Kakashi didn't mind and thought for a moment before speaking.

"Oh, right. In a few days, I'll take you to meet some other people in the village I'm close with."

"You've been on missions ever since you graduated, and you know too few people. That won't do."

"Besides, you're also my disciple. If you encounter any problems in the future, you can ask them for help."

"Alright, I'd like to meet these seniors too."

Takemi smiled and nodded. He wouldn't refuse this.

Those who had graduated from Kakashi's class were all the current mainstays of Konoha, and they would even be relied on for a long time in the future.

And Naruto's class was Konoha's next batch of mainstays.

Takemi, who was stuck in the middle, could be said to be neither here nor there, or he could be said to be able to 'kill two birds with one stone'.

"I know everyone above me, and everyone below me is on good terms with me. How can I lose?!"

Takemi felt somewhat like he had won big

Watching Kakashi and Guy wave goodbye to him and turn to walk towards the Hokage Building, he simply chose to walk back.

"I'm really doing well in Konoha."

Slowly walking on the streets of Konoha, he looked up at the sky and pondered.

"Since that's the case, and I've already shown quite a bit of 'talent', then it's time to take another step forward."

He had always wanted to reasonably 'legitimize' his techniques. Previously, he could only pretend that he could only 'learn', but there was nothing he could do about it.

After all, he was a Genin who had just come out of the Ninja Academy. He had talent and ability, but he couldn't be too excessive.

He needed to progress step by step, allowing people to slowly accept the idea that he, like Minato, 'underwent a complete transformation upon becoming a Ninja'.

In fact, he knew he had already achieved it, so now was the time to go further.

"Kekkei Genkai…"

Takemi's demands weren't that high. He had no intention of letting anyone know about the Tenseigan.

One always needs to keep some trump cards for themselves. The less information others have about you, the better it is.

But Kekkei Genkais are different. He will inevitably acquire more in the future. Appropriately and reasonably displaying them was much better than being discovered when using them in battle.

"Oh, Takemi? You're back?"

"Hmm?"

Takemi turned his head curiously and saw Naruto standing beside him, looking at him strangely.

"Naruto?"

"Hmm, you—"

"You skipped class again?"

"...Can't you think of me in a better light, you bastard?!"

Naruto couldn't hold back. He felt that Takemi was too much.

"I'm training with the Perverted Sage, you annoying guy! I told you I would definitely—"

"Become Hokage, yes, yes, I'm tired of hearing it."

Takemi didn't even need Naruto to finish speaking. He already knew what was coming next.

He said, "It's just, aren't you training? Why are you here?"

"That perverted sage is there. Tch, what kind of place is this?" Naruto pointed behind him with some indignation.

He asked, "Dare I go in? Can I go in?"

"..."

Takemi turned to look, then looked at Naruto with a hint of pity and patted his shoulder.

This hot spring inn was legitimate, not like the 'legitimate' ones in the Land of Hot Water, but even so, Jiraiya was probably up to no good inside.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Takemi frowned. His gaze was somewhat strange as he looked at Naruto.

"This is..."

His hand rested on Naruto's body, and at that very instant, even though his vision didn't change at all, he seemed to faintly see the Nine-Tails hidden within Naruto's body, suddenly raising its head, opening its eyes, and bristling with confusion as it looked around.

Not only that, Naruto suddenly clutched his stomach.

"It's so hot, what's going on—"

"You've been standing at the entrance of the hot spring inn, how can you not be hot?" Takemi withdrew his hand and casually brushed him off.

He hadn't expected the Nine-Tails inside Naruto to be so sensitive.

"Is this due to my recent improvement?"

[Name: Kitagawa Takemi]

[Bloodline: Ōtsutsuki (33%)]

[Dojutsu: Tenseigan (Nascent Eye)]

[Total Chakra: SSS (Above Kage-level)]

[Chakra Nature: Water, Fire, Earth, Lightning, Wind, Yin, Yang]

[Special Skills: Ice Release, Magnet Release]

[Special Energy Source: Ryumyaku Chakra]

He glanced at his status panel. As the Ryumyaku Chakra flowed in and activated the Three-Tails and Seven-Tails Chakra, his bloodline development had been steadily increasing.

Now, that 'boiling blood' feeling had dissipated quite a bit, but the aftereffects remained.

Clearly, this would continue for some time, but the effect would probably not be as good as before.

"But that's not the key, the key is still the eyes."

Having already undergone a giant Tenseigan's 'preaching and teaching', and with the Three-Tails and Seven-Tails Chakra continuously flowing into his eyes, he unexpectedly gained two new abilities.

"Sealing Technique: Absorption Seal, Mind Transfer Jutsu..."

These two abilities, one for absorbing Chakra and the other for probing memories, were both quite practical abilities, but what made him feel somewhat puzzled was...

"These two seem to be Rinnegan abilities, right?"

Takemi stroked his chin. Perhaps for him, whether it was the Rinnegan or Tenseigan, they were just 'products activated by the God Tree's fruit'.

Only by continuously absorbing Tailed Beast Chakra could he continuously develop his bloodline and improve his eyes.

"Oh, strange, how come I feel better?"

As Takemi's hand left, Naruto immediately felt that he wasn't hot anymore.

He looked at the hot spring inn behind him with confusion, then spoke unhappily, "Seriously, that perverted old man is really bad. I thought I was going to get heatstroke."

"Better than me. I was stuck in the inn back then." Takemi pursed his lips, then suddenly revealed a mischievous smile.

"But I've thought of a way to deal with this kind of thing."

"How so?"

Naruto's eyes lit up. He was also fed up with Jiraiya's irresponsible behavior.

"It's very simple."

Takemi blinked, then immediately channeled his Chakra, imitating Naruto's voice, and yelled loudly.

"Perverted Sage, you're peeping again, you bastard! Come catch the pervert!"

"..."

Naruto stared at Takemi, dumbfounded.

This guy...

Is he trying to harm me?

"What are you looking at? Run!"

Takemi didn't hesitate. He turned and ran into the distance, while Naruto, still dazed, followed him, looking back over his shoulder.

"Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!"

Before long, Jiraiya had already fled in a disheveled state.

Behind him were a group of employees working at the hot spring establishment with various cleaning tools, and various Kunoichi holding Ninja tools...