In Naruto: Reborn with a Chat Group

Time passed quickly.

During this period, Kakashi's Team 7 had been busy with the usual beginner-level missions from the original storyline such as finding lost pets, weeding gardens, babysitting, farming, picking up trash, fixing broken fences, and dealing with the unruly boar.

Meanwhile, Makoto spent a lot of time hanging around the Hokage's office, showing off in front of Hiruzen, and tagging along on low-rank missions with Team 7 and the rest of the Konoha 11. After working with them so often, he'd gotten familiar with everyone.

Still, he couldn't help but feel confused about the whole thing.

He understood why Hiruzen, as Hokage, didn't have time to go on missions with him. That made sense. But why did he have to do these chores with every team?

After all, he was already stronger than most Kage.

At first, he assumed he'd only need to accompany Team 7 for these low-level tasks. But to his surprise, he was assigned to work with every squad.

At this point, he was practically an expert at tracking down runaway cats and dogs, handling kids, and running errands.

When he was with Team 7, he mostly hung out with Naruto and Sasuke. People often mistook the three of them for an actual team and overlooked Sakura.

With Team 8, he usually chatted with Hinata while helping her complete missions or played with Akamaru alongside Kiba.

And when he worked with Team 10, he and Ino always ended up teaming up. Honestly, that wasn't even his decision.

It was all Shikamaru's doing. The guy didn't want to get in the way, so he dragged Choji off to do their share of the work while leaving Ino with Makoto.

On weekends, they all gathered at the Akimichi Barbecue Restaurant or Ichiraku Ramen, eating and hanging out together.

During this time, Makoto had also managed to influence Hiruzen quite a bit. Ever since the Hokage helped him get compensation from Danzo, the old hawk had finally backed off.

Makoto figured Hiruzen must have given him a serious warning.

More importantly, it seemed like Hiruzen had started to genuinely see him as a successor.

Aside from teaching him new techniques, he also shared stories about the world, the cultures of different nations, and strategies for completing missions while staying alive.

Despite his busy schedule, the Hokage made time to train Makoto every day.

However, there was one thing that really bugged him.

Hiruzen constantly drilled the Will of Fire into his head. At this point, Makoto was pretty sure he could recite it in his sleep.

Makoto sat inside the Hokage's office and watched Hiruzen flip through stacks of documents.

He scratched his head awkwardly before finally speaking up. "Sensei! When can I finally go on a real mission?"

"You know how strong I am now. An ordinary Jonin wouldn't even be a challenge! But all I've been doing is chasing after cats and dogs every day. It's so boring!"

Hearing this, Hiruzen put down his paperwork, glanced up at Makoto, and rolled his eyes.

"You're seriously complaining? Don't think I don't know how you've been spending your time. You hang out with that group of kids every day and I hear you have even got two girls chasing after you."

Makoto wasn't even embarrassed. He just waved it off. "Yeah, yeah. But I still want to go on a real mission! I've never even been outside the village since I was a kid!"

Hiruzen shook his head with a smile.

He remembered being the same way when he was young, constantly pestering Tobirama to take him along on missions. He'd been so eager back then, always sparring with Danzo and others and trying to prove himself.

Now, in the blink of an eye, he was an old man, and his former students had become the legendary Sannin.

And somehow, he had ended up taking in another genius student, one unlike any he had ever seen before.

His arsenal of jutsu was vast, his chakra reserves were absurd, far beyond even the monstrous reserves of the Uzumaki and his combat instincts were honed to perfection.

On top of that, he had mastered genjutsu, taijutsu, and swordsmanship.

Hiruzen took a slow drag from his pipe, exhaling thoughtfully. 'It's truly a blessing. I never expected to train someone this remarkable at my age.'

After organizing the documents in front of him, he looked back at Makoto. "I know you're eager, but be patient."

Then, as if remembering something, he suddenly smiled. "Didn't you ask for a sword some time ago? I've prepared one for you."

Makoto's face immediately lit up.

He had gotten the Hatake sword skills from Sakumo but had never found a suitable weapon.

Chakra metal was too expensive, and he wasn't about to spend his own money on it. So, naturally, he had gone straight to Hiruzen, shamelessly demonstrating his sword skills and hinting that he needed a proper weapon.

Since Hiruzen was his teacher now, it was his responsibility to provide one, right?

Makoto had assumed the old man had just brushed him off, but to his surprise, he had actually followed through.

"Sensei! Where is it? What kind of sword is it? Hurry up and show me!" Makoto grinned, practically bouncing in his seat.

Hiruzen chuckled, watching his student's excitement. "You brat... didn't you just say you wanted to leave the village for a mission? Did you forget all about that as soon as I mentioned a sword?"

Makoto waved his hand dismissively, grinning shamelessly. "No, no! I'll take the sword first and then go on a mission! I mean, how can I head out without a proper weapon?"

Then, with a smug smirk, he added, "Besides, don't you think it looks way cooler to have a sword hanging at your waist?"

Hiruzen blinked, caught off guard. He hadn't thought about it like that before, but now that Makoto mentioned it... it did sound cool.

He sighed, realizing that all these years, he had just been walking around with a plain old staff.

[Senju Tobirama: Makoto, you have good taste. I always had a sword at my waist back in my day!]

[Uchiha Madara: Swords? I never used them. I only use fans and sickles, true weapons of fear and style!]

[Namikaze Minato: Personally, I still think kunai are the best. Just throw one, teleport, and finish it off with a Rasengan. Simple and effective!]

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