“Did you know?
Lord White Fang gave up the mission for the sake of his comrades, causing huge losses to the Land of Fire.”
“Indeed!
Aren’t missions bound to have sacrifices?
How could Lord White Fang do such a thing!”
“Still calling him Lord White Fang?
That bastard White Fang actually caused huge losses to the Land of Fire!”
Chiba was waiting at the school gate to challenge Kiyone again, and hearing the clamor around him, he understood immediately—it was the classic Hokage script, the death of White Fang.
Thinking about how it ultimately led to White Fang’s suicide and turned the genius Kakashi into the cold-blooded Kakashi made him want to laugh.
“Chiba, let’s go visit Kakashi together later.”
The main group of Class 1 came out of the school gate at this time, and Rin jogged over and said to Chiba.
“Sure, tell Kiyone about it later.
I’ll have to excuse myself today.”
Chiba agreed and said to the Shadow Clone in the crowd.
The Shadow Clone nodded.
Afterwards, the main group went to Kakashi’s house together.
“Damn Chiba, I haven’t seen your real body in ages.
Wandering outside alone must feel amazing, right?”
Obito ran over acting cocky.
“Exactly, exactly!
I wanted to hit your Shadow Clone, but the homeroom teacher wouldn’t allow it.”
Asuma added.
He really wanted to beat up Chiba—even a Shadow Clone would do.
“You can do it now.”
Chiba glanced sideways at Asuma.
“Haha, never mind then.”
Asuma made up his mind; he only wanted to beat up the Shadow Clone, the real body was out of the question.
“You guys don’t understand Chiba’s youth!
Every time I wake up early for taijutsu training, I always see Chiba.
He must have trained hard all day, and his Shadow Clone was also attending classes properly at school.
Chiba works twice as hard as everyone else!”
As Guy spoke, he inexplicably burst into tears, but because they were going to visit Kakashi, no one went to run an extra 500 laps.
Hearing this, Kurenai, Rin, Shiranui Genma, Ebisu, and others looked at Chiba with incredulous gazes.
Seriously, bro, was there any need to work this hard?
“Damn Chiba, what Guy said must be fake, right?
You’re already so talented and yet you work this hard.
Are you trying to leave no way for others to live?”
Obito couldn’t help saying.
Usually, he could use the thought that Chiba was definitely slacking off outside to comfort himself, but if this were really the case, it wouldn’t be fun at all.
“Fifty-fifty.”
Chiba waved his hand.
You have to admit, the feeling of having others brag for you was really not bad.
They were clearly going to visit Kakashi, but along the way, they talked more about Chiba.
After all, there were always plenty of people graduating early, but they had truly never seen anyone attending school using a Shadow Clone.
Moreover, graduation created a certain sense of distance, whereas Chiba was still their classmate and they could see him every day, so naturally they were more familiar with him.
Slowly, the group arrived at Kakashi’s house, which was a small courtyard house.
The slightly messy courtyard seemed to reflect the owner’s state of mind.
“Pardon the intrusion, we’re here to see Kakashi.”
Rin knocked on the door, looking slightly nervous.
“Are you Kakashi’s friends?
Kakashi, your friends are here.”
The person who opened the door was a youth in his thirties, somewhat thin, with sunken eyes as if he hadn’t rested well for a long time.
The short sleeve of his left hand was decorated with a pattern similar to the Hokage, and on his back was the short blade of the White Fang famous throughout the Ninja World!
The White Fang of Konoha, Sakumo Hatake!
“You guys chat slowly.”
After Kakashi came out, Sakumo Hatake smiled at everyone, and then returned to the room alone.
After the White Fang left, everyone’s slight anxiety eased.
After all, he was a legendary Ninja famous throughout the Ninja World, and on top of that, he was currently at the center of public opinion in Konoha Village.
“Why are you guys here?”
Kakashi said somewhat decadently.
“Kakashi, is that any way to treat us?
We came all this way to see you.”
Hearing Kakashi say that, Obito was not pleased.
No matter what’s wrong with you, I came all the way here, and you’re not giving me any face—what’s that supposed to mean?
“I didn’t ask you to come.”
Kakashi wasn’t going to pamper Obito either.
“Alright, stop arguing you two.
Kakashi, we were a bit worried about you, so we came to check on you.”
Rin stopped the two from arguing once again.
“Alright, I’m fine, you guys can leave.”
Kakashi fell silent for a moment.
“Sigh, Rin, look at what kind of attitude Kakashi has!”
“Kakashi, it’s rare for everyone to gather together, let me treat you all to dinner.”
Seeing how stiff the atmosphere was, Chiba couldn’t just happily stay invisible, so he suggested.
“Fine.”
Hearing that it was Chiba’s suggestion, Kakashi nodded in agreement.
“Chiba, you’re not going to take us to Chiba Pavilion, are you?”
Obito asked eagerly.
He had inquired and found out that this place was opened by Chiba, and Chiba Pavilion was very expensive; as a poor guy, he hadn’t been there yet.
“Of course it’s the restaurant I opened.”
“Yay!”
Chiba Pavilion’s business was booming, and at this time right after school, there would definitely be a line, but that had nothing to do with Chiba’s personal private room.
“Oh my god, this is so damn delicious.”
Obito ate with his left hand and grabbed with his right, devouring his food like someone who had never seen the world, and the others were not far behind.
The girls paid a little more attention to their image, but the speed at which they annihilated the food was also much faster than usual.
After a hearty meal, Kakashi’s slightly decadent figure dissipated a lot, and his bond with everyone seemed to have deepened a bit.
Then everyone chatted about some fun school stories, and Kakashi told everyone about some things to watch out for during missions.
For a moment, everyone forgot why they had gathered together in the first place.
As time passed, no feast lasts forever, and one by one they left.
“Kakashi, Uncle must have his reasons for doing this, please don’t worry!”
Under the illumination of the lights, Rin’s face was slightly flushed.
Behind her was Obito urging her along.
“Yeah, thanks.”
Kakashi said indifferently with his deadpan eyes.
Chiba scoffed.
It was totally deserved for Kakashi to remain single for the rest of his life.
If he were Kakashi, he would hug Rin and give her a peck right now—that might even make Obito behind them unlock the Sharingan.
Absolutely perfect!
After Rin and Obito left, only Chiba and Kakashi were left here.
The space for just the two of them appeared somewhat quiet for a moment.
“Chiba, what do you think about my father’s matter?”
After a moment of silence, Kakashi still wanted to ask Chiba.
Chiba was a different kind of person to him; not only could Chiba surpass him among his peers, but his father also held Chiba in extremely high regard.
Chiba Kawa was a very pure person, someone who didn’t care about the gaze of others, a person who pursued power and had far-reaching ideals.
Even now, recalling these words, Kakashi still found it hard to believe.
Was this lecherous-looking Chiba really such a pure person?
Perhaps he was, so he wanted to know now what kind of person his father, the White Fang, was in Chiba’s eyes.
“Uh…”
Chiba was somewhat speechless.
He didn’t want to get involved in the White Fang’s business at all, but looking at Kakashi’s burning gaze, it seemed that if he didn’t say anything, Kakashi wouldn’t let him off.
If he encouraged him, would it revive the White Fang?
If he expressed dissatisfaction, it would definitely lower Kakashi’s favorability, and that would never do—later when he inherited the supreme throne, Kakashi was going to be his number one thug.
Forget it, I’ll speak from the perspective of a friend.
“Kakashi, this doesn’t matter.
Your father definitely had his reasons for doing this, his persistence.
Even if you don’t understand it now, it doesn’t matter.
Time is the best answer, and sooner or later you will understand your father’s persistence.”
“Why should you be lost now because of a bunch of completely unrelated people?”
“If even you, being his son, don’t support the White Fang, then wouldn’t the White Fang be too pathetic?”
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