I am the most popular character in Naruto!

The things my father is going through now are definitely because Danzo was blind and forced him into this state; it's absolutely not my father's fault!

Besides, this mission wasn't a real mission; in essence, it was more of an assessment.

In other words, no matter what Kakashi does, Rin and Obito's lives will ultimately be safe; at worst, they'll be beaten so badly they won't even recognize their own mothers.

No matter how much she threatens Kakashi in the future, she will not actually kill Rin and Obito; it's really not that serious.

If it's just some physical pain, then just bear with it; it's not a big problem.

Kakashi's mind raced. After a brief pause, he pondered a multitude of questions and ultimately chose to continue the mission, abandoning his teammates.

Sakumo Hatake loosened his clenched fists and looked at Kakashi's choice with a sense of loss.

At that moment, he seemed to be immersed in his own imagination.

What would have happened if I had chosen to complete the mission instead of protecting my teammates at that time?

Will teammates be angry because they abandoned you?

Or are they happy that they were able to complete their mission, even if they die?

"Nobody really wants to die, Sakumo Hatake."

Seemingly noticing Sakumo Hatake's change, Chiaki looked at everything happening on the field and spoke calmly to Sakumo Hatake.

"Who wouldn't want to survive if they could?"

"Your companion is a coward; he abandoned everything and left it all to you to bear."

"Even though he was happy to be saved, he was afraid of taking responsibility, so he handed everything over to you."

Qianqiu smiled and said, "Because of others' escapism, you ended up having to bear this problem that you shouldn't have had to."

"What if you had chosen a different path?"

"Keep watching, and you'll see how things turn out when you face different paths and different people."

As Sakumo Hatake listened to Chiaki's words, he was lost in thought. The choices Kakashi had made were so familiar, and the identification was so obvious. This was clearly a trap that Chiaki had set for himself.

A situation that Sakumo Hatake himself had no choice but to enter.

This is his inner conflict, and it is the root cause of his "going astray".

If he can resolve this inner conflict, Sakumo Hatake will not only be able to overcome his confusion, but may even take another step forward on the path to becoming a Kage.

……

"Kakashi?!"

Obito stared in disbelief at Kakashi, who had rushed towards the bell and abandoned his comrade's life. He never expected Kakashi to be such a cold-blooded person.

"Uuuuuuu..."

Lin struggled to get up, but soon she found that her front suddenly felt light.

Holding a knife to his future, he released Lin and rushed towards Lingdang.

That's enough, because with Kakashi's pause, the future will be able to touch the bell.

In the future, he flicked the blood-stained longsword in his hand toward the bell, and the blood splattered out at a speed invisible to the naked eye, staining the bell.

"Drawn by blood!"

She reached out and grasped it, and the blood that had fallen on the bell instantly pulled her and the bell closer together.

"!!!"

Kakashi gritted his teeth and used his not-so-skilled Shunpo, stimulating his legs with lightning and wind chakra, pushing him toward the bell.

To be honest, Kakashi doesn't really like using Shunpo. He's too young, and his body can't handle the strain of Shunpo.

Furthermore, with an unstable foundation, the chakra of both lightning and wind attributes surges erratically through the legs, easily causing excessive pressure and injury.

Unlike Qianqiu, who possesses the ability to recover on his own and whose physical strength far surpasses that of others, he is not gifted.

As an agile ninja, a leg injury would mean losing most of his fighting ability, which would be a huge loss.

In the original work, due to Kakashi's later transformation, the requirements for speed were not as strict, and coupled with his regret about his father, he gradually gave up Shunpo.

However, the principles of Shunpo gave Kakashi a lot of inspiration and experience, allowing him to easily develop the Chidori ninjutsu and pass it on to Sasuke.

Far away.

Kakashi pushed his Shunpo to the limit, enduring the discomfort in his legs, and desperately tried to touch the bell.

He wanted to complete the mission, even if it meant sacrificing his comrades.

It was as if only in this way could he prove himself and demonstrate Sakumo Hatake's abilities.

Just as Kakashi's finger touched the bell, blood flew with the bell into Mirai's hand, and Mirai held the bell tightly.

The two passed each other and landed on the ground at the same time.

"give me back!"

Kakashi's eyes immediately turned red; he knew he could no longer take back the bell that Mirai was holding.

But how could he be content with that?

It's just one last step. They've done everything they can to get the bell out of Minato's hands; they're just a hair's breadth away from completing the mission...

"Back to you?"

Future held the bell in her hand and said to Kakashi with amusement, "This isn't yours, so how can you say it's being returned to you?"

"It's mine! Give it back to me!"

Kakashi's eyes were red. He had gone through the decision of sacrificing his comrades but still failed to complete the mission. If he couldn't complete the mission, he couldn't prove his and his father's abilities. This sense of defeat almost drove him crazy.

"impossible."

Future shook her head. Her mission was to make Kakashi and the other two experience pain, while trying to recreate the situation that Sakumo Hatake had faced.

Kakashi has already made his decision, and in fact, the mission for the future has already been completed.

"Give it back!"

Kakashi was completely out of control at this point, unleashing his chakra. He concentrated all his wind and lightning chakra into his legs, causing them to immediately tear open and bleed profusely.

His eyes were filled with madness and determination as he charged toward the future, risking the destruction of his own legs.

Chapter 222 Even Worse Than Trash

"Ahhh!"

Kakashi sacrificed his legs and slashed his katana fiercely at the future.

"!"

In the future, he was caught off guard by Kakashi's super-fast attack and could only barely raise his blood-stained sword to block in front of his chest.

Kakashi's katana was already covered in lightning chakra, and with the tricky angle inherent in the White Fang sword technique, he immediately broke through Future's defense and slashed her away.

"puff……"

In the future, he was struck squarely by a katana imbued with lightning chakra, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He was sent flying uncontrollably backward, and the bell in his hand flew into the air once more.

Jingle

Unaware of the danger, the bell fell to the ground. Kakashi and Mirai landed simultaneously, but Kakashi, with his legs crippled, lay sprawled on the ground, while Mirai, impacted by the fall, flew backwards and landed on the ground. She rolled over and got up, using her blood-stained sword as a support, wiping the blood from her mouth and coughing violently.

Mirai's internal organs were shaken. Kakashi was at least a Chunin, while Mirai had not yet broken through to Jonin. Under Kakashi's desperate burst of power, Mirai ultimately suffered a great loss.

"Damn..."

Kakashi looked back at his legs in pain; they were covered in blood, and any movement caused him excruciating pain, as if he were being electrocuted.

He could only grip the ground with his hands and desperately crawl toward the bell on the ground.

Blood trailed across the ground.

Because the shock and impact were too severe, the future was unable to recover for the time being and could only watch helplessly as Kakashi crawled toward the bell.

Even though he didn't stop Kakashi's actions in the future, Kakashi's body still couldn't support him to climb to the bell. He could only press his head against his body and gasp for breath to recover some strength.

The scene began to turn tragic. After Kakashi's intervention, Minato automatically gave up the competition and came to Chiaki and Sakumo Hatake's side.

He couldn't bear it and said to Qianqiu, "Qianqiu, you've gone a bit too far with this assessment. Shouldn't it stop here?"

Seeing Kakashi crawling on the ground, covered in blood, risking everything, Minato felt a pang of pity.

Kakashi was practically someone he watched grow up; Minato might have spent even more time with him than Sakumo Hatake.

"really……"

Chiaki looked at Kakashi with surprise, then glanced at Sakumo Hatake and said, "Speaking of which, your kid is really working hard..."

To be honest, her original plan was to injure Kakashi a little, let him experience the wickedness of the world, and then let Obito perform to impress Sakumo and make him understand what teammates and comrades are.

But Kakashi's current desperate stance has indeed exceeded Chiaki's expectations.

Ok……

Perhaps it really was a bit too much, just as Minato said?

"Wasn't this all arranged by you?"

Sakumo Hatake tilted his head slightly, and subconsciously made a sarcastic remark, "Anyway, with your methods, as long as they're not dead, you can save them, right?"

"It's not bad to have this kind of hard-working experience."

Clearly, Sakumo Hatake meant for Kakashi and the others to continue. The trial mission wasn't over yet, or rather, no one had truly entered the death zone, so there was no need to stop.

"You're exaggerating. I can't save them right now; you can tell just by looking at my condition."

Chiaki twirled around, holding her twin tails. Her medical ninjutsu level was proportional to her age; at ten years old, Chiaki could only treat minor injuries at most.

There's nothing we can do; it just doesn't have enough vitality.

Once Chiaki's vitality recovers after a while, he will be able to regain his full level of medical ninjutsu.

"A ninja must not be afraid of getting hurt. Let's keep watching."

Sakumo Hatake glanced at Chiaki, who seemed completely unconcerned, and his thoughts sank.

Kakashi and Mirai were both too exhausted to fight anymore, so Minato gave up, and Obito and Rin slowly recovered.