Land of Fire, Konoha
It was early in the morning again.
It was still snowing.
"Five generations,
Five generations? Wake up, don't sleep. "
It was the fourth day since Hatake Kakashi officially became Naruto. In the past, he was the one who dragged his teacher out of bed in the middle of the night.
Now he was the one being dragged.
"Momochi Zaibutsu.
You'd better … "
"The old man with the scar on his face who raises deer has urgent information."
Kakashi got up and resisted the urge to throw the pillow away. He really began to understand his teacher's temper when he woke up.
"Where is he?"
"Outside."
Kakashi washed his face and walked out.
"Mask."
Kakashi covered his face and glared at Zaibutsu. "Two glasses of water."
Zaibutsu curled his lips and went to pour water.
As the horse bone that Konoha bought with a thousand gold coins.
Was he really going to serve tea until he retired?
"Add ice." Kakashi didn't expect that his former benevolence could be ordered like this. "Good evening, Mr. Intelligence Minister."
Shikaku Nara stood straight in front of the big desk. He was still not used to Kakashi sitting crookedly.
"Please report."
Shikaku looked behind Kakashi.
Kakashi glanced at Zaibutsu.
"Is level two alert enough?"
"Level one."
Kakashi drank water and waved his hand.
There were only two people left in Naruto's office.
"Mikoto Uchiha has shown up." Shikaku confirmed that no one was eavesdropping before he spoke slowly.
"Is she dead?"
"Alive." Shikaku felt that it was really difficult to talk to Kakashi.
"Land of Hot Water.
Disguised as a businessman fighting for family property.
Hung an S-level mission in the bounty office.
Search for a drug that is not poison but can suffocate people to death. "
"Oh."
"What do you mean by oh."
"Did you notice that..,
Itachi went to the Land of Hot Water after dinner yesterday? "
"…"
"That lady hasn't come out to work for too long.
It's hard to find her without covering her face.
The moment they arrived at the Country of Hot Water, they were targeted by the Dark Unit. He even dared to go to the Bounty Office. The moment he came out, Shisui received the letter. " Kakashi toyed with the Thor communicator in his hand and told himself that he needed to learn how to fight for the right to speak. Don't let others lead you around. That's right, you're Naruto, the fifth generation leader, so you can do it. "Also, I forgot to tell senpai that the business of rebelling ninjas is becoming more and more difficult. After a while, apart from our own spies, the entire bounty agency will probably defect to Konoha. Teacher and Senior Oily Woman's previous arrangements are now bearing fruit.
。”
"Naruto, the leader of the Four Generations, never does meaningless things." Shikaku took a deep breath. He could help Sandaime-sama cover up the details and truth of the Nine Tails incident in front of Watergate, so naturally, Watergate could also make him a mere figurehead again. "Plus, the five major countries' chain restaurants, as well as the small roadside hotels in the Land of Fire. Okay, can I retire in peace tomorrow?"
Kakashi glanced at the large photos of Naruto on the wall and stopped at senpai's serious face. He continued to repeat in his heart: You can do it, you can definitely do it. You just have to speak slowly and think carefully. "If I give all these to the Intelligence Department, Shikaku -senpai, can you build a new intelligence system for Konoha before you officially retire? The internal friction between the two groups is really serious. "
"…"
"Senpai has the intention of finding someone to replace you in order to grow stronger … but … I am me, and I am not my senpai." Kakashi remembered his senpai's words. Use force to pressure others. In public, use imperative sentences. In private, use interrogative sentences. In short, he could only make the other party answer yes or no. "Regardless of whether senpai has doubts about me becoming Naruto, at least, I believe that senpai will definitely not betray Konoha, right?"
"Yes."
"You once had objections to what Naruto, the leader of the Four Generations, wanted to do." Yes, that was it. No matter how nervous he was, he had to maintain his composure and not make any small movements. He couldn't hesitate in his eyes. He had to stop thinking and drink water. He had to stare into the other party's eyes when he forcefully pressed his head. Kakashi looked directly at Shikaku Nara and told himself to be firm. "But senpai shouldn't have any objections to what Fifth Generation Naruto wants to do, right?"
"Yes, senpai." Shikaku Nara suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of fear when Kakashi stared at him. It wasn't that he was afraid of Kakashi, who he had watched grow up. It was just that he felt like he had broken into an unfamiliar place.
"Alright, you're not young anymore. Sleep early and get up early." Kakashi stood up and was about to leave when Shikaku Nara pulled him back.
"I'm not done yet." But regardless of whether Kakashi was unfamiliar or had improved, even the old fox Bo Fung Watergate wouldn't be able to intimidate the intelligence minister who had an IQ of 200. "Then, Fifth Generation senpai, how do you intend to deal with Mikoto Uchiha?"
"She's not an active ninja. She has no position in the Naruto Tower. She's an important family member of one of Konoha's higher-ups." Kakashi crunched on the ice. "She ran out on her own, not like she was kidnapped. She's someone's family member."
"She's investigating the source of the drug that caused Fugaku's death." Shikaku Nara took another deep breath.
Kakashi swallowed the ice. "Then let her investigate."
"But what if she finds out that it was your sensei?"
Kakashi fell silent for a second before sitting back down. "A Naruto killed his own security minister, as well as his longtime friend and supporter. Isn't that ridiculous? Stop being so suspicious. Why would Sensei beep when he's sick? "
"Beep beep." Shikaku hesitated for a second before picking up his cup. "Fifth Generation, since you trust me, I'll be direct. I don't care if you're really smart or just pretending to be stupid. Now's not the time to pretend to be stupid."
"Oh?" Kakashi dragged out his words.
"The Uchiha family is a group of troublesome people for Konoha. They …"
Kakashi interrupted Shikaku Nara. "There's something I don't understand. Why do you keep targeting the Uchiha family? What did they do wrong? Is it because of the so-called Sharingan curse? "
"No, that's just for outsiders to hear." Shikaku Nara put the cup to his mouth. "The Uchiha family values their family too much, and Konoha … Let's talk about yourself. You've been training and working so hard since you were young. What's the point of that?"
"Konoha. Protect everyone in Konoha."
"Then think about it again. That bastard Fugaku, or your former teammate Uchiha Belt Soil, what are they yelling about all the time?"
Kakashi carefully recalled, and finally distilled a sentence … to protect Uchiha's reputation. "Haha, for such things."
"That's enough. Uchiha and other ninjas in Konoha are different. " Shikaku Nara said word by word, "Eliminate dissidents. In other words, it means that those who don't follow the same path can't work together. In other words, it means that they don't want to be dragged down by others at a critical moment."
Kakashi also said word by word, "Yes, even if you're right, what did the Uchiha on the memorial tablet do wrong? Or did Itachi do something wrong? What did Sasuke do wrong? What did the Uchiha who have been risking their lives for Konoha do wrong? "
"Then why do you think Itachi was assigned to the Anbu at such a young age? Sandaime-sama stays in the ninja school every day as an honorary principal. Your sensei turned Naruto's Special Assassination Unit into a training center for the five disciplines and four beauties. What is that for? "Shikaku Nara sighed," Think about it again, what is the average age of the active Uchiha? Except for the weirdo Shisui, Itachi is considered a senior. "
"No." Kakashi wanted to refute, but he didn't know where to start.
"The young Uchiha and Konoha children received the same education. But before, the ninja school only taught Taijutsu and Ninjutsu, and everything else was passed down from generation to generation. " Shikaku Nara sneered, "Uchiha Fugaku, he really supports your sensei's education of love, and he even allowed him to marry outsiders. But you have to understand, this is only because if he doesn't listen to the Fourth Generations, Sandaime-sama will order Itachi to destroy his whole family. "
"…"
"How willing is a person who is forced to bow his head? At least Fugaku has never been willing. Humph, Uchiha who drops the ball at the critical moment, do you think it's just because he's careless? Uchiha who can sit for a whole day without bending his back, how can he be careless? "
"But …" Kakashi still wanted to refute, but he couldn't organize the words.
Shikaku Nara rubbed the old scar on his head, and also stared at Kakashi, "Yes, Watergate and Fugaku are indeed good friends, but outside of personal friendship, they are also Naruto who protects the unification of Konoha, and the family leader who thinks that once completely integrated into Konoha, the Uchiha family will disappear in the long river of history. Konoha, from the First Generation to the Fourth Generations, the four Naruto have more than 60 years. Some want to take it one step at a time, some want to take it slowly, but the original intention has never changed. Konoha will eventually become a whole, and no longer an alliance of several big families; and the Uchiha wants Konoha, it's best if Uchiha is led by other small families as vassals. "
"…"
"Not all families are as bold as Senju, who directly disbands non-direct clansmen without hesitation, but at least everyone is willing to work towards the goal step by step. But Uchiha, who prioritizes family, won't be able to integrate into Konoha even in a few hundred years. This is the irreconcilable conflict between Uchiha and Konoha. So, if, and I'm saying if, before Itachi and Sasuke truly grow up, Bo Fung Watergate, the only one who can make all sides bow to him, dies, and Fugaku, who has been following Watergate for years, is still alive … "
"Then let him be Naruto, what's wrong with that?"
Shikaku looked at Kakashi as if he was looking at an idiot, "Then let the Monarch continue to be the Monarch, and Konoha continue to submit to National capital, what's wrong with that?"
Kakashi lowered his head to drink water.
"Do you still remember the Fifth Generation? Your Sensei, at that time, he walked like he was floating, and even his makeup couldn't cover his pale face, but he insisted that there was nothing wrong with his body — no problem, my ass! Fugaku died on the fifteenth of September, and he was so sick that he couldn't get up in November at the border, and Naruto's cloak was torn off by you during the New Year. There's a difference of more than sixty days in between. Kakashi, more than sixty days! "
"So, just based on this," Kakashi hated Shikaku Nara, "you're just going to make me the scapegoat? What do you take the reputation of Naruto, the leader of the Fourth Generation, for?! "
"It's someone who didn't trust anyone and insisted on acting alone, and then made a mistake."
"Everything is just your deduction."
"I can't ask, but you can. Ask your Sensei to verify the truth. How exactly did Naruto, the leader of the Fourth Generation, do? Without knowing the details, it's easy to make up for it."
"Since you asked my Sensei, and he said it's not true, then it's not true."
"Since Mikoto Uchiha dared to investigate, she must have grasped something. Now, it's not something that can be fooled by denying it."
Kakashi drank the ice water in one gulp, and silently recited his Sensei's words. 'Don't be angry, don't be angry. Emotions are Naruto's weapon and tool, don't be angry.'
Shikaku continued to persuade him, "The Golden Flash didn't become famous because of his political skills. He killed his way through the battlefield; Shikaku Nara's reputation wasn't earned by telling jokes, and I also killed my way through the battlefield; your reputation as the Anbu's Demon King wasn't earned because you bullied a few juniors … Don't deceive yourself. We're ninjas, ninjas who do things for money. We've never been righteous. Even if we seem to have become good people by repairing bridges, paving roads, fighting floods, and artificial rain every day, sitting in Naruto's building, we're still politicians."
Kakashi didn't want to say anything.
"Your Sensei is like this, and so are you. Is it so hard to admit that you're an unscrupulous bad guy? "
"Then according to your words, what's the difference between us and Danzō?"
"How do you think Shimura Danzō died?"
Kakashi had a headache.
Since Shikaku had spoken, there was nothing that he couldn't say. "If it weren't for the fact that he was forced, how could that kind of person not drag others down with him before he died? He even sacrificed himself to do drug experiments at Konoha Hospital, and died at the right time — do you believe it?"
"…"
"Let's put it another way. Your Sensei is such a righteous person, but one day, he suddenly announced that he was cooperating with Danzō, who everyone despises. Didn't you find it strange at all?"
Kakashi was finally able to answer. "Sandaime-sama stopped Sensei's reform, and Danzō supported his reform. The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
"Then what happened after the reform was about to succeed?"
"…"
"Yudaime-sama, use your little head and think carefully. When did Danzō get sick, when did he die, and how did he die? When did Yaoshi Dou start following your Sensei? Why did your Sensei trust that kid so much? Zabuza joined Konoha, and even helped Konoha kill a few people. He's a spy on three sides, so he can't have saved his name, right? "
"…"
"Don't deceive yourself, Kakashi — — Hey, Kakashi, what are you doing!"
Kakashi pressed the button to lift the alert and signaled Zabuza to pull him out. He then looked at the glass of water that the Intelligence Minister had picked up and put down many times, but didn't drink a single drop. He clenched his fist tightly. "Who's on duty upstairs tonight?"
"That damn fatty who only knows how to eat."
"Dingzhuo -sensei is indeed a damn fatty." Kakashi rolled his eyes at Zabuza. "But can you not say it out loud?"
"He's allowed to eat, but I'm not allowed to say it." Zabuza wiped the table and washed the glasses.
Kakashi put on the tactical vest, and then made a hand seal.
Konoha's dormitory was no longer separated into male and female dormitories that were always blocked by the sewers. Small but well-equipped townhouses were arranged in a seemingly messy order that was very conducive to street fighting. The high and low roofs were covered by light snow that lasted more than a day. It was very beautiful.
"Shisui, get up and pee."
"Yudaime-sama, can't you learn something? Standing at someone's bedside in the middle of the night is very scary." Uchiha Shisui was awakened by Kakashi. He put away his sword and shook his head to make the Anbu who were watching a joke quickly get out of the way. "I almost slashed you."
"You can't hit me." Kakashi looked at Shisui's small red eyes and missed the days when he could use the Sharingan. "Get up, I can't sleep. Walk with me."
Shisui yawned and looked at his watch. He put on his clothes and followed Kakashi out of the door. "Are you having a nightmare, or are you regretting it because you broke up with Mute?"
Kakashi lit a cigarette and left footprints on the empty road.
"Hey, Kakashi, if you regret it, you can go back and chase Mute. In fact, you two are really suitable."
"I didn't realize it before." Kakashi signaled the Anbu on duty to ignore them. "You're completely different when you're working and when you're not working."
"…" Shisui borrowed Kakashi's light. "That's because I'm with Four Generations. I'm working all the time. You today?"
"Shikaku Nara just came to see me." Kakashi looked at the small snowflakes under the street lamp. "I've decided to package the country of hot water and give it to the intelligence department. Since I can't merge the intelligence department with the outside according to sensei's plan, then I'll use the intelligence department to merge the outside. Anyway, it's meat in the pot."
"You can decide this kind of thing." Shisui waited to hear the next words.
"Although I think it's unnecessary, you said yesterday that you've arranged Mikoto Uchiha, right?" Kakashi looked up and blew a smoke ring.
"Since I dared to ask Itachi to find his mother, I won't let that woman do anything." Shisui failed to blow the smoke ring. "Well, Kakashi, Naruto's work is Naruto's, and the Anbu's work is the Anbu's. The Anbu's job is to help Naruto deal with the Anbu's work. If you're worried about this, you can go back to sleep now. If you don't get enough sleep, you'll go bald. "
"I won't go bald." Kakashi did a side kick, but it didn't hit Shisui. He kicked a crow, and then a flock of crows chased after him and pulled his hair. "Hey, Shisui, are your crows mixed with Aoha's crows?"
"These are Aoha's crows." Shisui scooped up a handful of snow and threw a fist-sized ball at him.
"You, sneak, attack!" Kakashi didn't dodge, and threw an even bigger snowball at him.
Shisui also didn't dodge, and rolled a face-sized ball at Kakashi.
Kakashi did the same.
Finally, the two of them lay flat on the snowy ground after exchanging a few blows.
Kakashi looked at the stars in the sky, and the gloom in his heart disappeared. "I really want to have a snowball fight with Sensei again. It's not easy to beat him."
"After a few days, I'll ask Genma to organize a trip to the hot springs and buy you a few water guns." Shisui spat out the broken cigarette. "How is it? Do you feel better?"
Kakashi turned his face away. "You really don't need the Anbu's help?"
Shisui got up and pulled Kakashi up. "Scar Face who raises deer is always worried about other people's IQ, but when it comes to real work, how much difference can there be between an IQ of 100 and an IQ of 200?"
The difference was used to distinguish people.
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