Chapter 169 People change

"Haruko, this is..."

Nohara Rin looked at the three ninjas standing in a row waiting nearby and felt so stressed that she could hardly hold the kunai tightly in her hand.

Haruko, who was standing next to her, was not in much better condition and didn't even dare to look over there.

At first it was just Tsunade who insisted on staying with her, but Orochimaru somehow found out and encountered them by chance on the way here. Jiraiya, who had always disliked Orochimaru, of course had to get involved, and as a result, the situation evolved into the three ninjas accompanying them in training.

Uchiha Obito was just about to come over and chat with them, but he was stared at by three cold gazes and shuddered.

Uchiha Obito stiffly changed the direction of his outstretched legs and walked quickly to the side of Hatake Kakashi as if running.

Hatake Kakashi:?

"They are so scary..."

Uchiha Obito hid behind Hatake Kakashi and looked carefully, but he only saw the unfriendly looks from Orochimaru and Jiraiya. Tsunade, on the other hand, was smiling and looked like she was enjoying a show.

"Strange, I clearly felt three gazes."

Hearing Uchiha Obito's doubts, Haruko said helplessly, "There is another one in the tree behind."

Looking in the direction she spoke, he met a pair of dark, gloomy eyes on the tree, and Uchiha Obito silently shrank behind Hatake Kakashi again.

Seeing that Hatake Kakashi didn't react at all, Uchiha Obito asked him in a muffled voice, "Don't you feel suffocated by them looking at you?"

"I don't think so." Having completely humiliated himself, Hatake Kakashi is no longer afraid of anything.

Hatake Kakashi: world-weary and indifferent.jpg

"Besides, Minato-sensei might be under more pressure."

Hatake Kakashi pointed at Namikaze Minato who was standing right under the eyes of his teacher and classmate, not daring to move.

Being watched by them in training, Namikaze Minato broke out in a cold sweat, but he could only force a smile to ease the atmosphere, "Everyone did a good job, haha... Good..."

Haruko cast a pitying look at him and whispered in Nohara Lin's ear, "Minato-sensei is so pitiful."

Nohara Rin nodded in agreement. After all, he was the teacher's teacher, and most of them felt oppression, while Namikaze Minato was directly facing the fate of being harshly criticized.

such as……

Orochimaru clicked his tongue impatiently, "When will this boring training end?"

"That's right, I'm still waiting to take Haruko shopping." Tsunade sighed, supporting her face.

After all, it was his own apprentice who was teaching him. Jiraiya's mouth twitched, "You guys, can you all be a little more polite?"

Minato Namikaze was crying in his heart, thanking Jiraiya for his protection, but then he heard him add: "And Haruko should go play with me!"

Teacher, this is training! Where is the you who used to teach us to practice hard? !

If Jiraiya heard his inner voice, he would probably say: Don't disturb me, I'm trying to snatch Haruko away.

What a joke, how can cultivation be more important than Haruko?

What's more, Haruko is currently in a state of indifference to cultivation. If anyone of them mentions cultivation, Haruko will exclude him first when looking for a playmate.

It's not that I don't advocate cultivation, but when pursuing people, you should cater to their preferences - Quotes from Jiraiya.

Knowing that no matter how much training they did today, it would not be effective, Namikaze Minato simply called them together and reminded them, "The Chunin Exam will be here soon. In addition to the usual training, you must also practice well when you return home."

"Is the exam coming up again so soon?" Haruko sounded depressed.

Nohara Rin consoled her, "But after we pass the exam, we'll be Chunin!"

"We can perform even more challenging tasks!" Uchiha Obito's eyes lit up. He couldn't stand the daily training of finding cats and dogs to do odd jobs.

Although Hatake Kakashi didn't say anything, he was looking forward to it in his heart. Once he became a Chunin, he would be one step closer to being his father.

"Kakashi..."

Hearing Haruko calling him stealthily, Hatake Kakashi opened his dead eyes and replied directly to her, "My house is too busy to receive you."

"I haven't said anything yet!" Haruko widened her eyes in disbelief, but couldn't help revealing the guilt she felt at being caught in the act.

Hatake Kakashi was speechless: ...Don’t I know what you want to say?

Nohara Lin reminded her jokingly, "Isn't there someone waiting for you, Haruko?"

Knowing that she was talking about Jiraiya and the others, Haruko sighed, but only dared to complain in her heart: I want to hide in Kakashi's house just because I don't want to face them.

Uchiha Obito retorted in a low voice in displeasure, "Haruko should go back with me, not with them."

"Obito..."

Just as he was ready to be touched by Haruko, Uchiha Obito heard her continue, "Can you beat them?"

"..."

Uchiha Obito felt that he was provoked, but he really couldn't bring himself to say such self-deceiving words as "I can win against him."

Finally, Uchiha Obito held his breath and replied stubbornly, "Well... you still have to go home."

Haruko:......

Thank you so much for telling me to go home!

What worries me now is that I don’t want to be caught between them and be snatched away by them!

Hatake Kakashi crossed his arms and considered it from another angle, "But with them here, you don't have to worry about the Chunin Exam, right?"

After all, they are the legendary three ninjas. Picking any one of them would be terrifying, not to mention that all three are now waiting for Haruko to choose.

I didn't expect there would be such a thing. Haruko's eyes when she looked at Jiraiya and the others suddenly changed from "trouble" to "freeloader".

Haruko, who had let things go, comforted Uchiha Obito, "Obito, go home by yourself. I want to surpass the Chunin, surpass Konoha, and surpass the whole world!"

Uchiha Obito, who was backstabbed by her again: ...

Watching their innocent laughter and play from afar, Tsunade's eyes were filled with nostalgia.

"It's like seeing the old us, surrounding Haruko every day, and the biggest worry every day was what to do."

Jiraiya couldn't help but sigh, "It's been so long, we are all so big, but Haruko is still so small, it's really unbelievable."

Orochimaru sneered, "People change. If she hasn't, it just means she died before she could."

As soon as he finished speaking, the originally harmonious atmosphere froze instantly.

Jiraiya grabbed Tsunade who was about to attack, but his eyes were fixed on Orochimaru, "Calm down Tsunade, don't create a conflict in front of Haruko."

"You still love showing off in front of her as always, Jiraiya." Orochimaru mocked.

"You talk as if it's not you who plays the gigolo every time." Beilu Hu's chuckling voice came from behind them.

Orochimaru glanced at the tree with disdain, "It's better than a rat who can only hide in the shadows and peek."

The atmosphere above the tree became tense and smoke began to rise.

Orochimaru, who was equally hostile to her, continued speaking in a deep and obscure voice, "Life is fragile. You will all die one by one like she did before."

"But I won't, and neither will she now."

"Nothing can take her away from me again, not even death, not even herself."

Ignoring their surprised looks, Orochimaru put on a gentle smile and walked towards Haruko who was training for liberation.

Tsunade frowned, "Why does Orochimaru seem even sicker than before I left?"

Jiraiya's face was not very good either, "Orochimaru..."