Hokage Building.
Lin Yu and Nara Shikaku sat facing each other, a shogi board between them, and they were playing a game.
Nara Shikaku was no fool. As the head of the clan with the highest IQ in Konoha, he was well aware of Uzumaki Lin Yu's strength. Of course, he wouldn't put on a bad face for him. Confidential reports were still piled on his desk.
Single-handedly fought the Cloud Village's A and B brothers, withstood a Tailed Beast Bomb without dying, annihilated hundreds of Stone Village ninjas, including dozens of Jonin…
These were all intelligence gathered by their Konoha spies in Cloud and Stone Villages, and it couldn't be fake. Even if the previous battle had some exaggeration, the hundreds of Stone Village ninja corpses from the Battle of Kannabi Bridge were undeniable.
Uzumaki Lin Yu's strength was already terrifying!
Nara Shikaku held a chess piece and said casually, "Obito said you guys had a great time in the Land of Hot Springs?"
"Cough cough! More or less," Lin Yu pretended to be deep in thought about his next move, but inwardly he was cursing Obito. This kid was too quick to sell out his teammates.
"Timely relaxation is good, but one cannot be too indulgent. The village is still in crisis…"
Lin Yu automatically tuned out Nara Shikaku's lengthy speech. Didn't the Nara clan hate trouble the most? Shouldn't they just offer him a cup of tea and send him on his way? Why was he talking so much?
In fact, Nara Shikaku did hate troublesome matters, but it was different when playing shogi. The Nara clan loved to talk the most when playing shogi!
They could talk endlessly.
"So… where do you want me to provide support?"
Lin Yu placed a piece, his tone annoyed.
Nara Shikaku wasn't embarrassed that his thoughts were seen through. He placed a piece and said, "Go to the Land of Rice!"
Hurry up and bring back Hiruzen Sarutobi! I've had enough of this!
Lin Yu pondered for a long time and said, "Going to the Land of Rice is no problem, but before that, I need to go to the Land of Earth. Perhaps then I won't need to go to the Land of Rice…"
"Oh?" Nara Shikaku was somewhat surprised. What was Uzumaki Lin Yu going to the Land of Earth for? To assassinate Onoki? But that had nothing to do with the Third Raikage of the Land of Rice.
Could it be a stratagem of "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao"? But the relationship between Stone Village and Cloud Village wasn't good. Would Cloud Village really provide support? It was more likely they'd take advantage of the situation!
There wasn't enough time for Nara Shikaku to think further. He nodded, "Alright."
"Then I'll take my leave now."
After Lin Yu left, Nara Shikaku lowered his head and looked at the shogi board. His king was gone. It wasn't that he had lost; in terms of shogi, Uzumaki Lin Yu was no match for him. But just as he was about to deliver a checkmate, Uzumaki Lin Yu crushed his king piece from outside the board.
This made him feel both amused and exasperated. Was this cheating?
Or was it telling him not to be confined to the chessboard? But that was something to discuss with the Third Hokage, why tell him… Was he being treated as a messenger?
You people are so troublesome!
Lin Yu: I just simply don't want to lose! You Nara clan members really like to fantasize!
…
After leaving the Hokage Building, Lin Yu returned home. He had intended to spend some intimate time with Kushina, but he couldn't find her. There was only a note left: I'm going to Mikoto's place for a while, don't worry!
Lin Yu looked at the somewhat deserted room and felt unaccustomed to it. He shook his head, "I'll go train then. Might as well practice some Lightning Release ninjutsu."
Lin Yu's figure disappeared from the house, and he soon arrived at Training Ground 417. Looking at the mess on the training ground, his hands itched. He felt like hitting someone!
Training ground maintenance fees were expensive! And this was a training ground, not a battleground. Why were they discarding ninjutsu so carelessly?
Lin Yu leaped onto a tree, looking at the three figures in the training ground with annoyance.
Huh? Why three? And a little Uchiha kid?
"Shisui has high talent in Fire Release ninjutsu, he should learn Fire Release first!"
"Tch! What do you know, you dead last? Shisui is so fast, learning Lightning Release with me would be perfect!"
"Learn Fire Release!"
"Learn Lightning Release!"
"Cough cough! I think it would be better to learn Genjutsu!"
Obito and Kakashi turned their heads at the sound. Lin Yu was already standing beside them, seemingly having overheard them for some time.
Kakashi glanced away: This guy's strength has increased again!
Obito didn't think much of it. He walked up and said, "Teacher Lin Yu, you're back? This is Shisui, I picked him up… happened to meet him on the road!"
Shisui curiously looked at Lin Yu's red hair and said earnestly, "Nice to meet you, I am Uchiha Shisui! Please take care of me."
Lin Yu smiled and replied, "Hello, my name is Uzumaki Lin Yu. I am the teacher of Obito and Kakashi. Shisui, you can also call me Teacher Lin Yu. I am an excellent teacher at the Ninja Academy!"
Kakashi thought to himself, speechless: You still know you're a teacher! I think you haven't even been to the Ninja Academy anymore!
Shisui straightened his small face and bowed, "Hello, Teacher Lin Yu, please take care of me in the future!"
"No problem, no problem!"
Lin Yu secretly rejoiced. Shisui had finally appeared, so he would be able to entice another member to join his organization!
"Teacher Lin Yu, why did you say you wanted to teach Shisui Genjutsu first?"
Obito was a bit confused. He hadn't noticed any talent for Genjutsu in Shisui.
Lin Yu pointed to Obito's eyes and said, "Of course, it's because of the Sharingan. These are the most suitable eyes for learning Genjutsu."
"But why didn't you teach me Genjutsu first, Teacher Lin Yu?"
Lin Yu pushed Obito aside and said annoyedly, "Have some self-awareness, okay? We'll talk about it when you awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan!"
"Mangekyo Sharingan?" Shisui blinked. It was the first time he had heard of the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Lin Yu explained with a smile, "This is a Kekkei Genkai unique to your Uchiha clan, an advanced form of the three-tomoe Sharingan."
Obito lowered his head and looked at Lin Yu: So, love does change? Why is Teacher Lin Yu so concerned about Shisui!
Obito leaned closer to Kakashi and whispered, "Hey, Kakashi, don't you think Teacher Lin Yu is too enthusiastic towards Shisui?"
Kakashi looked at Lin Yu on the other side, who was enthusiastically teaching Shisui ninjutsu, and grumbled, "Perhaps Teacher Lin Yu has peculiar hobbies. He was also quite good to us back then, but he changed as we grew older."
"What the hell! Kakashi, how do you know so much? Did you read it in some comic book?" Obito gave Kakashi a knowing look. Kakashi was too wicked!
Kakashi's fish-eye suddenly filled with killing intent. He gritted his teeth, "If you dare to tell anyone else that I like to read that kind of stuff, Uchiha Obito! I will make you experience the ultimate version of the Thousand Years of Death!"
"Uh… okay, I won't say it. Kakashi, don't stab me like last time! I really can't stand it!"
Obito shuddered, recalling the taste of the Thousand Years of Death last time. It was too terrifying!