Ch 14

Shimura Kizaru will apply for early graduation at the end of the first grade and accept the assessment to fight against Jōnin!

Following the announcement by the Shimura clan, the enthusiasm for discussing Kizaru in the village increased once again.

You must know that ordinary students who apply for early graduation only need to fight against the Chūnin, but Kizaru challenges the Jōnin. The difference in difficulty is huge.

Whether or not the six-year-old Kizaru has the strength to be a ninja has become a new topic of discussion.

The Shimura ninja clan, represented by the Square group, all said that Kizaru has abnormal physical fitness, enough chakra comparable to a tailed beast, and has also mastered the change of chakra's nature, learned a high-level wind escape technique, and learned from the existing facts. Kizaru already possesses the strength of a Jōnin, even an elite Jōnin.

On the other hand, the representatives of the opposing party were mainly the Uchiha clan. They first questioned Shimura Kizaru's improvement of ninjutsu, and then pointed out that Kizaru did not have any actual combat experience. With all his combat power, the real combat power of Kizaru is definitely not up to the Jōnin, let alone the elite Jōnin.

The reason why the Uchiha family targeted Kizaru was not because they were jealous of his talent or because he had defeated the younger generation of the Uchiha family. They questioned Kizaru just because they hated Danzo.

Inheriting the ideas of the second generation, Danzo, who is more extreme, is very annoying to the Uchiha clan and has been continuously targeting and suppressing it.

This also made the ninjas of the Uchiha clan full of hostility towards Danzo.

As Danzo's family and strong supporters, the Shimura family is naturally disgusted by the Uchiha.

Faced with the doubts raised by some ninjas of the Uchiha clan, Danzo couldn't attend to them in person, but silently took out a small notebook and wrote another note to the Uchiha clan.

'Uchiha, right? Doubting my nephew? Very jumpy, right?' At first glance, it is a traitor, and it will be destroyed sooner or later.

Although the hatred for the Uchiha has increased a bit, Danzo has no time to retaliate against the Uchiha for the time being.

Recently, Danzo's thoughts have been focused on choosing an instructor for Kizaru.

My nephew's talent is so outstanding; he naturally needs an excellent teacher.

For the selection of the teacher, Danzo spent a lot of thought. After much consideration, he selected two alternative targets.

The first is Sakumo Hatake, an elite Jōnin from ANBU, who has outstanding strength, is good at swordsmanship, and has rich combat experience.

The second is Orochimaru, the disciple of an old friend, a top genius like his own nephew, proficient in all attributes of ninjutsu.

Regarding the choice between the two, Danzo is also very entangled. One is experienced, and the other is more comprehensive. They are both excellent ninjas in the village.

Not only is Danzo worried about Kizaru's instructor, but Sarutobi Hiruzen is also concerned.

Kizaru's talent is so outstanding; as long as there are no accidents in the future, he will definitely be a strong Kage-level powerhouse and a candidate for Hokage.

Such a super genius, Sarutobi Hiruzen naturally cannot let him grow wildly. If he grows crooked in the future, it will be a huge loss to the village.

Regarding the arrangement of Kizaru, Hiruzen Sarutobi's favorite target is his disciple Orochimaru.

There is also Sarutobi Hiruzen's own careful thinking in it. His old friend Danzo is indeed in the same faction as himself, but the two people's ideas are not completely consistent, and there is a conflict.

Over the years, the two have been able to maintain close cooperation and unified against the outside world because of internal and external pressure.

Now, Danzo has produced such an astonishingly talented junior, and Sarutobi Hiruzen naturally wants to train him to be the successor of his own ideas.

Let Kizaru graduate early, and then let his disciple serve as his teacher. Through the influence between master and apprentice, establish correct ideas for Kizaru, and prevent him from being led astray by his uncle and going to extremes.

This is also the real purpose of Hiruzen Sarutobi when he proposed to have Kizaru graduate early on the school playground.

In order to implement Orochimaru's role as Kizaru's instructor, Hiruzen Sarutobi specially invited Danzo to his office to communicate today.

Leaving the chair and standing up, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was waiting for Danzo to arrive, slowly walked to the window.

Taking out his beloved old pipe, stuffing it with tobacco and lighting it, taking a deep breath, and then exhaling slowly, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the streets of the village outside the window, thinking about how he could persuade his old friend to accept Orochimaru as Kizaru's teacher.

Danzo, who was invited, didn't make Hiruzen Sarutobi wait for a long time. He opened the door and walked into the office when Hiruzen Sarutobi had just smoked his third cigarette.

"Hiruzen, what's the matter?" Danzo asked directly after entering the office and closing the door.

After extinguishing the tobacco in the pipe, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned around with a smile and looked at Danzo.

"Sit down first!" As he spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi walked to his seat and sat down.

Danzo sat in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi, looking at his old friend with a smile on his face, he probably guessed the purpose of his invitation.

"Danzo, Kizaru's instructor, do you have someone to choose?" Leaning on the back of the chair casually, Hiruzen Sarutobi said in his usual chatting tone.

The corners of Danzo's mouth curled up slightly. He guessed what his old friend was thinking, and he was in a wonderful mood.

"Two candidates, one is Sakumo Hatake." Speaking of this, Danzo deliberately paused, wanting to see the change of his old friend's expression, but found that the old friend kept smiling without any change, so he could only continue, "The other is your disciple, Orochimaru!"

When Hiruzen Sarutobi heard the first candidate proposed by Danzo, although his expression did not change, his heart tightened.

It's not that Hiruzen Sarutobi doesn't like Sakumo Hatake; Hiruzen Sarutobi admires Sakumo Hatake very much. He is an excellent ninja who is close to perfection.

However, Sakumo Hatake is only suitable to be a ninja, not a leader. He can be an excellent famous sword, but he cannot be a torch that leads everyone forward and illuminates the way forward.

Letting the amazingly talented Kizaru study with Hatake Sakumo is a waste.

And hearing the second candidate that Danzo said next, Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed with it very much in his heart, and felt delighted. The smile on his face became even bigger.

Unexpectedly, his old friend and himself still have such a good understanding; Hiruzen Sarutobi silently praised Danzo in his heart.

"Sakumo is busy with tasks, so he may not have time to be Kizaru's instructor." Hiruzen Sarutobi tactfully rejected Danzo's first candidate.

Danzo immediately understood the meaning of his old friend; he nodded lightly and said aloud: "That can only trouble you, Hiruzen!"

"I believe Orochimaru will be very happy to have a genius disciple like Kizaru." Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed.

"Hahaha!" After Danzo smiled modestly, he said to Sarutobi Hiruzen, "I am looking forward to him becoming Orochimaru's disciple."

In the office, the two old foxes smiled at each other, both very satisfied with this arrangement.