CH 42

“Don’t be afraid, I also like Dango. No bad people like sweet things.” Nagasawa casually said.

Looking at Nagasawa’s handsome and confident face, Itachi lowered his vigilance a little as he thought for a moment and said, “It’s not that I don’t have enough money, I just want to buy a few more.”

“Isn’t that simple? Buy as many as you want to eat.” Nagasawa smiled.

Itachi shook his head and his little face became a little serious. He said seriously, “Following my own desire is not a good thing.”

Nagasawa looked at Itachi in surprise. At such a young age, he sounded really mature. As expected of Uchiha’s genius.

However, in his previous life, Nagasawa was a geek who often had the most trivial debate with other people on the internet. After thinking for a while, he retorted, “You look at desire from a shallow perspective. It’s because of desire humans can strive forward. Because of the desire to live a more comfortable life, all kinds of tools are constantly invented…”

Nagasawa’s lengthy speech instantly stunned Itachi. He did not know how to refute Nagasawa for a moment.

He thought about Nagasawa’s words carefully, and they certainly made sense.

‘Could it be that what father said was wrong? Is desire actually a good thing?’ Itachi thought in his heart.

But he somehow felt that there was something wrong with what Nagasawa said, but he was still inexperienced, so he couldn’t tell what it was.

Before Itachi could come up with an answer, Nagasawa had already taken two three-colored Dango and paid it.

Nagasawa gave one of them to Itachi and smiled. “If you don’t understand, then think about it once you get back. Consider this as a treat.”

He didn’t accept it as he was taught not to accept anything from a stranger.

Seeing that Itachi did not accept his gift, Nagasawa raised his eyebrows. “Sometimes, you don’t have to think too much about the problem. Just ask yourself the answer if you’re up for it.”

In the end, Nagasawa directly stuffed Dango into Itachi’s arms, and then slipped away at a speed that Itachi could not react to.

He only left a sentence that made the owner of the dessert house unhappy.

“If you want a Dango, I recommend you to go to Dango Shop in the west of Konoha. Tell the owner my name, and he’d make the sweetest Dango for you.”

Itachi looked at Dango in his arms with a confused look on his face.

However, he kept Nagasawa’s words in mind and went to the west side of the village to see if the Dango Shop that Nagasawa mentioned really lived up to its reputation.

‘He didn’t even tell me his name.’ Itachi sighed.

If Itachi knew the name, he could’ve asked his father, Fugaku Uchiha about him, and then return Dango’s money. Considering Nagasawa’s speed, he should be quite skilled among Konoha Shinobi, and his father would most likely know him.

In the end, Itachi still took the Dango Nagasawa gave him.

Nagasawa’s words gave him a hint of inspiration. He had a vague feeling that Nagasawa was a person who was different from all the people he had met before, a very special person.

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…

Nagasawa found a grass field next to a quiet stream and was ready to eat sweet.

The encounter with Uchiha Itachi proved quite interesting for him.

Uchiha Itachi, without a doubt, was an important character in the manga. He had done many tough things and even did things like exterminating Uchiha.

However, with Nagasawa there, Itachi had to ask his permission before he could exterminate Uchiha.

If such a powerful Clan were exterminated. Nagasawa estimated that he would lose a lot of prosperity. That Clan had a lot of Jonin. To be frank, Uchiha Clan was one-third of Jonin’s combat power.

Moreover, Itachi already took his Dango, so he wouldn’t escape Nagasawa’s clutch that easily. He’d take Itachi under his wing after he joined Anbu.

As for how to resolve the conflict between Uchiha Clan and Konoha, Nagasawa already had an idea.

The Uchiha Clan wanted to start a coup because of Konoha’s uptight rules anyway which restrained them too much.

Nagasawa believed that with him and Minato around, these were not big problems, and could all be solved. At that time, Uchiha would be a sword in Konoha’s hands that would only hurt the enemy not itself.

Just as Nagasawa was eating sweet stuff and thinking about the beautiful future, a rhythmical voice that was not harmonious with this scene entered his ears.

“899, 900, 901… “

Nagasawa looked over and saw that Might Guy was doing a handstand.

After Nagasawa finished eating Dango and the other dessert, he cleaned his hands and walked to Might Guy’s side to observe him.

Nagasawa’s arrival did not bother Might Guy. He still maintained his posture as he greeted Nagasawa.

“Nagasawa-senpai.”

Looking at Guy, whose face had turned red due to blood flowing into his head and full of sweat, Nagasawa thought for a moment and asked, “Does the Taijutsu that Kakashi used help you?”

He had once told Guy that he and Kakashi should train the Six Powers he taught Kakashi.

Might Guy shook his head and said, “You teach that to Kakashi, senpai. I have no right to use it.”

Nagasawa scratched his head as Guy was just too straightforward. Then again, he did not ask Kakashi specifically.

Nagasawa thought for a moment and said, “Why don’t you become my son… I mean my apprentice?”

Nagasawa would be okay with Might Guy becoming his disciple.

If Guy could use Haki, what would happen if he used it in addition to Eight Gates? Nagasawa was looking forward to it.

“Becoming Nagasawa-senpai’s apprentice…” Might Guy was stunned.

Although Guy had never personally seen Nagasawa fight, and Nagasawa was still a Chunin, he believed that Nagasawa wasn’t just an average guy.

To be able to make his lifelong rival Kakashi respect him and learn from him, Nagasawa’s Taijutsu must be extraordinary!

Such a person suddenly said that he wanted to take him as an apprentice, which made Guy feel a little flattered.

Nagasawa smiled and said, “You can think about it. If you can’t make up your mind, you can ask Kakashi.”

Nagasawa also knew that he brought this up a little too sudden.

But when he saw Guy training alone under the sun, he felt a little touched, so he had the idea of ??taking him as his disciple.

Although Guy was already an amazing character as he was, he believed that with his help, Guy would be even more amazing.

Might Guy thought for a moment and stopped his trainig. He stood in front of Nagasawa in a normal posture, and thought in his heart, ‘I’ll stop for now and double my training later.’

“I’ll gladly accept, Nagasawa-senpai.” Might Guy quickly said.

He wanted to attain the peak of Taijutsu, to surpass even Kakashi.

But recently, in the spar with Kakashi, he was overpowered. Kakashi suddenly increased his Taijutsu level.

If someone was willing to teach him, Might Guy would certainly accept.

His youth had no word of pettiness!