Release!AI Model: gemini-2.5-flashChapter 42 Kakashi in pain, Wood Release!
Kakashi, under his mask, looked pained, his voice hoarse: "Is what you just said true?"
Nara Shikaku looked at Kakashi with pity and waved his hand: "Let's go, let's talk somewhere else."
Jiraiya shrugged.
The three of them arrived at the Hokage Rock, overlooking Konoha Village below.
Kakashi stared at Nara Shikaku.
Nara Shikaku sighed and patted Kakashi's shoulder: "It's true. That mysterious person back then was Uchiha Obito."
"He awakened his Mangekyo and orchestrated the deaths of the Fourth Hokage and Uzumaki Kushina."
"Why?"
Kakashi looked pained and roared: "Why would he do something like that?"
"I don't know."
Nara Shikaku shook his head:'So many years have passed, and he's hidden himself so well. We still don't know why he did it.'
Nara Shikaku told a lie.
If he told Kakashi the full truth now, he might break down.
It's better to let him accept it little by little.
After all, who would have thought that for a dead girl, this guy would do such disgusting things?
The despondent aura around Kakashi vanished, his gaze sharp: "I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly."
"Also, don't worry, I won't act rashly."
Kakashi's figure was desolate.
He didn't trust anyone right now.
Could what he heard have been intentionally revealed to him by the Third Hokage and the others?
Also, if it hadn't been investigated for so many years, why was it so clear now?
Everything seemed like a mystery.
Nara Shikaku retracted his gaze.
The groundwork had been laid; now it was Naruto's turn to act.
He clearly knew that Naruto's goals, besides becoming Hokage, included the Akatsuki Organization.
More precisely, Uchiha Obito.
Indeed,
Naruto hadn't revealed too much information.
But he knew that what was hidden behind it would only be more shocking.
The waters were deep. What he needed to do now was quickly consolidate power.
Then, after Naruto took office, he would be able to quickly integrate forces and launch an attack on the Akatsuki Organization.
As for the Third Hokage, he no longer held any hope.
The former'Shinobi Hero' had been buried in the long river of time.
The one sitting in that position now was just a competent politician.
His gaze turned back to Jiraiya.
Jiraiya shivered.
Why did he feel like he shouldn't have come back this time?
This kid seemed to be calculating everywhere.
Damn it.
Muttering a low curse, Jiraiya directly vanished.
...
"Naruto!"
At school, Shikamaru looked at Naruto, who was teasing Hinata, with a complex expression.
He really couldn't imagine; he was already smart enough, yet there was someone even more outrageous than him.
He hadn't slept all night yesterday.
With faint dark circles under his eyes, he stared intently at Naruto.
Naruto rubbed Hinata, planning to get some nice clothes for her.
Hinata wearing the same outfit all day long was truly overly plain.
Seeing Shikamaru approach, Naruto grinned: "Surprised? Delighted?"
Too surprised, too delighted.
No.
Was that called surprise? Was that called delight?
That was horror.
Under the strange gazes of Ino Yamanaka and Akimichi Choji, the two huddled together.
"Father said you could try to win over Kakashi."
Naruto raised an eyebrow and nodded.
Since he said so, he would go see Kakashi.
To be honest, he still had some grievances with Kakashi.
He was his teacher's son, yet he only secretly spied. Couldn't he do something more practical?
However, thinking of the old eccentrics like the Third Hokage and Danzo, he felt relieved.
"It's almost vacation, isn't it?"
Naruto mumbled.
Days passed, and things seemed fast-paced, but a long time had truly gone by.
Unconsciously, a semester had passed just like that.
Time truly waits for no one.
Naruto pondered, planning to drag Shikamaru to a clothing store after school.
"What are we going to a clothing store for?"
Shikamaru yawned: "Why not go home and rest?"
"I'm planning to get some clothes made."
"Your clothes look quite new. Do you still need more?"
"No, it's for Hinata."
Shikamaru's expression cracked.
Hey, hey, hey!
You're only five years old.
Is this the legendary childhood sweethearts, loli-raising plan?
This is a wife-raising plan!
Shikamaru looked at Naruto with a horrified expression.
Confirmed, he had a crush on Hinata.
But...
Is Hinata really that pretty?
She's cute and a bit rustic.
No, the problem now is that we're only five years old. You're too precocious!
Beast!
Shikamaru's gaze was strange.
"What are you thinking?"
Naruto glared at Shikamaru in annoyance, saying righteously: "I just treat her like a younger sister."
"I get it!"
Shikamaru had an 'I understand' expression.
Heh.
Sister?
Identities can change, can't they?
Tsk tsk tsk!
Uzumaki Naruto, so this is the kind of person you are.
"Mm, sister, I understand."
Shikamaru and Naruto walked with their arms around each other's shoulders.
Sasuke passed by, looking disgusted, holding his head high, and striding home.
The atmosphere of the Village and his clan hadn't affected him.
Naruto bought some things and took them away.
He would let Hinata wear them tomorrow.
Wearing the same outfit all day, Hyuga Hiashi, that future father-in-law, really didn't know anything.
Back home,
While cooking, Naruto also planned to bring the Nine-Tailed into his space.
They were good friends now, and he had absolute control over his space.
He wasn't afraid of any problems arising.
But first, he had to resolve Kakashi's issue.
Naruto's eyes flashed, and he quietly ate his meal.
...
Late at night, Kakashi's pupils were focused, staring intently at the kunai in his hand.
The kunai had a strange jutsu formula pattern on it.
Jiraiya sat beside him.
At the Hokage Rock, Nara Shikaku had quietly slipped a kunai to Kakashi.
How could Jiraiya not notice such a small movement?
He was curious, so he secretly followed them.
The result was a shocking discovery of the pattern on the kunai.
Both of them had a direct connection to Minato Namikaze.
Naturally, they also knew the Flying Thunder God Technique.
The Flying Thunder God reappeared in the world, but the Fourth Hokage had long been dead.
Who was the person behind this?
A series of information flashed through his mind; how could he not come?
At this moment,
The two stared at the kunai, quietly waiting for the person behind it to appear.
...
"What are you going to transform into this time?"
Watching Naruto use his old trick of hiding in the restroom, the Nine-Tailed straightened its body.
It knew that Naruto was going to do something mischievous again.
Naruto's thought moved,
Transform!
The next moment, Senju Hashirama appeared before the Nine-Tailed.
The Nine-Tailed stared for a long time, then tugged at the corner of its mouth, saying speechlessly: "You truly have no reverence at all."
Senju Hashirama was absolutely sacred in the eyes of the people of Konoha Village.
Yet Naruto felt nothing.
"Wood Release."
Naruto raised his hand, and a withered piece of wood appeared in his hand.
"Hahaha!"
Naruto gave an awkward laugh: "This Wood Release is really difficult. I'm even worse at using it than Yamato."
The Nine-Tailed looked at Naruto in shock.
Wood Release?
Holy cow!
A strange thought suddenly arose in its mind...