V.2 Chapter 6

As Kozuki was lost in thinking about what just happened, Kakashi took the moment's advantage and leapt towards Kozuki at a fast speed.

Kakashi's blade was aimed at Kozuki's shoulder to not give him any permanent damage.

Kakashi was prepared for the worst situation. After observing Kozuki's movements till now, Kakashi knew that Kozuki had very sharp senses and a fast reaction.

'He may block it, I need to be ready for something else.'

As Kakashi had thought previously, Kakashi's blade was blocked by Kozuki using his sword.

Kakashi put his left foot on the ground and using it as a fixed point, he spun once and kicked Kozuki in face.

Kozuki was thrown back. He spit a little bit of blood out of his mouth and then leapt in Kakashi's direction.

Meanwhile, Yukan's shadow clone had been dispelled and Yukan got its memories.

As he got the memories, he said lightly," Yes ma'am."

When Yukan's shadow clone had told Kushina about the delay, she informed Yukan in a sweet way that today was the last time she paid for her ramen herself.

Then, Yukan looked at the two sparring, he noticed their movements.

'I knew that Kakashi was a genius, but Kozuki isn't any worse.'

Kozuki was now moving in Kakashi's direction while swinging his blade. Kakashi also leapt in Kozuki's direction and swung his blade.

As Kozuki was moving, his foot landed on a small rock which he had not noticed, causing him to lose his balance.

Kozuki was previously aiming at Kakashi's shoulder but, after losing his balance, his sword would stab Kakashi's intestine. Even Kakashi's blade was now being aimed at Kozuki's eyes.

Yukan raised his eyebrows and thought,' How did they manage to force me to move?'

He sighed and then appeared between Kozuki and Kakashi. Yukan stopped Kakashi's blade using two of his fingers and stopped Kozuki by putting his hand on his shoulder.

"Alright, special training for you too, Kozuki. I don't want my student to die so stupidly." Yukan said and released the two.

While Kozuki was getting happy hearing Yukan to call him his student, Kakashi held his spine, he remembered the horrors of the previous special training.

-2 hours later-

"Hmm, I am going for the fuinjutsu session, I don't want special training like you both. Bye, see you tomorrow." Yukan bid his students farewell and left for another training ground hurriedly.

As he left, the faces of Kakashi and Kozuki became visible.

The sleeve of Kakashi's upper was torn and his lower was torn from his ankle to knee. With the visible part of his face and hair covered in dirt, he looked exactly like a beggar.

Kozuki, with even more torn clothes, looked even more beggar-like.

Kakashi looked at Kozuki, tapped on his shoulder and said," I'm telling you, never anger him again like this. I am now mistaken as a beggar a lot of times, it has become a routine for me."

"But, it was you who angered him," Kozuki said.

Kakashi then thought about it and made a wise decision. To change the topic.

"Come on, let's go to buy some new clothes. Haizz, my pocket money this month is also going into buying clothes. It must be good being sensei, he has all his money to himself."

The two left the training ground and walked to a clothes shop.

On the way, some people gave them money and food thinking that the two were orphans.

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At the same time, in a different training ground.

Yukan was looking at his empty wallet and then at Kushina who was standing in front of him.

"You are a very expensive tomato, Kushina," Yukan said as tears of pain fell from his face.

"Hmm? Do you want to pay the next month's advance fee right now?" Kushina asked while counting the money she extor- took from Yukan as a fee for teaching him fuinjutsu.

"Nah, I'm broke. Anyway, what are you doing here?" Yukan asked as he looked to Kushina's left.

The grey-haired girl who Minato had looked for at the flower shop was standing. She had violet eyes like Kushina's and almost the same height as hers too.

She and Kushina had become good friends since then.

"I'm here to ask you something." She said and walked in front.

"What?" Yukan asked.

"I-I wanted to ask, when is Minato-San coming back." The girl asked as she fidgeted with her fingers.

"Minato? I don't know. I guess a few weeks more. But, why do you still have your hair grey, Kiyome-San?" Yukan asked.

The grey-haired girl was Kiyome, the girl he and Sakumo had rescued during their mission in the second-ninja war.

"Not much longer, some arrangement discussions are going on between grandpa and the four elders of Konoha," Kiyome said and turned around to Kushina.

The two started to talk about random things as Yukan looked at the sky.

'This isn't going to end well... Hah! How much I hope I was a cloud too.' Yukan thought in his mind.

After he finished the session with Kushina, Yukan sensed an ANBU ninja whom he recognized so he went to an empty alley.

When he stood in the empty alley, the ANBU ninja appeared.

"Long time no see, captain." The ANBU greeted Yukan before he said anything else.

"Yeah, it's been long, Tatsuya-San." Yukan greeted him back while having a smile on his face.

"Captain, the Hokage has called for you."

"Hmm? Something important?" Yukan asked.

"I don't know the exact details about what is happening, but before I came, I saw…