blogombal Chapter 161 The Fifth Generation Candidate, the Powerful Kakashi
Chapter 161 The Fifth Generation Candidate, the Powerful Kakashi
The Hokage's office.
"I see. Hana has had her memories of the Locked Ninja erased and her right eye was destroyed by Ishikawa and cannot be restored. Riichi was also brought back safely, and all the other Locked Ninja were annihilated." Upon hearing the report, the Third Hokage exhaled a puff of smoke, his eyes fixed intently on Kakashi, awaiting final confirmation.
“That’s right. I had Mr. Inoichi search Hana’s brain again while she was unconscious. It confirmed that all her memories of the Kakashi Ninja had been erased. Now she’s just a foreign ronin who considers Konoha her home.” Kakashi said with a forced smile. Yamanaka Inoichi, who had come with him, nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, a glint of light flashed in the Third Hokage's cloudy eyes. He chuckled and nodded. "Since Konoha suffered no losses, and Hana Rin is now in this state, Kakashi, what are your thoughts on what to do with Hana Rin?"
"Uh, this..." Kakashi's face behind his mask turned awkward, and he didn't know how to start the conversation.
Although he asked Haiyi to read Hana's memories to clear her name in order to avoid suspicion, Hana was, after all, a ninja from an enemy country who had infiltrated Konoha, and it seemed against the rules to ask her to stay directly.
But to really let it go and let the third generation deal with it would be too cruel for Hua Ling!
Faced with a woman who abandoned her past for him, Kakashi, though he didn't intend to accept her directly, wouldn't ignore her either.
"Hokage-sama, I think it would be better to let Hana-nee live at Kakashi-sensei's house for long-term monitoring. If there are no problems, then let her and sensei develop freely. After all, she made that choice for sensei's sake." Seeing Kakashi's dilemma, Ishikawa didn't mince words and went straight to the point.
Instantly, everyone's eyes, including the Third Hokage Inoichi's, turned to Kakashi, their curiosity and gossip almost bursting out of their sockets.
Who would have thought that Kakashi, such a serious guy, would one day use his beauty to turn a female ninja from an enemy country against him?
“Ishikawa, you…”
"Then it's decided. Isn't she still at Konoha Hospital? Kakashi, you go and bring Hana back home now. It's a mission!"
Kakashi, his face dark, had just opened his mouth to reprimand Ishikawa when the Third Hokage interrupted him and forcefully suppressed him with a mission.
Kakashi, who had already intended to plead for Hana, hesitated for half a second, but still nodded in agreement.
"Um, um, I'm going to the hospital to pick up my teacher's wife from the hospital too." Naruto shouted excitedly as soon as he saw that the matter was settled, and Sakura and the others next to him also chimed in with their gossip.
Witnessing such a fascinating thing as love, how could they not participate in the final stage?
"No, I don't agree to this decision." Just as Kakashi's lips twitched as he was about to refuse and run away, a sinister voice suddenly rang out at the door.
The next moment, Danzo, leaning on his cane, walked in with an indifferent expression.
"Hiruzen, that woman is an unstable factor that threatens Konoha. I want to take her into the Root." Without any unnecessary words, Danzo went straight to the point and demanded her.
"What?" Upon hearing this, Kakashi and Inoichi both gasped and their gazes turned serious. Let Hana Rin enter the Root? That's no good place.
The third generation's gaze turned cold; he was quite dissatisfied with this uninvited and aggressive old friend.
His agreement to Ishikawa's proposal was partly to give Kakashi face and show him care and consideration, but it may also have been partly intended to increase his ties with and restrain Kakashi.
Although he trusted Kakashi and listed him as one of the candidates for the Fifth Hokage, why not take the opportunity to add a bond to Kakashi with the Mangekyou Sharingan? A man only truly matures when he has a family, and besides, the Hatake clan needs Kakashi to continue, which would be beneficial to Konoha.
Knowing that Danzo was about to disrupt all of this, the Third Hokage took a deep breath and prepared to suppress him.
But in that instant, someone moved even faster!
"Hey! Who are you, old man, talking so arrogantly? You're going to object to what the Hokage has decided? In short, I will never agree to hand over my master's wife to someone like you." Under Ishikawa's unsurprised gaze, Naruto stepped forward and shouted angrily.
This completely overshadowed Danzo's status as the most unpredictable ninja, making his face even darker and his eyes terrifying!
"Nine-tailed brat, I'll show you what I am..."
"Lord Danzo, please watch your words!" Just as Danzo was halfway through his sentence, Kakashi's eyes turned cold, and arcs of lightning crackled around him, his tone sharp and confrontational. "Whether it's Naruto or Hana, it seems that their fate is none of your concern."
In an instant, a chakra aura belonging to the Kage level filled the entire Hokage's office, and the released lightning-style chakra directly caused Danzo's expression to change drastically.
"Wow, that's amazing! Is this Kakashi-sensei's strength?"
"Hiss! I'm suddenly starting to believe what Senior Ishikawa said..."
Upon seeing this, Sasuke and Naruto gasped in shock, both looking at Kakashi with a mixture of astonishment and fervor, feeling that the figure behind him was so majestic and imposing!
"Kakashi Hatake, I never imagined that the kid who came from Root would grow to this level." Danzo gritted his teeth and said bitterly, under the pressure, while quickly weighing the impact of Kakashi's breakthrough to Hokage level on the situation in Konoha.
"I am not a ninja who came from Root. Lord Danzo seems to have forgotten that Root has been dissolved and is now part of the Anbu, and I am the former captain of the Anbu." Kakashi stated his position without any fear.
Back in his youth, he dared to lead Tianzang in rebellion against Danzo, and now that he has a case to follow and possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan, he is even more capable.
"Former ANBU captain!!" Upon hearing this strangely familiar identity, Sasuke's pupils contracted again as he thought of that man, the former ANBU captain.
So, Kakashi-sensei is really stronger than that guy?
"Hmph, I don't need you to remind me of that." The thought of Danzo of Root being dismembered by the Third Hokage after the Uchiha Clan Massacre made his heart ache so much that he couldn't breathe.
Although he secretly rebuilt the Root organization and restored some of his strength in the past two years under the tacit approval of the Third Hokage, this is something that cannot be brought to the forefront at the moment.
"Danzo, you still haven't given me an explanation for what happened last time. Today, let's talk about the Root." Just then, the Third Hokage suddenly spoke up calmly.
Ignoring Danzo's dark expression and gritted teeth, the Third Hokage waved for Kakashi and the others to leave.
Seeing this, Kakashi knew that the matter of Hana Rin had been settled. He nodded and led everyone away from Danzo with their heads held high.
The scene of Kakashi utterly humiliating Danzo almost made Ishikawa burst out laughing; he had never seen Kakashi so domineering.
However, Ishikawa didn't interfere. If he guessed correctly, the matter that Sarutobi Danzo was talking about was still the trouble he had caused before. In that case, he should speak less to avoid being targeted by the enraged Danzo.
"Damn it! Hiruzen, you've been too lenient with Kakashi and the others..."
Just as the door closed, Ishikawa heard Danzo's angry growl from inside! With a slight smile, Ishikawa quickly caught up with the others to see his future teacher's wife, Karin, who had received a transplant in her right eye.