Rin asked Minato, "Teacher Minato, what should we do now?"
Liao Wu had captured Yūhi Kurenai, a member of their team, and Obito was also in his hands.
On one side was the mission; on the other, their comrades. What should they do?
If this had been the old Kakashi, he would have followed Leaf Village tradition and simply said he was sorry. That was how the ninja world worked.
But Obito had already knocked some sense into Kakashi. Now, in his eyes, comrades mattered more than missions.
An unfinished mission meant punishment. Once a comrade was gone, they were gone for good.
Kakashi dropped to his knees before Minato, pleading with him as his subordinate. "Teacher Minato, please don't give up on Kurenai and Obito. They're our comrades."
Minato helped Kakashi to his feet and smiled at him. "Don't worry. I would never abandon my comrades."
Minato's warm yet sharp smile put Kakashi and Rin at ease. Teacher Minato had always been the little sun of Leaf Village!
If Minato really wanted to become Hokage, the most important thing right now was to complete the mission to find Nagato.
The Rinnegan was far more important than Kurenai and Obito.
But Minato believed that a Hokage should be someone who could protect his comrades. If he couldn't even protect his own subordinates, how could he call himself a Hokage?
Besides, Liao Wu's appearance in the Land of Rain said plenty.
Kakashi recalled the information he had heard earlier from some wandering ninja. "Teacher Minato, Uchiha Liao Wu is Yao Kanluo of the Akatsuki."
"The one called Nagato is very likely with the Akatsuki."
"The Akatsuki?!"
Minato had heard of this organization while gathering information in Rain Village. It was a peace organization devoted to ending conflicts around the world.
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