After sensing that something was off, Obito recalled Naruto saying that Mu Yue was the Fourth Hokage, while Yamato had said they were carrying out a mission under the orders of the Fifth Hokage.
"Then... what happened to the Fourth Hokage when you came here?" Clinging to his last shred of hope, Obito asked Yamato and Naruto.
Although up until now, a new Hokage had basically only appeared after the previous one died, that was not because the Hokage all wanted to stay in office until death. It was because of various accidents. The First Hokage died young, while the Second Hokage died during a Kumogakure ninja coup.
So having a successor did not necessarily mean the previous Hokage had been killed.
Obito thought that perhaps Mu Yue simply did not want to hold power forever and had left the opportunity to the younger generation, which was why the Fifth Hokage had appeared so quickly.
Kakashi looked at Obito, opened his mouth, then ultimately closed it again.
How could someone as perceptive as him have failed to notice that information? The shock had simply been too great, and asking about it would only make his companions even sadder.
Kakashi truly wished this was a dream, some absurd and bizarre nightmare. How could Mu Yue, whose strength was unfathomable, die before him?
Mu Yue had mastered multiple Breathing Technique Chakra Modes, possessed Armament Haki that balanced offense and defense, proficiently mastered seven Chakra Nature Transformations, independently developed the Kekkei Genkai Ice Release, and knew countless advanced Ninjutsu and Taijutsu. How could such a powerful person possibly be killed?
But Kakashi knew very clearly that anyone could die. The Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, had been a powerful figure who shook the ninja world and had developed countless Forbidden Jutsu, yet he had