Outside a Konoha barbecue restaurant.
Under the cover of night, there were already few people on the streets. Most were at home preparing to rest, leaving only scattered ninja and civilians working late.
At the same time, beneath the cover of darkness, the night seemed like a ninja's paradise, black silhouettes flashing and leaping across the rooftops of the village.
"Kakashi."
As they were about to part ways, Uchiha Yoru called out, lamenting the past that could never be reclaimed. Hatake Kakashi turned around and looked at him with lifeless eyes, as though asking what he wanted.
However, Uchiha Yoru shook his head upon seeing Kakashi like this. Then, noticing the expectant look in Might Guy's eyes, he indulged a small selfish desire and said with a smile, "Who knows when we'll meet again. How about the Training Ground?"
An immovable stone, hands that could never be washed clean, a Sharingan that could not be closed, and an addiction to Make-Out Paradise that could not be kicked—this was Hatake Kakashi's life.
It might have been difficult to say who the most tragic character in the world of the Hokage was, but Hatake Kakashi was definitely on that list.
His father had died when he was seven, leaving him alone in the world and turning him into a cold machine that only knew how to complete missions. Just when he had rediscovered the warmth of bonds, he suffered the loss of his companions again.
First, Uchiha Obito had half his body crushed beneath a stone—an immovable stone. Later, he personally drove Chidori into Rin Nohara's chest, and the blood staining his hands could never be washed away. During the Third Shinobi War, Kakashi lost all his teammates. Then, during the Nine-Tails' Rampage, he lost his teacher and teacher's wife.
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