How should I put this later?
Although the original story never described Kakashi's state right after losing Obito and Rin, the fact that despite his reputation as a "super genius," his strength remained stuck at Elite Jonin level until he became Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura's teacher—only then pulling himself together and resuming his growth—was enough to show just how devastated he had been by losing Rin and Obito!
And now, even Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage and his teacher, had given him an extended leave. Kakashi's condition might truly be quite serious.
Tch! Although inviting him into the Ninja Engineering Corps this time counted as a personal appointment by the Fourth Hokage, giving me a certain degree of authority to assign personnel, and there truly wasn't anyone more suitable in the village—Kakashi's Earth Style Jutsu skills went without saying, and I had more than enough justification—could his mental state really handle the job? Or rather, was bringing him in truly a good choice? From the perspective of the ninja as a whole, the mission should come first. No matter what state Kakashi was in, as long as it was confirmed that he could complete the mission, he should simply be requisitioned.
But as his friend, how could I use force? I needed to find the right words here, too.
As Chiba walked toward Kakashi's home, he pondered the matter. The more he thought about it, the bigger his headache became.
Before setting out, he had asked Yukina and Kushina about Kakashi's recent circumstances. Unfortunately, after Rin's death, Hirohiko's rampage had set off a chain of events one after another. Yukina and Kushina had been too overwhelmed to look after themselves, and neither had any information about Kakashi.
Chiba had originally wanted Yukina and Kushina to think carefully and try to