Chapter 170: The Unrelenting Teacher (4)

Chapter 170: The Unrelenting Teacher (4)

"We did it!" Shizune gasps while keeping her head lowered for some strange reason. Although sweat drenched her clothes, like others, it doesn't even take an expert to notice looks of guilt being more prominent on Shizune at times when compared to her other two teammates but the 'guilt' seemed to be shared.

"Oh, well done," Kai smiles and ruffles her hair, "You three are really excited about the competition today, huh? That's the spirit~!"

His jovial tone and sincere smirk only made the pang of guilt in the trio's hearts more intense but as if not seeing it, Kai really lays it down, "This is some good work. You three are adapting to the weights way quicker than I expected. We have a bit more time. I will hand in the mission report while you three can get changed and meet me in the Senju Compound's Training Ground D, alright?"

"Yes... Sensei," Kurenai avoids Kai's gaze and nods before being the first to leave as Shizune and Konan follow the suit. As they leave, Kai narrows his gaze and heaves a deep sigh.

'Do they really think I'm just a hot bimbo without any brains?' Kai groans internally but he knows better. Now isn't the time to speak about it.

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"I think... Sensei didn't notice it. Good work, Konan..." While Kurenai should have been happy, the sense of guilt gnawing at her is more prominent and the same is the case for Konan who should be happy to have 'bested' Kai but hung her head in shame.

"Yeah..." The bluenette remarks in a sullen tone.

"Sensei was really happy that we managed to complete the missions so quickly," Shizune looks conflicted. A part of her is definitely happy for this recognition but the sweet taste turns into bitterness when she is aware of how she and her teams managed to accomplish this achievement.

"We... will switch to actual weights after winning the competition!" Kurenai nods and grows more determined. They had already picked a lane. They must stick to it until they provide definite results.

"Of course," Konan looks up and grows more confident. With how they are training constantly, they should be better than most, right? Especially other Genins their age. Without the ankle weights, they are not only quicker but stronger, too.

The trio disperses after a while and in half-hour, they regather in front of the Senju Manor to meet with Konan. Shizune is still a bit intimidated every time she enters the Senju Compound after her previous situation where she was controlled by Dan but other Senju members were simply quick to throw away their most obvious suspicion once Tsunade spoke up for Shizune after the ambush.

Team 6 meets with Kai soon after and then observes the other team gathered in the training ground alongside three glorious figures who made a tremendous reputation for themselves during the Second Shinobi War Tsunade Senju, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya.

The Legendary Sannins!

Aside from them, other teams soon appear. Team Mikoto, Team Minato, and Team Nawaki.

"Finally everyone's here," Mikoto smiles as Tsunade shot the girl a silent glare. Team Mikoto only had Yahiko and Anya as a team for the moment with their prodigious chunin being 'forced' to take a leave. Kakashi, of course, would not miss it so he sat quietly in the distance but it was clear he had no intention of opposing Mikoto's order for a sensation of victory. He would have chased after it but these three days with Kai and others helped the boy more than he could imagine at this point.

Team Nawaki consisting of Asuma Sarutobi, Hikari Aburame, and Kinju Uchiha walked beside Orochimaru as Nawaki greets his Sensei with a wide smile, "Sensei, it's great to see you!"

"Likewise, Nawaki-Kun," Orochimaru speaks with the usual rasp in her tone as her slitted gaze falls over his team and she mentally evaluates them as invasively as she could. "Hmm, you're teaching them well," she compliments and Nawaki shrugs, "More like they aren't rebellious instead of that one."

He points at the dark-haired genin with a prominently broad nose as the Uchiha instantly whines, "Come on, Sensei! It ain't rebelling if all I did was state the facts. Right? You got my back, Hikari? This competition seems like a waste of time."

The female Aburame clansman adjusts her glasses and speaks somberly, "If you are intending to make a fool of yourself in front of the three Sannins then do not drag me in."

"Exactly," Asuma smirks, "Dad even said that out of the three Orochimaru-san is the quickest to judge others."

Nawaki's lips twitch as Orochimaru smiles, "Sensei Hiruzen understands me well. And this competition is indeed a waste of time."

Nothing happened.

Kurenai's eyelids twitch violently, and she fluctuates her chakra flow before the scene changes.

She is lying on the ground with her gaze following a trail of clouds. The moment she came to be is the moment Mikoto announces, "Hikari won."

Kurenai is still in a daze.

'How?'

She mechanically sits up. Her entire being feels lost. Again, it's hard to understand what happened and at this moment... she realizes her ankles felt too light.

She had not only 'cheated' but she failed spectacularly.

"Well, she's a smart one," Tsunade huffs while Orochimaru shrugs and Jiraiya nods. Even Nawaki is barely able to contain his smile as Mikoto, once again knows the result of this match the moment Anya steps up.

The pinkette loses and shows a similar reaction to Kurenai.

While it is true that a Genin wouldn't be able to dominate an entire category through skills alone...

Hikari did not win using pure skills. She used a trick and had a great result to show for it, earning the bare minimum of recognition from the older shinobi in the training ground.

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Alternate Title: Killing Luck; Tsunade's Bad Luck Could Ruin Otsutsuki Clan; Hidden Talents (1); Failed and Lost!

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A/N: I am well aware there is a slight shift of attention to other characters but there is a reason for it. To build the world around Kai, I not only have to build characters but events, too. But Kai is strong. Dangerously so. He can end major events before they even begin. But I also developed Kai in a manner that he would focus on the process equally as the result so while he wants nothing more than to become the strongest, the mistakes of his past life also give him a reason to love the path to his goals, itself and live a little. And if I have to add other characters in the harem later down the line, I have to develop their natures.

For instance, Tsume was developed early on as Beta to Kai. Mikoto was developed as the first 'goal.' Tsunade is developed as a conflicted fbi warrant. Nono is developed as a fujoshi perv. And Kushina is developed as an opposing force to Kai that doesn't fear to get into heated arguments with him.

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