What was originally Kakashi's solo show turned into Minato Namikaze Shinobi World nickname roundup. It has to be said that Kakashi's talent is undeniable, given that he was able to develop an A-rank Ninjutsu on his own. However, it would be best not to use this Ninjutsu before it is improved.
"Kakashi's injuries aren't minor either, let's retreat from here." At the same time, Minato Namikaze, who had rushed back, gave the order to the group.
"It's alright." Kakashi still wanted to show off, but Obito to the side, was genuinely angered by Kakashi's behavior.
"What do you mean 'it's nothing'? You only got this because you didn't listen to the teacher and did whatever you wanted," Obito criticized.
Kakashi didn't care about being criticized by Obito; completing the mission was the most important thing to him, and he didn't care about the process.
"I'm not like you. Your legs went weak just now, and you were crying. Don't you call yourself a genius of the Uchiha Clan?" Kakashi retorted without any politeness.
"Um, um, I just got some sand in my eye, and that's why my eyes are watering," Obito said stubbornly.
Minato knew he couldn't change Kakashi's mind right now. Although rules and regulations were important, they weren't everything. Minato still hoped that Obito could one day help Kakashi out of his gloom.
Although Obito didn't perform well just now, he will gradually gain experience after going through more missions. However, if Kakashi doesn't resolve the issues in his mind, he will probably continue to choose the wrong answers.
"Let's find a place to rest first," Minato said, noticing the sky gradually darkening.
The Team 7 is already on the verge of disbanding before even carrying out their mission; I need to do some ideological work with them.
By the campfire, watching Kakashi rest, Obito quietly left alone. He had so many questions for Minato-sensei to ask today.
Kakashi could sense Obito's footsteps as he left, but Kakashi didn't pay attention. He had used up a lot of Chakra today and needed to rest as soon as possible.
The Tenten, Minato summoned everyone together.
"Next, we'll split into two teams. Yesterday's enemy was just out scouting alone; they might have accomplices later. Be careful, everyone!" Minato carefully instructed them, now unsure whether Kakashi could lead them safely to complete the mission.
"Let's go then, Captain." After his heart-to-heart talk with Minato-sensei yesterday, Obito has clearly calmed down a lot and is no longer arguing with Kakashi.
Kakashi was surprised that Obito would obey him, the captain, so easily.
At this moment, Team 7 quickly headed towards Kannabi Bridge, while Minato also rushed to the front lines.
"I didn't expect Obito to listen to Kakashi like this for the first time, Obito," Rin said with a laugh.
"At this moment, Obito's face turned completely red. What's wrong with me? How could I have so easily called Kakashi' Captain' during the inventory? I'm so ashamed," Obito thought to himself.
Kakashi was also looking at Obito with curiosity, wondering what it would feel like to be called captain by Obito.
However, he was destined never to hear Obito call him that, as Obito was destined to become the boss in the future.
[Unbeknownst to them, the Shinobi of Iwagakure also set their sights on this squad the instant the Mahiru disappeared.]
"Could it be that these brats took down the Mahiru?" Kakkō Shinobi from Iwagakure, secretly observed Team Kakashi as they traveled.
"Then let's ask, Ninja Technique, Camouflage Concealment." Taiseki looked at Kakashi and the others with a malicious expression. At this moment, Taiseki concealed his body, blending into the surrounding environment.
However, just as Kakashi and the others were passing by a small puddle, Kakashi still keenly noticed something unusual.
"Stop!" Kakashi waved his hand again, Obito and Rin immediately became alert.
Sure enough, countless projectiles shot towards Kakashi and the others in an instant.
"Si-Wei-Shen-Hai-Wu-Yin." Then the seal was completed with the soil.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique" A huge flame condenses in his mouth, and he spews a massive fireball forward, gradually melting all the hidden weapons in the flames.
Little did they know that these were just to attract attention. Taiseki had already taken the opportunity to get behind Rin. It was a basic consensus in the Shinobi World to deal with the medical-nin before the battle.
Moreover, medical-nin are usually the weakest members of a squad, so eliminating them creates a situation where the medical-nin outnumbers you.
Suddenly, Kakkō leaped up in front of them, and Kakashi, not to be outdone, engaged the enemy in fierce combat.
"Ah!" Lin's voice came from behind.
Kakashi and Obito immediately realized they had been tricked, and turned around to see another Iwagakure Shinobi already holding Rin hostage.
"We're taking this guy!" Without giving them time to react, the group disappeared into the smoke.
"Damn it!" Obito hurriedly tried to catch up with them; he absolutely would not allow them to hurt Rin.
"Obito, stop chasing them!" But Kakashi suddenly stopped him.
At this moment, Obito thought he had misheard. "Don't chase them, Kakashi! What are you saying?"
"Do you know what you just said?!" Obito demanded angrily.
"The two of us will continue the mission," Kakashi said ruthlessly.
"What about Lin? What should we do with Lin?"
"We'll save Rin later. The enemy wants to extract information from her, so they definitely won't kill her immediately. Besides, Rin is medical-nin; even if she's harmed, she'll be treated with courtesy." Kakashi seemed completely unconcerned about Rin.
"Moreover, the enemy already knows our plans, and we must complete the mission immediately before the intelligence is leaked."
Obito stared at Kakashi in disbelief. Was this really the Kakashi he knew? Abandoning his comrades to complete a so-called mission?
And your statement that Lin won't get hurt is all just your own speculation, right? What if Lin really does get hurt?
"Right now, rescuing Rin is our priority, not the mission," Obito argued.
"For Shinobi, missions must be carried out even at the cost of comrades' lives—that's the rule! If a mission fails, the war will continue, and there might be even more sacrifices in the future." It's hard to imagine how Kakashi could say such things at this moment.
It was as if every word was a slap in Obito's face.
"This is all just speculation. You'd so easily abandon a comrade you'd risk your life for something like this?" Obito shouted.
"When you were injured before, Rin always used her Medical Ninjutsu to save our lives. Without her, you and I would have died long ago." At this moment, Obito had become extremely angry. Obito had never imagined that they would have a disagreement on this matter.
Does Kakashi really value missions more than his comrades? Is it possible that he would abandon his comrades for the sake of a mission? Would he still be considered a human being?
"This is Rin's mission..." Before Kakashi could continue, Obito suddenly punched Kakashi.
The massive impact caused Kakashi to immediately collapse to the ground.
I still hate you!
Kakashi didn't care about whether he liked it or not. Kakashi simply stood up and said:
"I'm the captain. You must follow my instructions. No matter the circumstances, team members must obey the captain's orders. That's the rule!"
"Shinobi must suppress their emotions. That's why I'm the captain. You should understand." Kakashi said to himself, ignoring Obito's earlier actions.
For Kakashi, Shinobi needs is something that serves a purpose in a mission; things like emotions are superfluous.
"Are you serious?" Obito trembled at Kakashi's words, unable to believe that the person in front of him was the teammate who had fought alongside them.
"Enough! You and I are like oil and water. I'm going to save Rin." After a moment of silence and reminiscing, Obito released Kakashi's arm and turned to leave without looking back.
"You don't understand anything! What will happen to those who break the rules!" Kakashi tried to persuade Obito away.
Obito paused for a moment, then uttered that famous quote that has been passed down through the ages.
"I truly believe White Fang is a hero. It's true, in the Shinobi world, those who break rules and regulations are called scum. But those who don't cherish their comrades are even worse than scum. Since we're all scum anyway, I'm going to break these so-called rules. If that doesn't count as being a true Shinobi, then I'll be the one to crush this whole Shinobi thing."
Seeing Obito leave without looking back, Kakashi also slowly turned his head away in silence. Since he couldn't persuade him, it was better to part ways from now on.
You go your way, I'll go mine.
But for some reason, when he looked at Obito's figure, he seemed to see that person's shadow.