The morning sun brings warmth and shines evenly on the bustling commercial streets of Konoha Village.
There are many shops on both sides of the road, and the aroma of food and the noise of bargaining are intertwined, creating a vibrant daily scene.
Kakashi and Hanare walked side by side in the crowd, walking at an leisurely pace.
Kakashi still has his iconic lazy posture, but he didn't read a book because of the mission.
Hanare, on the other hand, seemed much quieter. She lowered her head slightly and glanced at the shops and pedestrians on both sides seemingly casually. Occasionally she would stop for a moment in front of a Ninja Tools store or Scroll stall.
Just when they passed a stall selling Three-Color Dango, Hanare paused almost imperceptibly.
She didn't look back, she just turned her face slightly sideways very naturally, and used the corner of her eye to accurately glance at a street corner not far behind her.
Her voice was soft, with just the right amount of curiosity:
"Is that your friend?"
In the shadow of the street corner where she looked, several figures shrank back like frightened rabbits.
Although it was just a glimpse, Hanare relied on his keen observation to instantly detect Team Guy following her and Kakashi.
After all, Hanare is a spy. They thought they were following covertly, but in the eyes of professionals like Hanare, there were too many flaws.
Kakashi nodded.
"Well, it's my friend and his three students."
His tone was as natural as stating that Tenten is doing well today, without any hint of surprise or explanation.
Hanare withdrew his gaze and looked at Kakashi's profile again, with a shallow, playful smile on his lips.
"They're very interesting."
She said meaningfully.
The tracking skills of these four Ninja were too immature in her opinion, especially the Young Naruto in the green tights, whose movements were so large that it was difficult to ignore them.
This kind of "interesting" is more like an implicit evaluation of the other party's clumsy behavior.
"Haha."
Kakashi responded with a short chuckle without any emotion.
He did not answer Hanare's words, nor did he make any comments on Kai's behavior.
Kakashi's inner peace is as peaceful as a deep pool.
He and Hanare are not a couple, not even ordinary friends.
Hanare, this spy from Land of the Spoon Lockfront Village, is her true identity.
If Inoichi hadn't seen Kakashi as a child when he was exploring this spy's memories, Kakashi wouldn't have gone shopping with her.
As Konoha's Elite Jonin, Kakashi's mission at the moment is to keep a close eye on her, monitor her every move, and prevent her from having the opportunity to steal Konoha's information.
It would be a huge gain to know what information she has stolen.
He only needs to maintain the status quo, observe quietly, and wait for Hanare to reveal its flaws under pressure or relaxation.
The four members of class Asuma Sarutobi had just returned from a C-level mission that took a long time. They all had obvious fatigue on their faces.
"Phew--! I'm so tired!"
Choji Akimichi stretched out greatly, and his round belly made a loud growling sound.
He looked at his teammates and teachers with bright eyes and suggested. "Let's go to Yakiniku Q to eat barbecue!"
"Okay."
Asuma smiled happily after hearing this, and reached out to rub Choji's head.
He had just finished his mission and relaxed his tense nerves. It was a matter of course for him to reward the hard-working students and treat them to a good barbecue.
Ino Yamanaka Although she was tired, her mind was elsewhere.
It's been a while since I left the village to perform a mission, and I don't know if Naruto has returned from his mission.
Just as they were walking along the street towards the barbecue restaurant, they just arrived at an intersection.
They saw a familiar figure walking sideways in front of them.
It's Kakashi Hatake, and... a dark green Long Hair woman with a gentle temperament that I've never seen before.
Kakashi-sensei returned to Konoha?
Ino was suddenly overjoyed!
Kakashi is Jonin, the guide of Team 7. He is back, doesn't that mean...
Naruto must have returned from the mission!
She almost immediately wanted to rush over to say hello and inquire about Naruto.
But the next second, her attention was firmly attracted by the strange woman next to Kakashi.
Kakashi-sensei still looked that lazy, with his hands in his pockets, and the woman next to him walked lightly. The two walked side by side, neither far nor close, but there was an... indescribable sense of harmony?
Masaka!
Ino's gossip radar instantly sounded the highest alarm!
Kakashi-sensei Who is that woman next to you?
There was almost no need for verbal communication. As if they had rehearsed it thousands of times, the four people in class Asuma moved in unison, quickly dodged with a "swish" and hid behind a huge billboard with a ramen advertisement on the side of the road.
Asuma's eyes were filled with incredible surprise, and he murmured in a low voice, "Ah? This...Kakashi is this... in love?"
This guy who has been single for thousands of years and is addicted to bad books actually goes shopping with women?
This is simply more shocking than Team 7 secretly completing an S-level mission!
Ino clung to the edge of the billboard, his heart pounding because he discovered the "shocking gossip".
You have to tell Naruto and Sakura about this quickly.
Shikamaru, on the other hand, has completely lost the tiredness and lazy look that he used to find troublesome.
Choji also temporarily forgot about hunger, tried hard to shrink his huge body, and whispered, "Kakashi-sensei actually..."
It wasn't until Kakashi and the mysterious woman turned around at the intersection and disappeared from sight that the four members of class Asuma cautiously poked their heads out from behind the billboard like gophers and let out a long sigh of relief.
However, just as they stood up, before they could exchange their shocked feelings, they heard a rustling sound coming from the corner of another alley next to them.
The four of them turned their heads and looked subconsciously--
At the entrance of the alley, four figures were sneaking out against the wall. The leader was Might Guy, who was wearing the iconic, eye-catching green tights.
Behind him were Neji Hyuga, Rock Lee and Tenten.
The four people from Team Guy are obviously also following Kakashi. They just lost the best observation position because the target turned and are trying to adjust their position.
Eight pairs of eyes looked at each other.
The air seemed to freeze for a second.
New Generation and Ino-Shika-Cho are not very familiar with Neji, Li, and Tenten, but Might Guy is very familiar with them. After all, Kai has taken their Combat Training Class before.
Kai naturally recognized Asuma and his disciples.
In an instant, surprise, embarrassment, understanding, and a tacit sense of "it turns out you are doing this too" silently merged and collided in the eyes of all eight people.
No language communication is required at all.
In the midst of this electric gaze, a silent consensus was reached in an instant!
Asuma A playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "Sure enough," and he slightly raised his chin in Kai's direction.
Kai immediately responded with a shining, affirmative look that revealed two rows of big white teeth, "Youth requires passionate gossip," and nodded vigorously!
The next moment, as if they heard a silent order, the quartet of Asuma and the quartet of Team Guy, driven by the great goal of "eating melons", quickly and silently converged together.