In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"Sister, come with me." Sakura pulled Nohara Lin away.

Naruto and Kakashi followed and stood in the corridor outside the department door, waiting to catch the breeze. Kakashi took out the Intimate Paradise from his waist bag and glanced back and forth.

"Teacher Kakashi, are you reading so carefully?" Naruto was lying on the hollow railing in the corridor when he suddenly said this out of the blue.

"What?" Kakashi was a little distracted.

"It's been half a day, and I haven't seen you turn a page." Naruto pointed at the intimate paradise and said with a smile.

Hearing this, Kakashi was speechless and put away the Intimate Paradise.

"How's it going inside?"

"I don't know. If you're in a hurry, you can go in and take a look, teacher." Naruto chuckled.

Chapter 483: Revealed! Nohara Rin is back from the dead

"What should I see in there?" Kakashi glanced at him and took out the Intimate Paradise from his waist bag again. This time, he put it down after just two minutes of looking at it.

Naruto chuckled on the side, looking like he was just watching the fun.

Kakashi didn't bother to argue with him. He looked towards the department, feeling a little uneasy. He had originally thought that his former companions were all dead, so he didn't have any concerns.

Those things that can be let go and cannot be let go will gradually fade away with time.

Now it was suddenly discovered that Nohara Lin was not dead. It was as if she had just fallen asleep. Twenty years had passed in a flash, and she suddenly came back to life.

He was happy at first, but now he is deeply worried.

Gifts from heaven are never given without reason; perhaps they come with a price. Resurrection from the dead sounds miraculous, but someone has to pay the price.

In comparison, Naruto was much calmer. Uchiha Obito had already paid what he needed to pay.

The test results came back quickly, and everything was normal. Sakura looked at the report again and again for a long time, confirming that there were no abnormalities, and then nodded again in affirmation.

Kakashi was happy in his heart, but his face still had that calm expression.

"Thank you for your hard work, Sakura. We'll be leaving now."

"Okay, Teacher Kakashi." Sakura bowed to Kakashi very politely.

It was not until Sakura saw Kakashi and Nohara Rin walk out of sight side by side that her eyelids twitched, and she immediately turned around and asked Naruto excitedly.

"That sister...has a special relationship with Kakashi-sensei!"

"My former companions are similar to us." Naruto was very calm. "Kakashi is busy now. I guess he doesn't even want to be Hokage anymore."

"Same as us?" Sakura looked a little strange. She tugged at Naruto's clothes and made a gesture with her fingers as if to ask, as if you understand and I understand.

Naruto: “….”

"You dirty girl!" He rolled his eyes. "I mean Kakashi cares about Nohara Rin very much. Didn't you see him like that? He couldn't even finish his book. He'll probably clash with the higher-ups."

"Not really?" Sakura stood with him, frowning as she looked at the streets of Konoha in the distance.

Looking out from the corridor, one could see the branch streets of Konoha Main Street. Kakashi walked lazily side by side with Nohara Rin, his hands in his pockets, on the glaring street.

Nohara Rin's figure is small, and she looks very suitable walking next to Kakashi.

"Not really? Haha." Naruto narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "You don't understand Kakashi. He may care about the safety of the village, but he doesn't care about the position of Hokage."

"He's long been accustomed to being alone. All his friends, companions, and relatives are dead, and now suddenly there's a Nohara Rin alive. If you were Kakashi, what would you do?"

"This..." Sakura choked for a moment, the answer was obvious, "I will do everything in my power to protect her, even if it means using the authority of Hokage."

"If you think so, Kakashi must have thought so too. He's worried about something more complicated." Naruto said with a smile on his face. "There are many people in the upper echelons who are dissatisfied with Kakashi. The nobles of the Land of Fire have also been eyeing him covetously."

"With Nohara Rin's sudden return, those guys probably won't stop either. They'll probably use Nohara Rin's story to pressure Kakashi. If I were them, I definitely wouldn't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"So serious?" Sakura was slightly surprised. "I think there's nothing wrong with Nohara Lin. Her physical condition is normal, and there's no seal within her body. All she needs to do next is pass the Intelligence Department's review, right?"

"That's what I said, but... you wait and see, I can't say for sure." Naruto said, leaving the railing and looking into the distance, "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's go and do our thing."

"Okay." Sakura smiled, turned around and took a step closer to Naruto, saying as she walked, "We're short of manpower at the moment, and I plan to train some people to take over the work in the medical department. I'll just quit this job and follow you."

"Then Kakashi must be having a headache. He is now counting on you to support the medical department." Naruto also smiled and turned to walk down the stairs.

"Isn't Kakashi-sensei busy with Sister Lin's affairs? How could he care about these things?" Haruno Sakura's laughter was as melodious as a bell, with a hint of charm. "If Kakashi-sensei falls out with the higher-ups, then there's no need for me to stay here."

"What's her opinion?"

"Her?" Hei Ying chuckled, then suddenly changed her tone to something inexplicable, as if lowering her voice, "Why don't you just subdue her?"

Naruto: “….”

Two crisp footsteps faded away, and the conversation in the corridor gradually faded away.

Intelligence Department.

Ino suddenly jumped into Kakashi's sight, smiling with unusual joy, and her dark blue eyes looked back and forth at the beautiful Nohara Rin. She looked at Kakashi for a while, then at Nohara Rin again, her eyes burning with the spirit of gossip.

"Teacher Kakashi! Hello!" She stood in the corridor and waved at Kakashi warmly.

When she shouted, half the Intelligence Department staff looked up from their workstations. Although the Hokage wasn't some rare and protected animal, and could be seen occasionally, most of the time Kakashi was separated from them by a podium.

Besides, the Sixth Hokage rarely visited the Intelligence Department, so today was a real surprise, accompanied by a beautiful woman who looked to be in her early twenties. Hmm... an old man's springtime? Everyone was shocked. It turns out that even old trees can bloom!

It wasn't an exaggeration; Konoha could count the number of its most prolific bachelors on one hand. Kakashi topped the list for his aversion to women, and those who knew him agreed that he would never truly develop a flirtation with women.

It's not like the village didn't have any accustomed female ninjas, but Kakashi wasn't interested at all. He was so affectionate with Jiraiya that his nose bled every day, yet he never made a move towards the opposite sex, regardless of whether they were civilian girls or ninja queens. He ignored them all.

It's hard to doubt that Kakashi has no interest in women in the real world and only fell in love with the girl in the virtual world at first sight. But now... there is a stunning girl beside the old man?

"Uh..." Kakashi touched his face, feeling a little embarrassed. Nohara Rin was even more nervous than him and turned to look at him.

"Hello..." He could only bite the bullet and say hello, "I'm here to do something, don't make any noise."

Kakashi was so embarrassed that he could no longer care about anything else. He hurriedly pulled Nohara Lin away from the scene, and asked Ino to follow him to talk about the matter. It took a whole morning to finally complete the process.

Ino used the Heart Reincarnation Technique to search Nohara Rin's memories and found no signs of tampering, nor any fluctuations in the sealing technique's chakra. This effectively ruled out the possibility of an imposter, and she wasn't a spy from another country.

The next step was to fill in the information and file it. Ino Gang entered Nohara Rin's name into the computer and suddenly looked up at the two of them.

"How old are you?"

"Well... Lin should be the same age as me, thirty-one or thirty-two?" Kakashi scratched his head and said without thinking.

"Thirty?" Ino's mouth opened into an O shape. "How is that possible, Kakashi-sensei, please stop talking nonsense. This sister looks only in her early twenties at most. How could she be the same age as you?"

"I do..." Nohara Lin whispered.

Perhaps it was related to her resurrection, her soul looked like this when she was resurrected, and her body also took on this appearance. As a result, her face and body looked no different from those in her twenties, making it difficult to determine her age.

"How about writing something younger, like twenty-three?" Kakashi asked.

"Yeah." Nohara Lin nodded obediently.

Coming out of the Intelligence Department, the sun was too bright, so Kakashi shielded his eyes with his hands. He squinted his eyes and subconsciously glanced to the side. Nohara Rin was clutching the hard-earned ID and Chunin forehead protector in her hands.

She seemed to sense something, turned her head and met Kakashi's eyes.

Nohara Lin was not wearing thick clothes, a light pink skirt and white stockings, and her face was silhouetted against the sunlight. The girl's outline instantly became clear, and her face was soft as if it was painted with honey.

Kakashi took one look and recoiled as if struck by a thorn. It wasn't a secret crush, but he was just a little worried. Even though so many people had seen Nohara Lin, he still couldn't believe in resurrection.

I was afraid that if I wasn't careful, she would rise into the sky like a firework and never come back.

Nohara Lin also turned her head, but a strange emotion arose in her heart. She saw worry in his eyes, which made her feel a little bit distressed, like seeing an animal curled up in a corner licking its wounds.

Is he looking at me? Or is he looking at himself?

Once this thought occurred to Nohara Lin, it took root. It was like a thread, entwining itself around her heart. For a moment, she couldn't quite place her feelings towards Kakashi.

At first, she was panicked, facing the strange world of twenty years later, but fortunately, Kakashi's presence made her feel at ease. Kakashi still gave her the same feeling of reliability as before, even becoming Hokage.

And she was just an ordinary Chunin who had just woken up after a long sleep.

How can I be so worthy of such a reward?

into the night.

Click, the key was inserted into the door lock, and the sound of the door being pushed open was heard.

"You will live here temporarily and slowly adapt to the life in the village." Kakashi took Nohara Lin into an apartment and said after looking around, "I have already paid the rent for half a year, so you don't have to worry too much."

"Once you've adapted to life here, I'll arrange a job for you. You won't have any problem supporting yourself."

"Yeah." She didn't have much luggage, so she could just carry a bag and stay here. "Thank you, Kakashi. I'll pay you back later."

"Whatever." Kakashi didn't dwell on it. The money was nothing. He turned around and said with a smile, "Lin, do you want to go get together? They've prepared a welcome banquet for you, and Kai is here too."

"Kai? He's..." Nohara Lin blinked, the memory of the stubborn figure crawling upside down around the village gradually emerged in her mind, "Is everyone okay? It's been so many years since we last saw each other."

"Gai is still the same. He's leading a class of Genin, and the students are already Jonin." Kakashi said, "As for Asuma and Kurenai, they're married and have a daughter named Mirai Sarutobi."

"That Red Bean guy is still as childish as ever. He recently went to the ninja school to be a teacher. As for Ebisu and Shiranui Genma, they are still the same. Gekkou Hayate died in the battle to defend the village, and Uzuki Yugao became the captain of the ANBU."

He talked a lot, and when he mentioned the current situation of his old friends, he talked even more.

"What about you?" Nohara Lin asked suddenly.

She herself didn't know why she asked such a question. Perhaps it was because she had heard him talk too much about other people's affairs, but he kept silent about his own affairs. But the person she was closest to...now was only Kakashi, and she wanted to know about him.

Yesterday, this feeling wasn't so strong. It was more of nervousness, fear, and even a hint of embarrassment. Now... she herself didn't know. Maybe it was because she felt Kakashi was reliable, or maybe it was that look in his eyes.

In short, she asked that somewhat stupid question for some unknown reason.

"Me?" Kakashi was stunned for a moment. "I went on a mission and then... I led a Genin class. You've seen my students before. One became a disciple of Tsunade-sama, and the other became a disciple of Jiraiya-sama. He's the one you saw yesterday."

"As for the other one...his situation is a bit complicated, and he's not in the village for the time being. As a teacher, I failed, and somehow became Hokage. That's probably...that's it."

"Very good." Nohara Lin was as comforting as ever, "Kakashi, you've done very well. As a teacher and as a Hokage, you're already very impressive, and your disciple is also so outstanding."

She actually wanted to ask something else, but quickly gave up the idea.

........

"cheers!"

Naruto raised his glass and clinked it with the others.

At the table, Neji, who hadn't been seen for a long time, sat down and drank his wine slowly. Choji, who was standing beside him, had already picked up his chopsticks and reached out to pick up the barbecue without hesitation, but Naruto intercepted him first.

"you!"

"What?" Naruto slurped and took a bite of the barbecue.

"I think I saw Teacher Gai just now. They seem to be having a party too." Neji said calmly, attracting the attention of several people.

"I just saw Asuma and Kurenai as well." Shikamaru added, "It seems they are all here. They should be sitting in the box on the second floor."

"Maybe they are celebrating something. Why don't we go up and take a look?" Ya came up with a bad idea.

"Don't do anything stupid. Why should we join them in their party?" Naruto stopped the group of mentally retarded children in time. He knew exactly what Kakashi and his group were celebrating. "Stop it, you guys."

"Tsk." Ya curled his lips.

At the party, Asuma and his group toasted their glasses and looked at Nohara Lin with different expressions.

Uzuki Yugao was even more surprised that someone who had been dead for many years could be resurrected. Her intuition told her that this must be related to Naruto. Nohara Rin was resurrected right after Naruto left. Who would believe him if he said it had nothing to do with her?

Chapter 484: Drunk, the wind in the ninja world is blowing

Uzuki Yugao clearly remembered that Naruto had told her in advance to immediately protect Ino and Hinata if there was any disturbance in the village. And then... nothing happened, and Nohara Rin was resurrected.

Although she was aware of this relationship, she did not mention it.

Was this what Naruto meant when he said opportunity awaits the wind? When the dead are resurrected and day and night are reversed, does that mean the wind is rising? As she pondered this, she thought of Maki from the Sand Village, and her eyelids twitched.

At the dinner table, Nohara Lin responded to the goodwill from her friends by raising her glass frequently.

Might Guy was still the same, chatting with Kakashi and livening up the atmosphere. The friendship between the two was truly enviable, pure and simple, just good friends.

downstairs.

When it came time to pay the bill, only Neji was left standing. The others had already found excuses to leave. When Naruto went to the bathroom, Choji made an excuse to go out and sober up. He hadn't returned for an hour.

Ningji was very generous. He just smiled and stood up to pay the bill, and at the same time helped Inuzuka Kiba, who was really drunk, back home.

Choji, Shikamaru, Naruto, and Kiba, the combined minds of the F4 of Konoha are more cunning than half of the people in Konoha Village. They're not short of money, but it's Naruto who has single-handedly lowered the overall quality of the F4.

So when they got to the dinner party, the F4 showed off their talents.

upstairs.