This Has Nothing to Do with You (Minor Revisions)

This Has Nothing to Do with You (Minor Revisions)

After safely storing Shisui's eyes, Kakashi still had not returned, so Xu Fan simply began training his Byakugan.

Though his gaze was fixed straight ahead, he could effortlessly capture a full three-hundred-and-sixty-degree field of vision.

Not only that, he could see the flow of Chakra within his body, as well as the acupoints on it.

"I remember Neji relied on his own talent and hard work to create Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven and Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, techniques that only the Main House could learn."

"By the time of Shippuden, he had even upgraded that move to one hundred and twenty-eight palms."

"In terms of Chakra amount, I have more than Neji. If I can master Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven too, I wonder if I can expand its range severalfold."

Xu Fan began recalling Neji's Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven.

The reason it was called Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven was because Neji Hyuga could accomplish what others could not.

Ordinary people could at most gather Chakra in their hands or beneath their feet, but Neji could release Chakra from the acupoints all over his body.

Then, through high-speed rotation, he completed Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven.

Even Tenten had called it another kind of absolute defense, different from Gaara's.

"High-speed rotating attack at three points..."

"Cough, cough."

Xu Fan cleared his throat, feeling strange things surface in his mind.

"That was..."

Just as Xu Fan was preparing to try Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven, his attention was drawn to the photo frame on the table.

After hesitating briefly, Xu Fan strode forward to the table in the living room and grabbed the photo frame.

"This photo..."

Xu Fan could not help sighing. At the same time, he deactivated his Byakugan. The scene in the photo was similar to Team Kakashi's group picture, except the people in it were Minato Namikaze, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin.

"No wonder Kakashi forced Sasuke and Naruto to take a group photo as soon as he became Team 7's Jonin Leader. Was he entrusting what he had lost to the next generation?"

To Kakashi, the things he treasured most were undoubtedly his companions.

Yet he had not possessed the strength to protect what he treasured.

Rin's death had dealt him a tremendous blow, to the point that he had now thrown himself into the Anbu and lived like a walking corpse.

Then Xu Fan's gaze drifted away from Rin and landed on the young Obito beside her.

A thousand readers saw a thousand Hamlets.

Xu Fan had once seen a Bilibili uploader compare Obito to...

A player who had reached the worst possible ending and desperately wanted to enter New Game Plus and start over. To clear the game as quickly as possible, he did not care what this playthrough became.

At the time, Xu Fan had thought the comparison was perfect.

But...

When Obito and Deidara went to capture the Three-Tails, Deidara had said that a Tailed Beast without a Jinchuriki was nothing more than an animal with a little more strength.

At that moment, Obito had fallen silent.

When Deidara called out to him afterward, he jokingly replied, "I fell asleep, hahaha."

"What are you doing?"

Just as Xu Fan sank into thought, Kakashi's voice came from the doorway.

Xu Fan instinctively looked over and saw that Kakashi was not only standing at the door, but carrying two fish in his hand.

It looked like they were meant to be his dinner.

However, Xu Fan could also tell that Kakashi was somewhat dissatisfied with what he had done.

"This girl is very beautiful. Who is she?"

Xu Fan looked at Kakashi and casually asked.

Yet Kakashi did not answer him. He strode over, snatched the photo frame from Xu Fan's hand, then gently placed it facedown on the table.

"This has nothing to do with you."

Both his eyes and his tone made it feel as though one had entered a land of ice.

Xu Fan did not avert his gaze, but it was the first time he had seen such cold eyes.

Their gazes met, and the atmosphere became awkward for a moment.

In the end, however, Kakashi's tone softened, and his gaze shifted to the back of the photo frame. "She really was beautiful."

After saying that, Kakashi did not spare Xu Fan another glance. He brushed past him and walked into the kitchen.

Settling Xu Fan was Lord Hokage's order.

As the captain of an Anbu unit, he would naturally carry it out.

It was the only meaning of his existence in this world.

Watching Kakashi's back, Xu Fan opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

After being interrupted by Kakashi, Xu Fan no longer focused on Rin and Obito. He simply returned to the tatami and waited for Kakashi to finish cooking.

"Eat."

Before long, Kakashi had turned the fish he brought back into a meal.

"Lord Hokage wants you to report to him tomorrow." Rather than start eating right away, Kakashi relayed the Third Hokage's order.

"He didn't say anything else?"

Xu Fan thought for a moment before asking directly.

"No." Kakashi's answer was equally straightforward and cold.

Although the Third Hokage had told him to settle Xu Fan in, he did not regard Xu Fan as a companion, nor did he intend to form any bonds with him.

To Kakashi, Xu Fan was merely a passerby who would be staying here for the next few days.

He would leave before long, and Kakashi would return to his former life.

"Fine."

Xu Fan nodded and simply lowered his head to eat.

The result was just as he had expected. Kakashi never took off his mask in front of others. He stubbornly waited until Xu Fan had finished eating before swiftly ending his own meal.

The entire braised fish was gone in two or three breaths.

He eats pretty fast.

Xu Fan could not help complaining inwardly. He simply returned to his room to rest and planned to visit the Hokage Building tomorrow.

Based on his deductions, Shimura Danzō was very likely still alive, and the Third Hokage was probably dealing with his affairs right now.

But...

He would not live much longer anyway.

Thus, Xu Fan and Kakashi spent the night without speaking, properly replenishing their strength.

By the time Xu Fan got up, Kakashi had already left breakfast behind and gone out.

As for the photo of Minato Namikaze's team, it was still lying facedown on the table.

"Looks like Kakashi can't bear to let go of that past, but he also can't face them."

Then Xu Fan finished the breakfast Kakashi had left behind, washed the dishes and chopsticks, and headed for the Hokage Building.

No one spoke to him along the way. Hiruzen Sarutobi must have given instructions.

Before long, Xu Fan arrived at the door to the Hokage Building and pushed it open.

He looked around and found that aside from Hiruzen Sarutobi, there was no one else there.

"Lord Hokage." Xu Fan greeted Hiruzen Sarutobi directly. "Why did you call me here?"

"Xu Fan." The moment Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Xu Fan, he rose from his seat. "I hope you can join the Anbu."

Thanks to Ice Who Loves Fish, Oar, and Su Erjun for the tips~