Konoha Year 60, February 3rd, Spring Chill
Konoha, Land of Fire.
Naruto's office.
"Flowers are about to bloom."
Kakashi, who was suddenly summoned back to Konoha from the Land of Wave, squatted in the corner and muttered to himself as he tugged at the flower bud that would never bloom.
Uchiha Fugaku, who was hopping mad behind him, broke free from his eldest son's arm and kicked Kakashi in the back.
Kakashi tilted his head and dodged. "Hey, take care of him. I came all the way back from Thor in the Land of Wave. I told you that Sasuke is fine. You know that intelligence from outside the country is a few hours later than inside the country."
"Kakashi, Senpai is talking to you. What kind of attitude is that?!" The leader of the Four Generations, Naruto, Bo Fung Watergate, smiled bitterly as he looked at the two rascals, one big and one small. But when he turned around to look at Itachi, who was still standing like a telephone pole, he felt even more troubled. "012110, I'll give you half a day off. Go take care of your father."
"Yes, Senpai."
Uchiha Itachi tried his best not to meet his father's angry but gloating eyes. He pulled Kakashi and left. Before he closed the door, he didn't forget to give Senpai Kakashi a "please take care of yourself" look.
Kakashi put his hands behind his back and replied to Itachi, "Don't worry." Then he continued to ignore his senpai's inquisitive gaze and talked to himself in a self-deceiving manner. "Ah, time flies … Another year has passed. Look, the flowers are about to bloom."
Naruto of the Four Generations gently massaged his swollen temples and sighed. "Be serious."
"Okay." Kakashi answered casually. He wanted to stay like this, but when he heard his senpai's rapid breathing, he looked up worriedly. "Are you alright, senpai?"
"I haven't been angered to death by you yet. Speak. What's going on!" Naruto looked at the disciple who was standing in front of him with a helpless expression.
"That's all there is to it." Kakashi smiled, picked up the thermos on the ground, and filled Sensei's glass with water.
"You'd better be honest with me. The physical strength and brain cells that I lost last month can't be replenished in a short period of time. So, while I'm not too busy now, let me take a breather, okay?"
"What is it?" Kakashi narrowed his eyes and pushed the cup in front of his teacher.
"What is it? You still have the nerve to ask — why is that damn bridge called Naruto Bridge? Why is Sasuke full of holes because of Senbon? Why is Kado dead? Why is The Peach Ground Will Never Be Severed still alive?! "
"Teacher, if you don't kill him, he'll die. I've already killed him according to the plan! "
Bo Fung Watergate raised the two applications for Naruto's Guard and slammed them on the table, then pointed at a photo, "Who is this guy?!"
"My subordinate, your Shadow Unit." Kakashi finally stood at attention.
Bo Fung Watergate was surprised to see Kakashi suddenly become serious. He thought for a moment and said, "I want you to find people from outside Konoha to cultivate your new force. I'm also very supportive of you wanting to use Naruto's Guard to whitewash people, but you should restrain yourself a little. After all, he's a rebellious ninja, and he's from another country — at least change his name! "
"The Peach Ground Will Never Be Severed is a good name." Kakashi heard that Sensei's tone was starting to soften, so he collapsed again. He smiled and handed the pen on the table to Sensei, "Sensei, Naruto's Shadow Guard are a bunch of dead people anyway. So one or two more won't make a difference. Who cares about dead people's names? "
"Well, since I've already said that you can do whatever you want …" Bo Fung Watergate took the pen, signed the application, and handed it back to Kakashi, "You'll be responsible for whoever you work for — if anything happens, I'll look for you."
"Haha." Kakashi blew dry the ink with satisfaction, "It's okay, Sensei. Everyone knows that I work for you."
"Don't always talk about such an obvious fact!" Watergate looked at the excited Kakashi and couldn't help but nag, "You seem to admire these two rebellious ninjas."
"They're very interesting people."
"That's strange. Don't you always like boring things? Why are you so interested this time? "
"Didn't you read the Shadow Unit's report?" Kakashi looked at Sensei who was suddenly interested and didn't know what to do.
"Silly child — reports and facts are never the same. I've always known it." Watergate stared seriously at Kakashi's only exposed eye, which was still full of ignorance. Watergate sighed heavily. It had been 20 years, but he still couldn't tell when this child was pretending to be stupid and when he was really stupid.
Kakashi saw that Sensei was looking at him without saying anything, so he smiled and said with some embarrassment, "It's mainly because Haku is too funny.
"You mean that Moonless Aquaman? Kakashi, you've had enough trouble. " Bo Fung Watergate recalled Haku's photo on the application and sighed, "But it's a good fortune not to cut him."
"Well, it's not easy to find an absolutely loyal subordinate these days." Kakashi saw that he successfully changed the topic and sighed with relief, "And you're wrong — Haku is a man."
"Ahem …" Watergate, who was drinking water, almost choked when he heard Kakashi's words. "Are you serious?"
Kakashi nodded vigorously, feeling an inexplicable sense of joy from his successful prank. He was very happy. He was sure that taking the risk of trouble to bring Haku back to Konoha was the right decision.
"This doesn't make sense." Naruto, who had lost his composure, frowned.
"I'm sure." The acting head of the Shadow Unit winked, "I've checked the goods!"
Hearing this, Naruto of Four Generations, who was about to take a sip of water to suppress his coughing, choked on his water, "You … ahem, no way … ahem — I told you not to read Jiraiya sensei's recent books!"
"Sensei, can you be a little more sensible? He's also seriously injured this time, and I've only helped him heal. " Kakashi looked at Naruto, who was coughing uncontrollably, and hurriedly reached out to pat his back, "It's quite fun, but is it really that exaggerated?"
"I'm sorry, Kakashi, I thought I was going to be a grandfather at such a young age." Watergate pushed Kakashi away with a disappointed smile.
"Sensei, please restrain your jumping imagination — I can't keep up with it!"
"You were the one who wanted to use the word 'check'."
"It's not like that."
"Then what's going on? I need you to explain. There are still two things you haven't explained clearly — the Naruto Bridge and Honeycomb Coal Sasuke. Don't let me read the report. Now, tell me personally from the beginning of the mission, from beginning to end! "
Kakashi scratched his head, "But sensei, shouldn't I get straight to the point?"
"No, just go with the flow. I'm afraid you won't get to the point." Watergate's mouth twitched as he twirled the pen in his hand and stared at Kakashi.
Kakashi could only smile awkwardly and say:
"Didn't the General Staff Department want to kill Kado and get rid of Konoha at the same time? I felt that Zabuza, who was hired by Kado to kill Dazna, was suitable to be the scapegoat, so I asked someone to contact him. But when Zabuza found out that the people protecting his mission target were Naruto's disciple, Naruto's son, and the young master of the Uchiha family, he made a prompt decision to run away! Didn't you ask me to go to Water Country and confirm with the Mizukage's personal representative their sincerity in joining the economic cooperation program? So I went to rob Zabuza's Dao. Zabuza was a smart person, and when he saw that he had to be the scapegoat, he surrendered. But he didn't tell his people clearly in advance. Haku thought I was going to kill his master, so he was taken away by a strong anesthetic. "
"Well, don't stop, continue."
"But."
"Continue!"
Kakashi could only continue, "Later, Haku contacted me, and Zabuza and I thought that since we were going to do it, we had to eliminate the root of the problem. We had to lure Kado's people out. Didn't I bring my students out to train the team? So we discussed that we might as well fight and let Kado think that we were both injured, so he would dare to bring his people out to take advantage of us. Of course, we were just acting. Sasuke's injury was a complete accident. "
"Yes, that's it. Tell me in detail how Sasuke was injured. We have to give Uchiha a formal explanation. Sasuke almost died. "
"It's Haku. He was poisoned by Zabuza, except for his ninjutsu, everything else was very simple. He didn't hold back at all. Although his weapons were smeared with anesthetic, how could three Genin be compared to a guy who had escaped for many years? "Kakashi scratched his head," What is the Uchiha family doing? What's wrong with getting injured on a mission? Wasn't Naruto also stabbed like that? Why should we only give him an explanation?
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"It's not the same. Naruto's recovery ability is not comparable to Sasuke's. He has Nine Tails sealed in his body. That's the only advantage. You strengthened Naruto's seal later, right?"
"Of course, it really scared me. Naruto saw Sasuke block Haku's attack for him and didn't get up. He thought he was dead, so he exploded. You don't know, but fortunately, I reacted quickly. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to see your disciple and son. "Kakashi was still sweating when he thought about it.
"Well, is that so …" Watergate snorted. He finally exposed his suspicions about Kakashi's report, but he didn't feel any sense of accomplishment. He looked at Kakashi, who hadn't reacted yet, but he wasn't angry at all. He was just tired.
"And then?"
At this time, Kakashi didn't speak. He suddenly realized that he said something he shouldn't have said.
But Watergate wouldn't let him stop at this time. "Go on, continue. That Naruto Bridge. You haven't explained it to me yet. "
"Naruto defeated Haku. He saved a lot of people. To express my gratitude … "
"Then how did Naruto manage to injure Sasuke and Hakujō Shinobi even though he was seriously injured?"
“⋯⋯”
"Kakashi!" Bo Fung Watergate stared at the person standing in front of him and raised his voice. "Your acting is wonderful. Well, since you are now the Anbu Minister, you have the right to intercept any information that you think Naruto won't be interested in. You can also use anyone you think is suitable. Just do it. Anyway, if something happens, I'm here, right?"
"Sensei …"
"Kakashi, I'm beginning to look forward to seeing this Zabuza, and that Haku!"
"Sensei.
"I'm fine!"
But looking at Bo Fung Watergate's pale face, Kakashi was a little scared, but he could only slowly pacify him. "Sensei … It's not a big deal. Naruto's seal was only broken a little. I'm afraid you'll be worried. I also confirmed that Naruto had no memory of when the seal was broken. Really, it's fine. The three of them are now doing long-distance field training. They're having a lot of fun and will be back in a few days. I also arranged for Zabuza and Haku to secretly protect them. They dare not come to Konoha, but they don't dare to let anything happen to Naruto. Don't worry, the Anbu who cooperated with me also came back. Zabuza and Haku won't leave their monitoring for a moment … "
"Okay." Bo Fung Watergate smiled noncommittally.
"Sensei. Don't worry, I … "
"Shut up, Kakashi. I'm tired."
"Then close your eyes." Looking at Sensei who was a little tired, Kakashi sighed and put his hand on Watergate's shoulder and skillfully massaged it. "Rest.
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Bo Fung Watergate, who enjoyed his disciple's attentiveness, spoke again after a while. "Kakashi, Naruto can already break the seal by himself."
Kakashi frowned and straightened Sensei's head. "Don't talk, rest …"
…
Just like when it was cold, the temperature also began to rise unknowingly.
Zabuza and Haku obediently followed the three Genin who were quickly shuttling through the jungle canyon, eating and sleeping in the open, sweating.
"Zabuza-san, someone has been following us."
"It's okay, it's our future colleagues, and it's just on the way."
"… Are we really going to Konoha?"
"It wasn't easy to live until now, it would be a waste to die here."
"What kind of place is Konoha? I heard it's a good place!" Haku was a little excited.
"It's a ninja village."
"What kind of village is it?"
"It's quite big."
"The legendary golden flash is the Mizukage there."
"Yes. Our immediate superior in the future. "
"Someone more powerful than the Mizukage."
"There's no comparison at all."
The snow is really white, but what will happen after the snow melts?
…
Konoha, February 3, 60.
There are about 10 days before Naruto returns to Konoha.
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