Naruto: As Kakashi's Brother

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"To be able to develop a B-rank ninjutsu at this age, truly worthy of the White Fang's son. You have inherited your father's talent well."

Danzo, sitting not far away, spoke to Shin. Although his words were complimentary, his tone was very calm and flat.

Neither he nor Hiruzen doubted the truth of Shin's statement. There was no need to fabricate something like creating a B-rank ninjutsu, as it could be easily exposed.

Shin looked at Danzo and said, "You flatter me, Danzo-sama."

"It seems you are even more outstanding than I expected."

Hiruzen looked at Shin and couldn't help but praise him. Then he slowly said, "Although it's a bit sudden for you, who hasn't graduated yet, I have a mission for you."

A mission?

Shin was slightly startled.

If it was to make him join Danzo's Root, he probably wouldn't use the term "mission."

Before Shin could think further, Hiruzen spoke in a deep voice, "The mission I'm giving you is to apply for early graduation... and participate in the Chunin Exams five days from now."

"Chunin Exams?"

Shin showed a hint of surprise.

Early graduation goes without saying; since there was a mission for him, it definitely required him to act as a formal ninja. But taking the Chunin Exams after early graduation, what kind of mission was this?!

"Let me explain the situation to you briefly; you should be able to understand."

Hiruzen stood up and walked out from behind his desk. As he walked, he said, "The ninjas from Hidden Cloud Village and Hidden Mist Village will arrive in Hidden Leaf the day after tomorrow. The Chunin Exams five days from now will have their participation, so this Chunin Exam is not just for selecting excellent Chunin, but a war between Hidden Leaf and Hidden Cloud Village and Hidden Mist Village!"

The information revealed in Hiruzen's words surprised Shin.

The current situation in the ninja world was becoming increasingly tense. The Third Great Ninja War would break out next year. In this situation, Hidden Mist Village and Hidden Cloud Village would still send people to Hidden Leaf to participate in the Chunin Exams, probably with intentions of 'demonstration' and 'negotiation.'

Thinking this way, it was no wonder Hiruzen would give him such a mission.

Since it was a Chunin Exam with the purpose of demonstration and negotiation, it must be dealt with with the utmost seriousness, and it was impossible to casually select some Genin to participate.

Shin, who quickly understood, said to Hiruzen:

"I understand, Hokage-sama."

"Good, go and prepare well."

Hiruzen nodded, indicating that Shin could leave.

After bowing to Hiruzen, Shin left the office.

After Shin left, Danzo turned to Hiruzen and slowly said, "He's even more outstanding than I imagined... After the Chunin Exams, hand him over to me for training, Hiruzen."

Hiruzen shook his head and said, "Don't bring that up again, Danzo."

Danzo frowned, but did not intend to back down. Instead, he stood up and stared at Hiruzen, saying in a deep voice, "I don't object to Kakashi being trained by Minato, but there must be a ninja who walks in the darkness and bears the darkness... So, handing Shin over to me is the most suitable choice. You should understand this point!"

"Let Shin bear the darkness, huh..."

Hiruzen frowned slightly and muttered to himself.

Undeniably, Danzo's words did have some truth. Hidden Leaf's current prosperity was indeed due to him, the Hokage in the light, and Danzo, who dealt with darkness in the shadows. This was also why he had always turned a blind eye to many of Danzo's actions.

As the Hokage standing at the apex of the ninja world, Hiruzen knew very well that where there is light, there will be shadow, and darkness will not disappear. If Minato were to succeed as Hokage, he would indeed need a ninja who walked in the darkness to assist him.

Hiruzen thought deeply for a moment, then returned to his seat and said:

"I need to consider it further."

"…"

Danzo regained his composure.

Hiruzen's attitude was completely within his expectations.

As long as he didn't outright refuse, but said he needed to consider it, it meant that Hiruzen's heart was already very shaken. Next, he didn't need to push too hard; he just needed to use some minor designs to achieve his goal.

...

Shin, who had left the Hokage's office, sighed helplessly.

"After all, I still can't graduate normally."

However, early graduation and participating in the Chunin Exams, this development was far better than being thrown into the Root by Hiruzen and handed over to Danzo for training. Compared to that, he could accept it with pleasure, as it didn't matter to him whether he graduated early or not.

It was just that receiving such a mission made it difficult to keep a low profile. Hiruzen's intention was undoubtedly for him to perform at his best in the Chunin Exams, preferably to defeat all the Hidden Mist Village and Hidden Cloud Village ninjas prematurely.

Speaking of which.

Those few simple dialogues in the Hokage's office, for people in this world, would probably not notice anything, but for Shin, who understood Danzo's character perhaps even better than Danzo himself, he was almost ninety-nine percent certain that Danzo had already set his sights on him.

"Truly the ultimate troublemaker of the Naruto world..."

Shin couldn't help but sigh.

From the Second Great Ninja War onwards, Danzo's shadow was almost everywhere in the conspiracies of the entire ninja world. First, he killed Yahiko, directly accelerating the formation of the 'Akatsuki'. Then, he manipulated the White Fang's suicide, collaborated with Orochimaru... countless such incidents.

Now that he had exposed his talent and strength, he was also going to get involved with Danzo. In short, if this guy died early, war might still break out in the ninja world, but at least the period of peace could be extended for a long time.

...

The next day.

Shin submitted his early graduation application form to the Ninja Academy.

The Ninja Academy, authorized by the Third Hokage Hiruzen, approved Shin's early graduation application at the fastest speed and scheduled an early graduation assessment for that afternoon.

The early graduation assessment, in addition to the normal basic three body jutsus and written exam, also included a practical combat assessment, requiring him to withstand a Chunin instructor's attack for three minutes.

This posed no pressure for Shin, who already had the ability to kill an elite Chunin. He easily passed even without using his time-accelerated state.

Ultimately.

Shin passed the Ninja Academy's early graduation assessment with full marks in all categories!

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