Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

Kakashi looked around the living room in confusion. Apart from a disheveled, blond middle-aged man sprawled on his "dragon throne" with his arms outstretched, he couldn't find any trace of his father.

"It seems he went out. This note he left for you was written too hastily for me to understand..."

Shinto tossed the note in his hand to Kakashi and said.

He'd spent a year traveling the Land of Fire with Tsunade, but hadn't even held her hand, which was a huge blow to him. He'd spent all his money and hadn't even gotten a kiss. Since the Daimyo's residence wasn't far from Konoha, he thought he'd come to see his half-brother, White Fang, for a drink to cheer himself up and maybe borrow some money...

"...Why are you here?"

Kakashi took the note, his lips twitching beneath the black cloth. He rolled his dead fish eyes wildly. This guy really doesn't treat me like an outsider. His dad's not home, and there's nobody else here, but he thinks he's living in his own house...

"Haven't you seen your dad in a long time? You came to catch up with him, but why do you look so sullen? Did someone bully you?"

"Uncle said, Uncle will help you deal with him!"

Masato, bored out of his mind, said that he felt a little strange about the white-haired boy's expression, as if he had been sexually assaulted. He asked curiously.

White Fang isn't dead yet. With White Fang protecting him, who would dare mess with this little white-haired guy? Aren't they afraid White Fang will stab them in the back...?

"...Tell me...when you're a ninja, is the mission more important or your comrades?"

As if asked about something painful, Kakashi hesitated for a long time before finally speaking out his confusion with a pair of dead fish eyes staring straight at him.

Although the other party was from Sunagakure, he had a good relationship with his father and was a strong person of the same level as his father. He thought this guy should be able to give him an answer.

He originally wanted to ask others, like the Hokage or Lord Shinku, but he knew their answers would definitely side with his father, emphasizing the importance of comrades. But if comrades were so important, why did his father teach him from a young age that ninjas were born for missions...?

Isn't this just being hypocritical, saying one thing and doing another?

"This question... is quite profound. Everyone has their own answer. Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand. You'll have to find the answer yourself. Until you meet someone you can trust for life... uh, no! Someone you can confidently entrust your back to, someone you're willing to be their scapegoat, you'll definitely think the mission is important. But once you meet that person, you'll definitely think your companions are more important. Life is full of multiple-choice questions. Which answer you choose is up to you. No one else can help you..."

Hearing Kakashi's question, Shinto rolled his eyes. This kid was indeed at another crossroads in his life. However, he was too lazy to give an answer. In his current state, before he was moved by his beloved Obito, Shinto knew that whatever he said would be pointless. Even if he said that his comrades were more important, the white-haired boy wouldn't react. Knowing the answer was one thing, but being able to understand the deeper meaning behind the answer was another. Without experiencing the life-and-death separation from his "beloved," the white-haired boy wouldn't awaken.

Moreover, how could the core values ​​of the Hatake clan, which belong to the old era, be changed in a short period of time without experiencing some trials and tribulations? Even White Fang took decades to gradually change from those decades of experience. It would be too much to ask this kid to change all at once.

Why does he say one thing and do another...?

This answer was pointless. Kakashi, looking dejected, muttered to himself, seemingly asking Masato, but also perhaps asking himself.

You'll understand later.

Shindou looked up at the sky speechlessly. It seemed that this guy, White Fang, had never had a heart-to-heart talk with his son!

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Someone like White Fang, who even needs to activate a passive skill to succeed in his marriage, seems unlikely to open up to his son. After all, these long-standing, prestigious families have such strong hierarchical concepts; a father is a father, and a son is a son—they can never become sworn brothers...

608. Obito: Who is Shiki? Is he very powerful?

Sometimes things are simpler if you just talk them out, but it's often the inability to talk about them that makes things more complicated. Although White Fang has been in the officialdom for over twenty years and has become more worldly, the straightforward and taciturn nature of the Hatake clan is unchangeable. Furthermore, these prestigious families always emphasize that fathers should maintain a paternal authority over their sons. Therefore, White Fang probably hasn't had many heart-to-heart talks with his son. He probably hasn't even noticed the changes in his son, or perhaps he has but doesn't think it's a big deal. After all, White Fang lost his father early and single-handedly supported the Hatake clan for so many years. So perhaps he felt that if he could survive losing both parents, his son at least had him as his father, and a little psychological trouble wouldn't be a big deal. And that's why that guy is so heartless, still going to fight for Hiruzen Sarutobi at this time...

Yes, that should be the case.

The real Detective Conan stroked his chin, clearly agreeing with his guess.

After all, psychology doesn't exist in the Naruto world yet, and the mental health of minors isn't given enough attention. That's why so many twisted scientists appear, like... Orochimaru...

If Hiruzen Sarutobi had discovered Orochimaru's will to cultivate immortality when he was a child, and given him more care, perhaps the world would have had one more Hokage and lost a great scientist.

"......"

Kakashi was clearly not satisfied with the answer, his deadpan eyes filled with annoyance. This guy was obviously implying he was old and mighty; what did he mean by "he'll understand when he grows up"? Wasn't he old enough already? ヽ(ー_ー)ノ

"Stop rolling your eyes like that, they're already small, and if you keep doing that, they'll disappear. Judging by your expression, you probably haven't eaten anything, have you? Come on, Uncle will treat you to a big meal. Your dad is so irresponsible, his son is so young and he doesn't even care, all he does is go out and fight people all day, doesn't he worry about who will take care of him in his old age..."

As Masato watched the little white-haired boy's dead fish eyes rolling incessantly, he dragged him out the door while complaining.

"..."

"Hey? Look, isn't that Kakashi? Who's he with? Is it Lord White Fang?"

Masato dragged Kakashi out just after dinner time, which was also the time when a group of kids who had nothing to do after school went out to play. Although it was already dark, Konoha was brightly lit. When Masato and Kakashi arrived at Konoha Street, Obito, who was wearing an Uchiha uniform and goggles, seemed to be summoned by a spirit. He turned around and saw his rival holding hands with an adult while shopping.

"Idiot, Kakashi has white hair, and so does Lord White Fang. Didn't you see that Lord White Fang has blond hair? But... he looks familiar, like I've seen him somewhere before..."

The kids around Obito followed his finger and saw that it really was their friend and rival Kakashi strolling hand-in-hand down the street with an adult. However, Asuma, the famous Hokage and leader of the street, noticed the hair color of the adult holding Kakashi's hand and muttered something. He thought the blond-haired middle-aged man looked familiar, as if he'd seen him somewhere before. There weren't many blond-haired people in the village, and he knew almost all of them. The most famous one was Minato, whom his father, the Hokage, had mentioned when he beat him up. But Minato was a handsome young man, not this slovenly. There didn't seem to be any blond-haired people in the village who were this close to Kakashi.

But then he felt like he recognized it...

"Snapped!"

"He is the Golden...Golden Golden Lion!"

Suddenly, Ebisu, Asuma's right-hand man and wearing small sunglasses, slapped his thigh hard and pointed with his other hand at a bookstore that Kakashi and Masato had passed by. There was a yellowed poster on the door that had been hanging there for who knows how long, and he said in a slightly trembling voice.

The yellowed poster showed a scene of their White Fang fighting with Golden Lion, and Golden Lion's face was shown directly. Although there was a slight difference compared to the real person, they were still about 80 or 90 percent similar.

Who is Golden Lion? He's the most infamous Sand Ninja recorded in their books!

"That's right, it's that bastard!"

Asuma, upon hearing Ebisu's reminder, also remembered. No wonder it sounded so familiar. Back when he had just taken over this street, he was the first to set up a stall and collect tolls when this bastard beat him up, leaving his butt swollen and unable to get out of bed for several days. Afterwards, he was also severely beaten by his father, who was the Hokage.

He would never forget this incident, but the bastard had become so slovenly that he almost didn't recognize him.

"No way? It really is Shiki the Golden Lion! How did he end up in Konoha, and with Kakashi no less..."

"Could they be here to capture Kakashi?"

"Wouldn't Kakashi be in great danger?"

"......"

The kids around him all had shocked expressions on their faces. They had all paid attention in class, so of course they knew who Golden Lion was. Wasn't he the infamous, notorious, and ruthless Sand Ninja?

What is he doing here? And with Kakashi no less. Although Kakashi is their love rival, he is still their friend. They started to worry about their rival and friend.

Some girls also looked over worriedly, wondering if their idol had been kidnapped by Shiki, since they hadn't added Kakashi as a friend yet...

"??? (⊙_⊙)? Who is the Golden Lion? Is he very powerful?"

As someone who sees the world during class and still sees his world after class, Obito, who doesn't know what studying is, fully embodies the spirit of being a bottom-of-the-class student, looking around at his friends with a blank expression.

"...Obito, you don't even know Shiki the Golden Lion? (⊙_⊙)"

The other kids around him stared at Obito in amazement, as if they had discovered a new species.

"I wonder what's so strange about him? Is that guy that powerful?"

Obito wasn't ashamed of the looks from his friends. I don't know what's so strange about that. Among the big figures in the ninja world, he only knew the Hokage and Kakashi's father.

"...That guy is a legendary ninja of Sunagakure, someone who's on par with Lord White Fang. It's mentioned in the books, isn't it..."

The future professional tutor, Ebisu, is a top student. Although he grew up with Asuma, he knew that knowledge changes destiny, so he never neglected his academic studies and memorized the descriptions in the books word for word.

609. That guy is good at bullying the weak.

"That's not all. My older brother said he went to the battlefield just like Lord White Fang. My uncle was killed by him, the one who succeeded Lord White Fang. That guy was powerful, but also despicable and shameless. He was good at bullying the weak and had no martial ethics..."

With his enemy right in front of him, Asuma continued Ebisu's words, spouting all sorts of "praise" for three minutes until he ran out of things to say and stopped.

"What?! No way? How could such a dangerous guy come back to our village? Will Kakashi be alright? Let's go save Kakashi..."

Upon hearing Asuma's perfect introduction, Obito was also taken aback. While surprised that Asuma had learned so many derogatory idioms, he also began to worry about Kakashi, and rolled up his sleeves as if he was about to go and rescue him.

It has to be said that even before his evolution, Obito, though a complete loser, might have been the one nailed to the cross if he were transported to another world. Despite being a love rival, he would risk his life to save the other person in danger; he was a kind-hearted boy full of love...

"Don't worry, Kakashi will be fine. No matter how despicable, shameless, bullying the weak, or unethical that guy is... he won't do anything to Kakashi. Although he and Lord White Fang are rivals, they have a good relationship..."

As a second-generation fire elementalist, even though he gets beaten up by his father every day, he knows more inside information than the average person. In particular, after his butt was swollen from being beaten, he was able to find out who his enemies were from his older brother. After another three minutes of "praise," Asuma shrugged, not worried at all about Kakashi's comfort.

He felt a bit resentful at the time, even though he had never met him, he was still his uncle.

Just kidding, this is Konoha, and Kakashi and the others are probably surrounded by Anbu right now. They don't need to worry about them...

"??? (⊙_⊙)? Is Golden Lion's mortal enemy? How come he's getting along with Lord White Fang?"

Obito, who always saw things in black and white, looked completely bewildered. In his mind, it was either black or white. If that guy had killed someone from Konoha, he must be an enemy. How could Lord White Fang be on good terms with Shiki?

What's happening here?

"Hey, hey, hey, you Uchiha brat, speak clearly. What do you mean by 'getting together with White Fang'? Your words are easy to misunderstand. We call this true romance between men. You kids wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you."

"Hey! Isn't this the boss of Konoha Street? Why aren't you taking your underlings to collect protection money? Why are you playing house with these kids here? ヾ(^?^)?"

Obito's loud voice could be heard by the two men five meters away. However, he was quite pleased to hear them bragging about themselves, so even though Asuma "praised" him for three minutes, he couldn't be bothered to pay attention. But Obito, being so uncultured, didn't like the last part about "true fighting," especially after Kakashi gave him that strange look. What the hell did he mean by "getting together with White Fang"? Was White Fang as handsome as him? Was his figure as amazing as Tsunade's?

However, when I saw Asuma cigarettes, I couldn't help but make a joke about them.

He had met Hiruzen Sarutobi's legendary eldest son. To be honest, perhaps due to Hiruzen's genes, although he didn't have a full beard and wasn't short, he was quite ordinary-looking. However, he was indeed very outstanding, and was called "Little Green Hat"... Pshaw! Little Green Sprout was indeed without fault. He was an advanced and progressive young man with correct values ​​and full of positive energy. If it weren't for Minato Namikaze's overwhelming brilliance and Hiruzen Sarutobi being the Hokage, he could have easily competed for the next Konoha Chieftain position.

But this youngest son... well, you can only say that he's like the nine sons of a dragon, each different from the other. He didn't want to be a proper second-generation Hokage, so he insisted on starting his own business. He's a short, ugly guy at such a young age, and he's built a whole street in Konoha just because his dad is the Hokage. He's quite a talent!

That bastard.....(▼へ▼メ)

Asuma, who was being teased, grimaced and was on the verge of exploding in rage, but remembering how he had been bedridden for days, he ultimately held back. That bastard's punches really hurt...

"W-what...what do you want to do? Let me tell you, I'm not afraid of you!"

When Obito saw the villain Asuma described, who was good at bullying the weak and had no martial ethics, walking towards him, his heart almost jumped out of his chest. He lost the heroic spirit he had just wanted to sacrifice himself to save the villain. When he spoke, he leaned back strategically, and his legs were still trembling.

Although he was arrogant, the overwhelming sense of pressure that made him want to call him "Dad" was very real, so Obito was practically panicking.

Asuma mentioned that this guy is good at bullying the weak...

"Don't be so nervous. Look at me, I'm so handsome, do I look like I'd do anything to bully a kid?"

Shinto looked Obito up and down. He looked much like the one in the anime, with no trace of the Uchiha clan. If it weren't for the fact that he was dressed as someone who had fought five people, no outsider would have thought he was from the same clan.

How can someone who's so cowardly be a leader in the future?

.....

"Captain, Shiki has run off to Asuma's location. Should we attack?"

On a distant house, a group of Konoha ANBU members kept a close watch on what was happening below under the cover of darkness. One of the ANBU members saw Shiki pull Kakashi to their Hokage's youngest son and was extremely nervous, but also somewhat eager to try. He spoke to the captain in the center of the room.

Among those kids, there are several second-generation heirs: Kakashi, the son of their former leader; Asuma, the youngest son of the Hokage; the daughter of Shinku; and members of the Uchiha clan. If Shiki suddenly gets angry, this is their territory. If Shiki goes berserk, all of them, if they're lucky enough to stab Shiki twice, might just take over!

"Go for it! Do you think you can beat Shiki? The Hokage ordered us to keep an eye on them. He's already notified Sakumo-sama, who should be on his way. As long as Shiki doesn't do anything unusual, we just need to keep a close watch on him."

The ANBU member in the center glared at the underling with annoyance. He had seen far too many newcomers like this. He was brave enough, but he lacked common sense and was too impulsive. As soon as he came in, he was thinking about stabbing Shiki with his sword, cutting Onoki with his knife, and then rising to the top to become the leader.

These newcomers had never witnessed the terror of Golden Lion. He'd been in the Dark Division for over a decade, and he'd seen his former boss fight Golden Lion at least ten times. That awesome sword aura, that terrifying lion's head—any one of those moves could have wiped them out instantly...