Kakashi: I'm a Little Uneasy-It Feels Like Someone's Out to Get Me

"Ahem, stop listening, the mission is important." The captain of the second Anbu team coughed and whispered a reminder.

This is their family matter, there's no point in listening, and besides, it should be kept confidential.

The atmosphere within the Hyuga Clan had reached a freezing point. Even Neji, who had heard the news, was unwilling to go over, choosing instead to remain on the perimeter. He planned to wait until things calmed down before making his move.

On the other side, Konan was hanging far behind the two of them to avoid being discovered.

Throughout the long journey, Naruto would take every opportunity to mock and ridicule Obito Uchiha, which actually made Obito Uchiha lower his guard.

Even with Obito Uchiha speed, it was already the afternoon of the second day when he arrived at the border of the Land of Fire.

The blood-red sunset bathed half the sky, and as far as the eye could see, the endless pine forest seemed to surge like a sea of mountains. A cool breeze blew, Naruto turned to look at Obito.

"Right here?"

"Yes," Obito replied. "I hope you can keep your promise."

"What is it?" Naruto suddenly asked.

Obito Uchiha: "."

"Resurrection is a complicated matter. In general, I'm responsible for guiding the souls," Naruto pointed at him. "And you're responsible for reviving the guided souls and restoring their flesh and blood."

"Simply put, it consumes your lifespan to initiate the Reanimation Jutsu, using your life to extend Rin Nohara's life."

Obito understood now: Naruto wanted him dead. He wasn't sure if it was a life for a life, but the resentment Naruto couldn't hide was practically overflowing from his words.

"You wanted me dead, so you set a trap?" Obito asked coldly.

"Do I need to set a trap?" Naruto looked at him with a cold smile. "You can choose not to revive her, or try to revive Rin Nohara yourself."

"I told you long ago that if you used this method, you would definitely die."

"Are you deliberately leaving me with only this one option, so that I will willingly die?" Obito asked.

"That depends on whether you're genuinely talking about Rin Nohara Tenten, or if you just want to use Rin Nohara to satisfy your own needs."

Naruto glanced at him and said without any politeness.

"Stop pretending at times like this. Without Rin Nohara, you have almost no weaknesses. Stop acting like a victim and face reality."

"You're not some savior, and you're not doing this for Rin Nohara. You're just a fucking twisted beast."

Obito's eyes turned cold, but he didn't say anything. He simply assumed Naruto was using reverse psychology, and he knew that Obito was indeed a smooth talker, so he didn't argue with him.

"Shut up." Obito Uchiha looked at him. "What's the point of saying all this now? Let's get started. Stop dawdling. It won't do either of us any good."

"Hehe." Naruto remained noncommittal.

This isn't a conspiracy, it's an open strategy. Naruto doesn't believe that someone as unscrupulous as Obito Uchiha would leave no backup plan; now it's a matter of who has the better strategy.

Obito Uchiha this view, and he had ample confidence in his own intellect. He didn't believe the young man before him possessed any real skill; he was merely a brawler.

In fact, he was right; Naruto hadn't really used his brain much. Even Obito overestimated Naruto's strategic thinking and Naruto moral limits.

Pure Land

Naruto made a fake Hand Seals, and the blood-red sunset suddenly trembled and rippled out of thin air. It was as if someone had dropped a pebble from high above, creating ripples with a soft "plop."

A moment later, a crack suddenly appeared in mid-air, and a cold wind immediately blew in. A faint whistling sound arose, and thousands of white wisps of smoke surged in front of the crack.

Strangely, the smoke just wouldn't come out.

Obito looked at Naruto with a puzzled expression, seemingly waiting for his explanation. But Naruto had no interest in talking to him and directly controlled a soul to leave the Pure Land.

A dazzling white light flashed, and a gray aura appeared in the forest.

"This is Rin Nohara's soul. It will completely dissipate in five minutes," Naruto said indifferently. "What to do next is up to you."

Ten miles away, Konan was circling in the night sky.

As per the previous plan, Naruto was responsible for contacting Obito and acting according to the plan, while she was responsible for providing support from the rear. She would provide immediate assistance should the situation change.

Upon entering the border of the Land of Fire, she saw that Naruto and Obito were surrounded by White Zetsu. A vast, densely packed group of them gathered in the forest, a sight that sent chills down her spine.

Konan quickly used the telepathic ability of the Evil God Contract to share the situation with Naruto remotely. Through this sharing, Naruto also saw the swarm of White Zetsu.

The White Zetsu, densely packed like an ocean, sprouted from the ground almost like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. They piled up together, resembling a vast sea.

Naruto's expression remained unchanged; he was even more puzzled that Obito had no backup plan. With so many White Zetsu blocking his way, Konohagakure probably had quite a few White Zetsu as well.

He just hoped that Uzuki Yugao would perform well; it wasn't for nothing that he had given her advance notice. If those villagers couldn't even handle a White Zetsu Uzuki Yugao, they might as well just kill themselves.

Konan, high in the night sky, received a comforting response from Naruto, who signaled her to calm down and proceed with the plan.

Konan was slightly confused after receiving the response. How could they still proceed according to plan after all this? What about the densely packed White Zetsu? The other party clearly intended to forcibly seize the Rinnegan and Rin Nohara after the resurrection ceremony was over.

Even so, Konan didn't ask any more questions and simply agreed silently.

The process of reviving Rin Nohara was not complicated. Naruto watched from the sidelines as Obito was about to use his Rinnegan to perform Ninjutsu. Suddenly, Naruto spat at Obito.

Obito Uchiha turned his head to look at him, "What are you doing?"

"It's nothing." Naruto's shameless attitude only annoyed Obito more.

Thinking of his imminent revival of Rin Nohara, Obito forcibly suppressed his anger, Rinnegan slowly contracted. A wisp of vibrant green light descended from the clouds above the night sky, landing on the gray shadow of Rin Nohara.

At the same time, Obito's eyes dimmed instantly, and his body visibly withered. Life force cannot be created out of thin air; it can only be transferred.

The price for reviving Rin Nohara was Obito's life. Although Obito was a beast, his feelings for Rin Nohara were at least genuine. He didn't hesitate to trade one life for another.

Naruto watched coldly from the sidelines as the gray figure gradually gained color. Rin Nohara's soul became fuller, while Obito's shoulders slumped.

"Holy crap, this thing can be shrunk?"

Obito Uchiha, who was performing the technique, ignored Naruto's sarcastic remarks and had no interest in checking his body for any abnormalities. All he could think about was Rin.

He knew very well that even if Rin was resurrected, he wouldn't die so quickly. Obito brought a large group of White Zetsu, naturally to seize the Rinnegan and to prevent Naruto from ruining things.

Rin Nohara's figure gradually became more real, her agile body appearing and disappearing. Obito Uchiha's life force grew weaker and weaker, like a patient aging rapidly.

Naruto looked up and squinted at Rin Nohara floating in the night sky, thinking to himself, "Obito, your goddess is glowing green, how damn amazing."

He stood by with his arms crossed, waiting without making any move. Konan hung in the sky ten miles away, its huge paper wings slowly flapping behind it.

Faced with the countless White Zetsu lurking in the darkness, Konan was powerless. She couldn't possibly eliminate so many White Zetsu silently; she could only wait for an opportunity to strike.

As a result, everyone's attention was focused on Rin Nohara, who was floating in mid-air, her faint green light flashing like Fire Fly in the night.

Konohagakure, the Hokage Building was brightly lit.

The Sixth Hokage, Kakashi, lay in a chair by the window, gazing at the night view outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. Lights streamed through his field of vision, and the village had entered a level-two alert.

The Anbu are all in position and have completed their deployment outside the key protected target area. But for some reason, I keep feeling uneasy, and the night outside the window seems rather long.

Knock knock knock.

The sudden knocking startled Kakashi. He called out, "Come in!" and Shikamaru pushed the door open and walked in, carrying a stack of documents.

"Kakashi-sensei, since you have some free time now, why don't you take care of these documents as well?" Shikamaru slammed the documents down and said with a deadpan expression.

Upon hearing this, Kakashi, however, was even more laid-back than him and directly refused.

"The village is currently on level two alert. As the Hokage, I naturally need to be on high alert. How can I be distracted at such a crucial time? Take it, take it!"

He looked at the pile of documents with a dismissive air, feeling nauseous at the sight of it all. What kind of hell was this? Working overtime in the middle of the night was one thing, but having to do real work too?

Kakashi finally understood why the Third Hokage looked so old; even two people couldn't handle that workload, let alone putting it all on one person.

"These documents will only increase in number by tomorrow, Kakashi-sensei. There's no escaping it," Shikamaru said.

"Then just handle it for me directly. If you're unsure, leave it to me." Kakashi looked troubled. "Has Uzuki Yugao returned?"

"No." Shikamaru shook his head, looking at the pile of documents with an equally daunting expression.

The power of the Hokage seems alluring, but it's really just a figure of speech. Even if Kakashi authorizes Shikamaru to handle documents, Shikamaru can only perform the filtering work.

The subordinates were submitting documents all at once, and there were a lot of things to do, big and small. Kakashi was overwhelmed, so the task of screening naturally fell to his assistant.

Shikamaru found a seat and began working diligently on the documents. The office returned to silence, broken only by the rustling of pages turning.

Kakashi remained lying in the chair, his eyes unfocused as he gazed at the night outside the window, yet his heart was far from at peace. That unease grew stronger with each passing moment, as if something was about to happen.

Furthermore, his intuition told him that this matter was closely related to him. So Kakashi simply squinted his eyes and began to recall various people and events related to himself.

Throughout the ordeal, Shikamaru kept his head down, looking at the documents, occasionally glancing up in Kakashi's direction. He rolled his Byakugan when he noticed the Sixth Hokage, who clearly didn't want to go to work, was spacing out.

The Sixth Hokage truly lives up to his reputation as a direct descendant of the Fifth Hokage; even his forced, lazy work attitude is exactly the same.

To be honest, he didn't want to go to work either. But now he's sitting in the Hokage's Office, working overtime as the Hokage's assistant. What's his goal? To Hokage?

Whose dream is this again?

I think I once heard some idiot say that his dream was to become Hokage, but he never said it again after a certain day and just idled away his days.

Has he already compromised? What's so great about becoming Hokage? He's so busy, is it just to please his elders? What's the point of this kind of life?

Shikamaru gripped the pen tightly; the writing on the paper was already becoming increasingly blurred, and his frustration was mounting. Just as he was about to break down, he suddenly heard Kakashi's voice.

"That... Shikamaru."

"What's wrong, Kakashi-sensei?" Shikamaru suddenly snapped out of his daze, his spirits lifted, and his negative emotions vanished instantly.

"Has anyone been looking for me lately?" he asked, touching his face somewhat awkwardly.

Shikamaru, having just come to his senses, did not notice the strange expression on Kakashi's face. After thinking for a moment, he answered.

"No."

"I see." Kakashi stroked his chin, his brow furrowed. "What has Naruto been up to lately? Has he mentioned me?"

Kakashi could only think of those two treacherous disciples who were connected to him; one had defected, and the other was a constant source of trouble. He wasn't afraid of Sasuke coming to his door, but he was afraid of Naruto mentioning him.

This person deserves to die; he doesn't even blink when it comes to ripping off teachers.

"Naruto's been busy with work lately, so I haven't had many meals with him." Shikamaru frowned as well. "I don't recall him saying anything like that. You'll have to ask Choji."

"Never mind." He sighed. "I just feel a little uneasy, I don't know why."

Shikamaru didn't respond; he couldn't offer his opinion on such matters. In this office, he and Kakashi had a superior-subordinate relationship.

When your leader is talking to himself, it's best not to chime in with irrelevant comments. Silence is golden; saying too much can easily cause trouble.

On the border of the Land of Fire, Naruto watched as Rin Nohara gradually regained her color, a cruel smile creeping onto his lips. Meanwhile, Obito Uchiha was still dreaming, imagining that the person Rin Nohara would see when she opened her eyes was him?

He's probably still hoping for a tearful reunion after so long, right? Keep dreaming. When Rin Nohara wakes up, she'll probably see Kakashi.

Obito was forever frozen in her memory under the Taiseki. She had just had a nightmare. In fact, she did not intentionally die at Kakashi's hands.

He had just slept for a long time and was finally awake. Looking back, twenty years had passed in the Shinobi World. His former teammate Kakashi had become Hokage, inheriting Obito's dream.

As for Obito Uchiha, she will miss him. But the past is the past, let it remain in yesterday, and Rin Nohara should pick herself up and start a new life.

Living in Konohagakure, with familiar companions, and in Kakashi's village.

Most importantly, without Obito Uchiha, that name is already dead, and resurrection has nothing to do with him.

Let him vanish into nothingness, as if those twenty years had never existed.