Sakura ruffled her beautiful pink hair and said with a grievance, "To treat and care for those patients, I've been staying in the hospital these past few days, and I can't even sleep soundly at night. What kind of teacher does that?"
Naruto was silent. He felt that the higher-ups of Konoha were beyond saving. The previous generation of advisors clung to power and wouldn't let go, while this generation pushed the power they had gained away, always thinking about slacking off...
Sasuke was late today for some reason, and the smile on his face was a little hard to contain as he walked over.
"Sasuke-kun~" Sakura smoothed out her messy hair within three seconds, then hugged Sasuke's arm, pitifully recounting her experiences.
"Yeah, you've worked hard."
Sasuke's brief response made Sakura feel as refreshed as drinking an ice-cold Sprite on a hot summer day, cool to the core and soaring with joy.
[Inner Sakura: Sasuke actually comforted me! So, what should we name the child?]
Naruto asked, "What's up? Your mouth is almost splitting to the back of your head. Did Uncle Fugaku praise you, or did Itachi take you on vacation?"
Sasuke didn't answer directly, but instead pulled his hand out of Sakura's embrace, bit his finger, and made a few hand seals:
"Summoning Jutsu!"
A three- or four-meter-long snake appeared, flicked its tongue, and respectfully called out, "Sasuke-sama."
Sasuke nodded casually, then looked forward to seeing Naruto's surprised expression.
Naruto was indeed surprised and asked, "Could this be a snake from Ryuchi Cave?"
Sasuke nodded proudly.
The moment Sakura saw the snake, she almost punched it, but she realized it was Sasuke's Summoning Beast and held back. She asked curiously, "Master Tsunade said that Orochimaru's Summoning Beast came from Ryuchi Cave. How did Sasuke-kun get it?"
"This is a gift from my brother." Sasuke briefly explained what happened.
It started on the day Naruto helped Izumi capture Mizuki. Because Mizuki didn't have much time left, the Konoha Military Police Force seized the time to interrogate him using various methods, and finally learned of a base that even the Sound Ninja Four didn't know about.
So, after reporting to the Hokage Office, Minato ordered Shisui, Itachi, Izumi, and Anko to team up and go to Orochimaru's secret base dungeon, with the aim of confirming whether Orochimaru had faked his death.
In the end, the four-person team successfully cleared the dungeon, rescued several experimental subjects, killed and captured several guards, and obtained Orochimaru's Ninjutsu scrolls, the Ryuchi Cave Summoning Contract, and a ring with the word 'Void' written on it.
The ring was handed over to the Cipher Division for investigation, the Forbidden Jutsu in the Ninjutsu scrolls were sealed by the village, the ordinary Ninjutsu were allowed to be copied by them as a reward, and the Summoning Contract was handed over to Anko for safekeeping, as she used to be Orochimaru's disciple.
Then Itachi specially asked for a spot for Sasuke.
In this way, Uchiha Sasuke's name was added to the Ryuchi Cave Summoning Contract, and after practicing for a few days, Sasuke couldn't wait to show off to his teammates.
He received a share of surprise from Naruto, which Sasuke felt was worth it.
Of course, there were some things that Sasuke didn't mention. For example, after returning from this mission, Sasuke was a little depressed, sitting by the small lake where he practiced the Great Fireball Technique, throwing small stones one by one.
(If Madara saw it, he would definitely jump out and say that's not how you throw stones. Come, come, I'll teach you how to skip stones. As a descendant of the Uchiha, you absolutely can't lose to the Senju in skipping stones!)
Itachi, who was returning home from work, knew at a glance that his foolish Younger Brother was unhappy. He sat down next to Sasuke and asked, "What's wrong? Did the mission not go well?"
Sasuke shook his head, recalling the Cloud Village Four who had been beaten up by Naruto, and said, "It should be said that it went very smoothly, but, but I didn't help at all."
Itachi picked up a flat stone, threw it out, and the stone skipped lightly on the water, eventually jumping to the other side: "Would you like to tell your brother about it?"
"Yeah." Sasuke recounted the scene of the Tailed Beast battle and said, "Even without mentioning the Tailed Beast Ball, it's difficult to deal with even if the size is large to a certain extent. Naruto can already participate in battles of that level, but I'm still too weak."
Seeing his brother's lost look, Itachi felt heartbroken and comforted him, "That kind of battle, in a way, is actually borrowing the power of your comrades."
"Partners?"
"Yes, just like summoning beasts. When facing opponents like that, you can find a summoning beast that's large enough to bridge the gap in size, and then figure out how to deal with them." Itachi had never fought a Tailed Beast before, and he felt that whether he was right or wrong, he should first coax his younger brother.
Sasuke immediately believed him and asked, "Then where can I find such a summoning beast?"
"Leave that to me." Itachi revealed a confident smile.
"Okay!" Sasuke picked up a stone and skipped it across the water like his brother, but the stone only skipped to the center of the lake before sinking.
Sasuke puffed out his cheeks unhappily. Itachi laughed and carried Sasuke on his back. The setting sun plated the brothers' figures with a faint golden light as they headed home.
...
"I see," Kakashi said, appearing out of nowhere. "So, my student might become the next generation of the Three Legendary Sannin in the future?"
"Yeah," Naruto teased. "And the growth of the new generation of the Three Legendary Sannin has nothing to do with your teaching. You've really worked hard."
Kakashi's smile froze, and he said helplessly, "Don't be so heartless, okay?"
Sakura made an excuse, "Yeah, Naruto, actually, Kakashi-sensei is still very attentive sometimes. At least he taught Sasuke Lightning Release."
Kakashi thought with relief, There's still a student who understands me. Sakura is indeed kinder.
However, Sakura held up one finger and continued, "Kakashi-sensei is just more willing to pay attention to Sasuke, but he hasn't really cared about the two of us."
Pfft, Kakashi felt an arrow hit his chest.
Sakura held up a second finger: "And as for the summoning beasts that are the symbol of the Three Legendary Sannin, it really has nothing to do with him."
Pfft, another arrow.
"He's late every day, lazy and listless like a salted fish as Naruto said..."
"He covers his face with a mask all day long, and he's almost thirty years old and still doesn't have a girlfriend..."
"He always reads inappropriate books in front of us, and doesn't pay attention to his image as a teacher at all..."
After counting five fingers, Sakura finished her complaints about this unreliable teacher, reached out and waved in front of the stunned Kakashi, and called out somewhat apologetically, "Kakashi-sensei?"
"Hehe." Kakashi forced a stiff smile, picked up his little adult book again, and looked like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water. "Since all the shortcomings have been discovered by you, I can relax a little bit instead."
"Then change it!" Sakura roared.
...
After making a fuss for a while, Naruto looked at the snake Sasuke summoned again and asked, "Do you have a name?"
After seeing Sasuke nod, the snake replied, "Blue Snake."
"Oh, Little Blue, does Ryuchi Cave know if Orochimaru is really dead?"
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