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"Lord Ban, your best friend has written a book that is ready for publication, and the deadline is September 15th."

When Obito heard the date, he was stunned for a moment, and the memory of lightning piercing Rin flashed before his eyes.

"I understand. Did you get the item?"

Bai Jue said, "That book is very well-kept secret. The first edition was only available in bookstores in Konoha, making it very difficult to infiltrate."

"However, it seems to be related to your past; the book is called 'My Struggle.'"

"Hehe, it sounds like an autobiography written by your best friend, Lord Ban."

Upon hearing the book's title and recalling the publication date, Obito remembered Haneda's habit and unconsciously shifted his mask.

On September 15th, he planned to go to Konoha in person.

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Chapter 260 Kakashi's Eighteenth Birthday

Two days later, on September 15th, was Kakashi's birthday.

Haneda arrived at Kakashi's house early, and with a swift movement, he climbed over the window and went inside.

He took a sniff; it smelled like fried fish. Kakashi was cooking.

"You went fishing this morning, Kakashi?"

Hearing the familiar sound, Kakashi stopped cooking with his chopsticks in hand.

"Do you need me to make another one?"

"Never mind, you know I have to make breakfast for Naruto and the others in the morning."

Haneda has visited Kakashi's house countless times since he was a child.

He opened the refrigerator with practiced ease and took out a can of orange juice.

That was because Kakashi knew he liked to drink it, and he often saved it for him.

Haneda opened the can, found a chair to sit down, took a sip of chilled orange juice, and casually asked:

"Are we going to training this morning? Or should we take a walk around the village?"

"Let's go for a walk. Apart from training and eating with you every day, we haven't gone out for a long time."

Kakashi served the prepared Kakashi-style dried and pan-fried river fish to the table, and habitually added a bowl and chopsticks for Haneda.

"Want to eat?"

Seeing Haneda drinking orange juice and looking at him with a somewhat speechless expression, Kakashi started eating by himself.

After he finished eating, he cleaned up and washed the dishes, then stood in front of the tap and washed his hands again and again.

Haneda stood behind Kakashi, his right hand resting on Kakashi's shoulder:

“Every time you want to go to the memorial, you always have to wash your hands for a long time.”

"Come on, your hands are clean enough. At least be happy on your birthday."

Kakashi silently turned off the tap, and just like Haneda used to ask him to train together, he left the house.

The streets of Konoha hadn't changed much. Perhaps because they were accompanying Kakashi to the memorial service, the two of them were rather silent on the street.

I stopped at a flower shop along the way and bought a few bouquets of flowers. Then I went straight to the memorial monument and to the grave of Shuo Mao.

This time, it was Haneda's turn to remain silent.

After a moment, he squatted down and placed the flowers down:

“I have personally killed Onoki, Uncle Sakumo.”

"I will also take action against the other two."

Kakashi silently swept the grave clean, pulled out the weeds, and after taking a few steps, seeing that Haneda still showed no sign of getting up, he said:

"Let's go. You've done enough. At least be a little happier on my birthday."

Haneda hummed in agreement, and as he stood up, a leaf drifted in front of him.

Haneda grasped the leaf and whispered:

"Wherever the leaves dance, the fire grows."

"The firelight will continue to illuminate the village, allowing new leaves to sprout."

"I am already the Hokage, the Fifth Hokage."

After saying that, Haneda lowered his hand from the hilt of the Dawn Blade and followed Kakashi to Obito and Rin's gravestones.

At that moment, an eye was silently watching this place.

However, neither Haneda nor Kakashi, who were immersed in certain emotions, noticed this.

"Did the flowers get blown away by the wind again? That's strange."

Kakashi looked at the flowers he had changed last night, now scattered all over the ground, and then looked at the tombstones elsewhere; only here were they like this.

He often encountered this situation and thought it might be divine punishment, so he didn't pay much attention to it and changed Rin and Obito's clothes again.

At this moment, Haneda also put Yuri down.

The two stood quietly for a while, then left.

After Haneda and Kakashi walked away, Obito came out.

His attire was unusual; today he was wearing a mask cosplaying as a deity, and a plain gray coat.

He walked up to Rin's tombstone and threw away the flowers that Kakashi had just changed.

He took a deep look at the lilies in front of the tombstone, then walked in the direction Haneda and Kakashi had gone.

Under Haneda's deliberate guidance, the three of them arrived at Konoha's largest bookstore, two in front and one behind.

Haneda pulled Kakashi toward the most conspicuous spot in the bookstore, while Obito quietly followed the crowd and slowly approached it.

In the most prominent place in the bookstore, there is a large poster.

The poster boldly proclaims: "Fifth Hokage Uchiha Haneda's new book, conceived 13 years ago, is now released! My Struggle!"

The bookshelf next to the poster was already packed with people.

Whether they were ninjas or ordinary villagers, they were all scrambling to buy Haneda's new book.

The Hokage's influence in the village was evident at this moment.

Kakashi looked at the scene before him and exclaimed in surprise:

"You've finished writing, Haneda?!"

He remembered that Haneda was still writing it yesterday, so how come it's already on sale today?

At that moment, Haneda took out a collector's edition of "My Struggle" and handed it to Kakashi:

"Do you like this birthday present I prepared for you? It's a collector's edition with my autograph—only one copy in the whole world!"

Kakashi took the book, opened it, and the bookmark tucked inside was revealed.

The exquisite pattern bears a large character: "寿" (longevity).

Kakashi smiled slightly, turned to the first page of the book, and just as Haneda had said, it had his autograph.

"Your handwriting is a bit ugly, remember to practice."

"Tch~ It's one of a kind in the whole world, and you're complaining about it? This book will definitely be a bestseller all over the world in the future."

Kakashi looked at the table of contents, and a whole page of childhood anecdotes made him suddenly realize something.

Kakashi asked nervously:

"Haneda, you didn't include anything that shouldn't have been written, did you?"

"Of course, it's written by Bao. I dare say this book is banned except for the Land of Fire, the Land of Rain, the Land of Water, and the Land of Waves!"

"I'm asking about those things, exactly those things!"

"Those things? Let me think... I think I only wrote a little bit." Haneda said, holding up one finger.

Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief, flipped through the table of contents to the chapter about Fugaku's wedding, and saw the "Icha Icha Paradise" chapter...

His murderous gaze was uncontrollably fixed on Haneda.

Haneda asked nervously, "What are you going to do?"

"Kill you!"

The moment Kakashi spoke, Haneda activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and vanished from his spot in an instant, with Kakashi following closely behind.

Obito, who had been hiding behind the bookshelf, emerged. He glanced at the crowd scrambling for Haneda's new book and cursed under his breath.

"Damn, why are there so many people?"

Suddenly, an old woman fell down next to Obito. Obito hesitated for a moment, then helped her up.

"Grandma, let me help you."

"Thank you, young man."