"Naruto Uzumaki, you're here so quickly!" Yamato, having removed his mask, stared at Naruto.
"According to regulations, Anbu ninjas can't remove their masks in front of outsiders. Once you take off your mask, it means you're no longer an Anbu member," Naruto said with a grin. "Yamato, you've been transferred out of the Anbu by the Hokage."
At this moment, Yamato looked deeply at Naruto. He suspected that his sudden transfer out of the Anbu might have something to do with Naruto in front of him.
Just over ten minutes ago, Yamato, an Anbu member at the time, received a transfer order from the Hokage, and from then on, he was transferred out of the Anbu and told to team up with Naruto to search for Orochimaru's stronghold.
Right after Yamato received the transfer order, Naruto brought Hinata to the Anbu to find him.
That's why Yamato thought Naruto had come so quickly and suspected that Naruto had made all this happen.
"Please take care of me. From now on, we're teammates," Naruto quickly buttered up Yamato. "You must know that I have the Nine-Tailed Fox[b]Nine-Tailed Fox[/b] sealed inside me, and you can help me suppress the fox, so my life from now on depends entirely on you."
"Over the years, I've never heard of any incidents of the Nine-Tailed Fox[b]Nine-Tailed Fox[/b] running riot inside you," Yamato said helplessly. "Do you really need me?"
Yamato is currently the only ninja in Konoha who can use Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b], and his Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b] is the bane of the Nine-Tailed Fox[b]Nine-Tailed Fox[/b], capable of suppressing it very well.
Yamato was created based on this concept.
After the death of The First Hokage, Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b] was lost, and the Nine-Tailed Fox[b]Nine-Tailed Fox[/b] was sealed inside Naruto.
As Naruto grew up, as the Jinchuriki gradually matured, the possibility of the Nine-Tailed Fox[b]Nine-Tailed Fox[/b] breaking free from the seal was gradually increasing.
For this reason, the Third Hokage[b]Third Hokage[/b] wanted to revive Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b]. He asked Orochimaru and Tanzo to cooperate, using the cells of The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, in an attempt to revive Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b].
Too many people sacrificed their lives for this experiment, and in the end, only Yamato succeeded.
Because Yamato mastered Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b], he became Tanzo's most valued subordinate. Tanzo even personally taught Yamato and cared about him very much.
As a member of the Root organization, Yamato was given the name "Kinoto" by Tanzo!
However, later, something happened that made Yamato leave the Root organization and get out of Tanzo's control.
Tanzo found that Kakashi had obtained the Sharingan[b]Sharingan[/b], so he sent Yamato to assassinate Kakashi, attempting to seize Kakashi's Sharingan[b]Sharingan[/b].
Since Kakashi was stronger, he defeated Yamato, but Kakashi didn't kill Yamato. Instead, he taught Yamato a lesson.
"As a ninja, don't you find it strange to receive a mission to kill a comrade? If you receive such a mission, are you going to execute it without even thinking?" Kakashi's words woke Yamato up.
From then on, Yamato betrayed Tanzo. Tanzo was so angry that he even wanted to use Shisui's eyes to control Yamato.
Kakashi knew what would happen to Yamato if he betrayed Tanzo. Kakashi went to the Third Hokage[b]Third Hokage[/b] and begged him to rescue Yamato.
The Third Hokage[b]Third Hokage[/b] immediately led all the Anbu forces to surround the Root organization's stronghold and forced Tanzo to hand over Yamato. From then on, Yamato left the Root organization and joined the Anbu.
Over the years, Yamato has always been aware of his own worth. He has been training hard in Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b] in the hope of being of help someday in the future.
However, over the years, there has never been any news of the Nine - Tailed Fox causing riots in Naruto Uzumaki. So Yamato became a bit dispirited, thinking that his value would never be put to use.
Today, Yamato, the Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b] ninja, finally met Naruto Uzumaki, the Jinchuriki of the Nine - Tailed Fox.
"We really need you." Naruto took Hinata's hand and looked at her lovingly, which made Hinata feel rather embarrassed.
Naruto was looking straight into Hinata's eyes, but what he said was actually for Yamato: "I often have to take Hinata out on missions. It's really inconvenient for a girl to sleep rough and be exposed to the elements. Your Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b] is really good for building houses."
Yamato was stunned at first, and then instantly got angry.
Suddenly, his sight went blurry, and Yamato found himself in a secluded spot.
Hinata was already used to this. It was Naruto using the Flying Thunder God Technique[b]Flying Thunder God Technique[/b]. Every time there was a teleportation, it was the same. One blink of an eye, and the scene in front of her would change instantly.
"Naruto, what did you bring me here for?" Yamato knew that it was obviously Naruto who had brought him to this place suddenly.
"There are some things that outsiders can't know." Naruto whispered into Yamato's ear, "Tanzo once gave you a scroll that records all the Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b] Ninjutsu of The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. Give it to me."
Yamato was extremely shocked and couldn't believe that Naruto knew such a secret. Only he and Tanzo knew about this matter, so he asked, "What do you want that thing for? It won't be useful to you even if you get it."
Tanzo did give the Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b] scroll of The First Hokage to Yamato. Tanzo hoped that Yamato could fully master Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b] so that he could use him for his own purposes.
"How do you know it won't be useful to me?" Naruto found it a bit funny and patted Yamato on the shoulder. "Whether it's useful to me or not, let me take a look at it first."
"Only The First Hokage could master Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b]." Yamato retorted, "Do you know how I mastered Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b]?"
"Yes." Naruto replied very simply.
Cold sweat broke out on Yamato's forehead. His past was a heavy burden. He mastered Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b] thanks to the deaths of countless people and his own luck.
"You don't know at all."
"Isn't it just the cells of The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju?" Naruto said with a big smile, "I'll go and get some of Hashirama's cells and transplant them into my body. Maybe I'll be able to master Wood Release[b]Wood Release[/b]."
It would have been better if Naruto hadn't said this. As soon as he said it, Yamato's expression instantly changed.
Yamato thought Naruto was hopeless. He had already formed the Hand Seals[b]Hand Seals[/b] and was going to teach Naruto a lesson.
"Just kidding, just kidding." Naruto sensed something was off and quickly backpedaled. "In this world, only bad guys like Orochimaru would modify their own bodies and even transplant other people's body parts onto themselves. Hehe."
Coincidentally, at this moment, the forehead protector on Naruto's head loosened, revealing his red Sharingan[b]Sharingan[/b].
"..." Naruto was instantly speechless.
Seeing Naruto's Sharingan[b]Sharingan[/b], Yamato shouted loudly, "I think you really would do it. You definitely would transplant the cells of The First Hokage - sama."
"Accident, it was just an accident. I got this Sharingan[b]Sharingan[/b] purely by accident," Naruto lied. "It's similar to Kakashi's situation. When I was on a mission[b]mission[/b], I encountered some unexpected situations. My eye got injured, and then I fell into a Coma[b]Coma[/b]. When I woke up, I found I had an extra Sharingan[b]Sharingan[/b]."
Yamato's face turned extremely dreadful. His expression was as if to say, "Do you take me for a fool? Who would believe such crap?"
Just as Yamato was about to take action, Jiraiya suddenly dropped from the sky.
"Everyone's here," Jiraiya greeted and took out a warrant from his bosom and handed it to Naruto. "Tsunade has approved it. Naruto, you're now a Jonin[b]Jonin[/b] of Konoha[b]Konoha[/b], and a Tokubetsu Jonin[b]Tokubetsu Jonin[/b] at that."
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