrison has arrested so many people here, is there something going on in the village? ”

Shiraishi asked confusedly.

"Don't you know?"

"I've been in the lab for the past two days, and I only came out today. What the hell is going on? ”

Shiraishi looked at Ruri, hoping that she could explain.

Liuli took a deep breath and said with a rare tone of helplessness and headache: "Teacher Shuomao is in trouble. ”

"How?"

Shiraishi frowned.

Can Shuomao be in trouble?

Then I thought of some rumors I heard on the road before, and I had a bad premonition in my heart.

"We don't know where the rumors came from, but since this morning, they have spread throughout the village at a terrible speed, and the source can no longer be found."

For the first time, Ruri felt tricky about this kind of thing.

"And why?"

"Mr. Shuo Mao, he failed his mission this time, and it is said that he gave up the mission directly in order to save his companions."

Shiraishi was stunned.

That's it?

Although it is a bit unbelievable to interrupt the mission in Shuo Mao's case, because that person is too powerful to be determined by common sense, but because of this kind of thing, rumors can spread throughout the village?

"What about the higher-ups, what did they explain?"

It is impossible to hide such a big thing from the top.

The ninjas of the garrison have been dispatched on a large scale, how could the top brass not know.

"I don't know. There were no orders from the higher-ups, so we had to follow the rules of the garrison and control those who seriously disturbed the peace. ”

"But this is a palliative, not a cure."

"Yes, if the higher-ups are willing to explain what task Mr. Shuomao is performing, and what the village has lost after interrupting the mission, the situation will still take a turn for the better. But now, the high-level has not expressed anything to the outside world, and it is all left to the free imagination of the villagers. ”

“……”

Shiraishi's face was a little ugly.

Freedom to imagine?

Shiraishi is reluctant to speculate on others with the greatest malice, but if this rumor continues to spread, the source of the matter will be ignored, and eventually become a bloodless weapon in the hands of the rumor-mongers.

That kind of situation is really bad.

"Anyway, let's go see Mr. Shuomao first. He's not that weak-willed. ”

Shiraishi thought about it, and went to Shuo Mao to understand the cause and effect of the matter, and see if he could find any turning point.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Ruri nodded, planning to go with Shiraishi to meet Shuo Mao.

Since the higher-ups were indifferent, they had to find their own way to solve it.