Sasuke's Talk no Jutsu

"Not only is Tobirama Senju not dead, but he is also lingering on and hiding in the shadows to stir up trouble. He wants to take revenge on Konoha, and Obito is the pawn he selected—a humanoid weapon that perfectly combines the Sharingan and the Wood Release bloodline!"

"Do not doubt it. Tobirama Senju was able to develop such a heaven-defying ninjutsu as the Impure World Reincarnation, so even if he is dead, he has the ability to crawl back from the Pure Land."

"Back during the Nine-Tails' Rampage, it was Tobirama Senju who manipulated Obito to do it. Konoha has been going downhill all these years, and it is laughable that no one has noticed the mastermind behind the scenes."

"The Senju Clan has already quietly broken away from Konoha, changed their identity, and become a part of the Daimyo Residence. Today's Daimyo probably even has Senju bloodline!"

Watching Sasuke become more and more outrageous, Kakashi had to interrupt him: "Do you have any evidence for what you are saying?"

"Yes, Obito loves Rin Nohara, and he hates you very much. The flowers you place at Rin Nohara's grave every time are thrown away by him!" Sasuke told Kakashi all of Obito's intelligence, including Kamui. "And besides, Konoha is finished. Haven't you noticed? The amount of missions Konoha has accepted in the past two years has shrunk severely, and the economy is on the verge of collapse..."

Upon hearing this, Kakashi's eyes widened instantly, but Sasuke advised him: "You had better not go and inform. Not only is Konoha going to be finished, but Sunagakure and Iwagakure are going to be finished too. This is the general trend. There are no two suns in the sky, and no two rulers in a country. The Daimyo wants reform, and the ninja village system has long been out of touch with the times. An out-of-date existence is naturally going to be eliminated, just like samurai were replaced by ninjas, and now ninjas are also about to follow in their footsteps."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Hearing such secret intelligence all of a sudden, Kakashi refused to believe it. "Clearly the Third managed Konoha very well, and his political achievements were also outstanding..."

Yet Sasuke shook his head: "Nothing is impossible!"

"Were the Third's political achievements really that pretty? According to the historical periodic cycle, any social organization, after going through the fragmentation and reconstruction period of the initial founding era, will enter a booming development period by the second or third generation. Placed in such a favorable trend, even a pig could take flight."

Kakashi could not understand what Sasuke was saying, but it was definitely unfavorable to the Third, that much was certain. At this time, he also calmed his surging emotions and asked slowly: "You told me such a huge secret, what on earth is your purpose? And what kind of role do you play in this? To be honest, I still don't believe the Daimyo has the ability to confront Konoha."

"By telling you this in advance, I naturally hope you will turn over a new leaf!" Sasuke talked eloquently. "The Daimyo has already mastered power comparable to the God of Shinobi, and Konoha has no chance to resist."

"I secretly defected to the Daimyo long ago. After all, I have a blood feud with Konoha's higher-ups, but the other people in Konoha are innocent. The Daimyo only wants to abolish the ninja village system, not to go on a massacre, so they need a person—a guide who can take the initiative to stand up and lead the remaining ninjas to defect to the Daimyo after the ninja villages disappear."

"Mr. Kakashi, you are very suitable." Sasuke looked at Kakashi with a smile. "Country or village, which one will you choose?"

"If what you say is all true, then I basically have no choice. But I still express doubt about this." If it were not for the fact that Sasuke possessed strength inconsistent with his age and subdued Kakashi in a single move, he probably would not have believed a single word.

Sasuke chuckled: "Believe it or not doesn't matter, but you had better keep your mouth shut. Be aware that matters are achieved through secrecy. If you leak the secret, then I might just make Obito Uchiha have a miserable time. You simply have no idea what kind of torture Obito will be subjected to. Perhaps I should let you understand the ultimate insult..."

Kakashi walked away disheartened. Afterward, when the ANBU came to investigate, he explained that the "death of Sasuke" seen by Sakura and Naruto was an illusion.

The problem was resolved, but Naruto and Sakura also developed a shadow over Kakashi. Coincidentally, Kakashi was busy investigating Obito and had completely no mind to pay attention to Team 7, even though Naruto was his teacher's child.

Kakashi almost let Team 7 develop freely, spending all day coping with shadow clones, with which Sasuke was very satisfied. Anyway, in the plot Kakashi hadn't taught Sakura or Naruto anything useful, and the current Sasuke didn't need him to teach at all.

Sasuke also used shadow clones to check in and punch the clock. Team 7 was very leisure-filled, and to this day they hadn't done a single mission, seemingly treating every day like an outing. However, it wasn't just Team 7 like this; according to Neji, their Team 5 was the same way.

Commoners were very poor these years, so where would they have extra money to find Konoha to post missions? Most of them saved wherever they could. Tenten's ninja tool shop was even on the verge of bankruptcy, and currently in Konoha only the business of Ichiraku Ramen remained prosperous, because amidst the waves of inflation and financial crisis, Ichiraku Ramen had never raised its prices.

As for the things at Ichiraku Ramen, who knew if there would be any side effects after eating too much of them? Anyway, Sasuke never ate them, and nowadays he almost didn't need to eat. Naruto never ate them either, as he was born with a certain instinct to avoid harm and seek advantage.

Sasuke completely ignored Kakashi's perfunctoriness. Sakura was dissatisfied but didn't dare say anything, and only Naruto talked a lot.

"If you feel bored, you might as well go back to the Academy to repeat a grade." Sasuke suddenly said to Naruto.

"Sasuke, what are you talking nonsense about?" Pure bewilderment flowed in Naruto's eyes.

"I am doing this for your own good too, Naruto." Sasuke revealed a weird smile that could be called kind and benevolent on his face, looking at Naruto with the gaze of someone looking at a foolish son: "I remember Iruka said that being a ninja is a high-risk profession.

"From my observation of classmate Naruto these past few days, you are reckless, impulsive, and thick-headed, almost never using your brain. A person like this, even if they learn powerful ninjutsu, cannot be considered a qualified ninja.

"If Team 7 executes dangerous missions in the future, with your personality, Naruto, you might lose your life. And as your teammate, I do not want to accept a companion like you who will definitely hold everyone back."

"Bastard Sasuke..." Naruto seemed to fly into a rage out of humiliation, and Sakura and Kakashi's shadow clone, upon hearing Sasuke's words, also wore expressions full of astonishment.

At this moment, the kindly smile on Sasuke's face was seen to change, seemingly carrying an extra trace of a compassionate-to-all-beings flavor, as if the halo of a holy father was shining. "Naruto, do you actually know what a cruel profession a ninja is? If you become a ninja, you might lose your life!

"For the sake of your life and safety, I must stop you from becoming a ninja. Don't refute me, I am doing this for your own good too."

These words sounded a little strange, but they also seemed to have a few points of reason. For some reason, Kakashi wavered for a split second. Through a few days of contact, he had already deeply understood Naruto's utter foolishness, yet Naruto's identity...

"Stop it! You bastard!" Naruto appeared exceptionally indignant. "I am the man who is going to become Hokage, how could I not be a ninja! And what right do you have to point fingers and make irresponsible remarks about my life and my future!"