"My name is Hatake Kakashi! What I hate and what I like are irrelevant. I want to become a ninja—a ninja who strictly follows the rules of being a ninja, for the sake of the village and the mission! There's nothing else to introduce!"
"Hey, hey, hey! How can your introduction be that simple? My name is Uchiha Obito, the genius ninja of the Uchiha Clan. There are lots of things I like, and it seems there's nothing I dislike. Haha, my dream is to become Hokage, to protect my clan and this village! Haha, isn't that great? Isn't that cool?"
"Idiot!"
The scene abruptly fell silent. Kakashi snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Naruto's dejected face, then at Sakura, who was snickering nearby. Only then did he realize that he seemed to have said something inappropriate.
"Why am I an idiot? Hmph! I'm the man who's going to become Hokage. Is there something wrong with that goal? Hatred or disgust, it doesn't matter—so long as I give it my all, I believe I'll be rewarded! What I have to do is simple! I'll use my warmth and my will to move everyone, make everyone happy, make everyone smile! That is my ninja way!"
Kakashi had not heard what Naruto said earlier, but when he judged his former friend in his heart, Naruto seemed to think that he was mocking him. Naruto's impassioned declaration made Kakashi's heart ache for reasons he could not understand. Is this your ninja way, Naruto Namikaze?
"Is this everything?"
Before Mingye stood a human-like vessel filled with blood. Driven by chakra, it operated by imitating the circulation of human blood. Undying nodded at the side and raised one hand slightly. Fresh flesh and blood from the nearby table appeared before Mingye.
"According