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kakashi hatake looked at the group of kids in front of him and felt a headache coming on.
These drunks had genuinely been beaten up, and beaten up badly.
The worst-off one barely looked human anymore…
But none of these kids were ninja.
No matter how you sliced it, this was just an ordinary dispute.
Still, letting it go unhandled wouldn’t look great either.
“A bunch of little brats… not the least bit cute. Since you already said you’re a Ninja Academy student, this has to be reported to your teachers and your parents. At the very least, proper compensation needs to be made to the victims!”
That lazy, unhurried tone was all Hirofumi needed to hear.
The person standing in front of him was definitely kakashi hatake.
A full head of spiky white hair.
That perpetually listless look, like someone running on empty.
Who else could it be but the Hidden Leaf’s resident technician, Mr.
Fifty-Fifty, the master of chip damage?!
“Sure, absolutely no problem! Notify the parents — notify away. Compensate, compensate away! My name is Hirofumi Ito! My father is Aoyama Ito!”
kakashi hatake raised an eyebrow.
The Ito Clan, huh?
This kid seemed to be the young heir of the Ito Clan as well…
The Ito Clan wasn’t exactly a major power in the Hidden Leaf Village, but it did have a decent reputation.
Aoyama Ito was quite a few years older than kakashi hatake, a veteran jonin, and no weakling either.
In fact, there was a strong chance Aoyama Ito had already crossed into the elite jonin tier…
Though for kakashi hatake personally, it would still be about fifty-fifty.
And this kid called Hirofumi Ito, with that spoiled-brat air about him, was honestly pretty irritating.
That was when Ino Yamanaka stepped up beside Hirofumi, the first one to move.
“My name is Ino Yamanaka! I threw punches too just now! My father is Inoichi Yamanaka, current head of the Yamanaka Clan! Notifying the parents is completely fine by me!”
kakashi hatake scratched the back of the head.
This was getting complicated…
One from the Ito Clan.
One from the Yamanaka Clan.
And both of them were clan heads’ children.
“This really is a pain. Can’t have you all holding up our dinner, Choji and Naruto would definitely be disappointed!”
Shikamaru Nara strolled over with both hands tucked behind the head, arms serving as a pillow…
“I’m Shikamaru Nara. My father is Shikaku Nara! Head of the Nara Clan!”
The moment those words landed, the rest of Konoha 11 crowded in one after another.
“My father is Shibi Aburame!”
“My father is Taiga Inuzuka!”
kakashi hatake felt completely numb.
Well, well, well, every single one of them from a major clan, are they?!
And every single one of them a clan head’s child on top of that!
What were a bunch of kids from major clans even doing picking fights with a handful of drunks?!
Just look at what they did to those poor people…
couldn’t they have held back even a little…
Sakura Haruno watched these friends step forward one by one, each and every one of them backed by a clan name, and felt a pang of envy.
Sakura was just a commoner.
Nothing to announce.
But then Sakura thought back to how pitiful Naruto Uzumaki had looked just moments ago, and the feeling evaporated.
What had been done was right.
Obviously.
Standing up for your friends, wasn’t that just a matter of course?!
And besides, fighting side by side with Sasuke, right there, just now!
So happy!
At a moment like this, stepping forward was absolutely the only option.
Absolutely could not let Sasuke look down on her!
“My name is Sakura Haruno! Even though… even though I’m not from any clan! Standing by your friends is just a matter of course, isn’t it?!”
Naruto Uzumaki watched Sakura step forward, face flooding with emotion, eyes practically sparkling with little stars!
Hinata Hyūga glanced at Naruto’s reaction, then looked at the older sibling standing right beside Hinata.
Bit down on the lip.
Then summoned the courage to step all the way to the front.
“My name is Hinata Hyūga! My father is Hiashi Hyūga!”
Neji Hyūga, watching this unfold, was completely stunned.
Why had the younger sibling changed so much lately?!
Getting into a brawl just moments ago.
And now dropping the clan name loud enough for the whole street to hear.
Was this really the same gentle, timid younger sibling from before?!
Why did Hinata suddenly look like the young mistress of some crime syndicate…
Damn it!
Was it genjutsu?!
When?!
kakashi hatake had only had a headache before.
Now the teeth were starting to hurt as well.
Why had the Hyūga Clan gotten dragged into this too?!
And yet right now Hinata looked like a mob boss’s heir?!
Especially that line just now, “My father is Hiashi Hyūga”…
Was shouting it that loudly really a good idea?!
Because the Hyūga Clan was the number one clan in the Hidden Leaf Village right now!
Sasuke Uchiha watched everyone showing off.
Deep down, he really wanted to show off too.
But then he thought about how he was the last one left of the Uchiha Clan.
What good did it do to bring up his father Fugaku Uchiha?!
Even so, an opportunity to show off absolutely could not be passed up.
Hands shoved in pockets.
Gaze lifted to the night sky at a forty-five-degree angle.
Walking with a swaggering stride that acknowledged no one…
“My name is Sasuke Uchiha! I am the one who carries the pride of the Uchiha Clan! The pride of the Uchiha Clan will absolutely not allow me to abandon my friends!”
Something inside Naruto Uzumaki exploded.
He was fired up!
He was really fired up!
“My name is Naruto Uzumaki! I am the man who is absolutely going to become Hokage! I will become Hokage! And then I’ll earn everyone’s acknowledgment! You’d all better listen up! I am NOT some Nine-Tails brat! My name is Naruto Uzumaki!”
Hearing that name, the pupils behind kakashi hatake’s mask wavered sharply…
“Naruto Uzumaki, huh? That sunshine… it really does remind me of my teacher.”
The two Anbu ninja standing behind kakashi hatake exchanged glances.
These kids from the major clans were not to be messed with.
“Captain…”
“Captain, what do we do?!”
“Right, Captain — are we still supposed to bring all these brats in?!”
kakashi hatake scratched the white hair and answered in a thoroughly listless tone.
“If you want to take them in, you take them in. I’m not getting involved in this one. I’ll head back and report to the Third Hokage later and let the Third Hokage sort it out. Whatever compensation their clans owe, that’s got nothing to do with us…”
“Wise decision, Captain!” ×2
WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!
And just like that, the three Anbu ninja arrived fast and left just as fast.
On the other side of things, the Hidden Leaf Village’s new generation, Konoha 11, gathered together with Hirofumi Ito.
Everyone shouldered all kinds of groceries and set off in a grand procession toward the Uchiha Clan’s district…
Neji Hyūga, Rock Lee, and Tenten all joined in as well.
Neji’s expression was as cold as ever.
But the corner of that mouth curved up, just slightly, without meaning to.
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