Naruto: I wrote in my diary that I exposed the Otsutsuki's arrival.

Chapter 3: The Ticket to the Realm of the Strong

For a long time, the terrifying war of the future and all sorts of terrible crises made Kitahara Kaede feel like he couldn't breathe, but at that time he had no way to deal with it.

In this ninja world, the difference between people is even greater than the difference between people and dogs, a fact he had known for ten years.

Because he had witnessed how Uchiha Itachi had amazed the Ninja Academy back then; not to mention his contemporaries, even those older than him were no match for him.

Before obtaining the standard bloodline of the Uchiha clan, Kitahara Kaede's strength was probably no match for Itachi Uchiha ten years ago, let alone Itachi Uchiha who is now probably at the peak of Kage level.

Meeting him would probably be a one-second deal!

It's clear that Itachi Uchiha's talent and the extent to which he developed the Mangekyou Sharingan far surpassed that of the average Uchiha. If it weren't for his blood disease, it wouldn't be impossible for him to reach the Kage level one day.

Kitahara Kaede has only just obtained a ticket to the realm of the strong.

But it doesn't matter, this is only his first time drawing a lottery. There will be countless more chances in the future, and he will definitely be able to draw more powerful bloodline limits and ninjutsu.

Why can't he be one of the people who will stand at the pinnacle of the ninja world in the future?

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Nothing happened that night. The next day, Kitahara Kaede got up very early. Although only one night had passed, he still felt that his chakra level had increased again.

It feels so good to have this continuous growth without having to actively seek it out.

Thinking back to the days when I painstakingly extracted even a tiny bit of chakra and had to use it with extreme care, I realize how arduous those days were.

So these ninja clan members live such good lives.

Thinking about it this way, not counting the Nine-Tails, how outrageous must it be that Naruto Uzumaki, who at only twelve years old possessed 100 calories of chakra?

Kakashi Hatake is often teased for having low chakra reserves, but that's only relative to his strength level. His normal chakra reserves are definitely far greater than those of an ordinary Jonin, which shows just how amazing Naruto Uzumaki's chakra is.

Early in the morning, Kitahara Kaede got up very early to meet up with his teammates.

Inside a breakfast shop, Kitahara Kaede sat upright at a table. In front of him, a boy with a middle parting and about the same age as him was slurping his breakfast without any regard for his image.

This is Xiang Tianyuanlong, a member of his team who has been teammates with him for three years.

Another character with similar basic attributes, also lacking fame, and likely not even appearing in the original work, is cannon fodder.

Beside Kitahara Kaede was a beautiful girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, but her eyes were clearly different from those of ordinary people, as if she had cataracts.

Anyone with even a little knowledge of ninjas would recognize this as a member of the renowned Hyuga clan.

Yes, this beautiful girl is also his teammate, and a member of the famous Hyuga clan, named Hyuga Keiko.

Although she came from a powerful clan, her talent was only average. After all, even among ninja clans, not everyone has enough ninja talent.

This was a standard three-person team. When a middle-aged man with a scar on his face walked in, the entire team was complete.

This was their team leader, Chunin Akai Akimoto, an elite Chunin who was unknown and had little fame.

Although it seems that each of the twelve Konoha 11 was paired with a Jonin in the original work, this was actually a privilege reserved for the top students of each grade. The vast majority of ninja academy students only had one elite Chunin as their team leader after graduation.

Even during wartime, when manpower is scarce, there are instances where newly promoted Chunin are assigned as instructors.

In other words, if it were during wartime, Kitahara Kaede could already serve as a team leader, but he certainly wouldn't want to be born during wartime.

Because if it were during wartime, his teammates would probably have been replaced, and he himself might have died in a battle.

While peacetime missions may be boring, at least the level of danger is greatly reduced.

"Akai-sensei!"

When Kitahara Kaede and the others saw him, they quickly stood up to greet him.

Akai Akimoto waved his hand, sat down, and said, "I'm here today to inform you of something: I've been promoted to Special Jonin!"

Everyone was taken aback when they heard this.

Special Jonin are ninjas who can compete with regular Jonin in certain areas, but are not as good as regular Jonin overall.

Although he carries the title of Special Jonin, he has indeed transcended the realm of Chunin and is now a proper Jonin, with the right to vote in important matters of Konoha.

"Akimoto-sensei is a Jonin? Then we're Jonin's disciples! That's awesome!"

Xiang Tianyuanlong said exaggeratedly.

After all, he was well aware that having a Jonin teacher and having a Chunin teacher made a significant difference to their future prospects.

"He's a special Jonin." Akai Akimoto patted Soten Genryu's head and said.

"Then teacher, are you leaving?" At this moment, Kitahara Kaede suddenly realized something and asked.

"Yes, in our team, you're already a Chunin, and you can lead a team independently. I've completed my duties as the team leader. Now, I'm being transferred to the Anbu. Today's mission will be led by Kaede independently. Get used to being a team leader first." Akai Akimoto looked at Kitahara Kaede and then said.

"But then I won't be able to see the teacher anymore," Xiang Tianyuanlong said dejectedly.

"Idiot, the teacher's just been transferred to the Anbu. We'll see him again eventually," Hyuga Keiko retorted. "Those who get transferred to the Anbu are all elite ninjas. This is a great thing."

Kitahara Kaede nodded. Although the performance of the Anbu in the original work was mediocre, it did not mean that the Anbu was not powerful.

The ninjas who can enter the Anbu are at least elite Chunin level, and there are many special Jonin or even Jonin level ninjas, who are directly under the Hokage's power.

However, becoming an Anbu member at this time might not be a good thing. After all, the first Chunin Exams after the Konoha 12 graduate are not far away. If he gets too close to the Third Hokage and gets killed by Orochimaru, he'll be finished.

But at this point, you can't exactly say that Orochimaru is plotting an attack on Konoha, and that staying by the Hokage's side is the most dangerous thing to do; no one would believe that.

"Alright, I need to report for duty now. As for the mission arrangements from now on, just follow Feng's instructions."

Akai Akimoto didn't say much, directly delegating the team's authority to Kitahara Kaede, and then hurriedly left.