The Ultimate Rat In The World of Ninjas!

/knock/ /knock/

"Naruto, are you home?"

"Kakashi-sensei?"

Naruto opened the door and looked suspiciously at the three people standing outside.

'Did Kakashi come to ask for the book?' thought Naruto

 Naruto read "Icha Icha Paradise" while eating Ramen.

It was not very good, he thought that Jiraiya's writing was still too conservative.

In his previous life, Naruto had read many erotic novels, but after reading "Icha Icha Paradise",  he knew that this book was mediocre at best.

"Naruto! I came here with my Sensei."

Rock Lee said happily.

"Come in first."

"What do you want me for?"

Naruto looked at Guy.

Could it be that Kakashi helped him find a master?

"You are a boy who is good at Taijutsu, amazing, you can even fight Kakashi using Taijutsu!"

The thick-browed Guy gave Naruto a thumbs up, his teeth gleaming.

"Be my apprentice! Such excellent taijutsu, such great strength, it's a pity not to practice Taijutsu!"

"Yeah, Naruto, let's learn Taijutsu together! Guy sensei is amazing!!"

Rock Lee put on the same pose as Guy and invited Naruto very warmly.

"..."

Naruto looked at Kakashi speechlessly.

Kakashi shrugged his shoulders.

"Well, I'm sorry, I am not that good at Taijutsu, I just have a bit more strength."

Naruto wiped the sweat from his brow and declined.

What a joke!

Guy as his teacher?

He would have to run all over Konoha in green tights?

Naruto couldn't do it! 

His foundation was already very good, Taijutsu skills could only be said to be the icing on the cake.

As for the Eight Inner Gates, if the conditions were met, he could learn to open a few gates, and there was no need to work so hard to learn them all.

Would it be that he wouldn't use Sage Mode or Nine Tails Mode, but use Taijutsu instead?

That would be just a waste of his talent and only a brain-dead human will only do it. 

"Great strength and good health are excellent conditions for learning Taijutsu! Why don't you think about it more carefully?"

Guy said anxiously.

"Sorry, Guy-sensei, I plan to learn from Kakashi sensei and take the ninjutsu-based route. Thank you for inviting me. But I already made up my mind."

"What…"

"Okay, Guy, since Naruto has chosen his path, let's not force it."

Kakashi interjected.

He also felt that Naruto should take the ninjutsu-based route.

With his huge Chakra, and him being the Nine Tails Jinchūriki, he would be able to use much more powerful ninjutsu than ordinary people.

"If that's the case, forget it."

...

"Kakashi-sensei, do you have something else to say?"

Naruto sent Guy and Lee away but found Kakashi still sitting on the chair.

"This is for you."

Kakashi took out a scroll and handed it to Naruto.

"This is?"

"Flying Thunder God Jutsu Scroll."

"Flying Thunder God!?"

Naruto looked at Kakashi in surprise.

Wasn't the Third Hokage in charge of this ninjutsu? How could it be in the hands of Kakashi? Could it be the Third Hokage who gave it to him?

"This is what I applied to the Third Hokage. I want you to study it and see if you can learn it."

"Why are you giving me this all of a sudden?"

Naruto didn't understand.

He and Kakashi had met for the first time. Even if Naruto was the son of Namikaze Minato, Kakashi would not apply for Flying Thunder God, a ninjutsu that no one could learn.

"Your performance today surprised me."

Kakashi looked at Naruto and said slowly.

"Your talent is very high. Without the guidance of a teacher, you can still perform the Body Flicker Technique so well, even nearly catching up with the speed of the Flying Thunder God jutsu, which makes me think that you may become Konoha's new yellow flash..."

"You know the Fourth Hokage, right? He was the only ninja who had learned the Flying Thunder God Jutsu after the Second Hokage. With his strength, he won the title of 'the Yellow Flash' in the Third Ninja World War. Making Konoha the victor of the war."

Kakashi explained seriously.

"And, today's assessment, I could see it."

"..."

Had he exposed himself?

"Compared to Sasuke and Sakura, you have a sharper mind. Although your teamwork is still poor, in the end, you saw the purpose of the assessment, and you were willing to sacrifice your interests for your companions, which was enough to show that you can work for the interest of the team and look at the big picture, I just don't know why your theoretical grades were so poor…"

Kakashi sighed at the end.

"Ah, that..."

Naruto really didn't want to think about these things, he was just doing the assessment however he wanted, looking at the big picture. Are they necessary?

However, since Kakashi made up a reason for him, Naruto accepted it.

"You can study this scroll for five days. Regardless of whether you have learned it or not, you must return it to me. Remember, you can only read it alone, and it cannot be shown to anyone else. Otherwise, you will be treated as a spy or a traitor. The circumstances will be very serious."

Kakashi asked Naruto seriously.

"I understand."

Naruto nodded.

Although he didn't know if he could learn it, but if there was some chance, why not try it right?

It was a pity that the System hadn't given him this ninjutsu in the previous years, otherwise, it would be much easier.

"Okay, remember not to be late for the meeting the day after tomorrow. You are already an official ninja. Don't treat the missions casually."

Kakashi stood up, ready to leave.

"Don't worry, 'll be there on time."

At the moment of going out, Kakashi paused and turned his head.

"Umm...can you return the book? You are not old enough to read that, and...you can't buy it outside."

Kakashi scratched his head, his eyes wandering in embarrassment. 

"Okay."

'For the sake of you applying for the Flying Thunder God for me, I'll give it back to you, it's not interesting anyway, it's too bland.' thought Naruto

Naruto handed the book to Kakashi readily.

"Goodbye~"

Kakashi left satisfied, this kid was still easy to talk to ~

...

After Kakashi left, Naruto sat at the table and opened the scroll. He wanted to see how difficult it was to learn the Flying Thunder God Jutsu. 

[A copy of Flying Thunder God Jutsu has been detected, do you want to store it? ]

"Hehe~ It doesn't look like it will be much effort."

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