Konoha teaches, then stands in the sky

"I'm so tired." Obito sighed sincerely.

He felt that his previous training was weak compared to today's. He didn't know how many times he had used full-concentration breathing. He couldn't even tell whether it was normal breathing or full-concentration breathing.

A series of basic training such as running, weighted squats, weighted push-ups, etc., plus the need to maintain full concentration and breathing conditions, instantly become extremely tiring.

Even Shisui couldn't maintain a calm expression, exhaustion written all over his face.

Mu Yue smiled faintly and said nothing. This was nothing, just some basic training. There would be more intensive training later.

That's it for today. I feel like I need to adjust my work and rest schedule. It's not good to sleep at 3 o'clock every day.

Chapter 207 Kakashi's Heart Knot

"Yesterday's mission was really dangerous. Thanks to your support, Long Xian, otherwise I would have been in danger."

"Haha, we are companions. I'm not a guy like Kakashi who would ignore his teammates for the sake of a mission."

"Speaking of Kakashi, I heard some time ago that his team suffered heavy losses during the mission. Only the guidance jounin and himself survived. How miserable."

"It's really unfortunate to be on the same team with that guy. Fortunately, we left early, otherwise the same thing might have happened to our team."

After the training, Kakashi dragged his tired body home and met his former teammate on the way and was chatting with him.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Kakashi's thoughts on breathing techniques were suddenly interrupted.

Kakashi did not deliberately hide his whereabouts. The two former teammates noticed Kakashi just walking over and closed their mouths instantly.

"Ahem, Kakashi, good evening." The former teammate didn't know whether Kakashi heard it or not, but Kakashi didn't say anything, just pretended not to hear it and greeted him.

"Well, good evening," Kakashi replied with a deadpan nod, then continued walking towards home.

"It's so embarrassing. I don't know if he heard it."

"It doesn't matter whether he heard it or not. He probably doesn't have a good impression of us anyway."

Kakashi, who had good hearing, could still hear some subtle conversations even if he walked away for a distance, but he no longer had the mind to pay attention to it.

Kakashi was not angry because his two former teammates talked about him behind his back. If he was angry about this little talk, he would have been furious when his father committed suicide, because he would have felt strange looks wherever he went.

And they were indeed right. For Kakashi, the mission had the highest priority. Even if they were injured during the mission, Kakashi still put the mission first.

Except for the beginning, during the time when he became Mu Yue's disciple, Kakashi rarely thought about what it meant to be a qualified ninja, and whether a ninja should put the mission first.

Because Mu Yue's training intensity is at its maximum, he is either learning advanced ninjutsu like Pseudo Dark Purple Lightning or secret and forbidden techniques like Thunder Breathing and Armament Haki. Under such high-intensity training, it is difficult for him to have the energy to think about other things.

And there was also Obito in the team who was really pulling his mood, forcing Kakashi to use the rest of his energy to fight against Obito.

The words of his two former teammates made Kakashi once again fall into thinking about the mission, ninja and teammates.

"The reason why my father is blamed by everyone is because he failed the mission, so the ninja who can complete the mission is a qualified ninja." Kakashi thought to himself.

Then Kakashi shook his head again. He thought of Mu Yue's words. Bai Fang followed his own ninja way and was not a failed ninja.

Although he had not known Mu Yue for a long time, Kakashi admired Mu Yue very much. It was not only because Mu Yue was very strong, but also because Mu Yue was excellent in all aspects of being a teacher, which was different from all the teachers he had met before.

So Kakashi was willing to listen to and believe what Mu Yue said.

A hint of confusion appeared in Kakashi's eyes. On one side was the established fact that his father was blamed for the failure of the mission and eventually committed suicide. On the other side was the recognition from his admired teacher, telling him that White Fang was actually a ninja worthy of respect.

Kakashi thought and thought, ate dinner, and thought until eleven o'clock in the evening, but still couldn't come up with anything.

Lying in bed, Kakashi couldn't fall asleep for a long time. Even though he was very sleepy, he wanted to sleep, but as soon as he closed his eyes, he couldn't help but think about those things, which made it impossible to fall asleep.

In the end, Kakashi didn't know when he fell asleep, but when he woke up and saw the big sun outside, Kakashi knew one thing: he was late.

Kakashi quickly finished washing up, then grabbed some edible food and stuffed it into his mouth before rushing to the southern forest.

When Kakashi arrived, other disciples were already practicing. Obito and Shisui were running with full concentration breathing and were covered in sweat. Metkai was scratching his head and practicing the changes in Yin Escape properties. There was an injured fish next to Nohara Lin. There are also broken trees.

Obito, who was running, happened to pass by Kakashi. Seeing Kakashi who was late, Obito wiped away the tiredness on his face and laughed out loud:

"Hey, isn't this Kakashi? Why are you two and a half hours late today?"

"Did you also go to help the old man?"

After saying this, Obito instantly felt refreshed, and his body didn't seem so tired anymore.

In the past, he was always scolded by Kakashi for being late, but this time it was finally his turn.

"I just slept late." Kakashi explained expressionlessly, then walked over to Mu Yue.

"Tsk, you're still so arrogant even though you're late." Obito muttered and continued practicing.

"Mr. Muyue, I'm sorry." Kakashi apologized, "I didn't sleep well last night, so I got up late today."

"It's okay. There's nothing wrong with being late occasionally. After all, accidents always happen. Let's start practicing." Mu Yue said with a smile.

Kakashi nodded, and then began to practice Thunder Breathing under Mu Yue's guidance.

I don’t know if it’s because I didn’t sleep well last night or what, but Kakashi couldn’t feel the rhythm when practicing breathing techniques today. After finishing the practice in the morning, he didn’t feel any progress at all. This was even more so when he practiced Armament Haki in the afternoon.

In the morning, he could explain it by being two and a half hours late and not having enough time to practice, but in the afternoon, he really didn't know what he was practicing.

Normally, when Mu Yue explained and demonstrated, he could automatically rehearse it in his mind, but that didn't happen today.

Although Mu Yue didn't know what happened to Kakashi, he noticed something was wrong from Kakashi's performance.

"Kakashi, your mind is in turmoil," Mu Yue said.

Armament Haki is a Yin escape technique, which is related to mental strength. If one's mental state is not good, the result will be half the effort and twice the result.

"I'm sorry, Teacher Mu Yue, I'm not in a good condition today. I will try to adjust myself tomorrow." Kakashi said apologetically.

Mu Yue taught him so seriously, but he couldn't even concentrate on studying. Kakashi felt a little guilty.

"Do your best and remember to believe in yourself." Mu Yue said with a warm smile.

"Thank you." Feeling the warmth from Mu Yue, Kakashi felt a little relieved.

Having been late during the day and having made no progress in his training, Kakashi tried to make up for it by doing extra training at night, practicing breathing techniques in his own yard.

However, the training was still not going smoothly, and Kakashi could not find that feeling.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Kakashi took a shower and went to bed.

As soon as he lay down on the bed, Kakashi subconsciously recalled the accusations his father had suffered in the past and his teammates' disapproval of him. Then he remembered Obito's words and Mu Yue's words.

His mind was filled with mixed thoughts. Sometimes he thought that a ninja must abide by the rules and complete the mission even if it means sacrificing his companions. Sometimes he thought that his companions were the most important and he had to protect their safety.

"Sleep, sleep..." Kakashi kept repeating the word sleep in his mind. He heard that this could be a way to cure insomnia. He could give himself a suggestion and then feel sleepy.

I don’t know if the method didn’t work or if it was Kakashi’s own fault, but he still couldn’t fall asleep. At this time, Kakashi looked at the time and it was already two o’clock in the morning.

With a slight sigh, Kakashi tried to sleep again.

"late……"

When Kakashi woke up the next day, he saw the scorching sun outside and knew that he was late again.

He quickly packed up and headed to the Southern Forest to begin his training.

"Kakashi, you are two and a half hours late again. Did you stay up late to practice until the early morning?" Obito looked at Kakashi suspiciously.

He suspected that Kakashi was secretly trying to trick him. How could someone like Kakashi be late twice in a row, and both times for such a long time?

"No." Kakashi answered concisely with an expressionless face, then walked up to Mu Yue and began to explain.

"Teacher Mu Yue, I'm sorry, I couldn't sleep again last night." Kakashi explained.

Mu Yue asked with concern: "Are you feeling well? Why did you suddenly suffer from insomnia?"

"Thank you, Teacher Mu Yue, for your concern. I'm in good health." Kakashi felt warm in his heart and shook his head in response.

"As for insomnia, it might be because I've been thinking too much lately."

Mu Yue patted Kakashi's shoulder and said with a smile: "Health is the most important thing. If you have any problems, just tell me. Don't think it's troublesome to me. For a teacher, there is no such thing as trouble for the disciple's affairs."

Kakashi nodded slightly, feeling a little relieved.

Maybe the extra training last night had some effect. I made some progress after practicing breathing techniques this morning, but I still couldn’t find the feeling of Armament Haki in the afternoon.

After finishing his training in the afternoon, Kakashi went to buy an alarm clock. He definitely couldn't be late again tomorrow.

Kakashi didn't practice tonight. He finished washing up and went to bed at eight o'clock.

Kakashi thought that since he could not fall asleep until after three in the morning if he went to bed at eleven, then he would go to bed at eight. Even if he didn't fall asleep for four hours, he would still fall asleep at twelve.

But when Kakashi lay down on the bed, he found that he couldn't fall asleep even without thinking about those things. Then he opened and closed his eyes again and again, and couldn't help thinking about all kinds of things in his mind.

This time, he was not only thinking about the relationship between ninja missions, but Kakashi was also thinking about whether he should save his teammates or continue the mission if Metkai and Obito were in danger on the next mission.

Ding Ding Ding!

Kakashi heard a crisp sound while he was drowsy. Thinking of going to Mu Yue to practice, he woke up instantly. Maybe it was because he slept too little, Kakashi could feel the soreness in his eyes just by opening his eyes.

Kakashi finished washing up with his eyes closed, then had breakfast and quickly went to the southern forest to practice.

This time Kakashi was not late, nor was he the last one to arrive.

"Hey, Kakashi, you're not late today." Obito was surprised when he saw Kakashi's figure after arriving.

"Don't treat me like you." Kakashi said lightly.

"I'm late because I'm helping the elderly. I won't be late because I slept late." Obito retorted.

Although Kakashi was not late today, he was not in good spirits due to lack of sleep, and the effect of his training was a bit poor.

Mu Yue could see that Kakashi's autism had become a little more serious.

In fact, Mu Yue knew that Kakashi’s problem had not been completely solved. It was only because he had his few friends here, and he had Mu Yue, a warm and caring teacher, and the heavy training tasks, that Kakashi’s problem was suppressed.

Mu Yue can also understand Kakashi, who was even seven years old when White Fang committed suicide.

For such a young child, it would be strange if his father, whom he admired, committed suicide at home because of accusations.

"This will only be cured with strong medicine." Mu Yue thought to herself.

It is difficult to gently heal a shadow of Kakashi's level. He might become depressed again one day because of something he said.

Mu Yue felt that Kakashi was facing a life-and-death crisis. Only by knowing his true inner thoughts and feeling the brilliance of humanity from his companions could his body and mind be completely healed.

"Kakashi, how come you've become so weak? You're so tired from just this little training. If you were to practice the training I'm doing now, I'd probably tire you to death." Obito noticed that Kakashi seemed particularly tired.

"I'm just not feeling well." Kakashi adjusted his expression and said calmly, but the fatigue in his eyes was still difficult to conceal.

"Kakashi, come back with me later. I'll make some nourishing food for you." Mu Yue said.

Seeing that he was not in good condition but was still able to eat for free, Obito laughed and said, "Teacher Muyue, I am actually in a bad condition too. How about..."

Snapped!

Mu Yue's fingers tapped Obito's head accurately, then rubbed Obito's hair and said, "Why don't you just say you want to have dinner together?"

"I want to eat together." Obito said quickly, touching the place where he was hit.

"Everyone, come together." Mu Yue said to all the disciples.

There was no disciple who disliked Mu Yue's food, and everyone agreed, but except for Kakashi and Shisui, the others had to go home and talk to their families.

After dinner, Obito and Kakashi started their daily bickering. Obito said that Kakashi was too weak and couldn't stand up after just a little training. Kakashi said that Obito's brain was almost rusted and it was hard to imagine that he could get less than 20 points in theory.

"Obito, if you want to show your concern, could you be more direct?" Nohara Rin started to smooth things over with a gentle smile.

Nohara Rin said to Kakashi: "Don't look at Obito like this, he actually cares about you very much. Yesterday he went home and discussed with me whether you were sick. He said that a genius like you would be late."

Kakashi showed a surprised expression. Obito actually said that he was a genius, which made Kakashi doubt the truth of the matter.

Seeing that Nohara Rin actually exposed his past, Obito's face quickly turned red, and he waved his hands and said:

"Xiao Lin, you must have remembered it wrongly. How could I possibly say such a thing?"

Seeing Obito's reaction, Kakashi felt that what Nohara Rin said might be true.

"My dear friend, your youth is indeed not as passionate as before recently." Might Guy said seriously.

Kakashi didn't know how to answer. He was also a little annoyed with himself that he had delayed his normal training because of such a thing.

After everyone left, Mu Yue called Kakashi and said, "Why don't you sleep at my house tonight? I have something to talk to you about."