"Hmm?"
"Kakashi?"
Akihara Kagura raised an eyebrow, glancing briefly at his old friend in front of him, also eyeing his pair of Mangekyo Sharingan: "Do you want to stop me from seeing Naruto?"
"That seems... unnecessary to say much... ha..."
Kakashi Hatake took a deep breath, a Kunai materializing in his hand, knowing that Akihara Kagura's target must include Naruto Uzumaki.
This time...
He must stop Akihara Kagura!
"Why not just give up?"
Akihara Kagura gazed at Kakashi Hatake, chuckling: "If it were in the past, I could put down important things to play with you for a while..."
Akihara Kagura slowly shook his head, seemingly uninterested in fighting Kakashi Hatake: "Now, I don't have time to fool around with you; someone has already gone ahead of me..."
Indeed.
Someone has already rushed over.
Uchiha Madara, with Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Obito, is already on their way to where the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and Nine-Tails Jinchuriki are hiding because he knows where the focus lies.
"Are you treating me like a kid?"
Kakashi Hatake's forehead twitched, but he subconsciously remembered the times they spent together in the past, this old friend who wanted to destroy the world had always been very forgiving to him.
Emotionally speaking...
Akihara Kagura and Might Guy had a similar significance.
Since the age of ten, Akihara Kagura was assigned under Kakashi Hatake's command, from then on working with him to pursue Uchiha Obito.
The experiences Kakashi Hatake went through during that time were even more exciting than many things he experienced in his life, coupled with both of them taking care of young Naruto Uzumaki and Karin, with Mitarashi Anko tagging along.
Even when Akihara Kagura left the Dark Department, became Jiraiya's disciple, and at the age of thirteen became the leader of the Root, quickly rising to the top of Konoha, Kakashi Hatake was still an old friend of his, and he would even occasionally ask him for help.
Just like Naruto Uzumaki's attitude, over the years, they had formed a family that seemed targeted by the world's malice...
Kakashi Hatake was a loafing, down-and-out head of the family, Akihara Kagura was the successful older brother, Mitarashi Anko was a hot-tempered big sister, Karin and Naruto Uzumaki were the children raised by this group.
These people...
Actually had no special blood relation.
However, whether it was Kakashi Hatake or Naruto Uzumaki, they all believed that if they encountered trouble and asked any of them for help, the other would lend a hand like family; if they faced any pain, the other would comfort them like family.
In fact...
Akihara Kagura was always the one who took care of them the most.
If it weren't for Akihara Kagura, Kakashi Hatake knew he might still be immersed in a lonely life like a scarecrow, always thinking he couldn't keep those important to him, whether it was his depended-on father, his comrades he could entrust his life to, or his teacher like a parent, Namikaze Minato.
All the important people...
Have already left Kakashi Hatake.
The person willing to help Kakashi Hatake face the world again, allowing important people into his life, was no other than Akihara Kagura standing in front of him.
Kakashi Hatake felt a bit overwhelmed, realizing that the troublemaking subordinate, Akihara Kagura, insisted on dragging him along to give the brought-back Karin and Naruto Uzumaki a family tutor on that day, making him feel less lonely.
"Naruto..."
"You raised him..."
"Now you want to kill Naruto?"
Kakashi Hatake took a deep breath, looking at Akihara Kagura in front of him, his mood mixed with various emotions, even some suppressed anger.
Akihara Kagura wanted to take away the Nine-tails from Naruto Uzumaki, which would inevitably cause Naruto Uzumaki, the Jinchuriki, to die on the spot—a guy who wanted to kill Naruto...
"Pretty much!"
Akihara Kagura patted his forehead, as if understanding Kakashi Hatake's feelings, suddenly smiled: "I think I understand what you mean..."
"However..."
Akihara Kagura smiled gently, seemingly having anticipated Kakashi Hatake's questions: "Because of me, his life became not as hard, and he didn't need to struggle to become stronger and live in this world, all this is the compensation for his sacrifice..."
"You've always wanted to kill him..."
Kakashi Hatake's face instantly turned ugly, remembering what Uchiha Obito mentioned: "On that night we removed Obito's mask..."
"Pretty much!"
Akihara Kagura was still smiling, seemingly unashamed of the matter: "Anyway, for me, it was enough to make a big scene that night..."
"Kakashi..."
"I've already said so."
"The you who knows me has never known the real me..."
Akihara Kagura raised his palm, his eyes glimmering slightly, the air remained undisturbed, the Time-Limited Space Seal opening silently.
"Alright..."
"The playing house game with you guys should have ended long ago..."
Akihara Kagura's figure instantly transformed into a ray of golden light, appearing next to Kakashi Hatake's body, his hand abruptly gripping Kakashi Hatake's neck!
"!!!"
Kakashi Hatake had no time to resist, his body trying to enter the Void State using his Kamui Mangekyo Sharingan in an instant, only to suddenly realize something was amiss!