Shirou Emiya Takes Action (First Update!)

Konoha Village.

The Memorial Stone on the back hill.

Kakashi Hatake has been coming quite frequently lately.

Kakashi Hatake would visit the graves of his old friends whenever he encountered something happy, unhappy, or meaningful.

This is what he hopes for.

Or rather, this place holds many of his hopes and dreams.

His teachers and friends were all buried here long ago.

"I will be on a mission for a long time during this period. I estimate that I will not have time to see you until everyone in the village has forgotten about the Uchiha tragedy and relaxed."

"Aside from Yamato, nothing happy happened today, and I'm also quite busy. I have to go to my father's grave in a little while."

Kakashi Hatake placed two bouquets of white flowers in front of the tombstones of his two former teammates, bidding them a heartfelt farewell. "Obito, Rin, goodbye."

After he finished speaking, as Kakashi Hatake was about to leave, he seemed to notice something strange. There was a bouquet of flowers on the Hashirama Senju of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage of Konoha, and the tombstone had been cleaned up.

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It's a bit strange, but not particularly strange.

In fact, the Konoha ninjas of this era no longer worshipped the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, because the First Hokage who founded Konoha was too far removed from them, and many ninjas who once admired the First Hokage had long since passed away.

Most of the time

The tombstones of the First Hokage were all cleaned up by the group.

Since the only remaining relatives of the First Hokage were Tsunade Kakashi Hatake who were traveling, he didn't pay much attention. He thought it was possible that the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and turned away from the Memorial Stone's burial area.

"Let's go sweep his grave next."

Kakashi Hatake shook the thoughts out of his mind as he walked toward the burial place of his father, Hatake Sakumo.

Even though the Konoha's Sannin had attended their father's funeral, and Tsunade insisted that Hatake Sakumo's body be buried in the Memorial Stone, the others still objected.

Because Tsunade left Miyō to continue traveling in the Shinobi World, young Kakashi Hatake was unable to oppose the village's decision. People believed that Hatake Sakumo had committed suicide out of guilt for failing his mission, and his grave was moved to a small corner of a Public Cemetery.

This is a very embarrassing thing.

Kakashi Hatake experienced great pain as a child, but as he grew up and more and more people around him died, he lost interest in these things.

Too many people have died.

Everyone who was very important to him was dying.

Moreover, Kakashi Hatake has become very strong, and he has no way to change the decisions of most people in the village. His own father probably wouldn't want to be buried at Memorial Stone either.

The father's ideas were out of step with those of the other ninjas in the village.

Perhaps only Obito Uchiha, that long-dead idiot teammate, would agree with his father.

However, as Kakashi Hatake recalled these past events, he slowly walked to a small corner of the Public Cemetery and saw a bouquet of white flowers placed in front of his father's tombstone.

Even the weeds around the tombstone were cleared away.

Have any friends come to visit him?

Kakashi Hatake was somewhat surprised, knowing that his father had few friends and even fewer people who were willing to come and visit.

Perhaps.

Only Lady Tsunade.

Kakashi Hatake remembered that a bouquet of white flowers was placed on the First Hokage's tombstone. Could it be that Lady Tsunade was traveling abroad, had returned?

Has this tragedy involving the Uchiha Clan within Konoha finally alarmed her? To the point that she, who has been away from the village for many years, has no choice but to return?

But that's none of his business anymore.

Kakashi Hatake returned to the village's commercial street on his own, intending to buy some things to take home and pack before returning to his post in the Anbu. Recently, the Anbu in Konoha had been quite busy, as they had to shoulder the task of preventing the infiltration of external enemies.

Before the Uchiha Clan was wiped out, the village's Barrier Team had reported abnormalities in the barrier multiple times, but they had never been able to find out the details. Now, at this sensitive time, it is necessary to strengthen patrols around the village again.

Sweet Shop in Konoha Village.

Kakashi Hatake strolled here.

Before any major event occurs in the village, people always line up here to buy sweets.

It seems like there are fewer people queuing up lately.

A Kakashi Hatake's former classmates gathered here, taking advantage of their short break to get together and discuss the annihilation of the Uchiha Clan.

"I really didn't expect this—"

"The Uchiha Clan will be wiped out by a thirteen-year-old Chunin— "

"Speaking of which, were there any Uchiha classmates in our year?"

"Have you all forgotten? Kakashi's teammate Obito Uchiha. But I remember he sacrificed himself during the Shinobi World War— "

A young man with a watermelon-shaped haircut and wearing a green bodysuit spoke slowly. He quickly noticed Kakashi Hatake and greeted him loudly.

"Hey, Kakashi, over here!"

Kakashi Hatake glanced at it briefly before slowly starting to move. Remembering the two bouquets of white flowers he'd seen at the Memorial Stone on the Konoha Back Mountain, he casually asked, "Have you seen Lady Tsunade?"

"Never seen it before."

"Has Lady Tsunade returned?"

The group of Konoha ninjas couldn't help but look at each other in surprise.

"What's wrong, Kakashi?"

The young man in the Kakashi Hatake, looked at his friend curiously. "You seem to be getting more and more down lately."

At this point, the young man clenched his fist and shouted, "How about we have a youthful showdown right now!"

"I'm leaving."

Kakashi Hatake rejected him without hesitation, seemingly about to turn and leave; he had no interest in chatting with these classmates.

However·

As Kakashi Hatake was about to leave, he noticed a strange person sitting under a big tree outside the Sweet Shop. The person's behavior seemed somewhat out of place in Miyō.

The other person was wearing a straw hat to conceal his face, and next to him was a glass of unopened sugarcane juice. He was holding a pen and writing something on a scroll.

It looks like—

He looks like a ninja.

Because only ninjas would use that kind of scroll.

In the village...

Did no one notice anything unusual about the other person?

The other party's strange attire didn't seem like that of Konoha ninja, especially at this sensitive time.

This person appears to be someone who needs to be thoroughly investigated.

Kakashi Hatake Earth Flow some doubt in his heart, intending to ask the other party about their background.

To prevent any problems from arising in the work of those working Anbu.

However, when Kakashi Hatake approached, he saw that the other party had already put away the scroll in his hand and walked towards Konoha's commercial street, heading straight towards a Konoha ninja. That ninja seemed to be Anko Mitarashi, Special Jonin from the village.

Actually, Anko Mitarashi, the Special Jonin, doesn't have a very high profile in the village. She loves sweets and has a somewhat bad temper.

However, this is quite normal.

Because her identity is indeed quite special.

Anko Mitarashi's teacher was Orochimaru, S-Rank Missing-nin from Konoha. Her teacher's defection made her very unhappy in the village, and she always took it upon herself to hunt down her defector teacher Orochimaru. Apart from being interested in sweets, she didn't have any other hobbies.

Kakashi Hatake initially thought that since the other party knew Anko Mitarashi, a ninja from the village, they probably weren't enemies. Perhaps he had been overly sensitive lately.

However, no one knows what the mysterious man said.

Anko Mitarashi's face showed a look of horror as she followed closely behind the other person as they left, which immediately made Kakashi Hatake feel strange.

That's so strange!

Something doesn't seem right no matter how you look at it!

"Did something go wrong?"

A sense of curiosity welled up in Kakashi Hatake's heart, and he couldn't help but quietly follow, subconsciously pondering the true identity of the person wearing the straw hat.

"Who exactly is the other party?"

The next moment!

A gentle breeze blew.

In the gentle breeze, a sliver of light appeared in the straw hat, allowing Kakashi Hatake to catch a glimpse of the other party's true face—

He has vertical pupils.

Kakashi Hatake has seen it before!

When the S-Rank Missing-nin who defected from Konoha was ordered to hunt down the other party, he was so shocked by the killing intent that he couldn't move. That's when he saw the vertical pupil in the other party's pupils!

A sudden shock flashed through Kakashi Hatake's mind, and he instinctively gripped his Kunai. He already knew the other party's true identity!

Orochimaru!

Orochimaru, who had long since defected, has reappeared in Konoha!

Kakashi Hatake left a mark indicating he needed backup from the Anbu while personally following Orochimaru and Anko Mitarashi, observing their every move.

Kakashi Hatake would never have imagined this.

His stalking had already been noticed.

A black and white creature quietly emerged from the ground. It moved nimbly and quickly erased the request for support left by Kakashi Hatake.

"It seems that Lord Shirou has found the Curse Mark left by Orochimaru— "

White Zetsu gazed at the three figures in the distance, and couldn't help but chuckle, praising Emiya Tsuchihara's wisdom. "Actually, Lord Shirou has indeed mastered deception; he used the Transformation Technique to transform into Orochimaru's appearance."

"Hasn't this already successfully fooled that little girl?"

"They've already given themselves away."

Black Zetsu's voice was somewhat strange. It had witnessed the entire deception orchestrated by Shirou Emiya was exasperated by his clumsy methods. "As a contingency plan for Orochimaru's resurrection through the Soul Cursed Seal, that little girl must have a very close relationship with Orochimaru. But this guy, Wei Yuan, doesn't even know her name. He just relied on Orochimaru's face to deceive her. That little girl must have already discovered Wei Yuan's flaw. Did Wei Yuan really think his acting had fooled her?"

However, they ultimately achieved their goal.

Although Black Zetsu know what that Konoha girl was thinking, she ultimately left with Orochimaru, who was impersonating Shirou Emiya. Perhaps she really wanted to get information about Orochimaru, but she certainly couldn't escape Shirou Emiya's grasp.

Unfortunately, this amount of time is a bit too tight.

As a result, Shirou Emiya's whereabouts have been discovered.

"Kakashi— "

"I remember he was Obito's friend."

White Zetsu gazed at Kakashi Hatake's figure and sighed softly, "I never expected that it would be that brat we used back then who discovered Lord Shirou's whereabouts."

"It doesn't matter."

"Anyway, he could never be a match for Wei Yuan."

Black Zetsu chuckled softly, yet relying on his thorough knowledge of Shirou Emiya, he revealed Kakashi Hatake's fate. "However, he was lucky. Fortunately, he met Wei Yuan, and should be able to survive under Wei Yuan's mercy—"

"Kakashi's father, Hatake Sakumo, was once Wei Yuan's assistant. Wei Yuan had just paid his respects at Hatake Sakumo's grave this morning. Wei Yuan showed mercy to Obito Uchiha's successor, so how could he possibly spare the son of his old friend?"

"Really."

"Meaningless kindness—"

"To Kaguya, everyone in this world deserves to die. How could your momentary kindness possibly change the fate of their lives?"