Watching Kakashi leave, Hatake Sakumo turned around with a strained smile, unnerved by the stare fixed on him.
"Um... Tsunade, I still have something to do, so I'll be going now."
Without giving Tsunade any time to react, Hatake Sakumo instantly turned into a streak of sword light and vanished.
"Space-time? Tsk, Sakumo really has started heading in that direction. Space-Time Swordsmanship-he actually managed to create it.
Tsk, I'm still a little curious who asked him for help. Surely it couldn't be that Uchiha kid? Come to think of it, those two seem pretty close."
Looking at the sword mark left where Hatake Sakumo had vanished, Tsunade clicked her tongue and pursed her lips as she spoke.
"Ah, when will this war finally end? I still have to compete with Kushina to see who's really Konoha's number one god of gambling."
Realizing she could not trick Hatake Sakumo into coming here to work for her, Tsunade shook her head helplessly, turned, and went straight back to her tent.
After saying goodbye to Hatake Sakumo, Kakashi Hatake hurried toward the mission rendezvous.
Using the Body Flicker Technique all the way, Kakashi Hatake soon reached the rendezvous and, as luck would have it, flickered right in front of Obito Uchiha.
"Why are you so slow, you stuck-up Kakashi?! Were you clinging to Sakumo and couldn't tear yourself away? Oh dear, you're just like a little baby.
Or were you worried I'd steal the spotlight on this mission, so you were too scared to go? Wahahaha! You're fascinated by my Two-Tomoe Sharingan too, aren't you?"
The moment Kakashi landed, Obito Uchiha sidled up with an obnoxious grin and taunted him. As he spoke, he even activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan to show Kakashi.
Kakashi Hatake merely cast an indifferent glance at Obito Uchiha,