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Naruto: Shadow Mage

In a world ravaged by war, Yasuke, a young boy from a branch family of the Nara clan, finds himself inexplicably transported to the tumultuous era of the Naruto universe. Faced with the grim reality of daily casualties and the burden of a mysterious curse seal embedded in his hand, Yasuke struggles to navigate his new life while mourning the loss of his parents. ------------------------------------------ 2 Chapters a day 10 Chapter Advance: patreon.com/ReadingOasis

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"Thank you, Kakashi-sensei."

Hearing Kakashi's words, Yasuke secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Kakashi was reliable when handling official matters.

However, just as Yasuke thought this, Kakashi reverted to his usual self, coldly reprimanding him, "What sensei? Yasuke, from now on, call me Captain!"

"Yes, Captain!"

As expected, just as Yasuke had thought, no sooner had the Fourth Hokage left than Kakashi turned back into his picky self.

But there was no way around it!

After all, he was the captain.

To survive well in the Anbu squad, Yasuke could only play the role of an obedient child. Fortunately, after almost "accidentally killing" Yasuke, Kakashi had restrained himself a lot. So, after getting a satisfactory answer, Kakashi led Yasuke to the Anbu squad's meeting place.

In the village of Konoha, the Anbu meeting places were naturally regulated.

However, Yasuke was just a "temporary worker," and there were several other "temporary workers" in Kakashi's Anbu squad. So the meeting place wasn't too formal, just a relatively secluded training ground, not far from the one where Yasuke and Guy Sensei trained.

As soon as they arrived at the meeting place, Yasuke looked up and saw two guys in Anbu uniforms waiting there early.

These two Anbu were about the same height as Kakashi, presumably also young Anbu members.

Seeing Kakashi bringing Yasuke over, the two Anbu first showed slight surprise at Yasuke's age. But under Kakashi's cold gaze, they quickly scratched their heads and hurriedly said to Kakashi:

"Captain, you're here!"

"Hmm, I'm here."

Nodding silently, Kakashi's icy expression softened slightly at the greeting from the two young Anbu.

However, the more Kakashi acted like this, the more Yasuke found him hard to get along with.

With companions who had to perform tasks together daily, being so cold and hard to approach, Yasuke could hardly imagine whether he could survive Kakashi's "play" in the Anbu squad without getting skinned!

However, Yasuke soon felt lucky that apart from Kakashi, who was difficult to get along with, the other two young Anbu were easy to communicate with.

Especially seeing how young Yasuke was and already qualified to join the Anbu, the two young Anbu were even eager to make friends with him. After greeting Kakashi, they introduced themselves:

"Hello, new partner. My name is Benny."

"My name is Dakota!"

"Please take care of me!"

"Hello, my name is Nara Yasuke. Please take care of me, senseis!"

Yasuke had no problem with social interactions.

Except for the somewhat unapproachable Kakashi, Yasuke got along well with others, naturally able to communicate well with his new companions.

Moreover, upon hearing the names Benny and Dakota, Yasuke felt a sense of familiarity.

This round, well!

It turned out Benny and Dakota had appeared in the original storyline!

In the original storyline, Benny was a Special Jonin, while Dakota was just a regular Chunin.

But that didn't mean one should underestimate Benny and Dakota's abilities, as they were members of the Fourth Hokage's guard squad. In the storyline's Fourth Great Ninja War, Benny and Dakota, along with Genma Shiranui, successfully used the Flying Thunder God Technique to transfer the Fifth Mizukage.

Of course, compared to Kakashi, Benny and Dakota were just minor characters.

However, Yasuke wouldn't look at people with bias, especially given Benny and Dakota's enthusiasm. Yasuke quickly became familiar with them. Later, he learned from their conversations that the identities of the other two members of Kakashi's Anbu squad.

The first of the other two was an old acquaintance of Yasuke, none other than Guy Sensei, who had just passed the test yesterday.

As for the other person, it was quite a coincidence.

The future members of the Fourth Hokage's guard squad were actually gathered in Kakashi's Anbu squad.

Yes!

The final member of Kakashi's Anbu squad was none other than Genma Shiranui!

Then, as Yasuke and the others patiently waited, soon Guy Sensei and Genma Shiranui appeared before them.

Seeing Guy Sensei drenched in sweat, it was obvious he had gone for training before the meeting.

On the other hand, as soon as Genma Shiranui saw Yasuke there, his face turned pale.

Later, through conversation, Yasuke found out that Genma Shiranui was one of the three Anbu who had ambushed him, the poor guy wearing the boar mask.

Among the Anbu squad, Yasuke and Guy Sensei were the new members. Kakashi, Benny, Dakota, and Genma Shiranui had been together for a long time and had already completed many missions together. So after some brief introductions, Kakashi cleared his throat, and everyone quieted down.

His gaze swept over everyone before finally settling on Yasuke. Wearing his Anbu mask, Kakashi slowly explained the mission they were about to undertake:

"According to intelligence, a group of bandits has recently appeared in the Land of Fire. They may be spies from another country. So, our mission is straightforward. First, eliminate the bandits, and second, investigate whether they are indeed spies from another country."

"Since Yasuke and Guy Sensei are new to the Anbu, there are some rules I must explain in advance!"

"There are three rules!"

"One, during the mission, you must obey the captain's orders!"

"Two, do not interfere in matters outside the mission. Even if you see fellow villagers in danger, you must ignore it!"

"Three, during the mission, do not reveal your identity!"

"Yasuke, Guy Sensei, choose a code name!"

"Yes!"

During their earlier conversation, Yasuke learned that Kakashi's code name was "Fang," Genma Shiranui's code name was "Fire," Benny's code name was "Thunder," and Dakota's code name was "Sense."

So, when Kakashi asked Yasuke to choose a code name, Yasuke didn't hesitate to choose "Shadow," symbolizing the Nara clan's secret techniques. Unexpectedly, Guy Sensei, always having a peculiar taste, chose "Turtle" as his code name, leaving Yasuke, Kakashi, and the others with black lines on their faces.

With the code names settled, it was time to carry out the mission.

Undoubtedly, this was Yasuke's first time leaving the village for a mission, so he couldn't help but feel excited as they stepped out of Konoha's gates.

But soon, the excitement and thrill of leaving the village faded from Yasuke's heart, especially after witnessing the ruthless methods Anbu used during missions. Yasuke thought to himself:

"Being a 'temporary worker' in the Anbu isn't easy after all!"

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