"Haha, it's okay, it's okay..."
Yasaka chuckled, and he felt a little embarrassed when Acorus looked at him with such a smile.
When dealing with enemies, he can just stab them without saying a word. He can also fight directly against his classmates, but he can't do it when facing Acorus.
The two practiced for a while, and then strolled along the river for a while. After chatting for a while, it was past seven o'clock in the evening, so Yasaka returned home after sending Iris back to Ichiraku Ramen.
On the other side, after learning that his son fell into depression, the Third Hokage came to the hospital helplessly and took Asuma Sarutobi out, and the two came to an open training ground.
Sarutobi Asuma sat on a wooden post, his head lowered with a depressed expression.
The Third Hokage lit a cigarette, took a puff, and sighed: "Are you still worried about yesterday's test?"
Sarutobi Asuma was silent for a while and nodded.
Until now, the giant sword that reached the sky and the earth could not be cleared from Sarutobi Asuma's mind. The will lingered in front of his eyes, causing him serious mental distress.
The Third Hokage certainly understood Sarutobi Asuma's state at this time, because he had encountered this situation before.
"I was in a similar situation to you before. It was more than ten years ago. At that time, I had just reached the level of Jonin, but my strength was already the best among my peers, so I was a very proud person at that time. , However, when I was most confident, I met someone."
"Who?"
Sarutobi Asuma asked curiously, and finally there was another expression different from loss on his face, because since yesterday Until now, the expression of disappointment on his face has never changed.
The Third Hokage took another puff of cigarette, then blew out a smoke ring, with a complex expression in his eyes, and slowly said: "His name is Uchiha Madara!" "What! The ancestor of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Madara
! ?"
Sarutobi Asuma said in surprise, with a face full of disbelief. He didn't expect that his father would actually meet Uchiha Madara. You must know that Uchiha Madara is a figure who is on par with the first Hokage, and that is a real big one. Dude, it’s just that he has been dead for many years, and now many people have forgotten that there is such a person.
At this time, the Third Hokage continued: "I was young and energetic at the time, so I proposed the idea of sparring with him, so we had a fight." "What was the
result?"
Sarutobi Asuma asked curiously.
The Third Hokage laughed self-deprecatingly, shrugged, and replied: "What other result could it be? Of course it was a disastrous defeat. It could even be said that I was beaten without the ability to fight back. I tried my best, but the other party even responded. He was letting go, and I couldn't even break his defense."
"What! So powerful? The gap is so big!"
Sarutobi Asuma said in shock. In his eyes, his father was the Hokage, even though he was still the Hokage back then. He was young, but he should be very strong, but unexpectedly he couldn't even break through the opponent's defense. So how strong does the opponent have to be?
Sarutobi Asuma continued: "At that time, my whole body was stimulated by him. Whenever I closed my eyes, it was the scene when he defeated me. It was like this for a month in a row. I couldn't sleep well at night. I often did it. Nightmare, dreaming about being defeated by Uchiha Madara, and waking up in the middle of the night. Speaking of which, that period was really a very gloomy period in my life." After a pause, the Third Hokage continued: "But later I
thought It's open, because it's because I'm too bad, and if I can work hard to become stronger, I won't fail like that time again, so I'll be fine." "Others can become so strong,
I Why not, so in fact this is a sign of broken confidence. As long as you can regain your confidence, you can survive this problem." The
third Hokage said to Sarutobi Asuma.
Sarutobi Asuma said thoughtfully: "I...can I really defeat Yasaka?"
The Third Hokage laughed and said: "If you don't even dare to think about it, what's the difference between that and a coward? If you don't even dare to think about it, then you will never be able to defeat him in your life." "
Really, I just don't dare to think about it now. If I do this, I will never be able to defeat Yasaka in my life..."
Sarutobi Asuma said silently.
At this time, the Third Hokage patted Asuma Sarutobi on the shoulder and said softly: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. There is an old saying that goes, Thirty years to the east of the river and thirty years to the west of the river. If you can't beat him now, it doesn't mean You won't be able to beat him in the future, but if you give up now, you will really never be able to beat him again."
"I understand..."
Sarutobi Asuma's eyes suddenly flashed, as if he suddenly understood something. It was the same thing, with a hint of certainty in his voice. He had understood some truth from the Third Hokage's words, so at this moment he was inspired again, and his heart was suddenly filled with energy.
Suddenly, Sarutobi Asuma stood up from the wooden stake, with a firm gaze in his eyes, and said to the Third Hokage: "I will definitely work hard and practice hard, and one day I will definitely defeat Yasaka!"
"Haha, that's right. How can you be discouraged just because of a failure? A ninja is a patient person. If he doesn't even have the courage to endure hardships, then he is not worthy of being a ninja. Ninjas are the ones who can endure the most hardships. People, for a goal, even if they endure hardships, they will stick to the faith in their hearts and achieve the goal." After a
pause, the Third Hokage continued: "And the faith of our Konoha Village is naturally the will of fire, and this time The joint friendly match between the five major countries is a time for other countries to see our will of fire. Asuma, you must perform well then. You cannot disgrace our Konoha Village and let the ninjas from other countries see it. We people in the Leaf Village are not easy to mess with!"
"I will definitely not disgrace the Leaf Village!"
Sarutobi Asuma nodded heavily, his eyes regained confidence again, he had Having come out of the shadow of the defeat to Yasaka, the Third Hokage is indeed the master of verbal escape. A person who talks about the will of fire every day and fools around. If he wants to fool a genin, it will naturally be easy to catch him without any effort.
Therefore, the Third Hokage was very satisfied with the performance of his mouth escape. With a few simple words, Sarutobi Asuma's heart disease was cured.
It's a pity that his mouth escape has never been able to persuade Yasaka, if it weren't for the temptation of delicious food. Confused, there is a high probability that Yasaka will not participate in this friendly competition.