Seeing Kakashi sitting there like a mannequin, Orochimaru had no desire to mock him and returned to Konoha alone.
He was still eager to see Gua.
Once again, Kakashi sat there alone.
The sun slowly shifted across the sky, and Kakashi's shadow moved with it.
"Kakashi."
Someone else landed on the tree trunk behind him. This time, there were three people instead of one.
This time, Kakashi turned around.
He knew that voice well. Jiraiya.
Looking back, he saw Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Shizune, who was holding a little pig, standing behind him.
"Jiraiya."
Kakashi greeted him, but his voice was listless.
Jiraiya scratched his head. "What are you doing sitting here? I spotted you from a distance and thought you were someone from another village."
Kakashi remained silent, his expression sorrowful.
To him, Jiraiya was someone he could rely on. His teacher, Minato Namikaze, had been Jiraiya's student. Now his teacher was gone, Obito was gone, and Rin was gone too. Seeing Jiraiya seemed to stir a few lingering fragments of memories of his teacher.
"Kid, this isn't how Hatake Sakumo's son should look."
Tsunade raised an eyebrow at Kakashi.
Kakashi neither argued nor spoke.
Jiraiya seemed to pick up on something. He turned to Tsunade and Shizune. "You two head back first. I'll sit with Kakashi for a while."
"Jiraiya..."
Tsunade opened her mouth, then hesitated. In the end, she sighed quietly. "All right."
It was only natural that Kakashi would have psychological problems.
It was just that Tsunade didn't have much faith in Jiraiya's ability to counsel him...
But when it came to counseling... she was even worse at it.
So she might as well leave it to Jiraiya.
Tsunade and Shizune headed toward the village, leaving Kakashi and Jiraiya behind.
Jiraiya sat down beside Kakashi.
"What is