Naruto: Experience Pain, Start by Copying the Entire Shinobi World

After Sengen and the boys from Minato's team left, the heavy atmosphere in the Hokage's office became even more oppressive.

Minato Namikaze looked at the place name circled in red on the map, his expression more somber than ever before.

"Hokage, isn't it a bit too early to make Kakashi the captain? The other three are still just children."

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not answer, but simply relit his extinguished pipe, took a deep drag, and exhaled smoke that blurred his aged face.

"Minato, look out the window."

Minato Namikaze looked around as instructed and saw that the village was peaceful. However, upon closer inspection, he could see that most of the ninjas on the streets were inexperienced, and some were even recent graduates.

"We have already sent out all the elite troops we could on the Wind Country front and the Grass Country front."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice carried an undisguised weariness: "There aren't any more people left in the village."

Minato Namikaze remained silent.

He understood that this was not a choice, but the only choice.

War is like a merciless meat grinder, devouring generation after generation of ninjas.

He could only pray silently in his heart.

Kakashi, Rin, Obito... you must all come back alive.

……

Outside the Hokage Building, the sunlight was somewhat dazzling.

Obito Uchiha, having shaken off the tension in the office, became excited. He clenched his fist and waved it at the sky.

"Did you hear that?! Grandpa Hokage said we're an 'elite team'! When this mission is complete, my name, Uchiha Obito, will resound throughout the entire ninja world!"

"Single-celled idiot."

Kakashi Hatake's icy voice was like a bucket of cold water poured over Obito's head.

"What did you say?!"

Obito immediately bristled, pointing his finger at Kakashi's nose.

"You're the idiot! Your whole family are idiots!"

"An S-rank mission means we're facing an elite force at least at the Jonin level. Someone like you, who gets all worked up before even understanding the situation, will only hold us back."

Kakashi's tone was calm, yet every word he spoke was piercing.

"you!"

Obito was so angry he couldn't speak. Suddenly, something occurred to him, as if he had found an argument to retaliate.

"What about Senior Senpai? He's just a Chunin, do you dare say he'll be a burden too?!"

Upon hearing his name called, Qian Xuan, who had been silent all along, raised his eyelids slightly.

Kakashi glanced at Qianxuan, his eyes no longer scrutinizing as before, but instead showing a hint of approval.

"He's different."

Kakashi said,

"During the Chunin Exams, he defeated an elite Jonin who excelled at ambushes and sensory abilities in a head-on confrontation. In terms of strength, he's no longer the 'loser' you described."

These words stunned both Obito and Rin.

They only knew that Qian Xuan had passed the test, but they didn't know the specific process.

Kakashi, who never praises anyone, actually took the initiative to acknowledge Sengen's strength?

Obito snorted defiantly, walked over to Rin Nohara, and patted his chest to assure her.

"Rin, just you wait! Not only will I surpass Sengen-senpai, but one day, I'll even surpass that annoying Kakashi!"

Looking at his confident expression, Nohara Rin smiled helplessly and remained silent.

Among the group, only Shuo Ye Qianxuan remained silent from beginning to end.

His face was somewhat pale, and a fine layer of cold sweat even seeped from his forehead.

Kaminavi Bridge.

As a time traveler, he understood the weight behind those four words better than anyone else.

This isn't some simple S-rank mission; this is part of the main storyline! The kind where people die!

Moreover, it wasn't just one or two minor characters who died; it was a BOSS who could rival a Six Paths level expert who was directly sacrificed!

His original plan was to stay in Konoha Hospital, raise Tsunade's favorability, replicate a few useful bloodline limits, and live a peaceful life until the end of the war.

But now, he has been forcibly pushed onto this most dangerous stage.

He could even sense that in some unknown corner, a pair of Rinnegan were coldly watching this place through layers of time and space, watching Uchiha Obito, and also watching himself, this unexpected variable.

Madara Uchiha.

Just thinking about that name made Qianxuan's teeth ache.

This mission isn't just S-level, it's hellish from the start!

"Hey, what's wrong?"

Kakashi's voice pulled Sengen back from his endless fear.

He had somehow walked up to Qian Xuan, his eyes looking at him with a hint of inquiry.

"You've looked terrible since just now. Are you worried about the mission?"

"Worry?"

Qianxuan tugged at the corners of his mouth, trying to force a relaxed smile, but found that his facial muscles were a little stiff.

He took a deep breath and said in a half-joking tone:

"I guess so. After all, it seems like all the comrades who went on missions with me... are dead."

The air fell silent instantly.

The expressions on Obito and Rin's faces froze.

The vicious rumors they had heard at the barbecue restaurant resurfaced in their minds once again.

"Every time we returned from a mission, he was the only survivor in the team..."

"It's either stepping over the corpses of your comrades, or using them as bait..."

Looking at Sengen's expressionless face, Obito felt a surge of anger mixed with fear rush to his head.

"What...what do you mean?!"

He suddenly rushed in front of Qian Xuan, grabbed him by the collar, his eyes bloodshot.

"Are you threatening us?! Are you trying to pull the same trick again, kill us all, and then go back and take all the credit for yourself?!"

"Obito-kun! Calm down!"

Nohara Rin was startled and quickly stepped forward to pull him back.

"I can't calm down!"

Obito completely lost control of his emotions. He pointed at Sengen and yelled at Rin and Kakashi.

"Have you forgotten? That's what everyone in the village says about him! He's a jinx! I'm going to tell the Hokage right now that I'll never team up with someone like that!"

As he spoke, he actually turned around and was about to rush towards the Hokage Building.

"Obito!"

Nohara Rin clung tightly to his arm, on the verge of tears.

"Senior Qianxuan was just joking! Don't take it seriously!"

Qianxuan looked at the chaotic scene before him, offering neither explanation nor anger.

He simply watched silently as Obito Uchiha became agitated.

This young man had no idea what a cruel fate awaited him.

And he himself, this unlucky "lone star," has now become a part of his destiny.

That's so ironic.