Chapter 84 Rumors are terrible

   Konoha 41, April.

   It has been almost a whole year since the original Shuo Mao team disintegrated.

   Shiraishi's age is one year older.

   There is basically nothing to say about organizational matters, and they are developing steadily, because they are in the stage of primitive accumulation, and they are cautious in everything they do.

  The location of the operation is also some small countries, and it will not easily involve the scope of the five major countries.

  Because of the leadership of Baishi, who taught by example and precepts, everyone in the organization is well versed in this way. In terms of hiding, it can be said that they are better than blue.

   Solving the caged bird and recruiting a Shinobi subordinate like Hinata Shingo will also be of great help to the organization.

  Although they cannot show their faces outside, the task of guarding the headquarters of the organization is also a top priority.

  After all, Shiraishi is very worried about that strange white creature, which is very similar to the earth general's ability, can move quickly in the task object, and the general perception ninjutsu cannot perceive their existence.

  With the assistance of Baiyan, this problem can be avoided.

   After all, no matter how sneaked, he is integrated with the earth and uses his body to move. Baiyan, who can see the essence of blood succession boundaries, far surpasses perception ninjas in terms of observation.

   And Shiraishi made a detailed comparison between the list of Hyuga branch ninjas provided by Hinata Shingo and the list of branch ninjas provided by Ayane.

  He found that in the Hyuga branch, the proportion of ninjas who were dissatisfied with the clan was different from what he expected.

  Some of them have completely surrendered to the clan, while some are in a wait-and-see attitude and their will is not firm, but most of the time they tend to make the decision of the clan.

  The rest are split family ninjas who are dissatisfied with or very hostile to the clan. There are not few such split ninjas, but they are not too many.

   Baishi has no plan to contact these people now.

  There are too many people, the greater the possibility of exposure, he doesn't want to be targeted by Konoha now.

   This may be very low, but also to prevent it from happening.

  Anyway, Konoha is not bad at all, maybe you can find some useful seedlings.

  The research on immortal art is also progressing relatively well. According to statistics, after these months of hard work, the probability of success has increased by several percentage points again.

   During the rest of the time, Shiraishi still lives as a qualified Konoha ninja, doing research at home and working as a teaching assistant in school.

  As a Konoha ninja, he is still very popular.

  Just going to the security team, I have more dates with Ruri.

   Of course, a very pure date.

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   Around mid-April, Shiraishi walked briskly on Konoha Street.

   It can be seen that he is in a good mood now.

   Not just because today is Saturday, you don’t have to go to the ninja school to be a teaching assistant, and you have the freedom to control your time.

   "Yo, Kakashi, long time no see."

   Baishi saw a familiar figure from the back on the street.

  A boy with silvery white hair.

  He wears a mask on his face, and carries a white tooth dagger that is exactly the same as Shuo Mo's.

   This kid still worships his father so much.

   "Isn't this Senior Ninja Shiraishi? What advice do you have?"

  Kakashi turned around, and replied in a neutral tone, without too many ups and downs in tone.

   "When did you and Liuli learn this tone of speaking?"

  Shiraishi put his hands on Kakashi's head, and ruthlessly ravaged his silver-white hair, messing up the hairstyle before stopping.

   "What are you doing?"

   "Revenge for what you said just now. You are really annoying, you little brat, and you are not at all like Teacher Shuo Mao."

   Baishi said frankly.

   "So, what do you want me to do? I don't believe this is just a chance encounter."

  The Kakashi kid has learned to speak like an adult, holding a recent best-selling book in his hand. He should have been reading it with relish while walking.

  He put the book into the ninja bag, and straightened the hairstyle that was messed up by Shiraishi.

   "How is Genin's life?"

  Did not explain his purpose of coming, but cared about Kakashi's feelings after becoming a Genin.

   "What else, the tasks are very simple, basically there is nothing to worry about."

  Kakashi thought for a while, and expressed his thoughts very straightforwardly.

   "You are really not humble at all."

  Shiraishi patted Kakashi on the shoulder.

   "Senior, it's time to explain why you came here."

   "Is Teacher Shuo Mao at home?"

   "No, he went out to perform a mission, and he should be back in a few days."

   "What a pity."

  Shiraishi sighed.

"What's wrong?"

   "Today is my big day."

  Kakashi looked at Shiraishi with some puzzlement.

   "Are you going to get married? Who is the partner? Senior Liuli or Senior Ayane?"

   "..."

   "Isn't it?"

   "Of course not, why would you think of this?"

   "Senior's words are too misleading."

   Kakashi said helplessly.

  Shiraishi had no choice but to take out a piece of paper from the ninja bag. It was a letter of appointment signed by Hokage himself.

   "See, from today onwards, I'm also the Chunin in the village."

  Looking at Shiraishi who was a bit complacent, Kakashi also knew where his joy came from.

  Is this kind of thing something to be happy about?

   Shouldn't it be sad?

   Those in your team are already Jnin. This hurtful sentence still didn't come out of Kakashi's mouth.

   "From today onwards, I will be your superior."

   Shiraishi said so.

  Kakashi sighed helplessly again, and also took out a letter of appointment of a similar style from the ninja bag.

   "Sorry, senior, I don't want to hit you. Just this morning, I became a Chunin."

   "..."

   Shiraishi's smile froze on his face.

  After that, he noticed something, and looked at Kakashi in amazement.

   "Wait, Kakashi, are you only six years old this year? Are you a Chunin?"

   This must be something wrong.

  Six years old only.

  When Shiraishi was six years old, Shiraishi himself had just entered ninja school.

  Although Kakashi started school at the age of four, which is regarded as an early education, but it took one year to successfully graduate from the ninja school at the age of five, which is already the first time in Konoha's history.

   Now that another year has passed, he became a Chunin?

  Shiraishi knows that Kakashi's strength surpasses those of his peers, but becoming a Chunin is not just based on strength, this is the position of a small leader in a team.

  Qualified psychological quality and excellent leadership skills are the top priority.

   "This is signed by Hokage-sama himself. Senior Shiraishi thinks it is fake, so I have nothing to say."

   "Oh, I wanted to show off."

  Thinking that I became a Chunin at the age of seventeen, and Kakashi did this at the age of six...

  Well, I feel a little sorry for myself.

   "As expected of Teacher Shuo Mao's child, it seems that I can't treat you as a kid in the future."

   Shiraishi laughed with emotion.

  Kakashi was also a little happy when he heard Shiraishi's praise, especially if he didn't live up to his father's reputation.

   "The senior came to find me..."

   "Congratulate me for becoming a Chunin, but now you should also celebrate your becoming a Chunin, Kakashi."

   "..."

  I know it is so.

  However, just becoming a Chunin, what is there to celebrate?

  But no matter what the other party said, he was also one of his father's former subordinates, and he could chat with each other when they met. The relationship can be said to be relatively good, so Kakashi nodded in agreement.

  Follow Shiraishi to the familiar barbecue restaurant.

  Ruri and Tsunade were sitting there waiting, and beside Tsunade, there was a cute girl with short black hair, a little older than Kakashi.

   "Ayane-senpai isn't here?"

  Kakashi didn't see Ayane, so he couldn't help feeling puzzled.

   "She has something to do and can't come today, but it's fine when the gift arrives."

   "It's a pity, I can't see the wonderful battle."

   Kakashi said this.

  Bai Shipi laughed but didn't laugh, he regretted bringing this kid here.

   It's exactly the same as when I was a child, not cute at all.

   "Hello, Tsunadenin."

   Kakashi paid Tsunade respect before sitting down.

   "I'll be waiting for you guys, but isn't that guy Shuo Mo here?"

   Tsunade didn't see Sakumo, so he asked aloud.

   "He's on a mission outside." Kakashi replied.

   As he spoke, he looked at the girl next to Tsunade.

"Who is this…"

   "This is Mute, it can be regarded as a relative of mine."

   Tsunade introduced with a smile.

  Because today is the big day when Shiraishi became a Chunin, it would be inappropriate to bring a couple of relatives and friends here, but she was worried that Jing Yin would be alone at home, so she brought them here for a meal.

  Kakashi nodded to the girl named Shizune, who also nodded with a smile.

   "Speaking of which, today is not only the day when I became a Chunin, but also the day when Kakashi became a Chunin."

   Baishi laughed after sitting down.

  After hearing this, everyone looked at Kakashi in amazement, especially Shizune, who had just graduated from ninja school, and this boy who looked a few years younger than her was already a Chunin.

   "It's really long-winded."

   Kakashi, who didn't want to attract attention at all, saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him, so he had to pretend to be indifferent and look away.

   Fortunately, everyone also knows that Kakashi is a genius, and his father is the famous Konoha Shirato. It is a bit unbelievable to become a Chunin at the age of six, but since it is allowed by Hokage, it means that Kakashi is a qualified Chunin, and there is no secret operation.

   "Young people nowadays are getting more and more scary."

   Tsunade glanced at Ruri who was sitting next to Shiraishi, feeling a lot of pressure on himself.

  Looking at Kakashi again, although immature, he already has the demeanor of his father Konoha Baiga, even better than his father when he was a child...

   There are so many talents. Tsunade is happy for the future prosperity of the village, but when he thinks about his current situation, he feels a little depressed.

   "Tsunate-sensei, what's wrong?"

  Seeing that Tsunade was in a bad mood, Shiraishi was a little puzzled.

   "Ah, no, it's just a little emotional."

   Realizing his gaffe, Tsunade also quickly adjusted his mentality from the loss.

   "Suddenly I feel a little ashamed to celebrate you becoming a Chunin today. Kakashi has been a Chunin since he was six years old."

   At this moment, Liuli said.

   "But when you were six years old, Liuli, weren't you also a student of the ninja school like me?"

   Shiraishi said this.

  Then Shiraishi's face turned blue.

   "Senior Shiraishi, are you okay?"

  Kakashi glanced at the blue-faced Shiraishi, caring for him.

   "Don't worry about children's affairs."

  Shiraishi knew that Kakashi asked this question on purpose.

   This kid is too hateful.

   When leaving Konoha in the future, give him some color to see.

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  Two days have passed since Shiraishi became a Chunin, except for people with good relationships, basically no one paid attention to it.

   On the contrary, Kakashi became a Chunin when he was only six years old, and he was gradually known by the people in the village, thinking that the tiger father has no dogs.

   Because of this, Kakashi became a child of other people's family that many parents said.

  After that, Shiraishi also gave up the idea of ​​being serious with Kakashi. If he didn't show his real strength, it would definitely be impossible to compare with Kakashi in terms of the promotion speed of the ninja level.

  Although he didn't want to admit it, Kakashi was indeed one of the most talented ninjas he had ever seen.

   After all, he is an adult and cannot be seen like a child.

  —A few days have not passed since the days returned to normal. That happened when Shiraishi was on his way to the guard.

   "Have you heard? It seems that the mission failed..."

   "Yeah, a ninja like him would give up the mission, it's outrageous..."

   "It turns out that he is only at this level..."

   "This kind of person is not worthy of being a ninja at all..."

   Among the people who communicated, there were civilians and ninjas. They gathered together, as if talking carefully.

   Baishi just glanced at them and didn't pay attention.

   Just a few steps away, I saw the Uchiha ninja of the security team, walking over in a hurry from another street.

   Seeing the guards coming, these civilians and ninjas immediately stopped talking and looked at the Uchiha ninjas of the guards nervously.

   The guards just stared at these people coldly and didn't say anything.

  Has everyone in the security team been dispatched? Bai Shi, who didn't think it was a big deal at first, immediately noticed something was wrong.

  General rumors will not be dealt with by the guards, unless it is a major incident.

  Thinking of this, he was a little puzzled, so he walked quickly towards the security building.

  As soon as I got there, I saw a group of civilians and ninjas gathered in the lobby of the guard building. Liuli stood there with a cold face, making these people shudder.

  The Uchiha ninjas in her team also looked unkind.

   Liuli saw Baishi coming, so she asked the members of the team to watch these people, and took Baishi to a corner by herself.

   "What happened? There are some unknown rumors on the street for no reason, and the security team has arrested so many people here. Did something happen in the village?"

   Shiraishi asked in bewilderment.

"do not you know?"

   "I've been in the lab for the past two days, and I just came out today. What's going on?"

   Baishi looked at Liuli, hoping she could explain.

  Liuli took a deep breath, and said in a rare tone of helplessness and headache: "Teacher Shuo Mao is in trouble."

"how?"

   Baishi frowned.

   Could Shuo Mo be in trouble?

   Immediately thinking of some rumors I heard on the road before, I had a bad premonition in my heart.

   "We don't know where the rumors came from. It just started this morning and spread throughout the village at a terrifying speed. The source has been found."

   It was the first time for Liuli to feel troubled about this kind of thing.

   "The reason?"

   "Teacher Shuo Mao failed in his mission this time. It is said that he gave up the mission to save his companion."

   Baishi was taken aback.

this one?

   Although Shuo Mao’s interruption of the mission was a bit unbelievable, because that person’s strength cannot be judged by common sense, but because of this kind of thing, rumors can spread to the whole village?

   "Where are the high-level executives, what did they explain?"

   It is impossible to hide such a big matter from the top management.

   The ninjas of the security team have been dispatched on a large scale, how could the high-level officials not know.

   "I don't know. There is no order from the top. We can only follow the rules of the security team and control those who seriously disturb the law and order."

   "But doing so is not a cure for the symptoms."

   "Yes, if the higher-ups are willing to explain what mission Mr. Shuo Mao is performing, and what the village lost after the mission was interrupted, the situation may turn around. But now, the higher-ups have nothing to say to the outside world, and it's all up to the villagers to imagine freely."

   "..."

   Baishi's face was a little ugly.

  Free imagination?

   Baishi is unwilling to speculate on others with the greatest malice, but if such rumors continue to spread, the source of the matter will be ignored instead, and eventually become a murderous weapon in the hands of those who spread rumors.

  That kind of situation is really bad.

   "No matter what, go see Teacher Shuo Mao first. He is not such a weak-willed person."

  Baishi thought about it, and went to Shuo Mao to find out the cause and effect of the matter, and see if he could find any turning point.

   "Okay, I'll go with you."

   Liuli nodded, planning to go to see Shuo Mao with Baishi.

  Since the high-level people are indifferent, they have to find a way to solve it themselves.

  (end of this chapter)