No, that's wrong.
Kakashi wasn't Naruto, he realized his mistake right away.
Though he handled the dirty and exhausting work, if he were the only one, Ōtsutsuki Toneri—driven to this place by the tidal wave of trash and shit—would demand answers and retribution.
A fierce battle would follow.
Makoto had only exchanged a few casual words with Toneri, but those words were crucial.
Kamui made disposing of the trash easy, but even without it, the task was doable.
The Five Great Nations could just dispatch teams to transport the waste here.
Everyone was replaceable—except Makoto.
With this realization, Kakashi resolved to keep proving his worth.
Makoto had mentioned this place needed remodeling and the hot spring water needed draining.
He would take care of it.
"Kamui!"
Having rested to replenish his Chakra and Eye Power, Kakashi activated Kamui once more, absorbing the hot spring water into the dimensional space.
...
Meanwhile, miles away in the forest, a short, white-haired masked "boy" was fleeing for his life.
This man was Hiruko, the boss villain from the movie The Will of Fire Inheritors.
Thanks to his mastery of the Chimera Technique, Hiruko was often called the "Little Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki."
His Dark Release allowed him to absorb Ninjutsu and then release it back out as a counterattack.
Sounds impressive, right?
In reality, his Dark Release couldn't even absorb a basic Rasenshuriken.
The reason? The Rasenshuriken's rotation speed was just too fast.
This level of absorption couldn't compare to the Rinnegan, making his attempt to imitate Takamimusubi laughable.
In the original timeline, after absorbing four Bloodline Limits, Hiruko planned to capture Kakashi and absorb his Sharingan too.
Now, Hiruko's appearance stemmed from this same motive.
Kakashi had been traveling between nations these past few days, accompanied by a single frail young girl.
To Hiruko, this was like Kakashi stripping naked and flaunting himself.
How could he resist such temptation?
Invading Konoha was out of the question.
He had heard Orochimaru failed at that.
Hiruko was from the same era as the Sannin, but he acknowledged his natural talents paled in comparison.
That's why he'd chosen the Chimera Technique, hoping for a shortcut to surpass them.
Unfortunately, Hiruko's greatest strength was his self-awareness—he knew he fell short of the Sannin in all aspects.
His Ninjutsu talent was inferior, and his scientific prowess lagged far behind Orochimaru's.
While Hiruko was struggling to fuse powers using his technique, Orochimaru had already transplanted the Sharingan into Shin's body and gifted an arm to Danzo.
Later, Yakushi Kabuto would fuse powers with nothing more than an IV drip, skipping special techniques altogether.
In this predicament, Hiruko chose to stalk Kakashi, waiting for the perfect moment to absorb his Sharingan and fuse the Five Bloodline Limits into a single entity.
He believed once he achieved this, he would become invincible and could crush the Sannin beneath his feet.
To Hiruko's shock, he wasn't the only one stalking Kakashi!
Midway through his stalk, just as he prepared to strike, a lecherous Masked Man appeared and attacked him.
The man spat, "Kakashi is mine!" and "Only I'm worthy to kill Kakashi!"
Hiruko was dumbfounded.
'Is this what it means to be a celebrity in the Shinobi World?'
It seemed a secret admirer could pop up anywhere.
Was this guy some yandere ninja obsessed with Kakashi?
Upon confirming the man's identity, Hiruko prepared to dispose of him like a roadside pest.
But to his surprise, the man moved like a ghost, rendering all of Hiruko's attacks useless while every one of the Masked Man's strikes landed.
Caught off guard, Hiruko would have died had it not been for his Chimera Technique.
Forced to flee in disgrace, Hiruko didn't dare stop running.
He couldn't fathom the capabilities of this mysterious, yandere Masked Man who harbored a secret obsession with Kakashi!
Hiruko was inferior to the Sannin in all aspects, including combat intelligence—let alone Namikaze Minato.
Minato could discern the rough outlines of an opponent's abilities during a brief exchange, but Hiruko lacked such insight, leaving him bewildered.
He had fled all the way to this spot.
He couldn't be certain if the yandere Masked Man was still pursuing him.
The Masked Man's abilities were too bizarre, his movements too erratic.
He had to seize the moment to absorb Kakashi.
However... the Masked Man had stopped pursuing him hours ago.
Hiruko was scaring himself for no reason.
After their initial clash, the Masked Man assessed Hiruko's strength and concluded he posed no real threat.
Plus, during his pursuit, the Masked Man passed a movie poster that caught his eye.
Intrigued, he decided to watch it.
The film was titled, Lost My Love, All Is Ruin. (League of legend).
The poster featured lines of dialogue that resonated with the Masked Man, compelling him to enter the cinema.
But when the film's ending revealed the heroine Isolde uttering, "I loved you until my last breath. Wasn't that enough?", causing the protagonist Viego to transform into the Ruined King, the Masked Man snapped. Unleashing a Fire Release technique, he burned the theater to ashes!
...
Meanwhile, back with Hiruko...
After days on the run, Hiruko was exhausted but his injuries had healed.
Confirming Kakashi's presence ahead, Hiruko smirked beneath his bandages.
He detected a few breaths within the cave ahead—two men and two women.
Hiruko surmised that besides Kakashi and the little girl, there were two other people.
With this setup, all he needed was a surprise attack to eliminate three of them, then face Kakashi in a one-on-one duel.
Victory was assured!
"Kakashi, my dear junior Kakashi, I'm here~"
Hiruko's heart swelled with excitement.
He leaped into the hot spring cave with a triumphant grin on his face, ready to launch his attack, eliminate the three targets, and absorb Kakashi!
But then...
"Who's this?"
"No idea. Monkey, do you recognize him?"
"He looks a bit familiar."
The First, Second, and Third Hokages approached Hiruko, studying him with curiosity.
'Who am i? Where am I? What's going on here?'
Hiruko froze.
'I was told there would be four people! There are four living people! How are there corpses walking around without breathing?'
"First Hokage-sama, Second Hokage-sama, Third Hokage-sama... y-you're not dead?" Hiruko stammered, forcing an awkward smile.
He tried to back away, but Hashirama clamped a hand on his shoulder.
"Monkey, you said he looks familiar. Why don't you take another good look?" Hashirama shoved Hiruko forward, placing him in front of Hiruzen.
'I'm done for!'
Hiruko closed his eyes.
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