Naruto: After Unifying the Shinobi World, I Invaded the Parallel Shinobi World

Chapter 47 Turning Kakashi Against Him

"Konoha White Fang?"

"I've heard of him. Back then, not only in Konoha, but throughout the entire ninja world, his name was legendary."

Zabuza carried a huge box on his back, taller than a person, and several boxes of gold coins in his hands.

"The most valuable items are all here; the rest will be delivered before dawn tomorrow."

Zabuza narrowed his eyes slightly; the group that came to deliver the message were naturally Gato's subordinates.

Kakashi and Daido nodded, gesturing for Zabuza to sit down.

The two didn't bother to check the contents; with a single turn of the Earth God's power, everything vanished without a trace.

After finishing that, Kakashi nodded and said, "Alright, let's continue talking about your father. What is his actual strength?"

Kakashi didn't hide anything and said directly, "At that time, my father's strength, if not in the entire ninja world, was at least among the top three in Konoha. Otherwise, the village wouldn't have entrusted him with the task of stealing the secret documents of Kumogakure."

Kakashi sighed, his heart filled with countless emotions.

If my father were still alive, would those tragedies have still happened?

Would the third war be better because of having one more top-tier fighter?

Will the teacher be able to avoid death during the Nine-Tails' rampage because he has an extra helper?

These problems weighed heavily on Kakashi's mind, leaving him feeling incredibly burdened and helpless.

He both hated his father for leaving him alone in this world and understood his father's choice to escape because of the collapse of his faith.

"You...can't understand!"

Daito took a deep breath, trying to calm his tone, but his voice still carried a strong sense of dissatisfaction.

Daito became somewhat agitated, and his speaking speed increased accordingly.

"You keep talking about the Will of Fire, bonds, and the spirit of sacrifice. So you're just saying all this to maintain your own rule?"

Daito's gaze was sharp as a sword, fixed directly on Kakashi. His tone was mocking, as if he were ridiculing the hypocrisy and selfishness of these people.

"Konoha's White Fang chose to abandon the mission because of his bonds, and your village isn't happy about that?"

A cold smile crept across Dai Tu's lips. He thought the person who said this probably hadn't fully developed their cerebellum, and what's worse, there were still a group of people who were happily indulging in this so-called bond and consciousness.

With such a bloody history to draw upon, it's a joke that this kind of mentality can still be passed down.

"If ninjas are just tools and don't need emotions, then what's the point of bonds and the fire consciousness? Why not just be like puppets? Is it really necessary to go through all this trouble with the fire consciousness? So all the good things have been said by the villagers, and the final interpretation is in the hands of the higher-ups, and when they're wrong, they start arguing?"

Daito's voice grew increasingly impassioned, his questioning resounding like thunder throughout the space, deeply moving everyone present.

"Does this mean that when there are no missions, people need to have bonds, a will of fire, and a spirit of sacrifice so they can work for free? And when there are missions, everything should revolve around the mission, and everyone should do their best to maintain the interests of their class rule?"

Dai Tu's words were like a sharp knife, ruthlessly piercing through the hypocritical masks of those high-ranking officials and revealing their ugly true colors.

Kakashi stood frozen in place, his mouth agape, but no words came out.

"That makes sense, doesn't it?"

Kakashi suddenly wavered.

In other words, Kotobuki's mouth has now been taken into the Nine-Tails' consciousness space by Nagato; otherwise, given Daito's current persuasive abilities, he certainly wouldn't be able to silence anyone.

Kakashi fell into deep thought, recalling his father's teachings from his childhood and his experiences in the village.

He began to question the beliefs he had always held dear.

"Have we been living in lies and deception all along?"

Kakashi thought of the countless people in the war who had the chance to survive, but lost their lives because of cruel missions.

"If the village values ​​bonds, then why do they always say 'ninjas can die, but the mission must be completed' when asking everyone to complete a mission? They never consider the preciousness of everyone's lives. Instead, the mission always comes first, and life comes second?"

Seeing this, Kakashi pressed his advantage, saying, "Kakashi, you have witnessed too many tragedies. If the so-called Will of Fire is just a shackle used to bind you and make you tools, then why should we be so attached to it?"

Kakashi's eyes grew increasingly lost; he seemed to have lost his way.

"And judging from what you've said, is your father's death really that simple?"

One sentence plunged Kakashi into deep thought.

"Think about it carefully. Back then, your father was one of the top three fighters in Konoha. The mission he completed must have been extremely important, otherwise there wouldn't have been so much controversy in the village because of the mission's failure."

"If it were a mission to find a lost cat or dog, and someone lost their cat or dog while rescuing a fellow animal, it certainly wouldn't have generated such a huge public outcry."

Kakashi then spoke.

"But since it's an important mission, it must also be a classified mission. Why did this mission become public knowledge after the war ended? Who else but the higher-ups of Konoha would know about this? Why did it become public knowledge as soon as the war ended? Does Konoha have a habit of announcing the completion of missions?"

Faced with Kakashi's analysis and questioning, Kakashi shook his head.

"No, even failed missions are not allowed to be made public, because no one knows whether the information contained within will have a serious impact on the village later."

"Isn't that settled then? Since missions aren't allowed to be made public, why is the mission concerning your father so widely known?"

Kakashi looked at his silent, transformed self and knew he needed to increase the dosage.

"I don't know if you have any laws here. In our empire, arbitrarily leaking classified information is considered a crime of spreading rumors and is severely punished. The authorities will also come forward to refute and cover it up. What about you?"

"Your village gives me the impression that they deliberately stirred up this incident to cause controversy among the villagers. Putting aside the fact that this mission was a classified mission and did not cause any major losses to Konoha, what ordinary people would blame someone for saving their comrade? Why exaggerate the conflict between the comrade and the mission?"

"Even if someone does complain, why doesn't your government protect you officials? Aren't you all part of the same group? The village just lets them run wild without anyone stopping them?"

"Are they allowed to gossip about ninjas at will? They risk their lives to complete missions, and when they fail, they are subjected to verbal abuse from the entire community. Does your so-called village really not care about the feelings of you ninjas at all? Moreover, I see that the people here avoid ninjas like the plague. Do they really dare to gossip about them?"

After saying this, Kakashi stood up, sat down in front of Kakashi, and looked very serious.

"So I think there must be a powerful force behind all of this! This powerful force is driving all of this!"

Chapter 48 Kakashi wavers: What powerful talk-no-jutsu!

Under the moonlight, the Empire Bridge appeared exceptionally tranquil.

The sky was dotted with stars, like jewels set against the black canvas, emitting a faint yet shimmering light.

These stars seem to be the eyes of the universe, silently watching over all things in the world.

However, even with the countless stars shining so brightly, not one could illuminate the confusion in Kakashi's heart at this moment.

He sat quietly on the ground, gazing at the distant campfire without saying a word.

Tazuna and the other civilians had tactfully withdrawn, leaving the place to the few ninja masters present.

Seeing Kakashi remain silent, Kakashi continued:

"Think about it! Your father saved his comrades, which should have been a good thing, and the mission failure didn't have any serious consequences. But they keep harping on about how your father abandoned the mission to save his comrades. The village didn't punish him, but public opinion has dragged your father into a trap of mental self-destruction."

"If the mission had failed, wouldn't it have been easy to just send another team to complete it? But they didn't, which means that at the time, apart from people like your father, no one else could have accomplished it!"

"They didn't punish your father because they were afraid that his strength would be strained by this incident, damaging their relationship with him. They were the ones who talked about bonds and the consciousness of fire. If they blame him now, wouldn't that be contradicting themselves?"

"But they were unwilling to let such a strong person as their father be out of their control, so they used public opinion to hurt him, trying to make him understand that the mission was above all else!"

"They were so arrogant, thinking they could easily control Father. What a pity!"

"He couldn't accept the conflict between his beliefs and reality, so he chose to escape!"

"He committed suicide!"

Kakashi's words struck Kakashi like a hammer blow, making his head feel like it was about to explode, buzzing loudly.

He had never thought about these questions before, but after Kakashi's analysis, he suddenly felt an urge to return to Konoha and confront the Third Hokage.

When he recalled the long-term hatred and rejection the Uchiha clan had suffered from the villagers before their annihilation, a chill ran down his spine.

Considering that Naruto's identity as the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki should have been a secret, yet his identity as the "Demon Fox" had already spread throughout the village, all of this seems to be inextricably linked to the Third Hokage.

After all, how could these things have happened without the Third Hokage's tacit approval? How could no one have stopped them?

etc! wrong!

What am I questioning?

I'm actually questioning the consciousness of fire!!

The brainwashing techniques these people use are truly terrifying!

Kakashi! You were once the captain of the Anbu, and you were so easily persuaded by someone's talk-no-jutsu!

Kakashi shook his head, trying to clear these thoughts from his mind.

Now, even if things change, Father won't come back, Obito won't come back, Rin won't come back, and Minato-sensei won't come back.

What we need to do now is cherish the peace we have now, even if it's short-lived, and cherish the people and everything we have!

Kakashi glanced at the two of them with lingering fear, and what he did next stunned them.

"Holy crap, you don't think we're smearing Konoha, do you?"

Daito jumped up

Kakashi nodded, then shook his head.

"Sigh, your world is already a wasteland, do you really need to smear it?"

"I didn't expect that it's not just our Hidden Mist Village that has so many blindly loyal fools; your Konoha is the same."

"Knowing that all crows are black, I can feel better about it."

Zabuza chimed in jokingly.

Over the years, if Konoha hadn't crippled itself, the other ninja villages wouldn't have had such a good time.

"If I ever have the chance to meet with the higher-ups of Konoha, I want to express my gratitude to them on behalf of all the ninja villages."

Zabuza's finishing blow made Kakashi feel a bit uncomfortable.

"Luckily, I've already joined the Empire!"

Sasuke, standing to the side, also touched his chest with lingering fear.

This further provoked him.

Once the seed of doubt is planted, it only takes time for it to take root and sprout.

Sealed space inside Naruto's body