Mission Assignment Office.
Hanjun Shiranui, who had assigned the mission to Shin, waited until evening. He neither saw the merchant caravan from the Land of Grass come to request a change of escorts, nor did Shin and Might Duy return to re-select a mission.
After waiting so long with no movement, did that mean the merchant caravan from the Land of Grass had approved Shin and Might Duy for escort?!
"The merchant caravan from the Land of Grass actually didn't ask for a replacement?"
As time passed, Hanjun Shiranui gradually became somewhat startled.
He began to hesitate.
Although Shin was a genius Chunin, he had never performed a mission before. As for Might Duy, there was no need to mention him. This combination of two individuals to perform an escort mission felt very unstable.
If such an escort mission failed, it would have a certain impact on Hidden Leaf's reputation.
"Forget it."
After a moment of hesitation, he decided it was better to report it.
General C-rank requests usually didn't need to be reported to Hiruzen, but given the current situation, it should be reported.
Soon.
Hiruzen, who was processing documents in the Hokage's office, received the report.
"A C-rank escort request, huh..."
Hiruzen was slightly surprised and also somewhat puzzled as to why Shin would team up with Might Duy.
Given Shin's temperament and strength, performing a C-rank mission shouldn't be a problem, but it would be hard to say if an accident occurred, especially since Might Duy was in the team.
However, after thinking about it, Hiruzen chose not to interfere.
After all, there was no mission where absolutely no accidents would occur. Moreover, the ninja world's situation was becoming increasingly tense. Such non-war missions were already quite suitable for Shin to train with.
If, due to some accident, he failed to complete it, it would serve as a lesson to Shin not to overly trust his own strength and think he could casually bring along team members.
...
After parting ways with Might Duy, Shin returned home to pack his belongings.
He carried standard ninja equipment like explosive tags, kunai, and shurikens, and most importantly, his ninja sword, White Fang, was also kept with him.
Kakashi appeared at the doorway at some point, leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed, and said to Shin,
"...Are you really going to team up with Guy's father?"
"Hmm."
Shin replied calmly, "I learned a jutsu from Guy's father before, and I owe him a favor. At a time like this, I have to help him out. Actually, you're also a beneficiary. The jutsu I learned is the Eight Inner Gates that I taught you."
After learning the Eight Inner Gates from Might Duy, Shin passed it on to Kakashi after completing his own training in the first two gates.
The later gates of the Eight Inner Gates might not be suitable for Kakashi, but the first and second gates were very useful to him. In the original story, Kakashi also learned them.
"That taijutsu was learned from him?"
Kakashi showed a skeptical expression. He had always thought Shin developed it himself. It seemed a bit unlikely to learn an advanced taijutsu from a perennial Genin.
Noticing Kakashi's look, Shin smiled faintly, "There's no need to deceive you about such a thing. Besides, Might Duy's strength is far greater than you imagine. You've also learned this jutsu, so you should roughly be able to tell what it's like when trained to its limit. I can tell you that Duy-senpai can open the final Gate of Death."
"!"
Hearing Shin's words, Kakashi's pupils couldn't help but contract slightly.
If he didn't know about the Eight Inner Gates, it would be one thing, but now he could barely open the First Gate, so he had some understanding of the jutsu. If one could open the Eighth Gate, the unleashed power would probably be even stronger than a Jonin's.
His first reaction to this was disbelief, but Shin had no reason to deceive him about such a matter, which meant what Shin said was likely true.
"How could... isn't that guy a perennial Genin?"
"Don't underestimate Hidden Leaf's Genin."
Shin gave Kakashi a profound look.
After a moment of silence, Shin placed everything he needed to pack on the table, stood up, and looked at Kakashi, saying,
"By the way, how has your recent jutsu training been?"
Kakashi replied to his brother, "I've just started training Cell Activation, I've mastered Raikiri, and I can open the First Gate of the Eight Inner Gates."
"Not bad."
Shin showed a hint of approval.
Kakashi's talent in ninjutsu was still remarkable. He seemed to have learned the Raikiri that Shin developed quite easily, and Cell Activation probably wouldn't be difficult for him either.
With the Cell Activation jutsu, Kakashi's chakra reserves wouldn't be a weakness in the future. Even without the Sharingan or access to powers like the Sage Body, he would probably reach the level of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen, at his peak.
At least he could surpass Sakumo Hatake!
"Since that person has such strength, then there's nothing to worry about. Also, in a few days, Minato-sensei will be taking us out on a mission."
Kakashi showed a thoughtful expression, then suddenly remembered something and said,
"By the way, that Obito Uchiha in the squad seems to like Rin."
Shin smiled and said,
"It's normal for Rin's personality to be likable. Are you asking if I should interfere? You can handle that as you see fit."
"What do you mean, 'as I see fit'?"
Kakashi rolled his eyes.
If the person in front of him wasn't his older brother, such behavior would definitely be scorned by him. In this period, not only Rin and Kurenai had been coming to their house.
But then again, this seemed to have nothing to do with Shin, because Shin hadn't done anything; he was basically passively approached by those girls. In short, his older brother was a bit too popular with girls, which he found quite troublesome, yet Shin managed to handle it very harmoniously.
"Oh, right."
Shin looked at Kakashi and said,
"If you have the chance while on missions with Minato-sensei, you can ask him about the Flying Thunder God Jutsu."
Kakashi looked at Shin strangely and said,
"The Flying Thunder God Jutsu? How do you know Minato-sensei can use that jutsu?"
"Hmm, some intelligence."
Shin didn't elaborate.
The "Yellow Flash" who was famous throughout the ninja world, whose Flying Thunder God Jutsu struck fear into the hearts of ninja villages, if he didn't know about this, then as a transmigrator, he would be too unqualified.
Based on Minato's personality, Kakashi would probably be able to get the training method if he asked about the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, but whether he could successfully learn it was another matter. The difficulty of training this kind of space-time ninjutsu was not on the same level as the gradual progression of the Eight Inner Gates.
In any case, getting exposure and trying it out couldn't hurt.
...
The next day.
Shin arrived at the village gate early.
After waiting for a moment, Daisuke Urabe and others arrived one after another, carrying only light bags. After waiting for about fifteen minutes, Might Duy arrived late.
"Sorry, sorry, I seem to be late."
"You're not late, we just arrived early. Duy-senpai, since you're here, we can almost set off."
Shin smiled gently and looked at the Chunin guarding the Hidden Leaf gate.
The guard Chunin nodded. After registering Might Duy's name, he gestured for Shin and the others to leave the village.
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