Naruto: The Strongest Sage

The old man was sitting on the ground, and the old man was sitting on the ground.

Konoha, cemetery.

Kakashi stood in front of a tombstone holding a bouquet of flowers.

Since his father's death, Kakashi has become more and more silent. There are not many things in this village that he can miss. The fourth generation Hokage, Minato Namikaze is one of them.

As his teacher and the leader of the team. Minato Namikaze is the most sunny and contagious person Kakashi has ever seen.

The profession of ninja is often accompanied by blood and darkness. But Minato Namikaze is different. He is like the sun, always able to illuminate the people around him.

There were footsteps behind him. Few people came here. Kakashi turned around slightly alert, and then saw a familiar figure.

"Long time no see, Kakashi. I heard you were in the village. I went to your house and there was no one there, so I guessed you would be here."

"Aoba, when did you come back?"

"Just now."

"I'm glad you're back." Kakashi rarely communicates with people. Apart from Kai, he has almost no friends. But Aoba is an exception.

Because when rumors against White Fang appeared in the village, Kamikawa Aoba was one of the very few ninjas who stood on the side of White Fang.

At that time, Kakashi was confused. He didn't know whether his father was right or wrong. But he knew who was on his side.

This also made Aoba one of the very few people who could talk to Kakashi.

"You look... a little different."

Kakashi looked at Aoba's face. It was a young and handsome face. It was almost the same as in his memory.

But there was one thing that was different. His right eye was covered by the tilted forehead protector.

"Your eyes..."

"There's no other way. I had to pay a price for meeting that reckless Raikage. I played all my cards and barely escaped."

"It's a great achievement to be able to escape from the hands of the Raikage."

"It's okay. I also gave him a little response, a finger. Unfortunately, it didn't have much effect on him."

Kamikawa Aoba said as he placed the flowers in front of the tombstone of the fourth generation couple.

"Let's go and have something to eat together. I don't think I can stay in the village for too long. Call Kai and go eat barbecue together. I've been craving this for years."

"......Okay."

The Akimichi family's barbecue restaurant. Kamikawa Aoba, Kakashi, and Kai have already started eating.

"You all know that the effect of the Kingdom of Soup is non-existent in the eyes of those bandits in Kumogakure. So what if they cross the border at will? Can the Kingdom of Soup dare to say anything?

But the Kingdom of Fire is different. I am stationed at the border post. If they cross the border, it means they are declaring war. We can only fight to the death."

"I know this. I have read the border report. The invasion of Kumogakure has obviously decreased in recent years. There are almost no Kumogakure crossing the border in the area where you are stationed, Qingye. They used to be quite unscrupulous."

"That's right. Kumogakure is just like this. A group of outright bandits. There is no reason to talk to them. Even if you want to talk, you have to knock them down first."

The grievances between Qingye and Kumogakure in recent years can be said to be endless for three days and three nights. Kumogakure has always bullied Konoha's concession policy and provoked every now and then.

And Qingye is a garrison at the border post. If he doesn't care, it is his responsibility. The upper echelons of Konoha can use this as an excuse to hold them accountable at any time.

Therefore, he could only choose to go to war. Fortunately, he originally needed some opponents of sufficient weight to hone himself. So, he directly used the ninjas of Kumogakure as his sparring partners.

In the past few years, he can be said to have completed his unique combat system in actual combat. He even got the title of Wind Chaser Sword. It means that his sword is faster than the wind.

Aoba was not satisfied with this title. Because there are many people faster than the wind in this world. But at least Wind Chaser Sword is pretty nice. So, he finally acquiesced.

Interestingly, after Aoba let go and started killing, Konoha had another mole. He even issued a document to reprimand him for being too heavy-handed and damaging the relationship between the two countries.

Aoba simply farted on such documents.

Although he has killed many people, he can't be held accountable if he really wants to be held accountable. Because he has always killed opponents on the territory of the Land of Fire.

This is his duty. From beginning to end, it was Kumogakure who provoked trouble, took the initiative to cross the border, and provoked in various ways. In the real world, if you cross the border casually, the garrison on the other side will open fire directly.

As he became famous

's growth, Konoha was silent. He was even recalled.

Aoba knew that this recall should be to promote himself to a jonin.

Konoha is a militarized organization. The titles of jonin, chunin, and genin are not just titles. In most cases, they are actually the level of positions and the order of command.

A jonin is equivalent to a senior officer in the army. Naturally, he has command over chunin and genin.

Therefore, it is very difficult to be promoted to a jonin. Military power alone is not enough. It also requires a certain leadership and comprehensive tactical level.

There are a large number of special jonin in the village, that is, they can only meet part of the jonin indicators, so they cannot be promoted to real jonin.

For Aoba, these are not problems. In three years, he led a dozen chunin and genin at the border outpost. He fought dozens of bloody battles with the ninjas of Kumogakure.

Killed three jonin, sixteen chunin, and several genin on the other side. Even under the pursuit of the Raikage, he saved half of his colleagues. Whether it is combat power or comprehensive tactical ability, he is absolutely qualified.

In fact, if it were not for the legacy of Orochimaru, he should have been promoted long ago.

The three of them had eaten and drunk enough, and just walked out of the door. They saw a masked Anbu member stopping them.

"Kamikawa Aoba, go to the Hokage's office immediately to report on your work."

"Okay, it seems that this is the end of today. Let's get together again when we have time."

"Okay, let's play together on the training ground when we have time..."

It goes without saying that it was Kai who said this. And he shouted it out with a super loud voice. Fortunately, Aoba was prepared, and before he finished shouting, he directly used a body-flash technique to leave the scene.

In this situation, let Kakashi deal with it alone. He really can't stand Kai's enthusiasm.

Hokage's office. What surprised Aoba was that not only Sarutobi Hiruzen, but also two old advisors and a scumbag with a bandaged right hand and one eye covered were also present.

"Hokage-sama." Aoba stepped forward to greet him.

"Yes, Aoba. You have worked hard guarding the border these years."

"We are all serving the Will of Fire, so there is no such thing as hard work or not." Aoba's answer was impeccable. Sarutobi Hiruzen also nodded slightly. At least his attitude was acceptable.

"The village is in need of people now. There are two main reasons for transferring you back this time."