Naruto: They are all reborn.

Chapter 10 Not anyone's son

Here, Toki meets Mitarashi Anko, a classmate.

Before Anko noticed Toki, a surge of power welled up within him, propelling him to jump off Kushina's back. But upon landing, his legs buckled, and he nearly fell over, thankfully Kushina reached out to steady him.

Kushina noticed the girl walking towards them and made a move to let go of him: "Don't you want to lose face in front of your classmates?"

Shi Xu gripped her hand tightly, trying his best to appear dignified: "Ahem, sister, give me some face."

As soon as she finished speaking, Hongdou walked up to the two of them, but she was carrying things in both hands, so she nodded instead of greeting them.

"Shi Xu, what a coincidence to meet you here."

"Hello, Red Bean." Shi Xu couldn't lift either of her hands, so she could only nod in greeting.

Kushina, aware of Toki's state, took the initiative to speak: "Hello, I'm Toki's older sister, Uzumaki Kushina."

"Hello, sister. I'm Mitarashi Anko, and I'm Tokio's classmate." Anko pointed to an empty seat in the shop and continued, "Would you like to sit down and have something to eat with me?"

Kushina turned to look at Tokio, her eyes questioning him. After receiving an affirmative answer, she subtly helped Tokio walk towards an empty seat.

After sitting down, Shi Xu breathed a slight sigh of relief. Her legs, which had been trembling to their limit, began to shake uncontrollably as soon as she hid them under the table. Fortunately, it didn't last long; she calmed down after chatting for a while.

Just then, the chatter from the next table grew louder and began to interrupt their conversation.

"Have you heard? Lord White Fang made a mistake during his mission, causing the village to suffer enormous losses..."

"Really? Even Lord White Fang made a mistake?"

"It's said that it wasn't an accident, but rather that Lord White Fang voluntarily abandoned the mission. Hey, this information isn't always true, so don't spread it around."

"How is this possible? That's Lord White Fang!"

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Mitarashi Anko wanted to go over and remind them to keep their voices down, but after hearing what they were talking about, her body took it upon itself to sit back down.

Shi Xu turned her body slightly to face the crowd so that she could hear more clearly.

"The 'White Fang' they're talking about must be the 'White Fang of Konoha'."

Kushina nodded: "There's no second White Fang in Konoha Village, it's truly unbelievable... That lord would actually abandon the mission on his own initiative, is there some hidden reason behind it?"

After swallowing the dumpling in her mouth, Hongdou said, "But no matter what, it's a fait accompli that Lord Baiya's decision to abandon the mission has caused losses to the village."

"By the way, I have a question," Shi Xu suddenly interrupted them, then asked, "Who exactly is Bai Ya?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kushina and Anko both looked at him with strange expressions.

Shi Xu felt a chill run down her spine from their stares and quickly said, "It's not that I'm unaware of Konoha's White Fang's reputation, I just want to ask... White Fang's specific identity."

Hongdou nodded, but before he could even catch his breath, she continued, "I know, that's why we're looking at you like this."

Shi Xu couldn't hold back any longer: "Then tell me, who exactly is Bai Ya?"

Anko and Kushina exchanged a glance, as if to confirm that Tokio was really not joking.

"White Fang... is Kakashi's father."

"Huh?" Tokio was taken aback. "Is it Lord Hatake Sakumo?"

He had seen that person before. He had short, silver-white hair, a short sword on his back, and a very cheerful and easy-going personality. He had even developed a martial art called "Thousand Years of Death," which was full of wicked humor.

When Shi Xu first met "Thousand-Year Killer", he finally realized who the "culprit" was in his past life who made him have to cover his buttocks when going up the stairs.

Kushina continued, "You and Kakashi are so close, I thought you already knew."

Tokio shook his head: "No, I've never heard Kakashi mention it. Even when we met Sakumo-sama last time, Kakashi simply introduced him to us calmly as 'This is my father, Hatake Sakumo.' That was all."

Upon hearing this, Kushina suddenly realized, "So she's the same as Lady Tsunade."

Upon hearing Tsunade's name, Anko immediately became interested and quickly asked, "Could you elaborate?"

"Of course, no problem. This is a story that Grandma Mito told me." Kushina crossed her arms, looking as if she was reminiscing.

"When Tsunade was little, people would always say, 'Look, that's the granddaughter of the First Hokage.' Over time, people always referred to Tsunade as 'the Hokage's granddaughter,' but they forgot that Tsunade had a name."

"I think Kakashi is the same way. He doesn't want to be 'Sword Fang's son,' but wants to become Hatake Kakashi, so he never talks about his father's glory."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Shi Xu wholeheartedly agreed, praising, "But Kakashi has already done an excellent job. There are countless people in this world who only indulge in past glories and waste their lives."

Kushina raised her hand and tapped his head: "You absolutely mustn't let the Uchiha and Hyuga bastards hear you say that."

Shi Xu covered her head with her hands and weakly replied, "Oh."

Just then, a dispute broke out at the next table, and the loud noise reached the ears of the group.

"What did you say! I won't allow you to insult Lord White Fang like that!"

A Konoha ninja grabbed another Konoha ninja by the collar, raised his fist, and was about to strike. Fortunately, those around reacted quickly and separated the two.

The Konoha ninja who had narrowly escaped a punch said coldly, "I don't care what White Fang's reasons were, even if it was to save his comrades, abandoning the mission was wrong!"

"A ninja must prioritize the mission. This is the first rule of the Ninja Code. Moreover, Lord White Fang's choice has already caused the village enormous losses. No matter what he has done in the past, this time he was wrong, and that's that!"

The Konoha ninjas, who had been so aggressive just moments before, lost all confidence to continue their antics after being refuted like this.

Shi Xu wanted to say something, but he couldn't come up with anything meaningful at the moment.

Kushina reached out and patted his shoulder: "Let's go back first and tell Tsunade about this, then let her decide."

No matter how much trouble they cause here, they are ultimately powerless and their voices carry little weight. Perhaps only the Hokage can put an end to all the rumors and gossip in the village.

"Konoha's White Fang" was second only to the Hokage in prestige in the village, and he still had half of the Hokage's sleeve on his shoulder. But now, all his former prestige would become an accomplice to kicking someone when they're down.

The higher you stand, the harder you fall.

Without hesitation, Shi Xu immediately bid farewell to Hong Dou, not caring about losing face in front of his classmates, and urged Kushina to carry him back quickly.

(End of this chapter)