Sometimes, subordinates must obey the orders of their superiors.
Kakashi Hatake was determined to protect Naruto Uzumaki, even if it meant letting the dangerous Uchiha Obito go.
Akihara Kagura glanced at his captain, seemingly forced to agree with Kakashi Hatake's command, but stubbornly said, "If Danzo-sama were here, he definitely wouldn't let this guy escape..."
"..."
Kakashi Hatake just slowly shook his head.
Even if Shimura Danzo were here, he would inevitably be threatened by Uchiha Obito, because protecting Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki, was far more important than capturing an enemy.
"Letting an enemy escape, we'll have another chance to catch him in the future."
Kakashi Hatake took this opportunity to correct Akihara Kagura's thinking: "If a comrade in the village dies, they can never come back to life... Kagura, those who don't understand the importance of comrades are worse than trash!"
"..."
A puzzled look flashed across Akihara Kagura's face.
"Humph!"
Uchiha Obito's expression changed slightly, but then turned cold, as he slowly shook his head and laughed mockingly: "Kakashi, have you learned to be hypocritical in Konoha, you who killed Rin can still say such things..."
"..."
Kakashi Hatake's face immediately turned a bit pale.
"Humph!"
Uchiha Obito opened his palm and spoke with a sinister expression: "The fact proves that in this fake world, the words we said are always wrong!"
Uchiha Obito raised his head, expressing his disdain for this world: "In this fake world, ninjas should do whatever it takes to achieve their goals!"
"Obito..."
Kakashi Hatake's eyes flashed with a touch of pain.
Because the one who originally said to cherish comrades was Uchiha Obito, this once positive friend had completely abandoned the path of the past...
"Only in the real world, will those words truly make sense."
After Uchiha Obito said coldly, he grabbed the Black Rod stuck in Naruto Uzumaki, his Mangekyo Sharingan flashing with a space-time vortex, pulling his body into the space-time vortex, disappearing without a trace.
"Goodbye, Kakashi!"
"Next time we meet, you won't be so lucky!"
"..."
Kakashi Hatake watched his disappearance.
Only after Uchiha Obito left did Kakashi Hatake take a deep breath and slowly lower his head: "Obito, now... is it my turn to save you?"
The resurrection of a past comrade was a big deal for Kakashi Hatake, slowly filling the emptiness in his heart;
A past comrade's straying path was also a big deal for Kakashi Hatake, letting him know that his life was no longer without purpose.
"Captain Kakashi..."
Akihara Kagura looked at the somewhat downcast Kakashi Hatake, first throwing him under the bus: "Since you let the enemy escape, why don't we go check on that Naruto kid, after all, I did eat ramen with him..."
"..."
Kakashi Hatake slowly nodded.
In fact.
Naruto Uzumaki's injuries were not serious.
Although Naruto Uzumaki's body was pierced, when they wanted to send him to the hospital, this little guy's body had already healed.
Kakashi Hatake seemed to know something about Naruto Uzumaki, murmuring softly: "The Nine-tailed Chakra's healing ability? Or is it the Uzumaki Clan's..."
"What should we do?"
Akihara Kagura looked at Naruto Uzumaki, who seemed to want to wake up, and continued to ask: "Do we still send him to the hospital now? I think this little guy seems fine, why don't we take him to eat a bowl of Ichiraku Ramen first, I remember he didn't have dinner..."
"Ramen!"
Upon hearing ramen, Naruto Uzumaki instantly woke up.
This little guy completely forgot about being attacked and even the Nine-tailed Chakra rampaging, and happily said: "Is someone treating me to ramen? Kagura, are you treating me to ramen?"
"Hmm, let me think..."
Akihara Kagura seemed to be in a good mood, thought for a while, then turned to his captain: "Captain Kakashi, can we have Teuchi send the bill to the Dark Department?"
"Let's wait a bit."
Kakashi Hatake shook his head, softly explaining: "We need to first meet with the Third Hokage-sama to report tonight's event."
Whether it was the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki Naruto Uzumaki being in danger or the village hero Uchiha Obito's resurrection as a traitorous ninja, it was a big deal.
Tonight's event couldn't be kept secret, and there would undoubtedly be many follow-up troubles, Kakashi Hatake had to report to Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Additionally...
Kakashi Hatake also wanted to probe.
Who was conducting the Wood Release human experiments on Uchiha Obito? Who was colluding with Uchiha Obito? This would be key to finding Obito in the future!
"Having dinner first would be fine too."
Akihara Kagura felt a bit hungry, repeating tonight's most crucial issue: "Captain Kakashi, since you let the enemy escape, there's no hurry to report..."
"I've been hungry for so long today."
Naruto Uzumaki patted his grumbling stomach, weakly searching on himself: "Where did you put the mushrooms I gathered on the mountain, those were my hard-found dinner..."
"Didn't see them."
Akihara Kagura spread his hands, nonchalantly speaking: "They probably got crushed by that guy called Uchiha Obito..."
"I'll treat you to ramen."
Kakashi Hatake's forehead had a layer of black lines.
Kakashi Hatake could only take Akihara Kagura and Naruto Uzumaki to the Ichiraku Ramen shop, planning to quietly ask them some things about Uchiha Obito on the way.
After all...
These two were the first to discover Uchiha Obito.
Treating them to a bowl of ramen first wouldn't hurt...
One way or another, these two were both victims.
Especially Akihara Kagura, who tended to be extreme, likely to cause trouble if anything didn't go his way.
As for Naruto Uzumaki...
Kakashi Hatake couldn't help but pat the little blond head, wondering if this child even understood who tried to hurt him tonight?
However...
Akihara Kagura could understand what Uchiha Obito's appearance tonight meant for Naruto Uzumaki.
As Akihara Kagura was nearing the ramen shop, he suddenly spoke: "Oh, by the way, Captain Kakashi, I suddenly remembered something..."
"Go ahead..."
Kakashi Hatake nodded.
Akihara Kagura leisurely opened an introduction: "When Naruto Uzumaki saw him, his body erupted with a violent chakra..."
"Hmm..."
Kakashi Hatake gestured for him to continue.
Kakashi Hatake knew that the violent chakra that erupted from Naruto Uzumaki was the Nine-tailed Chakra, had the Nine-tailed Chakra leaked through the seal?
This was a bit troublesome...
However, Akihara Kagura's next words made Kakashi Hatake feel the leaking of the Nine-tailed Chakra was not a trouble at all...
"That guy called Uchiha Obito..."
"The enemy Captain Kakashi, you let go..."
After Akihara Kagura emphasized it once more, he continued: "That Uchiha Obito admitted when seeing the rampaging chakra, that he was the one who created the Nine-tails incident six years ago..."