Kakashi walked in the direction pointed by Hashirama, and it didn't take long before he saw a small stream.
"It should be here."
Kakashi looked around, there was water, stone wall, and the forest. It was a good place.
"The location here is good, it's open enough, and there is a place to hide. Okay, I should live here for now."
Kakashi made a small cave under the stone wall using Earth Release and planned to spend the night here.
In war-torn era like this, it is probably unrealistic to find an inn.
That being the case, it's better to rest here for now.
It is impossible for Kakashi to stay in this timeline for a year without doing anything.
Time is very valuable to him.
Kakashi caught a fish in the stream and then roasted it. After he finished eating the fish, Kakashi return to the cave.
He created a shadow clone to guard him, and then he enters a meditative state.
Kakashi has not fully mastered the Ryūchi Cave's Senjutsu he had gotten from Orochimaru. So, what he is doing now is practicing the Ryūchi Cave's Senjutsu.
As long as he mastered Ryūchi Cave's Senjutsu as proficiently as Mount Myōboku's Senjutsu, he can be regarded as officially mastering it.
At that time, Kakashi will consider integrating the two Senjutsu.
Natural Energy swarmed towards Kakashi, and soon, purple eyeshadow appeared on Kakashi's face.
However, it is very unstable and seems that it would disappear in any moment.
Kakashi concentrated on stabilizing his Chakra, unaffected by the violent Natural Energy.
After learning Mount Myōboku's Senjutsu, Kakashi can easily reach the balance point.
Although the two Senjutsu are somewhat different, they all come from Natural Energy, so in the end, they have a lot in common.
After a long time, Kakashi opened his eyes, the eyeshadow when he used the usual Sage Mode has changed from red to purple, and the frog eye on his right eye became a snake pupil.
"Is this Ryūchi Cave's Senjutsu? It really is very different from Mount Myōboku."
Kakashi whispered.
Absorbing Mount Myōboku's Senjutsu would make his body feels very light and there is no feeling of exhaustion when using it. And absorbing Ryūchi Cave's Senjutsu makes him clear-minded, and it seems that his IQ has risen.
Of course, Kakashi knows that this is just an illusion. It's just he has become calmer, that's why he has this illusion.
"It's no wonder that after learning Ryūchi Cave's Senjutsu, Kabuto can arrange such a big act and be calm. It's not just because of his own intelligence, but also because Ryūchi Cave's Senjutsu gave him such bonus." Kakashi said.
Soon, the energy from Ryūchi Cave's Senjutsu faded from Kakashi's body.
After all, he has just learned it, so it will take a while for him to operate it as freely as Mount Myōboku's Senjutsu.
As for inserting it into the Cursed Seal on his body, it will need to wait until he fully mastered it.
Kakashi is not in a hurry, he can take his time when he is in this timeline.
Kakashi left the cave and it was already night.
Stretching his body, Kakashi found that the starry sky a hundred years ago was brighter than the future.
Familiar faces seemed to appear in the starry sky.
Naruto, Sasuke, Shisui, Itachi, Guy, Obito, and Mei.
"Wait for me. I will definitely go back with stronger than before."
Kakashi whispered softly and made his promise as he looked at the sky.
The night passed without any trouble, and the morning once again shone on the earth.
Kakashi sat down by the stream, burning a pot of hot water.
With a hand movement, the fish from the stream once again became the food in Kakashi's hands, and the fish was processed and then was put into the pot.
Soon, a pot of fragrant fish soup appeared in front of Kakashi.
Kakashi took a sip and smiled: "A bowl of fish soup early in the morning is really a good choice."
At this moment, in the forest not far from Kakashi, a long-haired youngster was staring at Kakashi and the pot of fish soup beside Kakashi.
"Who is this guy? Why is he here? And, why is the fish he cooked so fragrant?"
The teenager muttered to himself, but his heart was filled with doubts.
"Strange, why hasn't that Hashirama come yet? Isn't he usually early?" The long-haired youngster muttered again.
Kakashi's ears moved slightly, and then he said with a smile: "Since you are here, then come over, why are you trying to hide?"
The long-haired youngster was shocked. He didn't expect to be discovered. 'The guy's perception was very sharp.'
When he was thinking about whether he wanted to go there or ran away, Kakashi continued: "You don't have the guts to come over?"
The youngster was taunted as he secretly thought: "Hmph, he's just alone, what's to be afraid of!"
With the confident in his heart, the youngster didn't worry anymore and walked over directly.
"Hey, Uncle, who are you and why are you here!" The youngster shouted.
"Why can't I be here?" Kakashi said with a smile.
"This, this... Because this is the secret base between me and Hashirama, no one else can come here."
"Hashirama?"
Kakashi was taken aback for a moment. He carefully looked at the long-haired boy in front of him, and then his heart was startled.
"What's your name?" Kakashi asked.
"Huh? I won't tell you what my name is." The youngster said proudly.
Kakashi smiled, but he didn't expect that this powerful man who would be very famous in the Shinobi World in the future would still be a tsundere at this time.
With his meeting with Hashirama by the stream, it is not difficult to guess the identity of the youngster in front of him.
Uchiha Madara!
In the future, his name would scare the Shinobi World when it was mentioned.
Thinking of this, the killing intent in Kakashi's mind can't be suppressed.
'As long as I kill him, I may be able to change history, all those tragedies will not happen, and I don't have to seek strength anymore.'
The youngster clearly felt Kakashi's killing intent at this time. His heart tightens as he secretly thought: "This man is very dangerous, he is even fiercer than my father. Damn it, why did I show up!"
There was some regret in the youngster's heart. Why didn't he leave just now, but rushed over as soon as he was taunted like that.
Kakashi looks at the long-haired youngster in front of him, and after a while, he suppressed his killing intent.
The youngster in front of him is not the Uchiha Madara who was causing tragedies, so it seemed a bit unfair if he was killed just like that.
Besides, even if one Uchiha Madara is missing, there may be another Uchiha Madara that would appear.
What's more, if Kakashi kill him now, he will no longer exist in the future, and the impact will be too great. Kakashi doesn't know if he can bear with the consequences.
Kakashi is still a selfish person. Although killing the youngster in front of him may be able to prevent all the tragedies that follow, if this is at the expense of his own life, even if the possibility for it to happen is just 1%, Kakashi will give up without the slightest hesitation.
There is a better way for the future, so there is no need to choose this one.
Seeing that the person in front of him has suppressed his killing intent, the youngster felt relieved, as he has secured his small life for now.
Kakashi smiled and said: "Sorry, I lost control for a moment."
The youngster rolled his eyes after hearing Kakashi's excuse. 'What does he mean by losing control? He is obviously intent to kill me just now.'
However, the youngster did not care much. In this era, it is normal to have killing intent while facing a stranger.
However, what made the youngster very curious is why Kakashi suppressed his killing intent.
Kakashi didn't know that the youngster had so many thoughts at this moment, and he continued: "Hashirama asked me to wait for him here, so here I am."
The youngster froze for a moment, and said: "You know Hashirama?"