Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 529 Kakashi and Obito's Goodbye

"Don't worry, Shikaku, it's just an appetizer, there's no need to be so nervous."

With a wave of his hand, Toshiro dismissed Shikaku's mention of the White Zetsu. These guys were nothing more than a drain on their manpower; they weren't worth his attention.

"By the way, any news from the Kazekage and Tsuchikage?"

There's not much difference from the original story. The Hokage and Raikage are in charge of the command center, while the other Kage are directing operations on-site.

The difference lies not only in the choice of the Hokage, but also in the fact that the Mizukage, just like in the original story, has gone to protect the so-called Daimyo.

These guys somehow found out that Nagato had a lot of cannon fodder under his command, and they shamelessly asked them to protect him.

"Everything is normal there."

There was no unusual information coming from the Kazekage or the Tsuchikage.

"Ao, and Inoichi, keep a close eye on any unusual chakra fluctuations on the battlefield."

"Report your location immediately if there is any disturbance."

"Yes!" X2

There were also two others, Qing and Hai, one responsible for liaison with the allied forces and the other for battlefield situational awareness, who were essentially the eyes and mouthpiece of the command.

After giving these instructions, Toshiro returned to his usual lazy demeanor.

"Hokage, aren't you being a little too relaxed? The ninjas on the front lines are fighting, and you are..."

Ai, who speaks his mind, kindly "reminds" Toshiro, who has returned to his original form, expressing his dissatisfaction with Toshiro's attitude.

Is this guy really the one who defeated him and is now teaming up with the Eight-Tails?

There wasn't a trace of the composure of a strong person in him!

"Attitude? What's wrong with my attitude?" Looking at Ai with some confusion, Toshiro continued, "I'm just conserving my energy."

"This enemy is no ordinary one. They'll need me to save the day. If I don't get my energy ready now, how will I have the strength to fight them?"

"you…"

What do you mean by conserving energy? It's clearly lust at first sight!

He was just flirting with his secretary, and now he's saying all this to me with such righteous indignation. He's really shameless.

They even have the audacity to say that they can rely on him to save the situation. Are all of them dead?

"Okay, don't worry about it!"

Seeing that the Raikage was still somewhat unwilling to let it go, Toshiro waved his hand and said:

"Instead of worrying about these things, you should think about what will happen if Naruto and the others come out of Turtle Island!"

"They dare!"

Upon hearing Toshiro's words, the Raikage's eyebrows shot up.

"We have deployed a large number of people to keep an eye on them or protect them. If they escape, it will be a disregard for the orders of the Allied Shinobi Forces."

"It's hard to say about others, but it's a different story for Naruto Uzumaki!" Toshiro dismissed the Raikage's words.

"This kid has been restless since he was a child, so it's not surprising that he'll do something."

How could a ninja known for his unpredictability possibly stay obediently on Turtle Island? It would be strange if he didn't cause some trouble.

"Hmph, those are your Konoha ninjas!" The Raikage snorted coldly and said confidently, "There's absolutely no way he would disobey his older brother's orders and run off to cause trouble!"

He had absolute confidence in his younger brother.

"Oh, so confident?" With a sly smile, Toshiro said with ill intent, "How about we take a gamble?"

"I don't gamble on those messy things either."

"If these three manage to escape, Konoha and Kumogakure will need to strengthen their cooperation, what do you think?"

Given Naruto's personality, plus Kushina and Bishou, if these three don't cause some trouble when they get together, he might as well quit being Hokage.

"Okay, it's a deal!"

After a moment's thought, the Raikage readily agreed to Toshiro's suggestion.

Strengthening cooperation between the two sides is not a bad thing for either the Cloud Ninja or the Leaf Village.

……

"The number of these people just never seems to end!"

Kakashi frowned as he casually placed a strange white figure on the ground.

"Who exactly are these people?"

These strange individuals aren't particularly strong, barely reaching the level of a Chunin. Aside from their sheer number, they have no other redeeming qualities.

But it's really strange that these people turned into big trees after they died.

"Holy crap!" A green figure flashed by, and Kai's voice came from behind: "Kakashi, this is the 27th one."

With a kick, Guy sent the White Zetsu in front of him flying, and looked at Kakashi with eager eyes.

"My lifelong rival, how about it?"

It's obvious he's asking how many enemies Kakashi has eliminated; he's got his eye on the upcoming match between them.

"...What?"

He looked at Kai with a blank expression.

Something's up!

Kakashi, who had initially intended to ignore them, suddenly pulled out a handful of kunai from behind him and threw them towards a sparse grove of trees nearby.

"That's quite perceptive. Is it thanks to that eye?"

Following Kakashi's gaze, a figure wearing an orange swirling mask appeared in the woods.

Obito originally didn't want to show himself; he was planning to go and deal with the Kazekage or the Tsuchikage.

However, as I was passing by, I happened to see Kakashi and stopped to watch for a while.

Unexpectedly, the other party discovered this.

"You are...Obito?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Kakashi's body trembled, and he uttered the person's name, word by word.

Why did you join the Akatsuki organization?

Kakashi was a little confused. If the other party was alright, why didn't he go to Konoha? Hadn't he always wanted to become Hokage?

"Obito?" Guy asked, somewhat puzzled. "Kakashi, are you talking about Obito?"

"Haven't he already sacrificed his life?"

He remembered that Obito had originally sacrificed himself during the mission at Kannabi Bridge, but then reappeared for a period of time, which surprised his classmate.

However, news soon came that the other party had sacrificed himself during the mission.

"No, he..."

Kakashi opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to explain Obito's situation, and was speechless for a moment.

"What's wrong? Can't you say it?"

"Isn't my current situation a direct result of the village's higher-ups?"

Kakashi couldn't bring himself to say it, but Obito had no such reservations. He remembered everything that happened that day perfectly.

If it weren't for the village's higher-ups, how could Lin have died so tragically?

Even though so much time has passed, he still dreams of that day, the scene of Lin passing away in his arms, whenever he wakes up in the middle of the night, which wakes him up from his dream.

"Obito, regarding Rin's matter, although it was the higher-ups' fault, but... Danzo is dead, you..."

"No, Lin's situation isn't just a matter of higher-ups!"

Before Kakashi could finish speaking, Obito interrupted him.

"Lin's tragedy happened because of this distorted world. Even if that day hadn't happened, there would have been other reasons."

"As long as ninjas exist, hatred will be like a seed, constantly taking root and sprouting, bearing the fruits of tragedies like Rin's or mine."

"The reason why things have become like this is to sever all cause and effect in this world."

(End of this chapter)