Few Hours Later
Mizumori
Kakashi's Residence
Hatake Kakashi, famously known as The Copy Ninja, opened his dead fish eyes, looked at the different surroundings, and started his New Year just like any other day.
"I have to visit Rin and Obito today. Looks like I have to take the ' Taxi ' today. " Kakashi thought while brushing his teeth.
As for how the Ninja world developed so much within a year that even taxis were built? Well, the Uchiha Clan's ' Taxi ' is the nickname of Obito.
" Hmm? Why are my left and right eyes twitching? " Left eye is bad luck and right eye is good luck, so does this cancel each other out? Kakashi, under the influence of Itachi, also began to believe in superstitious things and thought to himself.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
Just then, the sound of knocking on his door rang out in Kakashi's ears. Hearing this, Kakashi quickly put on his mask and headband and went to open the door.
Even though he might be considered a rebel ninja by Konoha standards, Kakashi still wore them every day.
" Yo, Kakashi. Good morning and Happy New Year. " The moment he opened the door, Itachi's voice and happy smile came into his view.
" Hmm, same to you. " Kakashi, the cool indifferent guy, replied in response.
Three Minutes Later
Itachi and Kakashi were calmly drinking tea in the living room. Although having slept only a few hours, Itachi was still as healthy as ever.
" Kakashi, I have a few good news and a few bad news. Which do you want to hear first? "
Hearing this, Kakashi's premonition came true.
" Say them one by one. "
" Hmm, let's start with the bad news first. Rin's and Obito's tombs were destroyed yesterday..... Minato's and Kushina's weren't spared either. Even your father's and moth—"
CRACK SPLASH
The teacup in Kakashi's hand broke under his grip as the Mangekyo Sharingan started rotating in his eyes.
' Who is this bastard that isn't even letting the dead rest in peace? Who am I going to visit today? Looks like Konoha is getting more and more useless.... Obito, I will take revenge for your grave with your own eyes. '
" The good news is that along with the Konoha Cemetery, the entire Konoha was destroyed into dust and rubble. "
' Why do you think that is good news? Wait.... how can Konoha suddenly be destroyed.... '
" Don't tell me..... "
" Sigh, yesterday father told Naruto the whole truth and the Nine-Tails took advantage of Naruto's emotions to break the seal. I was about to help seal the Nine-Tails, but just then White Zetsu conveyed new intel.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was planning to assassinate you as well as a few other candidates so that Konoha wouldn't have any other successor other than his son.
I wouldn't have cared about others, but you know how much I respect you, Kakashi-senpai. It was you who helped me enter the ANBU and adapt to it. I couldn't bear it, so I let Naruto free. Then, in a Tailed Beast Bomb, Obito and Rin were blasted to ashes.... "
Kakashi, hearing this, felt constipated. What was he supposed to do now? Itachi was thinking for him but how would he answer Obito and Rin? He had just promised to avenge Obito.
" Another bad news is that your friend Might Guy died yesterday by exhausting his life force while battling the Nine-Tails, ultimately using the Death Gate on the orders of Sarutobi Hiruzen. He died as a her.... "
Kakashi couldn't hear any more words. If destroying graves were enough to open a one-tomoe Sharingan, then Guy's death was equivalent to opening Mangekyo Sharingan. Unfortunately, Kakashi wasn't an Uchiha or he would have transplanted a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan before.
" Ahem, Kakashi, there's good news as well. I can resurrect Might Guy later.
Anyway, I have to greet others as well. Before I leave, here's my New Year present. " As Itachi said this, he snapped his fingers twice.
The next moment, a cloud of smoke rose and from within it a couple emerged. The man had white hair and looked to be in his early thirties, while the woman had beautiful black hair with red eyes as she impatiently looked at Kakashi with tears threatening to fall.
" Fath..er ..... Moth.... "
On the other hand, Kakashi's brain crashed entirely. Especially after seeing the woman he had only seen in photos.
" Kakashiii!!! " The next moment, the woman hugged Kakashi while crying. Kakashi, seeing this, could only let her hug him while looking at the middle-aged man.
In the past few minutes, his emotions had become a rollercoaster. First, he was angered by the destruction of his loved ones' graves, then he became conflicted with Itachi and Naruto's actions. Later he became angry, despairing, and confused by Might Guy's death. Now Itachi told him that he would resurrect Might Guy in the future and had revived his mother and father.
His mother had died during childbirth and he had only seen her in photo frames. Now his mother was hugging him and he didn't know what to do.
" Kakashi, pat her back. " Sakumo, seeing this, spoke softly. He couldn't save his wife and because of this Kakashi became withdrawn. Later, his suicide was another blow to Kakashi. At that time, he was under huge pressure due to public opinion and the betrayal of his comrades and the village. He couldn't think of Kakashi and committed suicide like a coward to prove his Ninja Way ( Or Samurai Way ??? ).
Now he was given a second chance by Itachi and he would make things right.
Five Minutes Later
" Ahem, Kakashi, Uncle Sakumo, Aunty, I still have a few things remaining on my list. I will be taking my leave. Remember to arrive at the town hall by four pm for my succession ceremony. And Happy New Year. "
Itachi, having seen enough family reunion, said after coughing and getting everyone's attention. The next moment, he disappeared with the help of Flying Thunder God.
" Itachi is a good child. " Seeing Itachi disappear, Kakashi's mom said with a smile and kindness.
' Tsk, tsk, tsk. If those thousands of souls of Konoha hear this, they will definitely spit out a mouthful of blood. Wait... Might Guy might be one of those.... '
" Father, mother, how much do you know about the present? " Kakashi, still a bit awkward talking with his mother, changed the topic and asked curiously.
If people from Pure Land can really see the present, then has Obito seen his Chidori killing Rin? Will he forgive him?
" I don't know anything after my death. According to Itachi, after my death my soul was trapped in the realm between life and death. Itachi said that maybe it was my obsession that led to me being unable to enter Pure Land and meet your mother. "
" Husband.... I also do not remember anything after my death. I just had a long sleep and then I was revived by that child Itachi. Later he told us a few things about you a few minutes before and then teleported us here. You have to say tho—"
First, Kakashi's mother looked at Sakumo with pain and pity for the situation Sakumo faced after her death. Then she told Kakashi about her information but paused midway while looking at the nearby bookshelf and the book on the table.
Kakashi and Sakumo followed his mother's gaze, seeing the ' Icha Icha Paradise ' on the table. Although during their time there wasn't this masterpiece, Kakashi's limited edition cover gave him away.
A poor black-haired woman with immense strength who couldn't afford complete clothes was leaning on a table while pressing it with her immense strength.
Although he had never read books like that, Sakumo immediately understood its contents. Then he looked at Kakashi with pity.
Kakashi on the other hand suddenly felt the presence of a Tailed Beast or even something stronger near him, but he wasn't familiar with this aura. Slowly turning his head, he saw eleven tails—no, eleven strands of hair flying in the air.
' Is this Mother's Love? '
With that question, Kakashi gave up all hope in life.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE
Hello everyone, and welcome to the second part of this novel!
So, during the past 10 days or so, I have been having a lot of fun, and since my summer vacations are going on, I have been in a really good mood.
My routine has been something like this: going to the gym at 6 AM, coming back home around 7:30–8 AM, having breakfast, watching a few Instagram reels, and then after 10, taking a small "nap" that somehow turns into 4–5 hours. After lunch, I usually go out to play cricket or football for a couple of hours, then spend around half an hour swimming. After that, it is again some phone time—either reading novels or scrolling through Instagram.
Although it has been really satisfying and fun, because of all this, I was not able to focus much on writing many chapters I had originally planned. But I will definitely try to push out seven chapters a week from now on, at least until this part is over.
Now, let's talk about this arc.
At first, I was very confused about how to start it. In this new part, I wanted to give the story a proper and fresh beginning. As many of you probably read, the previous arc had a lot of bloodshed, violence, and intense moments, so I wanted this arc to begin differently—not only to avoid breaking the flow of the story but also to make Itachi feel human once again.
So, this arc will begin with New Year and Itachi's succession ceremony.
This arc might end up being long or short—I honestly do not know yet. I am also not sure whether it will feel boring or not because writing the previous arc was incredibly intense and exciting for me. Compared to that, this one feels calmer, and maybe even a little boring while writing, but I think it is necessary for the story.
Anyway, enough talking.
Let's begin this arc. Yay! 🎉
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