Naruto: The Strongest Kakashi

After hearing Kakashi's words, everyone felt relieved.

"So it's like that. Thanks for your help then, Sai!" Naruto said grinningly.

Sai just smiled, but in his heart, he defined Naruto as a fool.

'Is this the Kyūbi's Jinchūriki? He looks so stupid.'

"Hello, my name is Sakura."

Sai glanced at Sakura, and said with a smile: "It's nice to meet you."

'Ugly.' Sai secretly thought.

"Uchiha...Sasuke."

"Hello." Sakai said with a smile.

'Tsundere brat.' Sai secretly thought.

"Okay, now that everyone has introduces themselves, let's go."

"Kakashi-senpai, if you need a mount, just leave it to me."

Sai said, and then he took out a scroll and paintbrush. He spread out the white scroll in front of him, and then dipped the brush into ink. In just a moment, Sai painted an ink-colored eagle in the scroll.

"So fast," Sakura exclaimed.

After Sai finished painting, he yelled softly: "Ninpō: Chōjū Giga!" (Ninja Art: Super Beast Imitating Drawing)

With a bang, the eagle in the scroll flew straight out and landed in front of everyone.

Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto were surprised when they saw this.

"This, this... is amazing." Naruto exclaimed.

"Are you using a special ink as a medium to condense ink into solid Ninjutsu through Chakra? What an interesting Ninjutsu," Kakashi said softly.

Hearing this, Sai was shocked in his heart, but he still smiled and said: "As expected of Kakashi-senpai. You can see the mystery of my Ninjutsu with just a glance. If we use this ink eagle, we can get to the Fire Temple in just a day."

"It's really convenient. Then, everyone can get into the ink eagle," Kakashi said.

"Okay!" Naruto said excitedly, and then he jumped up and landed on the back of the ink eagle.

Naruto was a little surprised after stepping on it with his foot as he didn't expect the ink eagle would be strong.

"Amazing, I didn't expect it to be able to do this. Except for the color, it is exactly the same as a real eagle." Naruto exclaimed.

At this time, Kakashi and the others also jumped up one after another.

The back of the ink eagle is very large, so even if five of them get into it, it didn't feel crowded.

"Then, let's set off."

After Sai finished speaking, he controlled the ink eagle to fly towards the Fire Temple.

The ink eagle then flew up to the sky.

"Wow! Is this the feeling of flying in the air? It's awesome!" Naruto said excitedly.

"Naruto, you are too noisy."

"Stop complaining, stupid Sasuke!"

The two men began to show off their affection again, and Kakashi ignored it.

His mind is currently thinking about Sai.

'Why was he so eager to take us to the Fire Temple using his ink eagle? Is the matter of the Fire Temple really urgent? Or is there another reason? What on earth is he going to do?'

Kakashi was puzzled.

Sai did not notice that Kakashi was observing him at this moment.

But he knew that Kakashi would never believe in him easily.

Because even if the others were in Kakashi's shoes, they will not easily trust someone they didn't know.

Even if everyone is Konoha's Shinobi.

'Before I am trusted, I must not act rashly.' Sai secretly thought in his heart.

The speed of the ink eagle is not very fast, but it is also not slow. Before dark, everyone finally arrived at the gate of the Fire Temple.

When the ink eagle landed, everyone jumped off.

"What a great feeling," Sakura exclaimed.

There is no need to hurry to do the mission, and just ride the ink eagle to see the scenery while moving towards their destination. This kind of treatment is simply amazing.

Naruto also feels this way.

On the contrary, Sasuke has always felt that this Sai is very abnormal.

Kakashi walked to the gate of the Fire Temple and saw that the gate was closed.

Kakashi stepped forward and knocked on the gate, and soon a young monk opened the gate.

"You are?" The young monk asked.

Kakashi pointed to the forehead protector on his head and said, "Hello, we are Shinobi of Konoha. We have accepted the abbot's commission to investigate the unknown Shinobi nearby."

The young monk realized it and then said: "It turned out to be the Shinobi of Konoha. You arrived so fast. I thought that you will arrive tomorrow."

"We are faster on the road than usual."

"Okay, you can follow me inside."

The young monk opened the gate halfway, and then led Kakashi's group in.

"Abbot-sama is in the main hall."

The young monk said, pushing open the door of the main hall, and said: "Abbot-sama, Konoha's Shinobi is here."

At the main hall, there is a monk who is about thirty. At this time, he closed his eyes and sat cross-legged on the ground, seeming to be meditating and chanting.

Hearing the young monk's words, he opened his eyes and looked at Kakashi and the others.

When he saw Kakashi, Chiriku was taken aback and stood up.

"It turned out to be Kakashi-san. I didn't expect that the person who came over this time was you."

This person is not someone else, but one of the Twelve Guardian Shinobi with Asuma, Chiriku.

Naruto and the others were all taken aback as they didn't expected Kakashi to know the abbot.

Hearing this, Kakashi smiled and said: "Chiriku-san, I didn't expect that after leaving the Twelve Guardian Shinobi, you would come to this Fire Temple. No wonder there is no news of you."

"Haha, the first half of my life has taken too many lives. Right now, I'm cleansing myself with the help of the ancient Buddha."

"It seems that you have found your way, Chiriku-san. Congratulations."

Chiriku smiled and did not respond.

It's just his expression has explained everything.

"Chiriku-san, can you tell me what is going on this time?"

"It's like this. A few days ago, our Fire Temple had a young ninja monks-in-training named Sora. When he went out to patrol at night, he found a group of people whose tracks were very suspicious and seemed to be looking for something." Said Chiriku.

"Looking for something?" Kakashi frowned.

"Yes, the day before yesterday, I led a few people to check the place that Sora said, and I saw some traces of people there. After that, I met that group of people."

"Who is that group of people?"

Chiriku shook his head and said: "I don't know. Their movements are very fast, and their strength is also not weak. The ninja monks I lead are not their opponents. Fortunately, they are not fond of fighting, and they left soon. Otherwise, I am afraid we will inevitably have casualties."

Hearing this, Kakashi asked: "Did they find what they wanted?"

"No, I don't think so. It seems that they have been searching for a few days, but they haven't found anything yet."

"Do you know what they are looking for?" Kakashi continued to ask.

Hearing this, Chiriku shook his head again and said: "I don't know. There is nothing precious in the Fire Temple, so I am confused about the purpose of these people."

"Is that so? From what you said, it seems that this group of people is really strange." Kakashi said softly.

"Kakashi-sensei, do you want us to take a look at that place? Maybe we can find some clues," Sakura suggested.

"It seems that we can only do so. Chiriku-san, can we look at that place?"

"Of course, please come with me."