Multi-Anime, I Stand at the Forefront of Popularity Supremacy

Kakashi was about to say something, but froze when he saw the figure standing there.

A girl stood opposite him, her back to him.

"...Rin?"

Then, another figure appeared opposite the girl, piercing her with one hand.

The child who pierced the girl was the spitting image of Kakashi when he was younger.

A cute female voice sounded from behind Kakashi: "Ninja lesson number three: Genjutsu."

[Reversing the Heavenly Dipper 23333]

[Against all odds!]

[Isn't that little Kakashi?]

[Did he kill his wife to achieve enlightenment?]

[Is that his actual face? I'm in!]

[Why not do it together, little Kakashi? I'm available too.]

[???]

[These netizens are too wild.]

[This is the information Hanabi looked up.]

[Damn, Kakashi can't hold it together anymore 2333]

Kakashi really couldn't hold it together.

He waved his hand, and the "Hanabi" behind him dissolved into mist and disappeared.

"Genjutsu, Hell Viewing Technique. Teacher Kakashi, what kind of hellish scene did you see?" Hanabi appeared on a tree, smiling down at Kakashi.

Hell Viewing Technique was a genjutsu that showed one the horrors of hell.

But Kakashi didn't feel like he had fallen for Hell Viewing Technique at all.

"Hell Viewing Technique? When did that happen? Is this the work of a genjutsu prodigy?" Kakashi finally became serious.

Kakashi didn't know that he hadn't actually fallen for a genjutsu.

The scene before him was actually the result of Hanabi's transformation using Thousand Faces of the Fool.

Hanabi recreated a scene from over a decade ago: Kakashi's teammate, Rin Nohara, was controlled by a Kirigakure ninja, had a Tailed Beast implanted, and was prepared to be brought to Konoha to unleash the Tailed Beast and wreak havoc. In the end, Rin voluntarily died by Kakashi's hand.

The young Kakashi and Rin in this scene were both portrayed by Hanabi.

In other words, this was a "reality show" directed and starred by Hanabi, with Kakashi as the sole audience.

A good show.

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Chapter Seventeen: Divine Light Cannot Hide Tears, All That Enters the Eyes is Rin

For Hanabi, the audience could be the viewers on the Dimensional Popularity Stage, or it could be Kakashi in front of her, or anyone else.

Being ready to put on a good show for them at any time was a basic quality of an idol.

A true idol would never turn evil, stab themselves, and fall into the sea with the mastermind for mutual destruction, causing pain to those they cherished.

"You're not using Hell Viewing Technique, are you?" Kakashi felt that things were getting troublesome.

Facing a genius like Hanabi, he might have some difficulty countering with ordinary genjutsu.

Unless he used the Sharingan.

But the Sharingan had a problem.

Most Sharingan genjutsu required eye contact with the target. And the awkward part was that Hanabi didn't have eyes.

Forget ordinary genjutsu; even Tsukuyomi wouldn't work.

He tried to dispel the illusion several times, but Kakashi felt no change in his surroundings, nor did he feel like he was under a genjutsu.

As for using his acquaintances for psychological attacks, Kakashi didn't deny it. After all, understanding the enemy's intelligence and exploiting their weaknesses was exactly what a ninja should do.

"Transformation Jutsu? No, that's not it either..." Hanabi was currently in Rin Nohara's appearance. But Kakashi didn't think Hanabi had used Transformation Jutsu.

This was also why Kakashi believed he had fallen for a genjutsu.

"Well, is it or isn't it~" Hanabi didn't rush to attack.

"Aren't you going to attack? If time runs out, you'll be expelled," Kakashi said.

"What are you talking about, Kakashi?"

—!!!

In an instant, Hanabi's voice even changed.

"...Rin?" In that moment, Kakashi even felt as if the person standing opposite him was truly Rin Nohara.

At that very moment, a Kirigakure ninja appeared behind Rin.

Danger!

Kakashi shouted in his mind.

However, reason told Kakashi that the person opposite him was a fake.

As the saying goes, "Kamui cannot hide tears, all that enters the eyes is Rin."

"Some kind of special transformation jutsu, or a genjutsu I don't know about?"

But information about himself wasn't something just any ninja could get. If it were the Hell Viewing Technique, which could see the darkness hidden in one's heart, that would be understandable.

But Hanabi Hyuga was a genius of the Hyuga Clan. It was said that the elders and the clan head lamented her blindness, otherwise she would surely be the next successor. If it were someone from the Byakugan clan, it wouldn't be surprising if they knew some hidden information.

Kakashi's sense of smell was also very keen, but this area was filled with an unusual floral scent. Clearly, the opponent had used some kind of incense to mask the "scent" of this area.

"I can't tell, I really can't tell. Should I use the Sharingan?"

Kakashi felt he could no longer distinguish reality from illusion.

And while he hesitated, the Kirigakure ninja's blade pierced through Rin Nohara.

Rin looked at Kakashi with a bewildered yet worried gaze, then coughed up blood and collapsed.

The Kirigakure ninja behind her then removed his mask.

—It was clearly himself again.

"There's no other way," Kakashi stopped pretending.

He uncovered his forehead protector, revealing his Sharingan. Lightning began to flicker around his body.

His entire aura instantly changed. As if in response to Kakashi, the sky also began to darken with clouds.

[Kakashi: I can't tell, I really can't tell!]

[Kakashi: This isn't funny, kid.]

[This is precisely walking on the line of courting death.]

[When people court death, they die. Now Kakashi's getting serious.]

[Another different eye. Is there something special about the eyes on this Ninja Path?]

[Damn, so cool.]

"…?" However, even after activating his Sharingan, the hellish scene before him didn't change.

No, there was a change.

A middle-aged man stood smiling in the distance, looking at him with loving eyes.

"!!!!!"

Kakashi's eyes widened, and even his breathing became rapid.

Then, the middle-aged man picked up a sword.

But the sword wasn't aimed at Kakashi, but at himself.

Then the middle-aged man drew his sword and was about to plunge it into his own abdomen.

Kakashi immediately pulled his forehead protector back down.

"…"

The middle-aged man before him transformed back into a smiling Rin Nohara.

Activating the Sharingan didn't make things better.

On the contrary, Kakashi saw the scene of his father, Kagami Uchiha, committing suicide. That was Kakashi's first shadow.

[Damn, why does it feel even more like hell?]

[The person who committed suicide has the same hair as Kakashi. His dad?]

[Committed suicide?]

[No wonder he has psychological trauma.]

[Using a big move also upgrades the psychological trauma. Who could handle that?]

[Killing someone and then stabbing their heart.]

"Kid, you're playing with fire," Kakashi's head ached.

He couldn't break the genjutsu before him, and activating the Sharingan had only made it more hellish.

Because he couldn't see through it, Kakashi even suspected if what he was seeing was a trap. Was Hanabi right in front of him?

The best way to break free would be to use a wide-range ninjutsu for an AOE attack on the surroundings, then temporarily retreat and hide to observe for weaknesses and the real body's location.

But Kakashi couldn't do that. Because his current role was "examiner," he had to wait for others to come and snatch the bells. Flipping the table would be considered forfeiting.

If it were an enemy, he could just kill them, but they were all allies.

He couldn't fight them, and he couldn't out-argue them, which was infuriating.

"Aren't you going to attack?"

Kakashi decided not to bother with the brat. He feigned a yawn and then looked up in Hanabi's direction.

As long as the other party needs the bells, they'll definitely attack.

This level of mental attack could just be ignored.

Just stall for time... wait, stall for time?!

"Shit!"

Damn it!

Kakashi suddenly realized Hanabi was also stalling for time. Because she also needed time to rescue Naruto and Sasuke!

"Fire Style, Great Fireball Technique!"

A ball of flame shot out from behind Kakashi.

Kakashi immediately turned his head and moved to the side.

"—!"

The one using the Great Fireball Technique was definitely Sasuke, but when Kakashi turned his head, he saw someone else.

Obito Uchiha.

And Kakashi's sidestep had clearly been anticipated. Hanabi had already arrived here. She hadn't transformed; she appeared in her true form.

Hanabi braced herself with both hands on the ground, her legs clamping down on Kakashi like scissors. Kakashi could only raise his hands to block.

But with her hands as the pivot, Hanabi forcefully threw Kakashi to the side. Kakashi drew an arc through the air and was flung to the ground.

"Kachōsen!"

A Shiranui-ryu Ninjutsu. Although Hanabi had dismissed it as mere showmanship, this purely martial arts-based technique was quite useful in this "low-level" combat.