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

Chapter 4 New Diary, Exposing Konoha's Collapse Plan

Kitahara Kaede quickly took on the duties of a squad leader, a role she was already quite adept at.

Since he had actually led several missions after being promoted to Chunin, and since missions during peacetime were not particularly dangerous, his teacher, Akai Akimoto, had long since relinquished his responsibilities. Today was simply a formal confirmation of the decentralization of authority.

"Today's task is to collect trash. Ugh, another boring task."

Xiang Tianyuanlong sighed and said.

"When will we get some decent ninja missions?"

"You'll be so scared you won't be able to move again," Hinata Keiko retorted mercilessly.

This reminded everyone of a mission where, experiencing a real ninja battle for the first time, Xiangtian Genryu was so intimidated by the killing intent of the opposing Chunin that he was unable to move.

Yes, even elite Chunin who have no presence in the original work still have an overwhelming advantage over ordinary Genin.

"That was a long time ago, okay? The teacher said I'm strong enough to be a Chunin now, and I'm sure I can pass the next Chunin Exams," said Genryu Akai, unconvinced.

Kitahara Kaede nodded in agreement. His two teammates had already reached the basic level of Chunin. Under normal circumstances, it wouldn't be difficult for them to be promoted to Chunin, but the next Chunin Exams would be a real hellish challenge.

They encountered the major event of the combined attack on Konoha by the Sound Village and the Sand Village. In the end, only Shikamaru was recognized for his exceptional intelligence and talent in commanding a squad, and was eventually promoted to Chunin. The others became cannon fodder.

Yes, in the early Naruto series, there was a setting where becoming a Chunin required the mind and ability to command Genin.

Unlike later on, when she completely let herself go.

"Let's go, let's finish today's tasks quickly."

Kitahara Kaede waved his hand and said.

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After a busy day—or rather, after picking up trash for most of the day—and completing his mission and earning a reward of ten thousand taels, Kitahara Kaede returned home. After eating the dinner prepared by his mother, Kitahara Yoshiko, Kitahara Kaede went into his study, opened the sealed scroll he carried with him, and after breaking the seal, an exquisite diary appeared before him.

As is customary, he began to write in his diary for the day.

May 11th, sunny

[Akai-sensei has been promoted to Special Jonin, which is a good thing, but his transfer to the Anbu is not good news. The Konoha Crush plan is about to begin, and being by the Third Hokage's side is not a good thing. He might be killed by Orochimaru.]

This is Shippuden, before Kage-level ninjas were worthless. In this era, in the early stages, Hatake Kakashi was evenly matched with Orochimaru, and even if he used all his strength, he couldn't achieve a mutual kill. Orochimaru's oppressive aura was still very strong. Although he later became Snake Aunt, it seemed like anyone could beat him up, whether human or dog.

But as I said before, times have changed.

Meanwhile, in the ancestral home of the Hatake clan, Hatake Kakashi received a notification that his diary had been updated. He quickly put down the towel he was using to dry his hair, ran to the table, opened the diary, and immediately saw the entries inside.

He read through the diary almost immediately at an extremely fast pace.

At the same time, he opened the file next to him that contained information about Kitahara Kaede, which included all the available information about Kitahara Kaede from birth.

Kitahara Kaede's father was just an ordinary Chunin who died in a mission. He currently lives with his mother, Kitahara Yoshiko.

The Kitahara family's ancestors were natives when the First Hokage founded Konoha Village. Although they were not from a ninja clan and were not particularly talented geniuses, they were still considered to have impeccable lineage.

His teacher was Akai Akimoto, an ordinary elite chunin.

However, Kakashi immediately crossed out "elite Chunin" with his pen and changed it to "special Jonin".

"Has he already been promoted to Special Jonin?"

Kakashi Hatake frowned. Although it wasn't entirely consistent with the intelligence data, he wasn't too concerned.

Obviously, this just happened today, so it's normal that he didn't get the latest information.

This intelligence was information he had gathered through his colleagues in the secret service. It wasn't exactly classified, since the Kitahara family's information didn't have any special security level.

But that wasn't the point. He quickly saw a few words that made his pupils contract slightly.

Konoha's Crush Plan!

These words instantly put the battle-hardened Kakashi Hatake on high alert.

And you're saying Kitahara Kaede isn't a spy?

He even knew the name of the intrusion plan.

Kakashi Hatake then thought of what Kitahara Kaede's information stated: he was just an ordinary Chunin with mediocre talent. He trained very hard, but had only been promoted to Chunin half a year ago and only possessed the strength of an ordinary Chunin.

For Kakashi Hatake, being promoted to Chunin was a long time ago; he was promoted to Chunin almost twenty years ago.

With his talent and ability, becoming a Chunin is a piece of cake, and even becoming a Jonin wouldn't be difficult.

However, the price he paid for the gifts he received from Obito after being promoted to Jonin was simply too high.

Thinking of this, Kakashi Hatake touched the Sharingan in his left eye, a relic of his deceased friend Obito. He had seen the world with Obito's eyes for so many years, and it felt like so many years had passed in a daze.

He also lost everything: his father, mother, teacher, teacher's wife, his best friend Obito Uchiha, and Rin.

Even though he has now developed a hardened heart, he still feels a slight pain in his heart.

After a brief moment of distraction, Kakashi Hatake quickly brought his thoughts back to the contents of his diary.

Konoha, collapse, plan?

And Orochimaru too!

This is someone in Konoha whose very existence could make anyone who knew of his existence stop breathing.

A terrifying entity hailed as being on par with the shadows of every village.

When Orochimaru defected, Kakashi Hatake pursued him and nearly died at his hands.

But what Kitahara Kaede said in his diary was that even when he used all his strength against Orochimaru, he couldn't achieve a mutual destruction?

That was back then. Now he should at least be able to guarantee that they will die together, right?

Kakashi Hatake wasn't that confident either, after all, that was someone on the same level as his father, and Kitahara Kaede's diary calling him a Kage-level expert was absolutely correct.

But what does it mean for Orochimaru to become Snake Aunt?

What does that mean?

Kakashi Hatake didn't understand at all.

Even if Orochimaru became some kind of Snake Aunt, it's impossible for anyone, whether human or dog, to beat him up, right?

Kakashi Hatake couldn't imagine that scene.