Chapter 37 Treading Water

You're so bold, little fish, all talk and no substance, daring to lie to me! Wang Ange said with a cold smile.

No wonder I wanted to ruffle his hair the moment I saw him. Su Caiying said with a look of realization.

And that cat, it was clearly the one he rescued. Wang Ange added, having checked the surveillance footage later.

I should have guessed it earlier. When the Director appeared, he had his hand on his head. If it weren't for his pure heart, the team leader would never have made such an intimate gesture towards someone else. Si Junfang added, playing the role of a strategist.

Meanwhile, Yu Zhibo, having reverted to his true form, sat cross-legged on the ground, propping his left elbow on his thigh, his body turned sideways, his head bowed, his palms covering his eyes (wechat/facepalm emoji).

This was because on his head, Si Junfang, Wang Ange, and Su Caiying were each using one hand to vigorously rub his scalp, like they were spinning a Rasengan.

Even the newbie Li Shanzhu, watching from the side, looked eager to join in.

The black cat, Mo Yu, burrowed tightly into his chest, clearly startled by the sight of the three women ruffling his hair.

I told you, it was the Director who asked me to meet you as Kakashi. Stop it, you'll make me bald if you keep this up!

Yu Zhibo wanted to explain, but perhaps because his earlier smooth talk had left a bad impression on the three women, they didn't stop.

Alright, alright! I admit I was wrong! Yu Zhibo had no choice but to surrender.

Li Fang, sitting on the sofa, looked at him with sympathy. He touched his pompadour, imagining himself being patted on the head, and couldn't help but shiver.

After the playful teasing, Si Junfang's intellect took over again. In the subsequent conversation, she stated that Yu Zhibo's abilities were of great strategic significance to both the country and its people, and that extreme caution was necessary. She personally agreed with the Director's orders.

However, there was one thing that could not be compromised: Yu Zhibo, being a minor, could not have such long hair. It needed to be cut shorter, preferably a buzz cut, or even a shaved head.

Inwardly, Yu Zhibo felt that their corneas should all be donated. How could they not appreciate Kakashi's handsomeness? What use were their eyes?

However, on the surface, he nodded repeatedly, while in his heart, he dismissed their words as nonsense.

The forces of darkness, led by Si Junfang, after several attempts to persuade Yu Zhibo, found that he only agreed verbally and refused to cut his hair. They reluctantly gave up.

While they could joke and play, Si Junfang was still clear about what was important. She solemnly instructed the other members of Team Three that from now on, outside of Team Three, they absolutely must not reveal Kakashi's true identity in any way, not even by ruffling his hair.

The women nodded one after another, indicating their understanding.

Li Fang also nodded with a solemn expression, but a rough thought emanated from his abdomen: What the hell does it have to do with me? Only you perverted women like to pat little boys' heads!

Si Junfang glanced at him and immediately punched him again. Li Fang immediately clutched his head and crouched down.

Alright, everyone disperse! Those who need to do missions, do them. Those who need to cultivate, cultivate! After hitting Li Fang, Si Junfang clapped her hands to get everyone's attention and issued the order to dismiss. Immediately, everyone except her scattered and went to do their missions.

After all, they were awakened individuals. Earning enough to make ends meet was certainly not a problem, but to continue improving their strength, laziness was not an option. They still had to constantly complete missions to accumulate resources.

You cat. Si Junfang looked at the bulge in Yu Zhibo's arms. She could see a pair of bright black eyes looking at her with curiosity.

After thinking for a moment, she decided not to remind Little Fish about the cat. As a weak demon of F-rank, she couldn't be bothered to kill such a demon.

She would let him keep it as a pet to play with.

This is my demon pet! Yu Zhibo patted the cat on his chest and asked, You guys must have investigated, right? It's the one I met in the alley.

We know, an F-rank little demon. By the way, Little Fish, even though you're E-rank, you've never gone out on a mission. Do you need me to take you? Si Junfang nodded and asked Yu Zhibo.

It was very normal for unexpected events to occur during one's first mission. With her accompanying him, Yu Zhibo would be safer.

Thank you, team leader. However, the military district has already asked me to go on a mission tonight, and I want to go to the training ground to practice by myself this afternoon.

Si Junfang pondered for a moment and understood the content of the mission Yu Zhibo was supposed to undertake at the military district that night.

That's right. With such abilities, how could the bureau not arrange for him to sweep through the military district?

Before parting, Si Junfang wanted to ruffle his hair again, but seeing his silver hair and finding it displeasing to her eyes, she finally gave up.

As she left, she kept muttering about him being a long-haired sissy, blindly imitating the team leader's hair color, and having a crush on the team leader, which made Yu Zhibo's expression darken.

After seeing off the team leader, Yu Zhibo spent some time practicing the classic tree-climbing exercise from the Naruto anime at Training Ground Number Five.

The results were very encouraging. With his Sharingan, his control over spiritual energy was very precise, and he was soon able to move up and down the smooth tree trunk with ease.

Yu Zhibo was not surprised by this result. After all, his current strength was equivalent to a Chunin in Naruto, he just had fewer ninjutsu.

For a Chunin, especially a Chunin from the Uchiha clan, practicing tree climbing was a piece of cake.

After practicing for a while longer and feeling that he had mastered tree climbing with his Sharingan activated, he began to deactivate it and practice.

With the muscle memory from his previous success, after a slight initial awkwardness, he quickly became familiar with it again, although his speed was slightly slower than when his Sharingan was active.

After tree climbing, it was time for water walking.

Yu Zhibo hung upside down from a protruding tree trunk for a while, then, just like in the Naruto anime, he began to run and jump through the forest.

This is hilarious, I can't jump at all. The trees here are all twisted and protruding, not as large as in Naruto, and I almost got my forehead protector scraped off.

On the other hand, Mo Yu, relying on its small body, moved through the forest as if on flat ground.

This artificial lake was located about a mile southeast of Training Ground Number Five.

When Yu Zhibo, with leaves hanging from his head, rushed out of the forest like a mouse burrowing through a hole, accompanied by the black cat, and landed on the small path by the lake, he found that there were already about seven or eight water-element awakened individuals practicing by the lake.

Some of them were spraying water, some were using their abilities to shape water into various animals, and others were practicing water arrow techniques.

As one of the basic elemental abilities, there were quite a few water-element awakened individuals.

Among these practitioners, most were interns. There was also an ice-element awakened individual who was touching the water surface, trying to freeze the lake.

Yu Zhibo watched for a while, and the magnificent scene of Kisame Hoshigaki using his Water Release: Water Bullet Technique (Suiton: Suirō no Jutsu) flashed in his mind. Looking at the people playing with water before him, he couldn't help but shake his head: These interns still have a long way to go!

Saying this, he placed the black cat by the lake, said, "Mo Yu, watch my move," and leaped into the lake.

"Oh no!" The moment his feet touched the water, Yu Zhibo had this thought, and then

Splash! Yu Zhibo, who had attached spiritual energy to the soles of his feet, only paused on the water's surface before his spiritual energy was dispersed by the waves, and he sank into the water.

How careless!