Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

Sakura pushed the two aside and quickly checked the injuries.

As her fingers gently brushed against Kakashi's neck pulse, his tense expression gradually relaxed.

Naruto asked, "What's wrong with Kakashi-sensei?"

Sakura replied, "It's just a fainting spell caused by chakra depletion; I'll recover after resting for a while."

Tazuna squatted down, pipe in mouth, a hint of worry flashing in his cloudy eyes: "It seems the battle with that rogue ninja from Kirigakure has taken a heavy toll."

Meanwhile, within the sealed space, a deep blue chakra was slowly flowing.

Madara stood with his arms crossed, his eyes full of disdain: "You exhausted your chakra in such a short fight? How weak."

Minato frowned: "Something's not right... Kakashi's chakra level is definitely above average for a Jonin."

His fingers tapped unconsciously in the air: "During his time in the Anbu, he once carried out a three-day, three-night pursuit mission, during which he also wiped out three rogue ninja strongholds..."

The Nine-Tails flicked its tail, its golden beastly eyes narrowing slightly: "Could it be a burden on the Sharingan?"

“No,” Minato shook his head, “Kakashi has long since adapted to the Sharingan’s energy consumption; logically, it shouldn’t be like this.”

Madara maintained his disdainful expression: "He's just plain weak."

In the real world, Naruto is carrying the unconscious Kakashi on his back with great difficulty.

The silver-haired Jonin's head slumped limply on his shoulder, his mask slipping slightly from the jolting, revealing his pale lips.

"The bottom-ranked player has been replaced." Sasuke patted Naruto's shoulder with a cold face.

"Huh? I can carry another ten kilometers!"

"Idiot, your legs are shaking."

Sakura watched the two arguing helplessly, then turned to Tazuna with an apologetic smile: "Sorry, it might take a while."

Tazner shook his head, the fire in his pipe flickering: "I'm the one who should apologize... if only I had known I'd encounter an enemy of this caliber..."

On the riverbank, Dazna's old friend had been waiting for a long time.

When the wrinkled old fisherman saw the unconscious Kakashi, a strange glint flashed in his cloudy eyes: "This is... a Konoha ninja?"

I heard that Konoha Village is the largest village in the Land of Fire, but the ninjas there can't even stand up straight; they need children to carry them.

The ferry docked at dusk.

At the dilapidated dock, several ragged children were poking at the seashells left behind by the receding tide with sticks.

Their eyes lit up when they saw Dazner, but they quickly disappeared into the shadows after noticing the outsider.

Dazner's house was a dilapidated wooden cabin, with the sea breeze seeping in through the cracks in the walls, making a whistling sound.

The moment you push open the door, the aroma of hot soup wafts out.

The blonde woman in an apron hurried forward, but covered her mouth when she saw the unconscious Kakashi, exclaiming, "Oh my god..."

"Tsunami, prepare the guest rooms," Tazna instructed briefly. "Where is he?"

"Upstairs..." The woman's gaze swept over the Class 7 members, forcing a smile. "Welcome, I'm Tazuna's daughter, Tsushima."

The three little ones replied very politely.

The attic floorboards creaked under the weight.

Just as Naruto finished settling Kakashi down, he heard a door slam down downstairs.

"It's all meaningless!" the boy's scream pierced the thin floorboards. "Grandpa, you just don't understand!"

Naruto rushed downstairs and saw a black-haired boy angrily kicking a table leg.

The boy was about seven or eight years old, his eyes were red and swollen like peaches, and he was clutching a small wooden boat tightly in his hand.

"Inari!"

Jinbo tried to hug his son, but was pushed away.

"Dad was so powerful back then... yet he was still hanged like a dog by Kado on the docks!"

Large tears fell onto the floor: "What hero...it's a joke!"

Tazna trembled slightly upon hearing the word "father".

The pipe then fell to the ground, sending up a few sparks.

Dinner was held in silence.

Ina locked herself in her room, and the fish soup that Tsushima brought her was barely touched.

The sound of the waves outside was hitting everyone's nerves.

"That was three years ago..."

Tazuna finally broke the silence, his rough fingers stroking the wooden cup, his gaze falling on the tattered photograph on the table: "Kaiser... my son-in-law, the best fisherman in the Land of Waves."

The candlelight cast deep shadows on his wrinkles.

"He led the fishermen in rebellion against Cado's monopoly, secretly building fishing boats..."

The old man's voice trailed off: "At the height of the chaos, we recaptured almost a third of the fishing grounds."

Sasuke listened, somewhat excitedly: "And then?"

Tazuna gave a wry smile: "Gato hired ninjas from Kirigakure from the Land of Water. Kaisa was publicly subjected to 'water torture'—tied to wooden stakes on the dock, and the rising tide slowly submerged him..."

Sakura's spoon clattered into the soup bowl.

"I watched as my father...was swallowed by the sea at high tide."

Jinbo's voice was as light as a feather: "From then on, he never believed in heroes again."

These words deeply hurt the three boys.

In the dead of night, Naruto quietly climbed onto the roof.

The sea breeze, carrying a salty, fishy scent, brushed against his blond hair. In the distance, on the sea, the Cado Company's cargo ships lay like monsters in the darkness.

"Can't sleep?" Sasuke's voice suddenly came from behind.

“I’m thinking…” Naruto clenched his fist, “What if that Kaisa had even greater power…”

“Strength is never the key.”

Sasuke, unusually, refrained from sarcasm, his dark eyes gazing at the starry sky: "The important thing is how you use it."

Inside the sealed space, Minato sighed softly, "That child is so much like Naruto..."

Ban scoffed, "Weakness. A true strongman will not be defeated by such trivial matters."

The nine-tailed fox slapped the ground: "Humans are like that, easily controlled by their emotions."

In the real world, Naruto shook his head: "I want to use my own power... to help them rebuild hope."

Under the moonlight, the shadows of the two boys were stretched very long.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the Land of Waves, two figures silently stepped into the territory of the Land of Waves.

Gato, who reigns supreme in the Land of Waves, flatters the two men, saying, "You two came here for this, didn't you?"

As they spoke, Kado handed the other person an arrest warrant.

In the shadows, a person reached out and took the wanted poster.

Kado could clearly see that there were many black lines on this person's arm.

The figure in black glanced at the wanted poster and said, "Okay, but first, you need to pay a deposit of 300 million."

"No problem, no problem, then it's a pleasure to cooperate!"

Kado rubbed his hands together and agreed without hesitation.

Then, the two figures emerged from the shadows, revealing their black robes adorned with red auspicious clouds.

Chapter 41 respective training

As the morning light streamed through the cracks in the wooden window and fell onto the tatami mat, Kakashi's eyelids fluttered slightly.

Soon, Kakashi opened his eyes, and what came into view was the ceiling of Tazuna's house.

"I am..."

As Kakashi tried to sit up, a sharp pain shot from his temple straight up his spine, forcing him to lie back down.

"The aftereffects of chakra overdraft...?"

He touched his forehead guard with a wry smile, realizing that his chakra recovery was at least three times slower than expected.

Hurried footsteps sounded outside the door, and Naruto flung it open: "Kakashi-sensei! You're finally awake!"

His blond hair was still damp with morning dew, clearly indicating he had just returned from training.

Sasuke and Sakura followed closely behind.

Sakura held a bowl of steaming medicinal soup in her hands, and the strong, bitter smell instantly filled the entire room.

"Mr. Tazuna said this can help restore chakra."

Kakashi struggled to sit up, his fingers trembling slightly as he took the medicine bowl.

However, seemingly unwilling to reveal his true identity, Kakashi turned his back to the others, lifted a corner of his mask, and drank the medicine in one gulp.

However, as the aroma of the medicinal soup spread, Kakashi's eyes twitched at the bitterness: "...It's even worse than Guy's secret nutrient solution."

Kai and he used to have a competition to see who could drink his specially made nutritional juice, and he lost to Kai that time.

But I never expected there to be an even more terrifying liquid than this.

After Sakura saw Kakashi pull down his mask, she turned around again and asked with concern, "Kakashi-sensei, are you feeling better?"

Kakashi nodded, then said, "Where's Tazuna?"

Naruto replied, "Grandpa Tazuna went to build the bridge this morning. I'm responsible for guarding Inari and the others here, while Sasuke is keeping watch over over there."

Kakashi nodded, then said, "Call Sasuke over. I have something to tell you."

Soon after, the entire Team 7 gathered in Kakashi's room.

"Sasuke, you must have noticed by now."