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Konoha.
Three days had passed since Kakashi Hatake returned from the Rain Country.
For these three days, Konoha had been abuzz with gossip and excitement.
The renowned White Fang of Konoha, while on a secret mission, had made a wrong judgment, not only causing the deaths of three teenage genius ninjas who were on the mission with him, but also leading to an attack on a border town, resulting in many casualties and the destruction of Konoha's secret supply depot in the town. This caused Konoha to suffer huge losses.
And all of this was caused by the White Fang of Konoha's incompetence.
Under the guidance of those with ulterior motives, a wave of "The White Fang of Konoha should no longer be a ninja" surged through Konoha.
Words like "The White Fang of Konoha continuing to be a ninja and carry out missions will only lead to the deaths of more comrades" spread among the many people of Konoha.
Even during the Second Shinobi World War, many ninjas who had lost arms and legs in battle but were saved by the White Fang of Konoha and survived came forward to speak out collectively.
They said that the arms and legs they had lost were due to the White Fang of Konoha's wrong command and inaccurate judgment.
For a time, the White Fang of Konoha, Kakashi Hatake, who had once been more famous than the Sannin and was considered the only candidate for the next Hokage, became a public enemy.
This fully illustrates a truth.
It's impossible for a person to be liked by everyone.
Where there are white hats, there are black hats.
When the white hats are flawless, the black hats stay out of sight.
But when the flawless white hats develop a flaw, the black hats will be like a drop of ink falling into water, quickly staining the white hats black.
A wave of negative public opinion came crashing down on the White Fang of Konoha.
If it had been the White Fang of Konoha in the original story, he might have already become withdrawn and considered suicide.
Unfortunately, the White Fang of Konoha, who had become Kenshi's Lightning Release clone, would naturally not fall into despair.
He was in the office of the ANBU captain, looking at a secret scroll. It recorded the original password for entering and exiting Konoha's sensory barrier.
Konoha's sensory barrier had both temporary passwords and original passwords.
The temporary passwords changed every day to prevent the enemy from obtaining the password from the memories of their comrades and invading Konoha.
The original password was the core password of the sensory barrier. If you knew it, you could bypass the replacement of the barrier personnel and pass through the sensory barrier silently and without a trace, anytime and anywhere.
Only the creator of the barrier knew the original password. Besides him, only the Hokage, Danzō, and the ANBU captain knew it.
After Kakashi Hatake became the ANBU captain, he had been staying in Konoha and hadn't been on any missions, so he hadn't looked at the original password for the sensory barrier.
Now that Kenshi was coming to Konoha, he had arranged for his Lightning Release clone to come and take a look.
After memorizing the original password for the sensory barrier, the Lightning Release clone left the ANBU base and went to the Hokage Tower.
Whoosh!
As he reached the entrance of the Hokage Tower, two Konoha ANBU guards appeared and stopped the Lightning Release clone.
"Captain Kakashi."
The two ANBU ninjas were tense, as if they were afraid that Kakashi Hatake would harm the Hokage.
The ANBU captain was coming to see the Hokage, but he was stopped at the door by the ANBU ninjas. This was the situation Kakashi Hatake was facing now.
The Lightning Release clone calmly said, "I have something to see the Hokage."
"Let him in." The Third Hokage's voice came through the earphones of the two ANBU. They immediately stepped aside and said, "Captain Kakashi, please."
The Lightning Release clone walked proudly into the Hokage Tower and soon arrived at the Hokage's office. He knocked on the door and entered.
There was only the Third Hokage in the office. He was sitting in a chair, smoking a big cigarette. Seeing Kakashi Hatake walk in, he sat up straight, then sighed and said, "I've heard about what happened in the village. You've been through a lot, Kakashi."
Seeing the Third Hokage's unknowing and comforting expression, the Lightning Release clone looked sad. A look of despair appeared in his eyes. He said, "Hokage-sama, I'm here to resign."
The Lightning Release clone put his forehead protector and ninja ID card on the Third Hokage's desk. Before the surprised Third Hokage could say anything, he continued, "I'm no longer interested in continuing to be the ANBU captain or a ninja. Please grant my request, Hokage-sama."
The Lightning Release clone turned and left. He was going to focus on developing the fusion of White Lightning and Black Lightning, and he didn't have the time to continue working for the Third Hokage.
"Wait, Kakashi…"
The Third Hokage's face changed. He stood up and wanted to say something.
But Kenshi's Lightning Release clone didn't stop. He directly used Body Flicker Technique to leave. The Third Hokage's face froze.
This wasn't the development he had expected.
He had expected that Kakashi Hatake, after being carefully comforted by him, would become more dependent on and trust him. When the time was right, he would come out as the Hokage to personally speak for Kakashi Hatake, allowing Kakashi Hatake to completely become a sharp blade in his hand.
But now, it seemed he had messed up.
Kakashi Hatake had directly resigned, not even wanting to be a ninja.
Now, the Third Hokage didn't even have the right to assign Kakashi Hatake missions.
Kakashi Hatake, who was no longer a Konoha ninja, was just an ordinary Konoha villager. The Third Hokage couldn't order him around.
"This…"
The Third Hokage's face fluctuated between light and shadow. He wanted to press down on Kakashi Hatake's resignation request, but thinking about Kakashi Hatake's actions of ignoring his words, it was clear that he was angry with him. If he continued to force Kakashi Hatake to do things, what if he forced out a kage-level rogue ninja, a top-level powerhouse with unparalleled speed and attack? Konoha couldn't afford that.
"Forget it, let him go."
"At least after he resigns, he won't be a threat to me."
In the end, the Third Hokage could only use this reason to comfort himself.
Without the threat of Kakashi Hatake, the Third Hokage began to turn his attention back to the Uchiha.
The Third Hokage picked up a red invitation on the desk. The Uchiha clan's crest was prominent on it. He opened it and saw that the contents were even more prominent.
Uchiha Fugaku, the youngest head of the Uchiha clan, and Uchiha Mikoto would be holding their wedding ceremony at the Uchiha clan's territory next Sunday. They specially invited Sarutobi Hiruzen to attend.
He didn't even bother to use the title of Hokage in the invitation. This shows the Uchiha's arrogance and ambition.
"Uchiha Fugaku!"
"If I remember correctly, he's only twenty-two this year."
"He won the clan head election with an overwhelming advantage at such a young age. He's not simple!"
The Third Hokage murmured softly, his eyes flashing with a hint of apprehension and inquiry.
Such a young Uchiha clan head wouldn't be able to get the support of all the major factions within the Uchiha clan without absolute strength.
"Is it the Mangekyō Sharingan?"
The Third Hokage guessed secretly. The intelligence didn't show that Uchiha Fugaku had used the Mangekyō Sharingan, but he couldn't be careless.
It seemed that he would have to strengthen his investigation of this youngest clan head of the Uchiha clan in the future.
The Third Hokage thought to himself.
On this side.
The Lightning Release clone was walking home. People on the road were giving him disgusted looks, and they were also whispering about how he had caused his comrades to be injured and killed.
The Lightning Release clone was expressionless, but in his heart, he was silently enjoying this malice and memorizing every villager who was giving him malice.
"Don't worry, none of you will escape."
"When the Fire Release clone becomes Hokage, all of you weaklings will feel the pleasure of having the people you love humiliated in front of you."
"Hahaha…"
The Lightning Release clone laughed heartily in his heart. The stronger the malice these ignorant villagers gave off, the more enjoyable the feeling of revenge was in his heart.
"Rin, come to my house on Sunday."
"Ah…"
"No… not… I…"
As he walked past the intersection, a conversation on the left caught the Lightning Release clone's attention. He turned his head to look. An Uchiha boy with a forehead protector was explaining the meaning of his words to a girl with two blue stripes on her face, his face flushed red, nervously and expectantly.
"I… I mean, our clan head is getting married next Sunday. There's a lot of delicious food. You can come with me."
"I heard there's deep-sea squid, as big as a house, and bear paws as big as a mountain, and…"
The Uchiha boy, who was not afraid of boasting, gesticulated with his hands, trying his best to please and entice the girl to have a secret date with him on Sunday.
"Heh…" The girl covered her mouth and laughed. After the boy finished speaking, she smiled and said, "Obito, there's no squid as big as a house, let alone bear paws as big as a mountain. Even the summoning beasts of the Sannin aren't that big."
"Me… metaphor… You know what I mean." The Uchiha boy, named Obito, explained anxiously and with a flushed face under the girl's smile that seemed to melt everything.
"Rin, come on. There's really a lot of delicious food." The Uchiha boy looked at the girl with anticipation, as if looking at his world.
The girl shook her head gently and said, "I'm sorry, Obito. I have to help my mom look after the flower shop on Sunday."
"Ah… I see." The Uchiha boy was a little disappointed, but he still forced a cheerful and generous smile and said, "It's okay. I'll bring you a lunchbox on Monday. You don't have to prepare anything. I'll definitely bring a super, super, super, super delicious lunchbox."
"Then… okay." The girl agreed under the Uchiha boy's expectant gaze. Just as the Uchiha boy excitedly jumped up, the girl suddenly said, "Kakashi likes to eat squid sushi. Obito, bring some extra for him."
Bang!
The Uchiha boy's excited expression and movements instantly froze in place.
You again!
Damn Kakashi!
My super, super, super, super delicious love lunchbox is not for you.
The Uchiha boy roared in his heart about the boy named Kakashi, but his mouth softened under the girl's delicate and brilliant smile.
He couldn't refuse any request from his beloved girl.
"Okay… okay."
"For Rin's sake, I'll… bring him a little bit, just a little bit, no more."
Obito pouted. This was his last stand.
"Obito, you're so nice. Kakashi will definitely thank you." The girl smiled.
"Haha… actually… I…" The Uchiha boy, who had received the friend card, felt his whole body and mind floating in the clouds, without a foothold. He responded with a silly smile, twisting and turning like a willow branch.
"Then I'm going now, Obito. See you later." The girl smiled and waved goodbye, without any lingering.
Only the Uchiha boy, who was immersed in the world of "Rin, my wife, praised me for being so nice," continued to stand foolishly on the roadside, his face staring at the girl's receding figure, mechanically waving his hand.
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