Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 155 Kakashi's Image Collapses

"That's strange."

After waking up, Kakashi twisted his neck and arms in bed to move his body.

He made a strange discovery: when he woke up from his coma, he was full of energy.

Just moments before he lost consciousness, he felt his body was about to give out and he was in great pain and discomfort.

How come I feel better after lying down for a while after fainting?

He's not a member of the Uzumaki clan or a Jinchūriki like Naruto.

How did your recovery ability become so strong?

Or did he inadvertently develop a ninjutsu called "Sleep," which allows him to fully recover his health whenever he uses it?

That's not right either.

After he was caught in Itachi's Tsukuyomi, he still had a sore back and a headache when he woke up.

Could it be Yamato again?

It's possible, but unlikely.

Kakashi knew Yamato's personality well; he had beaten Yamato up before, so Yamato probably wouldn't secretly stuff wood into his hands again.

After thinking for a long time without finding a reason, Kakashi simply gave up trying to figure it out.

Anyway, it's a good thing that my health has improved.

After declining Might Guy's challenge, Kakashi left the medical department and embarked on his journey to Konoha.

"Ugh."

Kakashi sighed.

The two Tsukuyomi sessions used on him before were to turn illusion into reality, taking out parts of Obito and Rin's bodies for the Impure World Reincarnation to verify whether Bai Mo's plan was feasible.

He eventually fell into a coma.

The experiment must have ended long ago.

Kakashi, however, did not care about the outcome of the experiment.

He just regretted that he missed the chance to see Lin again.

Now that the experiment is over, the Impure World Reincarnation should have been lifted.

Kakashi then stopped thinking about it.

Kakashi is arguably the most tragic of Konoha's famous figures.

First, his parents died, then his best friend "died in battle," another teammate was killed by his own hands, and his teacher and his wife died in battle...

By the time of Boruto, even his two former subordinates were gone.

It's truly remarkable that Kai and Yamato are still alive.

It was precisely because he had lost so much that Kakashi was able to maintain a smile even when he told Sasuke, "Everyone I care about is long dead."

Because he has lost so much, Kakashi is now able to adjust his mindset very quickly.

The thing that initially helped Kakashi emerge from the darkness and adjust his mindset was the novel that Jiraiya gave him.

She was also the true love of his life.

Kakashi forgot about Rin and bought a bunch of necessities at the supermarket before heading home.

As Kakashi walked down the street, he suddenly saw a large poster on the wall.

The sign reads that to celebrate the official film adaptation of "Make-Out Paradise," purchasing movie tickets will allow you to participate in activities and a lucky draw, with various mystery gifts to be won.

Kakashi's eyes widened instantly.

He ignored the bag in his hand, threw it on the ground, and pounced on the poster, touching the figures on it while letting out lewd laughter of "heh heh heh heh."

At that moment, Kushina and Rin happened to be passing by on the roof of the building behind them and witnessed this scene.

After leaving the medical department, the two planned to patrol the village to see if there was any trace of the masked man, in case he was hiding somewhere and planning to harm the village.

I just finished my patrol and saw Kakashi doing this.

"When I was little, Obito told me that Kakashi was a masked, secretly lecherous pervert, and I never imagined it was true..."

Lin held her head, her eyes glazed over, and said.

"This is the result of being corrupted by Jiraiya. The three forbidden ninja rules... no, wait."

As Kushina was reflecting on this, a thought suddenly occurred to her: "This is a good thing, Rin. At least it shows that Kakashi likes girls."

Indeed, with the distortion of human nature and the decline of morality, this has actually become a good thing.

Kushina had expressed this sentiment after learning about the bond between Naruto and Sasuke.

Before she died, she hoped that Naruto would not be corrupted by Jiraiya and would avoid the three forbidden ninja rules. Now it seems that she would have been better off following Kakashi's example.

"Yes, it really is."

Lin nodded. Compared to other situations, this was indeed a good thing, but why couldn't she feel happy at all?

I always feel that some of the glory from my childhood has faded.

After groping around the poster for a while, Kakashi finally found the event location in the corner.

The offline event for Konoha will be held at Ino's flower shop.

Kakashi turned around, picked up the bag from the ground, and ran quickly towards his destination.

There was a line of people, neither too long nor too short, outside the flower shop.

Ino is standing next to a rolling lottery machine, drawing lots for individuals.

Making a purchase at the flower shop gives you a chance to win a prize, as does buying a movie ticket. You can also win a prize by reciting a classic line from "Icha Icha Paradise" in front of the staff.

In addition, some raffle tickets were distributed into the collaborative products.

For example, instant noodles.

After reading the rules, Kakashi rummaged through his bag for a while and dejectedly discovered that he hadn't bought a single bowl of instant noodles.

"Looks like I only have three basic chances to win the lottery."

Kakashi's expression turned serious.

It was time to visit Obito and Rin at the memorial, so Kakashi bought two bouquets of flowers, a movie ticket, and then started queuing.

"I never thought that Jiraiya's boring stuff could be made into a movie?"

Kushina squatted upstairs, looking down.

"So, Kushina-nee, what exactly is that novel about?"

Lin was very curious.

After all, she was a minor when she died, so she couldn't see these things.

Seeing how lewd Kakashi was, she only knew that it was something only adults could watch.

So what exactly is it?

"Well……"

Just as Kushina hesitated, wondering how to say it, the appearance of a figure below made her eyes widen.

"Naruto, Naruto?!"

Kushina noticed that Naruto was holding a thick stack of lottery tickets, smiling as he lined up behind Kakashi and even greeted him.

—Naruto was also influenced by Jiraiya?!

"Kushina-neechan, this is great news!"

Rin comforted Kushina in the same way that Kushina had comforted her earlier.

"..."

That's really a good thing; it at least shows that Naruto is still interested in girls.

Kushina reluctantly accepted reality.

It is indeed a good thing, but why can't she be happy?

Just how much does Naruto really love Jiraiya's novels? Kakashi only bought flowers and movie tickets as a side project and collected two lottery tickets.

Plus, there are three pages to memorize the lines later.

Naruto's thick stack...

Kakashi's eyes widened when he saw the thick stack of lottery tickets in Naruto's hand.

Two little figures appeared in Kakashi's mind.

The wicked villain had him knock Naruto unconscious and steal the lottery tickets.

The kind-hearted little man said, "That's right, it's for Naruto's own good."

"Naruto, you're not an adult yet, so you shouldn't look at these things. I'll keep them for you for now."

As Kakashi spoke, he snatched the lottery ticket from Naruto's hand and stuffed it into his ninja tool pouch.

Naruto looked at his empty hands, and his smile froze instantly.

He came for the second prize—ten boxes of instant noodles from the collaboration!

Kakashi-sensei actually stole his lottery ticket in such an evil way?!

"Kakashi-sensei, give it back to me! Don't force me!"

Naruto reached out his hand and asked Kakashi for it.