Target, Central Tower

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"Moon, I'm much better."

Hearing Uchiha Yue's question, Hatake Kakashi nodded slightly and said, "I just had a nap, and I feel completely recovered. Yue, thanks to you for clearing the toxins from my body, otherwise that tarantula's venom might have killed me. Now, I can continue fighting. Let's prepare a bit more and then set off!"

"Haha, Kakashi- kun, why are you in such a hurry?"

As soon as Hatake Kakashi finished speaking, Sarutobi Danzō, seeing how well Hatake Kakashi had recovered, smiled happily and said, "Kakashi- kun, you've recovered, but Tsuki-kun also needs rest! Just now, ninjas from Kumogakure and Sunagakure attacked one after another, and Tsuki-kun defeated them all by himself. So, Tsuki-kun has just recovered his chakra, and I think he needs to sleep and recover his energy, right?"

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Hatake Kakashi raised his eyebrows slightly, sat up, and asked, "Moon, is Danzo true?"

"That's right, I wiped out all those flies from Kumogakure and Sunagakure."

Seeing Hatake Kakashi's interested gaze, Uchiha Yue smiled and nodded, saying, "Those guys from Sunagakure weren't very strong; I took care of them without much effort. However, those guys from Kumogakure were stronger, especially Mo Chenfeng, whom I've been watching for a long time. He almost defeated me. Unfortunately, Mo Chenfeng lacked a bit of luck, so in the end, I was the one who won!"

Luck?

Upon hearing Uchiha Yue's words, Hatake Kakashi shook his head and said, "Tsuki, don't lie to me. If Danzo relied on luck, I could believe it somewhat. But Tsuki, if you rely on luck for everything, then it's laughable!" A look of regret flashed in Hatake Kakashi's eyes as he murmured self-reproachfully, "Sigh, if I hadn't been poisoned, I could have fought those Kumogakure guys just now! Tsuki, do you know how strong Mo Chenfeng is? Could you and I have defeated him?"

"Cannot."

Facing Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Yue had no reason to lie, so he said directly, "Mo Chenfeng is proficient in the Third Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode and has mastered the essence of the Yagami Clan's secret techniques, making him very difficult to deal with. If I hadn't been able to perform Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation, and if my Wind Release hadn't been a perfect counter to his Lightning Release, I might have been the one who lost. Kakashi, if you want to defeat Mo Chenfeng, you'll need to perform Lightning Release Chakra nature transformation as well!"

"Is it a change in the nature of Lightning Release Chakra?"

As soon as Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Hatake Kakashi muttered a few words, then fell silent.

Sarutobi Danzō and Hatake Kakashi weren't close to begin with, and seeing Hatake Kakashi in this state, he didn't know how to comfort him. However, Uchiha Yue knew Hatake Kakashi's personality very well, and knew that after hearing his words, Hatake Kakashi would only train harder and wouldn't really become depressed.

If Hatake Kakashi is really that easily discouraged, then is he still the Hatake Kakashi that Uchiha Yue knows?

Immediately afterwards...

After Hatake Kakashi silent for a few minutes, he turned his gaze to Uchiha Yue and said, "Yue, now that those guys from Kumogakure and Sunagakure have been dealt with, you should take this opportunity to rest. Once you're rested, we'll head to the Central Tower to complete our mission. Even if we don't achieve our hunting objective, I want to be the first to arrive at the Central Tower!"

"Okay, I also want our team to be the first to reach the Central Tower."

Hearing Hatake Kakashi's words, Uchiha Yue nodded slightly and said, "Besides, I feel I don't need to rest at all, so let's just keep going. The Doomsday Forest is fraught with danger, and I don't want to see any of our team members in danger during the mission. Now, let's prepare to head to the Central Tower! Hopefully, we won't encounter any accidents along the way."

"Um."

Upon hearing this, Hatake Kakashi and Sarutobi Danzō responded simultaneously, and then prepared to set off for the Central Tower.

Just as Sarutobi Danzō was about to get up, he suddenly remembered something and asked with a somewhat embarrassed expression, "Moon-kun, it's fine for us to set off now, but what about Mei Terumi? You're not going to take Mei Terumi with you to the Central Tower, are you? She... she's our enemy after all!"

"Mei Terumi says, I'll handle it."

Just as Sarutobi Danzō arrived, Uchiha Yue noticed Hatake Kakashi's strange look. He quickly replied to Sarutobi Danzō and prepared to go to Mei Terumi's side. However, noticing Hatake Kakashi behind him asking Sarutobi Danzō something, Uchiha Yue suddenly felt a headache coming on. Clearly, that gossip Hatake Kakashi was about to misunderstand something again.

Then, Uchiha Yue slowly approached Mei Terumi, released Mei Terumi pressure points, and asked, "Mei Terumi, are you planning to come with us to the Central Tower?"

"Uchiha Yue, are you humiliating me?"

Even recognizing the difference in strength between herself and Uchiha Yue, Mei Terumi's eyes still flashed with anger as she said irritably, "It's your business if you want to go to the Central Tower, don't take me with you! Actually, I was just waiting for you to release my pressure points! Once they're released, I don't want to stay by your side for even a moment longer!"

"Call..."

With that, Mei Terumi took a deep breath, then turned her back to Uchiha Yue, whispering, "Uchiha Yue, don't let me see you again!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Mei Terumi disappeared from Uchiha Yue's sight, clearly going to find her companions.

After seeing Mei Terumi disappear from sight, Uchiha Yue, along with Hatake Kakashi and Sarutobi Danzō, prepared to head towards the Central Tower. However, due to the ferocity of wild beasts in the Doomsday Forest, Uchiha Yue Uchiha Yue the others progressed somewhat slowly. After traveling a full mile, they were still halfway to the Central Tower.

As night fell, Uchiha Yue the others rested in a wild beast's den. They could see the corpse of the den's original owner lying right in front of them.

Clearly, in order to find a cave to rest in, Uchiha Yue and the others killed the wild beasts that were lurking inside, and were finally able to get a good night's sleep. However, Uchiha Yue was still a little worried that something might happen during the night, so he insisted that he and Hatake Kakashi take turns keeping watch to avoid any unnecessary trouble.

However, just as Hatake Kakashi was preparing to take the night watch to buy some rest for Uchiha Yue...

Suddenly, Uchiha Yue's Purple Eye detected several chakra fluctuations appearing around him!