After confirming that the target was correct, Kakashi Hatake roughly inspected the corpse of the dead Kumo ninja on the ground.
When he found out that this was just a chuunin, he immediately lost interest.
Generally speaking, if you can kill a valuable special jounin, or a jounin-level ninja, then his body is worthy of being taken away.
But obviously, this chuunin on the ground does not yet have such value.
After searching for the body, Kakashi turned his head and found Kabuto leaning against the tree, seemingly still recovering his strength.
After looking at the direction of the town with lights on in the distance, he took out a military ration pill from his ninja bag and handed it over, saying in a calm tone: "We can't stay here anymore. If you can move, leave here first.
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Yakushi Kabuto quickly took off his glasses and wiped off the blood stains on them. He hesitated to take the military ration pills handed over by Kakashi, but did not take them immediately.
But there was a hint of caution in his eyes, and he immediately asked: "Are you also Danzo-sama's subordinate?"
"Why didn't Terai come?"
Although Kakashi looks like he is dressed as an ANBU, he is not much different from a root ninja.
But according to the prior arrangement, the ninja who came to meet him should be Terai from Genbu. At this time, a replacement suddenly came without warning, and he suddenly became a little wary.
A rare act of kindness was actually doubted, which made Kakashi depressed.
At this moment, all he had in his mind were countless question marks...
He really didn't expect that the dull-looking child in front of him, who was only six or seven years old, would still be so defensive.
"I'm not a ninja at all. I'm just taking temporary orders from you..."
Kakashi explained helplessly.
Recalling that before leaving, his teacher Minato Namikaze had told him to cultivate this root. Within a week, he sent the child spy on a mission and brought him back to the village safely. Originally, he did not understand what this child was.
What's special about it.
But now it seems that he was not panicked when he faced the danger just now, and he was still cautious enough after being rescued, which shows that he is obviously outstanding.
But even so, it's still a bit unreasonable to receive special care from the Hokage.
"Not the root? Then you are..." I thought it was just a change of person to take care of it, but I didn't expect that Hatake Kakashi didn't even belong to the root, which made Kabuto's immature face suddenly become more wary.
Strictly speaking, he is not officially a ninja.
He is just a person who has mastered some spy ninja skills and received some training, so in his knowledge, he only knows the root organization that trained him before.
"...I am a member of ANBU and was ordered by Hokage-sama to assist you. Now that your mission has been completed, from now on you are no longer under the control of Nebu and Danzo-sama."
After saying this in one breath, Kakashi glanced in the direction of the distant town again and urged: "Time is running out. Although I can deal with a few more chuunin if they come, there is no guarantee that we will not be exposed."
identity."
"I hope you understand this..."
Sharingan Kakashi's reputation has gradually begun to spread to the outside world.
After all, the characteristics of his iconic Raikiri Ninjutsu and Sharingan, once all the opponents are not eliminated, the survivors will analyze the enemy's ability characteristics after returning, and then they will learn that Konoha's elite ninjas have appeared.
At the border of the Kingdom of Thunder.
At the same time, the Kumo ninja responsible for the patrol was killed. After investigation, it will soon be learned that the incident was caused by the pursuit of spy ninjas, and it was finally concluded that Konoha intended to spy on Kumogakure border intelligence.
Kabuto was naturally dubious about the young man in front of him, who was only about fifteen years old, boasting that he could easily solve more chuunin problems.
But after hesitating for a moment, he decided to believe Kakashi.
Then he decisively swallowed the military food pill in his hand, and after quickly recovering some strength, the two of them left the place immediately.
The Kingdom of Thunder is still a bit far away from the Kingdom of Fire.
At the normal speed of a ninja, it would probably take about four days. However, it took Kabuto and Kakashi nearly five days to finally get back to Konoha...
This is of course the reason why Kabuto cannot move at the speed of a normal ninja.
It is worth mentioning that Kabuto and Kakashi left a deep impression on both of them during their interactions along the way.
Kakashi thought that since he was autistic, he would be very taciturn, but he didn't expect that Kabuto would be even more reluctant to talk than him.
If not necessary, two people can even communicate with each other through eyes for a whole day, whether it is eating, sleeping, resting, etc...
So much so that Kakashi had to admit one thing: I would like to call you the strongest in terms of autism...
This situation lasted for two full days.
When the third day started, Kakashi couldn't stand this kind of interaction with deaf-mute people who relied entirely on eye contact. Occasionally, he would take the initiative to chat a few words on the road.
Kakashi is interested in Kabuto's life experience, and Kabuto secretly envies Kakashi's status as a ninja.
This latent mission made him deeply understand the importance of strength. If possible, he also wanted to become a formal ninja like Kakashi, rather than a tool who could only do espionage work...
When Kakashi learned that Kabuto was born in an orphanage, he still sympathized with him.
By the time the two arrived in Konoha on the fifth day, their relationship had become even closer.
Inside the Hokage's office.
When Namikaze Minato saw the arrival of the two people, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Carefully looking at the future boss, Kabuto Yakushi, who is still just a child, it is almost the same as in the impression. At this time, Kabuto is wearing a pair of large round glasses, which does not seem to match him. After all, he is a pharmacist.
Nonoyu gave it to him.
Wearing ordinary clothes and a dull expression, at first glance, he seems to be no different from an ordinary child.
"Thank you for your hard work, Kakashi."
Namikaze Minato nodded with satisfaction at first, and then cast an appreciative look at Kakashi.
Under the mask, although Kakashi's expression could not be seen, he said something for the first time: "This kid has a very awkward personality, but if given a chance, he should be able to become an excellent ninja."
Unexpectedly, Kakashi would rarely praise others, and Namikaze Minato was greatly surprised.
However, there seemed to be no change in the expression of the person being praised. It was just that when Kabuto heard the words "become a ninja", there was a hint of yearning in his eyes, which was caught by Minato Namikaze.
