From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 230 Reunion with Obito
After the turmoil, Konoha finally returned to complete peace.

However, the aftermath of this terrible incident is far from over, and it is even showing signs of escalating.

Orochimaru openly declared his betrayal of the village at the Hokage inauguration ceremony and committed unforgivable crimes, making the entire Hidden Leaf Village a complete joke in the eyes of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and other great powers.

A series of problems followed, including the cancellation of numerous mission assignments, a reduction in aid funds from the Land of Fire, and the burning of vast forest resources.

What's even more troubling is that the cohesion of the people and ninjas of Konoha has been greatly shaken, and the Will of Fire, which was previously promoted, now seems more like a joke.

In the end, Konoha was the winner of the war.

But... in the long run, Konoha is the one that lost the most.

The position of Fifth Hokage remains vacant.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, in his former title of Hokage, temporarily assumed the authority of the Hokage and took charge of Konoha. At the same time, he issued a top-level wanted notice to the entire ninja world: Orochimaru, the rogue ninja... kill without mercy.

The Second Hokage and the First Hokage publicly claimed to have returned to the Pure Land, but in reality, they went out of the village as members of the Anbu to investigate the "Aurora Society".

It is worth mentioning that, due to his outstanding performance and merits in the Third Shinobi World War, and after passing the examinations of several Jonin, Kakashi was officially promoted to Jonin.

That year, he had just turned 11!
After receiving the official appointment, Kakashi accepted everyone's congratulations and then left alone.

Arriving at the street, he stopped in front of a flower shop, paused for a moment, and then walked up to it: "Please give me a bouquet of flowers."

"Wow, what a handsome little brother!"

The shop owner, a beautiful older woman with long hair, was immediately drawn to Kakashi's aloof demeanor. Her eyes sparkled with affection as she approached him, saying intimately, "But little brother~ you can't just buy flowers randomly, okay? If you don't mind, could you tell me who you're buying them for?"

"No need, please give me a bouquet of white chrysanthemums instead, thank you."

Seeing the older sister approaching, Kakashi, as if it were commonplace, silently took a half step back.

"Uh, white chrysanthemums? I see, I understand now."

The shopkeeper's smile faded, replaced by a somber expression. He selected a few pure white chrysanthemums, framed them, and handed them to Kakashi: "Little brother, please accept my condolences."

"Ah."

Kakashi accepted the bouquet and silently turned to leave.

Looking at the boy's retreating figure, the shopkeeper felt that he looked familiar. After a moment, he tapped his head and said, "I remember now, silver hair, he's Kakashi Hatake, the genius who became a Jonin at the age of eleven!"

Kakashi, carrying a bouquet of white flowers, walked through the bustling crowd towards the Konoha Cemetery.

Although it was damaged once, it has been repaired and has been basically restored to its original state. The bodies of the ninjas who died for Konoha are buried here.

However, Kakashi, who had just entered the cemetery and was about to visit Nohara Rin and confide his troubles, suddenly froze for half a second. It turned out that besides him, there was another stranger in black robes standing in front of Rin's tombstone.

Noticing the gaze behind him, the person slowly turned around.

He wore a spiral-patterned mask, and through the hole that appeared above his left eye, he was also staring at Kakashi.

"who are you?"

Kakashi frowned slightly, a hint of wariness in his eyes.

"Me? Heh, just a dead man."

The masked man's voice was hoarse, as if his throat had been damaged, full of a gritty, abrasive quality, and extremely unpleasant to hear.

"If he's dead, what's he doing at the Konoha Cemetery?" Kakashi stared intently at the other person. He felt a sense of familiarity, but couldn't quite place where he had seen him before.

"she."

The masked man pointed to Rin's tombstone, then tilted his head to look at Kakashi and said, "I'm taking her away."

"Her? Rin!" Upon hearing this, Kakashi's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "Why did you take Rin's body?" "Heh, it's none of your business."

The masked man sneered and said.

"I will never let you take Lin's body away!"

Although he didn't know why this guy wanted to take Rin's body away, Kakashi wasn't going to let him get away with it, so he half-squatted down and drew the short sword from his waist.

"Heh, you can't stop me."

The masked man's voice was laced with sarcasm, and he even beckoned with his finger: "Come on, aren't you Konoha's genius? Let me see just how capable this genius who can become a Jonin at the age of eleven really is."

Whoosh whoosh!
Almost the instant the words were spoken, three kunai shot towards the masked man.

The masked man slightly tilted his head, easily dodging the kunai. But just as he was about to continue his taunts, he caught a glimpse of Kakashi dragging a short sword, rushing forward at an even faster speed, the blade slicing through the air with a fierce strike.

White Fang Knife Technique!
The short sword traced a sharp path through the air, its blade and angle almost perfect, as if dragging a thin, silken shadow.

The masked man's left eye narrowed slightly, and he unleashed chakra in his legs, violently retreating backward.

Swish!
The short knife, about half an inch off target, slashed across the masked man's face.

The mask was instantly shattered into pieces by the blade's energy, but the masked man used this to create distance, retreating more than ten meters away.

The shattered mask fell from his face, and the masked man covered his cheek, raising his head grimly.

However, when that familiar face came into view, Kakashi's pupils gradually shrank, then filled with shock, as if he couldn't believe it. His voice trembled slightly as he said, "Is it you? Obito, is it really you?!"

"Kakashi, it's been a long time."

Covering his injured face, covered with aged scars, Obito's eyes were sinister: "It's me, of course it's me. What? Are you surprised to see me?"

"So, you didn't die?!"

Kakashi was still in shock. He had thought Obito was dead, but he never expected him to be alive!

"Hehe, of course I'm alive, and I'm thriving!"

Obito slowly stood up, a sinister smile on his face: "Didn't expect that, did you? Are you disappointed? Not only did I not get killed, I struggled to survive from hell. I will not only live, but I will also take revenge on you hypocrites!"

"Wait, Obito, there must be some misunderstanding here!"

Looking at his once sunny and cheerful companion, whose eyes were now filled with resentment and anger, Kakashi sensed something was wrong.

"Misunderstanding? Hahaha."

Upon hearing this, Obito seemed to have heard something ridiculous, and covered his head with laughter: "No, there's no misunderstanding. I just saw the truth about the ninja world."

"Obito, what exactly happened during the time you disappeared?" Kakashi asked with a serious expression, keenly noticing that Obito's current state was somewhat off, like a prisoner who had escaped from jail and was almost consumed by insane desires.

"what happened?"

Suddenly, Obito seemed to freeze, a hint of confusion in his eyes: "I...I don't remember."

He only remembered that he had escaped from a prison, but he had no recollection of what had happened before that; his mind was completely blank.

Just then, a dark figure emerged from the side and said in a sinister tone, "Obito, why waste so much breath on him?"

"You're right, Black Zetsu."

Obito regained his composure, his eyes filled with madness: "I don't need to explain to you, Kakashi!"

(End of this chapter)