I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Kakashi glared at him with displeasure. He was a Jonin and had experienced many battles, both big and small, so he was quite experienced.

However, because of his age, Hiruzen Sarutobi kept him from going out to participate in the war.

Now, thanks to Nara Shikaku's request, I've finally managed to get on Minato's bandwagon and go to the battlefield to fight and show my strength, but I'm still being held back by that idiot Obito!

For Kakashi, if it weren't for the ties between Obito and Rin, he probably would have already let himself go.

"Mo..."

Lin stomped her feet helplessly and looked around at Obito's position. Regardless of what others thought about the war, Lin was looking forward to it.

Her idol, the little princess, was blossoming on the battlefield, displaying her own unique brilliance as a medical ninja. She wanted to join in and walk the same path as her idol.

man?

Men are nothing!

It's slowing down my training speed in medical ninjutsu!

"Wow wow wow——"

Just as most of the genin at the entrance of Konoha Village had left, Obito stumbled and ran out of the village, straightening his clothes as he ran.

"Yes...I'm sorry!"

"I just helped an old lady cross the street, and she insisted that I stay for dinner..."

"Then a black cat stole the old lady's fish, and I chased after it for a long time..."

"...You're an idiot! You're just an idiot!"

Kakashi grabbed Obito by the collar and shook him violently. Obito apologized profusely, but Kakashi was furious. "This is a mission! This is war! You're late at a time like this! If you were in the Anbu, it would be a violation! I'd break both your legs according to the law!"

"Ahem... well... even the Anbu doesn't have such strict requirements."

Minato coughed twice, stopping Kakashi and Obito from arguing. Obito awkwardly scratched his head and involuntarily looked at Rin, hoping she would say something.

However, Rin also turned her head away angrily, clearly quite angry about Obito's lateness.

"Alright, remember this, Obito. This is the last time. On the battlefield, if you are even a moment late, what awaits you, and even our entire team, is death. Be careful!"

Minato clapped his hands and patted Obito's head hard. "I don't want to never see you guys again after this mission is over."

"How could this be? We're so strong, there's no way anything could happen to us!"

Obito laughed heartily, while Kakashi rolled his eyes at him. "What's so great about being a mere genin?"

"Even Rin's strength has already reached the threshold of Chunin, and you're still a Genin!"

"Hey, hey, that's not how it works!"

Obito, hands on his hips, said, "Once I awaken the Sharingan, my strength will take a giant leap forward!"

"Even Minato-sensei said that my talent is extremely rare!"

Ok.

Minato repeated Chiaki's words to Obito in order to boost Obito's confidence.

Kakashi scoffed, "Indeed rare. I've never seen anyone with talent as bad as yours."

"Are you trying to start a fight?!"

Obito grew impatient, but Kakashi clenched his fist and said without flinching, "Come on!"

"Kakashi! Obito! Stand at attention for twenty minutes!"

Minato gave each of them a sharp tap on the head and made them stand as punishment before he began to explain the mission.

"This mission is both simple and complex. Listen carefully..."

Chapter 347 The Shadow Path of a Thousand Autumns

"We have to catch up..."

"We have to catch up..."

"We have to catch up!"

Qianqiu anxiously landed on a tree. The sky was already dark, and she didn't see where she was. She slipped and fell straight down from the tree.

Buzz

The blood-stained scarf around Qianqiu's neck fluttered up and suddenly wrapped around the surrounding trees, hanging her on one of them.

"Qianqiu, don't worry..."

In Qianqiu's mind, the future whispered reassuringly, "Everything will be alright, don't worry."

"It's getting late, let's rest for a bit."

"No...you don't understand the future."

Qianqiu shook her head, biting her lip, and said, "There's not much we people from another world can do."

"The world has a convergence. From the beginning to now, it seems that we have changed many things, but in reality, the world is still operating as it was originally."

"I have a premonition, a very bad premonition..."

"Perhaps this time, I can't change anything."

The blood-stained scarf loosened, and Qianqiu was placed on the ground.

Qianqiu bit her lip so hard that it cracked and bled.

But the pink vitality quickly filled her lips, repairing the bitten area and leaving only a trace of bright red blood.

"No, we've changed so much before, we can definitely do it this time too!"

Mirai, having transformed from a blood-stained scarf into human form, reached out and pulled Chiaki into her arms, comforting her.

Ever since Chiaki heard the word "Kaminobi," she had been in a state of constant shock, as if she had a real premonition.

"Do not……"

Chiaki clenched her fists and slowly squatted down on the ground. "This time... I really can't do it..."

Her mind raced, one image after another flashing through her mind. For some reason, she seemed to have foreseen future events.

"I can't save them..."

"It's too late..."

"Once things start, there's no going back..."

"It was my fault……"

Chiaki pressed her cheek in anguish, "I should have known... I should have known when Onoki appeared at the border of the Land of Wind..."

"This isn't your fault, Chiaki..."

Mirai hugged Chiaki tenderly and patted her back gently, "You've done very well... really."

"We are not saviors; we are just ordinary people who have come into this world."

"Even if we know the plot, we can't change everything and save everyone."

"Just as you said, the world has a certain degree of convergence. Even if we change a lot, it will eventually move forward along a certain trajectory."

"In that case, let's just do what we can, do our best in what we can do now, isn't that enough?"

With teary eyes, Qianqiu looked up at the future, "But I don't want to give up like this..."

"This is not giving up, it's just that there are limits to one's abilities."

Future sighed, "It's like I can't do what you can do, so all I can do is protect you silently like this."

"I also want to fight alongside you and kill enemies with you, but that's not realistic because I'm not strong enough."

"If I had the same strength as Qianqiu, I would definitely be able to help you even more."

"...You've already helped me a lot..."

Qianqiu wrapped his arms around Weilai, who shook her head solemnly, "It's not enough. I want more, I want to be by your side even more!"

"So I need to become stronger, strong enough to stand by your side!"

"Although I don't really understand what the Path of Shadows or the Way of the Ninja they talk about is, I think it might be something like that."

Chiaki stared blankly at the future, whose eyes were filled with determination. The future looked beautiful at that moment. Although she was still petite and cute, her determination and confidence made her look beautiful incomparably.

"future……"

Qianqiu couldn't help but move closer to Weilai. Weilai pushed up her glasses, found them a bit in the way, and simply took them off. Her golden eyes trembled slightly and slowly closed.

Their lips met, and Mirai, contrary to her usual behavior, took the initiative to stick out her little tongue and explore it into Chiaki's mouth.

"Hey..."

Unexpectedly, Chiaki let out a soft moan as she was ambushed by the usually passive Future, her cheeks flushing red.

With their own thoughts in mind, the two quietly embraced and kissed in the night.

After a long while, Chiaki and Mirai finally parted their lips, panting.

"How...are you feeling better?"

With a blush creeping up her face, she quickly put on her large red-framed glasses to hide the shyness in her eyes.

"Ok!"

Chiaki nodded heavily, looked at Mirai earnestly, and said, "Mirai, thank you."

"I know what to do."

Become stronger.

This is the only way out.

Why does Qianqiu feel anxious and have a bad feeling?

Isn't it simply because of insufficient strength?

Knowing what would happen next, and understanding that she was powerless to save or change anything, she could only hate her own powerlessness.

Despite trying everything, they couldn't change the tragedy, and in the end, they could only vent their anger on themselves.