Chapter 423: Knuckle Gloves
Unlike the original story, the majority of Kakashi's current strength lay in his family's kenjutsu.
The Hatake kenjutsu focused on sharpness and locking onto the target. When testing the three children, he couldn't possibly use a sword, nor did he feel he needed to.
By intending to attack the unprepared, Kakashi was sneak-attacked by Masahiko's spatula. His fingers were injured, giving the three little ones an opportunity to exploit...
In order to maintain his dignity as an instructor, Kakashi subconsciously made a terrifying decision. Fortunately, his Lightning nature transformation and chakra control were very good, otherwise Naruto would have probably...
However, this test also came to an abrupt end. Kakashi flatly announced that the three of them had passed the test and told them to gather at the same time tomorrow to receive missions, before flickering away...
Masahiko figured he went to wash his hands.
"Witnessed and significantly altered the main plot of the Naruto world: Bell Stealing Test, obtained 10 (*8) Witness Points."
"A Thousand Years of Death changed from completely altered to slightly altered, losing 30 Witness Points. The Bell Stealing changed from slightly altered to significantly altered, gaining 60 Witness Points. Eh? It seems I earned an extra... 30 Witness Points!" In the space, Masahiko's face was full of joy after tallying up his gains. This change came at a good time!
It just made Naruto suffer.
He was currently sitting on the muddy ground, clutching his butt with both hands. The expression on his face kept changing; half was happiness from passing the test, the other half was... pain.
Sakura was equally jubilant and invited Sasuke on a date. Sasuke, however, waved his hand indifferently to refuse: "A boring test. I'm leaving!"
Naruto's expression changed slightly: "Wait! Bastard Sasuke, wait a minute!"
Sasuke calmly turned his head: "What, didn't fight enough, you want to fight again?"
Naruto's face contorted for a long time before he spoke in a low voice: "Lend me a jacket."
Sasuke was startled, his eyes quickly widening: "He actually... poked through it?!"
Sakura was also taken aback, a pink hue quickly dyeing her cheeks, and she backed away two steps with slight disgust. She wasn't really disgusted with Naruto; she was more disgusted with Kakashi right now. Her inner persona had already started roaring: 'What kind of damned Jonin instructor is this!'
Naruto's face flushed red: "Shut up! Hurry up and give me the jacket..."
Halfway through his sentence, Naruto suddenly vanished.
Sasuke was stunned: "Is it... Great Ancestor? Has he been watching from nearby the whole time? Tch!"
...
In the Eight Trigrams Space.
Masahiko held the spatula that had been burned through by Lightning Style, his face twitching: "Kakashi, if you had hit any harder, you would have left Naruto with a psychological shadow."
Naruto wore a bitter face: "Great Ancestor, it's all because of your rotten idea!"
"Heh, you brat, I haven't even scolded you for selling me out yet! Come here and let me see if it's a serious injury."
Naruto hesitated for a moment, shook his head, and stepped back. This brat had grown up and knew how to be shy.
Masahiko was speechless: "Even if you wanted to show me, I'd be too lazy to look. I'll treat you with medical ninjutsu with my eyes closed."
Only then did Naruto turn around and slowly stick his butt out toward Masahiko.
"Tsk, he really played dirty."
"Great Ancestor! You said you'd close your eyes!"
"Little brat, how many times have I stripped off your pants to spank your butt? What haven't I seen."
"Great Ancestor!" Naruto complained.
"Stop talking nonsense!" Masahiko's palms emitted a glowing white light. The level nine medical ninjutsu instantly made Naruto feel so comfortable he couldn't speak...
...
Kushina's house.
After learning about the test's events, Kushina laughed heartlessly for a long while, while Minato gently stroked the little head of Tsukika in his arms, his face full of helplessness.
"That brat Kakashi is much more interesting than when he was young, hahaha hic..."
The laughter stopped when Naruto walked out wearing a fresh pair of pants and handed the old ones, which had two finger-sized holes in the back, to Kushina...
"I sewed these pants with my own hands, and now they can't be worn anymore!"
Masahiko secretly curled his lip. He had always wondered why the poop-yellow outfit on Naruto was so ugly. But to think Kushina had actually learned tailoring... that was truly unexpected.
The dark red pants Naruto was wearing now were much more pleasing to the eye.
However, Naruto's aesthetic taste was clearly the same as his mother's, as he bitterly denounced Kakashi-sensei for ruining his favorite pair of pants...
Masahiko indicated he didn't want to say anything.
"The Bell Stealing is done, next should be... catching the cat, right? I don't need to bother with this, just mooching 5 Witness Points will do. I've already accumulated 660 points now. Oh my, this number, can catching the cat give me 6 points?"
Masahiko had actually considered having Naruto and the others catch the Fat Cat, but after thinking it over, he decided against it. With the Fat Cat's strength, it could give Kakashi a severe beating, let alone the three little ones.
Failing their first D-rank mission would feel pretty bad and be too big a blow to the children's self-confidence. Not to mention Naruto knew the Fat Cat...
"The next plot, I remember... is the Land of Waves, right? The Land of Waves, hehehe."
"Great Ancestor! You're laughing at me again!" Naruto suddenly shouted.
Masahiko was stunned. Why couldn't he even laugh now? He exchanged a glance with Kushina...
"Hahahaha!"
"Hehe..." Tsukika also started laughing.
After a long while, Kushina put away her smile and straightened her expression: "Great-grandfather, little Tsukika will be four years old in another month. Minato and I are planning to start her introductory training."
Masahiko nodded slightly. A Sage Body developed faster than other children. A normal child would need to be five years old, but she indeed could start a year early.
"Is my sister going to start training so soon?" Naruto murmured softly.
"Idiot brother, I'll overtake you very soon!" Tsukika waved her little fists.
"How is that possible!"
Masahiko, however, was momentarily startled. He hadn't noticed before, but when Tsukika waved her fists, he realized she was wearing a pair of black gloves.
The tips of all ten fingers were still exposed; the black gloves only covered her knuckles.
"Kushina, did you knit these gloves for Tsukika?"
Kushina paused upon hearing this, her expression slightly unnatural: "Yes, Great-grandfather. I originally wanted to knit a normal pair of gloves, but later there wasn't enough material..."
"Material? What material?" Masahiko stood up: "Little Tsukika, can you let Great Ancestor see your gloves?"
"Mm! Great Ancestor, these gloves are very comfortable to wear!" Tsukika handed over the gloves.
Masahiko took them and rubbed them in his hands, a look of hesitation appearing on his face: "What is this material? Smooth and soft, doesn't chafe the hands, and incredibly tough. Heavenly silkworm silk? Does the Naruto world even have such a thing?"
However, a moment later, Masahiko gently pursed his lips. This thing felt a lot like...
"Great Ancestor, let me see!"
Kushina snatched them away in one fell swoop: "Naruto, what are you looking at! This is your sister's thing!"
Naruto: ???
Masahiko turned his head to look at Kushina's slightly nervous expression, then at Minato's odd expression, and finally at little Tsukika happily putting the knuckle gloves back on...
"Kushina, where did you get the material for these gloves?"
Kushina's expression stiffened: "I remember it seemed to be from that fabric shop on the corner of the west street. There was only this much left, so I bought it all..."
"I'll go take a look!" Masahiko's figure disappeared.
Kushina immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
On the streets of Konoha, Masahiko sighed deeply. That thing just now... it had his scent...
"Kushina, you really know how to play."
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