Naruto: I Borrow from the Future

Kakashi poured out his heart, revealing all his inner turmoil, and then asked very earnestly, "Aoya, I want to ask you, if you were in the same situation as I was back then, how would you have dealt with it?"

Qingye nodded slowly, but did not answer immediately.

"Before I answer you, let me ask you about Kata's approach."

Aoya then turned to Might Guy and asked, "Guy, as Kakashi just said, if you were in that situation, what would you have done?"

"Of course! I would never abandon my companions!"

Matt Kay clenched his fist without hesitation.

"But what happens after that?"

Kakashi hurriedly pressed for more information.

"There was no afterward!"

"After rescuing my comrades, I will continue to do everything in my power to complete the mission!"

"If this causes the mission to fail, it means my training is still insufficient, and I must redouble my efforts in training from now on!"

"Kakashi, this is also what I wanted to tell you: don't care too much about what other people think. If someone thinks you're doing something wrong, just work harder and try to do better next time."

Matt Kai earnestly persuaded him.

Kakashi opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say, so he could only shake his head and smile bitterly.

He also wanted to ignore it.

But with so many people criticizing him, he inevitably starts to doubt himself... He's not a simple-minded person like Kai.

Qingye also exclaimed in admiration, "Kai's youth and passion will not be tainted by any idle gossip. Of course, most of us cannot do what Kai does."

"So, Aoya, what will you do?" Kakashi pressed.

"Yeah, if it were me, I'd just kill that Iwagakure Jonin who kidnapped Rin."

"...?"

Kakashi felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water.

Oh right, he almost forgot!

After he and Obito caught up, they saw the dead state of the Iwagakure Jonin; he was killed instantly!

If he had that kind of strength, it seems he wouldn't be in his current predicament.

But he can't do it!

Kakashi was so annoyed that he kept pulling his hair.

"Wait a minute, something's not right." Kakashi suddenly realized something. "Even with my father's strength, he also faced a situation where he had to choose between his teammates and the mission, right?"

After making his choice, he returned home and was criticized by the villagers.

Just like his current situation!

"That's because Konoha's White Fang isn't strong enough!"

"As long as you are strong enough, you can complete the mission successfully while protecting your teammates, and you can even complete any mission by yourself."

Kakashi was speechless.

Does this mean I have to surpass my father, or even go further and surpass the Five Kage?

But is it really possible to do that?

"Moreover..." Qingye suddenly smiled, "As long as you are strong enough, even if you can't defeat all the enemies you encounter in every mission, you can at least deal with the people who gossip about you."

"...Huh?" Kakashi's mouth dropped open.

"Furthermore, once you become stronger, besides those who gossip, there will definitely be people who voice their support for you," Qingye added.

The battle at Kannabi Bridge in the original timeline gave birth to two "heroes" with Sharingan eyes.

Now, the rumors circulating in the village about Kakashi and Obito are almost entirely accusatory.

Although Aoya had no evidence, his intuition told him that Shimura Danzo was definitely behind it all!

"Don't worry about those things too much."

Qingye gave another example: "Look at the First Shinobi World War, how many people agreed to be bodyguards, but ended up protecting the Hokage to death? And after they came back, didn't they still have the nerve to shamelessly act as Hokage or elders?"

"!"

Kakashi was startled and quickly looked around. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one else had heard him.

Qingye really dares to say that!

What would happen if the Anbu heard this?

"Kakashi, instead of wasting time worrying about these things, you should hurry up and improve Chidori."

"Let's go, let's go! When you're in a bad mood, you should go eat something. Let's go to Q BBQ, it's on me today!"

……

Mountain cemetery.

The ground is littered with huge animal skeletons, their white bones covered in moss. The area is sparsely populated, as if it were a place forgotten by the world.

"Twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine..."

Obito's right arm suddenly lost its strength, and he lost his balance, falling onto the bed with a thud.

"Damn it! How long will it take me to get better?!" Obito exclaimed in annoyance.

"Obito, Lord Madara wants you to get some rest."

White Zetsu chuckled and said, "Given the condition you were in when you were rescued, Obito, half of your body was completely smashed. You're lucky you survived."

"I know that too!"

Obito retorted angrily.

But he couldn't wait any longer!

After waking up, he encountered an old man who called himself Uchiha Madara. Madara said that he had accidentally saved him from serious injuries and that Madara should stay there to recuperate.

He had been staying in this dark and gloomy cave for so long that he had no idea how much time had passed.

I really want to go back!

Lin must be thinking of me too. I really want to go back and see Lin soon!

"Hey, you white guy!"

"My name is White Zetsu."

"I know, I know. I'm asking you, where did Uchiha Madara go? It's been several days since I last saw him, hasn't it?"

Even Obito can't understand it now.

That person who only exists in history books is actually still alive, and even saved me!

If I could learn something from Madara Uchiha, my strength would increase greatly, I could return to Konoha, and then Rin... Obito felt a surge of excitement just thinking about it.

Just then, Madara Uchiha suddenly walked in slowly from outside:

"I went out for a while and discovered some interesting things."

Deep within the cave, a gigantic and ferocious golem was faintly revealed. After entering, Madara Uchiha dismissed Tobi, the White Zetsu wrapped around his body, and then inserted a white tube into his body.

Madara Uchiha finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down, panting for a moment.

"Where did you go? How much longer until I can get back to Konoha?"

Obito said impatiently.

"go back?"

Madara Uchiha suddenly sneered, "Obito, you probably can't go back now. There's no place for you in Konoha anymore."

As he spoke, a crimson light flashed in his eyes, which he then aimed at Obito.

"Hey, you..."

Obito froze.

A flood of memories rushed into my mind.

Is this a village?

Is someone talking about themselves?

Abandoning the mission? Useless? Unworthy to be a ninja?

In an instant, Obito's mind was filled with a barrage of accusations, his face turned pale, and he was covered in cold sweat.

"How could they say such things about me and Kakashi!"

After Obito regained his senses, his body trembled violently, he gasped for breath, his fists clenched, and he was extremely angry.

Madara Uchiha chuckled and said, "What? Are they wrong?"

"..."

Obito was filled with resentment, but he didn't know how to refute it.

"Or perhaps, after making the decision to abandon the mission and rescue your teammates, you weren't mentally prepared for the criticism you would receive?"

"Or are you hoping that your teacher can return soon to support you and help you complete the mission?"

"If that's the case, you can save that little girl and complete your mission at the same time... You might even be called a hero afterward."

"Unfortunately, Minato Namikaze was a little too late."

"And Obito, you'll probably only be able to bear the infamy forever as a dead man."

Madara Uchiha's every word was like a knife to the heart, driving Obito to the brink of collapse.

"No way!"

"I'm still alive! I will definitely return to Konoha!"

"I want to be the future Hokage, and Rin is waiting for me!"

The image of that cute girl flashed through Obito's mind, and his resolve gradually hardened: "Yes, Rin will definitely be waiting for me!"