Itachi and Kabuto were discharged directly from the hospital on the fourth day.
In fact, they did not suffer any serious injuries, but some minor injuries made them look particularly miserable. In fact, the most serious thing was that they consumed too much physical strength and chakra.
Thanks to the special nutritional supplements Nagaze prepared for them, they recovered quickly and were actually able to be discharged from the hospital on the third day. However, in order to reassure their family members, they rested in the hospital for one more day.
On the day of discharge, Itachi was picked up by his family, and Nono also came to the hospital to take Kabuto away.
"You shouldn't work so hard. There's no special reward for first place. It's not worth working so hard. Just try your best." Nono gently stroked Kabuto's short white hair and spoke softly.
She herself was once an elite ninja, and when she first started teaching Kabuto medical ninjutsu, she already discovered that Kabuto had an extraordinary talent.
Unexpectedly, Kabuto was even more capable than she had imagined. He successfully passed the graduation assessment in his first year and achieved the achievement of graduating from the Ninja School in one year.
Although no big news came out later, she has always noticed that Dou's strength has been improving.
He became a dark horse in this Chunin Exam, standing out among more than 300 participating ninjas and making it to the finals. He displayed extraordinary strength in the finals, tying with his opponent for first place.
Although she was happy for Kabuto that he could achieve such an honor, Nono felt it was not worth it when she saw Kabuto lying in bed with heavy bandages on his body.
Is it really worth it to hurt yourself for a false reputation
"I don't remember Kabuto being a vain child."
Hearing Nono's words, Kabuto scratched the back of his head a little uncomfortably, and then explained:
"Actually, it's because Itachi is my good friend, and we usually win and lose in our battles, so I wanted to take this opportunity to see who is stronger, but I didn't expect it to be a draw."
Dou didn't say what Nagase said.
He didn't feel anything before, but after the battle, and staying in the hospital with Itachi for a few days, Kabuto gradually discovered the loopholes in Nagase's words.
Defeating Itachi is to enable him to grow better. He must experience setbacks so that he will not be easily defeated by setbacks in the future. This sounds like there is nothing wrong with it and it talks about growth from the perspective of human nature.
Maybe this sentence is fine when applied to an ordinary genius boy, but it is actually a bit inappropriate when applied to Itachi.
Itachi's experience is unimaginable for ordinary people. He was taken to the battlefield at the age of four. While his peers were playing kicking bottles and skipping stones, Itachi was thinking about war and peace and the meaning of life.
For such a person, will he be proud and complacent because of a little achievement? Obviously not, because he has bigger goals.
Kabuto felt that he had been thinking about how to fight Itachi at that time, so he believed Nagase's nonsense.
"Besides, it's not like there's no reward at all. Brother Yongze said that if I win first place, he can help me fulfill my wish. He will agree to my request unless it's too much."
"Nagazawa's wish..." Nono was stunned. He didn't expect that it was Nagazawa's reason that made Kabuto work so hard.
"I have to ask Nagase when I get home." Nono thought to herself that if Nagase didn't have a good excuse, she would have to have a good fight with Nagase in bed.
"What is Kabuto's wish?"
"I want to ask Brother Yongze for some money." Dou thought about it and finally expressed his idea.
"Kou, are you short of money?" Nono asked somewhat puzzled. All of Kou's expenses were covered by Nagase, so he shouldn't be short of money.
"I'm not going to use the money for myself. I plan to use it to renovate the orphanage and improve everyone's life. This way, you, the director, will feel a lot more relaxed." Dou explained.
Kabuto was busy with life at the Upper Ninja Academy, as he had to receive training from Nagase and go to school, so he went to the orphanage less often.
After graduation, if Dou has time, he will go back to the orphanage to visit his former friends and help with some things.
When he was in the orphanage, because he didn't like to talk much and was of average height, he was always the little brother who was taken care of.
Now, although he doesn't have a big physique, he has been exercising because of practicing breathing techniques. In addition, he has chakra, so he is now very strong and can do any work without any problem.
Occasionally, his friends would ask him about life in ninja school and the life of ninjas. At this time, Kabuto would transform into a storyteller and tell stories to his friends.
The driving force behind Kabuto's initial desire to become a ninja was his desire to help Lord Nono and make the orphanage a better place.
He has not forgotten his original intention. If he had not joined the special operations class, he might have become a mission maniac, completing missions every day to make money.
The special operations squad will focus on training to enhance its strength in the early stages, and only those who pass the assessment and become formal members can take on missions.
The assessment is held once a year, and the first assessment of the special operations class will begin in half a month.
“Kou you…” Nono looked at Kou with extremely complicated eyes.
She didn't expect that Dou still remembered what he said that day. It turned out that a child could be so sensible.
At this moment, she felt that all the previous hard work was worth it. She treated these orphans as her own children, and they treated her as their mother.
"Actually, there's no need to do that. The orphanage now has the support of the village, so it's not as difficult as you think. You should just choose some wishes that are beneficial to yourself." Nono advised.
The orphanage now is no longer the one that could only rely on Danzo's funds for maintenance. With the official support of Konoha, it is actually not short of money and has everything it needs.
But, after all, it is an orphanage. Nagaze can't give money to build a residential community there. That would be too much.
"Let me think about it." Dou agreed on the surface, but he was not prepared to change his plan in his heart.
Maybe the orphanage is not as difficult now as it was at the beginning, but it can also be better. Even if the money is not used, keeping it there as an emergency reserve is also a good choice.
The verbal agreement was mainly to reassure Nono. But when the time comes and the money is in hand, I believe Nono will not say anything.
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After returning home, Fugaku was obviously very satisfied with the results of the Chunin Exam, and his face was full of smiles.
Before, because Itachi and Kabuto were in the same ward, Fugaku was not in a position to say too much. But after returning home, he didn't have to worry so much.
"Itachi, you did very well. Even though you tied for first place, being able to get first place in this special Chunin Exam is already a proof of your strength. I am proud of you." Fugaku's serious face also showed a happy smile at this moment.
Today, the relationship between the Uchiha clan and Konoha continues to improve. Itachi is his eldest son and Nagase's disciple.
By the time Itachi grows up, I believe the relationship between Uchiha and Konoha will be completely eased.
Moreover, Fugaku saw a glimmer of hope in Itachi, the hope of becoming Hokage.
Itachi's excellence is beyond doubt, he has proved himself with his strength.
His teacher Nagase is the strongest person in Konoha now, and also serves as the assistant to the Hokage.
If he continues on this trajectory, he might actually be able to compete for the position of Hokage in the future.
Sasuke, who was standing next to him, looked at Fugaku smiling happily and praising Itachi, and showed an envious look. He envied his brother for being able to receive praise from their father, and was also happy for his brother's achievements.
"Wait here for a moment, I'll go get the gift I prepared for you." Fugaku said with a smile, then stood up and walked in his own direction.
Itachi's expression remained unchanged, he nodded, and waited quietly there.
Whether it was being tied with Kabuto for first place or it was Fugaku's gift, it actually couldn't make Itachi feel anything special.
It was nothing new that he and Kabuto fought to a draw.
As for the gift, since the person who gave it was Fugaku, Itachi would still be happy in the end, but this was the touching feeling brought by family love.
But what really haunts Itachi is Nagase's wish.
This thought may be a little hurtful, but Itachi really thought so, that is, Fugaku could not give him much help in the pursuit of peace.
His father, Uchiha Fugaku, is the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, and his strength is probably one of the strongest in the Uchiha clan now. But it would be too presumptuous for him to compare his strength with Nagase.
Faced with the conflict between Uchiha and Konoha, he was powerless and was swept away by the general trend. It was thanks to Nagase and Shisui that the conflict was eased to a certain extent.
It's not that Itachi looks down on his father. Comparing Fugaku and Nagase is a very cruel thing.
Itachi has complicated feelings towards Nagase.
Although Nagase is not as perfect as he imagined, many aspects of Nagase are what Itachi longs for.
It can be said that Nagasawa is simply Itachi's imagined omnipotent self.
He is powerful and can crush all opponents. He is knowledgeable and has his own unique understanding of war...
Itachi had very few thoughts that he could hide from Nagase. He felt as if Nagase had investigated his life and knew him better than he knew himself.
Therefore, Itachi's feelings towards Nagase are very complicated, which cannot be simply described as master and disciple. More often than not, Itachi regards Nagase as a soul friend, which is something Fugaku cannot do.
Fugaku came back quickly with his things, which was a long box beautifully packaged.
"Open it." Fugaku handed the box to Itachi and said with a smile.
"Yeah." Itachi nodded, without any pretense, and directly opened the gift. Inside was a thick scroll.
Itachi untied the ribbon that bound the scroll, opened it, and found some techniques for using Fire Style, as well as two Fire Style Ninjutsu.
"There are two fire-style ninjutsu recorded here, one is Great Fire Extinguishment, and the other is Great Fire Annihilation. Both are very powerful fire-style ninjutsu." Fugaku introduced.
"Thank you, I understand. I will practice hard." Itachi said, put away the scroll and smiled faintly.
The two fire-style ninjutsu were indeed in line with his father's style. They weren't particularly surprising, but they were pretty good.
"Very good." Fugaku nodded with satisfaction. The more he looked at Itachi, the more he felt that Itachi was the hope for revitalizing the Uchiha clan.
Then Fugaku said some old stuff, probably telling Itachi not to be complacent, but to continue to practice hard and revitalize the Uchiha clan in the future.
Itachi nodded in agreement without saying anything more.
After completing the education of his eldest son, whom he was most satisfied with, Fugaku went back to his work. With the recent Five Kage Summit, the police department was not having an easy time.
Although no one would dare to cause trouble at this time, after all, this is a gathering of the shadows of the five major ninja villages. Cause trouble at this time is to go against the five major ninja villages at the same time.
But this is the essential work of the police department after all. Regardless of whether anyone will come or not, they have to make preparations.
After Fugaku left, Sasuke walked to Itachi's side. He and his mother Uchiha Mikoto had just gone to pick Itachi up.
"Brother, how are you feeling now? Are you still feeling unwell?" Zuo Zhu asked with concern.
Itachi smiled, reached out and touched Zuozhu's head, and said: "Thank you for your concern, Zuozhu, I'm fine now, otherwise I wouldn't have been discharged from the hospital."
"Then brother, can you teach me the shuriken throwing technique? I also want to be praised by our father in the future." Zuosuke opened his eyes wide and looked at Itachi expectantly.
"Not now, brother has something to do later." Itachi thought about it and refused Sasuke. He was going to go find Nagase later.
"But if Sasuke wants to become an excellent ninja, he can try to exercise his body first and run more often," Itachi suggested.
"Oh, I understand." Zuo Zhu's innocent big black eyes were full of disappointment. He thought Itachi would agree to him.
But since Itachi suggested that he run more, Zuozhu planned to exercise more in the future and run for a while in the morning and evening.
He also wanted to become a ninja as good as his brother Uchiha Itachi and get praise from his father.
At this moment, Zuo Zhu hopes to grow up quickly, enter the Ninja School, get good grades, and become a ninja.
'Naruto will probably be entering the Ninja School by then, so I must not lose to him and must do better than him,' Zuozhu thought.
After taking a short rest at home and tidying up his room, Itachi said goodbye to his mother and Sasuke and left home.
On the way, Itachi met Uchiha Izumi who was strolling around.
Itachi was not very surprised to meet Izumi. For an Uchiha clan member, he was not small, but not big either. It was normal to meet him by chance.
Seeing Itachi, Izumi was very happy. He trotted over to Itachi and asked with a smile, "Itachi, are you discharged from the hospital?"
Izumi also went to the hospital to see Itachi, and brought a portion of dango.
"Yeah, it's all healed now." Itachi paused and nodded in reply.
"Is everything okay? I think you still need to check it carefully. Why don't you let me help you take a look?" Quan said with a joking tone.
"No, thank you." Itachi declined Izumi expressionlessly. He felt that if he didn't say something, it might not be a joke anymore.
"Is there something wrong?" Quan asked.
"Well, I'm going to find my teacher." Itachi nodded and replied.
"Then I won't bother you anymore. Come and play with me when you have time." Quan waved his hand and left.
"Thank you, the dumplings tasted good before." After saying that, Itachi left.