NOVEL NEXT Chapter 22: “Kakashi and Kurenai in a dispute over Ryuji: Who will have him on their team?
"Log in to Hatake Kakashi and Hyuga Hinata!"
[Ding dong! Successfully logged into Hatake Kakashi! Obtain Raikiri! Increase your preference by three points!]
[Ding dong! Successfully logged into Hyuga Hinata! Obtain Eight Trigrams Palm! Increase your preference by four points!]
Ryuji smiled upon obtaining Kakashi's signature ninjutsu.
It was a good reward.
But the Eight Trigrams Palm surprised Ryuji. Since Hyuga Hinata didn't know how to use it yet, he didn't expect to be able to get it, but he didn't know how powerful it was.
Kurenai approached Ryuji with a smile and gave him a gentle push.
"I didn't expect you to be so considerate. Are you interested in Hinata? If you come to Class 8, you can be together every day! How about you think about it?"
"Kurenai Sensei!" Hinata's face suddenly turned red. Then she quickly hid behind the pile of wood, lowering her head and not daring to look at Ryuji.
Ryuji was stunned for a moment. Although Hinata was introverted, she wasn't someone who blushed easily. Generally, her body temperature would only increase when she saw Naruto and her face would turn red.
Unexpectedly, Hinata reacted so strongly to Kurenai's joke.
Not far away, Sakura was gripping her clothes with both hands, looking expectantly at Ryuji.
"This is the function of favorability," Ryuji thought.
"Hey! I'm asking you, do you want to come to Class 8?" Kurenai insisted.
At that moment, Kakashi coughed twice, embarrassed, and said, "You still don't understand Ryuji's reaction, so don't force him."
As soon as Kakashi finished speaking, Kurenai looked at him with wide eyes.
"I haven't settled accounts with you yet. You promised a match with my Class 8 before, but now we're being completely abused. Won't you explain that to me?" Kurenai said as she approached Kakashi with wide eyes.
Kakashi raised his hands and waved them, backing away in fright.
"That... I didn't expect this either."
"I didn't expect anything. Didn't you expect my Class 8 to be so weak? No matter what you say today, I'll take Ryuji!" Kurenai said, already holding a kunai to Kakashi's neck.
Kakashi swallowed. He never thought girls could be so irrational.
Most importantly, he couldn't offend Kurenai's boyfriend.
"I can only give you one day a week."
"It should be at least three days!"
Watching the two argue, Ryuji couldn't help but roll his eyes. He hadn't expected to be unable to decide his fate.
But Ryuji still wanted to stay in Team 7. After all, the three of them were talented individuals and all represented good rewards, while Team 8 only had Hyuga Hinata.
However, he had already arranged a private date with Hinata, which could increase her preference level without having to go to Team 8 at all.
Going to Team 8 would at least speed up the increase in Hinata's preference.
Finally, Kakashi and Kurenai reached a consensus that Ryuji would go to Team 8 at least once a week.
After the four members of Team 8 left, Kakashi finally regained his energy. One eye scrutinized the four people. "Congratulations on passing your exam!"
Naruto and the others were stunned for a moment. They had even abandoned the idea after seeing Ryuji's battle. After all, Ryuji's strength was something no genin could compete with, at least not the three of Team 7. But now that Kakashi said they passed the exam, the three were delighted.
Sakura was jumping for joy, unsure whether she was happy they passed the exam or happy to be able to stay in Team 7.
"Kakashi-sensei, can you tell us why?" Although Sasuke's face remained calm, his moving eyes betrayed him.
After Sasuke asked this question, the other two people also looked at Kakashi curiously.
"Sometimes, ninjas need to be flexible. They give you one day's worth of dry food to complete a three-day mission. It doesn't mean you have to spread out one day's worth of dry food over three days, but rather it teaches you how to stay safe without being discovered by the target. As long as you stay alive, the possibilities are endless!"
The three of them understood for a moment.
Kakashi's evaluation had started from the beginning.
And the content of the evaluation wasn't fighting, but seeing if they were qualified to become competent ninjas.
For a moment, the three of them had confident smiles on their faces.
At that moment, Kakashi was sweating inside.
"Fortunately, I was smart enough to invent a reason on the spot for the three of them to believe."
As Ryuji said, the three of them had just graduated from the ninja academy and knew absolutely nothing. They're like a blank piece of paper: any ink color applied to them will become the color of the paper.
It all depends on the teachings they follow.
The main purpose of this evaluation was Ryuji. Ryuji gave Kakashi an unfathomable feeling. If it were someone else, Kakashi would use some means to interrogate him.
But I don't know why, he's not willing to do that to Ryuji. Ryuji gave Kakashi an inexplicable kindness. He had only known him for two days, but it was as if he had known him all his life.
Besides Guy, Kakashi has only felt this feeling with Uchiha Obito and Nobara Rin.
But this test failed. No bottom was found in Ryuji, but he offended Kurenai. Suddenly, Kakashi felt very tired.
"Alright, let's stop here today, let's keep meeting here tomorrow. Follow me, Ryuji."
Ryuji shrugged, wondering why Kakashi was so cruel to him. But now Kakashi has eighty-three points of favorable opinion and would never do anything bad to him, so he followed.
At night. Ryuji sneaked out from under the covers and looked at Kakashi, who was still fast asleep. Ryuji finally sighed in relief.
Although he didn't do anything wrong by going out this time, if Kakashi found out, there would be some problems. But Ryuji was very curious.
It's okay to wear a mask during the day, but wearing it while sleeping so you don't have to worry about congestion is strange. Although he wanted to take Kakashi's mask off, he had other things to do now and had to give up.
After all, there are still many days ahead. At worst, when the preference reaches 100, Kakashi might take off his mask.
Then, Ryuji tiptoed towards the outside of the house and only sighed in relief when he was completely out of the room.
After Ryuji left, Kakashi slowly opened his eyes and scratched his head helplessly. "This kid thinks he can wander around Konoha at night without being discovered. Forget it, I'll do you a favor today."
"Happy New Year 2025! Thank you for being part of this journey. May this year bring you happiness, health, and endless opportunities!"
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