Chapter 492
[“The bloodline ninja is missing? Hmm... I feel like there’s some conspiracy going on.”]
[“The strange-looking flying ninja beast is so fast. Sai actually has no power to resist.”]
[“Is it a ninja beast? I seem to see some kind of mechanical structure?”]
[“Sai!”]
[Naruto rushed through a rocky mountain without hesitation. Seeing his impulsive behavior, Kakashi, who was following closely with Sakura, shouted: “Come back, Naruto! We have to continue the mission!”]
[“I can’t abandon Sai!” Naruto responded, ignoring Kakashi’s order. Not only did he not stop, but he accelerated and rushed into the heights of the Spiked Mountain. Then he saw Sai unconscious outside the gate of a gloomy castle in the distance. ]
[Naruto rushed over without saying a word and helped Sai up. Just as he was anxiously checking Sai’s physical condition, two dog-like monsters suddenly appeared and attacked him. 】
【Naruto didn't want to get entangled, so he used his shadow clone to intercept the enemy, and he turned around and fled with Sai, but saw two strange dogs shooting needles from behind that were pulled by ropes and easily defeated the shadow clones, and scratched Naruto's shoulder. 】
【Fortunately, Kakashi and Sakura, who arrived later, stopped the two strange dogs respectively, and everyone escaped successfully. 】
["Ah, isn't this the same as Obito in the previous story, who ignored the captain's orders in order to save his companions."]
["Ha, what's even more interesting is that this captain is still Kakashi. This is why Kakashi trusts Naruto so much, because seeing him is like seeing Obito."]
["The scene just now was a bit fast, I seemed to see a castle... The enemy's lair?"]
["These two dog-shaped ninja beasts also have the same mechanical structure as the flying ninja beasts just now. Is this some kind of standard equipment?"]
["Not easy, they actually took Kakashi's Raikiri. In comparison, Sakura's fist is still so powerful."]
[After escaping for a distance, the four hid under a rock spike, and Sakura took action to treat Sai. 】
【At this time, Naruto came over and said something caring, but Sakura suddenly stood up and slapped him. Naruto, who was slapped away, covered his nose in grievance. Sakura did not care about his emotions, and suddenly pulled open Naruto's cloak to reveal the wound on his shoulder, and angrily taught him a lesson. 】
【"Look at yourself, aren't you also injured so badly! If you must go to save people, at least make a battle plan before going! You are so careless and reckless..."】
【Sakura kept scolding Naruto. Seeing their spirited appearance, Kakashi, who was relieved, turned his head to look at the sky behind him, looking at the sunlight piercing the clouds, and said with deep emotion: 'It really looks like you back then, right, Obito? ’】
[“Sakura is becoming more and more like an old woman, and she is a menopausal old woman. What attracts Naruto to her nagging...?”]
[“I feel that the damage caused by her big fight is much more serious than the injury on Naruto’s shoulder.”]
[“If you say a few more words, the injury on Naruto’s shoulder will recover.”]
[“See, I knew Kakashi would definitely see the shadow of Obito in Naruto, not to mention this almost one-to-one replica.”]
Kakashi himself admitted that he did see the shadow of Obito in Naruto, and he often fell into nostalgia for Obito because of this, but...
Thinking of this, Kakashi smiled unnaturally.
It was really too much effort. Every time he was worried because of Naruto’s disobedience and unauthorized actions, Kakashi even suspected that the reason why he was so weak on the sky curtain was that in addition to the consumption of the Sharingan, Naruto also needed to bear a large part of the responsibility.
【The four members of the team returned to Konoha. Kakashi, as usual, went to the Hokage's office alone to report on the mission. 】
【"Although we have successfully tracked down the four bloodline limit ninjas who disappeared from various ninja villages, they are all here..." Kakashi pointed to the map on the table: "They lost their traces in Mount Sumeru in the Golden Wheel Mountains near the junction of Iwagakure Village and Kusagakure Village."】
【"Thank you for your hard work." Tsunade, who understood the situation, began to sort out the information at hand. Seeing this, Kakashi asked about the next action plan, but Tsunade did not intend to leave everything to him, and bluntly stated that she had other arrangements. 】
【Kakashi did not relax after hearing this. Instead, he analyzed secretly as if he was hiding something: 'If there is another bloodline limit ninja who is targeted, I'm afraid it will be...'】
【Noticing that he looked worried, Tsunade showedKakashi had a puzzled look on his face, but he obviously had no intention of speaking frankly. After changing the topic to Naruto and the others who were hospitalized, he said goodbye to Tsunade and left the office. 】
【In the corridor, Kakashi took out two dented and deformed bells from his pocket and stared at them with complicated eyes. 】
["It seems that this is a big deal. The disappearance of ninjas from other villages actually caused Konoha to send people to track and investigate... Generally speaking, for such a situation to occur, it must be an event that exceeds Konoha's influence. However, judging from Tianmu's past behavior, this is probably another issue involving the entire ninja world."]
["Okay, this time you directly pointed out the location of the incident. Now you can send someone there to see if there is any problem."]
["Kakashi's words are meaningful. What is he hiding..."]
["What's the next one? Tell me, why are you hiding it!"]
["You use this tone, which means that the next target has a close relationship with Kakashi. Think about what bloodline ninjas are around him."]
["Konoha has only a few bloodline limits. I won't mention the more famous ones such as Wood Release Sharingan and Byakugan, and there are also the more niche types such as Transparent Release. If we limit the scope to Kakashi, then the most conspicuous one is Sasuke's Sharingan. "]
["But Sasuke had already defected during this period..."]
["By the way, have you forgotten Kakashi's left eye? Isn't that also a Sharingan!"]
["Hey! It makes sense. It's understandable that he would feel complicated after learning through unknown channels that he is the next target of the mastermind behind the scenes."]
["If that's the case, why didn't he confess to Tsunade? There's no need to hide such things."]
["Maybe he has some unspeakable secrets, but the situation that can make a jonin choose to hide, um... a little curious."]
(To be continued)